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22 U.S.C. § 6552 — Application of certain laws

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22 U.S.C. § 6552 — Application of certain laws

**(a) Application to functions of Department of State** [Section 1461 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1461&num=0&edition=prelim), [section 1461–1 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1461-1&num=0&edition=prelim), and [section 1461–1a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1461-1a&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not apply to public affairs and other information dissemination functions of the Secretary of State as carried out prior to any transfer of functions pursuant to this chapter. **(b) Application to functions transferred to Department of State** [Section 1461 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1461&num=0&edition=prelim), [section 1461–1 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1461-1&num=0&edition=prelim), and [section 1461–1a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1461-1a&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply only to public diplomacy programs of the Director of the United States Information Agency as carried out prior to any transfer of functions pursuant to this chapter to the same extent that such programs were covered by these provisions prior to such transfer. **(c) Limitation on use of funds** (1) Except as provided in [section 1461 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1461&num=0&edition=prelim) and [section 1461–1a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1461-1a&num=0&edition=prelim), funds specifically authorized to be appropriated for such p

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**(a) Application to functions of Department of State** [Section 1461 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1461&num=0&edition=prelim), [section 1461–1 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1461-1&num=0&edition=prelim), and [section 1461–1a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1461-1a&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not apply to public affairs and other information dissemination functions of the Secretary of State as carried out prior to any transfer of functions pursuant to this chapter. **(b) Application to functions transferred to Department of State** [Section 1461 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1461&num=0&edition=prelim), [section 1461–1 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1461-1&num=0&edition=prelim), and [section 1461–1a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1461-1a&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply only to public diplomacy programs of the Director of the United States Information Agency as carried out prior to any transfer of functions pursuant to this chapter to the same extent that such programs were covered by these provisions prior to such transfer. **(c) Limitation on use of funds** (1) Except as provided in [section 1461 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1461&num=0&edition=prelim) and [section 1461–1a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1461-1a&num=0&edition=prelim), funds specifically authorized to be appropriated for such public diplomacy programs, identified as public diplomacy funds in any Congressional Presentation Document described in subsection (e), or reprogrammed for public diplomacy purposes, shall not be used to influence public opinion in the United States, and no program material prepared using such funds shall be distributed or disseminated in the United States. (2) **Construction.—** — Nothing in paragraph (1) may be construed (A) to interfere with the integration of administrative resources between public diplomacy and other functions of the Department of State or to prevent the occasional performance of functions other than public diplomacy by officials or employees of the Department of State who are primarily assigned to public diplomacy, provided there is no substantial resulting diminution in the amount of resources devoted to public diplomacy below the amounts described in paragraph (1), or (B) to supersede reprogramming procedures. **(d) Reporting requirements** The report submitted pursuant to [section 6601(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6601/f&num=0&edition=prelim) shall include a detailed statement of the manner in which the special mission of public diplomacy carried out by USIA prior to the transfer of functions under this chapter shall be preserved within the Department of State, including the planned duties and responsibilities of any new bureaus that will perform such public diplomacy functions. Such report shall also include the best available estimates of— (1) the amounts expended by the Department of State for public affairs programs during fiscal year 1998, and on the personnel and support costs for such programs; (2) the amounts expended by USIA for its public diplomacy programs during fiscal year 1998, and on the personnel and support costs for such programs; and (3) the amounts, including funds to be transferred from USIA and funds appropriated to the Department, that will be allocated for the programs described in paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, during the fiscal year in which the transfer of functions from USIA to the Department occurs. **(e) Congressional Presentation Document** The Department of State’s Congressional Presentation Document for fiscal year 2000 and each fiscal year thereafter shall include— (1) the aggregated amounts that the Department will spend on such public diplomacy programs and on costs of personnel for such programs, and a detailed description of the goals and purposes for which such funds shall be expended; and (2) the amount of funds allocated to and the positions authorized for such public diplomacy programs, including bureaus to be created upon the transfer of functions from USIA to the Department.

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22 U.S.C. § 1461 — General authorization

**(a) Dissemination of information abroad** The Secretary and the Broadcasting Board of Governors are authorized to use funds appropriated or otherwise made available for public diplomacy information programs to provide for the preparation, dissemination, and use of information intended for foreign audiences abroad about the United States, its people, and its policies, through press, publications, radio, motion pictures, the Internet, and other information media, including social media, and through information centers, instructors, and other direct or indirect means of communication. **(b) Dissemination of information within the United States** (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary and the Broadcasting Board of Governors may, upon request and reimbursement of the reasonable costs incurred in fulfilling such a request, make available, in the United States, motion pictures, films, video, audio, and other materials disseminated abroad pursuant to this chapter, the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 ([22 U.S.C. 6201](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6201&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act ([22 U.S.C. 1465](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1465&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), or the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act ([22 U.S.C. 1465aa](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1465aa&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.). Any reimbursement pursuant to this paragraph shall be credited to the applicable appropriation account of the Department of State or the Broadcasting Board of Governors, as appropriate. The Secretary and the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall issue necessary regulations—

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22 U.S.C. § 6501 — Purposes

The purposes of this chapter are— (1) to strengthen— (A) the coordination of United States foreign policy; and (B) the leading role of the Secretary of State in the formulation and articulation of United States foreign policy; (2) to consolidate and reinvigorate the foreign affairs functions of the United States within the Department of State by— (A) abolishing the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the United States Information Agency, and the United States International Development Cooperation Agency, and transferring the functions of these agencies to the Department of State while preserving the special missions and skills of these agencies; (B) transferring certain functions of the Agency for International Development to the Department of State; and (C) providing for the reorganization of the Department of State to maximize the efficient use of resources, which may lead to budget savings, eliminated redundancy in functions, and improvement in the management of the Department of State; (3) to ensure that programs critical to the promotion of United States national interests be maintained; (4) to assist congressional efforts to balance the Federal budget and reduce the Federal debt; (5) to ensure that the United States maintains effective representation abroad within budgetary restraints; and (6) to encourage United States foreign affairs agencies to maintain a high percentage of the best qualified, most competent United States citizens serving in the United States Government.

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22 U.S.C. § 6552 — Application of certain laws

Page 1832 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 6552 37, which amended sections 830, 831, and 832, respec- tively, of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, by adding subsecs. (f), (g), and (f), respectively, to those sections which are classified to sections 4069a(f), 4069b(g), and 4069c(f) of this title. § 6552. Application of certain laws (a) Application to functions of Department of State Section 1461 of this title, section 1461–1 of this title, and section 1461–1a of this title shall not apply to public affairs and other information dissemination functions of the Secretary of State as carried out prior to any transfer of functions pursuant to this chapter. (b) Application to functions transferred to De- partment of State Section 1461 of this title, section 1461–1 of this title, and section 1461–1a of this title shall apply only to public diplomacy programs of the Direc- tor of the United States Information Agency as carried out prior to any transfer of functions pursuant to this chapter to the same extent that such programs were covered by these provisions prior to such transfer. (c) Limitation on use of funds (1) Except as provided in section 1461 of this title and section 1461–1a of this title, funds spe- cifically authorized to be appropriated for such public diplomacy programs, identified as public diplomacy funds in any Congressional Presen- tation Document described in subsection (e), or reprogrammed for public diplomacy purposes, shall not be used to influence public opinion in the United States, and no program material pre- pared using such funds shall be distributed or disseminated in the United States. (2) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in paragraph (1) may be construed (A) to interfere with the inte- gration of administrative resou

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