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10 U.S.C. § 399 — Notifications relating to military operations in the information environment: requirement to notify Chief of Mission

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10 U.S.C. § 399 — Notifications relating to military operations in the information environment: requirement to notify Chief of Mission

The Secretary may not authorize a military operation in the information environment under this title intended to cause an effect in a country unless the Secretary fully informs the chief of mission for that country under section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ([22 U.S.C. 3927](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3927&num=0&edition=prelim)) of the planned operation.

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The Secretary may not authorize a military operation in the information environment under this title intended to cause an effect in a country unless the Secretary fully informs the chief of mission for that country under section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ([22 U.S.C. 3927](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3927&num=0&edition=prelim)) of the planned operation.

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22 U.S.C. § 3927 — Chief of mission

**(a) Duties** Under the direction of the President, the chief of mission to a foreign country— (1) shall have full responsibility for the direction, coordination, and supervision of all Government executive branch employees in that country (except for Voice of America correspondents on official assignment and employees under the command of a United States area military commander); and (2) shall keep fully and currently informed with respect to all activities and operations of the Government within that country, and shall insure that all Government executive branch employees in that country (except for Voice of America correspondents on official assignment and employees under the command of a United States area military commander) comply fully with all applicable directives of the chief of mission. **(b) Duties of agencies with employees in foreign countries** Any executive branch agency having employees in a foreign country shall keep the chief of mission to that country fully and currently informed with respect to all activities and operations of its employees in that country, and shall insure that all of its employees in that country (except for Voice of America correspondents on official assignment and employees under the command of a United States area military commander) comply fully with all applicable directives of the chief of mission. **(c) Promotion of United States goods and services** Each chief of mission to a foreign country shall have as a principal duty the promotion of United States goods and services for export to such country. **(d) Promotion of United States economic interests** Each chief of mission to a foreign country shall have as a principal duty the promotion of United States economic and commercial interests in such country.

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10 U.S.C. § 399 — Notifications relating to military oper-

Page 440 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 399 § 398a and amended Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XV, § 1501, title XVIII, § 1801(a)(6), (7), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 533, 683.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The War Powers Resolution, referred to in subsec. (h), is Pub. L. 93–148, Nov. 7, 1973, 87 Stat. 555, which is clas- sified generally to chapter 33 (§ 1541 et seq.) of Title 50, War and National Defense. For complete classification of this Resolution to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1541 of Title 50 and Tables. AMENDMENTS 2023—Pub. L. 118–31, §§ 1501(1), 1801(a)(6), made iden- tical amendments, renumbering section 398 of this title relating to pilot program for sharing cyber capabilities and related information with foreign operational part- ners as this section. Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 118–31, § 1801(a)(7)(A)(i), sub- stituted ‘‘subsection (a)’’ for ‘‘paragraph (a)’’. Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 118–31, § 1801(a)(7)(A)(ii), sub- stituted ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ for ‘‘paragraph (a)’’. Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 118–31, § 1801(a)(7)(A)(iii), sub- stituted ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ for ‘‘clause (1)’’. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 118–31, § 1801(a)(7)(B), substituted ‘‘subsection (a)’’ for ‘‘paragraph (a)’’. Subsecs. (f) to (h). Pub. L. 118–31, § 1501(2), added sub- sec. (f) and redesignated former subsecs. (f) and (g) as (g) and (h), respectively. § 399. Notifications relating to military oper- ations in the information environment: re- quirement to notify Chief of Mission The Secretary may not authorize a military operation in the information environment under this title intended to cause an effect in a coun- try unless the Secretary fully informs the chief of mission for that country under section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927

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22 U.S.C. § 3927 — Chief of mission

Page 1430 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 3926 Executive Documents DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS Functions of President under this section delegated to Secretary of State, see section 1 of Ex. Ord. No. 12293, Feb. 23, 1981, 46 F.R. 13969, set out as a note under section 3901 of this title. CONSULTATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES For authority for the Secretary of State to consult with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Director of the United States Informa- tion Agency, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to ensure com- patibility between the Foreign Service personnel sys- tem and other government personnel systems, see sec- tion 2 of Ex. Ord. No. 12293, Feb. 23, 1981, 46 F.R. 13969, as amended, set out as note under section 3901 of this title. § 3926. Regulations; delegation of functions (a) The Secretary may prescribe such regula- tions as the Secretary deems appropriate to carry out functions under this chapter. (b) The Secretary may delegate functions under this chapter which are vested in the Sec- retary to any employee of the Department or any member of the Service. (Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 206, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2079.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries REGULATIONS REGARDING FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMPETENCE WITHIN FOREIGN SERVICE Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 191(a), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 418, as amended by Pub. L. 103–415, § 1(u), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4302, provided that: ‘‘Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Apr. 30, 1994], the Secretary of State shall promulgate regulations— ‘‘(1) establishin

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