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22 U.S.C. § 2720 — Closing of consular and diplomatic posts abroad

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22 U.S.C. § 2720 — Closing of consular and diplomatic posts abroad

**(a) Prohibited uses of funds** Except as provided under subsection (d) or in accordance with the procedures under subsections (b) and (c) of this section— (1) no funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State shall be available to pay any expense related to the closing of any United States consular or diplomatic post abroad; and (2) no funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State may be used to pay for any expense related to the Bureau of Administration of the Department of State (or to carrying out any of its functions) if any United States consular or diplomatic post is closed. **(b) Post closing notification** Not less than 45 days before the closing of any United States consular or diplomatic post abroad, the Secretary of State shall notify the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. **(c) Reprogramming treatment** Amounts made available to pay any expense related to the closing of a consular or diplomatic post abroad shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under [section 2706 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2706&num=0&edition=prelim) and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures applicable to such reprogramming. **(d) Exceptions** The provisions of this section do not apply with respect to— (1) any post closed because of a break or downgrading of diplomatic relations between the United States and the country in which the post is located; or (2) any post closed because there is a real and present threat to United States diplomatic or consular personnel in the city where the post is located, and a travel advisory warning against travel b

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22 U.S.C. § 2656 — Management of foreign affairs

The Secretary of State shall perform such duties as shall from time to time be enjoined on or intrusted to him by the President relative to correspondences, commissions, or instructions to or with public ministers or consuls from the United States, or to negotiations with public ministers from foreign states or princes, or to memorials or other applications from foreign public ministers or other foreigners, or to such other matters respecting foreign affairs as the President of the United States shall assign to the Department, and he shall conduct the business of the Department in such manner as the President shall direct.

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22 U.S.C. § 2706 — Reprograming of funds; notice requirements

**(a) In general** Unless the Committee on International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate are notified fifteen days in advance of the proposed reprograming, funds appropriated for the Department of State shall not be available for obligation or expenditure through any reprograming of funds— (1) which creates new programs; (2) which eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) which increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress; (4) which relocates an office or employees; (5) which reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; (6) which involves contracting out functions which had been performed by Federal employees; or (7) which involves a reprograming in excess of $1,000,000 or 10 per centum, whichever is less, and which (A) augments existing programs, projects, or activities, (B) reduces by 10 per centum or more the funding for any existing program, project, activity, or personnel approved by the Congress, or (C) results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects approved by the Congress. **(b) Final 15 days in which funds available** Funds appropriated for the Department of State may not be available for obligation or expenditure through any reprogramming described in subsection (a) during the period which is the last 15 days in which such funds are available unless notice of such reprogramming is made before such period. **(c) Waiver** The Secretary of State may waive the notification requirement of subsection (a), if the Secretary determines that fa

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22 U.S.C. § 2651a — Organization of Department of State

**(a) Secretary of State** (1) The Department of State shall be administered, in accordance with this Act and other provisions of law, under the supervision and direction of the Secretary of State (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”). (2) The Secretary, the Deputy Secretary of State, and the Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (3) (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided in this section, the Secretary shall have and exercise any authority vested by law in any office or official of the Department of State. The Secretary shall administer, coordinate, and direct the Foreign Service of the United States and the personnel of the Department of State, except where authority is inherent in or vested in the President. (B) (i) The Secretary shall not have the authority of the Inspector General or the Chief Financial Officer. (ii) The Secretary shall not have any authority given expressly to diplomatic or consular officers. (4) The Secretary is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Secretary of State and the Department of State. Unless otherwise specified in law, the Secretary may delegate authority to perform any of the functions of the Secretary or the Department to officers and employees under the direction and supervision of the Secretary. The Secretary may delegate the authority to redelegate any such functions. **(b) Under Secretaries** (1) **In general** — There shall be in the Department of State not more than 6 Under Secretaries of State, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall b

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22 U.S.C. § 2651 — Establishment of Department

There shall be at the seat of government an executive department to be known as the “Department of State”, and a Secretary of State, who shall be the head thereof.

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22 U.S.C. § 2720 — Closing of consular and diplomatic posts

Page 1161 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2720 electricity, receive specific instruction on United States policy with respect to resiliency and adaptation to such climatic and non-cli- matic shocks and stresses. (Pub. L. 117–81, div. E, title LI, § 5108(c), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2349; Pub. L. 117–263, div. I, title XCII, § 9205(c), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3865.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2022—Pub. L. 117–263 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to prioritization of for- eign affairs training by the Department of State. § 2719c. Facilitation and encouragement of train- ing and professional development for For- eign Service and Civil Service personnel (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that recognition throughout the Department of the value and im- portance of training and professional develop- ment for Foreign Service and Civil Service per- sonnel is vital to the development and mainte- nance by such personnel of the skills and exper- tise required for the Department to contribute fully and effectively to the conduct of the for- eign affairs of the United States. (b) Study and report (1) In general The Secretary, in consultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, shall con- duct a study of the feasibility and cost of es- tablishing a diplomatic officers’ reserve corps or similar mechanism to augment the Depart- ment’s personnel needs at any level on a tem- porary or permanent basis. (2) Elements In conducting the study required under para- graph (1), the Secretary shall consider whether the diplomatic officers’ reserve corps should be modeled on the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps established under chapter 103 of title 10 to encourage the recruitment and retention of per

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