22 U.S.C. § 2680 — Appropriations for State Department; in-

Page 1118 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2680 communications equipment, or information technology equipment, including hardware, soft- ware, or services, that has knowingly assisted or facilitated a cyber attack or conducted surveil- lance, including passive or active monitoring, carried out against— (1) the United States by, or on behalf of, any government, or persons associated with such government, listed as a cyber threat actor in the intelligence community’s 2017 assessment of worldwide threats to United States national security or any subsequent worldwide threat assessment of the intelligence community; or (2) individuals, including activists, journal- ists, opposition politicians, or other individ- uals for the purposes of suppressing dissent or intimidating critics, on behalf of a country in- cluded in the annual country reports on human rights practices of the Department for systematic acts of political repression, includ- ing arbitrary arrest or detention, torture, extrajudicial or politically motivated killing, or other gross violations of human rights. (Pub. L. 117–81, div. E, title LV, § 5502, Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2375.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries DEFINITIONS For definitions of ‘‘Secretary’’, ‘‘Department’’, and ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ as used in this section, see section 5002 of Pub. L. 117–81, set out as a note under section 263c of this title. Pub. L. 117–81, div. E, title LV, § 5501, Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2375, provided that: ‘‘In this title [enacting this section and amending sections 4352 and 4354 of this title]: ‘‘(1) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term ‘intel- ligence community’ has the meaning given such term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). ‘‘(2) RELEVANT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term ‘relevant congressional committees’ means— ‘‘(A) the appropriate congressional committees; ‘‘(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and ‘‘(C) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel- ligence of the House of Representatives.’’ § 2680. Appropriations for State Department; in- formation to congressional committees (a)(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law enacted before October 26, 1974, no money appro- priated to the Department of State under any law shall be available for obligation or expendi- ture with respect to any fiscal year commencing on or after July 1, 1972— (A) unless the appropriation thereof has been authorized by law enacted on or after February 7, 1972; or (B) in excess of an amount prescribed by law enacted on or after such date. (2) To the extent that legislation enacted after the making of an appropriation to the Depart- ment of State authorizes the obligation or ex- penditure thereof the limitation contained in paragraph (1) shall have no effect. (3) The provisions of this section— (A) shall not be superseded except by a pro- vision of law enacted after February 7, 1972, which specifically repeals, modifies, or super- sedes the provisions of this section; and (B) shall not apply to, or affect in any man- ner, permanent appropriations, trust funds, and other similar accounts administered by the Department as authorized by law. (b) The Department of State shall keep the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives fully and currently in- formed with respect to all activities and respon- sibilities within the jurisdiction of these com- mittees. Any Federal department, agency, or independent establishment shall furnish any in- formation requested by either such committee relating to any such activity or responsibility. (Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 15, 70 Stat. 892; Pub. L. 92–226, pt. IV, § 407(b), Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 35; Pub. L. 92–352, title I, § 102, July 13, 1972, 86 Stat. 490; Pub. L. 93–475, § 11, Oct. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1442; H. Res. 163, Mar. 19, 1975; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 97–241, title II, § 202(a), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 282.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 170t of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378. AMENDMENTS 1974—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93–475 incorporated existing provisions into par. (1) preceding subpar. (A), and par. 3(B), added pars. (1)(A), (B), (2), and (3)(A), and sub- stituted ‘‘enacted before October 26, 1974, no money ap- propriated to the Department of State under any law shall be available for obligation or expenditure with re- spect to any fiscal year commencing on or after July 1, 1972’’ of ‘‘, no appropriation shall be made to the De- partment of State under any law for any fiscal year commencing on or after July 1, 1972, unless previously authorized by legislation hereafter enacted by the Con- gress.’’, in par. (1) preceding subpar. (A), and ‘‘section’’ for ‘‘subsection’’ in par. (3). 1972—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92–352 inserted provisions that this subsection shall not apply to, or affect in any manner, permanent appropriations, trust funds, and other similar accounts administered by the Depart- ment as authorized by law. Pub. L. 92–226 substituted provisions constituting subsecs. (a) and (b) and prohibiting any State Depart- ment appropriation on and after July 1, 1972, without a prior congressional legislative authorization, and re- quiring the State Department and Federal agencies to furnish information to congressional committees for former provisions constituting the entire section and authorizing and making appropriations available for the State Department. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries FUNDING Pub. L. 113–76, div. K, title VII, § 7082(d)(1), (2), Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 567, provided that: ‘‘(1) DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS FUNDS.— Amounts made available to the Department of State pursuant to the sixth proviso under the heading ‘Diplo- matic and Consular Programs’ in title I of the Depart- ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro- grams Appropriations Act, 2008 (division J of Public Law 110–161) are authorized to be used by the Depart- ment of State to pay benefits or payments made avail- able pursuant to this Act [div. K of Pub. L. 113–76]. ‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—To pay benefits or payments made available pursuant to this Act, the Secretary of Page 1119 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2680–3 State may merge with the amounts described in para- graph (1) unobligated balances of funds appropriated under the ‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’ heading for fiscal year 2014 and subsequent fiscal years, up until the end of the fifth fiscal year after the fiscal year for which such funds were appropriated or otherwise made available.’’ FUTURE ASSISTANCE PROJECTIONS Pub. L. 101–513, title V, § 581, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2046, directed that the Congressional Presentation Doc- uments of departments and agencies included within this Act should contain funding projections for each of its major program components for each of the three years following the year for which new budget or other authority was being requested and provided that the re- quirements of this section were effective for Congres- sional Presentation Documents submitted for fiscal year 1992. REPORT ON EXPENDITURES MADE FROM APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCIES IN DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE Pub. L. 100–204, title I, § 124, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1341, as amended by Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 114, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 655, provided that: ‘‘The Secretary of State shall provide to the Committee on Foreign Rela- tions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen- ate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Com- mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representa- tives within 30 days after the end of each quarter of the fiscal year a complete report, including amount, payee, and purpose, of all expenditures made from the appro- priation for ‘Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Con- sular Service’ for that quarter. Items included in each such report concerning representation, official travel, and gifts shall be submitted in unclassified form.’’ INFORMATION-SHARING ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN DE- PARTMENT OF STATE AND CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- TEES Pub. L. 95–426, title I, § 122, Oct. 7, 1978, 92 Stat. 970, as amended by Pub. L. 97–241, title V, § 505(a)(2), (b)(1), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 299, provided that: ‘‘The Congress finds that— ‘‘(1) international political, economic, and other studies prepared systematically by analysts of the Department of State as needed background informa- tion for executive branch policymakers could be simi- larly valuable to the Committee on International Re- lations [now Committee on Foreign Affairs] of the House of Representatives and the Committee on For- eign Relations of the Senate in fulfilling their re- sponsibilities; and ‘‘(2) a formal information-sharing arrangement be- tween the Department of State and such congres- sional committees could therefore serve the national interest, provided that controls on dissemination are established which insure that neither the process of analysis nor necessary confidentiality is jeopard- ized.’’ CONGRESSIONAL PURPOSE RESPECTING LAWS RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND UNITED STATES IN- FORMATION AGENCY; FOREIGN RELATIONS; AND AU- THORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS Pub. L. 92–226, title IV, § 407(a), Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 35, provided that: ‘‘It is the purpose of this section [amending sections 1476, 2680, and 2684 of this title] to enable the Congress generally, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives in par- ticular, to carry out the purposes and intent of the Leg- islative Reorganization Act of 1946 and 1970 [see Short Title notes set out under section 4301 of Title 2, The Congress], with respect to— ‘‘(1) the analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of the application, administration, and execution of the laws relating to the Department of State and the United States Information Agency and of matters re- lating to the foreign relations of the United States; and ‘‘(2) providing periodic authorizations of appropria- tions for that Department and Agency.’’ [For abolition of United States Information Agency (other than Broadcasting Board of Governors and Inter- national Broadcasting Bureau), transfer of functions, and treatment of references thereto, see sections 6531, 6532, and 6551 of this title.] § 2680–1. Deadline for responses to questions from congressional committees (a) In general An officer or employee of the Department of State to whom a written or oral question is ad- dressed by any member of a committee specified in subsection (b), acting within his official ca- pacity, shall respond to such question within 21 days unless the Secretary of State submits a let- ter to such member explaining why a timely re- sponse cannot be made. (b) Specified committees The committees referred to in subsection (a) are the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 196, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 684.) § 2680–2. Facilitating access to Department of State (a) Procedures to facilitate access The Department of State shall maintain pro- cedures to ensure that the members and staff of the congressional committees of jurisdiction are granted easy access to the Department of State in the conduct of their duties. (b) Parking The Department of State shall also make available adequate parking for members and staff of the congressional committees of juris- diction in order to facilitate attendance of meetings at the Department of State. (Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 129, Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 394.) § 2680–3. Responsiveness to Congressional Re- search Service inquiries and Congressional Budget Office inquiries (a) Findings The Congressional Research Service and the Congressional Budget Office are charged with rendering effective and efficient service to Con- gress and responding expeditiously, effectively, and efficiently to the needs of Congress. (b) Responses The Secretary and Administrator shall ensure that for any inquiry or request from the Con- gressional Research Service or the Congres- sional Budget Office— (1) an initial substantive response to the re- quest is sent within 14 days of receipt of the inquiry; (2) a complete answer responsive to the re- quest is sent within 90 days of receipt of the inquiry, together with an explanation as to why the request was delayed; and