22 U.S.C. § 6502 — Definitions

Page 1827 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 6503 (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 Depart- ment 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 effi- cient use of resources, which may lead to budget savings, eliminated redundancy in functions, and improvement in the manage- ment 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 main- tains effective representation abroad within budgetary restraints; and (6) to encourage United States foreign af- fairs agencies to maintain a high percentage of the best qualified, most competent United States citizens serving in the United States Government. (Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XI, § 1102, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–765.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this subdivision’’, meaning subdiv. A of div. G of Pub. L. 105–277, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–765, known as the Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation Act of 1998. For complete classification of this subdivision to the Code, see Short Title note below and Tables. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, § 1001, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–761, provided that: ‘‘This division [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘Foreign Affairs Re- form and Restructuring Act of 1998’.’’ Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XI, § 1101, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–765, provided that: ‘‘This subdivi- sion [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation Act of 1998’.’’ § 6502. Definitions In this chapter: (1) ACDA The term ‘‘ACDA’’ means the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. (2) AID The term ‘‘AID’’ means the United States Agency for International Development. (3) Agency; Federal agency The term ‘‘agency’’ or ‘‘Federal agency’’ means an Executive agency as defined in sec- tion 105 of title 5. (4) Appropriate congressional committees The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com- mittees’’ means the Committee on Inter- national Relations and the Committee on Ap- propriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen- ate. (5) Covered agency The term ‘‘covered agency’’ means any of the following agencies: ACDA, USIA, IDCA, and AID. (6) Department The term ‘‘Department’’ means the Depart- ment of State. (7) Function The term ‘‘function’’ means any duty, obli- gation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity, or program. (8) IDCA The term ‘‘IDCA’’ means the United States International Development Cooperation Agen- cy. (9) Office The term ‘‘office’’ includes any office, ad- ministration, agency, institute, unit, organi- zational entity, or component thereof. (10) Secretary The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of State. (11) USIA The term ‘‘USIA’’ means the United States Information Agency. (Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XI, § 1103, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–766.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this subdivision’’, meaning subdiv. A of div. G of Pub. L. 105–277, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–765, known as the Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation Act of 1998. For complete classification of this subdivision to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6501 of this title and Tables. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on International Relations of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Foreign Af- fairs of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007. § 6503. Report on budgetary cost savings result- ing from reorganization The Secretary of State shall submit a report, together with the congressional presentation document for the budget of the Department of State for each of the fiscal years 2000 and 2001, to the appropriate congressional committees de- scribing the total anticipated and achieved cost savings in budget outlays and budget authority related to the reorganization implemented under this chapter, including cost savings by each of the following categories: (1) Reductions in personnel. (2) Administrative consolidation, including procurement.