22 U.S.C. § 6501 — Purposes

Page 1826 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 6483 1 See References in Text note below. (Pub. L. 105–292, title VII, § 702, as added Pub. L. 114–281, title VI, § 601, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1438.) § 6483. Sense of Congress regarding national se- curity strategy to promote religious freedom through United States foreign policy It is the sense of Congress that the annual na- tional security strategy report of the President required under section 3043 of title 50— (1) should promote international religious freedom as a foreign policy and national secu- rity priority; and (2) should articulate that promotion of the right to freedom of religion is a strategy that— (A) protects other, related human rights, and advances democracy outside the United States; and (B) makes clear its importance to United States foreign policy goals of stability, secu- rity, development, and diplomacy; (3) should be a guide for the strategies and activities of relevant Federal agencies; and (4) should inform the Department of Defense quadrennial defense review under section 118 1 of title 10 and the Department of State Quad- rennial Diplomacy and Development Review. (Pub. L. 105–292, title VII, § 703, as added Pub. L. 114–281, title VI, § 601, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1439.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 118 of title 10, referred to in par. (4), was re- pealed by Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title IX, § 941(b)(1), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2367. Subsequently, a new section 118 of Title 10, Armed Forces, related to annual report on major weapons systems sustainment, was added by Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title III, § 351(a)(1), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1319. For provisions related to national de- fense strategy similar to those contained in former sec- tion 118 of Title 10 prior to repeal, see section 113(g) of Title 10. CHAPTER 74—FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES CONSOLIDATION SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 6501. Purposes. 6502. Definitions. 6503. Report on budgetary cost savings resulting from reorganization. SUBCHAPTER II—UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY PART A—ABOLITION AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS 6511. Abolition of United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. 6512. Transfer of functions to Secretary of State. PART B—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 6521. References. SUBCHAPTER III—UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY PART A—ABOLITION AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS 6531. Abolition of United States Information Agen- cy. Sec. 6532. Transfer of functions. 6533. Abolition of Office of Inspector General of United States Information Agency and transfer of functions. PART B—INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING 6541. Congressional findings and declaration of pur- pose. 6542. Transfer of broadcasting related funds, prop- erty, and personnel. 6543. Savings provisions. 6544. Report on privatization of RFE/RL, Incor- porated. PART C—CONFORMING AMENDMENTS 6551. References. 6552. Application of certain laws. 6553. Continuation of United States Advisory Com- mission on Public Diplomacy. SUBCHAPTER IV—UNITED STATES INTER- NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY PART A—ABOLITION AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS 6561. Abolition of United States International De- velopment Cooperation Agency. 6562. Transfer of functions and authorities. 6563. Status of AID. PART B—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 6571. References. SUBCHAPTER V—AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PART A—REORGANIZATION AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS 6581. Reorganization of Agency for International Development. PART B—AUTHORITIES OF SECRETARY OF STATE 6591. ‘‘United States assistance’’ defined. 6592. Administrator of AID reporting to Secretary of State. 6593. Assistance programs coordination and over- sight. SUBCHAPTER VI—TRANSITION PART A—REORGANIZATION PLAN 6601. Reorganization plan and report. PART B—REORGANIZATION AUTHORITY 6611. Reorganization authority. 6612. Transfer and allocation of appropriations. 6613. Transfer, appointment, and assignment of personnel. 6614. Incidental transfers. 6615. Savings provisions. 6616. Authority of Secretary of State to facilitate transition. 6617. Final report. SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS § 6501. Purposes The purposes of this chapter are— (1) to strengthen— (A) the coordination of United States for- eign 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 for- eign affairs functions of the United States within the Department of State by— 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.