22 U.S.C. § 6533 — Abolition of Office of Inspector General of

Page 1829 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 6542 the United States Information Agency and any office or component of such agency, under any statute, reorganization plan, Executive order, or other provision of law, as of the day before the effective date of this subchapter. (b) Exception Subsection (a) does not apply to the Broad- casting Board of Governors, the International Broadcasting Bureau, or any function performed by the Board or the Bureau. (Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, § 1312, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–776.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT For the effective date of this subchapter, referred to in subsec. (a), meaning the effective date of title XIII of subdiv. A of div. G of Pub. L. 105–277, see section 1301 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as a note under section 6531 of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Broadcasting Board of Governors renamed United States Agency for Global Media pursuant to section 6204(a)(21) of this title. The renaming was effectuated by notice to congressional appropriations committees dated May 24, 2018, and became effective Aug. 22, 2018. § 6533. Abolition of Office of Inspector General of United States Information Agency and trans- fer of functions (a) Abolition of Office The Office of Inspector General of the United States Information Agency is abolished. (b) to (d) Omitted (e) Transfer of functions There are transferred to the Office of the In- spector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service the functions that the Of- fice of Inspector General of the United States Information Agency exercised before the effec- tive date of this subchapter (including all re- lated functions of the Inspector General of the United States Information Agency). (Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, § 1314, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–776.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT For the effective date of this subchapter, referred to in subsec. (e), meaning the effective date of title XIII of subdiv. A of div. G of Pub. L. 105–277, see section 1301 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as a note under section 6531 of this title. CODIFICATION Section is comprised of section 1314 of Pub. L. 105–277. Subsec. (b) of section 1314 of Pub. L. 105–277 amended section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978, formerly set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organi- zation and Employees, and subsecs. (c) and (d) of sec- tion 1314 of Pub. L. 105–277 amended section 5315 of Title 5 and section 6207 of this title, respectively. PART B—INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING § 6541. Congressional findings and declaration of purpose Congress finds that— (1) it is the policy of the United States to promote the right of freedom of opinion and expression, including the freedom ‘‘to seek, re- ceive, and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of fron- tiers’’, in accordance with Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; (2) open communication of information and ideas among the peoples of the world contrib- utes to international peace and stability, and the promotion of such communication is in the interests of the United States; (3) it is in the interest of the United States to support broadcasting to other nations con- sistent with the requirements of this part and the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 [22 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.]; and (4) international broadcasting is, and should remain, an essential instrument of United States foreign policy. (Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, § 1321, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–777.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This part, referred to in par. (3), was in the original ‘‘this chapter’’, meaning chapter 3 (§§ 1321–1328) of title XIII of subdiv. A of div. G of Pub. L. 105–277, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–777. For complete classification of chapter 3 to the Code, see Tables. The United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994, referred to in par. (3), is title III of Pub. L. 103–236, Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 432, which is classified prin- cipally to chapter 71 (§ 6201 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6201 of this title and Tables. § 6542. Transfer of broadcasting related funds, property, and personnel (a) Transfer and allocation of property and ap- propriations (1) In general The assets, liabilities (including contingent liabilities arising from suits continued with a substitution or addition of parties under sec- tion 6543(d) of this title), contracts, property, records, and unexpended balance of appropria- tions, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, arising from, available to, or to be made available in con- nection with the functions and offices of USIA transferred to the Broadcasting Board of Gov- ernors by this part shall be transferred to the Broadcasting Board of Governors for appro- priate allocation. (2) Additional transfers In addition to the transfers made under paragraph (1), there shall be transferred to the Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Gov- ernors the assets, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balance of appropriations, au- thorizations, allocations, and other funds, as determined by the Secretary, in concurrence with the Broadcasting Board of Governors, to support the functions transferred by this part. (b) Transfer of personnel Notwithstanding any other provision of law— (1) except as provided in subsection (c), all personnel and positions of USIA employed or