22 U.S.C. § 2656a — Congressional declaration of findings of

Page 1092 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2656a randum [Feb. 4, 2021] or as soon as possible thereafter, all agencies engaged abroad shall review and, as appro- priate and consistent with applicable law, take steps to rescind any directives, orders, regulations, policies, or guidance inconsistent with this memorandum, includ- ing those issued from January 20, 2017, to January 20, 2021, to the extent that they are inconsistent with this memorandum. The heads of such agencies shall also, within 100 days of the date of this memorandum, report to the President on their progress in implementing this memorandum and recommend additional opportunities and actions to advance the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons around the world. Agencies engaged abroad shall each prepare a report within 180 days of the date of this memorandum, and annually thereafter, on their progress toward advancing these initiatives. All such agencies shall submit these reports to the Department of State, which will compile a report on the federal government’s progress in advancing these initiatives for transmittal to the President. The Department of State shall make a version of the compiled annual re- port available to the Members of the Congress and the public. SEC. 7. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this memo- randum, agencies engaged abroad include the Depart- ments of State, the Treasury, Defense, Justice, Agri- culture, Commerce, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Export-Im- port Bank of the United States, the Office of the United States Trade Representative, and such other agencies as the President may designate. (b) For the purposes of this memorandum, agencies involved with foreign aid, assistance, and development programs include the Departments of State, the Treas- ury, Defense, Justice, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security, USAID, DFC, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Of- fice of the United States Trade Representative, and such other agencies as the President may designate. SEC. 8. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair, or otherwise affect: (i) the authority granted by law to an executive de- partment, agency, or the head thereof; or (ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Man- agement and Budget relating to budgetary, administra- tive, or legislative proposals. (b) This memorandum shall be implemented con- sistent with applicable law and subject to the avail- ability of appropriations. (c) This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or proce- dural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person. (d) The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register. J.R. BIDEN, JR. § 2656a. Congressional declaration of findings of major significance of modern scientific and technological advances in foreign policy The Congress finds that— (1) the consequences of modern scientific and technological advances are of such major sig- nificance in United States foreign policy that understanding and appropriate knowledge of modern science and technology by officers and employees of the United States Government are essential in the conduct of modern diplo- macy; (2) many problems and opportunities for de- velopment in modern diplomacy lie in sci- entific and technological fields; (3) in the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of the technological aspects of United States foreign policy, the United States Government should seek out and con- sult with both public and private industrial, academic, and research institutions concerned with modern technology; and (4) the effective use of science and tech- nology in international relations for the mu- tual benefit of all countries requires the devel- opment and use of the skills and methods of long-range planning. (Pub. L. 95–426, title V, § 501, Oct. 7, 1978, 92 Stat. 982.) § 2656b. Congressional declaration of policy re- garding consequences of science and tech- nology on conduct of foreign policy In order to maximize the benefits and to mini- mize the adverse consequences of science and technology in the conduct of foreign policy, the Congress declares the following to be the policy of the United States: (1) Technological opportunities, impacts, changes, and threats should be anticipated and assessed, and appropriate measures should be implemented to influence such technological developments in ways beneficial to the United States and other countries. (2) The mutually beneficial applications of technology in bilateral and multilateral agree- ments and activities involving the United States and foreign countries or international organizations should be recognized and sup- ported as an important element of United States foreign policy. (3) The United States Government should implement appropriate measures to insure that individuals are trained in the use of science and technology as an instrument in international relations and that officers and employees of the United States Government engaged in formal and informal exchanges of scientific and technical information, per- sonnel, and hardware are knowledgeable in international affairs. (4) In recognition of the environmental and technological factors that change relations among countries and in recognition of the growing interdependence between the domes- tic and foreign policies and programs of the United States, United States foreign policy should be continually reviewed by the execu- tive and legislative branches of the Govern- ment to insure appropriate and timely appli- cation of science and technology to the con- duct of United States foreign policy. (5) Federally supported international science and technology agreements should be nego- tiated to ensure that— (A) intellectual property rights are prop- erly protected; and (B) access to research and development op- portunities and facilities, and the flow of scientific and technological information, are, to the maximum extent practicable, eq- uitable and reciprocal. (Pub. L. 95–426, title V, § 502, Oct. 7, 1978, 92 Stat. 982; Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5171(a), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1452.)