PRIA Logo™
Take the PRIA Score
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§4103 Application

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 52— - FOREIGN SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER X— - LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS › § 4103

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Applies only to the Department of State, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the Agency for International Development, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Commerce. The President can exclude any part of those agencies that mainly does intelligence or security work if the rules would not fit national security needs, and can suspend any rule for a post, bureau, office, or activity if the President writes that an emergency makes the suspension necessary for national security.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §4103

Foreign Relations and Intercourse — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)This subchapter applies only with respect to the Department of State, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the Agency for International Development, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Commerce.
(b)The President may by Executive order exclude any subdivision of the Department from coverage under this subchapter if the President determines that—
(1)the subdivision has as a primary function intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work, and
(2)the provisions of this subchapter cannot be applied to that subdivision in a manner consistent with national security requirements and considerations.
(c)The President may by Executive order suspend any provision of this subchapter with respect to any post, bureau, office, or activity of the Department, if the President determines in writing that the suspension is necessary in the interest of national security because of an emergency.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–277, § 1422(b)(4)(C), substituted “Agency for International Development” for “United States International Development Cooperation Agency”. Pub. L. 105–277, § 1335(k)(3), substituted “Broadcasting Board of Governors” for “United States Information Agency”.

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. “United States Information Agency” substituted for “International Communication Agency” in subsec. (a), pursuant to section 303(b) of Pub. L. 97–241, set out as a note under section 1461 of this title.

Effective Date

of 1998 AmendmentAmendment by section 1335(k)(3) of Pub. L. 105–277 effective Oct. 1, 1999, see section 1301 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 6531 of this title. Amendment by section 1422(b)(4)(C) of Pub. L. 105–277 effective Apr. 1, 1999, see section 1401 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 6561 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

22 U.S.C. § 4103

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73