§6552 Application of certain laws

Summary

Keeps sections 1461, 1461–1, and 1461–1a in effect for public diplomacy when USIA’s work moves into the State Department. Those three rules do not apply to public affairs work the Secretary of State did before the transfer. They apply to the Director of USIA’s public diplomacy programs only to the same extent those programs were covered before the transfer. Money marked for public diplomacy cannot be used to influence opinion inside the United States, and materials made with those funds cannot be distributed in the United States, except as allowed by sections 1461 or 1461–1a. The State Department may share staff and admin resources and let public diplomacy staff do occasional non‑public diplomacy tasks, so long as public diplomacy resources are not substantially reduced and reprogramming rules are followed. A report under section 6601(f) must explain how USIA’s public diplomacy role will be preserved in the State Department, list planned duties of any new bureaus, and give best estimates of fiscal year 1998 spending by the State Department and by USIA and the amounts to be allocated in the year of transfer. Starting in fiscal year 2000, the State Department’s Congressional Presentation Document must show total spending and personnel for these programs, the goals for the funds, and the funds and positions (including new bureaus) allocated to them.