Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60
§4103 Application
Title 22 › Chapter 52— FOREIGN SERVICE › Subchapter X— LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS › § 4103
Summary
Covered agencies: State Department; Broadcasting Board of Governors; Agency for International Development (USAID); Department of Agriculture; Department of Commerce. The President can, by Executive order, remove or, in writing, temporarily suspend parts or rules for any unit of a listed agency if those parts mainly do intelligence or national-security work and applying the rules would threaten national security.
Full Legal Text
Title 22, §4103
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(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.
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Citation
22 U.S.C. § 4103
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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