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Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110

§4103 Application

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

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Only the Department of State, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the Agency for International Development, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Commerce are covered by this part of the law. The President can use an Executive order to exclude a smaller unit if its main work is intelligence, counterintelligence, investigations, or national security and the rules can’t be applied without hurting national security. The President can also use an Executive order to suspend any rule for a particular post, bureau, office, or activity if the President states in writing that an emergency makes the suspension necessary for national security.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §4103

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(a)Departments and agencies affected
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)Exclusion of subdivisions
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)Suspension of provisions
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

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 4103

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110