Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60

§4835 Relation to Other Proceedings

Title 22 › Chapter 58— DIPLOMATIC SECURITY › Subchapter III— PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY › § 4835

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The rules here do not create new ways to sue or appeal, and they do not take away any rights or legal defenses a person already has under other laws, rules, or regulations. The Secretary of State may call a public investigation board to look into a security incident if the incident is so big or important that an internal review is not enough. Any reports, documents, or evidence collected under these rules must be given to that board.

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Title 22, §4835

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(a)Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to create administrative or judicial review remedies or rights of action not otherwise available by law, nor shall any provision of this subchapter be construed to deprive any person of any right or legal defense which would otherwise be available to that person under any law, rule, or regulation.

(b)Nothing in this subchapter may be construed to preclude the Secretary of State from convening a follow-up public board of inquiry to investigate any security incident if the incident was of such magnitude or significance that an internal process is deemed insufficient to understand and investigate the incident. All materials gathered during the procedures provided under this subchapter shall be provided to any related board of inquiry convened by the Secretary.

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2022—Pub. L. 117–263 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

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22 U.S.C. § 4835

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60