Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110
§4835 Relation to Other Proceedings
Title 22 › CHAPTER 58 — DIPLOMATIC SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER III — PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY › § 4835
Summary
These rules do not create new ways to sue or new court review rights, and they do not take away any legal rights or defenses people already have under other laws. The Secretary of State may call a public board of inquiry to investigate a major security incident if an internal review isn’t enough, and must give that board any materials gathered during these procedures.
Full Legal Text
Title 22, §4835
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(a)No effect on existing remedies or defenses
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)Future inquiries
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.
Legislative History
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Amendments
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
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110