Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110
§6551 References
Title 22 › CHAPTER 74 — FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES CONSOLIDATION › SUBCHAPTER III — UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY › Part C — Conforming Amendments › § 6551
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References to USIA or the International Communication Agency, or to their Director, mean the Department of State or the Secretary of State. This does not apply to sections 4069a(f), 4069b(g), and 4069c(f).
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Title 22, §6551
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(a)In general
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any reference in any statute, reorganization plan, Executive order, regulation, agreement, determination, or other official document or proceeding to—
(1)the Director of the United States Information Agency or the Director of the International Communication Agency shall be deemed to refer to the Secretary of State; and
(2)the United States Information Agency, USIA, or the International Communication Agency shall be deemed to refer to the Department of State.
(b)Continuing references to USIA or Director
Subsection (a) shall not apply to section 4069a(f), 4069b(g), or 4069c(f) of this title.
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This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this subdivision”, meaning subdiv. A of div. G of Pub. L. 105–277, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–765, known as the Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation Act of 1998. For complete classification of this subdivision to the Code, see
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note set out under section 6501 of this title and Tables. section 4069a(f), 4069b(g), or 4069c(f) of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “section 146(a), (b), or (c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991” meaning section 146(a), (b), (c) of Pub. L. 101–246, title I, Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 37, which amended section 830, 831, and 832, respectively, of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, by adding subsecs. (f), (g), and (f), respectively, to those sections which are classified to section 4069a(f), 4069b(g), and 4069c(f) of this title.
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22 U.S.C. § 6551
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110