Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60
§6561 Abolition of United States International Development Cooperation Agency
Title 22 › Chapter 74— FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES CONSOLIDATION › Subchapter IV— UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY › Part A— Abolition and Transfer of Functions › § 6561
Summary
Ends the US International Development Cooperation Agency and its Institute; does not end USAID or OPIC.
Full Legal Text
Title 22, §6561
Foreign Relations and Intercourse — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Except for the components specified in subsection (b), the United States International Development Cooperation Agency (including the Institute for Scientific and Technological Cooperation) is abolished.
(b)Subsection (a) does not apply to the Agency for International Development or the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIV, § 1401, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–790, provided that: “This title [see Tables for classification], and the
Amendments
made by this title, shall take effect on the earlier of— “(1) April 1, 1999; or “(2) the date of abolition [Apr. 1, 1999] of the United States International Development Cooperation Agency pursuant to the reorganization plan described in section 1601 [22 U.S.C. 6601].”
Transfer of Functions
For
Transfer of Functions
, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation to the United States International Development Finance Corporation and treatment of related references, see section 9683 and 9686(d) of this title.
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Citation
22 U.S.C. § 6561
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60