Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110
§6581 Reorganization of Agency for International Development
Title 22 › CHAPTER 74 — FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES CONSOLIDATION › SUBCHAPTER V — AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Part A — Reorganization and Transfer of Functions › § 6581
Summary
AID must be reorganized under this chapter and section 6601. At minimum, move the Press office and certain admin functions to the State Department.
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Title 22, §6581
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(a)In general
The Agency for International Development shall be reorganized in accordance with this chapter and the reorganization plan transmitted pursuant to section 6601 of this title.
(b)Functions to be transferred
The reorganization of the Agency for International Development shall provide, at a minimum, for the transfer to and consolidation with the Department of State of the following functions of AID:
(1)The Press office.
(2)Certain administrative functions.
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References in Text
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
Short Title
note set out under section 6501 of this title and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XV, § 1501, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–793, provided that: “This title [enacting this subchapter], and the
Amendments
made by this title, shall take effect on the earlier of— “(1) April 1, 1999; or “(2) the date of reorganization [Apr. 1, 1999] of the Agency for International Development pursuant to the reorganization plan described in section 1601 [22 U.S.C. 6601].”
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22 U.S.C. § 6581
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110