Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 52 — Foreign Service
§ 4103. Application
Statutory text
Departments and agencies affected
This subchapter applies only with respect to the Department of State, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the Agency for International Development, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Commerce.
Exclusion of subdivisions
The President may by Executive order exclude any subdivision of the Department from coverage under this subchapter if the President determines that—
the subdivision has as a primary function intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work, and
the provisions of this subchapter cannot be applied to that subdivision in a manner consistent with national security requirements and considerations.
Suspension of provisions
The President may by Executive order suspend any provision of this subchapter with respect to any post, bureau, office, or activity of the Department, if the President determines in writing that the suspension is necessary in the interest of national security because of an emergency.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 96–465 title I § 1003 · 94 Stat. 2071
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 4103
Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 1003, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2130
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 1003, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2130Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 1003. Application.— (a) This chapter applies only with respect to the Department of State, the International Communication Agency, the United States International Development Cooperation Agency, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Commerce. (b) The President may by Executive order exclude any subdivision of the Department from coverage under this chapter if the President determines that— (1) the subdivision has as a primary function intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work, and (2) the provisions of this chapter cannot be applied to that subdivision in a manner consistent with national security requirements and considerations. (c) The President may by Executive order suspend any provision of this chapter with respect to any post, bureau, office, or activity of the Department, if the President determines in writing that the suspension is necessary in the interest of national security because of an emergency.Pub. L. 105–277 § 1422(b)(4)(C) · 112 Stat. 2681
Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 4103(a)
Pub. L. 105–277, § 1422(b)(4)(C), substituted “Agency for International Development” for “United States International Development Cooperation Agency”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–277, § 1422(b)(4)(C), substituted “Agency for International Development” for “United States International Development Cooperation Agency”.Effective date note
Amendment by section 1335(k)(3) of Pub. L. 105–277 effective Oct. 1, 1999, see section 1301 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6531 of this title. Amendment by section 1422(b)(4)(C) of Pub. L. 105–277 effective Apr. 1, 1999, see section 1401 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6561 of this title.Pub. L. 105–277 § 1335(k)(3) · 112 Stat. 2681
Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 4103(a)
Pub. L. 105–277, § 1335(k)(3), substituted “Broadcasting Board of Governors” for “United States Information Agency”
Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 105–277, § 1335(k)(3), substituted “Broadcasting Board of Governors” for “United States Information Agency”.Effective date note
Amendment by section 1335(k)(3) of Pub. L. 105–277 effective Oct. 1, 1999, see section 1301 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6531 of this title. Amendment by section 1422(b)(4)(C) of Pub. L. 105–277 effective Apr. 1, 1999, see section 1401 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6561 of this title.
1 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 2 partial
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–277, § 1422(b)(4)(C), substituted “Agency for International Development” for “United States International Development Cooperation Agency”.
Pub. L. 105–277, § 1335(k)(3), substituted “Broadcasting Board of Governors” for “United States Information Agency”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Broadcasting Board of Governors renamed United States Agency for Global Media pursuant to section 6204(a)(21) of this title. The renaming was effectuated by notice to congressional appropriations committees dated , and became effective .
“United States Information Agency” substituted for “International Communication Agency” in subsec. (a), pursuant to section 303(b) of Pub. L. 97–241, set out as a note under section 1461 of this title.
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Amendment by section 1335(k)(3) of Pub. L. 105–277 effective , see section 1301 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6531 of this title.
Amendment by section 1422(b)(4)(C) of Pub. L. 105–277 effective , see section 1401 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6561 of this title.
Credits
1980–1998 · 3 acts
- 1980Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 1003, , 94 Stat. 2130
- 1982Pub. L. 97–241, title III, § 303(b), , 96 Stat. 291
- 1998Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, § 1335(k)(3), title XIV, § 1422(b)(4)(C), , 112 Stat. 2681–789, 2681–793.
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(Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 1003, , 94 Stat. 2130; Pub. L. 97–241, title III, § 303(b), , 96 Stat. 291; Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, § 1335(k)(3), title XIV, § 1422(b)(4)(C), , 112 Stat. 2681–789, 2681–793.)