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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Chapter 71 — United States International Broadcasting

§ 6209b. Role of the Secretary of State in foreign policy guidance

Statutory text

To assist the Agency in carrying out its functions, the Chief Executive Officer shall regularly consult with and seek from the Secretary of State guidance on foreign policy issues.

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.

  1. Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995

    Pub. L. 103–236 title III § 310B · 108 Stat. 382

    Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 6209b

    Pub. L. 103–236, title III, § 310B, as added Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1288(7), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2554

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 103–236, title III, § 310B, as added Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1288(7), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2554

  2. William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

    Pub. L. 116–283 div. A title XII § 1299Q(e)(7) · 134 Stat. 3388

    Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 6209b

    Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “Agency” for “Board”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “Agency” for “Board”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (7) in section 310B, by striking “Board” and inserting “Agency”;

1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Codification

Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XII, § 1299Q(e)(7), , 134 Stat. 4025, which amended this section, was itself amended by Pub. L. 116–260, div. O, title XIII, § 1301, , 134 Stat. 2158, to make it effective 90 days after . However, the amendment by Pub. L. 116–260 could not be executed because it was enacted before the provision from Pub. L. 116–283 that it amended.

Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “Agency” for “Board”.

Credits

2016–2021 · 2 acts
  1. 2016Pub. L. 103–236, title III, § 310B, as added Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1288(7), , 130 Stat. 2554
  2. 2021amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XII, § 1299Q(e)(7), , 134 Stat. 4025.
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(Pub. L. 103–236, title III, § 310B, as added Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1288(7), , 130 Stat. 2554; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XII, § 1299Q(e)(7), , 134 Stat. 4025.)

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