§ 1431. — Congressional declaration of objectives.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC1431]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 18--UNITED STATES INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1431. Congressional declaration of objectives
The Congress declares that the objectives of this chapter are to
enable the Government of the United States to promote a better
understanding of the United States in other countries, and to increase
mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the
people of other countries. Among the means to be used in achieving these
objectives are--
(1) an information service to disseminate abroad information
about the United States, its people, and policies promulgated by the
Congress, the President, the Secretary of State and other
responsible officials of Government having to do with matters
affecting foreign affairs;
(2) Repealed. Pub. L. 87-256, Sec. 111(a)(2), Sept. 21, 1961, 75
Stat. 538.
(Jan. 27, 1948, ch. 36, title I, Sec. 2, 62 Stat. 6; Pub. L. 87-256,
Sec. 111(a)(2), Sept. 21, 1961, 75 Stat. 538.)
Amendments
1961--Pub. L. 87-256 repealed par. (2) which authorized an
educational exchange service to cooperate with other nations in the
interchange of persons, knowledge, and skills, in the rendering of
technical and other services, and in the interchange of developments in
the field of education, the arts, and sciences. See section 2451 et seq.
of this title.
Termination of Chapter
Section 1006 of act Jan. 27, 1948, provided that: ``The authority
granted under this Act [this chapter] shall terminate whenever such
termination is directed by concurrent resolution of the two Houses of
the Congress.''
Short Title of 1983 Amendment
For short title of Pub. L. 98-111, which enacted subchapter V-A of
this chapter, as the ``Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act'', see section 1
of Pub. L. 98-111, set out as a Short Title note under section 1465 of
this title.
Short Title of 1973 Amendment
Pub. L. 93-168, Sec. 1, Nov. 29, 1973, 87 Stat. 688, provided:
``That this Act [amending former section 1476 of this title] may be
cited as the `United States Information Agency Appropriations
Authorization Act of 1973'.''
Short Title
Section 1 of act Jan. 27, 1948, provided that: ``This Act [enacting
this chapter] may be cited as the `United States Information and
Educational Exchange Act of 1948'.''
Separability
Section 1010 of act Jan. 27, 1948, provided that: ``If any provision
of this Act [enacting this chapter] or the application of any such
provision to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the
validity of the remainder of the Act [this chapter] and the
applicability of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall
not be affected thereby.''
Transfer of Functions
All functions vested in the President, the Secretary of State, the
Department of State, the United States Information Agency, or the
Director thereof, under this chapter, were transferred to the Director
of the International Communication Agency by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1977,
Sec. 7(a)(1), 42 F.R. 62461, 91 Stat. 1637, set out under section 1461
of this title, effective on or before July 1, 1978, at such time as
specified by the President, except to the extent that such functions
were vested in the President under sections 1452, 1456, and 1467 of this
title. The International Communication Agency, and the Director thereof,
were redesignated the United States Information Agency, and the Director
thereof, by section 303 of Pub. L. 97-241, title III, Aug. 24, 1982, 96
Stat. 291, set out as a note under section 1461 of this title. United
States Information Agency (other than Broadcasting Board of Governors
and International Broadcasting Bureau) abolished and functions
transferred to Secretary of State, see sections 6531 and 6532 of this
title.
Continuation of Certain Executive Orders, Agreements, Determinations,
Regulations, Contracts, Appointments, and Other Actions
Continuation in full force and effect, and applicability to the
appropriate provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange
Act of 1961, set out as section 2451 et seq. of this title, until
modified or superseded by appropriate authority, of all Executive
orders, agreements, determinations, regulations, contracts,
appointments, and other actions issued, concluded, or taken under
authority of this section, see section 111(b) of Pub. L. 87-256, set out
as a note under section 2451 of this title.
