§ 6205. — Role of Secretary of State.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC6205]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 71--UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING
Sec. 6205. Role of Secretary of State
(a) Foreign policy guidance
To assist the Board in carrying out its functions, the Secretary of
State shall provide information and guidance on foreign policy issues to
the Board, as the Secretary may deem appropriate.
(b) Certain Worldnet programming
The Secretary of State is authorized to use Worldnet broadcasts for
the purposes of continuing interactive dialogues with foreign media and
other similar overseas public diplomacy programs sponsored by the
Department of State. The Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors
shall provide access to Worldnet for this purpose on a nonreimbursable
basis.
(Pub. L. 103-236, title III, Sec. 306, Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 436;
Pub. L. 105-277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, Sec. 1323(j), Oct. 21,
1998, 112 Stat. 2681-780.)
Amendments
1998--Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 1323(j)(1), substituted ``Role of
Secretary of State'' for ``Foreign policy guidance'' in section
catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 1323(j)(2)-(4), designated
existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted
``State'' for ``State, acting through the Director of the United States
Information Agency,'', and inserted before period at end ``, as the
Secretary may deem appropriate''.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 1323(j)(5), added subsec. (b).
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Amendment by 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.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 6204 of this title.
