§ 6501. — Purposes.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC6501]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 74--FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES CONSOLIDATION
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 6501. Purposes
The purposes of this chapter are--
(1) to strengthen--
(A) the coordination of United States foreign policy; and
(B) the leading role of the Secretary of State in the
formulation and articulation of United States foreign policy;
(2) to consolidate and reinvigorate the foreign affairs
functions of the United States within the Department of State by--
(A) abolishing the United States Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency, the United States Information Agency, and
the United States International Development Cooperation Agency,
and transferring the functions of these agencies to the
Department of State while preserving the special missions and
skills of these agencies;
(B) transferring certain functions of the Agency for
International Development to the Department of State; and
(C) providing for the reorganization of the Department of
State to maximize the efficient use of resources, which may lead
to budget savings, eliminated redundancy in functions, and
improvement in the management of the Department of State;
(3) to ensure that programs critical to the promotion of United
States national interests be maintained;
(4) to assist congressional efforts to balance the Federal
budget and reduce the Federal debt;
(5) to ensure that the United States maintains effective
representation abroad within budgetary restraints; and
(6) to encourage United States foreign affairs agencies to
maintain a high percentage of the best qualified, most competent
United States citizens serving in the United States Government.
(Pub. L. 105-277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XI, Sec. 1102, Oct. 21, 1998,
112 Stat. 2681-765.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, 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 below and Tables.
Short Title
Pub. L. 105-277, div. G, Sec. 1001, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-
761, provided that: ``This division [see Tables for classification] may
be cited as the `Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of
1998'.''
Pub. L. 105-277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XI, Sec. 1101, Oct. 21,
1998, 112 Stat. 2681-765, provided that: ``This subdivision [see Tables
for classification] may be cited as the `Foreign Affairs Agencies
Consolidation Act of 1998'.''
