§ 6502. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC6502]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 74--FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES CONSOLIDATION
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 6502. Definitions
In this chapter:
(1) ACDA
The term ``ACDA'' means the United States Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency.
(2) AID
The term ``AID'' means the United States Agency for
International Development.
(3) Agency; Federal agency
The term ``agency'' or ``Federal agency'' means an Executive
agency as defined in section 105 of title 5.
(4) Appropriate congressional committees
The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the
Committee on International Relations and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
(5) Covered agency
The term ``covered agency'' means any of the following agencies:
ACDA, USIA, IDCA, and AID.
(6) Department
The term ``Department'' means the Department of State.
(7) Function
The term ``function'' means any duty, obligation, power,
authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity, or program.
(8) IDCA
The term ``IDCA'' means the United States International
Development Cooperation Agency.
(9) Office
The term ``office'' includes any office, administration, agency,
institute, unit, organizational entity, or component thereof.
(10) Secretary
The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of State.
(11) USIA
The term ``USIA'' means the United States Information Agency.
(Pub. L. 105-277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XI, Sec. 1103, Oct. 21, 1998,
112 Stat. 2681-766.)
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 set out under section 6501
of this title and Tables.
