TITLE 22 - US CODE - SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
22 USC 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
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(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.
22 USC 6502 - Definitions
In this chapter:
(1) ACDA
The term ACDA means the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The term Secretary means the Secretary of State.
(11) USIA
The term USIA means the United States Information Agency.
The term USIA means the United States Information Agency.
22 USC 6503 - Report on budgetary cost savings resulting from reorganization
The Secretary of State shall submit a report, together with the congressional presentation document for the budget of the Department of State for each of the fiscal years 2000 and 2001, to the appropriate congressional committees describing the total anticipated and achieved cost savings in budget outlays and budget authority related to the reorganization implemented under this chapter, including cost savings by each of the following categories:
(1) Reductions in personnel.
(2) Administrative consolidation, including procurement.
(3) Program consolidation.
(4) Consolidation of real properties and leases.