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22 U.S.C. § 4342 (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 4342. Limitations on disposition of personal prop­erty
(a) General rule
Except as authorized under subsection (b) of this section, employees or members of their family shall not sell, assign, or otherwise dispose of personal property within a foreign country which was imported into or purchased within that foreign country and which, by virtue of the official status of the employee, was exempt from import limitation, customs duties, or taxes which would otherwise apply.
(b) Approval by chief of mission
The chief of mission to a foreign country, or a designee of such chief of mission, is authorized to approve within that foreign country sales, assignment, or other dispositions of property by employees under the chief of mission’s jurisdiction (as described in section 3927 of this title) to the extent that such sale, assignment, or other disposition is in accordance with regulations and policies, rules, and procedures issued pursuant to section 4343 of this title.
(c) Violation
Violation of this section, or other importation, sale, or other disposition of personal property within a foreign country which violates its laws or regulations or governing international law and is prohibited by regulations and policies, rules, and procedures issued pursuant to section 4343 of this title, shall be grounds for disciplinary action against an employee.
(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title III, § 302, as added Pub. L. 100–204, title I, § 186(a), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1368.)
22 U.S.C. § 4343 (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 4343. Regulations
(a) Issuance; purpose
The Secretary of State may issue regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The primary purpose of such regulations and related policies, rules, and procedures shall be to assure that employees and members of their families do not profit personally from sales or other transactions with persons who are not themselves entitled to exemption from import restrictions, duties, or taxes.
(b) Contractors
Such regulations shall require that, to the extent contractors enjoy importation or tax privileges in a foreign country because of their contractual relationship to the United States Government, after the effective date of this chapter contracting agencies shall include provisions in their contracts to carry out the purpose of this chapter.
(c) Chief of mission
In order to ensure that due account is taken of local conditions, including applicable laws, markets, exchange rate factors, and accommodation exchange facilities, such regulations may authorize the chief of mission to each foreign country to establish more detailed policies, rules, or procedures for the application of this chapter within that country to employees under the chief of mission’s jurisdiction.
(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title III, § 303, as added Pub. L. 100–204, title I, § 186(a), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1368.)
heading: References in Text
text: For the effective date of this chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), as being 180 days after Dec. 22, 1987, see section 186(b) of Pub. L. 100–204 set out as an Effective Date note under section 4341 of this title.
22 U.S.C. § 4351 (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 4351. General authority and contents of publication
(a) Charter of publication
The Department of State shall continue to publish the “Foreign Relations of the United States historical series” (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “FRUS series”), which shall be a thorough, accurate, and reliable documentary record of major United States foreign policy decisions and significant United States diplomatic activity. Volumes of this publication shall include all records needed to provide a comprehensive documentation of the major foreign policy decisions and actions of the United States Government, including the facts which contributed to the formulation of policies and records providing supporting and alternative views to the policy position ultimately adopted.
(b) Editing principles
The editing of records for preparation of the FRUS series shall be guided by the principles of historical objectivity and accuracy. Records shall not be altered and deletions shall not be made without indicating in the published text that a deletion has been made. The published record shall omit no facts which were of major importance in reaching a decision, and nothing shall be omitted for the purpose of concealing a defect of policy.
(c) Deadline for publication of records
The Secretary of State shall ensure that the FRUS series shall be published not more than 30 years after the events recorded.
(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title IV, § 401, as added Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 198(a), Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 685.)
heading: Compliance With Deadline for Publication of FRUS Series; Notification to Congressional Committees on Failure To Comply; Final Deadline
text: Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 198(c)(2), Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 691, provided that:
“(A) In order to come into compliance with section 401(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 [22 U.S.C. 4351(c)] (as amended by this section) the Secretary of State shall ensure that, by the end of the 3-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 28, 1991], all volumes of the Foreign Relations of the United States historical series (FRUS) for the years that are more than 30 years before the end of that 3-year period have been published.
“(B) If the Secretary cannot reasonably meet the requirements of subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and describe how the Department of State plans to meet the requirements of subparagraph (A). In no event shall volumes subject to subparagraph (A) be published later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.”
22 U.S.C. § 4352 (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 4352. Responsibility for preparation of FRUS series
(a) In general
(1)
(A) The Historian of the Department of State shall be responsible for the preparation of the FRUS series, including the selection of records, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(B) The Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation shall review records, and shall advise and make recommendations to the Historian concerning all aspects of preparation and publication of the FRUS series, including, in accordance with the procedures contained in section 4353 of this title, the review and selection of records for inclusion in volumes of the series.
(2) Other departments, agencies, and other entities of the United States Government shall cooperate with the Office of the Historian by providing full and complete access to the records pertinent to United States foreign policy decisions and actions and by providing copies of selected records in accordance with the procedures developed under section 4353 of this title, except that no access to any record, and no provision of any copy of a record, shall be required in the case of any record that was prepared less than 26 years before the date of a request for such access or copy made by the Office of the Historian.
(b) National Archives and Records Administration
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the requirement for the National Archives and Records Administration to provide access to, and copies of, records to the Department of State for the FRUS series shall be governed by chapter 21 of title 44, by any agreement concluded between the Department of State and the National Archives and Records Administration, and, in the case of Presidential records, by section 2204 of such title.
(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title IV, § 402, as added Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 198(a), Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 685.)
heading: Authority of Secretary of State
text: Except as otherwise provided, Secretary of State to have and exercise any authority vested by law in any official or office of Department of State and references to such officials or offices deemed to refer to Secretary of State or Department of State, as appropriate, see section 2651a of this title and section 161(d) of Pub. L. 103–236, set out as a note under section 2651a of this title.
22 U.S.C. § 4355 (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 4355. Relationship to Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act
(a) Privacy Act
Nothing in this chapter may be construed as requiring the public disclosure of records or portions of records protected under section 552a of title 5 (relating to the privacy of personal records).
(b) Freedom of Information Act
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no record (or portion thereof) shall be excluded from publication in the FRUS series under section 4353 of this title, or exempted from the declassification requirement of section 4354 of this title, solely by virtue of the application of section 552(b) of title 5 (relating to the exemption of certain matters from freedom of information requirements).
(2) Records described in section 1202(f) of title 8 (relating to visa records) shall be excluded from publication in the FRUS series under section 4353 of this title and, to the extent applicable, exempted from the declassification requirement of section 4354 of this title.
(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title IV, § 405, as added Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 198(a), Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 688.)
22 U.S.C. § 4357 (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 4357. Definitions
For purposes of this chapter—
(1) the term “Advisory Committee” means the Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation for the Department of State;
(2) the term “Historian” means the Historian of the Department of State or any successor officer of the Department of State responsible for carrying out the functions of the Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, of the Department of State, as in effect on October 28, 1991;
(3) the term “originating agency” means, with respect to a record, the department, agency, or entity of the United States (or any officer or employee thereof of acting in his official capacity) that originates, develops, publishes, issues, or otherwise prepares that record or receives that record from outside the United States Government; and
(4) the term “record” includes any written material (including any document, memorandum, correspondence, statistical data, book, or other papers), map, photograph, machine readable material, or other documentary material, regardless of physical form or characteristics, made or received by an agency of the United States Government under Federal law or in connection with the transaction of public business and preserved or appropriate for preservation by that agency or its legitimate successor as evidence of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities of the Government or because of the informational value in them, and such term does not include library or museum material made or acquired and preserved solely for reference or exhibition purposes, any extra copy of a document preserved only for convenience of reference, or any stocks of publications or of processed documents.
(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title IV, § 407, as added Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 198(a), Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 690.)
heading: Authority of Secretary of State
text: Except as otherwise provided, Secretary of State to have and exercise any authority vested by law in any official or office of Department of State and references to such officials or offices deemed to refer to Secretary of State or Department of State, as appropriate, see section 2651a of this title and section 161(d) of Pub. L. 103–236, set out as a note under section 2651a of this title.
22 U.S.C. § 4401 (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 4401. Findings
The Congress finds that—
(1) The Asia Foundation, a private nonprofit corporation incorporated in 1954 in the State of California, has long been active in promoting Asian-American friendship and cooperation and in lending encouragement and assistance to Asians in their own efforts to develop more open, more just, and more democratic societies;
(2) The Asia Foundation’s commitment to strengthening indigenous Asian institutions which further stable national development, constructive social change, equitable economic growth, and cooperative international relationships is fully consistent with and supportive of long-term United States interests in Asia;
(3) The Asia Foundation, as a private organization, is able to conduct programs in response to Asian initiatives that would be difficult or impossible for an official United States instrumentality, and it is in a position in Asia to respond quickly and flexibly to meet new opportunities;
(4) in recognition of the valuable contributions of The Asia Foundation to long-range United States foreign policy interests, the United States Government has, through a variety of agencies, provided financial support for The Asia Foundation; and
(5) it is in the interest of the United States, and the further strengthening of Asian-American friendship and cooperation, to establish a more permanent mechanism for United States Government financial support for the ongoing activities of The Asia Foundation, while preserving the independent character of the Foundation.
(Pub. L. 98–164, title IV, § 402, Nov. 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 1038.)
heading: Short Title
text: Pub. L. 98–164, title IV, § 401, Nov. 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 1038, provided that: “This title [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as ‘The Asia Foundation Act’.”
For short title of title V of Pub. L. 98–164, which enacted subchapter II of this chapter, as the “National Endowment for Democracy Act”, see section 501 of Pub. L. 98–164, set out as a Short Title note under section 4411 of this title.
22 U.S.C. § 4402 (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 4402. Grants; authorization; purposes; terms and conditions; deposit of interest
(a) The Secretary of State shall make an annual grant to The Asia Foundation with the funds made available under section 4403 of this title. Such grants shall be in general support of the Foundation’s programs and operations. The terms and conditions of grants pursuant to this section shall be set forth in a grant agreement between the Secretary of State and The Asia Foundation.
(b) If funds made available to The Asia Foundation pursuant to this subchapter or pursuant to any other provision of law are, with the permission of the head of the Federal agency making the funds available, invested by the Foundation or any of its subgrantees pending disbursement, the resulting interest is not required to be deposited in the United States Treasury if that interest is used for the purposes for which the funds were made available.
(Pub. L. 98–164, title IV, § 403, Nov. 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 1038.)
22 U.S.C. § 4403 (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 4403. Funding
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State $15,000,000 for the fiscal year 2003 for grants to The Asia Foundation pursuant to this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 98–164, title IV, § 404, Nov. 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 1039; Pub. L. 99–93, title IV, § 401, Aug. 16, 1985, 99 Stat. 437; Pub. L. 100–204, title VI, § 601, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1383; Pub. L. 101–246, title V, § 501, Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 73; Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. B, title XXI, § 2103, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–803; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title I, § 105], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–414; Pub. L. 107–228, div. A, title I, § 116, Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1360.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2002—Pub. L. 107–228 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for grants to The Asia Foundation pursuant to this subchapter.”
1999—Pub. L. 106–113 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for grants to The Asia Foundation pursuant to this subchapter.”
1998—Pub. L. 105–277 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows:
“(a) Authorization of Appropriations.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State $13,900,000 for the fiscal year 1990 and $18,000,000 for the fiscal year 1991 for grants to The Asia Foundation pursuant to this subchapter.
“(b) Allocation of Funds.—Of amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a) of this section, $1,324,000 for the fiscal year 1990 and $1,324,000 for the fiscal year 1991 shall be available only for the expansion of programs and services (including the establishment of a field office) for Oceania, comprised of Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia.”
1990—Pub. L. 101–246 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State $13,700,000 for the fiscal year 1988 and $15,000,000 for the fiscal year 1989 for grants to the Asia Foundation pursuant to this subchapter.”
1987—Pub. L. 100–204 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State $10,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1986 and 1987 for grants to The Asia Foundation pursuant to this subchapter.”
1985—Pub. L. 99–93 amended section generally, substituting “$10,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1986 and 1987” for “$5,000,000 for the fiscal year 1983, $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1984, and $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1985”.
22 U.S.C. § 4411 (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 4411. Findings; statement of purposes
(a) The Congress finds that there has been established in the District of Columbia a private, nonprofit corporation known as the National Endowment for Democracy (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Endowment”) which is not an agency or establishment of the United States Government.
(b) The purposes of the Endowment, as set forth in its articles of incorporation, are—
(1) to encourage free and democratic institutions throughout the world through private sector initiatives, including activities which promote the individual rights and freedoms (including internationally recognized human rights) which are essential to the functioning of democratic institutions;
(2) to facilitate exchanges between United States private sector groups (especially the two major American political parties, labor, and business) and democratic groups abroad;
(3) to promote United States nongovernmental participation (especially through the two major American political parties, labor, business, and other private sector groups) in democratic training programs and democratic institution-building abroad;
(4) to strengthen democratic electoral processes abroad through timely measures in cooperation with indigenous democratic forces;
(5) to support the participation of the two major American political parties, labor, business, and other United States private sector groups in fostering cooperation with those abroad dedicated to the cultural values, institutions, and organizations of democratic pluralism; and
(6) to encourage the establishment and growth of democratic development in a manner consistent both with the broad concerns of United States national interests and with the specific requirements of the democratic groups in other countries which are aided by programs funded by the Endowment.
(Pub. L. 98–164, title V, § 502, Nov. 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 1039.)
heading: Short Title
text: Pub. L. 98–164, title V, § 501, Nov. 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 1039, provided that: “This title [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the ‘National Endowment for Democracy Act’.”
22 U.S.C. § 4412 (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 4412. Grants to the Endowment
(a) Authorization; funding; grant agreement
The Director of the United States Information Agency shall make an annual grant to the Endowment to enable the Endowment to carry out its purposes as specified in section 4411(b) of this title. Such grants shall be made with funds specifically appropriated for grants to the Endowment or with funds appropriated to the Agency for the “Salaries and Expenses” account. Such grants shall be made pursuant to a grant agreement between the Director and the Endowment which requires that grant funds will only be used for activities which the Board of Directors of the Endowment determines are consistent with the purposes described in section 4411(b) of this title, that the Endowment will allocate funds in accordance with subsection (e) of this section, and that the Endowment will otherwise comply with the requirements of this subchapter. The grant agreement may not require the Endowment to comply with requirements other than those specified in this subchapter.
(b) Implementation of purposes
Funds so granted may be used by the Endowment to carry out the purposes described in section 4411(b) of this title, and otherwise applicable limitations on the purposes for which funds appropriated to the United States Information Agency may be used shall not apply to funds granted to the Endowment.
(c) Status of Endowment
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to make the Endowment an agency or establishment of the United States Government or to make the members of the Board of Directors of the Endowment, or the officers or employees of the Endowment, officers or employees of the United States.
(d) Oversight procedures applicable
The Endowment and its grantees shall be subject to the appropriate oversight procedures of the Congress.
(e) Amounts to Free Trade Union Institute and National Chamber Foundation
Of the amounts made available to the Endowment for each of the fiscal years 1984 and 1985 to carry out programs in furtherance of the purposes of this Act—
(1) not less than $13,800,000 shall be for the Free Trade Union Institute; and
(2) not less than $2,500,000 shall be to support private enterprise development programs of the National Chamber Foundation.
(f) Independent labor unions
Nothing in this subchapter shall preclude the Endowment from making grants to independent labor unions.
(Pub. L. 98–164, title V, § 503, Nov. 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 1040; Pub. L. 100–204, title II, § 212, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1376.)
heading: References in Text
text: This Act, referred to in subsec. (e), is Pub. L. 98–164, Nov. 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 1017. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
heading: Amendments
text: 1987—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 100–204 added subsec. (f).
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: 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.
22 U.S.C. § 4414 (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 4414. Requirements relating to the Endowment and its grantees
(a) Partisan politics
(1) Funds may not be expended, either by the Endowment or by any of its grantees, to finance the campaigns of candidates for public office.
(2) No funds granted by the Endowment may be used to finance activities of the Republican National Committee or the Democratic National Committee.
(3) No grants may be made to any institute, foundation, or organization engaged in partisan activities on behalf of the Republican or Democratic National Committee, on behalf of any candidate for public office, or on behalf of any political party in the United States.
(b) Consultation with Department of State
The Endowment shall consult with the Department of State on any overseas program funded by the Endowment prior to the commencement of the activities of that program.
(Pub. L. 98–164, title V, § 505, as added Pub. L. 99–93, title II, § 210(a), Aug. 16, 1985, 99 Stat. 431.)