22 U.S.C. § 6531 : Foreign Relations And Intercourse — Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation — United States Information Agency — Abolition And Transfer Of Functions — Abolition Of United States Information Agency

  • Date:

The United States Information Agency (other than the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the International Broadcasting Bureau) is abolished.

(Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, § 1311, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–776.)


Effective Date

Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, § 1301, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–776, provided that:

“This title [see Tables for classification], and the amendments made by this title, shall take effect on the earlier of—

“(1) October 1, 1999; or

“(2) the date of abolition [Oct. 1, 1999] of the United States Information Agency pursuant to the reorganization plan described in section 1601 [22 U.S.C. 6601].”

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