2 U.S.C. § 194a
Request by Congressional committees to officers or employees of Federal departments, agencies, etc., concerned with foreign countries or multilateral organizations for expression of views and opinions
United States · Title 2 — THE CONGRESS · Status: effective
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- 2 U.S.C. § 194a, Request by Congressional committees to officers or employees of Federal departments, agencies, etc., concerned with foreign countries or multilateral organizations for expression of views and opinions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/422776
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Upon the request of a committee of either House of Congress, a joint committee of Congress, or a member of such committee, any officer or employee of the Department of State, the Agency for International Development, or any other department, agency, or independent establishment of the United States Government primarily concerned with matters relating to foreign countries or multilateral organizations may express his views and opinions, and make recommendations he considers appropriate, if the request of the committee or member of the committee relates to a subject which is within the jurisdiction of that committee.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- Department of State Appropriations Authorization Act of 1973House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999