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22 U.S.C. § 3901

Congressional findings and objectives

United States · Title 22 — FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE · Status: effective

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22 U.S.C. § 3901, Congressional findings and objectives, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/457467
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The Congress finds that— The objective of this chapter is to strengthen and improve the Foreign Service of the United States by—

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 96-465(H.R. 6790)1980-10-17
    Foreign Service Act of 1980
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 117-263(H.R. 7776)2022-12-23
    James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
    House: 384–37Senate: 93–1