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22 U.S.C. § 4303

Authorities of Secretary of State

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

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22 U.S.C. § 4303, Authorities of Secretary of State, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/457709
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The Secretary shall carry out the following functions:

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.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 97-241(S. 1193)1982-08-24
    An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1982 and 1983 for the Department of State, the International Communications Agency, and the Board for International Broadcasting, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 98-164(H.R. 2915)1983-11-22
    A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1984 and 1985 for the Department of State, the United States Information Agency, the Board for International Broadcasting, the Inter-American Foundation, and the Asia Foundation, to establish the National Endowment for Democracy, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 98-618(H.R. 5399)1984-11-08
    Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1985
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-204(H.R. 1777)1987-12-22
    Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 101-246(H.R. 3792)1990-02-16
    Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991
    House: no recorded tallySenate: 98–0
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-236(H.R. 2333)1994-04-30
    Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995
  • Amended byPub. L. 119-60(S. 1071)2025-12-18
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
    House: 312–112Senate: no recorded tally