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22 U.S.C. 3902: Definitions

Created in 1980 by Public Law 96-465. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

5 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 15 U.S.C. 2053, 16 U.S.C. 8012, 22 U.S.C. 2391, 22 U.S.C. 4341, 50 U.S.C. 3052.

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1983Pub. L. 98-164

1980Pub. L. 96-465created it

22 U.S.C. 3902Definitions

(1)"abroad" means all areas not included within the United States;

(2)"agency" means an agency as defined in section 552(e) 1 of title 5;

(3)"chief of mission" means the principal officer in charge of a diplomatic…

(4)"Department" means the Department of State, except that with reference to the…

(5)"employee" (except as provided in section 4102(8) of this title) means, when…

(6)"function" includes any duty, obligation, power, authority, responsibility,…

(7)"Government" means the Government of the United States;

(8)"merit principles" means the principles set out in section 2301(b) of title 5;

(9)"principal officer" means the officer in charge of a diplomatic mission,…

(10)"Secretary" means the Secretary of State, except that (subject to section 3921…

(11)"Service" or "Foreign Service" means the Foreign Service of the United States;…

(12)"United States", when used in a geographic sense, means the several States and…

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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

How it got here

1983

Pub. L. 98–164 struck out "(a)" before "As used in this chapter", and struck out subsec. (b) which provided that references to Foreign Service officers in any provision be deemed to refer to, with respect to the United States Information Agency, Foreign Service Information officers.

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.