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22 U.S.C. 4904: Secretary of State

Created in 1986 by Public Law 99-399. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–454 substituted "abroad" for "in the Soviet Union or Eastern Europe". · (a)

    1987

    • Pub. L. 100–204 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: "Such service shall be in accordance with the relevant authorities of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, and title 5." · (b)

    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.