22 USC § 2732a - Avoiding duplication of programs and efforts

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title: "22 USC § 2732a - Avoiding duplication of programs and efforts"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "2732a"
section_name: "Avoiding duplication of programs and efforts"
chapter_number: 38
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last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 117–81, div. E, title LVI, § 5602, Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2377.)"
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# § 2732a. Avoiding duplication of programs and efforts

The Secretary shall—

**(1)** identify opportunities for greater efficiency of operations, including through improved coordination of efforts across public diplomacy bureaus and offices of the Department; and

**(2)** maximize shared use of resources between, and within, such public diplomacy bureaus and offices in cases in which programs, facilities, or administrative functions are duplicative or substantially overlapping.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 117–81, div. E, title LVI, § 5602, Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2377.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Definitions

For definitions of “Secretary” and “Department” as used in this section, see , set out as a note under .

> **“(1)** **Audience research.—** The term ‘audience research’ means research conducted at the outset of a public diplomacy program or the outset of campaign planning and design regarding specific audience segments to understand the attitudes, interests, knowledge, and behaviors of such audience segments.
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> **“(2)** **Digital analytics.—** The term ‘digital analytics’ means the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, accumulated in digital format, to indicate the outputs and outcomes of a public diplomacy program or campaign.
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> **“(3)** **Impact evaluation.—** The term ‘impact evaluation’ means an assessment of the changes in the audience targeted by a public diplomacy program or campaign that can be attributed to such program or campaign.
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> **“(4)** **Public diplomacy bureaus and offices.—** The term ‘public diplomacy bureaus and offices’ means, with respect to the Department, the following:
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> **“(A)** The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
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> **“(B)** The Bureau of Global Public Affairs.
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> **“(C)** The Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
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> **“(D)** The Global Engagement Center.
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> **“(E)** The public diplomacy functions within the regional and functional bureaus.”

, , , provided that: