22 USC § 4173 - Congressional oversight of implementation

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title: "22 USC § 4173 - Congressional oversight of implementation"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "4173"
section_name: "Congressional oversight of implementation"
chapter_number: 52
chapter_name: "FOREIGN SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "XIII"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2402, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2168; Pub. L. 100–204, title I, § 185(c)(2), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1366.)"
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# § 4173. Congressional oversight of implementation

**(a)** **, (b) Repealed. Pub. L. 100–204, title I, § 185(c)(2), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1366** 

**1** **Consultation with agency representatives** section 4113(g) of this titlesection 4103(a) of this title[^1]

The Secretary shall consult, in accordance with the procedures set out in , with the exclusive representative (if any) of members of the Foreign Service in each agency specified in  with respect to steps to be taken in implementing this chapter and reported under section 4001(c)(4)  of this title. To that end, each such exclusive representative will have timely access to all relevant information at each stage. Each such report shall include the views of each such exclusive representative on any and all aspects of the report and the information contained in such report.

See References in Text note below.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2402, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2168; Pub. L. 100–204, title I, § 185(c)(2), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1366.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

, referred to in subsec. (c), was repealed by , , .

### Amendments

1987—Subsecs. (a), (b).  struck out subsec. (a) which related to report by Secretary of State and its contents and subsec. (b) which related to annual supplemental report and its contents.

Subsec. (c).  substituted “under ” for “under this section”.