22 USC § 6209a - Inspector General authorities

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title: "22 USC § 6209a - Inspector General authorities"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "6209a"
section_name: "Inspector General authorities"
chapter_number: 71
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING"
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last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–236, title III, § 310A, as added Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1288(7), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2554; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XII, § 1299Q(e)(6), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4025.)"
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# § 6209a. Inspector General authorities

**(a)** **In general** section 3929 of this title

The Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service shall exercise the same authorities with respect to the United States Agency for Global Media as the Inspector General exercises under the Inspector General Act of 1978 and  with respect to the Department of State.

**(b)** **Respect for journalistic integrity of broadcasters** The Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service shall respect the journalistic integrity of all the broadcasters covered by this chapter and may not evaluate the philosophical or political perspectives reflected in the content of broadcasts.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–236, title III, § 310A, as added Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1288(7), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2554; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XII, § 1299Q(e)(6), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4025.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Inspector General Act of 1978, referred to in subsec. (a), is , , , which was set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and was substantially repealed and restated in chapter 4 (§ 401 et seq.) of Title 5 by , §§ 3(b), 7, , , 4361. For disposition of sections of the Act into chapter 4 of Title 5, see Disposition Table preceding .

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “this Act”, and was translated as reading “this title”, meaning title III of , , , known as the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994, which is classified principally to this chapter, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. For complete classification of title III to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Codification

, , , which amended this section, was itself amended by , , , to make it effective 90 days after . However, the amendment by  could not be executed because it was enacted before the provision from  that it amended.

### Amendments

2021—Subsec. (a).  substituted “United States Agency for Global Media” for “Broadcasting Board of Governors”.