22 USC § 6209b - Role of the Secretary of State in foreign policy guidance
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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s6209b"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 6209b - Role of the Secretary of State in foreign policy guidance"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "6209b"
section_name: "Role of the Secretary of State in foreign policy guidance"
chapter_number: 71
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–236, title III, § 310B, 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)(7), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4025.)"
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# § 6209b. Role of the Secretary of State in foreign policy guidance
To assist the Agency in carrying out its functions, the Chief Executive Officer shall regularly consult with and seek from the Secretary of State guidance on foreign policy issues.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–236, title III, § 310B, 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)(7), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4025.)
## Editorial Notes
### 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— substituted “Agency” for “Board”.