# § 6553. Continuation of United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy
section 1469 of this title
The United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, established under and section 8 of Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1977, shall continue to exist and operate under such provisions of law.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, § 1334, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–786; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title IV, § 404(a)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–446; Pub. L. 107–77, title IV, § 407(a), Nov. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 790; Pub. L. 109–108, title IV, § 410, Nov. 22, 2005, 119 Stat. 2327; Pub. L. 110–21, § 1, May 2, 2007, 121 Stat. 87; Pub. L. 111–70, § 1, Oct. 9, 2009, 123 Stat. 2057; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title XII, § 1280(d)(1), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2033; Pub. L. 114–323, title VII, § 702(a), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1940; Pub. L. 116–159, div. A, § 168, Oct. 1, 2020, 134 Stat. 723; Pub. L. 117–81, div. E, title LVI, § 5604, Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2379.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
Section 8 of Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1977, referred to in text, is set out as a note under and in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
### Amendments
2021— substituted “Continuation” for “Sunset” in section catchline and struck out “until ” after “provisions of law” in text.
2020— substituted “” for “”.
2016— substituted “” for “”.
2013— substituted “” for “”.
2009— substituted “” for “”.
2007— substituted “” for “”.
2005— substituted “” for “”.
2001— substituted “” for “”.
1999— amended section catchline and text generally, substituting present provisions for provisions which had abolished the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, repealed , and amended Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 2016 Amendment
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### Effective Date of 2013 Amendment
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### Effective Date of 2001 Amendment
> “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 [H.R. 3427, as enacted by Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7)].”
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### Effective Date of 1999 Amendment
> “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 [
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### Continuation of United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy
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