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22 USC § 6561 - Abolition of United States International Development Cooperation Agency 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s6561"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 6561 - Abolition of United States International Development Cooperation Agency"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "6561"
section_name: "Abolition of United States International Development Cooperation Agency"
chapter_number: 74
chapter_name: "FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES CONSOLIDATION"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Abolition and Transfer of Functions"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIV, § 1411, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–790.)"
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# § 6561. Abolition of United States International Development Cooperation Agency

**(a)** **In general** Except for the components specified in subsection (b), the United States International Development Cooperation Agency (including the Institute for Scientific and Technological Cooperation) is abolished.

**(b)** **AID and OPIC exempted** Subsection (a) does not apply to the Agency for International Development or the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIV, § 1411, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–790.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

> **“(1)** April 1, 1999; or
> 
> **“(2)** the date of abolition [Apr. 1, 1999] of the United States International Development Cooperation Agency pursuant to the reorganization plan described in section 1601 [22 U.S.C. 6601].”

, subdiv. A, title XIV, § 1401, , , provided that:

### Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation to the United States International Development Finance Corporation and treatment of related references, see sections 9683 and 9686(d) of this title.