Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

22 U.S.C. § 6612

Transfer and allocation of appropriations

(a)

In general

section 6615(e) of this titleExcept as otherwise provided in this chapter, the assets, liabilities (including contingent liabilities arising from suits continued with a substitution or addition of parties under ), contracts, property, records, and unexpended balance of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with the functions and offices, or portions thereof, transferred by any subchapter of this chapter shall be transferred to the Secretary for appropriate allocation.

(b)

Limitation on use of transferred funds

Except as provided in subsection (c), unexpended and unobligated funds transferred pursuant to any subchapter of this chapter shall be used only for the purposes for which the funds were originally authorized and appropriated.

(c)

Funds to facilitate transition

(1)

Congressional notification

section 2706 of this titleFunds transferred pursuant to subsection (a) may be available for the purposes of reorganization subject to notification of the appropriate congressional committees in accordance with the procedures applicable to a reprogramming of funds under .

(2)

Transfer authority

section 2706 of this titleFunds in any account appropriated to the Department of State may be transferred to another such account for the purposes of reorganization, subject to notification of the appropriate congressional committees in accordance with the procedures applicable to a reprogramming of funds under . The authority in this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Secretary of State and shall expire .

Pub. L. 105–277, div. G112 Stat. 2681–798(, subdiv. A, title XVI, § 1612, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 105–277112 Stat. 2681–765section 6501 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), was in the original “this subdivision”, meaning subdiv. A of div. G of , , , known as the Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation Act of 1998. For complete classification of this subdivision to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.