2014 US Code
Title 22 - Foreign Relations and Intercourse (Sections 1 - 9141)
Chapter 18 - United States Information and Educational Exchange Programs (Sections 1431 - 1480)
Subchapter I - General Provisions (Sections 1431 - 1442a)
Sec. 1437 - Utilization of private agencies
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE CHAPTER 18 - UNITED STATES INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 1437 - Utilization of private agencies |
Contains | section 1437 |
Date | 2014 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Jan. 27, 1948, ch. 36, title X, §1005, 62 Stat. 14; Pub. L. 112-239, div. A, title X, §1078(d)(2), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1959. |
Statutes at Large References | 62 Stat. 14 126 Stat. 1959 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 112-239 |
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In carrying out the provisions of this chapter it shall be the duty of the Secretary and the Broadcasting Board of Governors to utilize, to the maximum extent practicable, the services and facilities of private agencies, including existing American press, publishing, radio, motion picture, and other agencies, through contractual arrangements or otherwise. It is the intent of Congress that the Secretary and the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall encourage participation in carrying out the purposes of this chapter by the maximum number of different private agencies in each field consistent with the present or potential market for their services in each country.
(Jan. 27, 1948, ch. 36, title X, §1005, 62 Stat. 14; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, §1078(d)(2), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1959.)
AMENDMENTS2013—Pub. L. 112–239 inserted "and the Broadcasting Board of Governors" after "Secretary" in two places.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2013 AMENDMENTPub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, §1078(e), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1959, provided that: "This section [amending this section and sections 1461, 1461–1a, and 1462 of this title and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 1461 of this title] shall take effect and apply on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section [Jan. 2, 2013]."
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