DEPARTMENT OF STATE

United States Code

U.S. Code most recently checked for updates: May 16, 2025

§ 2651. Establishment of Department

§ 2651a. Organization of Department of State

§§ 2652, 2652a. Repealed.

§ 2652b. Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs

§ 2652c. Assistant Secretary of State for Verification and Compliance

§§ 2653 to 2655. Repealed.

§ 2655a. Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs within Department of State; Assistant Secretary of State as head of Bureau

§ 2655b. Diplomatic presence overseas

§ 2656. Management of foreign affairs

§ 2656a. Congressional declaration of findings of major significance of modern scientific and technological advances in foreign policy

§ 2656b. Congressional declaration of policy regarding consequences of science and technology on conduct of foreign policy

§ 2656c. Responsibilities of President

§ 2656d. Responsibilities of Secretary of State

§ 2656e. Terrorism-related travel advisories

§ 2656f. Annual country reports on terrorism

§ 2656g. Report on terrorist assets in United States

§ 2656h. International credit reports

§ 2656i. Counterdrug and anticrime activities of Department of State

§ 2656j. Countering white identity terrorism globally

§ 2656k. Human rights awareness for American athletic delegations

§ 2657. Custody of seals and property

§ 2658. Repealed.

§ 2658a. Foreign Affairs Manual and Foreign Affairs Handbook changes

§ 2659. State statutes to be procured

§ 2660. Copies of treaties furnished to Director of the Government Publishing Office

§ 2661. Procurement of information for corporations, firms and individuals; expense of cablegrams and telephone service involved; appropriation

§ 2661a. Foreign contracts or arrangements; discrimination

§ 2661b. Services provided to the press

§ 2662. Transferred

§ 2663. Omitted

§ 2664. Distribution of duties of officers, clerks, and employees

§ 2664a. Protection of Civil Service employees

§ 2665. Personal services other than those provided for

§ 2665a. Foreign Service fellowships

§§ 2666, 2667. Repealed.

§ 2668. Requisitions for advances to pay lawful obligations

§ 2668a. Disposition of trust funds received from foreign governments for citizens of United States

§ 2669. Printing and binding outside continental United States; settlement and payment of claims by foreign governments; employment of aliens; official functions and courtesies; purchase of uniforms; payment of tort claims; payment of assumed obligations in Germany; telecommunications services; security; special purpose passenger motor vehicles; pay obligations arising under international conventions or contracts; personal service contracts

§ 2669-1. Payment of tort claims arising in connection with overseas operations

§ 2669a. Diplomatic Telecommunications Service

§ 2669b. Reaffirming United States international telecommunications policy

§ 2670. Insurance on motor vehicles in foreign countries; tie lines and teletype equipment; ice and drinking water; excise taxes on negotiable instruments; remains of deceased persons; relief, protection, and burial of seamen; acknowledgement of services of foreign vessels and aircraft; rentals and leases

§ 2671. Emergency expenditures

§ 2672. Participation in international activities; restriction; expenses

§ 2672a. Alternate United States Commissioners for international fisheries commissions

§ 2672b. Compensation of Alternate United States Commissioners; travel expenses and other allowances

§ 2673. International Civil Aviation Organization; availability of funds for participation

§ 2674. Availability of exchange allowances or proceeds derived from exchange or sale of motor vehicles

§ 2675. Allocation or transfer to other agencies of funds appropriated to Department of State; authority for expenditure of funds

§ 2676. Contracts in foreign countries

§ 2677. Availability of funds for travel expenses and transportation of personal effects, household goods, or automobiles

§ 2678. Reduction in earmarks if appropriations are less than authorizations

§ 2679. Maximum rates of per diem in lieu of subsistence payable to foreign participants in exchange of persons program or in program of furnishing technical information and assistance

§ 2679a. Procurement contracts

§ 2679b. Prohibition against fraudulent use of “Made in America” labels

§ 2679c. Prohibition on discriminatory contracts

§ 2679d. Exemption from certain procurement protest procedures for noncompetitive contracting in emergency circumstances

§ 2679e. List of certain telecommunications providers

§ 2680. Appropriations for State Department; information to congressional committees

§ 2680-1. Deadline for responses to questions from congressional committees

§ 2680-2. Facilitating access to Department of State

§ 2680-3. Responsiveness to Congressional Research Service inquiries and Congressional Budget Office inquiries

§ 2680a. Compensation for disability or death

§ 2680b. Special rules for certain monthly workers’ compensation payments and other payments for Department of State personnel under chief of mission authority

§ 2681. International broadcasting facilities; transfer to Department of State; acquisition of property

§ 2682. Liquidation and disposal of broadcasting facilities

§ 2683. Assumption of obligations of operation of broadcasting facilities

§ 2684. Capital fund for Department of State to centralize reproduction, editorial, data processing, audiovisual and other services; maximum amount; operation of fund

§ 2684a. Capital Investment Fund

§ 2684b. Strengthening the Chief Information Officer of the Department of State

§ 2685. Reimbursement for detailed State Department personnel

§ 2686. Review of world-wide supply, demand, and price of basic raw and processed materials

§ 2686a. Appointment of Special Coordinator for water policy negotiations and water resources policy

§ 2687. Use of appropriated funds for unusual expenses of United States Representative to Organization of American States

§ 2688. Ambassadors; criteria regarding selection and confirmation

§ 2689. American Sections, International Joint Commission, United States and Canada; funds for representation expenses and official entertainment within the United States

§ 2690. Foreign gifts; audit; reports to Congress

§ 2691. Repealed.

§ 2692. Compensation for persons participating in State Department proceedings; availability of funds

§ 2693. Repealed.

§ 2694. Limitation on purchase of gifts for foreign individuals; report to Speaker of the House and chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate

§ 2695. Administrative services

§ 2695a. Foreign language services

§ 2695b. Omitted

§ 2696. Nondiscretionary personnel costs, currency fluctuations, and other contingencies

§ 2697. Acceptance of gifts on behalf of United States

§ 2698. Procurement of legal services

§ 2699. Employment opportunities for family members

§ 2700. Use of vehicles

§ 2701. Educational facilities

§ 2701a. Education allowance for dependents of Department of State employees located in United States territories

§ 2702. Malpractice protection

§ 2703. Services and facilities for employees at posts abroad

§ 2703a. Emergency back-up care

§ 2704. Subsistence expenses

§ 2705. Documentation of citizenship

§ 2706. Reprograming of funds; notice requirements

§ 2706a. Rewards payments

§ 2707. International communications and information policy; duties of Secretary of State

§ 2708. Department of State rewards program

§ 2708a. Award of Thomas Jefferson Star for Foreign Service

§ 2709. Special agents

§ 2710. Expenses relating to participation in arbitrations of certain disputes

§ 2711. Counterterrorism Protection Fund

§ 2712. Authority to control certain terrorism-related services

§ 2713. Protection of historic and artistic furnishings of reception areas of the Harry S Truman Federal Building

§ 2714. Denial of passports to certain convicted drug traffickers

§ 2714a. Revocation or denial of passport in case of certain unpaid taxes

§ 2715. Procedures regarding major disasters and incidents abroad affecting United States citizens

§ 2715a. Provision of information on certain violent crimes abroad to victims and victims’ families

§ 2715b. Notification of next of kin; reports of death

§ 2715c. Conservation and disposition of estates

§ 2716. Debt collection

§ 2717. Defense trade controls registration fees

§ 2718. Fees received for use of Blair House

§ 2719. Grants for training and education in international affairs

§ 2719a. Foreign affairs training

§ 2719b. Training and professional development prioritization

§ 2719c. Facilitation and encouragement of training and professional development for Foreign Service and Civil Service personnel

§ 2720. Closing of consular and diplomatic posts abroad

§ 2721. Impermissible basis for denial of passports

§ 2722. International meetings

§ 2723. Denial of visas

§ 2724. Fees for commercial services

§ 2725. Fees for use of the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center

§ 2726. Fee for use of diplomatic reception rooms

§ 2727. Accounting of collections in budget presentation documents

§ 2728. Crimes committed by diplomats

§ 2729. State Department records of overseas deaths of United States citizens from nonnatural causes

§ 2730. Prohibition on funding the involuntary return of refugees

§ 2731. Monitoring and combating anti-Semitism

§ 2732. Public diplomacy responsibilities of the Department of State

§ 2732a. Avoiding duplication of programs and efforts

§ 2732b. Improving research and evaluation of public diplomacy

§ 2733. Reemployment of annuitants under the Civil Service Retirement System and Federal Employees’ Retirement System

§ 2734. Reconstruction and stabilization

§ 2734a. Authorities related to personnel

§ 2734b. Report on diversity recruitment, employment, retention, and promotion

§ 2734c. Employee assignment restrictions

§ 2734d. Recruitment and retention of individuals who have lived, worked, or studied in predominantly Muslim countries or communities

§ 2734e. Annual Report

§ 2734f. Strategic staffing plan for the Department of State

§ 2734g. Promoting transparency and accountability in the Department of State workforce

§ 2734h. Increased accountability in assignment restrictions and reviews

§ 2735. Foreign relations exchange programs

§ 2735a. Presidential Envoy for the Abraham Accords, Negev Forum, and Related Integration and Normalization Fora and Agreements

§ 2735b. National Museum of American Diplomacy

§ 2736. Exit interviews for workforce

§ 2736a. Recruitment and retention

§ 2736b. Leadership engagement and accountability

§ 2736c. Professional development opportunities and tools

§ 2736d. Payne fellowship authorization

§ 2736e. Voluntary participation

§ 2736f. Efforts to improve retention and prevent retaliation

§ 2737. Department of State paid Student Internship Program

§ 2738. Mid-Career Mentoring Program

§ 2739. Civil service rotational program

§ 2740. Career intermission program adjustment to enhance retention

§ 2741. Authority to pay for or reimburse for certain security services