Source
(Jan. 27, 1948, ch. 36, title X, § 1011, as added Aug. 26, 1954, ch. 937, title V, § 544(a), 68 Stat. 862; amended Aug. 26, 1954, ch. 937, title V, § 544(g), as added July 18, 1956, ch. 627, § 11(a), 70 Stat. 563, and amended Pub. L. 85–141, § 11(b)(1), Aug. 14, 1957, 71 Stat. 365; Pub. L. 85–477, ch. V, § 502(i), June 30, 1958, 72 Stat. 274; Pub. L. 86–108, ch. VII, § 701(c), July 24, 1959, 73 Stat. 257; Pub. L. 97–241, title III, § 304(f), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 293.)
References in Text
Section
1933 of this title, referred to in subsecs. (a), (c), (e), and (g), was repealed by
Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 642(a)(2), Sept. 4, 1961,
75 Stat. 460. See section
2351 of this title.
Section
1509 of this title, referred to in subsecs. (b) and (g), was repealed by act Aug. 26, 1954, ch. 937, title V, § 542(a)(4), (6), (9), (10), (11),
68 Stat. 861. See section
1754 et seq. of this title.
Section
1476
(a) of this title, referred to in subsec. (h)(4), was repealed by
Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, § 1336(1), Oct. 21, 1998,
112 Stat. 2681–790.
Amendments
1982—Subsec. (h)(4).
Pub. L. 97–241, § 304(f), added par. (4).
1959—Subsec. (a).
Pub. L. 86–108 provided that the purpose of making informational media guaranties shall be the achievement of the foreign policy objectives of the United States, including the objective mentioned in former sections
1933
(b)(4)(A) and
1933
(b)(4)(G) of this title, now covered by section
2351 of this title.
1958—Subsec. (h).
Pub. L. 85–477 added subsec. (h).
1956—Subsec. (a). Act Aug. 26, 1954, § 544(g), as added by act July 18, 1956, designated as subsec. (a) the entire former section and amended it to eliminate provisions which permitted the Director to make guaranties against funds made available by notes issued pursuant to section
1509
(c)(2) of this title and which limited the amount of such guaranties in any fiscal year to not more than $10,000,000. Such provisions were covered by subsecs. (b) to (g) of this section.
Subsecs. (b) to (g). Act Aug. 26, 1954, § 544(g), as added by act July 18, 1956, added subsecs (b) to (g).
Repeals
Section 544(a), (g) of act Aug. 26, 1954, cited as a credit to this section, was repealed by section 11(b)(1) of
Pub. L. 85–141, except in so far as section
544
(a), (g) affected this section.
Transfer of Functions
United States Information Agency (other than Broadcasting Board of Governors and International Broadcasting Bureau) abolished and functions transferred to Secretary of State, see sections
6531 and
6532 of this title.