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 United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014)
 Title 22. FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 Chapter 38. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

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

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  • (a) Establishment of position

    There is established in the Department of State the position of Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs.

     (b) Appointment

    The Assistant Secretary shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

     (c) Repealed. Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 162(c)(1), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 405 (d) Repealed and Omitted(1) Repealed. Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 162(c)(3), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 405.(2) Omitted. (e) Implementation

    In order to carry out this section, the Secretary of State shall reprogram the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs.
(Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 122, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 658; Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 162(c), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 405.)

Codification

Codification

Section is comprised of section 122 of Pub. L. 102–138. Subsec. (d)(2) of section 122 of Pub. L. 102–138 enacted provisions set out as a note under section 5315 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Amendments

Amendments

1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–236, § 162(c)(2), struck out “, which is in addition to the positions provided under section 2652 of this title” after “Asian Affairs”.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–236, § 162(c)(1), struck out subsec. (c) which read as follows: “The Assistant Secretary shall have responsibility within the Department of State with respect to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, and the Maldives.”

Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 103–236, § 162(c)(3), struck out par. (1) which amended section 5315 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Effective Date Of Amendment

Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 103–236 applicable with respect to officials, offices, and bureaus of Department of State when executive orders, regulations, or departmental directives implementing the amendments by sections 161 and 162 of Pub. L. 103–236 become effective, or 90 days after Apr. 30, 1994, whichever comes earlier, see section 161(b) of Pub. L. 103–236, as amended, set out as a note under section 2651a of this title.

Miscellaneous

Authority of Secretary of State

Except as otherwise provided, Secretary of State to have and exercise any authority vested by law in any official or office of Department of State and references to such officials or offices deemed to refer to Secretary of State or Department of State, as appropriate, see section 2651a of this title and section 161(d) of Pub. L. 103–236, set out as a note under section 2651a of this title.