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§ 706. Operative effect dependent upon Presidential finding
This chapter shall be operative with respect to the military, naval, or air forces of any foreign state only after a finding and declaration by the President that the powers and privileges provided herein are necessary for the maintenance of discipline. The President may at any time revoke such finding and declaration.
(June 30, 1944, ch. 326, §6, 58 Stat. 645.)
Executive Documents
Proclamation No. 2626
Proc. No. 2626, Oct. 12, 1944, 9 F.R. 12403, respecting activation by President, was revoked by Proc. No. 3107, Aug. 9, 1955, 20 F.R. 5805.
CHAPTER 14—FOREIGN SERVICE
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Repeal of Chapter
Pub. L. 96–465, title II, §2205, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2159, repealed the Foreign Service Act of 1946 and related and miscellaneous provisions classified to this chapter. Pursuant to section 2403 of Pub. L. 96–465, set out as a note under section 3901 of this title, Pub. L. 96–465 is effective, except as otherwise provided, on Feb. 15, 1981. Notwithstanding repeal, however, of the provisions of this chapter, section 4172 of this title continues in force and effect the Foreign Service Act of 1946 and any other law repealed, modified, or affected by Pub. L. 96–465 for the purposes enumerated in such section 4172.
Editorial Notes
Revision of Laws
Congress by the enactment of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, Pub. L. 96–465, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2071, classified principally to chapter 52 (§3901 et seq.) of this title, consolidated and revised the laws relating to the administration, etc., of the Foreign Service.
Prior to the enactment of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, the Foreign Service Act of 1946 and related and miscellaneous provisions, which governed the Foreign Service, were classified to this chapter. Some former provisions of this chapter, prior to the enactment of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, had similar and related provisions classified to former chapter 1 of this title as follows:
| Former Chapter 1 | Former Chapter 14 |
|---|---|
| 1, 1a | 801 |
| 2 | 801, 909 |
| 3 | 861–870 |
| 3a | 995 |
| 4 | 906, 907 |
| 5 | 911, 912 |
| 6 | 906 |
| 7 | 993 |
| 8 | Omitted |
| 9 | 1036 |
| 10, 11 | Omitted |
| 12 | 1131 |
| 13 | 812 |
| 14 | Omitted |
| 15 | 961–963 |
| 16 | 963–965 |
| 17 | 1148 |
| 17a | 1148–1150 |
| 18 | Omitted |
| 19 | 909 |
| 20 | 876 |
| 21 | 1061 et seq. |
| 21a | 1063 |
| 22 | 915 |
| 23 | Omitted |
| 23a | 861, 870 |
| 23b | 937 |
| 23c | 1131 |
| 23d | 937 |
| 23e | 886 |
| 23f | 826, 827 |
| 23g | 821 |
| 23h | 826, 827, 861 et seq. |
| 23i | 1061 et seq. |
| 23j | 882 |
| 23k | 813 |
| 23l | 814 |
| 24 | 805 |
| 31 | 901 |
| 32 | 900 et seq. |
| 32a | 866, 867 |
| 33 | 910 |
| 34 to 34c | 901 |
| 35 | 936–939 |
| 36, 37 | Omitted |
| 38 | 805 |
| 39 | 803 |
| 40 | 802 |
| 41 | 901 note |
| 51 | Omitted |
| 51a | 938, 951 |
| 52 | Omitted |
| 53 | 1171 |
| 54 | Omitted |
| 55 | 908 |
| 56 | 936 |
| 57, 58 | Omitted |
| 71 | Omitted |
| 72 to 79 | 1172–1179 |
| 80 to 82 | Omitted |
| 83 to 98 | 1180–1195 |
| 99 | Omitted |
| 100 to 104 | 1196–1200 |
| 105 to 109 | Omitted |
| 121 | 881, 882 |
| 122, 123 | Omitted |
| 124 | 882 |
| 125 | 861 et seq. |
| 126 | 806 |
| 127 | 1201 |
| 128 | 1202 |
| 129 | Omitted |
| 130 | 1082 |
| 130a | 1136 |
| 130b | 1136, 1138 |
| 131 | 1203 |
| 132 | 842, 843 |
| 133 | Omitted |
| 134 | 809 |
| 135 | 815 |
| 136 | 909 note |
Provisions similar to those contained in the Foreign Service Act of 1946 and related and miscellaneous provisions formerly classified to this chapter are covered by various sections as follows:
| Former Chapter 14 | Present Title 22 |
|---|---|
| 801 | 3901 |
| 802 | 3902 |
| 803–806 | 3905 |
| 807 | 3905 |
| 808 | Rep. |
| 809 | 2697 |
| 810 | 2698 |
| 811 | Rep. |
| 811a | 3921, 3928 |
| 812–814 | 4224–4226 |
| 815 | Rep. |
| 816 | 2701 |
| 817 | 2702 |
| 821 | 3928 |
| 822 | Rep. |
| 826 | 3930 |
| 827 | 3931 |
| 841 | 3904 |
| 842, 843 | 3926 |
| 846 | 3904 |
| 861 | 3903 |
| 866 | 3961 |
| 867 | 3961 et seq., 3981 et seq. |
| 868 | 3964 |
| 869 | 3961 et seq. |
| 870 | 3961 et seq., 3981 et seq. |
| 871 | 3964, 3965 |
| 873 | 3969 |
| 876, 877 | 3971 |
| 881 | 3961 |
| 882 | 3964, 4001 |
| 886 | 3981 |
| 887, 888 | Rep. |
| 889 | 3968, 3970 |
| 890 | 3969 |
| 896 | 3972 |
| 900 | 3944 |
| 901 | 3942, 3982 |
| 901a, 902 | 3944 |
| 906 | 3945 |
| 907, 908 | 3952 |
| 909 | 3982 et seq. |
| 910 | 3941 |
| 911 | 3942, 3946, 3947 |
| 912 | 3947 |
| 913 | 3941 et seq. |
| 914 | 4053 |
| 915 | 3948 |
| 921 | Omitted |
| 922 | 3941, 3943, 3949 |
| 923 | 3942 et seq. |
| 924 | 3952 |
| 925 | Rep. |
| 926 | Omitted |
| 927 | 3948 |
| 928 | 3950 |
| 929 | 3943, 3946, 4043 |
| 930–932 | Omitted |
| 936 | 3943, 3949 |
| 937 | 3982 et seq. |
| 938 | 3952 |
| 939 | 3941 |
| 946 | 3943 |
| 947 | Omitted |
| 951 | 3943 |
| 956, 957 | Rep. |
| 961 | 3942, 3983, 3984 |
| 962 | 3984 |
| 963 | 3983, 3985 |
| 964 | 3983 |
| 965 | Omitted |
| 966 | 3983, 3984, 4081 |
| 967 | Rep. |
| 968 | 4022 |
| 981 | Omitted |
| 986 | 4003 |
| 987 | 4004 |
| 991 | 4001 |
| 992 | 4001 et seq. |
| 993 | 4002, 4005, 4006 |
| 994 | 4001 |
| 995 | 3966 |
| 996 | 4003 |
| 1001, 1002 | 4052 |
| 1003 | 4007, 4008 |
| 1004 | 4009, 4060 |
| 1005 | 4011 |
| 1006 | 4051 |
| 1007 | 4010 |
| 1008 | 4011 |
| 1009 | 4026 |
| 1016 | 4001 |
| 1017 | 3966 |
| 1021, 1022 | 4010 |
| 1026 | 3968, 4001 |
| 1027, 1028, 1031 | 4012 |
| 1036 | 3929 |
| 1037 | 4131 et seq. |
| 1037a | 4131–4138 |
| 1037b | 4139 |
| 1037c | 4140 |
| 1041 | 4021 |
| 1042–1045 | 4024 |
| 1046 | 2697 |
| 1047 | 4024 |
| 1048 | 4024, 4025 |
| 1061–1064 | 4041–4044 |
| 1065 | 4067 |
| 1071 | 4045 |
| 1076 | 4046 |
| 1076a | 4047 |
| 1077–1079s | Omitted |
| 1081 | 4048 |
| 1082 | 4049 |
| 1083 | Rep. |
| 1084 | 4050 |
| 1086 | 4044, 4055 |
| 1091 | 4056 |
| 1092 | Rep. |
| 1093 | 4057 |
| 1094 | Rep. |
| 1095 | Omitted |
| 1101 | 4058 |
| 1102 | Rep. |
| 1103–1106 | 4059–4062 |
| 1111 | 4063 |
| 1112 | 4064 |
| 1116 | 4065 |
| 1121 | 4066 |
| 1131 | 2704, 4085 |
| 1132, 1133 | Rep. |
| 1136 | 4081 |
| 1137 | 4082 |
| 1138 | 4081 |
| 1138a | 2700 |
| 1139 | 2703 |
| 1140, 1146, 1147 | Rep. |
| 1148 | 4083 |
| 1149 | 4083 |
| 1150, 1151 | Omitted |
| 1156 | 4084 |
| 1157 | 4081 |
| 1158–1160 | 4084 |
| 1171–1195 | 4191–4215 |
| 1196 | Rep. |
| 1197 | 4216 |
| 1198 | 4217 |
| 1199 | Rep. |
| 1200–1204 | 4218–4222 |
SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
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