---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 U.S.C. § 6542"
title: "22"
title_heading: "Foreign Relations and Intercourse"
number: "6542"
heading: "Transfer of broadcasting related funds, property, and personnel"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/22/6542"
units:
  - "Chapter 74 — Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation"
  - "Subchapter III — United States Information Agency"
  - "Part B — International Broadcasting"
---

# §6542. Transfer of broadcasting related funds, property, and personnel

- (a) **Transfer and allocation of property and appropriations—**
  - (1) **In general—** The assets, liabilities (including contingent liabilities arising from suits continued with a substitution or addition of parties under [section 6543(d) of this title](/usc/22/6543.md?p=d)), contracts, property, records, and unexpended balance of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with the [functions](/usc/22/6502.md?p=7) and [offices](/usc/22/6502.md?p=9) of [USIA](/usc/22/6502.md?p=11) transferred to the Broadcasting Board of Governors by this part shall be transferred to the Broadcasting Board of Governors for appropriate allocation.
  - (2) **Additional transfers—** In addition to the transfers made under [paragraph (1)](#a-1), there shall be transferred to the Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors the assets, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balance of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds, as determined by the [Secretary](/usc/22/6502.md?p=10), in concurrence with the Broadcasting Board of Governors, to [support](/usc/22/7432.md?p=12) the [functions](/usc/22/6502.md?p=7) transferred by this part.
- (b) **Transfer of personnel—** Notwithstanding any other provision of law—
  - (1) except as provided in [subsection (c)](#c), all personnel and positions of [USIA](/usc/22/6502.md?p=11) employed or maintained to carry out the [functions](/usc/22/6502.md?p=7) transferred by this part to the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall be transferred to the Broadcasting Board of Governors at the same grade or class and the same rate of basic pay or basic salary rate and with the same tenure held immediately preceding transfer; and
  - (2) the personnel and positions of [USIA](/usc/22/6502.md?p=11), as determined by the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Director of [USIA](/usc/22/6502.md?p=11), to [support](/usc/22/7432.md?p=12) the [functions](/usc/22/6502.md?p=7) transferred by this part shall be transferred to the Broadcasting Board of Governors, including the International Broadcasting Bureau, at the same grade or class and the same rate of basic pay or basic salary rate and with the same tenure held immediately preceding transfer.
- (c) **Transfer and allocation of property, appropriations, and personnel associated with Worldnet—** [USIA](/usc/22/6502.md?p=11) personnel responsible for carrying out interactive dialogs with foreign media and other similar overseas public diplomacy programs using the Worldnet television broadcasting system, and funds associated with such personnel, shall be transferred to the Department of State in accordance with the provisions of subchapter VI of this chapter.
- (d) **Incidental transfers—** The Director of the [Office](/usc/22/6502.md?p=9) of Management and Budget, when requested by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, is authorized to make such incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds held, used, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with [functions](/usc/22/6502.md?p=7) and [offices](/usc/22/6502.md?p=9) transferred from [USIA](/usc/22/6502.md?p=11), as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, § 1326, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–782.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This part, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), was in the original “this chapter”, meaning chapter 3 (§§ 1321–1328) of title XIII of subdiv. A of div. G of Pub. L. 105–277, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–777. For complete classification of chapter 3 to the Code, see Tables.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

Broadcasting Board of Governors renamed United States Agency for Global Media pursuant to section 6204(a)(21) of this title. The renaming was effectuated by notice to congressional appropriations committees dated May 24, 2018, and became effective Aug. 22, 2018.