---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 U.S.C. § 6571"
title: "22"
title_heading: "Foreign Relations and Intercourse"
number: "6571"
heading: "References"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/22/6571"
units:
  - "Chapter 74 — Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation"
  - "Subchapter IV — United States International Development Cooperation Agency"
  - "Part B — Miscellaneous Provisions"
---

# §6571. References


Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any reference in any statute, reorganization plan, Executive order, regulation, agreement, determination, or other official document or proceeding to the United States International Development Cooperation [Agency](/usc/22/6502.md?p=3) ([IDCA](/usc/22/6502.md?p=8)) or to the Director or any other officer or employee of [IDCA](/usc/22/6502.md?p=8)—

- (1) insofar as such reference relates to any [function](/usc/22/6502.md?p=7) or authority transferred under [section 6562(a) of this title](/usc/22/6562.md?p=a), shall be deemed to refer to the Secretary of State;
- (2) insofar as such reference relates to any [function](/usc/22/6502.md?p=7) or authority transferred under [section 6562(b) of this title](/usc/22/6562.md?p=b), shall be deemed to refer to the [Administrator](/usc/22/277d–43.md?p=1) of the [Agency](/usc/22/6502.md?p=3) for International Development;
- (3) insofar as such reference relates to any [function](/usc/22/6502.md?p=7) or authority transferred under [section 6562(c) of this title](/usc/22/6562.md?p=c), shall be deemed to refer to the head of the [agency](/usc/22/6502.md?p=3) to which such [function](/usc/22/6502.md?p=7) or authority is transferred under such section; and
- (4) insofar as such reference relates to any [function](/usc/22/6502.md?p=7) or authority not transferred by this subchapter, shall be deemed to refer to the President or such [agency](/usc/22/6502.md?p=3) or [agencies](/usc/22/6502.md?p=3) as may be specified by Executive order.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIV, § 1421, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–791.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this subdivision”, meaning subdiv. A of div. G of Pub. L. 105–277, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–765, known as the Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation Act of 1998. For complete classification of this subdivision to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6501 of this title and Tables.

This subchapter, referred to in par. (4), was in the original “this title”, meaning title XIV of subdiv. A of div. G of Pub. L. 105–277, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–790. For complete classification of title XIV to the Code, see Tables.