Editorial Notes
Amendments

2022—Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “section 406 of title 5” for “section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978”, “section 401 of title 5)” for “section 11(2) of such Act)”, “chapter 4 of title 5,” for “that Act,”, and “section 406(c) and (d) of title 5.” for “section 6(b) and (c) of such Act.”

2016—Subsec. (c)(6). Pub. L. 114–323 added par. (6).

1999—Subsec. (c)(5). Pub. L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title III, § 339(a)], added par. (5).

Subsec. (d)(2)(F). Pub. L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title III, § 339(b)], added subpar. (F).

1998—Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 105–277, § 2208(a), added par. (4).

Subsec. (e)(3). Pub. L. 105–277, § 2208(b), added par. (3).

1986—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 99–529 repealed § 413(a)(6) of Pub. L. 99–399 and reenacted last sentence which had been struck out by Pub. L. 99–399.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1999 Amendment

Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title III, § 339(e)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–444, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall apply to cases opened on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 29, 1999].”

Construction of 1999 Amendment

Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title III, § 339(c)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–444, as amended by Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(b)(43), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4348, provided that: “Nothing in the amendments made by this section [amending this section] may be construed to modify—

“(1)
section 209(d)(4) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(d)(4));
“(2)
section 407(b) of title 5, United States Code;
“(3)
the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a);
“(4)
the provisions of section 2302(b)(8) of title 5 (relating to whistleblower protection);
“(5)
rule 6(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure [18 U.S.C. App.] (relating to the protection of grand jury information); or
“(6)
any statute or executive order pertaining to the protection of classified information.”

Termination of Reporting Requirements

For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec. (d)(2) of this section relating to the requirement that the Secretary of State transmit a copy of the annual report furnished by the Inspector General, together with any comments which the Secretary deems appropriate, to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and to other appropriate committees, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 129 of House Document No. 103–7.

No Grievance or Right of Action

Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title III, § 339(d)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–444, provided that: “A failure to comply with the amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall not give rise to any private right of action in any court or to an administrative complaint or grievance under any law.”