The Secretary shall consult, in accordance with the procedures set out in section 4113(g) of this title, with the exclusive representative (if any) of members of the Foreign Service in each agency specified in section 4103(a) of this title with respect to steps to be taken in implementing this chapter and reported under section 4001(c)(4)1 of this title. To that end, each such exclusive representative will have timely access to all relevant information at each stage. Each such report shall include the views of each such exclusive representative on any and all aspects of the report and the information contained in such report.
1See References in Text note below.
22 U.S.C. § 4173
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 4001(c)(4) of this title, referred to in subsec. (c), was repealed by Pub. L. 114-323, title VII, §715(b)(5), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1946.
AMENDMENTS1987-Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 100-204 struck out subsec. (a) which related to report by Secretary of State and its contents and subsec. (b) which related to annual supplemental report and its contents.Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100-204 substituted "under section 4001(c)(4) of this title" for "under this section".
- agency
- "agency" means an agency as defined in section 552(e)1 of title 5;