22 U.S.C. § 6543 — Savings provisions

(a) Continuing legal force and effect All orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, agreements, grants, contracts, certificates, licenses, registrations, privileges, and other administrative actions— (1) that have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to become effective by the President, any Federal agency or official of it, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, in the performance of functions exercised by the Broadcasting Board of Governors of the United States Information Agency on the day before the effective date of this subchapter, and (2) that are in effect at the time this subchapter takes effect, or were final before the effective date of this subchapter and are to become effective on or after the effective date of this subchapter, must continue in effect according to their terms until modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked under law by the President, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, or other authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law. (b) Pending proceedings (1) In general the rules in this part, or amendments made by this part, must not affect any proceedings, including notices of proposed rulemaking, or any application for any license, permit, certificate, or financial assistance pending before the Broadcasting Board of Governors of the United States Information Agency at the time this subchapter takes effect, about functions exercised by the Board as of the effective date of this subchapter but such proceedings and applications must be continued. (2) Orders, appeals, and payments Orders must be issued in such proceedings, appeals must be taken therefrom, and payments must be made under such orders, as if this part had not been enacted, and orders issued in any such proceedings must continue in effect until modified, terminated, superseded, or revoked by a duly authorized official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law. (3) Statutory construction Nothing in this subsection is treated as to prohibit the discontinuance or modification of any such proceeding under the same terms and conditions and to the same extent that such proceeding could have been discontinued or modified if this part had not been enacted. (c) Nonabatement of proceedings No suit, action, or other proceeding commenced by or against any officer in the official capacity of such individual as an officer of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, or any commission or component of it, must abate by reason of the enactment of this part. No cause of action by or against the Broadcasting Board of Governors, or any commission or component of it, or by or against any officer of it in the official capacity of such officer, must abate by reason of the enactment of this part. (d) Continuation of proceedings with substitution of parties (1) Substitution of parties If, before the effective date of this subchapter, USIA or the Broadcasting Board of Governors, or any officer of it in the official capacity of such officer, is a party to a suit which is related to the functions transferred by this part, then effective on such date such suit must be continued with the Broadcasting Board of Governors or other appropriate official of the Board substituted or added as a party. (2) Liability of the Board The Board must participate in suits continued under paragraph (1) where the Broadcasting Board of Governors or other appropriate official of the Board is added as a party and must be liable for any judgments or remedies in those suits or proceedings arising from the exercise of the functions transferred by this part to the same extent that USIA would have been liable if such judgment or remedy had been rendered on the day before the abolition of USIA. (e) Administrative actions relating to promulgation of regulations Any administrative action relating to the preparation or promulgation of a regulation by the Broadcasting Board of Governors relating to a function exercised by the Board before the effective date of this subchapter can be continued by the Board with the same effect as if this part had not been enacted. (f) References Reference in any other Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of or relating to the Broadcasting Board of Governors of the United States Information Agency with regard to functions exercised before the effective date of this subchapter, is treated as to refer to the Board.