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22 U.S.C. § 2698 — Procurement of legal services

submitted 70 years ago by Pub. L. 96-465 to r/title-22-FOREIGN-RELATIONS-AND-INTERCOURSE · 95 words · no verdicts yet

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This section authorizes the Secretary of State to procure legal services in the circumstances described here. It sets the applicable source and approval rules.

(a) The Secretary of State can, without regard to section 3106 of title 5 , authorize a principal officer of the Foreign Service to procure legal services whenever such services are required for the protection of the interests of the Government or to enable a member of the Service to carry on the member’s work efficiently. (b) The authority available to the Secretary of State under this section is available to the Broadcasting Board of Governors, 1 and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development about the Board and the Agency.
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(a)

The Secretary of State may, without regard to section 3106 of title 5, authorize a principal officer of the Foreign Service to procure legal services whenever such services are required for the protection of the interests of the Government or to enable a member of the Service to carry on the member’s work efficiently.

(b)

The authority available to the Secretary of State under this section shall be available to the Broadcasting Board of Governors,1 and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development with respect to the Board and the Agency.

Source credit: (Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 26, as added Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2201(a), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2154; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 97–241, title II, § 202(a), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 282; amended Pub. L. 101–246, title III, § 303, Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 64; Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, § 1335(l)(3), title XIV, § 1422(b)(3)(B), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–789, 2681–792; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title VIII, § 802(a)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–468.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1956Enacted · Pub. L. 96-465 · 94 Stat. 2154
  • 1982Amended · Pub. L. 97-241 · 96 Stat. 282
  • 1990Amended · Pub. L. 101-246 · 104 Stat. 64
  • 1998Amended · Pub. L. 105-277 · 112 Stat. 2681
  • 1999Amended · Pub. L. 106-113 · 113 Stat. 1536, 1501

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 96-465 on 1956-08-01.

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