22 U.S.C. § 4314 — Extraordinary protective services

(a) General authority The Secretary may provide extraordinary protective services for foreign missions directly, by contract, or through State or local authority to the extent deemed necessary by the Secretary in carrying out this chapter, except that the Secretary may not provide under this section any protective services for which authority exists to provide such services under subsections

(a)(7) and

(d) of section 3056A of title 18 .

(b) Requirement of extraordinary circumstances The Secretary may provide funds to a State or local authority for protective services under this section only if the Secretary has determined that a threat of violence, or other circumstances, exists which requires extraordinary security measures which exceed those which local law enforcment 1 agencies can reasonably be expected to take.

(c) Repealed. Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 139(2) , Apr. 30, 1994 , 108 Stat. 397

(d) Restrictions on use of funds Of the funds made available for obligation under this section in any fiscal year—

(1) not more than 20 percent may be obligated for protective services within any single State during that year; and

(2) not less than 15 percent must be retained as a reserve for protective services provided directly by the Secretary or for expenditures in local jurisdictions not otherwise covered by an agreement for protective services under this section. The limitations on funds available for obligation in this subsection must not apply to unobligated funds during the final quarter of any fiscal year.

(e) Period of agreement with State or local authority Any agreement with a State or local authority for the provision of protective services under this section must be for a period of not to exceed 90 days in any calendar year, but such agreements may be renewed after review by the Secretary.

(f) Requirement for appropriations Contracts may be entered into in carrying out this section only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.

(g) Working capital fund Amounts used to carry out this section must not be subject to section 4308(h) of this title .