22-U.S.C.-2698
§2698 – Procurement of Legal Services
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Title 22 > Chapter 38 > Section 2698
Details
- Reference: Section 2698
- Legend: §2698 – Procurement of Legal Services
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(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 members work efficiently.
(b) The authority available to the Secretary of State under this section shall be available to the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development with respect to the Board and the Agency.
(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.)
Amendments
1999—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–113 made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 105–277, §1422(b)(3)(B). See 1998 Amendment note below.
1998—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–277, §1422(b)(3)(B), as amended by Pub. L. 106–113, substituted Administrator of the Agency for International Development for Director of the United States International Development Cooperation Agency.
Pub. L. 105–277, §1335(l)(3), substituted Broadcasting Board of Governors, for Director of the United States Information Agency, the chairman of the Board for International Broadcasting, and with respect to the Board and the Agency for with respect to their respective agencies.
1990—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–246 substituted United States Information Agency, the chairman of the Board for International Broadcasting, for International Communication Agency.
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Amendment by section 1335(l)(3) of Pub. L. 105–277 effective Oct. 1, 1999, see section 1301 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6531 of this title.
Amendment by section 1422(b)(3)(B) of Pub. L. 105–277 effective Apr. 1, 1999, see section 1401 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6561 of this title.
Effective Date
Section effective Feb. 15, 1981, except as otherwise provided, see section 2403 of Pub. L. 96–465, set out as a note under section 3901 of this title.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
22-U.S.C.-2690 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Foreign Relations
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22-U.S.C.-2684A in the Legal Encyclopedia: Arms
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