§ 2458a. — Federal employee participation in cultural exchange programs.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC2458a]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 33--MUTUAL EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Sec. 2458a. Federal employee participation in cultural exchange
programs
(a) Grants and other foreign government assistance; family or household
expense assistance prohibited; ``Federal employee'' defined
(1) Congress consents to the acceptance by a Federal employee of
grants and other forms of assistance provided by a foreign government to
facilitate the participation of such Federal employee in a cultural
exchange--
(A) which is of the type described in section 2452(a)(2)(i) of
this title,
(B) which is conducted for a purpose comparable to the purpose
stated in section 2451 of this title, and
(C) which is specifically approved by the Secretary of State for
purposes of this section;
but the Congress does not consent to the acceptance by any Federal
employee of any portion of any such grant or other form of assistance
which provides assistance with respect to any expenses incurred by or
for any member of the family or household of such Federal employee.
(2) For purposes of this section, the term ``Federal employee''
means any employee as defined in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of
section 7342(a)(1) of title 5, but does not include a person described
in subparagraph (G) of such section.
(b) Foreign grants and other assistance not gifts for purposes of
section 7342 of title 5
The grants and other forms of assistance with respect to which the
consent of Congress is given in subsection (a) of this section shall not
constitute gifts for purposes of section 7342 of title 5.
(c) Regulations
The Secretary of State is authorized to promulgate regulations for
purposes of this section.
(Pub. L. 87-256, Sec. 108A, as added Pub. L. 94-350, title I, Sec. 111,
July 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 825; amended Pub. L. 96-60, title II,
Sec. 204(d), Aug. 15, 1979, 93 Stat. 400.)
Amendments
1979--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 96-60 substituted ``(F)'' for ``(E)''
and ``(G)'' for ``(F)''.
Effective Date of 1979 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 96-60 effective Oct. 1, 1979, see section 209
of Pub. L. 96-60, set out as a note under section 1471 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 5 section 7342.
