§ 2698. — Procurement of legal services.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC2698]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 38--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Sec. 2698. Procurement of legal services
(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.
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\1\ So in original. The comma probably should not appear.
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(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, Sec. 26, as added Pub. L. 96-465, title
II, Sec. 2201(a), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2154; renumbered title I, Pub.
L. 97-241, title II, Sec. 202(a), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 282; amended
Pub. L. 101-246, title III, Sec. 303, Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 64; Pub.
L. 105-277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, Sec. 1335(l)(3), title XIV,
Sec. 1422(b)(3)(B), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-789, 2681-792; Pub. L.
106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title VIII, Sec. 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, Sec. 1422(b)(3)(B). See 1998
Amendment note below.
1998--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 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, Sec. 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.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 2509 of this title.
