§ 4824. — Contracting authority.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC4824]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 58--DIPLOMATIC SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER II--PERSONNEL
Sec. 4824. Contracting authority
The Secretary of State is authorized to employ individuals or
organizations by contract to carry out the purposes of this Act, and
individuals employed by contract to perform such services shall not by
virtue of such employment be considered to be employees of the United
States Government for purposes of any law administered by the Office of
Personnel Management (except that the Secretary may determine the
applicability to such individuals of any law administered by the
Secretary concerning the employment of such individuals); and such
contracts are authorized to be negotiated, the terms of the contracts to
be prescribed, and the work to be performed, where necessary, without
regard to such statutory provisions as relate to the negotiation, making
and performance of contracts and performance of work in the United
States.
(Pub. L. 99-399, title II, Sec. 206, as added Pub. L. 105-277, div. C,
title I, Sec. 104, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-586.)
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 99-399, Aug. 27, 1986, 100
Stat. 853, known as the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism
Act of 1986. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 4801 of this title and Tables.
