Sec. 10708. Hiring authority of Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development
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Subject to the requirements and limitations of this section, the Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development is authorized to employ personal services contractors outside the United States. The number of contractors hired under the authority of subsection
(a)may not exceed 5 percent of the total authorized workforce of the Office of the Inspector General. A contractor hired under the authority of subsection
(a)shall have a contract period of not longer than 2 years, unless the Inspector General determines, on a case-by-case basis, that exceptional circumstances justify the extension of a contract for up to 1 additional year. The authority provided in subsection
(a)may be exercised only if the Inspector General determines that it is impractical to recruit a sufficient number of direct-hire employees to perform necessary overseas work, and reports such determination to the appropriate congressional committees, along with the reasons such recruitment is impractical. Individuals employed under the authority of this section shall not be considered Federal employees for purposes of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 or any law administered by the Office of Personnel Management.