Sec. 401. Personal services contractors
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To assist the Department in addressing and responding to exigent circumstances and urgent crises abroad, the Department is authorized to employ a limited number of personal services contractors in order to meet exigent needs, subject to the requirements of this section. The authority to employ personal services contractors is in addition to any existing authorities to enter into personal services contracts. To meet the needs described in subsection
(a)and subject to the requirements in subsection (d), the Department may— enter into contracts to employ a total of up to 100 personal services contractors at any given time for each of fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026; and allocate up to 20 personal services contractors to a given bureau, without regard to the sources of funding such office relies on to compensate individuals. Employment authorized by this section shall not exceed two calendar years. Not later than 15 days after the use of authority under this section, the Secretary shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of the number of personal services contractors being employed, the expected length of employment, the relevant bureau, the purpose for using personal services contractors, and the justification, including the exigent circumstances requiring such use. Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Department shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing the number of personal services contractors employed pursuant to this section for the prior fiscal year, the length of employment, the relevant bureau by which they were employed pursuant to this section, the purpose for using personal services contractors, disaggregated demographic data of such contractors, and the justification for the employment, including the exigent circumstances.