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Code · U.S. Code · Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE · CHAPTER 38— DEPARTMENT OF STATE · § 2698

§ 2698. Procurement of legal services

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(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.
(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 26, as added Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2201(a), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2154; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 97–241, title II, § 202(a), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 282; amended Pub. L. 101–246, title III, § 303, Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 64; Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, § 1335(l)(3), title XIV, § 1422(b)(3)(B), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–789, 2681–792; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title VIII, § 802(a)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–468.)
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  • Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841
  • Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2201(a)
  • 94 Stat. 2154
  • Pub. L. 97–241, title II, § 202(a)
  • 96 Stat. 282
  • Pub. L. 101–246, title III, § 303
  • 104 Stat. 64
  • Pub. L. 105–277, div. G
  • 112 Stat. 2681–789
  • Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title VIII, § 802(a)]
  • 113 Stat. 1536
  • Pub. L. 106–113
  • Pub. L. 105–277, § 1422(b)(3)(B)
  • Pub. L. 105–277, § 1335
  • Pub. L. 101–246
  • Pub. L. 105–277
  • section 1301 of Pub. L. 105–277
  • section 1422(b)(3)(B) of Pub. L. 105–277
  • section 1401 of Pub. L. 105–277
  • section 2403 of Pub. L. 96–465
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ActAug. 1, 1956, ch. 841
Pub. L.Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2201(a)
Stat.94 Stat. 2154
Pub. L.Pub. L. 97–241, title II, § 202(a)
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