§ 4342. Limitations on disposition of personal property

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(a)General rule Except as authorized under subsection (b), employees or members of their family shall not sell, assign, or otherwise dispose of personal property within a foreign country which was imported into or purchased within that foreign country and which, by virtue of the official status of the employee, was exempt from import limitation, customs duties, or taxes which would otherwise apply.

(b)Approval by chief of mission The chief of mission to a foreign country, or a designee of such chief of mission, is authorized to approve within that foreign country sales, assignment, or other dispositions of property by employees under the chief of mission’s jurisdiction (as described in section 3927 of this title) to the extent that such sale, assignment, or other disposition is in accordance with regulations and policies, rules, and procedures issued pursuant to section 4343 of this title.

(c)Violation Violation of this section, or other importation, sale, or other disposition of personal property within a foreign country which violates its laws or regulations or governing international law and is prohibited by regulations and policies, rules, and procedures issued pursuant to section 4343 of this title, shall be grounds for disciplinary action against an employee.

(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title III, § 302, as added Pub. L. 100–204, title I, § 186(a), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1368.)

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To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1988 and 1989 for the Department of State, the United States Information Agency, the Voice of America, the Board for International Broadcasting, and for other purposes

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Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841
Pub. L. 100–204, title I, § 186(a)
101 Stat. 1368
section 186(b) of Pub. L. 100–204
section 4741 of this title

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§ 4342. Limitations on disposition of personal property