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§ 4308. General provisions
(a) Issuance of regulations
(b) Discharge of obligation; liability
(c) Use of employees from other Federal agencies; experts and consultants
For purposes of administering this chapter—
(1) the Secretary may accept details and assignments of employees of Federal agencies to the Department of State on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis (with any such reimbursements to be credited to the appropriations made available for the salaries and expenses of officers and employees of the employing agency); and
(2) the Secretary may, to the extent necessary to obtain services without delay, exercise his authority to employ experts and consultants under section 3109 of title 5 without requiring compliance with such otherwise applicable requirements for that employment as the Secretary may determine, except that such employment shall be terminated after 60 days if by that time those requirements are not complied with.
(d) Contracts and subcontracts for supplies and services; advertisement; factors considered
(e) Transfer or loan of property to or from Department of State
The head of any Federal agency may, for purposes of this chapter—
(1) transfer or loan any property to, and perform administrative and technical support functions and services for the operations of, the Department of State (with reimbursements to agencies under this paragraph to be credited to the current applicable appropriation of the agency concerned); and
(2) acquire and accept services from the Department of State, including (whenever the Secretary determines it to be in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter) acquisitions without regard to laws normally applicable to the acquisition of services by such agency.
(f) Attachment, execution, etc., of assets
(g) Discretion of Secretary
(h) Transfer and credit of funds
(1) In order to implement this chapter, the Secretary may transfer to the working capital fund established by section 2684 of this title such amounts available to the Department of State as may be necessary.
(2) All revenues, including proceeds from gifts and donations, received by the Secretary in carrying out this chapter may be credited to the working capital fund established by section 2684 of this title and shall be available for purposes of this chapter in accordance with that section.
(3) Only amounts transferred or credited to the working capital fund established by section 2684 of this title may be used in carrying out the functions of the Secretary or the Director under this chapter.
(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title II, § 208, as added Pub. L. 97–241, title II, § 202(b), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 288; amended Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 162(o)(6), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 410.)