Title 22Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§2458a Federal employee participation in cultural exchange programs

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 33— - MUTUAL EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM › § 2458a

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Congress lets a federal employee accept grants or other help from a foreign government to join a cultural exchange that meets section 2452(a)(2)(i), has a purpose like section 2451, and is approved by the Secretary of State. "Federal employee" means those listed in 5 U.S.C. 7342(a)(1)(A)–(F), not subparagraph (G). Those grants aren't "gifts" under 5 U.S.C. 7342, and the Secretary of State may make rules to carry this out.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §2458a

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(a)(1)Congress consents to the acceptance by a Federal employee of grants and other forms of assistance provided by a foreign government to facilitate the participation of such Federal employee in a cultural exchange—
(A)which is of the type described in section 2452(a)(2)(i) of this title,
(B)which is conducted for a purpose comparable to the purpose stated in section 2451 of this title, and
(C)which is specifically approved by the Secretary of State for purposes of this section;
(2)For purposes of this section, the term “Federal employee” means any employee as defined in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of section 7342(a)(1) of title 5, but does not include a person described in subparagraph (G) of such section.
(b)The grants and other forms of assistance with respect to which the consent of Congress is given in subsection (a) of this section shall not constitute gifts for purposes of section 7342 of title 5.
(c)The Secretary of State is authorized to promulgate regulations for purposes of this section.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

Amendments

1979—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 96–60 substituted “(F)” for “(E)” and “(G)” for “(F)”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1979 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–60 effective Oct. 1, 1979, see section 209 of Pub. L. 96–60, set out as a note under section 1471 of this title.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 2458a

Title 22Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73