§2734a — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary and other agency leaders can give people sent to do reconstruction and stabilization work the same benefits and privileges that Foreign Service members get. The Secretary can take on staff from other federal agencies or from state and local governments, either with or without reimbursement, and agency heads can send their employees to the Department of State to do this work.

Title 22, §2734a

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(a)The Secretary, or the head of any agency with respect to personnel of that agency, may extend to any individuals assigned, detailed, or deployed to carry out reconstruction and stabilization activities pursuant to section 2734 of this title (as added by section 1605 11 See References in Text note below. of this title), the benefits or privileges set forth in section 3973, 4024, and 4081 of this title to the same extent and manner that such benefits and privileges are extended to members of the Foreign Service.

(b)The Secretary is authorized to accept details or assignments of any personnel, and any employee of a State or local government, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis for the purpose of carrying out this title,1 and the head of any agency is authorized to detail or assign personnel of such agency on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis to the Department of State for purposes of section 2734 of this title, as added by section 1605 1 of this title.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 1605 of this title, referred to in text, means section 1605 of title XVI of Pub. L. 110–417. This title, the first time appearing in subsec. (b), means title XVI of Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4652, known as the Re

Construction

and Stabilization Civilian Management Act of 2008, which enacted this section, section 2368 and 2734 of this title, and provisions set out as notes under this section and section 2151 and 2368 of this title. For complete classification of this title to the Code, see

Short Title

of 2008 Amendment note set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title XVI, § 1603, Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4653, provided that: “In this title [enacting this section, section 2368 and 2734 of this title, and provisions set out as notes under section 2151 and 2368 of this title]: “(1) Administrator.—The term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development. “(2) Agency.—The term ‘agency’ means any entity included in chapter 1 of title 5, United States Code. “(3) Appropriate congressional committees.—The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. “(4) Department.—Except as otherwise provided in this title, the term ‘Department’ means the Department of State. “(5) Personnel.—The term ‘personnel’ means individuals serving in any service described in section 2101 of title 5, United States Code, other than in the legislative or judicial branch. “(6) Secretary.—The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of State.”

§2734a Authorities related to personnel