Title 6 — Domestic SecurityRelease 119-73
§392 Personal services
Title 6 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VIII— - COORDINATION WITH NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES; INSPECTOR GENERAL; UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE; COAST GUARD; GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part Part D— - Acquisitions › § 392
Summary
The Secretary can hire temporary or part-time experts, consultants, or organizations that provide them under section 3109 of title 5. If there is an urgent homeland security need, the Secretary can hire those temporary or intermittent services for up to 1 year without following the pay limits in section 3109.
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Title 6, §392
Domestic Security — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Secretary—
(1)may procure the temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants (or organizations thereof) in accordance with section 3109 of title 5; and
(2)may, whenever necessary due to an urgent homeland security need, procure temporary (not to exceed 1 year) or intermittent personal services, including the services of experts or consultants (or organizations thereof), without regard to the pay limitations of such section 3109.
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Citation
6 U.S.C. § 392
Title 6 — Domestic Security
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73