§2458a — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

Summary

Congress lets federal workers accept grants or other help from a foreign government so they can take part in certain cultural exchange programs. The program must be the kind described in section 2452(a)(2)(i), have a purpose like the one in section 2451, and be specifically approved by the Secretary of State for this purpose. The term “Federal employee” here refers to the kinds of employees listed in 5 U.S.C. 7342(a)(1)(A)–(F) but not the person in (G). Those grants and help are not treated as “gifts” under 5 U.S.C. 7342. The Secretary of State may write rules to carry out these rules.

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.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

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.

§2458a Federal Employee Participation in Cultural Exchange Programs