Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§2676 Contracts in Foreign Countries
Title 22 › CHAPTER 38 — DEPARTMENT OF STATE › § 2676
Summary
Lets Secretary of State contract abroad with State Department funds, ignoring section 6306, title 41, but not section 431, title 18.
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Title 22, §2676
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The Secretary of State is authorized to enter into contracts in foreign countries involving expenditures from funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of State, without regard to the provisions of section 6306 of title 41: Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construed to waive the provisions of section 431 of title 18.
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Codification In text, “section 6306 of title 41” substituted for “section 3741 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 22)” on authority of Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts. Section was formerly classified to section 170n of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
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22 U.S.C. § 2676
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102