§4805 — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

Summary

Other federal agencies must help the Secretary of State as much as they can to carry out overseas security duties. They can sign agreements to give help, do security checks, offer logistical support for different missions and facilities, and do other overseas security work the Secretary allows. The Secretary may let agency heads run those overseas security operations, but those agency heads stay responsible to the Secretary. This help does not reduce the law enforcement, domestic security, or intelligence powers of other federal, state, or local agencies (including activities under Executive Order 12333). The General Services Administrator can rent office space in the United States for the State Department as money is provided in appropriations, and the State Department must pay the usual GSA rate.

Title 22, §4805

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(a)In order to facilitate fulfillment of the responsibilities described in section 4802(a) of this title, other Federal agencies shall cooperate (through agreements) to the maximum extent possible with the Secretary of State. Such agencies may, with or without reimbursement, provide assistance to the Secretary, perform security inspections, provide logistical support relating to the differing missions and facilities of other Federal agencies, and perform other overseas security functions as may be authorized by the Secretary. Specifically, the Secretary may agree to delegate operational control of overseas security functions of other Federal agencies to the heads of such agencies, subject to the Secretary’s authority as set forth in section 4802(a) of this title. The agency head receiving such delegated authority shall be responsible to the Secretary in the exercise of the delegated operational control.

(b)Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to limit or impair the authority or responsibility of any other Federal, State, or local agency with respect to law enforcement, domestic security operations, or intelligence activities as defined in Executive Order 12333.

(c)The Administrator of General Services is authorized to lease (to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts) such amount of space in the United States as may be necessary for the Department of State to accommodate the personnel required to carry out this subchapter. The Department of State shall pay for such space at the rate established by the Administrator of General Services for space and related services.

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This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “titles I through IV”, meaning titles I through IV of Pub. L. 99–399, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 855, known as the Diplomatic Security Act, which are classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of titles I through IV of Pub. L. 99–399 to the Code, see

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note set out under section 4801 of this title and Tables. Executive Order 12333, referred to in subsec. (b), is Ex. Ord. No. 12333, Dec. 4, 1981, 46 F.R. 59941, which is set out as a note under section 3001 of Title 50, War and National Defense.

§4805 Cooperation of Other Federal Agencies