Title 31, Money and FinanceRelease 119-102

§332 Miscellaneous Administrative Authority

Title 31 › SUBTITLE I — GENERAL › CHAPTER 3 — DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY › SUBCHAPTER II — ADMINISTRATIVE › § 332

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

When Congress provides money in advance, the Secretary of the Treasury may carry out certain administrative actions. The Secretary can hire short-term experts or consultants at rates up to the daily equivalent of GS‑18 (as allowed by federal hiring rules); contract with and pay the State Department for health care for Treasury employees and their dependents overseas; pay for official events and receptions; clean and repair uniforms; provide sports and related activities for students at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia; put up and later remove security features (like fences, lights, and guard booths) on nonfederal property; make mutual aid agreements and train state and local law enforcement, with or without payment; offer lab help to those agencies, with or without payment; buy insurance for official vehicles used abroad; and, when needed for official work, lease foreign real property for no more than 10 years, acquire needed personal property, manage and insure those properties, and sell or otherwise dispose of them when appropriate.

Full Legal Text

Title 31, §332

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The Secretary of the Treasury may to the extent provided in advance by appropriation Acts—
(1)contract for the temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at rates not to exceed the per diem equivalent to the rate for GS–18;
(2)contract with and reimburse the Department of State for health and medical services for employees of the Department of the Treasury and their dependents serving in foreign countries;
(3)provide for official functions, and reception and representation activities;
(4)maintain, repair, and clean uniforms furnished by the Department of the Treasury to uniformed employees;
(5)provide athletic and related activities for students at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glynco, Georgia;
(6)install and maintain fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities as necessary for the performance of protective functions of the Department of the Treasury on property not owned by or under jurisdiction and control of the United States Government and, subsequently, to remove the facilities therefrom;
(7)enter into reciprocal assistance agreements with State and local law enforcement agencies and, in connection with the agreements and otherwise, train employees of those agencies, when necessary, with or without reimbursement;
(8)provide laboratory assistance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement;
(9)obtain insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign countries; and
(10)(A)when necessary for the performance of official business—
(i)acquire in foreign countries real property by lease for periods not greater than 10 years and personal property for use in foreign countries by purchase, lease, or otherwise, and
(ii)manage, maintain, repair, improve, and insure by purchase of commercial insurance policies properties referred to in clause (i), and
(B)when appropriate, dispose of (by sale, rent, transfer, or otherwise) properties referred to in subparagraph (A)(i).

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Training Center of the Department of the Treasury to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see section 203(4), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6. References in Other Laws to GS–16, 17, or 18 Pay RatesReferences in laws to the rates of pay for GS–16, 17, or 18, or to maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I, § 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out in a note under section 5376 of Title 5.

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31 U.S.C. § 332

Title 31, Money and Finance

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102