Title 50, War and National DefenseRelease 119-110
§3072 Authority of Federal Bureau of Investigation to Award Personal Services Contracts
Title 50 › CHAPTER 44 — NATIONAL SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER II — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 3072
Summary
The FBI Director may hire people under personal services contracts when the work directly supports the FBI’s intelligence or counterintelligence missions. Those contracts are not subject to the annuity offset rules in 5 U.S.C. 8344 and 8468, the rules in 5 U.S.C. 3109, or any law or regulation that requires competitive contracting. The FBI’s Chief Contracting Officer must ensure each contract is the proper way to get the needed services.
Full Legal Text
Title 50, §3072
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(a)In general
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may enter into personal services contracts if the personal services to be provided under such contracts directly support the intelligence or counterintelligence missions of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(b)Inapplicability of certain requirements
Contracts under subsection (a) shall not be subject to the annuity offset requirements of section 8344 and 8468 of title 5, the requirements of section 3109 of title 5, or any law or regulation requiring competitive contracting.
(c)Contract to be appropriate means of securing services
The Chief Contracting Officer of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall ensure that each personal services contract entered into by the Director under this section is the appropriate means of securing the services to be provided under such contract.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 409b of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 302 of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title III, 61 Stat. 507; Aug. 10, 1949, ch. 412, § 10(b), 63 Stat. 585; Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 21, 70A Stat. 629, was classified to section 171c–2 of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 87–651, title III, § 307A, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 526.
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50 U.S.C. § 3072
Title 50, War and National Defense
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110