Title 6 — Domestic SecurityRelease 119-73not60
§392 Personal Services
Title 6 › Chapter 1— HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › Subchapter VIII— COORDINATION WITH NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES; INSPECTOR GENERAL; UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE; COAST GUARD; GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part D— Acquisitions › § 392
Summary
Allows the Secretary to hire experts or consultants for short or on-and-off work under section 3109; if there's an urgent homeland security need, the Secretary can hire temporary or intermittent staff for up to 1 year and not follow the pay limits in section 3109.
Full Legal Text
Title 6, §392
Domestic Security — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Secretary—
(1)may procure the temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants (or organizations thereof) in accordance with section 3109 of title 5; and
(2)may, whenever necessary due to an urgent homeland security need, procure temporary (not to exceed 1 year) or intermittent personal services, including the services of experts or consultants (or organizations thereof), without regard to the pay limitations of such section 3109.
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Citation
6 U.S.C. § 392
Title 6 — Domestic Security
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60