Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§2277 Contracts by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for Services to Be Performed Abroad
Title 7 › CHAPTER 55 — DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › § 2277
Summary
APHIS can use available funds to hire people to do work outside the United States when it decides that is needed for its overseas programs and activities. Those people are not considered U.S. officers or employees under any law run by the Office of Personnel Management.
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Title 7, §2277
Agriculture, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Funds available to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under this and subsequent appropriations shall be available for contracting with individuals for services to be performed outside of the United States, as determined by APHIS to be necessary or appropriate for carrying out programs and activities abroad. Such individuals shall not be regarded as officers or employees of the United States under any law administered by the Office of Personnel Management.
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Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation act: Pub. L. 101–506, title VI, § 641, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1350.
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7 U.S.C. § 2277
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102