Authorization
The President may maintain special missions or staffs outside the United States in such countries and for such periods of time as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Each such special mission or staff shall be under the direction of a chief.
Appointment of mission chief and deputy; compensation
22 U.S.C. 39011
Appointment of Chairman of Development Assistance Committee; compensation
22 U.S.C. 3901122 U.S.C. 3902(a)(3)The President may appoint any United States citizen who is not an employee of the United States Government or may assign any United States citizen who is a United States Government employee to serve as Chairman of the Development Assistance Committee or any successor committee thereto of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development upon election thereto by members of said Committee, and, in his discretion, may terminate such appointment or assignment, notwithstanding any other provision of law. Such person may receive such compensation and allowances as are authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980 [ et seq.], not to exceed those authorized for a chief of mission (as defined in section 102(a)(3) of that Act []), as the President shall determine to be appropriate. Such person (if not a United States Government employee who is assigned to serve as Chairman) shall be deemed to be an employee of the United States Government for purposes of chapters 81, 83, 87, and 89 of title 5. Such person may also, in the President’s discretion, receive any other benefits and perquisites available under this chapter to chiefs of special missions or staffs outside the United States established under this section.
Administration of assistance
Wherever practicable, especially in the case of the smaller programs, assistance under subchapter I of this chapter shall be administered under the direction of the Chief of the United States Diplomatic Mission by the principal economic officer of the mission.
Pub. L. 87–19575 Stat. 453Pub. L. 88–20577 Stat. 389Pub. L. 89–17179 Stat. 660Pub. L. 95–92, § 7(c)91 Stat. 617Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2203(c)94 Stat. 2159(, pt. III, § 631, , ; , pt. III, § 302(d), , ; , pt. III, § 302(f), , ; , , ; , (d), , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Pub. L. 87–19575 Stat. 424section 2151 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c), was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
Pub. L. 96–46594 Stat. 2071section 3901 of this titleThe Foreign Service Act of 1980, referred to in subsecs. (b) and (c), is , , , which is classified principally to chapter 52 (§ 3901 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
Pub. L. 98–164Section 102(a)(3) of that Act, referred to in subsecs. (b) and (c), was redesignated section 102(3) pursuant to , which struck out designation “(a)” and struck out subsec. (b) of section 102.
Amendments
Pub. L. 96–465, § 2203(c)section 2385(d) of this title1980—Subsec. (b). , among other changes, substituted references to the Foreign Service Act of 1980 for references to the Foreign Service Act of 1946 and .
Pub. L. 96–465, § 2203(d)Subsec. (c). , among other changes, substituted references to the Foreign Service Act of 1980, for references to the Foreign Service Act of 1946, and inserted provisions relating to employee status for purposes of chapters 81, 83, 87 and 89 of title 5.
Pub. L. 95–921977—Subsec. (d). substituted reference to subchapter I of this chapter for reference to this chapter and struck out provisions requiring administration of assistance by the senior military officer of the mission for assistance under subchapter II of this chapter.
Pub. L. 89–1711965—Subsec. (d). added subsec. (d).
Pub. L. 88–2051963—Subsec. (c). added subsec. (c).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
References to Subchapter I Deemed To Include Certain Parts of Subchapter II
section 202(b) of Pub. L. 92–226section 2346 of this titleReferences to subchapter I of this chapter are deemed to include parts IV (§ 2346 et seq.), VI (§ 2348 et seq.), and VIII (§ 2349aa et seq.) of subchapter II of this chapter, and references to subchapter II are deemed to exclude such parts. See , set out as a note under , and sections 2348c and 2349aa–5 of this title.
Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
Pub. L. 96–465section 2403 of Pub. L. 96–465section 3901 of this titleAmendment by effective , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as an Effective Date note under .
Flag and General Officers
Pub. L. 94–11, title I, § 10089 Stat. 20
Executive Documents
Delegation of Functions
section 2381 of this titleFor delegation of functions of President under this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 12163, , 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a note under .
Approval of Secretary of State
section 3902(3) of this titlesection 2381 of this titleThe maintenance of special missions or staffs abroad, the fixing of ranks of chiefs thereof after the chiefs of United States diplomatic missions, and authorization of same compensation and allowances as chief of mission, as defined in , all under this section, shall be subject to approval of Secretary of State, see section 1–603 of Ex. Ord. No. 12163, , 44 F.R. 56677, as amended, set out as a note under .