Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

22 U.S.C. § 2698

Procurement of legal services

(a)
section 3106 of title 5 The Secretary of State may, without regard to , authorize a principal officer of the Foreign Service to procure legal services whenever such services are required for the protection of the interests of the Government or to enable a member of the Service to carry on the member’s work efficiently.
(b)
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1 So in original. The comma probably should not appear.
The authority available to the Secretary of State under this section shall be available to the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development with respect to the Board and the Agency.

Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2201(a)94 Stat. 2154Pub. L. 97–241, title II, § 202(a)96 Stat. 282Pub. L. 101–246, title III, § 303104 Stat. 64Pub. L. 105–277, div. Gl112 Stat. 2681–789Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title VIII, § 802(a)]113 Stat. 1536(, title I, § 26, as added , , ; renumbered title I, , , ; amended , , ; , subdiv. A, title XIII, § 1335()(3), title XIV, § 1422(b)(3)(B), , , 2681–792; , , , 1501A–468.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 106–113Pub. L. 105–277, § 1422(b)(3)(B)1999—Subsec. (b). made technical correction to directory language of . See 1998 Amendment note below.

Pub. L. 105–277, § 1422(b)(3)(B)Pub. L. 106–1131998—Subsec. (b). , as amended by , substituted “Administrator of the Agency for International Development” for “Director of the United States International Development Cooperation Agency”.

Pub. L. 105–277, § 1335l()(3), substituted “Broadcasting Board of Governors,” for “Director of the United States Information Agency, the chairman of the Board for International Broadcasting,” and “with respect to the Board and the Agency” for “with respect to their respective agencies”.

Pub. L. 101–2461990—Subsec. (b). substituted “United States Information Agency, the chairman of the Board for International Broadcasting,” for “International Communication Agency”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

section 6204(a)(21) of this titleBroadcasting Board of Governors renamed United States Agency for Global Media pursuant to . The renaming was effectuated by notice to congressional appropriations committees dated , and became effective .

Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

lPub. L. 105–277section 1301 of Pub. L. 105–277section 6531 of this titleAmendment by section 1335()(3) of effective , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .

section 1422(b)(3)(B) of Pub. L. 105–277section 1401 of Pub. L. 105–277section 6561 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .

Effective Date

section 2403 of Pub. L. 96–465section 3901 of this titleSection effective , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as a note under .