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.
Inapplicability of certain requirements
section 3109 of title 5Contracts under subsection (a) shall not be subject to the annuity offset requirements of sections 8344 and 8468 of title 5, the requirements of , or any law or regulation requiring competitive contracting.
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.
July 26, 1947, ch. 343Pub. L. 108–177, title III, § 311(a)(1)117 Stat. 2605(, title III, § 302, as added , , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
section 409b of this titleSection was formerly classified to prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Prior Provisions
act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title III61 Stat. 507Aug. 10, 1949, ch. 412, § 10(b)63 Stat. 585Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 2170A Stat. 629Pub. L. 87–651, title III, § 307A76 Stat. 526A prior section 302 of , ; , ; , , was classified to section 171c–2 of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, prior to repeal by , , .