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22 U.S.C. 2669: Printing and binding outside continental United States; settlement and payment of claims by foreign governments; employment of aliens; official functions and courtesies; purchase of uniforms; payment of tort claims; payment of assumed obligations in Germany; telecommunications services; security; special purpose passenger motor vehicles; pay obligations arising under international conventions or contracts; personal service contracts

Created in 1960 by Public Law 86-624. Changed by 12 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 15 U.S.C. 4723, 22 U.S.C. 2605, 22 U.S.C. 4341, 22 U.S.C. 4904.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2004

    • Pub. L. 108–447, §413(b)(1), which directed the striking out of "and", was executed by striking out "and" after semicolon, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 108–447, §413(b)(3), substituted semicolon for period at end. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005) Law text · (l)
    • Pub. L. 108–447, §413(b)(2), (3), transferred subsec. (m) to appear after subsec. (l) and substituted semicolon for period at end. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005) Law text · (m)
    • Pub. L. 108–447, §413(b)(4), substituted "; and" for period at end. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005) Law text · (n)
    • Pub. L. 108–447, §413(a), added subsec. (o). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005) Law text · (o)

    2001

    • Pub. L. 107–107 added subsec. (n). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002) Law text · (n)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–236, §§137, 180(b), which identically directed amendment of subsec. (c) by inserting before the period "; and such contracts are authorized to be negotiated, the terms of the contracts to be prescribed, and the work to be performed, where necessary, without regard to such s… · (c)
    • Pub. L. 103–236, §162(k)(4), redesignated subsec. (l) relating to paying obligations arising under international agreements, conventions, and binational contracts as (m). · (l), (m)

    1991

    • Pub. L. 102–138 added subsec. (l) relating to paying obligations arising under international agreements, conventions, and binational contracts. · (l)
    • Pub. L. 102–20 added subsec. (l) relating to purchase of special purpose passenger motor vehicles. · (l)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–246 added subsecs. (i) to (k). · (i), (j), (k)

    1985

    • Pub. L. 99–93, §114, in provision preceding subsec. (a) substituted "may use funds appropriated or otherwise available to the Secretary to" for ", when funds are appropriated therefor, may".
    • Pub. L. 99–93, §118(a), inserted "for purposes of any law administered by the Office of Personnel Management (except that the Secretary may determine the applicability to such individuals of subsection (f) and of any other law administered by the Secretary concerning the employment of … · (c)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–533, §303(a)(1), substituted "individuals or organizations" for "aliens" after "employ", and ", and individuals employed by contract to perform such services shall not by virtue of such employment be considered to be employees of the United States Government". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 98–533, §303(a)(2), added subsecs. (g) and (h). · (g), (h)

    1962

    • Pub. L. 87–565 added subsec. (b). A prior subsec. (b) was repealed by section 511(a)(2) of Pub. L. 86–707. · (b)

    1960

    • Pub. L. 86–624 substituted "the States of the United States and the District of Columbia" for "the continental United States". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 86–707 repealed subsec. (b) which authorized the Secretary to pay the cost of transportation to and from a place of storage and the cost of storing the furniture and household and personal effects of an employee who is assigned to a post at which he is unable to use his furnitu… · (b)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.