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22 U.S.C. § 2679a — Procurement contracts
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**(a) Funding for periods not in excess of five years; conditions** Any contract for the procurement of property or services, or both, for the Department of State or the Foreign Service which is funded on the basis of annual appropriations may nevertheless be made for periods not in excess of 5 years when—
(1) appropriations are available and adequate for payment for the first fiscal year and for all potential cancellation costs; and
(2) the Secretary of State determines that—
(A) the need of the Government for the property or service being acquired over the period of the contract is reasonably firm and continuing;
(B) such a contract will serve the best interests of the United States by encouraging effective competition or promoting economies in performance and operation; and
(C) such a method of contracting will not inhibit small business participation.
**(b) Cancellation of contracts** In the event that funds are not made available for the continuation of such a contract into a subsequent fiscal year, the contract shall be cancelled and any cancellation costs incurred shall be paid from appropriations originally available for the performance of the contract, appropriations currently available for the acquisition of similar property or services and not otherwise obligated, or appropriations made for such cancellation payments.
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**(a) Funding for periods not in excess of five years; conditions** Any contract for the procurement of property or services, or both, for the Department of State or the Foreign Service which is funded on the basis of annual appropriations may nevertheless be made for periods not in excess of 5 years when—
(1) appropriations are available and adequate for payment for the first fiscal year and for all potential cancellation costs; and
(2) the Secretary of State determines that—
(A) the need of the Government for the property or service being acquired over the period of the contract is reasonably firm and continuing;
(B) such a contract will serve the best interests of the United States by encouraging effective competition or promoting economies in performance and operation; and
(C) such a method of contracting will not inhibit small business participation.
**(b) Cancellation of contracts** In the event that funds are not made available for the continuation of such a contract into a subsequent fiscal year, the contract shall be cancelled and any cancellation costs incurred shall be paid from appropriations originally available for the performance of the contract, appropriations currently available for the acquisition of similar property or services and not otherwise obligated, or appropriations made for such cancellation payments.
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**(a)** The Congress finds that—
(1) a career foreign service, characterized by excellence and professionalism, is essential in the national interest to assist the President and the Secretary of State in conducting the foreign affairs of the United States;
(2) the scope and complexity of the foreign affairs of the Nation have heightened the need for a professional foreign service that will serve the foreign affairs interests of the United States in an integrated fashion and that can provide a resource of qualified personnel for the President, the Secretary of State, and the agencies concerned with foreign affairs;
(3) the Foreign Service of the United States, established under the Act of May 24, 1924 (commonly known as the Rogers Act) and continued by the Foreign Service Act of 1946, must be preserved, strengthened, and improved in order to carry out its mission effectively in response to the complex challenges of modern diplomacy and international relations;
(4) the members of the Foreign Service should be representative of the American people, aware of the principles and history of the United States and informed of current concerns and trends in American life, knowledgeable of the affairs, cultures, and languages of other countries, and available to serve in assignments throughout the world; and
(5) the Foreign Service should be operated on the basis of merit principles.
**(b)** The objective of this chapter is to strengthen and improve the Foreign Service of the United States by—
(1) assuring, in accordance with merit principles, admission through impartial and rigorous examination, acquisition of career status only by those who have demonstrated their fitness through successful completion of probationary assignments, effective career development, advancement
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**(a) Criteria; amount; payment deemed gift** The Secretary may provide for payment of a gratuity to the surviving dependents of any Foreign Service employee, who dies as a result of injuries sustained in the performance of duty abroad, in an amount equal to one year’s salary at level II of the Executive Schedule under [section 5313 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5313&num=0&edition=prelim) at the time of death, except that for employees compensated under local compensation plans established under [section 3968 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3968&num=0&edition=prelim) the amount shall be equal to the greater of either one year’s salary at the time of death, or one year’s basic salary at the highest step of the highest grade on the local compensation plan from which the employee was being paid at the time of death. Any death gratuity payment made under this section shall be held to have been a gift and shall be in addition to any other benefit payable from any source.
**(b) Other executive agencies** The head of an executive agency shall, pursuant to guidance issued under subsection (c), make a death gratuity payment authorized by this section to the survivors of any employee of that agency or of an individual in a special category serving in an uncompensated capacity for that agency, as identified in guidance issued under subsection (c), who dies as a result of injuries sustained in the performance of duty abroad while subject to the authority of the chief of mission pursuant to [section 3927 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3927&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Guidance** Not later than 60 days after
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**(a)** The Secretary of Defense may pay a gratuity to the surviving dependents of any member of the armed forces or of any employee of the Department of Defense—
(1) who—
(A) is assigned to duty with an intelligence component of the Department of Defense and whose identity as such a member or employee is disguised or concealed; or
(B) is within a category of individuals determined by the Secretary of Defense to be engaged in clandestine intelligence activities; and
(2) who after October 14, 1980 dies as a result of injuries (excluding disease) sustained outside the United States and whose death—
(A) resulted from hostile or terrorist activities; or
(B) occurred in connection with an intelligence activity having a substantial element of risk.
**(b)** Any payment under subsection (a)—
(1) shall be in an amount equal to the amount of the annual basic pay or salary of the member or employee concerned at the time of death;
(2) shall be considered a gift and shall be in lieu of payment of any lesser death gratuity authorized by this chapter or any other Federal law; and
(3) shall be made under the same conditions as apply to payments authorized by section 413 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ([22 U.S.C. 3973](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3973&num=0&edition=prelim)).
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 2679a
with travel of personnel outside the continental
United States, including travel of dependents
and transportation of personal effects, house-
hold goods, or automobiles of such personnel
shall be available for such expenses when any
part of such travel or transportation begins in
one fiscal year pursuant to travel orders issued
in that year, notwithstanding the fact that such
travel or transportation may not be completed
during that same fiscal year.
(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 10, 70 Stat. 891; re-
numbered title I, Pub. L. 97–241, title II, § 202(a),
Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 282.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 170o of
Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by
Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
§ 2678. Reduction in earmarks if appropriations
are less than authorizations
If the amount appropriated (or made available
in the event of a sequestration order issued pur-
suant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–177; [2
U.S.C. 900 et seq.])) for a fiscal year pursuant to
any authorization of appropriations provided by
an Act other than an appropriation Act is less
than the authorization amount and a provision
of that Act provides that a specified amount of
the authorization amount shall be available
only for a certain purpose, then the amount so
specified shall be deemed to be reduced for that
fiscal year to the amount which bears the same
ratio to the specified amount as the amount ap-
propriated (or made available in the event of se-
questration) bears to the authorization amount.
(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, §
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