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22 U.S.C. § 2680a — Compensation for disability or death
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[Section 1651 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1651&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not apply with respect to such contracts as the Secretary of State may determine which are contracts with persons employed to perform work for the Department of State or the Foreign Service on an intermittent basis for not more than 90 days in a calendar year.
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[Section 1651 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1651&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not apply with respect to such contracts as the Secretary of State may determine which are contracts with persons employed to perform work for the Department of State or the Foreign Service on an intermittent basis for not more than 90 days in a calendar year.
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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) Duties** Under the direction of the President, the chief of mission to a foreign country—
(1) shall have full responsibility for the direction, coordination, and supervision of all Government executive branch employees in that country (except for Voice of America correspondents on official assignment and employees under the command of a United States area military commander); and
(2) shall keep fully and currently informed with respect to all activities and operations of the Government within that country, and shall insure that all Government executive branch employees in that country (except for Voice of America correspondents on official assignment and employees under the command of a United States area military commander) comply fully with all applicable directives of the chief of mission.
**(b) Duties of agencies with employees in foreign countries** Any executive branch agency having employees in a foreign country shall keep the chief of mission to that country fully and currently informed with respect to all activities and operations of its employees in that country, and shall insure that all of its employees in that country (except for Voice of America correspondents on official assignment and employees under the command of a United States area military commander) comply fully with all applicable directives of the chief of mission.
**(c) Promotion of United States goods and services** Each chief of mission to a foreign country shall have as a principal duty the promotion of United States goods and services for export to such country.
**(d) Promotion of United States economic interests** Each chief of mission to a foreign country shall have as a principal duty the promotion of United States economic and commercial interests in such country.
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**(a) Places of employment** Except as herein modified, the provisions of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, approved March 4, 1927 (44 Stat. 1424), as amended [[33 U.S.C. 901](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section901&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], shall apply in respect to the injury or death of any employee engaged in any employment—
(1) at any military, air, or naval base acquired after January 1, 1940, by the United States from any foreign government; or
(2) upon any lands occupied or used by the United States for military or naval purposes in any Territory or possession outside the continental United States (including the United States Naval Operating Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and the Canal Zone); or
(3) upon any public work in any Territory or possession outside the continental United States (including the United States Naval Operating Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and the Canal Zone), if such employee is engaged in employment at such place under the contract of a contractor (or any subcontractor or subordinate subcontractor with respect to the contract of such contractor) with the United States; but nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to apply to any employee of such a contractor or subcontractor who is engaged exclusively in furnishing materials or supplies under his contract;
(4) under a contract entered into with the United States or any executive department, independent establishment, or agency thereof (including any corporate instrumentality of the United States), or any subcontract, or subordinate contract with respect to such contract, where such contract is to be performed outside the continental United States and at places not within the areas described in subparagraphs (1)–(3) of this
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 2680a
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘an’’.
(3) Congressional Research Service and Con-
gressional Budget Office staff shall be treated
as congressional staff for any briefings or in-
formal discussions.
(c) Requirement to disclose unclassified informa-
tion
The Secretary and the Administrator shall not
refuse to provide information to the Congres-
sional Research Service or the Congressional
Budget Office on the basis that the Secretary or
the Administrator deems such information to be
sensitive but unclassified.
(Pub. L. 118–159, div. G, title LXXII, § 7209, Dec.
23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2532.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
DEFINITIONS
For definitions of ‘‘Secretary’’ and ‘‘Administrator’’
as used in this section, see section 7002 of Pub. L.
118–159, set out as a note under section 2651 of this title.
§ 2680a. Compensation for disability or death
Section 1651 of title 42 shall not apply with re-
spect to such contracts as the Secretary of State
may determine which are contracts with persons
employed to perform work for the Department
of State or the Foreign Service on an intermit-
tent basis for not more than 90 days in a cal-
endar year.
(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 16, as added and re-
numbered title I, Pub. L. 97–241, title I, § 122,
title II, § 202(a), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 281, 282.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 2680a, acts Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, § 16, as
added Oct. 26, 1974, Pub. L. 93–475, § 12, 88 Stat. 1442;
amended Oct. 7, 1978, Pub. L. 95–426, title I, § 117, 92
Stat. 969, related to authority and responsibility of
chiefs of mission, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 96–465, title
II, § 2205(10), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2160. Repeal effectiv
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