§ 2671. Emergency expenditures

Footnotes

1. 1 See References in Text note below.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1956

   Pub. L. 84–841 · 70 Stat. 725

   Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 2671

   Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 4, 70 Stat. 890

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 4, 70 Stat. 890

2. 1983

   Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985

   Pub. L. 98–164 title I § 122(a) · 97 Stat. 1017

   1. Amended · 22 U.S.C. § 2671

      Pub. L. 98–164 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   2. Redesignated · 22 U.S.C. § 2671

      Pub. L. 98–164 redesignated former pars. (a) and (b) as pars. (1) and (2), respectively, in par. (1) inserted reference to subsec. (b)

   3. Added · 22 U.S.C. § 2671

      Pub. L. 98–164 added subsecs. (b) to (d)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 98–164 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), redesignated former pars. (a) and (b) as pars. (1) and (2), respectively, in par. (1) inserted reference to subsec. (b), and added subsecs. (b) to (d).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (a) and (b) as paragraphs (1) and (2); (2) by inserting “(a)” after “Sec. 4.”; (3) by inserting “subject to subsection (b),” before “make expenditures” in subsection (a)(1), as redesignated by paragraphs (1) and (2) of this section; and (4) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(b) (1) Expenditures described under subsection (a) shall be made only for such activities as— “(A) serve to further the realization of foreign policy objectives; “(B) are a matter of urgency to implement; “(C) with respect to activities the expenditures for which are required to be certified under subsection (a), require confidentiality in the best interests of the conduct of foreign policy by the United States; and “(D) are not otherwise prohibited by law. “(2) Activities described in paragraph (1) include— “(A) the evacuation of United States Government employees and their dependents and private United States citizens when their lives are endangered by war, civil unrest, or natural disaster; “(B) loans made to destitute citizens of the United States who are outside the United States and made to provide for the return to the United States of its citizens; “(C) visits by foreign chiefs of state or heads of government to the United States; “(D) travel of delegations representing the President at any inauguration or funeral of a foreign dignitary; “(E) travel of the President, the Vice President, or a Member of Congress to a foreign country, including advance arrangements, escort, and official entertainment; “(F) travel of the Secretary of State within the United States and outside the United States, including official entertainment; “(G) official representational functions of the Secretary of State and other principal officers of the Department of State; “(H) official functions outside the United States the expenses for which are not otherwise covered by amounts appropriated for representation allowances; “(I) investigations and apprehension of groups or individuals involved in fraudulent issuance of United States passports and visas; and “(J) gifts of nominal value given by the President, Vice President, or Secretary of State to a foreign dignitary. “(c) The Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service shall conduct an annual confidential audit of the Department of State’s emergency expenditures and prepare and transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate an annual report indicating whether such expenditures were made in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) of this section. “(d) With regard to the repatriation loan program, the Secretary of State shall— “(1) require the borrower to provide a verifiable address and social security number at the time of application; “(2) require a written loan agreement which includes a repayment schedule; “(3) bar passports from being issued or renewed for those individuals who are in default; “(4) refer any loan more than one year past due to the Department of Justice for litigation; “(5) obtain addresses from the Internal Revenue Service for all delinquent accounts which have social security numbers; “(6) report defaults to commercial credit bureaus as provided in section 3711(f) of title 31, United States Code; “(7) be permitted to use any funds necessary to contract with commercial collection agencies, notwithstanding section 3718(c) of title 31, United States Code; “(8) charge interest on all loans as of May 1, 1983, with the rate of interest to be that set forth in section 3717(a) of title 31, United States Code; “(9) assess charges, in addition to the interest provided for in paragraph (8), to cover the costs of processing and handling delinquent claims, as of May 1, 1983; “(10) assess a penalty charge, in addition to the interest provided for in paragraphs (8) and (9), of 6 per centum per year for failure to pay any portion of a debt more than ninety days past due; and “(11) implement the interest and penalty provisions in paragraphs (8), (9), and (10) for all current and future loans, regardless of whether the debts were incurred before or after May 1, 1983.”.

3. 1994

   Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995

   Pub. L. 103–236 title I § 125 · 108 Stat. 382

   1. Struck · 22 U.S.C. § 2671(c)

      Pub. L. 103–236 struck out “and the Foreign Service” after “Department of State”

   2. Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 2671(c)

      Pub. L. 103–236 substituted “a periodic” for “an annual confidential”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–236 struck out “and the Foreign Service” after “Department of State” and substituted “a periodic” for “an annual confidential”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 125. EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE. Section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671) is amended in subsection (c)— (1) by striking “and the Foreign Service”; and (2) by striking “an annual confidential” and inserting “a periodic”.

4. 1996

   General Accounting Office Act of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–316 title I § 115(g)(2)(D) · 110 Stat. 3826

   Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 2671(d)(6)

   Pub. L. 104–316 substituted “section 3711(e)” for “section 3711(f)”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d)(6). Pub. L. 104–316 substituted “section 3711(e)” for “section 3711(f)”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (D) Section 4(d)(6) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (Chapter 841; 22 U. S. C. 2671(d)(6)) is amended by striking “3711(f)” and inserting “3711(e)”.

5. 2002

   An Act providing for a study regarding the equitable use of the waters of the Rio Grande below Fort Quitman, Texas, in cooperation with the United States of Mexico

   Pub. L. 107–228 div. A title II § 201 · 116 Stat. 1350

   Amended · 22 U.S.C. § 2671(b)(2)(A)

   Pub. L. 107–228 amended subpar. (A) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (A) read as follows: “the evacuation of United States Government employees and their dependents and private United States citizens when their lives are endangered by war, civil unrest, or natural disaster;”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 107–228 amended subpar. (A) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (A) read as follows: “the evacuation of United States Government employees and their dependents and private United States citizens when their lives are endangered by war, civil unrest, or natural disaster;”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 201. EMERGENCY EVACUATION SERVICES. Section 4(b)(2)(A) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671(b)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows: “(A) the evacuation when their lives are endangered by war, civil unrest, or natural disaster of— “(i) United States Government employees and their dependents; and “(ii) private United States citizens or third-country nationals, on a reimbursable basis to the maximum extent practicable, with such reimbursements to be credited to the applicable Department of State appropriation and to remain available until expended, except that no reimbursement under this clause shall be paid that is greater than the amount the person evacuated would have been charged for a reasonable commercial air fare immediately prior to the events giving rise to the evacuation;”.

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