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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Chapter 38 — Department of State

§ 2695. Administrative services

Statutory text

(a)

Agreements

Whenever the head of any Federal agency performing any foreign affairs functions (including, but not limited to, the Department of State, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and the Agency for International Development) determines that administrative services performed in common by the Department of State and one or more other such agencies may be performed more advantageously and more economically on a consolidated basis, the Secretary of State and the heads of the other agencies concerned may, subject to the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, conclude an agreement which provides for the transfer to and consolidation within the Department or within one of the other agencies concerned of so much of the functions, personnel, property, records, and funds of the Department and of the other agencies concerned as may be necessary to enable the performance of those administrative services on a consolidated basis for the benefit of all agencies concerned. Agreements for consolidation of administrative services under this section shall provide for reimbursement or advances of funds from the agency receiving the service to the agency performing the service in amounts which will approximate the expense of providing administrative services for the serviced agency.

(b)

Payment

(1)

A Federal agency which obtains administrative services from the Department of State pursuant to an agreement authorized under subsection (a) shall make full and prompt payment for such services through advance of funds or reimbursement.

(2)

The Secretary of State shall bill each Federal agency for amounts due for services provided pursuant to subsection (a). The Secretary shall notify a Federal agency which has not made full payment for services within 90 days after billing that services to the agency will be suspended or terminated if full payment is not made within 180 days after the date of notification. Except as provided under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall suspend or terminate services to a Federal agency which has not made full payment for services under this section 180 days after the date of notification. Any costs associated with a suspension or termination of services shall be the responsibility of, and shall be billed to, the Federal agency.

(3)

The Secretary of State may waive the requirement for suspension or termination under paragraph (2) with respect to such services as the Secretary determines are necessary to ensure the protection of life and the safety of United States Government property. A waiver may be issued for a period not to exceed one year and may be renewed.

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. Pub. L. 95–426 title I § 111(a) · 92 Stat. 963

    Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 2695

    Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 23, as added Pub. L. 95–426, title I, § 111(a), Oct. 7, 1978, 92 Stat. 967

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 23, as added Pub. L. 95–426, title I, § 111(a), Oct. 7, 1978, 92 Stat. 967

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) The Act entitled “An Act to provide certain basic authority for the Department of State”, approved August 1, 1956, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: “Sec. 23. Whenever the head of any Federal agency performing any 22 USC 2695. foreign affairs functions (including, but not limited to, the Department of State, the International Communication Agency, the Agency for International Development, and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency) determines that administrative services performed in common by the Department of State and one or more other such agencies may be performed more advantageously and more economically on a consolidated basis, the Secretary of State and the heads of the other agencies concerned may, subject to the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, conclude an agreement which provides for the transfer to and consolidation within the Department or within one of the other agencies concerned of so much of the functions, personnel, property, records, and funds of the Department and of the other agencies concerned as may be necessary to enable the performance of those administrative services on a consolidated basis for the benefit of all agencies concerned. Agreements for consolidation of administrative services under this section shall provide for reimbursement or advances of funds from the agency receiving the service to the agency performing the service in amounts which will approximate the expense of providing administrative services for the serviced agency.”.

  2. Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993

    Pub. L. 102–138 title I § 118 · 105 Stat. 647

    1. Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 2695

      Pub. L. 102–138 inserted section catchline

    2. Amended · 22 U.S.C. § 2695

      Pub. L. 102–138 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

    3. Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 2695

      Pub. L. 102–138 inserted heading

    4. Added · 22 U.S.C. § 2695

      Pub. L. 102–138 added subsec. (b)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 102–138 inserted section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 118. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. Section 23 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2695) is amended— (1) administrative services ”; (2) by inserting “(a) Agreements.—” after “Sec. 23.”; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(b) Payment.— “(1) A Federal agency which obtains administrative services from the Department of State pursuant to an agreement authorized under subsection (a) shall make full and prompt payment for such services through advance of funds or reimbursement. “(2) The Secretary of State shall bill each Federal agency for amounts due for services provided pursuant to subsection (a). The Secretary shall notify a Federal agency which has not made full payment for services within 90 days after billing that services to the agency will be suspended or terminated if full payment is not made within 180 days after the date of notifica-tion. Except as provided under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall suspend or terminate services to a Federal agency which has not made full payment for services under this section 180 days after the date of notification. Any costs associated with a suspension or termination of services shall be the responsibility of, and shall be billed to, the Federal agency. “(3) The Secretary of State may waive the requirement for suspension or termination under paragraph (2) with respect to such services as the Secretary determines are necessary to ensure the protection of life and the safety of United States Government property. A waiver may be issued for a period not to exceed one year and may be renewed.”.

  3. Pub. L. 105–277 § 1335 · 112 Stat. 2681

    Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 2695(a)

    Pub. L. 105–277, § 1335(l)(1), substituted “Broadcasting Board of Governors” for “United States Information Agency”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–277, § 1335(l)(1), substituted “Broadcasting Board of Governors” for “United States Information Agency”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by section 1225(f) of Pub. L. 105–277 effective Apr. 1, 1999, see section 1201 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6511 of this title. Amendment by section 1335(l)(1) of Pub. L. 105–277 effective Oct. 1, 1999, see section 1301 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6531 of this title.

  4. Pub. L. 105–277 § 1225(f) · 112 Stat. 2681

    Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 2695(a)

    Pub. L. 105–277, § 1225(f), substituted “and the Agency for International Development” for “the Agency for International Development, and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency”

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 105–277, § 1225(f), substituted “and the Agency for International Development” for “the Agency for International Development, and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by section 1225(f) of Pub. L. 105–277 effective Apr. 1, 1999, see section 1201 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6511 of this title. Amendment by section 1335(l)(1) of Pub. L. 105–277 effective Oct. 1, 1999, see section 1301 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6531 of this title.

5 of 7 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 2 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments1991–1998 · 2 rounds

1998

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–277, § 1335(l)(1), substituted “Broadcasting Board of Governors” for “United States Information Agency”.

Pub. L. 105–277, § 1225(f), substituted “and the Agency for International Development” for “the Agency for International Development, and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency”.

1991

Pub. L. 102–138 inserted section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Broadcasting Board of Governors renamed United States Agency for Global Media pursuant to section 6204(a)(21) of this title. The renaming was effectuated by notice to congressional appropriations committees dated , and became effective .

Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

Amendment by section 1225(f) of Pub. L. 105–277 effective , see section 1201 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6511 of this title.

Amendment by section 1335(l)(1) of Pub. L. 105–277 effective , see section 1301 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6531 of this title.

Effective Date

Pub. L. 95–426, title I, § 111(b), , 92 Stat. 967, provided that: “The amendment made by this section [enacting this section] shall take effect on .”

Credits

1956–1998 · 4 acts
  1. 1956Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 23, as added Pub. L. 95–426, title I, § 111(a), , 92 Stat. 967
  2. 1982renumbered title I and amended Pub. L. 97–241, title II, § 202(a), title III, § 303(b), , 96 Stat. 282, 291
  3. 1991Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 118, , 105 Stat. 657
  4. 1998Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XII, § 1225(f), title XIII, § 1335(l)(1), , 112 Stat. 2681–775, 2681–789.
Show as published

(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 23, as added Pub. L. 95–426, title I, § 111(a), , 92 Stat. 967; renumbered title I and amended Pub. L. 97–241, title II, § 202(a), title III, § 303(b), , 96 Stat. 282, 291; Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 118, , 105 Stat. 657; Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XII, § 1225(f), title XIII, § 1335(l)(1), , 112 Stat. 2681–775, 2681–789.)

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