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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Chapter 56 — United States Institute of Peace

§ 4608. Independence and limitations

Statutory text

(a)

Nothing in this chapter may be construed as limiting the authority of the Office of Management and Budget to review and submit comments on the Institute’s budget request at the time it is transmitted to the Congress.

(b)

No political test or political qualification may be used in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking any other personnel action with respect to any officer, employee, agent, or recipient of Institute funds or services or in selecting or monitoring any grantee, contractor, person, or entity receiving financial assistance under this chapter.

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. Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985

    Pub. L. 98–525 title XVII § 1709 · 98 Stat. 2492

    Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 4608

    (Pub. L. 98–525, title XVII, § 1709, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2659.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 98–525, title XVII, § 1709, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2659.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 1709. independence and limitations (a) Nothing in this title may be construed as limiting 22 USC 4608. the authority of the Office of Management and Budget to review and submit comments on the Institute’s budget request at the time it is transmitted to the Congress. (b) No political test or political qualification may be used in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking any other personnel action with respect to any officer, employee, agent, or recipient of Institute funds or services or in selecting or monitoring any grantee, contractor, person, or entity receiving financial assistance under this title.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 98–525, title XVII, § 1709, , 98 Stat. 2659.)

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