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[CITE: 22USC2661]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
                     CHAPTER 38--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
Sec. 2661. Procurement of information for corporations, firms 
        and individuals; expense of cablegrams and telephone service 
        involved; appropriation
        
    On and after May 15, 1936, whenever the Secretary of State, in his 
discretion, procures information on behalf of corporations, firms, and 
individuals, the expense of cablegrams and telephone service involved 
may be charged against the respective appropriations for the service 
utilized; and reimbursement therefor shall be required from those for 
whom the information was procured and, when made, be credited to the 
appropriation under which the expenditure was charged.
    The Secretary of State is authorized to accept reimbursement from 
corporations, firms, and individuals for the expenses of travel, 
translation, printing, special experts, and other extraordinary expenses 
(including such expenses as salaries and other personnel expenses) 
incurred in pursuing a claim on their behalf against a foreign 
government or other foreign entity. Such reimbursements shall be 
credited to the appropriation account against which the expense was 
initially charged.

(May 15, 1936, ch. 405, 49 Stat. 1321; Pub. L. 100-204, title I, 
Sec. 142(b), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1350; Pub. L. 105-277, div. G, 
subdiv. B, title XXII, Sec. 2212(a), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-812.)

                          Codification

    Section was formerly classified to section 169 of Title 5 prior to 
the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization 
and Employees, by Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
    Section is from the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1937, act 
May 15, 1936.


                            Prior Provisions

    Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the 
following prior appropriation acts:
    Mar. 22, 1935, ch. 39, 49 Stat. 76.
    Apr. 7, 1934, ch. 104, title I, 48 Stat. 536.
    Mar. 1, 1933, ch. 144, title I, 47 Stat. 1379.
    July 1, 1932, ch. 361, title I, 47 Stat. 487.
    Feb. 23, 1931, ch. 280, title I, 46 Stat. 1321.
    Apr. 18, 1930, ch. 184, title I, 46 Stat. 174.


                               Amendments

    1998--Pub. L. 105-277, in second par., inserted ``(including such 
expenses as salaries and other personnel expenses)'' after 
``extraordinary expenses''.
    1987--Pub. L. 100-204 inserted second par.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 2710 of this title.
