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[CITE: 31USC1537]

 
                       TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE
 
                     SUBTITLE II--THE BUDGET PROCESS
 
                  CHAPTER 15--APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTING
 
              SUBCHAPTER III--TRANSFERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS
 
Sec. 1537. Services between the United States Government and the 
        District of Columbia government
        
    (a) To prevent duplication and to promote efficiency and economy, an 
officer or employee of--
        (1) the United States Government may provide services to the 
    District of Columbia government; and
        (2) the District of Columbia government may provide services to 
    the United States Government.

    (b)(1) Services under this section shall be provided under an 
agreement--
        (A) negotiated by officers and employees of the 2 governments; 
    and
        (B) approved by the Director of the Office of Management and 
    Budget and the Mayor of the District of Columbia.

    (2) Each agreement shall provide that the cost of providing the 
services shall be borne in the way provided in subsection (c) of this 
section by the government to which the services are provided at rates or 
charges based on the actual cost of providing the services.
    (3) To carry out an agreement made under this subsection, the 
agreement may provide for the delegation of duties and powers of 
officers and employees of--
        (A) the District of Columbia government to officers and 
    employees of the United States Government; and
        (B) the United States Government to officers and employees of 
    the District of Columbia government.

    (c) In providing services under an agreement made under subsection 
(b) of this section--
        (1) costs incurred by the United States Government may be paid 
    from appropriations available to the District of Columbia government 
    officer or employee to whom the services were provided; and
        (2) costs incurred by the District of Columbia government may be 
    paid from amounts available to the United States Government officer 
    or employee to whom the services were provided.

    (d) When requested by the Director of the United States Secret 
Service, the Chief of the Metropolitan Police shall assist the Secret 
Service and the Executive Protective Service on a non-reimbursable basis 
in carrying out their protective duties under section 302 \1\ of title 3 
and section 3056 of title 18.
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    \1\ See References in Text note below.
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(Pub. L. 97-258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 934.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised Section                   Source (U.S. Code)                
Source (Statutes at Large)
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1537(a)..............................  31:685a(a)(1st sentence).       Dec. 24,
 1973, Pub. L. 93-198, Sec.  731,
                                                                        87 Stat
. 822.
1537(b)..............................  31:685a(a)(2d, last
                                        sentences), (b).
1537(c)..............................  31:685a(c)(less last sentence
                                        words after last comma).
1537(d)..............................  31:685a(c)(last sentence words
                                        after last comma).
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    In the section, the words ``District of Columbia'' are substituted 
for ``District'' for clarity and consistency.
    In subsection (a), the word ``duplication'' is substituted for 
``duplication of effort'' to eliminate unnecessary words. The words 
``officer or employee of the United States Government'' are substituted 
for ``any Federal officer or agency'', and the words ``officer or 
employee of the District of Columbia government'' are substituted for 
``any District officer or agency'', for consistency.
    In subsection (b)(1), before clause (A), the words ``Except where 
the terms and conditions governing the furnishing of such services are 
prescribed by other provisions of law'' are omitted as surplus. In 
clause (A), the words ``officers and employees of the 2 governments'' 
are substituted for ``Federal and District authorities'' for 
consistency. In clause (B), the words ``of the District of Columbia'' 
are added for clarity.
    In subsection (b)(3), before clause (A), the words ``duties and 
powers'' are substituted for ``functions'' for consistency in the 
revised title and with other titles of the United States Code. The text 
of 31:685a(b)(last sentence) is omitted as surplus.
    In subsection (c)(1), the words ``United States Government'' are 
substituted for ``each Federal officer and agency'' for clarity.
    In subsection (c)(2), the words ``District of Columbia government'' 
are substituted for ``each District officer and agency'' for 
consistency.

                       References in Text

    Section 302 of title 3, referred to in subsec. (d), probably should 
be a reference to section 202 of Title 3, The President, which contains 
provisions relating to powers and duties of the United States Secret 
Service Uniformed Division, formerly known as the Executive Protective 
Service. Section 302 of Title 3 relates to scope of delegation of 
functions by the President.

                         Change of Name

    Reference to Executive Protective Service held to refer to United 
States Secret Service Uniformed Division pursuant to Pub. L. 95-179, set 
out as a note under section 202 of Title 3, The President.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 40 section 136.
