22 U.S.C. § 2696
There are authorized to be appropriated for the Department of State, in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated for the Department, such sums as may be necessary for any fiscal year for increases in salary, pay, retirement, and other employee benefits authorized by law.
Amounts authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the Department of State or to the Secretary of State are authorized to be made available until expended.
Amounts authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the Department of State or to the Secretary of State are authorized to be obligated for twelve-month contracts which are to be performed in two fiscal years, if the total amount for such contracts is obligated in the earlier fiscal year.
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EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2008-Subsec. (b)(7)(D). Pub. L. 110-252 amended subpar. (D) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (D) read as follows: "The authorities contained in this section may only be exercised to such an extent and in such amounts as specifically provided for in advance in appropriations Acts." 1994-Subsec. (b)(7)(E). Pub. L. 103-236, §122(a)(1), struck out subpar. (E) which read as follows: "This paragraph shall cease to have effect after September 30, 1993."Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 103-236, §122(a)(2), substituted "either fiscal year" for "the second fiscal year" and "such fiscal year" for "such second fiscal year". Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 103-236, §122(a)(3), amended first sentence generally. Prior to amendment, first sentence read as follows: "Amounts appropriated for the 'Salaries and Expenses' and 'Acquisition and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad' accounts may not exceed by more than 5 percent the amounts specifically authorized to be appropriated for each such account for a fiscal year."Subsec. (d)(4). Pub. L. 103-236, §122(a)(4), struck out par. (4) which read as follows: "This subsection shall cease to have effect after September 30, 1993." 1991-Subsec. (b)(7). Pub. L. 102-138, §117(a), added par. (7).Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102-138, §117(c), amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows: "Amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Department of State for a fiscal year for the 'Administration of Foreign Affairs' account, the 'International Organizations and Conferences' account, the 'International Commissions' account, or the 'Migration and Refugee Assistance' account may be appropriated for that fiscal year for any other such account, except that the total amount appropriated for a fiscal year for any such account may not exceed by more than 10 percent the amount specifically authorized to be appropriated for that account for that fiscal year."1990-Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 101-246 added subsec. (e).1982-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97-241, §112(a), designated existing provision as par. (1), substituted provision authorizing appropriations to offset adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and overseas wage and price changes which occur after Nov. 30 of the earlier of the calendar year which ended during the fiscal year preceding such fiscal year or the calendar year which preceded the calendar year during which the authorization of appropriations for such fiscal year was enacted, for provision authorizing appropriations to offset adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates occurring after Nov. 30 of the preceding fiscal year, and added pars. (2) to (6).
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
REFERENCES TO DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS ACCOUNTReferences to the Diplomatic and Consular Programs account to be construed to include the Diplomatic Programs account in fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter. See par. (7) of title I of div. G of Pub. L. 116-94 set out as a note under section 2651 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATEPub. L. 96-60, title I, §105(b), Aug. 15, 1979, 93 Stat. 396, provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall take effect on October 1, 1979."