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ligated, would cause the total amount in the Fund to be more than
$100,000,000. Amounts appropriated remain available until expended.
(c) JUSTIFICATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—When the President requests
an appropriation under this section, the President shall justify the request
to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, and the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and House of Representatives.
§ 13306. Allocation, transfer, availability, and accounting of
amounts
(a) ALLOCATION AND TRANSFER.—The President may allocate or trans-
fer to a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Gov-
ernment an amount available to carry out this chapter. The amount is avail-
able for obligation and expenditure for the purpose for which the amount
originally was made available under this chapter or under authority govern-
ing the activities of the department, agency, or instrumentality to which the
amount was allocated or transferred. An amount allocated or transferred
may be carried in a separate appropriation account of the Treasury.
(b) PURPOSES FOR WHICH AMOUNTS ARE AVAILABLE.—(1) An amount
made available under this chapter may be used for—
(A) pay, allowances, and travel of personnel, including members of
the Foreign Service whose services are used primarily in carrying out
this chapter, without regard to any other law, that may be necessary
to carry out this chapter;
(B) printing and binding, expenditure outside the United States for
supplies and services, and administrative and operating purposes except
pay, without regard to a law or regulation governing the obligation and
expenditure of amounts of the United States Government, that may be
necessary to carry out this chapter;
(C) employment and assignment of members of the Foreign Service
serving under limited appointments when carrying out this chapter;
(D) the exchange of amounts without regard to loss by exchanges;
(E) making contracts for personal services outside the United States;
(F) expenses authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) not otherwise provided for;
(G) expenses authorized by the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a, 2669 et seq.); and
(H) other expenses the President decides are necessary to carry out
this chapter.
(2) An individual employed by contract with amounts made available
under paragraph (1)(E) of this subsection is not an employee of the Govern-
ment under any law carried out by the Director of the Office of Personnel
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Management. However, the Secretary of State may apply to that individ-
ual—
(A) section 2(f) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2669(f)); and
(B) any other law carried out by the Secretary as that law is related
to employment of individuals by contract to perform personal services
outside the United States.
(3) An individual receiving amounts under this section may provide ad-
ministrative assistance to personnel assigned to a bureau charged with car-
rying out this chapter.
§ 13307. Audits
(a) PROGRAM AUDITS.—Amounts may be made available under this chap-
ter or any other law to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
only if—
(1) an annual program audit will be conducted to determine the use
of those amounts, including the use by implementing partners; and
(2) the audit will be made available through the Secretary of State
for inspection by the Comptroller General.
(b) INSPECTIONS
AND REPORTS
BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—The
Comptroller General shall inspect each audit and submit to Congress a re-
port on the inspection.
§ 13308. Administrative
(a) AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT.—To carry out this chapter, the
President may—
(1) make loans, advances, and grants to, and agreements with, a
person, government or government agency in or outside the United
States, and international and intergovernmental organizations;
(2) accept and use money, property, and services made available to
carry out this chapter; and
(3) provide assistance and make contributions, notwithstanding an-
other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries.
(b) WAIVER.—If the President decides that it carries out this chapter, the
President may waive a provision of law on making, carrying out, and modi-
fying contracts and on United States Government expenditures.
(c) DELEGATION OF DUTIES AND POWERS.—If the President delegates
to an officer under section 301 of title 3 a duty or power of the President
under this chapter, the President also may authorize the officer to
redelegate the duty or power to a subordinate officer or employee of the offi-
cer. However, the President may not authorize the redelegation of the waiv-
er authority under subsection (b) of this section.