Source: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2018-title22/html/USCODE-2018-title22-chap34-sec2509.htm
Timestamp: 2020-04-05 02:58:16
Document Index: 209592522

Matched Legal Cases: ['§2509', '§10', '§5', '§6', '§6', '§2', '§5', '§604', '§602', '§2', '§5', '§203', '§3901', '§6', '§602', '§602', '§5', '§5', '§5', '§5', '§5', '§604']

Sec. 2509 - Presidential powers and authorities
§2509. Presidential powers and authorities
In furtherance of the purposes of this chapter, the President may—
(4) accept in the name of the Peace Corps and employ or transfer in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter (A) voluntary services notwithstanding the provisions of section 1342 of title 31, and (B) any money or property (real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible) received by gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise; and
(5) contract with individuals for personal services abroad, and with aliens (abroad or within the United States) for personal services within the United States: Provided, That no such person shall be deemed an officer or employee or otherwise in the service or employment of the United States Government for the purposes of any law administered by the Office of Personnel Management (except that the President may determine the applicability to such individuals of provisions of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.)).
The President may provide hospitalization and medical treatment to Foreign Service local employees who are within the United States for training related to their employment under this chapter, for illnesses, injuries, or conditions other than those arising out of and in the course of employment, which, in the judgment of the President, began during such employee's travel related to such training or so near to the beginning of such travel that the onset of the illness, injury, or condition could not have been known, and for which immediate medical treatment or hospitalization is reasonably required.
The provisions of section 2702 of this title shall apply to volunteers and persons employed, appointed, or assigned under this chapter, and to individuals employed under personal services contracts to furnish medical services abroad pursuant to subsection (a)(5) of this section..1 For purposes of this subsection, references to the Secretary in subsection (b) of such section shall be deemed to be references to the Director of the Peace Corps, references to the Secretary in subsection (f) of such section shall be deemed to be references to the President, and the reference in subsection (g) of such section to a principal representative of the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to a Peace Corps representative.
(k) Opening or closing overseas offices and country programs
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Director of the Peace Corps may not open, close, significantly reduce, or suspend a domestic or overseas office or country program unless the Director has notified and consulted with the appropriate congressional committees at least 15 days in advance.
(2) The Director of the Peace Corps may waive the application of paragraph (1) for a period of not more than 5 days after an action described in such paragraph if the Director determines such action is necessary to ameliorate a substantial security risk to Peace Corps volunteers or other Peace Corps personnel.
(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the term "appropriate congressional committees" means—
(Pub. L. 87–293, title I, §10, Sept. 22, 1961, 75 Stat. 617; Pub. L. 88–200, §5, Dec. 13, 1963, 77 Stat. 360; Pub. L. 89–134, §6, Aug. 24, 1965, 79 Stat. 551; Pub. L. 89–572, §6, Sept. 13, 1966, 80 Stat. 765; Pub. L. 93–49, §2, June 25, 1973, 87 Stat. 99; Pub. L. 95–331, §5(a), (c), Aug. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 414, 415; Pub. L. 97–113, title VI, §604(a), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1543; Pub. L. 103–236, title VI, §602, Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 491; Pub. L. 106–30, §2(b)(4), May 21, 1999, 113 Stat. 56; Pub. L. 112–57, §5(2), Nov. 21, 2011, 125 Stat. 744; Pub. L. 115–256, title II, §203, Oct. 9, 2018, 132 Stat. 3655.)
The Foreign Service Act of 1980, referred to in subsec. (a)(5), is Pub. L. 96–465, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2071, which is classified principally to chapter 52 (§3901 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3901 of this title and Tables.
In subsec. (d), "sections 3101(a) and (c), 3104, 3106, 3301(b)(2), and 6101 of title 41" substituted for "section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended, section 302 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949," on authority of Pub. L. 111–350, §6(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts.
2018—Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 115–256 added subsec. (k).
2011—Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 112–57 substituted "the purposes of any law administered by the Office of Personnel Management (except that the President may determine the applicability to such individuals of provisions of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.))" for "any purpose".
1999—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 106–30 substituted "section 1342 of title 31" for "31 U.S.C. 665(b)".
1994—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–236, §602(a), which directed amendment of subsec. (c) by substituting "five years" for "thirty six months", was executed by making the substitution for "thirty-six months" to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 103–236, §602(b), inserted before period at end of first sentence ", and to individuals employed under personal services contracts to furnish medical services abroad pursuant to subsection (a)(5) of this section."
1978—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 95–331, §5(a)(1), struck out proviso limiting to no more than 125 Peace Corps volunteers or volunteer leaders the number assignable to the described organizations.
Subsec. (a)(3) to (5). Pub. L. 95–331, §5(c), added par. (3) and redesignated former pars. (3) and (4) as (4) and (5), respectively.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95–331, §5(a)(2), substituted "$20,000" for "$10,000".
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 95–331, §5(a)(3), added subsec. (h).
1966—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 89–572 inserted "or transfer" after "and employ" and struck out ", and transfer such money or property to the government or other entities of the country or area with which the volunteers are serving, when such transfers would further the general purposes of the chapter".
1965—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 89–134 inserted "money or" after "and transfer such".
Pub. L. 95–331, §5(b), Aug. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 415, provided that: "The amendment made by paragraph (2) of subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply to claims made after the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 2, 1978]."
Pub. L. 97–113, title VI, §604(c), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1543, provided: "To the extent that the authorities provided by the amendments made by subsection (a) [enacting subsecs. (i) and (j) of this section] are authorities which are not applicable with respect to the Peace Corps immediately before the enactment of this Act [Dec. 29, 1981] and which require the expenditure of funds, those authorities may not be exercised using any funds appropriated after February 15, 1981, and before the date of the enactment of this Act."