5a U.S. Code § 8A - Special provisions relating to the Agency for International Development

(a) In addition to the other duties and responsibilities specified in this Act, the Inspector General of the Agency for International Development shall supervise, direct, and control all security activities relating to the programs and operations of that Agency, subject to the supervision of the Administrator of that Agency.[1]

(b) In addition to the Assistant Inspector Generals provided for in section 3(d) of this Act, the Inspector General of the Agency for International Development shall, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations governing the civil service, appoint an Assistant Inspector General for Security who shall have the responsibility for supervising the performance of security activities relating to programs and operations of the Agency for International Development.

(c) In addition to the officers and employees provided for in section 6(a)(6) of this Act, members of the Foreign Service may, at the request of the Inspector General of the Agency for International Development, be assigned as employees of the Inspector General. Members of the Foreign Service so assigned shall be responsible solely to the Inspector General, and the Inspector General (or his or her designee) shall prepare the performance evaluation reports for such members.

(d) In establishing and staffing field offices pursuant to section 6(d) of this Act, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development shall not be bound by overseas personnel ceilings established under the Monitoring Overseas Direct Employment policy.

(e) The Inspector General of the Agency for International Development shall be in addition to the officers provided for in section 624(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2384(a)].

(f) As used in this Act, the term “Agency for International Development” includes any successor agency primarily responsible for administering part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.].¹

(Pub. L. 95–452, § 8A, as added Pub. L. 97–113, title VII, § 705(a)(3), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1544; amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIV, § 1422(b)(2), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–792; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title II, § 205], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–422; Pub. L. 114–317, § 7(d)(2)(E), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1606.)

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[1]  See 1999 Amendment note below.

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in subsec. (f), is Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, as amended. Part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 2151 et seq.) of chapter 32 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2151 of Title 22 and Tables.

Amendments

2016—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 114–317 substituted “section 6(d)” for “section 6(c)”.

1999—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(7) [title II, § 205(a)], which directed the amendment of subsec. (a) by striking “and” at the end of par. (1), striking the period at the end of par. (2) and inserting “; and”, and adding a new par. (3) to read: “shall supervise, direct, and control audit and investigative activities relating to programs and operations within the Inter-American Foundation and the African Development Foundation.”, could not be executed because of the prior amendment by Pub. L. 105–277, § 1422(b)(2)(A). See 1998 Amendment note below.

Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(7) [title II, § 205(b)], which directed insertion of “, an employee of the Inter-American Foundation, and an employee of the African Development Foundation” before period at end, was not executed because of the prior amendment by Pub. L. 105–277, § 1422(b)(2)(B), (C), which struck out the subsec. (f) to which the amendment was to be made. See 1998 Amendment note below.

1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–277, § 1422(b)(2)(A), struck out dash after “Agency for International Development”, struck out par. (1) designation before “shall supervise”, substituted period for “; and” after “Administrator of that Agency”, and struck out par. (2) which read as follows: “to the extent requested by the Director of the United States International Development Cooperation Agency (after consultation with the Administrator of the Agency for International Development), shall supervise, direct, and control all audit, investigative, and security activities relating to programs and operations within the United States International Development Cooperation Agency.”

Subsecs. (c) to (h). Pub. L. 105–277, § 1422(b)(2)(B), (C), redesignated subsecs. (d), (e), (g), and (h) as (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively, and struck out former subsecs. (c) and (f) which read as follows:

“(c) The semiannual reports required to be submitted to the Administrator of the Agency for International Development pursuant to section 5(b) of this Act shall also be submitted to the Director of the United States International Development Cooperation Agency.

“(f) The reference in section 7(a) of this Act to an employee of the establishment shall, with respect to the Inspector General of the Agency for International Development, be construed to include an employee of or under the United States International Development Cooperation Agency.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 105–277 effective Apr. 1, 1999, see section 1401 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6561 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.