Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 100 Part 4.djvu/140

 100 STAT. 3068

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22 USC 2700. 50 USC 403j.

PUBLIC LAW 99-550—OCT. 27, 1986

"(5) the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; "(6) the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; "(1) the Comptroller General of the United States and the Postmaster General of the United States; and "(8) an officer or employee with regard to whom the head of a Federal agency makes a determination, in accordance with subsection (d) of this section and with regulations prescribed pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (e), that highly unusual circumstances present a clear and present danger, that an emergency exists, or that other compelling operational considerations make such transportation essential to the conduct of official business. Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subsection (d), any authorization made pursuant to paragraph (8) of this subsection to permit the use of a passenger carrier to transport an officer or employee between residence and place of employment shall be effective for not more than 15 calendar days. "(c) A passenger carrier may be used to transport between residence and place of employment any person for whom protection is specifically authorized pursuant to section 3056(a) of title 18 or for whom transportation is authorized pursuant to section 28 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 or section 8(a)(l) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949. "(d)(1) Any determination made under paragraph (8) of subsection (b) shall be in writing and shall include the name and title of the officer or employee affected, the reason for such determination, and the duration of the authorization for such officer or employee to use a passenger carrier for transportation between residence and place of employment. "(2) If a clear and present danger, an emergency, or a compelling operational consideration described in paragraph (8) of subsection (b) extends or may extend for a period in excess of 15 calendar days, the head of the Federal agency shall determine whether an authorization under such paragraph shall be extended in excess of 15 calendar days for a period of not more than 90 additional calendar days. Determinations made under this paragraph may be reviewed by the head of such agency at the end of each such period, and, where appropriate, a subsequent determination may be made whether such danger, emergency, or consideration continues to exist and whether an additional extension, not to exceed 90 calendar days, may be authorized. Determinations made under this paragraph shall be in accordance with regulations prescribed pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (e). "(3) The authority to make designations under subsection (b)(1) of this section and to make determinations pursuant to subsections (a)(2), (b)(2)(B), and (b)(8) of this section and pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection may not be delegated, except that, with respect to the Executive Office of the President, the President may delegate the authority of the President under subsection (b)(8) of this section to an officer in the Executive Office of the President. No designation or determination under this section may be made solely or principally for the comfort or convenience of the officer or employee. "(4) Notification of each designation or determination made under paragraphs (1), (2)(B), and (8) of subsection (b) and under paragraph (2) of this subsection, including the name and title of the officer or

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