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 101 STAT. 1368 22 USC 4342.

PUBLIC LAW 100-204—DEC. 22, 1987

"SEC. 302. LIMITATIONS ON DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.

"(a) GENERAL RULE.—Except as authorized under subsection (b), employees or members of their family shall not sell, assign, or otherwise dispose of personal property within a foreign country which was imported into or purchsised within that foreign country and which, by virtue of the official status of the employee, was exempt from import limitation, customs duties, or taxes which would otherwise apply. "(b) APPROVAL BY CHIEF OF MISSION.—The chief of mission to a foreign country, or a designee of such chief of mission, is authorized to approve within that foreign country sales, assignment, or other dispositions of property by employees under the chief of mission's jurisdiction (as described in section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927)) to the extent that such sale, assignment, or other disposition is in accordance with regulations and policies, rules, and procedures issued pursuant to section 303. "(c) VIOLATION.—Violation of this section, or other importation, sale, or other disposition of personal property within a foreign country which violates its laws or regulations or governing international law and is prohibited by regulations and policies, rules, and procedures issued pursuant to section 303, shall be grounds for disciplinary action against an employee. 22 USC 4343.

"SEC. 303. REGULATIONS.

22 USC 4341 note.

"(a) ISSUANCE; PURPOSE.—The Secretary of State may issue regulations to carry out the purposes of this title. The primary purpose of such regulations and related policies, rules, and procedures shall be to assure that employees and members of their families do not profit personally from sales or other transactions with persons who are not themselves entitled to exemption from import restrictions, duties, or taxes. "(b) CONTRACTORS.—Such regulations shall require that, to the extent contractors enjoy importation or tax privileges in a foreign country because of their contractual relationship to the United States Government, after the effective date of this title contracting agencies shall include provisions in their contracts to carry out the purpose of this title. "(c) CHIEF OF MISSION.—In order to ensure that due account is taken of local conditions, including applicable laws, markets, exchange rate factors, and accommodation exchange facilities, such regulations may authorize the chief of mission to each foreign country to establish more detailed policies, rules, or procedures for the application of this title within that country to employees under the chief of mission's jurisdiction.". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 187. AUTHORITIES FOR SERVICE OF FASCELL FELLOWS.

Section 1005(b) of the Fascell Fellowship Act (22 U.S.C. 49040))) is amended to read as follows: "(b) AUTHORITIES.—Fellows may be employed—

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"(1) under a temporary appointment in the civil service; "(2) under a limited appointment in the Foreign Service; or "(3) by contract under the provisions of section 2(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956.".

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