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 124 STAT. 2332 PUBLIC LAW 111–212—JULY 29, 2010 be applied to weapons development, provided such projects are executed through existing science and technology centers and not- withstanding sections 503 and 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 102–511), and following consultation with the Commit- tees on Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY SEC. 1014. For fiscal year 2011 and thereafter, the President is authorized to accept the statute of, and to maintain membership of the United States in, the International Renewable Energy Agency, and the United States’ assessed contributions to maintain such membership may be paid from funds appropriated for ‘‘Con- tributions to International Organizations’’. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL PERSONNEL SEC. 1015. (a) Funds appropriated in this chapter for the United States Agency for International Development Office of Inspector General (OIG) may be made available to contract with United States citizens for personal services when the Inspector General determines that the personnel resources of the OIG are otherwise insufficient. (1) Not more than 5 percent of the OIG personnel (deter- mined on a full-time equivalent basis), as of any given date, are serving under personal services contracts. (2) Contracts under this paragraph shall not exceed a term of 2 years unless the Inspector General determines that excep- tional circumstances justify an extension of up to 1 additional year, and contractors under this paragraph shall not be consid- ered employees of the Federal Government for purposes of title 5, United States Code, or members of the Foreign Service for purposes of title 22, United States Code. (b)(1) The Inspector General may waive subsections (a) through (d) of section 8344, and subsections (a) through (e) of section 8468 of title 5, United States Code, and subsections (a) through (d) of section 4064 of title 22, United States Code, on behalf of any re-employed annuitant serving in a position within the OIG to facilitate the assignment of persons to positions in Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Haiti or to positions vacated by members of the Foreign Service assigned to those countries. (2) The authority provided in paragraph (1) shall be exercised on a case-by-case basis for positions for which there is difficulty recruiting or retaining a qualified employee or to address a tem- porary emergency hiring need, individuals employed by the OIG under this paragraph shall not be considered employees for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, or chapter 84 of such title, and the authorities of the Inspector General under this paragraph shall terminate on October 1, 2012. AUTHORITY TO REPROGRAM FUNDS SEC. 1016. Of the funds appropriated by this chapter for assist- ance for Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan, up to $100,000,000 may be made available pursuant to the authority of section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, for assistance President. Certification. Reports. Termination date. Waiver authority. Determination. Contracts. 22 USC 290p.