22 CFR § 136.2 - Authority.

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title: "22 CFR § 136.2 - Authority."
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title_name: "Foreign Relations"
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part_name: "PERSONAL PROPERTY DISPOSITION AT POSTS ABROAD"
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authority: "22 U.S.C. 4341."
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# 136.2 Authority.

Section 303(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 authorizes the Secretary of State to issue regulations to carry out the purposes of title III of that Act.