6 USC § 392 - Personal services

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title: "6 USC § 392 - Personal services"
title_number: 6
title_name: "DOMESTIC SECURITY"
section_number: "392"
section_name: "Personal services"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION"
subchapter_number: "VIII"
subchapter_name: "COORDINATION WITH NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES; INSPECTOR GENERAL; UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE; COAST GUARD; GENERAL PROVISIONS"
part_number: "D"
part_name: "Acquisitions"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–296, title VIII, § 832, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2225.)"
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# § 392. Personal services

The Secretary—

**(1)** may procure the temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants (or organizations thereof) in accordance with section 3109 of title 5; and

**(2)** may, whenever necessary due to an urgent homeland security need, procure temporary (not to exceed 1 year) or intermittent personal services, including the services of experts or consultants (or organizations thereof), without regard to the pay limitations of such section 3109.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–296, title VIII, § 832, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2225.)