28 USC § 539 - Counterintelligence official reception and representation expenses

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identifier: "/us/usc/t28/s539"
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title: "28 USC § 539 - Counterintelligence official reception and representation expenses"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "539"
section_name: "Counterintelligence official reception and representation expenses"
chapter_number: 33
chapter_name: "FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 99–569, title IV, § 401(a), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3195.)"
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# § 539. Counterintelligence official reception and representation expenses

The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may use funds available to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for counterintelligence programs to pay the expenses of hosting foreign officials in the United States under the auspices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for consultation on counterintelligence matters.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 99–569, title IV, § 401(a), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3195.)