Contracting authority

Section 1005 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4105) is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Nothing in this section may be construed— (1) to preclude the Secretary from employing individuals or organizations by contract to perform such services to carry out this Act and may not by virtue of such employment be considered to be employees of the United States Government for purposes of any law administered by the Office of Personnel Management (except that the Secretary may determine the applicability to such individuals of any law administered by the Secretary concerning the employment of such individuals); and (2) to preclude such contracts to be negotiated, the terms of such contracts to be prescribed, and the work to be performed, where necessary, without regard to such statutory provisions as relate to the negotiation, making and performance of contracts, and performance of work in the United States..