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title: "6 U.S.C. § 392"
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title_number: 6
title_name: "DOMESTIC SECURITY"
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chapter_name: "HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION"
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# 6 U.S.C. § 392 - Personal services

## Text

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.

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