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Public Law 75–277
Authorizing the temporary detail of United States employees, possessing special qualifications, to governments of American Republics and the Philippines, and for other purposes.
Approved May 25, 1938
Statutory text
AN ACT
Authorizing the temporary detail of United States employees, possessing special qualifications, to governments of American Republics and the Philippines, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the President of the United States be, and hereby is, authorized, whenever he finds that the public interest renders such a course advisable, upon agreement with the government of any other American Republic or the government of the Commonwealth of the Philippine Islands, or the Government of Liberia, if such government is desirous of obtaining the services of a person having special scientific or other technical or professional qualifications, other than those persons covered by the Act of May 19, 1926 (44 Stat. 565), as amended by the Act of May
34 U. S. C. § 441a; Supp. III, § 441a.
Maximum period.
14, 1935 (49 Stat. 218), to detail for temporary service of not exceeding one year, under such government any such person in the employ of the Government of the United States whose services can be spared: Provided, That the President may, in extraordinary circumstances,
Provisos.
Extensions.
extend the period of such detail for one or more additional periods of not to exceed six months each: And provided further, That while
Status, compensation, allowances.
so detailed, such person shall be considered for the purpose of preserving his rights and privileges as such, an officer or employee of the Government of the United States and of the department or agency from which detailed and shall continue to receive therefrom compensation, and he shall receive additional compensation from the department or agency from which detailed not to exceed 50 per centum of the compensation he was receiving as an officer or employee of the United States at the time of detail, and shall receive from the United States reimbursement for travel expenses to and from the place of detail and monthly allowances determined by the President to be adequate for quarters and subsistence during the period of such detail. The additional compensation, travel expenses, and other
Funds available for payment of additional compensation, etc.
allowances authorized by this Act to be paid to any such officer or employee shall be paid from any appropriations available for the payment of compensation and travel expenses of the officers and employees of the department or agency from which he is detailed: Provided, however, That if any of the governments to which details
Acceptance of reimbursement for expenses.
are authorized by this Act shall express the desire to reimburse this Government in whole or in part for the expenses of such details, the President is authorized, when he deems it in the public interest, to accept such reimbursement.
Approved, May 25, 1938.