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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Part II · Chapter 32 — Foreign Assistance

§ 2389. Status and benefits of personnel assigned or detailed to foreign governments or international organizations

Statutory text

(a)

Allowances, privileges, rights, seniority, and other benefits

Any officer or employee, while assigned or detailed under section 2387 or 2388 of this title shall be considered, for the purpose of preserving his allowances, privileges, rights, seniority, and other benefits as such, an officer or employee of the United States Government and of the agency of the United States Government from which detailed or assigned, and he shall continue to receive compensation, allowances, and benefits from funds appropriated to that agency or made available to that agency under this chapter.

(b)

Representation allowances

Any officer or employee assigned, detailed, or appointed under section 2387, 2388, 2391, or 2384(d) 1 of this title is authorized to receive under such regulations as the President may prescribe, representation allowances similar to those allowed under section 4085 of this title. The authorization of such allowances and other benefits and the payment thereof out of any appropriations available therefor shall be considered as meeting all the requirements of section 5536 of title 5.

Footnotes

  1. 1 See References in Text note below.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 87–195 · 75 Stat. 424

    Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 2389

    Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 629, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 452

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 629, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 452

  2. Foreign Assistance Act of 1962

    Pub. L. 87–565 · 76 Stat. 255

    Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 2389(b)

    Pub. L. 87–565 substituted “2384(d)” for “2384(e)”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 87–565 substituted “2384(d)” for “2384(e)”.

  3. Foreign Assistance Act of 1967

    Pub. L. 90–137 · 81 Stat. 445

    Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 2389(b)

    Pub. L. 90–137 substituted reference to section 5536 of title 5 for former section 70 of title 5

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90–137 substituted reference to section 5536 of title 5 for former section 70 of title 5.

  4. Pub. L. 96–465 title II § 2203(b) · 94 Stat. 2071

    Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 2389(b)

    Pub. L. 96–465 substituted “section 4085 of this title” for “section 1131 of this title”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–465 substituted “section 4085 of this title” for “section 1131 of this title”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Section 629(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2389(b)) is amended by striking out “section 901 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1131)” and inserting in lieu thereof “section 905 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980”. Ante, p. 2128.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 96–465 effective Feb. 15, 1981, except as otherwise provided, see section 2403 of Pub. L. 96–465, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3901 of this title.

1 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 3 partial

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 87–195, , 75 Stat. 424, known as the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables.

Section 2384(d) of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was repealed by Pub. L. 95–88, title I, § 124(a)(1), , 91 Stat. 541.

Amendments1962–1980 · 3 rounds

1980

1967

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90–137 substituted reference to section 5536 of title 5 for former section 70 of title 5.

1962

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 87–565 substituted “2384(d)” for “2384(e)”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 96–465 effective , except as otherwise provided, see section 2403 of Pub. L. 96–465, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3901 of this title.

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions

For delegation of functions of President under this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 12163, , 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a note under section 2381 of this title.

Credits

1961–1980 · 4 acts
  1. 1961Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 629, , 75 Stat. 452
  2. 1962Pub. L. 87–565, pt. III, § 302(d), , 76 Stat. 262
  3. 1967Pub. L. 90–137, pt. III, § 302(f), , 81 Stat. 460
  4. 1980Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2203(b), , 94 Stat. 2159.
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(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 629, , 75 Stat. 452; Pub. L. 87–565, pt. III, § 302(d), , 76 Stat. 262; Pub. L. 90–137, pt. III, § 302(f), , 81 Stat. 460; Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2203(b), , 94 Stat. 2159.)

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