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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Chapter 38 — Department of State

§ 2740. Career intermission program adjustment to enhance retention

Statutory text

(a)

Authority to extend Federal Employee Health Benefit coverage

The Secretary and Administrator are authorized to offer employees the option of extending Federal Employee Health Benefit coverage during pre-approved leave without pay for up to 3 years.

(b)

Responsibility for premium payments

If an employee elects to continue coverage pursuant to subsection (a) for longer than 365 days, the employee shall be responsible for 100 percent of the premium (employee share and government share) during such longer period.

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. 118–159 div. G title LXXI § 7106 · 138 Stat. 2524

    Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 2740

    (Pub. L. 118–159, div. G, title LXXI, § 7106, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2524.)

    Unresolved: Pub. L. 118–159 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 118–159, div. G, title LXXI, § 7106, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2524.)

0 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 unresolved

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions

For definitions of “Secretary” and “Administrator” as used in this section, see section 7002 of Pub. L. 118–159, set out as a note under section 2651 of this title.

Credits

(Pub. L. 118–159, div. G, title LXXI, § 7106, , 138 Stat. 2524.)

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