Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 52 — Foreign Service
§ 4028a. Per diem allowance for newly hired members of the Foreign Service
Statutory text
Per diem allowance
In general
Except as provided in paragraph (2), any newly hired Foreign Service employee who is in initial orientation training, or any other training expected to last less than 6 months in the Washington, D.C. area before transferring to the employee’s first assignment overseas or domestically outside the Washington, D.C. area shall, for the duration of such training, receive a per diem allowance at the levels prescribed under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5.
Limitation on lodging expenses
A newly hired Foreign Service employee may not receive any lodging expenses under the applicable per diem allowance pursuant to paragraph (1) if that employee—
has a permanent residence in the Washington, D.C., area (not including government-supplied housing during such orientation training or other training); and
does not vacate such residence during such orientation training or other training.
Definitions
In this section—
the term “per diem allowance” has the meaning given such term in section 5701 of title 5; and
the term “Washington, D.C., area” means the geographic area within a 50-mile radius of the Washington Monument.
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.
Pub. L. 118–159 div. G title LXXI § 7109 · 138 Stat. 2525
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 4028a
(Pub. L. 118–159, div. G, title LXXI, § 7109, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2525.)
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, § 7109, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2525.)
0 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 unresolved
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Department of State Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, and also as part of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, and not as part of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 which comprises this chapter.