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22 U.S.C. § 4083 — Required leave
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**(a) Criteria; length of continuous service** The Secretary may order a member of the Service (other than a member employed under [section 3951 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3951&num=0&edition=prelim)) who is a citizen of the United States to take a leave of absence under [section 6305 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section6305&num=0&edition=prelim) (without regard to the introductory clause of subsection (a) of that section), upon completion by that member of 12 months of continuous service abroad. The Secretary shall order on such a leave of absence a member of the Service (other than a member employed under [section 3951 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3951&num=0&edition=prelim)) who is a citizen of the United States as soon as possible after completion by that member of 3 years of continuous service abroad.
**(b) Place leave may be taken** Leave ordered under this section may be taken in the United States or its territories, including American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. In cases in which a member of the Service has official orders to an unaccompanied post and in which the family members of the member reside apart from the member at authorized locations outside the United States, the member may take the leave ordered under this section where that member’s family members reside, notwithstanding [section 10305 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section10305&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Availability for work or duties in Department** While on a leave o
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**(a) Criteria; length of continuous service** The Secretary may order a member of the Service (other than a member employed under [section 3951 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3951&num=0&edition=prelim)) who is a citizen of the United States to take a leave of absence under [section 6305 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section6305&num=0&edition=prelim) (without regard to the introductory clause of subsection (a) of that section), upon completion by that member of 12 months of continuous service abroad. The Secretary shall order on such a leave of absence a member of the Service (other than a member employed under [section 3951 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3951&num=0&edition=prelim)) who is a citizen of the United States as soon as possible after completion by that member of 3 years of continuous service abroad.
**(b) Place leave may be taken** Leave ordered under this section may be taken in the United States or its territories, including American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. In cases in which a member of the Service has official orders to an unaccompanied post and in which the family members of the member reside apart from the member at authorized locations outside the United States, the member may take the leave ordered under this section where that member’s family members reside, notwithstanding [section 10305 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section10305&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Availability for work or duties in Department** While on a leave of absence ordered under this section, the services of any member of the Service shall be available for such work or duties in the Department or elsewhere as the Secretary may prescribe, but the time of such work or duties shall not be counted as leave.
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**(a) Appointment of family members** The Secretary, under [section 3943 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3943&num=0&edition=prelim), may appoint United States citizens, who are family members of government employees assigned abroad or are hired for service at their post of residence, for employment in positions customarily filled by Foreign Service officers, Foreign Service personnel, and foreign national employees.
**(b) Family nexus as affirmative hiring factor** The fact that an applicant for employment in a position referred to in subsection (a) is a family member of a Government employee assigned abroad shall be considered an affirmative factor in employing such person.
**(c) Compensation of family and non-family member employees**
(1) Non-family members employed under this section for service at their post of residence shall be paid in accordance with local compensation plans established under [section 3968 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3968&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) Family members employed under this section shall be paid in accordance with the Foreign Service Schedule or the salary rates established under [section 3967 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3967&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) In exceptional circumstances, non-family members may be paid in accordance with the Foreign Service Schedule or the salary rates established under [section 3967 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3967&num=0&edition=prelim), if the Secretary determines that the national interest would be served by such payments.
**(d) Non-family member employees in
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**(a)** After 24 months of continuous service outside the United States (or after a shorter period of such service if the employee’s assignment is terminated for the convenience of the Government), an employee may be granted leave of absence, under regulations of the President, at a rate not to exceed 1 week for each 4 months of that service without regard to other leave provided by this subchapter. Leave so granted—
(1) is for use in the United States, or if the employee’s place of residence is outside the area of employment, in its territories or possessions including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
(2) accumulates for future use without regard to the limitation in [section 6304(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section6304/b&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(3) may not be made the basis for terminal leave or for a lump-sum payment.
**(b)** The President may authorize leave of absence to a chief of mission excepted from this subchapter by [section 6301(2)(xii) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section6301/2/xii&num=0&edition=prelim) for use in the United States and its territories or possessions. Leave so authorized does not constitute a leave system and may not be made the basis for a lump-sum payment.
**(c)** An officer, crewmember, or other employee serving aboard an oceangoing vessel on an extended voyage may be granted leave of absence, under regulations of the Office of Personnel Management, at a rate not to exceed 2 days for each 30 calendar days of that service without regard to other leave provided by this subchapter. Leave so granted—
(1) accumulates for future use without regard to the limitation in [section 6304(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/v
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**(a) Eligibility of Veterans Awarded the Purple Heart.—** A veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart shall be permitted to use commissary stores and MWR facilities on the same basis as a member of the armed forces entitled to retired or retainer pay.
**(b) Eligibility of Veterans Who Are Medal of Honor Recipients.—** A veteran who is a Medal of Honor recipient shall be permitted to use commissary stores and MWR facilities on the same basis as a member of the armed forces entitled to retired or retainer pay.
**(c) Eligibility of Veterans Who Are Former Prisoners of War.—** A veteran who is a former prisoner of war shall be permitted to use commissary stores and MWR facilities on the same basis as a member of the armed forces entitled to retired or retainer pay.
**(d) Eligibility of Veterans With Service-Connected Disabilities.—** A veteran with a service-connected disability shall be permitted to use commissary stores and MWR facilities on the same basis as a member of the armed forces entitled to retired or retainer pay.
**(e) Eligibility of Caregivers for Veterans.—** A caregiver or family caregiver shall be permitted to use commissary stores and MWR facilities on the same basis as a member of the armed forces entitled to retired or retainer pay.
**(f) Eligibility of Foreign Service Officers on Mandatory Home Leave.—** A Foreign Service officer on mandatory home leave may be permitted to use military lodging referred to in subsection (h).
**(g) User Fee Authority.—**
(1) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations that impose a user fee on individuals who are eligible solely under this section to purchase merchandise at a commissary store or MWR retail facility.
(2) The Secretary shall set the user fee under this subsection at a rate that the Secretar
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**(a)**
(1) The Secretary of Defense may provide to civilian personnel described in subsection (d) allowances and benefits comparable to those provided by the Secretary of State to officers and employees of the Foreign Service under paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (13) of section 901 and sections 705 and 903 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ([22 U.S.C. 4081(2)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4081/2&num=0&edition=prelim), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (13), 4025, 4083) and under [section 5924(4) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5924/4&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The Secretary may also provide to any such civilian personnel special retirement accrual benefits in the same manner provided for certain officers and employees of the Central Intelligence Agency in section 303 of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act ([50 U.S.C. 2153](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2153&num=0&edition=prelim)) and in section 18 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 ([50 U.S.C. 3518](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3518&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(b)** The authority of the Secretary of Defense to make payments under subsection (a) is effective for any fiscal year only to the extent that appropriated funds are available for such purpose.
**(c)** Regulations prescribed under subsection (a) may not take effect until the Secretary of Defense has submitted such regulations to—
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
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**(a) Cooperative endeavors** The Secretary may participate with other countries in cooperative endeavors in—
(1) biomedical research, health care technology, and the health services research and statistical analysis authorized under [section 242k of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section242k&num=0&edition=prelim) and subchapter VII; and
(2) biomedical research, health care services, health care research, or other related activities in furtherance of the activities, objectives or goals authorized under the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008.
**(b) Authority of Secretary; building construction prohibition** In connection with the cooperative endeavors authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary may—
(1) make such use of resources offered by participating foreign countries as he may find necessary and appropriate;
(2) establish and maintain fellowships in the United States and in participating foreign countries;
(3) make grants to public institutions or agencies and to nonprofit private institutions or agencies in the United States and in participating foreign countries for the purpose of establishing and maintaining the fellowships authorized by paragraph (2);
(4) make grants or loans of equipment and materials, for use by public or nonprofit private institutions or agencies, or by individuals, in participating foreign countries;
(5) participate and otherwise cooperate in any international meetings, conferences, or other activities concerned with biomedical research, health services research, health statistics, or health care technology;
(6) facilitate the interchange between the United States and participating forei
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 4081b
AMENDMENTS
2024—Par. (1). Pub. L. 118–159, in introductory provi-
sions, substituted ‘‘the Department and the United
States Agency for International Development (USAID),
and other United States Government employees under
chief of mission authority are’’ for ‘‘the Department
is’’ and ‘‘Department and USAID personnel, and other
United States Government employees under chief of
mission authority’’ for ‘‘Department personnel’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
DEFINITION
For definition of ‘‘Department’’ as used in this sec-
tion, see section 6002 of Pub. L. 118–31, set out as a note
under section 2651 of this title.
§ 4081b. Presence of chiefs of mission at diplo-
matic posts
(a) Requirement for arrival at diplomatic post
within 60 days
(1) In general
The Secretary shall require that to be eligi-
ble for payment of travel expenses for initial
arrival at the assigned post, a chief of mission
must arrive at the post not later than 60 days
after the date on which the chief of mission
was confirmed by the Senate.
(2) Exceptions
The restriction under paragraph (1) shall not
apply to a chief of mission who arrives later
than 60 days after confirmation by the Senate
if the delay was caused by one or more of the
following:
(A) A flight delay that was outside of the
control of the chief of mission or the Depart-
ment.
(B) A natural disaster, global health emer-
gency, or other naturally occurring event
that prevented the chief of mission from en-
tering the country of the assigned post.
(C) Delay or refusal by the government of
the host country to accept diplomatic ac-
creditation.
(D) Family or medical emergency.
(E) Extenuating circumstances beyond the
control of the chief of mi
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