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22 U.S.C. § 2704 — Subsistence expenses
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The Secretary of State may pay, without regard to [section 5702 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5702&num=0&edition=prelim), subsistence expenses of (1) special agents of the Department of State who are on authorized protective missions, whether at or away from their duty stations, and (2) members of the Foreign Service and employees of the Department who are required to spend extraordinary amounts of time in travel status. The authorities available to the Secretary of State under this section with respect to the Department of State shall be available to the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development with respect to their respective agencies, except that the authority of clause (2) shall be available with respect to those agencies only in the case of members of the Foreign Service and employees of the agency who are performing security-related functions abroad.
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The Secretary of State may pay, without regard to [section 5702 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5702&num=0&edition=prelim), subsistence expenses of (1) special agents of the Department of State who are on authorized protective missions, whether at or away from their duty stations, and (2) members of the Foreign Service and employees of the Department who are required to spend extraordinary amounts of time in travel status. The authorities available to the Secretary of State under this section with respect to the Department of State shall be available to the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development with respect to their respective agencies, except that the authority of clause (2) shall be available with respect to those agencies only in the case of members of the Foreign Service and employees of the agency who are performing security-related functions abroad.
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**(a)** The Congress finds that—
(1) a career foreign service, characterized by excellence and professionalism, is essential in the national interest to assist the President and the Secretary of State in conducting the foreign affairs of the United States;
(2) the scope and complexity of the foreign affairs of the Nation have heightened the need for a professional foreign service that will serve the foreign affairs interests of the United States in an integrated fashion and that can provide a resource of qualified personnel for the President, the Secretary of State, and the agencies concerned with foreign affairs;
(3) the Foreign Service of the United States, established under the Act of May 24, 1924 (commonly known as the Rogers Act) and continued by the Foreign Service Act of 1946, must be preserved, strengthened, and improved in order to carry out its mission effectively in response to the complex challenges of modern diplomacy and international relations;
(4) the members of the Foreign Service should be representative of the American people, aware of the principles and history of the United States and informed of current concerns and trends in American life, knowledgeable of the affairs, cultures, and languages of other countries, and available to serve in assignments throughout the world; and
(5) the Foreign Service should be operated on the basis of merit principles.
**(b)** The objective of this chapter is to strengthen and improve the Foreign Service of the United States by—
(1) assuring, in accordance with merit principles, admission through impartial and rigorous examination, acquisition of career status only by those who have demonstrated their fitness through successful completion of probationary assignments, effective career development, advancement
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**(a) In general** Except for the components specified in subsection (b), the United States International Development Cooperation Agency (including the Institute for Scientific and Technological Cooperation) is abolished.
**(b) AID and OPIC exempted** Subsection (a) does not apply to the Agency for International Development or the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
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**(a)**
(1) Under regulations prescribed pursuant to [section 5707 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5707&num=0&edition=prelim), an employee, when traveling on official business away from the employee’s designated post of duty, or away from the employee’s home or regular place of business (if the employee is described in [section 5703 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5703&num=0&edition=prelim)), is entitled to any one of the following:
(A) a per diem allowance at a rate not to exceed that established by the Administrator of General Services for travel within the continental United States, and by the President or his designee for travel outside the continental United States;
(B) reimbursement for the actual and necessary expenses of official travel not to exceed an amount established by the Administrator for travel within the continental United States or an amount established by the President or his designee for travel outside the continental United States; or
(C) a combination of payments described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph.
(2) Any per diem allowance or maximum amount of reimbursement shall be established, to the extent feasible, by locality. The Secretary of Defense shall not alter the amount of the per diem allowance, or the maximum amount of reimbursement, for a locality based on the duration of the travel in the locality of an employee of the Department.
(3) For travel consuming less than a full day, the payment prescribed by regulation shall be allocated in such manner as the Administrator may prescribe.
**(b)**
(1) Under regulations prescribed pursuant to [section 5707 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtm
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The United States Information Agency (other than the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the International Broadcasting Bureau) is abolished.
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 2703a
§ 2703a. Emergency back-up care
(a) In general
The Secretary and the Administrator for the
United States Agency for International Develop-
ment are authorized to provide for unantici-
pated non-medical care, including dependent
child and eldercare, and essential services di-
rectly related to caring for an acute injury or
illness, for USAID and Department employees
and their family members, including through
the provision of such non-medical services, re-
ferrals to care providers, and reimbursement of
reasonable expenses for such services.
(b) Limitation
Services provided pursuant to this section
shall not exceed $2,000,000 per fiscal year.
(Pub. L. 118–31, div. F, title LXII, § 6223, Dec. 22,
2023, 137 Stat. 979.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
DEFINITIONS
For definitions of ‘‘Secretary’’ and ‘‘Department’’ as
used in this section, see section 6002 of Pub. L. 118–31,
set out as a note under section 2651 of this title.
§ 2704. Subsistence expenses
The Secretary of State may pay, without re-
gard to section 5702 of title 5, subsistence ex-
penses of (1) special agents of the Department of
State who are on authorized protective mis-
sions, whether at or away from their duty sta-
tions, and (2) members of the Foreign Service
and employees of the Department who are re-
quired to spend extraordinary amounts of time
in travel status. The authorities available to the
Secretary of State under this section with re-
spect to the Department of State shall be avail-
able to the Broadcasting Board of Governors and
the Administrator of the Agency for Inter-
national Development with respect to their re-
spective agencies, except that the authority of
clause (2) shall be available with re
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