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10 U.S.C. § 1599b — Employees abroad: travel expenses; health care
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**(a) In General.—** The Secretary of Defense may provide civilian employees, and members of their families, abroad with benefits that are comparable to certain benefits that are provided by the Secretary of State to members of the Foreign Service and their families abroad as described in subsections (b) and (c). The Secretary may designate the employees and members of families who are eligible to receive the benefits.
**(b) Travel and Related Expenses.—** The Secretary of Defense may pay travel expenses and related expenses for purposes and in amounts that are comparable to the purposes for which, and the amounts in which, travel and related expenses are paid by the Secretary of State under section 901 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ([22 U.S.C. 4081](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4081&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(c) Health Care Program.—** The Secretary of Defense may establish a health care program that is comparable to the health care program established by the Secretary of State under section 904 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ([22 U.S.C. 4084](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4084&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(d) Assistance.—** The Secretary of Defense may enter into agreements with the heads of other departments and agencies of the Government in order to facilitate the payment of expenses authorized by subsection (b) and to carry out a health care program authorized by subsection (c).
**(e) Abroad Defined.—** In this section, the term “abroad” means outside—
(1) the United States; and
(2) the territories and possessions of the United States.
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**(a) In General.—** The Secretary of Defense may provide civilian employees, and members of their families, abroad with benefits that are comparable to certain benefits that are provided by the Secretary of State to members of the Foreign Service and their families abroad as described in subsections (b) and (c). The Secretary may designate the employees and members of families who are eligible to receive the benefits.
**(b) Travel and Related Expenses.—** The Secretary of Defense may pay travel expenses and related expenses for purposes and in amounts that are comparable to the purposes for which, and the amounts in which, travel and related expenses are paid by the Secretary of State under section 901 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ([22 U.S.C. 4081](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4081&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(c) Health Care Program.—** The Secretary of Defense may establish a health care program that is comparable to the health care program established by the Secretary of State under section 904 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ([22 U.S.C. 4084](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4084&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(d) Assistance.—** The Secretary of Defense may enter into agreements with the heads of other departments and agencies of the Government in order to facilitate the payment of expenses authorized by subsection (b) and to carry out a health care program authorized by subsection (c).
**(e) Abroad Defined.—** In this section, the term “abroad” means outside—
(1) the United States; and
(2) the territories and possessions of the United States.
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary of State shall establish a health care program to promote and maintain the physical and mental health of members of the Service, and (when incident to service abroad) other designated eligible Government employees, and members of the families of such members and employees.
**(b) Services provided** Any such health care program may include (1) medical examinations for applicants for employment, (2) medical examinations and inoculations or vaccinations, and other preventive and remedial care and services as necessary, for members of the Service and employees of the Department who are citizens of the United States and for members of their families, (3) health education and disease prevention programs for all employees, and (4) examinations necessary in order to establish disability or incapacity of participants in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System or Foreign Service Pension System or to provide survivor benefits under subchapter VIII.
**(c) Facilities; employment of personnel** The Secretary of State may establish health care facilities and provide for the services of physicians, nurses, or other health care personnel at Foreign Service posts abroad at which, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, a sufficient number of Government employees are assigned to warrant such facilities or services.
**(d) Costs of treatment** If an individual eligible for health care under this section incurs an illness, injury, or medical condition which requires treatment while assigned to a post abroad or located overseas pursuant to Government authorization, the Secretary may pay the cost of such treatment.
**(e) Death or separation of member** Health care may be provided under this section to a member of the Service or other desig
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The Secretary may pay the travel and related expenses of members of the Service and their families, including costs or expenses incurred for—
(1) proceeding to and returning from assigned posts of duty;
(2) authorized or required home leave;
(3) family members to accompany, precede, or follow a member of the Service to a place of temporary duty;
(4) representational travel within the country to which the member of the Service is assigned or, when not more than one family member participates, outside such country;
(5) obtaining necessary medical care for an illness, injury, or medical condition while abroad in a locality where there is no suitable person or facility to provide such care (without regard to those laws and regulations limiting or restricting the furnishing or payment of transportation and traveling expenses), as well as expenses for—
(A) an attendant or attendants for a member of the Service or a family member who is too ill to travel unattended or for a family member who is too young to travel alone, and
(B) a family member incapable of caring for himself or herself if he or she remained at the post at which the member of the Service is serving;
(6) rest and recuperation travel of members of the Service who are United States citizens, and members of their families, while serving at locations abroad specifically designated by the Secretary for purposes of this paragraph, to—
(A) other locations abroad having different social, climatic, or other environmental conditions than those at the post at which the member of the Service is serving, or
(B) locations 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 Isl
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
[§ 1599
472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1087ll) incurred by the participant while
obtaining teacher certification or licensure or
the necessary credentials to serve as a teach-
er’s aide and employment as an elementary or
secondary school teacher or teacher aide.
(2) A civilian employee selected to participate
in the placement program who receives separa-
tion pay under section 5597 of title 5 shall not be
paid a stipend under paragraph (1).
(3) A stipend paid under paragraph (1) shall be
taken into account in determining the eligi-
bility of the participant for Federal student fi-
nancial assistance provided under title IV of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et
seq.).
(f) PLACEMENT OF PARTICIPANTS AS TEACHERS
AND TEACHERS’ AIDES.—Subsections (h) through
(k) of section 1151 1 of this title, as in effect on
October 4, 1999, shall apply with respect to the
placement program authorized by this section.
(Added Pub. L. 102–484, div. D, title XLIV,
§ 4442(a), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2730; amended
Pub. L. 103–35, title II, § 201(h)(1), May 31, 1993,
107 Stat. 100; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title XIII,
§ 1331(c)(2), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1792; Pub. L.
103–382, title III, § 391(b)(3), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat.
4021;
Pub.
L.
104–106,
div.
A,
title
XV,
§ 1503(a)(14), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 511; Pub. L.
104–201, div. A, title V, § 576(b), Sept. 23, 1996, 110
Stat. 2535; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X,
§ 1087(a)(11)],
Oct.
30,
2000,
114
Stat.
1654,
1654A–290.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(A), is Pub. L. 89–10,
Apr. 11, 1965, 79 Stat. 27. Title I of the Act is classified
gen
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 4081
entitled to a deferred annuity, but before becom-
ing eligible to receive the annuity, and such par-
ticipant or former participant has left with the
Secretary of State a spousal agreement prom-
ising a share of a survivor annuity under sub-
chapter IV, chapter 84, title 5, to a former
spouse, such survivor annuity shall be paid
under the terms of this part as if the survivor
annuity had been ordered by a court.
(Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 861, as added Pub. L.
99–335, title IV, § 415, June 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 619;
amended Pub. L. 99–514, § 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100
Stat. 2095; Pub. L. 99–556, title IV, § 407, Oct. 27,
1986, 100 Stat. 3139.)
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AMENDMENTS
1986—Subsec. (a)(4)(A). Pub. L. 99–514 substituted ‘‘In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986’’ for ‘‘Internal Revenue
Code of 1954’’, which for purposes of codification was
translated as ‘‘title 26’’ thus requiring no change in
text.
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 99–556 added par. (3).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1986 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 99–556 effective Jan. 1, 1987,
see section 408 of Pub. L. 99–556, set out as a note under
section 4046 of this title.
§ 4071k. Spousal agreements
A spousal agreement is any written agreement
(properly authenticated as determined by the
Secretary of State) between a participant or
former participant and his or her spouse or
former spouse on file with the Secretary of
State. A spousal agreement shall be consistent
with the terms of this chapter and applicable
regulations and, if executed at the time a partic-
ipant or former participant is currently mar-
ried, shall be approved by such current spouse.
It may be used to fix the level of benefits pay-
able under this
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 4084
paid leave, per leave year, to an employee of the
agency serving abroad for the purpose of local
holidays.
(c) Discretionary authority of the Secretary or
other agency head
Use of the authority under subsection (b) is at
the sole and exclusive discretion of the head of
the agency concerned.
(Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 903b, as added Pub. L.
118–159, div. G, title LXXII, § 7215(a), Dec. 23,
2024, 138 Stat. 2537.)
§ 4084. Health care program
(a) Establishment
The Secretary of State shall establish a health
care program to promote and maintain the
physical and mental health of members of the
Service, and (when incident to service abroad)
other designated eligible Government employ-
ees, and members of the families of such mem-
bers and employees.
(b) Services provided
Any such health care program may include (1)
medical examinations for applicants for employ-
ment, (2) medical examinations and inoculations
or vaccinations, and other preventive and reme-
dial care and services as necessary, for members
of the Service and employees of the Department
who are citizens of the United States and for
members of their families, (3) health education
and disease prevention programs for all employ-
ees, and (4) examinations necessary in order to
establish disability or incapacity of participants
in the Foreign Service Retirement and Dis-
ability System or Foreign Service Pension Sys-
tem or to provide survivor benefits under sub-
chapter VIII.
(c) Facilities; employment of personnel
The Secretary of State may establish health
care facilities and provide for the services of
physicians, nurses, or other health care per-
sonnel at Foreign Service posts abroad at which,
in the opinion of the Secret
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