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5 U.S.C. § 5943 — Foreign currency appreciation allowances

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5 U.S.C. § 5943 — Foreign currency appreciation allowances

**(a)** The President, under such regulations as he may prescribe, may meet losses sustained by employees and members of the uniformed services while serving in a foreign country due to the appreciation of foreign currency in its relation to the American dollar. Allowances and expenditures under this section are not subject to income taxes. **(b)** Annual appropriations are authorized to carry out subsection (a) of this section and to cover any deficiency in the accounts of the Secretary of the Treasury, including interest, arising out of the arrangement approved by the President on July 27, 1933, for the conversion into foreign currency of checks and drafts of employees and members of the uniformed services for pay and expenses. **(c)** Payment under subsection (a) of this section may not be made to an employee or member of a uniformed service for a period during which his check or draft was converted into foreign currency under the arrangement referred to by subsection (b) of this section. **(d)** The President shall report annually to Congress all expenditures made under this section.

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5 U.S.C. § 305 — Systematic agency review of operations

**(a)** For the purpose of this section, “agency” means an Executive agency, but does not include— (1) a Government controlled corporation; (2) the Tennessee Valley Authority; (3) the Virgin Islands Corporation; (4) the Atomic Energy Commission; (5) the Central Intelligence Agency; (6) the Panama Canal Commission; or (7) the National Security Agency, Department of Defense. **(b)** Under regulations prescribed and administered by the President, each agency shall review systematically the operations of each of its activities, functions, or organization units, on a continuing basis. **(c)** The purpose of the reviews includes— (1) determining the degree of efficiency and economy in the operation of the agency’s activities, functions, or organization units; (2) identifying the units that are outstanding in those respects; and (3) identifying the employees whose personal efforts have caused their units to be outstanding in efficiency and economy of operations.

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3 U.S.C. § 301 — General authorization to delegate functions; publication of delegations

The President of the United States is authorized to designate and empower the head of any department or agency in the executive branch, or any official thereof who is required to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to perform without approval, ratification, or other action by the President (1) any function which is vested in the President by law, or (2) any function which such officer is required or authorized by law to perform only with or subject to the approval, ratification, or other action of the President: Provided, That nothing contained herein shall relieve the President of his responsibility in office for the acts of any such head or other official designated by him to perform such functions. Such designation and authorization shall be in writing, shall be published in the Federal Register, shall be subject to such terms, conditions, and limitations as the President may deem advisable, and shall be revocable at any time by the President in whole or in part.

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26 U.S.C. § 140 — Cross references to other Acts

**(a)** For exemption of— (1) Allowances and expenditures to meet losses sustained by persons serving the United States abroad, due to appreciation of foreign currencies, see [section 5943 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5943&num=0&edition=prelim), United States Code. (2) Benefits under laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, see [section 5301 of title 38](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section5301&num=0&edition=prelim), United States Code. (3) Earnings of ship contractors deposited in special reserve funds, see [section 53507 of title 46](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section53507&num=0&edition=prelim), United States Code. (4) Income derived from Federal Reserve banks, including capital stock and surplus, see section 7 of the Federal Reserve Act ([12 U.S.C. 531](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section531&num=0&edition=prelim)). (5) Special pensions of persons on Army and Navy medal of honor roll, see [38 U.S.C. 1562(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1562/a&num=0&edition=prelim)–(c). **(b)** For extension of military income tax-exemption benefits to commissioned officers of Public Health Service in certain circumstances, see section 212 of the Public Health Service Act ([42 U.S.C. 213](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section213&num=0&edition=prelim)).

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5 U.S.C. § 5943 — Foreign currency appreciation allowances

Page 780 TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES § 5942a ‘‘(a) ASSESSMENT AND RATE.—Not later than March 31, 2022, the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage- ment shall complete an assessment of the remote site pay allowance under section 5942 of title 5, United States Code, and propose a new rate of such allowance, adjusted for inflation, and submit such assessment and rate to the President and to Congress. ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—Beginning on the first day of the first pay period beginning after the date the Director submits the assessment and rate under subsection (a), such rate shall, notwithstanding subsection (a) of such section 5942, be the rate of such allowance.’’ Executive Documents DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS Authority of President under this section to prescribe regulations establishing rates at which an allowance based on duty (except temporary duty) at remote work- sites will be paid and defining and designating sites, areas, and groups of positions to which rates apply del- egated to Office of Personnel Management, see section 8(3) of Ex. Ord. No. 11609, July 22, 1971, 36 F.R. 13747, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 3, The Presi- dent. § 5942a. Separate maintenance allowance for duty at Johnston Island (a) Notwithstanding section 5536 of this title, and under regulations prescribed by the Presi- dent, an employee of an Executive agency (other than a Government corporation) who is assigned to a post of duty at Johnston Island, a posses- sion of the United States in the Pacific Ocean, is entitled to receive a separate maintenance al- lowance if the head of the employing agency finds that— (1) it is necessary for the employee to main- tain the employee’s spouse or dependents, or both, at a location other than Johnston

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