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22 U.S.C. § 4084 — Health care program
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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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**(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 designated eligible Government employee after the separation of such member or employee from Government service. Health care may be provided under this section to a member of the family of a member of the Service or of a designated eligible Government employee after the separation from Government service or the death of such member of the Service or employee or after dissolution of the marriage.
**(f) Review; medical care contracts** The Secretary of State shall review on a continuing basis the health care program provided for in this section. Whenever the Secretary of State determines that all or any part of such program can be provided for as well and as cheaply in other ways, the Secretary may, for such individuals, locations, and conditions as the Secretary of State deems appropriate, contract for health care pursuant to such arrangements as the Secretary deems appropriate.
**(g) Retention of medical reimbursements** Reimbursements paid to the Department of State for funding the costs of medical care abroad for employees and eligible family members shall be credited to the currently available applicable appropriation account. Such reimbursements shall be available for obligation and expenditure during the fiscal year in which they are received or for such longer period of time as may be provided in law.
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**(a) Election of coverage; creditable service; qualification for survivor annuities and disability benefits; contributions to thrift savings plan; certification concerning creditable service**
(1) This subsection shall apply to any individual who—
(A) is employed by the Library of Congress Child Development Center (known as the “Little Scholars Child Development Center”, in this section referred to as the “Center”) established under section 205(g)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991; and
(B) makes an election to be covered by this subsection with the Librarian of Congress, not later than the later of—
(i) 60 days after December 21, 2000; or
(ii) 60 days after the date the individual begins such employment.
(2)
(A) Any individual described under paragraph (1) may be credited, under [section 8411 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8411&num=0&edition=prelim) for service as an employee of the Center before December 21, 2000, if such employee makes a payment of the deposit under section 8411(f)(2) of such title without application of section 8411(b)(3) of such title.
(B) An individual described under paragraph (1) shall be credited under [section 8411 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8411&num=0&edition=prelim) for any service as an employee of the Center on or after December 21, 2000, if such employee has such amounts deducted and withheld from his pay as determined by the Office of Personnel Management which would be deducted and withheld from the basic pay of an employee under [section 8422 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8422&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) Notwithstanding an
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**(a) Living Service members**
(1) Unless otherwise expressly provided by any spousal agreement or court order under [section 4060(b)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4060/b/1&num=0&edition=prelim), a former spouse of a participant or former participant is entitled to an annuity if such former spouse was married to the participant for at least 10 years during service of the participant which is creditable under this subchapter with at least 5 of such years occurring while the participant was a member of the Foreign Service and—
(A) if married to the participant throughout the creditable service of the participant, equal to 50 percent of the annuity of the participant; or
(B) if not married to the participant throughout such creditable service, equal to that former spouse’s pro rata share of 50 percent of such annuity.
(2) A former spouse shall not be qualified for an annuity under this subsection if before the commencement of that annuity the former spouse remarries before becoming 60 years of age.
(3) The annuity of a former spouse under this subsection commences on the later of the day the participant upon whose service the annuity is based becomes entitled to an annuity under this part or the first day of the month in which the divorce or annulment involved becomes final. The annuity of such former spouse and the right thereto terminate on—
(A) the last day of the month before the former spouse dies or remarries before 60 years of age; or
(B) the date the annuity of the participant terminates (except in the case of an annuity subject to paragraph (5)(B)).
(4) No spousal agreement or court order under [section 4060(b)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-pre
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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) Secretary of State**
(1) The Department of State shall be administered, in accordance with this Act and other provisions of law, under the supervision and direction of the Secretary of State (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”).
(2) The Secretary, the Deputy Secretary of State, and the Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(3)
(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided in this section, the Secretary shall have and exercise any authority vested by law in any office or official of the Department of State. The Secretary shall administer, coordinate, and direct the Foreign Service of the United States and the personnel of the Department of State, except where authority is inherent in or vested in the President.
(B)
(i) The Secretary shall not have the authority of the Inspector General or the Chief Financial Officer.
(ii) The Secretary shall not have any authority given expressly to diplomatic or consular officers.
(4) The Secretary is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Secretary of State and the Department of State. Unless otherwise specified in law, the Secretary may delegate authority to perform any of the functions of the Secretary or the Department to officers and employees under the direction and supervision of the Secretary. The Secretary may delegate the authority to redelegate any such functions.
**(b) Under Secretaries**
(1) **In general** — There shall be in the Department of State not more than 6 Under Secretaries of State, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall b
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The Secretary of State is authorized to—
**(a)** obtain insurance on official motor vehicles operated by the Department of State in foreign countries, and pay the expenses incident thereto;
**(b)** rent tie lines and teletype equipment;
**(c)** provide ice and drinking water for United States Embassies and Consulates abroad;
**(d)** pay excise taxes on negotiable instruments which are negotiated by the Department of State abroad;
**(e)** Omitted;
**(f)** pay expenses incident to the relief, protection, and burial of American seamen, and alien seamen from United States vessels in foreign countries and in the United States Territories and possessions;
**(g)** pay the expenses incurred in the acknowledgment of the services of officers and crews of foreign vessels and aircraft in rescuing American seamen, airmen, or citizens from shipwreck or other catastrophe abroad or at sea;
**(h)** rent or lease, for periods of less than ten years, such offices, buildings, grounds, and living quarters for the use of the Foreign Service abroad as he may deem necessary, and make payments therefor in advance;
**(i)** maintain, improve, and repair properties rented or leased pursuant to authority contained in subsection (h) of this section and furnish fuel, water, and utilities for such properties;
**(j)** provide emergency medical attention and dietary supplements, and other emergency assistance, for United States citizens incarcerated abroad or destitute United States citizens abroad who are unable to obtain such services otherwise, such assistance to be provided on a reimbursable basis to the extent feasible;
**(k)** subject to the availability of appropriated funds, obtain insurance on the historic and artistic articles of furniture, fixtures, and decorative objects which may
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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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