22 U.S.C. § 2703 — Services and facilities for employees at

Page 1135 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2703 ployment of the individual performing the serv- ice. (Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 30, as added Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2201(a), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2155; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 97–241, title II, § 202(a), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 282.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Feb. 15, 1981, except as otherwise provided, see section 2403 of Pub. L. 96–465, set out as a note under section 3901 of this title. § 2703. Services and facilities for employees at posts abroad (a) Non-Government-operated services; applica- bility of other provisions of law The Secretary of State may authorize and as- sist in the establishment, maintenance, and op- eration by civilian officers and employees of the Government of non-Government-operated serv- ices and facilities at posts abroad, including the furnishing of space, utilities, and properties owned or leased by the Government for use by its diplomatic, consular, and other missions and posts abroad. The provisions of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292–300) and section 2684 of this title may be utilized by the Secretary in providing such assistance. (b) Emergency commissary and mess services The Secretary may establish and maintain emergency commissary or mess services in places abroad where, in the judgment of the Sec- retary, such services are necessary temporarily to insure the effective and efficient performance of official duties and responsibilities. Reim- bursements incident to the maintenance and op- eration of commissary or mess service under this subsection shall be at not less than cost as determined by the Secretary and shall be used as working funds, except that an amount equal to the amount expended for such services shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. (c) Availability; duplication of facilities and serv- ices Services and facilities established under this section shall be made available, insofar as prac- ticable, to officers and employees of all agencies and their dependents who are stationed in the locality abroad, and, where determined by the Secretary to be appropriate due to exceptional circumstances, to United States citizens hired outside of the host country to serve as teaching staff for such dependents abroad. Such services and facilities shall not be established in local- ities where another agency operates similar services or facilities unless the Secretary deter- mines that additional services or facilities are necessary. Other agencies shall to the extent practicable avoid duplicating the facilities and services provided or assisted by the Secretary under this section. (d) Charges Charges at any post abroad for a service or fa- cility provided, authorized or assisted under this section shall be at the same rate for all civilian personnel of the Government serviced thereby, and all charges for supplies furnished to such a service or facility abroad by any agency shall be at the same rate as that charged by the fur- nishing agency to its comparable civilian serv- ices and facilities. (e) Child care facilities The Secretary of State may make grants to child care facilities, to offset in part the cost of such care, in Moscow and at no more than five other posts abroad where the Secretary deter- mines that due to extraordinary circumstances such facilities are necessary to the efficient op- eration of the post. In making that determina- tion, the Secretary shall take into account fac- tors such as— (1) whether Foreign Service spouses are en- couraged to work at the post because— (A) the number of members of the post is subject to a ceiling imposed by the receiving country; and (B) Foreign Service nationals are not em- ployed at the post; and (2) whether local child care is available. (Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 31, as added Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2201(a), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2156; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 97–241, title II, § 202(a), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 282; amended Pub. L. 101–246, title I, § 147, Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 38; Pub. L. 102–138, title I, §§ 121, 144, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 658, 668; Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 124, Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 393.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926, referred to in subsec. (a), is act May 7, 1926, ch. 250, 44 Stat. 403, which is classified generally to chapter 8 (§ 292 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 299 of this title and Tables. AMENDMENTS 1994—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103–236 substituted ‘‘The’’ for ‘‘For the fiscal years 1992 and 1993, the’’ in introduc- tory provisions. 1991—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–138, § 144, inserted before period at end of first sentence ‘‘, and, where deter- mined by the Secretary to be appropriate due to excep- tional circumstances, to United States citizens hired outside of the host country to serve as teaching staff for such dependents abroad’’. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 102–138, § 121, substituted ‘‘1992 and 1993’’ for ‘‘1990 and 1991’’ in introductory provisions. 1990—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 101–246 added subsec. (e). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Feb. 15, 1981, except as otherwise provided, see section 2403 of Pub. L. 96–465, set out as a note under section 3901 of this title. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION AND SUBSIST- ENCE TO INDIVIDUALS SERVING IN IRAQ AND AFGHANI- STAN Pub. L. 109–234, title I, § 1602(e), June 15, 2006, 120 Stat. 442, provided that: ‘‘The Secretary of State may pro- vide during any fiscal year, with or without reimburse- ment, accommodation and subsistence to personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan for whom the Chief of Mission is responsible.’’ Page 1136 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 respect to those agencies only in the case of members of the Foreign Service and employees of the agen- cy who are performing security-related func- tions abroad. (Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 32, as added Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2201(a), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2157; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 97–241, title II, § 202(a), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 282; amended Pub. L. 98–533, title III, § 303(c), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2711; Pub. L. 99–93, title I, § 125(b), Aug. 16, 1985, 99 Stat. 417; Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, § 1335(l)(4), title XIV, § 1422(b)(3)(C), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–789, 2681–792; Pub. L. 110–321, § 3, Sept. 19, 2008, 122 Stat. 3535.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2008—Pub. L. 110–321 substituted ‘‘on authorized pro- tective missions, whether at or away from their duty stations, and’’ for ‘‘on authorized protective missions, and’’. 1998—Pub. L. 105–277, § 1422(b)(3)(C), substituted ‘‘Ad- ministrator of the Agency for International Develop- ment’’ for ‘‘Director of the United States International Development Cooperation Agency’’. Pub. L. 105–277, § 1335(l)(4), substituted ‘‘the Broad- casting Board of Governors’’ for ‘‘the Director of the United States Information Agency’’. 1985—Pub. L. 99–93 substituted ‘‘special agents’’ for ‘‘security officers’’. 1984—Pub. L. 98–533 inserted ‘‘The authorities avail- able to the Secretary of State under this section with respect to the Department of State shall be available to the Director of the United States Information Agency and the Director of the United States International De- velopment Cooperation Agency with respect to their re- spective 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.’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Broadcasting Board of Governors renamed United States Agency for Global Media pursuant to section 6204(a)(21) of this title. The renaming was effectuated by notice to congressional appropriations committees dated May 24, 2018, and became effective Aug. 22, 2018. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT Amendment by section 1335(l)(4) of Pub. L. 105–277 ef- fective Oct. 1, 1999, see section 1301 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6531 of this title. Amendment by section 1422(b)(3)(C) of Pub. L. 105–277 effective Apr. 1, 1999, see section 1401 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6561 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Feb. 15, 1981, except as otherwise provided, see section 2403 of Pub. L. 96–465, set out as a note under section 3901 of this title. § 2705. Documentation of citizenship The following documents shall have the same force and effect as proof of United States citi- zenship as certificates of naturalization or of citizenship issued by the Attorney General or by a court having naturalization jurisdiction: (1) A passport, during its period of validity (if such period is the maximum period author- ized by law), issued by the Secretary of State to a citizen of the United States. (2) The report, designated as a ‘‘Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States’’, issued by a consular officer to docu- ment a citizen born abroad. For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘‘consular officer’’ in- cludes any United States citizen employee of the Department of State who is designated by the Secretary of State to adjudicate nation- ality abroad pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe. (Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 33, as added and re- numbered title I, Pub. L. 97–241, title I, § 117, title II, § 202(a), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 279, 282; amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. B, title XXII, § 2222(a), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–818.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 33 of act Aug. 1, 1956, was renumbered section 34 by section 117 of Pub. L. 97–241, and subse- quently renumbered, and set out as a Short Title of 1956 Amendment note under section 2651 of this title, prior