22 U.S.C. § 2680a — Compensation for disability or death

Page 1120 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2680a 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘an’’. (3) Congressional Research Service and Con- gressional Budget Office staff shall be treated as congressional staff for any briefings or in- formal discussions. (c) Requirement to disclose unclassified informa- tion The Secretary and the Administrator shall not refuse to provide information to the Congres- sional Research Service or the Congressional Budget Office on the basis that the Secretary or the Administrator deems such information to be sensitive but unclassified. (Pub. L. 118–159, div. G, title LXXII, § 7209, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2532.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries DEFINITIONS For definitions of ‘‘Secretary’’ and ‘‘Administrator’’ as used in this section, see section 7002 of Pub. L. 118–159, set out as a note under section 2651 of this title. § 2680a. Compensation for disability or death Section 1651 of title 42 shall not apply with re- spect to such contracts as the Secretary of State may determine which are contracts with persons employed to perform work for the Department of State or the Foreign Service on an intermit- tent basis for not more than 90 days in a cal- endar year. (Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 16, as added and re- numbered title I, Pub. L. 97–241, title I, § 122, title II, § 202(a), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 281, 282.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 2680a, acts Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, § 16, as added Oct. 26, 1974, Pub. L. 93–475, § 12, 88 Stat. 1442; amended Oct. 7, 1978, Pub. L. 95–426, title I, § 117, 92 Stat. 969, related to authority and responsibility of chiefs of mission, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(10), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2160. Repeal effective Feb. 15, 1981, except as otherwise provided, see section 2403 of Pub. L. 96–465, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3901 of this title. See section 3927 of this title. § 2680b. Special rules for certain monthly work- ers’ compensation payments and other pay- ments for Department of State personnel under chief of mission authority (a) Adjustment of compensation for certain inju- ries (1) Increase The Secretary of State or the head of any other Federal agency may pay an additional monthly monetary benefit, provided that the covered employee is receiving benefits under section 8105 or 8106 of title 5, and may deter- mine the amount of each monthly monetary benefit amount by taking into account— (A) the severity of the qualifying injury; (B) the circumstances by which the cov- ered employee became injured; and (C) the seniority of the covered employee, particularly for purposes of compensating for lost career growth. (2) Maximum Notwithstanding chapter 81 of title 5, the total amount of monthly compensation in- creased under paragraph (1) may not exceed the monthly pay of the maximum rate of basic pay for GS–15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of such title. (b) Costs for treating qualifying injuries The Secretary of State may pay the costs of or reimburse for diagnosing and treating— (1) a qualifying injury of a covered employee for such costs, that are not otherwise covered by chapter 81 of title 5 or other provision of Federal law; or (2) a covered individual, or a covered depend- ent, for such costs that are not otherwise cov- ered by Federal law. (c) Information exchange To avoid duplicate or otherwise improper pay- ments under this subsection, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of State, and, as appro- priate, the head of any other Federal agency paying benefits under this section shall ex- change information about the amounts paid for treatment of qualifying injuries. (d) Regulations Not later than 120 days after December 20, 2019, the Secretary of State shall— (1) prescribe regulations ensuring the fair and equitable implementation of this section; and (2) submit to the Committee on Foreign Re- lations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa- tives such regulations. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered dependent The term ‘‘covered dependent’’ means a fam- ily member (as defined by the Secretary of State) of a 1 employee who, on or after Janu- ary 1, 2016— (A) accompanies the employee to an as- signed duty station in a foreign country under chief of mission authority; and (B) becomes injured by reason of a quali- fying injury. (2) Covered employee The term ‘‘covered employee’’ means an em- ployee of the Federal Government who, on or after January 1, 2016, becomes injured by rea- son of a qualifying injury and was assigned to a duty station in the Republic of Cuba, the People’s Republic of China, or another foreign country designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to subsection (f), but does not in- clude an individual receiving compensation under section 3519b of title 50. (3) Covered individual The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means an in- dividual who, on or after January 1, 2016, be- comes injured by reason of a qualifying injury and is— (A) detailed to a duty station in the Re- public of Cuba, the People’s Republic of China, or another foreign country designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to sub- section (f); or