§2708a — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

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The President, after the Secretary recommends it, can give a Thomas Jefferson Star for Foreign Service to a Foreign Service member or other U.S. civilian employee who was wounded, injured, or became ill while working at an official post overseas or traveling abroad for work — either while on duty, on U.S. mission grounds, or because they were a U.S. employee. The award can be given even if the wound or illness caused death, and if the person dies first it may be presented to their family or to a representative the President names. The Secretary must set the rules for picking winners and must decide the star’s design. The award cannot include money. Costs to present the star can be paid from the personnel funds available at the time in the department or agency where the person worked when injured or sick.

Title 22, §2708a

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(a)The President, upon the recommendation of the Secretary, may award a Thomas Jefferson Star for Foreign Service to any member of the Foreign Service or any other civilian employee of the Government of the United States who, while employed at, or assigned permanently or temporarily to, an official mission overseas or while traveling abroad on official business, incurred a wound or other injury or an illness (whether or not the wound, other injury, or illness resulted in death)—

(1)as the person was performing official duties;

(2)as the person was on the premises of a United States mission abroad; or

(3)by reason of the person’s status as a United States Government employee.

(b)The Secretary shall prescribe the procedures for identifying and considering persons eligible for award of a Thomas Jefferson Star for Foreign Service and for selecting the persons to be recommended for the award.

(c)If a person selected for award of a Thomas Jefferson Star for Foreign Service dies before being presented the award, the award may be made and the star presented to the person’s family or to the person’s representative, as designated by the President.

(d)The Secretary shall prescribe the design of the Thomas Jefferson Star for Foreign Service. The award may not include a stipend or any other cash payment.

(e)Any expenses incurred in awarding a person a Thomas Jefferson Star for Foreign Service may be paid out of appropriations available at the time of the award for personnel of the department or agency of the United States Government in which the person was employed when the person incurred the wound, injury, or illness upon which the award is based.

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Amendments

2002—Pub. L. 107–228 substituted “Thomas Jefferson Star for Foreign Service” for “Foreign Service star” in section catchline and wherever appearing in text.

§2708a Award of Thomas Jefferson Star for Foreign Service

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Title 22, §2708a

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