§707 Benefits for employees at overseas offices who are United States citizens

The Foreign Service Act of 1980, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1)–(5) and (b), is Pub. L. 96–465, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2071, which is classified principally to chapter 52 (§ 3901 et seq.) of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse. section 901, 903, 904(d), and 905 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 are classified to section 4081, 4083, 4084(d), and 4085, respectively of Title 22. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

note set out under section 3901 of Title 22 and Tables.

Prior section 707 and 708 were renumbered section 1907 and 1908 of this title, respectively. Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 235 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a).

1996—Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 104–201, § 1723(a)(2)(A), substituted “section 5724a(c)” for “section 5724a(a)(3)”. Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 104–201, § 1723(a)(2)(B), substituted “section 5724a(d)” for “section 5724a(a)(4)”.

of 1996 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 104–201 effective 180 days after Sept. 23, 1996, see section 1725(a) of Pub. L. 104–201, set out as a note under section 5722 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Ex. Ord. No. 12228. Allowances for Personnel on Foreign Duty Ex. Ord. No. 12228, July 24, 1980, 45 F.R. 49903, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12292, Feb. 23, 1981, 46 F.R. 13967, provided: By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by section 7 and 8 of the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act of 1959, as amended (20 U.S.C. 905–906), section 235 [see 707] of Title 38 of the United States Code, and Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, and in order to delegate authority with respect to allowances for Veterans Administration [now Department of Veterans Affairs] personnel and to update existing authorities, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1–101. Payment of the additional compensation authorized by section 8(a)(2) of the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act of 1959, as amended, shall be governed by the

contained in Executive Order No. 10000, as amended [set out as a note under section 5941 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees], which govern the payment of additional compensation in foreign areas (referred to as foreign post differential), subject to the provisions of section 8(b) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 906(a)(2) and (b)). 1–102. The following functions vested in the President are delegated to the Secretary of State: (a) That part of the functions in section 7(a) of the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act which consists of the authority to prescribe

relating to quarters and quarters allowances (20 U.S.C. 905(a)). (b) The authority in section 8(a)(1) of the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act to prescribe

relating to cost of living allowances (20 U.S.C. 906(a)(1)). (c) The following authority in section 235 [see 707] of Title 38 of the United States Code to prescribe

: (1) section 235(2) [see 707(2)], except as that section pertains to an allowance similar to that provided for in section 901(6) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(6)); (2) section 235(3) [see 707(3)]; (3) section 235(5) [see 707(5)]; (4) section 235(6) [see 707(6)]; and (5) section 235(7) [see 707(7)]. 1–103. The following functions vested in the President by section 235 [see 707] of Title 38 of the United States Code are delegated to the Administrator of the Veterans Administration [now Secretary of Veterans Affairs]. The authority with respect to the allowances or benefits of paragraphs (1) and (4) of section 235 [see 707(1), (4)] which are similar to the benefits and allowances provided in the sections of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 [22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.], designated in those paragraphs. 1–104. Executive Order No. 10853 [not classified to Code], as amended, is revoked. The

which were prescribed by the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the Veterans Administration [now Secretary of Veterans Affairs] pursuant to Executive Order No. 10853, as amended, and which would be valid if issued pursuant to this Order, shall be deemed to have been issued under this Order.