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§5706a Subsistence and travel expenses for threatened law enforcement personnel

Title 5 › Part PART III— - EMPLOYEES › Subpart Subpart D— - Pay and Allowances › Chapter CHAPTER 57— - TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AND SUBSISTENCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE EXPENSES; MILEAGE ALLOWANCES › § 5706a

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Agencies can pay for temporary housing and basic living costs for law enforcement workers or similar employees, and their immediate family, when their lives are threatened because of the worker’s duties. These payments apply while they live in temporary housing at or away from their usual work site. If they must move away from their normal work site, the agency head can also approve travel costs to and from the temporary location.

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Title 5, §5706a

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(a)Under regulations prescribed pursuant to section 5707 of this title, when the life of an employee who serves in a law enforcement, investigative, or similar capacity, or members of such employee’s immediate family, is threatened as a result of the employee’s assigned duties, the head of the agency concerned may approve appropriate subsistence payments for the employee or members of the employee’s family (or both) while occupying temporary living accommodations at or away from the employee’s designated post of duty.

(b)When a situation described in subsection (a) of this section requires the employee or members of the employee’s family (or both) to be temporarily relocated away from the employee’s designated post of duty, the head of the agency concerned may approve transportation expenses to and from such alternate location.

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Section effective (1) on

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Regulations

to be promulgated not later than 150 days after Jan. 2, 1986, or (2) 180 days after Jan. 2, 1986, whichever occurs first, see section 301(a) of Pub. L. 99–234, set out as an

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of 1986 Amendment note under section 5701 of this title.

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Citation

5 U.S.C. § 5706a

Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73