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§5913 Official residence expenses

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Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Allows agencies to use administrative money to cover extra costs of operating and maintaining residences abroad for chief U.S. representatives at posts and for other senior officials the President names. Payments can be made in advance under rules the President creates. agency — defined in section 5721.

Full Legal Text

Title 5, §5913

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(a)For the purpose of this section, “agency” has the meaning given it by section 5721 of this title.
(b)Under such regulations as the President may prescribe, funds available to an agency for administrative expenses may be allotted to posts in foreign countries to defray the unusual expenses incident to the operation and maintenance of official residences suitable for—
(1)the chief representatives of the United States at the posts; and
(2)such other senior officials of the Government of the United States as the President may designate.
(c)Funds made available under subsection (b) may be provided in advance to persons eligible to receive reimbursements.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 3039.Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 744, § 22, added Sept. 6, 1960, Pub. L. 86–707, § 311(a), 74 Stat. 796. The word “agency” is substituted for “department” and defined to conform to the definition of “department” in section 18 of the Act of Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 744, 60 Stat. 811. Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2005—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–140 added subsec. (c).

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions Secretary of State empowered to prescribe

Regulations

governing allotment to posts in foreign countries, for purpose stated in this section, of funds available to the departments for administrative expenses, and to designate senior officials of this Government in foreign countries, see section 1(c) of Ex. Ord. No. 10903, Jan. 11, 1961, 26 F.R. 217, set out as a note under section 5921 of this title.

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Citation

5 U.S.C. § 5913

Title 5Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73