Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60

§6103 Separation of Government Personnel During Fellowships

Title 22 › Chapter 70— MANSFIELD FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM › § 6103

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

An agency may separate an officer or employee from Government service while they accept a fellowship under this chapter if they are not detailed under section 6104. When the fellowship ends, a non‑detailee must be reemployed under section 3582. Under OPM rules and despite title 5 sections 8347(o), 8713, and 8914, such fellows get the same rights and benefits under section 3582, and the Center must reimburse the agency for costs. Funding is available only as provided in appropriation Acts.

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Title 22, §6103

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(a)Under such terms and conditions as the agency head may direct, any agency of the United States Government may separate from Government service for a specified period any officer or employee of that agency who accepts a fellowship under the program established by this chapter and is not detailed under section 6104 of this title.

(b)Any fellow who is not a detailee, at the end of the fellowship, is entitled to be reemployed in the same manner as if covered by section 3582 of title 5.

(c)Notwithstanding section 8347(o), 8713, or 8914 of title 5 and in accordance with regulations of the Office of Personnel Management, an employee, while serving as a fellow who is not a detailee, is entitled to the same rights and benefits as if covered by section 3582 of title 5. The Center shall reimburse the employing agency for any costs incurred under section 3582 of title 5.

(d)Funds are available under this section to the extent and in the amounts provided in appropriation Acts.

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22 U.S.C. § 6103

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60