Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102
§5706a Subsistence and Travel Expenses for Threatened Law Enforcement Personnel
Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart D — Pay and Allowances › CHAPTER 57 — TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AND SUBSISTENCE › SUBCHAPTER I — TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE EXPENSES; MILEAGE ALLOWANCES › § 5706a
Summary
Under rules made under section 5707, an agency head may pay temporary living costs for a law-enforcement, investigative, or similar employee—or their immediate family—when threats come because of the employee’s duties, and may pay travel to and from a temporary relocation.
Full Legal Text
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.
Legislative History
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective (1) on
Effective Date
of
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
Effective Date
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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102