5 U.S.C. § 5927: Advances of pay

Summary

An employee may get up to three months’ pay in advance when sent to a foreign post. Advance pay can also be given to a U.S. citizen (except those appointed under section 303 and employed under section 311) who is officially posted outside the U.S. and needs medical treatment abroad, or to an employee paid under section 408 who, with U.S. approval, is outside their country of employment and needs medical care there under rules the President sets. "Country of employment" means the foreign place where the person was hired by the Government.

Title 5, §5927

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(a)Up to three months’ pay may be paid in advance—

(1)to an employee upon the assignment of the employee to a post in a foreign area;

(2)to an employee, other than an employee appointed under section 303 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (and employed under section 311 of such Act), who—

(A)is a citizen of the United States;

(B)is officially stationed or located outside the United States pursuant to Government authorization; and

(C)requires (or has a family member who requires) medical treatment outside the United States, in circumstances specified by the President in regulations; and

(3)to an employee compensated pursuant to section 408 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, who—

(A)pursuant to United States Government authorization is located outside the country of employment; and

(B)requires medical treatment outside the country of employment in circumstances specified by the President in regulations.

(b)For the purpose of this section, the term “country of employment”, as used with respect to an individual under subsection (a)(3), means the country (or other area) outside the United States where such individual is hired (as described in subsection (a)(3)) by the Government.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 303, 311, and 408 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), (3), are classified to section 3943, 3951, and 3968, respectively, of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.

Amendments

2002—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 107–228, § 320(1), amended par. (3) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (3) read as follows: “to a foreign national employee appointed under section 303 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, or a nonfamily member United States citizen appointed under such section 303 (and employed under section 311 of such Act) for service at such nonfamily member’s post of residence, who— “(A) is located outside the country of employment of such foreign national employee or nonfamily member (as the case may be) pursuant to Government authorization; and “(B) requires medical treatment outside the country of employment of such foreign national employee or nonfamily member (as the case may be), in circumstances specified by the President in

Regulations

.” Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–228, § 320(2), substituted “hired” for “appointed”. 1999—Pub. L. 106–113 reenacted section catchline without change and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Up to three months’ pay may be paid in advance to an employee upon the assignment of the employee to a post in a foreign area.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Feb. 15, 1981, except as otherwise provided, see section 2403 of Pub. L. 96–465, set out as a note under section 3901 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.

§5927 Advances of Pay