§1353 Travel Expenses and Expense of Transporting Remains of Officers and Employees Dying Outside of United States

Summary

Pays travel costs when immigration officers or other Service employees must work in another country, are moved from one post to another (in the U.S. or abroad), or retire voluntarily while overseas and return to the U.S. Travel is paid under rules the Attorney General sets. The Attorney General can also approve, in writing, moving costs for a spouse and dependent children and for household goods, including packing, crating, shipping, unpacking, short-term storage, and local delivery, under the rules in title 5, subchapter II. If an employee dies while on duty abroad or while traveling to a foreign post, the Attorney General may, in writing, pay to bring the remains back to their former U.S. home for burial and cover ordinary and necessary funeral and shipping preparation costs.