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 105 STAT. 670 PUBLIC LAW 102-138—OCT. 28, 1991 control of the employee for the continued occupancy of temporary quarters.". (e) CosT-OF-LiviNG ALLOWANCES. — Section 5924 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking "Columbia." and inserting "Columbia, except that employees receiving the temporary subsistence allowance under section 5923(1) are ineligible for a post allowance under this paragraph."; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking "expenses," and inserting "subsistence and other relocation expenses (including unavoidable lease penalties),"; (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting "the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands," after "Puerto Rico,"; and (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking "between assignments to posts in foreign areas." and inserting "after the employee agrees in writing to remain in Government service for 12 months after transfer, unless separated for reasons beyond the control of the employee that are acceptable to the agency concerned."; and (3) in paragraph (4)— (A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking "dependents," and inserting "dependents (or, to the extent education away from post is involved, official assignment to service in such area or areas),"; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking "United States," and inserting "United States (including such educational services as are provided by the States under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act),"; and (C) in subparagraph (B)— (i) in the first sentence by striking "undergraduate college education" and inserting "postsecondary educational institution education (other than a program of post-baccalaureate education)"; (ii) in the third sentence by striking "undergraduate college education" and inserting "postsecondary educational institution education (other than a program of post-baccalaureate education)"; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: "For the purposes of this subparagraph, the term 'educational institution' has the meaning defined under section 1701(a)(6) of title 38. ". SEC. 148. VOLUNTARY LEAVE BANK PROGRAM. Section 408(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3968(a)(1)) is amended in the third sentence by striking out "and (B)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(B) programs for voluntary transfers of such leave and voluntary leave banks, which shall, to the extent practicable, be established in a manner consistent with the provisions of subchapters III and IV, respectively, of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, and (C)". SEC. 149. REASSIGNMENT AND RETIREMENT OF PRESIDENTIAL AP- POINTEES. Section 813 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4053) is amended to read as follows:

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