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 110 STAT. 2736 PUBLIC LAW 104-201—SEPT. 23, 1996 "(b) TRAVEL AND RELATED EXPENSES. — The Secretary of Defense may pay travel expenses and related expenses for purposes and in amounts that are comparable to the purposes for which, and the amounts in which, travel and related expenses are paid by the Secretary of State under section 901 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081). "(c) HEALTH CARE PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense may establish a health care program that is comparable to the health care program established by the Secretary of State under section 904 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4084). "(d) ASSISTANCE. — The Secretary of Defense may enter into agreements with the heads of other departments and agencies of the Government in order to facilitate the payment of expenses authorized by subsection (b) and to carry out a health care program authorized by subsection (c). "(e) ABROAD DEFINED.— In this section, the term 'abroad' means outside— "(1) the United States; and "(2) the territories and possessions of the United States.". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.— The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "1599b. Employees abroad: travel expenses; health care.". SEC. 1606. TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AND RELOCATION ALLOW- ANCES FOR CERTAIN FORMER NONAPPROPRIATED FUND EMPLOYEES. (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Subchapter II of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: '*§5736. Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses of certain nonappropriated fund employees "An employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department of Defense or the Coast Guard described in section 2105(c) of this title who moves, without a break in service of more than 3 days, to a position in the Department of Defense or the Coast Guard, respectively, may be authorized travel, transportation, and relocation expenses and allowances under the same conditions and to the same extent authorized by this subchapter for transferred employees.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 57 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5735 the following new item: "5736. Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses of certain nonappropriated fund employees.". 5 USC 5736 note. (b) APPLICABILITY. —Section 5736 of title 5, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)(1)), shall apply to moves between positions as described in such section that are effective on or after October 1, 1996. SEC. 1606. EMPLOYMENT AND SALARY PRACTICES APPLICABLE TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OVERSEAS TEACHERS. (a) EXPANSION OF SCOPE OF EDUCATORS COVERED.—Section 2 of the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act (20 U.S.C. 901) is amended—

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