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LAW 85-795-AUQ. 28, 1958

Public Law 85-795 AN ACT To encourage and authorize details and transfers of Federal employees for service with international organizations. Be it enacted by the Senate and Hovse of Representatives of the United States of America iri Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Federal Employees International Organization Service Act.-'

August 28, 1958 [S. 4004]

Federal Employe e s International Organization Service Act.

DEFINITIONS

SEC. 2. As used in this Act— (1) "International organization'* means every public international organization or international-organization preparatory commission in which the United States Government participates. (2) "Federal agency" means any department or agency in the executive branch of the United States Government including independent establishments and Government owned or controlled corporations, and any employing authority in the legislative branch of the United States Government. (3) "Employee" means any civilian appointive officer or employee in or under the executive or the legislative branch of the United States Government. (4) "Congressional employee" means those included in the definition of that term contained in the Civil Service Retirement Act. (5) "Transfer" means the change of position by an employee from a Federal agency to an international organization. (6) "Detail" means the assignment or loan of an employee to an international organization without the employee's transfer from the Federal agency by which he is employed. (7) "Remployment" means either the reemployment of an employee pursuant to section 4(a)(5), or the reemployment of a Congressional employee within ninety days from the date of his separation from the international organization, following a term of employment not extending beyond the period specified by the head of the Federal agency at the time of consent to transfer or, in the absence of such a specified period, not extending beyond the first three consecutive years of his entering the employ of the international organization.

70 Stat. 743. 5 USC 2251 seg.

DETAILS

SEC. 3. (a) The head of any Federal agency is authorized to detail for a period not exceeding three years any employee of his department or agency to an international organization requesting services. (b) Any employee while so detailed shall be considered for the purpose of preserving his allowances, privileges, rights, seniority, and other benefits, to be an employee of the Federal agency from which detailed and he shall continue to receive compensation, allowances, and benefits from funds available to that agency. The authorization of such allowances and other benefits and the payment thereof out of any appropriations available therefor shall be considered as meeting all the requirements of section 1765 of the Revised Statutes. (c) Details may be made under this section— (1) without reimbursement to the United States by the international organization; or (2) with agreement by the international organization to reimburse the United States for compensation, travel expenses, and allowances, or any part thereof, payable during the period of detail in accordance with subsections (a) and (b), and such reim98395-59-PT. 1-61

5 USC 70.

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