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Public Law 86-116 AN ACT

July 28, 1959 FH

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide certain allowances and benefits to personnel of the Veterans' Administration who are United States citizens and are assigned to the Veterans' Administration office in the Republic of the Philippines.

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subchapter III of chapter 3, title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at pZup^]°J'^hen^' the end thereof the following new section: ms.*^^ '"'^' ^"^ "§ 235. Benefits to employees in the Republic of the Philippines who in?. are United States citizens "(a) The Administrator may, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the President or his designee, provide to personnel of the Veterans' Administration who are United States citizens and are assigned by the Administrator to the Veterans' Administration office in the Republic of the Philippines, allowances and benefits similar to those provided by the following sections of the Foreign 60 Stat. 999. Service Act of 1946: 22 USC 801 note. "(1) Section 901(1) (relating to allowances for temporary and permanent living quarters, heat, light, water, fuel, gas, and electricity). 22 USC 1131 "(2) Section 901(3) (relating to allowances to provide for the proper representation of the United States). "(3) Section 902 (relating to an allotment for official residences of 22 USC U32. principal American representatives). " (4) Section 903 (relating to accounting for allowances). ^^ ^^^ ' '^^* "(5) Section 911(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (7), and (9) (relating to ' ' "^^ '''^• travel expenses). " (6) Section 913 (relating to transportation of automobiles). " (7) Section 933 (relating to the return of personnel to the United 22 USC 1148. States on leaves of aosence). "(8) Section 941 ('relating to payment by the United States of ^^^^^ ^*"expenses for treating illness or injury of officers or employees and dependents requiring hospitalization). "(b) Personnel of the Veterans' Administration who are United States citizens and are assigned to the Republic of the Philippines by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs may be granted leaves of absence in the United States, by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, similar to that provided by section 203(f) of the Annual and Sick Leave Act of 1951 (5 U.S.C^ 2061 (f))." I^v^icioem. SEC. 2. The table of sections of chapter 3, title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting immediately below "234. Telephone service for medical oflBcers." the following: "235. Benefits to employees in the Republic of the Philippines who are United States citizens." Approved July 28, 1959. Public Law 86-117 AN ACT To amend the Act of May 26, 1949, as amended, to strengthen and improve the organization of the Department of State, and for other purposes.

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Be if enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of May statl.^ a r t m ent of

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