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PUBLIC LAW 86-707-SEPT. 6, 1960

TITLE II—ALLOWANCES AND DIFFEKENTIALS IN FOREIGN AREAS PART A—GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 201. Notwithstanding section 1765 of the Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C. 70), the allowances and differentials provided by this title are authorized for and may be granted only to an employee officially stationed in a foreign area unless otherwise provided in this title— (1) who is a citizen of the United States, and (2) whose rate of basic compensation is fixed by statute or, without taking into consideration the allowance and differentials provided by this title, is fixed by administrative action pursuant to law or is fixed administratively in conformity with rates paid by the Government for work of a comparable level of difficulty and responsibility in the continental United States, except that such allowances and differentials may be paid to an employee officially stationed in a foreign area who is not a citizen of the United States to the extent that the payment of such allowances and differentials to such noncitizen employee is authorized by any provision of law other than this title. SEC. 202. Allowances granted under this title may be paid in advance, or advance of funds may be made therefor, through the proper disbursing officer in such sums as may be deemed advisable in consideration of the need and the period of time during which expenditures must be made in advance by the employee or employees. Any advance of funds not subsequently covered by allowances accrued to the employee or employees under this title shall be recoverable by the Government by setoflf against accrued salary, pay, compensation, amount of retirement credit, or other amount due from the Government to such employee or employees and by such other method as may be provided by law for the recovery of amounts owing to the Government. The head of the Government agency concerned may, in accordance with regulations of the Presidentj waive in whole or in part any right of recovery under this section, if it is shown that such recovery would be against equity and good conscience or against the public interest. SEC. 203. The allowances and differentials authorized by this title shall be paid in accordance with regulations prescribed by the President establishing rules governing payments thereof and the respective rates at which such payments shall be made, the foreign areas, the groups of positions, and the categories of employees to which such rates shall apply, and other related matters. PART B—QUARTERS ALLOWANCES

SEC. 211. Whenever Government-owned or Government-rented quarters are not provided without charge for an employee in a foreign area, one or more of the following quarters allowances may be granted to such employee where applicable: (1) A temporary lodging allowance for the reasonable cost of temporary quarters incurred by the employee and his family (A) for a period not in excess of three months after first, arrival at a new post of assignment in a foreign area or a period ending with the occupation of residence quarters, whichever shall be shorter, and (B) for a period of not more than one month immediately preceding final departure from the post subsequent to the necessary evacuation of residence quarters;

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