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 92 STAT. 978 Report to Speaker of the House and Senate committee. 22 USC 889 note. 22 USC 2693.

PUBLIC LAW 95-426—OCT. 7, 1978 (c) Not later than January 20, 1979, the Secretary of State shall transmit to the Speaker of "the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report describing fully and completely the actions taken by the Department of State pursuant to this section and section 413 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1978. SPECIAL

ALLOWANCES

SEC. 402. (a) Title IV of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 U.S.C. 861-890) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new part: "PART F—ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION a SPECIAL ALLOWANCES

22 USC 896.

451. If he finds it to be in the best interests of the Service, the Secretary may, under such conditions as he may determine, pay special allowances, in addition to compensation otherwise authorizedf, to Foreign Service officers who are required because of the nature of their assignments to perform additional work on a regular basis in substantial excess of normal requirements.". Effective date. (b) The amendment made by this section shall take effect on Octo22 USC 896 note, ber 1, 1978. «SEC.

ASSIGNMENTS TO PUBLIC OR PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

SEC. 403. (a) Section 576 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 U.S.C. 966) is amended— (1) in the section heading by inserting "OR PRIVATE NONPROFIT"

immediately after "PUBLIC"; (2) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) by striking out "before their fifteenth year of service as such officers" and inserting in lieu thereof "after their seventh year of service (counting service as a Foreign Service officer and prior service as a Foreign Service Reserve officer)"; and (B) by inserting "or private nonprofit" immediately after "or other public"; (3) at the end of subsection (a)(2) by inserting the following: "Reimbursement for an assignment to a Member or office of the Senate shall be made at the rate of one-half of the current salary of the Foreign Service officer (who shall continue to be paid his or her full salary by the Department of State)."; and (4) by striking out subsection (f) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new subsection: "(f) The Secretary may reimburse a Foreign Service officer for relocation expenses incident to household moves necessitated by an assignment under this section for which the officer is not entitled to be reimbursed under any other provision of law. For purposes of such reimbursement, regulations issued pursuant to section 5724a(a)(3) of title 5, United States Code, shall apply to the same extent as if the officer were entitled to be reimbursed for travel and transportation expenses under section 5724(a) of that title.". Effective date. (b) Section 576(f) of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as added by 22 USC 966 note. subsection (a)(4) of this section, shall take effect on October 1, 1978, but shall apply with respect to relocation expenses incurred after the date of enactment of this Act.

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