20 U.S.C. § 905 | Quarters, quarters allowances, and storage

(a)

Entitlement

Under regulations which shall be prescribed by or under authority of the President, each teacher (other than a teacher employed in a substitute capacity) shall be entitled, in addition to basic compensation, to quarters, quarters allowance, and storage as provided by this section.

(b)

Furnishing of living quarters or grant of allowance

section 5912 of title 5Each teacher (other than a teacher employed in a substitute capacity) shall be entitled, for each school year for which he performs services as a teacher, to quarters or a quarters allowance equal to those authorized by .

(c)

Recess periods

Each teacher (other than a teacher employed in a substitute capacity) who is performing services as a teacher at the close of a school year and agrees in writing to serve as a teacher for the next school year may be authorized, for the recess period immediately preceding such next school year—

(1)

section 5912 of title 5 quarters or a quarters allowance equal to those authorized by , or

(2)

in lieu of such quarters or quarters allowance, storage (including packing, drayage, unpacking, and transportation to and from storage) of his household effects and personal possessions.

(d)

Failure to report for service; liability to United States

If a teacher does not report for service at the beginning of the next school year, he shall, except for reasons beyond his control and acceptable to the Department of Defense, be obligated to the United States in an amount equal to any quarters allowance which he may have received under subsection (c) of this section or in an amount equal to the reasonable value of any quarters or storage which he may have received under such subsection, or both, as the case may be.

(e)

Employment in other positions during recess periods

Quarters, quarters allowance, and storage provided under this section shall be in lieu of any quarters, quarters allowance, and storage to which he otherwise might be entitled by reason of employment in another position during any recess period between two school years.

(f)

Lease of military family housing by teacher assigned to teach at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Cuba

(1)

A teacher assigned to teach at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Cuba, who is not accompanied at such station by any dependent shall be offered for lease any available military family housing at such station that is suitable for occupancy by the teacher and is not needed to house members of the armed forces and dependents accompanying them or other civilian personnel and any dependents accompanying them.

(2)

For any period for which military family housing is leased under paragraph (1) to a teacher described in such paragraph, the teacher shall receive a quarters allowance in the amount determined under subsection (b). The teacher is entitled to such quarters allowance without regard to whether other Government furnished quarters are available for occupancy by the teacher without charge to the teacher.

Pub. L. 86–91, § 7July 17, 195973 Stat. 216 Pub. L. 87–172, § 1Aug. 30, 196175 Stat. 409 Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title III, § 342Dec. 2, 2002116 Stat. 2515(, , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 5912 of title 5June 26, 19305 U.S.C. 118a Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b)June 6, 196680 Stat. 631In subsecs. (b) and (c)(1), “” substituted for “the Act of ()” on authority of , , , the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

section 2355 of Title 5 Pub. L. 89–554, § 1Sept. 6, 196680 Stat. 378Section was formerly classified to prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5 by , , .

Amendments

Pub. L. 107–3142002—Subsec. (f). added subsec. (f).

Pub. L. 87–1721961—Subsec. (d). inserted “except for reasons beyond his control and acceptable to the Department of Defense”.

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions

July 24, 1980section 707 of Title 38Functions vested in President by subsec. (a) of this section concerning authority to prescribe regulations relating to quarters and quarters allowances delegated to Secretary of State pursuant to Ex. Ord. No. 12228, , 45 F.R. 49903, set out as a note under , Veterans’ Benefits.

July 22, 1971section 301 of Title 3Authority of President under subsec. (a) of this section to prescribe regulations relating to storage (including packing, drayage, unpacking, and transportation to and from storage) of household effects and personal possessions delegated to Administrator of General Services, see section 1(19) of Ex. Ord. No. 11609, , 36 F.R. 13747, set out as a note under , The President.

Jan. 11, 1961section 5921 of Title 5Secretary of State empowered to prescribe regulations relating to cost-of-living allowances, see section 4(a) of Ex. Ord. No. 10903, , 26 F.R. 217, set out as a note under , Government Organization and Employees.