US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

22 U.S.C. § 2389

Status and benefits of personnel assigned or detailed to foreign governments or international organizations

(a)

Allowances, privileges, rights, seniority, and other benefits

Any officer or employee, while assigned or detailed under section 2387 or 2388 of this title shall be considered, for the purpose of preserving his allowances, privileges, rights, seniority, and other benefits as such, an officer or employee of the United States Government and of the agency of the United States Government from which detailed or assigned, and he shall continue to receive compensation, allowances, and benefits from funds appropriated to that agency or made available to that agency under this chapter.

(b)

Representation allowances

1

1 See References in Text note below.
section 4085 of this titlesection 5536 of title 5Any officer or employee assigned, detailed, or appointed under section 2387, 2388, 2391, or 2384(d)  of this title is authorized to receive under such regulations as the President may prescribe, representation allowances similar to those allowed under . 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 .

Pub. L. 87–19575 Stat. 452Pub. L. 87–56576 Stat. 262Pub. L. 90–13781 Stat. 460Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2203(b)94 Stat. 2159(, pt. III, § 629, , ; , pt. III, § 302(d), , ; , pt. III, § 302(f), , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 87–19575 Stat. 424section 2151 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Section 2384(d) of this titlePub. L. 95–88, title I, § 124(a)(1)91 Stat. 541, referred to in subsec. (b), was repealed by , , .

Amendments

Pub. L. 96–465section 4085 of this titlesection 1131 of this title1980—Subsec. (b). substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 90–137section 5536 of title 5section 70 of title 51967—Subsec. (b). substituted reference to for former .

Pub. L. 87–5651962—Subsec. (b). substituted “2384(d)” for “2384(e)”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Pub. L. 96–465section 2403 of Pub. L. 96–465section 3901 of this titleAmendment by effective , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as an Effective Date note under .

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions

section 2381 of this titleFor delegation of functions of President under this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 12163, , 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a note under .