Sec. 10801. Details to foreign governments and international organizations
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When consistent with and in furtherance of the purposes of this Act, the head of any Federal agency is authorized to detail any Federal employee of that agency to any office or position with any foreign government or foreign government agency, where acceptance of such office or position does not involve the taking of an oath of allegiance to another government or acceptance of compensation or other benefits from any foreign country by such employee. When consistent with and in furtherance of the purposes of this Act, the head of any Federal agency is authorized to detail to any international organization or arrangement, any Federal employee of that agency to serve with, or as a member of, the international staff of such organization, or to render any technical, scientific, or professional advice or service to, or in cooperation with, such organization.
Any Federal employee, while detailed under this section— shall be considered a Federal employee and of the Federal agency from which detailed for the purpose of preserving his or her allowances, privileges, rights, seniority, and other benefits as such; and shall continue to receive compensation, allowances, and benefits from funds appropriated to that agency or made available to that agency under this Act, or may be detailed on a leave without pay status. Any Federal employee assigned, detailed, or appointed under this section, section 10203(b), section 10204 or section 10702, may receive (under such regulations as the President may prescribe) representation allowances similar to those allowed under section 905 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980.
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 section 5536 of title 5, United States Code. Details may be made under this section or section 408 of the Mutual Security Act of 1954 in accordance with any of the following: Without reimbursement to the United States Government by the foreign government or international organization. Upon agreement by the foreign government or international organization to reimburse the United States Government for compensation, travel expenses, benefits, and allowances, or any part thereof, payable to the Federal employee concerned during the period of detail.
Such reimbursements (including foreign currencies) shall be credited to the appropriation, fund, or account utilized for paying such compensation, travel expenses, benefits, or allowances, or to the appropriation, fund, or account currently available for such purposes. Upon an advance of funds, property, or services by the foreign government or international organization to the United States Government accepted with the approval of the President for specified uses in furtherance of the purposes of this Act.
Funds so advanced may be established as a separate fund in the Treasury of the United States Government, to be available for the specified uses, and to be used for reimbursement of appropriations or direct expenditure subject to the provisions of this Act. Any unexpended balance of such account shall be returned to the foreign government or international organization. Subject to the receipt by the United States Government of a credit to be applied against the payment by the United States Government of its share of the expenses of the international organization to which the Federal employee is detailed, such credit to be based upon the compensation, travel expenses, benefits and allowances, or any part thereof, payable to such employee during the period of detail in accordance with subsection (c).