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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · S. 1631 (Reported in Senate) — To authorize the Department of State for Fiscal Year 2018, and for other purposes. · Sec. 305

Sec. 305. Travel for separated families

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Section 901(15) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4081(15) ) is amended— by striking 1 round-trip per year for each child below age 21 of a member of the Service assigned abroad and inserting in the case of one or more children below age 21 of a member of the Service assigned abroad, 1 round-trip per year ; in subparagraph (A)— by inserting for each child before to visit the member abroad ; and by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; in subparagraph (B)— by inserting for each child before to visit the other parent ; and by striking resides, and inserting resides; or ; by inserting after subparagraph
(B)the following new subparagraph: for one of the child’s parents to visit the child or children abroad if the child or children do not regularly reside with that parent and that parent is not receiving an education allowance or educational travel allowance for the child or children under section 5924(4) of title 5, ; and by striking a payment and inserting the cost of a round-trip .
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