§ 2513. — Assignment of personnel to foreign governments or international organizations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC2513]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 34--THE PEACE CORPS
Sec. 2513. Assignment of personnel to foreign governments or
international organizations
(a) Authority; oath of allegiance
In furtherance of the purposes of this chapter, the head of any
agency of the United States Government is authorized to detail, assign,
or otherwise make available any officer or employee of his agency (1) to
serve with, or as a member of, the international staff of any
international organization, or (2) to any office or position to which no
compensation is attached with any foreign government or agency thereof:
Provided, That such acceptance of such office or position shall in no
case involve the taking of an oath of allegiance to another government.
(b) Benefits of detailed personnel
Any such officer or employee, while so detailed or assigned, 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 authorized by
this chapter. He may also receive, under such regulations as the
President may prescribe, representation allowances similar to those
allowed under section 4085 of this title. The authorization of such
allowances and other benefits, and the payment thereof out of any
appropriations available therefor, shall be considered as meeting all of
the requirements of section 5536 of title 5.
(c) Reimbursement provisions
Details or assignments may be made under this section--
(1) without reimbursement to the United States Government by the
international organization or foreign government;
(2) upon agreement by the international organization or foreign
government to reimburse the United States Government for
compensation, travel expenses, and allowances, or any part thereof,
payable to such officer or employee during the period of assignment
or detail in accordance with subsection (b) of this section; and
such reimbursement shall be credited to the appropriation, fund, or
account utilized for paying such compensation, travel expenses, or
allowances, or to the appropriation, fund, or account currently
available for such purpose; or
(3) upon an advance of funds, property or services to the United
States Government accepted with the approval of the President for
specified uses in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter; and
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 chapter, any
unexpended balance of such account to be returned to the foreign
government or international organization.
(Pub. L. 87-293, title I, Sec. 14, Sept. 22, 1961, 75 Stat. 620; Pub. L.
91-352, Sec. 7, July 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 465; Pub. L. 96-465, title II,
Sec. 2202(d), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2158.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ``this Act'',
meaning Pub. L. 87-293, Sept. 22, 1961, 75 Stat. 612, as amended, known
as the Peace Corps Act. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2501 of this title and
Tables.
Amendments
1980--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96-465 substituted ``section 4085 of this
title'' for ``section 1131 of this title''.
1970--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-352 substituted ``section 5536 of
title 5'' for ``section 70 of title 5''.
Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 96-465 effective Feb. 15, 1981, except as
otherwise provided, see section 2403 of Pub. L. 96-465, set out as an
Effective Date note under section 3901 of this title.
Delegation of Functions
Functions of President under this section delegated to Director of
Peace Corps by section 1-103 of Ex. Ord. No. 12137, May 16, 1979, 44
F.R. 29023, eff. May 16, 1979, set out as a note under section 2501 of
this title.
