§ 4083. — Required leave.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC4083]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 52--FOREIGN SERVICE
SUBCHAPTER IX--TRAVEL, LEAVE, AND OTHER BENEFITS
Sec. 4083. Required leave
(a) Criteria; length of continuous service
The Secretary may order a member of the Service (other than a member
employed under section 3951 of this title) who is a citizen of the
United States to take a leave of absence under section 6305 of title 5
(without regard to the introductory clause of subsection (a) of that
section), upon completion by that member of 18 months of continuous
service abroad. The Secretary shall order on such a leave of absence a
member of the Service (other than a member employed under section 3951
of this title) who is a citizen of the United States as soon as possible
after completion by that member of 3 years of continuous service abroad.
(b) Place leave may be taken
Leave ordered under this section may be taken in the United States,
its territories and possessions, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(c) Availability for work or duties in Department
While on a leave of absence ordered under this section, the services
of any member of the Service shall be available for such work or duties
in the Department or elsewhere as the Secretary may prescribe, but the
time of such work or duties shall not be counted as leave.
(Pub. L. 96-465, title I, Sec. 903, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2127; Pub.
L. 103-236, title I, Sec. 180(a)(8), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 416.)
Amendments
1994--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-236 inserted ``(other than a member
employed under section 3951 of this title)'' after ``member of the
Service'' in two places.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 10 section 1605; title 37
section 431; title 38 section 707.
