Us Code § 1766c - Allowances and benefits
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§ 1766c. Allowances and benefits
The Secretary of Agriculture may, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the President or his designee, provide to personnel appointed or assigned by the Secretary of Agriculture under this chapter or other authority allowance and benefits similar to those provided by chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 [22 U.S.C. 4081 et seq.]. Leaves of absence for personnel under this chapter shall be on the same basis as is provided for the Foreign Service of the United States by subchapter I of chapter 63 of title 5.
(Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1041, title VI, §606D, formerly §603, 68 Stat. 909; renumbered §606D, Pub. L. 95–501, title IV, §401(3), Oct. 21, 1978, 92 Stat. 1691; amended Pub. L. 96–465, title II, §2206(b)(2), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2162.)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Foreign Service Act of 1980, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 96–465, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2071. Chapter 9 of title I of the Act is classified generally to subchapter IX (§4081 et seq.) of chapter 52 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3901 of Title 22 and Tables.
Codification
"Subchapter I of chapter 63 of title 5" substituted in text for "the Annual and Sick Leave Act of 1951" on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, §7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Section was formerly classified to section 1763 of this title.
Amendments
1980—Pub. L. 96–465 substituted "chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980" for "title IX of the Foreign Service Act of 1946".
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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 Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
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