22 USC § 2389 - Status and benefits of personnel assigned or detailed to foreign governments or international organizations

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title: "22 USC § 2389 - Status and benefits of personnel assigned or detailed to foreign governments or international organizations"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "2389"
section_name: "Status and benefits of personnel assigned or detailed to foreign governments or international organizations"
chapter_number: 32
chapter_name: "FOREIGN ASSISTANCE"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "Administrative Provisions"
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last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 629, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 452; Pub. L. 87–565, pt. III, § 302(d), Aug. 1, 1962, 76 Stat. 262; Pub. L. 90–137, pt. III, § 302(f), Nov. 14, 1967, 81 Stat. 460; Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2203(b), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2159.)"
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# § 2389. Status and benefits of personnel assigned or detailed to foreign governments or international organizations

**(a)** **Allowances, privileges, rights, seniority, and other benefits** Any officer or employee, while assigned or detailed under section 2387 or 2388 of this title 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 appropriated to that agency or made available to that agency under this chapter.

**1** **Representation allowances** [^1]section 4085 of this titlesection 5536 of title 5

Any officer or employee assigned, detailed, or appointed under section 2387, 2388, 2391, or 2384(d)  of this title is authorized to receive under such regulations as the President may prescribe, representation allowances similar to those allowed under . 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 .

See References in Text note below.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 629, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 452; Pub. L. 87–565, pt. III, § 302(d), Aug. 1, 1962, 76 Stat. 262; Pub. L. 90–137, pt. III, § 302(f), Nov. 14, 1967, 81 Stat. 460; Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2203(b), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2159.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

, referred to in subsec. (b), was repealed by , , .

### Amendments

1980—Subsec. (b).  substituted “” for “”.

1967—Subsec. (b).  substituted reference to  for former .

1962—Subsec. (b).  substituted “2384(d)” for “2384(e)”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as an Effective Date note under .

## Executive Documents

### Delegation of Functions

For delegation of functions of President under this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 12163, , 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a note under .