22 USC § 6103 - Separation of Government personnel during fellowships

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s6103"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 6103 - Separation of Government personnel during fellowships"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "6103"
section_name: "Separation of Government personnel during fellowships"
chapter_number: 70
chapter_name: "MANSFIELD FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–236, title II, § 254, Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 430.)"
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# § 6103. Separation of Government personnel during fellowships

**(a)** **Separation** section 6104 of this title

Under such terms and conditions as the agency head may direct, any agency of the United States Government may separate from Government service for a specified period any officer or employee of that agency who accepts a fellowship under the program established by this chapter and is not detailed under .

**(b)** **Reemployment** section 3582 of title 5

Any fellow who is not a detailee, at the end of the fellowship, is entitled to be reemployed in the same manner as if covered by .

**(c)** **Rights and benefits** *o*section 3582 of title 5section 3582 of title 5

Notwithstanding section 8347(), 8713, or 8914 of title 5 and in accordance with regulations of the Office of Personnel Management, an employee, while serving as a fellow who is not a detailee, is entitled to the same rights and benefits as if covered by . The Center shall reimburse the employing agency for any costs incurred under .

**(d)** **Compliance with Budget Act** Funds are available under this section to the extent and in the amounts provided in appropriation Acts.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–236, title II, § 254, Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 430.)