IMPROVING ADMINISTRATION OF OVERSEAS ACTIVITIES OF THE U.S.GOVERNMENT

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IMPROVING ADMINISTRATION OF OVERSEAS
ACTIVITIES OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
HEARING
BEFORE THA
SUBCOMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE
azr THId
.COMMITTEE ON
POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
EIGHTY-SIXTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
H.R. 5007 and H.R. 5099
BILLS TO IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF OVERSEAS
ACTIVITIES OF THE' CtOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED
STATES, AND FOIL OTHER PURPOSES
H.R. 5178 and H.R. 5238
BILLS TO PROVIDE FOR HEALTH AND MEDICAL SERVICES
FOIL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES IN GOVERNMENT SERYICD
OVERSEAS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES
Printed for the use of the Committee on Past Office and Civil Service
IINITED ~TATIDB
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON :1968
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COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SEIi,VICE
TOM MURRAY, Tennessee, Ch?1rm?n
JAMES H. MORRISON, Louisiana EDWARD H. REES, 1{ansas
JAMES C. DAVIS, Georgia ROBERT J. CORBETT, Pennsylvania
70HN LEBINSKI, Michigan H. R. GROSS, Iowa
CIIET IIOLIFIELD, California JOEL T. BROYHILL, Virginia
KATHRYN E. ORANAIIAN, Pennsylvania AUGUST E. JOHANSEN, Michigan
CIIARLES O. PORTER, Oregon GLENN CUNNIN()IIAM, Nebraska
RALPH J. SCOTT, North Carolina OEORQE M. WALLIIAUSER, New Jersey
GEORGE E. SHIPLEY, Illinois ROBERT R. BARRY, New York
TIIADDEUS 7. DULSKI, New York KATHARINE ST. GEORGE, New York
STANLEY A. PROKOP, Pennsylvania
JOHN R. FOLEY, Maryland
DONALD J. IRWIN, Connecticut
RANDALL S. HARMON, Indiana
DALE ALFORD, Arkansas
JAMES C. OLIVER, Maine
SIIBCOMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE
JAMES H. MORRTSON, Louisiana, Ch?trman
CIIARLES O. PORTER, Oregon JOEL T. BROYIIILL, Virginia
JOIIN R. FOLEY, Marylatnd II. R. GROSS, Iowa
RANDALL S. HARMON, Hrdlana ROBERT R. BARRY, New York
Ex OFFICIO
TOM MURRAY, Tennessee EDWARD H. REES, I{ansas
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CONTENTS
Statement of- Pass
Campbell, James, president, American Federation of Government
Employees-------------------------?-----------------------_
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Ellis, William L., Assistant Director, Administrative Office of the
U.S. Courts-------------------------------------------------
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Jackson, )=Ion. Stephen S., Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Manpower, Personnel and Reserve); accompanied by Edward A.
Som ayrac, Office of Civilian Personnel Policy, Office of the Asaist-
ant ~ecretary of Defenso_____________________________________
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Owen, Vaux, president, National Federation of I~'ederal Employees__
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Rogers, Rutherford D., Chief Assistant Librarian of Congress_______
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Warner, John S., Legislative Counsel, Central Intelligence Agency;
accompanied by Joaeph G. O'Neill, Asiistant General Counsel_____
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TMFROVING ADMINISTRATION OF OVERSEAS
ACTIVITIES OF TIIE U.S. GOVERNMENT
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1959
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIV ~S,
SUBCOMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE OF THE
COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND .CIVIL SERVICE,
Washington, D.C.
Tho subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 10 a.m., in room 215r
Old House Office Building, Hon. Charles O. Porter (acting chairman)
presiding.
Mr. P?RTER. The committee will come to order.
Mr. Morrison, the chairman of the subcommittee, has been delayed,
and we thought we would get underway here: I have an opening
statement which I will read at this point.
The Subcommittee on Civil Service this morning begins hearings
on H.R. 5007, II.R. 5099, II.R. 5178, and H.R. 5238. H.R. 5007 and
H.R. 5099 are bills to improve the administration of overseas activities
of the Government by providing adeduatc allowances; dilTerentials,
and related benefits for ,American citlzens employed abroad by our
Government. H.R. 5178 and H.R. 5238 are bills to provide for health
-anal medical services for civilian employees in Government overseas,
.and their dependents.
(The bills H.R. 5007 and H.R.5178 follow:)
[H.R. 6007, 80th"Gong., 1st sess.]
A BILL To improve tho administration of overseas activities of the Qovernmont of the United States, and
for other purposes
B'e it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatiaes of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Overseas
Differentials and Allowances Act."
PART A-PURPOSE
SEC. 101. The Congress hereby declares that it is the purpose of this Act to
improve and strengthen the administration of overseas activities of the Govern-
ment b -
(yl) providing a means for more effectively compensating Government
employees for the extra costs and hardships incident to their assignments
overseas, '~
(2) providing for the uniform treatment of Government employees sta-
tioned overseas to the extent justified by relative conditions of employment,
(3) establishing the basis for the more efficient and equitable administra-
tion of the laws compensating Government employees for the extra costs and
hardships incident to their assignments overseas, and
(4) facilitating for the Government the recruitment and retention of the
best qualified personnel for civilian service overseas.
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`~ OVERSEAS ACT'IVPPIE~S OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
PART B-DEFINITIONS
SEC. 111, As used in this title, title II, and section 523 of title V; the term-
(1) "Government" means the Government of the United States of America;
(2) "Government agency" means (A)-each executive department of the Gov-
ernment, (B) each independent establishment or agency in the executive branch
of the- Government, including each corporation wholly owned (either directly or
through one or more corporations) by the Government, and (C) the General
Accounting Office;
(3) "Employee" means an individual employed in the civilian service of a
Government agency and more specifically defined in regulations prescribed by
the President, but including ambassadors, ministers, and officers of the Foreign
Service of the United States under the Department of State;
(4) "Continental United States" means the several States of the United
States of America, excluding Alaska but including the District of Columbia; and
(5) "Foreign area" means any area situated outside the continental United
States, excluding Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Canal
Zone, and the possessions of the United States but including the Trust Territory
of the Pacific Islands.
TITLE II-ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS IN FOREIGN
AREAS
PART A-SHORT TITLE AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. Notwithstanding section 1765 of the Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C. 70),
the allowances and differentials provided by this title are authorized for and
may be granted only to an employee stationed in a foreign area-
(1) who is a citizen of the United States, and
(2) whose rate of basic compensation (A) is fixed by statute or (B) is
fixed administratively in conformity with rates paid by the Government
for work of a comparable level of difficulty and responsibility in the Conti-
. nental United States (without taking into consideration the allowances and
differentials provided by this title),
except that auch allowances and differentials may be paid to an employee
stationed in a foreign area who is not a citizen of the United States to the extent
that the payment of such allowances and differentials to such noneitizen em-
ployee i5 authorized by any provision of law other than this title.
SEC. 202. Allowances granted. und.cr this title may- be paid in advance, or
advance of funds may be made therefor, through the. proper disbursing officer in
such sums as may be deemed advisable in consideration of the need and the
period of time during. which expenditures must be made in advance by the em-
ployee or employees. Any advance of fiords not subsequently covered by allow-
ances accrued to the employee or employees under this title shall be recoverable
by the Government by setoff against accrued salary, pay, compensation, amount
of retirement credit, or other amount due' from the Government to such employee
or employees and by such other method as may be provided by law for the re-
covery of amounts owing to the Government.
SEC. 203. The allowances and differentials authorized by this title shall be paid
in accordance with regulations prescribed by the- President establishing rules
governing payments thereof and the respective rates at which such payments shall
he made, the foreign areas, the groups of positions, and the categories of employees
to which such rates shall apply, and other related matters.
PART B-QUARTERS ALLOWANCES
P SEC. 211. Whenever Government-own. ed or Government-rented quarters are
not provided without charge for an employee in a foreign area, one or more of the
following quarters allowances may be granted to such employee where applicable:
(1) A temporary lodging allowance for the cost of temporary quarters Incurred
by the employee and his family (A) for a period not in excess of three months
after first arrival at a new post of assignment in a foreign area or a period ellding
with the occupation of residence quarters, whichever shall be shorter, and (B) for
a period of not more than one month immediately preceding final departure from
the post- subsequent to the necessary evacuation of residence quarters;
(2) A living quarters allowance-for rent, heat, light;-fuel, gas, electricity, and
water, -without regard to th.e limitations of section 3648 of the Revised Statutes,
as amended (31 U.S.C. 529); and
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(3) Under unusual circumstances payment or reimbursement for extraordinary,
necessary, and reasonable expenses, not otherwise compensated for, incurred in
initial repairs, alterations, and improvements to an employee's privately leased
residenceat:;a post-of assignment in a foreign area, if such expenses are admin-
istra,tivelyapproved im advance and if the duration and terms of the lease justify
payment of such expenses by the Government. '
BART- C-COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCES
SEC. 221. The following cost-of-living allowances may be granted, where
applicable, to an employee in a foreign area:
(1) A post allowance to offset the difference between the cost of living at the
post of assignment of the employee in a foreign area and the cost of living in
Washington, District of Columbia;
(2) A transfer allowance for extraordinary, necessary, and reasonable expenses
not otherwise compensated-for, incurred by an employee incident to establishing
himself at any post of assignment in a foreign area or at a post of assignment in
the continental United States between assignments to posts in foreign areas;
(3) A separate maintenance allowance to assist an employee who is compelled,
by reason of dangerous, notably unhealthful, or excessively adverse living con-
ditions at his post of assignment in a foreign area or for the convenience of the
Government, to meet the additional expense of maintaining, elsewhere than at
such post, his wife or his dependents, or both;
(4) An education allowance or payment of transportation costs to assist an
employee with the extraordinary and necessary expenses, not otherwise compen-
sated for, incurred by reason of his service in any foreign area or foreign areas~in
providing adequate education for his dependents, as follows:
(A) An allowance not to exceed the cost of obtaining such elementary and
secondary educational servicea as are ordinarily provided without charge by the
public schools in the continental United States, plus, in those cases where adequate
schools are not available at the employee's post, board and room, and periodic
transportation between such post and the nearest locality, where adequate schools
are available, .without regard to the limitations of section 364$ of the Revised
Statutes, as amended (31 U.S. C. 529); but the amount of 'the allowance granted
shall be determined on the basis of the educational facility used;
(B) The cost of transporting dependents of an employee to and from a school
in the United States to obtain an American secondary or undergraduate college
education, not to exceed one trip each way for each dependent for the purpose of
obtaining each type of education; but no allowance payments under subparagraph
(A) of this paragraph (4) shall be made for any dependent during ahe. twelve
months following his arrival in the United States for secondary education pursuant
to authority contained in this subparagraph (B). Notwithstanding .Section
111(5) of this Act, transportation, for the purposo of obtaining undergraduate
college education, may be authorized under this subparagraph (B), under such
regulations as the President may prescribe, for dependents of employees who are
citizens of the United States stationed in the Canal 7.one.
PART D-POST DIFFERENTIAL
SEC. 231. A post differential may be granted on the basis of conditions of
envi~?onment which differ substantially from conditions of environment in the
continental United States and warrant additional compensation as a recruitment
and retention incentive. Additional compensation paid as tti post differential shall
not in any instance exceed 25 per centum of the rate of basic compensation.
TITLE III-MISCELLANEOUS ~GXPENSES
PART A--REPRESENTATION EXPENSES
SEC. 301. The Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 806), as amended,
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:
"SEC. 22. Under such regulations as the President may prescribe, funds avail-
able to the departments for administrative expenses may be allotted to posts in
foreign countries and to resident missions to international organizations for
representation purposes in the promotion of official policies and programs."
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OVERSEAS ACTIVITIES OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
PART B-STORAGE
SEC. 31L (a) Paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 911 of the Foreign Service Act
of 1946 (22 U.S.C. 1136 (4) and (5)) are amended to read as follows:
(4) the cost of packing and unpacking, transporting to and from a place
of storage, and storing the furniture and household and personal effects of
an officer or employee of the Service, when he is absent from his post of
assignment under orders, or when he is assigned to a post to which he. cannot
take or at which he is unable to use such furniture and household and personal
effects, or when it is in the public interest or more economical to authorize
storage; but in no instance shall the weight or volume of the effects stored'
together with the weight or volume of the effects transported exceed the
maximum limitations fixed by regulations, when not otherwise fixed by law;:
(5) the cost of packing and unpacking, transporting to and from a -place
of storage, and storing the furniture and household and personal effects of an
officer or employee of the Service in connection with assignment or transfer
to a new post, from the date of his departure from his last- post or from the
date of his departure from his place of residence in the case of a new officer
or employee and for not to exceed three months after arrival at the new post,
or until the establishment of residence quarters, whichever shall be shorter;
and in connection with separation of an officer or employee of the Service
stationed overseas, the cost of packing and unpacking, transporting to and'
from a place of storage, and storing for a period not to exceed three months,.
his furniture and household and personal effects transported at Government
expense."
(b) Section 4(a) (1) (D) and (E) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act. of 1949'
(63 tat. 209, 72 Stat. 337; 50 U.S.C. 403e(a)(1) (D) and (E)) are amended to
read as follows:
"(D) pay the cost of packing and unpacking, transporting to and from a
place of storage, and storing the furniture and household and personal effects
of an officer or employee of the Agency, when he is absent from his post of
assignment under orders, or when he is assigned to a post to which he cannot
take or at which he is unable to use such furniture and household and per-
sonal effects, or when it is in the public interest or more economical to au-
thorize storage; but in no instance shall the weight or volume of the effects
stored together with the weight or volume of the effects transported exceed
the maximum limitations fixed by regulations, when not otherwise fixed
by law;
"(E) pay the cost of packing and unpacking, transporting to and from a
place of storage, and storing the furniture and household and personal effects
of an officer or employee of the Agency in connection with assignment or
transfer to a new post, from the date of his departure from his last post or
from the date of his departure from his place of residence in the case of a new
officer or employee and for not to exceed three months after arrival at the
new post, or until the establishment of residence quarters, whichever shall be
shorter; and in connection with separation of an officer or employee of the
Agency stationed overseas, the cost of packing and unpacking, transportinK
to and from a place of storage, and storing for a period not to exceed three
months, his furniture and household and personal effects transported at
Government expense."
(c) The first section of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 806),
as amended (5 U.S.C. 73b-1), is amended by adding at the end thereof the follow-
ing new subsection:
"(e) Whenever any civilian officer or employee (including any new appointee
in accordance with section 7 of this Act) is assigned to a permanent duty station
outside the continental United States to which he cannot take or at which he is
unable to use his household goods and personal effects or whenever the head of
the department concerned authorizes storage of any such property in the public
interest or for reasons of economy, storage expenses (including related transporta-
tion and other expenses) may be allowed such officer or employee in accordance
with regulations prescribed by the President; but in no instance shall the weight
of the property stored under this subsection, together with the- weight of property
transported under subsection (a), exceed the maximum weight limitation provided
by subsection (a)."
(d) The term "furniture and household and personal effects", as used in the
amendments made by this part to the-Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended,
and the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, as amended, and the term
"household goods and personal effects", as used in the amendments -made by
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this part to the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946, as amended, mean such
personal property of an employee and the dependents of such employee as the
Secretary of State and the Director of Central Intelligence, as the case may be,
with respect to the term "furniture and household and personal effects", and the
President, with respect to the term "household goods and personal effects", shall
by regulation authorize to be transported or stored under the amendments made
by this part to such Acts (including motor vehicles authorized to be shipped at
Government expense).
PART C-OL'PICIAL RESIDENCE EXPENSES
SEC. 321. (a) The Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 806), as
amended, is amended by adding thereto, imme9iately followin; the new section
22 added to such Act by section 301 of this Act, the following new section:
"SEC. 23. Under such regulations as the President may prescribe, funds avail-
able to the departments for administrative expenses may be allotted to posts in
foreign countries for the purpose of defraying the unusual expenses incident to
the operation and maintenance of official residences suitable for the chief repre-
sentatives of the Unito3 States at such posts and such other senior officials of this
Government in foreign countries as the President my designate."
(b) Section 8 of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, as amended (22
U:S.C. 2$7e), is amended by striking out "and the allotment of funds, similar to
the allotment authorized by section 902 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, for
unusual expenses incident to the operation. a,nd ma~intenan~e of such living quar-
ters, to be accounted for in accordance with section 903 of said Act; and such
other, expenses as may be authorized by the Secretary of State? all without regard
to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (41 U.S.GZ. 5) and inserting
in lieu thereof "and unusual expenses similar to those authorized by section 23 oP
the Administrative Expenses Act of 1945, as amended by section 321 of the Over-
seas Differentials and Allowances Act, incident to the operation and maintenance
of such living quarters, and such other expenses as may be authorized by the
Secretary of State; all wlthout regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as
amended (41 U.S.C. 5)".
PART D-TRANSPORTATION OF MOTOR VEIIICLES _
SEC. 331. The first section of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (60
Stat. E06), as amended (5 U.S.C. 73b-1), is amended by adding thereto, imme-
diately following the new subsection (e) added to such first sectlon by section
31i(c) of i;his Act, the following new subsection:
"(f) Under such regulations as the President may prescribe, the privately
owned motor vehicle of any employee (including any new appointee, m accordance
with section 7 of this Act) ?~sslgned to a post of duty outside the continental
United States on other than temporary duty orders may be transported to, from,
and between the continental United States and such post of duty, or between
posts of duty outside the continental United States, whenever it is determined by
the head of the department concerned to be in the interest of the Government for
.such employee to have the use of a motor vehicle at his post of duty. -Not more
than one motor vehicle of any employee may be transported under authority of
this subsection during any .four-year period, except that, as a replacement for
such motor vehicle, one additional motor vehicle of any employee may be so
transported during such period upon approval, in advance, by the head of the
department concerned and upon a determination, in advance, by such department
head that such replacement is necessary for reasons beyond the control of the
employee and is in the interest of the Government. After the expiration of four
years following the date of transportation under authority of this subsection of
a privately owned motor vehicle of any employee who has remained in continuous
service outside the continental United States, the transportation. of areplacement
for such motor vehicle for such employee may be authorized, in accordance with
this subsection, by the head of the department concerned. The head of each
department may, in accordance with this subsection, authorize the transportation
of privately owned motor vehicles of employees of such department, assigned to
duty outside the continental United States, by commercial means if available at
reasonable rates and under reasonable conditions or by Government means on a
apace-available basis. This subsection shall not apply to the Foreign Service of
the United States under the Department of State and to the Central Intelligence
Agency but shall not affect the authority contained in section 913 of the Foreign
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Service Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 1027; 22 U.S.C. 1138) or section 4(a)(4) of the
Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 210, 72 Stat. 337; 50 U.S.C.
403e (a) (4) )."
SEC. 332. Section 913 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 1027; 22
U.S.C. 1138) is amended to read as follows:
"TRANBPOR.TATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
"SEC. 913. The Secretary may, notwithstanding the provisions of any other
law, transport for or on behalf of an officer or employee of the Service, a privately
owned motor vehicle, or replacement thereof, in any case in which he shall de-
termine that water, rail, or air transportation of the motor vehicle, or replace-
ment thereof, is necessary or expedient for-all or any part of the distance between
points of origin and destination."
SEC. 333. Section 4(a) (4) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, as
amended (63 Stat. 210, 72 Stat. 337; 50 U.S.C. 403e(a) (4)), is amended to read as
follows:
"(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, transport for or on
behalf of an officer or employee of the Agency, a privately owned motor
vehicle, or replacement thereof, in any case in which it shall be determined
that water, rail, or air transportation of the motor vehicle, or replacement
thereof, is necessary or expedient for all or any part of the distance between
points of origin and destination, and pay the costs of such transportation."
TITLE IV-AMENDMENTS TO ANNUAL AND SICK LEAVE ACT OF 1951
SEC. 401. Subsections (d), (e) and (f) of section 203 of the Annual a~td Sick
Leave Act of 1951, as arnended ~5 U.S.C: 2062 (d), (e), and (f)), are amended to
read as follows:
"(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c), a maximum accumula-
tion not to exceed forty-five days at the beginning of the first complete biweekly
pay period, or corresponding pay period in the case of an officer or employee who
Is not paid on the basis of biweekly pay periods, in any year is authorized for the
following categories of employees of the Federal Government stationed outside
the continental United States:
"(1) Persons directly recruited or transferred by the Federal Government
(A) from the continental United States, or (B) from Hawaii, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, or the possessions of the United States for employment outside
the area of recruitment or from which transferred.
"(2) Persons employed locally but (A) (i) who were originally recruited from
"the continental United States, or from Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, or the possessions of the United States but outside the area of employment,
(ii) who have been in substantially continuous employment by other Federal
agencies, United States firms, interests or organizations, international organiza-
tions in which the United States Government participates, or foreign govern-
ments, and (iii) whose conditions of elployment provide for their return trans-
portation to the continental United States or Hawaii, the Commonwealth- of
Puerto Rico
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time of employment temporarily absent, for the purpose of travel or formal study,
from the continental United States, or from their respective places of residence
in Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the possessions of the United
States and (fi) who, during such temporary absence, have maintained residence
in the continental United States or in Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
or the possessions of the United States but outside the area of employment.
"(3) Persons who are not normally residents of the area concerned and who
are discharged from service in the Armed Forces of the United States to accept
"employment with an agency of the Federal Government.
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actually and necessarily occupied in going to and from the post of duty and
exclusive of such time as may be necessarily occupied in awaiting transportation,
in the case of an officer or employee (1) who is within tho purview of subsection (d)
of this section, (2) whose post of duty is outside the continental United States,
and (3) who returns on leave to the continental United States, or `to his place of
residence, which is outside the area of employment, in Hawaii, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, or the possessions of the United States. The provisions
of this subsection shall not apply to more than one period of leave in a prescribed
tour of duty at a post outside the continental United States.
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"(f) Upon completion of twenty-four months of continuous service outside the
continental United States, officers and employees may be granted, in accordance
with regulations of the President, leave of absence at a rate not to exceed one
-week for each four months of such service without regard to any other leave
provided by this title,-for use in the continental United States, or, if their respec-
tive places of residence are outside the area of employment, in Hawaii, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto- Rico, or the possessions of the United States. Such leave
so granted ma be accumulated for future use without regard to the limitation
in subsection ~d) of this section but no such leave shall be made the basis for
an terminal leave or for any lump sum payment."
~EC. 402.. (a) Section 202(b) (2) of the Annual and Sick Leave Act of 1951,
as amended (5 U.S.C. 2061(b) (2)), is amended to read as follows:
"(2) This title, except section 203(8), shall not apply 'to alien employees who.
occupy positions outside the continental United States."
(b) Section 202 (c) (2) of such Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2061(c) (2)), is amended
to read as follows:
"(2) The President, in his discretiott, may authorize leaves of absence to persons
who are exempted from this title pursuant to subsection (c) (1) (B) for use m the
continental United States and in Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
and the possessions of the United- States. Leaves of absence authorized under
this paragraph shall not constitute a leave system and no such leave of absence
shall be made the basis for any lump-sum payment."
(c) Section 202 of such Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2061), is amended by adding
at the end. of such section the following new subsection:
"(d) As used in this title, the term `continental United States' means the
several States of the United States of America (including Alaska) and the District
of Columbia."
SEC. 403. The amendments made by this title to the Annual and Sick Leave
Act of 1951, as amended, shall talze effect on the first day of the first pay period
following the date of enactment of this Act.
TITLE V-APPROPRIATION, R)JPI;AL, AND MISCIJLLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
PART A-APPROPRIATION PROVISIONs
SEC. 501. (a) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as
may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act and the amendments made
thereby.
(b) Appropriations or funds otherwise available, for the fiscal year ending
June 30, :(960, to any department, agency, establishment or corporation of the
Government of the United States of America within the purview of this Act or
of any amendment made thereby arc hereby made available for the purposes of
this Act and of any such amendment in accordance with the authority contained
in this Act or contained in alts law amonded by this Act and in accordance with
such regulations as tho President may prescribe.
PART B-REPEAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 51 L. (a) The following provisions of law arc repealed:
(1). 7Chat part of the Act entitled "An Act to provide living quarters, including
heat, fuel, and light, for civilian officers and employees of the Government. sta,
boned in foreign countries," approved June 2G, 1930 (46 Stat. 818; Public Law
445, Seventy-first Congress; 5 U.S.C. 118x), which reads "and, where such quarters
are.not available, may be_granted an allowance for living quarters, including heat,
fuel, and ligha, notwithstanding the provisions of section 1765 of the lievised
Statutes (U.S.C., title 5, sec. 70)";
(2) That part of the first proviso of such Act of Jttne 2G, 1930, which reads "or
allowances i:i lieu thereof"; and
(3) Sections 443, 901, 902, 903, and 911(9) of the Foreign Service Act of ]:946,
as amended (60 Stat. 1006, 1025, and 1026; 69 Stat. 27; 22 U.S.C. 888, 1131, 1132,
1133, and 1136(9)); and
(4) Section 2(b), 13, and 14 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide certain
basic authority for the Department of State", approved August 1, 1956 (70 Stat.
890, 892; Public Law 885, l;ighty-fourth Congress; 5 U.S.C. 170g(b), 170r, and
170s) .
(b) Any provision of law which is riot Tepealed by subsection (a) of this section
but is inconsistent with any provision of this Act or of any amendment made
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thereby shall be held and considered to be amended, modified, or superseded to
the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of and conform to such provision
of this Actor of such amendment.
PART C-IVIISCELLANEOIIS PROVISIONS
SEC. 521. The repeal, modification, amendment, or superseding, by reason of
section 511 of this Act, of any provision of law shall not affect any act done or
right accruing or accrued, -any liability, or any action, suit, or proceeding had or
commenced in any civil cause, before such repeal, modification, amendment, or
superseding; but all such rights and liabilities, under any provision of law so
repealed, modified, amended, or superseded; shall continue and may be enforced
in the same manner as if such repeal, modification, amendment, or superseding
had not occurred.
SEC. 522. ~'Vhenever reference is made in any other law or in any regulation
to any provision of law which is repealed, modified, amended, or superseded by
reason of section 511 of this Act, such reference, unless inconsistent with this Act,
shall be held and considered to refer to this Act or the appropriate provision of, or
amendment made by, this Act.
SEC. 523. Notwithstanding any provision of this Act and until such time as
regulations are issued under this Act, employees shall continue to be paid allow-
antes and differentials in accordance with rules and regulations issued pursuant
to the laws in effect immediately prior to the enactment of this Act and such rules
and regulations may be amended or revoked in accordance with the provisions of
such laws.
SEC. 524. Section 912 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (relating to exemp-
tion for certain allowances) is amended to read as follows:
"The following items shall not be included in gross income, and shall be exempt
from taxation under this subtitle:
"(1) FOREIGN AREAS ALLOWANCE.-Iri the case of civilian offiicers and
employees of the United States Government, amounts received as allowances
or otherwise (but not amounts received as differentials) under the provisions
of titles II and III of the Overseas Differentials and Allowances Act or title
IX of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended.
"(2) COST-OF-LIVINO ALLOWANCES.-Iri the case of Civilian Officers or
employees of the Government of the United States stationed outside con-
tinental United States, amounts (other than amounts received under the
provisions of titles II and III of the Overseas Differentials and Allowances
Act or title IX of the Fol?eign Service Act of 1946, as amended) received as
cost-of-living allowances in accordance with regulations approved by the
President."
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A BILL To provide for health and medical services far civilian employees in Government service ov?rseas
and their dependents, and for other purposes
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, ?
SHORT TITLE
SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "Overseas Employees Health and
Medical Services Act."
SEC. 2. The Congress hereby declares that it is the purpose of this Act to
provide, to the extent feasible, a uniform program of health and medical services
for overseas employees and their dependents for the protection of the health of
such employees and dependents in order to-
(1) improve axed strengthen the administration of activities of the Govern-
ment in overseas areas,
(2) reduce absenteeism and increase the effectiveness of performance of
duty by overseas employees,
(3) reduce Government expenses by lessening the necessity for the return
of overseas employees to the continental United States on account of the
impairment of their health or that of their dependents.
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(4) facilitate for the Government the recrtiitment and retetition of ?the
best qualified personnel for civilian service in overseas areas, and
(5) protect overseas eanployees from excessive medical expenses.
DI;FINITION~
SEb. 3. As used in this Act, the term-
- (1) "Government" means the Government of the United States of America;
(2) "agency" means (A) each department, agency, or establishment in or
under the executive or judicial branch of the Government, including each
corporation owned or controlled by the Government, and (B) the General
Accounting Office;
(3) "continental United States" means the several States of the United
States of America, excluding Alaska but including the District of Columbia;
(4) "overseas area" means any area situated outside the continental
United States, including the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; but ex-
eluding Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Carnal Zone,
and the' possessions of the United States except to the extent that the Presi-
dent may designate by regulation all or any part of such excluded places as
an "overseas area" for the purposes of this Act by reason of adverse health
conditions or inadequacy or uhavailability of non-Government health and'
medical services or facilities
(5) "employee" means (A~ a civilian officer or employee of an agency who
is a citizen of the United States of America, except a member of one of the
"uniformed services" as defined in section 1072 of title 10 of the United
States Code, and (B) any other civilian officer or employee of an agency who
is not a citizen of the United States of America but is designated by or pur-
suant to regulation of the President as an "employee" for the purposes of
this Act;
(6) "overseas employee" means an employee in an overseas area, whether
on a temporary or permanent assignment or in a travel status;
(7) "dependent" means-
- (A) any person who bears to an employee, or to an applicant for
Government civilian employment for purposes of sections 4 and 11 only,
the relationship of--
(i) lawful wife;
(ii) lawful husband who in fact is dependent on such employee or
applicant for over one-half of his support;
(iii) child (including ward stepchild, and adopted child) of such
employee or applicant or of t{~e spouse of such employee or applicant
who. is unmarried and under twenty-one years of age, or who is
physically or mentally incapable of self-support regardless of age,
or who is not more than twenty-three years of age, is enrolled. in a
full-time course of study in an institution of higher learning situated
in an overseas area, and in fact is dependent on such employee for
over one-half of his or her support;
(iv) parent of such employee or applicant or of the spouse of such
employee or applicant, who in fact is dependent on such employee or
applicant for over one-half of his or her support; or
(v) brother or sister (including stepbrother, stepsister, adoptive
brother, and adoptive sister) of such employee or applicant or of the
spouse of such employee or applicant, who in fact is dependent on
such employee or applicant for over one-half of his or her support
and wh.o is unmarried and under twenty-one years of age or is
phvsically or mentally incapable of self-support regardless of age;
and
(B) Any other person defined- as a "dependent" in the travel regula-
tions of the Department of State;
(8) "out-patient care" means medical, surgical, dental, and other health
services, including but not limited to complete obstetrical and maternity
services, prenatal and postnatal care; infant care, diagnostic tests n,nd pro-
cedures, and laboratory and Y-ray examinations, the rendition of tivhich is
deemed not to require admission of the patient to a hospital; and
(9) "in-patient hospital care" means medical, surgical, dental, and other
health services, including but not limited to complete obstetrical. and ma-
ternity services, prenatal and postnatal care, infant care, diagnostic tests and
procedures, and laboratory and X-ray examinations; the rendition of which
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is deemed to require admission of the patient to a hospital. The term "in-
patient hospital care" also includes the furnishing of quarters and subsistence.
SEC. 4. In accordance with such standards and regulations as the President
may prescribe, the head of each agency is authorized to provide without charge,
or pay the expenses of, physical examinations, at such times and places as-may be
deemed appropriate, for employees, applicants for employment, and their de-
pendents, in connection with Government civilian employment of such applicants
and employees in overseas areas or in areas other than overseas areas but outside
the continental United States.
SEC. 5. In accordance with such standards and regulations as the President may
prescribe, the head of each agency is authorized to provide without charge, or pay
the expenses of, such inoculations and vaccinations of employees and dependents
being sent to or located in overseas areas or areas other than overseas areas but
outside the continental United States, as may be deemed necessary to protect
the health of such employees and dependents..
SEC. 6. (a) If, in the judgment of the head of any agency concerned, the medical
facilities at any place in an overseas area are unsuitable for the rendition of in-
patient hospital care, or of out-patient care deemed necessary to relieve pain or
suffering or protect health, to any overseas employee, or to any dependent of
such overseas employee,, at any such place, such agency head is authorized=
(1) to provide or pay for the travel of such overseas employee or dependent
in need of such care to the nearest locality, within or outside such overseas
area, where suitable medical care Inay be obtained for such overseas em-
ployee or dependent, and
(2) upon the recovery of such overseas employee or dependent, or under
such-other circumstances as may be deemed appropriate, to provide or pay
for the travel of such overseas employee or dependent from such locality
to a post of duty or to such other place as may be deemed appropriate under
the circumstances of 'the case.
Such agency head is further authorized to pay the compensation, and provide or
pay for the travel, of an attendant or attendants for any such- overseas employee
or dependent who is unable to travel unattended.
(b) Travel authorized by this section may be effected by such means and on
such basis (actual expense or commuted) as such agency head deems appropriate
~,nd without regard to--
(1) the Standardized Government Travel Regulations,
(2) section 10 of the Act of March 3, 1933, as amended (60 Stat. 808;
5 U.S.C.73b),
(3) the rates of per dirm in lieu of subsistence prescribed by the Travel
Expense Act of 1949, as amended (5 U.S.C. 835-842),
(4) section 3648 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 529), and
(5) section 901(a) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46
U.S.C. 1241(a)).
OUT-PATIENT CARE
SEC. 7. (a) The head of each agency concerned is authorized to provide or pay
the expenses of necessary out-patient care for each overseas employee, and for
each dependent of such overseas employee in an overseas area by reason of the
service of such overseas employee, by any of the following methods which such
agency head deems advisable:
(1) through facilities of his agency,
(2) through agreements or arrangements between his agency and any other
agency or agencies,
(3) through cooperative arrangements with foreign governments,
(4) by purchase on a fee or contract basis without regard to section- 3709
of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5), or
(5) by any other appropriate means.
(b) Each such agency head is authorized to provide or pay the expenses of
out-patient care under this section-
(1) for any overseas employee, without cost to such employee, and
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(2)-:for any dependent, at such charges to the dependent as may be pre-
. scribed from time to time by the President.
(d) All sums received by the Government in payment of such charges for out-
patient care for dependents under this section shall be deposited to the credit of
the appropriation or fund supporting the facility or program furnishing such out-
patient care.
(d) In accordance with such regulations as the President may prescribe, the
head of each agency is authorized to provide or pay the expenses of necessary
out-patient care under this section for an employee or dependent, after returri.of;
such employee or dependent from an overseas area, for any illness, injury, or other
condition for which care or treatment shall have been authorized under section 8 of;,
this Act
IN-PATIENT HOSPITAL CARE
SEC: :8. (a) The head of each agency concerned is authorized to provide neces-
sary in-patient hospital care, or corparable treatment without admission of the
patient to a hospital, for each overseas employee, and for each dependent of such
overseas employee in an overseas area by reason of the service of such overseas
employee, by any of the following methods which such agency head deems
advisable
(1) through facilities of his agency,
(2) through agreements or arrangements between his agency and any other
agency or agencies,
(3) through cooperative arrangements with foreign governments,
(4) by purchase on a contract basis without regard to section 3709 of the
Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5), or .
(5) by any other appropriate means.
(b) The payment for the cost of such in-patient hospital care or comparable
treatment, for any illness, injury, or other condition whrch is not the result of
the patient's vicious habits, intemperance, or misconduct shall be as follows:
(1) For each overseas employee, the head of the agency is authorized to,
pay in full the cost of necessary care or treatment..
(2) For each dependent, the head of the agency is authorized to pay that
portion of such cost which exceeds the amount of the charges to be paid by
the dependent. The amount of the charges to be paid by the dependent
shall be determined as follows:
(A) in a Government hospital or clinic, at a fixed daily rate to be
prescribed by the President,
(13) in a private hospital, .for each admission, (i) the amount of the
actual charges up to $25.00 or (ii) an aggregate amount equal to the
daily rate prescribed by the President under subparagraph (A) multiplied
by a number equal to the number of days hospitalized, whichever amount
is greater,
(C) if treatment comparable to in-patient hospital care is provided
without admission of the paticrzt to a hospital, for each illness, injury,
or other condition, (i) the amount of the actual charges up to $25.00 or
(ii) an aggregate amount equal to the daily rate prescribed by the Presi-
dent under subparagraph (A) multiplied by a number equal to the
number of days of such treatment, whichever amount is greater.
(c) Payment for the cost of such in-patient hospital -care or comparable treat-
ment for any illness, injury, or other condition which is the result of vicious
habits, intemperance, or misconduct shall be at such charges as the President
may determine from time to time but not less than the actual cost to the Govern-
ment for providing such care or treatment.
(d) In accordance with such regulations as the President may prescribe, the
head of each agency is authorized to provide or pay the expenses of care or treat-
ment under this section, after the return from an overseas area of the employee or
dependent concerned, for any illness, injury, or other condition which, in the
determination of such agency head, was incurred in an overseas area.
(c) In patient hospital care provided under this section shall be limited to a
period of not to exceed one hundred and twenty days for each admission. This
limit shall not apply whenever the head of the agency concerned determines that
the illness, injury, or other condition in the particular case clearly is caused by the
fact that the individual concerned is or has been located in an overseas area.
(f) For the purpose of payment of charges of private hospitals for in-patient
hospital care in such hospitals and of charges for comparable treatment furnished-
without admission of the patient to a hospital, the President is authorized to pro-
vide by regulation for the advancement of funds to an overseas employee for such
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care or treatment for such employee and his dependents to-the extent of-the esti-
mated cost of such care or treatment without regard to the provisions of section
3648 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 529). The employee shall refund to the
agency any amount in excess of the actual charges of such care or treatment im-
mediately after payment of such charges. Any such amount not so refunded
shall be recoverable by the Government in the manner provided by section 9(c)
of this Act.
(g) All sums received by the Government in payment of charges for in-patient
hospital care and comparable treatment furnished to an employee or a dependent
under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the appropriation or fund
supporting the facility or program porviding such care and treatment.
EMPLOYEES AND DEPENDENTS LIABILITY FOR PAYMENT OF CHARgES FOR CARE
AND TREATMENT
SEC. 9. (a) Each overseas employee and each of his dependents concerned shall
be jointly and severally obligated to repay to the Government the full amount of
the charges to be paid by the dependent foI? out-patient care, in-patient hospital
care; and comparable treatment furnished to such dependent under sections 7
and 8 of this Act.
(b) Each overseas employee concerned shall be obligated to repay to the Gov-
ernment the full amount of the charges to such overseas employee, for in-patient
hospital care or comparable treatment furnished to such employee under section
8(c) of this Act.
(c) The amount of any such obligation referred to in subsection (a) or (b) of
this section and the amounts of any refunds referred to in section 8(f) shall be
recoverable by the Government (1) by setoff. against accrued salary, pay, com-
pensation, amount of retirement credit, or other amount due from the Govern-
ment to such employee or dependent (with respect to the obligation referred to
in subsection (a)) or to such employee (with respect to the obligation referred
to in subsection (b) and the amounts of any refunds referred to in section 8(f)),
as the case may be, and (2) by such other method as may be provided by law for
the recovery of amounts owing to the Government.
(d) The head of each agency concerned is authorised, in accordance with regu-
lations prescribed by the President, to waive any right of the Government to
recover the amount of any obligation referred to in this section, if it is shown that
such recovery would be against equity and good conscience.
MEDICAL FACILITIES
SEC. 10. In accordance with such standards and regulations as the President
may prescribe, the head of each agency is authorized to establish first-aid stations,
clinics, or dispensaries, and to provide the services of physicians and other medical
personnel, at any posts in overseas areas, if in his judgment, (1) there are sufficient
p.ersonncl at such posts to warrant such actions, (2) the local facilities are inade-
quate' to meet the health and medical needs of overseas employees and their
dependents at such posts, and (3) there are no adequate facilities maintained at
such posts by any other agency.
IITILIZATION OF MEDICAL SERVICES AND FACILITIES
SEC. 11. (a) The Department of Defense and each other agency which operates
facilities for medical care in overseas areas are authorized to provide, in accord-
ance with the provisions of this Act, physical examinations (including physical
examinations for applicants for Government civilian employment and their
dependents), immunization services, out-patient care, and in-patient hospital
care (or comparable treatmentl, for its overseas employees and their dependents
and the overseas employees of other agencies and their dependents, subject to
the availability of space, facilities, and capabilities of the medical staff.
(b) The Department of State is authorized, in accordance with the provisions
of this f1ct, to ma]Ie available to other agencies, upon request of such agencies,
the services of the Foreign Service medical program including but not limited to
physical examinations (including physical examinations for applicants for Govern-
ment civilian employment and their dependents), immunization services, medical
travel, out-patient care, in-patient hospital care (or comparable treatment),
and other health services.
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(c) The amounts expended by agencies in providing care, treatment, or services
under subsections (a) and (b) of this section, less any amounts paid to such agencies
by employees or dependents, shall be paid or reimbursed by the requesting agencies
at such rates as the President may prescribe.. Amounts so paid or :reimbursed
shall be deposited to the credit of the appropriation or fund supporting the
Government medical facility or program furnishing the care, treatment, or servtces.
SEC. 12. (a) The President shall coordinate the programs and activities of the
res ective agencies under this Act.
~b) The President is authorized to promulgate such standards and regulations
as may be necessary and proper to carry out the .purposes of this Act.
(c) The President is authorized to delegate any authority vested in him by
this Act and to provide for the redelegation of any such authority.
OVERSEAS EMPLOYEES MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD
SEC. 13. (a) In order to facilitate the accomplishment of-the purposes of this
Act and the coordination of i,he programs and activities of the respective agen-
cies under this Act, the President is authorized to establish an Overseas Employ-
ees Medical Advisory Board to advise, consult with, and make recommendations
to sucll authority or authorities as the President may designate, with respect to
such purposes, programs, and activities and to perform such other related advisory
functions for the purposes of this Act as 'the President may prescribe.
(b) The Board shall consist of such number of members as the President may
determine, to be appointed by or under authority of the President from among
the officials and other personnel of such agencies as may be designated by or
under authority of the President. The President shall designate, or provide for
the selection of, one of the members of the Board as Chairman of the Board.
The Chairman and the other members of the Board shall serve as such without
any compensation in addition to the compensation to which they.may be entitled
for other services performed by them for the Government; but they shall be
entitled to travel and per' diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with the
Travel Expense Act of 1949, as amended (5 U.S.C. 835--842), and the Standard-
ized Government Travel Regulations, in the performance of their duties as
Chairman and members of the Board.
(c) Tho head of each agency represented on the Board is authorized to make
available to the Board, from time to time, such personnel of his agency as may be
necessary to assist the Board in carrying out its functions.' Such personnel shall
not be entitled to receive, for services performed by them for the Board, any
compensation other than the compensation to which they may be entitled for other
services performed by them for the Government, except that such personne] shall
be entitled to-
(1) overtime payf night differential, and holiday pay,. for services per-
formed by them for the Board to the extent that they would be entitled to
any- such pay or differential if such services were- performed by them in the
discharge of their other duties for the Government and
(2) travel and per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with the
Travel Expense Act of 1949, as amended, and the Standardized Government
Travel Regulations, in the necessary performance cf their duties for the
Board.
(d) Service performed for the Board by personnel made available to the Board
under subsection (c) of this, section shall be held and considered i,o be service
performed by such personnel in their other employment with the Foderal Govern-
ment, for the purposes of-
(1) the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act of 19.54, as .amended
(5 U.S.C.2091-2103),.
(2) the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, as amended. (5 U.S.C. 751
and the followin~,?),
(3) the Civil Service Retirement Act, as amended (5 LT.S.C. 2251-2267),
(4.) annual and sick,leavc, and
(5) any other employment benefits related to the service prrformed.by
such personnel in their other employment with the Federal Goyerl7mept;.
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OVERSEAS MEDICAL BENEFITS 1'OR OTHER GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL
SEC. 14. In accordance with regulations prescribed by the President, the head
of each agency is authorized to make available, upon appropriate request, such
of the benefits, services, and facilities provided by this Act as may be necessary-
. (1) for those officials and other personnel of the Government (A) who are
not \vithin the purview of paragraph (5) or (6) of section 3 of this Act and
(B) who, by virtue of their respective temporary or permanent assignments or
their respective travel statuses, are in any overseas area or an area other than
an overseas area but outside the continental United Stairs, and
(2) for any person (Al who hears to any such official or other personnel
member one of the dependency relationships specified iu paragraph (7) of
section 3 of this Act. and (B) who, by reason of the service of such official or
personn.cl member, is in an overseas area or an .area other than ax[ overseas
?trea but outside i;he continental United States.
Such benefit, services, and facilities may be made available in accordance with
those provisions of this Act (including- provisions relating to payment and reim-
bursement) as may be deemed to be applicable under the circumstances of the
particular case or on such other bads as ma.y be deemed advisable or appropriate..
-CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW ,
SEC. ]5. (a) The following provisions of law are hereby repealed:
(1) Sections 941 and 942 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended
(22 U.S.C. 1156 anal 1157);
(2) Section 9 (a) (5) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 199:9 (G3
Stat. 2]0, 72 Stat. 337; 50 U.S.C. 403e(a)(5));
(3) Section 106 of the Civil Fttnetions Appropriations Act, 1954 (67 St:a,t.
202; Public Law 1.53, Eighty-Third Congress) ;
(4) Subparagraph (a) of the Act entitled "An Act to provide basic au-
thority for th.e performance of certain functions and activities of the Depart-
ment of Commerce, and for other purposes", approved October 25, 1949 (63
Stat. 907; Public Law 390, Eighty-first Congress; 5 U.S.C. 596a); and
(5) That part of the first sentence of section 4 of the Act entitled "An Act
to provide for the expansion of facilities for hospitalization of departments
of naval and Marine Corps personnel, and for other purposes", approved
May 10, 1943 (57 Stat. 81; 24 U.S.C. 34), which reads::", to the officers and
employees of any department or agency of the Federal Government,"
(h) Section 943 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C.
1158), is amended to read as follows:
"PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS
"SEC. 943. The Secretary shall, under such regulations as he may prescribe
provide for such physical examinations as may be necessary to establish disability
or incapacity in accordance with the provisions of section- 831."
(e) Subject to section 16 of this Act, a.ll provisions of law not repealed or
amended by subsection (a) or (b) of this section but inconsistent with any other
provision of this Act shall be held and considered to be amended, modified, or
superseded to the extent necessary to carry out the purposes- of and coliform to
such other provision of this Act.
PRESERVATION OF CERTAIN EXISTING AUTHORITY AND BENEFITS
SEC. 16. Nothing contained in this Act shall be held or considered-
(1) to affect the authority and responsibility of the Secretary of Labor
under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 751
and the following),
(2) to deprive any employee or dependent of any benefits provided tinder
the Federal Employees' Compensation Act or under the Act entitled "An
Act to provide for health programs for Government employees", approved
August 8, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 150), or
(3) to affect the authority of the United States Civil Service Commission
under the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883, or any other law, to deter-
mine physical standards with respect to positions in the competitive service.
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AUTIIORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 17. There are hereby authorized to be"appropriated such sums as may "be
necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
EFFECTIVE DATE
SEC. I8. The foregoing provisions of this Act shall become effective on the one
hundred- and twentieth day following the date of its enactment.
Mr. PORT,CI~,. Tho subcommittee first will consider the overseas dif-~
ferentials and allowances legislation and, upon conclusion of the testiY
mony on those bills, will proceed with consideration of the bills to pro-
vide overseas medical and health facilities.
This will complete the three-part oversew employee program of the
Civil Service Subcommittee which was initiated in the 84th Congress.
The first part of the program-the csti~blishment of an appropriate
system of pa anal administration for our overseas dependents schools-
will be completed when the House. approves S. 96, which our committee
reported on May 14, 1959.
The bills before the subcommittee today, as in the case of the over-
seas teachers legislation, were developed through extensive hearings
and conferences and by the subcommittee during the 84th Congress,
as part of a continuing cooperative study by the subcommittee, the
Department of Defense, the State Department, and the Personnel
Adviser to the president. These bills, when approved, will place in
effect virtually all of the recommendations which were approved unani-
mously by the Post Office and Civil Service Committee and printed
in House Report No. 2109, 84th Congress.
The report is at each member's desk. With respect to the report,
a letter to the committee from the :White House dated August 24, 1956,
had this to say:
I would like to say first that this was an excellent report, carefully prepared and
reflecting a comprehensive review of the facts, both in the oversew hearings and in
the staff research. I believe that the liaison between your office and both my
White -House -office and the Civil Service Commission has been a fine example of
cooperative effort between legislative and executive branches of Government, in
developing sound legislation in this field of personnel administration.
H.R. 5007 and H.R. 5099 will establish, for the first Limo, a reason-
ably uniform and modern system of differentials, allowances, and
'benefits for U.S. citizens who a,ro engaged in carrying out our critical
overseas programs. While most of the .employees concerned are in
the Department of Defense and the Department of State, all other
departments and agencies arc covered as well.
This legislation consolidates ilito one act provisions Ilow found in a
number of separate laws, in order to provide a single. continuing and
uniform authority for allowances differentials, and other benefits for
foreign areas. It will provide the bwsis for more effective and equitable
administration of these benefits. It will make available to employees
of other departments and agencies certain benefits now available to
personnel of the Foreign Service and of other agencies which follow
the Foreign Service system.
This legislation is 'based upon, and will place in effect. an official
recommendation submitted by the Secretary of Defense as a part of
the President's legislative program for this' Congress. In order to
to conserve time I will not go mto the detailed provisions of the bills;
the departmental witnesses will develop these for the subcommittee.-
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I do want to emphasize the fact that the legislation is extremely
broad in scope and necessarily involves considerable complexity of
language in view of the ultimate purpose to provide a reasonably uni-
form and comprehensive system for all overseas activities of the Gov-
ernment.
Some indication of the many problems that .arise in the developmont
and drafting of such legislation will b? found in the committee print
of H.R. 5007, on each member's desk this morning. The language in
italic print represents changes recommended, and agreed to on a tenta-
tive basis subject to our committee action, since the introduction of
the legislation. For convenience of reference, I will ask the witnesses
to direct their remarks to H.R. 5007 and to the. proposed changes
shown in the committee print.
We will now proceed with consideration of H.R. 5007 and H.R. 5099.
At the conclusion of the testimony on theso bills, I will then present
the overseas health and medical program bills for subcommittee con-
sideration at open hearings.
. Without objection, thore will be insorted in the record letters in
support of this legislation from the Department of Defense, the De-
partment of State, the Library of Congress, the Director, Administra-
tive Ofizce of the U.S. Courts, and the Civil Service Commission, as
well as the report of the Comptroller General of the United. States.
(The documents referred to are as follows:)
GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE,
Washington, D. C., June i0, 1953.
HOn. TOM HURRAY,
Chairman Committee on Post Office and`Civil Service,
House of 'Representatives
DEAR MR. CIIAIRMAN: Reference is made to your request for the views of the
Department of Defense on H.R. 5007 and H.R. 5099, 86th Congress, identical
bills tp improve the administration of oversea activities of the Government of the
United States, and for other purposes.
The purpose of these bills is stated in their titles and amplified in section 101..
They would provide a more effective and uniform means for compensating em-
ployees in oversea areas for extra costs and hardships incidenti to their assign-
menu, and would facilitate the recruitment a.nd retention of the best c{ualified
personnel for civilian service overseas.
Theso bills would authorize. the following not now authorized for civilian em-
ployees of the Department of Defense in oversea areas:
(a) Temporary lodging allowance for not to exceed $ months after first arrival
at new post of assignment and for not to exceed 1 month preceding final departure
from the post, both depending on immediate nonavailability of residence quarters.
(b) Addition of "water" to the list of utilities included in the quarters allowance
authorization.
(c) Repair, alteration, and improvement of employee's privately leased resi-
dence under certain conditions.
(d) Transportation costs to Ii school in the United States for dependents, not
to exceed ogle :trip each way, for purposes of obtaining secondary or undergraduate
college education.
e) Storage and related expense for household goods when in the public interest.
~f) Transportation of motor vehicles when it is determined to be in the interest
of the Government for au employee to have the use of a motor vehicle at his
post of duty:
(g) Extension of provisions of section 203(d)(1) of the Annual and Sick Leave
Act of 1951 to permit employees recruited from Alaska, Hawaii; Puerto Rico, or
the possessions for employment outside the area of recruitment or from which
transferred to accumulate not to exceed 45 days of annual leave.
(h) Authorization of home leave. Upon completion of 24 months of continuous
service outside the continental United States employees may. be granted leave of
absence at a rate not to exceed 1 week for each 4 months of such service for use in
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the continental United States or (if their place of residence is outside the area of
employment) in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico or the possessions.
(i) Amendment of suction- 912(1) of the 'Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to
exempt foreign area allowances from income taxes. -
The Department of Defense has consistently favored enactment of legislation
containing the fundamental provisions of H. R: 5007 and H. R. 5099. These bills
embody many of the features which. this Department has recommended for
inclusion in similar bills introduced in previous sessions of the Congress. Enact,
ment of this legislation would be of material benefit to the department of Defense
in recruiting and retaining the best qualified civilian personnel for its oversew
activities.
H.R. 5007 and H.R. 5095 liave been carefully reviewed in consideration of
recent experience in oversee employment -and in ligght of some recent develop-
ments such as Alaskan and Iiawaiian statehood. The Department of Defense
suggests the following changes to make these bills more responsive to current
needs
1: The recent acquisition of statehood by Alaska and the impending statehood
for Hawaii has created problems because of various definitions in statutes of such
terms as "United States;" "Continental United States," and "Foreign area."
For purpose of clarification and to take into account differences in application of
certain provisions of law to Alaskw or Hawaii, as compared to the other 48 States;
the following chariges in definitions are recommended:
Page 3, line 5: After "Alaska" insert "and Hawaii". This will insure that
when Hawaii becomes a State it -will not be included in the erm "Continental.
United States".
Page 3, line 6: Following line 6 insert a new subsection as follows:
"(5) `United States' means the several.-States of the United States of America
and the District of Columbia; and ". This will provides term for fi,ppiication to
all the States anal the Distirict of G~olumbia.
Page 3; line 8: Redesignate this subsection as (6) instead of (5) and delete the
words "continental" and "excluding Alaska, Hawaii".
Page 6, line 15: Strike out "continental".
Page 7, line 25: Change "1x1(5)" to "111(6)"
2. Under present law and regulation a post differential may be paid to em-
ployees on extended detail to a foreign post. In some cases this results in a
reduction if an employee is detailed from one foreign post to another with a lower .
differential. To insure that this practice can be continued the following changes
should be made:
Page 3, line 16: After the parentheses insert: "and except as provided in
.section 231".
Page 8, line 13: Change the period at the end to a comma and add "and may be
granted to employees stationed. at or on extended detail to a foreign post."
3. The Administrative Expenses -Act of 1940, as amended, limits the sfiipment
of household effects for civilian employees to'7,000 pounds if untreated or 8,750
pounds if crated. The 7,000-pound limit is generally adequate; however, the limit
for crated effects is unrealistic and has- created many problems in the case of
oversew shipments. The packing and crating which is necessary for oversew ship-
ment increases the total weight of the shipment an average of 90 percent. The
result is that employees are automatically restricted to a figure which, exclusive oP
packing and crating material, is considerably lower than was intended. In quite
a few cases employees shipping household effects well within the uncrated hntit
of 7,000 pounds have been forced to pay overweight shipment charges :running
into several hundred dollars. To correct this inequity it is recommended that. an
amendment to the Administrative Expenses Act be included which would remove
the present weight limit for crated household goods and effects; as follows:
Page 11, line 21: After "by" insert "striking out the second parenthetical
clause in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof `(not to exceed seven thousand
pounds net weight)' and by".
4. Because of the acquisition of statehood by Alaska and the impending
acquisition of statehood by Hawaii the coverage of the Annual and Sick Leave
Act of 1951 as amended should be clarified. The Department of Defense believes
that the provisions of this act should apply equally in all States of the Union.
To accomplish this "United States" should be defined in the Annual and Sick
Leave Act as that term is proposed to be defined in section 111 of H.R. 5007 and
H. R. 5099. This will require the following changes in subsection 402(c):
Page 21, line 4: Strike put "continental".
Page 21, line 6: Strike out "(including Alaska)".
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These changes make the change proposed in section 202(c) (2) of the Annual
and Sick Leave Act [section 402(b) of the bills] unnecessary, but will require a
change in section 203(8) of the act. To accomplish this the following change
should be made in H. R. 5007 and H. R. b099:
Page 20, lines 13--22: Strike out the language of subsection (b) and insert in
lieu thereof "Section 203(8)) of such Act as amended (5 U.S.C. 2062(g)) is amended
by striking out `several Staten and the District of Colombia' and inserting in lieu
thereof `United States'."
The changes in definition above recommended will require the following changes
in title IV of the bills:
Strike out "continental" at the following places: page 17, lines 22, 24; page 18,
lines 5, 13, 17, 21; page 19, lines 10, 11, 17, 19, 24; and page 20; line 11.
Strike out "Hawaii" at the following places: page 17, line 25; page 18, lines 6,
14, 18, 22; and page 19, lines 13 and 25.
5. Employees who complete agreed tours of duty. in oversea areas and who
agree to serve for an additional tour at the same post are eligible for round trip
travel to the' United States for purposes of taking leave..- Recently a question
has been raised by the Bureau of Internal Revenue as to whether the expenses
of such travel and transportation is income for purposes of taxation. The Depart-
ment of Defense believes that as a matter of equity such expenses should not be
considered income and should be clearly exempt from taxation. To accomplish
-this result, it is recommended that H. R. 5007 and H. R. 5099 be amended as
follows:
Page 25, after line 6: Insert a new subsection as follows:
"(3) Expenses of Travel and Transportation.
(a) "In the case of civilian officers and employees of the United States
Government, amounts received as expenses of travel and transportation,
or costs of transportation provided in lieu thereof, from posts of duty outside
the continental United States, to-and from their-place of residence, for.the
purposes of taking leave :authorized by Section 7 of the Act of August 2,
1946, 60 Stat. 806, as amended."
(b) "The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to
taxable years beginning after December 31, 1958, and ending after the date
of enactment of this Act."
6. In addition to the above changes the following minor technical corrections
should be made:
Page 3, line 14: Strike out "Short Title and", since the short title appears after
the enacting clause.
Page 5, line 7: After "the" insert "reasonable".
. COST AND BUDGET DATA
Cost.to the Department of Defense of enactment of this proposal would be as
follows: ,~
Fiscal year
Fiscal yoar
Fiscal Year
Fiscal year
D'iscal year
1fl60
1961
1902.
1963
1964
ArmY------------?-----------------------
$1, 600, 000-
$1, b80, 000
$1, 580, 000
$1, 580; 000
$1; 68Q-000
NavY-------------------=----------?-?--
297,000
290,000
.290,000
290,000
290,000
A1rForce__________________________________
1,075,000
1;020,000
1,020,000
1,020,000
1,020,000
Total_______________________________
2,972,000
2;890,000
2,890;000
2,890,000
2,890,.000
No funds for this proposal have been provided in the Department of Defense
appropriation estimates for fiscal year 1960. In the event of enactment, addi-
tional funds would be required.
The Bureau of the Budget has advised that there is no objection to the sub-
mission of this report to the Congress.
(Signed) L. NIF4DERLEHNER
(For Robert Dechert)..
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
R"ashington, D,C., May 6, 1969.
Chairman, Committee on Post Once and Civit Service,
house of Representatives.
DEAR MR. HURRAY: Reference is made to your letters of March 4, 1959,
requesting reports on identical .bills II:R. 5007 and IL R. 5099, "To improve
the administration of overseas activities of the Government of the United States,
and for other purposes."
The subject bills would extend to employees of other agencies who are stationed
in foreign areas certain benefits that are now available only to-the Foreign Service
and to employees of those agencies to which the provisions of the Foreign Service
Act have been. specifically extended.
The Department considers that more uniform emoluments for Government
employees stationed in foreign areas whose terms and conditions of employment
are similar will. contribute to improved personnel administration. Although the
Department recognizes the benefits that can accrue from a Governmentwide
approach, it would like to point out tllnt the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as
amended, constitutes, with relatively tew exceptions, an integrated statute to
govern the organization and administration of the Foreign Service. This act, as
you are aware, originated with the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, which
has, together wit11 the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, consistently
maintained a deep interest in all matters affecting the Foreign Service. As a
consequence of this, the Department is forwarding a copy of its comments to
you on these two bills to the chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
and the chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Subject to the additional comments contained herein, the Department of State
favors .this pIoposed legislation.. It is suggested, however, that section 311(a)
of`the bills be revised to delete the period at the end of the proposed amendment to
paragraph- (5) of section 911 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 and to insert in
lieu thereof a semicolon and the following limiting clause which appears at the
end of the. proposed paragraph (4): "; but in no instance. shall the weight or
volume of the effects stored together-with the weight or volume of the effects
transported exceed the maximum limitations fixed by regulations; when not
otherwise fixed by law."
The Department has been informed by the Bureau of the Budget that there is
no objection to the submission of this report.
Sincerely yours,
- WILLIAM B. M.dCOMBER, Jr.,
flssistant Secretary
(For the Secretary. of State)..
TIIE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS,
Washington, D.C., March 1~, 1969.
Chairman, Subcommittee on Civil Service of the Committee on Post O,~ce and Civil
Service, House of Representatives.
DEAR MR. MORRISON: I am very grateful to the Committee: on Post Office
and Civil Service for giving mean opportunity to comment on H.R. 5007.
Z am very much interested in having the provisions of this bill apply to the
Library of Congress because it is not presently authorized to pay from its regular
congressional appropriations post differentials, and cost-of-living and similar
allowances to Library personnel who may be stationed in foreign countries.
Authority to make such payments would meet an occasional need in connection
with our normal foreign acquisitions .program and would seem to'be mandatory
if the Library is tq implement successfully the foreign programs which the Librar-
ian of Congress is authorized to establish pursuant to section 104(n) of the Agri-
cultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (Publio Law 480) as
extended and amended by Public Law 85-931.
I wish to thank ,you very much for ,your continued interest in the Library and
should you need further information on the application of H.R..5007, I shall be
glad to provide it.
Sincerely yours,
L. RUINCY MUMPORD,
Librarian of Congress.
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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE U.S. COURTS,
Washington, D.C., March 11, 1959.
HOP. JAMES H. MORRISON,
Chairman, Subcommittee on Civil Service,
Post O,~ce and Civil Service Comrnittee,
House of Representatives.
I~EAA CONGRESSMAN MORRISON: It la my UriderStandlrig that your ~UbCOm-
mittee on the -Civil Service; Post Office and Civil Service Committee, of the
House of Representatives will commence hearings in the near future on H.R.
5007, a bill which you introduced to improve -the administration of overseas
activities of the Government of the United States, and for other purposes.
The Judicial Conference of the United States would very much like to sec t11e
judges and supporting personnel of the U.S. courts included within the provisions
of the bill. In this connection, the Administrative Office would greatly appredate
the opportunity to appear and testify whenever the hearings are held. While
only a few employees- within the judicial establishment are affected, the pro~~iaiolis
of your bill would correct certain inequities which now exist:
With kind regards; I am,
Sincerely yours,
~ `WARREN OLNF.Y III, Director.
IJ.S. CIVIL SERVICE GoMMIaa'ION,
YYashingto~z, D.C:, June 11, 19.59.
Chairman, Conxmtiltee on Post, Office and Civil Service;
House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
-DEAR MR: HURRAY:-This is in further reply, to your letters-of Febr~iary 27
and -March 9, ] 059, regnestnq the views of the- Civil Service Commission oil
H.R.`5007 and ILI2. 5099, identical bills to improve the administration of overseas
activities of the Government of the United States, and for other purposes.
These bills are identical in purpose and substantiallyy alike in detail to three
bills introduced in the 85th Congress, H.R. 3527, ILR. 4943, and I1;.R. 6853,
identical bills upon which the Commission reported favorably to your committee
on March 3, 1958.
The Commission favors the enactment of either H.R. 5007 or Ii.it. 5099. .For
a number of years the Commission has been interested in improving and equalizing.
the administration of benefits for overseas employees. We believe enactment of
the proposed legislation will accomplish these purposes.
The Bureau of the Budget has advised us that there is no objection to the
submission of this report to your committee.
By direction of the Commission:
Sincerely yours,
COMPTROLLER GENERAL QF THE UNITED STATF,S;
Washington, 1l~arch 3i, 1969.
Chairman; Corixmiftee on Post Once -and Civil Service,
House of Representatives.
DEAR Ma. CHAIRMAN: By separate letters both dated March 4, 1959, and ac-
knowll'dged on March 5, you requested our report upon H.12. 5007 slid H. R.
5099, respectively, which bills appear identical.
The bills would prodide a uniform basis for the granting of special benefits to
all personnel stationed outside the continental United States. In general, we
favor the objectives of the bills althougli we have reservations concerning the
necessity` for, or tt~e propriety of, certain of the provisions of the bills in their
present form. Our comments upon those provisions are as follow:
Section 211(1) (A) ~ The temporary lodging allowance authorized under this
provision for a periodnot to exceed 3 months conceivably could cover premium
accommodations in an expensive hotel for the employee and his family. There
is no monetary limitation upon the amount allowable under the provision. In
contrast the present provisions of section 901 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946
(22 U.S.C. 1131), limit the amount payable for lodging at temporary' quarters?to
the amount of per diem that would have been allowable to the employee and
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members. of his family for such period if they had been in a travel status. In the
absence of some .appropriate, limitation, this prov,iaion of-the bill could becomo
subject to abuse.
Section 211(1) (B) : We understand that in the State Department the general
practice is to notify ,the ..employee months in advance of his transfer and that
arrangements ~or cratlmgg- and shippingg his effects normally are made by State
Department personnel after departure from the area of the employee who is being
transferred. Obviously, under such-practice there would be no need for payment
of a temporary lodging allowance a.month prior to the employee's departure.
.You may want to make it clear e]thei in the bill itself or in your committee report
that the temporary lodging allowance provided for in subparagraph (B) -should
not he granted as a routine practice but only when the circumstances; are, such as
to indicate a bona fide need for the granting of ouch an allowance; and-that the
:allowance ahoul~l.be granted for no longer period than circumstances require.
. Section 2fl(3}: the utmost care would have to be exercised in the administra-
tion of this provision to prevent abuse. If enacted it would af3sord opportunity for
the granting of special treatment six individual.cases., Moreover, it ,would author-
ize expenditures wherever U.S. employees are stationed in foreign areas for the
purpose of making permanent, improvements on property owned by foreign
citizens with no direct compensating benefit to.the United States. We urge that
the most careful consideration be given to the possible implications of this -pro-
vision prior to its enactment.
We note that it is not necessary for an employee to be permanentlyy stationed
in a foreign area to be granted the allowan~ea provided fpr, in title II. Conceivably
those allowances could k~e granted an employee who is in a foreign area on tempo-
rary duty and who i receiving a per diem allowance while absent from his officia]
station. in the United. Staten. In such a case, we think the employee should be
precluded from receiving both,.the per diem allowance and a quarters allowance
.and a co. t of livii}g allowance under this title since in effect he would be com-
per~sA~ii~;d~wice for the; same expenses.
Section $11: For purposes of the storage provisions of the bill-(title III, part B),
subsection (d) defines the term "furniture and household and personal effects"
.and the term "household goods and personal effects" to include "motor vehicles
.authorized to be shipped at Government expense." 1=Iowever it is not clear
whether it is intended that the weight of an automobile be included in applying the
weight limitation on property that inay be stored. Also, we doubt the necessity
for a provision which would authorize-storage of an automobile upon arrival at a
-new post. Whereas .storage of ordinary household goods and etF,ects might be
necessary while the employee is ]ocatiug_ permanent res)dent quarters,.. the same
ordinarily -would not be trice in the case of an automobile vPhich the employee
doubtless would use from the-date of his arrival at the post. k'inally; we recom-
mend that it be made clear in the bill or in your report that reimbursement of
ordinary garage rent paid by.an employee who rents garago apace in a foreign area
would not be reimbursable under the guise of storage.
Sections 332 and 333: Undez'.these sections, tliere is no limit upon the number
of replacement vehicles that can be shipped at Government expense whereas
section- 331 imposes a seasonable limitation-one replacement vehicle in 4 years
unless replacement is ,requirrrd prior to that. time by reason of cq?dit`ions beyond
the cozl,trol of the. omployee. ~}nee it is not unusual for Government employees to
sell their automobiles m forelgp countsrien, we think that a reasonable limitation
should be placed upon the'nnmber of replacement automobiles which the Govern-
ment will transport without charge under these sections (secs. 332 and 333) also.
Section 401: Employees now stationed outside the United. States-other than
officers and employees in the foreign service-are allowed to accumulate .45 days
aimual leave or 15 days more than. employees stationed within. the United States.
Officers and employees of the Foreign Service, on the other hand, white entitled to
accumulate only 30 days annual leave are granted, in `addition; a special leave
which accrues at the.r~te of 1 week for each 4 months of service. The special
leave is cumulative from year to year buL may not be used as a. basis for any lump-
sum lease- payment:. section 401 would increase the amount of -leave Foreign
Service officers and eiriployces-may accumulate from 30 days to 45 days. At the
same time it would giant employees stationed in foreign areas; other' than em-
ployees of the Foreign Service, speei&l leave benefits comparable with those allow-
able to officers and employees of the Foreign Service: It occurs to ,las that you
may wish to. provide one or the other of the benefits-the.45-day accumulation
ceiling or the s~ieciaT leave provision applicable to Foreign Service-rather than
both benefits as presently i5 provided by this section. "If all employees stationed
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in foreign areas are granted special leave similar to that applicable.to Foreign
Service officers and employees it would appear reasonable to reduce their leave
accumulation ceiling to 30 days.
Sincerely yours,
FRANK H. WEITZEL,
Acting Comptroller General of the United States.
Mr. PORTER. Our first witness will be the Honorable Stepphen S.
Jackson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, .Manpower, Person-
nel and Reserve.
STATEMENT OF HON. STEPHEN S. JACKSON, DEPUTY ASSISTANT
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, MANPOWER, PERSONNEL AND RE-
SERVE, ACCOMPANIED BY EDWARD A. SOMPAYRAC, OFFICE'
OF CIVILIAN PERSONNEL POLICY, OFFICE OF .THE ASSISTANT
.SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
Mr. JACxsoN. -Thank you; ~-ir. Chairman.
I appreciate this opportunity to discuss with you the provisions of
H.R. 5077 which is legislation of considerable interest to the Depart-
ment of Defense. I understand that. the version of this bill which,is
under consideration this morning is the committee. print of June 5,
1959, and it is to this version that I will address my remar-ks, , ,
I believe it is pertinent to this discussion to give you a brief. state-
ment of what we have .been attempting to do to provide an adequate
and reasonable personnel program for civilian employees in overseas
areas. who are U.S. citizens.
At the end of World War II it became necessary for the first tixrie
for the Department of Defense and for. other Federal agencies to
employ U.S. citizens in foreign areas in rather large numbers.
Legislation governing civilian employment then in effect and -the
various administrative regulations by which such legislation was imple-
mented were developed for application inside the continental United.
States. Large-scale employment in foreign areas was not- anticipated
and few adequate provisions were made for it.
It became necessary for those agencies which suddenly found them-
selves engaged in large-scale employment of U.S. citizens in foreign
areas to develop a patchwork program which worked after a fashion..
As soon as the full scope and extent of the problem became known a
more comprehensive program was devised to correct deficiencies artd
to establish a more adequate system supported by proper legislation
-and implementing regulations.
Over the past few years considerable progress has been made and
many of the very serious problems which previously existed have been
resolved. As a result of the extension of the competitive servico
overseas, we now have in Defense a program which permits greater
integration of the overseas work force with that inslde-the United
States. With some notable exceptions, reasonable and consistent
treatment can be provided all U.S. citizen .personnel, thus improving
our ability to attract better people and to rotate employees between
stateside and overseas jobs.
Other Federal agencies faced with the same problem~_have worked
with Defense in improving the personnel programs< applicabh to?
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overseas areas. All of us have received excellent support and much
helpful advice and g?uidancc from this committee and its able staff.
Despite progress which has been made, however, there are still
differences as between agencies in the treatment of U.S. citizen
employees in oversew areas, stemming from laws which do not apply
equally to all agencies and which prevent desirable uniformity.- Some
of these differences are significant and are readily identifiable by
employees. They create- dissatisfaction, and they cannot be satis-
factorily explained. Other dissatisfactions arise out of the applica-
tion to oversee employment situations of laws which are inadequate
simply because they were not written with- the oversee employment
problems in mind.
H.R. 5007 was prepared to solve a number of -these problems. It
would establish one system, applicable to all Federal agencies, for
compensating U.S. citizen employees in foreign areas for the extra
costs and hardships incident to their assignments. It would bring
up to-date certain laws which were enacted before large scale oversee
employment became a problem. It would also provide, on a permis-
sive basis, some highly desirable additional features and benefits.
Many of the provisions of this bill are now available to the Depart-
ment of Defense but there are some that would be new. Of those
that would be new to Defense some are now available to other agen-
cies. Significant new authorities available to Defense would includ?:
(1) Authority to pay a temporary lodging allowance to an employed
for up to 3 months-after arrival at, and for up to 1 month before
depparture from, an oversew -post. Such authority is now available
only to agencies authorized to use the Foreiggn Service Act provisions.
Temporary lodging allowances are intonded to cover an employee's
hotel room expenses upon first arrival at a foreign post, while looking
for suitable quarters and awaiting arrival of furniture, and to cover
similar expenses immediately prior to departure from a foreign post,
when the. employee has relinquished his lease on permanent quarters.
(2) Authority for storagd of household goods and personal effects,
at Government expense, when the employee is assigned to an oversew
post to which he cannot tape, or at which he cannot use, such goods
and effects. This authority is presently available to agencies under
the Foreign Service Act. It would relieve an employee of the personal
expense for storage when conditions beyond his control would pre-
clude his using his effects at his oversee post of assignment. The
same weight limitations applicable to shipment would also apply to
storage of household goods and personal effects.
(3) Authority for transportation to and -from oversew posts of
privately owned motor vehicles of civilian.. employees, when deter-
mined to be in the interest of the Government. There are many
oversew posts at which, due to inadequacy of local transportation
facilities, availability of his privately owned motor vehicle is necessary
for proper performance of an em loyee's duties. At present, if he
cannot purchase an automobile ~ocally at a satisfactory price, a
Defense civilian employee must personally bear the cost of shipping
en automobile from the States to his post of assignment. -The
authority contained in H.R. 5007 would permit correction of this
inequitable situation, when considered to be in the interest of the
Department..
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(4) Authority to provide for "home leave," comparable to that
available to agencies operating under the Foreign Service Act.. At
present Defense employees in oversee areas accrue annual leave on
the same basis as stateside employees. Since much of this leave is
used locally for personal requirements -and vacation purposes, inade-
quate leave sometimes remains for. the periodic vacations m the States
which are both necessary and desirable fqr U.S. citizen employees.
The ``;home lease" provision would permit additional leave for -this
purpose. The provision is permissive gx~ly, which wgi,~;ld be used only
to the extent detexm.ined to be rtecessery to conditions of employment
in particular oversee areas. Any "home leave" nv.t used by an em-
ployee during his period of oversee employment would ngt~b.e ,avail-
able for .lump-sum payment. upon separation.
H.R. 5007 would alsq .am.end the current authority in the Adminis-
trative Expenses Act relating to the shipment of.hqusehold effects of
civilian employees. The current law permits shipment of 7,000 pounds
uncrated, or 8.,750 crated. -The 7,000 pounds uncrated is considered
an adequate figure. However, the weight of packing and crating for
oversee shipments avers es about 90 percent of the wet ht of the
household effects. For practical purposes the net weight limit is
reduced to slightly over x#,000 pounds.
This. unrealistic gross limit has resulted in a number of employees
Having to pay. for overweight shiprn.ents. H,R. 5007 would eliminate
the roes li~n.It and establish a net weight limit of 7,000 pounds. This
wou~d be consistent wish the laws governing the shipment of household
,effects of military personnel and of Foreign.Service personnel.
One further unportant provision of H.R. 5007 has to do witb
amending the .Internal Revenue Code to provide that the expenses of
travel and transportation provided employees between tours of duty
in oversee areas will not he considered income for purposes of taxation.
Such expenses have not in the past been subject to taxation but the
Bureau of Internal. Revenue has recently raised a question as to
whether moneys receivecJ for this purpose-are taxable. The provision
in H.R. 5007 would settle the issue by excluding these moneys from
income for taxation purposes..
H.R. 5007 would also continue existing cost-of-living allowances
and post differentials in oversee areas. The philosophy behind these
provisigns, anal the special provisions previously referred to, is that the
Government should compensate Federal employees in oversee areas
for expenses associated with oversee service not incurred, or not in-
curred on a comparable scale, by Federal employees in the States, and
for differences in conditions of environment at oversee posts that
necessitate additional compensation as a recruitment .and retention
incentive.
The .various provisions of H.R, 5007 would be administered in acz
cordance with regulations to be issued by the President, It is expected
that, such regulations would be similar to those issued. pursuant to
existing laws, which include many of the provisions of this bill.. Within
Defense we wquld propose to administer. the program orA a strict basis
of authQrizipg only -those provisions in .each foreign area which are
cgnsi~ered necessary: to insure- fair and equitable treatment of our
employees.
The Department of Defense must, of necessity, continue to main-
tain sizable military forces overseas in the interest of national defense.
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These forces must be assisted in their missions by civilian personnel.
To the fullest practicable extent, use is~made of indigenous personnel
from the various countries in which military installations are located.
This considerably reduces our costs. But there are many positions
in which local personnel cannot be used, both because of security con-
siderations and bectluse tY?y are many times not available in the skills
which we require. In such positions, Defence mast use LT.S: citizensr
and the provisions of H.R. 5007 will be extremely helpful to us in
recruiting and retaining the kinds of people we need.
We appreciate the- opportunity which has been given us to worl~
with the staff of this committee in developing H,R. 5007. It has been
prepared to be responsive to our needs and will greatly improve our
crvrlian personnel program for foreign areas. It will provide for
much needed consistency with the programs of other agencies.
On behalf of the Department of Defense I urge that this committee
favorably consider this bill.
Mr. Mor~rr,rsorr (presiding). I thank you, Mr. Jackson.
Any questions, Mr. Porter?
Mr. PORTER. I would like to asl~ a couple questions, Mr. Chairman..
Mr. Secretary, I see by a letter here from the General Counsel,
Department of Defense, that the costs of this are estimated to be about
$3 million a year for the Army,. Navy, and Air Force. I recognize
that you want to be fair and equitable, and so does this committee,
but T wonder if you can. tell us a little more about the demonstrated
peed. Have you had difbculties in recruiting? Have you had people
leaving the service because they were not given these advantages?
What has brought this to your attention besides the desire to treat
these people in a m.a.rmer you deem to be fair?
Mr. JACKSON. We have had instances, of course, as we have in.
other areas, of not being able to retain these people. We have liad
instances where people whom we might want to go overseas have been
disinclined to do so. Specifically, I would like to ask Mr. Sompayrac,
if I may, if he has any concrete examples that he is familiar with. I
have not any specifics.
Mr: SOMPAYItAC. Probably the greatest effect or lack of'such com-
prehensive legislation ha's been, as Mr. Jackson says, in our inability
m some cases to persuade people to go overseas. The other major
effect has been some dissatisfaction on the part of employees who are
overseas because they do not- receive certain of the benefits which
employees of other agencies may receive. This is a general equaliza-
tion of benefits available to persons of all Federal agencies overseas,
that is what it amounts to.
Mr. BxoYrriLr,. I should like to point out to the gentleman-that this
was one of the areas that we need legislation in that we considered in
our visits over there in various installations in 1955. We heard from
many employees, many employee representatives, and they said there
are many inoonsrstencres and inequrties that exist.
For example, shipment of household effects, inconsistencies between
the various departments of Government which had a very serious
effect on morale.-
Mr. PORTER. I must say I am sympathetic with the desire to be'
fair; I am just trying to see if~we have any statistical data which would
demonstrate a need in terms of recruitment of turnover of employees
because of these conditions.
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Mr. SOMPAYRAC. No, sir; we have no statistical data. This- is a
very difficult area in-which to try to build up a statistical case. The
major problem, as I mentioned, Is a matter of dissatisfaction or com-
plaints about certain things. Few of these are really serious, but they
are sources of considerable irritation.
Mr. PORTER. I suppose you do have figures on recruitment in terms
of how many people apply for the avallable jobs. Do they show a
progressive decline because of the dissatisfactlon arising from these
inequitable conditions?
Mr. SOMPAYRAC. No, sir; they don't. As a matter of fact, statis-
tics in this area again would be a little bit misleading. As Mr. Jackson
pointed out in his statement, we have greatly improved our program.
Over the years we have made a lot of improvements. We are now in
a position where we are able to concentrate more. with people who are
with us-good, reliable career employees-to accept tours of duty
overseas.
We are concentrating more anal more on sending people overseas,
having them over there awhile, a reasonable tour, and then rotating
them back to the United States.- There has been an excellent im-
provement in the ability and quality of the people that we have been
able to get, but we still recrult probably close to two-thirds of ou.r
employees from the outside; that i ,they are not regular employees
with us.
We have a fairly adequate number of applicants, don't have statis-
tics of how many, but we don't have too much trouble recruiting from
most areas.
Mr. PORTI';R. How many people are cancel?ned in this legislation?
Mr. SoMPAYRAC. We have approximately 20,000 people in foreign
areas. I can -give you the exact figures.
Mr. PORTER. The~T arc U.S. citizens?
Mr. SOMPAYRAC. ICS.
Mr. PORTER. That would be the total number of persons concenied.
by this legislation directly?
Mr. SOMPAYRAC. That is right, sir.
Mr. PORTER. What is your turnover per year?
Mr. SOMPAYRAC. The turnover runs about 18 percent per year in
foreign areas.
Mr. PORTER. You can't demonstrate the spending of this additional
$3 million a ,year is necessary to improve the quality of the people-r ho
apply for jobs or the quality of the people who -stay for additional
tours?
Mr. SOMPAYRAC. I Cannot pI'OVe It; n0, SIr.
Mr. PORT):R. It just has to be based on your impressions and im-
pressions of our subcommittee to give us the statistical demonstration`?
Mr. SOMPAYRAC, That is right; people have been dissatisfied be-
cause of certain things: As a matter of fact, we could do it for every
one of the things that Is covered in this bill that is a new provision for
Defense, but as for building up a statistical case we just don't believe
we could do it.
Mr. PORTER. Now this transportation of household goods and motor
vehicles, we have. had allegations from time. to time about abuses in
this area. I know of one case recently which may or may not have
been abused, where a man took his car overseas and then sold it for
quite a profit. Are there any controls over that sort aF thing?
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Mr. SOMPAYRAC. Yes, sir; there are considerable controls over that
`now. As a; matter of fact, the various agencies that are concerned
with oversew operations have been working very closely here in recent
months to put restrictions on that. There have been abuses of it, biit
it has been stopped.
Mr. JACKSON: We have had, if I may say, a: rather top-level com-
mittee woxkin~ intensely on the problem- as it involves the military,
because the military has more leeway with regard to shipments than
civilians without this bill. We are very much concerned, not only
from the possibility of making a profit in an individual case, but we -
are concerned with the effect on the host countries where in some
instances the economy is very low and the means of transportation
are not at a.ll comparable in size and what seems to them to be very
luxurious type of vehicles.
There has been a very marked consciousness of this and efforts to
decrease this unfavorable impact on the local people. I.am confident,
and I am prepared to state this for the record at this time, that as far
as the Defense Department is concerned, and I am sure the State and
other agencies are conscious of this, that the authorization of trans-
portation of motor vehicles will be very austerely administered, for
the civilians I am talking about.
Mr. PORTER. Thank you.
I have one other observation. Apparently there are about 20,000
people affected by this bill and the Congress has provided for legisla-
tion exactly what we are seemingly to provide in this case for people
in foreign service. We have already provided -such legislation for
them. Apparently we thought these provisions were just, fair, and
equitable. How- many .persons already have the advantages of such
legislation? Do you have any idea?
Mr. SOMPAYR,AC. I am not sure, sir. It would be all of those who
are subject to the Foreign cervico Act. That would take in the '
Department of -State and ICA.
Mr. PORTER. Does this include also ICA because they are an
adjunct of the Department of State? Do all the employees have.. the
advantages that are here being sought for the Department of Defense
employees overseas?
Mr. SOMPAYRAC. I -think they have just about all of these. I am
npt-aware of any they don't have.
Mr: PORTER. In other words, what this legislation seeks to do is
bring these advantages to the people who don't have them now with
the advantages that have already been granted by the previous
.legislation for the Foreign Service and others?
Mr. SOMPAYRAC. Pretty much so; yes, sir.
Mr. PORTER. I would like to have those figures if you could get them.
Perhaps they were gathered one time.
Mr. Broyhill, were they gathered at that time, do you know?
There are people overseas who have these advantages now and these.
people don't have them, so we are differentiating between them and
not giving them advantages that. were given by Congress befoxe<
Mr. BROYxiLL. I think they are outlined in this report, Mr. Porter.
We didn't have them listed right there at the hearing, but I think
during the hearings ,throughout the various countries we had them
all. presented to us.
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Mr. PORTER.- I think it is an argument for this bill that we should
riot be discriminating between American citizens overseas; they should
have these advantages or they should not have -them. If they arc
things that we should give, we ought to bring these people up to
this status.
Mr. MoRRisox. There was a direct contrast made that showed
that these people are being discriminated against as compared to other
employees of the Federal Government, as for example those in the
State Department and certain other agencies.
Mr. PORTER. Thank you.
That is all I have.
Mr. MORRISON. Mr. Broyhill, any questions?
Mr. BROYHILL. Just to repeat Mr. Porter's question, to' make. sure
that I understand it thoroughly, this bill will provide all of the benefits
foi Department of Defense employees that now exist- for Foreign
Service employees; is that correct?
Mr. SOMPAYRAC. YeS, sir; that it would make all of the benefits
available to all of the agencies. That does not mean we would use
all of these,- but they would be available in the event we need them.
Mr. BR.OYHILL. That gets to my next question.
The Secretary stated that the automobile allowance or shipment
allowance portion would be administered very austerely.
Mr. JACxsorr. Yes, sir.
Mr. BROYIiILL. I would imagine the case of the schoolteachers'chat
we considered in the most recent. legislation which may go aver on a
1-year contract or a 1-year tour. Would they necessarily receive -the
full benefits, such as shipment of automobiles, as an employee that
was over on a longer term contract? I am just-citing that-out as
an example.
1VIr. JACKSON. Our concern about -the automobiles isn't so much
+ the term; it is the need and it is the impact of the local environment
and it is the desirability if .they are going to get cars that they ought
to have cars like the local people have. I am sure that schoolteachers
and others, there -would be a very sharp look first of all to the need,
it has to be indicated that they cannot get along without it, and it is
needed to carry on their j ~b., The requirement as to the time in
general it might be a factor, .but it is conceivable that you would
have a tour where the situation was so difficult that an automobile
would be indispensable: I don't know what the plans are with regard
to the length of tour. Do you?
MT. SOMPAYRAC. NO, sir; there is no plan that the length of -tour
would affect it, because of the conditions m certain areas where tklere
are shorter length of tours they may not be authorized. On the
other hand, there could be conditions there that would thoroughly
justify them. We have to loop at every area.
Mr. BROYHILL. During the hearings you will recall that there was
a great deal of testimony concerning problems that considered in-
quarters allowance. What is the present provision for quarters allow-
ance for civilian employees at the Department of Defense?
Mr. SOMPAYRAC. At the present time in foreign areas we do have
authority to and do provide either free quarters or a quarters allow-
ance` to our people.
Mr. BROYHIT.z. The quarters allowance to the employee, it is an
allowance outright that he can pay what he can or finds available and
lie pockets the difference?
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Mr. SOMPAYRAC. 11s its is administered now, the Department of
State fixes a maximum. amount which m.ay be made to an employee,
depcndi~ng upon his family status and depending upon .what they
find to be the reasonable cost of quarters in a foreign area. Now
within this maximuTn allowance for the man's family status and his
grade, he may rent quarters for whatever. he wishes to pay. If
what he pays for them is less than the maximum, he recelves the
lesser figure. He receives what ho actually pays. If the cost of his
quarters exceeds the maximum, he must pay the difference out of
his pocket.
Mr. I3ROY111LL. That is the way I understood the program at that
time, and as I recall it seemed to have a tendency in some areas
to push the rent up to your maximum allowance .whether the quarters
were worth that rent or not.
Mr. ~'fOMPAYRAC. That is right.
Mr. BROYFIILL. IIave you noticed that to be the case?
Mr. SOMPAYRAC. YeS, we believe there is a tendency to do that,
and the State Department which administers this allowance program
has given a lot of study to this recently, and they are consldermg
various ways of trying to control this. .They have not come out
with positive proposals yet, but I believe they will.
Wo are aware that is apparently taking place, and we try to control it.
Mr. BROYHILL. How does that system you have dust outlined
compare with the Foreign Service and with mthtary officers?
Mr. SOMPAYRAC. It is the same as Foreign Service.
Mr. I3ROYIlILL. How about officers? Thcy get a Ila.t allowance and
keep it if-- -
Mr. SOMPAYRAC: The military personnel have a different system
but Choy attempt to relate the amounts that are authorized for
military personnel to the rates that are authorized for civilians by
the State Department. They are starting to work much closer
together to try to equate those rates.
Mr. I3ROYHILL. tiVlll this legislation provide for any improvements
in the quarters allowance system?
Mr. SOMPAYRAC. Yes, sir; It will. For one thing, it would authorize
the payment of one additional utility which is not covered at the
present time, and that is to pay for water. Now that is authorized
for the State Department, but It is not authorized for other Federal
agencies.. Ordinarily water is not too significant an item, but in some
forclgn areas it becomes a rather significant item, so it would add that.
mother thing that it would do would bo to provide -for this tempo-
racy post allowance which as Secretary Jackson said would authorize
the payment of the hotel room for an employee for up to 3 months on
first arrival. If he received that he would not. receive the quarters
allowance for that period of Limo. Many times people arc subjected
to rather heavy expense by reason of having to stay m a hotel for a
month or two or three tlntll they get permanent quarters.
Mr. BROYHILL. That was brought out in .our hearings over there?
Mr. SOMPAYRAC. YCS, 31r.
Mr. MORRISON. Mr. Foley, any questions?
Mr. FOLEY. Yes.
Mr. Secretary, I was just reading through here. On pages 5 ~,nd 6,
quarters allowance, a couple questions came to mind. This proposed
legislation as I read it is rather general, and I am wondering rn what
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manner it would be administered by the various agencies of the Gov-
ernment?
Mr. JACKSON. May I ask you please, are you referring to the com-
mittee print?
Mr. FOLEY. Yes, page 6 of the committee print.
Mr. JACKSON. Yes, sir; I have it.
Mr. FOLEY. My question is, as you see the language. there it is
very general, and it provides for the various allowances. The basic
justification for the change is the one equity. I am wondering how
as a practical matter there would be uniform administration of-this
gene-ral language by the various agencies so that the goal of equitable
allowances would not be frustrated by differences among the various
agencies by not awarding or granting the cost of living allowances.
Mr. Jacxsorr. In implementing this the President is the one tkzat
would havo the responsibility for prescribing the regulations and there
is every indication that they would probably follow precisely as they
are now or substantially as they are now in the agencies that have
this right. But the fact that it is vested in the President -would be
the best assurance of uniformity throughout.
There may be some necessary modifications, but by and large we
expect they will be as they are-now in those agencies that have these
authorities under the law.
Mr. FOLEY. Has the Civil Service Commission coma into the picture
at all in drafting and promulgating the uniform regulations for all
agencies?
Mr. JACKSON. No; at the present time the authority is vested in.
the State Department and all of the other agencies are obliged to
comply. We may havo some discussion- in developing that, and this
will be the continued procedure. 1~s we view it the State Department
will take on these additional agencies anal you have the same uni-
formity and the same procedure.
~~1r. FOLEY. Will discretion rest with. the individual agency heads
in the administration of the various regulations to allow or disallow
t}le benefits?
Mr. JacxsoxT. In those that are permissive they will have discretion.
'T'here is a provision hero, for instance, which would give to the Depart-
ment of Defense the same authority that the State Department now
has for an additional cost where an individual is transferred let us say
from a tropical region to a region in a north country, necessitating
additional clothing. We have no notion of usnig that, the -State
Department does and they use it. To that degree there is discretion,
but once it is used- we would be required with the same limits as any
other .agency.
Mr. FOLL+'Y. That is all, 1VIr. Chairman.
Mr. MORRISON. Mr. Gross, any questions?
Mr. GROSS. Yes, I have several questions.
First of all, I~Ir. Jacksoai, tivhere did this legislation originate, with
you people or where? Who wrote the bill'?
Mr. MORRISON. If the gentleman will yield I will answer that
question.
Mr. GROSS. Twill be glad to yield.
Mr. MORRISON. The bill was written as a result of-our hearings
and studies in .the overseas trip, and I asked that the bill be prepared
by the staff.
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Mr. GROSS. Tho Defense Department ]'oined in the preparation of
the bills, is that right, or did they write the bill?
Mr. MORRISON. No; they didn't write it. It was written largely
by the staff and the legislative counsel, in cooperation and consulta-
tion with the Defense Department.
:NTr. GROSS. I am a little puzzled. When I got the notice yesterday
afternoon of the hearing today it was too late when I got back to the
office from the House session to get a copy of the bill from the- com-
mittee. I asked for a copy this- morning and was given H.R. 5007
introduced on February 25 by thQ chairman of the subcommittee.
When I got to the committee room a few minutes ago I found a com-
mittee print. I don't know exactly how to approach this thing since
I had no knowledge of there being a committee print.
.iV1r. MORRISON. For the gentleman's information, a bill very similar
to this one was introduced in the last session. It was available to
him at all Limos.
Mr. GROSS. This morning you have a committee print dated June 10.
.Mr. MoRRlsorr. You asked me a question. I want to explain it
if you will bear with me a minute.
Mr. GROSS. Yes; ~o right ahead.
Mr..MoRRISON. Zhe bill was pending- all during the last session.
It was available. It was introduced in this session and it was avail-
able to everyone that wanted to .see it. The committee print was
prepared to make some technical corrections. It is practically the
same bill, in substance, that was introduced in the last session and
again introduced in this session.
Mr: GROSS. Is the gentleman through?
Mr. MoRRrsorr. I think I have answered your question; yes.
Mr. GROSS. I note that the committee print carries the date of
June 10, which was yesterday. Well, is this, Mr. Jaclzson, a bill
that might well be called keoQmg up wlth the Joneses; in other words,
keeping up with the State Department? Does the Defense Depart-
ment thinly it can keep up with the State Department in matters of
this kind?
1VIr. JACxsorr. This bill is designed to correct-what we considered
to be inequities and discrepancies in the payments and benefits to
civilian. employees overseas of the Defense Department and other
departments who get different benefits than the Foreign Service, that
is correct; yes, sir.
1~Ir. GROSS. So it is a keeping up with the Jones' bill.
The gentleman from Oregon said that this bill would cost on an
annual basis ~3 millio:n Nowhere in ,your statement nor in the
statement which the gentleman read on behalf of the gentleman from
Louisiana, the subcommittee chairman, do I find any reference to
the cost of this bill. Will the gentl Oman from the Department please
state what the annual cost of this will b3?
Mr. MoRRlsox. If the gentleman will yield.
Mr. GROSS. Y es; I ,yield.
Mr. MORRISON. We have a statement here from the General
Counsel of the Department of Defense. It shows on the last page
that the cost to the Department of Defense of enactment of this pro-
posal would be as follows: fiscal year 1960, ~irmy, X1,600,000; Navy,
X297,000; 11ir Force, 61,075,000, a total of $2,972,000.
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In -fiscal year 1961 a little less, fiscal year 1962 a little less, .fiscal
year 1963 a little less, and fscal year 1964 a little less.
Mr. GROSS. I ask the gentleman why there would be a reduction in
the costs of the bill?
Mr. MoRlatsoN. Well., for the simple reason, I guess, that it won't
be necessary to take care of as many people as the program continues.
I am sure Mr. Jackson can answer that. It is a vary slight reduction.'
Mr. JACrtsov. It is a very slight reduction, sir. The reduction from
fiscal- 1960 to fiscal 1.961 is the difference between $2,972,000 and
X2,890,000, and it is reflected to a slight degree in each one of the
services.
It would be pretty hard without going back to the auditing people
to determine what it is, but it probably Is lesser people and it is prob-
ablylesser administrative costs once it is in operation. The initiation
of the program would xequire a one-shot changa in administration
which would level off.
So I would assume it is probably in both of those factors a slight
decrease.
Mr. MORRISON. I think everyone realizes that in the beginning of
a program it always. costs a little bit more money to get it started
than It dots after the program is well along in operation.
Mr. GROSS. Can the gentleman give us any encouragement as to a
reduction in the number of people you have overseas?
Mr. JACI{SON. According to the present posture of our military
deployment and according to anything in the future that anyone has,
that I have or anyone that I know in the Defense Department, there
is no substantial change contemplated. As the deployment of the
military is fixed, so to a considerable degree is the allocation of civilian
personnel. So to answer your question there is not any substantial
change, increase or decrease, contemplated at this time.
Mr. GROSS. So if we follow the lead of the British and withdraw
some or all of our troops from the continent of Europe it would follow
that the civilian personnel would decrease, is that right?
Mr. JACKSON. The removal of military personnel should and does
involve a decrease in civilian but not necessarily man for man. Some
of the duties that were performed by the military before they left may
be continued for a time, but by and large they complement each other;
yes, sir.
NIr. GROSS. What has been your increase sine ~ 1946, how have you
increased? Let us get at it this way. How many do you have over-
seas now?
Mr. JACI{SON. We have 20,990 U.S. citizens, civilian employees
spread over approximately 70 countries overseas.
Mr. GROSS. What has the increase been from 1948 when this thing
probably started? Is that about tho year that this program started
of trying to run the world with our military and our money and
civilians? Is that about when the program started, in 1948?
Mr. JACtisoN. As to the nature of the program, I would not want
to characterize it necessarily by my answer.
l~Ir. GROSS. I will do it for you.
Mr. J~cxsoN. The dates anal the increase, Mr. Congressman, we
don't have it. We will be very glad to provide them to show the
annual increase if you request it. We don't have it with us.
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Mr. GROSS. I would like it on the beginning basis of 1948 and par-
ticularly since 1953. I would like to know how much it has grown
under the present administration.
Mr. JACxsoN. We would be very happy to provide that for you,
sir.
Mr. GROSS. I would like it from 1948 on by the U.S. nationals
provided by the U.S. Department of Defense.
1VIr. JACKSON. We would be glad to furnish it.
(The information requested follows:)
Department of Defense--U.S. citizens employed in foreign countries
Department
of Dofenso
total
08D
Army
Navy
Air Force
Mar. 31, 19b9____________________
21,047
872
20
43
43
10,fl73
11,300
2,100
1,968
7,931
7,674
Tune 30,1958_____________________
June 30,1957_____________________
,
22,bb3
44
61
12,270
12
777
1,826
770
1
8,414
7,809
June 30,1956_____________________
June 30,1956_____________________
22,417
21,947
0
b8
81
,
13,b12
128
12
,
1,666
416
1
6,724
6,7b8
June 30, 1964_____________________
Juno 3Q 1953_____________________
19,36
19,461
44
64
,
113,197
,
1,892
b, 497
Juno 30, 1952_____________________
June 30, 1961_-------------------
20,840
19, 224
1
----_-
14,412
092
13
812
508
4,200
3,314
Jun.e 30, 1960---------------------
Juno 30, 1949_____________________
18,9
2
20,759
-------_------
_______-___---
,
17,446
488
24
176
137
3,137
p)
June 30, 1948_____________________
24,623
____________--
,
1 As of July 31.
% Included in Army total.
Mr. Gixoss. So it is going to cost approximately ~3 million?
Mr. JACKSON. Yes, sir:
Mr. GROSS. Now I will have to use H.R. 5007 because that is the
only bill I had an opportunity to read, and you can tell me if any of
the provisions have boon atrxcken by virtue of the committee print
that is now before us. On page 6 it xs established that Washington,
D.C., be used for purposes of this bill as the cost-of-living area. Why
do you select Washington, D.C.?
Mr. JACKSON. This is traditionally the norm in this matter. I
would like to ask Mr. Sompayrac if he knows why and how it came
to be the traditional norm if I may.
Mr. SOh1PAYRAC. It appeared in the original bill which authorized
the payment of dillerentials and allowances for civilian employees in
oversew areas. I believe that prior to that it had been the norm for
payment of such allowances for Foreign Service personnel.. I think
the reason it was selected by the Congress was that most Federal
salaries seemed to be based on conditions-that is, for classification
act type of employees, seemed to be based on conditions in the District
of Columbia. It gave a very handy norm for comparative purposes.
I might say that the commlttee that worked on the preparation of
the bill gave consideration to using the cost of living m other cities
or a combination of cities, but believe the committee came to the
conclusion that that was the handiest.
Mr. GROSS. Is that because it is considered to be the highest cost-
of-living area in this country?
Mr. SOMPAYRAC. As I recall, sir, it is not the highest, there are a
number that are higher.
Mr. GROSS. Will the gentleman state one or two that are higher?
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Mr. SOMPAYRAC. I don't have the statistics in front of me, sir.
I would be glad to furnish that.
Mr. GROSS. On page 8 of the. bill, representation. expenses, what is
included in that?
Mr. JACxsoN. That, sir is a provision which is required at times
by the. State Department I am sure in which there is a need for
entertainment in order to maintain international relations}tip in that
particular country.
.The Defense Department does not intend to u.se this provision. I
want to correct my record. We have that authority now, and as
evidence of what I have indicated previously as to the approach to the
Defense Department may I read the directive or instruction with
respect to this provision implementing tha provision dated in 1957:
Representation allowance. This ~~,llowance may be paid when specifically
authorized by ]aw and in individual cases upon advance written approval by
the Secretary of Defense or the respective section of the military departments.
Upon inquiry up to date we have never approved one.
Mr. GROSS. So this is what is commonly known in connection with
the State Department as the liquor bill, isn't it?
Mr. JACKSON. I think it has some such popularization.
Mr. GROSS. Yes, and under this provision you would not even have
to come to Congress to get an appropriation for that purpose, would
you?
Mr. JACKSON. I am not sure with respect to its administration as
to just what the fiscal implications are. We have never used it.
Mr. GROSS. Let me read section 22 ;
Under such re;;ulatious as the President xnay prescribe, funds available do the
departments for administrative expenses may be allotted to poste in foreign
countries and to resident missions to international organizations for representa-
tion purposes in the promotion of official policies and programs.
whatever that is.
Official palicies and programs. So it is wide open, you don't even
have to come to Congress for this .liquor, and entertainment fund.
Mr. JACKSON. As I say, the Department of Defense policy is ths,t
wo have never used it, sir, for civilian employees, as I have mentioned.
Mr. GROSS. If I have my way you won't have an opportunity. to
because I hope to get it out of this bill before it comes to the House
floor.
Mr. MoRRisoN. -Will the gentleman yield`?
Mr. GROSS. Yes.
Mr. MORRISON. You asked why the District of Columbia was
chosen as the basis for comparing overseas costs. The primary law
establishing Washington costs as the basis for overseas differential is
found in section 207 of the Independent Office Appropriation Act, 1949,
and it is now in the l.a,w.
Mr. GROSS. Now on. the packing anal crating of property for people
who arc going overseas, does the Department of Defense call for
competitive bids?
Mr. JACKSON. On overseas shipment?
Mr. GROSS. Yes.
Mr. JACxsoN. I am not familiar with the procedure on overseas
shipment. Do you have any knowledge on how the bids are? I am
familiar with the continental situation, but I am not with overseas.
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Mr. SOMPAYRAC. Most of the shipments overseas that originate in
this country, the actual pa,cliing and crating is done at the military
ports of embarkation. -Much of this material is packed in special
sea vans which then goes aboard military transportation services,
ships, and is taken overseas.
Mr. GROSS. Are you saying that the military does the crating?
Mr. SOi4iPAYRAC. They do practically all of it for overseas shipments:
Mr. GROSS. Or is it done by private. concerns?
Mr. ~'oMrAYxiAC. Most of xt is done by military that goes -over,
most of it that comes back is done by overseas firms.
Mr. GROSS. We are talking about household. goods.
Mr. SOMPAYRAC. Y03.
Mr.. GROSS. We are in agreement o.n that?
Mr. SONIPAYRAC. Ycs.
Mr. GROSS. Where are these centers where this paclzing is done?
Where do you d.o it in this area, for instance?
Mr. SOMPAYRAC, Cameron Station I believe is the name of the
.Army post that does most of the packing for the overseas shipment
from the Washington area.
Mr. GROSS. Te11 me how it is done. They call at the home of the
individual. who is going overseas, a military van calls? Is that the
way it is handled?
Mr. SOMPAYRAC. I am not positive. In many cases a military van
does call, but I would have to check to get the details.
Mr. GROSS. I would like to kn.o`v about tlxat because I am sure you
are aware qui e a scandal was uncovered in the District of Columbia
in connection with the State Department and foreign Service. The
Subcommittee on Appropriations found that they are paying 22 to 55
percent to a couple of firms in Washington, D.C., for the crating of
material :for I+'orexgn Service employees going overseas above what
they could leave obtained from 10 other firms here.
Now I just want to be sure when we pass this legislation that some
restriction is put iii to talze care of that, if. it is possible to do it,
because I know of no reason why my taxpayers iu the'rhird District
of Iowa should be paying 22 to 55 percent above cost for the Foreign
Service and the State Department.
If no other member of the committee is interested, I wish the
gentleman would provide xne before this- bill comes up with some in-
formation as to how the household goods of people scrvixig the Defense
Department are handled for overseas shipment,.
Mr. FoR21'JR. I join the gentleman in that request and also am
interested in knowing something concerning air transport, whether
it is done by carrier or by MATS.
Mr. ~3ACxsorr.. Air transport of household effects?
Mr. PORTER. Yes. I understand recently there has been ti,n
attempt by MATS to contact the moving companies to get th~tit
business for themselves at rates which are below the price of private
companies. T would like that confirmed, transporting household
effects overseas and personal effects.
Mr. eJACRSON. To compete with commercial air? I am not familiar.
This is an area .that is-not in our field, but. I will be glad to get this
information for ,you.
Mr. PORTER. It is relevant to this bill. I agree with Mr. Gross,
there has been abuse and overpayment. Under these provisions if
we can write it in, we will.
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Mr. JACKSON. Let me ask if I can clarify what is wanted. Informa-
tion-with respect to the present procedures for crating household
effects for overseas assignments. Is that correct, Mr. Gross?
Mr. GROSS. I would like you to take a hypothetical case of a man
going overseas, Mr. X, who gets hi_s furniture sent, where it goes,
and the various processes that you have been using in the past and
you contemplate using in the future.
Mr. JACKSON. We will be glad to do that.
Mr. PORTER. I will take it from there. I would like to know what
is the procedure used to transport it either by sea or by air, and is
there a policy of trying to get this business away from private carriers
to MATS at this point?
Mr. JACI{SON. We will try to get that information for you, sir.
Mr. PORTER. Thank you.
(The information follows:)
In the shipment of household effects of civilian employees of the Department of
Defense between points within the United States and overseas areas, the following
general rules apply:
(a) Commercial transportation is used within the United States to the extent
it is available or readily obtainable and satisfactorily capable of meeting move-
ment requirements;
(b) Commercial means are used for other transportation and for packing and
crating, unpacking and uncrating, draying, etc., to the extent they will provide
-the required services satisfactorily and are more economical. This applies to the
use of air as well as surface carriers.
In some instances commercial means arc used entirely from residence at origin
to residence at destination. In other instances one or more of the services are
performed by military means under the above conditions.
Contracts for packing and crating household effects are established through
competitive methods.
A proposal for greater use of the Military Air Transport- Service for moving
household effects has been considered by the Air Force, but was rejected as
infeasible.
Mr. GROSS. I will tell you, Mr. Secretary, the hearing record of the
Appropriations Subcommittee on the State Department and related
agencies provides abundant evidence that this thing is being abused
all over the lot. It cites cases of people who have abused this trans-
portation of property from one post to another. You might do well
to read this.
Mr. JACxsoN. Is the Defense Department involved?
Mr. GROSS. No, not at all. But I say insofar as the State Depart-
m?nt-the Foreign Service-is concerned, it has been abused. Since
we have this legislation here I want to see that every possible restric-
tion can be put on it to guard against abuse. On page 2 of your state-
ment, Mr. Secretary, you say as a justification for this bill that some
of these differences are significant and are rowdily identifiable by em-
ployees, -they create dissatisfaction and they cannot be satisfactorily
explained.
Can you give us an example of some of the dissatisfaction that has
occurred? Where, what country?
Mr. JACxsoN. Tho satisfaction expressed
Mr. GROSS. The dissatisfaction.
Mr. JACKSON. Dissatisfaction expressed by our employees?
Mr. GROSS. Apparently that is what you are talking about.
Mr. JACxsoN. Yes, we discussed that. We do not have concrete
specific cases whore people actually failed to continue on with us
because of this or any statistics as to failure to employ, but there has
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been. As I understand it the- committee has found evidences of com-
plaints by people of the Defense Department, far instance, that those
under the Foreign Service Act were receiving benefits and assistance in
the added costs aril the Defense Department employees and others
were not, and it was rather difficult to explain or uatify why where
was a difference. They are working in the same loca~ity, doing similar-
work, and it is to this thttt I alluded in my statement.
Mr: GROSS. You say you have an X8 percent turnover. What. do
-you estimate your turnover will be if this legislation is adopted and.
you are caught up with the Jonese-s in the State Department?
1VIr. JACKSON: I would lilac to make it clear that we are not prog-
nosticating any dramatic change in retention by this bill but w~ do
feel that as a personnel policy it is unwarranted to have unjustifiable
discrepancies between other departments, a large department like the
Defense Department that has a rather considerable problem person-
nelwise. But I would not pretend to state that there would be any
dramatic increase in our retention or our recruitment because of this..
Mr. BROYHILI.: Will the gentleman yield?
Mr. GROSS. Yes.
Mr. BROYHILL. Again I think the gentleman asked a very pertinent
question. At our hearings, the printed record of our hearm~s that
we had in 1955- will show many examples of expressions of dissatis-
faction on the part of employees concerning these. conditions. We
had testimony from many employee representatives; as I pointed out
before, and many examples of that is included in the hearing. Prob-
ably the staff could underline some of them for the gentleman if he
would like to have them.
Mr. GROSS. On page 5 you apparently have a provision in this bill.
to pprovide for exemption as to Federal income taxes on travel expenses..
Mr. JACxsoN. Yes, sir.
11~Ir. GROSS. What isthe situation with the Foreign Service in that:
regard?
Mr. JACKSON: It is the same. It would apply to all concerned..
There has recently been an indication that this typo of payment;.
Foreign Service or anyone else involved, might be regarded as income
and therefore taxable.
Mr. GROSS. VPhat I don't understand is why you people and the
State Department don't do as the United Nations does, Just exempt
all employees from Federal taxes. Why don't you go the whole way,..
why don't you take them off altogether, salaries-and all?
Mr. JACicsoN. We feel that this provision here is an instance where
that would be warranted because it is a payment- that involved an
additional expense because of employment, and I think that if I am
not mistaken the Internal IRevenue Bureau is m accordance with this
provision.
Mr. For..oY. Would the gentleman yield just for a clarifying ques-
tion on this point?
Mr. Gross. Yes.
Mr. Foi.KY. Is it the position of the Department that these expenses
are basically incurred in the interest of the Government at the order
and direction of the Government, and since it is Government incurred.
therefore there should not be a tax consequence for the individual.
employee?
Mr. JACKSON. That is correct.
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1VIr. FOLEY. Thank you very much.
Mr. Gross. Whatever the reason, if you are trying to catch up with
tho State Department why don't you try to catch up with the United
Nations and bring a provrsion in here to provide they pay no Federal
income taxes on salary, expenses, or anything else?
Mr. MORRISOI~f. If the question were to come before the committee,
I would say the committee would not go along with that and neither
would the Congress.
Mr. Gross. Yes, but the Congress did go along with it in the case
of the United Nations.
Mr. Morrisorv. Majority rule has always governed Congress and
always will.
Mr. .Gross. Then the gentleman might be surprised, there just
might be a majority that would vote for rt in order to provide fairness
and equity. That is what this bill purports to provide, isn't it?
Mr. MORRISON. The gentleman is entitled to his opinion, but
frankly I don t think the (,ongress would go for that.
Mr. FOLEY. I would asli if the gentleman from Iowa. is in favor
of such an exemption?
Mr. Gross. Of course not.
Now you say, Mr. Secretary, on page 5 that H.R. 5007 would also
continue existing cost-of-livirrg allowances in most overseas areas.
We have spent a good many billions of dollars in these countries de-
veloping the underdeveloped and overdeveloping the already de-
veloped. Is there any indication that we can dispense with some
cost-af-living allowances in -some of these countries? Are they ever
going to get to the point in this huge program that we are carrying on
that we can dispense with these extras?
Mr: JACKSON. None of these are fixed. They are constantly.
reviewed in terms of the local economy and in terms of the expense
involved in the differential allowance. The post differential is predi-
cated on the hardship that may be involved because of the climatic
and other environmental factors -which would normally perhaps
dissuade people from going there.
Mr. Gross. Would you be good enough to provide for the record a
list of countries where these allowances have been discontinued?
Mr. JACxsoN..Yes, sir; I think this is readily available. Now you
are talking I assume about tkie. differential?
Mr. Gross. Yes.
Mr. JACxsorr. Not the post, because none of those that I know of
have been discontinued. Tliat is based on the conditions in the
country. But on the differential allowance we would be vmy happy
to provide that to you, sir; those that have been discontinued.
Mr. Gross. For any reason?
Mr. JACKSON. Yes, for any reason of those that have been dis-
continued. We would be glad to supply it.
Mr. Gross. We would be glad to have it.
(The information follows: )
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Changes in cost-of-lining allowances and post dif}'erentials for the period Jan. 1, 1956,
through Mag 30, 1959
Post allo
wance (
allowan
cost-of-living
ce)
Po
st differ
ential
Cocmtry and post
From
To
Effective date
From
To
Effective date
Aden: Aden__..--------------------------
Afghanistan:
0
1
1
0
Feb. 8,19b9 _
1958
San
12
Percent
_?---- -
-- -
Percent
-------
-------
Kabul------------------------?-----
Lashkari Cah------------------------
A]geria:
1
0 -
_
,
,
----do-------- -
1967
11
F
b
----
------- -
0
---?--
10
1956
blar. 11
Algiors-------------------------------
Do------------------------------
3
2
2
1
,
o
.
Sopt. S,1fl67
10
16
,
Aug. 12,1956
Do- -----------------------?----
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-
anda
L
l
1
1
0
2
Oct, b, 1957
Aug. 13,1956
--------
16
?------
10
Fob. 10,1957
-
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a:
u
Ango
Ascension Islaaid__________
---------------
-------- -
------- -
--------------
----------
20
20
25
lb
July 1,1956
May 4,1958
Azores: Santa Maria Island--------------
Bahamas: Naasau------------- ---
-------
--------
3
-------- -
4
----
Apr. 9.1966
-------- -
-------
Belgia7t,Como;
Bu'kavu_-' --------------------------
Elisabethville________________________
I,eoPoldville-------------------------
Belgium:
4
4
8
1
3
3
5
2
Dec. 1,1950
June 4,1956
-----do.----?-
1967
5
Oct
-------- -
________ _
--------
-----?-
-------
_______
------?
--------
Antwerp-----------------------------
1
2
.
.
1960
June 4
--------
--------
Brussels--------------?-------------
1
2
,
1
1967
Dce
---.----
--------
FIenri Chapelle______________________
Nouvillaen-Condroz_---------??---
Waereghem :--------------------?---
Bermuda: Ham~lton---------------------
1
1
1
2
2
D
,
.
----_do_____?--
-----do--------
Dec. 1,1966
--------
--------
_-------
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Bolivia:
20
25
5,1959
Apr
Pa
L
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.
1959
a
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uz
C
t
S
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20
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_
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15
1957
July 14
Florianapolis------------------------
Foz do Iguacu-----------------------
--------
--------
_
-
--------
_______________
'---------------
20
15
,
Do.
Natal--------------------------------
1
0
0
1
Sept. S,1fl67
May 4,19b7
--------
______--
------?
--_-----
Itio do JanCiro-----------------------
1
0
Feb. 9,1958
--------
--------
~.AA-=- '--------------------------
Sao Paulo
---------------------~-
0
1
MsY 6,1957
--------
-------
-----
Do-------------------------------
1
0
--------
Feb. 9,19b8
---------------
-----2Q
----16
7ulY 14,195
Taubate-------------------=---------
Do
--------------------------
--------
--------
--------
---------------
15
10
16
Dec. 1,195
1957
14
l
J
-----
British Honduras: Belize----------------
--------
--------
---------------
2
2D
,
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Burma:Mandalay--------------------~-
4
b
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Jan. 1
______-_
--____--
Cambodia:
2
1
Sept. 8,1967
--------
--------
Battambang-------------------------
Phnom'Penh------------------------
2
1
Sept. 8,19b7
--------
--------
Cameroun:
Yaounde-----------------------------
4
0
MaY 4,1967
--------
--------
Do----------?--------------------
6
7
7
8
Nov. 2,19b7
8
19bfl
Feb
--------
--------
--------
--------
Do-----------------------?----?
Ceylan:
0
1
,
.
1958
7
Soft
--
------
--?--
--
Colorr}bo--~--------------------------
KaitdyJYeradeniYa-----------------
- 0
1
,
.
Sept. 7,19b8
--_-----
--------
China: ' ~' ~ -
26
20
Jan. 13, 1Q57
Taman---?----------?-------------
- --------
--------
_____________
-
_
~
16
Do.
TaiPei:-----------------------------
Congo: Brazzaville_____________________
- -------*
_ 0
--------
3
--------------
Fob. 8,1959
-
_--- Sb
-----20
Aug. 12,19b6
Costa-Rica: Turrialba-_--?------------
Cuba:
- --------
--------
------------?
-
lb
LO
19b9
MaY 3
Camaguey--------------------------
- -------
- -------
- --------------
-
,
Havana
--=-=-----------------?~-
_ 7
G
Jan 12,19b7
--------
--------
--
Do
--------
- 8
b
May 31,1fl69
------
-----
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Ni
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- -------
- -------
- --------------
Q
-
10
MaY 4, 1958
8
c
--?-------------------
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DO
- -------
- ----------??
- 10
2D
Dec. 14,196
------------------------
---
- --------------
- 20
0
May 3,1959
------
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3
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nti
- ----
2
June 1,19b7
D
10
May 4,1968
____________________
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Sa
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-
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- -------
- --------------
- 10
20
Dec. 14,1958
-
-----------------------
D
Do--------------?-------------- -------
- -------
- --------------
- ~
0
MaY 3,19b9
All Post,-------------------??----- --------
Do------------------------------- --------
Do------------------------------ --------
Czechoslovakia:
Praha ------------------------------- 10
Do-------------------------------
Dominican Republic:
Ciudad Trajillo______________________ 4
Da-------`----
Sabana ile ]a Mar-- ---------------- 2
Santiago de los Caballeros___________ ~
Do ------------------?--------
San. 12,1957
Jan. 12, 1958
Jan. 12,1957
Apr. 5,19b9
Dec. l,lflb6
May 7,1966 lb
Aug. 10,19b7 ________
Mar. 11, 1956
Aug. 12,1956
June 1,1959
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Changes in cost-of-living allowances and post di,~'erentials for the period Jan. 1, 1~5B,
through May 30, 1969-Continued
3 Nov, 5,19b6
0 Sept. 7, 1958
1 D
ec. 1,19b7
1 June 1,1958
0 Jan. 25,1969.
0 8opt. 6,1957
2 Aug. 13,19b6
1 Sept. 8,19b7
2 June 1,1968
1 Jan. 25, 1959
2 Aug. 13,1956
1 Sept. 8,1957
2 June 1,1958
1 Jan. 2G, 1959
2 Aug. 13,1968
1 Sept. 8,19b7
2 June 11958
1 Jan. 25,19b9
3 June 30,19b6
2 Sept. 8,195
1 To.. n
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aumur------------------------------ -------- - 0 10 Oct. 6, 1957
------ '-- P ----------
traebourg___________________________ 1 0 So t. 8,I9b7 _ ------- --------
Suregnes----------------------------- 2 1 -----dO-------- -------- --------
bO------------------------------ 1 0 Jan. 25 1959 -------- --------
ours ------------------------------ 0 2 Aug. 13,1$56 _ ,
------- --------
Do------------------------------ 2 1. Sept. 8,1957 _ ------- --------
?------------------------------- 1 0: Jan. 2b, 1969
r
Tench West Indies: ----"? '-'-----
Martinlque__________________________ 2 1 May 7,1956
?------------------------------ 1 0 80Pt, 8,1957 -------- --------
Do-------------- ----------------- 0 1 $ePt. 7,1958 _------ ------
Do_-----?----------------------- 1 0 Feb. 8,1959 --
Ghana:- Accra--------?-?-------------- 4 3 Mar. 11,1950 -------_- _-_-_---_---
arcece: Iraklion (Crete)_________ 10 0 Jan, 13, 1957
1)uatemala:
Chiqutmula_________________________ 2 1 July 13,1968
Chocola________________ ___ 3 2 Oct. 5,1957
Do----?-----------------r-------- 2 1 JuIY 13,1968 -------- -------- _
EntreRios'___________________________ 4 3 Jan. 12,1950 -------- --------
uatema]a CIty_____________________ 3 2 Jan. 12,1957 -------- --------
Do---------------?---------=---- 2 3 Tan. 11,1959 __ _ _____
I
Iaiti: Port-au-Prlnco-------------------- -------- -------- --------------- 10 15 July 14,195T
Honduras: Tegucigalpa__________________ ________ ________ _______________ 0 10 Feb. 8,1959;
I
Iungary:
Budapest-^------------------------- -------- -------- -------------- 20 15 Mar. 11,d95fi
Do--------------?-------------- -------- ----?-- --?----------- lb 25 Nov. 5,1956,
I
celand;
Keflavik--?------------------------- 0 4 Tan. 12,1958 -------- --------
D0-?---------- ------- ~--------- 4 0 July 13,1958 -- - - - - -- ---
- - - - -
ReYkjavlk--------------------------- 2 ? -----dO-------- -------- --------
India:
Bombay--'------------------=------- 0 1 Mar. 4,i9b7 -------- -
a cutta------------------- __________ 0 1 Feb. 9,1958 ZO 16 Apr. 8,195Fr
Do-----------?----------------- -------- -------- ?------------- 15 20 Dec. 14,.1958
Karnal------?--?-----?----------- -------- -------- -------?------ 2b 25 Sept. 7,19b8
Kotah------?---?-------------?--- -------- -------- ---?---------- 20 lfi .Apr.. 7, 1957
Do------------------------------- -------- -------- --------------- 15 20 MaYT 4.1958
Madras---------------------------- -------- -------- ----------- --- 15 10 Apr. 8.1956
t~iow Delhi___________________________ 0 1 Apr. 6,1959
Poona--?--?----?-----------?----- -------- -?----- --------------- 0 10 Jau. li, 1959
In
donesla:
BDandung---------------------------- -------- -------- --------------- 15 20 July 13,1958
Jakarta_____________________________ 2 0 May 7,1958 20 25 Noq. 3,1957
Malang----------------------------- -------- -------- --------------.. 10 15 Oct. Fi,1957
Medan------------------------__--- 2 0 ---_d?---?,.-- 20 2b Mar. 18,19b8
Semarang---------------------r^----- 1 0 -----d0-------- -------- --------
SurabaYa--------------------------- 1 0 -----dO-------- -------- -`------
Ir
an:
Isfahan-------? ------?------------ -------- ---?? --------------- 20 15 Aug. 12.1956
Kermanshah----- ---------------- ------- --?--- -------------- 2b 20 Do.,
Khorramshahr---------?------------ -------- -------- -~------------ 25 20 Oct. 0.1957
Shiraz-----------?------------------- ------- ------? --------------- 20 lb Aug. 12,1956
Tabriz------------------------------- ------- -------- --------------- ~ 20 D0.
Tehran---------------------------- -------- -------- ----------- -- lb 10 Nov. 2 1968
Country and post
Post allowance (cost-ol-living
allowance)
Post differential
From
To
Effective dat
e From
To
Effective dace
El Salvador: Spin Salvador______________
_ 4
Percen
t Percen
t
Ethiopia:
-------
- -------
-
Addis Ababa_______________________
Gondar
_ ,1
2b
20
July 13,1959.
-----------------------------
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- -------
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Le Havre---------------------------
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- 0
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- -------
-
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- -------
- -------
-
-
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1
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- -------
-
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Marseille- '--------------------------
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- -------
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-
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K:'ho.nges in cost-of-living allowances and post differentials for the period Jan. i, i9.5F,,
through May 30, 1969.-Coni*ipued
Post allowance (cost-of-living
allowance)-
Jraq: Percent Percent
Baghdad_.._______..________ ________ 1 2 Apr. 9,1966 18 2b July 1b, 1958
Do_._..------?------------?----- 2 0 Aug, 10,19b7 _
~Q.~-'---------- ------- --------
-----------~----- 0 1 Apr. 8,19b8
Basra------------------ -------- --------
------------ 1 0 Aug, 10,1967 20 26 Do.
Latti$yah proleet-------------------- 2 0 - -__do.?----- --
Do-----`-----------------------=- 0 1 Apr. 8,1958 _ ------ --------
Tsrael: ------- --------
Haita.--?---------------------------- -------- ------- 10 26 Nov. 5,19b6
Dq---------------- -------------- ------- - --------?--?-
- ----?--- ----?-?----.-- 28 16 Apr. 7,1957
Do--?---------?~---------------- ------- -------- ----?- - -- -- lb 10 Nov. 2,19b8
Do--?----------------------~---- ----- -- - - ----- 30 0 May 3,1969
Te] Aviv-----?--------------------- `------- ------? -----------
Do________________ ---- 1D 26 Nov. b,19b8
- -------?-?-- -------- -------- --------?----- 25 16 Apr. 7,19b7
Do__..-------------------------?- -------- -?------ - ----- --- --- 18 10 Nov. $ 19b8
Do--------------------------..-?-- -----?- ------- ~ - - 10 D M
its1Y: - --------------- - flY 3,1959
Leghorn----------------------------- 0 1 Feb. 9,1988 _ _
Naples---------------------- -------- 2 1 Jan. 12,1967 -----?- ? -- --
Nettuno----_-?---------?---------- i 2 Feb. 9,19b8 _- -_
Trieste__..________ _ 1 0 Tan. 12,19b7 _ _ _ __ _ ___- -
Do---------------------------?--- D 1 Mar. 7,1868 __ - - - -
wory co~a~st: ------ --------
AbiI3~._-------?------------------- 4 0 May 8,1967 _
o_?-----?------ b Feb. 8,1959 _ __-----???-
~eius~lerp:., --------------- e
JerusBdem-------------------^-------- -------- ----- - 0 10 Aug. 12,19b8
Do--?--------------?-------?--- -------- -------- ------- ----- -
Do__..._____ _ - - 10 26 Nov. 5,1958
- ------------~-`--- --- - -- --- -- 26 ifi Apr. 7,1957
?---?---------------------'----- ?------ - lb 10 Nov. 2,1968
Do---?---------- ------- ---------------
-----------=----- -------- ----- ---- 10 0 May 3,1959
.Tardan: --- -?--------
Amman----------------------------- ----- -
- - -------- -----?---______ 16 20 Nov. 6,19b8
DO__.._.--_?_-----_----- 20 lb May 3,1959
Kenya; Nairobi----- ------- -----? -------- --?----- -?----
--------
------------ ?-?--- - 10 0 Sep 9,1968
Kuwait: ------- - ----?-----
---
Kuwait______________________________ 6 8 Aug. 13,19G8 _ _ _
Do------------------------------- 8 b Aug. 10,1987 -- - - - - ---- -
Laos: - ?
Pakse----------------------------~--- 0 1 Oct. 2Q 19b7 _ - - -
Do-..?----------- ---------- 1 2 Jan. 11 1969 ------- -------- -
-----
Vientiaue__._______,- 8 2 Feb. 12,19b8 -------- --------
Do-------------?------------ 2 1 Jau. 12,1967 _ _ ----
----- _
--?._
Do---------------------- ---- 1 0 MaY 4,1957 -- ----- --- - -
Do_.__..:_____.____ __ 0 2 Oct. 2Q19b7 _ - -
Lebanon: ------- -------- .
Bciru~_______________________________ 1 0 Aug. 10,1967 0 10 Tune 12,19b8
Do_._~-------------------------- -------- -------- ----?---?---- 10 20 Aug. 10,19b8
Do----?---------------------- 20 0 Nov. 2,1958
---- -------- -------- ---------------
all Amartt------------- 10 20 Aug, 10,1958
7 Do------------------------?----- ----?- 20 0 Nov. _2,1958
-- -------- ---------------
erbol----`-------------------------- -------? -------- -?------------ 10 20 Aug. 10,19521
Do?--------------?--?-__---?- -------- - -------------- 20 0 Nov. 2,19b8
Liberia: ------- -
Qanta_---------?-----------_^--`---' 3 4 Jan. 11,1959
Obarnga--~--?------------------'--- 3 -------- --------
Oreenville--------------------------- 4 4 -----dO-------- -------- --- -- -
b Apr. $,1967 ________ ________
Harper------------------------------ g 4 Nov. b, 1966 _ ________
Monrovia,.-.----. 6 8 Jan. 11,19b9 _______
Suakoko---?----------------`^-----_ 3 4 _ - --------
Volnjama---?-----------------?---- 4 3 Nov.ob,195B ---------------
Libya: Derna----------------------^?--
Luxembourg: Luxembourg______________ ~?------ -?'-?' ---~------- '-- ~ 15 Oct, 7,19b6
Malaya: 0 1 July 13,1968 ________ _______
Kuala Lumpur-_-__-_-_?____________ 3 2 Mar. 11,19b6 10
Ponang______________________________ g 1 Nov. 2,1968 10 0 July 13,1968
Malgache Ropublic: Tananarlve._..__.__ 3 2 DeG. 14, lb9$ 0 May 4,1958
Morocco: ________ ________
]den.(lnexir--------?----------------- ------ _ ------ lb 20 Jan. 1,1958
o------------------------------ -------- -------- --- - --- -- -- 20 16 TuIY 13,1958
Do- ------------------ ?--- 16 10 Nov. , 2, 1958
oulhaut---------------------------- --- ----- ----------
Do---------------?-------------- --?- -- - ------ -------?- - -- 20 15 JuIY 12,1958
Casablanca___________________?_.___ g - 15 10 Nov. 2,1958
1 .Tune 1 1957 0 15 Jan.. 1,1966
Do..----------------------------- 1 0 Sept. 8,1967 16
Do__________ 10 Tuly .13,1958
-------------------- ---- - ------?- ------?-------- 10 0 Nov, 2,1958
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OVERSEAS ACTIVITIES OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
Changes in cost-of-living dl2lrough cMag 30~ 1959$eContinueci the Pexiod Jara. 1, f 958,
Post allo allowanC j -of-living
PercenE Percent
Morocco-Continued ________ 10 lb Jan... 1,1956
Nouasseur___________________________ ___ 15 10 .July 13,1958
"" ---"-"-- -~-~---~------- 10 0 Nov. 2,1958
DO---------------------------- ------
Do_------------------------ -------- -------- -----------?-- 10 0 Do.
Port LysuteY---------------------- ----'--- ------? -------------- 0 15 Jan.._ .1,1956
------- -------- -----?-------- 15 10 July 13,1958
Rabat------------------------------- -
Do-----------?----- ------ ------- -------- ----'----------
-------
Do---------------------------- ------ -------- --------?----- 10 0 -Nov.'-.2?1
6idi Slirriane`------------------------ ------- -------- --------------- 15 20 Jan: 1,1958
Do----------'?------ - -------------------- 16 10 Nov. 12, 1958
--------- -------
Do----------------------------- -
Nepal: 2 3 Feb. 11,1957 _
Katmandu----------------- ------------- -
Parwanipur------------------------ 1 3 Aug. 10,1957
----dO ------ ----------------
Pokhara-------------?------------- 1 3 -
NetherlandsA.ntilles: 5 6 June 30,1950 ________________
Aruba----------------------- - -d?------ -----------?---
Curacao-----------------'--------- 4 6 -- -
_____ 4 2 Jnly 13,1957 ___------------
St. Maarten Island____________
N1l;eria: Mar. 11,1950
--------- 1 0 --------------?
Lagos----------------------
Do-?-------------------_____ 0 1 Dec. 1,1957 --?------------
OkinawaIsland: ______________ 15 10 Mar. 1L;19Fi8
All posots except Okuma_-----"------- -------- -------- --"---_------__ 10 0 Aug. lU, 1958
DD ___ 16 10 Do.
Pakistan: 1 Ap[. 8,1957
----------------
Abbottabad------------------------- 0
0 3 Aug. 13,1958 ---------?------
Chittagong-------------------------
Daulatpur--------------------------- 0 2 Mar. 8,1959 ------?--------
1 Mar. 11,1958 ________________
Karachi----=----------------'------ ~ 1 June 30,1966 ----------------
Lahore---=--------------------------
liYsllPur------------------------? 0 1 Oct. b, 1967 ----------------
Peshawar---------------------------- 0 1 Apr. 8,1957 ----------------
do------- ---------------
0 1
- ---
Quotta-----= -------------------------
Rawalpindi-------------------------- ~ ~ 7unao0,1958 i6 20 Nov. 1,1958
Tando Jam-------------------------
Panama:
_ _ _ _ _
Dave ---------------------?------- ------- - -------------'-
1 0 Jan. 12,1957 -
Panama CitY-------------------"--~
Philippines: _ _____ ________ _______________ 16 10 Aug. 10,19b&
Angeles------------------------------ - - 20 15 Do.
Came O'Donnell------------------ -------- -------- --------------- lb 10 Do.
- -
Cavite------------------------------ -
4 ----- 3 -Feb. 9,1958 20 1b o?
Cebu------------------------------- --- -------- -------------- lb 10 Do.
Manila______________________________ _____ _____ 10 15 June 1,1958
Ban Miguel------------------------ -------- -------- ---------- 20 lb MaY 5,1957
------- ---------------
Subic BaY-------------------------- -------- -
Poland: Feb. 8,1969 ________________
Poznan----------------------------- 3 0
Warsaw---------------------------- - ------- --------------- 25 20 Mar.ll,i958
6audi Arabia: - _______________
1 0 Nov. 6,1958 _
Dhahran_____________________________ 5 3 June 4,1968 _
Jidda------------------------------- g 2 Sept. 8,1957 _
---------------
Do-------------------------?---_
--------
"------
Do------------------------------- 2 0 Apr. 6,1
Senegal: May 8,1957 ________________
Dakar------------------------------ 8 q Sept. 8.1967 ----------------
Do------------------------------' 7 5 Oct. 5,1957 ?--`-----------
Do----------------------------- g 8 Mar. 9,1958 _---------------
Do------------------------------- 4 Feb. 8,1959 ----------------
Dc------------------------------ 8
Singapore: Singapore-------------------- 2 1 Feb. 11,1957 10 0 May 4,196&
Somaliland, Trust Territory of: 0 ? Dec. 1,19b7 ________________
Mogadiseio-------`--------------- ---------------
Do--__-------------------------- 4 3 Jan. 11,1959 _
Surinam: Paramaribo___________________ 2 1 Julp 13,19b7 2a 15 Apr. 6,1958
Tanganyika: ___-_- 26 20 .Aug. 12,1956
Dar-es-Salaam _-_------------------ - ------- --------------- 20 15 Oct. 2,1
Do-?--------------------------- -------- -
Thailand: ____ _______________ 20 lb July L4, 1957
_ 26 20 Oct. 7,19
Bangkok------^---------------------- -----? ? -
------- ----
Chiengmat________------------------------~ '---'"2 -Dec. 4,1958
Cholburi____________________________ 1 2 July 2,1958 _
---------------
Korat----.---------------.---------- 1 2 7nne 30,19b6 ----------------
I,amPang=-'---- -------------------
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Country and post
Post allowance (cast-of-living
allowance)
Post differential
From
To
Eflectivo date
From
To
Effective date
Tunisia:
Percent
Percent
Carthage------?--------------------
2
3
Aug. 13,1958
-__-----
---_?---
Do---------'--?-?----?-'---____
3
1
Oct. 5,1967
--------
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Tunis--------------------------------
2
3
Aug. 16,1956
--------
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4
July 13.19b7
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3
Sept. 8,'19b7
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Do-------------------?---------_
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1
Oct. b, 1957
--------
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Turkey: Adana---------------?-_-------
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15
Mar. 9
1958
U .S.~.R.:
,
Moscow-----------------------------
13
12
Apr. 8,1967
----_---
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Do-------?----`--------------?-
12
3
May 4,1967
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Do---'--?-----------------------
3
4
May 3,1969
`-------
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Aleppo------------------------------
2
1
Mar. 9,1967
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Alexandria---------?--=----------?-
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Nov. 5, 1950
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0
0
2b
Nov. 2,1958
Nov. 5.1968
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10
Apr. 7,1967
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Damascus_________.._._______________
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1
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2
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Aug. 13,1960
10
0
0
10
Nov. 2,1958
Aug. 12,1950
Do__________________~___________
Port Said
2
1
Mar. 9, 1967
10
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10
Nov. 2,1958
Caracas______________________________
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1968
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Maracaibo----------?-------------- -
10
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Puerto la Cruz-----,-?-`-------------
11
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Dalat-----------------?---___-__?--
1
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8
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Nba Trang----?-----------------?-
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Saigon_______________________________
2
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Yomen: Taiz---------------------?--_--
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2
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Yugoslavia:
Belgt'ade------------------?---------
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--------
---------------
20
lb
Mar. 11, 1960
Zagreb---------?--------------------
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20
lb
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