An Act to improve certain benefits for employees who serve in high-risk situations, and for other purposes.
PL 90-221 (S.1785), enacted 12/23/1967

81 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 90-221-DEC. 23, 1967 
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Public Law 90-221 
AN A C T 
December 23, 1967 
To improve certain benefits for employees who serve in high-risk situations, and 
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for other puriwses. 
Be it enacted hy the Seriate and House of Representatives 
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United States of America in Congress assembled. That section 911 of 
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the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1136), is ardous duly °in-^^" 
amended by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (10) and '""gQ^l^gj i,)26 
inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and by adding at the end thereof 
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the following new paragraph: 
"(11) the travel expenses of officers and employees of the Serv- 
Travel expenses. 
ice for up to two round trips each year for purposes of family 
visitation in situations where the family of the officer or employee 
is prevented by official order from accompanying such officer or 
employee to, or has been ordered evacuated from, his assigned post 
because of danger from hostile activity, except that, with respect 
to any such officer or employee whose dependents are located 
abroad, the Secretary may authorize such additional trips as he 
deems appropriate not to exceed the equivalent cost of two round 
trips of less than first class to the District of Columbia, and the 
travel expenses of officers or employees stationed abroad (or their 
dependents located abroad), for purposes of family visitation in 
emergency situations involving personal hardship: 
Provided, 
That the facilities of the Military Airlift Command shall be 
utilized whenever possible for travel authorized under this 
section." 
SEC. 2. Immediately after section 943 of the Foreign Service Act of 
Medical services. 
1946, as amended, add the following new section: 
^° stat. 707. 
"SEC. 944. Under such regulations as he may prescribe, the Secretary 
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is authorized to provide medical services under part E of this title 
beyond the date of death or separation of an officer or employee." 
SEC. 3. (a) Subchapter I I of chapter 63 of title Oj United States 
Code (which relates to leave), is amended by adding at the end 
so stat. 521. 
thereof the following new section: 
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§ 6325. Absence resulting from hostile action abroad 
"No leave shall be charged to the account of any officer or employee 
for absence, not to exceed one year, due to any injury incurred while 
serving abroad and resulting from war, insurgency, mob violence, or 
similar hostile action: Provided, That the injury shall not have been 
due to vicious habits, intemperance, or willful misconduct on the part 
of the officer or employee." 
(b) The analysis at the beginning of such subchapter is amended 
by adding the following item at the end thereof: 
"6325. Absence resulting from hostile action abroad." 
(c) The amendment made by subsection (a) of this section shall 
Effective date. 
take effect as of the first day of the first pay period which began on or 
after January 1,1965. 
Approved December 23, 1967, 10:24 a.m., Cam Ranh Bay, So. 
Viet Nam. 
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