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House Bill 10356
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Foreign Service Orientation Support Act
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H. R. 10356 (Introduced-in-House)


118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10356


To provide a per diem allowance for newly hired members of the Foreign Service, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 11, 2024

Mr. Castro of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

A BILL

To provide a per diem allowance for newly hired members of the Foreign Service, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Foreign Service Orientation Support Act”.

SEC. 2. Per diem allowance for newly hired members of the foreign service.

(a) Per diem allowance.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), any newly hired Foreign Service employee who is in initial orientation training, or any other training expected to last less than 6 months in the Washington, DC, area before transferring to the employee’s first assignment overseas or domestically outside the Washington, DC, area shall, for the duration of such training, receive a per diem allowance at the levels prescribed under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.

(2) LIMITATION ON LODGING EXPENSES.—A newly hired Foreign Service employee may not receive any lodging expenses under the applicable per diem allowance pursuant to paragraph (1) if that employee—

(A) has a permanent residence in the Washington, DC, area (not including government-supplied housing during such orientation training or other training); and

(B) does not vacate such residence during such orientation training or other training.

(b) Definitions.—In this section—

(1) the term “per diem allowance” has the meaning given such term in section 5701 of title 5, United States Code; and

(2) the term “Washington, DC, area” means the geographic area within a 50-mile radius of the Washington Monument.