To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to provide per diem eligibility for required leave of members of the Foreign Service.

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Foreign Service members would get money for daily costs and a place to stay when ordered to take leave.

This bill would allow U.S. diplomats and other Foreign Service members to get money for daily costs and a place to stay. This would happen when they are ordered to take required leave. Currently, they don't explicitly get these benefits during such leave. This change would help cover their costs during these mandatory breaks.

What Would Change

Today, Foreign Service members ordered to take leave do not explicitly receive daily allowances or lodging benefits. If this bill becomes law, they would be eligible and required to receive these benefits, helping them cover costs during mandatory leave.

Key Provisions

Requires Foreign Service members to receive daily allowances and lodging benefits when ordered to take leave.
Changes the rules for the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to add this new eligibility.

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