§ 287e-1. — Housing supplement for certain employees assigned to the United States Mission to the United Nations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC287e-1]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 7--INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC.
SUBCHAPTER XVI--UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
Sec. 287e-1. Housing supplement for certain employees assigned
to the United States Mission to the United Nations
The Secretary of State may, under such regulations as he shall
prescribe, and notwithstanding section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31 and
section 5536 of title 5:
(1) Make available to the Representative of the United States to
the United Nations and the Deputy Permanent Representative of the
United States to the United Nations living quarters leased or rented
by the United States (for periods not exceeding ten years) and
allowances for unusual expenses incident to the operation and
maintenance of such living quarters similar to those and to be
considered for all purposes as authorized by section 5913 of title
5.
(2) Make available in New York to no more than 30 foreign
service employees of the staff of the United States Mission to the
United Nations, other representatives, and no more than two
employees who serve at the pleasure of the Representative, living
quarters leased or rented by the United States (for periods not
exceeding ten years). The number of employees to which such quarters
will be made available shall be determined by the Secretary and
shall reflect a significant reduction over the number of persons
eligible for housing benefits as of October 1, 1988. No employee may
occupy a unit under this provision if the unit is owned by the
employee. The Secretary shall require that each employee occupying
housing under this subsection contribute to the Department of State
a percentage of his or her base salary, in an amount to be
determined by the Secretary of State, toward the cost of such
housing. The Secretary may reduce such payments to the extent of
income taxes paid on the value of the leased or rented quarters any
payments made by employees to the Department of State for occupancy
by them of living quarters leased or rented under this section shall
be credited to the appropriation, fund, or account utilized by the
Secretary of State for such lease or rental or to the appropriation,
fund, or account currently available for such purpose.
(3) provide \1\ such allowance as the Secretary considers
appropriate, to each Delegate and Alternate Delegate of the United
States to any session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
who is not a permanent member of the staff of the United States
Mission to the United Nations, in order to compensate each such
Delegate or Alternate Delegate for necessary housing and subsistence
expenses incurred by him with respect to attending any such session.
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\1\ So in original. Probably should be capitalized.
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(4) The Inspector General shall review the program established
by this section no later than December 1989 and periodically
thereafter with a view to increasing cost savings and making other
appropriate recommendations.
(Dec. 20, 1945, ch. 583, Sec. 9, as added Pub. L. 93-126, Sec. 15, Oct.
18, 1973, 87 Stat. 454; amended Pub. L. 98-164, title II, Sec. 215, Nov.
22, 1983, 97 Stat. 1035; Pub. L. 100-459, title III, Sec. 304(b), Oct.
1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2207; Pub. L. 106-309, title IV, Sec. 405, Oct. 17,
2000, 114 Stat. 1098.)
Codification
``Section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31'' substituted in introductory
text for ``section 3648 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 3324)'' on
authority of Pub. L. 97-258, Sec. 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067,
the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance.
``Section 5913 of title 5'' substituted in par. (1) for ``section 22
of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946, as amended by section 311 of
the Overseas Differentials and Allowances Act'' on authority of Pub. L.
89-554, Sec. 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of
which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Amendments
2000--Par. (2). Pub. L. 106-309 substituted ``30 foreign service
employees'' for ``18 foreign service employees''.
1988--Pub. L. 100-459, Sec. 304(b)(1), (3), substituted reference to
Secretary of State for reference to President in introductory provisions
and struck out last sentence providing that not more than fifty
employees, including not more than five employees of the United Stated
Information Agency, could receive an allowance under par. (1) of this
section at any one time.
Par. (1). Pub. L. 100-459, Sec. 304(b)(1), (3), added par. (1) and
struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: ``grant any employee
of the staff of the United States Mission to the United Nations
designated by the Secretary of State, and any employee of the United
States Information Agency designated by the Director of that Agency, who
is required because of important representational responsibilities to
live in the extraordinarily high-rent area immediately surrounding the
headquarters of the United Nations in New York, New York, an allowance
to compensate for the portion of expenses necessarily incurred by the
employee for quarters and utilities which exceed the average of such
expenses necessarily incurred by the employee for quarters and utilities
which exceed the average of such expenses incurred by typical, permanent
residents of the Metropolitan New York, New York, area with comparable
salary and family size who are not compelled by reason of their
employment to live in such high-rent area; and''.
Pars. (2) to (4). Pub. L. 100-459, Sec. 304(b)(2), (3), added par.
(2), redesignated former par. (2) as (3) and substituted ``Secretary''
for ``President'', and added par. (4).
1983--Pub. L. 98-164, Sec. 215(2), inserted limitation of five
United States Information Agency employees, and substituted ``fifty''
for ``forty-five''.
Par. (1). Pub. L. 98-164, Sec. 215(1), inserted provisions relating
to applicability to United States Information Agency employees.
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment; Transition Provisions
Section 304(c) of Pub. L. 100-459 provided that:
``(1) Provisions set forth in this section [amending this section
and section 287e of this title] shall be effective July 1, 1989.
``(2) In the event that taxes paid by an employee on the benefit
provided under subsection (2) of section 9 [22 U.S.C. 287e-1(2)] exceed
the contribution amount computed as a percentage of base salary under
that subsection, the Department of State may reimburse the employee up
to the amount of such differential for the period from the date of
enactment of this Act [Oct. 1, 1988] through July 1, 1989.''
Delegation of Functions
Authority of President under this section delegated to Secretary of
State, see section 4(b) of Ex. Ord. No. 11609, July 22, 1971, 36 F.R.
13747, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 11779, Apr. 22, 1974, 39 F.R. 14185,
set out as a note under section 301 of Title 3, The President.
