SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 182. 1924. 143 Sec. 13. Appropriations are authorized for the sala of a rivate 4-mb“S¤d°¤%u¤W¤¤ secretary to each ambassador who shall be appdirnted by the pmmSw°m°s` angiassziiiorirind holdfoffice ag his pleasure. no. . at any oreign ervice officer ma be assi ed for dut A$$*¤¤m°¤*S te Ps in the Department of State without loss ofyclass orgtsalary, such iii£g1¢iii<id`ii1tYf°rl`m° assignment to be for a period of not more than three years, unless the public interests demand further service, when such assignment ,f°*SP°<=i¤ld¤¢v¤*¤¢- may be extended for a period not to exceed one year. Any Foreign W m` Service officer of whatever class detailed for special duty not at his post or in the Department of State shall be paid his actual and Bufemvd md www necessary expenses for travel and not exceeding an average of $8 expemei per day for subsistence during such special detail: Provided, That mmm such special duty shall not continue for more than sixty days, ` unless in the case of trade conferences or international gatherings, congresses, or conferences, when such subsistence expenses shall run only during the period thereof and the necessary period of transit to and from the place of gathering: Provided further, That ,u{,’$,'8;*,‘;g$P“’“”°*”°°¤°° the Secretary of State is authorized to prescribe a per diem allowance not exceeding $6, in lieu of subsistence for Foreign Service ofiicers on special duty or Foreign Service inspectors. Sec. 15. That the Secretary of State is authorized, whenever he ,,,,Sf,°,°_§‘§,‘{’,}§§,‘;°,{',‘Q;,*; deems it to be in the public interest, to order to the United States on Y¤=¤S’ ¤¤rvi¤¤ ¤br<>¤d. his statutory leave o absence any Foreign Service officer who has performed three years or more of continuous service abroad: PWM Provided, That the expenses of transportation and subsistence of rmusiwrsaiion such officers and their immediate families, in traveling from their 2{,1§§'°§m§,'Q{f°” *“‘d posts to their homes in the United States and return, shall be paid under the same rules and regulations applicable in the case of officers going to and returning from their posts under orders of the Dum my be W Secretary of State when not on leave: Provided further, That while mm. D in the United States the services of such officers shall be available for trade conference work or for such duties in the Department of State as the Secretary of State may fprescribe. C Src. 16. That the part of the ct of July 1, 1916 (Public, bm°i3¤°°$°i?mzii¤r?m` Numbered 131), which authorizes the President to designate and cdY°’·3°·P·’52·°m°¤°· assign any secretary of class one as counselor of embassy or legation, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Provided, That the President may, whenever he considers it ,,uq*,,’§Z,,1;§§°{,§P,,“f,’§f,‘;€ advisable so to do, designate and assign any Foreign Service officer ¤¤*¤d·•*¤~ as counselor of embassy or legation." Sec. 17. That within the discretion of the President, any Foreign m3Q,°,’j‘p°{§§’ §,§’§},‘;§ Service officer may be appointed to act as commissioner, charge d¤¤<—>¤· d’afi'aires, minister resident, or diplomatic agent for such period as the public interests may require without loss of grade, class, or _ salary: Provided, however, That no such officer shall receive more §§§",§°;,,,,,,,.,_,,,,,_ than one salary. , That section 1685 of the Revised Statutes as amended by the Act dmm °° entitled “An Act for the improvement of the Foreign Service, R.s.¤¤c.,1e&=,p.2ss. approved February 5, 1915," is hereby amended to read as follows: 0}**-3$·P·8°5»¤¤¤¤d· ‘ Sec. 1685. That for such time as any Foreign Service officer {»,,, ,,;,,,15,,,,, mm! shall be lawfully authorized to act as charge d’ai"i'aires ad interim ghsyxjatlg °h¤¤¢° °' ° or to assume charge of a consulate general or consulate durinlgl; ` the absence of the principal officer at the post to which he sha have been assigned, he shall, if his salary is less than one—half that of such principal officer, receive in addition to his salary as Foreign Service officer com ensation equal to the difference between such salary and one-hallf of the salary provided, by law for the ambassador, minister, or principal consular officer, as the case may be."’ 45&22°-—25‘}’—-12
