assignments to public or private nonprofit organizations

assignments to public or private nonprofit organizations Sec. 403. (a) Section 576 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 U.S.C. 966) is amended— (1) in the section heading by inserting “or private nonprofit” immediately after “public”; (2) in subsection (a) (1)— (A) by striking out “before their fifteenth year of service as such officers” and inserting in lieu thereof “after their seventh year of service (counting service as a Foreign Service officer and prior service as a Foreign Service Reserve officer)”; and (B) by inserting “or private nonprofit” immediately after “or other public”; (3) at the end of subsection (a) (2) by inserting the following: “Reimbursement for an assignment to a Member or office of the Senate shall be made at the rate of one-half of the current salary of the Foreign Service officer (who shall continue to be paid his or her full salary by the Department of State).”; and (4) by striking out subsection (f) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new subsection: “(f) The Secretary may reimburse a Foreign Service officer for relocation expenses incident to household moves necessitated by an assignment under this section for which the officer is not entitled to be reimbursed under any other provision of law. For purposes of such reimbursement, regulations issued pursuant to section 5724a(a) (3) of title 5, United States Code, shall apply to the same extent as if the officer were entitled to be reimbursed for travel and transportation expenses under section 5724 (a) of that title.”. (b) Section 576(f) of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as added by subsection (a) (4) of this section, shall take effect on October 1, 1978, but shall apply with respect to relocation expenses incurred after the date of enactment of this Act.