per diem and subsistence allowances

per diem and subsistence allowances Sec. 409. (a) Section 911 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 U.S.C. 1136) is amended— (1) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (11) and inserting in lieu thereof “; and”; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: “(12) without regard to rates provided under the authority of section 5702 of title 5, United States Code, the travel expenses of employees of the Department on protective security missions within the United States, its territories and possessions, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Canal Zone, at not to exceed the cost of lodging plus $24 per day.”, (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1978.