AUTHORITY TO PAY FOR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

SEC. 1714. AUTHORITY TO PAY FOR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES. Section 5724a of title 5, United States Code, as amended by section 1713, is further amended— (1) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following: “(8) An agency may pay to or on behalf of an employee who transfers in the interest of the Government expenses of property management services, instead of expenses under paragraph (2) or (3) of this subsection for sale of the employee’s residence, when the agency determines that such transfer is advantageous and cost-effective for the Government.”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(e) An agency may pay to or on behalf of an employee who transfers in the interest of the Government, the expenses of property management services when the employee transfers to a post of duty outside the United States. Such payment shall terminate upon return of the employee to an official station within the United States.”.