,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajcef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aa1         
#bjbd,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill
  ,to provide a p] diem all[ance = newly
 hir$ memb]s ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,=eign ,s]vice          
,ori5tation ,support ,act4  #b4 ,p] diem
 all[ance = newly hir$ memb]s ( ! =eign 
s]vice  7a7 ,p] diem all[ance  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71
 any newly hir$ ,=eign ,s]vice employee 
:o is 9 initial ori5tation tra9+1 or any
 o!r tra9+ expect$ to la/ less ?an #f   
mon?s 9 ! ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1 area be=e     
transf]r+ to ! employee's fir/ assignm5t
 ov]seas or dome/ically outside !       
,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1 area %all1 = ! duration 
( su* tra9+1 receive a p] diem all[ance 
at ! levels prescrib$ "u sub*apt] ,i (  
*apt] #eg ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code4  7#b7 ,limitation on lodg+       

exp5ses ,a newly hir$ ,=eign ,s]vice    
employee may n receive any lodg+ exp5ses
 "u ! applicable p] diem all[ance       
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 if t          
employee-- 7,a7 has a p]man5t resid5ce 9
 ! ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1 area 7n includ+      
gov]nm5t-suppli$ h\s+ dur+ su*          
ori5tation tra9+ or o!r tra9+72 &  7,b7 
does n vacate su* resid5ce dur+ su*     
ori5tation tra9+ or o!r tra9+4  7b7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is section--  7#a7 ! t]m
 p] diem all[ance has ! mean+ giv5 su*  
t]m 9 section #egja ( title #e1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code2 &  7#b7 ! t]m ,wa%+ton1   
,,dc1 area means ! geographic area )9 a 
#ej-mile radius ( ! ,wa%+ton ,monum5t4