§ 5722. Travel and transportation expenses of new appointees; posts of duty outside the continental United States
(a)
Under regulations prescribed under section
5738 of this title and subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, an agency may pay from its appropriations—
(1)
travel expenses of a new appointee and transportation expenses of his immediate family and his household goods and personal effects from the place of actual residence at the time of appointment to the place of employment outside the continental United States;
(b)
An agency may pay expenses under subsection (a)(1) of this section only after the individual selected for appointment agrees in writing to remain in the Government service for a minimum period of—
(1)
one school year as determined under chapter
25 of title
20, if selected for appointment to a teaching position, except as a substitute, in the Department of Defense under that chapter; or
unless separated for reasons beyond his control which are acceptable to the agency concerned. If the individual violates the agreement, the money spent by the Government for the expenses is recoverable from the individual as a debt due the Government.
(c)
An agency may pay expenses under subsection (a)(2) of this section only after the individual has served for a minimum period of—
(1)
one school year as determined under chapter
25 of title
20, if employed in a teaching position, except as a substitute, in the Department of Defense under that chapter; or
(2)
not less than one nor more than 3 years prescribed in advance by the head of the agency, if employed in any other position;
unless separated for reasons beyond his control which are acceptable to the agency concerned. These expenses are payable whether the separation is for Government purposes or for personal convenience.