§ 5760. Travel and transportation allowances: transportation of family members incident to the repatriation of employees held captive
(a)
Allowance for Family Members and Certain Others.—
(1)
Under uniform regulations prescribed by the heads of agencies, travel and transportation described in subsection (d) may be provided for not more than 3 family members of an employee described in subsection (b).
(2)
In addition to the family members authorized to be provided travel and transportation under paragraph (1), the head of an agency may provide travel and transportation described in subsection (d) to an attendant to accompany a family member described in subsection (b) if the head of an agency determines—
(b)
Covered Employees.—
An employee described in this subsection is an employee (as defined in section
2105 of this title) who—
(c)
Eligible Family Members.—
In this section, the term “family member” has the meaning given the term in section
411h
(b) of title
37.
(d)
Travel and Transportation Authorized.—
(1)
The transportation authorized by subsection (a) is round-trip transportation between the home of the family member (or home of the attendant or person provided transportation under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a), as the case may be) and the location of the repatriation site at which the employee is located.
(2)
In addition to the transportation authorized by subsection (a), the head of an agency may provide a per diem allowance or reimbursement for the actual and necessary expenses of the travel, or a combination thereof, but not to exceed the rates established for such allowances and expenses under section
404
(d) of title
37.