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PUBLIC LAW 102-138—OCT. 28, 1991 105 STAT. 669 Secretary may extend this period for not more than an additional 90 days". SEC. 146. TRANSPORTATION OF REMAINS. Section 901(10) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(10)) is amended by inserting immediately before the semicolon "or, if death occurs in the United States, transport of the remains to the designated home in the United States or to a place not more distant". SEC. 147. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 5. Government GIT1D 1OV66S (a) DURATION OF PAYMENTS; RATES; ACTIVE SERVICE PERIOD.— Section 5523(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking "agency)—" and all that follows thereafter and inserting the following: "agency) whose departure (or that of the employee's dependents or immediate family, as the case may be) is authorized or ordered under section 5522(a); and". (b) LUMP-SUM PAYMENT FOR ACCUMULATED AND ACCRUED LEAVE ON SEPARATION. —(1) Section 5551(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting "(excluding any differential under section 5925 and any allowance under section 5928)" after "pay" in the second sentence. (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with 5 USC 5551 note, respect to service as part of a tour of duty or extension thereof commencing on or after the date of enactment of this Act. (c) GENERAL PROVISIONS.— Section 5922 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "(d) When a quarters allowance or allowance related to education under this subchapter, or quarters furnished in Government-owned or controlled buildings under section 5912, would be furnished to an employee but for the death of the employee, such allowances or quarters may be furnished or continued for the purpose of allowing any child of the employee to complete the current school year at post or away from post notwithstanding the employee's death. "(e) When an allowance related to education away from post under this subchapter would be authorized with respect to an employee but for the evacuation or authorized departure status of the post, such an allowance may be furnished or continued for the purpose of allowing any dependent children of such employee to complete the current school year.". (d) QUARTERS ALLOWANCE.—Section 5923 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out "When" and inserting in lieu thereof "(a) When^; (2) in paragraph (1) (in the matter before subparagraph (A))— (A) by striking "lodging" and inserting "subsistence"; and (B) by inserting "(including meals and laundry expenses)" after "quarters"; (3) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking "3 months" and inserting "90 days"; (4) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking "1 month" and inserting "30 days"; and (5) by adding at the end the following: "(b) The 90-day period under subsection (a)(1)(A) and the 30-day period under subsection (a)(1)(B) may each be extended for not more than 60 additional days if the head of the agency concerned or his designee determines that there are compelling reasons beyond the