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PUBLIC LAW 103-236—APR. 30, 1994 108 STAT. 413 SEC. 174. REASSIGNMENT AND RETIREMENT OF FORMER PRESI- DENTIAL APPOINTEES. Section 813 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4053) is amended by striking all that follows the section caption and inserting the following: "(a) A participant, who completes an assignment under section 302(b) in a position to which the participant was appointed by the President, and is not otherwise eligible for retirement— "(1) shall be reassigned within 90 days after the termination of such assignment and any period of authorized leave, or "(2) if the Secretary of State determines that reassignment is not in the interest of the Foreign Service, shall be retired from the Service and receive retirement benefits in accordance with section 806 or 855, as appropriate. "(b) A participant who completes an assignment under section 302(b) in a position to which the participant was appointed by the President and is eligible for retirement and is not reassigned within 90 days after the termination of such assignment and any period of authorized leave, shall be retired from the Service and receive retirement benefits in accordance with section 806 or section 855, as appropriate. "(c) A participant who is retired under subsection (a)(2) and is subsequently employed by the United States Government, thereafter, shall be eligible to retire only under the terms of the applicable retirement system.". SEC. 175. REPORT ON CLASSIFICATION OF SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE POSITIONS. (a) AUDIT AND REVIEW.— Not later than December 31, 1994, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a classification audit of all Senior Foreign Service positions in Washington, District of Columbia, assigned to the Department of State, the Agency for International Development, and the United States Information Agency and shall review the methods for classification of such positions. (b) REPORT. —Not later than March 1, 1995, the Comptroller General shall submit a report of such audit and review to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. SEC. 176. ALLOWANCES. (a) AWAY-FROM-POST EDUCATION ALLOWANCE.— Section 5924(4)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following: "When travel from school to post is infeasible, travel may be allowed between the school attended and the home of a designated relative or family friend or to join a parent at any location, with the allowable travel expense not to exceed the cost of travel between the school and the post.". (b) EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS STUDYING ABROAD. —Section 5924(4)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence after "in the United States" by inserting "(or to and from a school outside the United States if the dependent is attending that school for less than one year under a program approved by the school in the United States at which the dependent is enrolled, with the allowable travel expense not