[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR61.37]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 61--FELLOWSHIPS--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart B--Service Fellowships
 
Sec. 61.37  Stipends, allowances, and benefits.

    (a) Stipends. Service fellows shall be entitled to such stipend as 
is authorized by the Secretary for each service fellowship or series of 
service fellowships.
    (b) Travel and transportation allowances. Under conditions 
prescribed by the Secretary, an individual appointed as a service fellow 
may be authorized

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personal travel allowances or transportation and per diem, travel 
allowances or transportation for his or her immediate family, and 
transportation of household goods and personal effects, in conjunction 
with travel authorized by the Secretary.
    (1) From place of residence, within or outside the continental 
United States, to first duty station,
    (2) For any change of duty station ordered by the Service during the 
term of the fellowship, and
    (3) From last duty station to the place of residence which he left 
to accept the fellowship, or to some other place at no greater cost to 
the Government.
    (4) A service fellow shall be entitled to travel allowances or 
transportation and per diem while traveling on official business away 
from his or her permanent duty station during the term of the 
fellowship. Except as otherwise provided herein, a service fellow shall 
be entitled to travel and transportation allowances authorized in this 
part at the same rates as may be authorized by law and regulations for 
other civilian employees of the Public Health Service. If a service 
fellow dies during the term of a fellowship, and the place of residence 
that was left by the service fellow to accept the fellowship was outside 
the continental United States, the payment of expenses of preparing the 
remains for burial and transporting them to the place of residence for 
interment may be authorized. In the case of deceased service fellows 
whose place of residence was within the continental United States, 
payment of the expenses of preparing the remains and transporting them 
to the place of residence for interment may be authorized as provided 
for other civilian employees of the Public Health Service.
    (c) Benefits. In addition to other benefits provided herein, service 
fellows shall be entitled to benefits as provided by law or regulation 
for other civilian employees of the Public Health Service.
    (d) Training. Service fellows are eligible for training at 
Government expense on the same basis as other civilian employees.

[31 FR 12098, Sept. 16, 1966, as amended at 63 FR 9950, Feb. 27, 1998]