[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR63.9]

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                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 63_PAYMENTS TO AND ON BEHALF OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL 
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 63.9  General provisions.

    The following provisions shall apply to the foregoing regulations:
    (a) Health and accident insurance. Payment for the costs of health 
and accident insurance for United States and foreign participants while 
such participants are enroute or absent from their homes for purposes of 
participation in the program when authorized by the Agency.
    (b) Transportation of remains. Payments for the actual expenses of 
preparing and transporting to their former homes the remains of persons 
not United States Government employees, who may die away from their 
homes while participating in the program are authorized.
    (c) Maxima not controlling. Payments and allowances may be made at 
the rate or in the amount provided in the regulations in this part 
unless an individual grant or travel order specifies that less than the 
maximum will be allowed under any part of the regulation in this part. 
In such case, the grant or travel order will control.
    (d) Individual authorization. Where the regulations in this part 
provide for compensation, allowance, or other payment, no payment shall 
be made therefor unless a definite amount or basis of payment is 
authorized in the individual case, or is approved as provided in 
paragraph (f) of this section.
    (e) Computation of per diem and allowance. In computing per diem and 
allowance payable while on a duty assignment, except for travel 
performed under the Federal Travel Regulations, fractional days shall be 
counted as full days, the status at the end of the calendar day 
determining the status for the entire day.
    (f) Subsequent approval. Whenever without prior authority expense 
has been incurred by a participant, or an individual has commenced his 
or her participation in the program as contemplated by the regulations 
in this part, the voucher for payments in connection therewith may be 
approved by an official designated for this purpose, such approval 
constituting the authority for such participation or the incurring of 
such expense.
    (g) Additional authorization. Any emergency, unusual or additional 
payment deemed necessary under the program if allowable under existing 
authority, may be authorized whether or not specifically provided for by 
this part.

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    (h) Biweekly payment. Unless otherwise specified in the grant, all 
compensation and allowance for United States participants shall be 
payable biweekly and shall be computed as follows: An annual rate shall 
be derived by multiplying a monthly rate by 12; a biweekly rate shall be 
derived by dividing an annual rate by 26; and a calendar day rate shall 
be derived by dividing an annual rate by 364. If any maximum 
compensation or allowance authorized by these regulations or by the 
terms of any grant is exceeded by this method of computation and 
payment, such excess payment is hereby authorized. This paragraph may 
apply to payments made to participants from funds administrered as 
provided in Sec. 515.2(a) and (b) in the discretion of the department, 
agency, independent establishment, institution, facility, or 
organization concerned.
    (i) Payments. Payments of benefits authorized under any part of the 
regulations in this part may be made either by the Department of State 
or by such department, agency, institution, or facility as may be 
designated by the Agency.
    (j) Duration. The duration of the grant shall be specified in each 
case.
    (k) Cancellation. If a recipient of a grant under this program fails 
to maintain a satisfactory record or demonstrates unsuitability for 
furthering the purposes of the program as stated in Sec. 515.1(a), his 
or her grant shall, in the discretion of the Secretary of State of the 
Department of State or such officer as he or she may designate, be 
subject to cancellation.
    (l) Outstanding grant authorization. Grants and other authorizations 
which are outstanding and in effect on the date the present regulations 
become effective, and which do not conform to this part, shall 
nevertheless remain in effect and be governed by the regulations under 
which they were originally issued, unless such grants or other 
authorizations are specifically amended and made subject to the present 
regulations in which case the individual concerned will be notified.