5 U.S.C. § 8136
Initial payments outside the United States
United States · Title 5 — GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · Status: effective
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- 5 U.S.C. § 8136, Initial payments outside the United States, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/427393
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If an employee is injured outside the continental United States, the Secretary of Labor may arrange and provide for initial payment of compensation and initial furnishing of other benefits under this subchapter by an employee or agent of the United States designated by the Secretary for that purpose in the locality in which the employee was employed or the injury occurred.
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