Taiwan fellows on detail from Government service

With the approval of the Secretary of State, an agency head may detail, for a period of not more than 2 years, an employee of the agency of the United States Government who has been awarded a fellowship under this subchapter, to the American Institute in Taiwan for the purpose of assignment to Taiwan or an organization described in section 3384(d)(2)(B) of this title. Each detailee shall enter into a written agreement with the Federal Government before receiving a fellowship, in which the fellow shall agree— The payment agreed to under paragraph (2)(B) may not be required from a detailee who leaves the service of the sponsoring agency to enter into the service of another agency of the United States Government unless the head of the sponsoring agency notifies the detailee before the effective date of entry into the service of the other agency that payment will be required under this subsection. A detailee— may be assigned to a position with an entity described in section 3384(d)(2)(A) of this title if acceptance of such position does not involve— The Federal agency from which a detailee is detailed should provide the fellow allowances and benefits that are consistent with Department of State Standardized Regulations or other applicable rules and regulations, including— The American Institute in Taiwan and its implementing partner, with the approval of the Department of State, may modify the benefits set forth in paragraph (1) if such modification is warranted by fiscal circumstances. The American Institute in Taiwan, the implementing partner, and Taiwan or non-public sector entities in Taiwan at which a fellow is detailed during the second year of the fellowship may not be held responsible for the pay, allowances, or any other benefit normally provided to the detailee. Fellows may be detailed under subsection (a)(1) without reimbursement to the United States by the American Institute in Taiwan. Detailees may be paid by the American Institute in Taiwan for the allowances and benefits listed in subsection (c).