Sec. 636(a), Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2396).
Participants in any training program under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 other than Part II may receive a per diem allowance in accordance with the following rates:
(a) For participants in programs of training in the United States, a per diem rate not to exceed $40 or, in exceptional circumstances such other rates not to exceed $65 as the Administrator of the Agency for International Development or his designee may prescribe and such designee may be authorized to redelegate such authority. Per diem rates apply to participants in travel status. Those in academic or non-academic residence status receive monthly rates. Per diem and monthly maintenance cannot be paid for the same period.
(b) For participants in programs of training in countries other than the United States, a per diem allowance not to exceed those prescribed in the Standard Regulations (Government Civilian, Foreign Areas).
Academic participants enrolled in educational institutions for one quarter, semester, trimester, or longer will receive monthly maintenances in per diem at rates not to exceed those in § 61.5 of this title. Participants in non-academic programs who remain in one city for more than thirty (30) days will also receive a monthly rate established by AID (DS/IT) in lieu of per diem.
Allowances for books, training equipment, costs connected with preparation of the Master's thesis and preparation and publication of the Doctoral dissertation and other necessary training expenses may be authorized for participants. These allowances will not exceed the maximums paid by ICA/CU to grantees in similar programs.
Normal institution-established tuition and related fees for approved courses of study will be paid by AID.
Premiums for health and accident insurance established by the training institution or under AID contracts with insurance carriers will be paid by AID. In exceptional cases, in which the participant cannot meet medical expenses, AID, with appropriate approval, shall pay necessary medical expenses with appropriated funds.
Per diem, monthly maintenance, and other allowances to participants may be paid in advance when necessary and appropriate.
Any emergency, unusual or additional payment deemed necessary for the satisfactory completion of program objectives if allowable under existing authority, whether or not specifically provided for by this part, may be authorized by the Assistant Administrator for Development Support.