Foreign Service Orientation Support Act

This bill provides a per diem allowance for newly hired Foreign Service employees during initial training in the Washington, DC, area (within 50 miles of the Washington Monument) lasting less than six months before their first overseas or domestic assignment outside DC. It specifies that employees must receive the standard federal per diem allowance under Title 5, U.S. Code, covering meals and incidental expenses during this training period. However, employees with a permanent residence in the DC area cannot claim lodging expenses under this allowance if they do not vacate that residence during training. The policy directly affects new Foreign Service hires completing pre-assignment training in the DC region.