EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 161

: It modifies or amends issuances or orders providing additional requirements and prescribing standard forms for travel abroad that are inconsistent with this order.
: They must accomplish a travel data sheet and, where applicable, a training/scholarship agreement.
: The training contract shall bind the scholar to render service corresponding to the period of his training or scholarship grant as per Executive Order No. 129, as amended.
: Modification was needed because previous enforcement was non-uniform and there were numerous breaches of contracts. The modification includes adding a guarantor who is a close relative to defray the total cost if the grantee fails to comply.
: A close relative of the grantee acts as the guarantor.
: The guarantor is responsible for defraying the total cost of expenditures if the grantee fails to comply with the contract conditions.
: The Special Committee on Scholarships approved the modified scholarship service contract in Resolution No. 4, dated June 26, 1992.
: The Executive Order took effect immediately upon its issuance on February 18, 1994.
: Yes, it applies to all agencies and offices of national and local government.