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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Chapter 52 — Foreign Service

§ 3924. Uniform and consolidated administration of Service

Statutory text

The Secretary shall on a continuing basis consider the need for uniformity of personnel policies and procedures and for consolidation (in accordance with section 2695 of this title) of personnel functions among agencies utilizing the Foreign Service personnel system. Where feasible, the Secretary of State shall encourage (in consultation with the other heads of such agencies) the development of uniform policies and procedures and consolidated personnel functions.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 96–465 title I § 204 · 94 Stat. 2071

    Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 3924

    (Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 204, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2079.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 204, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2079.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 204. Consolidated and Uniform Administration of the Service.— The Secretary shall on a continuing basis consider the need for uniformity of personnel policies and procedures and for consolidation (in accordance with section 23 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2695)) of personnel functions among agencies utilizing the Foreign Service personnel system. Where feasible, the Secretary of State shall encourage (in consultation with the other heads of such agencies) the development of uniform policies and procedures and consolidated personnel functions.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 204, , 94 Stat. 2079.)

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