§ 3941. General provisions

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. 1980

   Pub. L. 96–465 title I § 301 · 94 Stat. 2071

   Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 3941

   Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 301, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2083

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 301, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2083

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 301. General Provisions Relating to Appointments.— (a) 22 USC 3941. Only citizens of the United States may be appointed to the Service, other than for service abroad as a consular agent or as a foreign national employee. (b) The Secretary shall prescribe, as appropriate, written, oral, Examinations. physical, foreign language, and other examinations for appointment to the Service (other than as a chief of mission or ambassador at large). (c) The fact that an applicant for appointment as a Foreign Service officer candidate is a veteran or disabled veteran shall be considered an affirmative factor in making such appointments. As used in this “Veteran or disabled veteran.” subsection, the term “veteran or disabled veteran” means an individual who is a preference eligible under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 2108(3) of title 5, United States Code. (d) (1) Members of the Service serving under career appointments are career members of the Service. Members of the Service serving under limited appointments are either career candidates or non-career members of the Service. (2) Chiefs of mission, ambassadors at large, and ministers serve at the pleasure of the President. (3) An appointment as a Foreign Service officer is a career appointment.

2. 1987

   Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989

   Pub. L. 100–204 title I § 179(a) · 101 Stat. 1331

   Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 3941(d)(3)

   Pub. L. 100–204 inserted sentence at end relating to exemption from income taxation

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 100–204 inserted sentence at end relating to exemption from income taxation.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) District of Columbia. Representation to Tax Authorities.— Section 301(d)(3) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3941(d)(3)) is amended by adding at the end thereof “Foreign Service employees serving as career candidates or career members of the Service shall not represent to the income tax authorities of the District of Columbia or any other State or locality that they are exempt from income taxation on the basis of holding a Presidential appointment subject to Senate confirmation or that they are exempt on the basis of serving in an appointment whose tenure is at the pleasure of the President.”.

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 100–204, title I, § 179(b), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1363, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to tax years beginning after December 31, 1987.”

3. 2021

   Department of State Authorization Act of 2021

   Pub. L. 117–81 div. E title LIV § 5406(b) · 135 Stat. 1541

   1. Amended · 22 U.S.C. § 3941(b)

      Pub. L. 117–81 designated existing provisions as par. (1)

   2. Added · 22 U.S.C. § 3941(b)

      Pub. L. 117–81 added par. (2)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–81 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Foreign Service Examinations.— Section 301(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3941) is amended— (1) by striking “The Secretary” and inserting: “(1) The Secretary”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(2) The Secretary shall ensure that the Board of Examiners for the Foreign Service annually offers the oral assessment examinations described in paragraph (1) in cities, chosen on a rotating basis, located in at least three different time zones across the United States.” .

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