§ 3946. Career appointments

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 § 306 · 94 Stat. 2071

   Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 3946

   Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 306, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2086

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 306, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2086

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 306. Career Appointments.— (a) Before receiving a career appointment in the Service, an individual shall first serve under a limited appointment as a career candidate for a trial period of service prescribed by the Secretary. During such trial period of service, the Secretary shall decide whether— (1) to offer a career appointment to the candidate under section 303, or (2) to recommend to the President that the candidate be given a career appointment under section 302. (b) Decisions by the Secretary under subsection (a) shall be based upon the recommendations of boards, established by the Secretary and composed entirely or primarily of career members of the Service, which shall evaluate the fitness and aptitude of career candidates for the work of the Service.

2. 1987

   Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989

   Pub. L. 100–204 title I § 181(c) · 101 Stat. 1331

   Added · 22 U.S.C. § 3946(c)

   Pub. L. 100–204 added subsec. (c)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100–204 added subsec. (c).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) Career Appointments.— Section 306 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 3946) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary or the Foreign Service Grievance Board under section 1107 of this Act.”.

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 100–204, title I, § 181(e), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1364, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section and sections 4010 and 4137 of this title] shall not apply with respect to any grievance in which the Board has issued a final decision pursuant to section 1107 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4137) before the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 22, 1987].”

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