§ 3968a. Locally-employed staff wages

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. 2016

   Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017

   Pub. L. 114–323 title IV § 401 · 130 Stat. 1905

   Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 3968a

   Pub. L. 114–323, title IV, § 401, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1926

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 114–323, title IV, § 401, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1926

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 401. LOCALLY-EMPLOYED STAFF WAGES. (a) Market-Responsive Staff Wages.— Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and periodically thereafter, the Secretary shall establish and implement a prevailing wage rates goal for positions in the local compensation plan, as described in section 408 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3968), at each diplomatic post that— (1) is based on the specific recruiting and retention needs of each such post and local labor market conditions, as determined annually; and (2) is not less than the 50th percentile of the prevailing wage for comparable employment in the labor market surrounding each such post. (b) Exception.— The prevailing wage rate goal established under subsection (a) shall not apply if compliance with such subsection would be inconsistent with applicable United States law, the law in the locality of employment, or the public interest. (c) Recordkeeping Requirement.— The analytical assumptions underlying the calculation of wage levels at each diplomatic post under subsection (a), and the data upon which such calculation is based— (1) shall be filed electronically and retained for not less than 5 years; and (2) shall be made available to the appropriate congressional committees upon request.

2. 2023

   Department of State Authorization Act of 2023

   Pub. L. 118–31 div. F title LXII § 6226(a) · 137 Stat. 136

   Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 3968a(a)

   Pub. L. 118–31 substituted “every 3 years” for “periodically” in introductory provisions

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–31 substituted “every 3 years” for “periodically” in introductory provisions.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Establishment and Implementation of Prevailing Wage Rates Goal.— Section 401(a) of the Department of State Authorities Act, fiscal year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 3968a(a)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “periodically” and inserting “every 3 years”.

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