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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Chapter 52 — Foreign Service

§ 4152. Conversion to Foreign Service Schedule

Statutory text

(a)

Not later than 120 days after , the Secretary shall, in accordance with section 4156 of this title, convert to the appropriate class in the Foreign Service Schedule established under section 3963 of this title those individuals in the Foreign Service who are serving immediately before , under appointments at or below class 3 of the schedule established under section 412 or 414 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, or at any class in the schedule established under section 415 of such Act, as—

(1)

Foreign Service officers, or

(2)

Foreign Service Reserve officers with limited or unlimited tenure, and Foreign Service staff officers or employees, who the Secretary determines are available for worldwide assignment.

(b)

Not later than 3 years after , Foreign Service Reserve officers and staff officers and employees who the Secretary determines under subsection (a)(2) are not available for worldwide assignment shall also be converted, in accordance with section 4156 of this title, to the appropriate class in the Foreign Service Schedule established under section 3963 of this title if—

(1)

the Secretary certifies that there is a need for their services in the Foreign Service; and

(2)

they agree in writing to accept availability for worldwide assignment as a condition of continued employment.

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 II § 2102 · 94 Stat. 2071

    Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 4152

    (Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2102, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2148.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2102, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2148.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 2102. Conversion to the Foreign Service Schedule.— (a) Not later than 120 days after the effective date of this Act, the Secretary shall, in accordance with section 2106, convert to the appropriate class in the Foreign Service Schedule established under section 403 of this Act those individuals in the Foreign Service who are serving immediately before the effective date of this Act under appointments at or below class 3 of the schedule established under section 412 or 414 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, or at any class in the schedule 22 USC 867, 869. 22 USC 870. established under section 415 of such Act, as— (1) Foreign Service officers, or (2) Foreign Service Reserve officers with limited or unlimited tenure, and Foreign Service staff officers or employees, who the Secretary determines are available for worldwide assignment. (b) Not later than 3 years after the effective date of this Act, Foreign Service Reserve officers and staff officers and employees who the Secretary determines under subsection (a)(2) are not available for worldwide assignment shall also be converted, in accordance with section 2106, to the appropriate class in the Foreign Service Schedule established under section 403 if— (1) the Secretary certifies that there is a need for their services in the Foreign Service; and (2) they agree in writing to accept availability for worldwide assignment as a condition of continued employment.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Sections 412, 414 and 415 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, referred to in subsec. (a), which were classified to sections 867, 869 and 870, respectively, of this title, were repealed by Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(1), , 94 Stat. 2159.

Codification

In subsecs. (a) and (b), “” substituted for “the effective date of this Act” pursuant to section 2403 of Pub. L. 96–465, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3901 of this title.

Credits

(Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2102, , 94 Stat. 2148.)

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