Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 52. Foreign Service
223 sections
Subchapter I — General Provisions
Subchapter II — Management of Service
- 3921Administration by Secretary of State
- 3922Utilization of Foreign Service personnel system by other agencies
- 3922aRepresentation of minorities and women in Foreign Service
- 3922bPublic diplomacy training
- 3922cIntegration of foreign economic policy
- 3923Compatibility among agencies utilizing Foreign Service personnel system
- 3924Uniform and consolidated administration of Service
- 3925Compatibility between Foreign Service and other Government personnel systems
- 3926Regulations; delegation of functions
- 3927Chief of mission
- 3927aReview by chief of mission
- 3927bReporting requirement on chiefs of mission
- 3928Director General of Foreign Service
- 3929Inspector General
- 3929aAbolishment of Inspector General of Department of State and Foreign Service
- 3929bCooperation with Office of the Inspector General
- 3930Board of Foreign Service
- 3931Board of Examiners
Subchapter III — Appointments
- 3941General provisions
- 3942Appointments by the President
- 3943Appointments by the Secretary
- 3944Chiefs of Mission
- 3945Senior Foreign Service
- 3946Career appointments
- 3947Entry levels for Foreign Service officer candidates
- 3948Recall and reappointment of career members
- 3949Limited appointments
- 3950Reemployment rights following limited appointment
- 3951United States citizens hired abroad
- 3952Diplomatic and consular missions
Subchapter IV — Compensation
- 3961Salaries of chiefs of mission
- 3962Salaries of Senior Foreign Service members
- 3963Foreign Service Schedule
- 3964Assignments to salary class
- 3965Performance pay
- 3966Within-class salary increases
- 3967Salaries for Foreign Service personnel abroad who perform routine duties
- 3968Local compensation plans
- 3968aLocally-employed staff wages
- 3969Salaries of consular agents
- 3970Compensation for imprisoned foreign national employees
- 3971Temporary service as principal officer
- 3972Special differentials
- 3973Death gratuities
- 3974Border equalization pay adjustment
- 3975Group life insurance supplement applicable to those killed in terrorist attacks
- 3976Survivors’ and dependents’ educational assistance
Subchapter V — Classification of Positions and Assignments
Subchapter VI — Promotion and Retention
- 4001Promotions
- 4002Establishment of selection boards
- 4003Recommendations and rankings
- 4004Records
- 4005Implementation of selection board recommendations
- 4006Other bases for promoting or increasing pay
- 4007Retirement for expiration of time in class
- 4008Retirement based on failure to meet standard of performance
- 4009Retirement benefits
- 4010Separation for cause; suspension
- 4010aReductions in force
- 4011Termination of limited appointments
- 4012Termination of appointments of consular agents and foreign national employees
- 4012aForeign national employees separation pay
- 4013Department awards
Subchapter VII — Career Development, Training, and Orientation
- 4021Institution for training
- 4021aMatters relating to the Foreign Service Institute
- 4022Foreign language requirements
- 4023Career development program
- 4024Functions of Secretary
- 4025Training grants
- 4026Career counseling
- 4027Visiting Scholars Program
- 4028Training for Foreign Service officers
- 4028aPer diem allowance for newly hired members of the Foreign Service
- 4029Increased training in multilateral diplomacy
- 4030Suitability reviews for Foreign Service Institute instructors
Part I — Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System
- 4041Administration
- 4042Maintenance of Fund
- 4043Participants
- 4044Definitions
- 4045Contributions to Fund
- 4046Computation of annuities
- 4047Payment of annuity
- 4048Retirement for disability or incapacity
- 4049Death in service
- 4050Discontinued service retirement
- 4051Voluntary retirement
- 4052Mandatory retirement
- 4053Reassignment and retirement of former Presidential appointees
- 4054Former spouses
- 4055Lump-sum payments
- 4056Creditable service
- 4057Extra credit for service at unhealthful posts
- 4058Estimate of appropriations needed
- 4059Investment of Fund
- 4060Assignment and attachment of moneys
- 4061Payments for future benefits
- 4062Unfunded liability obligations
- 4063Annuity adjustment for recall service
- 4064Reemployment
- 4065Voluntary contribution account
- 4066Cost-of-living adjustment of annuities
- 4067Compatibility between retirement systems
- 4068Remarriage
- 4069Thrift Savings Fund participation
- 4069–1Qualified former wives and husbands
- 4069aRetirement benefits for certain former spouses
- 4069a–1Retirement benefits for certain former spouses
- 4069bSurvivor benefits for certain former spouses
- 4069b–1Survivor benefits for certain former spouses
- 4069cHealth benefits for certain former spouses
- 4069c–1Health benefits for certain former spouses
Part II — Foreign Service Pension System
- 4071Establishment; application of Federal Employees’ Retirement System to Foreign Service Pension System participants
- 4071aDefinitions
- 4071bParticipants
- 4071cCreditable service
- 4071dEntitlement to annuity
- 4071eDeductions and withholdings from pay
- 4071fGovernment contributions
- 4071gCost-of-living adjustments
- 4071hGeneral and administrative provisions
- 4071iTransition provisions
- 4071jFormer spouses
- 4071kSpousal agreements
Subchapter IX — Travel, Leave, and Other Benefits
- 4081Travel and related expenses
- 4081aException for Government-financed air transportation; reducing hardship for transportation of domestic animals
- 4081bPresence of chiefs of mission at diplomatic posts
- 4082Loan of household effects
- 4083Required leave
- 4083aRest and recuperation leave
- 4083bOverseas operations leave
- 4084Health care program
- 4085Entertainment and representation expenses
- 4086Entitlement to vote in a State in a Federal election; preconditions; applicability
- 4087Termination of residential or motor vehicle leases and telephone service contracts
- 4088Education allowance
- 4089Portability of professional licenses
Subchapter X — Labor-Management Relations
- 4101Congressional findings and policy
- 4102Definitions
- 4103Application
- 4104Employee rights
- 4105Management rights
- 4106Foreign Service Labor Relations Board
- 4107Functions of Foreign Service Labor Relations Board
- 4108Functions of General Counsel
- 4109Judicial review and enforcement
- 4110Foreign Service Impasse Disputes Panel
- 4111Exclusive recognition
- 4112Employees represented
- 4113Representation rights and duties
- 4114Resolution of implementation disputes
- 4115Unfair labor practices
- 4116Prevention of unfair labor practices
- 4117Standards of conduct for labor organizations
- 4118Administrative provisions
Subchapter XI — Grievances
- 4131Definitions and applicability
- 4132Grievances concerning former members or their survivors
- 4133Freedom of action
- 4134Time limitations
- 4135Foreign Service Grievance Board
- 4136Foreign Service Grievance Board procedures
- 4137Foreign Service Grievance Board decisions
- 4138Access to records
- 4139Relationship to other remedies
- 4140Judicial review
Subchapter XI–A — Foreign Service Internship Program
Subchapter XII — Transition
- 4151Pay and benefits pending conversion
- 4152Conversion to Foreign Service Schedule
- 4153Conversion to Senior Foreign Service
- 4154Conversion from Foreign Service
- 4155Conversion of certain positions in Department of Agriculture
- 4156Preservation of status and benefits
- 4157Regulations
- 4158Authority of other agencies
- 4159Survivor benefits for certain former spouses
Subchapter XIII — Miscellaneous
Subchapter XIV — Powers, Duties and Liabilities of Consular Officers Generally
- 4191General application of provisions to consular officers
- 4192Repealed. Pub. L. 101–246, title I, § 123
- 4193Protests
- 4194Lists and returns of seamen and vessels, etc.
- 4195Repealed. Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title II, § 234(a)]
- 4196Notification of death of decedent; transmission of inventory of effects
- 4197Following testamentary directions; assistance to testamentary appointee
- 4198Bond as administrator or guardian; action on bond
- 4199Penalty for failure to give bond and for embezzlement
- 4200Certification of invoices generally
- 4201Fees for certification of invoices
- 4202Exaction of excessive fees for verification of invoices; penalty
- 4203Destruction of old invoices
- 4204Restriction as to certificate for goods from countries adjacent to United States
- 4205Retention of papers of American vessels until payment of demands and wages
- 4206Fees for services to American vessels or seamen prohibited
- 4207Profits from dealings with discharged seamen; prohibition
- 4208Valuation of foreign coins in payment of fees
- 4209Exaction of excessive fees generally; penalty of treble amount
- 4210Liability for uncollected fees
- 4211Returns as to fees by officers compensated by fees
- 4212 to 4214Repealed. Pub. L. 105–277, div. G
- 4215Notarial acts, oaths, affirmations, affidavits, and depositions; fees
- 4216Posting rates of fees
- 4217Embezzlement of fees or of effects of American citizens
- 4218False certificate as to ownership of property
- 4219Regulation of fees by President
- 4220Medium for payment of fees
- 4221Depositions and notarial acts; perjury
- 4222Authentication of documents of State of Vatican City by consular officer in Rome
- 4223General duty to account for fees
- 4224Fees; accounting; stamps
- 4225Fiscal districts; establishment; district accounting and disbursing offices; personnel; duties
- 4226Fees and official monies from diplomatic missions, consular offices and district accounting and disbursing offices; disposition