Foreign Service Act of 1980
PL 96-465 (H.R.6790), enacted 10/17/1980

PUBLIC LAW 96-465—OCT. 17, 1980 
94 STAT. 2071 
Public Law 96-465 
96th Congress 
An Act 
To promote the foreign policy of the United States by strengthening and improving 
Oct. 17,1980 
the Foreign Service of the United States, and for other purposes. 
[H.R. 6790] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of 
America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the "Foreign 9
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SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows: 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES 
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 101. Findings and objectives. 
Sec. 102. Definitions. 
Sec. 103. Members of the Service. 
Sec. 104. Functions of the Service. 
Sec. 105. Merit principles; protections of members of the Service; and minorily 
recruitment. 
CHAPTER 2—MANAGEMENT OP THE SERVICE 
Sec. 201. The Secretary of State. 
Sec. 202. Other agencies utilizing the Foreign Service personnel system. 
Sec. 203. Compatibility among agencies utilizing the Foreign Service persoimel 
system. 
Sec. 204. Consolidated and uniform administration of the Service. 
Sec. 205. Compatibility between the Foreign Service and other Government person-
nel systems. 
Sec. 206. Regulations; delegation of functions. 
Sec. 207. Chief of mission. 
Sec. 208. Director General of the Foreign Service. 
Sec. 209. Inspector General. 
Sec. 210. Board of the Foreign Service. 
Sec. 211. Board of Examiners for the Foreign Service. 
CHAPTER 3—APPOINTMENTS 
Sec. 301. General provisions relating to appointments. 
Sec. 302. Appointments by the President. 
Sec. 303. Appointments by the Secretary. 
Sec. 304. Appointmentof chiefs of mission. 
Sec. 305. Appointment to the Senior Foreign Service. 
Sec. 306. Career appointments. 
Sec. 307. Entry levels for Foreign Service officer candidates. 
Sec. 308. Recall and reemployment of career members. 
Sec. 309. Limited appointments. 
Sec. 310. Reemployment rights following limited appointment. 
Sec. 311. Employmentof family members of Government employees. 
Sec. 312. Diplomatic and consular commissions. 
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CHAPTER 4—COMPENSATION 
Sec. 401. Salaries of chiefs of mission. 
Sec. 402. Salaries of the Senior Foreign Service. 
Sec. 403. Foreign Service Schedule. 
Sec. 404. Assignment to a salary class. 
Sec. 405. Performance pay. 
Sec. 406. Within-class salary increases. 
Sec. 407. Sedaries for Foreign Service personnel abroad who perform routine duties. 
Sec. 408. Local compensation plans. 
Sec. 409. Salaries of consular agents. 
Sec. 410. Compensation for imprisoned foreign national employees. 
Sec. 411. Temporary service as principal officer. 
Sec. 412. Special differentials. 
Sec. 413. Death gratuity. 
CHAPTER 5—CLASSIFICATION OP POSITIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS 
Sec. 501. Classification of positions. 
Sec. 502. Assignments to Foreign Service positions. 
Sec. 503. Assignments to agencies, international organizations, and other bodies. 
Sec. 504. Service in the United States and abroad. 
Sec. 505. Temporary details. 
CHAPTER 6—PROMOTION AND RETENTION 
Sec. 601. Promotions. 
Sec. 602. Selection boards. 
Sec. 603. Basis for selection board review. 
Sec. 604. Confidentiality of records. 
Sec. 605. Implementation of selection board recommendations. 
Sec. 606. Other bases for increasing pay. 
Sec. 607. Retirement for expiration of time in class. 
Sec. 608. Retirement based on relative performance. 
Sec. 609. Retirement benefits. 
Sec. 610. Separation for cause. 
Sec. 611. Termination of limited appointments. 
Sec. 612. Termination of appointments of consular agents and foreign national 
employees. 
Sec. 613. Foreign Service awards. 
CHAPTER 7—FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND 
ORIENTATION 
Sec. 701. Foreign Service Institute. 
Sec. 702. Foreign language requirements. 
Sec. 703. Career development. 
Sec. 704. Training authorities. 
Sec. 705. Training grants. 
Sec. 706. Career counseling. 
CHAPTER 8—FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM 
Sec. 801. Administration of the System. 
Sec. 802. Maintenance of the Fund. 
Sec. 803. Participants. 
Sec. 804. Definitions. 
Sec. 805. Contributions to the Fund. 
Sec. 806. Computation of annuities. 
Sec. 807. Payment of annuity. 
Sec. 808. Retirement for disability or incapacity. 
Sec. 809. Death in service. 
Sec. 810. Discontinued service retirement. 
Sec. 811. Voluntary retirement. 
Sec. 812. Mandatory retirement. 
Sec. 813. Retirement of former Presidential appointees. 
Sec. 814. Former spouses. 
Sec. 815. Lump-sum payments. 
Sec. 816. Creditable service. 
Sec. 817. Extra credit for service at unhealthful posts. 
Sec. 818. Estimate of appropriations needed. 
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Sec. 819. Investment of the Fund. 
Sec. 820. Assignment and attachment of moneys. 
Sec. 821. Payments for future benefits. 
Sec. 822. Unfunded liability obligations. 
Sec. 823. Annuity adjustment for recall service. 
Sec. 824. Reemployment. 
Sec. 825. Voluntary contributions. 
Sec. 826. C!ostK)f-living adjustments of annuities. 
Sec. 827. Compatibility between civil service and Foreign Service retirement 
systems. 
CHAPTER 9—TRAVEL, LEAVE, AND OTHER BENEFITS 
Sec. 901. Travel and related expenses. 
Sec. 902. Loan of household effects. 
Sec. 903. Required leave in the United States. 
Sec. 904. Health care. 
Sec. 905. Representation expenses. 
CHAPTER 10—LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS 
Sec. 1001. Labor-management policy. 
Sec. 1002. Definitions. 
Sec. 1003. Application. 
Sec. 1004. Employee rights. 
Sec. 1005. Management rights. 
Sec. 1006. Foreign Service Labor Relations Board. 
Sec. 1007. Functions of the Board. 
Sec. 1008. Functions of the General Counsel. 
Sec. 1009. Judicial review and enforcement. 
Sec. 1010. Foreign Service Impasse Disputes Panel. 
Sec. 1011. Exclusive recognition. 
Sec. 1012. Employees represented. 
Sec. 1013. Representation rights and duties. 
Sec. 1014. Resolution of implementation disputes. 
Sec. 1015. Unfair labor practices. 
Sec. 1016. Prevention of unfair labor practices. 
Sec. 1017. Standards of conduct for labor organizations. 
Sec. 1018. Administrative provisions. 
CHAPTER 11—GRIEVANCES 
Sec. 1101. Definition of grievance. 
Sec. 1102. Grievances concerning former members. 
Sec. 1103. Freedom of action. 
Sec. 1104. Time limitations. 
Sec. 1105. Foreign Service Grievance Board. 
Sec. 1106. Board procedures. 
Sec. 1107. Board decisions. 
Sec. 1108. Access to records. 
Sec. 1109. Relationship to other remedies. 
Sec. 1110. Judicial review. 
TITLE II—TRANSITION, AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS, AND 
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
CHAPTER 1—TRANSITION 
Sec. 2101. Pay and benefits pending conversion. 
Sec. 2102. Conversion to the Foreign Service Schedule. 
Sec. 2103. Conversion to the Senior Foreign Service. 
Sec. 2104. Conversion from the Foreign Service. 
Sec. 2105. Conversion of certain positions in the Department of Agriculture. 
Sec. 2106. Preservation of status and benefits. 
Sec. 2107. Regulations. 
Sec. 2108. Authority of other agencies. 
Sec. 2109. Survivor benefits for certain former spouses. 
CHAPTER 2—PROVISIONS RELATING TO FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES 
Sec. 2201. Basic authorities of the Department of State. 
Sec. 2202. Peace Corps Act. 
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Sec. 2203. Foreign Assistance Act. 
Sec. 2204. Arms Control and Disarmament Act. 
Sec. 2205. Repealed provisions. 
Sec. 2206. Other conforming amendments. 
Sec. 2207. Model foreign langueige competence posts. 
CHAPTER 3—AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE 
Sec. 2301. Reemplojnnent rights. 
Sec. 2302. Salary for ambassadors at large. 
Sec. 2303. Advances of pay incident to departures from posts abroad. 
Sec. 2304. Premium pay. 
Sec. 2305. Severance pay. 
Sec. 2306. Attorneys fees in backpay cases. 
Sec. 2307. Separate maintenance allowance. 
Sec. 2308. Ekiucation allowance. 
Sec. 2309. Posts requiring special incentives. 
Sec. 2310. Advances of pay. 
Sec. 2311. Danger pay allowance. 
Sec. 2312. Leave. 
Sec. 2313. Retirement credit for imprisoned foreign nationals and for service with 
certain overseas broadcasting organizations. 
Sec. 2314. Conforming amendments to title 5. 
CHAPTER 4—SAVING PROVISIONS, CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT, AND EFFECTIVE DATE 
Sec. 2401. Saving provisions. 
Sec. 2402. Congressional oversight of implementation. 
Sec. 2403. Effective date. 
TITLE I—THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES 
CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
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SEC. 101. FINDINGS AND OBJECTIVES.—(a) The Congress finds that— 
(1) a career foreign service, characterized by excellence and 
professionalism, is essential in the national interest to assist the 
President and the Secretary of State in conducting the foreign 
affairs of the United States; 
(2) the scope and complexity of the foreign affairs of the Nation 
have heightened the need for a professional foreign service that 
will serve the foreign affairs interests of the United States in an 
integrated fashion and that can provide a resource of qualified 
personnel for the President, the Secretary of State, and the 
agencies concerned with foreign affairs; 
(3) the Foreign Service of the United States, established under 
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the Act of May 24,1924 (commonly known as the Rogers Act) and 
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continued by the Foreign Service Act of 1946, must be preserved, 
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strengthened, and improved in order to carry out its mission 
effectively in response to the complex challenges of modern 
diplomacy and international relations; 
(4) the members of the Foreign Service should be representa-
tive of the American people, aware of the principles and history 
of the United States and informed of current concerns and trends 
in American life, knowledgeable of the affairs, cultures, and 
languages of other countries, and available to serve in assign-
ments throughout the world; and 
(5) the Foreign Service should be operated on the basis of merit 
principles. 
(b) The objective of this Act is to strengthen and improve the 
Foreign Service ofthe United States by— 
(1) assuring, in accordance with merit principles, admission 
through impartial and rigorous examination, acquisition of 
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career status only by those who have demonstrated their fitness 
through successful completion of probationary assignments, 
effective career development, advancement and retention of the 
ablest, and separation of those who do not meet the requisite 
standards of performance; 
(2) fostering the development and vigorous implementation of 
policies and procedures, including affirmative action programs, 
which will facilitate and encourage (A) entry into and advance-
ment in the Foreign Service by persons from all segments of 
American society, and (B) equal opportunity and fair and equita-
ble treatment for all without regard to political affiliation, race, 
color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age, or handi-
capping condition; 
(3) providing for more efficient, economical, and equitable 
personnel administration through a simplified structure of For-
eign Service personnel categories and salaries; 
(4) establishing a statutory basis for participation by the 
members of the Foreign Service, through their elected repre-
sentatives, in the formulation of personnel policies and pro-
cedures which affect their conditions of employment, and 
maintaining a fair and effective system for the resolution of 
individual grievances that will ensure the fullest measure of due 
process for the members of the Foreign Service; 
(5) minimizing the impact of the hardships, disruptions, and 
other unusual conditions of service abroad upon the members of 
the Foreign Service, and mitigating the special impact of such 
conditions upon their families; 
(6) providing salaries, allowances, and benefits that will permit 
the Foreign Service to attract and retain qualified personnel as 
well as a system of incentive pajnnents and awards to encourage 
and reward outstanding performance; 
(7) establishing a Senior Foreign Service which is characterized 
by strong policy formulation capabilities, outstanding executive 
leadership qualities, and highly developed functional, foreign 
language, and area expertise; 
(8) improving Foreign Service managerial flexibility and 
effectiveness; 
(9) increasing efficiency and economy by promoting maximum 
compatibility among the agencies authorized by law to utilize the 
Foreign Service personnel system, as well as compatibility 
between the Foreign Service personnel system and other person-
nel systems of the Government; and 
(10) otherwise enabling the Foreign Service to serve effectively 
the interests of the United States and to provide the highest 
caliber of representation in the conduct of foreign affairs. 
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.—(a) As used in this Act, the term— 
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(1) "abroad" means all areas not included within the United 
States; 
(2) "agency" means an agency as defined in section 552(e) of 
title 5, United States Code; 
(3) "chief of mission" means the principal officer in charge of a 
diplomatic mission of the United States or of a United States 
office abroad which is designated by the Secretary of State as 
diplomatic in nature, including any individual assigned under 
section 502(c) to be temporarily in charge of such a mission or 
office; 
(4) "Department" means the Department of State, except that 
with reference to the exercise of functions under this Act with 
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respect to another agency authorized by law to utiUze the 
Foreign Service personnel system, such term means that other 
agency; 
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(5) "employee" (except as provided in section 1002(8)) means, 
when used with respect to an agency or to the Government 
generally, an officer or employee (including a member of the 
Service) or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, 
the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, or the 
commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration; 
(6) "function" includes any duty, obligation, power, authority, 
responsibility, right, privilege, discretion, or activity; 
(7) "Government" means the Government of the United States; 
(8) "merit principles" means the principles set out in section 
2301(b) of title 5, United States Code; 
(9) "principal officer" means the officer in charge of a diplo-
matic mission, consular mission (other than a consular agency), 
or other Foreign Service post; 
(10) "Secretary" means the Secretary of State, except that 
(subject to section 201) with reference to the exercise of functions 
under this Act with respect to any agency authorized by law to 
utilize the Foreign Service personnel system, such term means 
the head of that agency; 
(11) "Service" or "Foreign Service" means the Foreign Service 
of the United States; and 
(12) "United States", when used in a geographic sense, means 
the several States and the District of Columbia. 
(b) References in this Act or any other law to "Foreign Service 
officers" shall, with respect to the International Communication 
Agency, be deemed to refer to Foreign Service information officers. 
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SEC. 103. MEMBERS OF THE SERVICE.—The foUowing are the mem-
bers of the Service: 
(1) Chiefs of mission, appointed under section 302(a)(1) or 
assigned under section 502(c). 
(2) Ambassadors at large, appointed under section 302(a)(1). 
(3) Members of the Senior Foreign Service, appointed under 
section 302(a)(1) or 303, who are the corps of leaders and experts 
for the management of the Service and the performance of its 
functions. 
(4) Foreign Service officers, appointed under section 302(a)(1), 
who have general responsibility for carrying out the functions of 
the Service. 
(5) Foreign Service personnel. United States citizens appointed 
under section 303, who provide skills and services required for 
effective performance by the Service. 
(6) Foreign national employees, foreign nationals appointed 
under section 303, who provide clerical, administrative, techni-
cal, fiscal, and other support at Foreign Service posts abroad. 
(7) Consular agents, appointed under section 303 by the Secre-
tary of State, who provide consular and related services as 
authorized by the Secretary of State at specified locations abroad 
where no Foreign Service posts are situated. 
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SEC. 104. FUNCTIONS OF THE SERVICE.—Members of the Service 
shall, under the direction of the Secretary— 
(1) represent the interests of the United States in relation to 
foreign countries and international organizations, and perform 
the functions relevant to their appointments and assignments, 
including (as appropriate) functions under the Vienna Conven-
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"Personnel 
action." 
Regulations. 
tion on Diplomatic Relations, the Vienna Convention on Con-
sular Relations, other international agreements to which the 
United States is a party, the laws of the United States, and 
orders, regulations, and directives issued pursuant to law; 
(2) provide guidance for the formulation and conduct of pro-
grams and activities of the Department and other agencies which 
relate to the foreign relations of the United States; and 
(3) perform functions on behalf of any agency or other Govern-
ment establishment (including any establishment in the legisla-
tive or judicial branch) requiring their services. 
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SERVICE; AND MINORITY RECRUITMENT.—(a)(1) All personnel actions 
with respect to career members and career candidates in the Service 
(including applicants for career candidate appointments) shall be 
made in accordance with merit principles. 
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term "personnel action" 
means— 
(A) any appointment, promotion, assignment (including assign-
ment to any position or salary class), award of performance pay 
or special differential, within-class salary increase, separation, or 
performance evaluation, and 
(B) any decision, recommendation, examination, or ranking 
provided for under this Act which relates to any action referred 
to in subparagraph (A). 
(b) The Secretary shall administer the provisions of this Act and 
shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to ensure that 
members of the Service, as well as applicants for appointments in the 
Service— 
(1) are free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, 
religion, sex, national origin, age, handicapping condition, mari-
tal status, or political affiliation, as prohibited under section 
2302(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code; 
(2) are free from reprisal for— 
(A) a disclosure of information by a member or applicant 
which the member or applicant reasonably believes 
evidences— 
(i) a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or 
(ii) mismanagement, a gross WEiste of funds, an abuse 
of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to 
public health or safety, 
if such disclosure is not specifically prohibited by law and if 
such information is not specifically required by Executive 
order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or 
the conduct of foreign affairs; or 
(B) a disclosure to the Special Counsel of the Merit Sys-
tems Protection Board, or to the Inspector General of an 
agency (including the Inspector General of the Department 
of State and the Foreign Service) or another employee 
designated by the head of the agency to receive such disclo-
sures, of information which the member or applicant reason-
ably believes evidences— 
(i) a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or 
(ii) mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse 
of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to 
public health or safety; 
(3) are free to submit to officials of the Service and the 
Department any report, evaluation, or recommendation, includ-
ing the right to submit such report, evaluation, or recommenda-
Information 
disclosure. 
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Minority 
recruitment 
program, 
establishment. 
Report to 
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tion through a separate dissent channel, whether or not the 
views expressed therein are in accord with approved poUcy, 
unless the report, evaluation, or recommendation was submitted 
with the knowledge that it was false or with willful disregard for 
its truth or falsity; and 
(4) are free from any personnel practice prohibited by section 
2302 of title 5, United States Code, 
(c) This section shall not be construed as authorizing the withhold-
ing of information from the Congress or the taking of any action 
against a member of the Service who discloses information to the 
Congress. 
(dXD The Secretary shall establish a minority recruitment pro-
grsun for the Service consistent with section 7201 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(2) Not later than Jguiuary 31 of each year, the Secretary shall 
transmit to each House of the Congress a report, signed by the 
Secretary, on the activities of the Secretary under paragraph (1). 
Such report shall include any affirmative action plans submitted by 
the Secretary under section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
U.S.C. 2000e-16) and any data necessary to evaluate the effectiveness 
of the program under parsigraph (1) for the preceding fiscal year, 
together with recommendations for administrative or legislative 
action the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(e) This section shall not be construed to extinguish or lessen any 
effort to achieve equal employment opportunity through affirmative 
action or any right or remedy available to any employee or applicant 
for emplojmient in the civil service under— 
(1) section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
2000e-16), prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, 
religion, sex, or national origin; 
(2) sections 12 and 15 of the Age Discrimination in Employ-
ment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 631,633a), prohibiting discrimination 
on the basis of age; 
(3) section 6(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
U.S.C. 206(d)), prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex; 
(4) sections 501 and 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 791, 794a), prohibiting discrimination on the beisis of 
handicapping condition; or 
(5) any provision of law, rule, or regulation prohibiting discrim-
ination on the basis of marital status or political affiliation. 
CHAPTER 2—MANAGEMENT OF THE SERVICE 
SEC. 201. THE SECRETARY OF STATE.—(a) Under the direction of the 
President, the Secretary of State shall administer and direct the 
Service and shall coordinate its activities with the needs of the 
Department of State and other agencies. 
(b) The Secretary of State alone among the heads of agencies 
utilizing the Foreign Service personnel system shall perform the 
functions expressly vested in the Secretary of State by this Act. 
SEC. 202. OTHER AGENCIES UTIIJZING THE FOREIGN SERVICE PERSON-
NEL SYSTEM.—(aXD The Director of the International Communica-
tion Agency and the Director of the United States International 
Development Cooperation Agency may utilize the Foreign Service 
personnel system with respect to their respective agencies in accord-
ance with this Act. 
(2) The Secretary of Agriculture may utilize the Foreign Service 
personnel system in accordance with this Act— 
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(A) with respect to personnel of the Foreign Agricultural 
Service, and 
(B) with respect to other personnel of the Department of 
Agriculture to the extent the President determines to be neces-
sary in order to enable the Department of Agriculture to carry 
out functions which require service abroad. 
(3) The Secretary of Commerce may utilize the Foreign Service 
personnel system in accordance with this Act— 
(A) with respect to the personnel performing functions trans-
ferred to the Department of Commerce from the Department of 
State by Reorganization Plan Numbered 3 of 1979, and 
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(B) with respect to other personnel of the Department of 
Commerce to the extent the President determines to be neces-
sary in order to enable the Department of Commerce to carry out 
functions which require service abroad. 
(b) Subject to section 201(b)— 
(1) the agency heads referred to in subsection (a), and 
(2) the head of any other agency (to the extent authority to 
utilize the Foreign Service personnel system is granted to such 
agency head under any other Act), 
shall in the case of their respective agencies exercise the functions 
vested in the Secretary by this Act. 
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SERVICE PERSONNEL SYSTEM.—(a) The Service shall be administered 
to the extent practicable in a manner that will assure maximum 
compatibility among the agencies authorized by law to utilize the 
Foreign Service personnel system. To this end, the other heads of 
such agencies shall consult regularly with the Secretary of State. 
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as diminishing the 
authority of the head of any agency authorized by law to utilize the 
Foreign Service personnel system. 
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SERVICE.—The Secretary shall on a continuing basis consider the 
need for uniformity of personnel policies and procedures and for 
consolidation (in accordance with section 23 of the State Department 
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2695)) of personnel functions 
among agencies utilizing the Foreign Service personnel system. 
Where feasible, the Secretary of State shall encourage (in con-
sultation with the other heads of such agencies) the development of 
uniform 
policies and procedures and consolidated 
personnel 
functions. 
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GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL SYSTEMS.—The Service shall be adminis-
tered to the extent practicable in cwiformity with general policies 
and regulations of the Government. The Secretary shall consult with 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget, and the heads of such other 
agencies as the President shall determine, in order to assure compati-
bility of the Foreign Service personnel system with other Govern-
ment personnel systems to the extent practicable. 
SEC. 206. REGULATIONS; DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS.—(a) The Secre- 
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tary may prescribe such regulations as the Secretary deems appropri-
ate to carry out functions under this Act. 
(b) The Secretary may delegate functions under this Act which are 
vested in the Secretary to any employee of the Department or any 
member of the Service. 
SEC. 207. CHIEF OF MISSION.—(a) Under the direction of the Presi- 
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dent, the chief of mission to a foreign country— 
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Removal from 
office; report to 
eongress. 
Inspections, 
investigations, 
and audits. 
(1) shall have full responsibility for the direction, coordination, 
and supervision of all Government employees in that country 
(except for employees under the command of a United States 
area military commander); and 
(2) shall keep fully and currently informed with respect to all 
activities and operations of the Government within that country, 
and shall insure that all Government employees in that country 
(except for employees under the command of a United States 
area military commander) comply fully with all applicable direc-
tives of the chief of mission. 
(b) Any £igency having employees in a foreign country shall keep 
the chief of mission to that country fully and currently informed with 
respect to all activities and operations of its employees in that 
country, and shall insure that all of its employees in that country 
(except for employees under the command of a United States area 
military commander) comply fully with all applicable directives of 
the chief of mission. 
SEC. 208. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE,—There shall 
be a Director General of the Foreign Service, who shall be appointed 
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
from among the career members of the Senior Foreign Service. The 
Director General shall assist the Secretary of State in the manage-
ment of the Service and shall perform such functions as the Secretary 
of State may prescribe. 
SEC. 209. INSPECTOR GENERAL.—(aXD There shall be an Inspector 
General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service, who 
shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate, without regard to political affiliation from 
among individuals exceptionally qualified for the position by virtue of 
their integrity and their demonstrated ability in accounting, audit-
ing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administra-
tion, or investigations, or their knowledge and experience in the 
conduct of foreign affairs. The Inspector General shall report to and 
be under the general supervision of the Secretary of State. Neither 
the Secretary of State nor any other officer of the Department shall 
prevent or prohibit the Inspector General from initiating, carrying 
out, or completing any aucfit or investigation, or from issuing any 
subpena during the course of any audit or investigation. The Inspec-
tor General shall periodically (at least every 5 years) inspect and 
audit the administration of activities and operations of each Foreign 
Service post and each bureau and other operating unit of the 
Department of State, and shall perform such other functions as the 
Secretary of State may prescribe, except that the Secretary of State 
shall not assign to the Inspector General any general program 
operating responsibilities. 
(2) The Inspector General may be removed from office by the 
President. The President shall communicate the reasons for any such 
removal to both Houses of C!ongress. 
(b) Inspections, investigations, and audits conducted by or under 
the direction of the Inspector General shall include the systematic 
review and evaluation of the administration of activities and oper-
ations of Foreign Service posts and bureaus and other operating units 
of the Department of State, including an examination of^ 
(1) whether financial transactions and accounts are properly 
conducted, maintained, and reported; 
(2) whether resources are being used and managed with the 
maximum degree of efficiency, effectiveness, and economy; 
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Inspection and 
audit policies 
and procedures. 
(3) whether the administration of activities and operations 
meets the requirements of applicable laws and regulations and, 
specifically, whether such administration is consistent with the 
requirements of section 105; 
(4) whether there exist instances of fraud or other serious 
problems, abuses, or deficiencies, and whether adequate steps for 
detection, correction, and prevention have been taken; and 
(5) whether policy goals and objectives are being effectively 
achieved and whether the interests of the United States are 
being accurately and effectively represented. 
(c)(1) The Inspector (Jeneral shall develop and implement policies 
and procedures for the inspection and audit activities carried out 
under this section. These policies and procedures shall be consistent 
with the general policies and guidelines of the Government for 
inspection and audit activities and shall comply with the standards 
established by the Comptroller General of the United States for 
audits of Government agencies, organizations, programs, activities, 
and functions. 
(2) In carr5dng out the duties and responsibilities established under 
this section, the Inspector General shall give particular regard to the 
activities of the Comptroller General of the United States with a view 
toward insuring effective coordination and cooperation. 
(3) In carr5dng out the duties and responsibilities established under 
this section, the Inspector General shall report expeditiously to the 
Attorney General whenever the Inspector General has reasonable 
grounds to believe there has been a violation of Federal criminal law. 
(d)(1) The Inspector General shall keep the Secretary of State fully Reports. 
and currently informed, by means of the reports required by para-
graphs (2) and (3) and otherwise, concerning fraud and other serious 
problems, abuses, and deficiencies relating to the administration of 
activities and operations administered or financed by the Depart-
ment of State. 
(2) The Inspector General shall, not later than April 30 of each 
year, prepare and furnish to the Secretary of State an annual report 
summarizing the activities of the Inspector General. Such report 
shall include— 
(A) a description of significant problems, abuses, and deficien-
cies relating to the administration of activities and operations of 
Foreign Service posts, and bureaus and other operating units of 
the Department of State, which were disclosed by the Inspector 
General within the reporting period; 
(B) a description of the recommendations for corrective action 
made by the Inspector General during the reporting period with 
respect to significant problems, abuses, or deficiencies described 
pursuant to subparagraph (A); 
(C) an identification of each significant recommendation 
described in previous annual reports on which corrective action 
has not been completed; 
(D) a summary of matters referred to prosecutive authorities 
and the prosecutions and convictions which have resulted; and 
(E) a listing of each audit report completed by the Inspector 
General during the reporting period. 
The Secretary of State shall transmit a copy of such annual report 
within 30 days after receiving it to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and to other appropriate committees, 
together with a report of the Secretary of State containing any 
comments which the Secretary of State deems appropriate. Within 60 
Federal criminal 
law, violation 
reports. 
94 STAT. 2082 
PUBLIC LAW 96-465—OCT. 17, 1980 
Authority. 
5 u s e app. 
5 u s e app. 
5 u s e app. 
eomplaints or 
information, 
receipt and 
investigation. 
Activities and 
operations, 
review. 
Establishment. 
22 u s e 3930. 
days after transmitting such reports to those committees, the Secre-
tary of State shall make copies of them available to the public upon 
request and at a reasonable cost. 
(3) The Inspector General shall report immediately to the Secretary 
of State whenever the Inspector General becomes aware of particu-
larly serious or flagrant problems, abuses, or deficiencies relating to 
the administration of activities and operations of Foreign Service 
posts or bureaus or other operating units of the Department of State. 
The Secretary of State shall transmit any such report to the Commit-
tee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and to other appropriate 
committees within 7 days after receiving it, together with a report by 
the Secretary of State containing any comments the Secretary of 
State deems appropriate. 
(4) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to authorize the 
public disclosure by any individual of any information which is— 
(A) specifically prohibited from disclosure by any other provi-
sion of law; or 
(B) specifically required by Executive order to be kept secret in 
the interest of national defense or the conduct of foreign affairs. 
(e)(1) The Inspector General shall have the same authority in 
carrying out the provisions of this section as is granted under section 
6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 to each Inspector General of an 
establishment (as defined in section 11(2) of such Act) for carrying out 
the provisions of that Act, and the responsibilities of other officers of 
the Government to the Inspector General shall be the same as the 
responsibilities of the head of an agency or establishment under 
section 6 (b) and (c) of such Act. 
(2) At the request of the Inspector General, employees of the 
Department and members of the Service may be assigned as employ-
ees of the Inspector General. The individuals so assigned and individ-
uals appointed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be responsible solely 
to the Inspector General, and the Inspector General or his or her 
designee shall prepare the performance evaluation reports for such 
individuals. 
(f)(1) The Inspector General may receive and investigate com-
plaints or information from a member of the Service or employee of 
the Department concerning the possible existence of an activity 
constituting a violation of laws or regulations, constituting misman-
agement, gross waste of funds, or abuse of authority, or constituting a 
substantial and specific danger to public health or safety. 
(2) The Inspector General shall not, after receipt of a complaint or 
information from a member of the Service or employee of the 
Department, disclose the identity of such individual without the 
consent of such individual, unless the Inspector General determines 
such disclosure is unavoidable during the course of the investigation. 
(g) Under the general supervision of the Secretary of State, the 
Inspector General may review activities and operations performed 
under the direction, coordination, and supervision of chiefs of mission 
for the purpose of ascertaining their consonance with the foreign 
policy of the United States and their consistency with the responsibil-
ities of the Secretary of State and the chief of mission. 
SEC. 210. BOARD OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE.—The President shall 
establish a Board of the For^gn Service to advise the Secretary of 
State on matters relating to the Service, including furtherance of the 
objectives of maximum compatibility among agencies authorized by 
law to utilize the Foreign Service personnel system and compatibility 
between the Foreign Service personnel system and the other person-
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94 STAT. 2083 
Establishment. 
22 u s e 3931. 
Examinations, 
review. 
nel systems of the Government. The Board of the Foreign Service 
shall be chaired by a career member of the Senior Foreign Service 
designated by the Secretary of State and shall include one or more 
representatives of the Department of State, the International Com-
munication Agency, the United States International Development 
Cooperation Agency, the Department of Agriculture, the Department 
of Commerce, the Department of Labor, the Office of Personnel 
Management, the Office of Management and Budget, the Equal 
Emplojmient Opportunity Commission, and such other agencies as 
the President may designate. 
SEC. 211. BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR THE FOREIGN SERVICE.—(a) The 
President shall establish a Board of Examiners for the Foreign 
Service to develop, and supervise the administration of, examinations 
prescribed under section 301(b) to be given to candidates for appoint-
ment in the Service. The Board shall consist of 15 members appointed 
by the President (no fewer than 5 of whom shall be appointed from 
among individuals who are not Government employees and who shall 
be qualified for service on the Board by virtue of their knowledge, 
experience, or training in the fields of testing or equal employment 
opportunity). The Board shall include representatives of agencies 
utilizing the Foreign Service personnel system and representatives of 
other agencies which have responsibility for employment testing. The 
Board shall be chaired by a member of the Board, designated by the 
President, who is a member of the Service. 
(b) The Board of Examiners shall periodically review the examina-
tions prescribed under section 301(b) in order to determine— 
(1) whether any such examination has an adverse impact on 
the hiring, promotion, or other emplojnnent opportunity of 
members of any race, sex, or ethnic group; 
(2) methods of minimizing any such adverse impact; 
(3) alternatives to any examinations which have such an 
adverse impact; and 
(4) whether such examinations are valid in relation to job 
performance. 
The Board of Examiners shall annually report its findings under this 
subsection to the Secretary of State and shall furnish to the Secretary 
of State its recommendations for improvements in the development, 
use, and administration of the examinations prescribed under section 
301(b). 
(c) Any vacancy or vacancies on the Board shall not impair the 
right of the remaining members to exercise the full powers of the 
Board. 
CHAPTER 3—APPOINTMENTS 
SEC. 301. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO APPOINTMENTS.—(a) 
22 use 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. 
03) 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 
subsection, the term "veteran or disabled veteran" means an individ-
ual who is a preference eligible under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of 
section 2108(3) of title 5, United States Code. 
Report to 
Secretary of 
State. 
"Veteran or 
disabled 
veteran." 
94 STAT. 2084 
PUBLIC LAW 96-465—OCT. 17, 1980 
Career and 
noncareer 
appointments. 
22 u s e 3942. 
Ambassadors or 
ministers, 
conferral of 
personal rank. 
Report to Senate 
Committee. 
Senate approval 
of appointments, 
u s e prec. title 1. 
Foreign Service 
status, retention. 
Post, p. 2092. 
Post, p. 2087. 
5 u s e 6301. 
(d)(1) Members of the Service serving under career appointments 
are career members of the Service. Members of the Service serving 
under Hmited 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. 
SEC. 302. APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT.—(a)(1) The President 
may, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint an 
individual as a chief of mission, as an ambassador at large, as a 
minister, as a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, or as a 
Foreign Service officer. 
(2)(A) The President may, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate, confer the personal rank of career ambassador upon a career 
member of the Senior Foreign Service in recognition of especially 
distinguished service over a sustained period. 
(B)(i) Subject to the requirement of clause (ii), the President may 
confer the personal rank of ambassador or minister on an individual 
in connection with a special mission for the President of a temporary 
nature not exceeding six months in duration. 
(ii) The President may confer such personal rank only if, prior to 
such conferral, he transmits to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate a written report setting forth— 
(I) the necessity for conferring such rank, 
(II) the dates during which such rank will be held, 
(III) the justification for not submitting the proposed conferral 
of personal rank to the Senate as a nomination for advice and 
consent to appointment, and 
(IV) all relevant information concerning any potential conflict 
of interest which the proposed recipient of such personal rank 
may have with regard to the special mission. 
Such report shall be transmitted not less than 30 days prior to 
conferral of the personal rank of ambassador or minister except in 
cases where the President certifies in his report that urgent circum-
stances require the immediate conferral of such rank. 
(C) An individual upon whom a personal rank is conferred under 
subparagraph (A) or (B) shall not receive any additional compensa-
tion solely by virtue of such personal rank. 
(3) Except as provided in paragraph (2)(B) of this subsection or in 
clause 3, section 2, article II of the Constitution (relating to recess 
appointments), an individual may not be designated as ambassador or 
minister, or be designated to serve in any position with the title of 
ambassador or minister, without the advice and consent of the 
Senate. 
(b) If a member of the Service is appointed to any position in the 
executive branch by the President, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate, or by the President alone, the period of service 
in that position by the member shall be regarded as an assignment 
under chapter 5 and the member shall not, by virtue of the accept-
ance of such assignment, lose his or her status as a member of the 
Service. A member of the Senior Foreign Service who accepts such an 
assignment may elect to continue to receive the salary of his or her 
salary class, to remain eligible for performance pay under chapter 4, 
and to receive the leave to which such member is entitled under 
subchapter I of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, as a member 
of the Senior Foreign Service, in lieu of receiving the salary and leave 
PUBLIC LAW 96-465—OCT. 17, 1980 
94 STAT. 2085 
(if any) of the position to which the member is appointed by the 
President. 
SEC. 303. APPOINTMENTS BY THE SECRETARY.—The Secretary 
may 
appoint the members of the Service (other than the members of the 
Service who are in the personnel categories specified in section 302(a)) 
in accordance with this Act and such regulations as the Secretary 
may prescribe. 
SEC. 304. APPOINTMENT OF CHIEFS OF MISSION.—(a)(1) An individual 
appointed or assigned to be a chief of mission should possess clearly 
demonstrated competence to perform the duties of a chief of mission, 
including, to the maximum extent practicable, a useful knowledge of 
the principal language or dialect of the country in which the 
individual is to serve, and knowledge and understanding of the 
history, the culture, the economic and political institutions, and 
the interests of that country and its people. 
(2) Given the qualifications specified in paragraph (1), positions as 
chief of mission should normally be accorded to career members of 
the Service, though circumstances will warrant appointments from 
time to time of qualified individuals who are not career members of 
the Service. 
(3) Contributions to political campaigns should not be a factor in 
the appointment of an individual as a chief of mission. 
(4) The President shall provide the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate, with each nomination for an appointment as a chief of 
mission, a report on the demonstrated competence of that nominee to 
perform the duties of the position in which he or she is to serve. 
(b)(1) In order to assist the President in selecting qualified candi-
dates for appointment or assignment as chiefs of mission, the Secre-
tary of State shall from time to time furnish the President with the 
names of career members of the Service who are qualified to serve as 
chiefs of mission, together with pertinent information about such 
members. 
(2) Each individual nominated by the President to be a chief of 
mission, ambassador at large, or minister shall, at the time of 
nomination, file with the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a report of 
contributions made by such individual and by members of his or her 
immediate family during the period beginning on the first day of the 
fourth calendar year preceding the calendar year of the nomination 
and ending on the date of the nomination. The report shall be verified 
by the oath of the nominee, taken before any individual authorized to 
administer oaths. The chairman of the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate shall have each such report printed in the 
Congressional Record. As used in this paragraph, the term "contribu-
tion" has the same meaning given such term by section 301(8) of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)), and the term 
"immediate family" means the spouse of the nominee, and any child, 
parent, grandparent, brother, or sister of the nominee and the 
spouses of any of them. 
(c) Within 6 months after assuming the position, the chief of 
mission to a foreign country shall submit, to the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives, a report describing his or her 
own foreign language competence and the foreign language compe-
tence of the mission staff in the principal language or other dialect of 
that country. 
22 u s e 3943. 
22 u s e 3944. 
Nominations. 
Political 
campaign 
contributions, 
report to 
Senate 
committee and 
House Speaker. 
"eontribution. 
"Immediate 
family." 
Report to 
congressional 
committees. 
94 STAT. 2086 
PUBLIC LAW 96-465—OCT. 17, 1980 
22 use 3945. 
Limited 
appointments. 
22 use 3946. 
Fitness and 
aptitude, 
evaluation. 
22 u s e 3947. 
22 use 3948. 
22 use 3949. 
SEC. 305. APPOINTMENT TO THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE.—(a) 
Appointment to the Senior Foreign Service shall be to a salary class 
established under section 402, and not to a position. 
(h) An individual may not be given a limited appointment in the 
Senior Foreign Service if that appointment would cause the number 
of members of the Senior Foreign Service serving under limited 
appointments to exceed 5 percent of the total number of members of 
the Senior Foreign Service, except that (1) members of the Senior 
Foreign Service assigned to the Peace Corps shall be excluded in the 
calculation and application of this limitation, and (2) members of the 
Senior Foreign Service serving under limited appointments with 
reemployment rights under section 310 as career appointees in the 
Senior Executive Service shall be considered to be career members of 
the Senior Foreign Service for purposes of this subsection. 
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. 
SEC. 307. ENTRY LEVELS FOR FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER CANDI-
DATES.—A career candidate for appointment as a Foreign Service 
officer may not be initially assigned under section 404 to a salary 
class higher than class 4 in the Foreign Service Schedule unless— 
(1) the Secretary determines in an individual case that assign-
ment to a higher salary class is warranted because of the 
qualifications (including foreign language competence) and expe-
rience of the candidate and the needs of the Service; or 
(2) at the time such initial assignment is made, the candidate is 
serving under a career appointment in the Service and is 
receiving a salary at a rate equal to or higher than the minimum 
rate payable for class 4 in the Foreign Service Schedule. 
SEC. 308. RECALL AND REEMPLOYMENT OF CAREER MEMBERS.—(a) 
Whenever the Secretary determines that the needs of the Service so 
require, the Secretary may recall any retired career member of the 
Service for active duty in the same personnel category as that 
member was serving at the time of retirement. A retired career 
member may be recalled under this section to any appropriate salary 
class or rate, except that a retired career member of the Senior 
Foreign Service may not be recalled to a salary class higher than the 
one in which the member was serving at the time of retirement 
unless appointed to such higher class by the President, by and with 
the advice and consent of the Senate. 
(b) Former career members of the Service may be reappointed 
under section 302(a)(1) or 303, without regard to section 306, in a 
salary class which is appropriate in light of the qualifications and 
experience of the individual being reappointed. 
SEC. 309. LIMITED APPOINTMENTS.—A limited appointment in 
the Service, including an appointment of an individual who is an 
emoloyee of an agency, may not exceed 5 years in duration and. 
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94 STAT. 2087 
except as provided in section 311(a), may not be extended or renewed. 
A limited appointment in the Service which is limited by its terms to 
a period of one year or less is a temporary appointment. 
SEC. 310. REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS FOLLOWING LIMITED APPOINT- 22 use 3950. 
MENT.—Any employee of an agency who accepts a limited appoint-
ment in the Service with the consent of the head of the agency in 
which the employee is employed shall be entitled, upon the termina-
tion of such limited appointment, to be reemployed in accordance 
with section 3597 of title 5, United States Code. 
Post, P- 2164. 
SEC. 
311. EMPLOYMENT OF FAMILY MEMBERS OF GOVERNMENT 22 use 3951. 
EMPLOYEES.—(a) The Secretary, when employing individuals abroad 
in positions to which career members of the Service are not customar-
ily assigned (including, when continuity over a long term is not a 
significant consideration, vacant positions normally filled by foreign 
national employees), shall give equal consideration to employing 
available qualified family members of members of the Service or of 
other Government employees assigned abroad. Family members so 
employed shall serve under renewable limited appointments in the 
Service and may be paid either in accordance with the Foreign 
Service Schedule or a local compensation plan established under 
section 408. 
(b) Employment of family members in accordance with this section 
may not be used to avoid fulfilling the need for full-time career 
positions. 
SEC. 312. DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR COMMISSIONS.—(a) The Secre- 22 use 3952. 
tary of State may recommend to the President that a member of the 
Service who is a citizen of the United States be commissioned as a 
diplomatic or consular officer or both. The President may, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate, commission such member 
of the Service as a diplomatic or consular officer or both. The 
Secretary of State may commission as a vice consul a member of the 
Service who is a citizen of the United States. All official functions 
performed by a diplomatic or consular officer, including a vice consul, 
shall be performed under such a commission. 
(b) Members of the Service commissioned under this section may, in 
accordance with their commissions, perform any function which any 
category of diplomatic officer (other than a chief of mission) or 
consular officer is authorized by law to perform. 
(c) The Secretary of State shall define the limits of consular 
districts. 
CHAPTER 4—COMPENSATION 
SEC. 401. SALARIES OF CHIEFS OF MISSION.—(a) Except as provided in 
22 use 3961. 
section 302(b), each chief of mission shall receive a salary, as deter-
mined by the President, at one of the annual rates payable for levels 
II through V of the Executive Schedule under sections 5313 through 
5316 of title 5, United States Code. 
Ot)) The salary of a chief of mission shall commence upon the 
effective date of appointment to that position. The official services of 
a chief of mission are not terminated by the appointment of a 
successor, but shall continue for such additional period, not to exceed 
50 days after relinquishment of charge of the mission, as the Secre-
tary of State may determine. During that period, the Secretary of 
State may require the chief of mission to perform such functions as 
the Secretary of State deems necessary in the interest of the 
Government. 
SEC. 402. SALARIES OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE.—(a) The 22 use 3962. 
President shall prescribe salary classes for the Senior Foreign Service 
94 STAT. 2088 
PUBLIC LAW 96-465—OCT. 17, 1980 
and shall prescribe an appropriate title for each class. Basic salary 
rates for the Senior Foreign Service may not exceed the maximum 
rate or be less than the minimum rate of basic pay payable for the 
Senior Executive Service under section 5382 of title 5, United States 
Code, and shall be adjusted at the same time and in the same manner 
as rates of basic pay are adjusted for the Senior Executive Service. 
(b)(1) An individual who is a career appointee in the Senior 
Executive Service receiving basic pay at one of the rates payable 
under section 5382 of title 5, United States Code, and who accepts a 
limited appointment in the Senior Foreign Service in a salary class 
for which the basic salary rate is less than such basic rate of pay, shall 
be paid a salary at his or her former basic rate of pay (with 
adjustments as provided in paragraph (2)) until the salary for his or 
her salary class in the Senior Foreign Service equals or exceeds the 
salary payable to such individual under this subsection. 
(2) The salary paid to an individual under this subsection shall be 
adjusted by 50 percent of each adjustment, which takes effect after 
the appointment of such individual to the Senior Foreign Service, in 
the basic rate of pay at which that individual was paid under section 
5382 of title 5, United States Code, immediately prior to such 
appointment. 
22 use 3963. 
SEC. 403. FOREIGN SERVICE SCHEDULE.—The President shall estab-
lish a Foreign Service Schedule which shall consist of 9 salary classes 
and which shall apply to members of the Service who are citizens of 
the United States and for whom salary rates are not otherwise 
provided for by this chapter. The maximum salary rate for the 
highest class established under this section, which shall be desig-
nated class 1, may not exceed the maximum rate of basic pay 
prescribed for GS-15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of 
title 5, United States Code. Salary rates established under this section 
shall be adjusted in accordance with subchapter I of chapter 53 of title 
5 use 5301. 
5, United States Code. 
22 use 3964. 
SEC. 404. ASSIGNMENT TO A SALARY CLASS.—(a) The Secretary shall 
assign all Forei^ Service officers and Foreign Service personnel 
(other than Foreign Service personnel who are paid in accordance 
with section 407 or who are family members of Government employ-
ees paid in accordance with a local compensation plan established 
under section 408) to appropriate salary classes in the Foreign 
Service Schedule. 
(b)(1) The salary class to which a member of the Service is assigned 
under this section shall not be affected by the assignment of the 
Post, p. 2092. 
member to a position classified under chapter 5. 
(2) Except as authorized by subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 5, 
5 use 3501. 
United States Code, changes in the salary class of a member of the 
Senior Foreign Service or a member of the Service assigned to a 
salary class in the Foreign Service Schedule shall be made only in 
Post, p. 2094. 
accordance with chapter 6. The Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
(which shall be consistent with the relevant provisions of subchapter 
5 use 5361. 
VI of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, and with the 
regulations prescribed to carry out such provisions) providing for 
retention of pay by members of the Service in cases in which 
reduction-in-force procedures are applied. 
22 use 3965. 
SEC. 405. PERFORMANCE PAY.—(a) Members of the Senior Foreign 
Service who are serving— 
(1) under career or career candidate appointments, or 
(2) under limited appointments with reemployment rights 
under section 310 as career appointees in the Senior Executive 
Service, 
PUBLIC LAW 96-465—OCT. 17, 1980 
94 STAT. 2089 
shall be eligible to compete for performance pay in accordance with 
this section. Performance pay shall be paid in a lump sum and shall 
be in addition to the basic salary prescribed under section 402 and 
any other award. The fact that a member of the Senior Foreign 
Service competing for performance pay would, as a result of the 
payment of such performance pay, receive compensation exceeding 
the compensation of any other member of the Service shall not 
preclude the award or its payment. 
(b) Awards of performance pay shall take into account the criteria 
established by the Office of Personnel Management for performance 
awards under section 5384 of title 5, United States Code, and rank 
awards under section 4507 of title 5, United States Code. Awards of Limitations 
performance pay under this section shall be subject to the following 
limitations: 
(1) Not more than 50 percent of the members of the Senior 
Foreign Service ma}^ receive performance pay in any fiscal year. 
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), performance pay for a 
member of the Senior Foreign Service may not exceed 20 percent 
of the annual rate of basic salary for that member. 
(3) Not more than 6 percent of the members of the Senior 
Foreign Service may receive performance pay in any fiscal year 
in an amount which exceeds the percentage limitation specified 
in paragraph (2). Payments under this paragraph to a member of 
the Senior Foreign Service may not exceed $10,000 in any fiscal 
year, except that payments of up to $20,000 in any fiscal year 
may be made under this paragraph to up to 1 percent of the 
members of the Senior Foreign Service. 
(4) The total amount of basic salary plus performance pay 
received in any fiscal year by any member of the Senior Foreign 
Service may not exceed the salary payable for level I of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5312 of title 5, United States 
Code, as in effect at the end of that fiscal year. 
(c) The Secretary shall determine the amount of performance pay 
available under subsection 03)(2) each year for distribution among the 
members of the Senior Foreign Service and shall distribute perform-
ance pay to particular individuals on the basis of recommendations 
by selection boards established under section 602. 
(d) The President may grant awards of performance pay under 
subsection (b)(3) on the basis of annual recommendations by the 
Secretary of State of members of the Senior Foreign Service who are 
nominated by their agencies as having performed especially meritori-
ous or distinguished service. Recommendations by the Secretary of 
State under this subsection shall be made on the basis of recommen-
dations by special interagency selection boards established by the 
Secretary of State for the purpose of reviewing and evaluating the 
nominations of agencies. 
SEC. 406. WITHIN-CLASS SALARY INCREASES.—(a) Any member of the 22 use 3966 
Service receiving a salary under the Foreign Service Schedule shall 
be advanced to the next higher salary step in the member's class at 
the beginning of the first applicable pay period following the comple-
tion by that member of a period o
f
— 
(1) 52 calendar weeks of service in each of salary steps 1 
through 9, and 
(2) 104 calendar weeks of service in each of salary steps 10 
through 13, 
unless the performance of the member during that period is found in 
a review by a selection board established under section 602 to fall 
below the standards of performance for his or her salary class. 
Meritorious or 
distinguished 
service awards. 
94 STAT. 2090 
PUBLIC LAW 96-465—OCT. 17, 1980 
22 u s e 3967. 
U.S. citizens and 
foreign nationals 
employed 
abroad. 
22 u s e 3968. 
Former foreign 
national 
employees, 
supplemental 
payments. 
db) The Secretary may grant, on the basis of especially meritorious 
service, to any member of the Service receiving an increase in salary 
under subsection (a), an additional salary increase to any higher step 
in the salary class in which the member is serving. 
SEC. 407. SALARIES FOR FOREIGN SERVICE PERSONNEL ABROAD WHO 
PERFORM ROUTINE DUTIES.—(a) The Secretary may establish salary 
rates at rates lower than those established for the Foreign Service 
Schedule for the Foreign Service personnel described in subsection 
Ot)). The rates established under this subsection may be no less than 
the then applicable minimum wage rate specified in section 6(a)(1) of 
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)). 
(b) The Secretary may pay Foreign Service personnel who are 
recruited abroad, who are not available or are not qualified for 
assignment to another Foreign Service post, and who perform duties 
of a more routine nature than are generally performed by Foreign 
Service personnel assigned to class 9 in the Foreign Service Schedule, 
in accordance with the salary rates established under subsection (a). 
SEC. 408. LOCAL COMPENSATION PLANS.—(a)(1) The Secretary shall 
establish compensation (including position classification) plans for 
foreign national employees of the Service, and for United States 
citizens employed in the Service abroad who are family members of 
Grovemment employees. To the extent consistent with the public 
interest, each compensation plan shall be based upon prevailing wage 
rates and compensation practices (including p£u:1;icipation in local 
social security plans) for corresponding tjrpes of positions in the 
locality of emplojnnent, except that such compensation plans shall 
provide for pajmient of wages to those family members of Govern-
ment employees who are paid in accordance with such plans at a rate 
which is no less than the then applicable minimum wage rate 
specified in section 6(aXl) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
U.S.C. 206(a)(1)). Any compensation plan established under this 
section may include provision for leaves of absence with pay for 
foreign national employees in accordance with prevailing law and 
emplojmient practices in the locality of emplo)mient without regard 
to any limitation contEiined in section 6310 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(2) The Secretary may make supplemental pajnnents to any civil 
service annuitant who is a former foreign national employee of the 
Service (or who is receiving an annuity as a survivor of a former 
foreign national employee of the Service) in order to offset exchange 
rate losses, if the annuity being paid such annuitant is based on— 
(A) a salary that was fixed in a foreign currency that has 
appreciated in value in terms of the United States dollar; and 
(B) service in a country in which (as determined by the 
Secretary) the average retirement benefits being received by 
individuals who retired from competitive local organizations are 
superior to the local currency value of civil service annuities 
plus any other retirement benefits payable to foreign national 
employees who retired during similar time periods and after 
comparable careers with the Government. 
(b) For the purpose of performing functions abroad, any agency or 
other Government establishment (including any establishment in the 
legislative or judicial branch) may administer employment programs 
for its employees who are foreign nationals or are family members of 
Government employees assigned abroad, in accordance with the 
applicable provisions of this Act. 
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(c) The Secretary of State may prescribe regulations governing the 
establishment and administration of local compensation plans under 
this section by all agencies and other Government establishments. 
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shall establish the salary rate for each consular agent. Such salary 
rate shall be established after taking into account the workload of the 
consular agency and the prevailing wage rates in the locality where 
the agency is located, except that, in the case of a consular agent who 
is a citizen of the United States, the salary rate may not be less than 
the then applicable minimum wage rate specified in section 6(a)(1) of 
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(aXl)). 
SEC. 410. COMPENSATION FOR IMPRISONED FOREIGN NATIONAL 22 use 3970. 
EMPLOYEES.—(a) The head of any agency or other Government 
establishment (including any in tne legislative or judicial branch) 
may compensate any current or former foreign national employee, or 
any foreign national who is or was employed under a personal 
services contract, who is or has been imprisoned by a foreign 
government if the Secretary of State (or, in the case of a foreign 
national employed by the Central Intelligence Agency, the Director 
of Central Intelligence) determines that such imprisonment is the 
result of the employment of the foreign national by the United States. 
Such compensation may not exceed the amount that the agency head 
determines approximates the salary and other benefits to which the 
foreign national would have been entitled had he or she been 
employed during the period of such imprisonment. Such compensa-
tion may be paid under such terms and conditions as the Secretary of 
State deems appropriate. For purposes of this section, an agency head 
shall have the same powers with respect to imprisoned foreign 
nationals who are or were employed by the agency as an agency head 
has under subchapter VII of chapter 55 of title 5, United States Code, 5 use 5561. 
to the extent that such powers are consistent with this section. 
Ot)) Any period of imprisonment of a current or former foreign 
national employee which is compensable under this section shall be 
considered for purposes of any other employee benefit to be a period 
of employment by the Government, except that a period of imprison-
ment shall not be creditable— 
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States Code, unless it is expressly creditable under that sub-
chapter; or 
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States Code, unless the individual was employed by the Govern-
ment at the time of his or her imprisonment. 
(c) No compensation or other benefit shall be awarded under this 
section unless a claim therefor is filed within 3 years after— 
(1) the termination of the period of imprisonment giving rise to 
the claim, or 
(2) the date of the claimant's first opportunity thereafter to file 
such a claim, as determined by the appropriate agency head. 
(d) The Secretary of State may prescribe regulations governing 
pajonents under this section by all agencies and other Government 
establishments. 
SEC. 411. TEMPORARY SERVICE AS PRINCIPAL OFFICER.—For such Salary. 
time (in excess of such minimum period as the Secretary of State may 22 use 3971. 
establish) as any member of the Service is temporarily in charge of a 
Foreign Service post during the absence or incapacity of the principal 
officer, that member shall receive, in addition to the basic salary paid 
to the member and notwithstanding sections 5535 and 5536 of title 5, 
United States Code, an amount equal to that portion (which the 
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time. 
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Secretary of State may determine to be appropriate) of the difference 
between such salary and the basic salary provided for the principal 
officer, or, if there is no principal officer, for the former principal 
officer. 
SEC. 412. SPECIAL DIFFERENTIALS.—(a) The Secretary may pay 
special differentials, in addition to compensation otherwise author-
ized, to Foreign Service officers who are required because of the 
nature of their assignments to perform additional work on a regular 
basis in substantial excess of normal requirements. 
(b) Before implementing any proposal to limit either the number of 
Foreign Service officers who may receive a special differential under 
subsection (a) or the amounts of such special differentials, the 
Secretary shall submit such proposal to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
(c) Nothing in this Act, or in subchapter V of chapter 55 of title 5, 
United States Code, shall preclude the granting of compensatory time 
off for Foreign Service officers. 
SEC. 413. DEATH GRATUITY.—(a) The Secretary may provide for 
payment of a gratuity to the surviving dependents of any Foreign 
Service employee, who dies as a result of injuries sustained in the 
performance of duty abroad, in an amount equal to one year's salary 
at the time of death. Any death gratuity payment made under this 
section shall be held to have been a gift and shall be in addition to any 
other benefit payable from any source. 
(b) A death gratuity pa3mient shall be made under this section only 
if the survivor entitled to payment under subsection (c) is entitled to 
elect monthly compensation under section 8133 of title 5, United 
States Code, because the death resulted from an injury (excluding a 
disease proximately caused by the employment) sustained in the 
performance of duty, without regard to whether such survivor elects 
to waive compensation under such section 8133. 
(c) A death gratuity payment under this section shall be made as 
follows: 
(1) First, to the widow or widower. 
(2) Second, to the child, or children in equal shares, if there is 
no widow or widower. 
(3) Third, to the dependent parent, or dependent parents in 
equal shares, if there is no widow, widower, or child. 
If there is no survivor entitled to payment under this subsection, no 
payment shall be made. 
(d) As used in this section— 
(1) the term "Foreign Service employee" means any member of 
the Service or United States representative to an international 
organization or commission; and 
(2) each of the terms "widow", "widower", "child", and 
"parent" shall have the same meaning given each such term by 
section 8101 of title 5, United States Code. 
CHAPTER 5—CLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS 
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SEC. 501. CLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS.—The Secretary shall desig-
nate and classify positions in the Department and at Foreign Service 
posts which are to be occupied by members of the Service (other than 
by chiefs of mission and ambassadors at large). Positions designated 
under this section are excepted from the competitive service. Position 
classifications under this section shall be established, without regard 
to chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code, in relation to the salaries 
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Service posts abroad, the Secretary shall give appropriate weight to 
job factors relating to service abroad and to the compensation 
practices applicable to United States citizens employed abroad by 
United States corporations. 
SEC. 502. ASSIGNMENTS TO FOREIGN SERVICE POSITIONS.—(a)(1) The 22 use 3982. 
Secretary (with the concurrence of the agency concerned) may assign 
a member of the Service to any position classified under section 501 in 
which that member is eligible to serve (other than as chief of mission 
or ambassador at large), and may assign a member from one such 
position to another such position as the needs of the Service may 
require. 
(2) In making assignments under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
assure that a member of the Service is not assigned to a position at a 
post in a particular geographic area exclusively on the basis of the 
race, ethnicity, or religion of that member. 
(b) Positions designated as Foreign Service positions normally shall 
be filled by the assignment of members of the Service to those 
positions. Subject to that limitation— 
(1) Foreign Service positions may be filled by the assignment 
for specified tours of duty of employees of the Department and, 
under interagency agreements, employees of other agencies; and 
(2) Senior Foreign Service positions may also be filled by other 
members of the Service. 
(c) The President may assign a career member of the Service to 
serve as charge d'affaires or otherwise as the head of a mission (or as 
the head of a United States office abroad which is designated under 
section 102(a)(3) by the Secretary of State as diplomatic in nature) for 
such period as the public interest may require. 
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TiONS, AND OTHER BODIES.—(a) The Secretary may (with the concur-
rence of the agency, organization, or other body concerned) assign a 
member of the Service for duty— 
(1) in a non-Foreign Service (including Senior Executive Serv-
ice) position in the Department or another agency, or with an 
international organization, international commission, or other 
international body; 
(2) with a domestic or international trade, labor, agricultural, 
scientific, or other conference, congress, or gathering; 
(3) for special instruction, training, or orientation at or with a 
public or private organization; and 
(4) in the United States (or in any territory or possession of the 
United States or in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico), with a 
State or local government, a public or private nonprofit organiza-
tion (including an educational institution), or a Member or office 
of the Congress. 
(b)(1) The salary of a member of the Service assigned under this 
section shall be the higher of the salary which that member would 
receive but for the assignment under this section or the salary of the 
position to which that member is assigned. 
(2) The salary of a member of the Service assigned under this Salary. 
section shall be paid from appropriations made available for the 
payment of salaries and expenses of the Service. Such appropriations 
may be reimbursed for all or any part of the costs of salaries and 
other benefits for members assigned under this section. 
(3) A member of the Service assigned under subsection (a)(4) to a 
Member or office of the Congress shall be deemed to be an employee 
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Duration 
limitation. 
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Sabbatical. 
of the House of Representatives or the Senate, as the case may be, for 
purposes of payment of travel and other expenses. 
(c) Assignments under this section may not exceed four years of 
continuous service for any member of the Service unless the Secre-
tary approves an extension of such period for that member because of 
special circumstances. 
SEC. 504. SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD.—(a) Career 
members of the Service shall be obligated to serve abroad and shall be 
expected to serve abroad for substantial portions of their careers. The 
Secretary shall establish by regulation limitations upon assignments 
of members of the Service within the United States. A member of the 
Service may not be assigned to duty within the United States for any 
period of continuous service exceeding eight years unless the Secre-
tary approves an extension of such period for that member because of 
special circumstances. 
0^) Consistent with the needs of the Service, the Secretary shall 
seek to assign each career member of the Service who is a citizen of 
the United States to duty within the United States at least once 
during each period of fifteen years that the member is in the Service. 
(c) The Secretary may grant a sabbatical to a career member of the 
Senior Foreign Service for not to exceed eleven months in order to 
permit the member to engage in study or uncompensated work 
experience which will contribute to the development and effective-
ness of the member. A sabbatical may be granted under this subsec-
tion under conditions specified by the Secretary in light of the 
provisions of section 3396(c) of title 5, United States Code, which 
apply to sabbaticals granted to members of the Senior Executive 
Service. 
SEC. 505. TEMPORARY DETAILS.—A period of duty of not more than 
six months in duration by a member of the Service shall be consid-
ered a temporary detedl and shall not be considered an assignment 
within the meaning of this chapter. 
CHAPTER 6—PROMOTION AND RETENTION 
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SEC. 601. PROMOTIONS.—(a) Career members of the Senior Foreign 
Service are promoted by appointment under section 302(a) to a higher 
salary class in the Senior Foreign Service. Members of the Senior 
Foreign Service serving under career candidate appointments or 
noncareer appointments are promoted by appointment under section 
303 to a higher salary class in the Senior Foreign Service. Foreign 
Service officers, and Foreign Service personnel who are assigned to a 
class in the Foreign Service Schedule, are promoted by appointment 
under section 302(a) as career members of the Senior Foreign Service 
or by assignment under section 404 to a higher salary class in the 
Foreign Service Schedule, 
(b) Except as provided in section 606(a), promotions of— 
(1) members of the Senior Foreign Service, and 
(2) members of the Service assigned to a salary class in the 
Foreign Service Schedule (including promotions of such members 
into the Senior Foreign Service), 
shall be based upon the recommendations and rankings of selection 
boards established under section 602, except that the Secretary may 
by regulation specify categories of career members, and categories of 
career candidates, assigned to salary classes in the Foreign Service 
Schedule who may receive promotions on the basis of satisfactory 
performance. 
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(c)(1) Promotions into the Senior Foreign Service shall be recom- Senior Foreign 
mended by selection boards only from among career members of the Service, 
Service assigned to class 1 in the Foreign Service Schedule who retention!'^" 
request that they be considered for promotion into the Senior Foreign 
Service. The Secretary shall prescribe the length of the period after 
such a request is made (within any applicable time in class limitation 
established under section 607(a)) during which such members may be 
considered by selection boards for entry into the Senior Foreign 
Service. A request by a member for consideration for promotion into 
the Senior Foreign Service under this subsection may be withdrawn 
by the member, but if it is withdrawn, that member may not 
thereafter request consideration for promotion into the Senior For-
eign Service. 
(2) Decisions by the Secretary on the numbers of individuals to be 
promoted into and retained in the Senior Foreign Service shall be 
based upon a systematic long-term projection of personnel flows and 
needs designed to provide— 
(A) a regular, predictable flow of recruitment in the Service; 
(B) effective career development patterns to meet the needs of 
the Service; and 
(C) a regular, predictable flow of talent upward through the 
ranks and into the Senior Foreign Service. 
(3) The affidavit requirements of sections 3332 and 3333(a) of title 5, 
United States Code, shall not apply with respect to a member of the 
Service who has previously complied with those requirements and 
who subsequently is promoted by appointment to any class in the 
Senior Foreign Service without a break in service. 
SEC. 602. SELECTION BOARDS.—(a) The Secretary shall establish 
selection boards to evaluate the performance of members of the 
Senior Foreign Service and members of the Service assigned to a 
salary class in the Foreign Service Schedule. Selection boards shall, 
in accordance with precepts prescribed by the Secretary, rank the 
members of a salary class on the basis of relative performance and 
may make recommendations for— 
(1) promotions in accordance with section 601; 
(2) awards of performance pay under section 405(c); 
(3) denials of within-class step increases under section 406(a); 
(4) offer or renewal of limited career extensions under section 
6070)); and 
(5) such other actions as the Secretary may prescribe by 
regulation. 
(b) All selection boards established under this section shall include 
public members. The Secretary shall assure that a substantial 
number of women and members of minority groups are appointed to 
each selection board established under this section. 
SEC. 603. BASIS FOR SELECTION BOARD REVIEW.—(a) Recommenda- 22 use 4003. 
tions and rankings by selection boards shall be based upon records of 
the character, ability, conduct, quality of work, industry, experience, 
dependability, usefulness, and general performance of members of 
the Service. Such records may include reports prepared by or on 
behalf of the Inspector General of the Department of State and the 
Foreign Service, performance evaluation reports of supervisors, rec-
ords of commendations, reports of language test scores from the 
Foreign Service Institute, awards, reprimands, and other disciplinary 
actions, and (with respect to members of the Senior Foreign Service) 
records of current and prospective assignments. 
(b) Precepts for selection boards shall include a description of the 
needs of the Service for performance requirements, skills, and quali-
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ties, which are to be considered in recommendations for promotion. 
The precepts for selection boards responsible for recommending 
promotions into and within the Senior Foreign Service shall empha-
size performance which demonstrates the strong policy formulation 
capabilities, executive leadership qualities, and highly developed 
functional and area expertise, which are required for the Senior 
Foreign Service. 
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SEC. 604. CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS.—The records described in 
section 603(a) shall be maintained in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary. Except to the extent that they pertain to 
the receipt, disbursement, and accounting for public funds, such 
records shall be confidential and subject to inspection only by the 
President, the Secretary, such employees of the Government as may 
be authorized by law or assigned by the Secretary to work on such 
records, the legislative and appropriations committees of the Con-
gress charged with considering legislation and appropriations for the 
Service, and representatives duly authorized by such committees. 
Access to such records relating to a member of the Service shall be 
granted to such member, upon written request. 
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SEC. 605. IMPLEMENTATION OF SELECTION BOARD RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.—(a) Recommendations for promotion made by selection boards 
shall be submitted to the Secretary in rank order by salary class or in 
rank order by specialization within a salary class. The Secretary shall 
make promotions and, with respect to career appointments into or 
within the Senior Foreign Service, shall make recommendations to 
the President for promotions, in accordance with the rankings of the 
selection boards. 
0)) Notwithstanding subsection (a), in special circumstances set 
forth by regulation, the Secretary may remove the name of an 
individual from the rank order list submitted by a selection board or 
delay the promotion of an individual named in such a list. 
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SEC. 606. OTHER BASES FOR INCREASING PAY.—(a) The Secretary 
may pursuant to a recommendation of the Foreign Service Grievance 
Board, an equal emplojmient opportunity appeals examiner, or the 
Special Counsel of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and shall 
pursuant to a decision or order of the Merit Systems Protection 
Board— 
(1) recommend to the President a promotion of a member of the 
Service under section 302(a); 
(2) promote a member of the Service under section 303; 
(3) grant performance pay to a member of the Senior Foreign 
Service under section 405(c); or 
(4) grant a within-class salary increase under section 406 to a 
member of the Service who is assigned to a salary class in the 
Foreign Service Schedule. 
(h) In implementing subsection (a) of this section and in cases in 
which the Secretary has exercised the authority of section 605(b), the 
Secretary may, in special circumstances set forth by regulation, make 
retroactive promotions, grant performance pay, make retroactive 
within-class salary increases, and recommend retroactive promotions 
by the President. 
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SEC. 607. RETIREMENT FOR EXPIRATION OF TIME IN CLASS.—(a)(1) The 
Secretary shall, by regulation, establish maximum time in class 
limitations for— 
(A) career members of the Senior Foreign Service, 
(B) Foreign Service officers, and 
(C) other career members of the Service who are in such 
occupational categories as may be designated by the Secretary 
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and who are assigned to salary classes in the Foreign Service 
Schedule to which Foreign Service officers may also be assigned. 
(2) Maximum time in class limitations under this subsection (which 
may not be less than 3 years for career members of the Senior Foreign 
Service) may apply with respect to the time a member may remain in 
a single salary class or in a combination of salary classes. 
(3) The Secretary may, by regulation, increase or decrease any 
maximum time in class established under this subsection as the needs 
of the Service may require. If maximum time in class is decreased, 
the Secretary shall provide any member of the Service who is in a 
category and salary class subject to the new time in class limitation 
an opportunity to remain in class (notwithstanding the new limita-
tion) for a period which is at least as long as the shorter of— 
(A) the period which the member would have been permitted to 
remain in class but for the decrease in maximum time in class, or 
(B) such minimum period as the Secretary determines is 
necessary to provide members of the Service who are in the same 
category and salary class as that member a reasonable opportu-
nity to be promoted into the next higher class or combination of 
classes, as the case may be. 
(b) Members of the Service whose maximum time in class under 
subsection (a) expires— 
(1) after they have attained the highest salary class for their 
respective occupational categories, or 
(2) in the case of members of the Senior Foreign Service, while 
they are in salary classes designated by the Secretary, 
may continue to serve only under limited extensions of their career 
appointments. Such limited extensions may not exceed 5 years in 
duration and may be granted and renewed by the Secretary in 
accordance with the recommendations of selection boards established 
under section 602. Members of the Service serving under such limited 
career extensions shall continue to be career members of the Service. 
(c) Any member of the Service— 
(1) whose maximum time in class under subsection (a) expires 
and who is not promoted to a higher class or combination of 
classes, as the case may be, or 
(2) whose limited career extension under subsection (b) expires 
and is not renewed, 
shall be retired from the Service and receive benefits in accordance 
with section 609, subject to any career extension under subsection (d) 
of this section. 
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section— 
(1) the career appointment of a member of the Service whose 
maximum time in class under subsection (a) expires, or whose 
limited career extension under subsection (b) expires, while that 
member is occupying a position to which he or she was appointed 
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate, shall be extended until the appointment to that position 
is terminated; and 
(2) if the Secretary determines it to be in the public interest, 
the Secretary may extend temporarily the career appointment of 
a career member of the Service whose maximum time in class or 
limited career extension expires, but in no case may any exten-
sion under this paragraph exceed one year and such extensions 
may be granted only in special circumstances. 
SEC. 608. RETIREMENT BASED ON RELATIVE PERFORMANCE.—(a) The 
Secretary shall prescribe regulations concerning the standards of 
performance to be met by career members of the Service who are 
Maximum time 
in class, 
increases or 
decreases. 
Limited career 
extensions. 
Retirement. 
Extension 
provisions. 
Performance 
standards, 
regulations. 
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Administrative 
review. 
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citizens of the United States. Whenever a selection board review 
indicates that the performance of such a career member of the 
Service may not meet the standards of performance for his or her 
class, the Secretary shall provide for administrative review of the 
performance of the member. The review shall include an opportunity 
for the member to be heard. 
O
b
) In any case where the administrative review conducted under 
subsection (a) substantiates that a career member of the Service has 
failed to meet the standards of performance for his or her class, the 
member shall be retired from the Service and receive benefits in 
accordance with section 609. 
SEC. 609. RETIREMENT BENEFITS.—(a) A member of the Service— 
(1) who is retired under section 607(c)(2); or 
(2) who is retired under section 607(cXl) or 608(b)— 
(A) after becoming eligible for voluntary retirement under 
section 811, or 
(B) from the Senior Foreign Service or while assigned to 
class 1 in the Foreign Service Schedule, 
shall receive retirement benefits in accordance with section 806. 
(b) Any member of the Service (other than a member to whom 
subsection (a) applies) who is retired under section 607(c)(1) or 608(b) 
shall receive— 
(1) one-twelfth of a year's salary at his or her then current 
salary rate for each year of service and proportionately for a 
fraction of a year, but not exceeding a total of one year's salary at 
his or her then current salary rate, payable without interest 
from the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund in 3 
equal installments, such installments to be paid on January 1 of 
each of the first 3 calendar years beginning after the retirement 
of the member (except that in special cases, the Secretary of 
State may accelerate or combine such installments); and 
(2) a refund as provided in section 815 of the contributions 
made by the member to the Foreign Service Retirement and 
Disability Fund, except that in lieu of such refund a member who 
has at least 5 years of service credit toward retirement under the 
Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System (excluding 
military and naval service) may elect to receive an annuity, 
computed under section 806, commencing at age 60. 
In the event that a member of the Service has elected to receive 
retirement benefits under paragraph (2) and dies before reaching age 
60, his or her death shall be considered a death in service within the 
meaning of section 809. 
SEC. 610. SEPARATION FOR CAUSE.—(a)(1) The Secretary may sepa-
rate any member from the Service for such cause as will promote the 
efficiency of the Service. 
(2) A member of the Service who is a member of the Senior Foreign 
Service or is assigned to a salary class in the Foreign Service 
Schedule and who either (A) is serving under a career appointment, 
or (B) if separation is to be by reason of misconduct, is serving under a 
limited appointment, shall not be separated from the Service under 
this section until the member has been granted a hearing before the 
Foreign Service Grievance Board and the cause for separation estab-
lished at such hearing, unless the member waives in writing the right 
to a hearing. The hearing provided under this paragraph shall be in 
accordance with the hearing procedures applicable to grievances 
under section 1106 and shall be in lieu of any other administrative 
procedure authorized or required by this or any other law. 
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(b) Any participant in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disabil- Refund or 
ity System who is separated under subsection (a) shall be entitled to annuity election. 
receive a refund as provided in section 815 of the contributions made 
by the participant to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability 
Fund. Except in cases where the Secretary determines that separa-
tion was based in whole or in part on the ground of disloyalty to the 
United States, a participant who has at least 5 years of service credit 
toward retirement under the Foreign Service Retirement and Dis-
ability System (excluding military and naval service) may elect, in 
lieu of such refund, to an annuity, computed under section 806, 
commencing at age 60. 
SEC. 611. TERMINATION OF LIMITED APPOINTMENTS.—Except as 22USC40ii. 
provided in section 610(a)(2), the Secretary may terminate at any 
time the appointment of any member of the Service serving under a 
limited appointment who is in the Senior Foreign Service, who is 
assigned to a salary class in the Foreign Service Schedule, or who is a 
family member of a Government employee serving under a local 
compensation plan established under section 408. 
SEC. 612. TERMINATION OF APPOINTMENTS OF CONSULAR AGENTS 22USC4012. 
AND FOREIGN NATIONAL EMPLOYEES.—(a) The Secretary of State may 
terminate at any time the appointment of any consular agent in light 
of the criteria and procedures normally followed in the locality in 
similar circumstances. 
(b) The Secretary may terminate at any time the appointment of 
any foreign national employee in light of the criteria and procedures 
normally followed in the locality in similar circumstances. 
SEC. 613. FOREIGN SERVICE AWARDS.—The President shall establish 
a system of awards to confer appropriate recognition of outstanding 
contributions to the Nation by members of the Service. The awards 
system established under this section shall provide for presentation 
by the President and by the Secretary of medals or other suitable 
commendations for performance in the course of or beyond the call of 
duty which involves distinguished, meritorious service to the Nation, 
including extraordinary valor in the face of danger to life or health. 
CHAPTER 7—FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, 
TRAINING, AND ORIENTATION 
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shall maintain and operate the Foreign Service Institute (hereinafter 
in this chapter referred to as the "Institute"), originally established 
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promote career development within the Service and to provide 
necessary training and instruction in the field of foreign relations to 
members of the Service and to employees of the Department and of 
other agencies. The Institute shall be headed by a Director, who shall 
be appointed by the Secretary of State. 
Ot)) To the extent practicable, the Secretary of State shall provide 
training under this chapter which meets the needs of all agencies, 
and other agencies shall avoid duplicating the facilities and train-
ing provided by the Secretary of State through the Institute and 
otherwise. 
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shall establish foreign language proficiency requirements for mem-
bers of the Service who are to be assigned abroad in order that 
Foreign Service posts abroad will be staffed by individuals having a 
useful knowledge of the language or dialect common to the country in 
which the post is located. 
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Program 
establishment. 
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University 
degree credit. 
Report to 
Congress and 
President. 
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Qy) The Secretary of State shall arrange for appropriate language 
training of members of the Service by the Institute or otherwise in 
order to assist in meeting the requirements established under subsec-
tion (a). 
SEC. 703. CAREER DEVELOPMENT.—(a) The Secretary shall establish 
a professional development program to assure that members of the 
Service obtain the skills and knowledge required at the various stages 
of their careers. With regard to Foreign Service officers, primary 
attention shall be given to training for career candidate officers and 
for midcareer officers, both after achieving tenure and as they 
approach eligibility for entry to the Senior Foreign Service, to 
enhance and broaden their qualifications for more senior levels of 
responsibility in the Service. Training for other members of the 
Service shall emphasize programs designed to enhance their particu-
lar skills and expert knowledge, including development of the man-
agement skills appropriate to their occupational categories. 
(b) Junior Foreign Service officer training shall be directed primar-
ily toward providing expert knowledge in the basic functions of 
analysis and reporting as well as in consular, administrative, and 
linguistic skills relevant to the full range of future job assignments. 
Midcareer training shall be directed primarily toward development 
and peifection of management, functional, negotiating, and policy 
development skills to prepare the officers progressively for more 
senior levels of responsibility. 
(c) At each stage the program of professional development should 
be designed to provide members of the Service with the opportunity 
to acquire skills and knowledge relevant to clearly established 
professional standards of expected performance. Career candidates 
should satisfactorily complete candidate training prior to attainment 
of career status. Members of the Service should satisfactorily com-
plete midcareer training before appointment to the Senior Foreign 
Service. 
(d) In formulating programs under this section, the Secretary 
should establish a system to provide, insofar as possible, credit toward 
university degrees for successful completion of courses comparable to 
graduate-level, university courses. 
(e) Training provided under this section shall be conducted by the 
Department and by other governmental and nongovernmental insti-
tutions as the Secretary may consider appropriate. 
(f) The Secretary of State shall report annually to the Congress and 
the President on the status of the professional development program 
and the resources needed and made available to achieve it. The first 
such report, to be submitted 90 days after the effective date of this 
Act, shall set out the resources required to initiate successfully the 
program established pursuant to this section. 
SEC. 704. TRAINING AUTHORITIES.—(a) In the exercise of functions 
under this chapter, the Secretary of State mav— 
(1) provide for the general nature of the training and instruc-
tion to be furnished by the Institute, including functional and 
geographic area specializations; 
(2) correlate training and instruction furnished by the Insti-
tute with courses given at other Government institutions and at 
private institutions which furnish training and instruction 
useful in the field of foreign affairs; 
(3) encourage and foster programs complementary to those 
furnished by the Institute, including through grants and other 
gratuitous assistance to nonprofit institutions cooperating in any 
of the programs under this chapter; 
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(4)(A) employ in accordance with the civil service laws such 
personnel as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
chapter, and 
(B) if and to the extent determined to be necessary by the 
Secretary of State, obtain without regard to the provisions of law 
governing appointments in the competitive service, by appoint-
ment or contract (subject to the availability of appropriations), 
the services of individuals to serve as language instructors, 
linguists, and other academic and training specialists (including, 
in the absence of suitably qualified United States citizens, 
qualified individuals who are not citizens of the United States); 
and 
(5) acquire such real and personal property and equipment as 
may be necessary for the establishment, maintenance, and 
operation of the facilities necessary to carry out the provisions of 
this chapter without regard to section 3709 of the Revised 
Statutes of the United States (41 U.S.C. 5) and section 302 of the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
U.S.C. 252). 
(b) In furtherance of the objectives of this Act, the Secretary may— 
(1) pay the tuition and other expenses of members of the 
Service and employees of the Department who are assigned or 
detailed in accordance with law for special instruction or train-
ing, including orientation, language, and career development 
training; 
(2) pay the salary (excluding premium pay or any special 
differential under section 411) of members of the Service selected 
and assigned for training; and 
(3) provide special monetary or other incentives to encourage 
members of the Service to acquire or retain proficiency in foreign 
languages or special abilities needed in the Service. 
(c) The Secretary may provide to family members of members of the 
Service or of employees of the Department or other agencies, in 
anticipation of their assignment abroad or while abroad— 
(1) appropriate orientation and languEige training; and 
(2) functional training for anticipated prospective employment 
under section 311. 
SEC. 705. TRAINING GRANTS.—(a) To facilitate training provided to 
members of families of Grovemment employees under this chapter, 
the Secretary may make grants (by advance payment or by reim-
bursement) to family members attending approved programs of 
study. No such grant may exceed the amount actually expended for 
necessary costs incurred in conjunction with such attendance. 
(b) If a member of the Service who is assigned abroad, or a member 
of his or her family, is unable to participate in language training 
furnished by the Government through the Institute or otherwise, the 
Secretary may compensate that individual for all or part of the costs 
of language training, related to the assignment abroad, which is 
undertaken at a public or private institution. 
SEC. 706. CAREER COUNSELING.—(a) In order to facilitate their 
transition from the Service, the Secretary may provide (by contract 
or otherwise, subject to the availability of appropriations) profes-
sional career counseling, advice, and placement assistance to mem-
bers of the Service, and to former members of the Service who were 
assigned to receive counseling and assistance under this subsection 
before they were separated from the Service, other than those 
separated for cause. 
Orientation and 
training for 
family members. 
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Language 
training, 
compensation. 
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Employment of 
spouses. 
Family liaison 
office, 
establishment. 
(b)(1) The Secretary may facilitate the employment of spouses of 
members of the Service by— 
(A) providing regular career counseling for such spouses; 
(B) maintaining a centralized system for cataloging their skills 
and the various governmental and nongovernmental employ-
ment opportunities available to them; and 
(C) otherwise assisting them in obtaining employment. 
(2) The Secretary shall establish a family liaison office to carry out 
this subsection and such other functions as the Secretary may 
determine. 
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Binational 
eenter Grantee, 
eligibility. 
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CHAPTER 8—FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABIUTY SYSTEM 
SEC. 801. ADMINISTRATION OF THE SYSTEM.—In accordance with 
such regulations as the President may prescribe, the Secretary of 
State shall administer the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability 
System (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the "System"), 
originally established pursuant to section 18 of the Act of May 24, 
1924 (43 Stat. 144). 
SEC. 802. MAINTENANCE OF THE FUND.—The Secretary of 
the 
Treasury shall maintain the special fund known as the Foreign 
Service Retirement and Disability Fund (hereinafter in this chapter 
referred to as the "Fund"), originally created by section 18 of the Act 
of May 24,1924 (43 Stat. 144). 
SEC. 803. PARTICIPANTS.—(a) The following members of the Service 
(hereinafter in this chapter referred to as "participants") shall be 
entitled to the benefits of the System: 
(1) Every member who is serving under a career appointment 
or as a career candidate under section 306— 
(A) in the Senior Foreign Service, or 
(B) assigned to a salary class in the Foreign Service 
Schedule. 
(2) Every chief of mission, who is not a participant under 
paragraph (1), who— 
(A) has served as chief of mission for an aggregate period of 
20 years or more, and 
(B) has paid into the Fund a special contribution for each 
year of such service in accordance with section 805. 
(b) Any otherwise eligible member of the Service who is appointed 
to a position in the executive branch by the President, by and with 
the advice and consent of the Senate, or by the President alone, shall 
not by virtue of the acceptance of such appointment cease to be 
eligible to participate in the System. 
(c) In addition to the individuals who are participants in the System 
under subsection (a), any individual who was appointed as a Bina-
tional Center Grantee and who completed at least 5 years of satisfac-
tory service as such a grantee or under any other appointment under 
the Foreign Service Act of 1946 may become a participant in the 
System, and shall receive credit for such service if an appropriate 
special contribution is made to the Fund in accordance with section 
805(d) or (f). 
SEC. 804. DEFINITIONS.—As used in this chapter, unless otherwise 
specified, the term— 
(1) "annuitant" means any individual, including a former 
participant or survivor, who meets all requirements for an 
annuity from the Fund under this or any other Act and who has 
filed a claim for such annuity; 
(2) "child" means an individual— 
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(A) who— 
(i) is an offspring or adopted child of the participant, 
(ii) is a stepchild or recognized natural child of the 
participant and who received more than one-half sup-
port from the participant, or 
(iii) lived with the participant, for whom a petition of 
adoption was filed by the participant, and who is 
adopted by the surviving spouse of the participant after 
the death of the participant; 
(B) who is unmarried; and 
(Owho— 
(i) is under the age of 18 years, 
(ii) is a student under the age of 22 years (for purposes 
of this clause, an individual whose 22d birthday occurs 
before July 1 or after August 31 of the calendar year in 
which that birthday occurs, and while the individual is a 
student, is deemed to become 22 years of age on the first 
July 1 which occurs after that birthday), or 
(iii) is incapable of self-support because of a physical 
or mental disability which was incurred before the 
individual reached the age of 18 years; 
(3) "court" means any court of any State or of the District of 
Columbia; 
(4) "court order" means any court decree of divorce or annul-
ment, or any court order or court approved property settlement 
agreement incident to any court decree of divorce or annulment; 
(5) "Foreign Service normal cost" means the level percentage 
of pajnroU required to be deposited in the Fund to meet the cost of 
benefits payable under the System (computed in accordance with 
generally accepted actuarial practice on an entry-age basis) less 
the value of retirement benefits earned under another retire-
ment system for Government employees and less the cost of 
credit allowed for military and navsQ service; 
(6) "former spouse" means a former wife or husband of a 
participant or former participant who was married to such 
participant for not less than 10 years during periods of service by 
that participant which are creditable under section 816; 
(7) "Fund balance" means the sum of— 
(A) the investments of the Fund calculated at par value, 
plus 
(B) the cash balance of the Fund on the books of the 
Treasury; 
(8) "lump-sum credit" means the compulsory and special 
contributions to the-credit of a participant or former participant 
in the Fund plus interest on such contributions at 4 percent a 
year compounded annually to December 31,1976, and after such 
date, for a participant who separates from the Service after 
completing at least 1 year of civilian service and before complet-
ing 5 years of such service, at the rate of 3 percent per year to the 
date of separation (except that interest shall not be paid for a 
fractional part of a month in the total service or on compulsory 
and special contributions from an annuitant for recall service or 
other service performed after the date of separation which forms 
the basis for annuity); 
(9) "military and naval service" means honorable active 
service— 
(A) in the Armed Forces of the United States, 
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(B) in the Regular or Reserve Corps of the Public Health 
Service after June 30,1960, or 
(C) as a commissioned officer of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, or a predecessor organization, 
after June 30,1961, 
but does not include service in the National Guard except when 
ordered to active duty in the service of the United States; 
(10) "pro rata share", in the case of any former spouse of any 
participant or former participant, means a percentage which is 
equal to the percent^e that (A) the number of years during 
which the former spouse was married to the participant during 
the creditable service of that participant is of (B) the total 
number of years of such creditable service; 
(11) "spousal agreement" means any written agreement 
between— 
(A) a participant or former participant; and 
(B) his or her spouse or former spouse; 
(12) "student" means a child regularly pursuing a full-time 
course of study or training in residence in a high school, trade 
school, technical or vocational institute, junior college, college, 
university, or comparable recognized educational institution (for 
purposes of this paragraph, a chUd who is a student shall not be 
deemed to have ceased to be a student during any period between 
school years, semesters, or terms if the period of nonattendance 
does not exceed 5 calendar months and if the child shows to the 
satisfaction of the Secretary of State that he or she has a bona 
fide intention of continuing to pursue his or her course of study 
during the school year, semester, or term immediately following 
such period); 
(13) "surviving spouse" means the surviving wife or husband of 
a participant or annuitant who, in the case of a death in service 
or marriage after retirement, was married to the participant or 
annuitant for at least one year immediately preceding his or her 
death or is a parent of a child born of the marriage; and 
(14) "unfunded liability" means the estimated excess of the 
present value of all benefits payable from the Fund over the sum 
of— 
(A) the present value of deductions to be withheld from the 
future basic salary of participants and of future agency 
contributions to be made on their behalf, plus 
(B) the present value of Government payments to the 
Fund under section 821, plus 
(C) the Fund balance as of the date the unfunded liability 
is determined. 
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SEC. 805. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FuND.—(a) 7 percent of the basic 
salary received by each participant shall be deducted from the salary 
and contributed to the Fund for the pajnnent of annuities, cash 
benefits, refunds, and allowances. An equal amount shall be contrib-
uted by the Department from the appropriations or fund used for 
payment of the salary of the participant. The Department shall 
deposit in the Fund the amounts deducted and withheld from basic 
salary and the amounts contributed by the Department. 
Salary 
(b) Each participant shall be deemed to consent and agree to such 
deductions, 
deductions from basic salary. Payment less such deductions shall be a 
consen . 
^^jj ^^^ Complete discharge and acquittance of all claims and 
demands whatsoever for all regular services during the period 
covered by such pa5maent, except the right to the benefits to which 
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94 STAT. 2105 
the participant shall be entitled under this Act, notwithstanding any 
law, rule, or regulation affecting the salary of the individual. 
(cXD If a member of the Service who is under another retirement Transfer of 
system for Government employees becomes a participant in the ^""*^-
System by direct transfer, the total contributions and deposits of that 
member that would otherwise be refundable on separation (except 
voluntary contributions), including interest thereon, shall be trans-
ferred to the Fund effective as of the date such member becomes a 
participant in the System. Each such member shall be deemed to 
consent to the transfer of such funds, and such transfer shall be a 
complete discharge and acquittance of all claims and demands 
against the other Government retirement fund on account of service 
rendered by such member prior to becoming a participant in the 
System. 
(2) A member of the Service whose contributions are transferred to 
the Fund pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not be required to make 
additional contributions for periods of service for which required 
contributions were made to the other Government retirement fund; 
nor shall any refund be made to any such member on account of 
contributions made during any period to the other Government 
retirement fund at a higher rate than that fixed by subsection (d). 
(d)(1) Any participant credited with civilian service after July 1, Special 
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contributions. 
(A) for which no retirement contributions, deductions, or 
deposits have been made, or 
(B) for which a refund of such contributions, deductions, or 
deposits has been made which has not been redeposited, 
may make a special contribution to the Fund equal to the following 
percentages of basic salary received for such service: 
Percent of 
Time of service: 
basic salary 
July 1, 1924, through October 15, 1960, inclusive 
5 
October 16, 1960, through December 31, 1969, inclusive 
QV2 
On and after January 1, 1970 
7 
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a special contribution for prior 
nondeposit service as a National Guard technician which would be 
creditable toward retirement under subchapter III of chapter 83 of 
title 5, United States Code, and for which a special contribution has 5 USC 8331. 
not been made, shall be equal to the special contribution for such 
service computed in accordance with the schedule in paragraph (1) 
multiplied by the percentage of such service that is creditable under 
section 816. 
(3) Special contributions under this subsection shall include inter- Interest, 
est computed from the midpoint of each service period included in the 
computation, or from the date refund was paid, to the date of 
payment of the special contribution or commencing date of annuity, 
whichever is earlier. Interest shall be compounded at the annual rate 
of 4 percent to December 31, 1976, and 3 percent thereafter. No 
interest shall be charged on special contributions for any period of 
separation from Government service which began before October 1, 
1956. Special contributions may be paid in installments (including by 
allotment of pay) when authorized by the Secretary of State. 
(e) Contributions shall not be required for any period of military Military and 
and naval service or for any period for which credit is allowed to ^^^^^ service, 
individuals of Japanese ancestry under section 816 for periods of ^^®™P'^^°'^ 
internment during World War II. 
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(f) A participant or survivor may make a special contribution at 
any time before receipt of annuity and may authorize payment by 
offset against initial annuity accruals. 
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SEC. 806. COMPUTATION OF ANNUITIES.—(a) The annuity of a partici-
pant shall be equal to 2 percent of his or her average basic salary for 
the highest 3 consecutive years of service multiplied by the number of 
years, not exceeding 35, of service credit obtained in accordance with 
sections 816 and 817, except that the highest 3 years of service shall 
be used in computing the annuity of any participant who serves an 
assignment in a position, as described in section 302(b), to which the 
participant was appointed by the President and whose continuity of 
service in that position is interrupted prior to retirement by appoint-
ment or assignment to any other position determined by the Secre-
tary of State to be of comparable importance. In determining the 
aggregate period of service upon which the annuity is to be based, the 
fractional part of a month, if any, shall not be counted. The annuity 
shall be reduced by 10 percent of any special contribution described in 
section 805(d) which is due for service for which no contributions were 
made and which remains unpaid unless the participant elects to 
eliminate the service involved for purposes of annuity computation. 
(bXl)(A) Except to the extent provided otherwise under a written 
election under subparagraph (B) or (C), if at the time of retirement a 
participant or former participant is married (or has a former spouse 
who has not remarried before attaining age 60), the participant shall 
receive a reduced annuity and provide a survivor annuity for his or 
her spouse under this subsection or former spouse under section 
814(b), or a combination of such annuities, as the case may be. 
(B) At the time of retirement, a married participant or former 
participant and his or her spouse may jointly elect in writing to waive 
a survivor annuity for that spouse under this section (or under section 
814(b) if the spouse later qualifies as a former spouse under section 
804(6)), or to reduce such survivor annuity under this section (or 
section 814(b)) by designating a portion of the annuity of the partici-
pant as the base for the survivor benefit. In the event the marriage is 
dissolved following an election for such a reduced annuity and the 
spouse qualifies as a former spouse, the base used in calculating any 
annuity of the former spouse under section 814(b) may not exceed 
the portion of the participant's annuity designated under this 
subparagraph. 
Waiver. 
(C) If a participant or former participant has a former spouse, the 
participant and such former spouse may jointly elect by spousal 
agreement under section 820(bXl) to waive a survivor annuity under 
section 814(b) for that former spouse if the election is made (i) before 
the end of the 12-month period after the divorce or annulment 
involving that former spouse becomes final or (ii) at the time of 
retirement, whichever occurs first. 
(D) The Secretary of State may prescribe regulations under which a 
participant or former participant may make an election under 
subparagraph (B) or (C) without the participant's spouse or former 
spouse if the participant establishes to the satisfaction of the Secre-
tary of State that the participant does not know, and has teiken all 
reasonable steps to determine, the whereabouts of the spouse or 
former spouse. 
(2) The annuity of a participant or former participant providing a 
survivor benefit under this section (or section 814(b)), excluding any 
portion of the annuity not designated or committed as a base for any 
survivor annuity, shall be reduced by 2 ¥2 percent of the first $3,600 
plus 10 percent of any amount over $3,600. The reduction under this 
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paragraph shall be calculated before any reduction under section 
814(a)(5). 
(3)(A) If a former participant entitled to receive a reduced annuity 
under this subsection dies and is survived by a spouse, a survivor 
annuity shall be paid to the surviving spouse equal to 55 percent of 
the full amount of the participant's annuity computed under subsec-
tion (a), or 55 percent of any lesser amount elected as the base for the 
survivor benefit under paragraph (1)(B). 
(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the amount of the annuity 
calculated under subparagraph (A) for a surviving spouse in any case 
in which there is also a surviving former spouse of the participant 
who qualifies for an annuity under section 814(b) may not exceed 55 
percent of the portion (if any) of the base for survivor benefits which 
remains available under section 814(b)(4)(B). 
(C) An annuity payable from the Fund to a surviving spouse under 
this paragraph shall commence on the day after the participant dies 
and shall terminate on the last day of the month before the surviving 
spouse's death or remarriage before attaining age 60. If such a 
survivor annuity is terminated because of remarriage, it shall be 
restored at the same rate commencing on the date such remarriage is 
terminated if any lump sum paid upon termination of the annuity is 
returned to the Fund. 
(c)(1) If an annuitant who was a participant dies and is survived by 
a spouse and by a child or children, in addition to the annuity payable 
to the surviving spouse, there shall be paid to or on behalf of each 
child an annuity equal to the smaller of— 
(A) $900, or 
(B) $2,700 divided by the number of children. 
(2) If an annuitant who was a participant dies and is not survived 
by a spouse but by a child or children, each surviving child shall be 
paid an annuity equal to the smaller of— 
(A) $1,080, or 
(B) $3,240 divided by the number of children. 
(3) The amounts specified in this subsection are subject to— 
(A) cost-of-living adjustments as specified under section 
826(c)(3), and 
(B) the minimum specified in subsection (1)(2) of this section. 
(d) If a surviving spouse dies or the annuity of a child is terminated, 
the annuities of any remaining children shall be recomputed and 
paid as though such spouse or child had not survived the participant. 
If the annuity to a surviving child who has not been receiving an 
annuity is initiated or resumed, the annuities of any other children 
shall be recomputed and paid from that date as though the annuities 
to all currently eligible children in the family were then being 
initiated. 
(e) The annuity payable to a child under subsection (c) or (d) shall 
begin on the day after the participant dies, or if the child is not then 
qualified, on the first day of the month in which the child becomes 
eligible. 'The annuity of a child shall terminate on the last day of the 
month which precedes the month in which eligibility ceases. 
(f) At the time of retirement an unmarried participant who does 
not have a former spouse for whose benefit a reduction is made under 
subsection (b) may elect to receive a reduced annuity and to provide 
for an annuity equal to 55 percent of the reduced annuity payable 
after his or her death to a beneficiary whose name is designated in 
writing to the Secretary of State. The annuity payable to a partici-
pant making such election shall be reduced by 10 percent of an 
annuity computed under subsection (a) and by 5 percent of an 
Children's 
annuity benefits. 
Children's 
annuities, 
recomputation. 
Unmarried 
participants, 
reduced annuity 
option. 
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Physical 
examination. 
Regulations. 
annuity so computed for each full 5 years the designated beneficiary 
is younger than the retiring participant, but such total reduction 
shall not exceed 40 percent. No such election of a reduced annuity 
payable to a beneficiary shall be valid until the participant has 
satisfactorily passed a physical examination as prescribed by the 
Secretary of State. The annuity payable to a beneficiary under this 
subsection shall begin on the day after the annuitant dies and shall 
terminate on the last day of the month preceding the death of the 
beneficiary. An annuity which is reduced under this subsection (or 
any similar prior provision of law) shall, effective the first day of the 
month following the death of the beneficiary named under this 
subsection, be recomputed and paid as if the annuity had not been so 
reduced. 
(g) A participant or former participant who was unmarried at 
retirement and who later marries may, within one year after such 
marriage, irrevocably elect in writing to receive a reduced annuity 
and to provide a survivor annuity for the spouse (if such spouse 
qualifies as a surviving spouse under section 804(13)). Receipt by the 
Secretary of State of notice of an election under this subsection voids 
prospectively any election previously made under subsection (f). The 
reduction in annuity required by an election under this subsection 
shall be computed and the amount of the survivor annuity shall be 
determined in accordance with subsections (b) (2) and (3). The annuity 
reduction or recomputation shall be effective the first day of the 
month beginning one year after the date of marriage. 
(h) A surviving spouse or surviving former spouse of any partici-
pant or former participant shall not become entitled to a survivor 
annuity or to the restoration of a survivor annuity payable from the 
Fund unless the survivor elects to receive it instead of any other 
survivor annuity to which he or she may be entitled under this or any 
other retirement system for Government employees on the basis of a 
marriage to someone other than that participant. 
(i)(l) Any married annuitant who reverts to retired status with 
entitlement to a supplemental annuity under section 823 shall, 
unless the annuitant smd his or her spouse jointly elect in writing to 
the contrary at that time, have the supplemental annuity reduced by 
10 percent to provide a supplemental survivor annuity for his or her 
spouse. Such supplemental survivor annuity shall be equal to 55 
percent of the supplemental annuity of the annuitant and shall be 
payable to a surviving spouse to whom the annuitant was married at 
the time of reversion to retired status or whom the annuitant 
subsequently married. 
(2) The Secretary of State shall issue regulations to provide for the 
application of paragraph (1) of this subsection and of section 823 in 
any case in which an annuitant has a former spouse who was married 
to the participant at any time during a period of recall service and 
who qualifies for an annuity under section 814(b). 
(j) An annuity which is reduced under this section or any similar 
prior provision of law to provide a survivor benefit for a spouse shall, 
if the marriage of the participant to such spouse is dissolved, be 
recomputed and paid for each full month during which an annuitant 
is not married (or is remarried if there is no election in effect under 
the following sentence) as if the annuity had not been so reduced, 
subject to any reduction required to provide a survivor benefit under 
section 814 (b) or (c). Upon remarriage the retired participant may 
irrevocably elect, by means of a signed writing received by the 
Secretary within one year after such remarriage, to receive during 
such marriage a reduction in annuity for the purpose of allowing an 
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Minimum 
annuity rate. 
annuity for the new spouse of the annuitant in the event such spouse 
survives the annuitant. Such reduction shall be equal to the reduc-
tion in effect immediately before the dissolution of the previous 
marriage (unless such reduction is adjusted under section 8140b)(5)), 
and shall be effective the first day of the first month beginning one 
year after the date of remarriage. A survivor annuity elected under 
this subsection shall be treated in all respects as a survivor annuity 
under subsection (b). 
(k) The Secretary of State shall, on an annual basis— 
(1) inform each participant of his or her right of election under 
subsections (g) and (j); and 
(2) to the maximum extent practicable, inform spouses or 
former spouses of participants or former participants of their 
rights under this section and section 814. 
(IXD The monthly rate of an annuity payable under this chapter to 
an annuitant, other than a child, shall not be less than the smallest 
primary insurance amount, including any cost-of-living increase 
added to that amount, authorized to be paid from time to time under 
title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). 
(2) The monthly rate of an annuity payable under this chapter to a 
surviving child shall not be less than the smallest primary insurance 
amount, including any cost-of-living increase added to that amount, 
authorized to be paid from time to time under title II of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) or three times such primary 
insurance amount divided by the number of surviving children 
entitled to an annuity, whichever is the lesser. 
(3) This subsection does not apply to an annuitant or to a survivor 
who is or becomes entitled to receive from the United States an 
annuity or retired pay under any other civilian or military retire-
ment system, benefits under title II of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 401 et seq.), a pension, veterans' compensation, or any other 
periodic pa5rment of a similar nature, when the monthly rate thereof 
is equal to or greater than the smallest primary insurance amount, 
including any cost-of-living increase added to that amount, author-
ized to be paid from time to time under title II of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). 
(4) This subsection shall not apply to the extent provided in section 
814(d). 
SEC. 807. PAYMENT OF ANNUITY.—(a) Except as otherwise provided, 22 use 4047. 
the annuity of a former participant who has met the eligibility 
requirements for an annuity shall commence on the day after 
separation from the Service or on the day after pay ceases. The 
annuity of a former participant who is entitled to a deferred annuity 
under this Act shall become effective on the day he or she attains age 
60. 
(b) The annuity to a survivor shall become effective as otherwise Application for 
specified but shall not be paid until the survivor submits an applica- benefits. 
tion for such annuity, supported by such proof of eligibility as the 
Secretary of State may require. If such application or proof of 
eligibility is not submitted during the lifetime of an otherwise eligible 
individual, no annuity shall be due or payable to his or her estate. 
(c) An individual entitled to annuity from the Fund may decline to Waiver. 
accept all or any part of the annuity by submitting a signed waiver to 
the Secretary of State. The waiver may be revoked in writing at any 
time. Payment of the annuity waived may not be made for the period 
during which the waiver was in effect. 
(d) Recovery of overpayments under this chapter may not be made Overpayments 
from an individual when, in the judgment of the Secretary of State, 
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22 u s e 4048. 
Physical 
examination. 
Reinstatement 
or 
reappointment. 
Annuity 
suspension. 
Recovered 
annuitant, 
service 
separation. 
Injury and 
compensation. 
5 u s e 8101. 
the individual is without fault and recovery would be against equity 
and good conscience or administratively infeasible. 
SEC. 808. RETIREMENT FOR DISABIUTY OR INCAPACITY.—(a) 
Any 
participant who has at least 5 years of service credit toward retire-
ment under the System (excluding military and naval service) and 
who becomes totally disabled or incapacitated for useful and efficient 
service by reason of disease, illness, or injury (not due to vicious 
habits, intemperance, or willful conduct of tne participant) shall, 
upon his or her own application or upon order of the Secretary, be 
retired on an annuity computed as prescribed in section 806. If the 
disabled or incapacitated participant has less than 20 years of service 
credit toward retirement under the System at the time of retirement, 
his or her annuity shall be computed on the assumption that the 
participant has had 20 years of service, except that the additional 
service credit that may accrue to a participant under this sentence 
shall in no case exceed the difference between his or her age at the 
time of retirement and age 65. 
O
t
)
) Before being retired under this section, the participant shall be 
given a physical examination by one or more duly qualified physi-
cians or surgeons designated by the Secretary of State to conduct 
examinations. Disability or incapacity shall be determined by the 
Secretary of State on the basis of the advice of such physicians or 
surgeons. Unless the disability or incapacity is permanent, like 
examinations shall be made annually until the annuitant has 
attained age 65. If the Secretary of State determines on the basis of 
the advice of one or more duly qualified physicians or surgeons 
conducting such examinations that an annuitant has recovered to the 
extent that he or she can return to duty, the annuitant may apply for 
reinstatement or reappointment in the Service within 1 year from 
the date recovery is determined. Upon application, the Secretary 
shall reinstate such recovered annuitant in the class in which the 
annuitant was serving at time of retirement, or the Secretary may, 
taking into consideration the age, qualifications, and experience of 
such annuitant, and the present class of his or her contemporaries in 
the Service, appoint or recommend that the President appoint the 
annuitant to a higher class. Payment of the annuity shall continue 
until a date 6 months after the date of the examination showing 
recovery or until the date of reinstatement or reappointment in the 
Service, whichever is earlier. Fees for examinations under this 
section, together with reasonable traveling and other expenses 
incurred in order to submit to examination, shall be paid out of the 
Fund. If the annuitant fails to submit to examination as required 
under this subsection, pajnnent of the annuity shall be suspended 
until continuance of the disability or incapacity is satisfactorily 
established. 
(c) If a recovered annuitant whose annuity is discontinued is for 
any reason not reinstated or reappointed in the Service, he or she 
shall be considered to have been separated within the meaning of 
section 810 as of the date of retirement for disability or incapacity 
and shall, after the discontinuance of the annuity, be entitled to the 
benefits of that section or of section 815, except that he or she may 
elect voluntarj^ retirement if eligible under section 811. 
(d) No participant shall be entitled to receive an annuity under this 
Act and compensation for injury or disability to himself or herself 
under subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Ck>de, 
covering the same period of time, except that a participant may 
simultaneously receive both an annuity under this section and 
scheduled disability payments under section 8107 of title 5, United 
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94 STAT. 2111 
States Code. This subsection shall not bar the right of any claimant to 
the greater benefit conferred by either this Act or such subchapter for 
any part of the same period of time. Neither this subsection nor any 
provision of such subchapter shall be construed to deny the right of 
any participant to receive an annuity under this Act and to receive 
concurrently any payment under such subchapter by reason of the 
death of any other individual. 
(e) Notwithstanding any other law, the right of any individual 
entitled to an annuity under this Act shall not be affected because 
such person has received an award of compensation in a lump sum 
under section 8135 of title 5, United States Code, except that where 
such annuity is payable on account of the same disability for which 
compensation under such section has been paid, so much of such 
compensation as has been paid for any period extended beyond the 
date such annuity becomes effective, as determined by the Secretary 
of Labor, shall be refunded to the Department of Labor, to be paid 
into the Federal Employees' Compensation Fund. Before such indi-
vidual receives such annuity, he or she shall— 
(1) refund to the Department of Labor the amount represent-
ing such commuted pajrments for such extended period, or 
(2) authorize the deduction of such amount from the annuity 
payable under this Act, which simount shall be transmitted to the 
Department of Labor for reimbursement to such Fund. 
Deductions from such annuity may be made from accrued and Deductions. 
accruing pa3nnents, or may be prorated against and paid from 
accruing payments in such manner as the Secretary of Labor shall 
determine, whenever the Secretary of Labor finds that the financial 
circumstances of the annuitant warrant deferred refunding. 
(f) A claim may be allowed under this section only if the application Claim. 
is filed with the Secretary of State before the participant is separated 
from the Service or within one year thereafter. This time limitation Waiver, 
may be waived by the Secretary of State for a participant who at the 
date of separation from the Service or within one year thereafter is 
mentally incompetent, if the application is filed with the Secretary of 
State within one year from the date of restoration of the participant 
to competency or the appointment of a fiduciary, whichever is earlier. 
SEC. 809. DEATH IN oERViCE.^a) If a participant dies and no claim 22 use 4049. 
for annuity is payable under this Act, the lump-sum credit shall be 
paid in accordance with section 815. 
(b) If a participant who has at least 18 months of civilian service 
credit toward retirement under the System dies before retirement or 
other separation from the Service and is survived by a spouse or 
former spouse qualifying for an annuity under section 814(b), such 
surviving spouse shall be entitled to an annuity equal to 55 percent of 
the annuity computed in accordance with subsections (e) and (g) of 
this section and section 806(a) and any surviving former spouse shall 
be entitled to an annuity under section 814(b) as if the participant 
died after being entitled to an annuity under this chapter. If the 
participant had less than 3 years creditable civilian service at the 
time of death, the survivor annuity shall be computed on the basis of 
the average salary for the entire period of such service. 
(c) If a participant who has at least 18 months of civilian service 
credit toward retirement under the System dies before retirement or 
other separation from the Service and is survived by a spouse and a 
child or children, each surviving child shall be entitled to an annuity 
computed in accordance with subsections (c)(1) and (d) of section 806. 
(d) If a participant who has at least 18 months of civilian service 
credit toward retirement under the System dies before retirement or 
Survivor 
annuities. 
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20-year service 
credit. 
Supplemental 
survivor 
annuity. 
Annuity 
redetermination. 
22 u s e 4050. 
22 u s e 4051. 
other separation from the Service and is not survived by a spouse, but 
by a child or children, each surviving child shall be entitled to an 
annuity computed in accordance with subsections (c)(2) and (d) of 
section 806. 
(e) If, at the time of his or her death, the participant had less than 
20 years of service credit toward retirement under the System, the 
annuity payable in accordance with subsection (b) shall be computed 
in accordance with section 806 on the assumption he or she has had 20 
years of service, except that the additional service credit that may 
accrue to a deceased participant under this subsection shall in no case 
exceed the difference between his or her age on the date of death and 
age 65. In all cases arising under this subsection or subsection (b), (c), 
(d), or (g), it shall be assumed that the deceased participant was 
qualified for retirement on the date of death. 
(f) If an annuitant entitled to a reduced annuity dies in service after 
being recalled under section 308 and is survived by a spouse or former 
spouse entitled to a survivor annuity based on the service of such 
annuitant, such survivor annuity shall be computed as if the recall 
service had otherwise terminated on the day of death and the annuity 
of the deceased had been resumed in accordance with section 823. If 
such death occurs after the annuitant had completed sufficient recall 
service to attain eligibility for a supplemental annuity, a surviving 
spouse or surviving former spouse who was married to the partici-
pant at any time during a period of recall service shall be entitled to 
elect, in addition to any other benefits and in lieu of a refund of 
retirement contributions made during the recall service, a supple-
mental survivor annuity computed and paid under section 806(i) as if 
the recall service had otherwise terminated. If the annuitant had 
completed sufficient recall service to attain eligibility to have his or 
her annuity determined anew, a surviving spouse or such a surviving 
former spouse may elect, in lieu of any other survivor benefit under 
this chapter, to have the rights of the emnuitant redetermined and to 
receive a survivor annuity computed under subsection (b) on the basis 
of the total service of the annuitant. 
(g) Notwithstanding subsection (b), if the participant or former 
participant had a former spouse qualifying for an annuity under 
section 814(b), the annuity of the spouse under this section shall be 
subject to the limitation of section 806(b)(3)(B). 
(h) Annuities that become payable under this section shall com-
mence, terminate, and be resumed in accordance with subsection 
(b)(4), (e), or (h) of section 806, as appropriate. 
SEC. 810. DISCONTINUED SERVICE RETIREMENT.—Any participant 
who voluntarily separates from the Service after obtaining at least 5 
years of service credit toward retirement under the System (exclud-
ing military and naval service) may upon separation from the Service 
or at any time prior to becoming eligible for an annuity elect to have 
his or her contributions to the Fund returned in accordance with 
section 815, or to leave his or her contributions in the Fund and 
receive an annuity, computed under section 806, commencing at age 
60. 
SEC. 811. VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT.—Any participant who is at 
least 50 years of age and has 20 years of creditable service, including 
at least 5 years of service credit toward retirement under the System 
(excluding military and naval service), may on his or her own 
application and with the consent of the Secretary be retired from the 
Service and receive retirement benefits in accordance with section 
806. 
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94 STAT. 2113 
Presidential 
appointment, 
termination. 
22 u s e 4054. 
SEC. 812. MANDATORY RETIREMENT.—(a) Except as provided in 22 use 4052. 
subsection Ot)), any participant shall be retired from the Service at the 
end of the month in which the participant has reached age 65 and has 
at least 5 years of service credit toward retirement under the System 
(excluding military and naval service), and shall receive retirement 
benefits in accordance with section 806. 
0)X1) Any participant who is otherwise required to retire under 
subsection (a) while occupying a position to which he or she was 
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate, may continue to serve until that appointment is terminated. 
(2) Whenever the Secretary determines it to be in the public 
interest, any participant who is otherwise required to retire under 
subsection (a) may be retained on active service for a period not to 
exceed 5 years. 
(3) Any participant who completes a period of service authorized by 
this subsection shall be retired at the end of the month in which such 
authorized service is completed. 
SEC. 813. RETIREMENT OF FORMER PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEES.—If a 22 use 4053. 
participant completes an assignment under section 3020i)) in a posi-
tion to which he or she was appointed by the President and has not 
been reassigned within 3 months after the termination of such 
assignment (plus any period of authorized leave), the participant 
shall be retired from the Service and receive retirement benefits in 
accordance with section 806. 
SEC. 814. FORMER SPOUSES.—(aXD Unless otherwise expressly pro-
vided by any spousal agreement or court order under section 820(b)(1), 
a former spouse of a participant or former participant is entitled to 
an annuity^— 
(A) if married to the participant throughout the creditable 
service of the participant, equ£il to 50 percent of the annuity of 
the participant; or 
(B) if not married to the participant throughout such creditable 
service, equal to that former spouse's pro rata share of 50 percent 
of such annuity. 
(2) A former spouse shall not be qualified for an annuity under this 
subsection if before the commencement of that annuity the former 
spouse remarries before becoming 60 years of age. 
(3) The annuity of a former spouse under this subsection com-
mences on the later of the day the participant upon whose service the 
gmnuity is based becomes entitled to an annuity under this chapter on 
the first day of the month in which the divorce or annulment involved 
becomes final. The annuity of such former spouse and the right 
thereto terminate on— 
(A) the last day of the month before the former spouse dies or 
remarries before 60 years of age; or 
(B) the date the annuity of the participant terminates (except 
in the case of an annuity subject to paragraph (5XB)). 
(4) No spousal E^eement or court order under section 820(bXl) 
involving any participant may provide for an annuity or any combi-
nation of annuities under this subsection which exceeds the annuity 
of the participant, nor may any such court order relating to an 
annuity under this subsection be given effect if it is issued more than 
12 months after the date the divorce or annulment involved becomes 
final. 
(5XA) The annuity payable to any participant shall be reduced by Reduced 
the amount of an annuity under this subsection paid to any former annuity. 
spouse based upon the service of that participant. Such reduction 
shall be disregarded in calculating the survivor annuity for any 
Remarried 
spouse. 
Annuity 
termination. 
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Reinstated or 
reemployed 
annuitant. 
Survivor 
annuity 
entitlement. 
Maximum 
survivor 
annuity, 
limitation. 
spouse, former spouse, or other survivor under this chapter, and in 
calculating any reduction in the annuity of the participant to provide 
survivor benefits under subsection (b) or section 806(b)(3). 
(B) If any annuitant whose annuity is reduced under subparagraph 
(A) is recalled to service under section 308, or reinstated or 
reappointed in the Service in the case of a recovered disability 
annuitant or if any annuitant is reemployed as provided for under 
section 824, the salary of that annuitant shall be reduced by the same 
amount as the annuity would have been reduced if it had continued. 
Amounts equal to the reductions under this subparagraph shall be 
deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the 
Fund. 
(6) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), in the case of any former spouse 
of a disability annuitant— 
(A) the annuity of that former spouse shall commence on the 
date the participant would qualify on the basis of his or her 
creditable service for an annuity under this chapter (other than a 
disability annuity) or the date the disability annuity begins, 
whichever is later, and 
(B) the amount of the annuity of the former spouse shall be 
calculated on the basis of the annuity for which the participant 
would otherwise so qualify. 
(7) An annuity under this subsection shall be treated the same as a 
survivor annuity under subsection (b) for purposes of section 806(h) or 
any comparable provision of law. 
(b)(1) Subject to any election under section 8O60t))(l)(C) and unless 
otherwise expressly provided by any spousal agreement or court 
order under section 820(b)(1), if a former participant who is entitled to 
receive an annuity is survived by a former spouse, the former spouse 
shall be entitled to a survivor annuity— 
(A) if married to the participant throughout the creditable 
service of the participant, equal to 55 percent of the full amount 
of the participant's annuity, as computed under section 806(a); or 
(B) if not married to the participant throughout such creditable 
service, equal to that former spouse's pro rata share of 55 percent 
of the full amount of such annuity. 
(2) A former spouse shall not be qualified for an annuity under this 
subsection if before the commencement of that annuity the former 
spouse remarries before becoming 60 years of age. 
(3) An annuity payable from the Fund to a surviving former spouse 
under this subsection shall commence on the day after the annuitant 
dies and shall terminate on the last day of the month before the 
former spouse's death or remarriage before attaining age 60. If such a 
survivor annuity is terminated because of remarriage, it shall be 
restored at the same rate commencing on the date such remarriage is 
terminated if any lump sum paid upon termination of the annuity is 
returned to the Fund. 
(4)(A) The maximum survivor annuity or combination of survivor 
annuities under this section (and section 806(b)(3)) with respect to any 
participant or former participant may not exceed 55 percent of the 
full amount of the participant's annuity, as calculated under section 
806(a). 
(B) Once a survivor annuity has been provided for under this 
subsection for any former spouse, a survivor annuity may thereafter 
be provided for under this subsection (or section 8O60t»)(3)) with 
respect to a participant or former participant only for that portion (if 
any) of the maximum available which is not committed for survivor 
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94 STAT. 2115 
benefits for any former spouse whose prospective right to such 
annuity has not terminated by reason of death or remarriage. 
(C) After the death of a participant or former participant, a court 
order under section 820(bXl) may not adjust the amount of the 
annuity of any former spouse under this section. 
(5XA) For each full month after a former spouse of a participant or 
former participant dies or remarries before attaining age 60, the 
annuity of the participant, if reduced to provide a survivor annuity 
for that former spouse, shall be recomputed and paid as if the annuity 
had not been so reduced, unless an election is in effect under 
subparagraph (B). 
(B) Subject to paragraph (4XB), the participant may elect in writing 
within one year after receipt of notice of the death or remarriage of 
the former spouse to continue the reduction in order to provide a 
higher survivor annuity under section 8060)X3) for any spouse of the 
participant. 
(cXD In the case of any participant or former participant providing 
a survivor annuity benefit under subsection Qo) for a former spouse— 
(A) such participant may elect, or 
(B) a spousal agreement or court order under section 820(b)(1) 
may provide for, 
an additional survivor annuity under this subsection for any other 
former spouse or spouse surviving the participant, if the participant 
satisfactorily peisses a physical examination as prescribed by the 
Secretary of State. 
(2) Neither the total amount of survivor annuity or annuities under 
this subsection with respect to any participant or former participant, 
nor the survivor annuity or annuities for any one surviving spouse or 
former spouse of such participant under this section and section 806, 
shall exceed 55 percent of the full amount of the participant's 
annuity, as computed under section 806(a). 
(3XA) In accordance with regulations which the Secretary of State Regulations, 
shall prescribe, the participant involved may provide for any annuity 
under this subsection— 
(i) by a reduction in the annuity or an allotment from the 
salary of the participant, 
(ii) by a lump sum pa3anent or installment payments to the 
Fund, or 
(iii) by any combination thereof. 
(B) The present value of the total amount to accrue to the Fund 
under subparagraph (A) to provide any annuity under this subsection 
shall be actuarially equivalent in value to such annuity, as calculated 
upon such tables of mortality as may from time to time be prescribed 
for this purpose by the Secretary of State. 
(C) If a former spouse predeceases the participant or remarries 
before attaining age 60 (or, in the case of a spouse, the spouse does not 
qualify as a former spouse upon dissolution of the marriage)— 
(i) if an annuity reduction or salary allotment under subpara-
graph (A) is in effect for that spouse or former spouse, the 
annuity shall be recomputed and paid as if it had not been 
reduced or the salary allotment terminated, as the case may be, 
and 
(ii) any amount accruing to the Fund under subparagraph (A) 
shall be refunded, but only to the extent that such amount may 
have exceeded the actuarial cost of providing benefits under this 
subsection for the period such benefits were provided, as deter-
mined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of State. 
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Annuity rights, 
termination. 
Survivor 
payments, order 
of precedence. 
(D) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of State, an 
annuity shall be recomputed (or salary allotment terminated or 
adjusted), and a refund provided (if appropriate), in a manner 
comparable to that provided under subparagraph (C), in order to 
reflect a termination or reduction of future benefits under this 
subsection for a spouse in the event a former spouse of the participant 
dies or remarries before attaining age 60 and an increased annuity is 
provided for that spouse in accordance with this chapter. 
(4) An annuity payable under this subsection to a spouse or former 
spouse shall commence on the day after the participant dies and shall 
terminate on the last day of the month before the former spouse's 
death or remarriage before attaining age 60. 
(5) Section 826 shall not apply to any annuity under this subsection, 
unless authorized under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
State. 
(d) Section 806(1) shall not apply— 
(1) to any annuity payable under subsection (a) or (b) to any 
former spouse if the amount of that annuity varies by reason of a 
spousal agreement or court order under section 820(b)(1), or an 
election under section 8060t))(l)(B), from the amount which would 
be calculated under subsection (a)(1) or (b)(1), as the case may be, 
in the absence of such spousal agreement, court order, or elec-
tion; and 
(2) to any annuity payable under subsection (c). 
SEC. 815. LUMP-SUM PAYMENTS.—(a) Whenever a participant 
becomes separated from the Service without becoming eligible for an 
annuity or a deferred annuity under this chapter, a lump-sum credit 
shall be paid to the participant (and to any former spouse of the 
participant, in accordance with subsection (i)). 
Ot)) Whenever an annuitant becomes separated from the Service 
following a period of recall service without becoming eligible for a 
supplemental or recomputed annuity under section 823, the compul-
sory contributions of the annuitant to the Fund for such service, 
together with any special contributions the annuitant may have 
made for other service performed after the date of separation from 
the Service which forms the basis for annuity, shall be returned to 
the annuitant (and any former spouse of the annuitant who was 
married to the participant during the period of recall service, in 
accordance with subsection (i)). 
(c) If all annuity rights under this chapter based on the service of a 
deceased participant or annuitant terminate before the total annuity 
paid equals the lump-sum credit to which the participant or annu-
itant is entitled, the difference shall be paid in accordance with 
subsection (f). 
(d) If a participant or former participant dies and is not survived by 
an individual eligible for an annuity under this chapter or by such an 
individual or individuals all of whose annuity rights terminate before 
a claim for survivor annuity is filed, the lump-sum credit to which the 
participant or annuitant is entitled shall be paid in accordance with 
subsection (f). 
(e) If an annuitant who was a former participant dies, any annuity 
accrued and unpaid shall be paid in accordance with subsection (f). 
(f) Payments under subsections (c) through (e) shall be paid in the 
following order of precedence to individuals surviving the participant 
and alive on the date entitlement to the payment arises, upon the 
establishment of a valid claim therefor, and such payment shall be a 
bar to recovery by any other person: 
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94 STAT. 2117 
(1) To the beneficiary or beneficiaries last designated by the 
participant before or after retirement in a signed and witnessed 
writing filed with the Secretary of State prior to the death of the 
participant, for which purpose a designation, change, or cancella-
tion of beneficiary in a will or other document which is not so 
executed and filed shall have no force or effect. 
(2) If there is no such beneficiary, to the surviving wife or 
husband of the participant. 
(3) If none of the above, to the child (without regard to the 
definition in section 804(2)) or children of the participant (includ-
ing adopted and natural children but not stepchildren) and 
descendants of deceased children by representation. 
(4) If none of the above, to the parents of the participant or the 
survivor of them. 
(5) If none of the above, to the duly appointed executor or 
administrator of the estate of the participant. 
(6) If none of the above, to such other next of kin of the 
participant as may be determined in the judgment of the Secre-
tary of State to be legally entitled to such payment, except that 
no payment shall be made under this paragraph until after the 
expiration of 30 days after the death of the participant or 
annuitant. 
(g) Annuity accrued and unpaid on the death of a survivor annu-
itgmt shall be paid in the following order of precedence, and the 
pajnnent bars recovery by any other person: 
(1) To the duly appointed executor or administrator of the 
estate of the survivor annuitant. 
(2) If there is no such executor or administrator, to such person 
as may be determined by the Secretary of State (after the 
expiration of 30 days from the date of death of the survivor 
annuitant) to be entitled under the laws of the domicile of the 
survivor annuitant at the time of death. 
(h) Amounts deducted and withheld from basic salary of a partici-
pant under section 805 from the beginning of the first pay period 
after the participant has completed 35 years of service computed 
under section 816 (excluding service credit for unused sick leave 
under section 816(b)), together with interest on the amounts at the 
rate of 3 percent a year compounded annually from the date of the 
deduction to the date of retirement or death, shall be applied toward 
any special contribution due under section 805(d), and any balance 
not so required shall be refunded in a lump sum to the participant 
after separation or, in the event of a death in service, to a beneficiary 
in the order of precedence specified in subsection (f). 
(i) Unless otherwise expressly provided by any spousal agreement 
or court order under section 820(bXl), the amount of a participant's or 
former participant's lump-sum credit payable to a former spouse of 
that participant shall be— 
(1) if the former spouse was married to the participant 
throughout the period of creditable service of the participant, 50 
percent of the lump-sum credit to which such participant would 
be entitled in the absence of this subsection, or 
(2) if such former spouse was not married to the participant 
throughout such creditable service, an amount equal to such 
former spouse's pro rata share of 50 percent of such lump-sum 
credit. 
The lump-sum credit of the participant shall be reduced by the 
amount of the lump-sum credit payable to the former spouse. 
Death of 
survivor, 
annuity 
pajrment. 
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Computation. 
Special 
contribution. 
Annuity 
computation 
credit. 
SEC. 816. CREDITABLE SERVICE.—(a) Except as otherwise specified by 
law, all periods of civilian and military and naval service, and all 
other periods through the date of final separation of a participant 
from the Service that the Secretary of State determines would be 
creditable toward retirement under the Civil Service Retirement and 
Disability System (as determined in accordance with section 8332 of 
title 5, United States Code), shall be creditable for purposes of this 
chapter. Conversely, any such service performed after December 31, 
1976, that would not be creditable under specified conditions under 
section 8332 of title 5, United States Code, shall be excluded under 
this chapter under the same conditions. 
(b) In computing any annuity under this chapter, the total service 
of a participant who retires on an immediate annuity or who dies 
leaving a survivor or survivors entitled to annuity includes (without 
regard to the 35-year limitation imposed by section 806(a)) the days of 
unused sick leave to the credit of the participant, except that these 
days shall not be counted in determining average basic salary or 
annuity eligibility under this chapter. A contribution to the Fund 
shall not be required from a participant for this service credit. 
(c)(1) A participant who enters on approved leave without pay to 
serve as a full-time officer or employee of an organization composed 
primarily of Government employees may, within 60 days after 
entering on that leave without pay, file with the emplojdng agency an 
election to receive full retirement credit for such periods of leave 
without pay and arrange to pay concurrently into the Fund through 
the employing agency, amounts equal to the retirement deductions 
and agency contributions on the Foreign Service salary rate that 
would be applicable if the participant were in a pay status. If the 
election and all pa5maents provided by this subsection are not made 
for the periods of such leave without pay occurring after Novem-
ber 7, 1976, the participant may not receive any credit for such 
periods of leave without pay occurring after such date. 
(2) A participant may make a special contribution for any period or 
periods of approved leave without pay while serving before Novem-
ber 7,1976, as a full-time officer or employee of an organization 
composed primarily of Government employees. Any such contribution 
shall be based upon the suspended Foreign Service salary rate and 
shall be computed in accordance with section 805. A participant who 
makes such contributions shall be allowed full retirement credit for 
the period or periods of leave without pay. If this contribution is not 
made, up to 6 months' retirement credit shall be allowed for such 
periods of leave without pay each calendar year. 
(d) A participant who has received a refund of retirement contribu-
tions (which has not been repaid) under this or any other retirement 
system for Government employees covering service which may be 
creditable may make a special contribution for such service under 
section 805. Credit may not be allowed for service covered by the 
refund unless the special contribution is made. 
(e) No credit in annuity computation shall be allowed for any period 
of civilian service for which a participant made retirement contribu-
tions to another retirement system for Government employees 
unless— 
(1) the right to any annuity under the other system which is 
based on such service is waived, and 
(2) a special contribution is made under section 805 covering 
such service. 
(f) A participant who during a period of war, or national emergency 
proclaimed by the President or declared by the Congress, leaves the 
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Service to enter the military service is deemed, for the purpose of this 
chapter, as not separated from the Service unless the participant 
applies for and receives a lump-sum payment under section 815. 
However, the participant is deemed to be separated from the Service 
after the expiration of 5 years of such military service. 
(g)(1) An annuity or survivor annuity based on the service of a 
participant of Japanese ancestry who would be eligible under section 
8332(1) of title 5, United States Code, for credit for civilian service for 
periods of internment during World War II shall, upon application to 
the Secretary of State, be recomputed to give credit for that service. 
Any such recomputation of an annuity shall apply with respect to 
months beginning more than 30 days after the date on which 
application for such recomputation is received by the Secretary of 
State. 
(2) The Secretary of State shall take such action as may be 
necessary and appropriate to inform individuals entitled to have any 
service credited or annuity recomputed under this subsection of their 
entitlement to such credit or recomputation. 
(3) The Secretary of State shall, on request, assist any individual 
referred to in paragraph (1) in obtaining from any agency or other 
Government establishment information necessary to verify the enti-
tlement of the individual to have any service credited or any annuity 
recomputed under this subsection. 
(4) Any agency or other Government establishment shall, upon 
request, furnish to the Secretary of State any information it possesses 
with respect to the internment or other detention, as described in 
section 8332(1) of title 5, United States Code, of any participant. 
(h) A participant who, while on approved leave without pay, serves 
as a full-time paid employee of a Member or office of the Congress 
shall continue to make contributions to the Fund based upon the 
Foreign Service salary rate that would be in effect if the participant 
were in a pay status. The participant's employing office in the 
Congress shall make a matching contribution (from the appropri-
ation or fund which is used for payment of the salary of the 
participant) to the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the 
Fund. All periods of service for which full contributions to the Fund 
are made under this subsection shall be counted as creditable service 
for purposes of this chapter and shall not, unless all retirement credit 
is transferred, be counted as creditable service under any other 
Government retirement system. 
(i)(l) Service of a participant shall be considered creditable service 
for purposes of applying provisions of this chapter relating to former 
spouses if such service would be creditable— 
(A) under subsection (c) (1) or (2) but for the fact an election was 
not made under subsection (c)(1) or a special contribution was not 
made under subsection (c)(2), and 
(B) under subsection (d) but for the fact that a refund of 
contributions has not been repaid unless the former spouse 
received under this chapter a portion of the lump sum (or a 
spousal agreement or court order provided otherwise). 
(2) A former spouse shall not be considered as married to a 
participant— 
(A) for periods assumed to be creditable service under section 
808(a) or section 809(e), or 
(B) for any extra period of creditable service provided under 
section 817 for service of a participant at an unhealthful post 
unless the former spouse resided with the participant at that post 
during that period. 
Participants of 
Japanese 
ancestry, 
annuity 
recomputation. 
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SEC. 817. ExTRA CREDIT FOR SERVICE AT UNHEALTHFUL POSTS.—The 
Secretary of State may from time to time establish a list of places 
which by reason of climatic or other extreme conditions are to be 
classed as unhealthful posts. Each year of duty at such posts, 
inclusive of regular leaves of absence, shall be counted as one and a 
half years in computing the length of the service of a participant for 
the purpose of retirement, fractional months being considered as full 
months in computing such service. No such extra credit for service at 
such unhealthful posts shall be credited to any participant who is 
paid a differential under section 5925 or 5928 of title 5, United States 
Code, for such service. 
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SEC. 818. ESTIMATE OF APPROPRIATIONS NEEDED.—The Secretary of 
the Treasury shall prepare the estimates of the annual appropri-
ations required to be made to the Fund, and shall make actuarial 
valuations of the System at intervals of not more than five years. The 
Secretary of State may expend from money to the credit of the Fund 
an amount not exceeding $5,000 per year for the incidental expenses 
necessary in administering the provisions of this chapter, including 
actuarial advice. 
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SEC. 819. INVESTMENT OF THE FUND.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall invest from time to time in interest-bearing securities of 
the United States such portions of the Fund as in the judgment of the 
Secretary of the Treasury may not be immediately required for the 
payment of annuities, cash benefits, refunds, and allowances. The 
income derived from such investments shall constitute a part of the 
Fund. 
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SEC. 820. ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT OF MONEYS.—(a)(1) An 
individual entitled to an annuity from the Fund may make allot-
ments or assignments of amounts from such annuity for such pur-
poses as the Secretary of State in his or her sole discretion considers 
appropriate. 
(2) Notwithstanding section 3477 of the Revised Statutes of the 
United States (31 U.S.C. 203) or any other law, a member of the 
Service who is entitled to receive benefits under section 609(b)(1) may 
assign to any person the whole or any part of those benefits. Any such 
assignment shall be on a form approved by the Secretary of the 
Treasury and a copy of such assignment form shall be deposited with 
the Secretary of the Treasury by the member executing the 
assignment. 
(b)(1)(A) In the case of any participant or annuitant who has a 
former spouse who is covered by a court order or who is a party to a 
spousal agreement— 
(i) any right of the former spouse to any annuity under section 
814(a) in connection with any retirement or disability annuity of 
the participant, and the amount of any such annuity; 
(ii) any right of the former spouse to a survivor annuity under 
section 814 (b) or (c), and the amount of any such annuity; and 
(iii) any right of the former spouse to any payment of a lump-
sum credit under section 815 (a) or (b); 
shall be determined in accordance with that spousal agreement or 
court order, if and to the extent expressly provided for in the terms of 
that spousal agreement or court order. 
(B) This paragraph shall not apply in the case of any spousal 
agreement or court order which, as determined by the Secretary of 
State— 
(i) would provide for a survivor annuity for a spouse or any 
former spouse of a participant with respect to which there has 
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not been an annuity reduction (or a salary reduction or payment 
under section 814(c)(3)); or 
(ii) is otherwise inconsistent with the requirements of this 
chapter. 
(2) Except with respect to obligations between participants and 
former spouses, pa3mients under this chapter which would otherwise 
be made to a participant or annuitant based upon his or her service 
shall be paid (in whole or in part) by the Secretary of State to another 
individual to the extent expressly provided for in the terms of any 
order or any court decree of legal separation, or the terms of any 
court order or court-approved property settlement agreement inci-
dent to any court decree of legal separation. 
(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall apply only to payments made under 
this chapter for periods beginning after the date of receipt by the 
Secretary of State of written notice of such decree, order, or agree-
ment, and such additional information and such documentation as 
the Secretary of State may require. 
(4) Any payment under this subsection to an individual bars 
recovery by any other individual. 
(5) The 10-year requirement of section 80403)(6), or any other 
provision of this chapter, shall not be construed to affect the rights 
any spouse or individual formerly married to a participant or 
annuitant may have, under any law or rule of law of any State or the 
District of Columbia, with respect to an annuity of a participant or 
annuitant under this chapter. 
(c) None of the moneys mentioned in this chapter shall be assign-
able either in law or equity, except under subsection (a) or (b) of this 
section, or subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or 
other legal process, except as otherwise may be provided by Federal 
law. 
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authorizes— 
(1) new or liberalized benefits payable from the Fund, includ-
ing annuity increases other than under section 825; 
(2) extension of the benefits of the System to new groups of 
employees; or 
(3) increases in salary on which benefits are computed; 
is deemed to authorize appropriations to the Fund to finance the 
unfunded liability created by that statute, in 30 equal annual 
installments with interest computed at the rate used in the then most 
recent valuation of the System and with the first payment thereof 
due as of the end of the fiscal year in which each new or liberalized 
benefit, extension of benefits, or increase in salary is effective. 
(b) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund for each Appropriation 
fiscal year an amount equal to the amount of the Foreign Service authorization, 
normal cost for that year which is not met by contributions to the 
Fund under section 805(a). 
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fiscal year, the Secretary of State shall notify the Secretary of the 
Treasury of the amount equivalent to— 
(1) interest on the unfunded liability computed for that year at 
the interest rate used in the then most recent valuation of the 
System, and 
(2) that portion of disbursement for annuities for that year 
which the Secretary of State estimates is attributable to credit 
allowed for military and naval service. 
(b) Before closing the accounts for each fiscal year, the Secretary of 
the Treasury shall credit such amounts to the Fund, as a Government 
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Reports to 
Congress. 
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contribution, out of any money in the Treasury of the United States 
not otherwise appropriated. 
(c) Requests for appropriations to the Fund under section 821(b) 
shall include reports to the Congress on the sums credited to the Fund 
under this section. 
SEC. 823. ANNUITY ADJUSTMENT FOR RECALL SERVICE.—(a) Any 
annuitant recalled to duty in the Service under section 308(a) shall, 
while so serving, be entitled in lieu of annuity to the full salary of the 
class in which serving. During such service the recalled annuitant 
shall make contributions to the Fund in accordance with section 805. 
On the day following termination of the recall service, the former 
annuity shall be resumed, adjusted by any cost-of-living increases 
under section 825 that became effective during the recall period. 
(b) If the recall service lasts less than one year, the contributions of 
the annuitant to the Fund during recall service shall be refunded in 
accordance with section 815. If the recall service lasts more than one 
year, the annuitant may, in lieu of such refund, elect a supplemental 
annuity computed under section 806 on the basis of service credit and 
average salary earned during the recall period irrespective of the 
number of years of service credit previously earned. If the recall 
service continues for at least 5 years, the annuitant may elect to have 
his or her annuity determined anew under section 806 in lieu of any 
other benefits under this section. Any annuitant who is recalled 
under section 308 may upon written application count as recall 
service any prior service that is creditable under section 816 that was 
performed after the separation upon which his or her annuity is 
based. 
SEC. 824. REEMPLOYMENT.—(a) Notwithstanding any other law, any 
member of the Service who has retired and is receiving an annuity 
under this chapter, and who is reemployed in the Government service 
in any part-time or full-time appointive position, shall be entitled to 
receive the salary of the position in which he or she is serving plus so 
much of the annuity payable under this chapter which when com-
bined with such salary does not exceed during any calendar year the 
basic salary the member was entitled to receive under this Act on the 
date of retirement from the Service. Any such reemployed member of 
the Service who receives salary during any calendar year in excess of 
the maximum amount which he or she may be entitled to receive 
under this subsection shall be entitled to such salary in lieu of 
benefits under this chapter. 
(b) When any such retired member of the Service is reemployed, the 
employer shall send a notice of such reemployment to the Secretary 
of State, together with all pertinent information relating to such 
employment, and shall pay directly to such member the salary of the 
position in which he or she is serving. 
(c) In the event of any overpayment under this section, such 
overpayment shall be recovered by withholding the amount involved 
from the salary payable to such reemployed member of the Service or 
from any other moneys, including annuity payments, payable under 
this chapter. 
SEC. 825. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS.—(a) The voluntary contribu-
tion account shall be the sum of unrefunded amounts voluntarily 
contributed prior to the effective date of this Act by any participant 
or former participant under any prior law authorizing such contribu-
tions to the Fund, plus interest compounded at the rate of 3 percent 
per year to the date of separation from the Service or (in case of 
participant or former participant separated with entitlement to a 
deferred annuity) to the date the voluntary contribution account is 
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94 STAT. 2123 
Account 
payment. 
claimed, the commencing date fixed for the deferred annuity, or the 
date of death, whichever is earher. Effective on the date the partici-
pant becomes eUgible for an annuity or a deferred annuity and at the 
election of the participant, his or her account shall be— 
(1) returned in a lump sum; 
(2) used to purchase an additional life annuity; 
(3) used to purchase an additional life annuity for the partici-
pant and to provide for a cash payment on his or her death to a 
beneficiary whose name shall be notified in writing to the 
Secretary of State by the participant; or 
(4) used to purchase an additional life annuity for the partici-
pant and a life annuity commencing on his or her death payable 
to a beneficiary whose name shall be notified in writing to the 
Secretary of State by the participant, with a guaranteed return 
to the beneficiary or his or her legal representative of an amount 
equal to the cash payment referred to in paragraph (3). 
(b) The benefits provided by subsection (a) (2), (3), or (4) shall be Benefits, 
actuarially equivalent in value to the payment provided for by 
subsection (a)(1) and shall be calculated upon such tables of mortality 
as may be from time to time prescribed for this purpose by the 
Secretary of the Treasury. 
(c) A voluntary contribution account shall be paid in a lump sum 
following receipt of an application therefor from a present or former 
participant if application is filed prior to payment of any additional 
annuity. If not sooner paid, the account shall be paid at such time as 
the participant separates from the Service for any reason without 
entitlement to an annuity or a deferred annuity or at such time as a 
former participant dies or withdraws compulsory contributions to the 
Fund. In case of death, the account shall be paid in the order of 
precedence specified in section 815(f). 
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of-living annuity increase shall become effective under this section on 
the effective date of each such increase under section 8340(b) of title 5, 
United States Code. Each such increase shall be applied to each 
annuity payable from the Fund which has a commencing date not 
later than the effective date of the increase. 
(b) Each annuity increase under this section shall be identical to 
the corresponding percentage increase under section 8340(b) of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(c) Eligibility for an annuity increase under this section shall be 
governed by the commencing date of each annuity payable from the 
Fund as of the effective date of an increase except as follows: 
(1) An annuity (except a deferred annuity) payable from the 
Fund to a participant who retires and receives an immediate 
annuity, or to a surviving spouse or former spouse of a deceased 
participant who dies in service or who dies after being separated 
with benefits under section 609(b)(2), which has a commencing 
date after the effective date of the then last preceding general 
annuity increase under this section shall not be less than the 
annuity which would have been payable if the commencing date 
of such annuity had been the effective date of such last preceding 
increase. In the administration of this paragraph, the number of 
days of unused sick leave to the credit of a participant or 
deceased participant on the effective date of the then last 
preceding general annuity increase under this section shall be 
deemed to be equal to the number of days of unused sick leave to 
his or her credit on the day of separation from the Service. 
Annuity 
increase, 
eligibility. 
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Monthly 
installment. 
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(2) Effective from its commencing date, an annuity payable 
from the Fund to the survivor of an annuitant, except a child 
entitled to an annuity under section 806(c) or 809 (c) or (d), shall 
be increased by the total percentage increase the annuitant was 
receiving under this section at death. 
(3) For purposes of computing or recomputing an annuity to a 
child under section 806 (c) or (d) or 809 (c) or (d), the items $900, 
$1,080, $2,700, and $3,240 appearing in section 806(c) shall be 
increased by the total percentage increases by which correspond-
ing amounts are being increased under section 8340 of title 5, 
United States Code, on the date the annuity of the child becomes 
effective. 
(d) No increase in annuity provided by this section shall be 
computed on any additional annuity purchased at retirement by 
voluntary contributions. 
(e) The monthly installment of annuity after adjustment under this 
section shall be fixed at the nearest dollar, except such installment 
shall after adjustment reflect an increase of at least $1. 
(f) Effective from its commencing date, there shall be an increase of 
10 percent in the annuity of each surviving spouse whose entitlement 
to annuity resulted from the death of an annuitant who, prior to 
October 1, 1976, elected a reduced annuity in order to provide a 
spouse's survivor annuity. 
SEC. 827. COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN CIVIL SERVICE AND FOREIGN 
SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS.—(a) In order to maintain existing 
conformity between the Civil Service Retirement and Disability 
System under subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States 
Code, and the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System, 
whenever a law of general applicability is enacted which— 
(1) affects the treatment of current or former participants, 
annuitants, or survivors under the Civil Service Retirement and 
Disability System; and 
(2) affects treatment which, immediately prior to the enact-
ment of such law, was substantially identical to the treatment 
accorded to participants, former participants, annuitants, or 
survivors under the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability 
System; 
such law shall be extended in accordance with subsection (b) to the 
Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System so that it applies 
in like manner with respect to participants, former participants, 
annuitants, or survivors under that System. 
(b) The President shall by Executive order prescribe regulations to 
implement this section and may make such extension retroactive to a 
date no earlier than the effective date of the provision of law 
applicable to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability System. 
Any provision of an Executive order issued under this section shall 
modify, supersede, or render inapplicable, as the CEise may be, to the 
extent inconsistent therewith— 
(1) all provisions of law enacted prior to the effective date of 
that provision of the Executive order, and 
(2) any prior provision of an Executive order issued under this 
section. 
CHAPTER 9—TRAVEL, LEAVE, AND OTHER BENEFITS 
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SEC. 901. TRAVEL AND RELATED EXPENSES.—The Secretary may 
pay 
the travel and related expenses of members of the Service and their 
families, including costs or expenses incurred for— 
Regulations. 
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94 STAT. 2125 
(1) proceeding to and returning from assigned posts of duty; 
(2) authorized or required home leave; 
(3) family members to accompany, precede, or follow a member 
of the Service to a place of temporary duty; 
(4) representational travel within the country to which the 
member of the Service is assigned or, when not more than one 
family member participates, outside such country; 
(5) obtaining necessary medical care for an illness, injury, or 
medical condition while abroad in a locality where there is no 
suitable person or facility to provide such care (without regard to 
those laws and regulations limiting or restricting the furnishing 
or payment of transportation and traveling expenses), as well as 
expenses for— 
(A) an attendant or attendants for a member of the Service 
or a family member who is too ill to travel unattended or for 
a family member who is too young to travel alone, and 
(B) a family member incapable of caring for himself or 
herself if he or she remained at the post at which the 
member of the Service is serving; 
(6) rest and recuperation travel of members of the Service who 
are United States citizens, and members of their families, while 
serving at locations abroad specifically designated by the Secre-
tary for purposes of this paragraph, to— 
(A) other locations abroad having different social, climatic, 
or other environmental conditions than those at the post at 
which the member of the Service is serving, or 
(B) locations in the United States; 
except that, unless the Secretary otherwise specifies in extraordi-
nary circumstances, travel expenses under this paragraph shall 
be limited to the cost for a member of the Service, and for each 
member of the family of the member, of 1 round trip during any 
continuous 2-year tour unbroken by home leave and of 2 round 
trips during any continuous 3-year tour unbroken by home leave; 
(7) removal of the family members of a member of the Service, 
and the furniture and household and personal effects (including 
automobiles) of the family, from a Foreign Service post where 
there is imminent danger because of the prevalence of disturbed 
conditions, and the return of such individuals, furniture, and 
effects to such post upon the cessation of such conditions, or to 
such other Foreign Service post as may in the meantime have 
become the post to which the member of the Service has been 
reassigned; 
(8) trips by a member of the Service for purposes of family 
visitation in situations where the family of the member is 
prevented by official order from accompanying the member to, or 
has been ordered from, the assigned post of the member because 
of imminent danger due to the prevalence of disturbed condi-
tions, except that— 
(A) with respect to any such member whose family is 
located in the United States, the Secretary may pay the costs 
and expenses for not to exceed two round trips in a 12-month 
period; and 
(B) with respect to any such member whose family is 
located abroad, the Secretary may pay such costs and 
expenses for trips in a 12-month period as do not exceed the 
cost of 2 round trips (at less than first class) to the District of 
Columbia; 
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(9) round-trip travel from a location abroad for purposes of 
family visitation in emergency situations involving personal 
hardship; 
(10) preparing and transporting to the designated home in the 
United States or to a place not more distant, the remains of a 
member of the Service, or of a family member of a member of the 
Service, who dies abroad or while in travel status; 
(11) transporting the furniture and household and personal 
effects of a member of the Service (and of his or her family) to 
successive posts of duty and, on separation of a member from the 
Service, to the place where the member will reside (or if the 
member has died, to the place where his or her family will 
reside); 
(12) packing and unpacking, transporting to and from a place 
of storage, and storing the furniture and household and personal 
effects of a member of the Service (and of his or her family)— 
(A) when the member is absent from his or her post of 
assignment under orders or is assigned to a Foreign Service 
post to which such furniture and household and personal 
effects cannot be taken or at which they cannot be used, or 
when it is in the public interest or more economical to 
authorize storage; 
(B) in connection with an assignment of the member to a 
new post, except that costs and expenses may be paid under 
this subparagraph only for the period beginning on the date 
of departure from his or her last post or (in the case of a new 
member) on the date of departure from the place of residence 
of the member and ending on the earlier of the date which is 
3 months after arrival of the member at the new post or the 
date on which the member establishes residence quarters; 
and 
(C) in connection with separation of the member from the 
Service, except that costs or expenses may not be paid under 
this subparagraph for storing furniture and household and 
personal effects for more than 3 months; 
(13) transporting, for or on behalf of a member of the Service, a 
privately owned motor vehicle in any case in which the Secretary 
determines that water, rail, or air transportation of the motor 
vehicle is necessary or expedient for all or any part of the 
distance between points of origin and destination, but transpor-
tation may be provided under this paragraph for only one motor 
vehicle of a member during any 48-month period while the 
member is continuously serving abroad, except that another 
motor vehicle may be so transported as a replacement for such 
motor vehicle if such replacement— 
(A) is determined, in advance, by the Secretary to be 
necessary for reasons beyond the control of the member and 
in the interest of the Government, or 
(B) is incident to a reassignment when the cost of trans-
porting the replacement motor vehicle does not exceed the 
cost of transporting the motor vehicle that is replaced; 
(14) the travel and relocation of members of the Service, and 
members of their families, assigned to or within the United 
States (or any territory or possession of the United States or the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico), including assignments under 
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executed by the member of the Service); and 
(15) 1 round-trip per year for each child below age 21 of a 
member of the Service assigned abroad— 
(A) to visit the member abroad if the child does not 
regularly reside with the member and the member is not 
receiving an education allowance or educational travel 
allowance for the child under section 5924(4) of title 5, 
United States Code; or 
(B) to visit the other parent of the child if the other parent 
resides in a country other than the country to which the 
member is assigned and the child regularly resides with the 
member and does not regularly attend school in the country 
in which the other parent resides, 
except that a pajnnent under this paragraph may not exceed the 
cost of round-trip travel between the post to which the member is 
assigned and the port of entry in the contiguous 48 States which 
is nearest to that post. 
SEC. 902. LOAN OF HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS.—The Secretary may, as a 22 use 4082. 
means of eliminating transportation costs, provide members of the 
Service with basic household furnishing and equipment for use on a 
loan basis in personally owned or leased residences. 
SEC. 903. REQUIRED LEAVE IN THE UNITED STATES.—(a) The Secre- 22 use 4083. 
tary may order a member of the Service who is a citizen of the United 
States to take a leave of absence under section 6305 of title 5, United 
States Code (without regard to the introductory clause of subsection 
(a) of that section), upon completion by that member of 18 months of 
continuous service abroad. The Secretary shall order on such a leave 
of absence a member of the Service who is a citizen of the United 
States as soon as possible after completion by that member of 3 years 
of continuous service abroad. 
(b) Leave ordered under this section may be taken in the United 
States, its territories and possessions, or the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico. 
(c) While on a leave of absence ordered under this section, the 
services of any member of the Service shall be available for such work 
or duties in the Department or elsewhere as the Secretary may 
prescribe, but the time of such work or duties shall not be counted as 
leave. 
SEC. 904. HEALTH CARE.—(a) The Secretary of State may establish a 22 use 4084. 
health care program to promote and maintain the physical and 
mental health of members of the Service, and (when incident to 
service abroad) other designated eligible Government employees, and 
members of the families of such members and employees. 
(b) Any such health care program may include (1) medical examina- Program 
tions for applicants for employment, (2) medical examinations and services. 
inoculations or vaccinations for members of the Service and employ-
ees of the Department who are citizens of the United States and for 
members of their families, and (3) examinations necessary in order to 
establish disability or incapacity of participants in the Foreign 
Service Retirement and Disability System or to provide survivor 
benefits under chapter 8. 
Ante, p. 2102. 
(c) The Secretary of State may establish health care facilities and 
provide for the services of physicians, nurses, or other health care 
personnel at Foreign Service posts abroad at which, in the opinion of 
the Secretary of State, a sufficient number of Government employees 
are assigned to warrant such facilities or services. 
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Treatment costs. 
(d) If an individual eligible for health care under this section incurs 
an illness, injury, or medical condition while abroad which requires 
hospitalization or similar treatment, the Secretary may pay all or 
part of the cost of such treatment. Limitations on such payments 
established by regulation may be waived whenever the Secretary 
determines that the illness, injury, or medical condition clearly was 
caused or materially aggravated by the fact that the individual 
concerned is or has been located abroad. 
(e) Health care may be provided under this section to a member of 
the Service or other designated eligible Government employee after 
the separation of such member or employee from Government 
service. Health care may be provided under this section to a member 
of the family of a member of the Service or of a designated eligible 
Government employee after the separation from Government service 
or the death of such member of the Service or employee or after 
dissolution of the marriage. 
Program review. 
(f) The Secretary of State shall review on a continuing basis the 
health care program provided for in this section. Whenever the 
Secretary of State determines that all or any part of such program 
can be provided for as well and as cheaply in other ways, the 
Secretary may, for such individuals, locations, and conditions as the 
Secretary of State deems appropriate, contract for health care pursu-
ant to such arrangements as the Secretary deems appropriate. 
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SEC. 905. REPRESENTATION EXPENSES.—Notwithstanding section 
5536 of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary may provide for 
official receptions and may pay entertainment and representational 
expenses (including expenses of family members) to enable the 
Department and the Service to provide for the proper representation 
of the United States and its interests. In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, provide for the 
use of United States products, including American wine. 
CHAPTER 10—LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS 
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SEC. 1001. LABOR-MANAGEMENT POUCY.—The Congress finds 
that— 
(1) experience in both private and public employment indicates 
that the statutory protection of the right of workers to organize, 
bargain collectively, and participate through labor organizations 
of their own choosing in decisions which affect them— 
(A) safeguards the public interest, 
(B) contributes to the effective conduct of public business, 
and 
(C) facilitates and encourages the amicable settlement of 
disputes between workers and their employers involving 
conditions of employment; 
(2) the public interest demands the highest standards of per-
formance by members of the Service and the continuous develop-
ment and implementation of modern and progressive work 
practices to facilitate improved performance and efficiency; and 
(3) the unique conditions of Foreign Service employment 
require a distinct framework for the development and implemen-
tation of modern, constructive, and cooperative relationships 
between management officials and organizations representing 
members of the Service. 
Therefore, labor organizations and collective bargaining in the Serv-
ice are in the public interest and are consistent with the requirement 
of an effective and efficient Government. The provisions of this 
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94 STAT. 2129 
chapter should be interpreted in a manner consistent with the 
requirement of an effective and efficient Government. 
SEC. 1002. DEFINITIONS.—As used in this chapter, the term— 22 use 4102. 
(1) "Authority" means the Federal Labor Relations Authority, 
described in section 7104(a) of title 5, United States Code; 
(2) "Board" means the Foreign Service Labor Relations Board, 
established bj^ section 1006(a); 
(3) "collective bargaining" means the performance of the 
mutual obligation of the management representative of the 
Department and of the exclusive representative of employees to 
meet at reasonable times and to consult and bargain in a good-
faith effort to reach agreement with respect to the conditions of 
employment affecting employees, and to execute, if requested by 
either party, a written document incorporating any collective 
bargaining agreement reached, but this obligation does not 
compel either party to agree to a proposal or to make a 
concession; 
(4) "collective bargaining agreement" means an agreement 
entered into as a result of collective bargaining under the 
provisions of this chapter; 
(5) "conditions of employment" means personnel policies, prac-
tices, and matters, whether established by regulation or other-
wise, affecting working conditions, but does not include policies, 
practices, and matters— 
(A) relating to political activities prohibited abroad or 
prohibited under subchapter III of chapter 73 of title 5, 
United States Code; 
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(B) relating to the designation or classification of any 
position under section 501; 
(C) to the extent such matters are specifically provided for 
by Federal statute; or 
(D) relating to Government-wide or multiagency responsi-
bility of the Secretary affecting the rights, benefits, or 
obligations of individuals employed in agencies other than 
those which are authorized to utilize the Foreign Service 
personnel system; 
(6) "confidential employee" means an employee who acts in a 
confidential capacity with respect to an individual who formu-
lates or effectuates management policies in the field of labor-
management relations; 
(7)' dues" means dues, fees, and assessments; 
(8) "employee" means— 
(A) a member of the Service who is a citizen of the United 
States, wherever serving, other than a management official, 
a confidential employee, a consular agent, or any individual 
who participates in a strike in violation of section 7311 of 
title 5, United States Code; or 
(B) a former member of the Service as described in subpar-
agraph (A) whose employment has ceased because of an 
unfair labor practice under section 1015 and who has not 
obtained any other regular and substantially equivalent 
employment, as determined under regulations prescribed by 
the Board; 
(9) "exclusive representative" means any labor organization 
which is certified as the exclusive representative of employees 
under section 1011; 
(10) "General Counsel" means the General Counsel of the 
Authority; 
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(11) "labor organization" means an organization composed in 
whole or in part of employees, in which employees participate 
and pay dues, and which has as a purpose dealing with the 
Department concerning grievances (as defined in section 1101) 
and conditions of employment, but does not include— 
(A) an organization which, by its constitution, bylaws, tacit 
agreement among its members, or otherwise, denies mem-
bership because of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, 
age, preferential or nonpreferential civil service status, 
political 
affiliation, 
marital 
status, or 
handicapping 
condition; 
(B) an organization which advocates the overthrow of the 
constitutional form of government of the United States; 
(C) an organization sponsored by the Department; or 
(D) an organization which participates in the conduct of a 
strike against the Government or any agency thereof or 
imposes a duty or obligation to conduct, assist, or participate 
in such a strike; 
(12) "management official" means an individual who— 
(A) is a chief of mission or principal officer; 
(B) is serving in a position to which appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
or by the President alone; 
(C) occupies a position which in the sole judgment of the 
Secretary is of comparable importance to the offices men-
tioned in subparagraph (A) or (B); 
(D) is serving as a deputy to any individual described by 
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); 
(E) is assigned to carry out functions of the Inspector 
General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service 
under section 209; or 
(F) is engaged in the administration of this chapter or in 
the formulation of the personnel policies and programs of 
the Department; 
(13) "Panel" means the Foreign Service Impasse Disputes 
Panel, established by section 1010(a); and 
(14) "person" means an individual, a labor organization, or an 
agency to which this chapter applies. 
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SEC. 1003. APPLICATION.—(a) This chapter applies only with respect 
to the Department of State, the International Communication 
Agency, the United States International Development Cooperation 
Agency, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of 
Commerce. 
(b) The President may by Executive order exclude any subdivision 
of the Department from coverage under this chapter if the President 
determines that— 
(1) the subdivision has as a primary function intelligence, 
counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work, and 
(2) the provisions of this chapter cannot be applied to that 
subdivision in a manner consistent with national security 
requirements and considerations. 
(c) The President may by Executive order suspend any provision of 
this chapter with respect to any post, bureau, office, or activity of the 
Department, if the President determines in writing that the suspen-
sion is necessary in the interest of national security because of an 
emergency. 
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SEC. 1004. EMPLOYEE RIGHTS.—(a) Every employee has the right to 
form, join, or assist any labor organization, or to refrain from any 
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94 STAT. 2131 
such activity, freely and without fear of penalty or reprisal. Each 
employee shall be protected in the exercise of such right. 
(b) Except as otherwise provided under this chapter, such right 
includes the right— 
(1) to act for a labor organization in the capacity of a repre-
sentative and, in that capacity, to present the views of the labor 
organization to the Secretary and other officials of the Govern-
ment, including the Congress, or other appropriate authorities; 
and 
(2) to engage in collective bargaining with respect to conditions 
of emplo5niient through representatives chosen by employees 
under this chapter. 
SEC. 1005. MANAGEMENT RIGHTS.—(a) Subject to subsection (b), 22USC4105. 
nothing in this chapter shall affect the authority of any management 
official of the Department, in accordance with applicable law— 
(1) to determine the mission, budget, organization, and inter-
nal security practices of the Department, and the number of 
individuals in the Service or in the Department; 
(2) to hire, assign, direct, lay off, and retain individuals in the 
Service or in the Department, to suspend, remove, or take other 
disciplinary action against such individuals, and to determine 
the number of members of the Service to be promoted and to 
remove the name of or delay the promotion of any member in 
accordance with regulations prescribed under section 605(b); 
(3) to assign work, to make determinations with respect to 
contracting out, and to determine the personnel by which the 
operations of the Department shall be conducted; 
(4) to fill positions from any appropriate source; 
(5) to determine the need for uniform personnel policies and 
procedures between or among the agencies to which this chapter 
applies; and 
(6) to take whatever actions may be necessary to carry out the 
mission of the Department during emergencies. 
0^) Nothing in this section shall preclude the Department and the 
exclusive representative from negotiating— 
(1) at the election of the Department, on the numbers, types, 
and classes of employees or positions assigned to any organiza-
tional subdivision, work project, or tour of duty, or on the 
technology, methods, and means of performing work; 
(2) procedures which management officials of the Department 
will observe in exercising any function under this section; or 
(3) appropriate arrangements for employees adversely affected 
by the exercise of any function under this section by such 
management officials. 
SEC. 1006. FOREIGN SERVICE LABOR RELATIONS BOARD.—(a) There is 22 use 4106. 
established within the Federal Labor Relations Authority the For-
eign Service Labor Relations Board. The Board shall be composed of 3 
members, 1 of whom shall be the Chairman of the Authority, who 
shall be the Chairperson of the Board. The remaining 2 members 
shall be appointed by the Chairperson of the Board from nominees 
approved in writing by the agencies to which this chapter applies, 
and the exclusive representative (if any) of employees in each such 
agency. In the event of inability to obtain agreement on a nominee, 
the Chairperson shall appoint the remaining 2 members from among 
individuals the Chairperson considers knowledgeable in labor-man-
agement relations and the conduct of foreign affairs. 
(b) The Chairperson shall serve on the Board while serving as 
Chairman of the Authority. Of the 2 original members of the Board 
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other than the Chairperson, one shall be appointed for a 2-year term 
and one shall be appointed for a 3-year term. Thereafter, each 
member of the Board other than the Chairperson shall be appointed 
for a term of 3 years, except that an individual appointed to fill a 
vacancy occurring before the end of a term shall be appointed for the 
unexpired term of the member replaced. The Chairperson may at any 
time designate an alternate Chairperson from among the members of 
the Authority. 
(c) A vacancy on the Board shall not impair the right of the 
remaining members to exercise the full powers of the Board. 
(d) The members of the Board, other than the Chairperson, may not 
hold another office or position in the Government except as author-
ized by law, and shall receive compensation at the daily equivalent of 
the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 
5316 of title 5, United States Code, for each day they are performing 
their duties (including traveltime). 
(e) The Chairperson may remove any other Board member, upon 
written notice, for corruption, neglect of duty, malfeasance, or 
demonstrated incapacity to perform his or her functions, established 
at a hearing, except where the right to a hearing is waived in writing. 
22 use 4107. 
SEC. 1007. FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD.—(a) The Board shall— 
(1) supervise or conduct elections and determine whether a 
labor organization has been selected as the exclusive representa-
tive by a majority of employees who cast valid ballots and 
otherwise administer the provisions of this chapter relating to 
the according of exclusive recognition to a labor organization; 
(2) resolve complaints of alleged unfair labor practices; 
(3) resolve issues relating to the obligation to bargain in good 
faith; 
(4) resolve disputes concerning the effect, the interpretation, or 
a claim of breach of a collective bargaining agreement, in 
accordance with section 1014; and 
(5) take any action considered necessary to administer effec-
tively the provisions of this chapter. 
(b) Decisions of the Board under this chapter shall be consistent 
with decisions rendered by the Authority under chapter 71 of title 5, 
5 use 7101 et 
United States Code, other than in cases in which the Board finds that 
*^9- 
special circumstances require otherwise. Decisions of the Board 
under this chapter shall not be construed as precedent by the 
Authority, or any court or other authority, for any decision under 
chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code. 
(c) In order to carry out its functions under this chapter— 
(1) the Board shall by regulation adopt procedures to apply in 
the administration of this chapter; and 
(2) the Board may— 
(A) adopt other regulations concerning its functions under 
this chapter; 
(B) conduct appropriate inquiries wherever persons sub-
ject to this chapter are located; 
(C) hold hearings; 
(D) administer oaths, take the testimony or deposition of 
any individual under oath, and issue subpenas; 
(E) require the Department or a labor organization to 
cease and desist from violations of this chapter and require it 
to take any remedial action the Board considers appropriate 
to carry out this chapter; and 
(F) consistent with the provisions of this chapter, exercise 
the functions the Authority has under chapter 71 of title 5, 
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94 STAT. 2133 
United States Code, to the same extent and in the same 
manner as is the case with respect to persons subject to 
chapter 71 of such title. 
SEC. 1008. FUNCTIONS OP THE GENERAL COUNSEL.—The General 
Counsel may-
C
D investigate alleged unfair labor practices under this 
chapter, 
(2) file and prosecute complaints under this chapter, and 
(3) exercise such other powers of the Board as the Board may 
prescribe. 
SEC. 1009. JUDICIAL REVIEW AND ENFORCEMENT.—(a) Except as 
provided in section 1014(d), any person aggrieved by a final order of 
the Board may, during the 60-day period oeginning on the date on 
which the order was issued, institute an action for judicial review of 
such order in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of 
Columbia. 
flt)) The Board may petition the United States Court of Appeals for 
the District of Columbia for the enforcement of any order of the 
Board under this chapter and for any appropriate temporary relief or 
restraining order. 
(c) Subsection (c) of section 7123 of title 5, United States Code, shall 
apply to judicial review and enforcement of actions by the Board in 
the same manner that it applies to judicial review and enforcement of 
actions of the Authority under chapter 71 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(d) The Board may, upon issuance of a complaint as provided in 
section 1016 charging that any person has engaged in or is engaging 
in an unfair labor practice, petition the United States District Court 
for the District of Columbia, for appropriate temporary relief (includ-
ing a restraining order). Upon the filing of the petition, the court 
shall cause notice thereof to be served upon the person, and there-
upon shall have jurisdiction to grant any temporary relief (including 
a temporary restraining order) it considers just and proper. A court 
shall not grant any temporary relief under this section if it would 
interfere with the ability of the Department to carry out its essential 
functions or if the Board fails to establish probable cause that an 
unfair labor practice is being committed. 
SEC. 1010. FOREIGN SERVICE IMPASSE DISPUTES PANEL.—(a) There is 
established within the Federal Labor Relations Authority the For-
eign Service Impasse Disputes Panel, which shall assist in resolving 
negotiating impasses arising in the course of collective bargaining 
under this chapter. The Chairperson shall select the Panel from 
among individuals the Chairperson considers knowledgeable in labor-
management relations or the conduct of foreign affairs. The Panel 
shall be composed of 5 members, as follows: 
(1) 2 members of the Service (other than a management 
official, a confidential employee, or a labor organization official); 
(2) one individual employed by the Department of Labor; 
(3) one member of the Federal Service Impasses Panel; and 
(4) one public member who does not hold any other office or 
position in the Government. 
The Chairperson of the Board shall set the terms of office for Panel 
members and determine who shall chgiir the Panel. 
(b) Panel members referred to in subsection (a) (3) and (4) shall 
receive compensation for each day they are performing their duties 
(including traveltime) at the daily equivalent of the maximum rate 
payable for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 
of title 5, United States Code, except that the member who is also a 
5 u s e 7101 et 
seq. 
22 u s e 4108. 
22 u s e 4109. 
Petition. 
5 u s e 7101 et 
seq. 
Unfair labor 
practice, relief 
petition. 
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eompensation. 
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investigation 
and settlement. 
member of the Federal Service Impasses Panel shall not be entitled to 
pay under this subsection for any day for which he or she receives pay 
Travel expenses, under section 7119(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code. Members of the 
Panel shall be entitled to travel expenses as provided under section 
5703 of title 5, United States Code. 
(c)(1) The Panel or its designee shall promptly investigate any 
impasse presented to it by a party. The Panel shall consider the 
impasse and shall either— 
(A) recommend to the parties to the negotiation procedures for 
the resolution of the impasse; or 
(B) assist the parties in resolving the impasse through what-
ever methods and procedures, including factfinding and recom-
mendations, it may consider appropriate to accomplish the 
purpose of this section. 
(2) If the parties do not arrive at a settlement after assistance by 
the Panel under paragraph (1), the Panel may— 
(A) hold hearings; 
(B) administer oaths, take the testimony or deposition of any 
individual under oath, and issue subpenas as provided in section 
7132 of title 5, United States Code; and 
(C) take whatever action is necessary and not inconsistent with 
this chapter to resolve the impasse. 
(3) Notice of any final action of the Panel under this section shall be 
promptly served upon the parties, and the action shall be binding on 
such parties during the term of the collective bargaining agreement 
unless the parties agree otherwise. 
SEC. 1011. EXCLUSIVE RECOGNITION.—(a) The Department shall 
accord exclusive recognition to a labor organization if the organiza-
tion has been selected as the representative, in a secret ballot 
election, by a majority of the employees in a unit who cast valid 
ballots in the election. 
(b) If a petition is filed with the Board— 
(1) by any person alleging— 
(A) in the case of a unit for which there is no exclusive 
representative, that 30 percent of the employees in the unit 
wish to be represented for the purpose of collective bargain-
ing by an exclusive representative, or 
(B) in the case of a unit for which there is an exclusive 
representative, that 30 percent of the employees in the unit 
alleged that the exclusive representative is no longer the 
representative of the majority of the employees in the unit; 
or 
(2) by any person seeking clarification of, or an amendment 
to, a certification then in effect or a matter relating to 
representation; 
the Board shall investigate the petition, and if it has reasonable cause 
to believe that a question of representation exists, it shall provide an 
opportunity for a hearing (for which a transcript shall be kept) after 
reasonable notice. If the Board finds on the record of the hearing that 
a question of representation exists, the Board shall supervise or 
conduct an election on the question by secret ballot and shall certify 
the results thereof. An election under this subsection shall not be 
conducted in any unit within which a valid election under this 
subsection has been held during the preceding 12 calendar months or 
with respect to which a labor organization has been certified as the 
exclusive representative during the preceding 24 calendar months. 
(c) A labor organization which— 
Labor 
organization. 
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94 STAT. 2135 
(1) has been designated by at least 10 percent of the employees 
in the unit; or 
(2) is the exclusive representative of the employees involved; 
may intervene with respect to a petition filed pursuant to subsection 
(b) and shall be placed on the ballot of any election under subsection 
Qo) with respect to the petition. 
(d)(1) The Board shall determine who is eligible to vote in any Regulations. 
election under this section and shall establish regulations governing 
any such election, which shall include regulations allowing employ-
ees eligible to vote the opportunity to choose— 
(A) from labor organizations on the ballot, that labor organiza-
tion which the employees wish to have represent them; or 
(B) not to be represented by a labor organization. 
(2) In any election in which more than two choices are on the ballot, 
the regulations of the Board shall provide for preferential voting. If 
no choice receives a majority of first preferences, the Board shall 
distribute to the two choices having the most first preferences the 
preferences as between those two of the other valid ballots cast. The 
choice receiving a majority of preferences shall be declared the 
winner. A labor organization which is declared the winner of the 
election shall be certified by the Board as the exclusive 
representative. 
(e) A labor organization seeking exclusive recognition shall submit 
to the Board and to the Department a roster of its officers and 
representatives, a copy of its constitution and bylaws, and a state-
ment of its objectives. 
(f) Exclusive recognition shall not be accorded to a labor 
organization— 
(1) if the Board determines that the labor organization is 
subject to corrupt influence or influences opposed to democratic 
principles; or 
(2) in the case of a petition filed under subsection (b)(1)(A), if 
there is not credible evidence that at least 30 percent of the 
employees wish to be represented for the purpose of collective 
bargaining by the labor organization 
seeking 
exclusive 
recognition. 
(g) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the 
waiving of hearings by stipulation for the purpose of a consent 
election in conformity with regulations and rules or decisions of the 
Board. 
SEC. 1012. EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED.—The employees of the Depart- 22 use 4112. 
ment shall constitute a single and separate worldwide bargaining 
unit, from which there shall be excluded— 
(1) employees engaged in personnel work in other than a 
purely clerical capacity; and 
(2) employees engaged in criminal or national security investi-
gations or who audit the work of individuals to insure that their 
functions are discharged honestly and with integrity. 
SEC. 1013. REPRESENTATION RIGHTS AND DUTIES.—(a) A labor orga- 22 use 4113. 
nization which has been accorded exclusive recognition is the exclu-
sive representative of, and is entitled to act for, and negotiate 
collective bargaining agreements covering, all employees in the unit 
described in section 1012. An exclusive representative is respon-
sible for representing the interests of all employees in that unit 
without discrimination and without regard to labor organization 
membership. 
Ot))(l) An exclusive representative shall be given the opportunity to 
be represented at— 
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(A) any formal discussion between one or more representatives 
of the Department and one or more employees in the unit (or 
their representatives), concerning any grievance (as defined in 
section 1101) or any personnel policy or practice or other general 
condition of employment; and 
(B) any examination of an employee by a Department repre-
sentative in connection with an investigation if— 
(i) the employee reasonably believes that the examination 
may result in disciplinary action against the employee, and 
(ii) the employee requests such representation. 
(2) The Department shall annually inform employees of their rights 
under paragraph (1)(B). 
(c) The Department and the exclusive representative, through 
appropriate representatives, shall meet and negotiate in good faith 
for the purposes of arriving at a collective bargaining agreement. In 
addition, the Department and the exclusive representative may 
determine appropriate techniques, consistent with the provisions of 
section 1010, to assist in any negotiation. 
(d) The rights of an exclusive representative under this section 
shall not preclude an employee from— 
(1) being represented by an attorney or other representative of 
the employee's own choosing, other than the exclusive repre-
sentative, in any grievance proceeding under chapter 11; or 
(2) exercising grievance or appeal rights established by law, 
rule, or regulation. 
(e) The duty of the Department and the exclusive representative to 
negotiate in good faith shall include the obligation— 
(1) to approach the negotiations with a sincere resolve to reach 
a collective bargaining agreement; 
(2) to be represented at the negotiations by duly authorized 
representatives prepared to discuss and negotiate on any condi-
tion of employment; 
(3) to meet at reasonable times and convenient places as 
frequently as may be necessary and to avoid unnecessary delays; 
(4) for the Department to furnish to the exclusive representa-
tive, or its authorized representative, upon request and to the 
extent not prohibited by law, data— 
(A) which is normally maintained by the Department in 
the regular course of business; 
(B) which is reasonably available and necessary for full 
and proper discussion, understanding, and negotiation of 
subjects within the scope of collective bargaining; and 
(U) which does not constitute guidance, advice, counsel, or 
training provided for management officials or confidential 
employees, relating to collective bargaining; 
(5) to negotiate jointly with respect to conditions of employ-
ment applicable to employees in more than one of the agencies 
authorized to utilize the Foreign Service personnel system, as 
determined by the heads of such agencies; and 
(6) if agreement is reached, to execute, upon the request of any 
party to the negotiation, a written document embodying the 
agreed terms, and to take the steps necessary to implement the 
agreement. 
Agreement 
(f)(1) An agreement between the Department and the exclusive 
approval. 
representative shall be subject to approval by the Secretary. 
(2) The Secretary shall approve the agreement within 30 days after 
the date of the agreement unless the Secretary finds in writing that 
the agreement is contrary to applicable law, rule, or regulation. 
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94 STAT. 2137 
(3) Unless the Secretary disapproves the agreement by making a 
finding under paragraph (2), the agreement shall take effect after 30 
days from its execution and shall be binding on the Department and 
the exclusive representative subject to all applicable laws, orders, and 
regulations. 
(g) The Department shall consult with the exclusive representative 
with respect to Government-wide or multiagency matters affecting 
the rights, benefits, or obligations of individuals employed in agencies 
not authorized to utilize the Foreign Service personnel system. The 
exclusive representative shall be informed of any change proposed by 
the Department with respect to such matters, and shall be permitted 
reasonable time to present its views and recommendations regarding 
such change. The Department shall consider the views and recom-
mendations of the exclusive representative before taking final action 
on any such change, and shall provide the exclusive representative a 
written statement of the reasons for taking the final action. 
SEC. 1014. 
RESOLUTION OF IMPLEMENTATION DISPUTES.—(a) Any 
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dispute between the Department and the exclusive representative 
concerning the effect, interpretation, or a claim of breach of a 
collective bargaining agreement shall be resolved through proce-
dures negotiated by the Department and the exclusive representa-
tive. Any procedures negotiated under this section shall— 
(1) be fair and simple, 
(2) provide for expeditious processing, and 
(3) include provision for appeal to the Foreign Service Griev- Appeal, 
ance Board by either party of any dispute not satisfactorily 
settled. 
Qy) Either party to an appeal under subsection (aX3) may file with Exception, filing. 
the Board an exception to the action of the Foreign Service Grievance 
Board in resolving the implementation dispute. If, upon review, the 
Board finds that the action is deficient— 
(1) because it is contrai^y to any law, rule, or regulation; or 
(2) on other grounds similar to those applied by Federal courts 
in private sector labor-management relations; 
the Board may take such action and make such recommendations 
concerning the Foreign Service Grievance Board action as it consid-
ers necessary, consistent with applicable laws, rules, and regulations. 
(c) If no exception to a Foreign Service Grievance Board action is 
filed under subsection (b) within 30 days after such action is commu-
nicated to the parties, such action shall become final and binding and 
shall be implemented by the parties. 
(d) Resolutions of disputes under this section shall not be subject to 
judicial review. 
SEC. 1015. UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES.—(a) It shall be an unfair labor 22 use 4115. 
practice for the Department— 
(1) to interfere with, restrain, or coerce any employee in the 
exercise by the employee of any right under this chapter; 
(2) to encourage or discourage membership in any labor organi-
zation by discrimination in connection with hiring, tenure, 
promotion, or other conditions of employment; 
(3) to sponsor, control, or otherwise assist any labor organiza-
tion, other than to furnish upon request customary and routine 
services and facilities on an impartial basis to labor organiza-
tions having equivalent status; 
(4) to discipline or otherwise discriminate against an employee 
because the employee has filed a complaint or petition, or has 
given any information, affidavit, or testimony under this 
chapter; 
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(5) to refuse to consult or negotiate in good faith with a labor 
organization, as required under this chapter; 
(6) to fail or refuse to cooperate in impasse procedures and 
impasse decisions, as required under this chapter; 
(7) to enforce any rule or regulation (other than a rule or 
regulation implementing section 2302 of title 5, United States 
Code) which is in conflict with an applicable collective bargain-
ing agreement if the agreement was in effect before the date the 
rule or regulation was prescribed; or 
(8) to fail or refuse otherwise to comply with any provision of 
this chapter. 
(b) It shall be an unfair labor practice for a labor organization— 
(1) to interfere with, restrain, or coerce any employee in the 
exercise by the employee of any right under this chapter; 
(2) to cause or attempt to cause the Department to discriminate 
against any employee in the exercise by the employee of any 
right under this chapter; 
(3) to coerce, discipline, fine, or attempt to coerce a member of 
the labor organization as punishment or reprisal, or for the 
purpose of hindering or impeding the member's work perform-
ance or productivity as an employee or the discharge of the 
member's functions as an employee; 
(4) to discriminate against an employee with regard to the 
terms and conditions of membership in the labor organization on 
the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, preferen-
tial or nonpreferential civil service status, political affiliation, 
marital status, or handicapping condition; 
(5) to refuse to consult or negotiate in good faith with the 
Department, as required under this chapter; 
(6) to fail or refuse to cooperate in impasse procedures and 
impasse decisions, as required under this chapter; 
(7)(A) to call, or participate in, a strike, work stoppage, or 
slowdown, or to picket the Department in a labor-management 
dispute (except that any such picketing in the United States 
which does not interfere with the Department's operations shall 
not be an unfair labor practice); or 
(B) to condone any unfair labor practice described in subpara-
graph (A) by failing to take action to prevent or stop such 
activity; 
(8) to deny membership to any employee in the unit repre-
sented by the labor organization except— 
(A) for failure to tender dues uniformly required as a 
condition of acquiring and retaining membership, or 
(B) in the exercise of disciplinary procedures consistent 
with the organization's constitution or bylaws and this 
chapter; or 
(9) to fail or refuse otherwise to comply with any provision of 
this chapter. 
(c) The expression of any personal view, argument, or opinion, or 
the making of any statement, which— 
(1) publicizes the fact of a representational election and encour-
ages employees to exercise their right to vote in such an election; 
(2) corrects the record with respect to any false or misleading 
statement made by any person; or 
(3) informs employees of the Government's policy relating to 
labor-management relations and representation, 
if the expression contains no threat of reprisal or force or promise of 
benefit and was not made under coercive conditions shall not— 
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(A) constitute an unfair labor practice under this chapter, or 
(B) constitute grounds for the setting aside of any election 
conducted under this chapter. 
(d) Issues which can properly be raised under an appeals procedure 
may not be raised as unfair labor practices prohibited under this 
section. Except for matters wherein, under section 1109(b), an 
employee has an option of using the grievance procedure under 
chapter 11 or an appeals procedure, issues which can be raised under Post, p. 2142. 
section 1014 or chapter 11 may, in the discretion of the aggrieved 
party, be raised either under such section or chapter or else raised as 
an unfair labor practice under this section, but may not be raised 
both under this section and under section 1014 or chapter 11. 
SEC. 1016. PREVENTION OF UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES.—(a) If the 
Department or labor organization is charged by any person with 
having engaged in or engaging in an unfair labor practice, the 
General Counsel shall investigate the charge and may issue and 
cause to be served upon the Department or labor organization a 
complaint. In any case in which the General Counsel does not issue a 
complaint because the charge fails to state an unfair labor practice, 
the General Counsel shall provide the person making the charge a 
written statement of the reasons for not issuing a complaint. 
(b) Any complaint under subsection (a) shall contain a notice— Complaint 
(1) of the charge; 
(2) that a hearing will be held before the Board (or any member 
thereof or before an individual employed by the Board and 
designated for such purpose); and 
(3) of the time and place fixed for the hearing. 
(c) The labor organization or Department involved shall have the 
right to file an answer to the original and any amended complaint 
and to appear in person or otherwise and give testimony at the time 
and place fixed in the complaint for the hearing. 
(d)(1) Except £is provided in paragraph (2), no complaint shall be 
issued based on any alleged unfair labor practice which occurred 
more than 6 months before the filing of the charge with the Board. 
(2) If the General Counsel determines that the person filing any 
charge was prevented from filing the charge during the 6-month 
period referred to in paragraph (1) by reason o
f
— 
(A) any failure of the Department or labor organization against 
which the charge is made to perform a duty owed to the person, 
or 
(B) any concealment which prevented discovery of the alleged 
unfair labor practice during the 6-month period, 
the General Counsel may issue a complaint based on the charge if the 
charge was filed during the 6-month period beginning on the day of 
the discovery by the person of the alleged unfair labor practice. 
(e) The General Counsel may prescribe regulations providing for 
informal methods by which the alleged unfair labor practice may be 
resolved prior to the issuance of a complaint. 
(f) The Board (or any member thereof or any individual employed Hearing, 
by the Board and designated for such purpose) shall conduct a 
hearing on the complaint not earlier than 5 days after the date on 
which the complaint is served. In the discretion of the individual or 
individuals conducting the hearing, any person involved may be 
allowed to intervene in the hearing and to present testimony. Any 
such hearing shall, to the extent practicable, be conducted in accord-
ance with the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, 
United States Code, except that the parties shall not be bound by 5 USC 551 
rules of evidence, whether statutory, common law, or adopted by a 
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court. A transcript shall be kept of the hearing. After such a hearing 
the Board, in its discretion, may upon notice receive further evidence 
or hear argument. 
(g) If the Board (or any member thereof or any individual employed 
by the Board and designated for such purpose) determines after any 
hearing on a complaint under subsection (f) that the preponderance 
of the evidence received demonstrates that the Department or labor 
organization named in the complaint has engaged in or is engaging in 
an unfair labor practice, then the individual or individuals conduct-
ing the hearing shall state in writing their findings of fact and shall 
issue and cause to be served on the Department or labor organization 
an order— 
(1) to cease and desist from any such unfair labor practice in 
which the Department or labor organization is engaged; 
(2) requiring the parties to renegotiate a collective bargaining 
agreement in accordance with the order of the Board and 
requiring that the agreement, as amended, be given retroactive 
effect; 
(3) requiring reinstatement of an employee with backpay in 
accordance with section 5596 of title 5, United States Code; or 
(4) including any combination of the actions described in 
paragraphs (1) through (3) or such other action as will carry out 
the purpose of this chapter. 
Backpay. 
If any such order requires reinstatement of an employee with 
backpay, backpay may be required of the Department (as provided in 
section 5596 of title 5, United States Code) or of the labor organiza-
tion, as the case may be, which is found to have engaged in the unfair 
labor practice involved. 
(h) If the individual or individuals conducting the hearing deter-
mine that the preponderance of the evidence received fails to demon-
strate that the Department or labor organization named in the 
complaint has engaged in or is engaging in an unfair labor practice, 
the individual or individuals shall state in writing their findings of 
fact and shall issue an order dismissing the complaint. 
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SEC. 1017. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.—(a) 
The Department shall accord recognition only to a labor organization 
that is free from corrupt influences and influences opposed to basic 
democratic principles. Except as provided in subsection (b), an organi-
zation is not required to prove that it is free from such influences if it 
is subject to a governing requirement adopted by the organization or 
by a national or international labor organization or federation of 
labor organizations with which it is affiliated, or in which it partici-
pates, containing explicit and detailed provisions to which it sub-
scribes calling for— 
(1) the maintenance of democratic procedures and practices, 
including— 
(A) provisions for periodic elections to be conducted subject 
to recognized safeguards, and 
(B) provisions defining and securing the right of individual 
members to participate in the affairs of the organization, to 
receive fair and equal treatment under the governing rules 
of the organization, and to receive fair process in discipli-
nary proceedings; 
(2) the exclusion from office in the organization of persons 
affiliated with Communist or other totalitarian movements and 
persons identified with corrupt influences; 
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(3) the prohibition of business or financial interests on the part 
of organization officers and agents which conflict with their duty 
to the organization and its members; and 
(4) the maintenance of fiscal integrity in the conduct of the 
affairs of the organization, including provisions for accounting 
and financial controls and regular financial reports or sum-
maries to be made available to members. 
(b) A labor organization may be required to furnish evidence of its 
freedom from corrupt influences opposed to basic democratic princi-
ples if there is reasonable cause to believe that— 
(1) the organization has been suspended or expelled from, or is 
subject to other sanction by, a parent labor organization, or 
federation of organizations with which it has been affiliated, 
because it has demonstrated an unwillingness or inability to 
comply with governing requirements comparable in purpose to 
those required by subsection (a); or 
(2) the organization is in fact subject to influences that would 
preclude recognition under this chapter. 
(c) A labor organization which has or seeks recognition as a Reports 
representative of employees under this chapter shall file financial 
and other reports with the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor 
Management Relations, provide for bonding of officials and others 
employed by the organization, and comply with trusteeship and 
election standards. 
(d) The Assistant Secretary of Labor shall prescribe such regula-
tions as are necessary to carry out this section. Such regulations shall 
conform generally to the principles applied to labor organizations in 
the private sector. Complaints of violations of this section shall be 
filed with the Assistant Secretary. In any matter arising under this 
section, the Assistant Secretary may require a labor organization to 
cease and desist from violations of this section and require it to take 
such actions as the Assistant Secretary considers appropriate to carry 
out the policies of this section. 
(e) This chapter does not authorize participation in the manage-
ment of a labor organization or acting as a representative of a labor 
organization by a management official, a confidential employee, or 
any other employee if the participation or activity would result in a 
conflict or apparent conflict of interest or would otherwise be incom-
patible with law or with the official functions of such management 
official or such employee. 
(f) If the Board finds that any labor organization has willfully and 
intentionally violated section 1015(bX7) by omission or commission 
with regard to any strike, work stoppage, slowdown, the Board 
shall— 
(1) revoke the exclusive recognition status of the labor organi-
zation, which shall then immediately cease to be legally entitled 
and obligated to represent employees in the unit; or 
(2) take any other apprt^riate disciplinary action. 
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received from any individual a written assignment which authorizes 
the Department to deduct from the salary of that individual amounts 
for the payment of regular and periodic dues of the exclusive 
representative, the Department shall honor the assignment. Any 
such assignment shall be made at no cost to the exclusive representa-
tive or the individual. Except as provided in subsection Ot)), any such 
assignment may not be revoked for a period of one year from its 
execution. 
Ot)) An eissignment for deduction of dues shall terminate when— 
Strike, work 
stoppage or 
slowdown. 
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(1) the labor organization ceases to be the exclusive repre-
sentative; 
(2) the individual ceases to receive a salary from the Depart-
ment as a member of the Service; or 
(3) the individual is suspended or expelled from membership in 
the exclusive representative. 
(c) During any period when no labor organization is certified as the 
exclusive representative of employees in the Department, the Depart-
ment shall have the duty to negotiate with a labor organization which 
has filed a petition under section 1011(bXl)(A) alleging that 10 
percent of the employees in the Department have membership in the 
organization if the Board has determined that the petition is valid. 
Negotiations under this subsection shall be concerned solely with the 
deduction of dues of the labor organization from the salary of the 
individueds who are members of the labor organization and who make 
a voluntary allotment for that purpose. Any agreement between the 
Department and a labor organization under this subsection shall 
terminate upon the certification of an exclusive representative of any 
employees to whom the agreement applies. 
Official time, 
(d) The following provisions shall apply to the use of official time: 
"^^®- 
(1) Any employee representing an exclusive representative in 
the negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement under this 
chapter shall be authorized official time for such purposes, 
including attendance at impasse proceedings, during the time 
the employee otherwise would be in a duty status. The number of 
employees for whom official time is authorized under this para-
graph shall not exceed the number of individuals designated as 
representing the Department for such purposes. 
(2) Any activities performed by any employee relating to the 
internal business of the labor organization, including the solicita-
tion of membership, elections of labor organization officials, and 
collection of dues, shall be performed during the time the 
employee is in a nonduty status. 
(3) Except as provided in paragraph (1), the Board shall 
determine whether any employee participating for, or on behalf 
of, a labor organization in any phase of proceedings before the 
Board shall be authorized official time for such purpose during 
the time the employee would otherwise be in a duty status. 
(4) Except as provided in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), any 
employee representing an exclusive representative, or engaged 
in any other matter covered by this chapter, shall be granted 
official time in any amount the Department and the exclusive 
representative agree to be reasonable, necessary, and in the 
public interest. 
CHAPTER 11—GRIEVANCES 
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SEC. 1101. DEFINITION OF GRIEVANCE.—(a)(1) Except as provided in 
subsection (b), for purposes of this chapter, the term "grievance" 
means any act, omission, or condition subject to the control of the 
Secretary which is alleged to deprive a member of the Service who is 
a citizen of the United States of a right or benefit authorized by law or 
regulation or which is otherwise a source of concern or dissatisfaction 
to the member, including— 
(A) separation of the member allegedly contrary to laws or 
regulations, or predicated upon alleged inaccuracy, omission, 
error, or falsely prejudicial character of information in any part 
of the official personnel record of the member; 
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(B) other alleged violation, misinterpretation, or misapplica-
tion of applicable laws, regulations, or published policy affecting 
the terms and conditions of the employment or career status of 
the member; 
(C) allegedly wrongful disciplinary action against the member; 
(D) dissatisfaction with respect to the working environment of 
the member; 
(E) alleged inaccuracy, omission, error, or falsely prejudicial 
character of information in the official personnel record of the 
member which is or could be prejudicial to the member; 
(F) action alleged to be in the nature of reprisal or other 
interference with freedom of action in connection with participa-
tion by the member in procedures under this chapter; and 
(G) alleged denial of an allowance, premium pay, or other 
financial benefit to which the member claims entitlement under 
applicable laws or regulations. 
(2) The scope of grievances described in paragraph (1) may be 
modified by written agreement between the Department and the 
labor organization accorded recognition as the exclusive representa-
tive under chapter 10 (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the Ante, p. 2128. 
"exclusive representative"). 
(b) For purposes of this chapter, the term "grievance" does not 
include— 
(1) an individual assignment of a member under chapter 5, Ante, p. 2092. 
other than an assignment alleged to be contrary to law or 
regulation; 
(2) the judgment of a selection board established under section 
602, a tenure board established under section 3060)), or any other 
equivalent body established by laws or regulations which simi-
larly evaluates the performance of members of the Service on a 
comparative basis; 
(3) the expiration of a limited appointment, the termination of 
a limited appointment under section 611, or the denial of a 
limited career extension or of a renewal of a limited career 
extension under section 6O70t)); or 
(4) any complaint or appeal where a specific statutory hearing 
procedure exists, except as provided in section 1109(b). 
(c) This chapter applies only with respect to the Department of 
State, the International Communication Agency, the United States 
International Development Cooperation Agency, the Department of 
Agriculture, and the Department of Commerce. 
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the time limitations of section 1104, a former member of the Service 
or the surviving spouse (or, if none, another member of the family) of 
a deceased member or former member of the Service may file a 
grievance under this chapter only with respect to allegations 
described in section 1101(a)(1)(G). 
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ance under this chapter (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the 
"grievant"), and any witness, labor organization, or other person 
involved in a grievance proceeding, shall be free from any restraint, 
interference, coercion, harassment, discrimination, or reprisal in 
those proceedings or by virtue of them. 
(b)(1) The grievant has the right to a representative of his or her 
own choosing at every stage of the proceedings under this chapter. 
(2) In any case where the grievant is a member of a bargaining unit 
represented by an exclusive representative, but is not represented 
in the grievance by that exclusive representative, the exclusive 
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leave. 
Records, 
confidentiality. 
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Appointment. 
representative shall have the right to appear during the grievance 
proceedings. 
(3) The grievant, and any representative of the grievant who is a 
member of the Service or employee of the Department, shall be 
granted reasonable periods of administrative leave to prepare and 
present the grievance and to attend proceedings under this chapter. 
(c) Any witness who is a member of the Service or employee of the 
Department shall be granted reasonable periods of administrative 
leave to appear and testify at any proceedings under this chapter. 
(d)(1) No record o
f
— 
(A) a determination by the Secretary to reject a recommenda-
tion of the Foreign Service Grievance Board, 
(B) a finding by the Grievance Board against the grievant, or 
(C) the fact that a grievance proceeding is pending or has been 
held, 
shall be entered in the personnel records of the grievant (except by 
order of the Grievance Board as a remedy for the grievance) or those 
of any other individual connected with the grievance. 
(2) The Department shall maintain records pertaining to griev-
ances under appropriate safeguards to preserve confidentiality. 
(3) The Foreign Service Grievance Board may enforce compliance 
with the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2). 
(e) The Department will use its best endeavors to expedite security 
clearance procedures whenever necessary to assure a fair and prompt 
resolution of a grievance. 
SEC. 1104. TIME LIMITATIONS.—(a) A grievance is forever barred 
unless it is filed with the Department within a period of 3 years after 
the occurrence or occurrences giving rise to the grievance or such 
shorter period as may be agreed to by the Department and the 
exclusive representative. There shall be excluded from the computa-
tion of any such period any time during which, as determined by the 
Foreign Service Grievance Board, the grievant was unaware of the 
grounds for the grievance and could not have discovered such 
grounds through reasonable diligence. 
Ot)) If a grievance is not resolved under Department procedures 
(which have been negotiated with the exclusive representative, if 
any) within ninety days after it is filed with the Department, the 
grievant or the exclusive representative (on behalf of a grievant who 
is a member of the bargaining unit) shall be entitled to file a 
grievance with the Foreign Service Grievance Board for its considera-
tion and resolution. 
SEC. 1105. FOREIGN SERVICE GRIEVANCE BOARD.—(a) There is estab-
lished the Foreign Service Grievance Board (hereinafter in this 
chapter referred to as the "Board"). The Board shall consist of no 
fewer than 5 members who shall be independent, distinguished 
citizens of the United States, well known for their integrity, who are 
not employees of the Department or members of the Service. 
(b) The Chairperson and other members of the Board shall be 
appointed by the Secretary of State, from nominees approved in 
writing by the agencies to which this chapter applies and the 
exclusive representative (if any) for each such agency. Each member 
of the Board shall be appointed for a term of 2 years, subject to 
renewal with the same written approvals required for initial appoint-
ment. In the event of a vacancy on the Board, an appointment for the 
unexpired term may be made by the Secretary of State in accordance 
with the procedures specified in this section. In the event of inability 
to obtain agreement on a nominee, each such agency and exclusive 
representative shall select 2 nominees and shall, in an order deter-
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Pay. 
services. 
mined by lot, in turn strike a name from a list of such nominees until 
only one name remains. For purposes of this section, the nominee 
whose name remains shall be deemed to be approved in writing by 
each such agency head and exclusive representative. 
(c) Members of the Board who are not employees of the Govern-
ment shall be paid for each day they are performing their duties 
(including traveltime) at the daily equivalent of the maximum rate 
payable for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 
of title 5, United States Code. 
(d) The Secretary of State may, upon written notice, remove a Removal. 
Board member for corruption, neglect of duty, malfeasance, or 
demonstrated incapacity to perform his or her functions, established 
at a hearing (unless the right to a hearing is waived in writing by the 
Board member). 
(e) The Board may obtain facilities, services, and supplies through Administrative 
the general administrative services of the Department of State. All 
expenses of the Board, including necessary costs of the travel and 
travel-related expenses of a grievant, shall be paid out of funds 
appropriated to the Department for obligation and expenditure by 
the Board. At the request of the Board, employees of the Department 
and members of the Service may be assigned as staff employees for 
the Board. Within the limits of appropriated funds, the Board may 
appoint and fix the compensation of such other employees as the 
Board considers necessary to carry out its functions. The individuals 
so appointed or assigned shall be responsible solely to the Board, and 
the Board shall prepare the performance evaluation reports for such 
individuals. The records of the Board shall be maintained by the 
Board and shall be separate from all other records of the Department 
of State under appropriate safeguards to preserve confidentiality. 
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concerning its organization and procedures. Such regulations shall 
include provision for the following: 
(1) The Board shall conduct a hearing at the request of a Hearing, 
grievant in any case which involves— 
(A) disciplinary action or the retirement of a grievant from 
the Service under section 607 or 608, or 
(B) issues which, in the judgment of the Board, can best be 
resolved by a hearing or presentation of oral argument. 
(2) The grievant, the representatives of the grievant, the 
exclusive representative (if the grievant is a member of the 
bargaining unit represented by the exclusive representative), 
and the representatives of the Department are entitled to be 
present at the hearing. The Board may, after considering the 
views of the parties and any other individuals connected with the 
grievance, decide that a hearing should be open to others. 
Testimony at a hearing shall be given under oath, which any 
Board member or individual designated by the Board shall have 
authority to administer. 
(3) Each party (including an exclusive representative appear-
ing in the proceedings) shall be entitled to examine and cross-
examine witnesses at the hearing or by deposition and to serve 
interrogatories upon another party and have such interroga-
tories answered by the other party unless the Board finds such 
interrogatory irrelevant, immaterial, or unduly repetitive. Upon 
request of the Board, or upon a request of the grievant deemed 
relevant and material by the Board, an agency shall promptly 
make available at the hearing or by deposition any witness under 
its control, supervision, or responsibility, except that if the Board 
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determines that the presence of such witness at the hearing is 
required for just resolution of the grievance, then the witness 
shall be made available at the hearing, with necessary costs and 
travel expenses paid by the Department. 
(4) During any hearing held by the Board, any oral or documen-
tary evidence may be received, but the Board shall exclude any 
irrelevant, immaterial, or unduly repetitious evidence, as deter-
mined under section 556 of title 5, United States Code. 
Transcript. 
(5) A verbatim transcript shall be made of any hearing and 
shall be part of the record of proceedings. 
(6) In those grievances in which the Board does not hold a 
hearing, the Board shall afford to each party the opportunity to 
review and to supplement, by written submissions, the record of 
proceedings prior to the decision by the Board. The decision of 
the Board shall be based exclusively on the record of proceedings. 
Panels. 
(7) The Board may act by or through panels or individual 
members designated by the Chairperson, except that hearings 
within the continental United States shall be held by panels of at 
least three members unless the parties agree otherwise. Refer-
ences in this chapter to the Board shall be considered to be 
references to a panel or member of the Board where appropriate. 
All members of the Board shall act as impartial individuals in 
considering grievances. 
(8) If the Board determines that the Department is considering 
the involuntary separation of the grievant, disciplinary action 
against the grievant, or recovery from the grievant of alleged 
overpa3mient of salary, expenses, or allowances, which is related 
to a grievance pending before the Board and that such action 
should be suspended, the Department shall suspend such action 
until the Board hsis ruled upon the grievance. Notwithstanding 
such suspension of action, the head of the agency concerned or a 
chief of mission or principal officer may exclude the grievant 
from official premises or from the performance of specified 
functions when such exclusion is determined in writing to be 
essential to the functioning of the post or office to which the 
grievant is assigned. 
(9) The Board may reconsider any decision upon presentation 
of newly discovered or previously unavailable material evidence. 
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SEC. 1107. BOARD DECISIONS.—(a) Upon completion of its proceed-
ings, the Board shall expeditiously decide the grievance on the basis 
of the record of proceedings. In each case the decision of the Board 
shall be in writing, and shall include findings of fact and a statement 
of the reasons for the decision of the Board. 
03) If the Board finds that the grievance is meritorious, the Board 
shall have the authority to direct the Department— 
(1) to correct any official personnel record relating to the 
grievant which the Board finds to be inaccurate or erroneous, to 
have an omission, or to contain information of a falsely prejudi-
cial character; 
(2) to reverse a decision denying the grievant compensation or 
any other perquisite of employment authorized by laws or 
regulations when the Board finds that such decision was arbi-
trary, capricious, or contrary to laws or regulations; 
(3) to retain in the Service a member whose separation would 
be in consequence of the matter by which the member is 
aggrieved; 
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(4) to reinstate the grievant, and to grant the grievant back pay 
in accordance with section 5596(bXl) of title 5, United States 
Code; 
(5) to pay reasonable attorney fees to the grievant to the same 
extent and in the same manner as such fees may be required by 
the Merit Systems Protection Board under section 7701(g) of title 
5, United States Code; and 
(6) to take such other remedial action as may be appropriate 
under procedures agreed to by the Department and the exclusive 
representative (if any). 
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), decisions of the Board 
under this chapter shall be final, subject only to judicial review as 
provided in section 1110. 
(d) If the Board finds that the grievance is meritorious and that Recommenda-
remedial action should be taken that relates directly to promotion or ^^°^^-
assignment of the grievant or to other remedial action not otherwise 
provided for in this section, or if the Board finds that the evidence 
before it warrants disciplinary action against any employee of the 
Department or member of the Service, it shall make an appropriate 
recommendation to the Secretary. The Secretary shall make a 
written decision on the recommendation of the Board within 30 days 
after receiving the recommendation. The Secretary shall implement 
the recommendation of the Board except to the extent that, in a 
decision made within that 30-day period, the Secretary rejects the 
recommendation in whole or in part on the basis of a determination 
that implementation of the recommendation would be contrary to 
law or would adversely affect the foreign policy or national security 
of the United States. If the Secretary rejects the recommendation in 
whole or in part, the decision shall specify the reasons for such action. 
Pending the decision of the Secretary, there sh£ill be no ex parte 
communication concerning the grievance between the Secretary and 
any person involved in the proceedings of the Board. The Secretary 
shall, however, have access to the entire record of the proceedings of 
the Board. 
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any agency record prior to or during the consideration of the 
grievance by the Department, the grievant may raise such denial 
before the Board in connection with the grievance. 
(b) In considering a grievance, the Board shall have access to any 
agency record as follows: 
(1)(A) The Board shall request access to any agency record 
which the grievant requests to substantiate the grievance if the 
Board determines that such record may be relevant and material 
to the grievance. 
(B) The Board may request access to any other agency record 
which the Board determines may be relevant and material to the 
grievance. 
(2) Any agency shall make available to the Board any agency 
record requested under paragraph (1) unless the head or deputy 
head of such agency personally certifies in writing to the Board 
that disclosure of the record to the Board and the grievant would 
adversely affect the foreign policy or national security of the 
United States or that such disclosure is prohibited by law. If such 
a certification is made with respect to any record, the agency 
shall supply to the Board a summary or extract of such record 
unless the reasons specified in the preceding sentence preclude 
such a summary or extract. 
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(c) If the Board determines that an agency record, or a summary or 
extract of a record, made available to the Board under subsection (b) 
is relevant and material to the grievance, the agency concerned shall 
make such record, summary, or extract, as the case may be, available 
to the grievant. 
(d) In considering a grievance, the Board may take into account the 
fact that the grievant or the Board was denied access to an agency 
record which the Board determines is or may be relevant and 
material to the grievance. 
(e) The grievant in any case decided by the Board shall have access 
to the record of the proceedings and the decision of the Board. 
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SEC. 1109. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER REMEDIES.—(a) A grievant may 
not file a grievance with the Board if the grievant has formally 
requested, prior to filing a grievance, that the matter or matters 
which are the basis of the grievance be considered or resolved and 
relief be provided under another provision of law, regulation, or 
Executive order, other than under section 1206 of title 5, United 
States Code, and the matter has been carried to final decision under 
such provision on its merits or is still under consideration. 
(b) If a grievant is not prohibited from filing a grievance under 
subsection (a), the grievant may file with the Board a grievance which 
is also eligible for consideration, resolution, and relief under chapter 
5 use 1201 et 
12 of title 5, United States Code, or a regulation or Executive order 
*^9- 
other than under this chapter. An election of remedies under this 
section shall be final upon the acceptance of jurisdiction by the 
Board. 
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SEC. 1110. JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Any aggrieved party may obtain 
judicial review of a final action of the Secretary or the Board on any 
grievance in the district courts of the United States in accordance 
with the standards set forth in chapter 7 of title 5, United States 
5 use 701 et seq. Code. Section 706 of title 5, United States Code, shall apply without 
limitation or exception. 
TITLE II—TRANSITION, AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS, 
AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
CHAPTER 1—TRANSITION 
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SEC. 2101. PAY AND BENEFITS PENDING CONVERSION.—Until con-
verted under the provisions of this chapter, any individual who is in 
the Foreign Service before the effective date of this Act and is serving 
under an appointment as a Foreign Service officer, Foreign Service 
information officer. Foreign Service Reserve officer with limited or 
unlimited tenure, or Foreign Service staff officer or employee, shall 
be treated for purposes of salary, allowances, and other matters as if 
such individual had been converted under section 2102 or 2103, as the 
case may be, on the effective date of this Act, except that any 
adjustment of salary under this section shall take effect— 
(1) in the case of an individual who is in the Foreign Service on 
the date of enactment of this Act, on the first day of the first pay 
period which begins on or after October 1,1980, and 
(2) in the case of an individual who is appointed to the Foreign 
Service after the date of enactment of this Act, on the date such 
appointment becomes effective. 
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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 
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94 STAT. 2149 
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. 
established under section 415 of such Act, as— 
22 USC 870. 
(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. 
SEC. 2103. CONVERSION TO THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE.—(a) For- 
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eign Service officers and Foreign Service Reserve officers with 
limited or unlimited tenure who, immediately before the effective 
date of this Act, are serving under appointments at class 2 or a higher 
class of the schedule established under section 412 or 414 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1946 may at any time within 120 days after 22 use 867, 869. 
such date submit to the Secretary a written request for appointment 
to the Senior Foreign Service. 
(b) Except as provided in subsection (d), if a request is submitted 
under subsection (a) by a Foreign Service Reserve officer with limited 
tenure, the Secretary shall grant to such officer a limited appoint-
ment to the Senior Foreign Service in the appropriate class estab-
lished under section 402 of this Act. 
(c) If a request is submitted under subsection (a) by a Foreign 
Service officer or, except as provided in subsection (d), a Foreign 
Service Reserve officer with unlimited tenure, the Secretary shall 
recommend to the President a career appointment of such officer, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to the Senior Foreign 
Service in the appropriate class established under section 402 of this 
Act. 
(d) If the Secretary determines that a Foreign Service Reserve 
officer with limited or unlimited tenure who submits a request under 
subsection (a) is not available for worldwide assignment, an appoint-
ment under subsection (b) or a recommendation for appointment 
under subsection (c) shall be made only if— 
(1) the Secretary certifies that there is a need for the services of 
such officer in the Senior Foreign Service; and 
(2) such officer agrees in writing to accept availability for 
worldwide assignment as a condition of continued employment. 
(e) If a Foreign Service officer or a Foreign Service Reserve officer 
who is eligible to submit a request under subsection (a) submits a 
written request for appointment to the Senior Foreign Service to the 
Secretary more than 120 days after the effective date of this Act and 
before the end of the 3-year period beginning on such effective date, 
the Secretary (in the case of a Foreign Service Reserve officer with 
limited tenure) may grant a limited appointment to, or (in the case of 
a Foreign Service officer or Foreign Service Reserve officer with 
unlimited tenure) may recommend to the President a career appoint-
ment of, the requesting officer to the appropriate class established 
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5 u s e 5101 et 
seq., 5331. 
International 
eommunication 
Agency 
personnel. 
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under section 402 of this Act, subject to the conditions specified in 
subsection (d) and such other conditions as the Secretary may 
prescribe consistent with the provisions of chapter 6 of title I of this 
Act relating to promotion into the Senior Foreign Service. 
(f) Any officer of the Foreign Service who is eligible to submit a 
request under subsection (a) and— 
(1) who does not submit a request under subsection (a), or 
(2) who submits such a request more than 120 days after the 
effective date of this Act and is not appointed to the Senior 
Foreign Service for any reason other than failure to meet the 
conditions specified in subsection (d), 
may not remain in the Foreign Service for more than 3 years after the 
effective date of this Act. During such period, the officer shall be 
subject to the provisions of title I of this Act applicable to members of 
the Senior Foreign Service, except that such officer shall not be 
eligible to compete for performance pay under section 405, and shall 
not be eligible for a limited career extension as described in section 
607(b). Upon separation from the Service, any such officer who is a 
participant in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System 
shall be entitled to retirement benefits determined in accordance 
with chapter 8 of title I of this Act. 
SEC. 2104. C!ONVERSION FROM THE FOREIGN SERVICE.—(a) In the case 
of any individual in the Foreign Service who, immediately before the 
effective date of this Act, is serving under an appointment described 
in section 2102(a) or 2103(a) and who is not converted under section 
2102 or section 2103 because such individual does not meet the 
conditions specified in section 21020t)) or 2103(d), the Secretary shall, 
not later than 3 years after the effective date of this Act, provide 
that— 
(1) the position such individual holds shall be subject to chapter 
51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code; 
(2) such individual shall be appointed to such position without 
competitive examination; and 
(3) such position shall be considered to be in the competitive 
service so long as the individual continues to hold that position; 
except that any such individual who meets the eligibility require-
ments for the Senior Executive Service and who elects to join that 
Service shall be converted by the Secretary to the Senior Executive 
Service in the appropriate rate of basic pay established under section 
5382 of title 5, United States Code. 
Ot)) In the case of individuals in the Foreign Service in the Interna-
tional Communication Agency who immediately before the date of 
enactment of this Act are covered by a collective bargaining agree-
ment between the Agency and the exclusive representative of those 
individuals, the 3-year period referred to in subsection (a) shall begin 
on July 1,1981. 
SEC. 2105. CONVERSION OF CERTAIN POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT 
OF AGRICULTURE.—(a) Not later than 15 days after the effective date 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall— 
(1) designate and classify under section 501 of this Act those 
positions in the Foreign Agricultural Service under the General 
Schedule described in section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, 
which the Secretary of Agriculture determines are to be occupied 
by career members of the Foreign Service, and 
(2) provide written notice to individuals holding those positions 
of such designation and classification of the personnel category 
under section 103 which will apply to such individual. 
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94 STAT. 2151 
(b) Each employee serving in a position at the time it is designated 
under subsection (a) shall, not later than 120 days after notice of such 
designation, elect— 
(1) to accept conversion to the Foreign Service, in which case 
such employee shall be converted in accordance with the provi-
sions of subsection (c); or 
(2) to decline conversion to the Foreign Service and have the 
provisions of subsection (d) apply. 
(c)(1) The Secretary of Agriculture shall recommend to the Presi-
dent for appointment to the appropriate class (as determined under 
paragraph (2)), by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
those employees who elect conversion under subsection (a)(1). 
(2) The Secretary of Agriculture shall appoint as Foreign Service 
personnel those employees who elect to accept conversion and who 
are not eligible for appointment under paragraph (1). 
(d) Any employee who declines conversion under subsection (bX2) 
shall for so long as that employee continues to hold the designated 
position be deemed to be a member of the Foreign Service for 
purposes of allowances, differentials, and similar benefits (as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Agriculture). 
SEC. 2106. PRESERVATION OP STATUS AND BENEFITS.—(a)(1) Every 22 use 4156. 
individual who is converted under this chapter shall be converted to 
the class or grade and pay rate that most closely corresponds to the 
class or grade and step at which the individual was serving immedi-
ately before conversion. No conversion under this chapter shall cause 
any individual to incur a reduction in his or her cleiss, grade, or basic 
rate of salary. 
(2) An individual converted under section 2104 to a position in the 
competitive service shall be entitled to have that position, or any 
other position to which the individual is subsequently assigned (other 
than at the request of the individual), be considered for all purposes 
as at the grade which corresponds to the class in which the individual 
served immediately before conversion so long as the individual 
continues to hold that position. 
(b)(1) Any participant in the Foreign Service Retirement and Retirement 
Disability System who would, but for this paragraph, participate in g^tu'/^'^*^^^^^"* 
the Civil Service Retirement and Disability System by virtue of 
conversion under this chapter shall remain a participant in the 
Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System for 120 days after 
participation in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability 
System would otherwise cease. During such 120-day period, the 
individual may elect in writing to continue to participate in the 
Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System instead of the 
Civil Service Retirement and Disability System so long as he or she is 
employed in an agency which is authorized to utilize the Foreign 
Service personnel system. If such an election is not made, the 
individual shall then be covered by the Civil Service Retirement and 
Disability System and contributions made by the participant to the 
Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund shall be transferred 
to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. 
(2) Any Foreign Service Reserve officer with limited tenure who 
has reemployment rights to a personnel category in the Foreign 
Service in which he or she would be a participant in the Foreign 
Service Retirement and Disability System and who would, but for 
this paragraph, continue to participate in the Civil Service Retire-
ment and Disability System by virtue of conversion under section 
2104 may elect, during the 120-day period beginning on the date of 
such conversion, to become a participant in the Foreign Service 
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Retirement and Disability System so long as he or she is employed in 
an agency which is authorized to utilize the Foreign Service person-
nel system. If such an election is made, the individual shall be 
transferred to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System 
and contributions made by that individual to the Civil Service 
Retirement and Disability Fund shall be transferred to the Foreign 
Service Retirement and Disability Fund. 
(c) Individuals who are converted under this chapter shall be 
converted to the type of appointment which corresponds most closely 
in tenure to the type of appointment under which they were serving 
immediately prior to such conversion, except that this chapter shall 
not operate to extend the duration of any limited appointment or 
previously applicable time in class. 
(d) Any individual who on the effective date of this Act is serving— 
(1) under an appointment in the Foreign Service, or 
(2) in any other office or position continued by this Act, 
may continue to serve under such appointment, subject to the 
provisions of this Act, and need not be reappointed by virtue of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(e) Any individual in the Foreign Service— 
(1) who is serving under a career appointment on the date of 
enactment of this Act, and 
(2) who was not subject to section 633(a)(2) of the Foreign 
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Service Act of 1946 immediately before the effective date of this 
Act, 
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may not be retired under section 608 of this Act until 10 years after 
the effective date of this Act or when such individual first becomes 
eligible for an immediate annuity under chapter 8 of title I of this 
Act, whichever occurs first. 
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SEC. 2107. REGULATIONS.—Under the direction of the President, the 
Secretary shall prescribe regulations for the implementation of this 
chapter. 
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SEC. 2108. AUTHORITY OF OTHER AGENCIES.—The heads of agencies 
other than the Department of State which utilize the Foreign Service 
personnel system shall perform functions under this chapter in 
accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of State 
under section 2107. Such agency heads shall consult with the Secre-
tary of State in the exercise of such functions. 
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SEC. 2109. SURVIVOR BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN FORMER SPOUSES.—(a) 
Any participant or former participant in the Foreign Service Retire-
ment and Disability System who on February 15, 1981, has a former 
spouse may, by a spousal agreement, elect to receive a reduced 
annuity and provide a survivor annuity for such former spouse under 
Ante, p. 2113. 
section 814(b). 
(bXD If the participant or former participant has not retired under 
such system on or before February 15, 1981, an election under this 
section may be made at any time before retirement. 
(2) If the participant or former participant has retired under such 
system on or before February 15, 1981, an election under this section 
may be made within such period after February 15, 1981, as the 
Secretary of State may prescribe. 
Ante, p. 2102. 
(3) For purposes of applying chapter 8 of title I, any such election 
shall be treated the same as if it were a spousal agreement under 
Ante, p. 2120. 
section 820(b)(1). 
(c) An election under this section may provide for a survivor benefit 
based on all or any portion of that part of the annuity of the 
participant which is not designated or committed as a base for 
survivor benefits for a spouse or any other former spouse of the 
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94 STAT. 2153 
participant. The participant and his or her spouse may make an 
election under section 806(b)(lXB) prior to the time of retirement for A.nte, p. 2106. 
the purpose of allowing an election to be made under this section. 
(d) The amount of the reduction in the participant's annuity shall 
be determined in accordance with section 8O60t))(2). Such reduction 
shall be effective as o
f
— 
(1) the commencing date of the participant's annuity, in the 
case of an election under subsection (bXD, or 
(2) February 15, 1981, in the case of an election under subsec-
tion (b)(2). 
(e) For purposes of this section, the terms "former spouse", "partici- Definitions, 
pant", and "spousal agreement" have the meanings given such terms 
in sections 803 and 804. 
Ante, p. 2102. 
CHAPTER 2—PROVISIONS RELATING TO FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES 
SEC. 2201. BASIC AUTHORITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.—(a) 
The Act entitled "An Act to provide certain basic authority for the 
Department of State", approved August 1, 1956, is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following new sections: 
"SEC. 25. (a) The Secretary of State may accept on behalf of the Gifts. 
United States gifts made unconditionally by will or otherwise for the ^^ ^SC 2697. 
benefit of the Department of State (including the Foreign Service) or 
for the carrying out of any of its functions. Conditional gifts may be so 
accepted at the discretion of the Secretary, and the principal of and 
income from any such conditional gift shall be held, invested, rein-
vested, and used in accordance with its conditions, except that no gift 
shall be accepted which is conditioned upon any expenditure which 
will not be met by the gift or the income from the gift unless such 
expenditure has been approved by Act of Congress. 
'(b) Any unconditional gift of money accepted under subsection (a), 
the income from any gift property held under subsection (c) or (d) 
(except income made available for expenditure under subsection 
(d)(2)), the net proceeds from the liquidation of gift property under 
subsection (c) or (d), and the proceeds of insurance on any gift 
property which are not used for its restoration, shall be deposited in 
the Treasury of the United States. Such funds are hereby appropri-
ated and shall be held in trust by the Secretary of the Treasury for 
the benefit of the Department of State (including the Foreign Serv-
ice). The Secretary of the Treasury may invest and reinvest such 
funds in interest-bearing obligations of the United States or in 
obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the 
United States. Such funds and the income from such investments 
shall be available for expenditure in the operation of the Department 
of State (including the Foreign Service) and the performance of its 
functions, subject to the same examination and audit as is provided 
for appropriations made for the Foreign Service by the Congress. 
"(c) The evidences of any unconditional gift of intangible personal 
property (other than money) accepted under subsection (a), shall be 
deposited with the Secretary of the Treasury who may hold or 
liquidate them, except that they shall be liquidated upon the request 
of the Secretary of State whenever necessary to meet payments 
required in the operation of the Department of State (including the 
Foreign Service) or the performance of its functions. 
"(dXl) The Secretary of State shall hold any real property or any 
tangible personal property accepted unconditionally pursuant to 
subsection (a) and shall either use such property for the operation of 
the Department of State (including the Foreign Service) and the 
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Legal services. 
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Personnel family 
members, 
employment. 
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Transportation. 
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Education. 
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performance of its functions or lease or hire such property, except 
that any such property not required for the operation of the Depart-
ment of State (including the Foreign Service) or the performance of 
its functions may be liquidated by the Secretary of State whenever in 
the judgment of the Secretary of State the purposes of the gift will be 
served thereby. The Secretary of State may insure any property held 
under this subsection. Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
Secretary shall deposit the income from any property held under this 
subsection with the Secretary of the Treasury as provided in subsec-
tion (b). 
"(2) The income from any real property or tangible personal 
property held under this subsection shall be available for expenditure 
at the discretion of the Secretary of State for the maintenance, 
preservation, or repair and insurance of such property and any 
proceeds from insurance may be used to restore the property insured. 
"(e) For the purpose of Federal income, estate, and gift taxes, any 
gift, devise, or bequest accepted under this section shall be deemed to 
be a gift, devise, or bequest to and for the use of the United States. 
"(f) The authorities available to the Secretary of State under this 
section with respect to the Department of State shall be available to 
the Director of the International Communication Agency and the 
Director of the United States International Development Coopera-
tion Agency with respect to their respective agencies. 
"SEC. 26. (a) The Secretary of State may, without regard to section 
3106 of title 5, United States Code, authorize a principal officer of the 
Foreign Service to procure legal services whenever such services are 
required for the protection of the interests of the Government or to 
enable a member of the Service to carry on the member's work 
efficiently. 
"(b) The authority available to the Secretary of State under this 
section shall be available to the Director of the International Commu-
nication Agency and the Director of the United States International 
Development Cooperation Agency with respect to their respective 
agencies. 
"SEC. 27. (a) In order to expand employment opportunities for 
family members of United States Government personnel assigned 
abroad, the Secretary of State shall seek to conclude such bilateral 
and multilateral agreements as will facilitate the employment of 
such family members in foreign economies. 
"(b) Any member of a family of a member of the Foreign Service 
may accept gainful employment in a foreign country unless such 
employment— 
"(1) would violate any law of such country or of the United 
States; or 
"(2) could, as certified in writing by the United States chief of 
mission to such country, damage the interests of the United 
States. 
"SEC. 28. The Secretary of State may authorize the principal officer 
of a Foreign Service post to provide for the use of Government owned 
or leased vehicles located at that post for transportation of United 
States Government employees and their families when public trans-
portation is unsafe or not available or when such use is advantageous 
to the Government. 
"SEC. 29. Whenever the Secretary of State determines that educa-
tional facilities are not available, or that existing educational facili-
ties are inadequate, to meet the needs of children of United States 
citizens stationed outside the United States who are engaged in 
carrying out Government activities, the Secretary may, in such 
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U.S. 
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manner as he deems appropriate and under such regulations as he 
may prescribe, establish, operate, and maintain primary schools, and 
school dormitories and related educational facilities for primary and 
secondary schools, outside the United States, make grants of funds 
for such purposes, or otherwise provide for such educational facilities. 
The authorities of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926, and of 
paragraphs (h) and (i) of section 3 of this Act, may be utilized by the 
Secretary in providing assistance for educational facilities. Such 
assistance may include hiring, transporting, and payment of teachers 
and other necessary personnel. 
"SEC. 30. (a) The remedy— 
"(1) against the United States provided by sections 134605) and 
2672 of title 28, United States Code, or 
"(2) through proceedings for compensation or other benefits 
from the United States as provided by any other law, where the 
availability of such benefits precludes a remedy under such 
sections, 
for damages for personal injury, including death, allegedly arising 
from malpractice or negligence of a physician, dentist, nurse, phar-
macist, or paramedical (including medical and dental assistants and 
technicians, nursing assistants, and therapists) or other supporting 
personnel of the Department of State in furnishing medical care or 
related services, including the conducting of clinical studies or 
investigations, while in the exercise of his or her duties in or for the 
Department of State or any other Federal department, agency, or 
instrumentality shall be exclusive of any other civil action or pro-
ceeding by reason of the same subject matter against such physician, 
dentist, nurse, pharmacist, or paramedical or other supporting per-
sonnel (or his or her estate) whose act or omission gave rise to such 
claim. 
"(b) The United States Government shall defend any civil action or Court action 
proceeding brought in any court against any person referred to in 
subsection (a) of this section (or his or her estate) for any such damage 
or injury. Any such person against whom such civil action or 
proceeding is brought shall deliver, within such time after date of 
service or knowledge of service as may be determined by the Attorney 
General, all process served upon him or her or an attested true copy 
thereof to whomever was designated by the Secretary to receive such 
papers. Such person shall promptly furnish copies of the pleading and 
process therein to the United States attorney for the district embrac-
ing the place wherein the proceeding is brought, to the Attorney 
General, and to the Secretary. 
"(c) Upon a certification by the Attorney General that the defend-
ant was acting within the scope of his or her employment in or for the 
Department of State or any other Federal department, agency, or 
instrumentality at the time of the incident out of which the suit 
arose, any such civil action or proceeding commenced in a State court 
shall be removed without bond at any time before trial by the 
Attorney General to the district court of the United States of the 
district and division embracing the place wherein it is pending and 
the proceeding deemed a tort action brought against the United 
States under the provisions of title 28, United States Code, and all 28 use i. 
references thereto. Should a United States district court determine 
on a hearing on a motion to remand held before a trial on the merits 
that the case so removed is one in which a remedy by suit within the 
meaning of subsection (a) of this section is not available against the 
United States, the case shall be remanded to the State court except 
that where such remedy is precluded because of the availability of a 
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remedy through proceedings for compensation or other benefits from 
the United States as provided by any other law, the case shall be 
dismissed, but in that event, the running of any limitation of time for 
commencing, or filing an application or claim in, such proceedings for 
compensation or other benefits shall be deemed to have been 
suspended during the pendency of the civil action or proceeding 
under this section. 
"(d) The Attorney General may compromise or settle any claim 
asserted in such civil action or proceeding in the manner provided in 
section 2677 of title 28, the United States Code, and with the same 
effect. 
"(e) For purposes of this section, the provisions of section 2680(h) of 
title 28, United States Code, shall not apply to any tort enumerated 
therein arising out of negligence in the furnishing of medical care or 
related services, including the conducting of clinical studies or 
investigations. 
"(f) The Secretary may, to the extent he deems appropriate, hold 
harmless or provide liability insurance for any person to whom the 
immunity provisions of subsection (a) of this section apply, for 
damages for personal injury, including death, negligently caused by 
any such person while acting within the scope of his or her office or 
employment and as a result of the furnishing of medical care or 
related services, including the conducting of clinical studies or 
investigations, if such person is assigned to a foreign area or detailed 
for service with other than a Federal agency or institution, or if the 
circumstances are such as are likely to preclude the remedies of third 
persons against the United States provided by sections 1346(b) and 
2672 of title 28, United States Code, for such damage or injury. 
"(g) For purposes of this section, any medical care or related service 
covered by this section and performed abroad by a covered person at 
the direction or with the approval of the United States chief of 
mission or other principal representative of the United States in the 
area shall be deemed to be within the scope of employment of the 
individual performing the service. 
Services and 
"SEC. 31. (a) The Secretary of State may authorize and assist in the 
22'^usc^2703 
establishment, maintenance, and operation by civilian officers and 
employees of the Government of non-Government-operated services 
and facilities at posts abroad, including the furnishing of space, 
utilities, and properties owned or leased by the Government for use 
by its diplomatic, consular, and other missions and posts abroad. The 
provisions of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 
22 use 2684. 
292-300) and section 13 of this Act may be utilized by the Secretary in 
providing such assistance. 
"(b) The Secretary may establish and maintain emergency commis-
sary or mess services in places abroad where, in the judgment of the 
Secretary, such services are necessary temporarily to insure the 
effective and efficient performance of official duties and responsibil-
ities. Reimbursements incident to the maintenance and operation of 
commissary or mess service under this subsection shall be at not less 
than cost as determined by the Secretary and shall be used as 
working funds, except that an amount equal to the amount expended 
for such services shall be covered into the Treasury as miscella-
neous receipts. 
"(c) Services and facilities established under this section shall be 
made available, insofar as practicable, to officers and employees of all 
agencies and their dependents who are stationed in the locality 
abroad. Such services and facilities shall not be established in 
localities where another agency operates similar services or facilities 
PUBLIC LAW 96-465—OCT. 17, 1980 
94 STAT. 2157 
unless the Secretary determines that additional services or facilities 
are necessary. Other agencies shall to the extent practicable avoid 
duplicating the facilities and services provided or assisted by the 
Secretary under this section. 
"(d) Charges at any post abroad for a service or facility provided, 
authorized or assisted under this section shall be at the same rate for 
all civilian personnel of the Government serviced thereby, and all 
charges for supplies furnished to such a service or facility abroad by 
any agency shall be at the same rate as that charged by the 
furnishing agency to its comparable civilian services and facilities. 
"SEC. 32. The Secretary of State may pay, without regard to section 
5702 of title 5, United States Code, subsistence expenses of (1) security 
officers of the Department of State who are on authorized protective 
missions, and (2) members of the Foreign Service and employees of 
the Department who are required to spend extraordinary amounts of 
time in travel status. 
"SEC. 33. This Act may be cited as the 'State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956'.". 
(b) Section 13(a) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2684(a)) is amended by 
striking out "Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "Foreign Service Act of 1980". 
SEC. 2202. PEACE CORPS ACT.—(a) Section 5 of the Peace Corps Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2504) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking out "section 852(a)(1) of 
the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 
1092(a)(1))," and inserting in lieu thereof "section 816(a) of 
the Foreign Service Act of 1980", and 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking out "Foreign Service 
Act of 1946' and inserting in lieu thereof "Foreign Service 
Act of 1980"; and 
(2) in subsection (h)— 
(A) by striking out "section 1091 of the Foreign Service Act 
of 1946 ' and inserting in lieu thereof "section 30 of the State 
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956", and 
(B) by striking out "Director of ACTION" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "President". 
Ob)(l) Section 7(a) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2506(a)) is 
amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking out", who shall receive compensation at any 
of the rates provided for persons appointed to the Foreign 
Service Reserve and Staff under the Foreign Service Act of 
1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 801 et seq.)" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "which are not authorized to utilize the Foreign 
Service personnel system, who shall receive compensation at 
any of the rates established under section 402 or 403 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980"; 
(ii) by striking out "section 528" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "section 310"; and 
(iii) by striking out "Reserve" the last place it appears and 
all that follows and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: 
"(2) The President may utilize such authority contained in the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980 relating to members of the Foreign 
Service and other United States Government officers and employees 
as the President deems necessary to carry out functions under this 
Act, except that— 
Subsistance 
expenses. 
22 u s e 2704. 
Short title. 
22 u s e 2651 
note. 
22 u s e 801 note. 
Ante, p. 2071. 
Ante, p. 2118. 
22 u s e 817. 
Ante, p. 2155. 
Ante, pp. 2087, 
2088. 
22 u s e 928. 
Ante, p. 2087. 
Ante, p. 2071. 
94 STAT. 2158 
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"(A) no Foreign Service appointment or assignment under this 
paragraph shall be for a period of more than five years unless the 
Director of the Peace Corps, under special circumstances, person-
ally approves an extension of not more than one year on an 
individual basis; and 
"(B) no individual whose Foreign Service appointment or 
assignment under this paragraph has been terminated shall be 
reappointed or reassigned under this paragraph before the expi-
ration of a period of time equal to the preceding tour of duty of 
that individual. 
Ante, p. 2071. 
Such provisions of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 as the President 
deems appropriate shsill apply to individuals appointed or assigned 
under this paragraph, including in all cases, the provisions of section 
Ante, p. 2087. 
310 of that Act, except that (i) the President may by regulation make 
exceptions to the application of section 310 in cases in which the 
period of the appointment or assignment exceeds thirty months, (ii) 
members of the Foreign Service appointed or assigned pursuant to 
this paragraph shall receive within-class salary increases in accord-
ance with such regulations as the President may prescribe, and (iii) 
under such regulations as the President may prescribe, individuals 
who are to perform duties of a more routine nature than are 
generally performed by members of the Foreign Service assigned to 
class 9 in the Foreign Service Schedule may be appointed to an 
unenumerated class ranking below class 9 in the Foreign Service 
Schedule and be paid basic compensation at rates lower than those 
for class 9, except that such rates may be no less than the then 
applicable minimum wage rate specified in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U;S.C. 206(a)(1)).". 
(2) Section 7(a)(4) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2506(a)(4)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking out "Until" and all that follows through 
"paragraph or" and inserting in lieu thereof "An individual who 
has received an appointment or assignment in the Foreign 
Service under this subsection may, not later than September 30, 
1982, or three years"; 
(B) by striking out "such person" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"such individual"; and 
(C) by striking out "substantially continuous basis" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "continuous basis without a break in service of 
more than three days". 
(c) Section 13(b) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2512(b)) is 
amended by striking out "section 872 of the Foreign Service Act of 
22 use 1112. 
1946, as amended" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 824 of the 
Ante, p. 2122. 
Foreign Service Act of 1980,". 
(d) Section 14(b) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2513(b)) is 
amended by striking out "section 901 of the Foreign Service Act of 
1946 (22 U.S.C. 1131)" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 905 of the 
Ante, p. 2128. 
Foreign Service Act of 1980". 
(e) Section 15(a) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2514) is amended 
by striking out "Foreign Service personnel" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "members of the Foreign Service". 
SEC. 2203. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT.—(a) Section 625(d) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2385(d)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
"(d) For the purpose of performing functions under this Act outside 
the United States, the President may employ or assign individuals, or 
may authorize the employment or assignment of officers or 
employees by agencies of the United States Government which are 
PUBLIC LAW 96-465—OCT. 17, 1980 
94 STAT. 2159 
not authorized to utilize the Foreign Service personnel system, who 
shall receive compensation at any of the rates provided for under 
section 402 or section 403 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, together Ante, pp. 2087, 
with allowances and benefits under that Act. Individuals so employed ^088. 
or assigned shall be entitled, except to the extent that the President 
may specify otherwise in cases in which the period of employment or 
assignment exceeds thirty months, to the same benefits as are 
provided by section 310 of that Act for individuals appointed to the Ante, p. 2087. 
Foreign Service.". 
03) Section 6290)) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 23890))) is amended by 
striking out "section 901 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as 
amended (22 U.S.C. 1131)" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 905 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980". 
Ante, p. 2128. 
(c) Section 6310)) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 23910))) is amended by 
amending the second sentence to read as follows: "Such chief shall be 
entitled to receive such compensation and allowances as are author-
ized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980, not to exceed those authorized Ante, p. 2071. 
for a chief of mission (as defined in section 102(a)(3) of that Act), as the Ante, p. 2075. 
President shall determine to be appropriate.". 
(d) Section 631(c) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2391(c)) is amended by 
striking out the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the 
following: "Such person may receive such compensation and 
allowances as are authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980, not 
to exceed those authorized for a chief of mission (as defined in section 
102(a)(3) of that Act), as the President shall determine to be appropri-
ate. Such person (if not a United States Government employee who is 
assigned to serve as Chairman) shall be deemed to be an employee of 
the United States Government for purposes of chapters 81,83,87, and 
89 of title 5, United States Code.". 
5 use 8ioi et 
SEC. 2204. ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT ACT.—(a) Section 42 f^-' 830i et seq., 
of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2582) is ^JL^^*^^' 
amended to read as follows: 
"FOREIGN SERVICE PERSONNEL 
et seq. 
"SEC. 42. (a) The Secretary of State may authorize the Director to 
exercise, with respect to members of the Foreign Service appointed or 
employed for the Agency— 
"(1) the authority available to the Secretary under the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980, and 
Ante, p. 2071. 
"(2) the authority available to the Secretary under any other 
provisions of law pertaining specifically or applicable generally 
to members of the Foreign Service. 
"(b) Limited appointments of members of the Foreign Service for 
the Agency may be extended or renewed, notwithstanding section 309 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, so long as the service of the Ante, p. 2086. 
individual under such appointment does not exceed ten consecutive 
years without a break in service of at least one year.". 
0)) Section 48 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 
2588) is amended by striking out "Foreign Service Act of 1946, as 
amended" and inserting in lieu thereof "Foreign Service Act of 1980". 22 use 801 note. 
SEC. 2205. REPEALED PROVISIONS.—The following are repealed: ^"'^' P ^^^^ 
(1) The Act entitled "An Act to improve, strengthen, and 
expand the Foreign Service of the United States and to consoli-
date and revise the laws relating to its administration", approved 
August 13,1946, titles I through X of such Act being the Foreign 
Service Act of 1946 (22 U.S.C. 801-810, 816, 817, 821, 826, 827, 
841-843, 846, 861, 866-873, 876, 877, 881, 882, 886, 889, 890, 896, 
79-194 
O—81—pt. 2 
56 : QL3 
94 STAT. 2160 
PUBLIC LAW 96-465—OCT. 17, 1980 
22 u s e 811a 
note, 889, 889 
note. 
22 u s e 2693. 
22 u s e 1063 
note, 1229, 1229 
note. 
22 u s e 901a. 
22 u s e 922, 
929-932, 
1221-1234. 
22 u s e 2384 
note. 
22 u s e 1079d, 
1079d note, 
1079/. 
22 u s e 801 note, 
1076, 1079m— 
1079s, 1082,1121. 
22 u s e 801 note. 
Ante, p. 2071. 
22 u s e 866, 867. 
Ante, pp. 2087, 
2088. 
900, 901, 902, 906-915, 921-924, 926-928, 936-939, 946, 947, 951, 
961-966, 968, 981, 986, 987, 991-996, 1001-1009, 1016,1017,1021, 
1022, 1026-1028, 1031, 1036, 1037-1037c, 1041-1048, 1061-1065, 
1071, 1076, 1076a, 1081, 1082, 1084, 1086, 1091, 1093, 1095, 1101, 
1103-1106, 1111, 1112, 1116, 1121, 1131, 1136-1138a, 1139, 
1148-1151, and 1156-1160). 
(2) Sections 401 and 413 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Year 1979 (92 Stat. 981,986). 
(3) Section 413 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Year 1978 (91 Stat. 857). 
(4) Sections 117,120, and 522 of the Foreign Relations Authori-
zation Act, Fiscal Year 1977 (90 Stat. 827,829,846). 
(5) Section 6 of the Department of State Appropriations 
Authorization Act of 1973 (87 Stat. 452). 
(6) The Act entitled "An Act to promote the foreign policy of 
the United States by strengthening and improving the Foreign 
Service personnel system of the International Communication 
Agency through establishment of a Foreign Service Information 
Officer Corps^', approved August 20, 1968 (22 U.S.C. 929-932, 
1221-1234). 
(7) Section 104(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2454(c)). 
(8) Subsections (e), (g), (j), and (k) of section 625 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2385 (e), (g), (j), and (k)). 
(9) Section 7(b) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2506(b)). 
(10) Sections 14 and 16 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide 
certain basic authority for the Department of State", approved 
August 1,1956 (22 U.S.C. 2679a, 2680a). 
(11) Section 124(a)(2) of the International Development and 
Food Assistance Act of 1977 (91 Stat. 542). 
(12) The Act entitled "An Act to make certain increases in the 
annuities of annuitants under the Foreign Service retirement 
and disability system", approved May 21, 1952 (22 U.S.C. 1077, 
1078). 
(13) The Act entitled "An Act to make certain increases in the 
annuities of annuitants under the Foreign Service retirement 
and disability system", approved May 1, 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
1079-1079f). 
(14) The Act entitled "An Act to provide for adjustments in the 
annuities under the Foreign Service retirement and disability 
system", approved September 2, 1958 (22 U.S.C. 1079g-1079j). 
(15) The Act entitled "An Act to provide for adjustments in the 
annuities under the Foreign Service retirement and disability 
system", approved July 12,1960 (22 U.S.C. 10791). 
(16) The Foreign Service Annuity Adjustment Act of 1965 (22 
U.S.C. 1079m-1079s). 
SEC. 2206. OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(a)(1) Section 3(b) of 
the Asian Development Bank Act (22 U.S.C. 285a(b)) is amended by 
striking out "a Chief of Mission, class 2, within the meaning of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "a chief of mission under the Foreign Service Act of 1980". 
(2) The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 is amended— 
(A) in section 2(g) (22 U.S.C. 287(g)) by striking out "sections 411 
and 412 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (Public Law 724, 
Seventy-ninth Congress) for chiefs of mission" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "sections 401,402, and 403 of the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980 for chiefs of mission, members of the Senior Foreign 
Service,"; and 
PUBLIC LAW 96-465—OCT. 17, 1980 
94 STAT. 2161 
(B) in section 8 (22 U.S.C. 287e) by striking out "section 901(3) of 
the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (Public Law 724, Seventy-ninth 
Congress) 
and inserting in lieu thereof "section 905 of the 22 USC 1131. 
Foreign Service Act of 1980". 
Ante, p. 2128. 
(3) Section 2 of the joint resolution entitled "Joint Resolution 
providing for membership and participation by the United States in 
the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organiza-
tion, and authorizing an appropriation therefor", approved July 30, 
1946 (22 U.S.C. 287n), is amended by striking out '^Foreign Service 
officers in the schedule contained in section 412 of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1946, as amended," and inserting in lieu thereof 22 USC 867. 
"members of the Senior Foreign Service under section 402 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980, or provided for Foreign Service officers Ante, p. 2087. 
under section 403 of that Act,". 
Ante, p. 2088. 
(4) Section 2 of the joint resolution entitled "Joint Resolution 
providing for membership and participation by the United States in 
the World Health Organization and authorizing an appropriation 
therefor", approved June 14, 1948 (22 U.S.C. 290a), is amended by 
striking out provided by section 412 of the Foreign Service Act of 
1946, as amended," and inserting in lieu thereof "established under 22 use 867. 
section 402 or 403 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980". 
Ante, p. 2087, 
(5) Section 203(b) of the African Development Fund Act (22 U.S.C. 2088. 
290g-l(b)) is amended by striking out "a Chief of Mission, class 2, 
within the meaning of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended" 22 USC 801 note. 
and inserting in lieu thereof "a chief of mission under the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980". 
Ante, p. 2071. 
(6) Section 408 of the Mutual Security Act of 1954 (22 U.S.C. 1928) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a) by striking out "Foreign Service Act of 
1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 801), and inserting in lieu thereof 
"Foreign Service Act of 1980"; 
Ante, p. 2071. 
(B) in subsection (b) by striking out "chief of mission, class 1, 
within the meaning of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as 
amended (22 U.S.C. 801)" eind inserting in lieu thereof "chief of 
mission under the Foreign Service Act of 1980"; and 
(C) in subsection (c) by striking out "section 529 of this Act who 22 USC 1789. 
are appointed as Foreign Service Reserve officers may serve for 
periods of more than five years notwithstanding the limitation in 
section 522 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 
U.S.C. 922)" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 628 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 who are members of the Foreign 22 USC 2388. 
Service serving under limited appointments may serve for peri-
ods of more than five years notwithstanding the limitation in 
section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980". 
Ante, p. 2086. 
(7) The International Atomic Energy Agency Participation Act of 
1957 is amended— 
(A) in section 2(d) (22 U.S.C. 2021(d))— 
(i) in the first sentence by striking out "sections 411 and 
412 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 
866, 867), for Chiefs of Mission" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"sections 401,402, and 403 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 Ante, pp. 2087, 
for chiefs of mission, members of the Senior Foreign Serv- ^
*
^
^
^ 
ice,", and 
(ii) in the second sentence by striking out "by Chiefs of 
Mission" and inserting in lieu thereof under the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 by chiefs of mission, members of the Ante, p. 2071. 
Senior Foreign Service,"; and 
(B) in section 5 (22 U.S.C. 2024)— 
94 STAT. 2162 
PUBLIC LAW 96-465—OCT. 17, 1980 
(i) by striking out "Foreign Service Act of 1946, as 
22 use 801 note. 
amended," and inserting in lieu thereof "Foreign Service 
Ante, p. 2071. 
Act of 1980", and 
(ii) by striking "Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended;" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "Foreign Service Act of 1980;". 
(8) Section 70403) of the Center for Cultural and Technical Inter-
change Between East and West Act of 1960 (22 U.S.C. 2056(b)) is 
amended by striking out "title X, part C of the Foreign Service Act of 
22 use 809. 
1946, as amended" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 25 of the 
Ante, p. 2153. 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956". 
(9) Section 104(d) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2454(d)) is amended by striking out 
22 use 928. 
"section 528" and all that follows through "such persons" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "section 310 of the Foreign Service Act of 
Ante, p. 2087. 
1980 for individuals appointed to the Foreign Service". 
(10) Section 5(a) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 
1962 (22 U.S.C. 2605(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking out "Foreign Service person-
nel" and inserting in lieu thereof "members of the Foreign 
Service"; 
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking out "Foreign Service Reserve 
officers" and inserting in lieu thereof "members of the Foreign 
Service serving under limited appointments"; and 
(C) in paragraph (4) by striking out "Foreign Service Act of 
1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 801 et seq.)" and inserting in lieu 
Ante, p. 2071. 
thereof "Foreign Service Act of 1980". 
(11) Section 403(c) of the International Development Cooperation 
Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3503(c)) is amended by striking out "Foreign 
Service Act of 1946" and inserting in lieu thereof "Foreign Service 
Act of 1980". 
(b)(1) Section 605A(h) of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for 
greater stability in agriculture; to augment the marketing and 
disposal of agricultural products; and for other purposes", approved 
August 28, 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1765a(h)), is amended by striking out 
"Foreign Service personnel" and inserting in lieu thereof "members 
of the Foreign Service". 
(2) Section 606D of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1766c) is amended by striking 
22 use 1131. 
out "title IX of the Foreign Service Act of 1946" and inserting in lieu 
Ante, p. 2124. 
thereof "chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980". 
(c)(1) Section 2002(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in the text preceding paragraph (1) by striking out "section 
1041 of title 22" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 701(b) of 
Ante, p. 2099. 
the Foreign Service Act of 1980"; and 
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking out "section 1041 of title 22" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "section 701(a) of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980". 
(d) Section 8(aXl) of the Defense Department Overseas Teachers 
Pay and Personnel Practices Act (20 U.S.C. 906(a)(1)) is amended by 
striking out "section 901(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 
U.S.C. 1131(2))" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 5924 of title 5, 
United States Code". 
(e)(1) Section 104(aX4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (26 
U.S.C. 104(a)(4)) is amended by striking out "section 831 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1081)" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "section 808 of the Foreign Service Act of 
Ante, p. 2110. 
1980". 
(2) Section 170(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (26 U.S.C. 
170(i)) is amended by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows: 
PUBLIC LAW 96-465—OCT. 17, 1980 
94 STAT. 2163 
"(6) For treatment of gifts accepted by the Secretary of State, the Direc-
tor of the International Communication Agency, or the Director of the 
United States International Development Cooperation Agency, as gifts to 
or for the use of the United States, see section 25 of the State Department 
Basic Authorities Act of 1956.". 
Ante, p. 2153. 
(3) Section 912(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (26 U.S.C. 
912(1)(A)) is amended to read as follows: 
"(A) chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980,". Ante, p. 2124. 
(4) Section 2055(f)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (26 U.S.C. 
2055(f)(5)) is amended to read as follows: 
"(5) For treatment of gifts, devises, or bequests accepted by the Secre-
tary of State, the Director of the International Communication Agency, or 
the Director of the United States International Development Cooperation 
Agency as gifts, devises, or bequests to or for the use of the United States, 
see section 25 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956.". 
Ante, p. 2153. 
(f) Section 10(d) of the Gold Reserve Act of 1934 (31 U.S.C. 822a(d)) is 
amended by striking out "title IX of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, 22 USC 1131. 
as amended" and inserting in lieu thereof "chapter 9 of title I of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980". 
Ante, p. 2124. 
(g) Section 235 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking out "Section 1131 of title 22" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "Section 905 of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980"; 
^nte, p. 2128. 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking out "Section 1136 (1), (2), (3), (4), 
(5), (7), and (11) of title 22" and inserting in lieu thereof "Sections 
901 (1), (2), (3), (4), (7), (8), (9), (11), and (12) of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980"; 
Ante, p. 212A. 
(3) in paragraph (3) by striking out "Section 1138 of title 22" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "Section 901(13) of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980"; 
(4) in paragraph (4) by striking out "Section 1148 of title 22" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "Section 903 of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980"; and 
Ante, p. 2127. 
(5) in paragraph (5) by striking out "Section 1156 of title 22" 
and inserting in lieu thereof ' Section 904(d) of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980". 
Ante, p. 2127. 
(h) Section 415(c) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 
U.S.C. 5055(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking out "section 852(a)(1) of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1092(a)(1)), 
and every other" and inserting in lieu thereof "any"; and 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking out "Foreign Service Act of 
1946" and inserting in lieu thereof "Foreign Service Act of 1980". 22 USC 801 note. 
SEC. 2207. MODEL FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMPETENCE POSTS.—(a) In f„"ft'„P ??2f 
order to carry out the purposes of section 702 and to help ascertain 
the relationship between foreign language competence and the effec-
tiveness of representation of the United States abroad, the Secretary 
of State shall designate as model foreign language competence posts 
at least two Foreign Service posts in countries where English is not 
the common language. Such designation shall be made no later than 
October 1, 1981, and shall be implemented so that no later than 
October 1,1983, each Government employee permanently assigned to 
those posts shall possess an appropriate level of competence in the 
language common to the country where the post is located. The 
Secretary of State shall determine appropriate levels of language 
competence for employees assigned to those posts by reference to the 
nature of their functions and the standards employed by the Foreign 
Service Institute. 
22 USC 4171. 
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Report to 
Ck)ngress. 
Exceptions. 
Report to 
Congress. 
5 use 3597. 
Ante, p. 2086. 
(b) The posts designated under subsection (a) shall continue as 
model foreign language competence posts at least until September 30, 
1985. The Secretary of State shedl submit no later than January 31, 
1986, a report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate describing the oper-
ation of such posts and the costs, advantages and disadvantages 
associated with meeting the forei^ language competence require-
ments of this section. 
(c) The Secretary of State may authorize exceptions to the require-
ments of this section if he determines that unanticipated exigencies 
so require. Such exceptions shall be annually reported to the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of 
the Senate. 
CHAPTER 3—AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE 
SEC. 2301. REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS.—(a) Chapter 35 of 
title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following 
new subchapter: 
"SUBCHAPTER VI—REEMPLOYMENT FOLLOWING LIMITED 
APPOINTMENT IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE 
''§3597. Reemployment following limited appointment in the For-
eign Service 
"An employee of £iny agency who accepts, with the consent of the 
head of that agency, a limited appointment in the Foreign Service 
under section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is entitled, upon 
the expiration of that appointment, to be reemployed in that employ-
ee's former position or in a corresponding or higher position in that 
agency. Upon reemplo3nment under this section, an employee shall be 
entitled to £iny within-grade increases in pay which the employee 
would have received if the employee had remained in the former 
position in the agency.". 
O
b
) The analysis for chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 
"SUBCHAPTER VI—REEMPLOYMENT FOLLOWING LIMITED APPOINTMENT 
IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE 
"3597. Reemplojmient following limited appointment in the Foreign Service.". 
SEC. 2302. SALARY FOR AMBASSADORS AT LARGE.—Section 5313 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding the following at the 
end thereof: 
"Ambassadors at Large.". 
SEC. 2303. ADVANCES OF PAY INCIDENT TO DEPARTURES FROM POSTS 
ABROAD.—(a) Section 5522(a) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking out "evacuation" smd inserting in lieu thereof 
"departure"; and 
(2) by striking out "is ordered for military or other reasons 
which create imminent danger to the life or lives of the employee 
or of his dependents or immediate family" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "is officially authorized or ordered— 
"(1) from a place outside the United States from which the 
Secretary of State determines it is in the national interest to 
require the departure of 
some or all employees, their dependents, 
or both; or 
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94 STAT. 2165 
"(2) from any place where there is imminent danger to the life 
of the employee or the lives of the dependents or immediate 
family of the employee". 
(b) Section 5522(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out "evacuation" and inserting in lieu thereof "departure". 
(c) Section 5523(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: 
"(A) whose departure is authorized or ordered under 
section 5522(a) of this title; and"; and 
Ante, p. 2164. 
(2) in subparagraph (B) by striking out "evacuation" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "departure". 
(d) Section 5523(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out "evacuation" both places it appears and inserting in lieu 
thereof "departure". 
(e) Section 405a(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out "evacuated" and "evacuation" wherever they appear 
and inserting in lieu thereof "to depart" and "departure", 
respectively. 
SEC. 2304. PREMIUM PAY.—Paragraph (2) of section 5541 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by striking out clauses (xiv) and (xv) 
and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
"(xiv) a Foreign Service officer; 
"(xv) a member of the Senior Foreign Service; or". 
SEC. 2305. SEVERANCE PAY.—Section 5595(a)(2)(vi) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after "to receive" the following: 
"benefits under section 609(b)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 or Ante, p. 2098. 
any". 
SEC. 2306. ATTORNEYS FEES IN BACKPAY CASES.—Section 5596(b) of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (l)(A)(ii) by inserting "or under chapter 11 of 
title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980," immediately after Ante, p. 2142. 
"chapter 71 of this title,"; and 
5 use 7ioi et 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
seq. 
(A) by inserting "and (with respect to members of the 
Foreign Service) in sections 1101 and 1002 of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980" immediately after "section 7103 of this Ante, pp. 2142, 
(B) by inserting "and (with respect to members of the 
Foreign Service) in section 1015 of the Foreign Service Act of 
1980" immediately after "section 7116 of this title". 
Ante, p. 2137. 
SEC. 2307. SEPARATE MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE.—Section 5924(3) 5 use 7ii6. 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting "or authorized" immediately after "com-
pelled"; and 
(2) by inserting "or who requests such an allowance because of 
special needs or hardship involving the employee or the employ-
ee's spouse or dependents," immediately after "for the conven-
ience of the Government,". 
SEC. 2308. EDUCATION ALLOWANCE.—Section 5924(4)(B) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by striking out "(i)" and all that 
follows through "each type of education" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"one annual trip each way for each dependent". 
SEC. 2309. POSTS REQUIRING SPECIAL INCENTIVES.—Section 5925 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking out "A post" in the first sentence and inserting 
in lieu thereof (a) A post"; 
(2) by inserting "under this subsection" immediately after 
"differential" in the last sentence; and 
94 STAT. 2166 
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Additional 
differential pay. 
5 use 5927. 
5 use 5928. 
Ante, p. 2165. 
"Employee." 
Ante, p. 2087. 
(3) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(b) Any employee granted a differential under subsection (a) of 
this section may be granted an additional differential for an assign-
ment to a post determined to have especially adverse conditions of 
environment which warrant additional pay as a recruitment and 
retention incentive for the filling of positions at that post. An 
additional differential for any employee under this subsection— 
"(1) may be paid for each assignment to a post determined to 
have such conditions; 
"(2) may be paid periodically or in a lump sum; and 
"(3) may not exceed 15 percent of the rate of basic pay of that 
employee for the period served under that assignment.". 
SEC. 2310. ADVANCES OF PAY.—(a) Subchapter III of chapter 59 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following new section: 
"§ 5927. Advances of pay 
"Up to three months' pay may be paid in advance to an employee 
upon the assignment of the employee to a post in a foreign area.". 
(b) The analysis of chapter 59 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5926 the 
following: 
"5927. Advances of pay.". 
SEC. 2311. DANGER PAY ALLOWANCE.—(a) Subchapter III of chapter 
59 of title 5, United States Code, as amended by section 2310(a), is 
further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
section: 
"§ 5928. Danger pay allowance 
"An employee serving in a foreign area may be granted a danger 
pay allowance on the basis of civil insurrection, civil war, terrorism, 
or wartime conditions which threaten physical harm or imminent 
danger to the health or well-being of the employee. A danger pay 
allowance may not exceed 25 percent of the basic pay of the employee, 
except that if an employee is granted an additional differential under 
section 5925(b) of this title with respect to an assignment, the sum of 
that additional differential and any danger pay allowance granted to 
the employee with respect to that assignment may not exceed 25 
percent of the bsisic pay of the employee.". 
(b) The analysis for chapter 59 of title 5, United States Code, as 
amended by section 2310(b), is further amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 5927 the following: 
"5928. Danger pay allowance.". 
SEC. 2312. LEAVE.—(a) Section 6301 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: 
"Notwithstanding clauses (x)-(xii) of paragraph (2), the term 
'employee' includes any member of the Senior Foreign Service or any 
Foreign Service officer (other than a member or officer serving as 
chief of mission or in a position which requires appointment by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate) and any member of the 
Foreign Service commissioned as a diplomatic or consular officer, or 
both, under section 312 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980.". 
(b) Section 6304 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking out "and (f)" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "(D, and (g)"; and 
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
PUBLIC LAW 96-465—OCT. 17, 1980 
94 STAT. 2167 
"(g) Annual leave accrued by a member of the Senior Foreign 
Service shall not be subject to the limitation on accumulation 
otherwise imposed by this section.". 
(c) Section 6305(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting immediately after "States" in the first sentence "(or after a 
shorter period of such service if the employee's assignment is termi-
nated for the convenience of the Government)". 
SEC. 2313. RETIREMENT CREDIT FOR IMPRISONED FOREIGN NATIONALS 
AND FOR SERVICE WITH CERTAIN OVERSEAS BROADCASTING ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—(a) Section 83320t)) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (8), by striking out the 
period at the end of paragraph (9) and inserting in lieu thereof a 
semicolon, and by inserting immediately after paragraph (9) the 
following new paragraphs: 
"(10) periods of imprisonment of a foreign national for which 
compensation is provided under section 410 of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980, if the individual (A) was subject to this ^"^e, p. 2091. 
subchapter during employment with the Government last pre-
ceding imprisonment, or (B) is qualified for an annuity under this 
subchapter on the beisis of other service of the individual; and 
"(11) subject to sections 8334(c) and 8339(i) of this title, service 5 use 8334, 
in any capacity of at least 130 days (or its equivalent) per ^^^^ 
calendar year performed after July 1, 1946, for the National 
Committee for a Free Europe; Free Europe Committee, Incorpo-
rated; Free Europe, Incorporated; Radio Liberation Committee; 
Radio Liberty Committee; subdivisions of any of those organiza-
tions; Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Incorporated, Radio 
Free Asia; the Asia Foundation; or the Armed Forces Network, 
Europe (AFN-E), but only if such service is not credited for 
benefits under any other retirement system which is established 
for such entities and funded in whole or in part by the Govern-
ment and only if the individual later becomes subject to this 
subchapter.", 
(b) Such section 8332(b) is further amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new sentence: "The Office of Personnel Man-
agement shall accept the certification of the Executive Director of the 
Board for International Broadcasting concerning services for the 
purposes of this subchapter of the tjrpe described in paragraph (11) of 
this subsection.". 
SEC. 2314. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 5.—(a) Section 
3323(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
"Foreign Service officer retired under section 1001 or 1002 of title 22 
or a Foreign Service staff officer or employee retired under section 
1063 of title 22" and inserting in lieu thereof "member of the Foreign 
Service retired under section 812 of the Foreign Service Act pf 1980". Ante, p. 2113. 
(b) Section 5102(cX2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out "employees in the Foreign Service of the United States 
whose pay is fixed under chapter 14 of title 22" and insert in lieu 
thereof "members of the Foreign Service whose pay is fixed under the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980". 
Ante, p. 2071. 
(c)(1) Section 5301(cX2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out "subchapter IV of chapter 14 of title 22" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "section 403 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980". 
Ante, p. 2088. 
(2) Section 5303(a)(4) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out "sections 867 and 870 of title 22" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "section 403 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980". 
94 STAT. 2168 
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(3) Section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out "chapter 14 of title 22" and inserting in lieu thereof "the 
Ante, p. 2071. 
Foreign Service Act of 1980". 
(d) Section 5724(g) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out "chapter 14 of title 22" and inserting in lieu thereof "the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980". 
(e) Section 5727(e)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
"(2) This section, except subsection (a), does not affect section 
403e(4)oftitle50.". 
(f)(1) Section 6301(2)(xii) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by striking out "an officer who receives pay under section 866 of title 
22" and inserting in lieu thereof "a chief of mission (as defined in 
section 102(a)(3) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980)". 
(2) Section 6305(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out "an officer" and inserting in lieu thereof "a chief of 
mission". 
(g) Section 7103(a)(2)(iv) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by striking out "the Agency for International Development, or" and 
inserting before the semicolon ", the United States International 
Development Cooperation Agency, the Department of Agriculture, or 
the Department of Commerce". 
(h) Section 8501(1)(C) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out "Foreigri Service personnel for whom special separation 
allowances are provided under chapter 14 of title 22' and inserting in 
lieu thereof "members of the Foreign Service for whom payments are 
Ante, p. 2098. 
provided under section 609(b)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980". 
CHAPTER 4—SAVING PROVISIONS, CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT, AND 
EFFECTIVE DATE 
22 use 4172. 
SEC. 2401. SAVING PROVISIONS.—(a) All determinations, authoriza-
tions, regulations, orders, agreements, exclusive recognition of an 
organization or other actions made, issued, undertaken, entered into, 
22 use 801 note, or taken under the authority of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 or any 
other law repealed, modified, or affected by this Act shall continue in 
full force and effect until modified, revoked, or superseded by appro-
priate authority. Any grievances, claims, or appeals which were filed 
or made under any such law and are pending resolution on the 
effective date of this Act shall continue to be governed by the 
provisions repealed, modified, or affected by this Act. 
(b) This Act shall not affect any increase in annuity or other right 
to benefits, which was provided by any provision amended or 
repealed by this Act, with respect to any individual who became 
entitled to such benefit prior to the effective date of this Act. 
(c) References in law to provisions of the Foreign Service Act of 
1946 or other law superseded by this Act shall be deemed to include 
reference to the corresponding provisions of this Act. 
Report to 
S E C . 2402. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF IMPLEMENTATION.—(a) 
Congress 
Not later than February 1, 1982, the Secretary of State shall submit 
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report describing the implemen-
tation of this Act during the fiscal year 1981 by the agencies utilizing 
the Foreign Service personnel system. Such report shall— 
(1) describe the steps taken and planned in furtherance of (A) 
maximum compatibility among such agencies, as provided for in 
Ante, p. 2079. 
section 203, and (B) the development of uniform policies and 
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94 STAT. 2169 
procedures and consolidated personnel functions, as provided for 
in section 204; 
Ante, p. 2079. 
(2) indicate the progress made by each such agency in the 
conversion of personnel and position classifications in accord-
ance with chapter 1 of this title; 
Ante, p. 2074. 
(3) specify the upper and lower limits planned by each such 
agency for recruitment, advancement, and retention of members 
of the Service, as provided for in section 601(c)(2), including with Ante, p. 2094. 
respect to each of the relevant promotion competition groups the 
projected ranges of rates of appointment, promotion, and attri-
tion over each of the five fiscal years 1981 through 1985; and 
(4) specify the numbers of members of the Service who are 
assigned to positions classified under section 501 which are more Ante, p. 2092. 
than one grade higher or lower than the personal rank of the 
member (except that the names and grades of such members 
shall be transmitted to the Congress in a confidential manner to 
assure privacy and to safeguard national security). 
(b) Beginning in 1982, the Secretary of State shall submit each year Report to 
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the Committee ^^o'^sress. 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate a supplemental 
report 
containing— 
(1) a description of any relevant developments with respect to 
the matters reported on under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
subsection (a); 
(2) with respect to paragraph (3) of such subsection, a revised 
projection of the ranges of rates of appointment, promotion, and 
attrition over each of the next five years, as well as a comparison 
of such projections with the projections for the preceding year 
and with actual rates of appointment, promotion, and attrition, 
including a full explanation of any deviations from projections 
reported in the preceding year; and 
(3) the information specified in paragraph (4) of such sub-
section. 
(c) The Secretary shall consult, in accordance with the procedures 
set out in section 1013(g), with the exclusive representative (if any) of Ante, p. 2135. 
members of the Foreign Service in each agency specified in section 
1003(a) with respect to steps to be taken in implementing this Act and Ante, p. 2130. 
reported under this section. To that end, each such exclusive repre-
sentative will have timely access to all relevant information at each 
stage. Each such report shall include the views of each such exclusive 
representative on any and all aspects of the report and the informa-
tion contained in such report. 
SEC. 2403. EFFECTIVE DATE.—(a) Except as otherwise provided, this 22 use 3901 
Act shall take effect on February 15,1981. 
note. 
(b) Personnel actions may be taken on and after the effective date of 
this Act on the basis of any then current Foreign Service evaluation 
cycle as if this Act had been in effect at the beginning of that cycle. 
(c) Appointments to the Senior Foreign Service by the Secretary of 
Commerce shall be excluded in the calculation and application of the 
limitation in section 305(b) until October 1, 1985. Prior to that date. Ante, p. 2086. 
the number of members serving in the Senior Foreign Service under 
limited appointments by the Secretary of Commerce may not exceed 
10 at any one time (excluding individuals with reemployment rights 
under section 310 as career appointees in the Senior Executive Ante, p. 2087. 
Service). 
(d)(1) Section 812 of this Act, and the repeal of sections 631 and 632 Ante, p. 2113. 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 and section 625(k) of the Foreign ioo?^Site^^' 
p. 2159. 
94 STAT. 2170 
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Ante, p. 2160. 
Assistance Act of 1961, shall be effective as of the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
in^n Wio^^^' 
^^^ ^°^ purposes of implementing section 2101, sections 402(a) and 
2087, 2088. 
403 shall be effective as of the date of enactment of this Act. 
(e)(1) The provisions of chapter 8 of title I regarding the rights of 
Ante, p. 2113. 
former spouses to any annuity under section 814(a) shall apply in the 
case of any individual who after the effective date of this Act becomes 
a former spouse of an individual who separates from the Service after 
such date. 
Ante, p. 2152. 
(2) Except to the extent provided in section 2109, the provisions of 
such chapter regarding the rights of former spouses to receive 
Ante, p. 2102. 
survivor annuities under chapter 8 shall apply in the case of any 
individual who after the effective date of this Act becomes a former 
spouse of a participant or former participant in the Foreign Service 
Retirement and Disability System. 
Approved October 17, 1980. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 96-992, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Foreign Affairs) and Pt. 2 (Comm. on 
Post Office and Civil Service); and No. 96-1432 (Comm. of Confer-
ence). 
SENATE REPORT No. 96-913 accompanying S. 3058 (Comm. on Foreign Relations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 126 (1980): 
Sept. 8, considered and passed House. 
Sept. 10, 11, 15, S. 3058 considered in Senate; H.R. 6790, amended, passed in 
lieu. 
Sept. 30, Senate agreed to conference report. 
Oct. 1, House agreed to conference report. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 16, No. 43: 
Oct. 17, Presidential statement.