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22 U.S.C. § 3947 — Entry levels for Foreign Service officer candidates
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A career candidate for appointment as a Foreign Service officer may not be initially assigned under [section 3964 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3964&num=0&edition=prelim) to a salary class higher than class 4 in the Foreign Service Schedule unless—
(1) the Secretary determines in an individual case that assignment to a higher salary class is warranted because of the qualifications (including foreign language competence) and experience 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.
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A career candidate for appointment as a Foreign Service officer may not be initially assigned under [section 3964 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3964&num=0&edition=prelim) to a salary class higher than class 4 in the Foreign Service Schedule unless—
(1) the Secretary determines in an individual case that assignment to a higher salary class is warranted because of the qualifications (including foreign language competence) and experience 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.
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**(a)** The Secretary shall assign all Foreign Service officers and Foreign Service personnel (other than Foreign Service personnel who are paid in accordance with [section 3967 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3967&num=0&edition=prelim) or [section 3968 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3968&num=0&edition=prelim)) 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 member to a position classified under subchapter V.
(2) Except as authorized by subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 5, 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 accordance with subchapter VI. The Secretary shall prescribe regulations (which shall be consistent with the relevant provisions of subchapter VI of chapter 53 of title 5 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.
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 3948
1 See References in Text note below.
(B) the individual appointed has unique
qualifications for the specific position.
(d) Recertification process
The Secretary shall by regulation establish a
recertification process for members of the Sen-
ior Foreign Service that is equivalent to the re-
certification process for the Senior Executive
Service under section 3393a of title 5.1
(Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 305, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat.
2086; Pub. L. 99–93, title I, § 119(a), Aug. 16, 1985,
99 Stat. 412; Pub. L. 101–194, title V, § 506(c)(1),
Nov. 30, 1989, 103 Stat. 1759; Pub. L. 101–280,
§ 6(d)(3), May 4, 1990, 104 Stat. 160.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 3393a of title 5, referred to in subsec. (d), was
repealed by Pub. L. 107–296, title XIII, § 1321(a)(1)(B),
Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2296.
AMENDMENTS
1990—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101–280 made technical cor-
rection to Pub. L. 101–194. See 1989 Amendment note
below.
1989—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101–194, as amended by Pub.
L. 101–280, added subsec. (d).
1985—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–93 added subsec. (c).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1989 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 101–194 effective Jan. 1, 1991,
see section 506(d) of Pub. L. 101–194, set out as a note
under section 3151 of Title 5, Government Organization
and Employees.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1985 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 99–93, title I, § 119(c), Aug. 16, 1985, 99 Stat. 412,
provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by subsections
(a) and (b) [amending this section and provisions set
out as a note under section 3901 of this title] shall take
effect on October 1, 1985.’’
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Feb. 15, 1981, with an exception that
appointments to t
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