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22 U.S.C. § 4154 — Conversion from Foreign Service
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**(a) Individuals serving under appointment** In the case of any individual in the Foreign Service who, immediately before February 15, 1981, is serving under an appointment described in section 4152(a) or 4153(a) of this title and who is not converted under section 4152 or [section 4153 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4153&num=0&edition=prelim) because such individual does not meet the conditions specified in section 4152(b) or 4153(d) of this title, the Secretary shall, not later than 3 years after February 15, 1981, provide that—
(1) the position such individual holds shall be subject to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5;
(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 requirements 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5382&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) United States Information Agency individuals** In the case of individuals in the Foreign Service in the United States Information Agency who immediately before October 17, 1980, are covered by a collective bargaining agreement 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.
**(c) Department of State security officers** The three-year period referred to in
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**(a) Individuals serving under appointment** In the case of any individual in the Foreign Service who, immediately before February 15, 1981, is serving under an appointment described in section 4152(a) or 4153(a) of this title and who is not converted under section 4152 or [section 4153 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4153&num=0&edition=prelim) because such individual does not meet the conditions specified in section 4152(b) or 4153(d) of this title, the Secretary shall, not later than 3 years after February 15, 1981, provide that—
(1) the position such individual holds shall be subject to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5;
(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 requirements 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5382&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) United States Information Agency individuals** In the case of individuals in the Foreign Service in the United States Information Agency who immediately before October 17, 1980, are covered by a collective bargaining agreement 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.
**(c) Department of State security officers** The three-year period referred to in subsection (a) shall be extended for an additional period not to exceed one year from November 22, 1983, in the case of Department of State security officers who are members of the Service and who were initially ineligible for conversion under that subsection because they were available for worldwide assignment and there was a need for their services in the Service, but as to whom subsequent events require the services of these members (and of those later employed who are similarly situated) only or primarily for domestic functions.
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**(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 the Act of May 24, 1924 (commonly known as the Rogers Act) and continued by the Foreign Service Act of 1946, must be preserved, 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 representative 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 assignments throughout the world; and
(5) the Foreign Service should be operated on the basis of merit principles.
**(b)** The objective of this chapter is to strengthen and improve the Foreign Service of the United States by—
(1) assuring, in accordance with merit principles, admission through impartial and rigorous examination, acquisition of career status only by those who have demonstrated their fitness through successful completion of probationary assignments, effective career development, advancement
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**(a) Dissemination of information abroad** The Secretary and the Broadcasting Board of Governors are authorized to use funds appropriated or otherwise made available for public diplomacy information programs to provide for the preparation, dissemination, and use of information intended for foreign audiences abroad about the United States, its people, and its policies, through press, publications, radio, motion pictures, the Internet, and other information media, including social media, and through information centers, instructors, and other direct or indirect means of communication.
**(b) Dissemination of information within the United States**
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary and the Broadcasting Board of Governors may, upon request and reimbursement of the reasonable costs incurred in fulfilling such a request, make available, in the United States, motion pictures, films, video, audio, and other materials disseminated abroad pursuant to this chapter, the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 ([22 U.S.C. 6201](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6201&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act ([22 U.S.C. 1465](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1465&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), or the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act ([22 U.S.C. 1465aa](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1465aa&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.). Any reimbursement pursuant to this paragraph shall be credited to the applicable appropriation account of the Department of State or the Broadcasting Board of Governors, as appropriate. The Secretary and the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall issue necessary regulations—
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**(a)** Subject to regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management, there shall be established a range of rates of basic pay for the Senior Executive Service, and each senior executive shall be paid at one of the rates within the range, based on individual performance, contribution to the agency’s performance, or both, as determined under a rigorous performance management system. The lowest rate of the range shall not be less than the minimum rate of basic pay payable under section 5376, and the highest rate, for any position under this system or an equivalent system as determined by the President’s Pay Agent designated under section 5304(d), shall not exceed the rate for level III of the Executive Schedule. The payment of the rates shall not be subject to the pay limitation of section 5306(e) or 5373.
**(b)** Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), the applicable maximum shall be level II of the Executive Schedule for any agency that is certified under section 5307 as having a performance appraisal system which, as designed and applied, makes meaningful distinctions based on relative performance.
**(c)** No employee may suffer a reduction in pay by reason of transfer from an agency with an applicable maximum rate of pay prescribed under subsection (b) to an agency with an applicable maximum rate of pay prescribed under subsection (a).
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**(a) Criteria; application less than 120 days after effective date of Foreign Service Act of 1980** Foreign Service officers and Foreign Service Reserve officers with limited or unlimited tenure who, immediately before February 15, 1981, 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 such date submit to the Secretary a written request for appointment to the Senior Foreign Service.
**(b) Limited appointment** 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 appointment to the Senior Foreign Service in the appropriate class established under [section 3962 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3962&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Career appointment** 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 3962 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3962&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Availability for worldwide assignment** 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 appointment under subsection (b) or a recommendation f
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**(a) Conversion to class, grade, or step corresponding to level prior to conversion; reduction in position or salary; conversion from Foreign Service under [section 4154 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4154&num=0&edition=prelim)**
(1) Every individual who is converted under this subchapter 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 immediately before conversion. No conversion under this subchapter shall cause any individual to incur a reduction in his or her class, grade, or basic rate of salary.
(2) An individual converted under [section 4154 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4154&num=0&edition=prelim) 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) Participation in Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System**
(1) Any participant in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System who would, but for this paragraph, participate in the Civil Service Retirement and Disability System by virtue of conversion under this subchapter 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 con
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 4155
sions of subchapters I to XI of this chapter ap-
plicable to members of the Senior Foreign Serv-
ice, except that such officer shall not be eligible
to compete for performance pay under section
3965 of this title, and shall not be eligible for a
limited career extension as described in section
4007(b) of this title. 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
on the same basis as a member retired from the
Senior Foreign Service under section 4007(c)(1)
of this title, and section 4009(a)(2)(B) of this title
shall be deemed to apply to such officer.
(Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2103, Oct. 17, 1980, 94
Stat. 2149; Pub. L. 98–164, title I, § 128, Nov. 22,
1983, 97 Stat. 1027.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Sections 412 and 414 of the Foreign Service Act of
1946, referred to in subsec. (a), which were classified to
sections 867 and 869, respectively, of this title, were re-
pealed by Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(1), Oct. 17, 1980,
94 Stat. 2159.
CODIFICATION
In subsecs. (a), (e), and (f), ‘‘February 15, 1981’’ sub-
stituted for ‘‘the effective date of this Act’’ and ‘‘such
effective date’’ pursuant to section 2403 of Pub. L.
96–465, set out as an Effective Date note under section
3901 of this title.
AMENDMENTS
1983—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 98–164 substituted provisions
relating to applicability of sections 4007(c)(1) and
4009(a)(2)(B) of this title, for provisions relating to ap-
plicability of subchapter VIII of this chapter.
§ 4154. Conversion from Foreign Service
(a) Individuals serving under appointment
In the case of any individual in the Foreign
Servi
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