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22 U.S.C. § 3931 — Board of Examiners

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22 U.S.C. § 3931 — Board of Examiners

**(a) Establishment; membership; chairman** The President shall establish a Board of Examiners for the Foreign Service to develop, and supervise the administration of, examinations prescribed under [section 3941(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3941/b&num=0&edition=prelim) to be given to candidates for appointment 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) Review of examinations; report to Secretary of State** The Board of Examiners shall periodically review the examinations prescribed under [section 3941(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3941/b&num=0&edition=prelim) in order to determine— (1) whether any such examination has an adverse impact on the hiring, promotion, or other employment 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

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22 U.S.C. § 3901 — Congressional 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 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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22 U.S.C. § 3931 — Board of Examiners

Page 1436 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 3931 1055; Ex. Ord. No. 12292, Feb. 23, 1981, 46 F.R. 13967, which related to administration of foreign service per- sonnel systems, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12553, Feb. 25, 1986, 51 F.R. 7237. § 3931. Board of Examiners (a) Establishment; membership; chairman The President shall establish a Board of Ex- aminers for the Foreign Service to develop, and supervise the administration of, examinations prescribed under section 3941(b) of this title to be given to candidates for appointment 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 individ- uals 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 employ- ment opportunity). The Board shall include rep- resentatives of agencies utilizing the Foreign Service personnel system and representatives of other agencies which have responsibility for em- ployment testing. The Board shall be chaired by a member of the Board, designated by the Presi- dent, who is a member of the Service. (b) Review of examinations; report to Secretary of State The Board of Examiners shall periodically re- view the examinations prescribed under section 3941(b) of this title in order to determine— (1) whether any such examination has an ad- verse impact on the hiring, promotion, or other employment 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

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