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22 U.S.C. § 4152 — Conversion to Foreign Service Schedule

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22 U.S.C. § 4152 — Conversion to Foreign Service Schedule

**(a)** Not later than 120 days after February 15, 1981, the Secretary shall, in accordance with [section 4156 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4156&num=0&edition=prelim), convert to the appropriate class in the Foreign Service Schedule established under [section 3963 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3963&num=0&edition=prelim) those individuals in the Foreign Service who are serving immediately before February 15, 1981, 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 established under section 415 of such Act, as— (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 February 15, 1981, 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 4156 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4156&num=0&edition=prelim), to the appropriate class in the Foreign Service Schedule established under [section 3963 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3963&num=0&edition=prelim) 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.

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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. § 3963 — Foreign Service Schedule

The President shall establish 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 subchapter. The maximum salary rate for the highest class established under this section, which shall be designated 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5332&num=0&edition=prelim). Salary rates established under this section shall be adjusted in accordance with [section 5303 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5303&num=0&edition=prelim).

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22 U.S.C. § 4156 — Preservation of status and benefits

**(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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22 U.S.C. § 4152 — Conversion to Foreign Service Schedule

Page 1554 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 4152 Editorial Notes CODIFICATION ‘‘February 15, 1981’’ substituted in text for ‘‘the effec- tive date of this Act’’ pursuant to section 2403 of Pub. L. 96–465, set out as an Effective Date note under sec- tion 3901 of this title. § 4152. Conversion to Foreign Service Schedule (a) Not later than 120 days after February 15, 1981, the Secretary shall, in accordance with sec- tion 4156 of this title, convert to the appropriate class in the Foreign Service Schedule estab- lished under section 3963 of this title those indi- viduals in the Foreign Service who are serving immediately before February 15, 1981, under ap- pointments at or below class 3 of the schedule established under section 412 or 414 of the For- eign Service Act of 1946, or at any class in the schedule established under section 415 of such Act, as— (1) Foreign Service officers, or (2) Foreign Service Reserve officers with limited or unlimited tenure, and Foreign Serv- ice staff officers or employees, who the Sec- retary determines are available for worldwide assignment. (b) Not later than 3 years after February 15, 1981, Foreign Service Reserve officers and staff officers and employees who the Secretary deter- mines under subsection (a)(2) are not available for worldwide assignment shall also be con- verted, in accordance with section 4156 of this title, to the appropriate class in the Foreign Service Schedule established under section 3963 of this title 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 avail- ability for worldwide assignment as a condi- tion of continued employment. (Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2102, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2148

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