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22 U.S.C. § 4151 — Pay and benefits pending conversion
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Until converted under the provisions of this subchapter, any individual who is in the Foreign Service before February 15, 1981, 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 4152 or 4153 of this title, as the case may be, on February 15, 1981, 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 October 17, 1980, 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 October 17, 1980, on the date such appointment becomes effective.
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Until converted under the provisions of this subchapter, any individual who is in the Foreign Service before February 15, 1981, 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 4152 or 4153 of this title, as the case may be, on February 15, 1981, 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 October 17, 1980, 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 October 17, 1980, on the date such appointment becomes effective.
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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) Prescription by President; basic salary rates; adjustments; determinations by Secretary**
(1) The President shall prescribe salary classes for the Senior Foreign Service and shall prescribe an appropriate title for each class. The President shall also prescribe ranges of basic salary rates for each class. Except as provided in paragraph (3), 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5382&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The Secretary shall determine which basic salary rate within the ranges prescribed by the President under paragraph (1) shall be paid to each member of the Senior Foreign Service based on individual performance, contribution to the mission of the Department, or both, as determined under a rigorous performance management system. Except as provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary and, to the extent possible, consistent with regulations governing the Senior Executive Service, the Secretary may adjust the basic salary rate of a member of the Senior Foreign Service not more than once during any 12-month period.
(3) Upon a determination by the Secretary that the Senior Foreign Service performance appraisal system, as designed and applied, makes meaningful distinctions based on relative performance—
(A) the maximum rate of basic pay payable for the Senior Foreign Service shall be level II of the Executive Schedule; and
(B) the applicable aggregate pay cap shall be equivalent to the aggregate pay cap set forth in [section 5307(d)(1) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-s
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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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Under the direction of the President, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations for the implementation of this subchapter.
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 4151
1 See References in Text note below.
2 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized.
viding insight into the economic and political
functional areas.
(3) The third internship shall be an assignment
to a United States mission abroad in the polit-
ical or economic area.
(4) The first and second internships may in-
clude a detail to the Congress.
(e) Administration
The Secretary of State shall determine the
academic requirements, other selection criteria,
and standards for successful completion of each
internship period. The Secretary shall be re-
sponsible for the design, implementation, and
operation of the program.
(f) Mentors
Each intern shall be assigned a career Foreign
Service officer as a mentor. The mentor shall
act as a counselor and advisor throughout each
summer internship and as a personal Foreign
Service contact throughout the period of par-
ticipation in the program. In the assignment of
mentors, the Secretary shall give preference to
Foreign Service officers who volunteer for such
assignment and who may be role models for the
interns.
(g) Compensation
Interns shall be compensated at a rate deter-
mined by the Secretary which shall not be less
than the compensation of comparable summer
interns at the Department of State. As deter-
mined by the Secretary, for the purposes of
travel, housing, health insurance, and other ap-
propriate benefits, interns shall be considered
employees of the Foreign Service during each
internship period.
(h) Study of Foreign Service examination
The Secretary of State shall study the feasi-
bility of administering the Foreign Service ex-
amination in separate segments over several
years. Not later than 180 days after February 16,
1990
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