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22 U.S.C. § 4172 — Savings provisions
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**(a) Determinations, authorizations, etc., under authority of Foreign Service Act of 1946 and grievances, claims, or appeals filed and pending on effective date of this chapter** All determinations, authorizations, regulations, orders, agreements, exclusive recognition of an organization or other actions made, issued, undertaken, entered into, or taken under the authority of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 or any other law repealed, modified, or affected by this chapter shall continue in full force and effect until modified, revoked, or superseded by appropriate authority. Any grievances, claims, or appeals which were filed or made under any such law and are pending resolution on February 15, 1981, shall continue to be governed by the provisions repealed, modified, or affected by this chapter.
**(b) Increase in annuity or other right to benefits** This chapter shall not affect any increase in annuity or other right to benefits, which was provided by any provision amended or repealed by this chapter, with respect to any individual who became entitled to such benefit prior to February 15, 1981.
**(c) Cross references** References in law to provisions of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 or other law superseded by this chapter shall be deemed to include reference to the corresponding provisions of this chapter.
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**(a) Determinations, authorizations, etc., under authority of Foreign Service Act of 1946 and grievances, claims, or appeals filed and pending on effective date of this chapter** All determinations, authorizations, regulations, orders, agreements, exclusive recognition of an organization or other actions made, issued, undertaken, entered into, or taken under the authority of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 or any other law repealed, modified, or affected by this chapter shall continue in full force and effect until modified, revoked, or superseded by appropriate authority. Any grievances, claims, or appeals which were filed or made under any such law and are pending resolution on February 15, 1981, shall continue to be governed by the provisions repealed, modified, or affected by this chapter.
**(b) Increase in annuity or other right to benefits** This chapter shall not affect any increase in annuity or other right to benefits, which was provided by any provision amended or repealed by this chapter, with respect to any individual who became entitled to such benefit prior to February 15, 1981.
**(c) Cross references** References in law to provisions of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 or other law superseded by this chapter shall be deemed to include reference to the corresponding provisions of this chapter.
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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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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 4172
(b) Continuation; report to Congress concerning
operation of posts and advantages of meeting
competency requirements
The posts designated under subsection (a)
shall continue as model foreign language com-
petence posts at least until September 30, 1985.
The Secretary of State shall submit no later
than January 31, 1986, a report to the Speaker of
the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate de-
scribing the operation of such posts and the
costs, advantages and disadvantages associated
with meeting the foreign language competence
requirements of this section.
(c) Exceptions; report to Congress
The Secretary of State may authorize excep-
tions to the requirements of this section if he
determines that unanticipated exigencies so re-
quire.
(Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2207, Oct. 17, 1980, 94
Stat. 2163; Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 139(7), (25),
Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 398, 399; Pub. L. 107–132,
§ 1(b), Jan. 16, 2002, 115 Stat. 2412.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–132 substituted ‘‘George
P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center’’
for ‘‘Foreign Service Institute’’.
1994—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–236, § 139(7), (25), amend-
ed subsec. (c) identically, striking out at end ‘‘Such ex-
ceptions shall be annually reported to the Speaker of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate.’’
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EXPANSION OF MODEL FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMPETENCE
POSTS
Pub. L. 101–246, title I, § 161, Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 46,
as amended by Pub. L. 101–302, title III, § 320(b)(3), May
25, 1990, 104 Stat. 247; Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A,
title XXII, § 2219(a)(1
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