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22 U.S.C. § 4022 — Foreign language requirements

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22 U.S.C. § 4022 — Foreign language requirements

**(a) In general** The Secretary shall establish foreign language proficiency requirements for members of the Service who are to be assigned abroad in order that Foreign Service posts abroad will be staffed by individuals having a useful knowledge of the language or dialect common to the country in which the post is located. **(b) Training** The Secretary of State shall arrange for appropriate language training of members of the Service by the institution or otherwise in order to assist in meeting the requirements established under subsection (a).

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22 U.S.C. § 2385 — Employment of personnel

**(a) Authorization** Any agency or officer of the United States Government carrying out functions under this chapter is authorized to employ such personnel as the President deems necessary to carry out the provisions and purposes of this chapter. **(b) Appointments excepted from civil-service laws; supergrade positions; reinstatement** Of the personnel employed in the United States to carry out subchapter I of this chapter or coordinate subchapter I and subchapter II of this chapter, not to exceed one hundred and ten may be appointed, compensated, or removed without regard to the provisions of any law, of whom not to exceed fifty-one may be compensated at rates higher than those provided for grade 15 of the general schedule established by [section 5332 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5332&num=0&edition=prelim), but not in excess of the highest rate of grade 18 of such general schedule: Provided, That, under such regulations as the President shall prescribe, officers and employees of the United States Government who are appointed to any of the above positions may be entitled, upon removal from such position, to reinstatement to the position occupied at the time of appointment or to a position of comparable grade and salary. Such positions shall be in addition to those authorized by law to be filled by Presidential appointment, and in addition to the number authorized by [section 5108 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5108&num=0&edition=prelim). **(c) Additional supergrade positions** Of the personnel employed in the United States to carry out subchapter II of this chapter, or any Act superseding subchapter II of this chapter in whole or in part, not to exceed e

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22 U.S.C. § 4171 — Model foreign language competence posts

**(a) Designation of posts; time of designation and implementation; determination of competency standards** In order to carry out the purposes of [section 4022 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4022&num=0&edition=prelim) and to help ascertain the relationship between foreign language competence and the effectiveness of representation of the United States abroad, the Secretary of State shall designate as model foreign language competence posts at least two Foreign Service posts in countries where English is not the common language. Such designation shall be made no later than October 1, 1981, and shall be implemented so that no later than October 1, 1983, each Government employee permanently assigned to those posts shall possess an appropriate level of competence in the language common to the country where the post is located. The Secretary of State shall determine appropriate levels of language competence for employees assigned to those posts by reference to the nature of their functions and the standards employed by the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center. **(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 competence 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 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate describing 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

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22 U.S.C. § 4022 — Foreign language requirements

Page 1469 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 4023 crease the language training opportunities available to the family members of Foreign Service personnel.’’ Executive Documents TERMINATION OF TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Is- lands, see note set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions. § 4022. Foreign language requirements (a) In general The Secretary shall establish foreign language proficiency requirements for members of the Service who are to be assigned abroad in order that Foreign Service posts abroad will be staffed by individuals having a useful knowledge of the language or dialect common to the country in which the post is located. (b) Training The Secretary of State shall arrange for ap- propriate language training of members of the Service by the institution or otherwise in order to assist in meeting the requirements estab- lished under subsection (a). (Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 702, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2099; Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 126(3), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 394; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title II, § 208(a)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–422; Pub. L. 107–228, div. A, title III, § 327, Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1387; Pub. L. 117–81, div. E, title LI, § 5114(b)(3), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2352.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2021—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–81 struck out subsec. (c) which read as follows: ‘‘Not later than January 31 of each year, the Director General of the Foreign Service shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Re- lations of the Senate and the Committee on Inter- national Relations of the House of Representatives summarizing the number of positions in each ove

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