22 U.S.C. § 3925 — Compatibility between Foreign Service

Page 1429 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 3925 middle-level entry, of individuals with ex- pertise and professional experience in public diplomacy, mass communications, or jour- nalism; and (C) shall give special consideration to indi- viduals with language facility and experi- ence in particular countries and regions. (2) Languages of special interest The Secretary of State shall seek to increase the number of Foreign Service officers pro- ficient in languages spoken in countries with predominantly Muslim populations. Such in- crease should be accomplished through the re- cruitment of new officers and incentives for officers in service. (Pub. L. 108–458, title VII, § 7110, Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3793.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section is comprised of section 7110 of Pub. L. 108–458. Subsec. (c) of section 7110 of Pub. L. 108–458 amended section 4003 of this title. Section was enacted as part of the Intelligence Re- form and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, and also as part of the 9/11 Commission Implementation Act of 2004, and not as part of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 which comprises this chapter. § 3922c. Integration of foreign economic policy (a) In general The Secretary, in conjunction with the Under Secretary of Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, shall establish— (1) foreign economic policy priorities for each regional bureau, including for individual countries, as appropriate; and (2) policies and guidance for integrating such foreign economic policy priorities throughout the Department. (b) Deputy Assistant Secretary Within each regional bureau of the Depart- ment, the Secretary shall task an existing Dep- uty Assistant Secretary with appropriate train- ing and background in economic and commer- cial affairs with the responsibility for economic matters and interests within the responsibilities of each such regional bureau, including the inte- gration of the foreign economic policy priorities established pursuant to subsection (a). (c) Training The Secretary shall establish curriculum at the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center to develop the practical foreign economic policy expertise and skill sets of For- eign Service officers, including by making avail- able distance-learning courses in commercial, economic, and business affairs, including in the following: (1) The global business environment. (2) The economics of development. (3) Development and infrastructure finance. (4) Current trade and investment agreements negotiations. (5) Implementing existing multilateral and World Trade Organization agreements, and United States trade and investment agree- ments. (6) Best practices for customs and export procedures. (7) Market analysis and global supply chain management. (Pub. L. 114–323, title IV, § 406, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1929.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017, and not as part of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 which comprises this chapter. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries DEFINITIONS For definitions of ‘‘Secretary’’, ‘‘Department’’, and ‘‘Foreign Service’’ as used in this section, see section 2 of Pub. L. 114–323, set out as a note under section 2651 of this title. § 3923. Compatibility among agencies utilizing Foreign Service personnel system (a) The Service shall be administered to the extent practicable in a manner that will assure maximum compatibility among the agencies au- thorized by law to utilize the Foreign Service personnel system. To this end, the other heads of such agencies shall consult regularly with the Secretary of State. (b) Nothing in this subchapter shall be con- strued as diminishing the authority of the head of any agency authorized by law to utilize the Foreign Service personnel system. (Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 203, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2079.) § 3924. Uniform and consolidated administration of Service The Secretary shall on a continuing basis con- sider the need for uniformity of personnel poli- cies and procedures and for consolidation (in ac- cordance with section 2695 of this title) of per- sonnel functions among agencies utilizing the Foreign Service personnel system. Where fea- sible, the Secretary of State shall encourage (in consultation with the other heads of such agen- cies) the development of uniform policies and procedures and consolidated personnel func- tions. (Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 204, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2079.) § 3925. Compatibility between Foreign Service and other Government personnel systems The Service shall be administered to the ex- tent practicable in conformity with general poli- cies and regulations of the Government. The Secretary shall consult with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the heads of such other agencies as the President shall determine, in order to assure compatibility of the Foreign Service personnel system with other Government personnel systems to the ex- tent practicable. (Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 205, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2079.) Page 1430 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 3926 Executive Documents DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS Functions of President under this section delegated to Secretary of State, see section 1 of Ex. Ord. No. 12293, Feb. 23, 1981, 46 F.R. 13969, set out as a note under section 3901 of this title. CONSULTATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES For authority for the Secretary of State to consult with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Director of the United States Informa- tion Agency, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to ensure com- patibility between the Foreign Service personnel sys- tem and other government personnel systems, see sec- tion 2 of Ex. Ord. No. 12293, Feb. 23, 1981, 46 F.R. 13969, as amended, set out as note under section 3901 of this title. § 3926. Regulations; delegation of functions (a) The Secretary may prescribe such regula- tions as the Secretary deems appropriate to carry out functions under this chapter. (b) The Secretary may delegate functions under this chapter which are vested in the Sec- retary to any employee of the Department or any member of the Service. (Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 206, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2079.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries REGULATIONS REGARDING FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMPETENCE WITHIN FOREIGN SERVICE Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 191(a), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 418, as amended by Pub. L. 103–415, § 1(u), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4302, provided that: ‘‘Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Apr. 30, 1994], the Secretary of State shall promulgate regulations— ‘‘(1) establishing hiring preferences for Foreign Service Officer candidates competent in languages, with priority preference given to those languages in which the Department of State has a deficit; ‘‘(2) establishing a standard that employees will not receive long-term training in more than 3 languages, and requiring that employees achieve full profes- sional proficiency (S4/R4) in 1 language as a condition for training in a third, with exceptions for priority needs of the service at the discretion of the Director General; ‘‘(3) requiring that employees receiving long-term training in a language, or hired with a hiring pref- erence for a language, serve at least 2 tours in jobs requiring that language, with exceptions for certain limited-use languages and priority needs of the serv- ice at the discretion of the Director General; ‘‘(4) requiring that significant consideration be given to foreign language competence and use in the evaluation, assignment, and promotion of all Foreign Service Officers of the Department of State, the Agency for International Development, and the United States Information Agency; ‘‘(5) requiring the identification of appropriate Washington, D.C. metropolitan area positions as lan- guage-designated; and ‘‘(6) requiring remedial training and suspension of language differential payments for employees receiv- ing such payments who have failed to maintain re- quired levels of proficiency.’’ [For abolition of United States Information Agency (other than Broadcasting Board of Governors and Inter- national Broadcasting Bureau), transfer of functions, and treatment of references thereto, see sections 6531, 6532, and 6551 of this title.] § 3927. Chief of mission (a) Duties Under the direction of the President, the chief of mission to a foreign country— (1) shall have full responsibility for the di- rection, coordination, and supervision of all Government executive branch employees in that country (except for Voice of America cor- respondents on official assignment and em- ployees under the command of a United States area military commander); and (2) shall keep fully and currently informed with respect to all activities and operations of the Government within that country, and shall insure that all Government executive branch employees in that country (except for Voice of America correspondents on official assignment and employees under the com- mand of a United States area military com- mander) comply fully with all applicable di- rectives of the chief of mission. (b) Duties of agencies with employees in foreign countries Any executive branch agency having employ- ees in a foreign country shall keep the chief of mission to that country fully and currently in- formed with respect to all activities and oper- ations of its employees in that country, and shall insure that all of its employees in that country (except for Voice of America cor- respondents on official assignment and employ- ees under the command of a United States area military commander) comply fully with all ap- plicable directives of the chief of mission. (c) Promotion of United States goods and serv- ices Each chief of mission to a foreign country shall have as a principal duty the promotion of United States goods and services for export to such country. (d) Promotion of United States economic inter- ests Each chief of mission to a foreign country shall have as a principal duty the promotion of United States economic and commercial inter- ests in such country. (Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 207, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2079; Pub. L. 97–241, title I, § 123, Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 281; Pub. L. 100–204, title I, § 136, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1345; Pub. L. 107–228, div. A, title V, § 505(b), Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1393; Pub. L. 116–94, div. J, title VII, § 704, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3070.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2019—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 116–94 added subsec. (d). 2002—Subsecs. (a)(1), (2), (b). Pub. L. 107–228 inserted ‘‘Voice of America correspondents on official assign- ment and’’ after ‘‘except for’’. 1987—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–204, § 136(1), (2), inserted ‘‘executive branch’’ after ‘‘Government’’ in par. (1) and after second reference to ‘‘Government’’ in par. (2). Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–204, § 136(3), inserted ‘‘execu- tive branch’’ after ‘‘Any’’. 1982—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97–241 added subsec. (c).