DRAFT FOREIGN SERVICE ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1965

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).DRAFT FOREIGN SERVICE ACT
AMENDMENTS
OF 1965
February 17, 1965
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PART B--OBJECTIVES
Existing Legislation
Sec. 111. The Congress
hereby declares that the
objectives of this Act are
to develop and strengthen
the Foreign Service of the
United States so as--
(1) to enable the
Foreign Service effec-
tively to serve abroad
the interests of the
United States;
Proposed Legislation
Sec. 111. The Congress
hereby declares that the
objectives of this Act are
to develop and strengthen
the Foreign Service of the
United States so as--
(1) to enable
the Foreign Service
effectively to serve
at home and abroad
the interests of the
United States;
A proposed amendment to section 111(1) will, in conjunction
with other amendments relating to the service of Foreign Service
personnel in the United States reflect the concept that the con-
duct of Foreign Affairs programs requires the assignment of
Foreign Service personnel in the United States as well as abroad.
As is.stated in support of the proposed amendment to section
571(a) removing the limitation on the time officers and employees
of the Service may be assigned to the United States, the Secretary
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Sec.. 111.
needs broad discretionary authority with respect to the
utilization of Foreign Service personnel and he should not
be limited to any specified period of assignment for such
personnel.
Other proposed amendments, e.g., sections 522 and 523
would enable the Secretary to appoint a category of Career
Reserve officers without time limit whose service would be
entirely within the United States. This category would include
officer personnel now serving in Washington or elsewhere in the
United States with the Foreign Affairs agencies who are Civil
Service employees.
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Sec. 211.
BOARD OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE
Existing Legislation
Sec. 211. (a) /The
Board of the Foreign Service
shall be composed of the
Assistant Secretary of State
in charge of the administra-
tion of the Department, who
shall be chairman; two other
Assistant Secretaries of
State, designated by the
Secretary to serve on the
Board; the Director General;
and one representative each,
occupying positions with com-
parable responsibilities,
from the Departments of Agri-
culture, Commerce, and Labor,
designated, respectively, by
the heads of such departments./
The Secretary may request the
head of any /other/ Government
/department/ to designate a
Proposed Legislation
Sec. 211. (a) The
Secretary shall prescribe
the membership of the Board
of the Foreign Service which
shall include representatives
of such other Government
agencies as he deems appro-
priate. The Secretary may
request the head of any
Government agency to designate
a representative to attend
meetings of the Board whenever
matters affecting the interest
of such agency are under
consideration.
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Existing Legislation
representative occupying
a position with comparable
responsibilities1/ to attend
meetings of the Board whenever
matters affecting the interest
of such /department/ are under
consideration.
(b) The Board of the
Foreign Service shall /make
recommendations to/ the secre-
tary concerning the functions
of the Service; /the policies
and procedures to govern the
selection, assignment, rating,
and promotion of Foreign Serv-
ice officers; and/ the policies
Land procedures/ to govern the
administration and personnel
management of the Service; and
shall perform such other duties
Sec. 211.
Proposed Legislation
(b) The Board of the
Foreign Service shall advise
the Secretary concerning the
functions of the Service; the
policies to govern the admin-
istration and personnel
management of the Service;
and shall perform such other
duties as are assigned to it
by the Secretary.
as are vested in it by other
sections of this Act or by the
terms of any other Act/.
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Sec. 211.
The proposed amendment to section 211 (a) will eliminate
the necessity for amending this Act whenever the relationship
of the Department to other agencies changes. It is advisable
to leave to the discretion of the Secretary the exact character
and membership of the Board. The proposed change also elimin-
ates references to the rank of the representatives on the
Board. It should be noted that, in many of its meetings, the
Board's business is conducted by alternate representatives sub-
stantially lower in rank than the rank of an Assistant Secretary.
For example, at the time of the enactment of the Foreign
Service Act of 1946, there was need for the participation of
representatives of the Department of Agriculture in the activi-
ties of the Board of the Foreign Service since Agriculture was
dependent upon the Department for the conduct of its overseas
foreign affairs responsibilities. The Department of Agriculture
now has its own foreign service and no longer sends representa-
tives to attend meetings of the Board of the Foreign Service.
With the discretionary authority this amendment would give the
Secretary, it is contemplated that he would vary the membership
of the Board to meet the need of the Department and other
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Sec. 211.
agencies. The Departments of Commerce and Labor, the United States
Information Agency, and any other agencies having a continuing
interest in the Board's authority might participate on a
regular basis.
The amendment to section 211(b) is intended to emphasize
the role of the Board as an advisory group on matters of broad
administrative policy. Accordingly, the references to "selec-
tion, assignment, rating, and promotion of Foreign Service
officers" have been eliminated since these are integral segments
of the administrative and personnel management programs, and
their particularization might imply that the Board's interest
should be restricted to the specific functions enumerated.
Elsewhere in the Act, notably sections 502, 522 and 622,
references to the Board's responsibility with respect to
promotion and appointment are being eliminated. The Board's
responsibility for conducting hearings in connection with
separations for cause as defined in section 6,.;7 is also being
deleted for the same reason.
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TITLE IV--CATEGORIES AND SALARIES OF PERSONNEL
PART A--CATEGORIES OF PERSONNEL
Existing Legislation
Sec. 401. The personnel
of the Service shall consist
of the following categories
of officers and employees:
(1) Chiefs of
mission, who shall be
appointed or assigned
in accordance with the
provisions of section
501;
Proposed Legislation
Sec. 401. The personnel
of the Service shall consist
of the following categories
of officers and employees:
(1) Chiefs of
mission, who shall be
appointed or assigned
in accordance with the
provisions of section
501;
(2) Foreign Serv-
ice officers, who shall
be appointed in accord-
ance with section 511,
including those serving
as chiefs of mission;
(3) Foreign Service
Reserve officers, who shall
be assigned to the Service
[on a temporary basis] from
(2) Foreign Serv-
ice officers, who shall
be appointed in accord-
ance with section 511,
including those serving
as chiefs of mission;
(3) Foreign Service
Reserve officers, who shall
be assigned to the Service
from Government agencies
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Existing Legislation Proposed Legislation
Government agencies*or or appointed in accord-
appointed [on a temporary ance with the provisions
basis from outside the of section 522;
Government] in accordance
with the provisions of
section 522 [, in order
to make available to the
Service such specialized
skills as may from time
to time be required];
The proposed amendment to section 401(3) identifies the
categories of Foreign Service Reserve officers as those who
shall be appoionted or assigned in accordance with the provisions
of section 522. The proposed amendments to section 522 will
authorize the establishment of a category of Re~;erve officers
appointed without limit as to time, the continuance of the
limited Foreign Service Reserve category now in the Service,
and the establishment of a Reserve category of officers whose
services are needed on an intermittent basis.
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Existing Legislation
CHIEFS OF MISSION
Sec. 411. The President
shall for salary purposes
classify into four classes
the positions which are to
be occupied by chiefs of
mission. The per annum sal-
aries of chiefs of mission
within each class shall be
at the rate provided by law
for the levels of the Fed-
eral Executive Salary
Schedule as follows: class
1, the rate for level II;
class 2, the rate for level
III; class 3, the rate for
level IV; and class 4, the
rate for level V.
Proposed Legislation
CHIEFS AND DEPUTY CHIEFS
OF MISSION
Sec. 411. The Presiden
shall for salary purposes
classify into four classes
the positions which are to
be occupied by chiefs of
The per annum sal-
aries of chiefs of mission
within each class shall be
at the rate provided by law
for the levels of the Fed-
eral Executive Salary
Schedule as follows: class 1,
.the rate for level II;
class 2, the rate for level
III; class ., the rate for
level IV; and class 4, the
rate for level V.
(b) The position of
deputy chief of mission at
a post classified as a class 1
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Existing Legislation
Sec. 411.
Proposed Legislation
mission under paragraph (a)
of this section shall be
compensated at the rate pro-
vided by law for level V of
the Federal Executive Salary
Schedule.
The proposed new paragraph (b) of section 411 would for
the first time establish a statutory salary for the position
of deputy chief of mission at class 1 missions. Any officer,
regardless of his rank in the Foreign Service, would thereby
be entitled while serving in such position to a salary equiva-
lent to that of career minister, which is set at level V of
the Federal Executive Salary Schedule. This is the salary level
at which the position of chief of mission at class 4 missions is
classified under present authority.
Since the majority of Foreign Service officers in the class
of career minister are needed for service as chief of mission
or for assignment to other key positions, it is necessary for
the Secretary to fill deputy chief of mission positions, even
at class 1 missions, with officers below the rank of career
minister.
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Sec. 411.
It has long been recognized that the responsibilities
of the principal deputy at a large and important diplomatic
mission are at least as demanding as those of ambassadors at
our smaller embassies. Consequently, the process of assigning
officers to these positions requires the most careful evalua-
tion of the qualifications, background and suitability of
persons available for such assignment. The Secretary should
have the flexibility in such instances to select the best
qualified candidate from any category of the Foreign Service
and to offer him the compensation to which the responsibilities
of the position entitle him.
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Existing Legislation
Sec. 415. (a)
No change necessary.
(b) Notwithstanding the
provisions of subsection (a)
of this section, the Secretary
may, under such regulations as
he may prescribe, classify posi-
tions at levels below class 10,
and establish salary rates
therefor at lower rates than
Proposed Legislation
Sec. 415. (a)
(b) Notwithstanding the
provisions of subsection (a)
of this section, the Secretary
may, under such regulations as
he may prescribe, classify po~_-
tions at levels below class 10,
and establish salary rates
therefor at lower rates than
those prescribed by this section, those prescribed by this section,
for American employees [recruited for American employees who per-
abroad who are not available or
are not qualified for transfer to nature than are generally per-
another post and] who perform
duties of a more routine nature
than are generally performed at
the class 10 level.
formed at the class 10 level.
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Sec. 415.(b)
The proposed amendment to section 415(b) will authorize
the Secretary to establish salary rates below those scheduled
for class FSS-10 for American employees who perform duties of
a more routine nature than are generally performed at the class
10 level. Existing authority limits the use of rates lower
than class 10 for those American employees "recruited abroad
who are not available or are not qualified for transfer to
another post". Since it is contemplated that all Civil Service
employees in the Foreign Affairs agencies at the clerical as
well as the officer level will be appointed under authority of
the Foreign Service Act, this change is proposed to accommodate
clerical employees now at the GS-1, 2 and 3 grade levels.
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Sec. 421.
AS CHARGES D'AFFAIRES AD INTERIM
Existing Legislation
Sec. 421. For such time
as any [Foreign Service] offi-
cer shall be authorized to act
as charge d'affaires ad inter-
im at the post to which he is
assigned, he shall receive, in
addition to his basic salary
as [Foreign Service] officer,
compensation equal to that por-
tion of the difference between
such salary and the basic salary
provided for the chief of mis-
sion as the Secretary may
determine to be appropriate.
Proposed Legislation
Sec. 421. For such time
as any officer of the Service
shall be authorized to act as
charge d'affaires ad interim
at the post to which he is
assigned, he shall receive, in
addition to his basic salary
as an officer of the Service,
compensation equal to that
portion of the difference
between such salary and the
basic salary provided for the
chief of mission as the Secre-
tary may determine to be
appropriate.
The proposed amendment to section 421 would provide that
any officer of the Service might under appropriate circumstances
be authorized to act as charge d'affaires ad interim and receive
so much of the difference between his basic salary and that of
the chief of mission as the Secretary may determine to be justified.
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Under existing legislation only Foreign Service officers
serving as charges may receive charge pay differential. The
needs of the Service may require the designation of officers
of the Service other than Foreign Service officers as charges,
and this amendment will authorize their receipt of appropriate
charge pay.
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Existing Legislation
Sec. 422. For such time
as any [Foreign Service] offi-
cer [or any consul or vice
consul who is not a Foreign
Service officer] is temporarily
in charge of a consulate gen-
eral or consulate during the
absence or incapacity of the
principal officer, he shall
receive, in addition to his
basic salary as [Foreign Serv-
ice] officer [or consul or vice
consul], compensation equal to
that portion which the Secretary
shall determine to be appropriate
of the difference between such
salary and the basic salary pro-
vided for the principal officer,
or, if there be none, of the
former principal officer.
Proposed Legislation
Sec. 422. For such time
as any officer of the Service
is temporarily in charge of a
consulate general or consulate
during the absence or incapacity
of the principal officer, he
shall receive, in addition to
his basic salary as an officer
of the Service, compensation
equal to that portion which
the Secretary shall determine
to be appropriate of the dif-
ference between such salary
and the basic salary provided
for the principal officer, or,
if there be non of the former
principal officer.
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The proposed amendment to section 422 would broaden the
authority of the Secretary with respect to the temporary assign-
ment of officers-in-charge at consular posts. Under existing
legislation only a Foreign Service officer or a consul or vice
consul who is not a Foreign Service officer may be so assigned
and granted additional compensation for such service. This
amendment will provide the Secretary with needed authority to
place any officer of the Foreign Service, irrespective of his
category, in temporary charge of a consular post and pay him
so much of the difference between his basic salary and that
of the principal officer of the post as he deems appropriate.
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Existing Legislation Proposed Legislation
CHIEFS OF MISSION CHIEFS AND
DEPUTY CHIEFS OF MISSION
Sec. 431. Sec. 431. (d) Under such
No existing legislation. regulations as the Secretary
may prescribe, a Foreign Serv-
ice officer, or Reserve officer
appointed or assigned to a
position which has been classi-
fied for salary purposes under
section 411(h) shall receive,
in addition to his salary as
an officer of the Service,
compensation equal to the dif-
ference, if any, between such
salary and the salary of the
position to which he is appointed
or assigned.
Proposed new paragraph (d) of section 431 is related to the
proposed amendment to section 411 that would authorize a statutory
salary for deputy chiefs of mission at class 1 missions. Under
the provisions of this new authority the Secretary could in his
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Sec. 431.(d)
discretion assign any officer of the Service to such a position
and provide that he be paid the differential between his basic
salary and the statutory salary established for such position.
There are occasions when the needs of the Service may require
the assignment of officers from any category of the Foreign
Service as deputy chiefs
of mission at class 1 posts. This amendment will give the Secre-
tary the flexibility he needs to make such assignment and to
provide for the suitable compensation of such assigned officer.
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PART E--CLASSIFICATION
CLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS...
Existing Legislation
Sec. 441. (a)
No change necessary.
(b) Under such regula-
tions as he may prescribe, the
Secretary may, notwithstanding
the provisions of the Classi-
fication Act of 1949, as
amended (5 U.S.C. 1071 and the
following), classify positions
in or under the Department
[which he designates] as For-
eign Service [Officer] posi-
tion to be occupied by
officers and employees of the
Service, and establish such
positions in relation to the
classes established by sec-
tions 412, 414, and 415.
Proposed Legislation
Sec. 441. (a)
(b) Under such regula-
tions as he may prescribe, the
Secretary may, notwithstanding
the provisions of the civil
service laws, the Classifica-
tion Act of 1949, as amended
(5 U.S.C. 1071 and the fol-
or any other law,
lowing),/classify positions
in or under the Department
as Foreign Service positions,
to be occupied by officers
and employees of the Service,
and establisl? such positions
in relation to the classes
established by sections 412,
414, and 415.
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The proposed amendment to section 441(b) will enable the
Secretary to classify positions in or under the Department as
Foreign Service positions, to be occupied by officers and
employees of the Service. Current authority provides for
the designation of positions in or under the Department as
Foreign Service Officer positions to be occupied by officers
and employees of the Service. This proposed change would
make it possible for the Secretary, notwithstanding the pro-
visions of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, or of
any other law, to classify such positions in the Department
as he considers to be appropriate, under the provisions of
the Foreign Service Act and to fill these positions through
the assignment of officers and employees of the Service. It is
proposed under the authority of the temporary provisions of new
section 1107, that the Department of State and other Foreign
Affairs agencies be staffed both at home and ab- )ad by personnel
appointed under authorities of the Foreign Service Act.
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Existing Legislation Proposed Legislation
No existing legislation. ADMINISTRATIVE ESTABLISHMENT
OF HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY FOR
CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF OFFICERS
AND EMPLOYEES
Sec. 443. The Secretary
may, under such regulations
as he may prescribe, establish
rates of salary differential,
not exceeding fifteen per
centum of basic salary, for
officers or employees of the
Service while they are per-
forming duties abroad requiring
frequent travel under unusually
hazardous conditions.
New section 443 of the Foreign Service Act would authorize
the Secretary to grant employees, while performing duties abroad
requiring frequent travel under unusually hazardous conditions,
a salary differential not to exceed 15 percent of the employee's
basic salary. This authority is needed for couriers and other
limited groups of employees not adequately covered under section
231 of the Differentials and Allowances Act.
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The principle of hazardous duty pay is recognized both in
military and civilian pay systems. An example of the type of
employee for whom the Department is seeking hazardous duty pay
is the diplomatic courier. Couriers perform not only an arduous
task, but a dangerous one. Although they must travel constantly
in areas where health hazards, the danger of contaminated food,
and psychological stresses and strains justify hardship
differentials, the majority are headquartered at nonhardship
posts. Many of the Department's couriers have sustained serious
injury and some have lost their lives in the line of duty during
.recent years. Since World War II five couriers have been killed
and three seriously injured in line of duty in flight accidents
and at least one was injured as a result of a revolution in one
of the countries through which he was traveling. Many more
narrowly escaped injury in aircraft mishaps.
This is not a new proposal. The Department has been seeking
such authority since 1958 when draft legislation cf this nature
was introduced as a part. of the proposed Foreign Service Act
amendments. Since the initial introduction similar draft
legislation has been proposed a number of times. Failure of
passage has not been due to the disapproval of either the Bureau
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Sec. 443.
of the Budget or the Senate Foreign Relations or House Foreign
Affairs Committees but has been due rather to the limited time
of the Committees and the consideration of what was believed
to be more important legislation.
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Existing Legislation
[LISTS OF]FOREIGN SERVICE
OFFICERS QUALIFIED TO BE
CAREER MINISTERS OR CHIEFS
OF MISSION [TO BE FURNISHED
TO THE PRESIDENT]
Sec. 502. (a) The
Proposed Legislation
FOREIGN SERVICE
OFFICERS QUALIFIED TO BE
CAREER MINISTERS, CAREER
AMBASSADORS OR CHIEFS OF
MISSION
Secretary shall /, on the
basis of recommendations
made by the Board of the
Foreign Service/ from time
to time furnish the President
with the names of Foreign
Service officers qualified
for appointment to the class
of career ambassador and class
of career minister together
with pertinent information
about such officers, but no
person shall be appointed into
the class of career minister
who has not been appointed to
serve as chief of mission or
Sec. 502. (a) The
Secretary shall from time
to time furnish the President
with the names of Foreign
Service officers qualified
for appointment to the class
of career ambassador and the
class of career minister to-
gether with pertinent infor-
mation about such officers.
person zhall be appointed
into the class of career minister
who has not been appointed to
serve as chief of mission or
appointed or assigned to serve
in a position which, in the
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Existing Legislation
appointed or assigned to
serve in a position which,
in the opinion of the Secre-
tary, is of comparable
importance. [A list of such
positions shall from time to
time be published by the
Secretary.] No person shall
be appointed into the class
of career ambassador who has
not (1) served for at least
fifteen years in a position
of responsibility in a Govern-
ment agency, or agencies,
including at least three
years as a career minister;
(2) rendered exceptionally
distinguished service to the
Government; and (3) met such
other requirements as the
Secretary shall prescribe.
Sec. 502.
Proposed Legislation
opinion of the Secretary, is
of comparable importance.
No person shall be appointed
into the class of career
ambassador who has not (1)
served for at least fifteen
years in a position of
responsibility in a Govern-
ment agency, or agencies,
including at least three
years as career minister;
(2) rendered exceptionally
distinguished service to the
Government; and (3) met such
other requirements as the
Secretary shall prescribe.
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Existing Legislation
(b) The Secretary shall
also /, on the basis of recom-
Sec. 502.
Proposed Legislation
(b) The Secretary shall
also from time to time furnish
mendations made by the Board
of the Foreign Service/ from
time to time furnish the
President with the names of
Foreign Service officers
qualified for appointment or
assignment as chief of mis-
sion, together with pertinent
information about such offi-
cers, in order to assist the
President in selecting quali-
fied candidates for appointment
or assignment in such capacity.
the President with the
Foreign Service officers
qualified for appointment or
assignment as chief of mis-
sion, together with pertinent
information about such offi-
cers, in order to assist the
President in selecting quali-
fied candidates for appointment
or assignment in such capacity.
Section 502 was amended by P.L. 86-723 to include provisions
relating to the appointment of career ambassadors.
In error the
phrase "CAREER AMBASSADORS" was omitted from the title of this
section and the word "the" preceding the phrase "class of career
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minister" was omitted from the first sentence of section 502(a).
Deletion of the phrase ", on the basis of recommendations
made by the Board of the Foreign Service," in paragraphs (a)
and (b) is consistent with the proposed amendment to section 211
which emphasizes the policy making role of the Board of the
Foreign Service.
Further, the requirement to publish from time to time a
list of positions comparable in importance to that of chief
of mission would be deleted from section 502(a). The promotion
of a Foreign Service officer to the class of career minister
is now dependent upon his having served as chief of mission or
in a position determined by the Secretary to be of "comparable
importance." It is not proposed to change this requirement;
rather, the requirement that a list of such positions be
established and kept current is being eliminated. The Secretary
should have the flexibility, at the time an officer is being
considered for promotion to the class of career ainister, to
make a determination whether his experience qualifies him for
such promotion. This would be more consistent with the proce-
dure now applicable to other Foreign Service officer promotions.
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Sec. 516(b)
Existing Legislation
ADMISSION TO CLASS 7 OR 8
Sec. 516. (b) The
Secretary may furnish the
President with the names
of those persons who have
passed such examinations
and are eligible for appoint-
ment as Foreign Service
officers of class 8, whom
he recommends for appointment
directly to class 7 when in
his opinion, their age, ex-
perience, or other qualifi-
cations make such an appoint-
ment appropriate.
Proposed Legislation
ADMISSION TO CLASS 6, 7 OR 8
Sec. 516. (b) The
Secretary may furnish the
President with the names
of those persons who have
passed such examinations
and are eligible for appoint-
ment as Foreign Service
officers of class 8, whom
he recommends for appointment
directly to class 7 or 6 when
in his opinion, their age,
experience, or other qualifi-
cations make such an appoint-
ment appropriate.
The proposed amendment to section 516 (b) will authorize
the Secretary to recommend to the President Foreign Service
officer candidates who have passed all class 8 examinations
and whom the Secretary considers eligible for appointment to
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class 6 on the basis of their age, experience or other
qualifications. Such authority will enable the Department to
attract more mature persons with advanced education and relevant
experience to the Foreign Service officer category through the
examination process. Under existing authority the only means
of appointing such candidates who do not have prior Government
experience-is by offering them an appointment as a
Foreign Service Reserve officer with the ultimate prospect of
a lateral appointment as a Foreign Service officer under the
provisions of section 517. This has the disadvantage of offer-
ing uncertain tenure and lateral entry which, of necessity,
cannot be guaranteed. Persons making a basic career decision
are likely to be deterred by such uncertainties. The Department,
moreover, is not in the strongest competitive position in the
recruitment of unusually well-qualified Foreign Service officer
candidates who may now be appointed to Civil Service positions
at salaries above those prescribed for class 7. For example,
candidates with PhD degrees may now be appointed at the GS-11
and GS-12 level. The same holds true of competition with
private employers. The Department's ability to hold out the
possibility of an FSO-6 appointment in its recruitment program
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may attract to the FSO examinations mature and able candidates
who now do not apply.
This authority will be used only in the case of unusually
well-qualified, mature candidates, especially in staffing for
those functions for which there is a shortage of qualified
officers. The bulk of appointments will continue to be made
at classes 7 and 8, and the experience of the Department has
been that more appointments are made at class 8 than at class 7.
The career principle will continue to be safeguarded by the
requirement of competitive examinations administered by the
Board of Examiners for the Foreign Service.
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REAPPOINTMENT, RECALL OR REEMPLOYMENT OF
FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS
Existing Legislation
Sec. 520. (a) The
President may, by and with
the advice and consent of
the Senate, reappoint to
the Service, a former For-
eign Service officer who
has been separated from the
Service. The Secretary
shall, taking into consid-
eration the qualifications
and experience of each
candidate for reappointment
and the rank of his contem-
poraries in the Service,
recommend the class to which
he shall be reappointed in
accordance with the provisions
of this section.
Proposed Legislation
Sec. 520. (a) The
President may, by and with
the advice and consent of
the Senate, reappoint to
the Service, a former For-
eign. Service officer who
has been separated from the
Service. The Secretary
shall, taking into consid-
eration the qualifications
and experience of each
candidate for reappointment
and the rank of his contem-
poraries in the Service,
recommend the- class to which
he shall be reappointed in
accordance with the provisions
of this section.
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Proposed Legislation
(b) The Secretary shall,
upon application of the officer
concerned, reemploy in the
Service any Foreign Service
officer who has separated from
the Service by reason of trans-
fer to an international
organization pursuant to
section 4 of the Federal Em-
ployees International Organi-
zation Service Act, 72 Stat.
959, and who has served con-
tinuously in this status up to
the time of his application
for reemployment.
c The Secretary may,
in accordance with such regu-
lations as he may prescribe,
consider for promotion any
Foreign Service officer who
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Proposed Legislation
has been separated from the
Service by reason of transfer
to an international organiza-
tion pursuant to section 4 of
the Federal Employees Interna-
tional Organization Service
Act, while such officer is
serving with the international
organization. Such promotion
shall be recommended by
the Secretary after the offi-
cer has been reemployed
pursuant to paragraph (b) of
this section.
(d) Any Foreign Service
officer who s ;:ves with an
international organization by
reason of transfer pursuant
to section 4 of the Federal
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[(b)] The Secretary
may recall any retired
Foreign Service officer
temporarily to duty in
the Service whenever he
shall determine such recall
is in the public interest.
[(c)] Notwithstanding
the provisions of [title 5,
United States Code, section
62, and] title 5, United
States Code, section 715a, a
Foreign Service officer
heretofore or
Sec. 520.
Proposed Legislation
Employees International
Organization Service Act
shall continue to be subject
to the obligations and
limitations imposed by this
Act and regulations issued
pursuant thereto.
The Secretary
may recall any retired
Foreign Service officer
temporarily to duty in
the Service whenever he
shall determine such recall
is in the public interest.
fl
Notwithstanding
the provisions of title 5,
United States Code, section
715a, or of any other law, a
Foreign Service officer
heretofore or
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hereafter retired under the
provisions of section 631 or
632 or a Foreign Service
staff officer or employee
hereafter retired under-the
provisions of section 803
shall not, by reason of his
retired status, be barred
from employment in Federal
Government service in any
appointive position for
which he is qualified. An
annuitant so reemployed
shall serve at the will of
the appointing officer.
Sec. 520
Proposed Legislation
hereafter retired under the
provisions of section 631 or
632 or a Foreign Service
staff officer or employee
hereafter retired under the
provisions of section 803
shall not, by reason of his
retired status, be barred
from employment in Federal
Government service in any
appointive position for
which he is qualified. An
annuitant so reemployed
shall serve at the will of
the appointing officer.
The proposed amendment to section 520 will re.