PUBLIC LAW 103-236—APR. 30, 1994 108 STAT. 415 SEC. 179. EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE REFERRAL SYSTEM FOR CER- 22 USC 4010a TAIN MEMBERS OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE. note. (a) REFERRAL SYSTEM. — Certain members of the Foreign Service (as described in subsection (b)), may participate in the Office of Personnel Management's Interagency Placement programs or any successor program. Such members of the Foreign Service shall be treated in the same manner as employees participating in such a program as of the effective date of this Act. (b) CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE.— For purposes of this section, the term "members of the Foreign Service" means any individual holding a career or career candidate appointment under chapter 3 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980. SEC. 180. UNITED STATES CITIZENS HIRED ABROAD. (a) AMENDMENTS TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE ACT OF 1980. — The Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) is amended as follows: (1) Section 309(b) of such Act is amended— 22 USC 3949. (A) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (3); (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4); and (C) by inserting at the end "; and (5) as a foreign national employee.". (2) Section 311 of such Act is amended to read as follows: 22 USC 3951. "(a) The Secretary, under section 303, may appoint United States citizens, who are family members of government employees assigned abroad or are hired for service at their post of residence, for emplo3maent in positions customarily filled by Foreign Service officers. Foreign Service personnel, and foreign national employees. "(b) The fact that an applicant for employment in a position referred to in subsection (a) is a family member of a Government employee assigned abroad shall be considered an affirmative factor in employing such person. "(c)(l) Non-family members employed under this section for service at their post of residence shall be paid in accordance with local compensation plans established under section 408. "(2) Family members employed under this section shall be paid in accordance with the Foreign Service Schedule or the salary rates established under section 407. "(3) In exceptional circumstances, non-family members may be paid in accordance with the Foreign Service Schedule or the salary rates established under section 407, if the Secretary determines that the national interest would be served by such payments. "(d) Nonfamily member United States citizens employed under this section shall not be eligible for benefits under chapter 8 of this Act, or under chapters 83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code.". (3) Section 404(a) of such Act is amended by striking "who 22 USC 3964. are family members of Government employees paid in accordance with a local compensation plan established undei^. (4) Section 408 of such Act is amended— 22 USC 3968. (A) in subsection (a)(1) by striking the first sentence and inserting "The Secretary shall establish compensation (including position classification) plans for foreign national employees of the Service and United States citizens employed under section 311(c)(l).";
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