PUBLIC LAW 96-465—OCT. 17, 1980
94 STAT. 2071
Public Law 96-465 96th Congress An Act To promote the foreign policy of the United States by strengthening and improving the Foreign Service of the United States, and for other purposes.
Oct. 17, 1980 [H.R. 6790]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, \°l^^f\^r^^ SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the "Foreign 99 TTQP O A QI Service Act of 1980". „ote.^ ^^^^ SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows: TABLE OF CONTENTS Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. TITLE I—THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
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101. Findings and objectives. 102. Definitions. 103. Members of the Service. 104. Functions of the Service. 105. Merit principles; protections of members of the Service; and minorily recruitment. CHAPTER 2—MANAGEMENT OP THE SERVICE
Sec. 201. The Secretary of State. Sec. 202. Other agencies utilizing the Foreign Service personnel system. Sec. 203. Compatibility among agencies utilizing the Foreign Service persoimel system. Sec. 204. Consolidated and uniform administration of the Service. Sec. 205. Compatibility between the Foreign Service and other Government personnel systems. Sec. 206. Regulations; delegation of functions. Sec. 207. Chief of mission. Sec. 208. Director General of the Foreign Service. Sec. 209. Inspector General. Sec. 210. Board of the Foreign Service. Sec. 211. Board of Examiners for the Foreign Service. CHAPTER 3—APPOINTMENTS
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301. General provisions relating to appointments. 302. Appointments by the President. 303. Appointments by the Secretary. 304. Appointmentof chiefs of mission. 305. Appointment to the Senior Foreign Service. 306. Career appointments. 307. Entry levels for Foreign Service officer candidates. 308. Recall and reemployment of career members. 309. Limited appointments. 310. Remployment rights following limited appointment. 311. Employmentof family members of Government employees. 312. Diplomatic and consular commissions.
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