§ 3926. — Regulations; delegation of functions.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 22USC3926]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 52--FOREIGN SERVICE
SUBCHAPTER II--MANAGEMENT OF SERVICE
Sec. 3926. Regulations; delegation of functions
(a) The Secretary may prescribe such regulations 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 Secretary to any employee of the Department or any
member of the Service.
(Pub. L. 96-465, title I, Sec. 206, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2079.)
Regulations Regarding Foreign Language Competence Within Foreign Service
Pub. L. 103-236, title I, Sec. 191(a), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 418,
as amended by Pub. L. 103-415, Sec. 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 professional 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 preference 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 service 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 language-designated; and
``(6) requiring remedial training and suspension of language
differential payments for employees receiving such payments who have
failed to maintain required levels of proficiency.''
[For abolition of United States Information Agency (other than
Broadcasting Board of Governors and International Broadcasting Bureau),
transfer of functions, and treatment of references thereto, see sections
6531, 6532, and 6551 of this title.]
