§ 3946. — Career appointments.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC3946]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 52--FOREIGN SERVICE
SUBCHAPTER III--APPOINTMENTS
Sec. 3946. Career appointments
(a) Trial period under limited appointment
Before receiving a career appointment in the Service, an individual
shall first serve under a limited appointment as a career candidate for
a trial period of service prescribed by the Secretary. During such trial
period of service, the Secretary shall decide whether--
(1) to offer a career appointment to the candidate under section
3943 of this title, or
(2) to recommend to the President that the candidate be given a
career appointment under section 3942 of this title.
(b) Decisions by Secretary
Decisions by the Secretary under subsection (a) of this section
shall be based upon the recommendations of boards, established by the
Secretary and composed entirely or primarily of career members of the
Service, which shall evaluate the fitness and aptitude of career
candidates for the work of the Service.
(c) Foreign Service Grievance Board decisions
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of
the Secretary or the Foreign Service Grievance Board under section 4137
of this title.
(Pub. L. 96-465, title I, Sec. 306, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2086; Pub.
L. 100-204, title I, Sec. 181(c), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1363.)
Amendments
1987--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100-204 added subsec. (c).
Effective Date of 1987 Amendment
Section 181(e) of Pub. L. 100-204 provided that: ``The amendments
made by this section [amending this section and sections 4010 and 4137
of this title] shall not apply with respect to any grievance in which
the Board has issued a final decision pursuant to section 1107 of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4137) before the date of
enactment of this Act [Dec. 22, 1987].''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 3948, 4043, 4071b, 4131 of
this title.
