§ 3947. — Entry levels for Foreign Service officer candidates.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 22USC3947]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 52--FOREIGN SERVICE
SUBCHAPTER III--APPOINTMENTS
Sec. 3947. Entry levels for Foreign Service officer candidates
A career candidate for appointment as a Foreign Service officer may
not be initially assigned under section 3964 of this title to a salary
class higher than class 4 in the Foreign Service Schedule unless--
(1) the Secretary determines in an individual case that
assignment to a higher salary class is warranted because of the
qualifications (including foreign language competence) and
experience of the candidate and the needs of the Service; or
(2) at the time such initial assignment is made, the candidate
is serving under a career appointment in the Service and is
receiving a salary at a rate equal to or higher than the minimum
rate payable for class 4 in the Foreign Service Schedule.
(Pub. L. 96-465, title I, Sec. 307, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2086.)
