§ 3961. — Salaries of chiefs of mission.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 22USC3961]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 52--FOREIGN SERVICE
SUBCHAPTER IV--COMPENSATION
Sec. 3961. Salaries of chiefs of mission
(a) Except as provided in section 3942(b) of this title, each chief
of mission shall receive a salary, as determined by the President, at
one of the annual rates payable for levels II through V of the Executive
Schedule under sections 5313 through 5316 of title 5, except that the
total compensation, exclusive of danger pay, for any chief of mission
shall not exceed the annual rate payable for level I of such Executive
Schedule.
(b) The salary of a chief of mission shall commence upon the
effective date of appointment to that position. The official services of
a chief of mission are not terminated by the appointment of a successor,
but shall continue for such additional period, not to exceed 50 days
after relinquishment of charge of the mission, as the Secretary of State
may determine. During that period, the Secretary of State may require
the chief of mission to perform such functions as the Secretary of State
deems necessary in the interest of the Government.
(Pub. L. 96-465, title I, Sec. 401, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2087; Pub.
L. 100-204, title I, Sec. 177(a), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1362; Pub. L.
102-138, title I, Sec. 142(b), Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 668.)
Amendments
1991--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-138 substituted ``Except as provided
in section 3942(b) of this title, each'' for ``Each'' and ``level I of
such'' for ``level II of such''.
1987--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-204 substituted ``Each chief'' for
``Except as provided in section 3942(b) of this title, each chief'', and
inserted before period at end ``, except that the total compensation,
exclusive of danger pay, for any chief of mission shall not exceed the
annual rate payable for level II of such Executive Schedule''.
Effective Date of 1987 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 100-204 not applicable to salary of any
individual serving under Presidential appointment under section 3942 of
this title immediately before Dec. 22, 1987, during the period such
individual continues to serve in such position, see section 177(c) of
Pub. L. 100-204, set out as a note under section 3942 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 287, 2021 of this title.
