§ 3966. — Withinclass salary increases.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC3966]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 52--FOREIGN SERVICE
SUBCHAPTER IV--COMPENSATION
Sec. 3966. Within-class salary increases
(a) Time period; limitation
Any member of the Service receiving a salary under the Foreign
Service Schedule shall be advanced to the next higher salary step in the
member's class at the beginning of the first applicable pay period
following the completion by that member of a period of--
(1) 52 calendar weeks of service in each of salary steps 1
through 9, and
(2) 104 calendar weeks of service in each of salary steps 10
through 13,
unless the performance of the member during that period is found in a
review by a selection board established under section 4002 of this title
to fall below the standards of performance for his or her salary class.
(b) Additional increase for meritorious service
The Secretary may grant, on the basis of especially meritorious
service, to any member of the Service receiving an increase in salary
under subsection (a) of this section, an additional salary increase to
any higher step in the salary class in which the member is serving.
(Pub. L. 96-465, title I, Sec. 406, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2089.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 4002, 4006 of this title.
