§ 4002. — Establishment of selection boards.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC4002]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 52--FOREIGN SERVICE
SUBCHAPTER VI--PROMOTION AND RETENTION
Sec. 4002. Establishment of selection boards
(a) Evaluation of performance; recommendations
The Secretary shall establish selection boards to evaluate the
performance of members of the Senior Foreign Service and members of the
Service assigned to a salary class in the Foreign Service Schedule.
Selection boards shall, in accordance with precepts prescribed by the
Secretary, rank the members of a salary class on the basis of relative
performance and may make recommendations for--
(1) promotions in accordance with section 4001 of this title;
(2) awards of performance pay under section 3965(c) of this
title;
(3) denials of within-class step increases under section 3966(a)
of this title;
(4) offer or renewal of limited career extensions under section
4007(b) of this title; and
(5) such other actions as the Secretary may prescribe by
regulation.
(b) Public members; appointment of women and minority groups
All selection boards established under this section shall include
public members. The Secretary shall assure that a substantial number of
women and members of minority groups are appointed to each selection
board established under this section.
(c) Disqualification for service on foreign service selection boards
No public members appointed pursuant to this section may be, at the
time of their appointment or during their appointment, an agent of a
foreign principal (as defined by section 611(b) of this title) or a
lobbyist for a foreign entity (as defined in section 1602(6) of title 2)
or receive income from a government of a foreign country.
(Pub. L. 96-465, title I, Sec. 602, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2095; Pub.
L. 101-246, title I, Sec. 142, Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 36; Pub. L. 104-
65, Sec. 12(c), Dec. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 701.)
Amendments
1995--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-65 inserted ``or a lobbyist for a
foreign entity (as defined in section 1602(6) of title 2)'' before ``or
receive income''.
1990--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101-246 added subsec. (c).
Effective Date of 1995 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 104-65 effective Jan. 1, 1996, except as
otherwise provided, see section 24 of Pub. L. 104-65, set out as an
Effective Date note under section 1601 of Title 2, The Congress.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 3965, 3966, 4001, 4007, 4131
of this title.
