§ 4022. — Foreign language requirements.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC4022]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 52--FOREIGN SERVICE
SUBCHAPTER VII--CAREER DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND ORIENTATION
Sec. 4022. Foreign language requirements
(a) In general
The Secretary shall establish foreign language proficiency
requirements for members of the Service who are to be assigned abroad in
order that Foreign Service posts abroad will be staffed by individuals
having a useful knowledge of the language or dialect common to the
country in which the post is located.
(b) Training
The Secretary of State shall arrange for appropriate language
training of members of the Service by the institution or otherwise in
order to assist in meeting the requirements established under subsection
(a) of this section.
(c) Report
Not later than January 31 of each year, the Director General of the
Foreign Service shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on International Relations of
the House of Representatives summarizing the number of positions in each
overseas mission requiring foreign language competence that--
(1) became vacant during the previous fiscal year; and
(2) were filled by individuals having the required foreign
language competence.
(Pub. L. 96-465, title I, Sec. 702, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2099; Pub.
L. 103-236, title I, Sec. 126(3), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 394; Pub. L.
106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title II, Sec. 208(a)], Nov.
29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-422; Pub. L. 107-228, div. A, title III,
Sec. 327, Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1387.)
Amendments
2002--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107-228 substituted ``January 31'' for
``March 31'' in introductory provisions and ``fiscal year'' for
``calendar year'' in par. (1).
1999--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106-113 added subsec. (c).
1994--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-236 substituted ``institution'' for
``Institute''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 4171 of this title.
