§ 4154. — Conversion from Foreign Service.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 22USC4154]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 52--FOREIGN SERVICE
SUBCHAPTER XII--TRANSITION
Sec. 4154. Conversion from Foreign Service
(a) Individuals serving under appointment
In the case of any individual in the Foreign Service who,
immediately before February 15, 1981, is serving under an appointment
described in section 4152(a) or 4153(a) of this title and who is not
converted under section 4152 or section 4153 of this title because such
individual does not meet the conditions specified in section 4152(b) or
4153(d) of this title, the Secretary shall, not later than 3 years after
February 15, 1981, provide that--
(1) the position such individual holds shall be subject to
chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5;
(2) such individual shall be appointed to such position without
competitive examination; and
(3) such position shall be considered to be in the competitive
service so long as the individual continues to hold that position;
except that any such individual who meets the eligibility requirements
for the Senior Executive Service and who elects to join that Service
shall be converted by the Secretary to the Senior Executive Service in
the appropriate rate of basic pay established under section 5382 of
title 5.
(b) United States Information Agency individuals
In the case of individuals in the Foreign Service in the United
States Information Agency who immediately before October 17, 1980, are
covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the Agency and the
exclusive representative of those individuals, the 3-year period
referred to in subsection (a) of this section shall begin on July 1,
1981.
(c) Department of State security officers
The three-year period referred to in subsection (a) of this section
shall be extended for an additional period not to exceed one year from
November 22, 1983, in the case of Department of State security officers
who are members of the Service and who were initially ineligible for
conversion under that subsection because they were available for
worldwide assignment and there was a need for their services in the
Service, but as to whom subsequent events require the services of these
members (and of those later employed who are similarly situated) only or
primarily for domestic functions.
(Pub. L. 96-465, title II, Sec. 2104, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2150; Pub.
L. 97-241, title III, Sec. 303(b), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 291; Pub. L.
98-164, title I, Sec. 132, Nov. 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 1028.)
Codification
In subsec. (a), ``February 15, 1981'' substituted for ``the
effective date of this Act'' pursuant to section 2403 of Pub. L. 96-465,
set out as an Effective Date note under section 3901 of this title.
In subsec. (c), ``November 22, 1983'' was in the original ``the date
of enactment of this section'' which was translated as meaning the date
of enactment of this subsection, as the probable intent of Congress.
Amendments
1983--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 98-164 added subsec. (c).
Change of Name
``United States Information Agency'' substituted for ``International
Communication Agency'' in subsec. (b), pursuant to section 303(b) of
Pub. L. 97-241, set out as a note under section 1461 of this title.
United States Information Agency (other than Broadcasting Board of
Governors and International Broadcasting Bureau) abolished and functions
transferred to Secretary of State, see sections 6531 and 6532 of this
title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 4156 of this title.
