2014 US Code
Title 22 - Foreign Relations and Intercourse (Sections 1 - 9141)
Chapter 52 - Foreign Service (Sections 3901 - 4226)
Subchapter V - Classification of Positions and Assignments (Sections 3981 - 3985)
Sec. 3981 - Authority of Secretary
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE CHAPTER 52 - FOREIGN SERVICE SUBCHAPTER V - CLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS Sec. 3981 - Authority of Secretary |
| Contains | section 3981 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 96-465, title I, §501, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2092. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 94 Stat. 2092 |
| Public and Private Law | Public Law 96-465 |
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The Secretary shall designate and classify positions in the Department and at Foreign Service posts which are to be occupied by members of the Service (other than by chiefs of mission and ambassadors at large). Positions designated under this section are excepted from the competitive service. Position classifications under this section shall be established, without regard to chapter 51 of title 5, in relation to the salaries established under subchapter IV. In classifying positions at Foreign Service posts abroad, the Secretary shall give appropriate weight to job factors relating to service abroad and to the compensation practices applicable to United States citizens employed abroad by United States corporations.
(Pub. L. 96–465, title I, §501, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2092.)
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