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 PUBLIC LAW 101-246—FEB. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 47 disadvantages associated with meeting the foreign language competence requirements of this section. (d) EXEMPTION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of State may authorize exceptions to the requirements of this section if— (1) he determines that unanticipated exigencies so require; and (2) he immediately reports such exceptions to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (e) EXCLUDED POSTS.— The posts designated under subsection (a) may not include Dakar, Senegal, or Montevideo, Uruguay. The report required under subsection (c) shall include progress made in these posts in maintaining the high foreign language standards achieved under the initial pilot program. (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. SEC. 162. REPORT ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE ENTRANCE REQUIREMENT FOR THE FOREIGN SERVICE. Not later than December 31, 1989, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service of the House of Representatives a report evaluating an entrance requirement for the Foreign Service of at least one world language at the General Professional Speaking Proficiency level, as defined by the Foreign Service Institute, or one nonworld language at the next lowest proficiency level. Such report shall also describe— (1) the amount of time necessary to implement such a requirement; (2) the use of bonus points on the Foreign Service candidate scoring system for candidates with foreign language ability; and (3) the adjustments necessary to raise otherwise qualified candidates, especially including affirmative action applicants, to the levels required for entrance as evaluated in the report required by this section. SEC. 163. FOREIGN SERVICE PROMOTION PANELS. 22 USC 4001 It is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent possible, Foreign Service promotion panels should— (1) only promote candidates to the Senior Foreign Service who have demonstrated foreign language proficiency in at least one language at the General Professional Speaking Proficiency level, as defined by the Foreign Service Institute; (2) strive for the objective stipulated in the Foreign Service Manual "to be able to use two foreign languages at a minimum professional level of proficiency of S-3/R-3, which is the general professional speaking proficiency level"; and (3) have at least one person on each Foreign Service promotion panel who has attained at least the General Professional Speaking Proficiency level in one language level. SEC. 164. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY IN THE EMPLOYEE EVALUATION 22 USC 4001 REPORT. note. (a) ASSESSMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMPETENCE. —The Department of State and the Agency for International Development shall

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