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 112 STAT. 2681-829 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 (in the matter before subparagraph (A)) by striking "Public Law 99-399)" and inserting "Public Law 99-399, subject to subsection (k))". (2) Section 5542(e) of such title is amended by striking "title 18, United States Code," and inserting "title 18 or section 37(a)(3) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956,". 5 USC 5542 note. (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period— (1) which begins on or after the 90th day following the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) on which date all regulations necessary to carry out such amendments are (in the judgment of the Director of the Office of Personnel Management and the Secretary of State) in effect. SEC. 2317. NONOVERTIME DIFFERENTIAL PAY. Title 5 of the United States Code is amended— (1) in section 5544(a), by inserting after the fourth sentence the following new sentence: "For employees serving outside the United States in areas where Sunday is a routine workday and another day of the week is officially recognized as the day of rest and worship, the Secretary of State may designate the officially recognized day of rest and worship as the day with respect to which the preceding sentence shall apply instead of Sunday. "; and (2) at the end of section 5546(a), by adding the following new sentence: "For employees serving outside the United States in areas where Sunday is a routine workday and another day of the week is officially recognized as the day of rest and worship, the Secretary of State may designate the officially recognized day of rest and worship as the day with respect to which the preceding sentence shall apply instead of Sunday.". 22 USC 3922a SEC. 2318. REPORT CONCERNING MINORITIES AND THE FOREIGN note. SERVICE. The Secretary of State shall during each of calendar years 1998 and 1999 submit a report to the Congress concerning minorities and the Foreign Service officer corps. In addition to such other information as is relevant to this issue, the report shall include the following data for the last preceding examination and promotion cycles for which such information is available (reported in terms of real numbers and percentages and not as ratios): (1) The numbers and percentages of all minorities taking the written Foreign Service examination. (2) The numbers and percentages of all minorities successfully completing and passing the written Foreign Service examination. (3) The numbers and percentages of all minorities successfully completing and passing the oral Foreign Service examination. (4) The numbers and percentages of all minorities entering the junior officers class of the Foreign Service. (5) The numbers and percentages of all minority Foreign Service officers at each grade. (6) The numbers of and percentages of minorities promoted at each grade of the Foreign Service officer corps.

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