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 1208 SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SEss. III. CH. 276 . 1931 . $7,000 to $7,900 ; class 4, 9 per centum, $6,000 to $6,900 ; class 5, 10 per centum, $5,000 to $5,900 ; class 6, 14 per centum, $4,500 to Pro vis o $4,900 ; class 7, $4,000 to $4,400 ; class 8, $3,500 to $3,900 ; unclassified, Inspection officers. $2, 500 to $3 ,400 : Provided, That as m any F oreig n Se rvice offi cers above class 6 as may be required for the purpose of inspection may Commissions, diplo- be detailed by the Secretary of State for that purpose. matic, consular, or " SEC. 11 . That Foreign Service officers may be commissioned as bo rn Pro .v isos . diplomatic or consular officers or both : Provided, That all such Approval of Senate . appointments shall be made by and with the advice and consent of Offic ial acts accord - ing to commissions . the Senate : And provided further, That all official acts of such officers while serving under diplomatic or consular commissions in the Foreign Service shall be performed under their respective com- Appointment subject m issions as secretaries or as consular officers . to exa minatio n or cer - SEC . 12. That hereafter appointments to the position of Foreign taro Department seiv- ice . Service officer shall be made after examination and officers so Probat ion serv ice, appointed shall serve a suitable period of probation in an unclassified grade or, under such rules and regulations as the President may prescribe, after five years of continuous service in an executive or Provisos. quasiexecutive position in the Department of State, by transfer Citizenship req uire- therefrom, Provided, That no candidate shall be eligible for exam- ment f or exami nation eligibility. motion for Foreign Service officer who is not an American citizen Reinstatement by and who shall not have been such at least fifteen years
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Execut ive ord er. further, That reinstatement of Foreign Service officers separated from the classified service by reason of appointment to some other position in the Government service may be made by Executive order of the President under such rules and regulations as he may pre- Rest ric tion. scribe. Except that the number of such officers reinstated' shall not affect the number of the percentage of the class provided in sec- tion 10. cA miss om toacis by "Al l appoin tments o f Foreig n Servic e officer s shall be by co mmis- sion to a class and not by a commission to a particular post, and such officers shall be assigned to posts and may be transferred from Proviso. one post to another by order of the President as the interests of the Present commissions se rvi ce ma y req ui re : Provided, That the classification of secretaries not impaired. i n the Diplomatic Service and of consular officers is hereby abol- ished without, however, in any wise impairing the validity of the present commissions of secretaries and consular officers . Vol. 38, p . 806, re- " SEC. 13. That section 5 of the Act of February 5, 19 15 ( Public, pealed C.,p.642. Numbered 242), is hereby repealed. y ' ' Recommendations " SEC. 14 . That the Secretary of State is directed to report from for promotions' time to time to the President, along with his recommendations, the names of those Foreign Service officers who by reason of efficient service have demonstrated special capacity for promotion to . the grade of minister and the names of those Foreign Service officers and Efficiency record to clerks and officers and employees in the Department of State who by be kept, reason of efficient service, an accurate record of which shall be kept in the Department of State, have demonstrated special efficiency, and also the names of persons found upon taking the prescribed examina- tion to have fit ness for appointm ent to t he servi ce, and any Forei gn Service officer who may hereafter be promoted to a higher class Ante, p. 1207. within the classification prescribed in section 10 of this Act shall have the status and receive the compensation attaching to such higher class from the date stated in his commission as the effective date of his promotion to such higher class. Consular assistant " That the grade of consular assistant is hereby abolished . ~R.S ., saes. 1097, 1698, " SEC. 15. That sections 1697 and 16 98 of the evised Statutes are re pea led' hereby repealed. B ona required of " SEC. 1 6 . Every secretar y, consu l consul, vice consul of Foreign Service officer . y ye ca reer, or Foreign Service officer, befgeneral, re he eceives his commission

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