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 SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SESS. III. Cii. 276 . 1931 . 1215 of State : P rovi ded, That this list shall not be changed before the Lis t ovi to remain nn- next succeeding list of ratings is approved except in case of extraor- changed until next sue. dinary or conspicuously meritorious service or serious misconduct "di ng approved . and any change for such reasons shall be made only after consider- Exceptions. ation by the Board of Foreign Service Personnel and approval by the Secretary of State, and the reasons for such change when made shall be inscr ibed upon the effi cien cy re cord s of the offi cers affe cted . Recommendations for From this list of all Foreign Service officers recommendations for promotions from list . promotion shall be made in the order of their ascertained merit From ratings in ex- within classes . Recommendations shall also be made, in order of ammat ions fora ppoin t- merit, as shown by ratings in the examin ations for appointment to went, etc' the unclassified grade, with commissions also as diplomatic secre- taries and vice consuls, of those who have successfully passed the Approval of recom. examinations . All such recommendations shall be subm itte d to the mendations . Secretary of State for his consideration and if he shall approve, for transmis sion to the Pres ident. "The correspondence and records of the Division of Foreign re Conf i e t ctialnatureof Service Personne l shall be confi dential except to the Pre sident, the Secretary of State, the members of the Board of Foreign Service Personnel, the Assistant Secretary of State supervising the division, and such of its employees as may be assi gned to work on such cor- resp onde nce and reco rds . " SEC. 33. That notwithstanding the provisions of section 10 of this Ann ual salary in- creases, if rating satis- Act all Foreign Service officers having a rating of satisfactory or bet- factory or better. ter who shall have been in classes 5, 6, 7, or 8 TTor a continuous period Ante, p.12o7. of nine months or more, shall, on the first day of each fiscal year Exception. receive an increase of salary of $100, except that no officer shall receive a salary above the maximum of his class and all such officers in classes 1, 2, 3, or 4 shall in the same circumstances receive an increase of $200 : Provided, That the Secretary of State is authorized S P a ro lar §18 o ' ies of o fficers in to fix the salaries of Foreign Service officers in the unclassified grade unclassified the salary range specified in section 10 of this Act ; and, within toed. the limits of appropriation therefor, to grant to Foreign Service officers in any class additional promotion in salary within the salary range established for the classes in which they are serving, based upon especially meritorious service. Increases in salary under the terms of this se ction sh all be p aid to F oreign Se rvice of ficers o nly as the right to such increases accrues after the effective date of this Separ atio n off ice rs from Act. The President is hereby authorized to establish by Executive ice of ofscers wh ose order, regulations providing for the separation of Foreign Service records unsati sfactory . officers from th e Foreig n Servic e, in ac cordance with the conditi ons hereinaf ter pres cribed. Foreign Service officers so separated fr om the Foreign Service shall be retired from the service, a af ter a he aring Annuity basis if b cer over 45 years of age. by the Secretary of State, upon an annui ty equal to 25 per centum Bonus paid if other of his salary at the time of retirement, in the case of officers over wi se. forty-five years of age or in the case of officers under forty-five years of age with a bonus of one year's salary at the time of his retirement, either a nnuity o r one ye ar's sal ary to b e payable out of the Fore ign Service officers' retirement and disability fund and except as herein provided, subject to the same prov isions and limitations as other Return of contribu- annuities payable out of such funds ; but no return of contributions tionsd enieds shall be made under paragraphs (i) or (1) of section 26 of this Act Ante ,p .1212, in the case of any Foreign Service officer retired under the provisions If rating unsatisfao- of this section. Whenever it is determined that the efficiency rating tor t' , of an officer is unsatisfactory, thereby meaning below the standard required for the service, and such determination has been confirmed by the Secretary of State, the officer shall be notified thereof, and if, after a reasonable period to be determined by the circumstances in

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