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 60 STAT.] 79TH GONG. , 2D SESS.--CH. 957-AUG. 13, 1946 1001 PART B-BOARDS BOARD OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE SEC. 211. (a) The Board of the Foreign Service shall be composed Composition of the Assistant Secretary of State in charge of the administration of the Department, who shall be Chairman; two other Assistant Secre- taries of State, designated by the Secretary to serve on the Board; the Director General; and one representative each, occupying posi- tions with comparable responsibilities, from the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, and Labor, designated, respectively, by the heads of such departments. The Secretary may request the head of Meetings any other Government department to designate a representative, occupying a position with comparable responsibilities, to attend meet- ings of the Board whenever matters affecting the interest of such department are under consideration. (b) The Board of the Foreign Service shall make recommendations Duties to the Secretary concerning the functions of the Service; the policies and procedures to govern the selection, assignment, rating, and pro- motion of Foreign Service officers; and the policies and procedures to govern the administration and personnel management of the Service; and shall perform such other duties as are vested in it by other sections of this Act or by the terms of any other Act. THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR THE FOREIGN SERVICE SEo. 212. (a) The Board of Examiners for the Foreign Service, Dutes. shall, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary and under the general supervision of the Board of the Foreign Service, provide for and supervise the conduct of such examinations as may be given to candidates for appointment as Foreign Service officers in accordance with the provisions of sections 516 and 517 or to any other -P. P-100 person to whom an examination for admission to the Service shall be given in accordance with the provisions of this or any other Act or any regulations issued pursuant thereto, and provide for such pro- cedures as may be necessary to determine the loyalty of such persons to the United States and their attachment to the principles of the Constitution. (b) The membership of the Board of Examiners for the Foreign Membership. Service, not more than half of which shall consist of Foreign Service officers, shall be constituted in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary. TITLE III-DUTIES PART A-GENEuL Dumr:s COMPLUANCE WITH TERMS OF STATUTES, INTERNATIONAL AGRBEEMEN'S AND EXECUTIVE ORDEBS SmO. 301. Officers and employees of the Service shall under the direction of the Secretary, represent abroad the interests of the United States and shall perform the duties and comply with the obligations resulting from the nature of their appointments or assignments or imposed on them by the terms of any law or by any order or regula- tion issued pursuant to law or by any international agreement to which the United States is a party. DUTIES FOR WHICH REGULATIONS MAY BE PRESCRIBED SEC. 302. The Secretary shall, except in an instance where the authority is specifically vested in the President, have authority to prescribe regulations not inconsistent with the Constitution and the

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