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PUBLIC LAW 93-126-OCT. 18, 1973

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EXTEN8I0X OF PUBLIC LAW 9 2 - 1 4

SEC. 8. Section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the United States Postal Service to receive the fee of $2 for execution of an application for a passport", approved May 14, 1971 (85 Stat, 38; Public Law 92-14), is amended by striking out "June 30, 1973" and inserting 22 USC 2i4 in lieu thereof "June 30, 1974". "°'^ • BUREAU o r OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS

SEC. 9. There is established within the Department of State a Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs. In addition to the positions provided under the first section of the Act of May 26, 1949, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2652), there shall be an Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall be the head of the Bureau and who shall have responsibility for matters relating to oceans, environmental, scientific, fisheries, wildlife, and conservation affairs.

Establishment. §6 Stat. 490.

FOREIGN SERVICE PROMOTIONS

SEC. 10. Section 623 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 U.S.C. 996) is amended to read as follows: '

so Stat. ioi4. 22 USC 993.

"RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROMOTIONS

"SEC. 623. (a) The Secretary shall establish, with the advice of the Board of the Foreign Service, selection boards to evaluate the performance of Foreign Service officers; and upon the basis of their findings, which, except for career ambassadors and career ministers, shall be submitted to the Secretary in rank order by class or in rank order by specialization within a class, the Secretary shall make recommendations in accordance with the findings to the President for the promotion of Foreign Service officers. No person assigned to serve on any such board shall serve in such capacity for any two consecutive years. In special circumstances, however, which shall be set forth by regulations, the Secretary shall have the authority to remove individual names from the rank order list submitted by the selection boards or to delay the inclusion of individual names until a subsequent list of nominations is transmitted to the President. "(b) The Secretary may, pursuant to a recommendation of a duly constituted grievance board or panel or an equal employment opportunity appeals examiner— "(1) recommend to the President the promotion of a Foreign Service officer; "(2) promote Foreign Service Staff personnel and Foreign Service Reserve officers with limited or unlimited tenure; and "(3) grant to Foreign Service personnel additional step increases in salary, within the salary range established for the class in which an officer or employee is serving. "(c) The Secretary may, in special circumstances which shall be set forth m regulations, make retroactive promotions and additional increases in salary within class made or granted under the authority of this section." REIMBURSEMENT FOR DETAILED STATE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL

SEC. 11. (a) An Executive agency to which any officer or employee of the Department of State is detailed, assigned, or otherwise made

Grievance board.

Retroactive

promotions.

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