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 PUBLIC LAW 96-465—OCT. 17, 1980

94 STAT. 2083

nel systems of the Government. The Board of the Foreign Service shall be chaired by a career member of the Senior Foreign Service designated by the Secretary of State and shall include one or more representatives of the Department of State, the International Communication Agency, the United States International Development Cooperation Agency, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Labor, the Office of Personnel Management, the Office of Management and Budget, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and such other agencies as the President may designate. SEC. 211. BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR THE FOREIGN SERVICE.—(a) The

President shall establish a Board of Examiners for the Foreign Service to develop, and supervise the administration of, examinations prescribed under section 301(b) to be given to candidates for appointment in the Service. The Board shall consist of 15 members appointed by the President (no fewer than 5 of whom shall be appointed from among individuals who are not Government employees and who shall be qualified for service on the Board by virtue of their knowledge, experience, or training in the fields of testing or equal employment opportunity). The Board shall include representatives of agencies utilizing the Foreign Service personnel system and representatives of other agencies which have responsibility for employment testing. The Board shall be chaired by a member of the Board, designated by the President, who is a member of the Service. (b) The Board of Examiners shall periodically review the examinations prescribed under section 301(b) in order to determine— (1) whether any such examination has an adverse impact on the hiring, promotion, or other employment opportunity of members of any race, sex, or ethnic group; (2) methods of minimizing any such adverse impact; (3) alternatives to any examinations which have such an adverse impact; and (4) whether such examinations are valid in relation to job performance. The Board of Examiners shall annually report its findings under this subsection to the Secretary of State and shall furnish to the Secretary of State its recommendations for improvements in the development, use, and administration of the examinations prescribed under section 301(b). (c) Any vacancy or vacancies on the Board shall not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise the full powers of the Board.

Establishment. 22 USC 3931.

Examinations, review.

Report to Secretary of State.

CHAPTER 3—APPOINTMENTS SEC. 301. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO APPOINTMENTS.—(a)

Only citizens of the United States may be appointed to the Service, other than for service abroad as a consular agent or as a foreign national employee. 03) The Secretary shall prescribe, as appropriate,, written, oral. physical, foreign language, and other examinations for appointment to the Service (other than as a chief of mission or ambassador at large). (c) The fact that an applicant for appointment as a Foreign Service officer candidate is a veteran or disabled veteran shall be considered an affirmative factor in making such appointments. As used in this subsection, the term "veteran or disabled veteran" means an individual who is a preference eligible under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 2108(3) of title 5, United States Code.

22 USC 3941.

Examinations.

"Veteran or disabled veteran."

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