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 94 STAT. 2094

Duration limitation.

22 USC 3984.

Sabbatical.

22 USC 3985.

PUBLIC LAW 96-465—OCT. 17, 1980

of the House of Representatives or the Senate, as the case may be, for purposes of payment of travel and other expenses. (c) Assignments under this section may not exceed four years of continuous service for any member of the Service unless the Secretary approves an extension of such period for that member because of special circumstances. SEC. 504. SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD.—(a) Career members of the Service shall be obligated to serve abroad and shall be expected to serve abroad for substantial portions of their careers. The Secretary shall establish by regulation limitations upon assignments of members of the Service within the United States. A member of the Service may not be assigned to duty within the United States for any period of continuous service exceeding eight years unless the Secretary approves an extension of such period for that member because of special circumstances. 0^) Consistent with the needs of the Service, the Secretary shall seek to assign each career member of the Service who is a citizen of the United States to duty within the United States at least once during each period of fifteen years that the member is in the Service. (c) The Secretary may grant a sabbatical to a career member of the Senior Foreign Service for not to exceed eleven months in order to permit the member to engage in study or uncompensated work experience which will contribute to the development and effectiveness of the member. A sabbatical may be granted under this subsection under conditions specified by the Secretary in light of the provisions of section 3396(c) of title 5, United States Code, which apply to sabbaticals granted to members of the Senior Executive Service. SEC. 505. TEMPORARY DETAILS.—A period of duty of not more than six months in duration by a member of the Service shall be considered a temporary detedl and shall not be considered an assignment within the meaning of this chapter. CHAPTER 6—PROMOTION AND RETENTION

22 USC 4001.

SEC. 601. PROMOTIONS.—(a) Career members of the Senior Foreign Service are promoted by appointment under section 302(a) to a higher salary class in the Senior Foreign Service. Members of the Senior Foreign Service serving under career candidate appointments or noncareer appointments are promoted by appointment under section 303 to a higher salary class in the Senior Foreign Service. Foreign Service officers, and Foreign Service personnel who are assigned to a class in the Foreign Service Schedule, are promoted by appointment under section 302(a) as career members of the Senior Foreign Service or by assignment under section 404 to a higher salary class in the Foreign Service Schedule, (b) Except as provided in section 606(a), promotions of— (1) members of the Senior Foreign Service, and (2) members of the Service assigned to a salary class in the Foreign Service Schedule (including promotions of such members into the Senior Foreign Service), shall be based upon the recommendations and rankings of selection boards established under section 602, except that the Secretary may by regulation specify categories of career members, and categories of career candidates, assigned to salary classes in the Foreign Service Schedule who may receive promotions on the basis of satisfactory performance.

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