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 99 STAT. 412

PUBLIC LAW 99-93—AUG. 16, 1985 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking out "Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs" and inserting in lieu thereof "Under Secretary of State for Economic and Agricultural Affairs". SEC. 117. DETAIL OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. Section 11(a) of the Department of State Appropriations Authorization Act of 1973 (22 U.S.C. 2685(a)) is amended by inserting in the second sentence after "does not exceed one year," the following: "or if the number of officers and employees so detailed, assigned, or otherwise made available at any one time does not exceed fifteen and the period of any such detail, assignment, or availability of an officer or employee does not exceed two years,".

22 USC 2669 note.

SEC. 118. CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED ABROAD DEEMED TO BE EMPLOYEES OF UNITED STATES FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES. (a) AUTHORITY.—Section 2(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2669(c)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon "for purposes of any law administered by the Office of Personnel Management (except that the Secretary may determine the applicability to such individuals of subsection (f) and of any other law administered by the Secretary concerning the employment of such individuals abroad)". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Authority provided by the amendment made by subsection (a) shall only apply with respect to funds appropriated after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 119. APPOINTMENTS TO THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE. (a) LIMITED APPOINTMENT TO SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE IN DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.—Section 305 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980

22 USC 3950.

22 USC 3945 note.

(22 U.S.C. 3945) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(c)(1) Appointments to the Senior Foreign Service by the Secretary of Commerce shall be excluded in the calculation and application of the limitation in subsection (b). "(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), no more than one individual (other than an individual with reemployment rights under section 310 as a career appointee in the Senior Executive Service) may serve under a limited appointment in the Senior Foreign Service in the Department of Commerce at any time. "(3) The Secretary of Commerce may appoint an individual to a limited appointment in the Senior Foreign Service for a specific position abroad if— "(A) no career member of the Service who has the necessary qualifications is available to serve in the position; and "(B) the individual appointed has unique qualifications for the specific position.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2403(c) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 3901 note) is repealed. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on October 1, 1985. SEC. 120. PILOT PROJECT FOR FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATES. (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Congress that the national interest of the United States would be well served by making more productive use in United States missions abroad of the

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