US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

22 U.S.C. § 4154

Conversion from Foreign Service

(a)

Individuals serving under appointment

section 4153 of this titleIn the case of any individual in the Foreign Service who, immediately before , is serving under an appointment described in section 4152(a) or 4153(a) of this title and who is not converted under section 4152 or because such individual does not meet the conditions specified in section 4152(b) or 4153(d) of this title, the Secretary shall, not later than 3 years after , provide that—
(1)
the position such individual holds shall be subject to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5;
(2)
such individual shall be appointed to such position without competitive examination; and
(3)
such position shall be considered to be in the competitive service so long as the individual continues to hold that position;
section 5382 of title 5except that any such individual who meets the eligibility requirements for the Senior Executive Service and who elects to join that Service shall be converted by the Secretary to the Senior Executive Service in the appropriate rate of basic pay established under .
(b)

United States Information Agency individuals

In the case of individuals in the Foreign Service in the United States Information Agency who immediately before , are covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the Agency and the exclusive representative of those individuals, the 3-year period referred to in subsection (a) shall begin on .

(c)

Department of State security officers

The three-year period referred to in subsection (a) shall be extended for an additional period not to exceed one year from , in the case of Department of State security officers who are members of the Service and who were initially ineligible for conversion under that subsection because they were available for worldwide assignment and there was a need for their services in the Service, but as to whom subsequent events require the services of these members (and of those later employed who are similarly situated) only or primarily for domestic functions.

Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 210494 Stat. 2150Pub. L. 97–241, title III, § 303(b)96 Stat. 291Pub. L. 98–164, title I, § 13297 Stat. 1028(, , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 2403 of Pub. L. 96–465section 3901 of this titleIn subsec. (a), “” substituted for “the effective date of this Act” pursuant to , set out as an Effective Date note under .

In subsec. (c), “” was in the original “the date of enactment of this section” which was translated as meaning the date of enactment of this subsection, as the probable intent of Congress.

Amendments

Pub. L. 98–1641983—Subsec. (c). added subsec. (c).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

section 303(b) of Pub. L. 97–241section 1461 of this title“United States Information Agency” substituted for “International Communication Agency” in subsec. (b), pursuant to , set out as a note under . United States Information Agency (other than Broadcasting Board of Governors and International Broadcasting Bureau) abolished and functions transferred to Secretary of State, see sections 6531 and 6532 of this title.