Sec. 301. Suspension of foreign service members without pay
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Section 610 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4010 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: In order to promote the efficiency of the Service, the Secretary may suspend a member of the Foreign Service without pay when the member’s security clearance is suspended or when there is reasonable cause to believe that the member has committed a crime for which a sentence of imprisonment may be imposed. Any member of the Foreign Service for whom a suspension is proposed in accordance with paragraph
(1)shall be entitled to— written notice stating the specific reasons for the proposed suspension; a period of not less than 30 days after receipt of any notice under subparagraph
(A)to respond orally and in writing to the proposed suspension, which period may be extended upon a showing of good cause; representation by an attorney or other representative; and a final written decision, including the specific reasons for such decision, as soon as practicable. Any member suspended under this section may file a grievance in accordance with the procedures applicable to grievances under chapter 11. In the case of a grievance filed under paragraph (3)— the review by the Foreign Service Grievance Board shall be limited to a determination of whether the provisions of paragraphs
(1)and
(2)have been fulfilled; and the Foreign Service Grievance Board may not exercise the authority provided under section 1106(8). In this subsection: The term reasonable cause to believe a member has committed a crime means the member has been indicted by a grand jury. The term suspend or suspension means the placing of a member of the Foreign Service in a temporary status without duties and pay. . Section 610 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended by subsection
(a)of this section, is further amended, in the section heading, by inserting ; before the period at the end. Suspension The item relating to section 610 in the table of contents in section 2 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended to read as follows: Sec. 610. Separation for cause; suspension. .
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