Sec. 6. Limitations on overseas placement of special appointment positions that do not exercise significant authority
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It is the sense of Congress that all officials of the United States Government offered to receive diplomatic accreditation from a foreign nation should be thoroughly vetted and reviewed for qualification before— being authorized to represent the United States Government at sensitive postings overseas; or receiving taxpayer-funded salaries, allowances, and employment benefits in connection with such a posting. Section 1(j)(2) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2651a(j) ) is amended— by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and
(C)as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively, and moving such clauses, as redesignated, 2 ems to the right; by striking The President ; and inserting the following: The President ; and by adding at the end the following: All special appointments under subparagraph (A), and all positions described in schedule B or schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, to a United States diplomatic mission may not exceed 90 days. An individual may not be appointed to more than 1 position described in this paragraph during a single calendar year. . The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on January 1, 2025.
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Limitations on overseas placement of special appointment positions that do not exercise significant authority
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