§ 3951. United States citizens hired abroad
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(a)Appointment of family members The Secretary, under section 3943 of this title, may appoint United States citizens, who are family members of government employees assigned abroad or are hired for service at their post of residence, for employment in positions customarily filled by Foreign Service officers, Foreign Service personnel, and foreign national employees.
(b)Family nexus as affirmative hiring factor The fact that an applicant for employment in a position referred to in subsection
(a)is a family member of a Government employee assigned abroad shall be considered an affirmative factor in employing such person.
(c)Compensation of family and non-family member employees
(1)Non-family members employed under this section for service at their post of residence shall be paid in accordance with local compensation plans established under section 3968 of this title.
(2)Family members employed under this section shall be paid in accordance with the Foreign Service Schedule or the salary rates established under section 3967 of this title.
(3)In exceptional circumstances, non-family members may be paid in accordance with the Foreign Service Schedule or the salary rates established under section 3967 of this title, if the Secretary determines that the national interest would be served by such payments.
(d)Non-family member employees ineligible for certain benefits Nonfamily member United States citizens employed under this section shall not be eligible by reason of such employment for benefits under subchapter VIII of this chapter, or under chapters 1 83 or 84 of title 5.
(e)Employment standards The Secretary shall hold a family member of a government employee described in subsection
(a)seeking employment in a position described in that subsection to the same employment standards as those applicable to Foreign Service officers, Foreign Service personnel, or foreign national employees seeking the same or a substantially similar position.
(Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 311, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2087; Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 180(a)(2), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 415; Pub. L. 103–415, § 1(h)(1), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4300; Pub. L. 117–81, div. F, title LXII, § 6205, Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2391.)
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U.S. Code
- § 3949Limited appointments
- § 4010Separation for cause; suspension
- § 4083Required leave
- § 3968Local compensation plans
- § 4024Functions of Secretary
- § 3922Utilization of Foreign Service personnel system by other agencies
- § 889Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(1), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2159
- § 4102Definitions
- § 4131Definitions and applicability
- § 3984Service in United States and abroad
statutes-at-large
- Public Law 96–465To promote the foreign policy of the United States by strengthening and improving the Foreign Service of the United States, and for other purposes
- Public Law 99–93To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1986 and 1987 for the Department of State, the United States Information Agency, the Board for International Broadcasting, and for other purposes
- Public Law 117–81To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
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- Sec. 5Treatment of family members of Foreign Service officers seeking positions customarily filled by Foreign Service officers or foreign national employees
- Sec. 5Treatment of family members of Foreign Service officers seeking positions customarily filled by Foreign Service officers or foreign national employees
- Sec. 6205Treatment of family members seeking positions customarily filled by Foreign Service officers or foreign national employees
- Sec. 6205Treatment of family members seeking positions customarily filled by Foreign Service officers or foreign national employees
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- Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 311
- 94 Stat. 2087
- Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 180(a)(2)
- 108 Stat. 415
- Pub. L. 103–415, § 1(h)(1)
- 108 Stat. 4300
- 135 Stat. 2391
- Pub. L. 103–415
- Pub. L. 103–236
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 311
Stat.94 Stat. 2087
Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 180(a)(2)
Stat.108 Stat. 415
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