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22 U.S.C. § 3931

Board of Examiners

United States · Title 22 — FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE · Status: effective

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22 U.S.C. § 3931, Board of Examiners, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/457490
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The President shall establish a Board of Examiners for the Foreign Service to develop, and supervise the administration of, examinations prescribed under section 3941(b) of this title to be given to candidates for appointment in the Service. The Board shall consist of 15 members appointed by the President (no fewer than 5 of whom shall be appointed from among individuals who are not Government employees and who shall be qualified for service on the Board by virtue of their knowledge, experience, or training in the fields of testing or equal employment opportunity). The Board shall include representatives of agencies utilizing the Foreign Service personnel system and representatives of other agencies which have responsibility for employment testing. The Board shall be chaired by a member of the Board, designated by the President, who is a member of the Service. The Board of Examiners shall periodically review the examinations prescribed under section 3941(b) of this title in order to determine— Any vacancy or vacancies on the Board shall not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise the full powers of the Board.

Legislative history

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 96-465(H.R. 6790)1980-10-17
    Foreign Service Act of 1980
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally