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22 U.S.C. § 3941

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

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22 U.S.C. § 3941, General provisions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/457492
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Only citizens of the United States may be appointed to the Service, other than for service abroad as a consular agent or as a foreign national employee. The fact that an applicant for appointment as a Foreign Service officer candidate is a veteran or disabled veteran shall be considered an affirmative factor in making such appointments. As used in this subsection, the term “veteran or disabled veteran” means an individual who is a preference eligible under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 2108(3) of title 5.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 96-465(H.R. 6790)1980-10-17
    Foreign Service Act of 1980
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-204(H.R. 1777)1987-12-22
    Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 117-81(S. 1605)2021-12-27
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
    House: 363–70Senate: no recorded tally