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22 U.S.C. § 3947

Entry levels for Foreign Service officer candidates

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

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22 U.S.C. § 3947, Entry levels for Foreign Service officer candidates, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/457498
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A career candidate for appointment as a Foreign Service officer may not be initially assigned under section 3964 of this title to a salary class higher than class 4 in the Foreign Service Schedule unless—

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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