22 U.S.C. § 4155
Conversion of certain positions in Department of Agriculture
United States · Title 22 — FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE · Status: effective
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- 22 U.S.C. § 4155, Conversion of certain positions in Department of Agriculture, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/457662
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Not later than 15 days after February 15, 1981, the Secretary of Agriculture shall—
Each employee serving in a position at the time it is designated under subsection (a) shall, not later than 120 days after notice of such designation, elect—
Any employee who declines conversion under subsection (b)(2) shall for so long as that employee continues to hold the designated position be deemed to be a member of the Foreign Service for purposes of allowances, differentials, and similar benefits (as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture).
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.
- Foreign Service Act of 1980House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally