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22 U.S.C. § 4156

Preservation of status and benefits

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

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22 U.S.C. § 4156, Preservation of status and benefits, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/457663
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Individuals who are converted under this subchapter shall be converted to the type of appointment which corresponds most closely in tenure to the type of appointment under which they were serving immediately prior to such conversion, except that this subchapter shall not operate to extend the duration of any limited appointment or previously applicable time in class. Any individual who on February 15, 1981, is serving— Any individual in the Foreign Service—

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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