Editorial Notes
Amendments

2023—Subsec. (b)(2) to (9). Pub. L. 118–31 added pars. (2) to (6) and redesignated former pars. (2) to (4) as (7) to (9), respectively.

2022—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–263, § 9302(k)(1), inserted “and when occupying positions for which the following is, to any degree, an element of the member’s duties,” after “as the case may be,” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 117–263, § 9302(k)(2), substituted semicolon at end for “when occupying positions for which such willingness and ability is, to any degree, an element of the member’s duties, or”.

Subsec. (b)(2), (3). Pub. L. 117–263, § 9302(k)(3), (4), added pars. (2) and (3) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “other experience in public diplomacy.”

Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 117–263, § 9302(k)(5), which directed that par. (4) be added after par. (3) “as redesignated”, was executed by adding par. (4) after par. (3) as added by Pub. L. 117–263, § 9302(k)(3), to reflect the probable intent of Congress. See above.

2021—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–81 added subsec. (c).

2004—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–458 inserted at end “The precepts for selection boards shall include, whether the member of the Service or the member of the Senior Foreign Service, as the case may be, has demonstrated—” and pars. (1) and (2).

2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–132 substituted “George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center” for “Foreign Service Institute”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Consultation and Guidance

Pub. L. 117–81, div. E, title LIII, § 5325(b), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2370, provided that:

“(1)
Consultation.—
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 27, 2021], the Director General of the Foreign Service shall consult with the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate regarding the development of the gap memo under subsection (c) of section 603 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4003), as added by subsection (a) of this section.
“(2)
Definition.—
In this subsection, the term ‘gap memo’ has the meaning given such term in subsection (c) of section 603 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4003), as added by subsection (a) of this section.”