The Foreign Service Act of 1946 (Public Law 724, 79th Congress) as Amended to January 1, 1956: Printed for the Use of the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Page 47 - Section 517 of such Act is amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following...
Page 36 - If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Act, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
Page 44 - Act, but the repeal of existing laws or modifications thereof embraced in this Act shall not affect any act done, or any right accruing or accrued, or any suit or proceeding had or commenced in any civil cause before...
Page 51 - Representative or any other officer holding office at the time the provisions of this Act, as amended, become effective shall not be required to be reappointed by reason of the enactment of this Act, as amended.
Page ii - States; (2) to insure that the officers and employees of the Foreign Service are broadly representative of the American people and are aware of and fully informed in respect to current trends in American life...
Page 49 - Act is amended by striking out the period at the end of the first sentence thereof and adding the following clause: ", but no such extra credit for service at such unhealthful posts shall be credited to any participant for such service performed subsequent to the effective date of this Act.
Page 26 - States, and periods of honorable service in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States...
Page iv - The Board of the Foreign Service shall make recommendations to the Secretary concerning the functions of the Service; the policies and procedures to govern the selection, assignment, rating, and promotion of Foreign Service officers; and the policies and procedures to govern the administration and personnel management of the Service...
Page 35 - In the case of an officer or employee of the Foreign Service of the United States, amounts received by such officer or employee as allowances or otherwise under the terms of title IX of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 USC 1131-1158).
Page 46 - The Secretary of State may promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the functions now or hereafter vested in the Secretary of State or the Department of State...

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