(b) The provisions of section 609 shall be applicable to any member of the Service holding a career or career candidate appointment under chapter 3 of this Act, who is separated under the provisions of this section.

(c) An employee against whom action is taken under this section may elect either to file a grievance under chapter 11 or to appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board under procedures prescribed by the Board. Grievances under chapter 11 shall be limited to cases of reprisal, interference in the conduct of an employee's official duties, or similarly inappropriate use of the authority of this section.

SEC. 612.102 TERMINATION OF LIMITED APPOINTMENTS.-Except as provided in section 610(a)(2), the Secretary may terminate at any time the appointment of any member of the Service serving under a limited appointment who is in the Senior Foreign Service, who is assigned to a salary class in the Foreign Service Schedule or who is paid in accordance with section 407 or is a United States citizen paid under a compensation plan under section 408.103

SEC. 613.104 TERMINATION OF APPOINTMENTS OF CONSULAR AGENTS AND FOREIGN NATIONAL EMPLOYEES. (a) The Secretary of State may terminate at any time the appointment of any consular agent in light of the criteria and procedures normally followed in the locality in similar circumstances.

(b) The Secretary may terminate at any time the appointment of any foreign national employee in light of the criteria and procedures normally followed in the locality in similar circumstances.

SEC. 614.105 FOREIGN SERVICE AWARDS.-The President shall establish a system of awards to confer appropriate recognition of outstanding contributions to the Nation by members of the Service. The awards system established under this section shall provide for presentation by the President and by the Secretary of medals or other suitable commendations for performance in the course of or beyond the call of duty which involves distinguished, meritorious service to the Nation, including extraordinary valor in the face of danger to life or health.

102 22 U.S.C. 4011. Redesignated from sec. 611 by sec. 181(aX1) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236; 108 Stat. 416).

103 Sec. 180(a)7) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236; 108 Stat. 416), struck out ", or who is a family member of a Government employee serving under a local compensation plan established under section 408." after "Foreign Service Schedule" and inserted in lieu thereof "or who is paid in accordance with section 407 or is a United States citizen paid under a compensation plan under section 408.".

104 22 U.S.C. 4012. Redesignated from sec. 612 by sec. 181(a)(1) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236; 108 Stat. 416). See also sec. 151 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-138; 105 Stat. 672; 22 U.S.C. 4012a), relating to separation pay for foreign national employees.

105 22 U.S.C. 4013. Redesignated from sec. 614 by sec. 181(a)(1) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236; 108 Stat. 416).

CHAPTER 7-CAREER DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND
ORIENTATION 106

SEC. 701.107 INSTITUTION FOR TRAINING (a) 108 INSTITUTION OR CENTER FOR TRAINING.-The Secretary of State shall maintain and operate an institution or center for training (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the "institution"), 109 originally established under section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, in order to promote career development within the Service and to provide necessary training and instruction in the field of foreign relations to members of the Service and to employees of the Department and of other agencies. The institution 110 shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of State.

(b) To the extent practicable, the Secretary of State shall provide training under this chapter which meets the needs of all agencies, and other agencies shall avoid duplicating the facilities and training provided by the Secretary of State through the institution 111 and otherwise.

(c) 112 Training and instruction may be provided at the Institute 113 for not to exceed sixty citizens of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands in order to prepare them to serve as members of the foreign services of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau. The authority of this subsection shall expire when the Compact of Free Association is approved by the Congress. (d) 114 (1) The Secretary of State is authorized to provide for special professional foreign affairs training and instruction of employees of foreign governments through the institution.

(2) Training and instruction under paragraph (1) shall be on a reimbursable or advance-of-funds basis. Such reimbursements or advances to the Department of State may be provided by an agency of the United States Government or by a foreign government and

106 Sec. 126(1) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236; 108 Stat. 393) struck out "Foreign Service Institute," preceding "Career Development" in the chapter title.

107 22 U.S.C. 4021. Sec. 126(2)(A) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236; 108 Stat. 393), struck out "Foreign Service Institute" as the section title and inserted in lieu thereof "Institute for Training."

See also secs. 191 and 192 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236), relating to foreign language competence and foreign language resources coordinator, beginning at page 111.

See also sec. 123 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (Public Law 99-93; 99 Stat. 413), relating to Foreign Service Institute facilities, page 362.

108 Sec. 126(2)BXi) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236; 108 Stat. 393) amended subsection (a) “by striking the subsection heading and inserting 'Institution or Center for Training"". Subsec. (a), however, did not have a heading to strike.

109 Sec. 126(2)(B)(ii) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236; 108 Stat. 393) struck out "the Foreign Service Institute (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the 'Institute')", and inserted in lieu thereof "an institution or center for training (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the 'institution')".

110 Sec. 126(2)(BXiii) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236; 108 Stat. 393) struck out "Institute" and inserted in lieu thereof "institution".

111 Sec. 126(3) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236; 108 Stat. 394), struck out "Foreign Service Institute" and "Institute" each place such terms appeared and inserted "institution" in secs. 701(b), 702, 704, 705, and 707.

112 Sec. 126 of the Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 (Public Law 98-164; 97 Stat. 1026) added subsec. (c).

113 Should probably read "institution". See footnote 111.

114 Sec. 126(2)(C) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236; 108 Stat. 393) added subsec. (d).

shall be credited to the currently available applicable appropriation account.

(3) In making such training available to employees of foreign governments, priority consideration should be given to officials of newly emerging democratic nations and then to such other countries as the Secretary determines to be in the national interest of the United States.

(4) The authorities of section 704 shall apply to training and instruction provided under this section.

SEC. 702.115 FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS. (a) The Secretary shall establish foreign language proficiency requirements for members of the Service who are to be assigned abroad in order that Foreign Service posts abroad will be staffed by individuals having a useful knowledge of the language or dialect common to the country in which the post is located.

(b) The Secretary of State shall arrange for appropriate language training of members of the Service by the institution 111 or otherwise in order to assist in meeting the requirements established under subsection (a).

SEC. 703.116 CAREER DEVELOPMENT. (a) The Secretary shall establish a professional development program to assure that members of the Service obtain the skills and knowledge required at the various stages of their careers. With regard to Foreign Service officers, primary attention shall be given to training for career candidate officers and for midcareer officers, both after achieving tenure and as they approach eligibility for entry to the Senior Foreign Service, to enhance and broaden their qualifications for more senior levels of responsibility in the Service. Training for other members of the Service shall emphasize programs designed to enhance their particular skills and expert knowledge, including development of the management skills appropriate to their occupational categories.

(b) Junior Foreign Service officer training shall be directed primarily toward providing expert knowledge in the basic functions of analysis and reporting as well as in consular, administrative, and linguistic skills relevant to the full range of future job assignments. Midcareer training shall be directed primarily toward development and perfection of management, functional, negotiating, and policy development skills to prepare the officers progressively for more senior levels of responsibility.

(c) At each stage the program of professional development should be designed to provide members of the Service with the opportunity to acquire skills and knowledge relevant to clearly established professional standards of expected performance. Career candidates should satisfactorily complete candidate training prior to attainment of career status. Members of the Service should satisfactorily complete midcareer training before appointment to the Senior Foreign Service.

(d) In formulating programs under this section, the Secretary should establish a system to provide, insofar as possible, credit

115 22 U.S.C. 4022.

116 22 U.S.C. 4023.

toward university degrees for successful completion of courses comparable to graduate-level, university courses.

(e) Training provided under this section shall be conducted by the Department and by other governmental and nongovernmental institutions as the Secretary may consider appropriate.

(f) 117 *

SEC. 704.118 TRAINING AUTHORITIES. (a) In the exercise of functions under this chapter, the Secretary of State may

(1) provide for the general nature of the training and instruction to be furnished by the institution,111 including functional and geographic area specializations;

(2) correlate training and instruction furnished by the institution 111 with courses given at other Government institutions and at private institutions which furnish training and instruction useful in the field of foreign affairs;

(3) encourage and foster programs complementary to those furnished by the institution, 111 including through grants and other gratuitous assistance to nonprofit institutions cooperating in any of the programs under this chapter;

(4)(A) employ in accordance with the civil service laws such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, and

(B) if and to the extent determined to be necessary by the Secretary of State, obtain without regard to the provisions of law governing appointments in the competitive service, by appointment or contract (subject to the availability of appropriations), the services of individuals to serve as language instructors, linguists, and other academic and training specialists (including, in the absence of suitably qualified United States citizens, qualified individuals who are not citizens of the United States); and

(5) acquire such real and personal property and equipment as may be necessary for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of the facilities necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (41 U.S.C. 5) and section 302 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 252).

(b) In furtherance of the objectives of this Act, the Secretary may

(1) pay the tuition and other expenses of members of the Service and employees of the Department who are assigned or detailed in accordance with law for special instruction or training, including orientation, language, and career development training;

(2) pay the salary (excluding premium pay or any special differential under section 412) 119 of members of the Service selected and assigned for training; and

117 Subsec. (f) was repealed by sec. 185(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-204; 101 Stat. 1366). It required that the Secretary of State report annually on the status of the professional development program.

118 22 U.S.C. 4024.

119 Sec. 125(1) of Public Law 97-241 (96 Stat. 281) struck "411" and inserted in lieu thereof

(3) provide special monetary or other incentives to encourage members of the Service to acquire or retain proficiency in foreign languages or special abilities needed in the Service.

(c) The Secretary may provide to family members of members of the Service or of employees of the Department or other agencies, in anticipation of their assignment abroad or while abroad

(1) appropriate orientation and language training; and

(2) functional training for anticipated prospective employment under section 311.

SEC. 705.120 TRAINING GRANTS. (a) To facilitate training provided to members of families of Government employees under this chapter, the Secretary may make grants (by advance payment or by reimbursement) to family members attending approved programs of study. No such grant may exceed the amount actually expended for necessary costs incurred in conjunction with such attendance.

(b) If a member of the Service who is assigned abroad, or a member of his or her family, is unable to participate in language training furnished by the Government through the institution 111 or otherwise, the Secretary may compensate that individual for all or part of the costs of language training, related to the assignment abroad, which is undertaken at a public or private institution.

SEC. 706.121 CAREER COUNSELING.-(a) In order to facilitate their transition from the Service, the Secretary may provide (by contract or otherwise, subject to the availability of appropriations) professional career counseling, advice, and placement assistance to members of the Service, and to former members of the Service who were assigned to receive counseling and assistance under this subsection before they were separated from the Service, other than those separated for cause.

(b)(1) The Secretary may facilitate the employment of spouses of members of the Service by—

(A) providing regular career counseling for such spouses;

(B) maintaining a centralized system for cataloging their skills and the various governmental and nongovernmental employment opportunities available to them; and

(C) otherwise assisting them in obtaining employment.

(2) The Secretary shall establish a family liaison office to carry out this subsection and such other functions as the Secretary may determine.

SEC. 707.122 VISITING SCHOLARS PROGRAM.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.-There is authorized to be established at the institution 111 a program whereby selected scholars would participate fully in the educational and training activities of the institution.111 This program may be referred to as the "Visiting Scholars Program".

(b) SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF SCHOLARS.

120 22 U.S.C. 4025.

121 22 U.S.C. 4026.

122 22 U.S.C. 4027. Sec. 144 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-246; 104 Stat. 36), added sec. 707.