22 CFR § 1421.2 - Terms defined in section 1002 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4102).
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t22/s1421.2"
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title: "22 CFR § 1421.2 - Terms defined in section 1002 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4102)."
title_number: 22
title_name: "Foreign Relations"
section_number: "1421.2"
section_name: "Terms defined in section 1002 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4102)."
chapter_name: "FOREIGN SERVICE LABOR RELATIONS BOARD; FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY; GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY; AND THE FOREIGN SERVICE IMPASSE DISPUTES PANEL"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "FOREIGN SERVICE LABOR RELATIONS BOARD AND GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY"
part_number: "1421"
part_name: "MEANING OF TERMS AS USED IN THIS SUBCHAPTER"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "22 U.S.C. 4107(c)."
regulatory_source: "46 FR 45861, Sept. 15, 1981, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1421"
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# 1421.2 Terms defined in section 1002 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4102).
(a) The terms *Authority, Board, collective bargaining, collective bargaining agreement conditions of employment, confidential employee, dues, exclusive representative, General Counsel, labor organization, management official, Panel,* and *person,* as used herein shall have the meaning set forth in 22 U.S.C. 4102.
(b) The term *Assistant Secretary* means the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor-Management Relations.