22 USC § 4002 - Establishment of selection boards

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title: "22 USC § 4002 - Establishment of selection boards"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "4002"
section_name: "Establishment of selection boards"
chapter_number: 52
chapter_name: "FOREIGN SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "VI"
subchapter_name: "PROMOTION AND RETENTION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 602, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2095; Pub. L. 101–246, title I, § 142, Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 36; Pub. L. 104–65, § 12(c), Dec. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 701.)"
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# § 4002. Establishment of selection boards

**(a)** **Evaluation of performance; recommendations** The Secretary shall establish selection boards to evaluate the performance of members of the Senior Foreign Service and members of the Service assigned to a salary class in the Foreign Service Schedule. Selection boards shall, in accordance with precepts prescribed by the Secretary, rank the members of a salary class on the basis of relative performance and may make recommendations for—

**(1)** promotions in accordance with section 4001 of this title;

**(2)** awards of performance pay under section 3965(c) of this title;

**(3)** denials of within-class step increases under section 3966(a) of this title;

**(4)** offer or renewal of limited career extensions under section 4007(b) of this title; and

**(5)** such other actions as the Secretary may prescribe by regulation.

**(b)** **Public members; appointment of women and minority groups** All selection boards established under this section shall include public members. The Secretary shall assure that a substantial number of women and members of minority groups are appointed to each selection board established under this section.

**(c)** **Disqualification for service on foreign service selection boards** section 611(b) of this titlesection 1602(6) of title 2

No public members appointed pursuant to this section may be, at the time of their appointment or during their appointment, an agent of a foreign principal (as defined by ) or a lobbyist for a foreign entity (as defined in ) or receive income from a government of a foreign country.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 602, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2095; Pub. L. 101–246, title I, § 142, Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 36; Pub. L. 104–65, § 12(c), Dec. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 701.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1995—Subsec. (c).  inserted “or a lobbyist for a foreign entity (as defined in )” before “or receive income”.

1990—Subsec. (c).  added subsec. (c).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1995 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as an Effective Date note under , The Congress.