22 USC § 4172 - Savings provisions

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title: "22 USC § 4172 - Savings provisions"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "4172"
section_name: "Savings provisions"
chapter_number: 52
chapter_name: "FOREIGN SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "XIII"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2401, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2168.)"
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# § 4172. Savings provisions

**(a)** **Determinations, authorizations, etc., under authority of Foreign Service Act of 1946 and grievances, claims, or appeals filed and pending on effective date of this chapter** February 15, 1981

All determinations, authorizations, regulations, orders, agreements, exclusive recognition of an organization or other actions made, issued, undertaken, entered into, or taken under the authority of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 or any other law repealed, modified, or affected by this chapter shall continue in full force and effect until modified, revoked, or superseded by appropriate authority. Any grievances, claims, or appeals which were filed or made under any such law and are pending resolution on , shall continue to be governed by the provisions repealed, modified, or affected by this chapter.

**(b)** **Increase in annuity or other right to benefits** February 15, 1981

This chapter shall not affect any increase in annuity or other right to benefits, which was provided by any provision amended or repealed by this chapter, with respect to any individual who became entitled to such benefit prior to .

**(c)** **Cross references** References in law to provisions of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 or other law superseded by this chapter shall be deemed to include reference to the corresponding provisions of this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2401, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2168.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Foreign Service Act of 1946, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c), is , titles I to X, , which was classified principally to chapter 14 (§ 801 et seq.) of this title, and was repealed by , , .

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Foreign Service Act of 1980, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Codification

In subsecs. (a) and (b), “” substituted for “the effective date of this Act” pursuant to , set out as an Effective Date note under .