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[CITE: 22USC2664a]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
                     CHAPTER 38--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
Sec. 2664a. Protection of Civil Service employees


(a) Findings

    The Congress finds that--
        (1) the effectiveness and efficiency of the Department of State 
    is dependent not only on the contribution of Foreign Service 
    employees but equally on the contribution of the 42 percent of the 
    Department's employees who are employed under the Civil Service 
    personnel system;
        (2) the contribution of these Civil Service employees has been 
    overlooked in the management of the Department and greater equality 
    of promotion, training, and career enhancement opportunities should 
    be accorded to the Civil Service employees of the Department; and
        (3) a goal of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 [22 U.S.C. 3901 et 
    seq.] was to strengthen the contribution made by Civil Service 
    employees of the Department of State by creating a cadre of 
    experienced specialists and managers in the Department to provide 
    essential continuity.

(b) Equitable reduction of budget

    The Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to assure 
that the burden of cuts in the budget for the Department is not imposed 
disproportionately or inequitably upon its Civil Service employees.

(c) Establishment of Office of the Ombudsman for Civil Service Employees

    There is established in the Office of the Secretary of State the 
position of Ombudsman for Civil Service Employees. The position of 
Ombudsman for Civil Service Employees shall be a career reserved 
position within the Senior Executive Service. The Ombudsman for Civil 
Service Employees shall report directly to the Secretary of State and 
shall have the right to participate in all Management Council meetings 
to assure that the ability of the Civil Service employees to contribute 
to the achievement of the Department's mandated responsibilities and the 
career interests of those employees are adequately represented. The 
position of Ombudsman for Civil Service Employees shall be designated 
from one of the Senior Executive Service positions (as defined in 
section 3132(a)(2) of title 5) in existence on December 22, 1987.

(d) ``Civil Service employees'' defined

    For purposes of this section, the term ``Civil Service employees'' 
means employees of the Federal Government except for members of the 
Foreign Service (as defined in section 103 of the Foreign Service Act of 
1980 [22 U.S.C. 3903]).

(Pub. L. 100-204, title I, Sec. 172, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1359.)

                       References in Text

    The Foreign Service Act of 1980, referred to in subsec. (a)(3), is 
Pub. L. 96-465, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2071, as amended, which is 
classified principally to chapter 52 (Sec. 3901 et seq.) of this title. 
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title 
note set out under section 3901 of this title and Tables.

                     Authority of Secretary of State

    Except as otherwise provided, Secretary of State to have and 
exercise any authority vested by law in any official or office of 
Department of State and references to such officials or offices deemed 
to refer to Secretary of State or Department of State, as appropriate, 
see section 2651a of this title and section 161(d) of Pub. L. 103-236, 
set out as a note under section 2651a of this title.
