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[CITE: 22USC3931]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
                       CHAPTER 52--FOREIGN SERVICE
 
                  SUBCHAPTER II--MANAGEMENT OF SERVICE
 
Sec. 3931. Board of Examiners


(a) Establishment; membership; chairman

    The President shall establish a Board of Examiners for the Foreign 
Service to develop, and supervise the administration of, examinations 
prescribed under section 3941(b) of this title to be given to candidates 
for appointment in the Service. The Board shall consist of 15 members 
appointed by the President (no fewer than 5 of whom shall be appointed 
from among individuals who are not Government employees and who shall be 
qualified for service on the Board by virtue of their knowledge, 
experience, or training in the fields of testing or equal employment 
opportunity). The Board shall include representatives of agencies 
utilizing the Foreign Service personnel system and representatives of 
other agencies which have responsibility for employment testing. The 
Board shall be chaired by a member of the Board, designated by the 
President, who is a member of the Service.

(b) Review of examinations; report to Secretary of State

    The Board of Examiners shall periodically review the examinations 
prescribed under section 3941(b) of this title in order to determine--
        (1) whether any such examination has an adverse impact on the 
    hiring, promotion, or other employment opportunity of members of any 
    race, sex, or ethnic group;
        (2) methods of minimizing any such adverse impact;
        (3) alternatives to any examinations which have such an adverse 
    impact; and
        (4) whether such examinations are valid in relation to job 
    performance.

The Board of Examiners shall annually report its findings under this 
subsection to the Secretary of State and shall furnish to the Secretary 
of State its recommendations for improvements in the development, use, 
and administration of the examinations prescribed under section 3941(b) 
of this title.

(c) Vacancies

    Any vacancy or vacancies on the Board shall not impair the right of 
the remaining members to exercise the full powers of the Board.

(Pub. L. 96-465, title I, Sec. 211, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2083.)


                   Establishment of Board of Examiners

    For establishment of the Board of Examiners for the Foreign Service 
and appointment of its members, see section 6 of Ex. Ord. No. 12293, 
Feb. 23, 1981, 46 F.R. 13970, set out as note under section 3901 of this 
title.
