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title: "22 U.S.C. § 3947"
description: "Entry levels for Foreign Service officer candidates"
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title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
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chapter_name: "FOREIGN SERVICE"
section: "3947"
citation: "22 U.S.C. § 3947"
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# 22 U.S.C. § 3947 - Entry levels for Foreign Service officer candidates
## Text
A career candidate for appointment as a Foreign Service officer may not be initially assigned under section 3964 of this title to a salary class higher than class 4 in the Foreign Service Schedule unless—
(1) the Secretary determines in an individual case that assignment to a higher salary class is warranted because of the qualifications (including foreign language competence) and experience of the candidate and the needs of the Service; or
(2) at the time such initial assignment is made, the candidate is serving under a career appointment in the Service and is receiving a salary at a rate equal to or higher than the minimum rate payable for class 4 in the Foreign Service Schedule.
(Pub. L. 96465, title I, § 307, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2086.)