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PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 957-AUG. 13 , 1946 Post, p. 1025 Within-grade salary advancements. 55 Stat. 614 . 6U.S.C., Supp.V, 1667 (d). Certificate. Ante, pp. 1006, 1006. Promotions. Post, p . 1017. ACTIVE DUTY SEC. 525. The Secretary shall by regulation define the period during which a Reserve officer shall be considered as being on active duty. BENEFITS SEC. 526. A Reserve officer shall, except as otherwise provided in regulations which the Secretary may prescribe, receive all the allow- ances, privileges, and benefits which Foreign Service officers are en- titled to receive in accordance with the provisions of title IX. REAPPOINTMENT OR REASSIGNMENT OF RESERVE OFFICERS SEC. 527. A person who has served as a Reserve officer may not be reappointed or reassigned to active duty until the expiration of a period of time equal to his preceding tour of duty or until the expira- tion of a year, whichever is the shorter. REINSTATEMENT OF RESERVE OFFICERS SEC. 528. Upon the termination of the assignment of a Reserve officer assigned from any Government agency, such person shall be entitled to reinstatement in the Government agency by which he is regularly employed in the same position he occupied at the time of assignment, or in a corresponding or higher position. Upon reinstatement he shall receive the within-grade salary advancements he would have been entitled to receive had he remained in the position in which he is regularly employed under subsection (d), section 7, of the Classifica- tion Act of 1923, as amended, or any corresponding provision of law applicable to the position in which he is serving. A certificate of the Secretary that such person has met the standards required for the efficient conduct of the work of the Foreign Service shall satisfy any requirements as to the holding of minimum ratings as a prerequisite to the receipt of such salary advancements. PART D-FOREIGN SERVICE STAFF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES APPOINTMENTS SEC. 531. The Secretary shall appoint staff officers and employees under such regulations as he may prescribe and, as soon as practicable, in accordance with the provisions of sections 441, 442, and 443. ASSIGNMENTS AND TRANSFERS SEC. 532. The Secretary may, in accordance with uniform pro- cedures established in such regulations as he may prescribe, assign a staff officer or employee to a position at any post and transfer such a person from a position in one class to a vacant position within the same class, and from one post to another. Upon demonstration of ability to assume duties of greater responsibility, such person may, as provided in section 641, be promoted to a vacant position in a higher class at the same or at a higher rate of salary and he ma be transferred from one post to another in connection with such promotion. COMMISSION AS CONSUL OR VICE CONSUL SEa. 533. On the recommendation of the Secretary, the President may, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, commission a staff officer or employee as consul. The Secretary may commission a staff officer or employee as vice consul. Official acts of staff officers 1010 [60 STAT.