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PUBLIC LAW 828-JULY 28, 1956
Public Law 828 July 28, 1956 [S» 3481]
[70 S T A T,
CHAPTER 770
AN ACT TQ amend the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended, and for other purposes
Be it enacted T)y the Senate and House of Representatives of the Ac^*AmMdment'sof United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may ^^6(f*stat 1002 ^® ^^^^^ ^® ^^^ "Foreign Service Act Amendments of 1956". 22 USC 866. ' SEC. 2. Section 411 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended, iy amended by striking out the second sentence of that section and substituting in lieu thereof the following: "The per annum salaries of chiefs of mission within each class shall be as follows: Class 1, $27,500 per annum; class 2, $25,000; class 3, $22,500; and class 4, $20,000." 22 USC 867. SEC. 3, Section 412 of such Act is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 412. There shall be ten classes of Foreign Service officers, including the classes of career ambassador and of career minister. The per annum salary of a career ambassador shall be $20,000. The per annum salary of a career minister shall be $17,500. The per annum salaries of Foreign Service officers within each of the other classes shall be as follows: Class Class Class Class Class Class Class Class
22 USC 869.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
$14,600 $15,000 $15,400 $15,800 $16,200 $16,600 $17,000 12,600 12,900 13,200 13,500 13,800 14,100 14,400 10,600 10,900 11,200 11,5(X) 11,800 12,100 12,400 9,000 9,250 9,500 9,750 10,000 10,250 10,500 7,400 7,650 7,900 8,150 8,400 8,650 8,900 6,100 6,300 6,500 6,700 6,900 7,100 7,300 5.100 5,250 5,400 5,550 5,700 5,850 6,000 4,300 4,450 4,600 4,750 4,900 5,050 5,200 5, 350."
gj,(3 4 gection 414(a) of such Act is amended by striking out the word "six" and inserting the word "eight" in lieu thereof; and by striking out the number " 6 " and inserting in lieu thereof the number "8". 22 USC 911. SEC. 5. Section 516 of such Act and the heading thereto is amended by striking the words "class 6" wherever they appear therein and inserting the words "class 8" in lieu thereof. 22 USC 912. SEC. 6. Section 517 of such Act and the heading thereto is amended by striking the heading thereto and substituting in lieu thereof "Admission to classes 1 to 7, inclusive"; by striking in the aforementioned section the number " 6 " wherever it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof the number " 8 "; by striking out in the aforementioned section the number " 5 " wherever it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof the number " 7 "; and by striking out the word "forty" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "one hundred and seventy-five"; by inserting before the period at the end of the second sentence the following: "as a Foreign Service officer"; and by adding after the second sentence a new sentence which shall read as follows: "Notwithstanding the above provisions of this section, the limitation on the maximum number of appointments authorized herein shall not be applicable in the case of any person appointed or assigned by the Secretary of Stnte as a Foreign Service Reserve officer and who thereafter has served in a position of responsibility in such capacity for the required period prior to appointment as a Foreign Service officer." 22 USC 1004. SEC. 7. Section 634(b) of such Act is amended by striking the words "classes 4 or 5", and inserting in lieu thereof the words "classes 4, 5,6 or 7"; by striking the words "class 4" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "classes 4 or 5"; and by striking the words "class 5" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "classes 6 and 7". 22 USC 100 5, SEC. 8. Section 635 of such Act and the heading thereto and section ^'* 637 (a) of such Act are amended by striking the number " 6 " wherever it appears therein and by inserting in lieu thereof the number "8".
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