22 USC 3965 - Performance pay

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2004—Subsec. (span)(4). Puspan. L. 108–447 inserted “, or the limitation under section 3962(a)(3) of this title, whichever is higher” before period at end.

2002—Subsec. (span)(3). Puspan. L. 107–228 inserted second sentence and struck out former second sentence which read as follows: “Payments under this paragraph to a member of the Senior Foreign Service may not exceed $10,000 in any fiscal year, except that payments of up to $20,000 in any fiscal year may be made under this paragraph to up to 1 percent of the members of the Senior Foreign Service.”

1999—Subsec. (span)(1). Puspan. L. 106–113 substituted “33” for “50”.

1998—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 105–277, § 2311(a)(1), substituted “Subject to subsection (e), members” for “Members” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 105–292 inserted “Such service in the promotion of internationally recognized human rights, including the right to freedom of religion, shall serve as a basis for granting awards under this section.” after first sentence.

Subsec. (e). Puspan. L. 105–277, § 2311(a)(2), added subsec. (e).

1994—Subsec. (span)(4). Puspan. L. 103–236 amended par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (4) read as follows: “The total amount of basic salary plus performance pay received in any fiscal year by any member of the Senior Foreign Service may not exceed the salary payable for level I of the Executive Schedule under section 5312 of title 5 as in effect at the end of that fiscal year. Any amount which is not paid to a member of the Senior Foreign Service during a fiscal year because of this limitation shall be paid to that individual in a lump sum at the beginning of the following fiscal year. Any amount paid under this authority during a fiscal year shall be taken into account for purposes of applying the limitation in the first sentence of this subparagraph with respect to such fiscal year.”

1987—Subsec. (span)(4), (5). Puspan. L. 100–204 inserted at end of par. (4) “Any amount which is not paid to a member of the Senior Foreign Service during a fiscal year because of this limitation shall be paid to that individual in a lump sum at the beginning of the following fiscal year. Any amount paid under this authority during a fiscal year shall be taken into account for purposes of applying the limitation in the first sentence of this subparagraph with respect to such fiscal year.” and added par. (5).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2002 Amendment

Puspan. L. 107–228, div. A, title III, § 312(span), Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1378, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect October 1, 2002.”

Senior Foreign Service Performance Pay

Puspan. L. 103–236, title I, § 173(a)–(c), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 412, as amended by Puspan. L. 103–415, § 1(gg), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4303, provided that:

“(a)Prohibition on Awards.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of State may not award or pay performance payments for fiscal years 1994 and 1995 under section 405 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3965), unless the Secretary awards or pays performance awards to other Federal employees for such fiscal years.

“(span)Awards in Subsequent Fiscal Years.—The Secretary may not make a performance award or payment in any fiscal year after a fiscal year referred to in subsection (a) for the purpose of providing an individual with a performance award or payment to which the individual would otherwise have been entitled in a fiscal year referred to in such subsection but for the prohibition described in such subsection.

“(c)Application to USIA, AID, and ACDA.—Subsections (a) and (span) shall apply to the United States Information Agency, the Agency for International Development, and the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency in the same manner as such subsections apply to the Department of State, except that the Director of the United States Information Agency, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development, and the Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency shall be subject to the limitations and authority of the Secretary of State under subsections (a) and (span) for their respective agencies.”

[For abolition of United States Information Agency (other than Broadcasting Board of Governors and International Broadcasting Bureau), transfer of functions, and treatment of references thereto, see sections 6531, 6532, and 6551 of this title, and for abolition, transfer of functions, and treatment of references to United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, see section 6511 et seq. of this title.]

Review of Performance Pay Programs

Puspan. L. 100–204, title I, § 175(a), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1361, provided that:

“(1)Suspension of awards during review.—During the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 22, 1987], and ending on the date on which the Inspector General of the Department of State reports to the Congress pursuant to paragraph (2), performance pay may not be awarded under section 405 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3965) to any member of the Senior Foreign Service in the Department of State.

“(2)Review by inspector general.—The Inspector General of the Department of State shall conduct a complete and thorough review of—

“(A) the procedures in the Department of State under which performance pay recipients are chosen to determine whether the procedures and award determinations are free from bias and reflect fair standards; and

“(B) the adequacy of the criteria and the equity of the criteria actually applied in making those awards.

The review should be conducted in accordance with generally accepted Government auditing standards. The Inspector General shall report the results of this review to the Secretary of State and to the Congress no later than May 1, 1988.

“(3)Report by secretary of state.—No later than 60 days after the report of the Inspector General is submitted to the Secretary of State under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report containing the comments of the Secretary on the report of the Inspector General and describing the actions taken and proposed to be taken by the Secretary as a result of the report.”