§ 3931. — Board of Examiners.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[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.
