(b)
The Secretary of State alone among the heads of agencies utilizing the Foreign Service personnel system shall perform the functions expressly vested in the Secretary of State by this chapter.
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 96–465, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2071, known as the Foreign Service Act of 1980, which is classified principally to this chapter (§ 3901 et seq.). For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3901 of this title and Tables.
Pub. L. 117–263, div. I, title XCII, § 9209, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3873, provided that:
Pub. L. 117–263, div. I, title XCII, § 9212, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3874, provided that:
Pub. L. 117–263, div. I, title XCII, § 9214, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3875, provided that: