{"data":{"id":"us/22-u.s.c.-3947","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 U.S.C. § 3947","heading":"Entry levels for Foreign Service officer candidates","body":"A career candidate for appointment as a Foreign Service officer may not be initially assigned under section 3964 of this title to a salary class higher than class 4 in the Foreign Service Schedule unless—(1) the Secretary determines in an individual case that assignment to a higher salary class is warranted because of the qualifications (including foreign language competence) and experience of the candidate and the needs of the Service; or (2) at the time such initial assignment is made, the candidate is serving under a career appointment in the Service and is receiving a salary at a rate equal to or higher than the minimum rate payable for class 4 in the Foreign Service Schedule.","path":["Title 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE","CHAPTER 52—FOREIGN SERVICE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc22@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:57:55Z","sha256":"811f8c72ed662025d98e164bfbe2f06effc427c0950f063226599d4431b11f85","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/22-u.s.c.-3946","next":"us/22-u.s.c.-3948"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}