[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 25, 1994)]
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                 HELMS (AND MATHEWS) AMENDMENT NO. 1247

  Mr. HELMS (for himself and Mr. Mathews) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 1281, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II, part B, add the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN FORCE AUTHORITY WITH REGARD TO THE 
                   FOREIGN SERVICE.

       (a) In General.--(1) Title VI of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating sections 611, 612, and 613 as sections 
     612, 613, and 614 respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after section 610 the following new 
     section:
       ``Sec. 611. Reductions in Force.--(a) The Secretary may 
     conduct reductions in force and may prescribe regulations for 
     the separation of members of the Service under such 
     reductions in force which give due effect to--
       ``(1) organizational needs;
       ``(2) documented employee qualifications, knowledge, 
     skills, or competencies;
       ``(3) documented employee performance;
       ``(4) tenure of employment; and
       ``(5) military preference.
       ``(b) For purposes of this section the term `members of the 
     Service' means the individuals described under section 
     103.''.
       (2) The table of contents for the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 is amended by striking out the items related to section 
     611, 612, 613 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

``Sec. 611. Reductions in force.
``Sec. 612. Termination of limited appointments.
``Sec. 613. Termination of appointments of consular agents and foreign 
              national employees
``Sec. 614. Foreign Service awards.''.

       (b) Management Rights.--Section 1005(a) of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4105(a)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as 
     paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) to conduct reductions in force, and to prescribe 
     regulations for the separation of employees under such 
     reductions in force conducted under section 611;''.
       (c) Consultation.--The Secretary of State shall consult 
     with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management 
     before prescribing regulations for reductions in force under 
     section 611 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (as added by 
     subsection (a) of this section).

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