- abroad
means all areas not included within the United States;
- affected special agent
means an individual covered under this subchapter who—
- agency
means an Executive agency (as that term is defined in section 105 of title 5), but does not include the Government Accountability Office;
- aggrieved party
means a grievant.
- annuitant
means any individual, including a former participant or survivor, who meets all requirements for an annuity from the Fund under this chapter or any other Act and who has filed a claim for such annuity;
- annuity
means the annuity earned by the reemployed member based on his or her service irrespective of whether or not the amount payable is reduced by the amount of an annuity payable under section 4054 or 4060(b) of this title.
- assumed FSRDS annuity
means the amount of the survivor annuity to which the widow or widower would be entitled under part I based on the service of the deceased annuitant determined under section 8442(f)(5) of such title 5.
- Authority
means the Federal Labor Relations Authority, described in section 7104(a) of title 5;
- basic pay
includes pay as provided in accordance with section 3972 of this title or section 5545(c)(2) of title 5.
- benefits
means—
- Board
means the Foreign Service Labor Relations Board, established by section 4106(a) of this title;
- chief of mission
means the principal officer in charge of a diplomatic mission of the United States or of a United States office abroad which is designated by the Secretary of State as diplomatic in nature, including any individual assigned under section 3982(c) of this title to be temporarily in charge of such a mission or office;
- child
means an individual—
- collective bargaining
means the performance of the mutual obligation of the management representative of the Department and of the exclusive representative of employees to meet at reasonable times and to consult and bargain in a good-faith effort to reach agreement with respect to the conditions of employment affecting employees, and to execute, if requested by either party, a written document incorporating any collective bargaining agreement reached, but this obligation does not compel either party to agree to a proposal or to make a concession;
- collective bargaining agreement
means an agreement entered into as a result of collective bargaining under the provisions of this subchapter;
- combat zone
means a geographic area designated by an Executive order of the President as an area in which the Armed Forces are engaging or have engaged in combat, an area designated by law to be treated as a combat zone, or a location the Department of Defense has certified for combat zone tax benefits due to its direct support of military operations;
- conditions of employment
means personnel policies, practices, and matters, whether established by regulation or otherwise, affecting working conditions, but does not include policies, practices, and matters—
- confidential employee
means an employee who acts in a confidential capacity with respect to an individual who formulates or effectuates management policies in the field of labor-management relations;
- consular function
includes the issuance of visas, the performance of notarial and other legalization functions, the adjudication of passport applications, the adjudication of nationality, and the issuance of citizenship documentation.
- contribution
has the same meaning given such term by section 30101(8) of title 52, and the term “immediate family” means the spouse of the nominee, and any child, parent, grandparent, brother, or sister of the nominee and the spouses of any of them.
- court
means any court of any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands, and any Indian court as defined by section 1301(3) of title 25;
- court order
has the same meaning given in section 4044(4) of this title;
- covered license
means a professional license or certificate—
- covered position
means a position as—
- creditable service
means service which is creditable under part I or II.
- Department
means the Department of State, except that with reference to the exercise of functions under this chapter with respect to another agency authorized by law to utilize the Foreign Service personnel system, such term means that other agency;
- domestic animal
means a dog or a cat.
- dues
means dues, fees, and assessments;
- eligible family member
refers to family members of government employees assigned abroad or hired for service at their post of residence who are appointed by the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development pursuant to sections 3902, 3922, 3943, and 3951 of this title.
- employee
means an officer or an individual who is—
- exclusive representative
means any labor organization which is certified as the exclusive representative of employees under section 4111 of this title;
- Foreign Service
means the Foreign Service of the United States;
- Foreign Service employee
means any member of the Service or United States representative to an international organization or commission;
- Foreign Service normal cost
means the level percentage of payroll required to be deposited in the Fund to meet the cost of benefits payable under the System (computed in accordance with generally accepted actuarial practice on an entry-age basis) less the value of retirement benefits earned under another retirement system for Government employees and less the cost of credit allowed for military and naval service;
- former spouse
means a former wife or husband of a participant or former participant who was married to such participant for not less than 10 years during periods of service by that participant which are creditable under section 4056 of this title;
- function
includes any duty, obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, discretion, or activity;
- Fund
means the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund maintained by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 4042 of this title;
- Fund balance
means the sum of—
- further revised annuity participant
means any individual who—
- gap memo
means a written record, submitted to a selection board in a standard format established by the Director General of the Foreign Service, which indicates and explains a gap in the record of a member of the Service or member of the Senior Foreign Service whose performance will be evaluated by such selection board, which gap is due to personal circumstances, including for health, family, or other reason as determined by the Director General in consultation with the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
- General Counsel
means the General Counsel of the Authority;
- global affairs bureau
means any bureau of the Department that is under the responsibility of—
- global affairs position
means any position funded with amounts appropriated to the Department under the heading “Diplomatic Policy and Support”.
- Government
means the Government of the United States;
- grievance
means any act, omission, or condition subject to the control of the Secretary which is alleged to deprive a member of the Service who is a citizen of the United States (other than a United States citizen employed under section 3951 of this title who is not a family member) of a right or benefit authorized by law or regulation or which is otherwise a source of concern or dissatisfaction to the member, including—
- health benefits plan
means an approved health benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5.
- high risk, high threat post
has the meaning given that term in section 4803 of this title;
- immediate family
means the spouse of the nominee, and any child, parent, grandparent, brother, or sister of the nominee and the spouses of any of them.
- labor organization
means an organization composed in whole or in part of employees, in which employees participate and pay dues, and which has as a purpose dealing with the Department concerning grievances (as defined in section 4131 of this title) and conditions of employment, but does not include—
- leave year
means the period beginning with the first day of the first complete pay period in a calendar year and ending with the day immediately before the first day of the first complete pay period in the following calendar year.
- lump-sum credit
means the unrefunded amount consisting of—
- management official
means an individual who—
- merit principles
means the principles set out in section 2301(b) of title 5;
- military and naval service
means honorable active service— but does not include service in the National Guard except when ordered to active duty in the service of the United States;
- normal cost
means the entry-age normal cost of the provisions of the System which relate to the Fund, computed by the Secretary of State in accordance with generally accepted actuarial practice and standards (using dynamic assumptions) and expressed as a level percentage of aggregate basic pay;
- Panel
means the Foreign Service Impasse Disputes Panel, established by section 4110(a) of this title;
- participant
means a person who participates in the Foreign Service Pension System;
- pay
means the rate of salary or basic pay as payable under any provision of law, including any provision of law limiting the expenditure of appropriated funds.
- per diem allowance
has the meaning given such term in section 5701 of title 5;
- person
means an individual, a labor organization, or an agency to which this subchapter applies.
- personnel action
means—
- principal officer
means the officer in charge of a diplomatic mission, consular mission (other than a consular agency), or other Foreign Service post;
- qualified former wife or husband
means a former wife or husband of an individual if—
- reasonable time
means—
- revised annuity participant
means any individual who—
- Secretary
means the Secretary of State, except that (subject to section 3921 of this title) with reference to the exercise of functions under this Act with respect to any agency authorized by law to utilize the Foreign Service personnel system, such term means the head of that agency;
- special agent
has the same meaning given in section 4044(15) of this title.
- spousal agreement
means any written agreement between—
- student
means a child regularly pursuing a full-time course of study or training in residence in a high school, trade school, technical or vocational institute, junior college, college, university, or comparable recognized educational institution (for purposes of this paragraph, a child who is a student shall not be deemed to have ceased to be a student during any period between school years, semesters, or terms if the period of nonattendance does not exceed 5 calendar months and if the child shows to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that he or she has a bona fide intention of continuing to pursue his or her course of study during the school year, semester, or term immediately following such period);
- supplemental liability
means the estimated excess of—
- surviving spouse
means the surviving wife or husband of a participant or annuitant who was married to the participant or annuitant for at least 9 months immediately preceding his or her death or is a parent of a child born of the marriage, except that the requirement for at least 9 months of marriage shall be deemed satisfied in any case in which the participant or annuitant dies within the applicable 9-month period, if—
- System
means the Foreign Service Pension System;
- unfunded liability
means the estimated excess of the present value of all benefits payable from the Fund under this part over the sum of—
- United States person
means—
- veteran or disabled veteran
means an individual who is a preference eligible under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 2108(3) of title 5.
- Washington, D.C., area
means the geographic area within a 50-mile radius of the Washington Monument.