22 U.S.C. § 3948: Recall and reappointment of career members

Whenever the Secretary determines that the needs of the Service so require, the Secretary may recall any retired career member of the Service for active duty in the same personnel category as that member was serving at the time of retirement. A retired career member may be recalled under this section to any appropriate salary class or rate, except that a retired career member of the Senior Foreign Service may not be recalled to a salary class higher than the one in which the member was serving at the time of retirement unless appointed to such higher class by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Former career members of the Service may be reappointed under section 3942(a)(1) or 3943 of this title, without regard to section 3946 of this title , in a salary class which is appropriate in light of the qualifications and experience of the individual being reappointed. Up to $170,000,000 of the funds made available in title III of this Act [title III of div. F of Pub. L. 119–75 , 140 Stat. 523 ] pursuant to or to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [ 22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.] may be used to hire and employ individuals in the United States and overseas on a limited appointment basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308 and 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3948 and 3949). The authority to hire individuals contained in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2027 . The account charged for the cost of an individual hired and employed under the authority of this section shall be the account to which the responsibilities of such individual primarily relate: Provided , That funds made available to carry out this section may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act under the relevant headings in title I [title I of div. F of Pub. L. 119–75 , 140 Stat. 513 ].”