§4071h General and Administrative Provisions

Summary

The Secretary of State must run the Foreign Service Pension System, except for Thrift Savings Plan matters under subchapters III and VII of chapter 84 of title 5. The Secretary of State will do the jobs that the Office of Personnel Management or its Director would do under chapter 84 and can make rules for the pension system. Appeals of Secretary of State decisions that would normally go to the Merit Systems Protection Board must instead go to the Foreign Service Grievance Board. Disability decisions must follow the standards in section 4048 of this title (but not the rule that bars benefits for vicious habits, intemperance, or willful misconduct) and be reviewed the same way. At least every 5 years, the Secretary of the Treasury must value the pension system and tell the Secretary of State the annual cost, any extra liability, and how much money is needed to fund the system.