for at least two years at the time of death or resulted in the birth of a child. The survivor annuity shall be treated in all respects as if it had been elected under section 821(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1946,3 as amended by this title.

(b) An annuitant who makes an election under subsection (a) of this section shall pay into the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to $25 times the number of full months between the commencing date of his or her annuity and the first of the month following receipt of notice of election by the Secretary of State. This amount may be paid into such Fund by deduction from annuity in multiples of $25 per month. The annuity reduction under subsection (a) of this section and the deduction under this subsection shall commence effective the first of the month following receipt of notice of the election by the Secretary of State. The deduction under this subsection shall continue until the required amount has been paid into such Fund or until the annuitant's death, whichever occurs first; and if the latter, any remaining portion of such required amount shall be deemed to have been paid.

(c) If a Foreign Service annuitant who separated from the Foreign Service prior to October 16, 1960, died before the effective date of this title, or dies within one hundred and twenty days after such effective date leaving a spouse to whom married at retirement who is not entitled to receive a survivor annuity under the terms of section 8133 of title 5, United States Code, or any law authorizing payment from the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund and who qualifies under section 821(h) of the Foreign Service Act of 1946,3 as amended by this title, the Secretary of State shall grant such surviving spouse, if not remarried prior to age sixty, an annuity, to be payable from such Fund in the amount of $2,400 per annum adjusted by all cost-of-living increases received by widows granted annuities under section 4 of the Act of October 31, 1965 (79 Stat. 1130). An annuity to a surviving spouse who remarried prior to age sixty may be initiated or resumed under this subsection in accordance with the provisions of subsections (b) and (h) of section 821 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946,3 as amended by this title, if such remarriage has terminated or terminates in the future.

EFFECTIVE DATES

SEC. 524.4 (a) Unless otherwise specified, this title shall be effective upon enactment or on October 1, 1976, whichever is later.

(b) Section 522 of this title and sections 803 and 881 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended by this title,3 shall be effective on the first day of the first pay period which begins more than ninety days after the effective date of this title.

(c) Effective on the last day of the first month which ends after the effective date of this title, all Foreign Service survivor annuities, including those then in effect, shall terminate on the last day

3 Such section was repealed and replaced by the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96465). Sec. 2401(c) of such Act specified that any references in other Acts to the Foreign Service Act of 1946 would be deemed to be a reference to the corresponding provision of the Foreign Service Act of 1980.

422 U.S.C. 915 note.

of a month in accordance with the provisions of subsections (b)(2)(B), (e), and (f) of section 821 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended by this title.3

(d) The amendment of section 804 of the Foreign Service Act of 19463 made by this title broadening eligibility for children's survivor annuities shall apply to all surviving children regardless of the date of death of the principal.

(e) Subsection (g) of section 821 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as added by this title,3 shall apply to both present and future Foreign Service annuitants. Any annuitant unmarried at retirement who married after retirement but prior to the effective date of this title may make an election under such subsection (g) if notice of the election is received by the Secretary of State within one year after such effective date.

(f) If an annuitant dies on or after January 8, 1971, who, prior to the effective date of this title, elected a reduced annuity with a benefit to a surviving spouse, and is survived by a spouse acquired after such election who qualifies under section 804(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended by this title,3 such surviving spouse shall be entitled to an annuity computed under the law in effect at the time of such election and in accordance with all other applicable statutes. Such an annuity shall be treated in all other respects in the same manner as an annuity payable under section 821(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended by this title.3 For purposes of section 882(c)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended by this title,3 the death of an annuitant who has died before the effective date of this title shall be deemed to have occurred on such effective date.

(g) The restrictions on payment of survivor annuities in subsection (b)(2)(A) and subsection (h) of section 821 of such Act 3 shall not apply to a supplemental survivor annuity provided under subsection (i) of section 821 or subsection (f) of section 832 of such Act 3 if the restrictions do not apply to a basic survivor annuity elected prior to commencement of the recall service.

(h) Subsection (a) of section 822 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946,3 as added by this title,3 shall be effective on the first day of the first month which begins on or after the effective date of this title.

(i) Subsection (a) of section 841 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended by this title,3 shall not apply to participants separated from the Foreign Service prior to the effective date of this title nor to their survivors. All payments from the Foreign Service Retirement Fund that become due on and after such effective date shall be paid in the order of precedence specified in such section 841 irrespective of the date of separation.

(j) Subsection (c) of section 851 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as added by this title,3 shall be effective on the first day of the first pay period that begins more than thirty days after the effective date of this title. A participant who is on approved leave without pay and is serving as a full-time officer or employee of an organization composed primarily of Government employees on the effective date of such section shall have sixty days from such date to file an election under subsection (c) of said section 851.

(k) Subsection (f) of section 851 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as added by this title, shall apply, in addition to present participants, to former participants who separated from the Foreign Service to enter the Armed Forces within the five-year period immediately preceding the effective date of this title and who are members of the Armed Forces on such date.

(1) The annuity of a survivor who becomes immediately eligible for an annuity under subsection (c) of section 523 of this title or subsection (d) or (f) of this section shall become effective the first day of the first month which begins on or after the effective date of this title. However, payment shall be made only after receipt by the Department of State of such application for annuity and such proof of eligibility as the Secretary may require. If such application and proof of eligibility are not submitted during an otherwise eligible person's lifetime, no annuity shall be due or payable to his or her estate.

(m) The amendment of subsections (a) and (b) of section 882 of the Foreign Service Act of 19463 made by this title shall be effective on the fifteenth day of the third month which begins after the effective date of this title.

(n) Annuities which commenced between

(A) the effective date of the last cost-of-living increase which became effective under section 882 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 3 prior to the effective date of this title, and

(B) such effective date,

shall be recomputed and, if necessary, adjusted retroactively to their commencing dates to apply the provisions of new subsections (c)(1) of section 882 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as added by section 515 of this title.3

(0) Any Foreign Service officer who is or becomes a career minister and who is not occupying a position to which appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall be mandatorily retired for age in accordance with the schedule below and receive benefits under section 821 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946,3 unless the Secretary determines it to be in the public interest to extend such officer's service for a period not to exceed five years:

RETIREMENT SCHEDULE

(1) Any career minister who reaches age sixty-five during the month this title becomes effective shall be retired at the end of such month.

(2) Other career ministers who are age sixty or over on such effective date shall be retired at the end of the month which contains the midpoint between the last day of the month of such effective date and the last day of the month during which the officer would reach age sixty-five, counting thirty days to the month.

(3) On the last day of the thirtieth month which ends after such effective date, all other career ministers who are age sixty or over shall be retired, and thereafter the amendments made by sections 518 and 519 shall be applicable in all cases.

(4) Any career minister who completes a period of authorized service after he reaches mandatory retirement age as provided in

d. Coordination Procedures-U.S. Diplomatic Missions

Executive Order No. 10338; April 4, 1952; 17 F.R. 3009; 22 U.S.C. 2382 note Section 1. Functions of the Chief of the United States Diplomatic Mission. (a) The Chief of the United States Diplomatic Mission in each country, as the representative of the President and acting on his behalf, shall coordinate the activities of the United States representatives (including the chiefs of economic missions, military assistance advisory groups, and other representatives of agencies of the United States Government) in such country engaged in carrying out programs under the Mutual Security Act of 1951 (hereinafter referred to as the Act), and he shall assume responsibility for assuring the unified development and execution of the said programs in such country. More particularly, the functions of each Chief of United States Diplomatic Mission shall include, with respect to the programs and country concerned:

(1) Exercising general direction and leadership of the entire

effort.

(2) Assuring that recommendations and prospective plans and actions of the United States representatives are effectively coordinated and are consistent with and in furtherance of the established policy of the United States.

(3) Assuring that the interpretations and application of instructions received by the United States representatives from higher authority are in accordance with the established policy of the United States.

(4) Guiding the United States representatives in working out measures to prevent duplication in their efforts and to promote the most effective and efficient use of all United States officers and employees having mutual security responsibilities.

(5) Keeping the United States representatives fully informed as to current and prospective United States policies.

(6) Prescribing procedures governing the coordination of the activities of the United States representatives, and assuring that these representatives shall have access to all available information essential to the accomplishment of their prescribed duties.

(7) Preparing and submitting such reports on the operation and status of the programs under the Act as may be directed by the Director for Mutual Security.

(b) Each Chief of United States Diplomatic Mission shall perform his functions under this order in accordance with instructions from higher authority and subject to established policies and programs of the United States.

(c) No Chief of United States Diplomatic Mission shall delegate any function conferred upon him by the provisions of this order which directly involves the exercise of direction, coordination, or authority.