**(a) Establishment; membership; chairman** The President shall establish a Board of Examiners for the Foreign Service to develop, and supervise the administration of, examinations prescribed under [section 3941(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3941/b&num=0&edition=prelim) to be given to candidates for appointment in the Service. The Board shall consist of 15 members appointed by the President (no fewer than 5 of whom shall be appointed from among individuals who are not Government employees and who shall be qualified for service on the Board by virtue of their knowledge, experience, or training in the fields of testing or equal employment opportunity). The Board shall include representatives of agencies utilizing the Foreign Service personnel system and representatives of other agencies which have responsibility for employment testing. The Board shall be chaired by a member of the Board, designated by the President, who is a member of the Service.
**(b) Review of examinations; report to Secretary of State** The Board of Examiners shall periodically review the examinations prescribed under [section 3941(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3941/b&num=0&edition=prelim) in order to determine—
(1) whether any such examination has an adverse impact on the hiring, promotion, or other employment opportunity of members of any race, sex, or ethnic group;
(2) methods of minimizing any such adverse impact;
(3) alternatives to any examinations which have such an adverse impact; and
(4) whether such examinations are valid in relation to job performance.
The Board of Examiners shall annually report its findings under this subsection to the Secretary of State and
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**(a) Establishment; membership; chairman** The President shall establish a Board of Examiners for the Foreign Service to develop, and supervise the administration of, examinations prescribed under [section 3941(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3941/b&num=0&edition=prelim) to be given to candidates for appointment in the Service. The Board shall consist of 15 members appointed by the President (no fewer than 5 of whom shall be appointed from among individuals who are not Government employees and who shall be qualified for service on the Board by virtue of their knowledge, experience, or training in the fields of testing or equal employment opportunity). The Board shall include representatives of agencies utilizing the Foreign Service personnel system and representatives of other agencies which have responsibility for employment testing. The Board shall be chaired by a member of the Board, designated by the President, who is a member of the Service.
**(b) Review of examinations; report to Secretary of State** The Board of Examiners shall periodically review the examinations prescribed under [section 3941(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3941/b&num=0&edition=prelim) in order to determine—
(1) whether any such examination has an adverse impact on the hiring, promotion, or other employment opportunity of members of any race, sex, or ethnic group;
(2) methods of minimizing any such adverse impact;
(3) alternatives to any examinations which have such an adverse impact; and
(4) whether such examinations are valid in relation to job performance.
The Board of Examiners shall annually report its findings under this subsection to the Secretary of State and shall furnish to the Secretary of State its recommendations for improvements in the development, use, and administration of the examinations prescribed under [section 3941(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3941/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Vacancies** Any vacancy or vacancies on the Board shall not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise the full powers of the Board.
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§ 3931. Board of Examiners
(a) Establishment; membership; chairman
The President shall establish a Board of Ex-
aminers for the Foreign Service to develop, and
supervise the administration of, examinations
prescribed under section 3941(b) of this title to
be given to candidates for appointment in the
Service. The Board shall consist of 15 members
appointed by the President (no fewer than 5 of
whom shall be appointed from among individ-
uals who are not Government employees and
who shall be qualified for service on the Board
by virtue of their knowledge, experience, or
training in the fields of testing or equal employ-
ment opportunity). The Board shall include rep-
resentatives of agencies utilizing the Foreign
Service personnel system and representatives of
other agencies which have responsibility for em-
ployment testing. The Board shall be chaired by
a member of the Board, designated by the Presi-
dent, who is a member of the Service.
(b) Review of examinations; report to Secretary
of State
The Board of Examiners shall periodically re-
view the examinations prescribed under section
3941(b) of this title in order to determine—
(1) whether any such examination has an ad-
verse impact on the hiring, promotion, or
other employment opportunity of members of
any race, sex, or ethnic group;
(2) methods of minimizing any such adverse
impact;
(3) alternatives to any examinations which
have such an adverse impact; and
(4) whether such examinations are valid in
relation to job performance.
The Board of Examiners shall annually report
its findings under this subsection to the Sec-
retary of State and shall furnish to the Sec-
retary of State its recommendations for im-
provements in the development, use, and admin-
istration of the examinations prescr