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,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,=eign  
,s]vice ,act ( #aihj relat+ to selection
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,=eign ,s]vice (fic]s1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,promotion ,accessibility ,act4  #b4
 ,implem5tation ( gap memor&um 9        
selection bo>d process  7a7 ,9 g5]al    
,section #fjc ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice ,act ( 
#aihj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #djjc7 is am5d$ by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  
7c7 7#a7 ,a memb] ( ! ,s]vice or memb] (
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be evaluat$ by a selection bo>d may     
submit to su* selection bo>d a gap memo 
9 advance ( su* evaluation4  7#b7       
,memb]s ( a selection bo>d may n consid]
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 a memb] describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 :5    

evaluat+ ! p]=mance ( su* memb]4  7#c7  
,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m gap memo means 
a writt5 record1 submitt$ to a selection
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,director ,g5]al ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice1 :i*
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a memb] ( ! ,s]vice or memb] ( ! ,s5ior 
,=eign ,s]vice ^: p]=mance w be evaluat$
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to p]sonal circum/ances1 includ+ =      
heal?1 family1 or o!r reason z det]m9$  
by ! ,director ,g5]al 9 consultation ) !
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 ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on    
,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate4  4  7b7   
,consultation & guidance  7#a7          
,consultation ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !       
,director ,g5]al ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice %all
 consult ) ! ,committee on ,=eign       
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
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,s5ate reg>d+ ! developm5t ( ! gap memo 
"u subsection 7c7 ( section #fjc ( !    
,=eign ,s]vice ,act ( #aihj1 z add$ by  

subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is 
subsection1 ! t]m gap memo has ! mean+  
giv5 su* t]m 9 subsection 7c7 ( section 
#fjc ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice ,act ( #aihj4