S.Amdt. 3541

SA 3541. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense,
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1265. ADJUSTMENT OF TIME IN CLASS FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF
THE FOREIGN SERVICE.

Section 607(d) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
U.S.C. 4007(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) the time in class of a career member of the Foreign
Service who is not eligible for voluntary retirement under
section 811 or is not qualified for an immediate annuity
under section 609 shall be extended for up to 2 years if
needed to attain eligibility for an immediate annuity.''.
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