H.R. 2845

Department of State Crisis Response Act of 2007

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110th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2845

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 25, 2007

Mrs. McCarthy of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

A BILL

To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 and the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to enable the Secretary of State to respond to a critical shortage of passport processing personnel.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Department of State Crisis Response Act of 2007.

2.

Reemployment of civil service annuitants

Section 61(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2733(a)) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (1), by striking To facilitate and all that follows through the Secretary and inserting The Secretary; and

(2)

in paragraph (2), by striking 2008 and inserting 2010.

3.

Reemployment of Foreign Service annuitants

Section 824(g) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064(g)) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (1)(B), by striking to facilitate and all that follows through Afghanistan,; and

(2)

in paragraph (2), in the first sentence, by striking 2008 and inserting 2010.