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        <fullName>Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to authorize the Foreign Service Grievance Board to retain an employee on the payroll while a grievance is being reviewed. </p>]]></text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to authorize the Foreign Service Grievance Board to retain an employee on the payroll while a grievance is being reviewed. </p>]]></text>
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    <title>A bill to clarify Foreign Service Grievance Board procedures.</title>
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        <title>A bill to clarify Foreign Service Grievance Board procedures.</title>
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