3.0.0 6271 2023-01-11T13:33:40Z 2023-01-11T13:33:40Z House HR 2016-09-28 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 28, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NUNES:H.R. 6271.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article II, section 2 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates gives Congress the power to ``by Law vest theappointment of . . . inferior Officers, as they think proper. . . in the Heads of Departments.'' Article I, section 8provides that Congress shall have power, among other things,to ``regulate Commerce with foreign Nations''; ``make Rulesfor the Government and Regulation of the land and navalForces''; and ``make all laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers andall other Powers vested in this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof.''[Page H6107]]]> hlig00 Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee House Select Referred to 2016-09-28T14:06:00Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-09-28T14:05:50Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-09-28T14:05:45Z 2016-09-28 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hlig00 Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee 2016-09-28 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2016-09-28 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2016-09-28 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2016-09-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-09-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000181 Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] Devin Nunes R CA 22 N R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 27 2016-09-28 True L000554 Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] FRANK LOBIONDO R NJ A. 2 2016-09-28 True K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] PETER KING R NY T. 2 2016-09-28 True P000602 Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4] Mike Pompeo R KS 4 2016-09-28 True T000463 Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] Michael Turner R OH R. 10 2016-09-28 True W000815 Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] Brad Wenstrup R OH R. 2 2016-09-28 True W000796 Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] Lynn Westmoreland R GA A. 3 2016-09-28 True International Affairs International Affairs 00 2016-09-28 Introduced in House 2017-03-16T20:27:14Z Foreign Service Optimization Act of 2016

This bill amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to require Foreign Service employees overseas to serve at a post for between four and six consecutive years.

The Department of State may reduce such assignment period in the case of a first tour of duty or a post deemed unhealthful due to extreme conditions or hardship including war, armed conflict, or civil strife.

The State Department shall assure that Foreign Service members who have demonstrated a useful knowledge of the principal languages or dialects of the countries in which they are posted shall be are assigned to two consecutive tours of duty.

The tour of duty or period of assignment shall be between four and six years for: (1) a member of the Armed Forces serving as a defense attache, or (2) a civilian employee of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) assigned to a Defense Attache Office outside the United States.

The Department of Defense (DOD) may reduce a tour of duty or a period of assignment if: (1) it is at an unhealthful post, (2) it is the first tour of duty or first period of assignment, or (3) DOD determines such reduced tour to be appropriate for exigent circumstances.

The State Department may assign a member of the armed forces serving as a defense attache or a civilian DIA employee assigned to a Defense Attache Office outside the United States who demonstrates a useful knowledge of the principal language or dialect of the country to two consecutive Defense Attache Office tours of duty.

]]> Foreign Service Optimization Act of 2016 Display Title Foreign Service Optimization Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to require a period of service at an overseas post of at least four years, to amend title 10, United States Code, to require a tour of duty at defense attaché offices of at least four years, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Foreign Service Optimization Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr6271ih/xml/BILLS-114hr6271ih.xml 2016-09-28 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.