110 HR 2960 IH: Department of State Crisis Response U.S. House of Representatives 2007-07-10 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.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2960 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 10, 2007 Mr. Capuano (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Poe, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Cuellar, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. McNerney, and Mr. Welch of Vermont) 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 Department of State to respond to a critical shortage of passport processing personnel, and for other purposes.

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Short title

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

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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.

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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 the assignment of persons to Iraq and Afghanistan or to posts vacated by members of the Service assigned to Iraq and Afghanistan, if the annuitant is employed and inserting the employment of an annuitant; and (2)in paragraph (2), by striking 2008 and inserting 2010.