[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 3658 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 3658


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 7, 2008

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 AN ACT


 
      To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to permit rest and 
  recuperation travel to United States territories for members of the 
                            Foreign Service.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF UNITED STATES TERRITORIES AS ELIGIBLE FOR REST 
              AND RECUPERATION TRAVEL FOR MEMBERS OF THE FOREIGN 
              SERVICE.

    The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended--
            (1) in section 901(6)(B) (22 U.S.C. 4081(6)(B)), by 
        inserting after ``United States'' the following: ``or its 
        territories, including American Samoa, the Commonwealth of 
        Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
        Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands''; and
            (2) in section 903(b) (22 U.S.C. 4083(b)), by striking ``, 
        its territories and possessions, or the Commonwealth of Puerto 
        Rico'' and inserting ``or its territories, including American 
        Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth 
        of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin 
        Islands''.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 6, 2008.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.