[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 966 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 966

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                                 AN ACT


 
To enable the Department of State to respond to a critical shortage of 
         passport processing personnel, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Passport Backlog Reduction Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. 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)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; or'' and 
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph--
            ``(C)(i) to provide assistance to consular posts with a 
        substantial backlog of visa applications; or
            ``(ii) to provide assistance to meet the demand resulting 
        from the passport and travel document requirements set forth in 
        section 7209(b) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
        Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458; 8 U.S.C. 1185 
        note).'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(3) The authority of the Secretary to waive the application of 
subsections (a) through (d) for an annuitant pursuant to paragraph 
(1)(C) shall terminate on September 30, 2010.''.

            Passed the Senate June 29, 2007.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 966

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

To enable the Department of State to respond to a critical shortage of 
         passport processing personnel, and for other purposes.