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[S. 966 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 239
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 966

                          [Report No. 110-109]

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 27, 2007

   Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Hagel, and Mr. Biden) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                     Committee on Foreign Relations

                             June 27, 2007

                Reported by Mr. Biden, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of State Crisis 
Response Act of 2007''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. REEMPLOYMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE ANNUITANTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 61(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2733(a)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``To 
        facilitate'' and all that follows through ``, the Secretary'' 
        and inserting ``The Secretary''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2008'' and 
        inserting ``2010''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. REEMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN SERVICE ANNUITANTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 824(g) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4064(g)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``to 
        facilitate'' and all that follows through ``Afghanistan,''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2008'' and 
        inserting ``2010''.</DELETED>

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.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 239

110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 966

                          [Report No. 110-109]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 27, 2007

                       Reported with an amendment