II Calendar No. 239 110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 966 [Report No. 110–109] 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 A BILL 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 to facilitate and all that follows through Afghanistan,; and (2)in paragraph (2), by striking 2008 and inserting 2010.

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Short title

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

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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)— (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. .

June 27, 2007 Reported with an amendment