[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8011 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8011

To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to revise the terminology used 
to prohibit discrimination against people with disabilities serving in 
                          the Foreign Service.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 9, 2022

 Mr. Khanna (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Ms. Titus, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. 
   Connolly, Ms. Salazar, and Mr. Levin of Michigan) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to revise the terminology used 
to prohibit discrimination against people with disabilities serving in 
                          the Foreign Service.

    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 ``Dignity for People with Disabilities 
in the Foreign Service Act''.

SEC. 2. DIGNITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SERVING IN THE FOREIGN 
              SERVICE.

    The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2) of section 101(b) (22 U.S.C. 3901(b)), 
        by striking ``handicapping condition'' and inserting 
        ``disability'';
            (2) in section 105 (22 U.S.C. 3905), by striking 
        ``handicapping condition'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``disability'';
            (3) in subparagraph (A) of section 1002(11) (22 U.S.C. 
        4102(11)), by striking ``handicapping condition'' and inserting 
        ``disability''; and
            (4) in paragraph (4) of section 1015(b) (22 U.S.C. 
        4115(b)), by striking ``handicapping condition'' and inserting 
        ``disability''.
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