[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 134 (Thursday, October 20, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S11699]
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               FOREIGN SERVICE GRIEVANCE BOARD PROCEDURES

  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the 
immediate consideration of S. 1905, introduced earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1905) to clarify Foreign Service Grievance Board 
     procedures.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the bill be read 
the third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, and any statements relating to the bill be printed in the 
Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 1905) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                S. 1905

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

     SECTION. 1. CLARIFICATION OF FOREIGN SERVICE GRIEVANCE BOARD 
                   PROCEDURES.

       Section 1106(8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 4136(8)) is amended in the first sentence--
       (1) by inserting ``the involuntary separation of the 
     grievant (other than an involuntary separation for cause 
     under section 610(a)),'' after ``considering''; and
       (2) by striking ``the grievant or'' and inserting ``the 
     grievant, or''.

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