[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 133 (Friday, August 1, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S5310]
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  SA 3541. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1265. ADJUSTMENT OF TIME IN CLASS FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF 
                   THE FOREIGN SERVICE.

       Section 607(d) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 4007(d)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) the time in class of a career member of the Foreign 
     Service who is not eligible for voluntary retirement under 
     section 811 or is not qualified for an immediate annuity 
     under section 609 shall be extended for up to 2 years if 
     needed to attain eligibility for an immediate annuity.''.
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