[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 19521]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 PASSPORT BACKLOG REDUCTION ACT OF 2007

  Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, I ask that the Chair lay before the 
Senate a message from the House on S. 966, the Passport Backlog 
Reduction Act of 2007.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate a message from the House 
as follows:

                                 S. 966

     Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 966) entitled 
     ``An Act to enable the Department of State to respond to a 
     critical shortage of passport processing personnel, and for 
     other purposes'', do pass with the following amendment:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     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), including assistance related to the investigation of 
     fraud in connection with an application for a passport.''; 
     and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``The authority'' and inserting ``(a) The 
     authority''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) The authority of the Secretary to waive the 
     application of subsections (a) through (d) for an annuitant 
     pursuant to subparagraph (C)(i) of paragraph (1) shall 
     terminate on September 30, 2008.
       ``(C) The authority of the Secretary to waive the 
     application of subsections (a) through (d) for an annuitant 
     pursuant to subparagraph (C)(ii) of paragraph (1) shall 
     terminate on September 30, 2009.''.

  Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
concur in the House amendment and the motion to reconsider be laid upon 
the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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