[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 121, 110th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

121 STAT. 261

Public Law 110-50
110th Congress

An Act


 
To enable the Department of State to respond to a critical shortage of
passport processing personnel, and for other purposes. [NOTE: July 30,
2007 -  [S. 966]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress [NOTE: Passport Backlog Reduction
Act of 2007. 22 USC 3901 note.] assembled,

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) [NOTE: Waiver authority. Termination
date.] 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) [NOTE: Waiver authority. Termination
date.] 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.''.

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121 STAT. 262

Approved July 30, 2007.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 966:
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SENATE REPORTS: No. 110-109 (Comm. on Foreign Relations).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 153 (2007):
June 29, considered and passed Senate.
July 16, considered and passed House, amended.
July 17, Senate concurred in House amendment.