To provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Sep 19, 2008 Became Public Law No: 110-321.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 10, 2008
- Passed HouseJul 30, 2008
- Passed SenateSep 8, 2008
- To the PresidentSep 11, 2008
- Became lawSep 19, 2008Public Law 110-321
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 30, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
(Sec. 1) Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to extend for one year the Secretary of State's authority to waive Foreign Service annuitant salary and full-time employment pension restrictions respecting assignment to: (1) consular posts with a substantial visa application backlog; and (2) Iraq and Afghanistan.
(Sec. 2) Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to permit rest and recuperation travel for Foreign Service members and family members to U.S. territories, including American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Specifies that required leave based upon continuous service abroad may be taken in the United States or its territories, including American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. (Current law refers to the United States, its territories and possessions, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.)
(Sec. 3) Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to specify that the Secretary may pay the subsistence expenses of Department of State special agents on authorized protective missions at or away from their duty stations.
(Sec. 4) Amends the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 to extend grant authority for Radio Free Asia for one year.
(Sec. 5) Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 to extend for one year the International Broadcasting Bureau personal services contracting pilot program under which U.S. citizens or aliens are hired as personal services contractors, without regard to Civil Service and classification laws.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 10, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 10, 2008 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Aug 1, 2008Discharged Sep 8, 2008 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2008Signed by President.
- Sep 19, 2008Became Public Law No: 110-321.
- Sep 11, 2008Presented to President.
- Sep 9, 2008Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 8, 2008Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8141)
- Sep 8, 2008Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8141)
- Sep 8, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 8, 2008Cleared for White House.
- Aug 1, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Jul 31, 2008Received in the Senate.
- Jul 30, 2008Mr. Berman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 30, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7336)
- Jul 30, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6456.
- Jul 30, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7336)
- Jul 30, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 10, 2008Introduced in House
- Jul 10, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8141 | Barbara Boxer D-CA | Sep 8, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7336Text printed H7336 | Howard L. Berman D-CA, Steve Chabot R-OH | Jul 30, 2008 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Oct 1, 2008H.R. 6456, An act to provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes<p>Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 30, 2008</p>
- Oct 1, 2008H.R. 6456, An act to provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposesCost estimate for the bill as passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 30, 2008
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-209 | VARIOUS BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS132 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Jul 16, 2008 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34106 | U.S. Clothing and Textile Trade with China and the World: Trends Since the End of Quotas Archived | Report | Jul 10, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Afghanistan
- Alien labor
- American Samoa
- Civil service retirement
- Department of State
- Federal employees
- Foreign service
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government travel
- Guam
- Immigration
- International Affairs
- International broadcasting
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Labor and Employment
- Leave of absence
- Middle East and North Africa
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Protection of officials
- Puerto Rico
- Radio broadcasting
- Salaries
- Science, Technology, Communications
- South Asia
- Virgin Islands
- Visas
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2008Enrolled Bill
- Aug 1, 2008Referred in Senate
- Jul 30, 2008Engrossed in House
- Jul 10, 2008Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
