HR 6456 · 110th Congress · International Affairs

To provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes.

Introduced 2008-07-10· Sponsored by Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28]· House

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 110-321.(2008-09-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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. 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. Amends the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 to extend grant authority for Radio Free Asia for one year. 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.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 6456, An act to provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes

Oct 1, 2008

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 30, 2008</p>

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H.R. 6456, An act to provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes

Oct 1, 2008

Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 30, 2008

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican