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- Senate Introduced Mar 22, 2007
- Senate Passed Jun 29, 2007
- House Passed Jul 16, 2007
- Senate Changes resolved Jul 18, 2007
- President To the President Jul 24, 2007
- President Signed Jul 30, 2007
- Law Jul 30, 2007
Passport Backlog Reduction Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to authorize the Secretary of State to employ Foreign Service annuitants to assist in the processing of: (1) passport applications, including passport fraud investigations; and (2) visa applications at consular posts with a substantial application backlog.
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jul 30, 2007
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 16, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Passport Backlog Reduction Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to authorize the Secretary of State to employ Foreign Service annuitants to assist in the processing of: (1) passport applications, including passport fraud investigations; and (2) visa applications at consular posts with a substantial application backlog.
Authorizes the Secretary to waive salary and full-time employment pension restrictions through: (1) September 30, 2008, for consular-related employment; and (2) through September 30, 2009, for passport-related employment.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Passport Backlog Reduction Act of 2007
Also known as: Department of State Crisis Response Act of 2007
Latest action (Jul 30, 2007): Became Public Law No: 110-50.
Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 22, 2007
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Mar 22, 2007
- Senate Passed Jun 29, 2007
- House Passed Jul 16, 2007
- Senate Changes resolved Jul 18, 2007
- President To the President Jul 24, 2007
- President Signed Jul 30, 2007
- Law Jul 30, 2007
No recorded floor vote found.