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HR 4436 109th Congress House International Affairs Administrative remedies Afghanistan Americans in foreign countries Biological warfare Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Death Department of State Destruction of property Diplomats Dismissal of employees East Asia Education Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Epidemics

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

Introduced: December 6, 2005 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 22, 2005
Became Public Law No: 109-140.
Dec 22, 2005
Signed by President.
Dec 17, 2005
Presented to President.
Dec 15, 2005
Cleared for White House.
Dec 15, 2005
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 15, 2005
Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13687)
Dec 15, 2005
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S13687)
Dec 14, 2005
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 14, 2005
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11607-11608)
Dec 14, 2005
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H11607-11608)
Dec 14, 2005
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4436.
Dec 14, 2005
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11607-11609)
Dec 14, 2005
Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Dec 6, 2005
Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 6, 2005
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 14, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

(Sec. 1) Authorizes the Secretary of State to provide for U.S. participation in the Regional Emerging Diseases Intervention Center ("REDI Center") in Singapore.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) consult with the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate (Committees); and (2) report on REDI Center efforts respecting bioterrorism concerns.

(Sec. 2) Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to credit Department of State medical reimbursements to the currently available appropriation account, which shall be available for expenditure during the fiscal year received or longer as may be provided by law.

(Sec. 3) Amends the Diplomatic Security Act to authorize the Secretary to not convene an Accountability Review Board to conduct an inquiry for incidents that involve serious injury, loss of life, or significant property destruction at a U.S. mission in Iraq or Afghanistan during the period of October 1, 2005, through September 30, 2009.

Requires the Secretary, in the case of such an incident, to: (1) notify the Committees; and (2) investigate the incident and submit a report to such Committees.

(Sec. 4) Amends the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2004 to repeal the provision making United States Agency for International Development (USAID) post differential and danger pay increases for employees not in Iraq or Afghanistan subject to the provision of similar pay allowances for Department employees.

Increases the maximum post-differential and danger pay allowance for a Foreign Service employee to 35% of base pay.

Directs the Secretary to report to the Committees and to the Committee on Government Reform of the House and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate respecting such increases' effect on "hard-to-fill" positions.

(Sec. 5) Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to authorize the Foreign Service Grievance Board to retain an employee on the payroll while a grievance is being reviewed.

(Sec. 6) Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 to extend the International Broadcasting Bureau personal services contracting pilot program through December 31, 2006.

(Sec. 7) Authorizes the Department to provide in advance funds available for official residence expenses to those persons currently eligible to receive such reimbursement.

(Sec. 8) Amends the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 to authorize the Broadcasting Board of Governors to pay the primary and secondary education costs of dependents of personnel stationed in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, including certain transportation costs, if the Board determines that the schools available in the Commonwealth are unable to provide an adequate education. Limits such payments to amounts similarly permitted to Department of Defense (DOD) dependents' educational expenses in the Commonwealth.

What's happening now December 22, 2005

Became Public Law No: 109-140.

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