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danger pay allowances under section 5928 of title 5, 
United States Code, as amended by subsection (c). 
(e) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than two years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall conduct a study assessing the effect of the 
increases in post differentials and danger pay allowances 
made by the amendments in subsections (b) and (c), re-
spectively, in filling ‘‘hard-to-fill’’ positions and shall sub-
mit a report of such study to the appropriate congressional 
committees. 
SEC. 304. HOME LEAVE. 
Chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 
1980 (relating to travel, leave, and other benefits) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 901(6) (22 U.S.C. 4081(6)), by 
striking ‘‘unbroken by home leave’’ both places that 
it appears; and 
(2) in section 903(a) (22 U.S.C. 4083), by 
striking ‘‘18 months’’ and inserting ‘‘12 months’’. 
SEC. 305. OVERSEAS EQUALIZATION AND COMPARABILITY 
PAY ADJUSTMENT. 
(a) OVERSEAS COMPARABILITY PAY ADJUSTMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 4 of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3961 et seq.) (relat-
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ing to compensation) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 415. OVERSEAS COMPARABILITY PAY ADJUSTMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with subsection 
(c), a member of the Service who is designated class 1 
or below and who does not have as an official duty station 
a location in the continental United States or in a non- 
foreign area shall receive locality-based comparability pay-
ments under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, 
that would be paid to such member if such member’s offi-
cial duty station would have been Washington, D.C. 
‘‘(b) TREATMENT AS BASIC PAY.—The locality-based 
comparability payment described in subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) be considered to be part of the basic pay 
of a member in accordance with section 5304 of title 
5, United States Code, for the same purposes for 
which comparability payments are considered to be 
part of basic pay under such section; and 
‘‘(2) be subject to any applicable pay limita-
tions. 
‘‘(c) PHASE-IN.—The comparability pay adjustment 
described under this section shall be paid to a member 
described in subsection (a) in three phases, as follows:
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‘‘(1) In fiscal year 2006, 33.33 percent of the 
amount of such adjustment to which such member 
is entitled. 
‘‘(2) In fiscal year 2007, 66.66 percent of the 
amount of such adjustment to which such member 
is entitled. 
‘‘(3) In fiscal year 2008 and subsequent fiscal 
years, 100.00 percent of the amount of such adjust-
ment to which such member is entitled.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections in section 2 of such Act is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 414 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 415. Overseas comparability pay adjustment.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE 
RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM OF THE FOREIGN 
SERVICE.— 
(1) CONTRIBUTIONS
TO
THE
FUND.—Section 
805(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4045(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘7.25 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘7.00 per-
cent’’; and 
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘The contribution by the employing agen-
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cy’’ through ‘‘and shall be made’’ and in-
serting ‘‘An equal amount shall be contrib-
uted by the employing agency’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘, 
plus an amount equal to .25 percent of 
basic pay’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), in the first 
sentence, by striking ‘‘, plus an amount 
equal to .25 percent of basic pay’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘, plus 
.25 percent’’. 
(2) COMPUTATION
OF
ANNUITIES.—Section 
806(a)(9) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 4046(a)(9)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘is outside’’ and inserting 
‘‘was outside’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘continental United 
States’’ the following: ‘‘for any period of time 
from December 29, 2002, to the first day of the 
first full pay period beginning after the date of 
applicability of the overseas comparability pay 
adjustment under section 415’’;
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(3) 
ENTITLEMENT
TO
ANNUITY.—Section 
855(a)(3) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 4071d(a)(3)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘is outside’’ and inserting 
‘‘was outside’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘continental United 
States’’ the following: ‘‘for any period of time 
from December 29, 2002, to the first day of the 
first full pay period beginning after the date of 
applicability of the overseas comparability pay 
adjustment under section 415’’. 
(4) DEDUCTIONS
AND
WITHHOLDINGS
FROM 
PAY.—Section 856(a)(2) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
4071e(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) The applicable percentage under this subsection 
shall be as follows: 
Percentage 
Time Period 
7.5 ..................................................................................................
Before January 1, 1999. 
7.75 ................................................................................................
January 1, 1999, to Decem-
ber 31, 1999. 
7.9 ..................................................................................................
January 1, 2000, to Decem-
ber 31, 2000. 
7.55 ................................................................................................
January 11, 2003, to Sep-
tember 30, 2004.
7.5 ..................................................................................................
After September 30, 2004.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and apply beginning on the first day of the 
first full pay period beginning after such date.
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SEC. 306. FELLOWSHIP OF HOPE PROGRAM. 
(a) FELLOWSHIP AUTHORIZED.—Chapter 5 of title 
I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3981 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 506. FELLOWSHIP OF HOPE PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary is authorized 
to establish a program to be known as the ‘Fellowship of 
Hope Program’. Under the Program, the Secretary may 
assign a member of the Service, for not more than one 
year, to a position with any designated country or des-
ignated entity that permits an employee of such country 
or entity to be assigned to a position with the Department. 
‘‘(b) SALARY AND BENEFITS.—The salary and bene-
fits of a member of the Service shall be paid as described 
in subsection (b) of section 503 during a period in which 
such member is participating in the Fellowship of Hope 
Program. The salary and benefits of an employee of a des-
ignated country or designated entity participating in the 
Program shall be paid by such country or entity during 
the period in which such employee is participating in the 
Program. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘designated country’ means a 
member country of—
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‘‘(A) the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion; or 
‘‘(B) the European Union. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘designated entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion; or 
‘‘(B) the European Union. 
‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to— 
‘‘(1) authorize the appointment as an officer or 
employee of the United States of— 
‘‘(A) an individual whose allegiance is to 
any country, government, or foreign or inter-
national entity other than to the United States; 
or 
‘‘(B) an individual who has not met the re-
quirements of sections 3331, 3332, 3333, and 
7311 of title 5, United States Code, and any 
other provision of law concerning eligibility for 
appointment as, and continuation of employ-
ment as, an officer or employee of the United 
States; or 
‘‘(2) authorize the Secretary to assign a mem-
ber of the Service to a position with any foreign 
country whose law, or to any foreign or international
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entity whose rules, require such member to give alle-
giance or loyalty to such country or entity while as-
signed to such position.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Such Act is amended— 
(1) in section 503 (22 U.S.C. 3983)— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘AND’’ and inserting ‘‘FOREIGN
GOVERN-
MENTS, OR’’; and 
(B) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by inserting ‘‘foreign government,’’ 
after ‘‘organization,’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, 
or with a foreign government under section 
506’’ before the semicolon; and 
(2) in section 2, in the table of contents— 
(A) by striking the item relating to section 
503 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 503. Assignments to agencies, international organizations, foreign govern-
ments, or other bodies.’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting after the item relating to 
section 505 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 506. Fellowship of Hope Program.’’.
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SEC. 307. REGULATIONS REGARDING RETIREMENT CREDIT 
FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICE PERFORMED 
ABROAD. 
Section 321(f) of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (5 U.S.C. 8411 note; Public Law 
107–228) is amended by inserting ‘‘, not later than 60 
days after the date of the enactment of the Foreign Rela-
tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007,’’ 
after ‘‘regulations’’. 
SEC. 308. PROMOTING ASSIGNMENTS TO INTERNATIONAL 
ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) PROMOTIONS.—Section 603(b) of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4003) is amended by strik-
ing the period at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, 
and shall consider whether the member of the Service has 
served in a position whose primary responsibility is to for-
mulate policy toward or represent the United States at 
an international organization, a multilateral institution, or 
a broad-based multilateral negotiation of an international 
instrument.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect and apply beginning on 
January 1, 2010.
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SEC. 309. SUSPENSION OF FOREIGN SERVICE MEMBERS 
WITHOUT PAY. 
(a) SUSPENSION.—Section 610 of the Foreign Serv-
ice Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4010) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c)(1) The Secretary may suspend a member of the 
Service without pay when there is reasonable cause to be-
lieve that the member has committed a crime for which 
a sentence of imprisonment may be imposed and there is 
a connection between the conduct and the efficiency of the 
Foreign Service. 
‘‘(2) Any member of the Service for whom a suspen-
sion is proposed shall be entitled to— 
‘‘(A) written notice stating the specific reasons 
for the proposed suspension; 
‘‘(B) a reasonable time to respond orally and in 
writing to the proposed suspension; 
‘‘(C) representation by an attorney or other 
representative; and 
‘‘(D) a final written decision, including the spe-
cific reasons for such decision, as soon as prac-
ticable. 
‘‘(3) Any member suspended under this section may 
file a grievance in accordance with the procedures applica-
ble to grievances under chapter 11 of this title.
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‘‘(4) In the case of a grievance filed under paragraph 
(3), the Foreign Service Grievance Board may not exercise 
the authority provided under section 1106(8). 
‘‘(5) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘reasonable time’ means 30 days 
after receiving notice of the proposed suspension. 
‘‘(B) The terms ‘suspend’ and ‘suspension’ 
mean the placing of a member of the Service in a 
temporary status without duties and pay.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) AMENDMENT OF SECTION HEADING.—Such 
section, as amended by subsection (a), is further 
amended in the section heading by inserting ‘‘; SUS-
PENSION’’ before the period at the end. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 2 of such 
Act is amended, in the table of contents, by striking 
the item relating to section 610 and inserting the 
following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 610. Separation for cause; suspension.’’. 
SEC. 310. DEATH GRATUITY. 
Section 413(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 3973(a)) is amended in the first sentence by 
inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘or 
$100,000, whichever is greater’’.
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SEC. 311. CLARIFICATION OF FOREIGN SERVICE GRIEV-
ANCE BOARD PROCEDURES. 
Section 1106(8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4136(8)) is amended in the first sentence— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘the involuntary separation of 
the grievant (other than an involuntary separation 
for cause under section 610(a)),’’ after ‘‘consid-
ering’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the grievant or’’ and inserting 
‘‘the grievant, or’’. 
SEC. 312. REPEAL OF RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT 
FOR MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN 
SERVICE. 
Section 305(d) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 3945(d)) is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 313. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 5, UNITED 
STATES CODE, PROVISIONS ON RECRUIT-
MENT, RELOCATION, AND RETENTION BO-
NUSES. 
Title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 5753(a)(2)(A), by inserting be-
fore the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, but 
does not include members of the Foreign Service 
other than chiefs of mission and ambassadors-at- 
large’’; and
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(2) in section 5754(a)(2)(A), by inserting be-
fore the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, but 
does not include members of the Foreign Service 
other than chiefs of mission and ambassadors-at- 
large’’. 
SEC. 314. LIMITED APPOINTMENTS IN THE FOREIGN SERV-
ICE. 
Section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 3949) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (b) or (c)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) as a career candidate, if— 
‘‘(A) continued service is determined appro-
priate to remedy a matter that would be cognizable 
as a grievance under chapter 11; or 
‘‘(B) the career candidate is called to military 
active duty pursuant to the Uniformed Services Em-
ployment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 
(Public Law 103–353; codified in chapter 43 of title 
38, United States Code) and the limited appoint-
ment expires in the course of such military active 
duty;’’;
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(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(6) in exceptional circumstances where the Sec-
retary determines the needs of the Service require the ex-
tension of a limited appointment— 
‘‘(A) for a period of time not to exceed 12 
months, provided such period of time does not per-
mit additional review by the boards under section 
306; or 
‘‘(B) for the minimum time needed to settle a 
grievance, claim, or complaint not otherwise pro-
vided for in this section.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) Noncareer specialist employees who have served 
five consecutive years under a limited appointment may 
be reappointed to a subsequent limited appointment pro-
vided there is at least a one year break in service before 
such new appointment. This requirement may be waived 
by the Director General in cases of special need.’’.
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SEC. 315. STATEMENT OF CONGRESS REGARDING CAREER 
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR SENIOR FOR-
EIGN SERVICE. 
Congress declares that the recent changes proposed 
by the Department of State to the career development pro-
gram for members of the Senior Foreign Service will help 
promote well-rounded and effective members of the Senior 
Foreign Service, and should be implemented as planned 
in the coming years. Congress fully supports the proposed 
changes that require that in order to be eligible for pro-
motion into the Senior Foreign Service, a member of the 
Foreign Service must demonstrate over the course of the 
career of such member the following: 
(1) 
Operational 
effectiveness, 
including 
a 
breadth of experience in several regions and over 
several functions. 
(2) Leadership and management effectiveness. 
(3) Sustained professional language proficiency. 
(4) Responsiveness to Service needs. 
SEC. 316. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ADDITIONAL 
UNITED STATES CONSULAR POSTS. 
It is the sense of Congress that to help advance 
United States economic, political, and public diplomacy in-
terests, the Secretary of State should make best efforts 
to establish United States consulates or other appropriate 
United States diplomatic presence in Pusan, South Korea,
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Hat Yai, Thailand, and an additional location in India in 
an under-served region. 
SEC. 317. OFFICE OF THE CULTURE OF LAWFULNESS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Bureau for International Law Enforcement and Narcotics 
of the Department of State an Office of the Culture of 
Lawfulness. 
(b) DIRECTOR
AND STAFF.—The Office shall be 
headed by a Director and staffed by not less than two pro-
fessional staff. 
(c) DUTIES.—The Director of the Office shall coordi-
nate and increase the effectiveness of existing culture of 
lawfulness programs in the Department that can directly 
support foreign efforts to develop a culture of lawfulness, 
including— 
(1) seeking coordination between various pro-
grams and activities to support international nar-
cotics and other law enforcement, public diplomacy, 
foreign assistance, and democracy efforts by the per-
sonnel of the Department in Washington, D.C., and 
in United States embassies in foreign countries; 
(2) developing new initiatives to foster a culture 
of lawfulness through international organizations; 
and
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(3) ensuring that culture of lawfulness edu-
cation is included in the curricula of all law enforce-
ment and public security academies and training 
programs that receive assistance from the United 
States, and in democracy, civic education, and rule 
of law assistance programs conducted with foreign 
governments and nongovernmental organizations. 
(d) REPORT.—Section 489(a) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291h(a)) is amended by 
inserting after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) In addition, the efforts of the United 
States to foster the culture of lawfulness in coun-
tries around the world.’’. 
SEC. 318. REVIEW OF HUMAN RESOURCES POLICIES OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 
(a) BOTTOM-UP REVIEW OF ELEMENTS OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF STATE.—The Secretary of State shall con-
duct ongoing, thorough reviews of the organizational 
structure and human resource policies of all elements of 
the Department of State to determine those organizational 
structures that are most effectively organized and whether 
personnel with the appropriate skill sets are being hired, 
trained, and utilized to meet national security challenges, 
including those posed by international terrorist threats.