Foreign Service Officer Civil Relief Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5167
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Introduced: 2018-03-05
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Department of State

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Lease and rental services

Motor vehicles

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2018-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-03-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Foreign Service Officer Civil Relief Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to permit Foreign Service officers to terminate personal cellular or telephone exchange service contracts and domestic housing or vehicle leases while deployed abroad in the same manner as U.S. service members who are deployed abroad.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5167 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2018 Mr. McCaul (for himself and Mr. Castro of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To provide for the termination of residential or motor vehicle leases and telephone service contracts for Foreign Service officers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Foreign Service Officer Civil Relief Act of 2018 . 2. Termination of residential or motor vehicle leases and telephone service contracts for certain Foreign Service officers (a) In general Chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4081 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 907. Termination of residential or motor vehicle leases and telephone service contracts The terms governing the termination of residential or motor vehicle leases and telephone service contracts described in sections 305 and 305A, respectively of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3955 and 3956) with respect to servicemembers who receive military orders described in such Act shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent to members of the Service who are posted abroad at a Foreign Service post in accordance with this Act. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 2 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 906 the following new item: Sec. 907. Termination of residential or motor vehicle leases and telephone service contracts. .