Internet at Hardship Posts Act

Bill: 118-hr-6798
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
Introduced: 2023-12-14
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2023-12-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-12-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Internet at Hardship Posts Act</strong></p><p>This bill authorizes the Department of State to pay the residential internet service expenses of department personnel in foreign countries where the post hardship differential is equivalent to 30% or more above basic compensation.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6798 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 14, 2023 Mr. Castro of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To provide internet at residences owned or leased by the United States Government in foreign countries for the use of Department of State personnel, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Internet at Hardship Posts Act . 2. Internet at hardship posts Section 3 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2670 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (l), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in subsection (m) by striking the period at the end and by inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (n) pay expenses to provide internet services in residences owned or leased by the United States Government in foreign countries for the use of Department personnel where Department personnel receive a post hardship differential equivalent to 30 percent or more above basic compensation. .