To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to provide for portability of professional licenses, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to provide for portability of professional licenses, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Education, Foreign Policy.
Who Benefits and How
transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H581F7588A3AB4C95A45540131A28ECD2: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Foreign Service Families Improvements Act.
- Section HDB05DFC491CC4301BBB6418736FBDADA: 2. Portability of professional licenses Chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 908...
- Section HB766365B9F4F42FAA6F77D18C590D467: 909. Portability of professional licenses In any case in which a member of the Foreign Service or the spouse of a member of the Foreign Service has a covered...
- Section H63AD6B3A81B648A4AF4093C2E2FC7F68: 3. Termination of residential or motor vehicle leases and telephone service contracts for members of the Foreign Service Section 907 of the Foreign Service Act...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to provide for portability of professional licenses, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Education, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to provide for portability of professional licenses, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- transportation operators and travelers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- transportation operators and travelers
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Castro of Texas introduced the following bill; which was …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a professional license or certificate— that is in good standing with the licensing authority that issued such professional license or certificate
a professional license or certificate— that is in good standing with the licensing authority that issued such professional license or certificate
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