[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6798 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6798

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.


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                    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

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Internet at Hardship Posts Act''.

SEC. 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.''.
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