S. 4642

119 S4642 IS: Foreign Service Workforce Retention Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-05-21
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4642  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   May 21, 2026   Mr. Van Hollen  (for himself and  Mr. Schatz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Foreign Relations    A BILL
To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 relating to the recall and reappointment of career members.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Foreign Service Workforce Retention Act  .
2.
Amendments to the Foreign Service Act of 1980
Section 308 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3948 ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
in the first sentence—
(i)
by inserting  or separated  after  any retired ; and
(ii)
by inserting  or separation  after  of retirement ; and
(B)
in the second sentence—
(i)
by inserting  or separated  after  A retired ;
(ii)
by inserting  or separated  after  a retired ; and
(iii)
by inserting  or separation  after  of retirement ;
(2)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
by striking  Former career members  and inserting the following:
(1)
Former career members
 ;
(B)
in paragraph (1), as so designated, by inserting  , for a period of five years after the date of retirement or separation,  after  without regard to section 306 ; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:
(2)
A member seeking reappointment in the Service under paragraph (1) shall be reappointed not later than 180 days after the date of the approval of such request for reappointment to the Department and shall be incorporated into the next onward assignment application cycle of the Service with full standing.
  ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(c)
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report detailing—
(1)
the number of career members of the Service who were recalled and reappointed under this section during the preceding fiscal year;
(2)
the grade of each such member at the time of their retirement or separation; and
(3)
the grade and position of each such member at the time of their recall or reappointment.
 .