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House Bill 6798
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Internet at Hardship Posts Act
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Introduced in House on Dec 14, 2023
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H. R. 6798 (Introduced-in-House)


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.

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.

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.”.