,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfdb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ba1      
#bjbf,mr4 ,van ,hollen 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,schatz7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,foreign     
,service ,act of #aihj relating to the  
recall and reappointment of career      
members4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,foreign ,service   
,workforce ,retention ,act4  #b4        
,amendments to the ,foreign ,service    
,act of #aihj ,section #cjh of the      
,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj 7#bb    
,u4,s4,c4 #cidh7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in the first      
sentence-- 7i7 by inserting or separated
 after any retired2 and  7ii7 by        
inserting or separation after of        
retirement2 and  7,b7 in the second     
sentence-- 7i7 by inserting or separated
 after ,a retired2  7ii7 by inserting or
 separated after a retired2 and  7iii7  

by inserting or separation after of     
retirement2  7#b7 in subsection 7b7--   
7,a7 by striking ,former career members 
and inserting the following3  7#a7      
,former career members  2  7,b7 in      
paragraph 7#a71 as so designated1 by    
inserting 1 for a period of five years  
after the date of retirement or         
separation1 after without regard to     
section #cjf2 and  7,c7 by adding at the
 end the following3  7#b7 ,a member     
seeking reappointment in the ,service   
under paragraph 7#a7 shall be           
reappointed not later than #ahj 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 standing4  2 and  7#c7 by adding at
 the end the following3  7c7 ,not later 
than #fj days after the date of the     
enactment of this subsection1 and       
annually thereafter1 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-- 7#a7 the number of   
career members of the ,service who were 
recalled and reappointed under this     
section during the preceding fiscal     
year2  7#b7 the grade of each such      
member at the time of their retirement  
or separation2 and  7#c7 the grade and  
position of each such member at the time
 of their recall or reappointment4  4