Foreign Service Modernization Act

H.R. 9086 · 119th Congress · Jun 2, 2026 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to modify and improve that Act.

Section 1 Short title; table of contents

(a)

Short title— This Act may be cited as the “Foreign Service Modernization Act”.

(b)

Table of contents— The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 2 Reference

Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section, chapter, title, or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section, chapter, title, or other provision, respectively, of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.).

Sec. 3 Effect of amendments on conforming changes to tables of contents

When an amendment in this Act to the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) adds a section or larger organizational unit to the Act, repeals or transfers a section or larger organizational unit in the Act, or amends the designation or heading of a section or larger organizational unit in the Act, that amendment also shall have the effect of amending any table of contents or similar tabular entries in the Act to alter the table to conform to the changes made by the amendment.

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Jun 2, 2026viewing Introduced in House Mr. Lawler (for himself and Mr. Mast) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

Foreign Service Modernization Act

Section 1 Short title; table of contents

Sec. 2 Reference

Sec. 3 Effect of amendments on conforming changes to tables of contents

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