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Foreign Service Age Integration and Reform (FAIR) Act of 2026

S. 4002 · 119th Congress · Mar 5, 2026 · Lineage

A BILL

To raise the Foreign Service mandatory retirement age by aligning it with the Social Security Full Retirement Age, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Foreign Service Age Integration and Reform (FAIR) Act of 2026”.

Sec. 2 Modification of mandatory retirement age

Section 812(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4052(a)(1)) is amended by striking “age 65” and inserting “age 67 or the applicable retirement age (as defined in section 216(l) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(l))), whichever is greater,”.