Number: RL34668 Title: Proposals for a New Foreign Service Compensation System in the 110th Congress Authors: Kennon H. Nakamura, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Abstract: The "Foreign Service Overseas Pay Equity Act of 2008," H.R. 3202, as amended, would eliminate the pay differences over three years. This bill was referred to both the House Committee on Foreign Affairs (HCFA) and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (HOGR). HCFA reported the bill on July 16, 2008. An identical bill was introduced in the Senate, S. 3426, on August 1, 2008, and was referred to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (SFRC). The SFRC reported the bill, without amendments, on September 23, 2008. Pages: 13 Date: September 24, 2008