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“NEW PUBLIC LAWS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the in the Daily Digest section section on page D1137 on Oct. 18.
The State Department is responsibly for international relations with a budget of more than $50 billion. Tenure at the State Dept. is increasingly tenuous and it's seen as an extension of the President's will, ambitions and flaws.
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NEW PUBLIC LAWS
(For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D1091)
S. 189, to increase, effective as of December 1, 2021, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans. Signed on October 8, 2021. (Public Law 117-
45)
S. 1828, to amend the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 to authorize the provision of payment to personnel of the Central Intelligence Agency who incur qualifying injuries to the brain, to authorize the provision of payment to personnel of the Department of State who incur similar injuries. Signed on October 8, 2021. (Public Law 117-46)
S. 1917, to establish a K-12 education cybersecurity initiative. Signed on October 8, 2021. (Public Law 117-47)
H.R. 2278, to designate the September 11th National Memorial Trail Route. Signed on October 13, 2021. (Public Law 117-48)
S. 848, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to improve the service obligation verification process for TEACH Grant recipients. Signed on October 13, 2021. (Public Law 117-49)
S. 1301, to provide for the publication by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of physical activity recommendations for Americans. Signed on October 14, 2021. (Public Law 117-50)
