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U.S. diplomats face a 22% pay cut next month as Congress scrambles for a fix

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Thousands of overseas American diplomats are at risk of a sharp pay cut at the beginning of October unless Congress passes a legislative fix.

Lawmakers are scrambling to push for a solution in a short-term bill to avoid a government shutdown.

The pay cuts are a result of the impending lapse in the Overseas Comparability Pay ( OCP ) system.