; and (ii) in subsection (e), by striking 2023 each place it appears and inserting 2024 ; and (B) in section 599E(b)(2) ( 8 U.S.C. 1255 note), by striking 2023 and inserting 2024 . (3) Special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction competitive status Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) who completes at least 12 months of continuous service after enactment of this Act or who is employed on the date on which SIGAR terminates, whichever occurs first, shall acquire competitive status for appointment to any position in the competitive service for which the employee possesses the required qualifications. (4) Transfer of balances Section 7081(h) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115–31 ) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2024. (5) Protective services Section 7071 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (division K of Public Law 117–103 ) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2024 and shall be applied to funds appropriated by this Act by substituting $40,000,000 for $30,000,000 . (6) Extension of loan guarantees to israel Chapter 5 of title I of the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 ( Public Law 108–11 ; 117 Stat. 576) is amended under the heading Loan Guarantees to Israel — (A) in the matter preceding the first proviso, by striking September 30, 2028 and inserting September 30, 2029