notice shall expressly state that former employees eligible 
for reinstatement may apply.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chap-
ters at the beginning of part III of Title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end of sub-
part I the following: 
‘‘103. Notice of Employment Opportunities for Department of State and 
USAID Positions ............................................................... 10301’’. 
SEC. 1313. STRATEGIC STAFFING PLAN FOR THE DEPART-
MENT OF STATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
comprehensive 5-year strategic staffing plan for the Depart-
ment of State that is aligned with and furthers the objec-
tives of the National Security Strategy of the United States 
of America issued in December 2017, or any subsequent 
strategy issued not later than 18 months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, which shall include the following: 
(1) A dataset displaying comprehensive work-
force data, including all shortages in bureaus de-
scribed in GAO report GAO–19–220, for all current 
and 
planned 
employees 
of 
the 
Department, 
disaggregated by— 
(A) Foreign Service officer and Foreign 
Service specialist rank; 
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(B) civil service job skill code, grade level, 
and bureau of assignment; 
(C) contracted employees, including the 
equivalent job skill code and bureau of assign-
ment; 
(D) employees hired under schedule C of 
subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal 
Regulations, including the equivalent grade and 
job skill code and bureau of assignment of such 
employee; and 
(E) overseas region. 
(2) Recommendations on the number of Foreign 
Service officers disaggregated by service cone that 
should be posted at each United States diplomatic 
post and in the District of Columbia, with a detailed 
basis for such recommendations. 
(3) Recommendations on the number of civil 
service officers that should be employed by the Depart-
ment, with a detailed basis for such recommendations. 
(b) MAINTENANCE.—The dataset required under sub-
section (a)(1) shall be maintained and updated on a regular 
basis. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State shall lead 
the development of the plan required under subsection (a) 
but may consult or partner with private sector entities with 
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expertise in labor economics, management, or human re-
sources, as well as organizations familiar with the demands 
and needs of the Department of State’s workforce. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
regarding root causes of Foreign Service and civil service 
shortages, the effect of such shortages on national security 
objectives, and the Department of State ’s plan to imple-
ment recommendations described in GAO–19–220. 
SEC. 1314. CONSULTING SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 103 of title 5, United 
States Code, as added by section 1312 of this Act, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 10302. Consulting services for the Department of 
State 
‘‘Any consulting service obtained by the Department 
of State through procurement contract pursuant to section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those 
contracts with respect to which expenditures are a matter 
of public record and available for public inspection, except 
if otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing 
Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
chapter 103 of title 5, United States Code, as added by sec-
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tion 1312 of this Act, is amended by adding after the item 
relating to section 10301 the following new item: 
‘‘10302. Consulting services for the Department of State.’’. 
SEC. 1315. INCENTIVES FOR CRITICAL POSTS. 
Section 1115(d) of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32) is amended by striking the 
last sentence. 
SEC. 1316. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN AC-
COUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARDS. 
Section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security 
and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AFGHANISTAN 
AND’’ and inserting ‘‘AFGHANISTAN, YEMEN, SYRIA, 
AND’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘Afghanistan 
or’’ and inserting ‘‘Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria, 
or’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘beginning on 
October 1, 2005, and ending on September 30, 
2009’’ and inserting ‘‘beginning on October 1, 
2020, and ending on September 30, 2022’’. 
SEC. 1317. FOREIGN SERVICE SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY. 
Subsection (c) of section 610 of the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4010) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘suspend’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘indefinitely suspend without duties’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (7); 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) Any member of the Service suspended from duties 
under this subsection may be suspended without pay only 
after a final written decision is provided to such member 
under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(6) If no final written decision under paragraph (2) 
has been provided within one calendar year of the date the 
suspension at issue was proposed, not later than 30 days 
thereafter the Secretary of State shall report to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate in 
writing regarding the specific reasons for such delay.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(7) In this subsection:’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(A) 
The term’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(7) In this subsection, the term’’; 
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(C) by striking subparagraph (B) (relating 
to the definition of ‘‘suspend’’ and ‘‘suspension’’); 
and 
(D) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and 
moving such subparagraphs 2 ems to the left. 
SEC. 1318. FOREIGN AFFAIRS MANUAL AND FOREIGN AF-
FAIRS HANDBOOK CHANGES. 
(a) APPLICABILITY.—The Foreign Affairs Manual and 
the Foreign Affairs Handbook apply with equal force and 
effect and without exception to all Department of State per-
sonnel, including the Secretary of State, Department em-
ployees, and political appointees, regardless of an individ-
ual’s status as a Foreign Service officer, Civil Service em-
ployee, or political appointee hired under any legal author-
ity. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
certification in unclassified form that the applicability de-
scribed in subsection (a) has been communicated to all De-
partment personnel, including the personnel referred to in 
such subsection. 
(c) REPORT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and every 180 
days thereafter for five years, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a report detailing all significant changes made to 
the Foreign Affairs Manual or the Foreign Affairs 
Handbook. 
(2) COVERED
PERIODS.—The first report re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall cover the 5-year pe-
riod preceding the submission of such report. Each 
subsequent report shall cover the 180-day period pre-
ceding submission. 
(3) CONTENTS.—Each report required under 
paragraph (1) shall contain the following: 
(A) The location within the Foreign Affairs 
Manual or the Foreign Affairs Handbook where 
a change has been made. 
(B) The statutory basis for each such 
change, as applicable. 
(C) A side-by-side comparison of the For-
eign Affairs Manual or Foreign Affairs Hand-
book before and after such change. 
(D) A summary of such changes displayed 
in spreadsheet form. 
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SEC. 1319. WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPA-
TIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF CERTAIN POSI-
TIONS. 
The Secretary of State may waive any or all of the 
individual occupational requirements with respect to an 
employee or prospective employee of the Department of 
State for a civilian position categorized under the GS–0130 
occupational series if the Secretary determines that the in-
dividual possesses significant scientific, technological, engi-
neering, or mathematical expertise that is integral to per-
forming the duties of the applicable position, based on dem-
onstrated job performance and qualifying experience. With 
respect to each waiver granted under this subsection, the 
Secretary shall set forth in a written document that is 
transmitted to the Director of the Office of Personnel Man-
agement the rationale for the decision of the Secretary to 
waive such requirements. 
SEC. 1320. APPOINTMENT OF EMPLOYEES TO THE GLOBAL 
ENGAGEMENT CENTER. 
The Secretary of State may appoint, for a 3-year pe-
riod that may be extended for up to an additional two 
years, solely to carry out the functions of the Global En-
gagement Center, employees of the Department of State 
without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States 
Code, governing appointment in the competitive service, 
and may fix the basic compensation of such employees with-
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out regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 
of such title. 
SEC. 1321. REST AND RECUPERATION AND OVERSEAS OPER-
ATIONS LEAVE FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new sections: 
‘‘§ 6329d. Rest and recuperation leave 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘agency’ means an Executive agen-
cy (as that term is defined in section 105), but does 
not include the Government Accountability Office; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘combat zone’ means a geographic 
area designated by an Executive order of the Presi-
dent as an area in which the Armed Forces are en-
gaging or have engaged in combat, an area designated 
by law to be treated as a combat zone, or a location 
the Department of Defense has certified for combat 
zone tax benefits due to its direct support of military 
operations; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘employee’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 6301; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘high risk, high threat post’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 104 of the Omni-
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bus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 
1986 (22 U.S.C. 4803); and 
‘‘(5) the term ‘leave year’ means the period be-
ginning on the first day of the first complete pay pe-
riod in a calendar year and ending on the day imme-
diately before the first day of the first complete pay 
period in the following calendar year. 
‘‘(b) LEAVE
FOR REST
AND RECUPERATION.—The 
head of an agency may prescribe regulations to grant up 
to 20 days of paid leave, per leave year, for the purposes 
of rest and recuperation to an employee of the agency serv-
ing in a combat zone, any other high risk, high threat post, 
or any other location presenting significant security or 
operational challenges. 
‘‘(c) DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY OF AGENCY HEAD.— 
Use of the authority under subsection (b) is at the sole and 
exclusive discretion of the head of the agency concerned. 
‘‘(d) RECORDS.—An agency shall record leave pro-
vided under this section separately from leave authorized 
under any other provision of law. 
‘‘§ 6329e. Overseas operations leave 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘agency’ means an Executive agen-
cy (as that term is defined in section 105), but does 
not include the Government Accountability Office; 
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‘‘(2) the term ‘employee’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 6301; and 
‘‘(3) the term ‘leave year’ means the period be-
ginning with the first day of the first complete pay 
period in a calendar year and ending with the day 
immediately before the first day of the first complete 
pay period in the following calendar year. 
‘‘(b) LEAVE FOR OVERSEAS OPERATIONS.—The head 
of an agency may prescribe regulations to grant up to 10 
days of paid leave, per leave year, to an employee of the 
agency serving abroad where the conduct of business could 
pose potential security or safety related risks or would be 
inconsistent with host-country practice. Such regulations 
may provide that additional leave days may be granted 
during such leave year if the head of the agency determines 
that to do so is necessary to advance the national security 
or foreign policy interests of the United States. 
‘‘(c) DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY OF AGENCY HEAD.— 
Use of the authority under subsection (b) is at the sole and 
exclusive discretion of the head of the agency concerned. 
‘‘(d) RECORDS.—An agency shall record leave pro-
vided under this section separately from leave authorized 
under any other provision of law.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 6329c the following new items: 
‘‘6329d. Rest and recuperation leave 
‘‘6329e. Overseas operations leave’’. 
SEC. 1322. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AUTHORITY. 
Section 3 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2670) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon; 
(2) in subsection (m), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(n) in exigent circumstances, as determined by 
the Secretary, provide emergency medical services or 
related support for private United States citizens, na-
tionals, and permanent resident aliens abroad, or 
third country nationals connected to such persons or 
to the diplomatic or development missions of the 
United States abroad, who are unable to obtain such 
services or support otherwise, with such assistance 
provided on a reimbursable basis to the extent fea-
sible.’’. 
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SEC. 1323. DEPARTMENT OF STATE STUDENT INTERNSHIP 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall estab-
lish the Department of State Student Internship Program 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’) to offer in-
ternship opportunities at the Department of State to eligible 
students to raise awareness of the essential role of diplo-
macy in the conduct of United States foreign policy and 
the realization of United States foreign policy objectives. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to participate in the 
Program, an applicant shall— 
(1) be enrolled, not less than half-time, at— 
(A) an institution of higher education (as 
such term is defined section 102 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)); or 
(B) an institution of higher education based 
outside the United States, as determined by the 
Secretary of State; 
(2) be able to receive and hold an appropriate se-
curity clearance; and 
(3) satisfy such other criteria as established by 
the Secretary. 
(c) SELECTION.—The Secretary of State shall establish 
selection criteria for students to be admitted into the Pro-
gram that includes the following: 
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(1) Demonstrable interest in a career in foreign 
affairs. 
(2) Academic performance. 
(3) Such other criteria as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(d) OUTREACH.—The Secretary of State shall adver-
tise the Program widely, including on the internet, through 
the Department of State’s Diplomats in Residence program, 
and through other outreach and recruiting initiatives tar-
geting undergraduate and graduate students. The Secretary 
shall actively encourage people belonging to traditionally 
under-represented groups in terms of racial, ethnic, geo-
graphic, and gender diversity, and disability status to 
apply to the Program, including by conducting targeted 
outreach at minority serving institutions (as such term is 
described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 
(e) COMPENSATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Students participating in the 
Program shall be paid at least— 
(A) the amount specified in section 6(a)(1) 
of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
U.S.C. 206(a)(1)), or 
(B) the minimum wage of the jurisdiction 
in which the internship is located, 
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whichever is greatest. 
(2) HOUSING ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) ABROAD.—The Secretary of State shall 
provide housing assistance to a student partici-
pating in the Program whose permanent address 
is within the United States if the location of the 
internship in which such student is partici-
pating is outside the United States. 
(B) DOMESTIC.—The Secretary of State is 
authorized to provide housing assistance to a 
student participating in the Program whose per-
manent address is within the United States if 
the location of the internship in which such stu-
dent is participating is more than 50 miles 
away from such student’s permanent address. 
(3) TRAVEL
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of 
State shall provide a student participating in the 
Program whose permanent address is within the 
United States financial assistance to cover the costs 
of travel once to and once from the location of the in-
ternship in which such student is participating, in-
cluding travel by air, train, bus, or other transit as 
appropriate, if the location of such internship is— 
(A) more than 50 miles from such student’s 
permanent address; or 
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(B) outside the United States. 
(f) WORKING WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION.—The Secretary of State is authorized to enter into 
agreements with institutions of higher education to struc-
ture internships to ensure such internships satisfy criteria 
for academic programs in which participants in such in-
ternships are enrolled. 
(g) TRANSITION PERIOD.—Not later than two years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall transition all unpaid internship programs 
of the Department of State, including the Foreign Service 
Internship Program, to internship programs that offer com-
pensation. Upon selection as a candidate for entry into an 
internship program of the Department after such date, a 
participant in such internship program shall be afforded 
the opportunity to forgo compensation, including if doing 
so allows such participant to receive college or university 
curricular credit. 
(h) REPORTS.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations of a Senate a report that includes the following: 
(1) Data, to the extent collection of such infor-
mation is permissible by law, regarding the number 
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of students, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, 
institution of higher learning, home State, State 
where each student graduated from high school, and 
disability status, who applied to the Program, were 
offered a position, and participated. 
(2) Data on the number of security clearance in-
vestigations started for such students and the timeline 
for such investigations, including whether such inves-
tigations were completed or if, and when, an interim 
security clearance was granted. 
(3) Information on expenditures on the Program. 
(4) Information regarding the Department of 
State’s compliance with subsection (g). 
(i) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section may 
be construed to compel any student who is a partici-
pant in an internship program of the Department of 
State to participate in the collection of the data or di-
vulge any personal information. Such students shall 
be informed that their participation in the data col-
lection contemplated by this section is voluntary. 
(2) PRIVACY PROTECTION.—Any data collected 
under this section shall be subject to the relevant pri-
vacy protection statutes and regulations applicable to 
Federal employees. 
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SEC. 1324. COMPETITIVE STATUS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES 
HIRED BY INSPECTORS GENERAL TO SUP-
PORT THE LEAD IG MISSION. 
Subparagraph (A) of section 8L(d)(5) of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking 
‘‘a lead Inspector General for’’ and inserting ‘‘any of the 
Inspectors General specified in subsection (c) for oversight 
of’’. 
SEC. 1325. COOPERATION WITH OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR 
GENERAL. 
(a) ADMINISTRATIVE DISCIPLINE.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall make explicit in writing to all Depart-
ment of State personnel, including the Secretary of State, 
Department employees, contractors, and political ap-
pointees, and shall consider updating the Foreign Affairs 
Manual and the Foreign Affairs Handbook to explicitly 
specify, that if any of such personnel does not comply with-
in 60 days with a request for an interview or access to docu-
ments from the Office of the Inspector General of the De-
partment such personnel may be subject to appropriate ad-
ministrative discipline including, when circumstances war-
rant, suspension without pay or removal. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and on a quar-
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terly basis thereafter, the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of State and the United States 
Agency for Global Media shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees and the Secretary of 
State a report in unclassified form detailing the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The number of individuals who have 
failed to comply within 60 days with a request 
for an interview or access to documents from the 
Office of the Inspector General pertaining to a 
non-criminal matter. 
(B) The date on which such requests were 
initially made. 
(C) Any extension of time that was volun-
tarily granted to such individual by the Office of 
the Inspector General. 
(D) The general subject matters regarding 
which the Office of the Inspector General has re-
quested of such individuals. 
(2) FORM.—Additional information pertaining 
solely to the subject matter of a request described in 
paragraph (1) may be provided in a supplemental 
classified annex, if necessary, but all other informa-
tion required by the reports required under such 
paragraph shall be provided in unclassified form. 
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SEC. 1326. INFORMATION ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNI-
TIES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDU-
CATIONAL NEEDS CONSISTENT WITH THE IN-
DIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION 
ACT. 
Not later than March 31, 2022, and annually there-
after, the Director of the Office of Overseas Schools of the 
Department of State shall maintain and update a list of 
overseas schools receiving assistance from the Office and de-
tailing the extent to which each such school provides special 
education and related services to children with disabilities 
in accordance with part B of the Individuals with Disabil-
ities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.). Each list re-
quired under this section shall be posted on the public 
website of the Office for access by members of the Foreign 
Service, Senior Foreign Service, and their eligible family 
members. 
SEC. 1327. IMPLEMENTATION OF GAP MEMORANDUM IN SE-
LECTION BOARD PROCESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 603 of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4003) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c)(1) A member of the Service or member of the Sen-
ior Foreign Service whose performance will be evaluated by 
a selection board may submit to such selection board a gap 
memo in advance of such evaluation. 
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‘‘(2) Members of a selection board may not consider 
as negative the submission of a gap memo by a member 
described in paragraph (1) when evaluating the perform-
ance of such member. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘gap memo’ means 
a written record, submitted to a selection board in a stand-
ard format established by the Director General of the For-
eign Service, which indicates and explains a gap in the 
record of a member of the Service or member of the Senior 
Foreign Service whose performance will be evaluated by 
such selection board, which gap is due to personal cir-
cumstances, including for health, family, or other reason 
as determined by the Director General in consultation with 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate.’’. 
(b) CONSULTATION AND GUIDANCE.— 
(1) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor General of the Foreign Service shall consult with 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate regarding the development of the 
gap memo under subsection (c) of section 603 of the 
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Foreign Service Act of 1980, as added by subsection 
(a). 
(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘gap memo’’ has the meaning given such term in sub-
section (c) of section 603 of the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980. 
TITLE 
IV—A 
DIVERSE 
WORK-
FORCE: 
RECRUITMENT, 
RE-
TENTION, AND PROMOTION 
SEC. 1401. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) APPLICANT FLOW DATA.—The term ‘‘appli-
cant flow data’’ means data that tracks the rate of 
applications for job positions among demographic 
categories. 
(2) DEMOGRAPHIC
DATA.—The term ‘‘demo-
graphic data’’ means facts or statistics relating to the 
demographic categories specified in the Office of Man-
agement and Budget statistical policy directive enti-
tled ‘‘Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Pre-
senting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity’’ (81 
Fed. Reg. 67398). 
(3) DIVERSITY.—The term ‘‘diversity’’ means 
those classes of persons protected under the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000a et seq.) and the 
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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12101 et seq.). 
(4) 
WORKFORCE.—The 
term 
‘‘workforce’’ 
means— 
(A) individuals serving in a position in the 
civil service (as such term is defined in section 
2101 of title 5, United States Code); 
(B) individuals who are members of the 
Foreign Service (as such term defined in section 
103 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 3902)); 
(C) all individuals serving under a personal 
services contract; 
(D) all individuals serving under a Foreign 
Service limited appointment under section 309 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3949); or 
(E) individuals other than Locally Em-
ployed Staff working in the Department of State 
under any other authority. 
SEC. 1402. COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND DISSEMINATION 
OF WORKFORCE DATA. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Per-
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sonnel Management and the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget, submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report, which shall also be published 
on a publicly available website of the Department in a 
searchable database format, that includes disaggregated de-
mographic data and other information regarding the diver-
sity of the workforce of the Department of State. 
(b) DATA.—The report under subsection (a) shall in-
clude the following data to the maximum extent collection 
of such data is permissible by law: 
(1) Demographic data on each element of the 
workforce of the Department of State, disaggregated 
by rank and grade or grade-equivalent, with respect 
to the following groups: 
(A) Applicants for positions in the Depart-
ment. 
(B) Individuals hired to join the workforce. 
(C) Individuals promoted during the 5-year 
period ending on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, including promotions to and within the 
Senior Executive Service or the Senior Foreign 
Service. 
(D) Individuals serving during the 5-year 
period ending on the date of the enactment of 
this Act as special assistants in any of the offices 
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of the Secretary of State, the Deputy Secretary 
of State, the Counselor of the Department of 
State, the Secretary’s Policy Planning Staff, the 
Under Secretary for Arms Control and Inter-
national Security, the Under Secretary for Civil-
ian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, 
the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, En-
ergy, and the Environment, the Undersecretary 
for Management, the Undersecretary of State for 
Political Affairs, and the Undersecretary for 
Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. 
(E) Individuals serving in the 5-year period 
ending on the date of the enactment of this Act 
in each bureau’s front office. 
(F) Individuals serving in the 5-year period 
ending on the date of the enactment of this Act 
as detailees to the National Security Council. 
(G) Individuals serving on applicable selec-
tion boards. 
(H) Members of any external advisory com-
mittee or board who are subject to appointment 
by individuals at senior positions in the Depart-
ment. 
(I) Individuals participating in profes-
sional development programs of the Department, 
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and the extent to which such participants have 
been placed into senior positions within the De-
partment after such participation. 
(J) Individuals participating in mentorship 
or retention programs. 
(K) Individuals who separated from the 
agency during the 5-year period ending on the 
date of the enactment of this Act, including indi-
viduals in the Senior Executive Service or the 
Senior Foreign Service. 
(2) An assessment of agency compliance with the 
essential elements identified in Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission Management Directive 715, 
effective October 1, 2003. 
(3) Data on the overall number of individuals 
who are part of the workforce, the percentages of such 
workforce corresponding to each element specified in 
section 1401(4), and the percentages corresponding to 
each rank, grade, or grade-equivalent. 
(c) RECOMMENDATION.—The Secretary of State may 
include in the report under subsection (a) a recommenda-
tion to the Director of Office of Management and Budget 
and to the appropriate congressional committees regarding 
whether the Department of State should be permitted to col-
lect more detailed data on demographic categories in addi-
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tion to the race and ethnicity categories specified in the Of-
fice of Management and Budget statistical policy directive 
entitled ‘‘Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Pre-
senting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity’’ (81 Fed. Reg. 
67398), in order to comply with the intent and require-
ments of this Act. 
(d) OTHER CONTENTS.—The report under subsection 
(a) shall also describe and assess the effectiveness of the ef-
forts of the Department of State— 
(1) to propagate fairness, impartiality, and in-
clusion in the work environment, both domestically 
and abroad; 
(2) to enforce anti-harassment and anti-dis-
crimination policies, both domestically and at posts 
overseas; 
(3) to refrain from engaging in unlawful dis-
crimination in any phase of the employment process, 
including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, assign-
ments, promotion, retention, and training; 
(4) to prevent retaliation against employees for 
participating in a protected equal employment oppor-
tunity activity or for reporting sexual harassment or 
sexual assault; 
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(5) to provide reasonable accommodation for 
qualified employees and applicants with disabilities; 
and 
(6) to recruit a representative workforce by— 
(A) recruiting women, persons with disabil-
ities, and minorities; 
(B) recruiting at women’s colleges, histori-
cally Black colleges and universities, minority- 
serving institutions, and other institutions serv-
ing a significant percentage of minority stu-
dents; 
(C) placing job advertisements in news-
papers, magazines, and job sites oriented toward 
women and minorities; 
(D) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs 
in urban and rural communities and land-grant 
colleges or universities; 
(E) providing opportunities through the 
Foreign Service Internship Program under chap-
ter 12 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4141 et seq.) and other hiring initiatives; 
(F) recruiting mid-level and senior-level 
professionals through programs designed to in-
crease representation in international affairs of 
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people belonging to traditionally under-rep-
resented groups; 
(G) offering the Foreign Service written and 
oral assessment examinations in several locations 
throughout the United States to reduce the bur-
den of applicants having to travel at their own 
expense to take either or both such examinations; 
(H) expanding the use of paid internships; 
and 
(I) supporting recruiting and hiring oppor-
tunities through— 
(i) the Charles B. Rangel International 
Affairs Fellowship Program; 
(ii) the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign 
Affairs Fellowship Program; and 
(iii) other initiatives, including agen-
cy-wide policy initiatives. 
(e) ANNUAL UPDATES.—Not later than one year after 
the publication of the report required under subsection (a) 
and annually thereafter for the following five years, the Sec-
retary of State shall work with the Director of the Office 
of Personnel Management and the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget to provide a report to the appro-
priate congressional committees, which shall be posted on 
the Department’s website, which may be included in an-
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other annual report required under another provision of 
law, that includes— 
(1) disaggregated demographic data, to the max-
imum extent collection of such data is permissible by 
law, relating to the workforce and information on the 
status of diversity and inclusion efforts of the Depart-
ment; 
(2) an analysis of applicant flow data, to the 
maximum extent collection of such data is permissible 
by law,; and 
(3) disaggregated demographic data relating to 
participants in professional development programs of 
the Department and the rate of placement into senior 
positions for participants in such programs. 
SEC. 1403. EXIT INTERVIEWS FOR WORKFORCE. 
(a) RETAINED MEMBERS.—The Director General of 
the Foreign Service and the Director of the Bureau of 
Human Resources or its equivalent shall conduct periodic 
interviews with a representative and diverse cross-section 
of the workforce of the Department of State— 
(1) to understand the reasons of individuals in 
such workforce for remaining in a position in the De-
partment; and 
(2) to receive feedback on workplace policies, pro-
fessional development opportunities, and other issues 
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affecting the decision of individuals in the workforce 
to remain in the Department. 
(b) DEPARTING MEMBERS.—The Director General of 
the Foreign Service and the Director of the Bureau of 
Human Resources or its equivalent shall provide an oppor-
tunity for an exit interview to each individual in the work-
force of the Department of State who separates from service 
with the Department to better understand the reasons of 
such individual for leaving such service. 
(c) USE OF ANALYSIS FROM INTERVIEWS.—The Direc-
tor General of the Foreign Service and the Director of the 
Bureau of Human Resources or its equivalent shall analyze 
demographic data and other information obtained through 
interviews under subsections (a) and (b) to determine— 
(1) to what extent, if any, the diversity of those 
participating in such interviews impacts the results; 
and 
(2) whether to implement any policy changes or 
include any recommendations in a report required 
under subsection (a) or (e) of section 1402 relating to 
the determination reached pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(d) TRACKING
DATA.—The Department of State 
shall— 
(1) track demographic data relating to partici-
pants in professional development programs and the 
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rate of placement into senior positions for partici-
pants in such programs; 
(2) annually evaluate such data— 
(A) to identify ways to improve outreach 
and recruitment for such programs, consistent 
with merit system principles; and 
(B) to understand the extent to which par-
ticipation in any professional development pro-
gram offered or sponsored by the Department 
differs among the demographic categories of the 
workforce; and 
(3) actively encourage participation from a 
range of demographic categories, especially from cat-
egories with consistently low participation, in such 
professional development programs. 
SEC. 1404. RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall— 
(1) continue to seek a diverse and talented pool 
of applicants; and 
(2) instruct the Director General of the Foreign 
Service and the Director of the Bureau of Human Re-
sources of the Department of State to have a recruit-
ment plan of action for the recruitment of people be-
longing to traditionally under-represented groups, 
which should include outreach at appropriate colleges, 
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universities, affinity groups, and professional associa-
tions. 
(b) SCOPE.—The diversity recruitment initiatives de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) recruiting at women’s colleges, historically 
Black colleges and universities, minority-serving in-
stitutions, and other institutions serving a significant 
percentage of minority students; 
(2) placing job advertisements in newspapers, 
magazines, and job sites oriented toward diverse 
groups; 
(3) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs in 
urban and rural communities and land-grant colleges 
or universities; 
(4) providing opportunities through highly re-
spected, international leadership programs, that focus 
on diversity recruitment and retention; 
(5) expanding the use of paid internships; and 
(6) cultivating partnerships with organizations 
dedicated to the advancement of the profession of 
international affairs and national security to advance 
shared diversity goals. 
(c) EXPAND TRAINING
ON ANTI-HARASSMENT
AND 
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall, 
through the Foreign Service Institute and other edu-
cational and training opportunities— 
(A) ensure the provision to all individuals 
in the workforce of training on anti-harassment 
and anti-discrimination information and poli-
cies, including in existing Foreign Service Insti-
tute courses or modules prioritized in the De-
partment of State’s Diversity and Inclusion 
Strategic Plan for 2016–2020 to promote diver-
sity in Bureau awards or mitigate unconscious 
bias; 
(B) expand the provision of training on 
workplace rights and responsibilities to focus on 
anti-harassment and anti-discrimination infor-
mation and policies, including policies relating 
to sexual assault prevention and response; and 
(C) make such expanded training manda-
tory for— 
(i) individuals in senior and super-
visory positions; 
(ii) individuals having responsibilities 
related to recruitment, retention, or pro-
motion of employees; and 
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(iii) any other individual determined 
by the Department who needs such training 
based on analysis by the Department or 
OPM analysis. 
(2) BEST PRACTICES.—The Department of State 
shall give special attention to ensuring the continuous 
incorporation of research-based best practices in 
training provided under this subsection. 
SEC. 1405. PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE 
NATIONAL SECURITY WORKFORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall ensure 
that individuals in senior and supervisory positions of the 
Department of State, or Department individuals having re-
sponsibilities related to recruitment, retention, or pro-
motion of employees, should have a demonstrated commit-
ment to equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—In making any recommenda-
tions on nominations, conducting interviews, identifying or 
selecting candidates, or appointing acting individuals for 
positions equivalent to an Assistant Secretary or above, the 
Secretary of State shall use best efforts to consider at least 
one individual reflective of diversity. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
establish a mechanism to ensure that appointments or 
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details of Department of State employees to staff posi-
tions in the Offices of the Secretary, the Deputy Sec-
retary, the Counselor of the Department, the Sec-
retary’s Policy Planning Staff, or any of the Under-
secretaries of State, and details to the National Secu-
rity Council, are transparent, competitive, equitable, 
and inclusive, and made without regard to an indi-
vidual’s race, color, religion, sex (including preg-
nancy, transgender status, or sexual orientation), na-
tional origin, age (if 40 or older), disability, or ge-
netic information. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report regarding the mechanism re-
quired under paragraph (1). 
(d) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of State shall use 
best efforts to consider at least one individual reflective of 
diversity for the staff positions specified in subsection (c)(1) 
and ensure such positions are equitably available to em-
ployees of the civil service and Foreign Service. 
SEC. 1406. LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT AND ACCOUNT-
ABILITY. 
(a) REWARD AND RECOGNIZE EFFORTS TO PROMOTE 
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
implement performance and advancement require-
ments that reward and recognize the efforts of indi-
viduals in senior positions and supervisors in the De-
partment of State in fostering an inclusive environ-
ment and cultivating talent consistent with merit sys-
tem principles, such as through participation in men-
toring programs or sponsorship initiatives, recruit-
ment events, and other similar opportunities. 
(2) OUTREACH EVENTS.—The Secretary of State 
shall create opportunities for individuals in senior 
positions and supervisors in the Department of State 
to participate in outreach events and to discuss issues 
relating to diversity and inclusion with the workforce 
on a regular basis, including with employee resource 
groups. 
(b) 
EXTERNAL
ADVISORY
COMMITTEES
AND 
BOARDS.—For each external advisory committee or board 
to which individuals in senior positions in the Department 
of State appoint members, the Secretary of State is strongly 
encouraged by Congress to ensure such external advisory 
committee or board is developed, reviewed, and carried out 
by qualified teams that represent the diversity of the organi-
zation. 
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SEC. 1407. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES 
AND TOOLS. 
(a) EXPAND PROVISION OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP-
MENT AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State is au-
thorized to expand professional development opportu-
nities that support the mission needs of the Depart-
ment of State, such as— 
(A) academic programs; 
(B) private-public exchanges; and 
(C) detail assignments to relevant positions 
in— 
(i) private or international organiza-
tions; 
(ii) State, local, and Tribal govern-
ments; 
(iii) other branches of the Federal Gov-
ernment; or 
(iv) 
professional 
schools 
of 
inter-
national affairs. 
(2) TRAINING FOR SENIOR POSITIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State 
shall offer, or sponsor members of the workforce 
to participate in, a Senior Executive Service 
candidate development program or other pro-
gram that trains members on the skills required 
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for appointment to senior positions in the De-
partment of State. 
(B) 
REQUIREMENTS.—In 
determining 
which members of the workforce are granted pro-
fessional development or career advancement op-
portunities under subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary of State shall— 
(i) ensure any program offered or 
sponsored by the Department of State under 
such subparagraph comports with the re-
quirements of subpart C of part 412 of title 
5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any suc-
cessor thereto, including merit staffing and 
assessment requirements; 
(ii) consider the number of expected 
vacancies in senior positions as a factor in 
determining the number of candidates to se-
lect for such programs; 
(iii) understand how participation in 
any program offered or sponsored by the 
Department under such subparagraph dif-
fers by gender, race, national origin, dis-
ability status, or other demographic cat-
egories; and 
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