consistent with the need to maintain a pool of experienced 
personnel effectively distributed across skill codes and 
ranks. It is further the sense of Congress that absent contin-
uous recruitment and training of Foreign Service officers 
and civil servants, the Department will lack experienced, 
qualified personnel in the short, medium, and long terms. 
(b) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not obligate or 
expend any amounts for any reduction-in-force action 
under section 3502 or 3595 of title 5, United States Code, 
or for any incentive payments for early separation or re-
tirement under any other provision of law unless— 
(1) the appropriate congressional committees are 
notified not less than 15 days in advance of such obli-
gation or expenditure; and 
(2) the Secretary has provided to the appropriate 
congressional committees a detailed report that de-
scribes the Department’s strategic staffing goals, in-
cluding— 
(A) a justification that describes how any 
proposed workforce reduction enhances the effec-
tiveness of the Department; 
(B) a certification that such workforce re-
duction is in the national interest of the United 
States; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:31 Jul 25, 2019
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00069
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H3352.RH
H3352
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
(C) a comprehensive strategic staffing plan 
for the Department, including five-year work-
force forecasting and a description of the antici-
pated impact of any proposed workforce reduc-
tion; and 
(D) a dataset displaying comprehensive 
workforce data for all current and planned em-
ployees of the Department, disaggregated by— 
(i) Foreign Service officer and Foreign 
Service specialist rank; 
(ii) civil service job skill code, grade 
level, and bureau of assignment; 
(iii) contracted employees, including 
the equivalent job skill code and bureau of 
assignment; and 
(iv) employees hired under schedule C 
of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of 
Federal Regulations, including their equiva-
lent grade and job skill code and bureau of 
assignment. 
SEC. 310. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING VETERANS EM-
PLOYMENT AT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Department should continue to promote 
the employment of veterans, in accordance with sec-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:31 Jul 25, 2019
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00070
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H3352.RH
H3352
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
tion 301 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 3941), as amended by section 405 of this Act, 
including those veterans belonging to traditionally 
underrepresented groups at the Department; 
(2) veterans employed by the Department have 
made significant contributions to United States for-
eign policy in a variety of regional and global affairs 
bureaus and diplomatic posts overseas; and 
(3) the Department should continue to encourage 
veteran employment and facilitate their participation 
in the workforce. 
SEC. 311. EMPLOYEE ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTIONS AND 
PRECLUSIONS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Department should expand the appeal process it 
makes available to employees related to assignment 
preclusions and restrictions. 
(b) APPEAL OF ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTION OR PRE-
CLUSION.—Section 502(a)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 
1980 (22 U.S.C. 3982(a)(2)), as amended by section 111 
of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentences: ‘‘Any employee subjected to an as-
signment restriction or preclusion shall have the same ap-
peal rights as provided by the Department regarding denial 
or revocation of a security clearance. Any such appeal shall 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:31 Jul 25, 2019
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00071
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H3352.RH
H3352
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
be resolved not later than 60 days after such appeal is 
filed.’’. 
(c) NOTICE AND CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall revise, and certify to the appropriate congres-
sional committees regarding such revision, the Foreign Af-
fairs Manual guidance regarding denial or revocation of a 
security clearance to expressly state that all review and ap-
peal rights relating thereto shall also apply to any rec-
ommendation or decision to impose an assignment restric-
tion or preclusion to an employee. 
SEC. 312. RECALL AND REEMPLOYMENT OF CAREER MEM-
BERS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) career Department employees provide invalu-
able service to the United States as nonpartisan pro-
fessionals who contribute subject matter expertise and 
professional skills to the successful development and 
execution of United States foreign policy; and 
(2) re-employment of skilled former members of 
the Foreign and civil service who have voluntarily 
separated from the Foreign or civil service due to 
family reasons or to obtain professional skills outside 
government is of benefit to the Department. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:31 Jul 25, 2019
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00072
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H3352.RH
H3352
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
(b) REEMPLOYMENT.—Subsection (b) of section 308 of 
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3948) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘Former career tenured members of the Service seeking re-
appointment, if separated for other than cause for up to 
three years prior to the date of the enactment of this sen-
tence, shall be eligible to participate in the regular assign-
ment bidding process without restriction and shall not be 
required to accept a directed first assignment upon re-
appointment.’’. 
(c) NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after chapter 102 the following 
new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 103—NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT 
OPPORTUNITIES 
FOR 
DEPARTMENT 
OF STATE AND USAID POSITIONS 
‘‘§ 10301. Notice of Employment Opportunities for De-
partment of State and USAID positions 
‘‘To ensure that individuals who have separated from 
the Department of State or the United States Agency for 
International Development and who are eligible for re-
appointment are aware of such opportunities, the Depart-
ment of State and the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development shall publicize notice of all employ-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:31 Jul 25, 2019
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00073
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H3352.RH
H3352
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
ment opportunities, including positions for which the rel-
evant agency is accepting applications from individuals 
within the agency’s workforce under merit promotion proce-
dures, 
on 
publicly 
accessible 
sites, 
including 
www.usajobs.gov. If using merit promotion procedures, the 
notice shall expressly state that former employees eligible 
for reinstatement may apply.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subpart I of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘10301. Notice of employment opportunities for Department of State and USAID 
positions’’. 
(d) RECALL.—Subsection (a) of section 308 of the For-
eign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3948) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(a) Whenever the Secretary determines that the needs 
of the Department so require, the Secretary may recall any 
retired or voluntarily separated career member of the Serv-
ice, or any retired or voluntarily separated career employee 
of the civil service (within the meaning of section 315.201 
of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor sec-
tion)), for active duty in the same personnel category as 
such member or employee was serving at the time of retire-
ment or voluntary separation. A recalled retired or volun-
tarily separated career member of the Service or retired or 
voluntarily separated career employee of the civil service 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:31 Jul 25, 2019
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00074
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H3352.RH
H3352
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
may not be recalled to a salary class higher than the one 
in which such member or employee was serving at the time 
of retirement or voluntary separation, unless appointed to 
such higher class by the President, by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate.’’. 
SEC. 313. STRATEGIC STAFFING PLAN FOR THE DEPART-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehen-
sive five-year strategic staffing plan for the Department 
that is aligned with and furthers the objectives of the Na-
tional 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; 
(B) civil service job skill code, grade level, 
and bureau of assignment; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:31 Jul 25, 2019
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00075
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H3352.RH
H3352
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
(C) contracted employees, including the 
equivalent job skill code and bureau of assign-
ment; and 
(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. 
(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 shall lead the de-
velopment of the plan required under subsection (a) but 
may consult or partner with private sector entities with ex-
pertise in labor economics, management, or human re-
sources, as well as organizations familiar with the demands 
and needs of the Department’s workforce. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:31 Jul 25, 2019
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00076
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H3352.RH
H3352
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
(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’s plan to implement rec-
ommendations described in GAO-19-220. 
SEC. 314. CONSULTING SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 103 of title 5, United 
States Code, as added by section 313 of this Act, is amended 
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 
subpart I of title 5, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing after the item relating to section 10302 the following 
new item: 
‘‘10302. Consulting services for the Department of State’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:31 Jul 25, 2019
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00077
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6213
E:\BILLS\H3352.RH
H3352
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
SEC. 315. 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. 316. 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, 
2019, and ending on September 30, 2022’’. 
SEC. 317. FOREIGN SERVICE SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY. 
Subsection (c) of section 610 of the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4010) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘suspend’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘indefinitely suspend without duties’’; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:31 Jul 25, 2019
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00078
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H3352.RH
H3352
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
(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’’; 
(C) by striking subparagraph (B) (relating 
to the definition of ‘‘suspend’’ and ‘‘suspension’’); 
and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:31 Jul 25, 2019
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00079
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H3352.RH
H3352
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
(4) A summary of such changes displayed in 
spreadsheet form. 
SEC. 319. 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. 320. STANDARDIZING DEPARTMENT PARENTAL LEAVE 
POLICIES. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to— 
(1) afford every employee at the Department 
equal access to leave and workplace flexibilities for 
childbirth, adoption, and foster care; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:31 Jul 25, 2019
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00081
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H3352.RH
H3352
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
(2) encourage the Department to work towards a 
parental leave policy that will help recruit and retain 
a dynamic, multi-talented, and diverse workforce ca-
pable of meeting the national security and foreign 
policy goals of the United States; and 
(3) determine the impacts of flexible leave poli-
cies on recruitment and retention rates. 
(b) ESTABLISHING
STANDARD
PARENTAL
LEAVE 
POLICIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall establish and implement a standard parental 
leave policy applicable to Department employees 
across all bureaus and offices within the Department 
and Missions abroad. Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to provide any new category of leave not 
otherwise provided by law. 
(2) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report describing— 
(A) the steps taken to implement the policy 
required under paragraph (1) across all bureaus 
and offices within the Department and Missions 
abroad; and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:31 Jul 25, 2019
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00082
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H3352.RH
H3352
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
(B) any costs associated with such policy. 
SEC. 321. APPOINTMENT OF EMPLOYEES TO THE GLOBAL 
ENGAGEMENT CENTER. 
The Secretary may appoint, for a three year period 
that may be extended for up to an additional two years, 
solely to carry out the functions of the Global Engagement 
Center, employees of the Department without regard to the 
provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing ap-
pointment in the competitive service, and may fix the basic 
compensation of such employees without regard to chapter 
51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title. 
SEC. 322. 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 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:31 Jul 25, 2019
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00083
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H3352.RH
H3352
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
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-
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. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:31 Jul 25, 2019
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00084
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H3352.RH
H3352
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
‘‘(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; 
‘‘(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. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:31 Jul 25, 2019
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00085
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H3352.RH
H3352
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
‘‘(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.’’. 
(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.’’. 
TITLE 
IV—A 
DIVERSE 
WORK-
FORCE: 
RECRUITMENT, 
RE-
TENTION, AND PROMOTION 
SEC. 401. 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-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:31 Jul 25, 2019
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00086
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H3352.RH
H3352
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
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 
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 defined in section 2101 of title 
5, United States Code); 
(B) individuals who are members of the 
Foreign Service (as defined in section 103 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3902)); 
(C) all individuals serving under a personal 
services agreement or personal services contract; 
(D) all individuals serving under a Foreign 
Service Limited appointment under section 309 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980; or 
(E) individuals working in the Department 
of State under any other authority. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:31 Jul 25, 2019
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00087
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H3352.RH
H3352
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
SEC. 402. 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 shall, 
in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management and the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget, submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report, which shall also be posted on a publicly 
available website of the Department in a searchable data-
base format, that includes disaggregated demographic data 
and other information regarding the diversity of the work-
force of the Department. 
(b) DATA.—The report under subsection (a) shall in-
clude the following data: 
(1) Demographic data on each element of the 
workforce of the Department, disaggregated by rank 
and grade or grade-equivalent, with respect to the fol-
lowing groups: 
(A) Applicants for positions in the Depart-
ment. 
(B) Individuals hired to join the workforce. 
(C) Individuals promoted during the 2-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. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:31 Jul 25, 2019
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00088
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H3352.RH
H3352
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
(D) Individuals serving on applicable selec-
tion boards. 
(E) Members of any external advisory com-
mittee or board who are subject to appointment 
by individuals at senior positions in the Depart-
ment. 
(F) Individuals participating in profes-
sional development programs of the Department, 
and the extent to which such participants have 
been placed into senior positions within the De-
partment after such participation. 
(G) 
Individuals 
participating 
in 
mentorship or retention programs. 
(H) Individuals who separated from the 
agency during the 2-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 listed in sec-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:31 Jul 25, 2019
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00089
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H3352.RH
H3352
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS
tion 401(4), and the percentages corresponding to 
each rank, grade, or grade-equivalent. 
(c) RECOMMENDATION.—The Secretary may include 
in the report under subsection (a) a recommendation to the 
Director of Office of Management and Budget and to the 
appropriate congressional committees regarding whether the 
Department should collect more detailed data on demo-
graphic categories in addition to the race and ethnicity cat-
egories specified in the Office of Management and Budget 
statistical policy directive entitled ‘‘Standards for Main-
taining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race 
and Ethnicity’’ (81 Fed. Reg. 67398). 
(d) OTHER CONTENTS.—The report under subsection 
(a) shall also describe and assess the effectiveness of the ef-
forts of the Department— 
(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; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:31 Jul 25, 2019
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00090
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H3352.RH
H3352
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS