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(B) minimizing the number of unfilled positions at 
the end of the bidding season. 
SEC. 9209. CURTAILMENTS, REMOVALS FROM POST, AND WAIVERS OF 
PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES. 
(a) CURTAILMENTS REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, 
the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees regarding curtailments of Department per-
sonnel from overseas posts. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall include in the report 
required under paragraph (1)— 
(A) relevant information about any post that, during 
the 6-month period preceding the report— 
(i) had more than 5 curtailments; or 
(ii) had curtailments representing more than 5 
percent of Department personnel at such post; and 
(B) for each post referred to in subparagraph (A), the 
number of curtailments, disaggregated by month of occur-
rence. 
(C) ADDITIONAL CONTENTS FOR INITIAL REPORT.—The 
initial report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 
identify— 
(i) the number of curtailments at the Deputy Chief 
of Mission or Principal Officer level for each of the 
previous 5 years; and 
(ii) to the extent practicable— 
(I) the number of such curtailments that were 
voluntary and the number of such curtailments 
that were involuntary; and 
(II) the number of those curtailed who left 
the service within 1 year after such curtailment. 
(b) REMOVAL
OF DIPLOMATS.—Not later than 20 days after 
the date on which any United States personnel under Chief of 
Mission authority is declared persona non grata by a host govern-
ment, the Secretary shall— 
(1) notify the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives of such declaration; and 
(2) include with such notification— 
(A) the official reason for such declaration (if provided 
by the host government); 
(B) the date of the declaration; and 
(C) whether the Department responded by declaring 
a host government’s diplomat in the United States persona 
non grata. 
(c) WAIVER OF PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES.—Not later than 
15 days after any waiver of privileges and immunities pursuant 
to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, done at Vienna 
April 18, 1961, that is applicable to an entire diplomatic post 
or to the majority of United States personnel under Chief of Mission 
authority, the Secretary shall notify the appropriate congressional 
committees of such waiver and the reason for such waiver.
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(d) TERMINATION.—This section shall terminate on the date 
that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 9210. REPORT ON WORLDWIDE AVAILABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report 
to the appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility of 
requiring that each member of the Foreign Service, at the time 
of entry into the Foreign Service and thereafter, be worldwide 
available, as determined by the Secretary. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include— 
(1) the feasibility of a worldwide availability requirement 
for all members of the Foreign Service; 
(2) considerations if such a requirement were to be imple-
mented, including the potential effect on recruitment and reten-
tion; and 
(3) recommendations for exclusions and limitations, 
including exemptions for medical reasons, disability, and other 
circumstances. 
SEC. 9211. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall strongly encourage 
that Foreign Service officers seeking entry into the Senior Foreign 
Service participate in professional development described in sub-
section (c). 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit rec-
ommendations on requiring that Foreign Service officers complete 
professional development described in subsection (c) to be eligible 
for entry into the Senior Foreign Service. 
(c) PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
DESCRIBED.—Professional 
development described in this subsection is not less than 6 months 
of training or experience outside of the Department, including time 
spent— 
(1) as a detailee to another government agency, including 
Congress or a State, Tribal, or local government; or 
(2) in Department-sponsored and -funded university 
training that results in an advanced degree, excluding time 
spent at a university that is fully funded or operated by the 
Federal Government. 
(d) PROMOTION PRECEPTS.—The Secretary shall instruct pro-
motion boards to consider positively long-term training and out- 
of-agency detail assignments as described in this section. 
SEC. 9212. MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENTS AT DIPLOMATIC AND CON-
SULAR POSTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall annually 
conduct, at each diplomatic and consular post, a voluntary survey, 
which shall be offered to all staff assigned to that post who are 
citizens of the United States (excluding the Chief of Mission) to 
assess the management and leadership of that post by the Chief 
of Mission, the Deputy Chief of Mission, and the Charge d’Affaires. 
(b) ANONYMITY.—All responses to the survey shall be— 
(1) fully anonymized; and 
(2) made available to the Director General of the Foreign 
Service.
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(c) SURVEY.—The survey shall seek to assess— 
(1) the general morale at post; 
(2) the presence of any hostile work environment; 
(3) the presence of any harassment, discrimination, retalia-
tion, or other mistreatment; and 
(4) effective leadership and collegial work environment. 
(d) DIRECTOR GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS.—Upon compilation 
and review of the surveys, the Director General of the Foreign 
Service shall issue recommendations to posts, as appropriate, based 
on the findings of the surveys. 
(e) REFERRAL.—If the surveys reveal any action that is grounds 
for referral to the Inspector General of the Department of State 
and the Foreign Service, the Director General of the Foreign Service 
may refer the matter to the Inspector General of the Department 
of State and the Foreign Service, who shall, as the Inspector General 
considers appropriate, conduct an inspection of the post in accord-
ance with section 209(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 3929(b)). 
(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Director General of the Foreign 
Service shall submit an annual report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that includes— 
(1) any trends or summaries from the surveys; 
(2) the posts where corrective action was recommended 
or taken in response to any issues identified by the surveys; 
and 
(3) the number of referrals to the Inspector General of 
the Department of State and the Foreign Service, as applicable. 
(g) INITIAL BASIS.—The surveys and reports required under 
this section shall be carried out on an initial basis for the 5- 
year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 9213. INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF PROMOTION POLICIES. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a comprehensive review of the policies, personnel, organiza-
tion, and processes related to promotions within the Department, 
including— 
(1) a review of— 
(A) the selection and oversight of Foreign Service pro-
motion panels; and 
(B) the use of quantitative data and metrics in such 
panels; 
(2) an assessment of the promotion practices of the Depart-
ment, including how promotion processes are communicated 
to the workforce and appeals processes; and 
(3) recommendations for improving promotion panels and 
promotion practices. 
SEC. 9214. THIRD PARTY VERIFICATION OF PERMANENT CHANGE OF 
STATION (PCS) ORDERS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall establish a mechanism for third parties 
to verify the employment of, and the validity of permanent change 
of station (PCS) orders received by, members of the Foreign Service, 
in a manner that protects the safety, security, and privacy of 
sensitive employee information.
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SEC. 
9215. 
POST-EMPLOYMENT 
RESTRICTIONS 
ON 
SENATE-CON-
FIRMED OFFICIALS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) Congress and the executive branch have recognized 
the importance of preventing and mitigating the potential for 
conflicts of interest following government service, including with 
respect to senior United States officials working on behalf of 
foreign governments; and 
(2) Congress and the executive branch should jointly 
evaluate the status and scope of post-employment restrictions. 
(b) RESTRICTIONS.—Section 1 of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) EXTENDED POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR CERTAIN 
SENATE-CONFIRMED OFFICIALS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) COUNTRY OF CONCERN.—The term ‘country of con-
cern’ means— 
‘‘(i) the People’s Republic of China; 
‘‘(ii) the Russian Federation; 
‘‘(iii) the Islamic Republic of Iran; 
‘‘(iv) the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; 
‘‘(v) the Republic of Cuba; and 
‘‘(vi) the Syrian Arab Republic. 
‘‘(B) FOREIGN GOVERNMENT ENTITY.—The term ‘foreign 
governmental entity’ includes— 
‘‘(i) any person employed by— 
‘‘(I) any department, agency, or other entity 
of a foreign government at the national, regional, 
or local level; 
‘‘(II) any governing party or coalition of a for-
eign government at the national, regional, or local 
level; or 
‘‘(III) any entity majority-owned or majority- 
controlled by a foreign government at the national, 
regional, or local level; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a country of concern, any com-
pany, economic project, cultural organization, exchange 
program, or nongovernmental organization that is more 
than 33 percent owned or controlled by the government 
of such country. 
‘‘(C) REPRESENTATION.—The term ‘representation’ does 
not include representation by an attorney, who is duly 
licensed and authorized to provide legal advice in a United 
States jurisdiction, of a person or entity in a legal capacity 
or for the purposes of rendering legal advice. 
‘‘(2) SECRETARY
OF
STATE
AND
DEPUTY
SECRETARY
OF 
STATE.—With respect to a person serving as the Secretary 
of State or the Deputy Secretary of State, the restrictions 
described in section 207(f)(1) of title 18, United States Code, 
shall apply to any such person who knowingly represents, aids, 
or advises a foreign governmental entity before an officer or 
employee of the executive branch of the United States with 
the intent to influence a decision of such officer or employee 
in carrying out his or her official duties at any time after 
the termination of such person’s service as Secretary or Deputy 
Secretary.