skill codes and ranks. It is further the sense of Congress 
that absent continuous recruitment and training of For-
eign Service officers and civil servants, the Department 
of State will lack experienced, qualified personnel in the 
short, medium, and long terms. 
(b) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of State should not 
implement 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 retirement 
under any other provision of law unless— 
(1) the appropriate congressional committees 
are notified not less than 15 days in advance of such 
obligation or expenditure; and 
(2) the Secretary has provided to the appro-
priate congressional committees a detailed report 
that describes the Department of State’s strategic 
staffing goals, including— 
(A) a justification that describes how any 
proposed workforce reduction enhances the ef-
fectiveness of the Department; 
(B) a certification that such workforce re-
duction is in the national interest of the United 
States; 
(C) a comprehensive strategic staffing plan 
for the Department, including 5-year workforce
forecasting and a description of the anticipated 
impact of any proposed workforce reduction; 
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 For-
eign 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 
equivalent grade and job skill code and bu-
reau of assignment. 
SEC. 1310. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING VETERANS 
EMPLOYMENT 
AT 
THE 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
STATE. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Department of State should continue to 
promote the employment of veterans, in accordance 
with section 301 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 3941), as amended by section 1407 of 
this Act, including those veterans belonging to tradi-
tionally under-represented groups at the Depart-
ment; 
(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 encour-
age veteran employment and facilitate their partici-
pation in the workforce. 
SEC. 1311. EMPLOYEE ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTIONS AND 
PRECLUSIONS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Department of State should expand the ap-
peal process it makes available to employees related to as-
signment preclusions and restrictions. 
(b) APPEAL OF ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTION OR PRE-
CLUSION.—Subsection (a) of section 414 of the Depart-
ment of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (22 
U.S.C. 2734c(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentences: ‘‘Such right and process shall en-
sure that any employee subjected to an assignment restric-
tion or preclusion shall have the same appeal rights as 
provided by the Department regarding denial or revocation
of a security clearance. Any such appeal shall 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 of State shall revise, and certify to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate regard-
ing such revision, the Foreign Affairs Manual guidance 
regarding denial or revocation of a security clearance to 
expressly state that all review and appeal rights relating 
thereto shall also apply to any recommendation or decision 
to impose an assignment restriction or preclusion to an 
employee. 
SEC. 1312. RECALL AND REEMPLOYMENT OF CAREER MEM-
BERS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) career Department of State employees pro-
vide invaluable service to the United States as non-
partisan professionals who contribute subject matter 
expertise and professional skills to the successful de-
velopment and execution of United States foreign 
policy; and 
(2) reemployment 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. 
(b) NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND USAID POSITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after chapter 102 the fol-
lowing new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 103—NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT 
OPPORTUNITIES 
FOR 
DEPARTMENT 
OF STATE AND USAID POSITIONS 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘10301. 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-
ment opportunities, including positions for which the rel-
evant agency is accepting applications from individuals 
within the agency’s workforce under merit promotion pro-
cedures, 
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 
chapters at the beginning of part III of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end of subpart I the following: 
‘‘103. 
Notice of employment opportunities for Depart-
ment 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 com-
mittees a comprehensive 5-year strategic staffing plan for 
the Department of State that is aligned with and furthers 
the objectives 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—
(c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State shall 
lead the development of the plan required under sub-
section (a) but may consult or partner with private sector 
entities with expertise in labor economics, management, 
or human resources, 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 re-
port 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 
implement 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(b) 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 chapter 103 of title 5, United States Code, as added 
by section 1312(b) 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 Secu-
rity 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— 
(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) For each member of the Service suspended 
under paragraph (1)(A) whose security clearance remains 
suspended for more than one calendar year, not later than 
30 days after the end of such calendar year the Secretary 
of State shall report to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate in writing regarding the 
specific reasons relating to the duration of each such sus-
pension. 
‘‘(6) Any member of the Service suspended under 
paragraph (1)(B) may be suspended without pay only 
after a final written decision is provided to such member 
pursuant to paragraph (2).’’; 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 redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and 
moving such subparagraphs 2 ems to the left; 
and 
(D) by striking subparagraph (B) (relating 
to the definition of ‘‘suspend’’ and ‘‘suspen-
sion’’). 
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 personnel, including the Secretary of State, Depart-
ment employees, and political appointees, regardless of an 
individual’s status as a Foreign Service officer, Civil Serv-
ice employee, or political appointee hired under any legal 
authority. 
(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 com-
mittees a certification in unclassified form that the appli-
cability described in subsection (a) has been commu-
nicated to all Department personnel, including the per-
sonnel referred to in such subsection. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(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 
committees 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 
period preceding the submission of such report. 
Each subsequent report shall cover the 180-day pe-
riod preceding submission. 
(3) CONTENTS.—Each report required under 
paragraph (1) shall contain the following: 
(A) The location within the Foreign Af-
fairs 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. 
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 individual possesses significant scientific, techno-
logical, engineering, or mathematical expertise that is inte-
gral to performing the duties of the applicable position, 
based on demonstrated job performance and qualifying ex-
perience. With respect to each waiver granted under this 
subsection, the Secretary shall set forth in a written docu-
ment that is transmitted to the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management 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 
without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chap-
ter 53 of such title. 
SEC. 1321. REST AND RECUPERATION AND OVERSEAS OP-
ERATIONS 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 
agency (as that term is defined in section 105), but 
does not include the Government Accountability Of-
fice; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘combat zone’ means a geo-
graphic area designated by an Executive order of the 
President as an area in which the Armed Forces are 
engaging or have engaged in combat, an area des-
ignated 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 sup-
port 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 
Omnibus 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 
serving 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 
agency (as that term is defined in section 105), but 
does not include the Government Accountability Of-
fice; 
‘‘(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 deter-
mines 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.’’. 
(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, 
nationals, 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.’’. 
SEC. 1323. DEPARTMENT OF STATE STUDENT INTERNSHIP 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall es-
tablish the Department of State Student Internship Pro-
gram (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’) to 
offer internship opportunities at the Department of State 
to eligible students to raise awareness of the essential role 
of diplomacy in the conduct of United States foreign policy 
and the realization of United States foreign policy objec-
tives. 
(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 
security clearance; and 
(3) satisfy such other criteria as established by 
the Secretary. 
(c) SELECTION.—The Secretary of State shall estab-
lish selection criteria for students to be admitted into the 
Program that includes the following: 
(1) Demonstrable interest in a career in foreign 
affairs. 
(2) Academic performance. 
(3) Such other criteria as determined by the 
Secretary. 
(d) OUTREACH.—The Secretary of State shall adver-
tise the Program widely, including on the internet, 
through the Department of State’s Diplomats in Resi-
dence program, and through other outreach and recruiting 
initiatives targeting undergraduate and graduate students. 
The Secretary shall actively encourage people belonging to 
traditionally under-represented groups in terms of racial,
if the location of the internship in which such 
student 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 
internship 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 stu-
dent’s permanent address; or 
(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 
structure internships to ensure such internships satisfy 
criteria for academic programs in which participants in 
such internships are enrolled. 
(g) TRANSITION PERIOD.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than two years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall transition all unpaid internship 
programs of the Department, including the Foreign
Service Internship Program, to internship programs 
that offer compensation. Upon selection as a can-
didate 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 cur-
ricular credit. 
(2) 
EXCEPTION.—The 
transition 
required 
under paragraph (1) shall not apply in the case of 
unpaid internship programs of the Department of 
State that are part of the Virtual Student Federal 
Service internship program. 
(3) WAIVER.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
waive the requirement under this subsection to 
transition an unpaid internship program of the 
Department to an internship program that of-
fers compensation if the Secretary determines 
and not later than 30 days after any such de-
termination submits to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report that to do so would 
not be consistent with effective management 
goals.
(B) REPORT.—The report required under 
subparagraph (A) shall describe the reason why 
transitioning an unpaid internship program of 
the Department to an internship program that 
offers compensation would not be consistent 
with effective management goals, including any 
justification for maintaining such unpaid status 
indefinitely, or any additional authorities or re-
sources necessary to transition such unpaid pro-
gram to offer compensation in the future. 
(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 
Relations 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 
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 
investigations started for such students and the 
timeline for such investigations, including whether
such investigations were completed or if, and when, 
an interim security clearance was granted. 
(3) Information on expenditures on the Pro-
gram. 
(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 
divulge any personal information. Such students 
shall be informed that their participation in the data 
collection contemplated by this section is voluntary. 
(2) PRIVACY PROTECTION.—Any data collected 
under this section shall be subject to the relevant 
privacy protection statutes and regulations applica-
ble to Federal employees. 
(j) SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORITY.—The Department 
of State may offer compensated internships for not more 
than 52 weeks, and select, appoint, employ, and remove 
individuals in such compensated internships without re-
gard to the provisions of law governing appointments in 
the competitive service.
(k) USE OF FUNDS.—Internships offered and com-
pensated by the Department subject to this section shall 
be funded by amounts appropriated pursuant to— 
(1) the authorization of appropriations under 
section 1001; and 
(2) any other Act. 
SEC. 1324. COMPETITIVE STATUS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOY-
EES HIRED BY INSPECTORS GENERAL TO 
SUPPORT THE LEAD IG MISSION. 
Subparagraph (A) of section 8L(d)(5) of the Inspec-
tor 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 
Secretary of State shall make explicit in writing to all De-
partment of State personnel, including the Secretary of 
State, Department employees, contractors, and political 
appointees, and shall consider updating the Foreign Af-
fairs Manual and the Foreign Affairs Handbook to explic-
itly specify, that if any of such personnel does not comply 
within 60 days with a request for an interview or access
to documents from the Office of the Inspector General of 
the Department such personnel may be subject to appro-
priate administrative discipline including, when cir-
cumstances warrant, 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 quarterly basis thereafter, the Office of the Inspec-
tor General of the Department of State and the 
United States Agency for Global Media shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees and the 
Secretary of State a report in unclassified form de-
tailing the following: 
(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 
requested 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. 
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 detailing the extent to which each such school provides 
special education and related services to children with dis-
abilities in accordance with part B of the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.). Each 
list required under this section shall be posted on the pub-
lic website of the Office for access by members of the For-
eign 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 Serv-
ice 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 
Senior Foreign Service whose performance will be evalu-
ated by a selection board may submit to such selection 
board a gap memo in advance of such evaluation. 
‘‘(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 Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate.’’. 
(b) CONSULTATION AND GUIDANCE.— 
(1) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector General of the Foreign Service shall consult 
with the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate regarding the development 
of the gap memo under subsection (c) of section 603 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as added by sub-
section (a). 
(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘gap memo’’ has the meaning given such term in 
subsection (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 
Management and Budget statistical policy directive 
entitled ‘‘Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and 
Presenting 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 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 sec-
tion 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 Personnel Management and the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget, submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report, which shall also be 
published on a publicly available website of the Depart-
ment in a searchable database format, that includes 
disaggregated demographic data and other information re-
garding the diversity 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 of-
fices of the Secretary of State, the Deputy Sec-
retary of State, the Counselor of the Depart-
ment of State, the Secretary’s Policy Planning 
Staff, the Under Secretary for Arms Control 
and International Security, the Under Secretary 
for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human 
Rights, the Under Secretary for Economic 
Growth, Energy, and the Environment, the Un-
dersecretary for Management, the Undersecre-
tary of State for Political Affairs, and the Un-
dersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public 
Affairs.
(E) Individuals serving in the 5-year pe-
riod ending on the date of the enactment of this 
Act in each bureau’s front office. 
(F) Individuals serving in the 5-year pe-
riod ending on the date of the enactment of this 
Act as detailees to the National Security Coun-
cil. 
(G) Individuals serving on applicable selec-
tion boards. 
(H) Members of any external advisory 
committee or board who are subject to appoint-
ment by individuals at senior positions in the 
Department. 
(I) Individuals participating in professional 
development programs of the Department, and 
the extent to which such participants have been 
placed into senior positions within the Depart-
ment 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 in-
dividuals in the Senior Executive Service or the 
Senior Foreign Service.
(2) An assessment of agency compliance with 
the essential elements identified in Equal Employ-
ment Opportunity Commission Management Direc-
tive 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 speci-
fied in section 1401(4), and the percentages cor-
responding 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 
collect more detailed data on demographic categories in 
addition to the race and ethnicity categories specified in 
the Office of Management and Budget statistical policy 
directive entitled ‘‘Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, 
and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity’’ (81 
Fed. Reg. 67398), in order to comply with the intent and 
requirements of this Act. 
(d) OTHER CONTENTS.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall also describe and assess the effectiveness 
of the efforts 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 op-
portunity activity or for reporting sexual harassment 
or sexual assault; 
(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 to-
ward 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 
chapter 12 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4141 et seq.) and other hiring ini-
tiatives; 
(F) recruiting mid-level and senior-level 
professionals through programs designed to in-
crease representation in international affairs of 
people belonging to traditionally under-rep-
resented groups; 
(G) offering the Foreign Service written 
and oral assessment examinations in several lo-
cations throughout the United States to reduce 
the burden of applicants having to travel at 
their own expense to take either or both such 
examinations; 
(H) expanding the use of paid internships; 
and
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(I) supporting recruiting and hiring oppor-
tunities through— 
(i) the Charles B. Rangel Inter-
national 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 sub-
section (a) and annually thereafter for the following five 
years, the Secretary 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 re-
port to the appropriate congressional committees, which 
shall be posted on the Department’s website, which may 
be included in another annual report required under an-
other provision of law, that includes— 
(1) disaggregated demographic data, to the 
maximum extent collection of such data is permis-
sible by law, relating to the workforce and informa-
tion on the status of diversity and inclusion efforts 
of the Department;
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(2) an analysis of applicant flow data, to the 
maximum extent collection of such data is permis-
sible by law,; and 
(3) disaggregated demographic data relating to 
participants in professional development programs of 
the Department and the rate of placement into sen-
ior 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 
Department; and 
(2) to receive feedback on workplace policies, 
professional development opportunities, and other 
issues 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 serv-
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ice with the Department to better understand the reasons 
of such individual for leaving such service. 
(c) USE OF ANALYSIS FROM INTERVIEWS.—The Di-
rector 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 deter-
mine— 
(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 
rate of placement into senior positions for partici-
pants in such programs; 
(2) annually evaluate such data—
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(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 
Resources of the Department of State to have a re-
cruitment plan of action for the recruitment of peo-
ple belonging to traditionally under-represented 
groups, which should include outreach at appro-
priate colleges, universities, affinity groups, and pro-
fessional associations.
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(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 signifi-
cant 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.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall, 
through the Foreign Service Institute and other edu-
cational and training opportunities—
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(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 
(iii) any other individual determined 
by the Department who needs such train-
ing based on analysis by the Department 
or OPM analysis.
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(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 en-
sure that individuals in senior and supervisory positions 
of the Department of State, or Department individuals 
having responsibilities related to recruitment, retention, or 
promotion of employees, should have a demonstrated com-
mitment 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 details of Department of State employees to staff 
positions in the Offices of the Secretary, the Deputy 
Secretary, the Counselor of the Department, the 
Secretary’s Policy Planning Staff, or any of the
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Undersecretaries of State, and details to the Na-
tional Security Council, are transparent, competitive, 
equitable, and inclusive, and made without regard to 
an individual’s race, color, religion, sex (including 
pregnancy, transgender status, or sexual orienta-
tion), national origin, age (if 40 or older), disability, 
or genetic 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 employees of the civil service and Foreign Service. 
SEC. 1406. LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT AND ACCOUNT-
ABILITY. 
(a) REWARD AND RECOGNIZE EFFORTS TO PRO-
MOTE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.— 
(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-
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partment of State in fostering an inclusive environ-
ment and cultivating talent consistent with merit 
system principles, such as through participation in 
mentoring programs or sponsorship initiatives, re-
cruitment 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 dis-
cuss issues relating to diversity and inclusion with 
the workforce on a regular basis, including with em-
ployee 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 organization. 
SEC. 1407. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES 
AND TOOLS. 
(a) EXPAND PROVISION OF PROFESSIONAL DEVEL-
OPMENT AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State is 
authorized to expand professional development op-
portunities that support the mission needs of the 
Department 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 
Government; 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 work-
force to participate in, a Senior Executive Serv-
ice candidate development program or other 
program that trains members on the skills re-
quired for appointment to senior positions in 
the Department of State.
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(B) 
REQUIREMENTS.—In 
determining 
which members of the workforce are granted 
professional development or career advancement 
opportunities 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 requirements of subpart C of part 412 
of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
any successor 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 
select 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 
(iv) actively encourage participation 
from a range of demographic categories,
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especially from categories with consistently 
low participation. 
SEC. 1408. EXAMINATION AND ORAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE 
FOREIGN SERVICE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Department of State should offer both the 
Foreign Service written examination and oral assessment 
in more locations throughout the United States. Doing so 
would ease the financial burden on potential candidates 
who do not currently reside in and must travel at their 
own expense to one of the few locations where these as-
sessments are offered. 
(b) FOREIGN
SERVICE
EXAMINATIONS.—Section 
301(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3941) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting: 
‘‘(1) The Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall ensure that the Board of 
Examiners for the Foreign Service annually offers the oral 
assessment examinations described in paragraph (1) in 
cities, chosen on a rotating basis, located in at least three 
different time zones across the United States.’’.
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SEC. 1409. PAYNE FELLOWSHIP AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Undergraduate and graduate 
components of the Donald M. Payne International Devel-
opment Fellowship Program may conduct outreach to at-
tract outstanding students with an interest in pursuing 
a Foreign Service career who represent diverse ethnic and 
socioeconomic backgrounds. 
(b) REVIEW OF PAST PROGRAMS.—The Secretary of 
State shall review past programs designed to increase mi-
nority representation in international affairs positions. 
SEC. 1410. VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title should be 
construed so as to compel any employee to participate in 
the collection of the data or divulge any personal informa-
tion. Department of State employees shall be informed 
that their participation in the data collection contemplated 
by this title is voluntary. 
(b) PRIVACY
PROTECTION.—Any data collected 
under this title shall be subject to the relevant privacy pro-
tection statutes and regulations applicable to Federal em-
ployees. 
TITLE V—INFORMATION 
SECURITY 
SEC. 1501. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title:
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(1) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 3(4) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
(2) 
RELEVANT
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘relevant congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the appropriate congressional commit-
tees; 
(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the Senate; and 
(C) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1502. LIST OF CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRO-
VIDERS. 
(a) LIST OF COVERED CONTRACTORS.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director 
of National Intelligence, shall develop or maintain, as the 
case may be, and update as frequently as the Secretary 
determines appropriate, a list of covered contractors with 
respect to which the Department should seek to avoid en-
tering into contracts. Not later than 30 days after the ini-
tial development of the list under this subsection, any up-
date thereto, and annually thereafter for five years after