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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3836 
To require a report on diversity recruitment, employment, retention, and 
promotion at the Department of State, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 27, 2015 
Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself, Ms. BASS, and Mr. RANGEL) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To require a report on diversity recruitment, employment, 
retention, and promotion at the Department of State, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign Affairs Inclu-
sion Reporting Act’’ or the ‘‘FAIR Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON DIVERSITY RECRUITMENT, EMPLOY-
MENT, RETENTION, AND PROMOTION AT THE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and quadrennially there-
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after, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a 
report that— 
(1) describes the efforts, consistent with exist-
ing law, including procedures, effects, and results 
since the period covered by the prior such report, to 
promote in the Department of State equal oppor-
tunity and inclusion for all United States employees 
in direct hire and personal service contractors sta-
tus, particularly employees of the Foreign Service, 
including equal opportunity for all races, ethnicities, 
ages, genders, and service-disabled veterans, with a 
focus on traditionally underrepresented minority 
groups; 
(2) includes a section on— 
(A) the diversity of selection boards; 
(B) the employment of minority and serv-
ice-disabled veterans during the most recent 10- 
year period, including— 
(i) the number hired through direct 
hires, internships, and fellowship pro-
grams; 
(ii) the number promoted to senior 
positions, including FS–01, GS–15, Senior 
Executive Service, and Senior Foreign 
Service; and 
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(iii) attrition rates by grade, civil and 
foreign services, and the senior level ranks 
specified in clause (ii); 
(C) mentorship and retention programs; 
and 
(3) is organized in terms of real numbers and 
percentages at all levels. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under sub-
section (a) shall describe the efforts of the Department 
of State to— 
(1) propagate fairness, impartiality, and inclu-
sion in the work environment domestically and 
abroad; 
(2) eradicate harassment, intolerance, and dis-
crimination; 
(3) refrain from engaging in unlawful discrimi-
nation in any phase of the employment process, in-
cluding recruitment, hiring, evaluation, assignments, 
promotion, retention, and training; 
(4) eliminate illegal retaliation against employ-
ees for participating in a protected equal employ-
ment opportunity activity; 
(5) provide reasonable accommodation for quali-
fied employees and applicants with disabilities; 
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(6) resolve workplace conflicts, confrontations, 
and complaints in a prompt, impartial, constructive, 
and timely manner; 
(7) improve demographic data availability and 
analysis regarding recruitment, hiring, promotion, 
training, length in service, assignment restrictions, 
and pass-through programs; 
(8) recruit a diverse staff by— 
(A) recruiting women, minorities, veterans, 
and undergraduate and graduate students; 
(B) recruiting at historically Black colleges 
and universities, Hispanic serving institutions, 
women’s colleges, and colleges that typically 
serve majority minority populations; 
(C) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs 
in urban communities; 
(D) placing job advertisements in news-
papers, magazines, and job sites oriented to-
ward women and people of color; 
(E) providing opportunities through the 
Foreign Service Internship Program and other 
hiring initiatives; and 
(F) recruiting mid- and senior-level profes-
sionals through programs such as— 
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(i) the International Career Advance-
ment Program; 
(ii) the Public Policy and Inter-
national Affairs Fellowship Program; 
(iii) the Institute for International 
Public Policy Fellowship Program; 
(iv) Seminar XXI at the Massachu-
setts Institute of Technology’s Center for 
International Studies; and 
(v) other similar, highly respected, 
international leadership programs; and 
(9) provide opportunities through— 
(A) the Charles B. Rangel International 
Affairs Fellowship Program; and 
(B) the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Af-
fairs Fellowship Program. 
(c) SCOPE OF INITIAL REPORT.—The first report 
submitted to Congress under subsection (a) shall include 
the information described in subsection (b) for the three 
fiscal years immediately preceding the fiscal year in which 
such first report is submitted. 
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SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF THE CHARLES B. RANGEL INTER-
NATIONAL 
AFFAIRS 
PROGRAM 
AND 
THE 
THOMAS R. PICKERING FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 
Beginning in fiscal year 2016, the Secretary of State 
shall— 
(1) increase by ten the number of fellows se-
lected for the Charles B. Rangel International Af-
fairs Program; and 
(2) increase by ten the number of fellows se-
lected for the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs 
Fellowship Program. 
SEC. 4. RETENTION OF MID- AND SENIOR-LEVEL PROFES-
SIONALS 
FROM 
UNDERREPRESENTED 
GROUPS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State should 
provide attention and oversight to the employment, reten-
tion, and promotion of underrepresented groups to pro-
mote a diverse ethnic representation among mid- and sen-
ior-level career professionals through programs, such as— 
(1) the International Career Advancement Pro-
gram; 
(2) Seminar XXI at the Massachusetts Insti-
tute of Technology’s Center for International Stud-
ies; and 
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(3) other highly respected international leader-
ship programs. 
(b) REVIEW OF PAST PROGRAMS.—The Secretary of 
State should review past programs designed to increase 
minority representation in international affairs positions, 
including— 
(1) the Public Policy and International Affairs 
Fellowship Program; and 
(2) the Institute for International Public Policy 
Fellowship Program. 
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