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the Director of Office of Management and Budget and to 
the appropriate congressional committees regarding 
whether the Department should collect more detailed data 
on demographic categories in addition to the race and eth-
nicity 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). 
(d) OTHER CONTENTS.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall also describe and assess the effectiveness 
of the efforts 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; 
(4) to prevent illegal retaliation against employ-
ees for participating in a protected equal employ-
ment opportunity activity or for reporting sexual 
harassment or sexual assault; 
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(5) to provide reasonable accommodation for 
qualified employees and applicants with disabilities; 
and 
(6) to recruit a representative workforce by— 
(A) recruiting women 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 minority representation in international 
affairs; 
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(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; and 
(H) support recruiting and hiring opportu-
nities through— 
(i) the Charles B. Rangel Inter-
national Affairs Fellowship Program; 
(ii) the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign 
Affairs Fellowship Program; 
(iii) the Donald M. Payne Inter-
national Development Fellowship Program; 
and 
(iv) other initiatives, including agency- 
wide policy initiatives. 
(e) ANNUAL UPDATES.—Not later than 1 year after 
the publication of the report required under subsection (a) 
and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Sec-
retary shall work with the Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management and the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget to provide a report to the appro-
priate congressional committees, which shall be posted on 
the Department’s website, which may be included in an-
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other annual report required under another provision of 
law, that includes— 
(1) disaggregated demographic data relating to 
the workforce and information on the status of di-
versity and inclusion efforts of the Department; 
(2) an analysis of applicant flow data; 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. 403. EXIT INTERVIEWS FOR WORKFORCE. 
(a) RETAINED MEMBERS.—The Director General of 
the Foreign Service and the Director of Human Resources 
of the Department should conduct periodic interviews with 
a representative and diverse cross-section of the workforce 
of the Department— 
(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 Human Resources 
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shall provide an opportunity for an exit interview to each 
individual in the workforce of the Department who sepa-
rates from service with the Department to better under-
stand the reasons of such individual for leaving such serv-
ice. 
(c) USE OF ANALYSIS FROM INTERVIEWS.—The Di-
rector General of the Foreign Service and the Director of 
Human Resources shall analyze demographic data and 
other information obtained through interviews under sub-
sections (a) and (b) to determine— 
(1) to what extent, if any, the diversity of those 
participating in such interviews impacts the results; 
and 
(2) whether to implement any policy changes or 
include any recommendations in a report required 
under subsection (a) or (e) of section 402 relating 
to the determination reached pursuant to paragraph 
(1). 
(d) TRACKING DATA.—The Department 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. 404. RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary should— 
(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 to have a recruitment 
plan of action for the recruitment of people belong-
ing to traditionally under-represented groups, which 
should include outreach at appropriate colleges, uni-
versities, affinity groups, and professional associa-
tions. 
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(b) SCOPE.—The diversity recruitment initiatives de-
scribed in subsection (a) should 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; and 
(5) 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 shall, through 
the Foreign Service Institute and other educational 
and training opportunities— 
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(A) ensure the provision of training on 
anti-harassment and anti-discrimination infor-
mation and policies to all individuals in the 
workforce; 
(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. 
(2) BEST PRACTICES.—The Department shall 
give special attention to ensuring the continuous in-
corporation of research-based best practices in train-
ing provided under this subsection. 
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SEC. 405. LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT AND ACCOUNT-
ABILITY. 
(a) REWARD AND RECOGNIZE EFFORTS TO PRO-
MOTE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall imple-
ment performance and advancement requirements 
that reward and recognize the efforts of individuals 
in senior positions and supervisors in the Depart-
ment in fostering an inclusive environment and culti-
vating talent consistent with merit system principles, 
such as through participation in mentoring pro-
grams or sponsorship initiatives, recruitment events, 
and other similar opportunities. 
(2) OUTREACH EVENTS.—The Secretary shall 
create opportunities for individuals in senior posi-
tions and supervisors in the Department to partici-
pate in outreach events and to discuss issues relat-
ing to diversity and inclusion with the workforce on 
a regular basis, including with employee resource 
groups. 
(b) 
EXTERNAL
ADVISORY
COMMITTEES
AND 
BOARDS.—For each external advisory committee or board 
to which individuals in senior positions in the Department 
appoint members, the Secretary is strongly encouraged by 
Congress to ensure such external advisory committee or 
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board is developed, reviewed, and carried out by qualified 
teams that represent the diversity of the organization. 
SEC. 406. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES 
AND TOOLS. 
(a) EXPAND PROVISION OF PROFESSIONAL DEVEL-
OPMENT AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to expand professional development opportunities 
that support the mission needs of the Department, 
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 shall 
offer, or sponsor members of the workforce to 
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participate in, a Senior Executive Service can-
didate development program or other program 
that trains members on the skills required for 
appointment to senior positions in the Depart-
ment. 
(B) 
REQUIREMENTS.—In 
determining 
which members of the workforce are granted 
professional development or career advancement 
opportunities under subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary shall— 
(i) ensure any program offered or 
sponsored by the Department under such 
subparagraph comports with the require-
ments of subpart C of part 412 of title 5, 
Code of Federal Regulations, or any suc-
cessor thereto, including merit staffing and 
assessment requirements; 
(ii) consider the number of expected 
vacancies in senior positions as a factor in 
determining the number of candidates to 
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-
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ability status, or other demographic cat-
egories; and 
(iv) actively encourage participation 
from a range of demographic categories, 
especially from categories with consistently 
low participation. 
SEC. 407. EXAMINATION AND ORAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE 
FOREIGN SERVICE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Department 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 ex-
pense to one of the few locations where these assessments 
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 
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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.’’. 
SEC. 408. 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 
shall review past programs designed to increase minority 
representation in international affairs positions. 
SEC. 409. 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 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. 
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TITLE V—INFORMATION 
SECURITY 
SEC. 501. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘infor-
mation system’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 3502 of title 44, United States Code. 
(2) 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)). 
(3) 
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. 502. INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) INCIDENT.—The term ‘‘incident’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3552(b) of title 
44, United States Code. 
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(2) PENETRATION TEST.—The term ‘‘penetra-
tion test’’ means a test methodology in which asses-
sors attempt to circumvent or defeat the security 
features of an information system. 
(b) CONSULTATIONS PROCESS.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish a process for conducting semiannual 
consultations with the Secretary of Defense, the Director 
of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, and any other department or agency representative 
who the Secretary determines to be appropriate regarding 
the security of United States Government and nongovern-
mental information systems used or operated by the De-
partment, a contractor of the Department, or another or-
ganization on behalf of the Department, including any 
such systems or networks facilitating the use of sensitive 
or classified information. 
(c) INDEPENDENT PENETRATION TESTING OF IN-
FORMATION SYSTEMS.—In coordination with the consulta-
tions under subsection (b), the Secretary shall commission 
independent, semiannual penetration tests, which shall be 
carried out by an appropriate Federal department or agen-
cy other than the Department, such as the Department 
of Homeland Security or the National Security Agency, 
to ensure that adequate policies and protections are imple-
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mented to detect and prevent penetrations or compromises 
of such information systems, including malicious intru-
sions by any unauthorized individual, state actor, or other 
entity. 
(d) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the require-
ment under subsection (c) for up to 1 year if the Sec-
retary— 
(1) determines that such requirement would 
have adverse effects on national security or the dip-
lomatic mission of the Department; and 
(2) not later than 30 days after the commence-
ment of such a determination, submits to the rel-
evant congressional committees a written justifica-
tion that describes how such penetration tests would 
undermine national security or the diplomatic mis-
sion of the Department. 
(e) INCIDENT REPORTING.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually 
thereafter for 3 years, the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the National In-
telligence, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and any 
other department or agency representative who the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate, shall securely submit 
to the relevant congressional committees a classified re-
port that describes in detail the following: 
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(1) For the first reporting period, all known 
and suspected incidents affecting the information 
systems specified in subsection (b) that occurred 
during the 180-day period immediately preceding the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) For all subsequent reporting periods, all 
known and suspected incidents affecting the infor-
mation systems specified in subsection (b) that oc-
curred since the submission of the most recent re-
port. 
(f) CONTENTS.—Each report under subsection (e) 
shall include, for the relevant reporting period, a summary 
overview addressing the following: 
(1) A description of the relevant information 
system, as specified in subsection (b), that experi-
enced a known or suspected incident. 
(2) An assessment of the date and time each 
such incident occurred or was suspected to have oc-
curred. 
(3) An assessment of the duration over which 
each such incident took place or is suspected of hav-
ing taken place, including whether such incident is 
ongoing. 
(4) An assessment of the volume and sensitivity 
of information accessed, compromised, or potentially 
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compromised by each incident, including any such 
information 
contained 
on 
information 
systems 
owned, operated, managed, or utilized by any other 
Federal department or agency. 
(5) An assessment of whether such information 
system was compromised by such incident, including 
an assessment of the following: 
(A) The known or suspected perpetrators, 
including state actors. 
(B) The methods used to carry out the in-
cident. 
(C) The known or suspected intent of the 
actors in accessing the information system. 
(6) A description of the actions the Department 
has taken or plans to take, including timelines and 
descriptions of any progress on plans described in 
prior reports, to prevent future, similar incidents af-
fecting such information systems. 
SEC. 503. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH CERTAIN 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS. 
(a) LIST OF COVERED CONTRACTORS.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence, shall develop or maintain, as the case 
may be, and update as frequently as the Secretary deter-
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section (b) for United States diplomatic posts or dip-
lomatic personnel overseas if the Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Director of National Intelligence, 
determines that no suitable alternatives are avail-
able. 
(e) COVERED CONTRACTOR DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘covered contractor’’ means a provider of 
telecommunications, telecommunications equipment, or in-
formation technology equipment, including hardware, soft-
ware, or services, that has knowingly assisted or facilitated 
a cyber attack or conducted surveillance, including passive 
or active monitoring, carried out against— 
(1) the United States by, or on behalf of, any 
government, or persons associated with such govern-
ment, listed as a cyber threat actor in the intel-
ligence community’s 2017 assessment of worldwide 
threats to United States national security or any 
subsequent worldwide threat assessment of the intel-
ligence community; or 
(2) individuals, including activists, journalists, 
opposition politicians, or other individuals for the 
purposes of suppressing dissent or intimidating crit-
ics, on behalf of a country included in the annual 
country reports on human rights practices of the 
Department for systematic acts of political repres-
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sion, including arbitrary arrest or detention, torture, 
extrajudicial or politically motivated killing, or other 
gross violations of human rights. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to contracts of a covered contractor entered into 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 504. PRESERVING RECORDS OF ELECTRONIC COMMU-
NICATIONS CONDUCTED RELATED TO OFFI-
CIAL DUTIES OF POSITIONS IN THE PUBLIC 
TRUST OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that, as a matter of rule of law and transparency 
in a democratic government, all officers and employees of 
the Department and the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development must preserve all records of commu-
nications conducted in their official capacities or related 
to their official duties with entities outside of the United 
States Government. It is further the sense of Congress 
that such practice should include foreign government offi-
cials or other foreign entities which may seek to influence 
United States Government policies and actions. 
(b) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pub-
lish in the Foreign Affairs Manual guidance implementing 
chapter 31 of title 44, United States Code (commonly re-
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ferred to as the ‘‘Federal Records Act’’), to treat elec-
tronic messaging systems, software, and applications as 
equivalent to electronic mail for the purpose of identifying 
Federal records, and shall also publish in the Foreign Af-
fairs Manual the statutory penalties for failure to comply 
with such guidance. No funds are authorized to be appro-
priated or made available to the Department of State 
under any Act to support the use or establishment of ac-
counts on third-party messaging applications or other non- 
Government online communication tools if the Secretary 
does not certify to the relevant congressional committees 
that the Secretary has carried out this section. 
SEC. 505. FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES 
(FRUS) SERIES AND DECLASSIFICATION. 
The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
is amended— 
(1) in section 401(c) (22 U.S.C. 4351(c)), by 
striking ‘‘30’’ and inserting ‘‘25’’; 
(2) 
in 
section 
402(a)(2) 
(22 
U.S.C. 
4352(a)(2)), by striking ‘‘26’’ and inserting ‘‘20’’; 
and 
(3) in section 404 (22 U.S.C. 4354)— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 
‘‘30’’and inserting ‘‘25’’; and 
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(B) in subsection (c)(1)(C), by striking 
‘‘30’’ and inserting ‘‘25’’. 
SEC. 506. VULNERABILITY DISCLOSURE POLICY AND BUG 
BOUNTY PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BUG BOUNTY PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘bug 
bounty program’’ means a program under which an 
approved individual, organization, or company is 
temporarily authorized to identify and report 
vulnerabilities of internet-facing information tech-
nology of the Department in exchange for compensa-
tion. 
(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of State. 
(3) INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.—The term 
‘‘information technology’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 11101 of title 40, United 
States Code. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of State. 
(b) DEPARTMENT OF STATE VULNERABILITY DIS-
CLOSURE PROCESS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall design, establish, and make publicly 
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known a Vulnerability Disclosure Process (VDP) to 
improve Department cybersecurity by— 
(A) providing security researchers with 
clear guidelines for— 
(i) conducting vulnerability discovery 
activities directed at Department informa-
tion technology; and 
(ii) submitting discovered security 
vulnerabilities to the Department; and 
(B) creating Department procedures and 
infrastructure to receive and fix discovered 
vulnerabilities. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In establishing the VDP 
pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) identify which Department information 
technology should be included in the process; 
(B) determine whether the process should 
differentiate among and specify the types of se-
curity vulnerabilities that may be targeted; 
(C) provide a readily available means of re-
porting discovered security vulnerabilities and 
the form in which such vulnerabilities should be 
reported; 
(D) identify which Department offices and 
positions will be responsible for receiving, 
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prioritizing, and addressing security vulner-
ability disclosure reports; 
(E) consult with the Attorney General re-
garding how to ensure that individuals, organi-
zations, and companies that comply with the re-
quirements of the process are protected from 
prosecution under section 1030 of title 18, 
United States Code, and similar provisions of 
law for specific activities authorized under the 
process; 
(F) consult with the relevant offices at the 
Department of Defense that were responsible 
for launching the 2016 Vulnerability Disclosure 
Program, ‘‘Hack the Pentagon’’, and subse-
quent Department of Defense bug bounty pro-
grams; 
(G) engage qualified interested persons, in-
cluding nongovernmental sector representatives, 
about the structure of the process as construc-
tive and to the extent practicable; and 
(H) award contracts to entities, as nec-
essary, to manage the process and implement 
the 
remediation 
of 
discovered 
security 
vulnerabilities. 
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(3) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—Not later than 180 
days after the establishment of the VDP under para-
graph (1) and annually thereafter for the next 6 
years, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate a report on the VDP, including 
information relating to the following: 
(A) The number and severity, in accord-
ance with the National Vulnerabilities Database 
of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, of security vulnerabilities reported. 
(B) The number of previously unidentified 
security vulnerabilities remediated as a result. 
(C) The current number of outstanding 
previously unidentified security vulnerabilities 
and Department of State remediation plans. 
(D) The average length of time between 
the reporting of security vulnerabilities and re-
mediation of such vulnerabilities. 
(E) The resources, surge staffing, roles, 
and responsibilities within the Department used 
to implement the VDP and complete security 
vulnerability remediation. 
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(F) Any other information the Secretary 
determines relevant. 
(c) DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUG BOUNTY PILOT 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall establish a bug bounty pilot program to mini-
mize security vulnerabilities of internet-facing infor-
mation technology of the Department. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In establishing the pilot 
program described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall— 
(A) provide compensation for reports of 
previously unidentified security vulnerabilities 
within the websites, applications, and other 
internet-facing information technology of the 
Department that are accessible to the public; 
(B) award contracts to entities, as nec-
essary, to manage such pilot program and for 
executing 
the 
remediation 
of 
security 
vulnerabilities identified pursuant to subpara-
graph (A); 
(C) identify which Department information 
technology should be included in such pilot pro-
gram; 
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(D) consult with the Attorney General on 
how to ensure that individuals, organizations, 
or companies that comply with the requirements 
of such pilot program are protected from pros-
ecution under section 1030 of title 18, United 
States Code, and similar provisions of law for 
specific activities authorized under such pilot 
program; 
(E) consult with the relevant offices at the 
Department of Defense that were responsible 
for launching the 2016 ‘‘Hack the Pentagon’’ 
pilot program and subsequent Department of 
Defense bug bounty programs; 
(F) develop a process by which an ap-
proved individual, organization, or company can 
register with the entity referred to in subpara-
graph (B), submit to a background check as de-
termined by the Department, and receive a de-
termination as to eligibility for participation in 
such pilot program; 
(G) engage qualified interested persons, in-
cluding nongovernmental sector representatives, 
about the structure of such pilot program as 
constructive and to the extent practicable; and 
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(H) consult with relevant United States 
Government officials to ensure that such pilot 
program complements persistent network and 
vulnerability scans of the Department of State’s 
internet-accessible systems, such as the scans 
conducted pursuant to Binding Operational Di-
rective BOD–15–01. 
(3) DURATION.—The pilot program established 
under paragraph (1) should be short-term in dura-
tion and not last longer than 1 year. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date on which the bug bounty pilot program 
under subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives a report on such 
pilot program, including information relating to— 
(A) the number of approved individuals, 
organizations, or companies involved in such 
pilot program, broken down by the number of 
approved individuals, organizations, or compa-
nies that— 
(i) registered; 
(ii) were approved; 
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(iii) submitted security vulnerabilities; 
and 
(iv) received compensation; 
(B) the number and severity, in accordance 
with the National Vulnerabilities Database of 
the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, of security vulnerabilities reported as 
part of such pilot program; 
(C) the number of previously unidentified 
security vulnerabilities remediated as a result of 
such pilot program; 
(D) the current number of outstanding 
previously unidentified security vulnerabilities 
and Department remediation plans; 
(E) the average length of time between the 
reporting of security vulnerabilities and remedi-
ation of such vulnerabilities; 
(F) the types of compensation provided 
under such pilot program; and 
(G) the lessons learned from such pilot 
program. 
TITLE VI—PUBLIC DIPLOMACY 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Public Diplomacy 
Modernization Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 602. AVOIDING DUPLICATION OF PROGRAMS AND EF-
FORTS. 
The Secretary shall— 
(1) identify opportunities for greater efficiency 
of operations, including through improved coordina-
tion of efforts across public diplomacy bureaus and 
offices of the Department; and 
(2) maximize shared use of resources between, 
and within, such public diplomacy bureaus and of-
fices in cases in which programs, facilities, or admin-
istrative functions are duplicative or substantially 
overlapping. 
SEC. 603. IMPROVING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OF 
PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. 
(a) RESEARCH AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.—The 
Secretary, acting through the Director of Research and 
Evaluation appointed pursuant to subsection (b), shall— 
(1) conduct regular research and evaluation of 
public diplomacy programs and activities of the De-
partment, including through the routine use of audi-
ence research, digital analytics, and impact evalua-
tions, to plan and execute such programs and activi-
ties; and 
(2) make available to Congress the findings of 
the research and evaluations conducted under para-
graph (1). 
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(b) DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall appoint a Director of Research and 
Evaluation (referred to in this subsection as the 
‘‘Director’’) in the Office of Policy, Planning, and 
Resources for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs 
of the Department. 
(2) LIMITATION
ON
APPOINTMENT.—The ap-
pointment of the Director pursuant to paragraph (1) 
shall not result in an increase in the overall full-time 
equivalent positions within the Department. 
(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director shall— 
(A) report to the Director of Policy Plan-
ning of the Office of Policy, Planning, and Re-
sources for Public Diplomacy and Public Af-
fairs of the Department; 
(B) coordinate and oversee the research 
and evaluation of public diplomacy programs 
and activities of the Department to— 
(i) improve public diplomacy strate-
gies and tactics; and 
(ii) ensure that such programs and 
activities are increasing the knowledge, un-
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derstanding, and trust of the United 
States by relevant target audiences; 
(C) routinely organize and oversee audi-
ence research, digital analytics, and impact 
evaluations across all public diplomacy bureaus 
and offices of the Department; 
(D) support United States diplomatic 
posts’ public affairs sections; 
(E) share appropriate public diplomacy re-
search and evaluation information within the 
Department and with other appropriate Federal 
departments and agencies; 
(F) regularly design and coordinate stand-
ardized research questions, methodologies, and 
procedures to ensure that public diplomacy pro-
grams and activities across all public diplomacy 
bureaus and offices are designed to meet appro-
priate foreign policy objectives; and 
(G) report biannually to the United States 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, 
through the Subcommittee on Research and 
Evaluation established pursuant to subsection 
(f), regarding the research and evaluation of all 
public diplomacy bureaus and offices. 
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(4) GUIDANCE AND TRAINING.—Not later than 
1 year after the appointment of the Director pursu-
ant to paragraph (1), the Director shall develop 
guidance and training, including curriculum for use 
by the Foreign Service Institute, for all public diplo-
macy officers of the Department regarding the read-
ing and interpretation of public diplomacy program 
and activity evaluation findings to ensure that such 
findings and related lessons learned are implemented 
in the planning and evaluation of all public diplo-
macy programs and activities of the Department. 
(c) PRIORITIZING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of Policy Plan-
ning of the Office of Policy, Planning, and Re-
sources for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs of 
the Department shall ensure that research and eval-
uation of public diplomacy and activities of the De-
partment, as coordinated and overseen by the Direc-
tor pursuant to subsection (b), supports strategic 
planning and resource allocation across all public di-
plomacy bureaus and offices of the Department. 
(2) ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES.—Amounts al-
located for the purpose of research and evaluation of 
public diplomacy programs and activities of the De-
partment pursuant to subsection (b) shall be made 
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available to be disbursed at the direction of the Di-
rector among the research and evaluation staff 
across all public diplomacy bureaus and offices of 
the Department. 
(3) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the Department should gradually in-
crease its allocation of funds made available under 
the headings ‘‘Educational and Cultural Exchange 
Programs’’ and ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for research 
and evaluation of public diplomacy programs and ac-
tivities of the Department pursuant to subsection (b) 
to a percentage of program funds that is commensu-
rate with Federal Government best practices. 
(d) LIMITED EXEMPTION RELATING TO THE PAPER-
WORK REDUCTION ACT.—Chapter 35 of title 44, United 
States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduc-
tion Act’’) shall not apply to the collection of information 
directed at any individuals conducted by, or on behalf of, 
the Department for the purpose of audience research, 
monitoring, and evaluations, and in connection with the 
Department’s activities conducted pursuant to any of the 
following: 
(1) The United States Information and Edu-
cational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1431 et 
seq.). 
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(2) The Mutual Educational and Cultural Ex-
change Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.). 
(3) Section 1287 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note). 
(4) The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.). 
(e) LIMITED EXEMPTION RELATING TO THE PRI-
VACY ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Department shall main-
tain, collect, use, and disseminate records (as such 
term is defined in section 552a(a)(4) of title 5, 
United States Code) for audience research, digital 
analytics, and impact evaluation of communications 
related to public diplomacy efforts intended for for-
eign audiences. 
(2) CONDITIONS.—Audience research, digital 
analytics, and impact evaluations under paragraph 
(1) shall be— 
(A) reasonably tailored to meet the pur-
poses of this subsection; and 
(B) carried out with due regard for privacy 
and civil liberties guidance and oversight. 
(f) UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUB-
LIC DIPLOMACY.— 
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(1) SUBCOMMITTEE FOR RESEARCH AND EVAL-
UATION.—The United States Advisory Commission 
on Public Diplomacy shall establish a Subcommittee 
on Research and Evaluation to monitor and advise 
regarding audience research, digital analytics, and 
impact evaluations carried out by the Department 
and the United States Agency for Global Media. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Subcommittee on 
Research and Evaluation established pursuant to 
paragraph (1) shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees an annual report, in conjunc-
tion with the United States Advisory Commission on 
Public Diplomacy’s Comprehensive Annual Report 
on the performance of the Department and the 
United States Agency for Global Media, describing 
all actions taken by the Subcommittee pursuant to 
paragraph (1) and any findings made as a result of 
such actions. 
SEC. 604. PERMANENT REAUTHORIZATION OF THE UNITED 
STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC 
DIPLOMACY. 
Section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Re-
structuring Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6553) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘SUN-
SET’’ and inserting ‘‘CONTINUATION’’; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘until October 1, 2020’’. 
SEC. 605. STREAMLINING OF SUPPORT FUNCTIONS. 
(a) WORKING GROUP ESTABLISHED.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall establish a working group to explore the 
possibilities and cost-benefit analysis of transitioning to a 
shared services model as such pertains to human re-
sources, travel, purchasing, budgetary planning, and all 
other executive support functions for all bureaus of the 
Department that report to the Under Secretary for Public 
Diplomacy of the Department. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a plan to im-
plement any such findings of the working group estab-
lished under subsection (a). 
SEC. 606. GUIDANCE FOR CLOSURE OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY 
FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall adopt, and include in the Foreign Affairs Manual, 
guidelines to collect and utilize information from each dip-
lomatic post at which the construction of a new embassy 
compound or new consulate compound would result in the 
closure or co-location of an American Space, American 
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Center, American Corner, or any other public diplomacy 
facility under the Secure Embassy Construction and 
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 et seq.). 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The guidelines required by 
subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) Standardized notification to each chief of 
mission at a diplomatic post describing the require-
ments of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 and the impact on the 
mission footprint of such requirements. 
(2) An assessment and recommendations from 
each chief of mission of potential impacts to public 
diplomacy programming at such diplomatic post if 
any public diplomacy facility referred to in sub-
section (a) is closed or staff is co-located in accord-
ance with such Act. 
(3) A process by which assessments and rec-
ommendations under paragraph (2) are considered 
by the Secretary and the appropriate Under Secre-
taries and Assistant Secretaries of the Department. 
(4) Notification to the appropriate congres-
sional committees, prior to the initiation of a new 
embassy compound or new consulate compound de-
sign, of the intent to close any such public diplomacy 
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facility or co-locate public diplomacy staff in accord-
ance with such Act. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report con-
taining the guidelines required under subsection (a) and 
any recommendations for any modifications to such guide-
lines. 
SEC. 607. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) AUDIENCE
RESEARCH.—The term ‘‘audi-
ence research’’ means research conducted at the out-
set of a public diplomacy program or the outset of 
campaign planning and design regarding specific au-
dience segments to understand the attitudes, inter-
ests, knowledge, and behaviors of such audience seg-
ments. 
(2) DIGITAL
ANALYTICS.—The term ‘‘digital 
analytics’’ means the analysis of qualitative and 
quantitative data, accumulated in digital format, to 
indicate the outputs and outcomes of a public diplo-
macy program or campaign. 
(3) IMPACT EVALUATION.—The term ‘‘impact 
evaluation’’ means an assessment of the changes in 
the audience targeted by a public diplomacy program 
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or campaign that can be attributed to such program 
or campaign. 
(4) PUBLIC
DIPLOMACY
BUREAUS
AND
OF-
FICES.—The term ‘‘public diplomacy bureaus and 
offices’’ means, with respect to the Department, the 
following: 
(A) The Bureau of Educational and Cul-
tural Affairs. 
(B) The Bureau of Global Public Affairs. 
(C) The Office of Policy, Planning, and 
Resources for Public Diplomacy and Public Af-
fairs. 
(D) The Global Engagement Center. 
(E) The public diplomacy functions within 
the regional and functional bureaus. 
TITLE VII—COMBATING PUBLIC 
CORRUPTION 
SEC. 701. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) it is in the foreign policy interest of the 
United States to help foreign countries promote 
good governance and combat public corruption; 
(2) multiple Federal departments and agencies 
operate programs that promote good governance in 
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