ments not later than January 30th of the calendar 
year following the term expiration. 
(d) TERM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Following the initial ap-
pointments described in subsections (c)(2) through 
(c)(5), the term of each member shall be 6 years. 
(2) ADDITIONAL TERMS.—Members may be re-
appointed for no more than one additional term of 
service. 
(3) ROTATING TERM EXPIRATION.—Following 6 
years of service for the first class of Advisory Board 
members, the terms of 1⁄3 of the body shall expire. 
Every two subsequent years following that date, the 
terms of 1⁄3 of the members shall expire on a rota-
tional basis. Each appointing authority referred to in 
subsection (c)(2) through (4) shall have rotating 
permission to appoint new members. 
(e) SELECTION
OF CHAIRPERSON.—The Advisory 
Committee shall select, from among its members, a chair-
person and vice chairperson to each serve a term of one 
year. A chairperson or vice chairperson may be reelected 
upon expiration of his or her term. 
(f) MEETINGS.— 
(1) QUORUM; FREQUENCY.—A majority of the 
members of the Advisory Board shall constitute a 
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quorum. The Advisory Board shall meet at least 
quarterly or as frequently as may be necessary to 
carry out its duties. 
(2) SUBCOMMITTEES.—The Advisory Board 
may be divided into subcommittees that meet sepa-
rately from the whole Board. 
(3) MEETINGS WITH OFFICIALS.—The Advisory 
Board shall collectively meet with the Secretary of 
State and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for 
International Development no less than once per 
year. 
(g) BRIEFING.—The Advisory Board shall provide 
semi-annual briefings to the appropriate Congressional 
committees on findings and recommendations. 
(h) SECURITY CLEARANCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—All members of the Advisory 
Board shall be granted the necessary security clear-
ances, subject to the standard procedures for grant-
ing such clearances. 
(2) NEED TO KNOW.—For purposes of any law 
or regulation governing access to classified records, 
a member of the Advisory Committee seeking access 
under this paragraph to a record shall be deemed to 
have a need to know. 
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(i) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Advisory Board 
shall— 
(1) each receive compensation at a rate of not 
to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of 
basic pay payable for positions at GS–15 of the Gen-
eral Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United 
States Code, for each day such member is engaged 
in the actual performance of the duties of the Advi-
sory Board; and 
(2) be allowed travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence at rates authorized for 
employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 
57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from 
their homes or regular places of business in the per-
formance of services of the Advisory Board. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated $100,000 for each fiscal year 
to carry out this section. 
(k) ACCESS
TO INFORMATION.—The Secretary of 
State shall ensure that the Advisory Board has access to 
all appropriate information to carry out its duties and re-
sponsibilities under this section. 
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SEC. 5. IDENTIFYING LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS THROUGH 
THE 
GOVERNMENT 
ACCOUNTABILITY 
OF-
FICE. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study on the personnel ca-
pacity and capability at the Department of State and 
USAID to support United States strategic competition 
with the People’s Republic of China and on available 
mechanisms to address any identified gaps. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the study under sub-
section (a), the Comptroller General shall— 
(1) identify the percentage of vacant foreign 
service positions and civil service positions in the 
Indo-Pacific vis-a`-vis other regions globally; 
(2) consult Directors and Deputy Directors the 
Comptroller at State and USAID that the Comp-
troller General deems relevant for informing United 
States policies on competition with the PRC to pro-
vide a qualitative assessment of the gaps in under-
standing of the PRC among the foreign service, civil 
service, and intelligence community and how this 
perceived gap hampers their work; and 
(3) identify actions across Congress, the White 
House, and the Department of State can take in the 
1, 5, and 10 year period to address current gaps. 
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(c) BRIEFING AND REPORT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 
180 days thereafter, the Comptroller General shall provide 
the appropriate Congressional Committees an interim 
briefing on the progress of the study conducted under sub-
section (b), including any preliminary observations, in-
terim findings, and barriers to completing the work. 
(d) FORM.—The study required by subsection (a) 
may be submitted in classified or unclassified form, but 
must have an unclassified summary. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITION. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate. 
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