(1) striking ‘‘promotion’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-
motion, on or after January 1, 2017,’’; and 
(2) striking ‘‘individual joining the Service on 
or after January 1, 2017,’’ and inserting ‘‘Foreign 
Service officer, appointed under section 302(a)(1), 
who has general responsibility for carrying out the 
functions of the Service’’. 
SEC. 308. FOREIGN SERVICE AWARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 614 of the Foreign Serv-
ice Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4013) is amended— 
(1) by amending the section heading to read as 
follows: ‘‘DEPARTMENT AWARDS’’; and 
(2) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘or Civil 
Service’’ after ‘‘the Service’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The item relating 
to section 614 in the table of contents of the Foreign Serv-
ice Act of 1980 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 614. Department awards.’’. 
SEC. 309. DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON WORKFORCE RECRUIT-
MENT.—It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary 
should continue to hold entry-level classes for Foreign 
Service officers and specialists and continue to recruit civil 
servants through programs such as the Presidential Man-
agement Fellows Program and Pathways Internship Pro-
grams in a manner and at a frequency consistent with 
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prior years and consistent with the need to maintain a 
pool of experienced personnel effectively distributed across 
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 
will lack experienced, qualified personnel in the short, me-
dium, and long terms. 
(b) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not obligate or 
expend any amounts for 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 re-
tirement 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’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; 
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(C) a comprehensive strategic staffing plan 
for the Department, including five-year work-
force forecasting and a description of the antici-
pated impact of any proposed workforce reduc-
tion; 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. 310. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING VETERANS EM-
PLOYMENT AT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Department should continue to promote 
the employment of veterans, in accordance with sec-
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tion 301 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 3941), as amended by section 405 of this 
Act, including those veterans belonging to tradition-
ally underrepresented groups at the Department; 
(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. 311. EMPLOYEE ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTIONS AND 
PRECLUSIONS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Department should expand the appeal proc-
ess it makes available to employees related to assignment 
preclusions and restrictions. 
(b) APPEAL OF ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTION OR PRE-
CLUSION.—Section 502(a)(2) of the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3982(a)(2)), as amended by section 
112 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new sentences: ‘‘Any employee subjected to 
an assignment restriction or preclusion shall have the 
same appeal rights as provided by the Department regard-
ing denial or revocation of a security clearance. Any such 
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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 shall revise, and certify to the appropriate congres-
sional committees regarding such revision, the Foreign Af-
fairs 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 rec-
ommendation or decision to impose an assignment restric-
tion or preclusion to an employee. 
SEC. 312. RECALL AND REEMPLOYMENT OF CAREER MEM-
BERS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) career Department employees provide in-
valuable service to the United States as nonpartisan 
professionals who contribute subject matter expertise 
and professional skills to the successful development 
and execution of United States foreign policy; and 
(2) re-employment 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. 
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(b) RE-EMPLOYMENT.—Subsection (b) of section 308 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3948) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘Former career tenured members of the Service seeking 
reappointment, if separated for other than cause for up 
to three years prior to the date of the enactment of this 
sentence, shall be eligible to participate in the regular as-
signment bidding process without restriction and shall not 
be required to accept a directed first assignment upon re-
appointment.’’. 
(c) NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.— 
(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 
‘‘§ 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-
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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 sec-
tions for subpart I of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘10301. Notice of employment opportunities for Department of State and 
USAID positions’’. 
(d) RECALL.—Subsection (a) of section 308 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3948) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) Whenever the Secretary determines that the 
needs of the Department so require, the Secretary may 
recall any retired or voluntarily separated career member 
of the Service, or any retired or voluntarily separated ca-
reer employee of the civil service (within the meaning of 
section 315.201 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or successor section)), for active duty in the same per-
sonnel category as such member or employee was serving 
at the time of retirement or voluntary separation. A re-
called retired or voluntarily separated career member of 
the Service or retired or voluntarily separated career em-
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ployee of the civil service may not be recalled to a salary 
class higher than the one in which such member or em-
ployee was serving at the time of retirement or voluntary 
separation, unless appointed to such higher class by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate.’’. 
SEC. 313. STRATEGIC STAFFING PLAN FOR THE DEPART-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
comprehensive five-year strategic staffing plan for the De-
partment 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 fol-
lowing: 
(1) A dataset displaying comprehensive work-
force data for all current and planned employees of 
the Department, disaggregated by— 
(A) Foreign Service officer and Foreign 
Service specialist rank; 
(B) civil service job skill code, grade level, 
and bureau of assignment; 
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(C) contracted employees, including the 
equivalent job skill code and bureau of assign-
ment; and 
(D) employees hired under schedule C of 
subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, including the equivalent grade 
and job skill code and bureau of assignment of 
such employee. 
(2) Recommendations on the number of For-
eign Service offices disaggregated by service cone 
that should be posted at each United States diplo-
matic post in the District of Columbia, with a de-
tailed basis for such recommendations. 
(3) Recommendations on the number of civil 
service officers that should be employed by the De-
partment, with a detailed basis for such rec-
ommendations. 
(b) MAINTENANCE.—The dataset required under 
subsection (a)(1) shall be maintained and updated on a 
regular basis. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall lead the 
development of the plan required under subsection (a) but 
may consult or partner with private sector entities with 
expertise in labor economics, management, or human re-
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sources, as well as organizations familiar with the de-
mands and needs of the Department’s workforce. 
SEC. 314. CONSULTING SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 103 of title 5 of the 
United States Code, as added by section 313 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 subpart I of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by adding after the item relating to section 10302 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘10302. Consulting services for the Department of State’’. 
SEC. 315. INCENTIVES FOR CRITICAL POSTS. 
Section 1115(d) of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32) is amended by striking 
the last sentence. 
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