lected by the Department of State from eligible bid-
ders on their bid decision-making. 
(2) COOPERATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall work with the heads of other relevant United 
States Government departments and agencies to en-
sure such departments and agencies provide all nec-
essary and relevant information to the federally- 
funded research and development center carrying 
out the analysis required under subsection (a)(1). 
(d) INTERIM REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary 
of State shall require that the chief executive officer of 
the federally-funded research and development center that 
carries out the analysis required under subsection (a)(1) 
submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives an interim report on such analysis not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 1303. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIPS. 
Section 504 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 2656d) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS RE-
LATED
TO SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIP 
PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State is 
authorized to make grants or enter into cooperative 
agreements related to Department of State science 
and technology fellowship programs, including for 
assistance in recruiting fellows and the payment of 
stipends, travel, and other appropriate expenses to 
fellows. 
‘‘(2) EXCLUSION
FROM
CONSIDERATION
AS 
COMPENSATION.—Stipends under paragraph (1) 
shall not be considered compensation for purposes of 
section 209 of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(3) MAXIMUM
ANNUAL
AMOUNT.—The total 
amount of grants made pursuant to this subsection 
may not exceed $500,000 in any fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 1304. TRAVEL FOR SEPARATED FAMILIES. 
Section 901(15) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4081(15)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘1 round-trip per year for each child 
below age 21 of a member of the Service assigned 
abroad’’ and inserting ‘‘in the case of one or more 
children below age 21 of a member of the Service as-
signed abroad, one round-trip per year’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘for each child’’ before 
‘‘to visit the member abroad’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a 
comma; 
(3) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘for each child’’ before 
‘‘to visit the other parent’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘resides,’’; 
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) for one of the child’s parents to visit 
the child or children abroad if the child or chil-
dren do not regularly reside with that parent 
and that parent is not receiving an education 
allowance or educational travel allowance for 
the child or children under section 5924(4) of 
title 5, United States Code,’’; and 
(5) in the matter following subparagraph (C), 
as added by paragraph (4) of this section, by strik-
ing ‘‘a payment’’ and inserting ‘‘the cost of round- 
trip travel’’. 
SEC. 1305. HOME LEAVE TRAVEL FOR SEPARATED FAMI-
LIES. 
Section 903(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4083(b)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new sentence: ‘‘In cases in which a member of 
the Service has official orders to an unaccompanied post 
and in which the family members of the member reside 
apart from the member at authorized locations outside the 
United States, the member may take the leave ordered 
under this section where that member’s family members 
reside, notwithstanding section 6305 of title 5, United 
States Code.’’. 
SEC. 1306. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CERTAIN FEL-
LOWSHIP PROGRAMS. 
It is the sense of Congress that Department fellow-
ships that promote the employment of candidates belong-
ing to under-represented groups, including the Charles B. 
Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship Pro-
gram, the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellow-
ship Program, and the Donald M. Payne International De-
velopment Fellowship Program, represent smart invest-
ments vital for building a strong, capable, and representa-
tive national security workforce. 
SEC. 1307. TECHNICAL CORRECTION. 
Subparagraph (A) of section 601(c)(6) of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4001(c)(6)) is amended, 
in the matter preceding clause (i), by— 
(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. 1308. 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. 1309. WORKFORCE ACTIONS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON WORKFORCE RECRUIT-
MENT.—It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of 
State should continue to hold entry-level classes for For-
eign Service officers and specialists and continue to recruit 
civil servants through programs such as the Presidential 
Management Fellows Program and Pathways Internship 
Programs in a manner and at a frequency consistent with 
prior years and consistent with the need to maintain a 
pool of experienced personnel effectively distributed across