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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1232 
To require a five-year staffing plan for the Department of State, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 23, 2021 
Mr. GREEN of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To require a five-year staffing plan for 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 ‘‘Diplomatic Personnel 
Modernization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FIVE-YEAR STAFFING PLAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT 
OF STATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
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of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate a comprehensive 5-year 
strategic staffing plan for the Department of State 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 such date of enactment, which 
shall include the following: 
(1) A dataset displaying comprehensive work-
force data, including all shortages in bureaus de-
scribed in GAO report GAO–19–220, for all current 
and planned employees of the Department of State, 
disaggregated by— 
(A) Foreign Service officer and Foreign 
Service specialist rank; 
(B) civil service job skill code, grade level, 
and bureau of assignment; 
(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. 
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(2) Recommendations on the number of For-
eign Service officers disaggregated by service cone 
that should be posted at each United States diplo-
matic post and in the District of Columbia, with a 
detailed 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 of State shall 
lead the development of the plan required under sub-
section (a), but may consult or partner with private sector 
entities with expertise in labor economics, management, 
or human resources, as well as organizations familiar with 
the demands and needs of the Department of State’s 
workforce. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate a report regarding root causes of For-
eign Service and civil service shortages, the effect of such 
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shortages on national security objectives, and the Depart-
ment of State’s plan to implement recommendations de-
scribed in GAO–19–10 220. 
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