IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1157 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 19, 2021 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
AN ACT 
To provide for certain authorities of 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, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Department of State Authorization Act of 2021’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. Determination of budgetary effects. 
TITLE I—ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
Sec. 1001. Diplomatic Programs. 
Sec. 1002. Sense of Congress on importance of Department of State’s work. 
Sec. 1003. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. 
Sec. 1004. Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforce-
ment Affairs. 
Sec. 1005. Bureau of Consular Affairs; Bureau of Population, Refugees, and 
Migration. 
Sec. 1006. Office of International Disability Rights. 
Sec. 1007. Anti-piracy information sharing. 
Sec. 1008. Importance of foreign affairs training to national security. 
Sec. 1009. Classification and assignment of Foreign Service officers. 
Sec. 1010. Energy diplomacy and security within the Department of State. 
Sec. 1011. National Museum of American Diplomacy. 
Sec. 1012. Extension of period for reimbursement of fishermen for costs in-
curred from the illegal seizure and detention of U.S.-flag fish-
ing vessels by foreign governments. 
Sec. 1013. Art in embassies. 
Sec. 1014. Amendment or repeal of reporting requirements. 
Sec. 1015. Reporting on implementation of GAO recommendations. 
Sec. 1016. Office of Global Criminal Justice. 
TITLE II—EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 1201. Embassy security, construction, and maintenance. 
Sec. 1202. Standard design in capital construction. 
Sec. 1203. Capital construction transparency. 
Sec. 1204. Contractor performance information. 
Sec. 1205. Growth projections for new embassies and consulates. 
Sec. 1206. Long-range planning process. 
Sec. 1207. Value engineering and risk assessment. 
Sec. 1208. Business volume. 
Sec. 1209. Embassy security requests and deficiencies. 
Sec. 1210. Overseas security briefings. 
Sec. 1211. Contracting methods in capital construction. 
Sec. 1212. Competition in embassy construction. 
Sec. 1213. Statement of policy. 
Sec. 1214. Definitions. 
TITLE III—PERSONNEL ISSUES 
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Sec. 1301. Defense Base Act insurance waivers. 
Sec. 1302. Study on Foreign Service allowances. 
Sec. 1303. Science and technology fellowships. 
Sec. 1304. Travel for separated families. 
Sec. 1305. Home leave travel for separated families. 
Sec. 1306. Sense of Congress regarding certain fellowship programs. 
Sec. 1307. Technical correction. 
Sec. 1308. Foreign Service awards. 
Sec. 1309. Workforce actions. 
Sec. 1310. Sense of Congress regarding veterans employment at the Depart-
ment of State. 
Sec. 1311. Employee assignment restrictions and preclusions. 
Sec. 1312. Recall and reemployment of career members. 
Sec. 1313. Strategic staffing plan for the Department of State. 
Sec. 1314. Consulting services. 
Sec. 1315. Incentives for critical posts. 
Sec. 1316. Extension of authority for certain accountability review boards. 
Sec. 1317. Foreign Service suspension without pay. 
Sec. 1318. Foreign Affairs Manual and Foreign Affairs Handbook changes. 
Sec. 1319. Waiver authority for individual occupational requirements of certain 
positions. 
Sec. 1320. Appointment of employees to the Global Engagement Center. 
Sec. 1321. Rest and recuperation and overseas operations leave for Federal em-
ployees. 
Sec. 1322. Emergency medical services authority. 
Sec. 1323. Department of State Student Internship Program. 
Sec. 1324. Competitive status for certain employees hired by Inspectors Gen-
eral to support the lead IG mission. 
Sec. 1325. Cooperation with Office of the Inspector General. 
Sec. 1326. Information on educational opportunities for children with special 
educational needs consistent with the Individuals With Disabil-
ities Education Act. 
Sec. 1327. Implementation of gap memorandum in selection board process. 
TITLE IV—A DIVERSE WORKFORCE: RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, 
AND PROMOTION 
Sec. 1401. Definitions. 
Sec. 1402. Collection, analysis, and dissemination of workforce data. 
Sec. 1403. Exit interviews for workforce. 
Sec. 1404. Recruitment and retention. 
Sec. 1405. Promoting diversity and inclusion in the national security workforce. 
Sec. 1406. Leadership engagement and accountability. 
Sec. 1407. Professional development opportunities and tools. 
Sec. 1408. Examination and oral assessment for the Foreign Service. 
Sec. 1409. Payne fellowship authorization. 
Sec. 1410. Voluntary participation. 
TITLE V—INFORMATION SECURITY 
Sec. 1501. Definitions. 
Sec. 1502. List of certain telecommunications providers. 
Sec. 1503. Preserving records of electronic communications conducted related 
to official duties of positions in the public trust of the Amer-
ican people. 
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Sec. 1504. Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) series and declas-
sification. 
Sec. 1505. Vulnerability Disclosure Policy and Bug Bounty Pilot Program. 
TITLE VI—PUBLIC DIPLOMACY 
Sec. 1601. Short title. 
Sec. 1602. Avoiding duplication of programs and efforts. 
Sec. 1603. Improving research and evaluation of public diplomacy. 
Sec. 1604. Permanent reauthorization of the United States Advisory Commis-
sion on Public Diplomacy. 
Sec. 1605. Streamlining of support functions. 
Sec. 1606. Guidance for closure of public diplomacy facilities. 
Sec. 1607. Definitions. 
TITLE VII—COMBATING PUBLIC CORRUPTION 
Sec. 1701. Sense of congress. 
Sec. 1702. Annual assessment. 
Sec. 1703. Transparency and accountability. 
Sec. 1704. Designation of embassy anti-corruption points of contact. 
TITLE VIII—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 1801. Case-Zablocki Act Reform. 
Sec. 1802. Limitation on assistance to countries in default. 
Sec. 1803. Sean and David Goldman Child Abduction Prevention and Return 
Act of 2014 amendment. 
Sec. 1804. Modification of authorities of Commission for the Preservation of 
America’s Heritage Abroad. 
Sec. 1805. Chief of mission concurrence. 
Sec. 1806. Report on efforts of the Coronavirus Repatriation Task Force. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—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. 
(2) DEPARTMENT.—If not otherwise specified, 
the term ‘‘Department’’ means the Department of 
State. 
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(3) SECRETARY.—If not otherwise specified, the 
term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of State. 
SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
TITLE 
I—ORGANIZATION 
AND 
OPERATIONS 
OF 
THE 
DE-
PARTMENT OF STATE 
SEC. 1001. DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS. 
For ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, there is authorized to 
be appropriated $9,170,013,000 for fiscal year 2022. 
SEC. 1002. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPORTANCE OF DE-
PARTMENT OF STATE’S WORK. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) United States global engagement is key to 
a stable and prosperous world; 
(2) United States leadership is indispensable in 
light of the many complex and interconnected 
threats facing the United States and the world; 
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(3) diplomacy and development are critical tools 
of national power, and full deployment of these tools 
is vital to United States national security; 
(4) challenges such as the global refugee and 
migration crises, terrorism, historic famine and food 
insecurity, and fragile or repressive societies cannot 
be addressed without sustained and robust United 
States diplomatic and development leadership; 
(5) the United States Government must use all 
of the instruments of national security and foreign 
policy at its disposal to protect United States citi-
zens, promote United States interests and values, 
and support global stability and prosperity; 
(6) United States security and prosperity de-
pend on having partners and allies that share our in-
terests and values, and these partnerships are nur-
tured and our shared interests and values are pro-
moted through United States diplomatic engage-
ment, security cooperation, economic statecraft, and 
assistance that helps further economic development, 
good governance, including the rule of law and 
democratic institutions, and the development of 
shared responses to natural and humanitarian disas-
ters; 
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(7) as the United States Government agencies 
primarily charged with conducting diplomacy and 
development, the Department and the United States 
Agency for International Development (USAID) re-
quire sustained and robust funding to carry out this 
important work, which is essential to our ability to 
project United States leadership and values and to 
advance United States interests around the world; 
(8) the work of the Department and USAID 
makes the United States and the world safer and 
more prosperous by alleviating global poverty and 
hunger, fighting HIV/AIDS and other infectious dis-
eases, strengthening alliances, expanding educational 
opportunities for women and girls, promoting good 
governance and democracy, supporting anti-corrup-
tion efforts, driving economic development and 
trade, preventing armed conflicts and humanitarian 
crises, and creating American jobs and export oppor-
tunities; 
(9) the Department and USAID are vital na-
tional security agencies, whose work is critical to the 
projection of United States power and leadership 
worldwide, and without which Americans would be 
less safe, United States economic power would be di-
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minished, and global stability and prosperity would 
suffer; 
(10) investing in diplomacy and development 
before conflicts break out saves American lives while 
also being cost-effective; and 
(11) the contributions of personnel working at 
the Department and USAID are extraordinarily val-
uable and allow the United States to maintain its 
leadership around the world. 
SEC. 1003. BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND 
LABOR. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1(c) of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end 
the following new sentence: ‘‘All special envoys, am-
bassadors, and coordinators located within the Bu-
reau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor shall 
report directly to the Assistant Secretary unless oth-
erwise provided by law.’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section’’ and inserting 
‘‘sections 116 and’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘(commonly referred to as 
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the annual ‘Country Reports on Human Rights 
Practices’)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(C) AUTHORITIES.—In addition to the 
duties, functions, and responsibilities specified 
in this paragraph, the Assistant Secretary of 
State for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor is authorized to— 
‘‘(i) promote democracy and actively 
support human rights throughout the 
world; 
‘‘(ii) promote the rule of law and good 
governance throughout the world; 
‘‘(iii) strengthen, empower, and pro-
tect civil society representatives, programs, 
and organizations, and facilitate their abil-
ity to engage in dialogue with governments 
and other civil society entities; 
‘‘(iv) work with regional bureaus to 
ensure adequate personnel at diplomatic 
posts are assigned responsibilities relating 
to advancing democracy, human rights, 
labor rights, women’s equal participation 
in society, and the rule of law, with par-
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ticular attention paid to adequate oversight 
and engagement on such issues by senior 
officials at such posts; 
‘‘(v) review and, as appropriate, make 
recommendations to the Secretary of State 
regarding the proposed transfer of— 
‘‘(I) defense articles and defense 
services authorized under the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2151 et seq.) or the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.); 
and 
‘‘(II) military items listed on the 
‘600 series’ of the Commerce Control 
List contained in Supplement No. 1 to 
part 774 of subtitle B of title 15, 
Code of Federal Regulations; 
‘‘(vi) coordinate programs and activi-
ties that protect and advance the exercise 
of human rights and internet freedom in 
cyberspace; and 
‘‘(vii) implement other relevant poli-
cies and provisions of law. 
‘‘(D) LOCAL
OVERSIGHT.—United States 
missions, when executing DRL programming, 
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to the extent practicable, should assist in exer-
cising oversight authority and coordinate with 
the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor to ensure that funds are appropriately 
used and comply with anti-corruption prac-
tices.’’. 
SEC. 1004. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AF-
FAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1(c) of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) 
ASSISTANT
SECRETARY
FOR
INTER-
NATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AF-
FAIRS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to 
be in the Department of State an Assistant 
Secretary for International Narcotics and Law 
Enforcement Affairs, who shall be responsible 
to the Secretary of State for all matters, pro-
grams, and related activities pertaining to inter-
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national narcotics, anti-crime, and law enforce-
ment affairs in the conduct of foreign policy by 
the Department, including, as appropriate, lead-
ing the coordination of programs carried out by 
United States Government agencies abroad, and 
such other related duties as the Secretary may 
from time to time designate. 
‘‘(B) AREAS
OF
RESPONSIBILITY.—The 
Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics 
and Law Enforcement Affairs shall maintain 
continuous observation and coordination of all 
matters pertaining to international narcotics, 
anti-crime, and law enforcement affairs in the 
conduct of foreign policy, including programs 
carried out by other United States Government 
agencies when such programs pertain to the fol-
lowing matters: 
‘‘(i) Combating international narcotics 
production and trafficking. 
‘‘(ii) Strengthening foreign justice sys-
tems, including judicial and prosecutorial 
capacity, appeals systems, law enforcement 
agencies, prison systems, and the sharing 
of recovered assets. 
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‘‘(iii) Training and equipping foreign 
police, border control, other government of-
ficials, and other civilian law enforcement 
authorities for anti-crime purposes, includ-
ing ensuring that no foreign security unit 
or member of such unit shall receive such 
assistance from the United States Govern-
ment absent appropriate vetting. 
‘‘(iv) Ensuring the inclusion of human 
rights and women’s participation issues in 
law enforcement programs, in consultation 
with the Assistant Secretary for Democ-
racy, Human Rights, and Labor, and other 
senior officials in regional and thematic 
bureaus and offices. 
‘‘(v) Combating, in conjunction with 
other relevant bureaus of the Department 
of State and other United States Govern-
ment agencies, all forms of transnational 
organized crime, including human traf-
ficking, illicit trafficking in arms, wildlife, 
and cultural property, migrant smuggling, 
corruption, money laundering, the illicit 
smuggling of bulk cash, the licit use of fi-
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nancial systems for malign purposes, and 
other new and emerging forms of crime. 
‘‘(vi) Identifying and responding to 
global corruption, including strengthening 
the capacity of foreign government institu-
tions responsible for addressing financial 
crimes and engaging with multilateral or-
ganizations responsible for monitoring and 
supporting foreign governments’ anti-cor-
ruption efforts. 
‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL DUTIES.—In addition to 
the responsibilities specified in subparagraph 
(B), the Assistant Secretary for International 
Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs shall 
also— 
‘‘(i) carry out timely and substantive 
consultation with chiefs of mission and, as 
appropriate, the heads of other United 
States Government agencies to ensure ef-
fective coordination of all international 
narcotics and law enforcement programs 
carried out overseas by the Department 
and such other agencies; 
‘‘(ii) coordinate with the Office of Na-
tional Drug Control Policy to ensure les-
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sons learned from other United States 
Government agencies are available to the 
Bureau of International Narcotics and 
Law Enforcement Affairs of the Depart-
ment; 
‘‘(iii) develop standard requirements 
for monitoring and evaluation of Bureau 
programs, including metrics for success 
that do not rely solely on the amounts of 
illegal drugs that are produced or seized; 
‘‘(iv) in coordination with the Sec-
retary of State, annually certify in writing 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
that United States law enforcement per-
sonnel posted abroad whose activities are 
funded to any extent by the Bureau of 
International Narcotics and Law Enforce-
ment Affairs are complying with section 
207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 3927); and 
‘‘(v) carry out such other relevant du-
ties as the Secretary may assign. 
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‘‘(D) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in this paragraph may be construed to limit or 
impair the authority or responsibility of any 
other Federal agency with respect to law en-
forcement, domestic security operations, or in-
telligence activities as defined in Executive 
Order 12333.’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION
OF
ANNUAL
INTERNATIONAL 
NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT.—Subsection 
(a) of section 489 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2291h) is amended by inserting after para-
graph (9) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) A separate section that contains an iden-
tification of all United States Government-supported 
units funded by the Bureau of International Nar-
cotics and Law Enforcement Affairs and any Bu-
reau-funded operations by such units in which 
United States law enforcement personnel have been 
physically present.’’. 
SEC. 1005. BUREAU OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS; BUREAU OF 
POPULATION, REFUGEES, AND MIGRATION. 
Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) and (h) as 
subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and 
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(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(g) BUREAU OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS.—There is in 
the Department of State the Bureau of Consular Affairs, 
which shall be headed by the Assistant Secretary of State 
for Consular Affairs. 
‘‘(h) BUREAU OF POPULATION, REFUGEES, AND MI-
GRATION.—There is in the Department of State the Bu-
reau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, which shall 
be headed by the Assistant Secretary of State for Popu-
lation, Refugees, and Migration.’’. 
SEC. 1006. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY RIGHTS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There should be established 
in the Department of State an Office of International Dis-
ability Rights (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Office’’). 
(b) DUTIES.—The Office should— 
(1) seek to ensure that all United States for-
eign operations are accessible to, and inclusive of, 
persons with disabilities; 
(2) promote the human rights and full partici-
pation in international development activities of all 
persons with disabilities; 
(3) promote disability inclusive practices and 
the training of Department of State staff on solic-
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iting quality programs that are fully inclusive of peo-
ple with disabilities; 
(4) represent the United States in diplomatic 
and multilateral fora on matters relevant to the 
rights of persons with disabilities, and work to raise 
the profile of disability across a broader range of or-
ganizations contributing to international develop-
ment efforts; 
(5) conduct regular consultation with civil soci-
ety organizations working to advance international 
disability rights and empower persons with disabil-
ities internationally; 
(6) consult with other relevant offices at the 
Department that are responsible for drafting annual 
reports documenting progress on human rights, in-
cluding, wherever applicable, references to instances 
of discrimination, prejudice, or abuses of persons 
with disabilities; 
(7) advise the Bureau of Human Resources or 
its equivalent within the Department regarding the 
hiring and recruitment and overseas practices of civil 
service employees and Foreign Service officers with 
disabilities and their family members with chronic 
medical conditions or disabilities; and 
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(8) carry out such other relevant duties as the 
Secretary of State may assign. 
(c) SUPERVISION.—The Office may be headed by— 
(1) a senior advisor to the appropriate Assist-
ant Secretary of State; or 
(2) an officer exercising significant authority 
who reports to the President or Secretary of State, 
appointed by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate. 
(d) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State should 
direct Ambassadors at Large, Representatives, Special 
Envoys, and coordinators working on human rights to con-
sult with the Office to promote the human rights and full 
participation in international development activities of all 
persons with disabilities. 
SEC. 1007. ANTI-PIRACY INFORMATION SHARING. 
The Secretary is authorized to provide for the partici-
pation by the United States in the Information Sharing 
Centre located in Singapore, as established by the Re-
gional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and 
Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP). 
SEC. 1008. IMPORTANCE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TRAINING 
TO NATIONAL SECURITY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
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(1) the Department is a crucial national secu-
rity agency, whose employees, both Foreign and Civil 
Service, require the best possible training at every 
stage of their careers to prepare them to promote 
and defend United States national interests and the 
health and safety of United States citizens abroad; 
(2) the Department of State’s investment of 
time and resources with respect to the training and 
education of its personnel is considerably below the 
level of other Federal departments and agencies in 
the national security field, and falls well below the 
investments many allied and adversarial countries 
make in the development of their diplomats; 
(3) the Department faces increasingly complex 
and rapidly evolving challenges, many of which are 
science and technology-driven, and which demand 
the continual, high-quality training and education of 
its personnel; 
(4) the Department must move beyond reliance 
on 
‘‘on-the-job 
training’’ 
and 
other 
informal 
mentorship practices, which lead to an inequality in 
skillset development and career advancement oppor-
tunities, often particularly for minority personnel, 
and towards a robust professional tradecraft train-
ing continuum that will provide for greater equality 
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in career advancement and increase minority partici-
pation in the senior ranks; 
(5) the Department’s Foreign Service Institute 
and other training facilities should seek to substan-
tially increase its educational and training offerings 
to Department personnel, including developing new 
and innovative educational and training courses, 
methods, programs, and opportunities; and 
(6) consistent with existing Department gift ac-
ceptance authority and other applicable laws, the 
Department and Foreign Service Institute may ac-
cept funds and other resources from foundations, 
not-for-profit corporations, and other appropriate 
sources to help the Department and the Institute en-
hance the quantity and quality of training offerings, 
especially in the introduction of new, innovative, and 
pilot model courses. 
(b) TRAINING FLOAT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall develop and submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a strategy to establish a ‘‘training float’’ 
to allow for up to 15 percent of the Civil and Foreign 
Service to participate in long-term training at any given 
time. The strategy should identify steps necessary to en-
sure implementation of the training priorities identified in 
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subsection (c), sufficient training capacity and opportuni-
ties are available to Civil and Foreign Service officers, eq-
uitable distribution of long-term training opportunities to 
Civil and Foreign Service officers, and any additional re-
sources or authorities necessary to facilitate such a train-
ing float, including programs at the George P. Schultz Na-
tional Foreign Affairs Training Center, the Foreign Serv-
ice Institute, the Foreign Affairs Security Training Cen-
ter, and other facilities or programs operated by the De-
partment of State. The strategy shall identify which types 
of training would be prioritized, the extent (if any) to 
which such training is already being provided to Civil and 
Foreign Service officers by the Department of State, any 
factors incentivizing or disincentivizing such training, and 
why such training cannot be achieved without Civil and 
Foreign Service officers leaving the workforce. In addition 
to training opportunities provided by the Department, the 
strategy shall consider training that could be provided by 
the other United States Government training institutions, 
as well as non-governmental educational institutions. The 
strategy shall consider approaches to overcome disincen-
tives to pursuing long-term training. 
(c) PRIORITIZATION.—In order to provide the Civil 
and Foreign Service with the level of education and train-
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ing needed to effectively advance United States interests 
across the globe, the Department of State should— 
(1) increase its offerings— 
(A) of virtual instruction to make training 
more accessible to personnel deployed through-
out the world; or 
(B) at partner organizations to provide 
useful outside perspectives to Department per-
sonnel; 
(2) offer courses utilizing computer-based or as-
sisted simulations, allowing civilian officers to lead 
decision-making in a crisis environment; and 
(3) consider increasing the duration and ex-
panding the focus of certain training courses, includ-
ing— 
(A) the A-100 orientation course for For-
eign Service officers, and 
(B) the chief of mission course to more ac-
curately reflect the significant responsibilities 
accompanying such role. 
(d) OTHER AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.—Other na-
tional security agencies should increase the enrollment of 
their personnel in courses at the Foreign Service Institute 
and other Department of State training facilities to pro-
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mote a whole-of-government approach to mitigating na-
tional security challenges. 
SEC. 1009. CLASSIFICATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF FOREIGN 
SERVICE OFFICERS. 
The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended— 
(1) in section 501 (22 U.S.C. 3981), by insert-
ing ‘‘If a position designated under this section is 
unfilled for more than 365 calendar days, such posi-
tion may be filled, as appropriate, on a temporary 
basis, in accordance with section 309.’’ after ‘‘Posi-
tions designated under this section are excepted 
from the competitive service.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2) of section 502(a) (22 
U.S.C. 3982(a)), by inserting ‘‘, or domestically, in 
a position working on issues relating to a particular 
country or geographic area,’’ after ‘‘geographic 
area’’. 
SEC. 1010. ENERGY DIPLOMACY AND SECURITY WITHIN 
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 
Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as amended by sec-
tion 1004 of this Act, is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) (as 
redesignated pursuant to such section 1004) as 
paragraphs (5) and (6); and 
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as added 
pursuant to such section 1004) the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) ENERGY RESOURCES.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORIZATION FOR ASSISTANT SEC-
RETARY.—Subject to the numerical limitation 
specified in paragraph (1), there is authorized 
to be established in the Department of State an 
Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Re-
sources. 
‘‘(B) PERSONNEL.—If the Department es-
tablishes an Assistant Secretary of State for 
Energy Resources in accordance with the au-
thorization provided in subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary of State shall ensure there are suffi-
cient personnel dedicated to energy matters 
within the Department of State whose respon-
sibilities shall include— 
‘‘(i) formulating and implementing 
international policies aimed at protecting 
and advancing United States energy secu-
rity interests by effectively managing 
United States bilateral and multilateral re-
lations; 
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