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(2) PROGRESS
REPORT.—Not later than 180 
days following the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress a report that includes— 
(A) a description of the status of activities 
carried out to achieve the objectives described in 
this section; 
(B) an estimate of when embassies and a 
physical presence will be fully established pursu-
ant to subsection (b)(1); and 
(C) an update on events in the Pacific Is-
lands region relevant to the establishment of 
United States embassies, including activities by 
the People’s Republic of China. 
(3) REPORT ON FINAL DISPOSITION.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appro-
priate committees of Congress that— 
(A) confirms the establishment of the 3 em-
bassies and the physical presence required under 
subsection (b)(1); or 
(B) if the embassies and physical presence 
required in subsection (b)(1) have not been estab-
lished, a justification for such failure to comply 
with such requirement. 
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TITLE XCIV—A DIVERSE WORK-
FORCE: 
RECRUITMENT, 
RE-
TENTION, AND PROMOTION 
SEC. 9401. REPORT ON BARRIERS TO APPLYING FOR EM-
PLOYMENT 
WITH 
THE 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
STATE. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appro-
priate congressional committees that— 
(1) identifies any barriers for applicants apply-
ing for employment with the Department; 
(2) provides demographic data of online appli-
cants during the most recent 3 years disaggregated by 
race, ethnicity, sex, age, veteran status, disability, ge-
ographic region; 
(3) assesses any barriers that exist for applying 
online 
for 
employment 
with 
the 
Department, 
disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, age, veteran sta-
tus, disability, geographic region; and 
(4) includes recommendations for addressing any 
disparities identified in the online application proc-
ess. 
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SEC. 9402. COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND DISSEMINATION 
OF WORKFORCE DATA. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
that includes disaggregated demographic data and other in-
formation regarding the diversity of the workforce of the 
Department. 
(b) DATA.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall include, to the maximum extent that the collection and 
dissemination of such data can be done in a way that pro-
tects the confidentiality of individuals and is otherwise per-
missible by law— 
(1) demographic data on each element of the 
workforce of the Department during the 3-year period 
ending on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
disaggregated by rank and grade or grade-equivalent, 
with respect to— 
(A) individuals hired to join the workforce; 
(B) individuals promoted, including pro-
motions to and within the Senior Executive 
Service or the Senior Foreign Service; 
(C) individuals serving as special assistants 
in any of the offices of the Secretary of State, the 
Deputy Secretary of State, the Counselor of the 
Department of State, the Secretary’s Policy 
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Planning Staff, the Under Secretary of State for 
Arms Control and International Security, the 
Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, 
Democracy, and Human Rights, the Under Sec-
retary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, 
and the Environment, the Under Secretary of 
State for Management, the Under Secretary of 
State for Political Affairs, and the Under Sec-
retary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public 
Affairs; 
(D) individuals serving in each bureau’s 
front office; 
(E) individuals serving as detailees to the 
National Security Council; 
(F) individuals serving on applicable selec-
tion boards; 
(G) members of any external advisory com-
mittee or board who are subject to appointment 
by individuals at senior positions in the Depart-
ment; 
(H) individuals participating in profes-
sional development programs of the Department 
and the extent to which such participants have 
been placed into senior positions within the De-
partment after such participation; 
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(I) individuals participating in mentorship 
or retention programs; and 
(J) individuals who separated from the 
agency, including individuals in the Senior Ex-
ecutive Service or the Senior Foreign Service; 
(2) an assessment of agency compliance with the 
essential elements identified in Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission Management Directive 715, 
effective October 1, 2003; 
(3) data on the overall number of individuals 
who are part of the workforce, the percentages of such 
workforce corresponding to each element specified in 
paragraph (1), and the percentages corresponding to 
each rank, grade, or grade equivalent; and 
(4) the total amount of funds spent by the De-
partment for the purposes of advancing diversity, eq-
uity, inclusion, and accessibility during each of the 4 
previous fiscal years, disaggregated, to the extent 
practicable, by bureau and activity, including, as 
outlined in the Department’s 2022 Diversity, Equity, 
Inclusion and Accessibility Strategic Plan— 
(A) workforce pay and compensation; 
(B) recruitment, hiring, promotions, and 
retention; 
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(C) reasonable accommodations for dis-
ability and religion; 
(D) safe workplaces; and 
(E) addressing sexual harassment and dis-
crimination. 
(c) EFFECTIVENESS OF DEPARTMENT EFFORTS.—The 
report required under subsection (a) shall describe and as-
sess the effectiveness of the efforts of the Department— 
(1) to propagate fairness, impartiality, and in-
clusion in the work environment, both domestically 
and abroad; 
(2) to enforce anti-harassment and anti-dis-
crimination policies, both domestically and at posts 
overseas; 
(3) to refrain from engaging in unlawful dis-
crimination in any phase of the employment process, 
including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, assign-
ments, promotion, retention, and training; 
(4) to prevent retaliation against employees for 
participating in a protected equal employment oppor-
tunity activity or for reporting sexual harassment or 
sexual assault; 
(5) to provide reasonable accommodation for 
qualified employees and applicants with disabilities; 
(6) to recruit a representative workforce by— 
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(A) recruiting women, persons with disabil-
ities, and minorities; 
(B) recruiting at women’s colleges, histori-
cally Black colleges and universities, minority- 
serving institutions, and other institutions serv-
ing a significant percentage of minority stu-
dents; 
(C) placing job advertisements in news-
papers, magazines, and job sites oriented toward 
women and minorities; 
(D) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs 
in urban and rural communities and at land- 
grant colleges or universities; 
(E) providing opportunities through the 
Foreign Service Internship Program under chap-
ter 12 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4141 et seq.), and other hiring initiatives; 
(F) recruiting mid-level and senior-level 
professionals through programs designed to in-
crease representation in international affairs of 
people belonging to traditionally underrep-
resented groups; 
(G) offering the Foreign Service written and 
oral assessment examinations in several locations 
throughout the United States or via online plat-
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forms to reduce the burden of applicants having 
to travel at their own expense to take either or 
both such examinations; 
(H) expanding the use of paid internships; 
and 
(I) supporting recruiting and hiring oppor-
tunities through— 
(i) the Charles B. Rangel International 
Affairs Fellowship Program; 
(ii) the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign 
Affairs Fellowship Program; and 
(iii) other initiatives, including agen-
cy-wide policy initiatives; and 
(7) to ensure transparency and accountability in 
the work of the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer 
and the Secretary’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion, 
particularly by— 
(A) avoiding any duplication of existing di-
versity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility ef-
forts, including with the Bureau of Global Talent 
Management, the Office of Civil Rights, and 
other Department offices; and 
(B) requiring measurable impacts in hir-
ing, retention, and other aspects of the Diversity, 
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Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Strategic 
Plan. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the publication of the report required under subsection 
(a), and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, 
the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees, and make such report 
available on the Department’s website, that includes, 
without compromising the confidentiality of individ-
uals and to the extent otherwise consistent with law— 
(A) disaggregated demographic data, to the 
maximum extent that collection of such data is 
permissible by law, relating to the workforce and 
information on the status of diversity and inclu-
sion efforts of the Department; 
(B) an analysis of applicant flow data, to 
the maximum extent that collection of such data 
is permissible by law; and 
(C) disaggregated demographic data relat-
ing to participants in professional development 
programs of the Department and the rate of 
placement into senior positions for participants 
in such programs. 
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(2) COMBINATION
WITH
OTHER
ANNUAL
RE-
PORT.—The report required under paragraph (1) 
may be combined with another annual report re-
quired by law, to the extent practicable. 
SEC. 9403. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
AND ASSISTANCE. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purposes of this section are— 
(1) to advance the values and interests of the 
United States overseas through programs that foster 
innovation, competitiveness, and a plethora of back-
grounds, views, and experience in the formulation 
and implementation of United States foreign policy 
and assistance; and 
(2) to create opportunities for specialized re-
search, education, training, professional development, 
and leadership opportunities for individuals belong-
ing to an underrepresented group within the Depart-
ment and USAID. 
(b) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Ad-
ministrator of USAID shall conduct a study on the 
feasibility of establishing Centers of Excellence in 
Foreign Affairs and Assistance (referred to in this 
section as the ‘‘Centers of Excellence’’) within institu-
tions that serve individuals belonging to an underrep-
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resented group to focus on 1 or more of the areas de-
scribed in paragraph (2). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the study re-
quired under paragraph (1), the Secretary and the 
Administrator, respectively, shall consider— 
(A) opportunities to enter into public-pri-
vate partnerships that will— 
(i) increase interest in foreign affairs 
and foreign assistance Federal careers; 
(ii) prepare an assorted cadre of stu-
dents (including nontraditional, mid-career, 
part-time, and heritage students) and non-
profit or business professionals with the 
skills and education needed to meaningfully 
contribute to the formulation and execution 
of United States foreign policy and assist-
ance; 
(iii) support the conduct of research, 
education, and extension programs that re-
flect a wide range of perspectives and views 
of world regions and international affairs— 
(I) to assist in the development of 
regional and functional foreign policy 
skills; 
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(II) to strengthen international 
development and humanitarian assist-
ance programs; and 
(III) to strengthen democratic in-
stitutions and processes in policy-
making, 
including 
in 
education, 
health, wealth, justice, and other sec-
tors; 
(iv) enable domestic and international 
educational, internship, fellowship, faculty 
exchange, training, employment or other in-
novative programs to acquire or strengthen 
knowledge of foreign languages, cultures, so-
cieties, and international skills and perspec-
tives; 
(v) support collaboration among insti-
tutions of higher education, including com-
munity colleges, nonprofit organizations, 
and corporations, to strengthen the engage-
ment between experts and practitioners in 
the foreign affairs and foreign assistance 
fields; and 
(vi) leverage additional public-private 
partnerships with nonprofit organizations, 
foundations, corporations, institutions of 
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higher education, and the Federal Govern-
ment; and 
(B) budget and staffing requirements, in-
cluding appropriate sources of funding, for the 
establishment and conduct of operations of such 
Centers of Excellence. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a 
report to the appropriate congressional committees that 
contains the findings of the study conducted pursuant to 
subsection (b). 
SEC. 9404. PROMOTING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNT-
ABILITY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
WORKFORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary should establish a 
mechanism to ensure that appointments or details of De-
partment career employees to staff positions in the Office 
of the Secretary, the Office of the Deputy Secretary of State, 
the Office of the Counselor of the Department, any office 
of the Secretary’s Policy Planning Staff, and any office of 
an Under Secretary of State, and details to the National 
Security Council, are transparent, competitive, inclusive, 
and merit-based. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a 
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report to the appropriate congressional committees regard-
ing the mechanism established pursuant to subsection (a). 
(c) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) use transparent, competitive, inclusive, and 
merit-based processes for appointments and details to 
the staff positions specified in subsection (a); and 
(2) ensure that such positions are equally avail-
able to all employees of the Civil Service and the For-
eign Service of the Department. 
SEC. 9405. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this title may be construed as altering ex-
isting law regarding merit system principles. 
TITLE XCV—INFORMATION SE-
CURITY AND CYBER DIPLO-
MACY 
SEC. 9501. UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL CYBERSPACE 
POLICY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the United 
States— 
(1) to work internationally to promote an open, 
interoperable, reliable, and secure internet governed 
by the multi-stakeholder model, which— 
(A) promotes democracy, the rule of law, 
and human rights, including freedom of expres-
sion; 
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(B) supports the ability to innovate, com-
municate, and promote economic prosperity; and 
(C) is designed to protect privacy and 
guard against deception, malign influence, in-
citement to violence, harassment and abuse, 
fraud, and theft; 
(2) to encourage and aid United States allies 
and partners in improving their own technological 
capabilities and resiliency to pursue, defend, and pro-
tect shared interests and values, free from coercion 
and external pressure; and 
(3) in furtherance of the efforts described in 
paragraphs (1) and (2)— 
(A) to provide incentives to the private sec-
tor to accelerate the development of the tech-
nologies referred to in such paragraphs; 
(B) to modernize and harmonize with allies 
and partners export controls and investment 
screening regimes and associated policies and 
regulations; and 
(C) to enhance United States leadership in 
technical standards-setting bodies and avenues 
for developing norms regarding the use of digital 
tools. 
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(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—In implementing the policy 
described in subsection (a), the President, in consultation 
with outside actors, as appropriate, including private sector 
companies, nongovernmental organizations, security re-
searchers, and other relevant stakeholders, in the conduct 
of bilateral and multilateral relations, shall strive— 
(1) to clarify the applicability of international 
laws and norms to the use of information and com-
munications technology (referred to in this subsection 
as ‘‘ICT’’); 
(2) to reduce and limit the risk of escalation and 
retaliation in cyberspace, damage to critical infra-
structure, and other malicious cyber activity that im-
pairs the use and operation of critical infrastructure 
that provides services to the public; 
(3) to cooperate with like-minded countries that 
share common values and cyberspace policies with the 
United States, including respect for human rights, de-
mocracy, and the rule of law, to advance such values 
and policies internationally; 
(4) to encourage the responsible development of 
new, innovative technologies and ICT products that 
strengthen a secure internet architecture that is acces-
sible to all; 
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(5) to secure and implement commitments on re-
sponsible country behavior in cyberspace, including 
commitments by countries— 
(A) not to conduct, or knowingly support, 
cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property, in-
cluding trade secrets or other confidential busi-
ness information, with the intent of providing 
competitive advantages to companies or commer-
cial sectors; 
(B) to take all appropriate and reasonable 
efforts to keep their territories clear of inten-
tionally wrongful acts using ICT in violation of 
international commitments; 
(C) not to conduct or knowingly support 
ICT activity that intentionally damages or oth-
erwise impairs the use and operation of critical 
infrastructure providing services to the public, in 
violation of international law; 
(D) to take appropriate measures to protect 
the country’s critical infrastructure from ICT 
threats; 
(E) not to conduct or knowingly support 
malicious international activity that harms the 
information systems of authorized international 
emergency response teams (also known as ‘‘com-
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puter emergency response teams’’ or ‘‘cybersecu-
rity incident response teams’’) of another coun-
try or authorize emergency response teams to en-
gage in malicious international activity, in vio-
lation of international law; 
(F) to respond to appropriate requests for 
assistance to mitigate malicious ICT activity 
emanating from their territory and aimed at the 
critical infrastructure of another country; 
(G) not to restrict cross-border data flows or 
require local storage or processing of data; and 
(H) to protect the exercise of human rights 
and fundamental freedoms on the internet, while 
recognizing that the human rights that people 
have offline also need to be protected online; and 
(6) to advance, encourage, and support the devel-
opment and adoption of internationally recognized 
technical standards and best practices. 
SEC. 9502. BUREAU OF CYBERSPACE AND DIGITAL POLICY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1 of the State Department 
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as 
subsection (j) and (k), respectively; 
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(2) by redesignating subsection (h) (as added by 
section 361(a)(1) of division FF of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260)) as 
subsection (l); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (h) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) BUREAU OF CYBERSPACE AND DIGITAL POLICY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established, within 
the Department of State, the Bureau of Cyberspace 
and Digital Policy (referred to in this subsection as 
the ‘Bureau’). The head of the Bureau shall have the 
rank and status of ambassador and shall be ap-
pointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of the Bureau 
shall perform such duties and exercise such pow-
ers as the Secretary of State shall prescribe, in-
cluding implementing the diplomatic and foreign 
policy aspects of the policy described in section 
9501(a) of the Department of State Authoriza-
tion Act of 2022. 
‘‘(B) DUTIES
DESCRIBED.—The principal 
duties and responsibilities of the head of the Bu-
reau shall, in furtherance of the diplomatic and 
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foreign policy mission of the Department of 
State, be— 
‘‘(i) to serve as the principal cyber-
space policy official within the senior man-
agement of the Department of State and as 
the advisor to the Secretary of State for 
cyberspace and digital issues; 
‘‘(ii) to lead, coordinate, and execute, 
in coordination with other relevant bureaus 
and offices, the Department of State’s diplo-
matic cyberspace, and cybersecurity efforts 
(including efforts related to data privacy, 
data flows, internet governance, information 
and communications technology standards, 
and other issues that the Secretary has as-
signed to the Bureau); 
‘‘(iii) to coordinate with relevant Fed-
eral agencies and the Office of the National 
Cyber Director to ensure the diplomatic and 
foreign policy aspects of the cyber strategy 
in section 9501 of the Department of State 
Authorization Act of 2022 and any other 
subsequent strategy are implemented in a 
manner that is fully integrated with the 
broader strategy; 
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‘‘(iv) to promote an open, interoper-
able, reliable, and secure information and 
communications technology infrastructure 
globally; 
‘‘(v) to represent the Secretary of State 
in interagency efforts to develop and ad-
vance Federal Government cyber priorities 
and activities, including efforts to develop 
credible national capabilities, strategies, 
and policies to deter and counter cyber ad-
versaries, and carry out the purposes of title 
V of the Department of State Authorization 
Act of 2022; 
‘‘(vi) to engage civil society, the pri-
vate sector, academia, and other public and 
private entities on relevant international 
cyberspace and international information 
and communications technology issues; 
‘‘(vii) to support United States Gov-
ernment efforts to uphold and further de-
velop global deterrence frameworks for mali-
cious cyber activity; 
‘‘(viii) to advise the Secretary of State 
and coordinate with foreign governments re-
garding responses to national security-level 
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cyber incidents, including coordination on 
diplomatic response efforts to support allies 
and partners threatened by malicious cyber 
activity, in conjunction with members of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization and 
like-minded countries; 
‘‘(ix) to promote the building of foreign 
capacity relating to cyberspace policy prior-
ities; 
‘‘(x) to promote an open, interoperable, 
reliable, and secure information and com-
munications technology infrastructure glob-
ally and an open, interoperable, secure, and 
reliable internet governed by the multi- 
stakeholder model; 
‘‘(xi) to promote an international envi-
ronment for technology investments and the 
internet that benefits United States eco-
nomic and national security interests; 
‘‘(xii) to promote cross-border flow of 
data and combat international initiatives 
seeking to impose unreasonable require-
ments on United States businesses; 
‘‘(xiii) to promote international poli-
cies to protect the integrity of United States 
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and international telecommunications in-
frastructure from foreign-based threats, in-
cluding cyber-enabled threats; 
‘‘(xiv) to lead engagement, in coordina-
tion with relevant executive branch agen-
cies, with foreign governments on relevant 
international 
cyberspace, 
cybersecurity, 
cybercrime, and digital economy issues de-
scribed in title V of the Department of State 
Authorization Act of 2022; 
‘‘(xv) to promote international policies, 
in coordination with the Department of 
Commerce, to secure radio frequency spec-
trum in the best interests of the United 
States; 
‘‘(xvi) to promote and protect the exer-
cise of human rights, including freedom of 
speech and religion, through the internet; 
‘‘(xvii) to build capacity of United 
States diplomatic officials to engage on 
cyberspace issues; 
‘‘(xviii) to encourage the development 
and adoption by foreign countries of inter-
nationally recognized standards, policies, 
and best practices; 
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‘‘(xix) to support efforts by the Global 
Engagement Center to counter cyber-enabled 
information operations against the United 
States or its allies and partners; and 
‘‘(xx) to conduct such other matters as 
the Secretary of State may assign. 
‘‘(3) QUALIFICATIONS.—The head of the Bureau 
should be an individual of demonstrated competency 
in the fields of— 
‘‘(A) cybersecurity and other relevant cyber-
space and information and communications 
technology policy issues; and 
‘‘(B) international diplomacy. 
‘‘(4) ORGANIZATIONAL PLACEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) INITIAL PLACEMENT.—Except as pro-
vided in subparagraph (B), the head of the Bu-
reau shall report to the Deputy Secretary of 
State. 
‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT PLACEMENT.—The head 
of the Bureau may report to an Under Secretary 
of State or to an official holding a higher posi-
tion than Under Secretary if, not later than 15 
days before any change in such reporting struc-
ture, the Secretary of State— 
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‘‘(i) consults with the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives; and 
‘‘(ii) submits a report to such commit-
tees that— 
‘‘(I) indicates that the Secretary, 
with respect to the reporting structure 
of the Bureau, has consulted with and 
solicited feedback from— 
‘‘(aa) other relevant Federal 
entities with a role in inter-
national aspects of cyber policy; 
and 
‘‘(bb) the elements of the De-
partment of State with responsi-
bility for aspects of cyber policy, 
including the elements reporting 
to— 
‘‘(AA) the Under Sec-
retary of State for Political 
Affairs; 
‘‘(BB) the Under Sec-
retary of State for Civilian 
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Security, 
Democracy, 
and 
Human Rights; 
‘‘(CC) the Under Sec-
retary of State for Economic 
Growth, Energy, and the En-
vironment; 
‘‘(DD) the Under Sec-
retary of State for Arms 
Control and International 
Security Affairs; 
‘‘(EE) the Under Sec-
retary of State for Manage-
ment; and 
‘‘(FF) the Under Sec-
retary of State for Public Di-
plomacy and Public Affairs; 
‘‘(II) describes the new reporting 
structure for the head of the Bureau 
and the justification for such new 
structure; and 
‘‘(III) includes a plan describing 
how the new reporting structure will 
better enable the head of the Bureau to 
carry out the duties described in para-
graph (2), including the security, eco-
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nomic, and human rights aspects of 
cyber diplomacy. 
‘‘(5) SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORITIES.—The Sec-
retary of State may— 
‘‘(A) appoint up to 25 employees to cyber 
positions in the Bureau without regard to the 
provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 
5, United States Code, regarding appointments 
in the competitive service; and 
‘‘(B) fix the rates of basic pay of such em-
ployees without regard to chapter 51 and sub-
chapter III of chapter 53 of such title regarding 
classification and General Schedule pay rates, 
provided that the rates for such positions do not 
exceed the annual rate of basic pay in effect for 
a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(6) COORDINATION.—In implementing the du-
ties prescribed under paragraph (2), the head of the 
Bureau shall coordinate with the heads of other Fed-
eral agencies, including the Department of Commerce, 
the Department of Homeland Security, and other 
Federal agencies that the National Cyber Director 
deems appropriate. 
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‘‘(7) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection may be construed— 
‘‘(A) to preclude the head of the Bureau 
from being designated as an Assistant Secretary, 
if such an Assistant Secretary position does not 
increase the number of Assistant Secretary posi-
tions at the Department above the number au-
thorized under subsection (c)(1); or 
‘‘(B) to alter or modify the existing authori-
ties of any other Federal agency or official.’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Bureau established under section 1(i) of the State 
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as added by sub-
section (a), should have a diverse workforce composed of 
qualified individuals, including individuals belonging to an 
underrepresented group. 
(c) UNITED NATIONS.—The Permanent Representative 
of the United States to the United Nations should use the 
voice, vote, and influence of the United States to oppose any 
measure that is inconsistent with the policy described in 
section 9501(a). 
SEC. 9503. INTERNATIONAL CYBERSPACE AND DIGITAL 
POLICY STRATEGY. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, 
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acting through the Secretary, and in coordination with the 
heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, 
shall develop an international cyberspace and digital policy 
strategy. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) a review of actions and activities undertaken 
to support the policy described in section 9501(a); 
(2) a plan of action to guide the diplomacy of 
the Department with regard to foreign countries, in-
cluding— 
(A) conducting bilateral and multilateral 
activities— 
(i) to develop and support the imple-
mentation of norms of responsible country 
behavior in cyberspace consistent with the 
commitments listed in section 9501(b)(5); 
(ii) to reduce the frequency and sever-
ity of cyberattacks on United States indi-
viduals, businesses, governmental agencies, 
and other organizations; 
(iii) to reduce cybersecurity risks to 
United States and allied critical infrastruc-
ture; 
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