tained as a recovery of the costs of operating the 
museum. 
‘‘(b) DISPOSITION OF DOCUMENTS, ARTIFACTS, AND 
OTHER ARTICLES.— 
‘‘(1) PROPERTY.—All historic documents, arti-
facts, or other articles permanently acquired by the 
Department of State and determined by the Sec-
retary of State to be suitable for display by the Na-
tional Museum of American Diplomacy shall be con-
sidered to be the property of the United States Gov-
ernment and shall be subject to disposition solely in 
accordance with this subsection. 
‘‘(2) SALE, TRADE, OR TRANSFER.—Whenever 
the Secretary of State makes a determination de-
scribed in paragraph (3) with respect to a document, 
artifact, or other article under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary may sell at fair market value, trade, or 
transfer such document, artifact, or other article 
without regard to the requirements of subtitle I of 
title 40, United States Code. The proceeds of any 
such sale may be used solely for the advancement of 
the mission of the National Museum of American 
Diplomacy and may not be used for any purpose 
other than the acquisition and direct care of the col-
lections of the Museum. 
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‘‘(3) DETERMINATIONS PRIOR TO SALE, TRADE, 
OR TRANSFER.—The determination described in this 
paragraph with respect to a document, artifact, or 
other article under paragraph (1), is a determination 
that— 
‘‘(A) the document, artifact, or other arti-
cle no longer serves to further the purposes of 
the National Museum of American Diplomacy 
as set forth in the collections management pol-
icy of the Museum; 
‘‘(B) the sale, trade, or transfer of the doc-
ument, artifact, or other article would serve to 
maintain the standards of the collection of the 
Museum; or 
‘‘(C) the sale, trade, or transfer of the doc-
ument, artifact, or other article would be in the 
best interests of the United States. 
‘‘(4) LOANS.—In addition to the authorization 
under paragraph (2) relating to the sale, trade, or 
transfer of documents, artifacts, or other articles 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State may 
loan the documents, artifacts, or other articles, when 
not needed for use or display by the National Mu-
seum of American Diplomacy, to the Smithsonian 
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Institution or a similar institution for repair, study, 
or exhibition.’’. 
SEC. 107. PASSPORT FEES. 
Section 1(b)(2) of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 
(22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2)), shall be applied by substituting 
‘‘September 30, 2023’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2010’’. 
SEC. 108. ENSURING GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY AND ACCES-
SIBILITY OF PASSPORT AGENCIES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that Department initiatives to expand passport serv-
ices and accessibility, including through online moderniza-
tion projects, should include the construction of new phys-
ical passport agencies. 
(b) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall conduct a review 
of the geographic diversity and accessibility of existing 
passport agencies to identify— 
(1) the geographic areas in the United States 
that are farther than 6 hours’ driving distance from 
the nearest passport agency; 
(2) the per capita demand for passport services 
in the areas described in paragraph (1); and 
(3) a plan to ensure that in-person services at 
physical passport agencies are accessible to all eligi-
ble Americans, including Americans living in large 
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population centers, in rural areas, and in States with 
a high per capita demand for passport services. 
(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—The Secretary shall consider 
the metrics identified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub-
section (b) when determining locations for the establish-
ment of new physical passport agencies. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives that contains the findings of the 
review conducted pursuant to subsection (b). 
SEC. 109. STUDY AND REPORT ON PASSPORT MODERNIZA-
TION OPPORTUNITIES. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct 
a study on additional opportunities to leverage 
world-class information technologies to modernize 
and streamline the Department’s passport issuance 
process. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The study required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
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(A) An assessment how each progress 
point in the passport issuance process contrib-
utes to passport processing times. 
(B) An assessment of whether the passport 
issuance process contains procedural, staffing, 
or paperwork redundancies. 
(C) An evaluation of the importance of in- 
person aspects of the passport issuance process 
in order to determine whether such aspects can 
be replaced by secure digital processes, includ-
ing the potential for automation of such proc-
esses. 
(D) Concrete proposals for how to leverage 
the private sector to further digitize the pass-
port issuance process. 
(E) An evaluation of the online passport 
renewal pilot program, including discussion of 
any glitches or problems encountered, as well as 
plans regarding the full-scale implementation of 
the pilot program. 
(3) PRIVATE
SECTOR
CONSULTATION.—The 
Secretary shall consult with relevant actors in the 
private sector with respect to the matters described 
in subparagraphs (C) and (D) of subsection (b) and 
take into consideration any recommendations of such 
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relevant actors in conducting the study required by 
paragraph (1). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
contains the results of the study required by subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 110. OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There should be established with-
in the Department an Office of Global Criminal Justice 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Office’’) which may 
be placed within the organizational structure of the De-
partment at the discretion of the Secretary. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Office should carry out the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Advise the Secretary and other relevant sen-
ior officials on issues related to atrocities, including 
war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. 
(2) Assist in formulating United States policy 
on the prevention of, responses to, and account-
ability for atrocities. 
(3) Coordinate, as appropriate and with other 
relevant Federal departments and agencies, United 
States Government positions relating to the inter-
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national and hybrid courts currently prosecuting 
persons suspected of atrocities. 
(4) Work with other governments, international 
organizations, and nongovernmental organizations, 
as appropriate, to establish and assist international 
and domestic commissions of inquiry, fact-finding 
missions, and tribunals to investigate, document, 
and prosecute atrocities. 
(5) Coordinate, as appropriate and with other 
relevant Federal departments and agencies, the de-
ployment of diplomatic, legal, economic, military, 
and other tools to help collect evidence of atrocities, 
judge those responsible, protect and assist victims, 
enable reconciliation, prevent and deter atrocities, 
and promote the rule of law. 
(6) Provide advice and expertise on transitional 
justice mechanisms to United States personnel oper-
ating in conflict and post-conflict environments. 
(7) Act as a point of contact for international, 
hybrid, and domestic tribunals exercising jurisdiction 
over atrocities. 
(8) Represent the Department on any inter-
agency whole-of-government coordinating entities ad-
dressing genocide and other atrocities. 
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(9) Perform any additional duties and exercise 
such powers as the Secretary may prescribe. 
(c) SUPERVISION.—If established, the Office shall be 
led by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Jus-
tice who is nominated by the President and appointed by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
SEC. 111. EXPANDED AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFERS TO RE-
WARDS PROGRAMS EXPENSES. 
Amounts transferred pursuant to the eleventh proviso 
under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ 
in title I of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 (division 
J of Public Law 110–161) are authorized to also be made 
available for expenses related to rewards programs. 
SEC. 112. AUTHORIZING SUPPORT FOR WRONGFULLY DE-
TAINED UNITED STATES NATIONALS AND 
THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law (other than section 302 of the Robert Levinson 
Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act 
(22 U.S.C. 1741)), the Secretary is authorized to provide, 
for such period as the Secretary considers reasonable, sup-
port for United States nationals detained abroad if the 
Secretary has determined that there is credible informa-
tion that their detention is unlawful or wrongful, con-
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sistent with section 302(a) of the Robert Levinson Hos-
tage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (22 
U.S.C. 1741(a)), following their return, as well as support 
for family members of such individuals, particularly for— 
(1) medical, mental health, and other appro-
priate support for such United States nationals fol-
lowing their return; and 
(2) appropriate support, including travel ex-
penses, for family members of such United States 
nationals during their unlawful or wrongful deten-
tion and following their return, including for coun-
seling, updates, and other information related to 
their unlawful or wrongful detention and for family 
reunification. 
(b) UNITED STATES NATIONAL DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘United States national’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 307(2) of the Robert 
Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Account-
ability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741e(2)). 
SEC. 113. NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS FOR UNITED 
STATES 
NATIONALS 
UNLAWFULLY 
OR 
WRONGFULLY DETAINED ABROAD. 
Section 302 of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recov-
ery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 
1741) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, as expedi-
tiously as possible,’’ after ‘‘review’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) REFERRALS TO SPECIAL ENVOY; NOTIFICATION 
TO CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon a determination by 
the Secretary of State, based on the totality of the 
circumstances, that there is credible information 
that the detention of a United States national 
abroad is unlawful or wrongful, and regardless of 
whether the detention is by a foreign government or 
a nongovernmental actor, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) expeditiously transfer responsibility 
for such case from the Bureau of Consular Af-
fairs of the Department of State to the Special 
Envoy for Hostage Affairs; and 
‘‘(B) not later than 14 days after such de-
termination, notify the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
of such determination and provide such commit-
tees with a summary of the facts that led to 
such determination. 
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‘‘(2) FORM.—The notification and summary de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(B) may be submitted in 
classified form.’’. 
SEC. 114. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR. 
Section 303 of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recov-
ery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 
1741a) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) FAMILY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR.—There 
shall be, in the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy 
for Hostage Affairs, a Family Engagement Coordinator, 
who shall ensure— 
‘‘(1) for a United States national unlawfully or 
wrongfully detained abroad, that— 
‘‘(A) any interaction by executive branch 
officials with any family member of such United 
States national occurs in a coordinated fashion; 
‘‘(B) such family member receives con-
sistent and accurate information from the 
United States Government; and 
‘‘(C) appropriate coordination with the 
Family Engagement Coordinator described in 
section 304(c)(2); and 
‘‘(2) for a United States national held hostage 
abroad, that any engagement with a family member 
is coordinated with, consistent with, and not duplica-
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tive of the efforts of the Family Engagement Coordi-
nator described in section 304(c)(2).’’. 
SEC. 115. REWARDS FOR JUSTICE. 
Section 36(b) of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or (10);’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(10), or (14);’’; 
(2) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(14) the prevention, frustration, or resolution 
of the hostage taking of a United States person, the 
identification, location, arrest, or conviction of a per-
son responsible for the hostage taking of a United 
States person, or the location of a United States 
person who has been taken hostage, in any coun-
try.’’. 
SEC. 116. PROVISION OF PARKING SERVICES AND RETEN-
TION OF PARKING FEES. 
The Secretary— 
(1) may provide parking services, including 
electric vehicle charging and other parking services, 
in facilities operated by or for the Department; and 
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(2) is authorized to charge such fees for such 
services as may be necessary to cover the costs of 
providing the services, which shall be credited to an 
appropriate account of the Department. 
SEC. 117. MODERNIZING THE BUREAU OF ARMS CONTROL, 
VERIFICATION, AND COMPLIANCE AND THE 
BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND 
NONPROLIFERATION. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) maintaining a fully staffed and resourced 
Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and Compli-
ance and Bureau of International Security and Non-
proliferation is necessary to effectively confront the 
threat of increased global proliferation; 
(2) the Secretary should take steps to address 
staffing shortfalls in the Bureau of Arms Control, 
Verification, and Compliance and in the Bureau of 
International Security and Nonproliferation with re-
spect to the chemical, biological, and nuclear weap-
ons issue areas; and 
(3) the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of 
Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance and the 
Bureau of International Security and Nonprolifera-
tion, should increase efforts and dedicate resources 
to combat the dangers posed by the People’s Repub-
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lic of China’s conventional and nuclear build-up, the 
Russian Federation’s tactical nuclear weapons and 
new types of nuclear weapons, bioweapons prolifera-
tion, dual use of life sciences research, and chemical 
weapons. 
TITLE II—EMBASSY SECURITY, 
CONSTRUCTION, AND MAIN-
TENANCE 
SEC. 201. EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAIN-
TENANCE. 
There is authorized to be appropriated $902,615,000 
for the ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Mainte-
nance’’ account of the Department for fiscal year 2023. 
SEC. 202. AMENDMENTS TO SECURE EMBASSY CONSTRUC-
TION AND COUNTERTERRORISM ACT OF 1999. 
Section 606(a) of the Secure Embassy Construction 
and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865(a)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, 
personnel of the Peace Corps, and personnel of 
any other type or category of facility that the 
Secretary may identify’’ after ‘‘military com-
mander’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
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(i) in clause (i) to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), the Secretary of State may waive sub-
paragraph (A) if the Secretary, in con-
sultation with, as appropriate, the head of 
each agency employing personnel that 
would not be located at the site, deter-
mines that it is in the national interest of 
the United States, after taking account 
any considerations that the Secretary, in 
the Secretary’s discretion, determines to be 
relevant, which may include considerations 
relating to security.’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘CHAN-
CERY OR CONSULATE BUILDING’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘Not less than 15 
days’’ and inserting ‘‘CHANCERY OR CON-
SULATE
BUILDING.—Not less than 15 
days’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Each’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Each’’; and 
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(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) 
ALTERNATIVE
ENGINEERING 
EQUIVALENCY
STANDARD
REQUIRE-
MENT.—Each facility referred to in clause 
(i) may, instead of meeting the numerical 
perimeter distance setback requirement de-
scribed in such clause, meet such other cri-
teria as the Secretary is authorized to re-
quire to achieve an equivalent engineering 
standard of security and degree of protec-
tion as the numerical perimeter distance 
setback requirement in such clause seeks 
to achieve.’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (i) to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), the Secretary of State may waive sub-
paragraph (A) if the Secretary determines 
that it is in the national interest of the 
United States, after taking account any 
considerations that the Secretary, in the 
Secretary’s discretion, determines to be rel-
evant, which may include considerations 
relating to security.’’; and 
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(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘CHAN-
CERY OR CONSULATE BUILDING’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘Not less than 15 
days’’ and inserting ‘‘CHANCERY OR CON-
SULATE
BUILDING.—Not less than 15 
days’’. 
SEC. 203. INCREASING THE MAXIMUM ANNUAL LEASE PAY-
MENT AVAILABLE WITHOUT APPROVAL BY 
SECRETARY OF STATE. 
Section 10(a) of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 
1926 (22 U.S.C. 301(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$50,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000’’. 
SEC. 204. DIPLOMATIC SUPPORT AND SECURITY. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Diplomatic Support and Security Act of 2022’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) it is a United States national security pri-
ority that United States Government mission per-
sonnel are able to fully execute their duties, includ-
ing— 
(A) providing United States citizen services 
that are often a matter of life and death in in-
secure places; 
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(B) meeting with foreign officials, includ-
ing government and nongovernment, civil soci-
ety, private sector, and members of the press, 
to advance United States national security pri-
orities; and 
(C) understanding, engaging, and report-
ing on foreign political, social, and economic 
conditions; 
(2) a risk-averse environment that inhibits the 
execution of these fundamental duties undermines 
the national security interests of the United States 
and contributes to the further militarization of 
United States foreign policy as military and intel-
ligence agencies may experience fewer security re-
strictions and greater risk tolerance in the wake of 
security incidents; and 
(3) Congress has a role to play in addressing 
the challenges of managing risk to the Department 
and United States Agency for International Develop-
ment personnel and facilities and helping to balance 
security and safety concerns with the need for flexi-
bility to carry out their most important duties. 
(c) ENCOURAGING EXPEDITIONARY DIPLOMACY.— 
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(1) PURPOSE.—Subsection (b) of section 102 of 
the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4801(b)) is 
amended— 
(A) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) to promote strengthened security meas-
ures, institutionalize a culture of learning, and, in 
the case of apparent gross negligence or breach of 
duty, authorize the Secretary of State to investigate 
and pursue accountability for United States Govern-
ment personnel with security-related responsibil-
ities;’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as 
amended) the following: 
‘‘(4) to support effective risk management 
strategies and practices that enables the Department 
of State to pursue its vital goals;’’. 
(2) BRIEFINGS ON EMBASSY SECURITY.—Para-
graph (1) of section 105(a) of the Diplomatic Secu-
rity Act (22 U.S.C. 4804(a)) is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘any plans to open or reopen 
a high risk, high threat post’’ and inserting 
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‘‘progress towards opening or reopening high 
risk, high threat posts, and the risk to national 
security of the continued closure or suspension 
of operations and remaining barriers to doing 
so’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the 
type and level of security threats such post 
could encounter’’ and inserting ‘‘the risk to 
United States foreign policy interests and na-
tional security of the post’s continued closure or 
suspension of operations as well as the risks 
and threats official United States personnel 
could encounter at such post’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘the 
type and level of security threats such post 
could 
encounter, 
and’’ 
before 
‘‘security 
‘tripwires’ ’’. 
(d) INVESTIGATION
OF SERIOUS SECURITY INCI-
DENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 301 of the Diplo-
matic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4831) is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking the 
heading and inserting ‘‘INVESTIGATION
OF 
SERIOUS SECURITY INCIDENTS’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)— 
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(i) by amending paragraph (1) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(1) CONVENING THE SERIOUS SECURITY INCI-
DENT
INVESTIGATION
PERMANENT
COORDINATING 
COMMITTEE PROCESS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In any case of an inci-
dent involving loss of life, serious injury, or sig-
nificant destruction of property at, or related 
to, a United States Government (USG) mission 
abroad, and in any case of a serious breach of 
security involving intelligence activities of a for-
eign government directed at a USG mission 
abroad, an investigation, to be referred to as a 
‘Serious Security Incident Investigation’ or 
‘SSII’, into such incident shall be convened by 
the Secretary of State and a report produced 
for the Secretary of State providing a full ac-
count of such incident, including— 
‘‘(i) whether security provisions perti-
nent to such incident were in place and 
functioning; 
‘‘(ii) whether any malfeasance or 
breach of duty took place that materially 
contributed to the outcome of such inci-
dent; and 
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‘‘(iii) any recommendations of relevant 
security improvements or follow-up meas-
ures. 
‘‘(B) 
EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph 
(A) 
does not apply— 
‘‘(i) if the Secretary determines that 
the incident clearly involves only causes 
unrelated to security, such as if the secu-
rity at issue is outside of the scope of the 
Secretary of State’s security responsibility 
as defined in section 103 of the Omnibus 
Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act 
of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4802(a)); 
‘‘(ii) in a case involving an incident 
where operational control of overseas secu-
rity functions has been delegated to an-
other agency consistent with section 106 of 
the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 
Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 
4805(a)); or 
‘‘(iii) in a case involving a cyber secu-
rity incident which may be covered by 
other review mechanisms.’’; 
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(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘Board’’ and inserting ‘‘Serious Security 
Incident Investigation’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (3)(A)— 
(I) in the heading, by striking 
‘‘BOARD’’ and inserting ‘‘INVESTIGA-
TION’’; 
(II) matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘Board’’ and inserting 
‘‘Serious Security Incident Investiga-
tion’’; and 
(III) in clause (ii), by striking 
‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’; 
(C) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘Except as’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘convene a 
Board’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary 
of State shall conduct a Serious Secu-
rity Incident Investigation not later 
than 60 days after the occurrence of 
an incident described in subsection 
(a)(1), or 60 days after the Depart-
ment of State first becomes aware of 
such an incident, whichever is earlier, 
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except that such 60-day period for 
convening an SSII may be extended 
for one additional 60-day period if the 
Secretary determines that the addi-
tional period is necessary, conduct an 
SSII of the incident under subsection 
(a), and establish a subsequent proc-
ess with respect to the incident under 
section 302 to be carried out by the 
Serious Security Incident Investiga-
tion Permanent Coordinating Com-
mittee (SSII/PCC) established pursu-
ant to such section’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘for the con-
vening of the Board’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘Board’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘SSII/PCC’’; and 
(D) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘Board’’ the first 
place such term appears and inserting 
‘‘SSII and begins the SSII/PCC proc-
ess’’; 
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(II) by striking ‘‘chairman’’ and 
inserting ‘‘chair and ranking mem-
ber’’; and 
(III) by inserting after ‘‘Senate’’ 
the following: ‘‘, the chair and ranking 
member of the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives, and’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Board’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘SSII/PCC proc-
ess’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 2 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Secu-
rity and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 301 and insert-
ing the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 301. Investigation of serious security incidents.’’. 
(e) SERIOUS SECURITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION 
PERMANENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 302 of the Diplo-
matic Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4832) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 302. SERIOUS SECURITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION 
PERMANENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE. 
‘‘(a) BUREAU OF DIPLOMATIC SECURITY RESPONSI-
BILITY FOR INVESTIGATION.—The Diplomatic Security 
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Service of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the De-
partment of State shall, at the direction of the Secretary 
of State, be responsible for conducting an appropriate in-
vestigation of an incident that is reasonably likely to in-
volve loss of life, serious injury, or significant destruction 
of property at, or related to, a USG mission abroad that 
may be determined to be a serious security incident under 
section 301(a) and providing investigative personnel and 
other resources as may be necessary. The results of every 
investigation of all such incidents shall be referred to the 
Serious Security Incident Investigation Permanent Co-
ordinating Committee established and convened pursuant 
to subsection (b) for final assessments regarding whether 
such incidents are serious security incidents. 
‘‘(b) SERIOUS SECURITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION 
PERMANENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of State 
shall establish and convene a committee, referred to 
as a ‘Serious Security Incident Investigation Perma-
nent Coordinating Committee’ (in this title referred 
to as the ‘SSII/PCC’), to review each incident de-
scribed in subsection (a) to determine, in accordance 
with section 304, if each such incident is a serious 
security incident. The SSII/PCC shall review the Re-
port of Investigation prepared under section 303(c) 
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and any other available reporting and evidence, in-
cluding video recordings, and shall prepare the SSII/ 
PCC Report under section 304(b). 
‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—The SSII/PCC shall be 
composed primarily of Assistant Secretary-level per-
sonnel or their designated representatives in the De-
partment of State, and shall at a minimum include 
the following personnel: 
‘‘(A) A representative of the Under Sec-
retary of State for Management, who shall 
serve as chair of the SSII/PCC. 
‘‘(B) The Assistant Secretary or des-
ignated representative responsible for the region 
in which the serious security incident occurred. 
‘‘(C) The Assistant Secretary or des-
ignated representative for Diplomatic Security. 
‘‘(D) The Assistant Secretary or des-
ignated representative for the Bureau of Intel-
ligence and Research. 
‘‘(E) An Assistant Secretary-level or des-
ignated representative from any involved United 
States Government department or agency. 
‘‘(F) Other personnel as determined nec-
essary or appropriate. 
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‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘des-
ignated representative’ means an official of the Depart-
ment of State with a rank and status not lower than a 
Deputy Assistant Secretary-level or equivalent relevant to 
the office in which the Assistant Secretary referred to in 
paragraph (2) is a part and who is acting on behalf of 
the Assistant Secretary and with respect to whom the As-
sistant Secretary is responsible for the conduct and ac-
tions during the investigation process.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 2 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Secu-
rity and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 302 and insert-
ing the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 302. Serious Security Incident Investigation Permanent Coordinating 
Committee.’’. 
(f) SERIOUS SECURITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION 
PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 303 of the Diplo-
matic Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4833) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 303. SERIOUS SECURITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION 
PROCESS. 
‘‘(a) INVESTIGATION PROCESS.— 
‘‘(1) INITIATION.—The Serious Security Inci-
dent Investigation process shall commence when a 
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United States Government (USG) mission reports to 
the Secretary of State information relating to an in-
cident involving loss of life, serious injury, or signifi-
cant destruction of property at, or related to, a USG 
mission abroad, including detailed information about 
such incident, not later than 72 hours after the oc-
currence of such incident, if feasible. 
‘‘(2) INVESTIGATION.—The Diplomatic Security 
Service of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the 
Department of State shall assemble an investigative 
team to carry out the investigation of an incident re-
ported under paragraph (1). The investigation shall 
cover the following matters with respect to such inci-
dent: 
‘‘(A) An assessment of what occurred, an 
identification, if known, of the perpetrator sus-
pected of having carried out the incident, and 
whether applicable security procedures were fol-
lowed. 
‘‘(B) If the incident involved a USG mis-
sion abroad, an assessment regarding whether 
security systems, security countermeasures, and 
security procedures operated as intended. 
‘‘(C) If such incident involved an individual 
under chief of mission security responsibility 
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conducting approved operations or movements 
outside a USG mission, an assessment regard-
ing whether proper security briefings and proce-
dures were in place and whether security sys-
tems, security countermeasures, and security 
procedures operated as intended, and whether 
such systems, countermeasures, and procedures 
worked to materially mitigate such attack or 
were inadequate to mitigate any threat associ-
ated with such incident. 
‘‘(D) An assessment of whether any offi-
cials’ or employees’ failure to follow procedures 
or perform their duties contributed to such inci-
dent. 
‘‘(b) REFERRAL AND RECOMMENDATION.—The in-
vestigative team assembled pursuant to subsection (a)(2) 
or otherwise shall— 
‘‘(1) in accordance with section 302(a), refer to 
the SSII/PCC the results, including the Report of 
Investigation under subsection (c), of each investiga-
tion carried out under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) make a recommendation to the SSII/PCC, 
based upon each such investigation, regarding 
whether the incident that is the subject of each such 
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investigation should be determined to be a serious 
security incident. 
‘‘(c) REPORT OF INVESTIGATION.—At the conclusion 
of a Serious Security Incident Investigation under sub-
section (a), the investigative team shall prepare a Report 
of Investigation and submit such Report to the SSII/PCC. 
Such Report shall include the following elements: 
‘‘(1) A detailed description of the matters set 
forth in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of sub-
section (a)(2), including all related findings. 
‘‘(2) An accurate account of the casualties, in-
juries, and damage resulting from the incident that 
is the subject of the investigation. 
‘‘(3) A review of security procedures and direc-
tives in place at the time of such incident. 
‘‘(4) A recommendation, pursuant to subsection 
(b)(2), regarding whether such incident should be 
determined to be a serious security incident. 
‘‘(d) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The investigative team 
shall adopt such procedures with respect to confidentiality 
as determined necessary, including procedures relating to 
the conduct of closed proceedings or the submission and 
use of evidence on camera, to ensure in particular the pro-
tection of classified information relating to national de-
fense, foreign policy, or intelligence matters. The Director 
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of National Intelligence shall establish the level of protec-
tion required for intelligence information and for informa-
tion relating to intelligence personnel included in the Re-
port of Investigation under subsection (b). The SSII/PCC 
shall determine the level of classification of the final report 
prepared under section 304(b), but shall incorporate in 
such report, to the maximum extent practicable, the con-
fidentiality measures referred to in this subsection. 
‘‘(e) OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—In this 
section and section 304, the term ‘official or employee’ 
means— 
‘‘(1) an employee, as such term is defined in 
section 2105 of title 5, United States Code, includ-
ing a member of the Foreign Service; 
‘‘(2) a member of the uniformed services, as 
such term is defined in section 101(3) of title 37, 
United States Code; 
‘‘(3) an employee of an instrumentality of the 
United States; or 
‘‘(4) an individual employed by any person or 
entity under contract with agencies or instrumental-
ities of the United States Government to provide 
services, equipment, or personnel.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 2 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Secu-
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rity and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 303 and insert-
ing the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 303. Serious Security Incident Investigation process.’’. 
(g) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SE-
RIOUS SECURITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION PERMANENT 
COORDINATING COMMITTEE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 304 of the Diplo-
matic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4834) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 304. SERIOUS SECURITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION 
PERMANENT 
COORDINATING 
COMMITTEE 
FINDINGS AND REPORT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The SSII/PCC shall review the 
Report of Investigation prepared pursuant to section 
303(c), all other evidence, reporting, and relevant informa-
tion relating to an incident involving loss of life, serious 
injury, or significant destruction of property at, or related 
to, a United States Government (USG) mission abroad, 
including an examination of the facts and circumstances 
surrounding any serious injuries, loss of life, or significant 
destruction of property resulting from such incident and 
shall make the following written findings and final deter-
minations: 
‘‘(1) Whether such incident was security related 
and is determined to be a serious security incident. 
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‘‘(2) If such incident involved a USG mission 
abroad, whether the security systems, security coun-
termeasures, and security procedures operated as in-
tended, and whether such systems, countermeasures, 
and procedures worked to materially mitigate such 
attack or were inadequate to mitigate any threat as-
sociated with such attack. 
‘‘(3) If such incident involved an individual 
under chief of mission security responsibility con-
ducting an approved operation outside a USG mis-
sion, an assessment regarding whether a valid proc-
ess was followed in evaluating such operation for ap-
proval and weighing any risks associated with such 
operation, except that such a determination shall not 
seek to assign accountability for such incident unless 
the SSII/PCC determines a breach of duty has oc-
curred. 
‘‘(4) An assessment of the impact of intelligence 
and information availability relating to such inci-
dent, and whether the USG mission was aware of 
the general operating threat environment or any 
more specific threat intelligence or information and 
the extent to which such was taken into account in 
ongoing and specific operations. 
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‘‘(5) Such other facts and circumstances that 
may be relevant to the appropriate security manage-
ment of USG missions abroad. 
‘‘(b) SSII/PCC REPORT.—Not later than 60 days 
after receiving the Report of Investigation prepared under 
section 303(b), the SSII/PCC shall submit to the Sec-
retary of State a SSII/PCC Report on the incident at 
issue, including the assessment under subsection (a) and 
any related recommendations related to preventing and re-
sponding to similar such incidents, except that the Sec-
retary of State may extend such period for one additional 
60-day period when necessary for the completion of the 
Report. Not later than 90 days after receiving such SSII/ 
PCC Report, the Secretary of State shall submit such 
SSII/PCC Report to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives. Such SSII/PCC Report 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
‘‘(c) PERSONNEL RECOMMENDATIONS.—If in the 
course of conducting an investigation under section 303, 
the investigative team finds reasonable cause to be con-
cerned that any official or employee has breached the duty 
of such official or employee, or finds lesser failures on the 
part of an official or employee in the performance of his 
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or her duties related to the serious security incident at 
issue, the investigative team shall report such to the SSII/ 
PCC. If the SSII/PCC finds reasonable cause to support 
a finding relating to such a breach or failure, the SSII/ 
PCC shall— 
‘‘(1) notify the official or employee concerned; 
‘‘(2) if such official or employee is employed by 
the Department of State, transmit to the Secretary 
of State for appropriate action such finding, to-
gether with all information relevant to such finding; 
or 
‘‘(3) if such official or employee is employed by 
a Federal agency other than the Department of 
State, transmit to the head of such Federal agency 
for appropriate action such finding, together with all 
information relevant to such finding.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 2 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Secu-
rity and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 304 and insert-
ing the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 304. Serious Security Incident Investigation Permanent Coordinating 
Committee findings and report.’’. 
(h) RELATION TO OTHER PROCEEDINGS.—Section 
305 of the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 
4835) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘Nothing in this title shall’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) NO EFFECT ON EXISTING REMEDIES OR DE-
FENSES.—Nothing in this title may’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end of the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(b) FUTURE INQUIRIES.—Nothing in this title may 
be construed to preclude the Secretary of State from con-
vening a follow-up public board of inquiry to investigate 
any serious security incident if such incident was of such 
magnitude or significance that an internal process is de-
termined to be insufficient to understand and investigate 
such incident. All materials gathered during the proce-
dures provided under this title shall be provided to any 
such related board of inquiry convened by the Secretary.’’. 
(i) TRAINING FOR FOREIGN SERVICE PERSONNEL ON 
RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall develop and submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a strategy to train and educate For-
eign Service personnel on appropriate risk management 
practices when conducting their duties in high risk, high 
threat environments. Such strategy shall include the fol-
lowing elements: 
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(1) Plans to continue to develop and offer addi-
tional training courses, or augment existing courses, 
for Foreign Service officers regarding the conduct of 
their duties in high risk, high threat environments 
outside of diplomatic compounds, including for diplo-
matic personnel such as political officers, economic 
officers, consular officers, and others. 
(2) Plans to educate Senior Foreign Service 
personnel serving abroad, including ambassadors, 
chiefs of mission, deputy chiefs of missions, and re-
gional security officers, on appropriate risk manage-
ment practices to employ when evaluating requests 
for diplomatic operations in high risk, high threat 
environments outside of diplomatic compounds. 
(j) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ESTABLISH-
MENT OF EXPEDITIONARY DIPLOMACY AWARD.—It is the 
sense of Congress that the Secretary should— 
(1) encourage expeditionary diplomacy, proper 
risk management practices, and regular and mean-
ingful engagement with civil society at the Depart-
ment through the establishment of an annual award 
to be known as the ‘‘Expeditionary Diplomacy 
Award’’ that would be awarded to officers or em-
ployees of the Department; and 
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(2) establish procedures for selecting recipients 
of such award, including any financial terms associ-
ated with such award. 
(k) PROMOTION IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE.—Section 
603(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
4003(b)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
inserting after ‘‘as the case may be,’’ the following: 
‘‘and when occupying positions for which the fol-
lowing is, to any degree, an element of the member’s 
duties,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘when occupying positions 
for which such willingness and ability is, to any 
degree, an element of the member’s duties’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, or’’ and inserting a 
semicolon; 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
(4) by redesignating paragraph (2) (as so 
amended) as paragraph (3); 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
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‘‘(2) a willingness and ability to regularly and 
meaningfully engage with civil society and other 
local actors in-country;’’; and 
(6) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(4) the ability to effectively manage and assess 
risk associated with the conduct of diplomatic oper-
ations.’’. 
(l) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act and for 
every 180 days thereafter for the following two years, the 
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the Department’s risk manage-
ment efforts, including information relating to progress in 
implementing this section, subsection (b) of section 102 
of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4801), as 
amended by subsection (c) of this section, and the fol-
lowing elements: 
(1) Progress on encouraging and incentivizing 
appropriate Foreign Service personnel to regularly 
and meaningfully engage with civil society and other 
local actors in-country. 
(2) Efforts to promote a more effective culture 
of risk management and greater risk tolerance 
among all Foreign Service personnel, including 
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through additional risk management training and 
education opportunities. 
(3) Progress on efforts to incorporate the provi-
sions of this Act into the Foreign Affairs Manual 
regulations and implement the Serious Security Inci-
dent Investigation Permanent Coordinating Com-
mittee (SSII/PCC) established and convened pursu-
ant to section 302(b) of the Diplomatic Security Act 
(22 U.S.C. 4832), as amended by subsection (e), to 
more closely align Department procedures with how 
other Federal departments and agencies analyze, 
weigh, and manage risk. 
(m) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall identify and report to the appropriate congressional 
committees which official of the Department, with a rank 
not lower than Assistant Secretary or equivalent, will be 
responsible for leading the implementation of this section 
and the amendments made by this section. 
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TITLE III—PERSONNEL ISSUES 
Subtitle A—Matters Relating to 
Employment 
SEC. 301. PER DIEM ALLOWANCE AND LOCALITY PAY FOR 
NEWLY HIRED MEMBERS OF THE FOREIGN 
SERVICE. 
(a) PER DIEM ALLOWANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, and except as provided in para-
graph (2), any newly hired Foreign Service employee 
who is in initial orientation training, or any other 
training expected to last less than six months before 
transferring to the employee’s first assignment, in 
the Washington, DC, area shall, for the duration of 
such training, receive a per diem allowance at the 
levels prescribed under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(2) LIMITATION
ON
LODGING
EXPENSES.—A 
newly hired Foreign Service employee may not re-
ceive any lodging expenses under the applicable per 
diem allowance pursuant to paragraph (1) if that 
employee— 
(A) has a permanent residence in the 
Washington, DC, area (not including Govern-
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ment-supplied housing during such orientation 
training or other training); and 
(B) does not vacate such residence during 
such orientation training or other training. 
(b) LOCALITY PAY.—Any newly hired Foreign Serv-
ice employee who is enrolled in any training, following ori-
entation training, that is expected to exceed six months 
in the Washington, DC, area prior to departing for their 
first assignment, shall, for the duration of such training 
receive locality pay applicable to Washington, DC, under 
section 5304 or 5304a of title 5, United States Code. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘per diem allowance’’ has the 
meaning given that term under section 5701 of title 
5, United States Code; and 
(2) the term ‘‘Washington, DC, area’’ means 
the geographic area within a 50 mile radius of the 
Washington Monument. 
SEC. 302. REST, RECUPERATION, AND OVERSEAS OPER-
ATIONS LEAVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 63 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new sections: 
‘‘§ 6329e. Rest and recuperation leave 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
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‘‘(1) the term ‘agency’ means an Executive 
agency (as that term is defined in section 105), but 
does not include the Government Accountability Of-
fice; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘combat zone’ means a geo-
graphic area designated by an Executive order of the 
President as an area in which the Armed Forces are 
engaging or have engaged in combat, an area des-
ignated by law to be treated as a combat zone, or 
a location the Department of Defense has certified 
for combat zone tax benefits due to its direct sup-
port of military operations; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘employee’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 6301; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘high risk, high threat post’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 104 of the 
Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act 
of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4803); and 
‘‘(5) the term ‘leave year’ means the period be-
ginning on the first day of the first complete pay pe-
riod in a calendar year and ending on the day imme-
diately before the first day of the first complete pay 
period in the following calendar year. 
‘‘(b) LEAVE FOR REST AND RECUPERATION.—The 
head of an agency may prescribe regulations to grant up 
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to 20 days of paid leave, per leave year, for the purposes 
of rest and recuperation to an employee of the agency 
serving in a combat zone, any other high risk, high threat 
post, or any other location presenting significant security 
or operational challenges. 
‘‘(c) 
DISCRETIONARY
AUTHORITY
OF
AGENCY 
HEAD.—Use of the authority under subsection (b) is at 
the sole and exclusive discretion of the head of the agency 
concerned. 
‘‘(d) RECORDS.—An agency shall record leave pro-
vided under this section separately from leave authorized 
under any other provision of law. 
‘‘§ 6329f. Overseas operations leave 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘agency’ means an Executive 
agency (as that term is defined in section 105), but 
does not include the Government Accountability Of-
fice; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘employee’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 6301; and 
‘‘(3) the term ‘leave year’ means the period be-
ginning with the first day of the first complete pay 
period in a calendar year and ending with the day 
immediately before the first day of the first complete 
pay period in the following calendar year. 
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‘‘(b) LEAVE FOR OVERSEAS OPERATIONS.—The head 
of an agency may prescribe regulations to grant up to 10 
days of paid leave, per leave year, to an employee of the 
agency serving abroad where the conduct of business could 
pose potential security or safety related risks or would be 
inconsistent with host-country practice. Such regulations 
may provide that additional leave days may be granted 
during such leave year if the head of the agency deter-
mines that to do so is necessary to advance the national 
security or foreign policy interests of the United States. 
‘‘(c) 
DISCRETIONARY
AUTHORITY
OF
AGENCY 
HEAD.—Use of the authority under subsection (b) is at 
the sole and exclusive discretion of the head of the agency 
concerned. 
‘‘(d) RECORDS.—An agency shall record leave pro-
vided under this section separately from leave authorized 
under any other provision of law.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section c the following new items: 
‘‘6329e. Rest and recuperation leave. 
‘‘6329f. Overseas operations leave’’. 
SEC. 303. DIGNITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SERV-
ING IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE. 
The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (2) of section 101(b) (22 
U.S.C. 3901(b)), by striking ‘‘handicapping condi-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘disability’’; 
(2) in section 105 (22 U.S.C. 3905), by striking 
‘‘handicapping condition’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘disability’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (A) of section 1002(11) 
(22 U.S.C. 4102(11)), by striking ‘‘handicapping 
condition’’ and inserting ‘‘disability’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (4) of section 1015(b) (22 
U.S.C. 4115(b)), by striking ‘‘handicapping condi-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘disability’’. 
SEC. 304. INCREASING HOUSING AVAILABILITY FOR CER-
TAIN EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED TO THE UNITED 
STATES MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS. 
Section 9(2) of the United Nations Participation Act 
of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287e–1(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘30’’ and inserting ‘‘41’’. 
SEC. 305. ENHANCED REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEPART-
MENT OF STATE RELATING TO TELEWORK- 
READY EMPLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall take such 
steps as may be necessary to ensure that all covered per-
sonnel— 
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(1) if compensated for the costs of housing 
abroad through a living quarters allowance, overseas 
housing allowance, or other similar allowance, may 
use such allowance to cover the cost of reliable inter-
net access at such housing in the same manner and 
to the same extent as any other utility; 
(2) if provided housing at properties owned or 
leased by the United States, are supplied with reli-
able internet access at such property in the same 
manner and to the same extent as any other utility; 
and 
(3) are issued by the Department (or, if appro-
priate, reimbursed by the Department in full for the 
costs of purchasing) such equipment as may be nec-
essary to be fully and appropriately telework-ready, 
without regard to the affiliation of any such em-
ployee, officer, or member in any specific bureau or 
office of the Department in determining eligibility to 
receive or obtain such equipment at the Depart-
ment’s expense. 
(b) REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENT.—With respect 
to each employee described in subsection (c)(2) for whom 
the Secretary provides compensation, housing, or equip-
ment in accordance with subsection (a), the employing 
agency shall reimburse the Department for the costs of 
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such provision, through the International Cooperative Ad-
ministrative Support Services system. 
(c) COVERED PERSONNEL.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘‘covered personnel’’— 
(1) means employees and officers of the De-
partment, including members of the Foreign Service, 
who are serving at overseas diplomatic or consular 
posts; and 
(2) includes each other employee of the United 
States under the authority of a chief of mission at 
an overseas diplomatic or consular post. 
SEC. 306. DEPARTMENT OF STATE STUDENT INTERNSHIP 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish the 
Department of State Student Internship Program (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’) to offer internship 
opportunities at the Department to eligible students to 
raise awareness of the essential role of diplomacy in the 
conduct of United States foreign policy and the realization 
of United States foreign policy objectives. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to participate in the 
Program, an applicant shall— 
(1) be enrolled, not less than half-time, at— 
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(A) an institution of higher education (as 
such term is defined section 102 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)); or 
(B) an institution of higher education 
based outside the United States, as determined 
by the Secretary; and 
(2) be able to receive and hold an appropriate 
security clearance. 
(c) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall establish selec-
tion criteria for students to be admitted into the Program 
that includes a demonstrated interest in a career in for-
eign affairs. 
(d) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall advertise the 
Program widely, including on the internet, through the 
Department’s Diplomats in Residence program, and 
through other outreach and recruiting initiatives targeting 
undergraduate and graduate students. The Secretary shall 
additionally conduct targeted outreach to encourage par-
ticipation in the Program from— 
(1) individuals belonging to traditionally under-
represented groups in terms of racial, ethnic, geo-
graphic, and gender diversity, and disability status; 
and 
(2) students enrolled at minority serving insti-
tutions (which shall have the meaning given the 
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term ‘‘eligible institutions’’ described in section 
371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 
(e) COMPENSATION.— 
(1) HOUSING ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) ABROAD.—The Secretary shall provide 
housing assistance to a student participating in 
the Program whose permanent address is with-
in the United States if the location of the in-
ternship in which such student is participating 
is outside the United States. 
(B) DOMESTIC.—The Secretary is author-
ized to provide housing assistance to a student 
participating in the Program whose permanent 
address is within the United States if the loca-
tion of the internship in which such student is 
participating is more than 50 miles away from 
such student’s permanent address. 
(2) TRAVEL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
provide a student participating in the Program 
whose permanent address is within the United 
States financial assistance to cover the costs of trav-
el once to and once from the location of the intern-
ship in which such student is participating, including 
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travel by air, train, bus, or other transit as appro-
priate, if the location of such internship is— 
(A) more than 50 miles from such stu-
dent’s permanent address; or 
(B) outside the United States. 
(f) WORKING WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION.—The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable, structure internships to ensure such intern-
ships satisfy criteria for academic credit at the institutions 
of higher education in which participants in such intern-
ships are enrolled. 
(g) TRANSITION PERIOD.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than two years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall transition all unpaid internship pro-
grams of the Department, including the Foreign 
Service Internship Program, to internship programs 
that offer compensation. Upon selection as a can-
didate for entry into an internship program of the 
Department after such date, a participant in such 
internship program shall be afforded the opportunity 
to forgo compensation, including if doing so allows 
such participant to receive college or university cur-
ricular credit. 
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(2) 
EXCEPTION.—The 
transition 
required 
under paragraph (1) shall not apply in the case of 
unpaid internship programs of the Department that 
are part of the Virtual Student Federal Service in-
ternship program. 
(3) WAIVER.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
waive the requirement under this subsection to 
transition an unpaid internship program of the 
Department to an internship program that of-
fers compensation if the Secretary determines 
and not later than 30 days after any such de-
termination submits to the appropriate congres-
sional committees and the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report that to do so would 
not be consistent with effective management 
goals. 
(B) REPORT.—The report required under 
subparagraph shall describe the reason why 
transitioning an unpaid internship program of 
the Department to an internship program that 
offers compensation would not be consistent 
with effective management goals, including any 
justification for maintaining such unpaid status 
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indefinitely, or any additional authorities or re-
sources necessary to transition such unpaid pro-
gram to offer compensation in the future. 
(h) REPORTS.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees and the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report that includes the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Data, to the extent collection of such infor-
mation is permissible by law, regarding the number 
of students who applied to the Program, were of-
fered a position, and participated, respectively, 
disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, disability 
status, institution of higher education, home State, 
State where each student graduated from high 
school, and disability status. 
(2) Data on the number of security clearance 
investigations started for such students and the 
timeline for such investigations, including whether 
such investigations were completed or if, and when, 
an interim security clearance was granted. 
(3) Information on expenditures on the Pro-
gram. 
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(4) Information regarding the Department’s 
compliance with subsection (g). 
(i) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section may 
be construed to compel any student who is a partici-
pant in an internship program of the Department to 
participate in the collection of the data or divulge 
any personal information. Such students shall be in-
formed that their participation in the data collection 
contemplated by this section is voluntary. 
(2) PRIVACY PROTECTION.—Any data collected 
under this section shall be subject to the relevant 
privacy protection statutes and regulations applica-
ble to Federal employees. 
(j) SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Office of Personnel Management with respect to 
the number of interns to be hired each year, may— 
(1) select, appoint, and employ individuals for 
up to 1 year through compensated internships under 
an excepted service (as defined in section 2103 of 
title 5, United States Code); and 
(2) remove any compensated intern employed 
pursuant to paragraph (1) without regard to the 
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provisions of law governing appointments in the ex-
cepted service. 
(k) AVAILABILITY
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Intern-
ships offered and compensated by the Department under 
this section shall be funded solely by amounts available 
and appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro-
grams’’ on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 307. ADDENDUM FOR STUDY ON FOREIGN SERVICE 
ALLOWANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees an adden-
dum to the report required under section 5302 of the De-
partment of State Authorization Act of 2021 (division E 
of Public Law 117–81), which shall be entitled the ‘‘Re-
port on Bidding for Domestic and Overseas Posts and 
Filling Unfilled Positions’’. The addendum shall be pre-
pared using input from the same federally funded research 
and development center that prepared the analysis con-
ducted for purposes of such report. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The addendum required under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) the total number of domestic and overseas 
positions open during the most recent summer bid-
ding cycle; 
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(2) the total number of bids each position re-
ceived; 
(3) the number of unfilled positions at the con-
clusion of the most recent summer bidding cycle, 
disaggregated by bureau; and 
(4) detailed recommendations and a timeline 
for— 
(A) increasing the number of qualified bid-
ders for underbid positions; and 
(B) minimizing the number of unfilled po-
sitions at the end of bidding season. 
SEC. 308. REPORT ON PILOT PROGRAM FOR LATERAL 
ENTRY INTO THE FOREIGN SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary 
for Management of the Department shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report on the im-
plementation of the pilot program for lateral entry into 
the Foreign Service required by section 404(b) of the De-
partment of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Pub-
lic Law 114–323; 130 Stat. 1928). 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) the current status of implementation of the 
pilot program, including a summary of concrete 
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steps taken by the Department implement it, to 
date; 
(2) an explanation of the delay in implementa-
tion of the pilot program, if any; 
(3) the number of mid-career individuals from 
the Civil Service of the Department and private sec-
tor that are expected to participate in the pilot pro-
gram in fiscal year 2023, differentiated by gender, 
age, race and ethnicity, geographic origin, and past 
occupation, to the extent practicable; 
(4) an analysis of the skills gap the Department 
identified for use of the pilot program’s flexible-hir-
ing mechanism; 
(5) any legal justifications provided by the Of-
fice of Legal Adviser of the Department for the De-
partment not implementing the pilot program; and 
(6) the estimated date by which the Depart-
ment expects to implement the pilot program. 
SEC. 309. INTERAGENCY POLICIES TO PREVENT AND RE-
SPOND TO HARASSMENT, DISCRIMINATION, 
SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND RELATED RETALIA-
TION. 
(a) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the heads of other Federal agencies that 
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provide personnel to serve in overseas posts, should 
develop interagency policies to prevent and respond 
to harassment, discrimination, sexual assault, and 
related retaliation, including policies for— 
(A) addressing harassment, discrimination, 
sexual assault, and related retaliation, reporting 
of such actions, and providing support to per-
sonnel who report such actions; 
(B) advocacy, service referrals, and travel 
accommodations for victims; and 
(C) disciplining anyone who violates De-
partment policies regarding harassment, dis-
crimination, sexual assault, or related retalia-
tion occurring between covered employees and 
noncovered employees. 
(2) COVERED
EMPLOYEE
DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘covered employee’’ means— 
(A) any officer or employee (including any 
temporary, part-time, contract, intermittent em-
ployee, intern, fellow, or other unpaid staff (in-
cluding United States citizens and foreign na-
tionals)) performing work for or on behalf of 
the Department; 
(B) a member of the Foreign Service (as 
that term is defined under section 103 of the 
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Foreign Service
Act
of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3903)), to include a Foreign Service Officer, 
Foreign Service Specialist, Locally Employed 
Staff, or Consular Agent; or 
(C) any individual who is engaged by an 
employer or entity as a contractor. 
(b) DISCIPLINARY ACTION.— 
(1) 
SEPARATION
FOR
CAUSE.—Section 
610(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4010(a)(1)), is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘decide to’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘upon receiving notification 
from the Bureau of Diplomatic Security that 
such member has engaged in criminal mis-
conduct, such as murder, rape, or other sexual 
assault’’. 
(2) UPDATE
TO
MANUAL.—The Director of 
Global Talent and Director General of the Foreign 
Service shall— 
(A) update the ‘‘Grounds for Disciplinary 
Action’’ and ‘‘List of Disciplinary Offenses and 
Penalties’’ sections of the Foreign Affairs Man-
ual to reflect the amendments made by para-
graph (1); and 
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(B) communicate such updates to Depart-
ment staff through publication in Department 
Notices. 
(c) SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE 
VICTIM ADVOCATES.—The Secretary shall ensure that the 
Diplomatic Security Service’s Victims’ Resource Advocacy 
Program— 
(1) is appropriately staffed by advocates who 
are physically present at— 
(A) the headquarters of the Department; 
and 
(B) major domestic and international fa-
cilities and embassies, as determined by the 
Secretary; 
(2) considers the logistics that are necessary to 
allow for the expedient travel of victims from De-
partment facilities that do not have advocates; and 
(3) uses funds available to the Department to 
provide emergency food, shelter, clothing, and trans-
portation for victims involved in matters being inves-
tigated by the Diplomatic Security Service. 
SEC. 310. CURTAILMENTS, REMOVALS FROM POST, AND 
WAIVERS OF PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES. 
(a) CURTAILMENTS REPORT.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report regarding curtailments of Department per-
sonnel from overseas posts. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall include in 
each report required by paragraph (1)— 
(A) relevant information about any post 
that, during the 6-month period preceding the 
report— 
(i) had more than 5 curtailments; or 
(ii) had curtailments representing 
more than 5 percent of Department per-
sonnel at such post; and 
(B) for each post described in subpara-
graph 
(A), 
the 
number 
of 
curtailments, 
disaggregated by month of occurrence. 
(3) ADDITIONAL CONTENTS FOR INITIAL RE-
PORT.—The Secretary shall include in the initial re-
port required by paragraph (1) the number of and 
relevant information about all voluntary and involun-
tary curtailments at the Deputy Chief of Mission or 
Principal Officer level for the previous 5 years, 
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disaggregated by year, including an explanation of 
any Department review of such curtailments. 
(b) REMOVAL
OF DIPLOMATS.—Not later than 5 
days after the date on which any United States personnel 
under chief of mission authority is declared persona non 
grata by a host government, the Secretary shall— 
(1) notify the appropriate congressional com-
mittees of such declaration; and 
(2) include with such notification— 
(A) the official reason for such declaration 
(if provided by the host government); 
(B) the date of the declaration; and 
(C) whether the Department responded by 
declaring a host government’s diplomat in the 
United States persona non grata. 
(c) WAIVER OF PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES.—Not 
later than 15 days after any waiver of privileges and im-
munities pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Diplo-
matic Relations, signed at Vienna on April 18, 1961, and 
entered into force April 24, 1964, that is applicable to an 
entire diplomatic post or to the majority of United States 
personnel under chief of mission authority, the Secretary 
shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of 
such waiver and the reason for such waiver. 
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(d) TERMINATION.—This section shall terminate on 
the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 311. COMMISSION ON REFORM AND MODERNIZATION 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Commission on Reform and Modernization of the De-
partment of State Act’’. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.—There is es-
tablished in the legislative branch the Commission on Re-
form and Modernization of the Department of State (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Commission are 
to examine the changing nature of diplomacy in the 21st 
century and ways that the Department and its personnel 
can modernize to advance the interests of the United 
States, as well as offer recommendations related to— 
(1) the organizational structure of the Depart-
ment; 
(2) personnel-related matters, to include re-
cruitment, promotion, training, and retention of the 
Department’s workforce in order to retain the best 
and brightest personnel and foster effective diplo-
macy worldwide, including measures to strengthen 
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diversity and inclusion to ensure that the Depart-
ment’s workforce represents all of America; 
(3) the Department’s infrastructure—both do-
mestic and overseas—to include information tech-
nology, transportation, and security; 
(4) the link between diplomacy and defense, in-
telligence, development, commercial, health, law en-
forcement, and other core United States interests; 
(5) core legislation that authorizes United 
States diplomacy, including the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980 (Public Law 96–465); 
(6) related regulations, rules, and processes 
that define United States diplomatic efforts, includ-
ing the Foreign Affairs Manual; 
(7) Chief of Mission authority at United States 
diplomatic missions overseas, including authority 
over employees of other Federal departments and 
agencies; and 
(8) treaties that impact United States overseas 
presence. 
(d) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
be composed of 8 members of whom— 
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(i) one member shall be appointed by 
the chairperson of the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives; 
(ii) one member shall be appointed by 
the ranking member of the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Represent-
atives; 
(iii) one member shall be appointed by 
the chairperson of the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate; 
(iv) one member shall be appointed by 
the ranking member of the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate; 
(v) one member shall be appointed by 
the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives; 
(vi) one member shall be appointed by 
the majority leader of the Senate; 
(vii) one member shall be appointed 
by the minority leader of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(viii) one member shall be appointed 
by the minority leader of the Senate. 
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(B) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—The 
appointments of members of the Commission 
under this paragraph shall be made not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(2) CO-CHAIRPERSONS.—The Speaker of the 
House of Representatives and the majority leader of 
the Senate shall select one member of the Commis-
sion appointed under paragraph (1) to serve as a co- 
chairperson of the Commission, and the minority 
leader of the House of Representatives and the mi-
nority leader of the Senate shall select one member 
of the Commission appointed under paragraph (1) to 
serve as a co-chairperson of the Commission. 
(3) QUALIFICATIONS; MEETINGS.— 
(A) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the members of the Commis-
sion 
appointed 
under 
paragraph 
(1) 
should— 
(I) be prominent United States 
citizens, with national recognition and 
significant depth of experience in 
international relations and the De-
partment; 
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(II) have leadership experience 
related to international relations, di-
plomacy, and data-driven manage-
ment; 
(III) have significant expertise in 
international relations, diplomacy, eco-
nomics, technology, labor relations, 
energy, and foreign assistance; 
(IV) have an understanding of 
management 
challenges 
that 
may 
hinder the Department in carrying 
out its mission to the most effective 
extent possible; and 
(V) maintain a deep under-
standing of the Department’s Civil 
and Foreign Service workforces, in-
cluding the challenges and opportuni-
ties the Department faces in man-
aging two personnel systems. 
(ii) PROHIBITIONS.—A member of the 
Commission appointed under paragraph 
(1) may not— 
(I) be a current Member of Con-
gress; or 
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(II) be a current or former reg-
istrant under the Foreign Agents Reg-
istration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611 
et seq.). 
(B) MEETINGS.— 
(i) INITIAL MEETING.—The Commis-
sion shall hold its first meeting not later 
than 30 days after the date on which all 
members of the Commission have been ap-
pointed. 
(ii) FREQUENCY.—The Commission 
shall meet at the call of the co-chair-
persons of the Commission. 
(iii) QUORUM.—A majority of the 
members of the Commission shall con-
stitute a quorum for purposes of con-
ducting business, except that two members 
of the Commission shall constitute a 
quorum for purposes of receiving testi-
mony. 
(C) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the Com-
mission shall not affect the powers of the Com-
mission, but shall be filled in the same manner 
as the original appointment. 
(e) FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall act by 
resolution agreed to by a majority of the members 
of the Commission voting and present. 
(2) PANELS.—The Commission may establish 
panels composed of less than the full membership of 
the Commission for purposes of carrying out the du-
ties of the Commission under this section. The ac-
tions of any such panel shall be subject to the review 
and control of the Commission. Any findings and de-
terminations made by such a panel shall not be con-
sidered the findings and determinations of the Com-
mission unless approved by the Commission. 
(3) DELEGATION.—Any member, agent, or staff 
of the Commission may, if authorized by the co- 
chairpersons of the Commission, take any action 
which the Commission is authorized to take pursu-
ant to this section. 
(f) POWERS OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) HEARINGS AND EVIDENCE.—The Commis-
sion or, as delegated by the co-chairpersons of the 
Commission, any panel or member thereof, may, for 
the purpose of carrying out this section— 
(A) hold such hearings and meetings, take 
such testimony, receive such evidence, and ad-
minister such oaths as the Commission or such 
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designated subcommittee or designated member 
considers necessary; 
(B) require the attendance and testimony 
of such witnesses and the production of such 
correspondence, memoranda, papers, and docu-
ments, as the Commission or such designated 
subcommittee or designated member considers 
necessary; and 
(C) subject to applicable privacy laws and 
relevant regulations, secure directly from any 
Federal department or agency information and 
data necessary to enable it to carry out its mis-
sion, which shall be provided by the head or 
acting representative of the department or 
agency not later than 30 days after the Com-
mission provides a written request for such in-
formation and data. 
(2) CONTRACTS.—The Commission may, to 
such extent and in such amounts as are provided in 
appropriation Acts, enter into contracts to enable 
the Commission to discharge its duties under this 
section. 
(3) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may 
secure directly from any executive department, 
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bureau, agency, board, commission, office, inde-
pendent establishment, or instrumentality of the 
Government, information, suggestions, esti-
mates, and statistics for the purposes of this 
section. 
(B) 
FURNISHING
INFORMATION.—Each 
department, bureau, agency, board, commission, 
office, independent establishment, or instrumen-
tality shall, to the extent authorized by law, fur-
nish such information, suggestions, estimates, 
and statistics directly to the Commission, upon 
request made by a co-chairperson of the Com-
mission, the chairman of any panel created by 
a majority of the Commission, or any member 
designated by a majority of the Commission. 
(C) HANDLING.—Information shall only be 
received, handled, stored, and disseminated by 
members of the Commission and its staff con-
sistent with all applicable statutes, regulations, 
and Executive orders. 
(4) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(A) SECRETARY
OF
STATE.—The Sec-
retary shall provide to the Commission, on a 
non-reimbursable basis, such administrative 
services, funds, staff, facilities, and other sup-
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port services as are necessary for the perform-
ance of the Commission’s duties under this sec-
tion. 
(B) OTHER
DEPARTMENTS
AND
AGEN-
CIES.—Other Federal departments and agencies 
may provide the Commission such services, 
funds, facilities, staff, and other support as 
such departments and agencies consider advis-
able and as may be authorized by law. 
(C) COOPERATION.—The Commission shall 
receive the full and timely cooperation of any 
official, department, or agency of the Federal 
Government whose assistance is necessary, as 
jointly determined by the co-chairpersons of the 
Commission, for the fulfillment of the duties of 
the Commission, including the provision of full 
and current briefings and analyses. 
(D) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary shall 
designate an individual from the Department at 
the level of Assistant Secretary to engage and 
liaise with the Commission. 
(5) ASSISTANCE FROM INDEPENDENT ORGANI-
ZATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In order to inform its 
work, the Commission should review reports 
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written within the last 15 years by independent 
organizations and outside experts relating to re-
form and modernization of the Department. 
(B) AVOIDING
DUPLICATION.—In ana-
lyzing the reports specified under subparagraph 
(A), the Commission should pay particular at-
tention to any specific reform proposal that has 
been recommended by two or more such re-
ports. 
(6) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may 
use the United States mails in the same manner and 
under the same conditions as other departments and 
agencies of the Federal Government. 
(7) GIFTS.—The Commission may accept, use, 
and dispose of gifts or donations of services or prop-
erty. 
(8) CONGRESSIONAL CONSULTATION.—Not less 
frequently than once every 90 days, the Commission 
shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate re-
garding the work of the Commission. 
(g) STAFF AND COMPENSATION.— 
(1) STAFF.— 
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(A) COMPENSATION.—The co-chairpersons 
of the Commission, in accordance with rules 
agreed upon by the Commission, shall appoint 
and fix the compensation of a staff director and 
such other personnel as may be necessary to en-
able the Commission to carry out its duties, 
without regard to the provisions of title 5, 
United States Code, governing appointments in 
the competitive service, and without regard to 
the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III 
of chapter 53 of such title relating to classifica-
tion and General Schedule pay rates, except 
that no rate of pay fixed under this subsection 
may exceed the equivalent of that payable to a 
person occupying a position at level V of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such 
title. 
(B) DETAIL
OF
GOVERNMENT
EMPLOY-
EES.—A Federal Government employee may be 
detailed to the Commission without reimburse-
ment, and such detail shall be without interrup-
tion or loss of civil service status or privilege. 
(C) PROCUREMENT
OF
TEMPORARY
AND 
INTERMITTENT
SERVICES.—The Commission 
may procure temporary and intermittent serv-
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ices under section 3109(b) of title 5, United 
States Code, at rates for individuals that do not 
exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of 
basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Execu-
tive Schedule under section 5315 of that title. 
(2) COMPENSATION
FOR
COMMISSION
MEM-
BERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), each member of the Com-
mission may be compensated at not to exceed 
the daily equivalent of 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, for each day during 
which that member is engaged in the actual 
performance of the duties of the Commission 
under this section. 
(B) WAIVER OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.— 
Subsections (a) through (d) of section 824 of 
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
4064) are waived for an annuitant on a tem-
porary basis so as to be compensated for work 
performed as part of the Commission. 
(3) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—While away from 
their homes or regular places of business in the per-
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formance of services for the Commission, members 
and staff of the Commission, as well as any Federal 
Government employees detailed to the Commission, 
shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem 
in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as per-
sons employed intermittently in the Government 
service are allowed expenses under section 5703(b) 
of title 5, United States Code. 
(4) SECURITY
CLEARANCES
FOR
COMMISSION 
MEMBERS
AND
STAFF.—The appropriate Federal 
agencies or departments shall cooperate with the 
Commission in expeditiously providing to the Com-
mission members and staff appropriate security 
clearances to the extent possible pursuant to existing 
procedures and requirements, except that no person 
shall be provided with access to classified informa-
tion under this section without the appropriate secu-
rity clearances. 
(h) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Commission shall submit to the President and Con-
gress a final report that examines all substantive as-
pects of Department personnel, management, and 
operations and contains such findings, conclusions, 
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and recommendations for corrective measures as 
have been agreed to by a majority of Commission 
members. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include findings, conclusions, 
and recommendations related to— 
(A) the organizational structure of the De-
partment; 
(B) personnel-related matters, to include 
recruitment, promotion, training, and retention 
of the Department’s workforce in order to re-
tain the best and brightest personnel and foster 
effective diplomacy worldwide, including meas-
ures to strengthen diversity and inclusion to en-
sure that the Department’s workforce rep-
resents all of America; 
(C) the Department’s infrastructure—both 
domestic and overseas—to include information 
technology, transportation, and security; 
(D) the link between diplomacy and de-
fense, intelligence, development, commercial, 
health, law enforcement, and other core United 
States interests; 
(E) core legislation that authorizes United 
States diplomacy; 
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(F) related regulations, rules, and proc-
esses that define United States diplomatic ef-
forts, including the Foreign Affairs Manual; 
(G) treaties that impact United States 
overseas presence; 
(H) the authority of Chiefs of Mission at 
United States diplomatic missions overseas, in-
cluding the degree of authority that Chiefs of 
Mission exercise in reality over Department and 
other Federal employees at overseas posts; 
(I) any other areas that the Commission 
consider necessary for a complete appraisal of 
United States diplomacy and Department man-
agement and operations; and 
(J) the amount of time, manpower, and fi-
nancial resources that would be necessary to 
implement the recommendations specified under 
this paragraph. 
(3) 
DEPARTMENT
RESPONSE.—Before 
the 
Commission submits its report to the President and 
Congress, the Secretary shall have the right to re-
view and respond to all Commission recommenda-
tions not later than 90 days after receiving the rec-
ommendations from the Commission. 
(i) TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission, and all the 
authorities under this section, shall terminate 180 
days after the date on which the final report is sub-
mitted under subsection (h). 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES BEFORE TER-
MINATION.—The Commission may use the 180-day 
period referred to in paragraph (1) for the purpose 
of concluding its activities, including providing testi-
mony to committees of Congress concerning its re-
ports and disseminating the report. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Commission to carry out this 
section $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2023. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available to 
the Commission under paragraph (1) shall remain 
available until the termination of the Commission. 
(k) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS.— 
(1) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 
shall not apply to the Commission. 
(2) FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.—The pro-
visions of section 552 of title 5, United States Code 
(commonly referred to as the Freedom of Informa-
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tion Act), shall not apply to the activities, records, 
and proceedings of the Commission under this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 312. MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENTS AT DIPLOMATIC 
AND CONSULAR POSTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall annually for 5 years conduct at each diplomatic and 
consular post a voluntary survey, offered to all staff as-
signed to that post who are citizens of the United States 
other than chiefs of mission, to assess the management 
and leadership of each such post by the Chief of Mission, 
the Deputy Chief of Mission, and the Charge d’Affaires. 
(b) ANONYMITY.—All responses to the survey de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall be— 
(1) fully anonymized; and 
(2) made available to the Director General of 
the Foreign Service. 
(c) SURVEY.—The survey shall seek to assess— 
(1) the general morale at post; 
(2) the presence of any hostile work environ-
ment; 
(3) the presence of any harassment, discrimina-
tion, retaliation, or other mistreatment; and 
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(4) effective leadership and collegial work envi-
ronment. 
(d) DIRECTOR
GENERAL
RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
Upon compilation and review of the surveys, the Director 
General of the Foreign Service shall issue recommenda-
tions to posts, as appropriate, based on the findings of 
the surveys. 
(e) REFERRAL.—If the surveys reveal any action that 
is grounds for referral to the Inspector General of the De-
partment of State and the Foreign Service, the Director 
General of the Foreign Service may refer the matter to 
the Inspector General of the Department of State and the 
Foreign Service, who shall, as the Inspector General con-
siders appropriate, conduct an inspection of the post in 
accordance with section 209(b) of the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(b)). 
(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Director General of the 
Foreign Service shall submit an annual report to the ap-
propriate congressional committees that includes— 
(1) any trends or summaries from the surveys; 
(2) the posts where corrective action was rec-
ommended or taken in response to any issues identi-
fied by the surveys; and 
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(3) the number of referrals to the Inspector 
General of the Department of State and the Foreign 
Service, as applicable. 
SEC. 313. STREAMLINING OF SECURITY CLEARANCE PROC-
ESS. 
(a) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
recommendations for streamlining the process of inves-
tigating and adjudicating security clearances within the 
Bureau of Diplomatic Security in a manner that ensures 
such process is completed for individuals for whom a con-
ditional offer of employment to the Civil Service or For-
eign Service of the Department has been made, by— 
(1) not later than 180 days following the date 
on which an application for a security clearance is 
submitted, on average; and 
(2) not later than 1 year following such date, 
in the vast majority of cases. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the rec-
ommendations are submitted pursuant to subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report that— 
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(1) describes the status of the efforts of the 
Secretary to streamline the process specified in such 
subsection; and 
(2) identifies any remaining obstacles pre-
venting security clearances from being completed 
within the time frames set forth in such subsection, 
including lack of cooperation or other actions by the 
heads of other Federal departments and agencies. 
SEC. 314. MODIFICATIONS TO FOREIGN AFFAIRS MANUAL 
WITH RESPECT TO SECURITY CLEARANCES. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall take such steps as may 
be necessary— 
(1) to revise the Foreign Affairs Manual to 
streamline the security clearance investigation and 
adjudication process within the Bureau of Diplo-
matic Security; and 
(2) to the extent practicable, to ensure that the 
changes made pursuant to paragraph (1) do not un-
duly delay efforts to achieve Civil Service or Foreign 
Service hiring at personnel ceiling levels within any 
fiscal year. 
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SEC. 315. ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL TO ADDRESS BACK-
LOGS IN HIRING AND INVESTIGATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary should seek to in-
crease the number of personnel in the Bureau of Global 
Talent Management and the Office of Civil Rights to ad-
dress backlogs in hiring and investigations into complaints 
conducted by the Office of Civil Rights. 
(b) EMPLOYMENT TARGETS.—The Secretary should 
seek to employ— 
(1) not fewer than 15 additional personnel in 
the Bureau of Global Talent Management and the 
Office of Civil Rights (compared to the number of 
personnel so employed as of the day before the date 
of the enactment of this Act) by the date that is 180 
days after such date of enactment; and 
(2) not fewer than 15 additional personnel in 
such Bureau and Office (compared to the number of 
personnel so employed as of the day before the date 
of the enactment of this Act) by the date that is 1 
year after such date of enactment. 
SEC. 316. REPORT ON WORLDWIDE AVAILABILITY. 
Not later than 270 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
the appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility 
of requiring worldwide availability for all members of the 
Foreign Service, that includes— 
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(1) the feasibility of a worldwide availability re-
quirement for all members of the Foreign Service; 
(2) considerations if such a requirement were to 
be implemented, including the potential effect on re-
cruitment and retention; and 
(3) recommendations for exclusions and limita-
tions, including exemptions for medical reasons, dis-
ability, and other circumstances. 
SEC. 317. SUPPORTING THE EMPLOYMENT OF UNITED 
STATES CITIZENS BY INTERNATIONAL ORGA-
NIZATIONS. 
The Secretary is authorized to promote the employ-
ment and advancement of United States citizens by inter-
national organizations and bodies, including by— 
(1) providing stipends, consultation, coaching, 
and analytical services to support United States cit-
izen applicants; and 
(2) making grants for the purposes described in 
paragraph (1). 
SEC. 318. AUTHORIZING THE USE OF DIPLOMATIC PRO-
GRAMS FUNDING TO PROMOTE THE EMPLOY-
MENT 
OF 
UNITED 
STATES 
CITIZENS 
BY 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. 
Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
under section 101 of this Act or otherwise made available 
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to the ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ account of the Department 
may be made available for grants, programs, and activities 
to promote the employment of United States citizens by 
international organizations and bodies, including by pro-
viding consultation, coaching, and analytical services to 
support United States citizen applicants. 
SEC. 319. INCREASING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT AUTHOR-
IZED FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FEL-
LOWSHIP 
GRANTS 
AND 
COOPERATIVE 
AGREEMENTS. 
Section 504(e)(3) of the Foreign Relations Author-
ization Act, Fiscal Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 2656d) is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$500,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$2,000,000’’. 
SEC. 320. REPORT ON CHANGES TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE 
OFFICER TEST. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and annually thereafter for 2 years, the 
Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees on any changes made to the Foreign 
Service entry process after January 1, 2022, that includes 
each of the following: 
(1) A description and justification of the use of 
artificial intelligence, including deep textual analysis, 
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in any portion of the entry process and its impacts 
on recruitment into the Foreign Service. 
(2) A description and justification of the use of 
virtual formats for any portion of the entry process 
and its impacts on recruitment into the Foreign 
Service. 
(3) A description and justification of the enti-
ties, groups, or individuals informed or consulted on 
any changes to the Foreign Service entry process, 
during the one year period prior to their implemen-
tation. 
(4) The numbers and demographics of appli-
cants taking the written portion of the Foreign Serv-
ice officer test. 
(5) The numbers and demographics of appli-
cants who are subsequently permitted to take the 
Foreign Service oral assessment. 
(6) The numbers and demographics of appli-
cants who pass the Foreign Service oral assessment. 
(7) The criteria used for passing the Foreign 
Service oral assessment. 
(8) The numbers and demographics of appli-
cants who pass the security clearance, medical clear-
ance, and suitability review, and thus are eligible for 
entry into the Foreign Service. 
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(9) A comparative analysis of the current For-
eign Service entry process and results, including a 
comparison between those eligible for entry into the 
Foreign Service after the current entry process is 
completed and those so eligible for such entry pursu-
ant to the process as in effect prior to January 1, 
2022. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Training and Professional De-
velopment 
SEC. 331. FACILITATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF TRAIN-
ING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR 
FOREIGN SERVICE AND CIVIL SERVICE PER-
SONNEL. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that a recognition throughout the Department of the 
value and importance of training and professional develop-
ment for Foreign Service and Civil Service personnel of 
the Department is vital to the development and mainte-
nance by such personnel of the skills and expertise re-
quired for the Department to contribute fully and effec-
tively to the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United 
States. 
(b) STUDY AND REPORT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with relevant Federal agencies and institutions 
of higher education (as such term is defined section 
102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1002)), shall conduct a study on the feasi-
bility of establishing a diplomatic officers’ reserve 
corps or similar mechanism in the Department to 
augment the Department’s personnel needs at any 
level on a temporary or permanent basis. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the study re-
quired by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall con-
sider whether any such diplomatic officers’ reserve 
corps should be modeled on the Senior Reserve Offi-
cers’ Training Corps established under chapter 103 
of title 10, United States Code, to encourage the re-
cruitment and retention of personnel who have the 
critical language skills necessary to meet the require-
ments of the Foreign Service, by providing financial 
assistance to students studying critical languages at 
institutions of higher education. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report that contains the results of the 
study required by paragraph (1). 
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(c) EQUAL WEIGHT FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOP-
MENT IN PROMOTION PRECEPTS AND EVALUATION CRI-
TERIA.— 
(1) FOREIGN
SERVICE.—The Secretary shall 
take appropriate actions to ensure the evaluation of 
precepts described in section 603 of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4003) upon which 
selection boards under section 602 of that Act (22 
U.S.C. 4002) make recommendations for promotion 
of members of the Foreign Service under section 
601 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 4001) afford equal 
weight to the undertaking of training, professional 
development, and foreign language acquisition and 
retention among any other objective criteria consid-
ered by selection boards in making such rec-
ommendations. 
(2) CIVIL SERVICE.—The Secretary shall take 
appropriate actions to ensure that the performance 
standards established and maintained under chapter 
43 of title 5, United States Code, for any job per-
formance appraisal system for Civil Service per-
sonnel of the Department afford equal weight to the 
undertaking of training, professional development, 
and foreign language acquisition and retention 
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among any other objective criteria in the evaluation 
of the job performance of such personnel. 
(d) RESPONSE TO SUBORDINATE TRAINING AND DE-
VELOPMENT NEEDS
IN EVALUATION
OF SUPERVISOR 
PERFORMANCE.— 
(1) FOREIGN
SERVICE.—The Secretary shall 
take appropriate actions to ensure the evaluation of 
precepts for recommendations for promotion de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1) for members of the For-
eign Service in supervisory positions incorporates the 
extent to which such members addressed the train-
ing and professional development needs of the per-
sonnel under their supervision as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
(2) CIVIL SERVICE.—The Secretary shall take 
appropriate actions to ensure that the performance 
standards described in subsection (b)(2) for Civil 
Service personnel of the Department in supervisory 
positions afford appropriate weight to addressing the 
training and professional development needs of the 
personnel under their supervision as the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
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SEC. 332. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PARTNERSHIPS BE-
TWEEN DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND ACA-
DEMIC AND OTHER NON-DEPARTMENT INSTI-
TUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR TRAIN-
ING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF 
FOREIGN SERVICE AND CIVIL SERVICE PER-
SONNEL. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that partnerships be-
tween the Department, on the one hand, and other United 
States Government agencies, academic institutions, and 
other private sector organizations and entities, on the 
other hand, have proven valuable in providing and expand-
ing the availability of opportunities for training and pro-
fessional development for Foreign Service and Civil Serv-
ice personnel of the Department. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—In light of the finding in 
subsection (a), it is the sense of Congress that the Sec-
retary should expand and enhance existing partnerships 
described in that subsection, and enter into new such part-
nerships, in order to provide or expand opportunities for 
training and professional development for Foreign Service 
and Civil Service personnel of the Department, including 
through— 
(1) agreements with academic institutions with 
which the Department has a current such partner-
ship to increase the number of such personnel au-
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thorized to attend such institutions for training or 
professional development purposes, to expand the 
courses of education or training pursuable by such 
personnel at such institutions for such purposes, or 
both; 
(2) agreements with academic institutions with 
which the Department does not have a current such 
partnership (including, in particular, institutions 
with which the Department has no history or a lim-
ited history of partnership) to authorize such per-
sonnel to attend such institutions for training or 
professional development purposes; 
(3) agreements with component institutions of 
the Department of Defense (including the National 
Defense University and the other Senior Service Col-
leges) to— 
(A) increase the number of such personnel 
authorized to attend such institutions for, or as 
part of, a professional development tour of duty 
required for promotion from the pre-senior level 
or for other training or professional develop-
ment purposes; or 
(B) newly authorize the attendance of such 
personnel at such institutions for, or as part of, 
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such a professional development tour of duty or 
for such other purposes; 
(4) agreements with other Federal departments 
agencies for detailing such personnel for training or 
professional development purposes; and 
(5) agreements with appropriate private sector 
organizations and entities for detailing such per-
sonnel to such organizations or entities for training 
or professional development purposes. 
SEC. 333. TRAINING RELATED TO CONFLICT PREVENTION. 
The Secretary shall, with the assistance of other rel-
evant officials and in consultation with outside experts, 
scholars, and others as appropriate, include as part of the 
standard training provided to all personnel of the Depart-
ment prior to departure for posting in an overseas mission 
instruction on conflict prevention and crisis response co-
ordination across the interagency. Such training may— 
(1) include scenario-based instruction on the 
management of crises and responses to early warn-
ing signs of conflict; 
(2) incorporate practical exercises to identify 
gaps in emerging crisis response strategies that pre-
pare Department personnel to implement a coordi-
nated and comprehensive approach to conflict pre-
vention; and 
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(3) be developed in consultation with and the 
active participation of representatives of the Depart-
ment of Defense, the United States Agency for 
International Development, and applicable elements 
of the intelligence community (as defined in section 
3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3003(4))), as well as nongovernmental orga-
nizations and other humanitarian actors. 
SEC. 334. AUTHORITY TO PURSUE COURSEWORK OUTSIDE 
OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE AND 
ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
permit Department personnel to seek business, economics, 
language, commercial diplomacy, or other courses and 
training opportunities, as practical and relevant, at insti-
tutions of higher education across the United States to 
fulfill required credits or training. The Secretary shall also 
explore opportunities to partner with institutions of higher 
education, as practical and relevant, to support the cur-
riculum development and course instruction at the Foreign 
Service Institute, including by incorporating sessions with 
visiting lecturers from institutions of higher education into 
course curricula at every level. 
(b) INSTITUTION
OF
HIGHER
EDUCATION
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘institution of higher 
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education’’ has the meaning given such term is defined 
section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1002). 
SEC. 335. ESTABLISHMENT OF FOREIGN SERVICE INSTI-
TUTE INNOVATION ADVISOR. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary may establish 
the position of the Foreign Service Institute Innovation 
Advisor. The Secretary may designate a current employee 
of the Department serving in a career or non-career posi-
tion in the Senior Foreign Service or at the level of a Dep-
uty Assistant Secretary or Higher to serve concurrently 
as the Advisor. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Advisor’s responsibilities may in-
clude— 
(1) interfacing with Foreign Service Institute 
leadership and faculty; 
(2) conducting and participating in broader re-
views of curriculum, course elimination, and course 
development at the Foreign Service Institute to iden-
tify gaps in training and outdated modes or content 
of instruction; 
(3) consulting with representatives of public 
and private nonprofit educational institutions, rep-
resentatives responsible for training in other Federal 
departments and agencies, as well as private sector 
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experts, to determine ways to modernize and maxi-
mize effectiveness of programming of the Foreign 
Service Institute; 
(4) coordinating with the Secretary of State, 
leadership and faculty of the Foreign Service Insti-
tute, and other relevant officials to implement sug-
gested reforms and revisions to programming of the 
Foreign Service Institute; 
(5) consulting with entities in the private sector 
and at United States institutions of higher education 
to determine best practices in course modernization 
and to identify ways that the Foreign Service Insti-
tute can more closely collaborate with such entities, 
including with respect to course development; 
(6) assessing the critical language training of-
ferings of the Department for Foreign Service Offi-
cers; and 
(7) consulting and sharing best practices in 
critical language training, including with relevant 
representatives of the Department of Defense, the 
Department of Education, and elements of the intel-
ligence community (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 10 3003(4))). 
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SEC. 336. REPORT ON COURSE PERFORMANCE. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Management, 
in consultation with the Director of the Foreign Service 
Institute, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report evaluating— 
(1) the impact of its training efforts at the For-
eign Service Institute; 
(2) whether the current system of course per-
formance evaluation should be revised to more accu-
rately determine impacts on student learning and in-
corporating of training material; 
(3) the criteria, including a detailed enumera-
tion, used to evaluate student performance in For-
eign Service Institute courses; and 
(4) efforts to establish minimum coursework 
standards for completion, whether through letter 
grading, a pass/fail system, or other metrics. 
SEC. 337. LANGUAGE TRAINING FOR FOREIGN SERVICE 
PERSONNEL. 
(a) MULTIPLE TOURS OF DUTY FOR PROFICIENCY 
CONSOLIDATION AND DEVELOPMENT.—In assigning For-
eign Service officers with foreign language proficiency to 
posts abroad, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, 
prioritize the assignment of such officers to— 
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(1) such number of tours of duty in one or 
more countries in which the language or dialect of 
such proficiency is common as may be needed by 
such officers to use such proficiency; 
(2) one or more tours of duty in one or more 
countries in which the language or dialect of such 
proficiency is not common, but in which such pro-
ficiency will facilitate the development by such offi-
cers of language proficiency in language or dialect 
common in such countries; or 
(3) tours of duty described in both paragraphs 
(1) and (2). 
(b) TRIENNIAL REVIEW
OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE 
PROFICIENCY
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
POSITIONS 
ABROAD.—The Secretary shall, acting through the Direc-
tor General of the Foreign Service, submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees every three years— 
(1) the results of a review of each Foreign 
Service position abroad that is language-designated, 
in order to determine whether a continuing require-
ment for foreign language proficiency for such posi-
tion is warranted; and 
(2) an explanation of any posts with language- 
designated positions at which language proficiency 
among Foreign Service personnel may be deficient to 
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meet mission objectives, along with the steps the De-
partment is taking to increase language proficiency 
in such posts. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON USE OF SAVINGS REAL-
IZED THROUGH MORE EFFICIENT USE OF LANGUAGE 
TRAINING RESOURCES.—It is the sense of Congress that 
any savings realized by the Department as a result of the 
more efficient use of language training resources should 
be credited to the Foreign Service Institute and made 
available to the Institute for training. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report on the benefits of and challenges re-
garding officers serving repeat tours in the same geo-
graphic area or mission, and the impact repeat tours have 
on promotion and career development and advancement. 
SEC. 338. MERITORIOUS STEP INCREASE AUTHORITY. 
Section 406 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 3966) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) A chief of mission may grant, on the basis of 
especially meritorious service, including that exemplified 
through critical language proficiency, an additional salary 
increase to any member of the Service receiving an in-
crease in salary under subsection (a) corresponding to any 
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higher step in the salary class in which the member is 
serving.’’. 
SEC. 339. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) PARTICIPATION.—The Secretary shall strongly 
encourage Foreign Service officers seeking entry into the 
Senior Foreign Service to participate in professional devel-
opment described in subsection (c). 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit recommendations for ensuring that Foreign Serv-
ice officers complete professional development described in 
subsection (c) in order to be eligible for entry into the Sen-
ior Foreign Service. 
(c) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DESCRIBED.— 
Professional development described in this subsection is 
a period of not fewer than 6 months of training or experi-
ence acquired outside of the Department, such as time 
spent— 
(1) as a detailee to another government agency, 
Congress, or a State, Tribal, or local government; or 
(2) in Department-sponsored and -funded 
course of higher education that results in an ad-
vanced degree, excluding time spent at a university 
that is fully funded or operated by the Federal Gov-
ernment. 
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SEC. 340. STUDY AND REPORT ON FOREIGN SERVICE INSTI-
TUTE SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE STUDIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States— 
(1) shall conduct a study on whether the For-
eign Service Institute School of Language Studies 
curriculum and instruction effectively prepares 
United States Government employees to advance 
United States diplomatic and national security prior-
ities abroad; and 
(2) submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that contains the results of the 
study. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a)(2) shall include— 
(1) an analysis of the teaching methods used at 
the Foreign Service Institute’s School of Language 
Studies; 
(2) a comparative analysis on the benefits of 
language proficiency compared to practical job ori-
ented language learning; 
(3) an analysis of whether the testing regiment 
at the School of Language Studies is an effective 
measure of ability to communicate and carry out an 
employee’s duties abroad; and 
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(4) an analysis of qualifications for training 
specialists and language and culture instructors at 
the School of Language Studies. 
SEC. 341. USAID TENURING AND INCENTIVE LANGUAGES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and annually thereafter for not fewer 
than five years, the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a certification that 
Mandarin Chinese has been included in the lists of 
tenuring and incentive languages of the Agency. 
SEC. 342. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 
BENJAMIN 
A. 
GILMAN 
INTERNATIONAL 
SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM. 
There is authorized to be appropriated not less than 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 
to carry out the Benjamin A. Gilman International Schol-
arships Program of the Department to achieve the fol-
lowing purposes: 
(1) Promoting the acquisition of critical lan-
guage skills, including Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, 
and Russian, by students from the United States. 
(2) Promoting the subsequent entry into the 
Department workforce of such students who are 
qualified applicants. 
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(3) Promoting diversity among participants and 
supporting the inclusion of a more diverse workforce 
at the Department. 
TITLE 
IV—A 
DIVERSE 
WORK-
FORCE: 
RECRUITMENT, 
RE-
TENTION, AND PROMOTION 
SEC. 401. 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 to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port, that shall also be made publicly available on an inter-
net 
website 
of 
the 
Department, 
that 
includes 
disaggregated demographic data and other information re-
garding the diversity of the workforce of the Department. 
(b) DATA.—The report under subsection (a) shall in-
clude, to the maximum extent collection and dissemination 
of data included in the report may be carried out in a 
manner that protects the confidentiality of individuals and 
is otherwise permissible under applicable law, the following 
data: 
(1) Demographic data on each element of the 
workforce of the Department, disaggregated by rank 
and grade or grade-equivalent, with respect to the 
following groups: 
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(A) Individuals hired to join the workforce. 
(B) Individuals promoted during the 5- 
year period ending on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, including promotions to and within 
the Senior Executive Service or the Senior For-
eign Service. 
(C) Individuals serving during the 5-year 
period ending on the date of the enactment of 
this Act as special assistants in any of the of-
fices of the Secretary, the Deputy Secretary of 
State, the Counselor of the Department of 
State, the Secretary’s Policy Planning Staff, 
the Under Secretary for Arms Control and 
International Security, the Under Secretary for 
Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human 
Rights, the Under Secretary for Economic 
Growth, Energy, and the Environment, the Un-
dersecretary for Management, the Undersecre-
tary of State for Political Affairs, and the 
Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and 
Public Affairs. 
(D) Individuals serving during the 5-year 
period ending on the date of the enactment of 
this Act in each bureau’s front office. 
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(E) Individuals serving during the 5-year 
period ending on the date of the enactment of 
this Act 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 Depart-
ment, and the extent to which such participants 
have been placed into senior positions within 
the Department after such participation. 
(I) Individuals participating in mentorship 
or retention programs. 
(J) Individuals who separated from the 
agency during the 5-year period ending on the 
date of the enactment of this Act, including in-
dividuals in the Senior Executive Service or the 
Senior Foreign Service. 
(2) An assessment of agency compliance with 
the essential elements identified in Equal Employ-
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ment Opportunity Commission Management Direc-
tive 715, effective October 1, 2003. 
(3) Data on the overall number of individuals 
who are part of the workforce of the Department, 
the percentages of such workforce corresponding to 
each element specified in paragraph (1), and the 
percentages corresponding to each rank, grade, or 
grade equivalent. 
(c) OTHER CONTENTS.—The report under subsection 
(a) shall also describe and assess the effectiveness of the 
efforts of the Department— 
(1) to propagate fairness, impartiality, and in-
clusion in the work environment, both domestically 
and at posts outside of the United States; 
(2) to enforce anti-harassment and anti-dis-
crimination policies, both domestically and at posts 
outside of the United States; 
(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 op-
portunity activity or for reporting sexual harassment 
or sexual assault; 
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(5) to provide reasonable accommodation for 
qualified employees and applicants with disabilities; 
and 
(6) to recruit a representative workforce by— 
(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 to-
ward women and minorities; 
(D) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs 
in urban and rural communities and land-grant 
colleges or universities; 
(E) providing opportunities through the 
Foreign Service Internship Program under 
chapter 12 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4141 et seq.) and other hiring ini-
tiatives; 
(F) recruiting mid-level and senior-level 
professionals through programs designed to in-
crease representation in international affairs of 
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people belonging to traditionally under-rep-
resented groups; 
(G) offering the Foreign Service written 
and oral assessment examinations in several lo-
cations throughout the United States 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 Inter-
national Affairs Fellowship Program; 
(ii) the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign 
Affairs Fellowship Program; and 
(iii) other initiatives, including agen-
cy-wide policy initiatives. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the publication of the report under subsection 
(a) and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report, that shall also be made publicly 
available on an internet website of the Department, 
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and which may be reflected in another annual report 
required under another provision of law. 
(2) MATTERS.—Each report under paragraph 
(1) shall include, to the maximum extent collection 
and dissemination of data included in the report 
may be carried out in a manner that protects the 
confidentiality of individuals and is otherwise per-
missible under applicable law— 
(A) disaggregated demographic data relat-
ing to the workforce and information on the 
status of diversity and inclusion efforts of the 
Department; 
(B) an analysis of applicant flow data; 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. 
SEC. 402. PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE WORKFORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
individuals in senior and supervisory positions of the De-
partment, or who have responsibilities related to recruit-
ment, retention, or promotion of employees, should have 
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a demonstrated commitment to equal opportunity, diver-
sity, and inclusion. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—In making any recommenda-
tions on nominations, conducting interviews, identifying or 
selecting candidates, or appointing acting individuals for 
positions equivalent to an Assistant Secretary or above, 
the Secretary shall use best efforts to consider at least 
one individual reflective of diversity. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
a mechanism to ensure that appointments or details 
of Department employees to staff positions in the 
Offices of the Secretary, the Deputy Secretary, the 
Counselor of the Department, the Secretary’s Policy 
Planning Staff, or any of the Undersecretaries of 
State, and details to the National Security Council, 
are transparent, competitive, equitable, and inclu-
sive, and made without regard to an individual’s 
race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, 
transgender status, or sexual orientation), national 
origin, age (if 40 or older), disability, or genetic in-
formation. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
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mittees a report regarding the mechanism required 
under paragraph (1). 
(d) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall use best ef-
forts to consider at least one individual reflective of diver-
sity for the staff positions specified in subsection (c)(1) 
and ensure such positions are equitably available to em-
ployees of the Civil Service and Foreign Service of the De-
partment. 
SEC. 403. EXPANDING SCOPE OF FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS 
TO INCLUDE CIVIL SERVANTS. 
Section 47 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2719) is amended by inserting 
‘‘or the Civil Service’’ after ‘‘Foreign Service’’ each place 
it appears. 
SEC. 404. 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 diversity 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 develop-
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ment, and leadership opportunities for historically 
under-represented populations within the Depart-
ment and USAID. 
(b) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct 
a study on the feasibility of establishing Centers of 
Excellence in Foreign Affairs and Assistance (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Centers of Excel-
lence’’) within institutions that serve historically 
underrepresented populations to focus on 1 or more 
of the areas described in paragraph (2). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the study re-
quired under paragraph (1), the Secretary, respec-
tively, shall consider— 
(A) opportunities to enter into public-pri-
vate partnerships that will— 
(i) increase diversity in foreign affairs 
and foreign assistance Federal careers; 
(ii) prepare a diverse 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 meaning-
fully contribute to the formulation and exe-
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cution of United States foreign policy and 
assistance; 
(iii) support the conduct of research, 
education, and extension programs that re-
flect diverse perspectives and a wide range 
of views of world regions and international 
affairs— 
(I) to assist in the development 
of regional and functional foreign pol-
icy skills; 
(II) to strengthen international 
development and humanitarian assist-
ance programs; and 
(III) to strengthen democratic in-
stitutions and processes in policy-
making, including supporting public 
policies that engender equitable and 
inclusive societies and focus on chal-
lenges and inequalities in education, 
health, wealth, justice, and other sec-
tors faced by diverse communities; 
(iv) enable domestic and international 
educational, internship, fellowship, faculty 
exchange, training, employment or other 
innovative 
programs 
to 
acquire 
or 
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strengthen knowledge of foreign languages, 
cultures, societies, and international skills 
and perspectives; 
(v) support collaboration among insti-
tutions of higher education, including com-
munity colleges, nonprofit organizations, 
and corporations, to strengthen the en-
gagement between experts and specialists 
in the foreign affairs and foreign assist-
ance fields; and 
(vi) leverage additional public-private 
partnerships with nonprofit organizations, 
foundations, corporations, institutions of 
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). 
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TITLE V—MATTERS RELATING 
TO CYBERSECURITY 
Subtitle A—Information Security 
and Cyber Diplomacy 
SEC. 501. VULNERABILITY DISCLOSURE POLICY AND BUG 
BOUNTY PROGRAM REPORT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BUG BOUNTY PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘bug 
bounty program’’ means a program under which an 
approved individual, organization, or company is 
temporarily authorized to identify and report 
vulnerabilities of internet-facing information tech-
nology of the Department in exchange for compensa-
tion. 
(2) INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.—The term 
‘‘information technology’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 11101 of title 40, United 
States Code. 
(b) VULNERABILITY DISCLOSURE POLICY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall design, establish, and make publicly 
known a Vulnerability Disclosure Policy (VDP) to 
improve Department cybersecurity by— 
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(A) creating Department policy and infra-
structure to receive and remediate discovered 
vulnerabilities in line with existing policies of 
the Office of Management and Budget and the 
Department of Homeland Security Binding 
Operational Directive 20–01 or any subsequent 
directive; and 
(B) providing a report on such policy and 
infrastructure to Congress. 
(2) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—Not later than 180 
days after the establishment of the VDP under para-
graph (1) and annually thereafter for the next five 
years, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 
VDP, including information relating to the following: 
(A) The number and severity of all secu-
rity vulnerabilities reported. 
(B) The number of previously unidentified 
security vulnerabilities remediated as a result. 
(C) The current number of outstanding 
previously unidentified security vulnerabilities 
and Department remediation plans. 
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(D) The average length of time between 
the reporting of security vulnerabilities and re-
mediation of such vulnerabilities. 
(E) The resources, surge staffing, roles, 
and responsibilities within the Department used 
to implement the VDP and complete security 
vulnerability remediation. 
(F) Description of how VDP identified 
vulnerabilities are incorporated into existing 
Department vulnerability prioritization and 
management processes. 
(G) Any challenges in implementing the 
VDP and plans for expansion or contraction in 
the scope of the VDP across Department infor-
mation systems. 
(H) Any other information the Secretary 
determines relevant. 
(c) BUG BOUNTY PROGRAM REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall report to Congress on any ongoing ef-
forts to establish or carry out a bug bounty program 
by the Department or a third-party vendor to the 
Department to identify security vulnerabilities of 
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internet-facing information technology of the De-
partment. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date on which any bug bounty program under 
subsection (a) is established, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on such program, including in-
formation relating to— 
(A) the number of approved individuals, 
organizations, or companies involved in such 
program, broken down by the number of ap-
proved individuals, organizations, or companies 
that— 
(i) registered; 
(ii) were approved; 
(iii) submitted security vulnerabilities; 
and 
(iv) received compensation; 
(B) the number and severity of all security 
vulnerabilities reported as part of such pro-
gram; 
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(C) the number of previously unidentified 
security vulnerabilities remediated as a result of 
such program; 
(D) the current number of outstanding 
previously unidentified security vulnerabilities 
and Department remediation plans; 
(E) the average length of time between the 
reporting of security vulnerabilities and remedi-
ation of such vulnerabilities; 
(F) the types of compensation provided 
under such program; 
(G) the lessons learned from such pro-
gram; 
(H) confirming whether contact informa-
tion for the Department regarding the bug 
bounty program is publicly accessible; 
(I) description of how bug bounty program 
identified vulnerabilities are incorporated into 
existing Department vulnerability prioritization 
and management processes; and 
(J) any challenges in implementing the bug 
bounty program and plans for expansion or 
contraction in the scope of the bug bounty pro-
gram across Department information systems. 
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Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Cyber Diplomacy 
SEC. 511. 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, that— 
(A) promotes democracy, rule of law, and 
human rights, including freedom of expression; 
(B) supports the ability to innovate, com-
municate, and promote economic prosperity; 
and 
(C) protects privacy and guards against 
deception, 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 
protect shared interests and values, free from coer-
cion and external pressure; and 
(3) in furtherance of the foregoing, to— 
(A) provide incentives to the private sector 
to accelerate development of such technologies; 
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(B) modernize and harmonize with allies 
and partners export controls and investment 
screening regimes and associated policies and 
regulations; and 
(C) enhance United States leadership in 
technical standards-setting bodies and avenues 
for developing norms regarding the use of dig-
ital tools. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—In implementing the policy 
described in subsection (a), the President, in consultation 
with outside actors, including private sector companies, 
nongovernmental organizations, security researchers, and 
other relevant stakeholders, in the conduct of bilateral and 
multilateral relations, shall pursue the following objectives: 
(1) Clarifying the applicability of international 
laws and norms to the use of information commu-
nications and technology (ICT). 
(2) Reducing and limiting the risk of escalation 
and retaliation in cyberspace, damage to critical in-
frastructure, and other malicious cyber activity that 
impairs the use and operation of critical infrastruc-
ture that provides services to the public. 
(3) Cooperating with like-minded countries that 
share common values and cyberspace policies with 
the United States, including respect for human 
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rights, democracy, and the rule of law, to advance 
such values and policies internationally. 
(4) Encouraging the responsible development of 
new, innovative technologies and ICT products that 
strengthen a secure internet architecture that is ac-
cessible to all. 
(5) Securing and implementing commitments 
on responsible country behavior in cyberspace, in-
cluding the following: 
(A) Countries should not conduct, or 
knowingly support, cyber-enabled theft of intel-
lectual property, including trade secrets or 
other confidential business information, with 
the intent of providing competitive advantages 
to companies or commercial sectors. 
(B) Countries should take all appropriate 
and reasonable efforts to keep their territories 
clear of intentionally wrongful acts using ICTs 
in violation of international commitments. 
(C) Countries should not conduct or know-
ingly support ICT activity that, contrary to 
international law, intentionally damages or oth-
erwise impairs the use and operation of critical 
infrastructure providing services to the public, 
and should take appropriate measures to pro-
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tect their critical infrastructure from ICT 
threats. 
(D) Countries should not conduct or know-
ingly support malicious international activity 
that, contrary to international law, harms the 
information systems of authorized emergency 
response teams (also known as ‘‘computer 
emergency response teams’’ or ‘‘cybersecurity 
incident response teams’’) of another country or 
authorize emergency response teams to engage 
in malicious international activity. 
(E) Countries should respond to appro-
priate requests for assistance to mitigate mali-
cious ICT activity emanating from their terri-
tory and aimed at the critical infrastructure of 
another country. 
(F) Countries should not restrict cross-bor-
der data flows or require local storage or proc-
essing of data. 
(G) Countries should protect the exercise 
of human rights and fundamental freedoms on 
the internet and recognize that the human 
rights that people have offline also need to be 
protected online. 
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(6) Advancing, encouraging, and supporting the 
development and adoption of internationally recog-
nized technical standards and best practices. 
SEC. 512. BUREAU ADDRESSING CYBERSPACE AND DIGITAL 
POLICY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1 of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), 
as amended by section 102 of this Act, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) BUREAU OF CYBERSPACE AND DIGITAL POL-
ICY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established, within 
the Department of State, a bureau addressing cyber-
space and digital policy (referred to in this sub-
section as the ‘Bureau’). The head of the Bureau 
shall have the rank and status of ambassador and 
shall be appointed by the President, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of the Bu-
reau shall perform such duties and exercise 
such powers as the Secretary of State shall pre-
scribe, including implementing the policy of the 
United States described in section 511 of the 
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Department of State Authorization Act of 
2022. 
‘‘(B) DUTIES DESCRIBED.—The principal 
duties and responsibilities of the head of the 
Bureau shall 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 the Department of 
State’s diplomatic cyberspace and digital 
efforts, including efforts relating to inter-
national cyber policy, deterrence and inter-
national responses to cyber threats, infor-
mation and communications technology 
(ICT) security, standards, and governance, 
data privacy and data flows, Internet gov-
ernance and digital freedom, as well as co-
ordinate and engage on related efforts such 
as digital economy, cybercrime, and other 
issues that the Secretary assigns to the 
Bureau; 
‘‘(iii) to coordinate cyberspace policy 
and other relevant functions within the De-
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partment of State and with other compo-
nents of the United States Government, in-
cluding through the Cyberspace Policy Co-
ordinating Committee described in para-
graph (6), and by convening other coordi-
nating meetings with appropriate officials 
from the Department and other compo-
nents of the United States Government on 
a regular basis; 
‘‘(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 
advance the purposes of title V of the De-
partment of State Authorization Act of 
2022; 
‘‘(vi) to act as a liaison to civil soci-
ety, the private sector, academia, and other 
public and private entities on relevant 
international cyberspace and ICT issues; 
‘‘(vii) to lead United States Govern-
ment efforts to uphold and further develop 
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global deterrence frameworks for malicious 
cyber activity; 
‘‘(viii) to develop and execute adver-
sary-specific strategies to influence adver-
sary decision-making through the imposi-
tion of costs and deterrence strategies, in 
coordination with other relevant Executive 
agencies; 
‘‘(ix) to advise the Secretary and co-
ordinate with foreign governments on re-
sponses to national security-level cyber in-
cidents, including coordination on diplo-
matic response efforts to support allies and 
partners threatened by malicious cyber ac-
tivity, in conjunction with members of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization and 
like-minded countries; 
‘‘(x) to promote the adoption of na-
tional processes and programs that enable 
threat detection, prevention, and response 
to malicious cyber activity emanating from 
the territory of a foreign country, including 
as such activity relates to the United 
States allies, as appropriate; 
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‘‘(xi) to promote the building of for-
eign capacity relating to cyberspace policy 
priorities; 
‘‘(xii) to promote the maintenance of 
an open, interoperable, secure, and reliable 
Internet governed by the multistakeholder 
model, instead of by centralized govern-
ment control; 
‘‘(xiii) to promote an international 
regulatory environment for technology in-
vestments and the Internet that benefits 
United States economic and national secu-
rity interests; 
‘‘(xiv) to promote cross-border flow of 
data and combat international initiatives 
seeking to impose unreasonable require-
ments on United States businesses; 
‘‘(xv) to promote international policies 
to protect the integrity of United States 
and international telecommunications in-
frastructure from foreign-based threats, in-
cluding cyber-enabled threats; 
‘‘(xvi) to lead engagement, in coordi-
nation with relevant Executive agencies, 
with foreign governments on relevant inter-
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national cyberspace and digital economy 
issues as described in title V of the De-
partment of State Authorization Act of 
2022; 
‘‘(xvii) to promote international poli-
cies to secure radio frequency spectrum for 
United States businesses and national se-
curity needs; 
‘‘(xviii) to promote and protect the ex-
ercise of human rights, including freedom 
of speech and religion, through the Inter-
net; 
‘‘(xix) to promote international initia-
tives to strengthen civilian and private sec-
tor resiliency to threats in cyberspace; 
‘‘(xx) to build capacity of United 
States diplomatic officials to engage on 
cyberspace issues; 
‘‘(xxi) to encourage the development 
and adoption by foreign countries of inter-
nationally recognized standards, policies, 
and best practices; 
‘‘(xxii) to consult, as appropriate, with 
other Executive agencies with related func-
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tions vested in such Executive agencies by 
law; and 
‘‘(xxiii) to conduct such other matters 
as the Secretary of State may assign. 
‘‘(3) QUALIFICATIONS.—The head of the Bu-
reau should be an individual of demonstrated com-
petency in the fields of— 
‘‘(A) cybersecurity and other relevant 
cyberspace and ICT policy issues; and 
‘‘(B) international diplomacy. 
‘‘(4) ORGANIZATIONAL
PLACEMENT.—During 
the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of the Department of State Authorization Act 
of 2022, the head of the Bureau shall report to the 
Deputy Secretary of State. After the conclusion of 
such period, the head of the Bureau may report to 
an Under Secretary of State or to an official holding 
a higher position than Under Secretary if, not less 
than 15 days prior to any change in such reporting 
structure, the Secretary of State consults with and 
provides to the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives the following: 
‘‘(A) A notification that the Secretary has, 
with respect to the reporting structure of the 
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Bureau, consulted with and solicited feedback 
from— 
‘‘(i) other relevant Federal entities 
with a role in international aspects of 
cyber policy; and 
‘‘(ii) the elements of the Department 
of State with responsibility over aspects of 
cyber policy, including the elements report-
ing to— 
‘‘(I) the Under Secretary for Po-
litical Affairs; 
‘‘(II) the Under Secretary for Ci-
vilian 
Security, 
Democracy, 
and 
Human Rights; 
‘‘(III) the Under Secretary for 
Economic Growth, Energy, and the 
Environment; 
‘‘(IV) the Under Secretary for 
Arms Control and International Secu-
rity Affairs; 
‘‘(V) the Under Secretary for 
Management; and 
‘‘(VI) the Under Secretary for 
Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. 
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‘‘(B) A description of the new reporting 
structure for the head of the Bureau, as well as 
a description of the data and evidence used to 
justify such new structure. 
‘‘(C) A plan describing how the new re-
porting structure will better enable the head of 
the Bureau to carry out the responsibilities 
specified in paragraph (2), including the secu-
rity, economic, and human rights aspects of 
cyber diplomacy. 
‘‘(5) SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORITIES.—The Sec-
retary of State may (1) appoint employees without 
regard to the provisions of title 5, United States 
Code, regarding appointments in the competitive 
service; and (2) fix the basic compensation of such 
employees without regard to chapter 51 and sub-
chapter III of chapter 53 of such title regarding 
classification and General Schedule pay rates. 
‘‘(6) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection may be construed to preclude the 
head of the Bureau from being designated as an As-
sistant Secretary, if such an Assistant Secretary po-
sition does not increase the number of Assistant 
Secretary positions at the Department above the 
number authorized under subsection (c)(1). 
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‘‘(7) COORDINATION.— 
‘‘(A) CYBERSPACE POLICY COORDINATING 
COMMITTEE.—In conjunction with establishing 
the Bureau pursuant to this subsection, there is 
established a senior-level Cyberspace Policy Co-
ordinating Committee to ensure that cyberspace 
issues receive broad senior level-attention and 
coordination across the Department of State 
and provide ongoing oversight of such issues. 
The Cyberspace Policy Coordinating Committee 
shall be chaired by the head of the Bureau or 
an official of the Department of State holding 
a higher position, and operate on an ongoing 
basis, meeting not less frequently than quar-
terly. Committee members shall include appro-
priate officials at the Assistant Secretary level 
or higher from— 
‘‘(i) the Under Secretariat for Polit-
ical Affairs; 
‘‘(ii) the Under Secretariat for Civil-
ian Security, Democracy, and Human 
Rights; 
‘‘(iii) the Under Secretariat for Eco-
nomic Growth, Energy and the Environ-
ment; 
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‘‘(iv) the Under Secretariat for Arms 
Control and International Security; 
‘‘(v) the Under Secretariat for Man-
agement; 
‘‘(vi) the Under Secretariat for Public 
Diplomacy and Public Affairs; 
‘‘(vii) the Special Envoy for Critical 
and Emerging Technology; and 
‘‘(viii) other senior level Department 
participants, as appropriate. 
‘‘(B) OTHER MEETINGS.—The head of the 
Bureau shall convene other coordinating meet-
ings with appropriate officials from the Depart-
ment of State and other components of the 
United States Government to ensure regular co-
ordination and collaboration on crosscutting 
cyber policy issues.’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the Bureau established under section 1(m) 
of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956, as added by subsection (a), should have a di-
verse workforce composed of qualified individuals, 
including such individuals from traditionally under- 
represented groups; and 
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(2) 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 de-
scribed in section 511. 
SEC. 513. INTERNATIONAL CYBERSPACE EXECUTIVE AR-
RANGEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President is encouraged to 
enter into executive arrangements with foreign govern-
ments that support the policy described in section 511. 
(b) TRANSMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Section 112b of 
title 1, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘International 
Relations’’ and inserting ‘‘Foreign Affairs’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)(2)(B), by adding at the 
end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iii) A bilateral or multilateral cyber-
space agreement.’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(f) With respect to any bilateral or multilateral 
cyberspace agreement under subsection (e)(2)(B)(iii) and 
the information required to be transmitted to Congress 
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under subsection (a), or with respect to any arrangement 
that seeks to secure commitments on responsible country 
behavior in cyberspace consistent with section 511(b)(5) 
of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2022, 
the Secretary of State shall provide an explanation of such 
arrangement, including— 
‘‘(1) the purpose of such arrangement; 
‘‘(2) how such arrangement is consistent with 
the policy described in section 511 of such Act; and 
‘‘(3) how such arrangement will be imple-
mented.’’. 
(c) STATUS REPORT.—During the 5-year period im-
mediately following the transmittal to Congress of an 
agreement 
described 
in 
clause 
(iii) 
of 
section 
112b(e)(2)(B) of title 1, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (b)(2), or until such agreement has been dis-
continued, if discontinued within 5 years, the President 
shall— 
(1) notify the appropriate congressional com-
mittees if another country fails to adhere to signifi-
cant commitments contained in such agreement; and 
(2) describe the steps that the United States 
has taken or plans to take to ensure that all such 
commitments are fulfilled. 
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(d) EXISTING EXECUTIVE ARRANGEMENTS.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall brief the appropriate congres-
sional committees regarding any executive bilateral or 
multilateral cyberspace arrangement in effect before the 
date of enactment of this Act, including— 
(1) the arrangement announced between the 
United States and Japan on April 25, 2014; 
(2) the arrangement announced between the 
United States and the United Kingdom on January 
16, 2015; 
(3) the arrangement announced between the 
United States and China on September 25, 2015; 
(4) the arrangement announced between the 
United States and Korea on October 16, 2015; 
(5) the arrangement announced between the 
United States and Australia on January 19, 2016; 
(6) the arrangement announced between the 
United States and India on June 7, 2016; 
(7) the arrangement announced between the 
United States and Argentina on April 27, 2017; 
(8) the arrangement announced between the 
United States and Kenya on June 22, 2017; 
(9) the arrangement announced between the 
United States and Israel on June 26, 2017; 
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(10) the arrangement announced between the 
United States and France on February 9, 2018; 
(11) the arrangement announced between the 
United States and Brazil on May 14, 2018; and 
(12) any other similar bilateral or multilateral 
arrangement announced before such date of enact-
ment. 
SEC. 514. INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR CYBERSPACE. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, 
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 the following: 
(1) A review of actions and activities under-
taken to support the policy described in section 511. 
(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 to— 
(i) develop and support the implemen-
tation of norms of responsible country be-
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havior in cyberspace consistent with the 
objectives specified in section 511(b)(5); 
(ii) reduce the frequency and severity 
of cyberattacks on United States individ-
uals, businesses, governmental agencies, 
and other organizations; 
(iii) reduce cybersecurity risks to 
United States and allied critical infrastruc-
ture; 
(iv) improve allies’ and partners’ col-
laboration with the United States on cyber-
security issues, including information shar-
ing, regulatory coordination and improve-
ment, and joint investigatory and law en-
forcement operations related to cybercrime; 
and 
(v) share best practices and advance 
proposals to strengthen civilian and private 
sector resiliency to threats and access to 
opportunities in cyberspace; and 
(B) reviewing the status of existing efforts 
in relevant multilateral fora, as appropriate, to 
obtain commitments on international norms in 
cyberspace. 
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(3) A review of alternative concepts with regard 
to international norms in cyberspace offered by for-
eign countries. 
(4) A detailed description of new and evolving 
threats in cyberspace from foreign adversaries, state- 
sponsored actors, and non-state actors to— 
(A) United States national security; 
(B) Federal and private sector cyberspace 
infrastructure of the United States; 
(C) intellectual property in the United 
States; and 
(D) the privacy and security of citizens of 
the United States. 
(5) A review of policy tools available to the 
President to deter and de-escalate tensions with for-
eign countries, state-sponsored actors, and private 
actors regarding threats in cyberspace, the degree to 
which such tools have been used, and whether such 
tools have been effective deterrents. 
(6) A review of resources required to conduct 
activities to build responsible norms of international 
cyber behavior. 
(7) A review of whether the budgetary re-
sources, technical expertise, legal authorities, and 
personnel available to the Department and other rel-
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evant Federal agencies are adequate to achieve the 
actions and activities undertaken to support the pol-
icy described in section 511. 
(8) A review of whether the Department is 
properly organized and coordinated with other Fed-
eral agencies to achieve the objectives described in 
section 511. 
(9) A plan of action, developed in consultation 
with relevant Federal departments and agencies as 
the President may direct, to guide the diplomacy of 
the Department with regard to inclusion of cyber 
issues in mutual defense agreements. 
(c) FORM OF STRATEGY.— 
(1) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The strategy re-
quired under subsection (a) shall be available to the 
public in unclassified form, including through publi-
cation in the Federal Register. 
(2) CLASSIFIED ANNEX.—The strategy required 
under subsection (a) may include a classified annex, 
consistent with United States national security inter-
ests, if the Secretary determines that such annex is 
appropriate. 
(d) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the 
completion of the strategy required under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall brief the appropriate congressional 
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committees on the strategy, including any material con-
tained in a classified annex. 
(e) UPDATES.—The strategy required under sub-
section (a) shall be updated— 
(1) not later than 90 days after any material 
change to United States policy described in such 
strategy; and 
(2) not later than one year after the inaugura-
tion of each new President. 
SEC. 515. ADDITION TO ANNUAL COUNTRY REPORTS ON 
HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES. 
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended— 
(1) in section 116 (22 U.S.C. 2151n), by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h)(1) The report required under subsection (d) 
shall include an assessment of freedom of expression with 
respect to electronic information in each foreign country, 
which information should include, to the extent prac-
ticable, the following: 
‘‘(A) An assessment of the extent to which gov-
ernment authorities inappropriately attempt to filter, 
censor, or otherwise block or remove nonviolent ex-
pression of political or religious opinion or belief 
through the Internet, including electronic mail, and 
a description of the means by which such authorities 
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attempt to inappropriately block or remove such ex-
pression. 
‘‘(B) An assessment of the extent to which gov-
ernment authorities in the country have persecuted 
or otherwise punished, arbitrarily and without due 
process, an individual or group for the nonviolent ex-
pression of political, religious, or ideological opinion 
or belief through the Internet, including electronic 
mail. 
‘‘(C) An assessment of the extent to which gov-
ernment authorities have sought, inappropriately 
and with malicious intent, to collect, request, obtain, 
or disclose without due process personally identifi-
able information of a person in connection with that 
person’s nonviolent expression of political, religious, 
or ideological opinion or belief, including expression 
that would be protected by the International Cov-
enant on Civil and Political Rights, adopted at New 
York December 16, 1966, and entered into force 
March 23, 1976, as interpreted by the United 
States. 
‘‘(D) An assessment of the extent to which wire 
communications and electronic communications are 
monitored without due process and in contravention 
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to United States policy with respect to privacy, 
human rights, democracy, and rule of law. 
‘‘(2) In compiling data and making assessments 
under paragraph (1), United States diplomatic personnel 
should consult with relevant entities, including human 
rights organizations, the private sector, the governments 
of like-minded countries, technology and Internet compa-
nies, and other appropriate nongovernmental organiza-
tions or entities. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘electronic communication’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 2510 of title 
18, United States Code; 
‘‘(B) the term ‘Internet’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 231(e)(3) of the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 231(e)(3)); 
‘‘(C) the term ‘personally identifiable informa-
tion’ means data in a form that identifies a par-
ticular person; and 
‘‘(D) the term ‘wire communication’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 2510 of title 18, 
United States Code.’’; and 
(2) in section 502B (22 U.S.C. 2304)— 
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‘‘(C) An assessment of the extent to which gov-
ernment have sought, inappropriately and with mali-
cious intent, to collect, request, obtain, or disclose 
without due process personally identifiable informa-
tion of a person in connection with that person’s 
nonviolent expression of political, religious, or ideo-
logical opinion or belief, including expression that 
would be protected by the International Covenant on 
Civil and Political Rights, adopted at New York De-
cember 16, 1966, and entered into force March 23, 
1976, as interpreted by the United States. 
‘‘(D) An assessment of the extent to which wire 
communications and electronic communications are 
monitored without due process and in contravention 
to United States policy with respect to privacy, 
human rights, democracy, and rule of law. 
‘‘(2) In compiling data and making assessments 
under paragraph (1), United States diplomatic personnel 
should consult with relevant entities, including human 
rights organizations, the private sector, the governments 
of like-minded countries, technology and Internet compa-
nies, and other appropriate nongovernmental organiza-
tions or entities. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection— 
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‘‘(A) the term ‘electronic communication’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 2510 of title 
18, United States Code; 
‘‘(B) the term ‘Internet’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 231(e)(3) of the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 231(e)(3)); 
‘‘(C) the term ‘personally identifiable informa-
tion’ means data in a form that identifies a par-
ticular person; and 
‘‘(D) the term ‘wire communication’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 2510 of title 18, 
United States Code.’’. 
SEC. 516. GAO REPORT ON CYBER DIPLOMACY. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit a report and provide a briefing to the appro-
priate congressional committees that includes— 
(1) an assessment of the extent to which United 
States diplomatic processes and other efforts with 
foreign countries, including through multilateral 
fora, bilateral engagements, and negotiated cyber-
space agreements, advance the full range of United 
States interests in cyberspace, including the policy 
described in section 511; 
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(2) an assessment of the Department’s organi-
zational structure and approach to managing its dip-
lomatic efforts to advance the full range of United 
States interests in cyberspace, including a review 
of— 
(A) the establishment of a Bureau in the 
Department to lead the Department’s inter-
national cyber mission; 
(B) the current or proposed diplomatic 
mission, structure, staffing, funding, and activi-
ties of the Bureau; 
(C) how the establishment of the Bureau 
has impacted or is likely to impact the structure 
and organization of the Department; and 
(D) what challenges, if any, the Depart-
ment has faced or will face in establishing such 
Bureau; and 
(3) any other matters determined relevant by 
the Comptroller General. 
SEC. 517. REPORT ON DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS TO DETECT 
AND RESPOND TO CYBER THREATS AGAINST 
ALLIES AND PARTNERS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary and the Director of the 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, in co-
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ordination with the Secretary of Defense and other rel-
evant Federal agencies, shall submit a report to the appro-
priate congressional committees that assess the Depart-
ment and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
Agency’s capabilities to provide civilian-led support for 
acute cyber incident response in ally and partner countries 
that includes— 
(1) an assessment of the Department and the 
Cyber and Infrastructure Security Agency’s current 
and previous efforts to support the Department of 
Defense Hunt Forward missions; 
(2) recommendations for creating a civilian-led 
program to support allies and partners in respond-
ing to acute cyber incidents; and 
(3) the budgetary resources, technical expertise, 
legal authorities, and personnel needed for the De-
partment and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency to formulate and implement such a 
program outlined in this section. 
SEC. 518. CYBERSECURITY RECRUITMENT AND RETEN-
TION. 
(a) TECHNOLOGY TALENT ACQUISITION.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish at least three positions within the Bureau of 
Global Talent Management solely dedicated to the 
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recruitment and retention of Department personnel 
with backgrounds in cybersecurity, engineering, data 
science, application development, artificial intel-
ligence, critical and emerging technology, and tech-
nology and digital policy. 
(2) GOALS.—The goals of these positions will 
be— 
(A) to fulfill the critical need of the De-
partment to recruit employees for cybersecurity, 
digital, and technology positions; 
(B) to fulfill the critical need of the De-
partment to retain employees for cybersecurity, 
digital, and technology positions; 
(C) to actively recruit relevant candidates 
from academic institutions, the private sector, 
and related industries; 
(D) to work with the Office of Personnel 
Management and the United States Digital 
Service to develop and implement best strate-
gies for recruiting and retaining technology tal-
ent; and 
(E) to inform and train supervisors at the 
Department on the use of the authorities listed 
in subsection (2)(a). 
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(3) IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees an implementation plan to 
execute the objectives outlined in paragraphs (1) and 
(2). 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated $750,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out 
this section. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT ON HIRING AUTHORITIES.— 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, 
the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report, which shall include— 
(1) a list of the hiring authorities currently 
available to the Department to recruit and retain 
personnel with backgrounds in cybersecurity, engi-
neering, data science, application development, arti-
ficial intelligence, critical and emerging technology, 
and technology and digital policy; 
(2) a list of which hiring authorities outlined in 
subsection (b)(1) have been used in the previous five 
years; 
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(3) the number of employees in qualified posi-
tions hired, aggregated by position and grade level 
or pay band; 
(4) the placement of employees in qualified po-
sitions, aggregated by bureau and offices within the 
Department; 
(5) the rate of attrition of individuals who begin 
the hiring process and do not complete the process 
and a description of the reasons for such attrition; 
(6) the number of individuals who are inter-
viewed by subject matter experts and the number 
who are not; and 
(7) recommendations for— 
(A) improving the attrition rate identified 
in subsection (b)(5) by 5 percent each year; 
(B) additional hiring authorities needed to 
acquire needed technology talent; 
(C) hiring personnel to hold public trust 
positions until they can obtain the necessary se-
curity clearance; and 
(D) informing and training supervisors 
within the Department on the use of the au-
thorities listed in subsection (a)(2)(a). 
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SEC. 519. SHORT COURSE ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES 
FOR SENIOR OFFICIALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall de-
velop and begin providing, for senior officials of the De-
partment, a course that addresses how the most recent 
and relevant technologies affect the activities of the De-
partment. 
(b) THROUGHPUT OBJECTIVES.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that— 
(1) in the first year that the course is offered, 
not fewer than 20 percent of senior officials are cer-
tified as having passed the course; and 
(2) in each subsequent year, until the date that 
80 percent of senior officials are certified as having 
passed such course, an additional 10 percent of sen-
ior officials are so certified. 
SEC. 520. ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE RE-
GIONAL TECHNOLOGY OFFICER PROGRAM. 
(a) REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY OFFICER PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary should 
establish a program to be known as the ‘‘Regional 
Technology Officer Program’’. 
(2) GOALS.—The goals of the Program shall 
be— 
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(A) to promote United States leadership in 
technology abroad; 
(B) to work with partners to energize crit-
ical and emerging technology ecosystems that 
support democratic values; 
(C) to shape diplomatic agreements in re-
gional and international forums with respect to 
critical and emerging technologies; 
(D) to build diplomatic post capacities for 
handling critical and emerging technology 
issues; 
(E) to engage with non-traditional stake-
holders that facilitate the growth of critical and 
emerging technology, including research labs, 
incubators, and venture capitalists; and 
(F) to maintain the advantages of the 
United States with respect to critical and 
emerging technologies. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees an implementation plan, which shall outline strate-
gies— 
(1) to advance the goals described in subsection 
(a)(2); 
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(2) to hire Regional Technology Officers and in-
crease the competitiveness for the Program within 
the Foreign Service bidding process; 
(3) to expand the Program to include a min-
imum of 15 Regional Technology Officers; and 
(4) to assign not fewer than 2 Regional Tech-
nology Officers to posts within— 
(A) the Bureau of African Affairs; 
(B) the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific 
Affairs; 
(C) the Bureau of European and Eurasian 
Affairs; 
(D) the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs; 
(E) the Bureau of South and Central 
Asian Affairs; 
(F) the Bureau of Western Hemisphere 
Affairs; and 
(G) the Bureau of International Organiza-
tion Affairs. 
(c) ANNUAL BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Sec-
retary shall brief the appropriate congressional committees 
on the status of the implementation plan required by sub-
section (b). 
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(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out this section. 
TITLE VI—PUBLIC DIPLOMACY 
SEC. 601. INTERNATIONAL FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 204 of 
the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 
(22 U.S.C. 2452b), funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available for the Department of State in any fiscal year 
may be obligated and expended for United States partici-
pation in international fairs and expositions abroad, in-
cluding for construction and operation of United States 
pavilions or other major exhibits, subject to subsections 
(b), (c), (d), and (e). 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 to the Depart-
ment for United States participation in international fairs 
and expositions abroad, including for construction and op-
eration of pavilions or other major exhibits. 
(c) LIMITATION ON SOLICITATION OF FUNDS.—Sen-
ior employees of the Department, in their official capacity, 
may not solicit funds to pay expenses for a United States 
pavilion or other major exhibit at any international expo-
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sition or world’s fair registered by the Bureau of Inter-
national Expositions. 
(d) 
COST-SHARE
REQUIREMENT.—Funds 
made 
available pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) to the De-
partment of State for a United States pavilion or other 
major exhibit at an international fair or exposition abroad 
shall be made available on a cost-matching basis, to the 
maximum extent practicable, from sources other than the 
United States Government. 
(e) NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—No funds made available 
pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) to the Department 
of State for a United States pavilion or other major 
exhibit at an international fair or exposition abroad 
may be obligated until— 
(A) the appropriate congressional commit-
tees have been notified of such intended obliga-
tion; and 
(B) a period of not fewer than 15 days has 
elapsed following such notification. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each notifi-
cation under paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) A description of the source of such 
funds, including any funds reprogrammed or 
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transferred by the Department of State to be 
made available for such pavilion or other major 
exhibit abroad. 
(B) An estimate of the amount of invest-
ment such pavilion or other major exhibit 
abroad could bring to the United States. 
(C) A description of the strategy of the 
Department to identify and obtain such match-
ing funds from sources other than the United 
States Government, in accordance with sub-
section (d). 
(f) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date on which a United States pavilion or other major 
exhibit abroad is opened at an international fair or expo-
sition as specified in this section, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report that includes— 
(1) the number of United States businesses 
that participated in such pavilion or other major ex-
hibit; and 
(2) the dollar amount and source of any match-
ing funds obtained by the Department. 
(g) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means the following: 
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(1) The Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(2) The Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
SEC. 602. GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1287(j) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (22 
U.S.C. 2656 note) is amended by striking ‘‘the date that 
is 8 years after the date of the enactment of this Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2027’’. 
(b) HIRING AUTHORITY FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT 
CENTER.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary, during the 5-year period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act and solely to carry out 
the functions of the Global Engagement Center described 
in section 1287(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2656 note), may— 
(1) appoint employees without regard to ap-
pointment in the competitive service; and 
(2) fix the basic compensation of such employ-
ees regarding classification and General Schedule 
pay rates. 
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SEC. 603. PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT. 
Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’), shall 
not apply to the collection of information directed at any 
individuals conducted by, or on behalf of, the Department 
for the purpose of audience research, monitoring, and 
evaluations, and in connection with the Department’s ac-
tivities conducted pursuant to the United States Informa-
tion and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 
1431 et seq.). 
SEC. 604. CULTURAL ANTIQUITIES TASK FORCE. 
The Secretary, in consultation with the Assistant 
Secretary of State for the Bureau of Educational and Cul-
tural Affairs, is authorized to make available up to 
$1,000,000 of the amounts appropriated for the Bureau 
of Educational and Cultural Affairs for grants to carry 
out the activities of the Cultural Antiquities Task Force. 
SEC. 605. UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. 
Section 1(b)(3) of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(F) coordinate the allocation and manage-
ment of the financial and human resources for 
public diplomacy, including for— 
‘‘(i) the Bureau of Educational and 
Cultural Affairs; 
‘‘(ii) the Bureau of Global Public Af-
fairs; 
‘‘(iii) the Office of Policy, Planning, 
and Resources for Public Diplomacy and 
Public Affairs; 
‘‘(iv) the Global Engagement Center; 
and 
‘‘(v) the public diplomacy functions 
within the regional and functional bu-
reaus.’’. 
TITLE VII—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 701. ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT ALIGNMENT WITH 
THE EXPORT CONTROL REFORM ACT. 
Section 38(e) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2778(e)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘subsections (c), (d), (e), and 
(g) of section 11 of the Export Administration Act 
of 1979, and by subsections (a) and (c) of section 
12 of such Act’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (c) and 
(d) of section 1760 of the Export Control Reform 
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Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4819), and by subsections 
(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(7), (c), and (h) of 
section 1761 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 4820)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘11(c)(2)(B) of such Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘1760(c)(2) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 
4819(c)(2))’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘11(c) of the Export Adminis-
tration Act of 1979’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1760(c) 
of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 
U.S.C. 4819(c))’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
greater of $1,200,000 or the amount that is twice 
the value of the transaction that is the basis of the 
violation with respect to which the penalty is im-
posed.’’. 
SEC. 702. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT, QUARTERLY RE-
VIEW, AND AUTHORITY RELATING TO CON-
CURRENCE PROVIDED BY CHIEFS OF MIS-
SION FOR THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT RE-
LATING TO CERTAIN UNITED STATES GOV-
ERNMENT OPERATIONS. 
(a) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 
days after the date on which a chief of mission provides 
concurrence for the provision of United States Govern-
ment support to entities or individuals engaged in facili-
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