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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State is 
authorized to make grants or enter into cooperative 
agreements related to Department of State science 
and technology fellowship programs, including for 
assistance in recruiting fellows and the payment of 
stipends, travel, and other appropriate expenses to 
fellows. 
‘‘(2) EXCLUSION
FROM
CONSIDERATION
AS 
COMPENSATION.—Stipends under paragraph (1) 
shall not be considered compensation for purposes of 
section 209 of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(3) MAXIMUM
ANNUAL
AMOUNT.—The total 
amount of grants made pursuant to this subsection 
may not exceed $500,000 in any fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 1304. TRAVEL FOR SEPARATED FAMILIES. 
Section 901(15) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4081(15)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘1 round-trip per year for each child 
below age 21 of a member of the Service assigned 
abroad’’ and inserting ‘‘in the case of one or more 
children below age 21 of a member of the Service as-
signed abroad, one round-trip per year’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)— 
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(A) by inserting ‘‘for each child’’ before 
‘‘to visit the member abroad’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a 
comma; 
(3) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘for each child’’ before 
‘‘to visit the other parent’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘resides,’’; 
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) for one of the child’s parents to visit 
the child or children abroad if the child or chil-
dren do not regularly reside with that parent 
and that parent is not receiving an education 
allowance or educational travel allowance for 
the child or children under section 5924(4) of 
title 5, United States Code,’’; and 
(5) in the matter following subparagraph (C), 
as added by paragraph (4) of this section, by strik-
ing ‘‘a payment’’ and inserting ‘‘the cost of round- 
trip travel’’. 
SEC. 1305. HOME LEAVE TRAVEL FOR SEPARATED FAMI-
LIES. 
Section 903(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4083(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
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following new sentence: ‘‘In cases in which a member of 
the Service has official orders to an unaccompanied post 
and in which the family members of the member reside 
apart from the member at authorized locations outside the 
United States, the member may take the leave ordered 
under this section where that member’s family members 
reside, notwithstanding section 6305 of title 5, United 
States Code.’’. 
SEC. 1306. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CERTAIN FEL-
LOWSHIP PROGRAMS. 
It is the sense of Congress that Department fellow-
ships that promote the employment of candidates belong-
ing to under-represented groups, including the Charles B. 
Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship Pro-
gram, the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellow-
ship Program, and the Donald M. Payne International De-
velopment Fellowship Program, represent smart invest-
ments vital for building a strong, capable, and representa-
tive national security workforce. 
SEC. 1307. TECHNICAL CORRECTION. 
Subparagraph (A) of section 601(c)(6) of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4001(c)(6)) is amended, 
in the matter preceding clause (i), by— 
(1) striking ‘‘promotion’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-
motion, on or after January 1, 2017,’’; and 
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(2) striking ‘‘individual joining the Service on 
or after January 1, 2017,’’ and inserting ‘‘Foreign 
Service officer, appointed under section 302(a)(1), 
who has general responsibility for carrying out the 
functions of the Service’’. 
SEC. 1308. FOREIGN SERVICE AWARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 614 of the Foreign Serv-
ice Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4013) is amended— 
(1) by amending the section heading to read as 
follows: ‘‘DEPARTMENT AWARDS’’; and 
(2) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘or Civil 
Service’’ after ‘‘the Service’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The item relating 
to section 614 in the table of contents of the Foreign Serv-
ice Act of 1980 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 614. Department awards.’’. 
SEC. 1309. WORKFORCE ACTIONS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON WORKFORCE RECRUIT-
MENT.—It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of 
State should continue to hold entry-level classes for For-
eign Service officers and specialists and continue to recruit 
civil servants through programs such as the Presidential 
Management Fellows Program and Pathways Internship 
Programs in a manner and at a frequency consistent with 
prior years and consistent with the need to maintain a 
pool of experienced personnel effectively distributed across 
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skill codes and ranks. It is further the sense of Congress 
that absent continuous recruitment and training of For-
eign Service officers and civil servants, the Department 
of State will lack experienced, qualified personnel in the 
short, medium, and long terms. 
(b) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of State should not 
implement any reduction-in-force action under section 
3502 or 3595 of title 5, United States Code, or for any 
incentive payments for early separation or retirement 
under any other provision of law unless— 
(1) the appropriate congressional committees 
are notified not less than 15 days in advance of such 
obligation or expenditure; and 
(2) the Secretary has provided to the appro-
priate congressional committees a detailed report 
that describes the Department of State’s strategic 
staffing goals, including— 
(A) a justification that describes how any 
proposed workforce reduction enhances the ef-
fectiveness of the Department; 
(B) a certification that such workforce re-
duction is in the national interest of the United 
States; 
(C) a comprehensive strategic staffing plan 
for the Department, including 5-year workforce 
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