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(2) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives. 
(3) DEPARTMENT.—Unless otherwise specified, 
the term ‘‘Department’’ means the Department of 
State. 
(4) SECRETARY.—Unless otherwise specified, the 
term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of State. 
(5) USAID.—The term ‘‘USAID’’ means the 
United States Agency for International Development. 
TITLE XCI—ORGANIZATION AND 
OPERATIONS 
OF 
THE 
DE-
PARTMENT OF STATE 
SEC. 9101. 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) the Secretary should take steps to address 
staffing shortfalls in the chemical, biological, and nu-
clear weapons issue areas in the Bureau of Arms Con-
trol, Verification and Compliance and in the Bureau 
of International Security and Nonproliferation; 
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(2) 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; 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 Republic of 
China’s conventional and nuclear build-up, the Rus-
sian Federation’s tactical nuclear weapons and new 
types of nuclear weapons, bioweapons proliferation, 
dual use of life sciences research, and chemical weap-
ons. 
SEC. 9102. NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS FOR UNITED 
STATES 
NATIONALS 
UNLAWFULLY 
OR 
WRONGFULLY DETAINED ABROAD. 
Section 302 of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery 
and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, as expeditiously as 
possible,’’ after ‘‘review’’; and 
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(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 cir-
cumstances, that there is credible information that the 
detention of a United States national abroad is un-
lawful or wrongful, and regardless of whether the de-
tention is by a foreign government or a nongovern-
mental 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 
Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs; and 
‘‘(B) not later than 14 days after such de-
termination, notify the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate, the Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives of such deter-
mination and provide such committees with a 
summary of the facts that led to such determina-
tion. 
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‘‘(2) FORM.—The notification described in para-
graph (1)(B) may be classified, if necessary.’’. 
SEC. 9103. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR. 
Section 303 of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery 
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 of-
ficials with any family member of such United 
States national occurs in a coordinated fashion; 
‘‘(B) such family member receives consistent 
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. 9104. REWARDS FOR JUSTICE. 
Section 36(b) of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties 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 per-
son who has been taken hostage, in any country.’’. 
SEC. 9105. ENSURING GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY AND ACCES-
SIBILITY OF PASSPORT AGENCIES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that Department initiatives to expand passport services and 
accessibility, including through online modernization 
projects, should include the construction of new physical 
passport agencies. 
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SEC. 9106. CULTURAL ANTIQUITIES TASK FORCE. 
The Secretary is authorized to use up to $1,200,000 
for grants to carry out the activities of the Cultural Antiq-
uities Task Force. 
SEC. 9107. OFFICE OF SANCTIONS COORDINATION. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.—Section 1 of the 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
2651a) is amended, in paragraph (4)(B) of subsection (l), 
as redesignated by section 9502(a)(2) of this Act, by strik-
ing ‘‘the date that is two years after the date of the enact-
ment of this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2024’’. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, 
or the Secretary’s designee, shall brief the appropriate con-
gressional committees with respect to the steps that the Of-
fice of Sanctions Coordination has taken to coordinate its 
activities with the Department of the Treasury and human-
itarian aid programs, in an effort to help ensure appro-
priate flows of humanitarian assistance and goods to coun-
tries subject to United States sanctions. 
SEC. 9108. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND STRATEGIC PLAN RE-
GARDING 
THE 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
STATE’S 
UNIT FOR SUBNATIONAL DIPLOMACY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) MUNICIPAL.—The term ‘‘municipal’’ means 
the government of a city in the United States with a 
population of not fewer than 100,000 people. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the 50 
States of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
and any territory or possession of the United States. 
(3) 
SUBNATIONAL
ENGAGEMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘subnational engagement’’ means formal meetings or 
events between elected officials of a State or munic-
ipal government and their foreign counterparts. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the growth of subnational cooperation has en-
abled States and municipalities to play an increas-
ingly significant role in foreign policy and com-
plement the efforts of the Department; 
(2) the Department’s recently established Unit 
for Subnational Diplomacy will play a critical role 
in leveraging the Department’s resources to support 
State and municipal governments in conducting sub-
national engagement and increasing cooperation with 
foreign allies and partners; and 
(3) in facilitating such subnational engagements, 
the Department should engage with a broad array of 
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United States cities without regard to their popu-
lation size or location; 
(c) STRATEGIC PLAN.—The Special Representative for 
Subnational Diplomacy shall submit a strategic plan to the 
appropriate congressional committees for the operations of 
the Unit for Subnational Diplomacy, including the Depart-
ment’s plans for— 
(1) supporting subnational engagements involv-
ing policymakers from urban and rural areas to im-
prove United States foreign policy effectiveness; 
(2) enhancing the awareness, understanding, and 
involvement of United States citizens, including citi-
zens residing in urban and rural areas, in the foreign 
policy process; 
(3) countering subnational diplomacy efforts 
from adversarial nations; 
(4) strengthening engagement with foreign sub-
national governments; and 
(5) any other operations that the Secretary de-
termines to be relevant. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sub-
section may be construed to preclude— 
(1) the Unit for Subnational Diplomacy Office 
from being elevated to a bureau within the Depart-
ment; or 
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(2) the Special Representative for Subnational 
Diplomacy from being elevated to an Assistant Sec-
retary if the addition of such Assistant Secretary po-
sition does not increase the number of Assistant Sec-
retary positions at the Department above the number 
of such positions authorized under section 1(c)(1) of 
the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)(1)). 
TITLE XCII—PERSONNEL ISSUES 
SEC. 9201. DEPARTMENT OF STATE PAID STUDENT INTERN-
SHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish the 
Department of State Student Internship Program (referred 
to in this section as the ‘‘Program’’) to offer internship op-
portunities 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.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An applicant is eligible to 
participate in the Program if the applicant is en-
rolled at— 
(A) an institution of higher education (as 
such term is defined in section 102(a) of the 
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Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002(a))); or 
(B) an institution of higher education based 
outside the United States, as determined by the 
Secretary of State. 
(2) ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.—An ap-
plicant in the Program should be— 
(A) enrolled at least half-time in an institu-
tion described in paragraph (1); and 
(B) eligible to receive and hold an appro-
priate 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 foreign 
affairs. 
(d) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) widely advertise the Program, including— 
(A) on the internet; 
(B) through the Department’s Diplomats in 
Residence program; and 
(C) through other outreach and recruiting 
initiatives targeting undergraduate and graduate 
students; and 
(2) conduct targeted outreach to encourage par-
ticipation in the Program from— 
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(A) individuals belonging to an underrep-
resented group; and 
(B) students enrolled at minority-serving 
institutions (which shall include any institution 
listed 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 any student participating 
in the Program whose permanent address is 
within the United States if the location of the in-
ternship in which such student is participating 
is outside of the United States. 
(B) DOMESTIC.—The Secretary may pro-
vide housing assistance to a student partici-
pating in the Program whose permanent address 
is within the United States if the location of the 
internship in which such student is partici-
pating 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 with 
financial assistance that is sufficient to cover the 
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travel costs of a single round trip by air, train, bus, 
or other appropriate transportation between the stu-
dent’s permanent address and the location of the in-
ternship in which such student is participating if 
such location is— 
(A) more than 50 miles from the student’s 
permanent address; or 
(B) outside of the United States. 
(f) WORKING WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION.—The Secretary, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, shall structure internships to ensure that such in-
ternships satisfy criteria for academic credit at the institu-
tions of higher education in which participants in such in-
ternships are enrolled. 
(g) TRANSITION PERIOD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graphs (2) and (3), beginning not later than 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act— 
(A) the Secretary shall convert unpaid in-
ternship programs of the Department, including 
the Foreign Service Internship Program, to in-
ternship programs that offer compensation; and 
(B) upon selection as a candidate for entry 
into an internship program of the Department, 
a participant in such internship program may 
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refuse compensation, including if doing so allows 
such participant to receive college or university 
curricular credit. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The transition required under 
paragraph (1) shall not apply to unpaid internship 
programs of the Department that are part of the Vir-
tual Student Federal Service internship program. 
(3) WAIVER.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
waive the requirement under paragraph (1)(A) 
with respect to a particular unpaid internship 
program if the Secretary, not later than 30 days 
after making a determination that the conversion 
of such internship program to a compensated in-
ternship program would not be consistent with 
effective management goals, submits a report ex-
plaining such determination to— 
(i) the appropriate congressional com-
mittees; 
(ii) the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate; and 
(iii) the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives. 
(B) REPORT.—The report required under 
subparagraph (A) shall— 
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(i) describe the reasons why converting 
an unpaid internship program of the De-
partment to an internship program that of-
fers compensation would not be consistent 
with effective management goals; and 
(ii)(I) provide justification for main-
taining such unpaid status indefinitely; or 
(II) identify any additional authorities 
or resources that would be necessary to con-
vert such unpaid internship program 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 submit 
a report to the committees referred to in subsection 
(g)(3)(A) that includes— 
(1) data, to the extent the collection of such in-
formation is permissible by law, regarding the num-
ber of students who applied to the Program, were of-
fered a position, and participated, respectively, 
disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, institution of 
higher education, home State, State where each stu-
dent graduated from high school, and disability sta-
tus; 
(2) data regarding the number of security clear-
ance investigations initiated for the students described 
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in paragraph (1), including the timeline for such in-
vestigations, whether such investigations were com-
pleted, and when an interim security clearance was 
granted; 
(3) information on Program expenditures; 
(4) information regarding the Department’s com-
pliance with subsection (g); and 
(5) the number of internship participants subse-
quently employed by the Department, if any, fol-
lowing their participation in the Program. 
(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 
under this section is voluntary. 
(2) PRIVACY PROTECTION.—Any data collected 
under this section shall be subject to the relevant pri-
vacy protection statutes and regulations applicable to 
Federal employees. 
(j) SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, 
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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 in the 
excepted service; and 
(2) remove any compensated intern employed 
pursuant to paragraph (1) without regard to the pro-
visions of law governing appointments in the excepted 
service. 
SEC. 9202. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PREVENTION OF, AND 
THE RESPONSE TO, HARASSMENT, DISCRIMI-
NATION, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND RELATED RE-
TALIATION. 
(a) POLICIES.—The Secretary should develop and 
strengthen policies regarding harassment, discrimination, 
sexual assault, and related retaliation, including policies 
for— 
(1) 
addressing, 
reporting, 
and 
providing 
transitioning support; 
(2) advocacy, service referrals, and travel accom-
modations; and 
(3) disciplining personnel that violate Depart-
ment policies regarding harassment, discrimination, 
sexual assault, or related retaliation. 
(b) DISCIPLINARY ACTION.— 
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(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 ‘‘, including upon receiv-
ing notification from the Bureau of Diplomatic 
Security that such member has engaged in 
criminal misconduct, such as murder, rape, or 
other sexual assault’’ before the period at the end. 
(2) UPDATE TO MANUAL.—The Director of Glob-
al Talent Management 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 under para-
graph (1); and 
(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— 
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(A) the headquarters of the Department; 
and 
(B) major domestic and international fa-
cilities and embassies, as determined by the Sec-
retary; 
(2) considers the logistics that are necessary to 
allow for the expedient travel of victims from Depart-
ment 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. 9203. INCREASING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT AUTHOR-
IZED FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FEL-
LOWSHIP GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREE-
MENTS. 
Section 504(e)(3) of the Foreign Relations Authoriza-
tion Act, Fiscal Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 2656d(e)(3)) is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$500,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$2,000,000’’. 
SEC. 9204. ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL TO ADDRESS BACK-
LOGS IN HIRING AND INVESTIGATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall seek to increase 
the number of personnel within the Bureau of Global Talent 
Management and the Office of Civil Rights to address back-
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logs in hiring and investigations into complaints conducted 
by the Office of Civil Rights. 
(b) EMPLOYMENT TARGETS.—The Secretary shall 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 enact-
ment 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. 9205. FOREIGN AFFAIRS TRAINING. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) Congress has recognized, including in divi-
sion E of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81), that the De-
partment is a crucial national security agency, whose 
employees, both Foreign Service and Civil Service, re-
quire the best possible training and professional devel-
opment at every stage of their careers to prepare them 
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to promote and defend United States national inter-
ests and the health and safety of United States citi-
zens abroad; and 
(2) the new and evolving challenges of national 
security in the 21st century necessitate the expansion 
of standardized training and professional develop-
ment opportunities linked to equal, accountable, and 
transparent promotion and leadership practices for 
Department and other national security agency per-
sonnel. 
(b) DEFINED TERM.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate; 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(4) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
(c) TRAINING
AND
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT 
PRIORITIZATION.—Section 5108(c) of division E of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Pub-
lic Law 117–81) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(c) TRAINING
AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
PRIORITIZATION.—In order to provide the Civil Service 
and the Foreign Service with the level of professional devel-
opment and training needed to effectively advance United 
States interests across the world, the Secretary of State 
shall— 
‘‘(1) increase relevant offerings provided by the 
Department of State— 
‘‘(A) of interactive virtual instruction to 
make training and professional development 
more accessible and useful to personnel deployed 
throughout the world; or 
‘‘(B) at partner organizations, including 
universities, industry entities, and nongovern-
mental organizations, throughout the United 
States to provide useful outside perspectives to 
Department of State personnel by providing such 
personnel— 
‘‘(i) a more comprehensive outlook on 
different sectors of United States society; 
‘‘(ii) practical experience dealing with 
commercial corporations, universities, labor 
unions, and other institutions critical to 
United States diplomatic success; and 
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‘‘(iii) courses specifically focused on 
commercial diplomacy that increase the un-
derstanding of private sector needs that 
arise as United States companies enter and 
compete in the international market; 
‘‘(2) provide the opportunity to participate in 
courses using computer-based or computer-assisted 
simulations, allowing civilian officers to lead decision 
making in a crisis environment, and encourage offi-
cers of the Department of State, and reciprocally, offi-
cers of other Federal departments to participate in 
similar exercises held by the Department of State or 
other government organizations and the private sec-
tor; 
‘‘(3) increase the duration and expand the focus 
of certain training and professional development 
courses, including by extending— 
‘‘(A) the A–100 entry-level course to as long 
as 12 weeks, which better matches the length of 
entry-level training and professional development 
provided to the officers in other national security 
departments and agencies; and 
‘‘(B) the Chief of Mission course to as long 
as 6 weeks for first time Chiefs of Mission and 
creating comparable courses for new Assistant 
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Secretaries and Deputy Assistant Secretaries to 
more accurately reflect the significant respon-
sibilities accompanying such roles; and 
‘‘(4) ensure that Foreign Service officers who are 
assigned to a country experiencing significant popu-
lation displacement due to the impacts of climatic 
and non-climatic shocks and stresses, including rising 
sea levels and lack of access to affordable and reliable 
energy and electricity, receive specific instruction on 
United States policy with respect to resiliency and 
adaptation to such climatic and non-climatic shocks 
and stresses.’’. 
(d) FELLOWSHIPS.—The Director General of the For-
eign Service shall— 
(1) expand and establish new fellowship pro-
grams for Foreign Service and Civil Service officers 
that include short- and long-term opportunities at or-
ganizations, including— 
(A) think tanks and nongovernmental orga-
nizations; 
(B) the Department of Defense and other 
relevant Federal agencies; 
(C) industry entities, especially such enti-
ties related to technology, global operations, fi-
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nance, and other fields directly relevant to inter-
national affairs; and 
(D) schools of international relations and 
other relevant programs at universities through-
out the United States; and 
(2) not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, submit a report to Congress 
that describes how the Department could expand the 
Pearson Fellows Program for Foreign Service Officers 
and the Brookings Fellow Program for Civil Servants 
to provide fellows in such programs with the oppor-
tunity to undertake a follow-on assignment within the 
Department in an office in which fellows will gain 
practical knowledge of the people and processes of 
Congress, including offices other than the Legislative 
Affairs Bureau, including— 
(A) an assessment of the current state of 
congressional fellowships, including the demand 
for fellowships, support for applicants to pursue 
and perform such fellowships, and the value the 
fellowships provide to both the career of the offi-
cer and to the Department; and 
(B) an assessment of the options for making 
congressional fellowships for both the Foreign 
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Service and the Civil Service more career-en-
hancing. 
(e) BOARD OF VISITORS OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE IN-
STITUTE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary is author-
ized to establish a Board of Visitors of the Foreign 
Service Institute (referred to in this subsection as the 
‘‘Board’’). It is the sense of Congress that the Board 
should be established not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) DUTIES.—The Board authorized by this sub-
section shall be comprised of 12 members, who shall 
be appointed by the Secretary and shall provide the 
Secretary with independent advice and recommenda-
tions regarding organizational management, strategic 
planning, resource management, curriculum develop-
ment, and other matters of interest to the Foreign 
Service Institute, including regular observations 
about how well the Department is integrating train-
ing and professional development into the work of the 
Bureau for Global Talent Management. 
(3) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) 
QUALIFICATIONS.—Members 
of 
the 
Board shall be appointed from among individ-
uals who— 
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(i) are not officers or employees of the 
Federal Government; and 
(ii) are eminent authorities in the 
fields of diplomacy, national security, man-
agement, leadership, economics, trade, tech-
nology, or advanced international relations 
education. 
(B) OUTSIDE EXPERTISE.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Not fewer than 6 
members of the Board shall have a min-
imum of 10 years of relevant expertise out-
side the field of diplomacy. 
(ii) PRIOR SENIOR SERVICE AT THE 
DEPARTMENT.—Not more than 6 members 
of the Board may be persons who previously 
served in the Senior Foreign Service or the 
Senior Executive Service at the Depart-
ment. 
(4) TERMS.—Each member of the Board shall be 
appointed for a term of 3 years, except that of the 
members first appointed— 
(A) 4 members shall be appointed for a 
term of 3 years; 
(B) 4 members shall be appointed for a 
term of 2 years; and 
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(C) 4 members shall be appointed for a 
term of 1 year. 
(5) CHAIRPERSON; VICE CHAIRPERSON.— 
(A) APPROVAL.—The Chairperson and Vice 
Chairperson of the Board shall be approved by 
the Secretary of State based upon a rec-
ommendation from the members of the Board. 
(B) SERVICE.—The Chairperson and Vice 
Chairperson shall serve at the discretion of the 
Secretary. 
(6) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet— 
(A) at the call of the Director of the Foreign 
Service Institute and the Chairperson; and 
(B) not fewer than 2 times per year. 
(7) COMPENSATION.—Each member of the Board 
shall serve without compensation, except that a mem-
ber of the Board shall be allowed travel expenses, in-
cluding per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates au-
thorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I 
of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while 
away from their homes or regular places of business 
in the performance of service for the Board. Notwith-
standing section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, 
the Secretary may accept the voluntary and uncom-
pensated service of members of the Board. 
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(8) APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the Board established 
under this subsection. 
(f) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROVOST OF THE FOREIGN 
SERVICE INSTITUTE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Foreign Service Institute the position of Provost. 
(2) APPOINTMENT; 
REPORTING.—The Provost 
shall— 
(A) be appointed by the Secretary; and 
(B) report to the Director of the Foreign 
Service Institute. 
(3) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Provost, who should 
be a member of the Senior Executive Service, shall 
have— 
(A) experience in the field of diplomacy, na-
tional security, education, management, leader-
ship, economics, history, trade, adult education, 
or technology; and 
(B) significant experience outside the De-
partment, whether in other national security 
agencies or in the private sector, and preferably 
in positions of authority in educational institu-
tions or the field of professional development and 
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mid-career training with oversight for the eval-
uation of academic programs. 
(4) DUTIES.—The Provost shall— 
(A) oversee, review, evaluate, and coordinate 
the academic curriculum for all courses taught 
and administered by the Foreign Service Insti-
tute; and 
(B) coordinate the development of an eval-
uation system to ascertain the utility of the in-
formation and skills imparted by each such 
course, such that, to the extent practicable, per-
formance assessments can be included in the per-
sonnel records maintained by the Bureau of 
Global Talent Management and utilized in For-
eign Service Selection Boards. 
(5) COMPENSATION.—The Provost shall receive a 
salary commensurate with the rank and experience of 
a member of the Senior Executive Service, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
(g) OTHER AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES AND OPPORTU-
NITIES FOR CONGRESSIONAL STAFF.— 
(1) OTHER AGENCIES.—National security agen-
cies other than the Department should be afforded the 
ability to increase the enrollment of their personnel in 
courses at the Foreign Service Institute and other 
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training and professional development facilities of the 
Department to promote a whole-of-government ap-
proach to mitigating national security challenges. 
(2) CONGRESSIONAL STAFF.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate 
committees of Congress that describes— 
(A) the training and professional develop-
ment opportunities at the Foreign Service Insti-
tute and other Department facilities available to 
congressional staff; 
(B) the budget impacts of offering such op-
portunities to congressional staff; and 
(C) potential course offerings. 
(h) STRATEGY FOR ADAPTING TRAINING REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR MODERN DIPLOMATIC NEEDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall develop and submit to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress a strategy for adapting and evolving 
training requirements to better meet the Department’s 
current and future needs for 21st century diplomacy. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 
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(A) Integrating training requirements into 
the Department’s promotion policies, including 
establishing educational and professional devel-
opment standards for training and attainment 
to be used as a part of tenure and promotion 
guidelines. 
(B) 
Addressing 
multiple 
existing 
and 
emerging national security challenges, includ-
ing— 
(i) 
democratic 
backsliding 
and 
authoritarianism; 
(ii) countering, and assisting United 
States allies to address, state-sponsored 
disinformation, including through the Glob-
al Engagement Center; 
(iii) cyber threats; 
(iv) the aggression and malign influ-
ence of Russia, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, 
the Maduro Regime, and the Chinese Com-
munist Party’s multi-faceted and com-
prehensive challenge to the rules-based 
order; 
(v) the implications of climate change 
for United States diplomacy; and 
(vi) nuclear threats. 
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(C) An examination of the likely advantages 
and disadvantages of establishing residential 
training for the A–100 orientation course ad-
ministered by the Foreign Service Institute and 
evaluating the feasibility of residential training 
for other long-term training opportunities. 
(D) An examination of the likely advan-
tages and disadvantages of establishing a press 
freedom curriculum for the National Foreign Af-
fairs Training Center that enables Foreign Serv-
ice officers to better understand issues of press 
freedom and the tools that are available to help 
protect journalists and promote freedom of the 
press norms, which may include— 
(i) the historic and current issues fac-
ing press freedom, including countries of 
specific concern; 
(ii) the Department’s role in pro-
moting press freedom as an American value, 
a human rights issue, and a national secu-
rity imperative; 
(iii) ways to incorporate press freedom 
promotion into other aspects of diplomacy; 
and 
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(iv) existing tools to assist journalists 
in distress and methods for engaging foreign 
governments and institutions on behalf of 
individuals engaged in journalistic activity 
who are at risk of harm. 
(E) The expansion of external courses of-
fered by the Foreign Service Institute at aca-
demic institutions or professional associations on 
specific topics, including in-person and virtual 
courses on monitoring and evaluation, audience 
analysis, and the use of emerging technologies in 
diplomacy. 
(3) UTILIZATION OF EXISTING RESOURCES.—In 
examining the advantages and disadvantages of estab-
lishing a residential training program pursuant to 
paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary shall— 
(A) collaborate with other national security 
departments and agencies that employ residen-
tial training for their orientation courses; and 
(B) consider using the Department’s For-
eign Affairs Security Training Center in Black-
stone, Virginia. 
(i) REPORT AND BRIEFING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
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submit a report to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress that includes— 
(A) a strategy for broadening and deep-
ening professional development and training at 
the Department, including assessing current and 
future needs for 21st century diplomacy; 
(B) the process used and resources needed to 
implement the strategy referred to in subpara-
graph (A) throughout the Department; and 
(C) the results and impact of the strategy 
on the workforce of the Department, particularly 
the relationship between professional development 
and training and promotions for Department 
personnel, and the measurement and evaluation 
methods used to evaluate such results. 
(2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date on which the Secretary submits the report re-
quired under paragraph (1), and annually thereafter 
for 2 years, the Secretary shall provide to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a briefing on the infor-
mation required to be included in the report. 
(j) FOREIGN LANGUAGE MAINTENANCE INCENTIVE 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is author-
ized to establish and implement an incentive pro-
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gram, with a similar structure as the Foreign Lan-
guage Proficiency Bonus offered by the Department of 
Defense, to encourage members of the Foreign Service 
who possess language proficiency in any of the lan-
guages that qualify for additional incentive pay, as 
determined by the Secretary, to maintain critical for-
eign language skills. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit a report to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress that includes a detailed plan for implementing 
the program authorized under paragraph (1), includ-
ing anticipated resource requirements to carry out 
such program. 
SEC. 9206. 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 Congress 
that recognition throughout the Department of the value 
and importance of training and professional development 
for Foreign Service and Civil Service personnel is vital to 
the development and maintenance by such personnel of the 
skills and expertise required for the Department to con-
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tribute fully and effectively to the conduct of the foreign 
affairs of the United States. 
(b) STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, shall con-
duct a study of the feasibility and cost of establishing 
a diplomatic officers’ reserve corps or similar mecha-
nism to augment the Department’s personnel needs at 
any level on a temporary or permanent basis. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the study re-
quired under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall con-
sider whether the diplomatic officers’ reserve corps 
should be modeled on the Senior Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps established under chapter 103 of title 
10, United States Code, to encourage the recruitment 
and retention of personnel who have the critical lan-
guage skills necessary to meet the requirements of the 
Foreign Service by providing financial assistance to 
students studying critical languages at institutions of 
higher education. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that contains the results of the study con-
ducted pursuant to paragraph (1). 
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(c) TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT IN PROMOTION PRE-
CEPTS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA.— 
(1) FOREIGN SERVICE.—The Secretary shall take 
appropriate action to ensure accountability and 
transparency in the evaluation of the precepts de-
scribed in section 603 of the Foreign Service Act of 
1980 (22 U.S.C. 4003) upon which the selection 
boards established pursuant to section 602 of such Act 
(22 U.S.C. 4002) make recommendations for the pro-
motion of members of the Foreign Service under sec-
tion 601 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 4001) by affording 
equal consideration to the undertaking of training, 
professional development, and foreign language acqui-
sition and retention among any other objective cri-
teria considered by selection boards in making such 
recommendations. 
(2) CIVIL
SERVICE.—The Secretary shall take 
appropriate action to ensure that the performance 
standards for any job performance appraisal system 
for Civil Service personnel of the Department afford 
equal consideration to the undertaking of training, 
professional development, and foreign language acqui-
sition and retention among any other objective cri-
teria in the evaluation of the job performance of such 
personnel. 
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(d) RESPONSE TO SUBORDINATE TRAINING AND DE-
VELOPMENT NEEDS IN EVALUATION OF SUPERVISOR PER-
FORMANCE.— 
(1) FOREIGN SERVICE.—The Secretary shall take 
appropriate action to ensure that the evaluation of 
precepts for recommendations for promotion described 
in subsection (c)(1) for members of the Foreign Serv-
ice in supervisory positions incorporates the extent to 
which such members appropriately address the train-
ing and professional development needs of the per-
sonnel under their supervision. 
(2) CIVIL
SERVICE.—The Secretary shall take 
appropriate action to ensure that the performance 
standards described in subsection (c)(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. 
SEC. 9207. SECURITY CLEARANCE APPROVAL PROCESS. 
(a) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, 
in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, 
shall submit recommendations to the appropriate congres-
sional committees for streamlining the security clearance 
approval process within the Bureau of Diplomatic Security 
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so that the security clearance approval process for Civil 
Service and Foreign Service applicants is completed within 
6 months, on average, and within 1 year, in the vast major-
ity of cases. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the rec-
ommendations are submitted pursuant to subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate, the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives, and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives 
that— 
(1) describes the status of the efforts of the De-
partment to streamline the security clearance ap-
proval process; and 
(2) identifies any remaining obstacles preventing 
security clearances from being completed within the 
time frames set forth in subsection (a), including lack 
of cooperation or other actions by other Federal de-
partments and agencies. 
SEC. 9208. 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 submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees an addendum 
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to the report required under section 5302 of the Department 
of State Authorization Act of 2021 (division E of Public 
Law 117–81), which shall be entitled the ‘‘Report on Bid-
ding for Domestic and Overseas Posts and Filling Unfilled 
Positions’’. The addendum shall be prepared using input 
from the same federally funded research and development 
center that prepared the analysis conducted for the purposes 
of such report. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The addendum required under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) the total number of domestic and overseas po-
sitions open during the most recent summer bidding 
cycle; 
(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 posi-
tions at the end of the bidding season. 
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SEC. 9209. CURTAILMENTS, REMOVALS FROM POST, AND 
WAIVERS OF PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES. 
(a) CURTAILMENTS REPORT.— 
(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 submit a report to 
the appropriate congressional committees regarding 
curtailments of Department personnel from overseas 
posts. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall include in 
the report required under paragraph (1)— 
(A) relevant information about any post 
that, during the 6-month period preceding the re-
port— 
(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 referred to in subpara-
graph 
(A), 
the 
number 
of 
curtailments, 
disaggregated by month of occurrence. 
(C) ADDITIONAL CONTENTS FOR INITIAL RE-
PORT.—The initial report submitted pursuant to 
paragraph (1) shall identify— 
(i) the number of curtailments at the 
Deputy Chief of Mission or Principal Offi-
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cer level for each of the previous 5 years; 
and 
(ii) to the extent practicable— 
(I) the number of such curtail-
ments that were voluntary and the 
number of such curtailments that were 
involuntary; and 
(II) the number of those curtailed 
who left the service within 1 year after 
such curtailment. 
(b) REMOVAL OF DIPLOMATS.—Not later than 20 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 Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives, and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representa-
tives 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 
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(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 Diplomatic 
Relations, done at Vienna April 18, 1961, that is applicable 
to an entire diplomatic post or to the majority of United 
States personnel under Chief of Mission authority, the Sec-
retary shall notify the appropriate congressional commit-
tees of such waiver and the reason for such waiver. 
(d) TERMINATION.—This section shall terminate on 
the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 9210. REPORT ON WORLDWIDE AVAILABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
a report to the appropriate congressional committees on the 
feasibility of requiring that each member of the Foreign 
Service, at the time of entry into the Foreign Service and 
thereafter, be worldwide available, as determined by the 
Secretary. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include— 
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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. 9211. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall strongly en-
courage that Foreign Service officers seeking entry into the 
Senior Foreign Service participate in professional develop-
ment 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 on requiring that Foreign Service 
officers complete professional development described in sub-
section (c) to be eligible for entry into the Senior Foreign 
Service. 
(c) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DESCRIBED.—Pro-
fessional development described in this subsection is not less 
than 6 months of training or experience outside of the De-
partment, including time spent— 
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(1) as a detailee to another government agency, 
including Congress or a State, Tribal, or local govern-
ment; or 
(2) in Department-sponsored and -funded uni-
versity training that results in an advanced degree, 
excluding time spent at a university that is fully 
funded or operated by the Federal Government. 
(d) PROMOTION PRECEPTS.—The Secretary shall in-
struct promotion boards to consider positively long-term 
training and out-of-agency detail assignments as described 
in this section. 
SEC. 9212. 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 conduct, at each diplomatic and consular 
post, a voluntary survey, which shall be offered to all staff 
assigned to that post who are citizens of the United States 
(excluding the Chief of Mission) to assess the management 
and leadership of that post by the Chief of Mission, the Dep-
uty Chief of Mission, and the Charge d’Affaires. 
(b) ANONYMITY.—All responses to the survey shall be— 
(1) fully anonymized; and 
(2) made available to the Director General of the 
Foreign Service. 
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(c) SURVEY.—The survey shall seek to assess— 
(1) the general morale at post; 
(2) the presence of any hostile work environment; 
(3) the presence of any harassment, discrimina-
tion, retaliation, or other mistreatment; and 
(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 recommendations 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 For-
eign Service, who shall, as the Inspector General considers 
appropriate, conduct an inspection of the post in accord-
ance 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 appro-
priate congressional committees that includes— 
(1) any trends or summaries from the surveys; 
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(2) the posts where corrective action was rec-
ommended or taken in response to any issues identi-
fied by the surveys; and 
(3) the number of referrals to the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of State and the Foreign Serv-
ice, as applicable. 
(g) INITIAL BASIS.—The surveys and reports required 
under this section shall be carried out on an initial basis 
for the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 9213. INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF PROMOTION POLI-
CIES. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a comprehensive review of the policies, 
personnel, organization, and processes related to promotions 
within the Department, including— 
(1) a review of— 
(A) the selection and oversight of Foreign 
Service promotion panels; and 
(B) the use of quantitative data and metrics 
in such panels; 
(2) an assessment of the promotion practices of 
the Department, including how promotion processes 
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are communicated to the workforce and appeals proc-
esses; and 
(3) recommendations for improving promotion 
panels and promotion practices. 
SEC. 9214. THIRD PARTY VERIFICATION OF PERMANENT 
CHANGE OF STATION (PCS) ORDERS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a mechanism for 
third parties to verify the employment of, and the validity 
of permanent change of station (PCS) orders received by, 
members of the Foreign Service, in a manner that protects 
the safety, security, and privacy of sensitive employee infor-
mation. 
SEC. 9215. POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS ON SENATE- 
CONFIRMED OFFICIALS AT THE DEPARTMENT 
OF STATE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) Congress and the executive branch have rec-
ognized the importance of preventing and mitigating 
the potential for conflicts of interest following govern-
ment service, including with respect to senior United 
States officials working on behalf of foreign govern-
ments; and 
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(2) Congress and the executive branch should 
jointly evaluate the status and scope of post-employ-
ment restrictions. 
(b) RESTRICTIONS.—Section 1 of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) EXTENDED POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS 
FOR CERTAIN SENATE-CONFIRMED OFFICIALS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) COUNTRY
OF
CONCERN.—The term 
‘country of concern’ means— 
‘‘(i) the People’s Republic of China; 
‘‘(ii) the Russian Federation; 
‘‘(iii) the Islamic Republic of Iran; 
‘‘(iv) the Democratic People’s Republic 
of Korea; 
‘‘(v) the Republic of Cuba; and 
‘‘(vi) the Syrian Arab Republic. 
‘‘(B) FOREIGN GOVERNMENT ENTITY.—The 
term ‘foreign governmental entity’ includes— 
‘‘(i) any person employed by— 
‘‘(I) any department, agency, or 
other entity of a foreign government at 
the national, regional, or local level; 
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‘‘(II) any governing party or coa-
lition of a foreign government at the 
national, regional, or local level; or 
‘‘(III) any entity majority-owned 
or majority-controlled by a foreign gov-
ernment at the national, regional, or 
local level; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a country of con-
cern, any company, economic project, cul-
tural organization, exchange program, or 
nongovernmental organization that is more 
than 33 percent owned or controlled by the 
government of such country. 
‘‘(C) REPRESENTATION.—The term ‘rep-
resentation’ does not include representation by 
an attorney, who is duly licensed and authorized 
to provide legal advice in a United States juris-
diction, of a person or entity in a legal capacity 
or for the purposes of rendering legal advice. 
‘‘(2) SECRETARY OF STATE AND DEPUTY SEC-
RETARY OF STATE.—With respect to a person serving 
as the Secretary of State or the Deputy Secretary of 
State, the restrictions described in section 207(f)(1) of 
title 18, United States Code, shall apply to any such 
person who knowingly represents, aids, or advises a 
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foreign governmental entity before an officer or em-
ployee of the executive branch of the United States 
with the intent to influence a decision of such officer 
or employee in carrying out his or her official duties 
at any time after the termination of such person’s 
service as Secretary or Deputy Secretary. 
‘‘(3) UNDER
SECRETARIES, ASSISTANT
SECRE-
TARIES, AND AMBASSADORS.—With respect to a per-
son serving as an Under Secretary, Assistant Sec-
retary, or Ambassador at the Department of State or 
as the United States Permanent Representative to the 
United Nations, the restrictions described in section 
207(f)(1) of title 18, United States Code, shall apply 
to any such person who knowingly represents, aids, or 
advises— 
‘‘(A) a foreign governmental entity before 
an officer or employee of the executive branch of 
the United States with the intent to influence a 
decision of such officer or employee in carrying 
out his or her official duties for 3 years after the 
termination of such person’s service in a position 
described in this paragraph, or the duration of 
the term or terms of the President who appointed 
that person to their position, whichever is longer; 
or 
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‘‘(B) a foreign governmental entity of a 
country of concern before an officer or employee 
of the executive branch of the United States with 
the intent to influence a decision of such officer 
or employee in carrying out his or her official 
duties at any time after the termination of such 
person’s service in a position described in this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(4) PENALTIES AND INJUNCTIONS.—Any viola-
tions of the restrictions under paragraphs (2) or (3) 
shall be subject to the penalties and injunctions pro-
vided for under section 216 of title 18, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(5) NOTICE
OF
RESTRICTIONS.—Any person 
subject to the restrictions under this subsection shall 
be provided notice of these restrictions by the Depart-
ment of State— 
‘‘(A) upon appointment by the President; 
and 
‘‘(B) upon termination of service with the 
Department of State. 
‘‘(6) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The restrictions under 
this subsection shall apply only to persons who are 
appointed by the President to the positions referenced 
in this subsection on or after 120 days after the date 
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of the enactment of the Department of State Author-
ization Act of 2022. 
‘‘(7) SUNSET.—The restrictions under this sub-
section shall expire on the date that is 5 years after 
the date of the enactment of the Department of State 
Authorization Act of 2022.’’. 
SEC. 9216. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITIES REGARDING SPE-
CIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN MONTHLY WORK-
ERS’ COMPENSATION PAYMENTS AND OTHER 
PAYMENTS. 
Section 901 of division J of the Further Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2020 (22 U.S.C. 2680b) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) EXPANSION OF AUTHORITIES.—The head of any 
Federal agency may exercise the authorities of this section, 
including to designate an incident, whether the incident oc-
curred in the United States or abroad, for purposes of sub-
paragraphs (A)(ii) and (B)(ii) of subsection (e)(4) when the 
incident affects United States Government employees of the 
agency or their dependents who are not under the security 
responsibility of the Secretary of State as set forth in section 
103 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism 
Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4802) or when operational control 
of overseas security responsibility for such employees or de-
pendents has been delegated to the head of the agency.’’. 
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SEC. 9217. 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 of 
State for Management shall submit a report to the appro-
priate congressional committees describing the implementa-
tion of the pilot program for lateral entry into the Foreign 
Service required under section 404(b) of the Department of 
State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 
323; 130 Stat. 1928). 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required 
under subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) the current status of implementation of the 
pilot program, including a summary of concrete steps 
taken by the Department to implement the pilot pro-
gram; 
(2) an explanation of any delays in implementa-
tion of the pilot program; 
(3) the number of mid-career individuals from 
the Civil Service of the Department and the private 
sector who are expected to participate in the pilot 
program during fiscal year 2023, disaggregated, to 
the extent practicable and to the maximum extent 
that the collection of such data is permissible by law, 
by sex, age, race and ethnicity, geographic origin, and 
past occupation; 
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(4) an analysis of the skills gap identified by the 
Department for the use of the pilot program’s flexible- 
hiring mechanism; 
(5) any legal justification provided by the Office 
of the Legal Adviser of the Department if the Depart-
ment did not implement the pilot program; and 
(6) the estimated date by which the Department 
is expected to implement the pilot program. 
SEC. 9218. REPORT ON CHANGES TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE 
OFFICER TEST. 
Not later than December 1, 2023, the Secretary shall 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
describing and justifying any changes made during fiscal 
years 2022 and 2023 to the Foreign Service entry process, 
including— 
(1) the use of artificial intelligence, including 
deep textual analysis, in any portion of the entry 
process and its impacts on recruitment into the For-
eign Service; 
(2) the use of virtual formats for any portion of 
the entry process and its impacts on recruitment into 
the Foreign Service; and 
(3) the entities, groups, or individuals informed 
of or consulted on any changes to the Foreign Service 
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entry process during the 1-year period immediately 
preceding the implementation of such changes. 
SEC. 9219. DIGNITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SERV-
ING IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE. 
The Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et 
seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 101(b)(2) (22 U.S.C. 3901(b)(2)), 
by striking ‘‘handicapping condition’’ and inserting 
‘‘disability’’; 
(2) in section 105 (22 U.S.C. 3905), by striking 
‘‘handicapping condition’’ each place such term ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘disability’’; 
(3) 
in 
section 
1002(11)(A) 
(22 
U.S.C. 
4102(11)(A)), by striking ‘‘handicapping condition’’ 
and inserting ‘‘disability’’; and 
(4) in section 1015(b)(4) (22 U.S.C. 4115(b)(4)), 
by striking ‘‘handicapping condition’’ and inserting 
‘‘disability’’. 
SEC. 9220. EXPANDING SCOPE OF FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS 
TO INCLUDE CIVIL SERVANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 47 of the State Department 
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2719) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the first sentence— 
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(A) by inserting ‘‘or the Civil Service’’ after 
‘‘with the Foreign Service’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Foreign service Act of 
1980’’ and inserting ‘‘Foreign Service Act of 
1980’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘or the 
Civil Service’’ after ‘‘Foreign Service’’. 
(b) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 30 days before 
expanding participation to include civil servants in any 
fellowship program of the Department, the Secretary shall 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
that— 
(1) identifies the affected fellowship program; 
and 
(2) justifies expanding participation in such 
program. 
(c) FOLLOW-UP REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the expansion of any fellowship program authorized under 
this section, the Secretary shall submit a follow-up report 
to the appropriate congressional committees that describes 
how the expansion of participation in such program has 
impacted the effectiveness of the program. 
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TITLE XCIII—EMBASSY 
SECURITY AND CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 9301. AMENDMENTS TO SECURE EMBASSY CONSTRUC-
TION AND COUNTERTERRORISM ACT OF 1999. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act 
of 2022’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The Secure Embassy Construction and 
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of division A 
of appendix G of Public Law 106–113) was a nec-
essary response to bombings on August 7, 1998, at the 
United States embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and in 
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, that were destroyed by si-
multaneously exploding bombs. The resulting explo-
sions killed 220 persons and injured more than 4,000 
others. Twelve Americans and 40 Kenyan and Tanza-
nian employees of the United States Foreign Service 
were killed in the attacks. 
(2) Those bombings, followed by the expedi-
tionary diplomatic efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, 
demonstrated the need to prioritize the security of 
United States posts and personnel abroad above other 
considerations. 
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(3) Between 1999 and 2022, the risk calculus of 
the Department impacted the ability of United States 
diplomats around the world to advance the interests 
of the United States through access to local popu-
lations, leaders, and places. 
(4) America’s competitors and adversaries do not 
have the same restrictions that United States dip-
lomats have, especially in critically important me-
dium-threat and high-threat posts. 
(5) The Department’s 2021 Overseas Security 
Panel report states that— 
(A) the requirement for setback and colloca-
tion of diplomatic posts under paragraphs (2) 
and (3) of section 606(a) of the Secure Embassy 
Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 
(22 U.S.C. 4865(a)) has led to skyrocketing costs 
of new embassies and consulates; and 
(B) the locations of such posts have become 
less desirable, creating an extremely suboptimal 
nexus that further hinders United States dip-
lomats who are willing to accept more risk in 
order to advance United States interests. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
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(1) the setback and collocation requirements re-
ferred to in subsection (b)(5)(A), even with available 
waivers, no longer provide the security such require-
ments used to provide because of advancement in tech-
nologies, such as remote controlled drones, that can 
evade walls and other such static barriers; 
(2) the Department should focus on creating per-
formance security standards that— 
(A) attempt to keep the setback requirements 
of diplomatic posts as limited as possible; and 
(B) provide diplomats access to local popu-
lations as much as possible, while still providing 
a necessary level of security; 
(3) collocation of diplomatic facilities is often 
not feasible or advisable, particularly for public di-
plomacy spaces whose mission is to reach and be ac-
cessible to wide sectors of the public, including in 
countries with repressive governments, since such 
spaces are required to permit the foreign public to 
enter and exit the space easily and openly; 
(4) the Bureau of Diplomatic Security should— 
(A) fully utilize the waiver process provided 
under paragraphs (2)(B) and (3)(B) of section 
606(a) of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
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Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 
4865(a)); and 
(B) appropriately exercise such waiver 
process as a tool to right-size the appropriate se-
curity footing at each diplomatic post rather 
than only approving waivers in extreme cir-
cumstances; 
(5) the return of great power competition re-
quires— 
(A) United States diplomats to do all they 
can to outperform our adversaries; and 
(B) the Department to better optimize use of 
taxpayer funding to advance United States na-
tional interests; and 
(6) this section will better enable United States 
diplomats to compete in the 21st century, while sav-
ing United States taxpayers millions in reduced 
property and maintenance costs at embassies and 
consulates abroad. 
(d) DEFINITION OF UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC FA-
CILITY.—Section 603 of the Secure Embassy Construction 
and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of division A 
of appendix G of Public Law 106–113) is amended to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 603. UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC FACILITY DEFINED. 
‘‘In this title, the terms ‘United States diplomatic fa-
cility’ and ‘diplomatic facility’ mean any chancery, con-
sulate, or other office that— 
‘‘(1) is considered by the Secretary of State to be 
diplomatic or consular premises, consistent with the 
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, done at 
Vienna April 18, 1961, and the Vienna Convention 
on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 
1963, and was notified to the host government as 
such; or 
‘‘(2) is otherwise subject to a publicly available 
bilateral agreement with the host government (con-
tained in the records of the United States Department 
of State) that recognizes the official status of the 
United States Government personnel present at the 
facility.’’. 
(e) GUIDANCE AND REQUIREMENTS FOR DIPLOMATIC 
FACILITIES.— 
(1) GUIDANCE FOR CLOSURE OF PUBLIC DIPLO-
MACY FACILITIES.—Section 5606(a) of the Public Di-
plomacy Modernization Act of 2021 (Public Law 
117–81; 22 U.S.C. 1475g note) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to preserve public diplo-
macy facilities that are accessible to the publics of foreign 
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countries, not later than 180 days after the date of the en-
actment of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counter-
terrorism Act of 2022, the Secretary of State shall adopt 
guidelines to collect and utilize information from each dip-
lomatic post at which the construction of a new embassy 
compound or new consulate compound could result in the 
closure or co-location of an American Space that is owned 
and operated by the United States Government, generally 
known as an American Center, or any other public diplo-
macy facility under the Secure Embassy Construction and 
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 et seq.).’’. 
(2) SECURITY
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
UNITED 
STATES DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES.—Section 606(a) of 
the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterter-
rorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘the 
threat’’ and inserting ‘‘a range of threats, in-
cluding that’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘in a location 
that has certain minimum ratings 
under 
the 
Security 
Environment 
Threat List as determined by the Sec-
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retary in his or her discretion’’ after 
‘‘abroad’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, personnel of 
the Peace Corps, and personnel of any 
other type or category of facility that 
the Secretary may identify’’ after 
‘‘military commander’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by amending 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 consulta-
tion with, as appropriate, the head of each 
agency employing personnel that would not 
be located at the site, if applicable, deter-
mines that it is in the national interest of 
the United States after taking account of 
any considerations the Secretary in his or 
her discretion considers relevant, which may 
include security conditions.’’; and 
(II) in clause (ii), by striking 
‘‘(ii) 
CHANCERY
OR
CONSULATE 
BUILDING.—’’ and all that follows 
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through ‘‘15 days prior’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(ii) 
CHANCERY
OR
CONSULATE 
BUILDING.—Prior’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Each newly ac-
quired United States diplomatic facility in 
a location that has certain minimum rat-
ings under the Security Environment 
Threat List as determined by the Secretary 
of State in his or her discretion shall— 
‘‘(I) be constructed or modified to 
meet the measured building blast per-
formance standard applicable to a dip-
lomatic facility sited not less than 100 
feet from the perimeter of the property 
on which the facility is situated; or 
‘‘(II) fulfill the criteria described 
in clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii) 
ALTERNATIVE
ENGINEERING 
EQUIVALENCY
STANDARD
REQUIREMENT.— 
Each facility referred to in clause (i) may, 
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instead of meeting the requirement under 
such clause, fulfill such other criteria as the 
Secretary is authorized to employ to achieve 
an engineering standard of security and de-
gree of protection that is equivalent to the 
numerical perimeter distance setback de-
scribed in such clause seeks to achieve.’’; 
and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in clause (i)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘security 
considerations permit and’’; and 
(bb) by inserting ‘‘after tak-
ing account of any considerations 
the Secretary in his or her discre-
tion considers relevant, which 
may include security conditions’’ 
after ‘‘national interest of the 
United States’’; 
(II) in clause (ii), by striking 
‘‘(ii) 
CHANCERY
OR
CONSULATE 
BUILDING.—’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘15 days prior’’ and inserting 
the following: 
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‘‘(ii) 
CHANCERY
OR
CONSULATE 
BUILDING.—Prior’’; and 
(III) in clause (iii), by striking 
‘‘an annual’’ and inserting ‘‘a quar-
terly’’. 
SEC. 9302. DIPLOMATIC SUPPORT AND SECURITY. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Diplomatic Support and Security Act of 2022’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) A robust overseas diplomatic presence is part 
of an effective foreign policy, particularly in volatile 
environments where a flexible and timely diplomatic 
response can be decisive in preventing and addressing 
conflict. 
(2) Diplomats routinely put themselves and their 
families at great personal risk to serve their country 
overseas where they face threats related to inter-
national terrorism, violent conflict, and public health. 
(3) The Department has a remarkable record of 
protecting personnel while enabling an enormous 
amount of global diplomatic activity, often in unse-
cure and remote places and facing a variety of evolv-
ing risks and threats. With support from Congress, 
the Department has revised policy, improved physical 
security through retrofitting and replacing old facili-
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ties, deployed additional security personnel and ar-
mored vehicles, and greatly enhanced training re-
quirements and training facilities, including the new 
Foreign Affairs Security Training Center in Black-
stone, Virginia. 
(4) Diplomatic missions rely on robust staffing 
and ambitious external engagement to advance 
United States interests as diverse as competing with 
China’s malign influence around the world, fighting 
terrorism and transnational organized crime, pre-
venting and addressing violent conflict and humani-
tarian disasters, promoting United States businesses 
and trade, protecting the rights of marginalized 
groups, addressing climate change, and preventing 
pandemic disease. 
(5) Efforts to protect personnel overseas have 
often resulted in inhibiting diplomatic activity and 
limiting engagement between embassy personnel and 
local governments and populations. 
(6) Given that Congress currently provides an-
nual appropriations in excess of $1,900,000,000 for 
embassy security, construction, and maintenance, the 
Department should be able to ensure a robust overseas 
presence without inhibiting the ability of diplomats 
to— 
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(A) meet outside United States secured fa-
cilities with foreign leaders to explain, defend, 
and advance United States priorities; 
(B) understand and report on foreign polit-
ical, social, and economic conditions through 
meeting and interacting with community offi-
cials outside of United States facilities; 
(C) provide United States citizen services; 
and 
(D) collaborate and, at times, compete with 
other diplomatic missions, particularly those, 
such as that of the People’s Republic of China, 
that do not have restrictions on meeting loca-
tions. 
(7) Given these stakes, Congress has a responsi-
bility to empower, support, and hold the Department 
accountable for implementing an aggressive strategy 
to ensure a robust overseas presence that mitigates po-
tential risks and adequately considers the myriad di-
rect and indirect consequences of a lack of diplomatic 
presence. 
(c) ENCOURAGING EXPEDITIONARY DIPLOMACY.— 
(1) PURPOSE.—Section 102(b) of the Diplomatic 
Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4801(b)) is amend-
ed— 
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(A) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) to promote strengthened security measures, 
institutionalize a culture of learning, and, in the case 
of apparent gross negligence or breach of duty, rec-
ommend that the Secretary investigate accountability 
for United States Government personnel with secu-
rity-related responsibilities under chief of mission au-
thority;’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) to support a culture of risk management, 
instead of risk avoidance, that enables the Depart-
ment of State to pursue its vital goals with full 
knowledge that it is neither desirable nor possible for 
the Department to avoid all risks;’’. 
(2) BRIEFINGS ON EMBASSY SECURITY.—Section 
105(a)(1) of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 
4804(a)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘any plans to open or re-
open a high risk, high threat post’’ and inserting 
‘‘progress towards opening or reopening a high 
risk, high threat post, and the risk to national 
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security of the continued closure or any suspen-
sion of operations and remaining barriers to 
doing so’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘the 
risk to United States national security of the 
post’s continued closure or suspension of oper-
ations,’’ after ‘‘national security of the United 
States,’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘the 
type and level of security threats such post could 
encounter, and’’ before ‘‘security ‘tripwires’ ’’. 
(d) SECURITY REVIEW COMMITTEES.—Section 301 of 
the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4831) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AC-
COUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARDS’’ and inserting 
‘‘SECURITY REVIEW COMMITTEES’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) CONVENING THE SECURITY REVIEW COM-
MITTEE.—In any case of a serious security incident 
involving loss of life, serious injury, or significant de-
struction of property at, or related to, a United States 
Government diplomatic mission abroad (referred to in 
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this title as a ‘Serious Security Incident’), and in 
any case of a serious breach of security involving in-
telligence activities of a foreign government directed 
at a United States Government mission abroad, the 
Secretary of State shall convene a Security Review 
Committee, which shall issue a report providing a full 
account of what occurred, consistent with section 
304.’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) COMMITTEE COMPOSITION.—The Secretary 
shall designate a Chairperson and may designate ad-
ditional personnel of commensurate seniority to serve 
on the Security Review Committee, which shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment Strategy and Solutions; 
‘‘(B) the Assistant Secretary responsible for 
the region where the incident occurred; 
‘‘(C) the Assistant Secretary of State for 
Diplomatic Security; 
‘‘(D) the Assistant Secretary of State for In-
telligence and Research; 
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‘‘(E) an Assistant Secretary-level represent-
ative from any involved United States Govern-
ment department or agency; and 
‘‘(F) other personnel determined to be nec-
essary or appropriate.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by 
subclause (B)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES 
AND
PERSONNEL’’ and inserting ‘‘EXCEP-
TIONS TO CONVENING A SECURITY REVIEW 
COMMITTEE’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of State 
is not required to convene a Board in the 
case’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State 
is not required to convene a Security Review 
Committee— 
‘‘(i) if the Secretary determines that 
the incident involves only causes unrelated 
to security, such as when the security at 
issue is outside of the scope of the Secretary 
of State’s security responsibilities under sec-
tion 103; 
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‘‘(ii) if operational control of overseas 
security functions has been delegated to an-
other agency in accordance with section 
106; 
‘‘(iii) if the incident is a cybersecurity 
incident and is covered by other review 
mechanisms; or 
‘‘(iv) in the case’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘In any such case’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INVESTIGA-
TIONS.—In the case of an incident described in 
subparagraph (A)(iv)’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) RULEMAKING.—The Secretary of State shall 
promulgate regulations defining the membership and 
operating procedures for the Security Review Com-
mittee and provide such guidance to the Chair and 
ranking members of the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives.’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘BOARDS’’ and inserting ‘‘SECURITY REVIEW 
COMMITTEES’’; and 
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(B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
convene a Security Review Committee not later than 
60 days after the occurrence of an incident described 
in subsection (a)(1), or 60 days after the Department 
first becomes aware of such an incident, whichever is 
earlier, except that the 60-day period for convening a 
Security Review Committee may be extended for one 
additional 60-day period if the Secretary determines 
that the additional period is necessary.’’; and 
(4) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Whenever the 
Secretary of State convenes a Security Review Committee, 
the Secretary shall promptly inform the chair and ranking 
member of— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; 
‘‘(2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate; 
‘‘(3) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; 
‘‘(4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; 
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‘‘(5) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(6) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives.’’. 
(e) TECHNICAL
AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Section 302 of the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (22 
U.S.C. 4832) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AC-
COUNTABILITY
REVIEW
BOARD’’ and inserting 
‘‘SECURITY REVIEW COMMITTEE’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘a Board’’ each place such term 
appears and inserting ‘‘a Security Review Com-
mittee’’. 
(f) SERIOUS
SECURITY
INCIDENT
INVESTIGATION 
PROCESS.—Section 303 of the Diplomatic 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 UPON REPORTED INCIDENT.—A 
United States mission shall submit an initial report 
of a Serious Security Incident not later than 3 days 
after such incident occurs, whenever feasible, at which 
time an investigation of the incident shall be initi-
ated. 
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‘‘(2) INVESTIGATION.—Not later than 10 days 
after the submission of a report pursuant to para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall direct the Diplomatic 
Security Service to assemble an investigative team to 
investigate the incident and independently establish 
what occurred. Each investigation under this sub-
section shall cover— 
‘‘(A) an assessment of what occurred, who 
perpetrated or is suspected of having perpetrated 
the Serious Security Incident, and whether ap-
plicable security procedures were followed; 
‘‘(B) in the event the Serious Security Inci-
dent involved a United States diplomatic com-
pound, motorcade, residence, or other facility, an 
assessment of whether adequate security counter-
measures were in effect based on a known threat 
at the time of the incident; 
‘‘(C) if the incident involved an individual 
or group of officers, employees, or family mem-
bers under Chief of Mission security responsi-
bility conducting approved operations or move-
ments outside the United States mission, an as-
sessment of whether proper security briefings and 
procedures were in place and whether weighing 
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of risk of the operation or movement took place; 
and 
‘‘(D) an assessment of whether the failure of 
any officials or employees to follow procedures or 
perform their duties contributed to the security 
incident. 
‘‘(3) INVESTIGATIVE
TEAM.—The investigative 
team assembled pursuant to paragraph (2) shall con-
sist of individuals from the Diplomatic Security 
Service who shall provide an independent examina-
tion of the facts surrounding the incident and what 
occurred. The Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee, 
shall review the makeup of the investigative team for 
a conflict, appearance of conflict, or lack of independ-
ence that could undermine the results of the investiga-
tion and may remove or replace any members of the 
team to avoid such an outcome. 
‘‘(b) REPORT OF INVESTIGATION.—Not later than 90 
days after the occurrence of a Serious Security Incident, 
the investigative team investigating the incident shall pre-
pare and submit a Report of Investigation to the Security 
Review Committee that includes— 
‘‘(1) a detailed description of the matters set 
forth in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection 
(a)(2), including all related findings; 
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‘‘(2) a complete and accurate account of the cas-
ualties, injuries, and damage resulting from the inci-
dent; and 
‘‘(3) a review of security procedures and direc-
tives in place at the time of the incident. 
‘‘(c) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The investigative team inves-
tigating a Serious Security Incident shall adopt such proce-
dures with respect to confidentiality as determined nec-
essary, including procedures relating to the conduct of 
closed proceedings or the submission and use of evidence in 
camera, to ensure in particular the protection of classified 
information relating to national defense, foreign policy, or 
intelligence matters. The Director of National Intelligence 
shall establish the level of protection required for intelligence 
information and for information relating to intelligence 
personnel included in the report required under subsection 
(b). The Security Review Committee shall determine the 
level of classification of the final report prepared pursuant 
to section 304(b), and shall incorporate the same confiden-
tiality measures in such report to the maximum extent 
practicable.’’. 
(g) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SECU-
RITY REVIEW COMMITTEE.—Section 304 of the Diplomatic 
Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4834) is amended to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 304. SECURITY REVIEW COMMITTEE FINDINGS AND 
REPORT. 
‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—The Security Review Committee 
shall— 
‘‘(1) review the Report of Investigation prepared 
pursuant to section 303(b), and all other evidence, re-
porting, and relevant information relating to a Seri-
ous Security Incident at a United States mission 
abroad, including an examination of the facts and 
circumstances surrounding any serious injuries, loss 
of life, or significant destruction of property resulting 
from the incident; and 
‘‘(2) determine, in writing— 
‘‘(A) whether the incident was security re-
lated and constituted a Serious Security Inci-
dent; 
‘‘(B) if the incident involved a diplomatic 
compound, motorcade, residence, or other mission 
facility— 
‘‘(i) whether the security systems, secu-
rity countermeasures, and security proce-
dures operated as intended; and 
‘‘(ii) whether such systems worked to 
materially mitigate the attack or were 
found to be inadequate to mitigate the 
threat and attack; 
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‘‘(C) if the incident involved an individual 
or group of officers conducting an approved op-
eration outside the mission, whether a valid 
process was followed in evaluating the requested 
operation and weighing the risk of the operation, 
which determination shall not seek to assign ac-
countability for the incident unless the Security 
Review Committee determines that an official 
breached his or her duty; 
‘‘(D) the impact of intelligence and infor-
mation availability, and whether the mission 
was aware of the general operating threat envi-
ronment or any more specific threat intelligence 
or information and took that into account in on-
going and specific operations; and 
‘‘(E) any other facts and circumstances that 
may be relevant to the appropriate security 
management of United States missions abroad. 
‘‘(b) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION TO SECRETARY OF STATE.— 
Not later than 60 days after receiving the Report of 
Investigation prepared pursuant to section 303(b), the 
Security Review Committee shall submit a report to 
the Secretary of State that includes— 
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‘‘(A) the findings described in subsection 
(a); and 
‘‘(B) any related recommendations. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
90 days after receiving the report pursuant to para-
graph (1), the Secretary of State shall submit a copy 
of the report to— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate; 
‘‘(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate; 
‘‘(C) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; 
‘‘(D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives; 
‘‘(E) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(F) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(c) PERSONNEL
RECOMMENDATIONS.—If in the 
course of conducting an investigation under section 303, the 
investigative team finds reasonable cause to believe any in-
dividual described in section 303(a)(2)(D) has breached the 
duty of that individual or finds lesser failures on the part 
of an individual in the performance of his or her duties 
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related to the incident, it shall be reported to the Security 
Review Committee. If the Security Review Committee finds 
reasonable cause to support the determination, it shall be 
reported to the Secretary for appropriate action.’’. 
(h) RELATION TO OTHER PROCEEDINGS.—Section 305 
of the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4835) 
is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) NO EFFECT ON EXISTING 
REMEDIES OR DEFENSES.—’’ before ‘‘Nothing in this 
title’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(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 security incident if the incident was of such magnitude 
or significance that an internal process is deemed insuffi-
cient to understand and investigate the incident. All mate-
rials gathered during the procedures provided under this 
title shall be provided to any related board of inquiry con-
vened 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 Secretary 
shall develop and submit a strategy to the appropriate con-
gressional committees for training and educating Foreign 
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Service personnel regarding appropriate risk management 
practices while conducting their duties in high risk, high 
threat environments that includes— 
(1) plans to continue to develop and offer addi-
tional training courses, or augment existing courses, 
for Department personnel 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, and consular officers; 
(2) plans to educate Senior Foreign Service per-
sonnel serving abroad, including ambassadors, chiefs 
of mission, deputy chiefs of missions, and regional se-
curity officers, regarding appropriate risk manage-
ment practices to employ while evaluating requests for 
diplomatic operations in high risk, high threat envi-
ronments outside of diplomatic compounds; and 
(3) plans and strategies for effectively balancing 
safety risks with the need for in-person engagement 
with local governments and populations. 
(j) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE ESTABLISH-
MENT OF THE 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-
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ingful engagement with civil society at the Depart-
ment by establishing an annual award, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘Expeditionary Diplomacy Award’’, to 
be awarded to deserving officers and employees of the 
Department; and 
(2) establish procedures for selecting the recipi-
ents of the Expeditionary Diplomacy Award, includ-
ing any financial terms associated 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 third sentence of the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and when occupying po-
sitions for which the following is, to any degree, an 
element of the member’s duties,’’ after ‘‘as the case 
may be,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘when occu-
pying positions for which such willingness and abil-
ity is, to any degree, an element of the member’s du-
ties, or’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(3) other demonstrated experience in public di-
plomacy; or’’; 
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(4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) a willingness and ability to regularly and 
meaningfully engage with civil society and other local 
actors in country;’’; and 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (3), as redesig-
nated, 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 every 
180 days thereafter for the following 2 years, the Secretary 
shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees describing the Department’s risk management ef-
forts, including information relating to— 
(1) implementing this section and section 102(b) 
of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4801), as 
amended by subsection (c); 
(2) encouraging and incentivizing appropriate 
Foreign Service personnel to regularly and meaning-
fully engage with civil society and other local actors 
in-country; 
(3) promoting a more effective culture of risk 
management and greater risk tolerance among all 
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Foreign Service personnel, including through addi-
tional risk management training and education op-
portunities; and 
(4) incorporating the provisions of this section 
into the Foreign Affairs Manual regulations and im-
plementing the Serious Security Incident Investiga-
tion Permanent Coordinating Committee established 
and convened pursuant to section 302(b) of the Diplo-
matic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4832(b)) to more close-
ly align Department procedures with the procedures 
used by other Federal departments and agencies to 
analyze, weigh, and manage risk. 
SEC. 9303. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES EMBASSIES 
IN SOLOMON ISLANDS, KIRIBATI, AND TONGA 
AND A DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE IN VANUATU. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The Pacific Islands are vital to United 
States national security and national interests in the 
Indo-Pacific region and globally. 
(2) The Pacific Islands region spans 15 percent 
of the world’s surface area and controls access to open 
waters in the Central Pacific, sea lanes to the Western 
Hemisphere, supply lines to United States forward- 
deployed forces in East Asia, and economically im-
portant fisheries. 
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(3) The Pacific Islands region is home to the 
State of Hawaii, 11 United States territories, United 
States Naval Base Guam, and United States Ander-
sen Air Force Base. 
(4) Pacific Island countries cooperate with the 
United States and United States partners on mari-
time security and efforts to stop illegal, unreported, 
and destructive fishing. 
(5) The Pacific Islands are rich in biodiversity 
and are on the frontlines of environmental challenges 
and climate issues. 
(6) The People’s Republic of China seeks to in-
crease its influence in the Pacific Islands region, in-
cluding through infrastructure development under the 
People’s Republic of China’s One Belt, One Road Ini-
tiative and its new security agreement with the Sol-
omon Islands. 
(7) The United States closed its embassy in the 
Solomon Islands in 1993. 
(8) The United States Embassy in Papua New 
Guinea manages the diplomatic affairs of the United 
States to the Republic of Vanuatu and the Solomon 
Islands, and the United States Embassy in Fiji man-
ages the diplomatic affairs of the United States to the 
Republic of Kiribati and the Kingdom of Tonga. 
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(9) The United States requires a physical and 
more robust diplomatic presence in the Republic of 
Vanuatu, the Republic of Kiribati, the Solomon Is-
lands, and the Kingdom of Tonga, to ensure the phys-
ical and operational security of our efforts in those 
countries to deepen relations, protect United States 
national security, and pursue United States national 
interests. 
(10) Increasing the number of United States em-
bassies dedicated solely to a Pacific Island country 
demonstrates the United States’ ongoing commitment 
to the region and to the Pacific Island countries. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF EMBASSIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as possible, the Sec-
retary should— 
(A) establish physical United States embas-
sies in the Republic of Kiribati and in the King-
dom of Tonga; 
(B) upgrade the United States consular 
agency in the Solomon Islands to an embassy; 
and 
(C) establish a physical United States Gov-
ernment presence in the Republic of Vanuatu. 
(2) OTHER STRATEGIES.— 
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(A) PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.—In estab-
lishing embassies pursuant to paragraph (1) and 
creating the physical infrastructure to ensure the 
physical and operational safety of embassy per-
sonnel, the Secretary may pursue rent or pur-
chase existing buildings or co-locate personnel in 
embassies of like-minded partners, such as Aus-
tralia and New Zealand. 
(B) PERSONNEL.—In establishing a phys-
ical presence in the Republic of Vanuatu pursu-
ant to paragraph (1), the Secretary may assign 
1 or more United States Government personnel 
to the Republic of Vanuatu as part of the United 
States mission in Papua New Guinea. 
(3) WAIVER
AUTHORITY.—The President may 
waive the requirements under paragraph (1) for a pe-
riod of one year if the President determines and re-
ports to Congress in advance that such waiver is nec-
essary to protect the national security interests of the 
United States. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department 
of State for Embassy Security, Construction, and Mainte-
nance— 
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(1) $40,200,000 is authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal year 2023— 
(A) to establish and maintain the 3 embas-
sies authorized to be established under subsection 
(b); and 
(B) to establish a physical United States 
Government 
presence 
in 
the 
Republic 
of 
Vanuatu; 
(2) $3,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal year 2024— 
(A) to maintain such embassies; and 
(B) to establish a physical United States 
Government 
presence 
in 
the 
Republic 
of 
Vanuatu; 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) DEFINED
TERM.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
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(K) promote protocols for accepting data, 
equipment, approaches, or other resources that 
support national ocean mapping, exploration, 
and characterization priorities; 
(L) identify best practices for the protection 
of marine life during mapping, exploration, and 
characterization activities; 
(M) identify training, technology, and other 
resource requirements for enabling the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and 
other appropriate Federal agencies to support a 
coordinated national ocean mapping, explo-
ration, and characterization effort; 
(N) identify and facilitate a centralized 
mechanism or office for coordinating data collec-
tion, compilation, processing, archiving, and dis-
semination activities relating to ocean mapping, 
exploration, and characterization that meets 
Federal mandates for data accuracy and accessi-
bility; 
(O) designate repositories responsible for 
archiving and managing ocean mapping, explo-
ration, and characterization data; 
(P) set forth a timetable and estimated costs 
for implementation and completion of the plan; 
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‘‘(3) supports the siting of research and other 
platforms; and 
‘‘(4) advances ocean and coastal science.’’. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—Section 12202 of such Act 
(33 U.S.C. 3501) is amended by striking subsection 
(b) and redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). 
(3) PROGRAM PARAMETERS.—Subsection (b) of 
section 12202 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3501), as redes-
ignated by paragraph (2), is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘developing’’ and inserting ‘‘main-
taining’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and for 
leveraging existing Federal geospatial services 
capacities and contract vehicles for efficiencies’’ 
after ‘‘coastal mapping’’; 
(C) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘with 
coastal state and local government programs’’ 
and inserting ‘‘with mapping programs, in con-
junction with Federal and State agencies, Tribal 
governments, private industry, academia, and 
nongovernmental organizations’’; 
(D) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘of real- 
time tide data and the development’’ and insert-
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‘‘(2) ACCESS TO DATA.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that any data or metadata collected under sub-
section (c)— 
‘‘(A) by staff of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration or the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service that responded 
directly to a stranding or entanglement event is 
available to the public through the Health MAP 
and the Observation System not later than 30 
days after that data or metadata is collected by, 
available to, or reported to the Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) by a stranding network participant 
that responded directly to a stranding or entan-
glement event is made available to the public 
through the Health MAP and the Observation 
System 2 years after the date on which that data 
are submitted to the Secretary under subsection 
(c). 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) WRITTEN RELEASE.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary may make data 
described in paragraph (2)(B) publicly available 
earlier than 2 years after the date on which that 
data are submitted to the Secretary under sub-
section (c), if the stranding network participant 
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