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skill codes and ranks. It is further the sense of Congress 
that absent continuous recruitment and training of For-
eign Service officers and civil servants, the Department 
will lack experienced, qualified personnel in the short, me-
dium, and long terms. 
(b) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not implement 
any reduction-in-force action under section 3502 or 3595 
of title 5, United States Code, or for any incentive pay-
ments for early separation or retirement under any other 
provision of law unless— 
(1) the appropriate congressional committees 
are notified not less than 15 days in advance of such 
obligation or expenditure; and 
(2) the Secretary has provided to the appro-
priate congressional committees a detailed report 
that describes the Department’s strategic staffing 
goals, including— 
(A) a justification that describes how any 
proposed workforce reduction enhances the ef-
fectiveness of the Department; 
(B) a certification that such workforce re-
duction is in the national interest of the United 
States; 
(C) a comprehensive strategic staffing plan 
for the Department, including 5-year workforce 
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forecasting and a description of the anticipated 
impact of any proposed workforce reduction; 
and 
(D) a dataset displaying comprehensive 
workforce data for all current and planned em-
ployees of the Department, disaggregated by— 
(i) Foreign Service officer and For-
eign Service specialist rank; 
(ii) civil service job skill code, grade 
level, and bureau of assignment; 
(iii) contracted employees, including 
the equivalent job skill code and bureau of 
assignment; and 
(iv) employees hired under schedule C 
of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code 
of Federal Regulations, including their 
equivalent grade and job skill code and bu-
reau of assignment. 
SEC. 310. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING VETERANS EM-
PLOYMENT AT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Department should continue to promote 
the employment of veterans, in accordance with sec-
tion 301 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 3941), as amended by section 405 of this 
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Act, including those veterans belonging to tradition-
ally underrepresented groups at the Department; 
(2) veterans employed by the Department have 
made significant contributions to United States for-
eign policy in a variety of regional and global affairs 
bureaus and diplomatic posts overseas; and 
(3) the Department should continue to encour-
age veteran employment and facilitate their partici-
pation in the workforce. 
SEC. 311. EMPLOYEE ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTIONS AND 
PRECLUSIONS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Department should expand the appeal proc-
ess it makes available to employees related to assignment 
preclusions and restrictions. 
(b) APPEAL OF ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTION OR PRE-
CLUSION.—Section 502(a)(2) of the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3982(a)(2)), as amended by section 
111 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new sentences: ‘‘Any employee subjected to 
an assignment restriction or preclusion shall have the 
same appeal rights as provided by the Department regard-
ing denial or revocation of a security clearance. Any such 
appeal shall be resolved not later than 60 days after such 
appeal is filed.’’. 
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(c) NOTICE AND CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall revise, and certify to the appropriate congres-
sional committees regarding such revision, the Foreign Af-
fairs Manual guidance regarding denial or revocation of 
a security clearance to expressly state that all review and 
appeal rights relating thereto shall also apply to any rec-
ommendation or decision to impose an assignment restric-
tion or preclusion to an employee. 
SEC. 312. RECALL AND REEMPLOYMENT OF CAREER MEM-
BERS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) career Department employees provide in-
valuable service to the United States as nonpartisan 
professionals who contribute subject matter expertise 
and professional skills to the successful development 
and execution of United States foreign policy; and 
(2) re-employment of skilled former members of 
the Foreign and civil service who have voluntarily 
separated from the Foreign or civil service due to 
family reasons or to obtain professional skills outside 
government is of benefit to the Department. 
(b) REEMPLOYMENT.—Subsection (b) of section 308 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3948) is 
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amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘Former career tenured members of the Service seeking 
reappointment, if separated for other than cause for up 
to 3 years prior to the date of the enactment of this sen-
tence, shall be eligible to participate in the regular assign-
ment bidding process without restriction and shall not be 
required to accept a directed first assignment upon re-
appointment.’’. 
(c) NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after chapter 102 the fol-
lowing new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 103—NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT 
OPPORTUNITIES 
FOR 
DEPARTMENT 
OF STATE AND USAID POSITIONS 
‘‘§ 10301. Notice of Employment Opportunities for De-
partment of State and USAID positions 
‘‘To ensure that individuals who have separated from 
the Department of State or the United States Agency for 
International Development and who are eligible for re-
appointment are aware of such opportunities, the Depart-
ment of State and the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development shall publicize notice of all employ-
ment opportunities, including positions for which the rel-
evant agency is accepting applications from individuals 
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within the agency’s workforce under merit promotion pro-
cedures, 
on 
publicly 
accessible 
sites, 
including 
www.usajobs.gov. If using merit promotion procedures, the 
notice shall expressly state that former employees eligible 
for reinstatement may apply.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subpart I of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘10301. Notice of employment opportunities for Department of State and 
USAID positions’’. 
SEC. 313. STRATEGIC STAFFING PLAN FOR THE DEPART-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
comprehensive 5-year strategic staffing plan for the De-
partment that is aligned with and furthers the objectives 
of the National Security Strategy of the United States of 
America issued in December 2017, or any subsequent 
strategy issued not later than 18 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, which shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A dataset displaying comprehensive work-
force data, including all shortages in bureaus de-
scribed in GAO report GAO–19–220, for all current 
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and 
planned 
employees 
of 
the 
Department, 
disaggregated by— 
(A) Foreign Service officer and Foreign 
Service specialist rank; 
(B) civil service job skill code, grade level, 
and bureau of assignment; 
(C) contracted employees, including the 
equivalent job skill code and bureau of assign-
ment; and 
(D) employees hired under schedule C of 
subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, including the equivalent grade 
and job skill code and bureau of assignment of 
such employee. 
(2) Recommendations on the number of For-
eign Service officers disaggregated by service cone 
that should be posted at each United States diplo-
matic post and in the District of Columbia, with a 
detailed basis for such recommendations. 
(3) Recommendations on the number of civil 
service officers that should be employed by the De-
partment, with a detailed basis for such rec-
ommendations. 
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(b) MAINTENANCE.—The dataset required under 
subsection (a)(1) shall be maintained and updated on a 
regular basis. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall lead the 
development of the plan required under subsection (a) but 
may consult or partner with private sector entities with 
expertise in labor economics, management, or human re-
sources, as well as organizations familiar with the de-
mands and needs of the Department’s workforce. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port regarding root causes of Foreign Service and civil 
service shortages, the effect of such shortages on national 
security objectives, and the Department’s plan to imple-
ment recommendations described in GAO–19–220. 
SEC. 314. CONSULTING SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 103 of title 5, United 
States Code, as added by section 313 of this Act, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 10302. Consulting services for the Department of 
State 
‘‘Any consulting service obtained by the Department 
of State through procurement contract pursuant to section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to 
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those contracts with respect to which expenditures are a 
matter of public record and available for public inspection, 
except if otherwise provided under existing law, or under 
existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subpart I of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by adding after the item relating to section 10302 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘10302. Consulting services for the Department of State’’. 
SEC. 315. INCENTIVES FOR CRITICAL POSTS. 
Section 1115(d) of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32) is amended by striking 
the last sentence. 
SEC. 316. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN AC-
COUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARDS. 
Section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Secu-
rity and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 
4831(a)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AFGHANISTAN 
AND’’ and inserting ‘‘AFGHANISTAN, YEMEN, SYRIA, 
AND’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘Afghanistan 
or’’ and inserting ‘‘Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria, 
or’’; and 
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(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘beginning 
on October 1, 2005, and ending on September 
30, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘beginning on October 
1, 2019, and ending on September 30, 2022’’. 
SEC. 317. FOREIGN SERVICE SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY. 
Subsection (c) of section 610 of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4010) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘suspend’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘indefinitely suspend without duties’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (7); 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) Any member of the Service suspended from du-
ties under this subsection may be suspended without pay 
only after a final written decision is provided to such mem-
ber under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(6) If no final written decision under paragraph (2) 
has been provided within 1 calendar year of the date the 
suspension at issue was proposed, not later than 30 days 
thereafter the Secretary of State shall report to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
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in writing regarding the specific reasons for such delay.’’; 
and 
(4) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(7) In this subsection:’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(A) 
The term’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(7) In this subsection, the term’’; 
(C) by striking subparagraph (B) (relating 
to the definition of ‘‘suspend’’ and ‘‘suspen-
sion’’); and 
(D) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and 
moving such subparagraphs 2 ems to the left. 
SEC. 318. FOREIGN AFFAIRS MANUAL AND FOREIGN AF-
FAIRS HANDBOOK CHANGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and every 180 days 
thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report detailing all 
changes made to the Foreign Affairs Manual or the For-
eign Affairs Handbook. 
(b) COVERED PERIODS.—The first report required 
under subsection (a) shall cover the 5-year period pre-
ceding the submission of such report. Each subsequent re-
port shall cover the 180 day period preceding submission. 
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(c) CONTENTS.—Each report required under sub-
section (a) shall contain the following: 
(1) The location within the Foreign Affairs 
Manual or the Foreign Affairs Handbook where a 
change has been made. 
(2) The statutory basis for each such change. 
(3) A side-by-side comparison of the Foreign 
Affairs Manual or Foreign Affairs Handbook before 
and after such change. 
(4) A summary of such changes displayed in 
spreadsheet form. 
SEC. 319. WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPA-
TIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF CERTAIN POSI-
TIONS. 
The Secretary of State may waive any or all of the 
individual occupational requirements with respect to an 
employee or prospective employee of the Department of 
State for a civilian position categorized under the GS– 
0130 occupational series if the Secretary determines that 
the individual possesses significant scientific, techno-
logical, engineering, or mathematical expertise that is inte-
gral to performing the duties of the applicable position, 
based on demonstrated job performance and qualifying ex-
perience. With respect to each waiver granted under this 
subsection, the Secretary shall set forth in a written docu-
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ment that is transmitted to the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management the rationale for the decision of 
the Secretary to waive such requirements. 
SEC. 320. STANDARDIZING DEPARTMENT PARENTAL LEAVE 
POLICIES. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to— 
(1) afford every employee at the Department 
equal access to leave and workplace flexibilities for 
childbirth, adoption, and foster care; 
(2) encourage the Department to work towards 
a parental leave policy that will help recruit and re-
tain a dynamic, multi-talented, and diverse work-
force capable of meeting the national security and 
foreign policy goals of the United States; and 
(3) determine the impacts of flexible leave poli-
cies on recruitment and retention rates. 
(b) ESTABLISHING STANDARD PARENTAL LEAVE 
POLICIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish and implement a standard pa-
rental leave policy applicable to Department employ-
ees across all bureaus and offices within the Depart-
ment and Missions abroad. Nothing in this section 
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shall be construed to provide any new category of 
leave not otherwise provided by law. 
(2) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report describing— 
(A) the steps taken to implement the pol-
icy required under paragraph (1) across all bu-
reaus and offices within the Department and 
Missions abroad; and 
(B) any costs associated with such policy. 
SEC. 321. APPOINTMENT OF EMPLOYEES TO THE GLOBAL 
ENGAGEMENT CENTER. 
The Secretary may appoint, for a 3-year period that 
may be extended for up to an additional 2 years, solely 
to carry out the functions of the Global Engagement Cen-
ter, employees of the Department without regard to the 
provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing ap-
pointment in the competitive service, and may fix the basic 
compensation of such employees without regard to chapter 
51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title. 
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SEC. 322. REST AND RECUPERATION AND OVERSEAS OPER-
ATIONS LEAVE FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 63 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new sections: 
‘‘§ 6329d. Rest and recuperation leave 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘agency’ means an Executive 
agency (as that term is defined in section 105), but 
does not include the Government Accountability Of-
fice; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘combat zone’ means a geo-
graphic area designated by an Executive order of the 
President as an area in which the Armed Forces are 
engaging or have engaged in combat, an area des-
ignated by law to be treated as a combat zone, or 
a location the Department of Defense has certified 
for combat zone tax benefits due to its direct sup-
port of military operations; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘employee’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 6301; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘high risk, high threat post’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 104 of the 
Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act 
of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4803); and 
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‘‘(5) the term ‘leave year’ means the period be-
ginning on the first day of the first complete pay pe-
riod in a calendar year and ending on the day imme-
diately before the first day of the first complete pay 
period in the following calendar year. 
‘‘(b) LEAVE FOR REST AND RECUPERATION.—The 
head of an agency may prescribe regulations to grant up 
to 20 days of paid leave, per leave year, for the purposes 
of rest and recuperation to an employee of the agency 
serving in a combat zone, any other high risk, high threat 
post, or any other location presenting significant security 
or operational challenges. 
‘‘(c) 
DISCRETIONARY
AUTHORITY
OF
AGENCY 
HEAD.—Use of the authority under subsection (b) is at 
the sole and exclusive discretion of the head of the agency 
concerned. 
‘‘(d) RECORDS.—An agency shall record leave pro-
vided under this section separately from leave authorized 
under any other provision of law. 
‘‘§ 6329e. Overseas operations leave 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘agency’ means an Executive 
agency (as that term is defined in section 105), but 
does not include the Government Accountability Of-
fice; 
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