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207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 3927); and 
‘‘(v) carry out such other relevant du-
ties as the Secretary may assign. 
‘‘(D) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in this paragraph may be construed to limit or 
impair the authority or responsibility of any 
other Federal agency with respect to law en-
forcement, domestic security operations, or in-
telligence activities as defined in Executive 
Order 12333.’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION
OF
ANNUAL
INTERNATIONAL 
NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT.—Subsection 
(a) of section 489 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2291h) is amended by inserting after para-
graph (9) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) A separate section that contains an iden-
tification of all United States Government-supported 
units funded by the Bureau of International Nar-
cotics and Law Enforcement Affairs and any Bu-
reau-funded operations by such units in which 
United States law enforcement personnel have been 
physically present.’’.
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SEC. 7105. BUREAU OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS; BUREAU OF 
POPULATION, REFUGEES, AND MIGRATION. 
Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) and (h) as 
subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(g) BUREAU OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS.—There is in 
the Department of State the Bureau of Consular Affairs, 
which shall be headed by the Assistant Secretary of State 
for Consular Affairs. 
‘‘(h) BUREAU OF POPULATION, REFUGEES, AND MI-
GRATION.—There is in the Department of State the Bu-
reau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, which shall 
be headed by the Assistant Secretary of State for Popu-
lation, Refugees, and Migration.’’. 
SEC. 7106. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY RIGHTS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There should be established 
in the Department of State an Office of International Dis-
ability Rights (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Office’’). 
(b) DUTIES.—The Office should— 
(1) seek to ensure that all United States for-
eign operations are accessible to, and inclusive of, 
persons with disabilities;
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(2) promote the human rights and full partici-
pation in international development activities of all 
persons with disabilities; 
(3) promote disability inclusive practices and 
the training of Department of State staff on solic-
iting quality programs that are fully inclusive of peo-
ple with disabilities; 
(4) represent the United States in diplomatic 
and multilateral fora on matters relevant to the 
rights of persons with disabilities, and work to raise 
the profile of disability across a broader range of or-
ganizations contributing to international develop-
ment efforts; 
(5) conduct regular consultation with civil soci-
ety organizations working to advance international 
disability rights and empower persons with disabil-
ities internationally; 
(6) consult with other relevant offices at the 
Department that are responsible for drafting annual 
reports documenting progress on human rights, in-
cluding, wherever applicable, references to instances 
of discrimination, prejudice, or abuses of persons 
with disabilities; 
(7) advise the Bureau of Human Resources or 
its equivalent within the Department regarding the
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hiring and recruitment and overseas practices of civil 
service employees and Foreign Service officers with 
disabilities and their family members with chronic 
medical conditions or disabilities; and 
(8) carry out such other relevant duties as the 
Secretary of State may assign. 
(c) SUPERVISION.—The Office may be headed by— 
(1) a senior advisor to the appropriate Assist-
ant Secretary of State; or 
(2) an officer exercising significant authority 
who reports to the President or Secretary of State, 
appointed by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate. 
(d) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State should 
direct Ambassadors at Large, Representatives, Special 
Envoys, and coordinators working on human rights to con-
sult with the Office to promote the human rights and full 
participation in international development activities of all 
persons with disabilities. 
SEC. 7107. ANTI-PIRACY INFORMATION SHARING. 
The Secretary is authorized to provide for the partici-
pation by the United States in the Information Sharing 
Centre located in Singapore, as established by the Re-
gional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and 
Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP).
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SEC. 7108. IMPORTANCE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TRAINING 
TO NATIONAL SECURITY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the Department is a crucial national secu-
rity agency, whose employees, both Foreign and Civil 
Service, require the best possible training at every 
stage of their careers to prepare them to promote 
and defend United States national interests and the 
health and safety of United States citizens abroad; 
(2) the Department of State’s investment of 
time and resources with respect to the training and 
education of its personnel is considerably below the 
level of other Federal departments and agencies in 
the national security field, and falls well below the 
investments many allied and adversarial countries 
make in the development of their diplomats; 
(3) the Department faces increasingly complex 
and rapidly evolving challenges, many of which are 
science and technology-driven, and which demand 
the continual, high-quality training and education of 
its personnel; 
(4) the Department must move beyond reliance 
on 
‘‘on-the-job 
training’’ 
and 
other 
informal 
mentorship practices, which lead to an inequality in 
skillset development and career advancement oppor-
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tunities, often particularly for minority personnel, 
and towards a robust professional tradecraft train-
ing continuum that will provide for greater equality 
in career advancement and increase minority partici-
pation in the senior ranks; 
(5) the Department’s Foreign Service Institute 
and other training facilities should seek to substan-
tially increase its educational and training offerings 
to Department personnel, including developing new 
and innovative educational and training courses, 
methods, programs, and opportunities; and 
(6) consistent with existing Department gift ac-
ceptance authority and other applicable laws, the 
Department and Foreign Service Institute may ac-
cept funds and other resources from foundations, 
not-for-profit corporations, and other appropriate 
sources to help the Department and the Institute en-
hance the quantity and quality of training offerings, 
especially in the introduction of new, innovative, and 
pilot model courses. 
(b) TRAINING FLOAT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall develop and submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a strategy to establish a ‘‘training float’’ 
to allow for up to 15 percent of the Civil and Foreign
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Service to participate in long-term training at any given 
time. The strategy should identify steps necessary to en-
sure implementation of the training priorities identified in 
subsection (c), sufficient training capacity and opportuni-
ties are available to Civil and Foreign Service officers, eq-
uitable distribution of long-term training opportunities to 
Civil and Foreign Service officers, and any additional re-
sources or authorities necessary to facilitate such a train-
ing float, including programs at the George P. Schultz Na-
tional Foreign Affairs Training Center, the Foreign Serv-
ice Institute, the Foreign Affairs Security Training Cen-
ter, and other facilities or programs operated by the De-
partment of State. The strategy shall identify which types 
of training would be prioritized, the extent (if any) to 
which such training is already being provided to Civil and 
Foreign Service officers by the Department of State, any 
factors incentivizing or disincentivizing such training, and 
why such training cannot be achieved without Civil and 
Foreign Service officers leaving the workforce. In addition 
to training opportunities provided by the Department, the 
strategy shall consider training that could be provided by 
the other United States Government training institutions, 
as well as non-governmental educational institutions. The 
strategy shall consider approaches to overcome disincen-
tives to pursuing long-term training.
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(c) PRIORITIZATION.—In order to provide the Civil 
and Foreign Service with the level of education and train-
ing needed to effectively advance United States interests 
across the globe, the Department of State should— 
(1) increase its offerings— 
(A) of virtual instruction to make training 
more accessible to personnel deployed through-
out the world; or 
(B) at partner organizations to provide 
useful outside perspectives to Department per-
sonnel; 
(2) offer courses utilizing computer-based or as-
sisted simulations, allowing civilian officers to lead 
decision-making in a crisis environment; and 
(3) consider increasing the duration and ex-
panding the focus of certain training courses, includ-
ing— 
(A) the A-100 orientation course for For-
eign Service officers, and 
(B) the chief of mission course to more ac-
curately reflect the significant responsibilities 
accompanying such role. 
(d) OTHER AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.—Other na-
tional security agencies should increase the enrollment of 
their personnel in courses at the Foreign Service Institute
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and other Department of State training facilities to pro-
mote a whole-of-government approach to mitigating na-
tional security challenges. 
SEC. 7109. CLASSIFICATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF FOREIGN 
SERVICE OFFICERS. 
The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended— 
(1) in section 501 (22 U.S.C. 3981), by insert-
ing ‘‘If a position designated under this section is 
unfilled for more than 365 calendar days, such posi-
tion may be filled, as appropriate, on a temporary 
basis, in accordance with section 309.’’ after ‘‘Posi-
tions designated under this section are excepted 
from the competitive service.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2) of section 502(a) (22 
U.S.C. 3982(a)), by inserting ‘‘, or domestically, in 
a position working on issues relating to a particular 
country or geographic area,’’ after ‘‘geographic 
area’’. 
SEC. 7110. ENERGY DIPLOMACY AND SECURITY WITHIN 
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 
Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as amended by sec-
tion 7104 of this division, is further amended—
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) (as 
redesignated pursuant to such section 1004) as 
paragraphs (5) and (6); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as added 
pursuant to such section 1004) the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) ENERGY RESOURCES.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORIZATION FOR ASSISTANT SEC-
RETARY.—Subject to the numerical limitation 
specified in paragraph (1), there is authorized 
to be established in the Department of State an 
Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Re-
sources. 
‘‘(B) PERSONNEL.—If the Department es-
tablishes an Assistant Secretary of State for 
Energy Resources in accordance with the au-
thorization provided in subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary of State shall ensure there are suffi-
cient personnel dedicated to energy matters 
within the Department of State whose respon-
sibilities shall include— 
‘‘(i) formulating and implementing 
international policies aimed at protecting 
and advancing United States energy secu-
rity interests by effectively managing
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United States bilateral and multilateral re-
lations; 
‘‘(ii) ensuring that analyses of the na-
tional security implications of global en-
ergy and environmental developments are 
reflected in the decision making process 
within the Department; 
‘‘(iii) incorporating energy security 
priorities into the activities of the Depart-
ment; 
‘‘(iv) coordinating energy activities of 
the Department with relevant Federal de-
partments and agencies; 
‘‘(v) coordinating with the Office of 
Sanctions Coordination on economic sanc-
tions pertaining to the international energy 
sector; and 
‘‘(vi) working internationally to— 
‘‘(I) support the development of 
energy resources and the distribution 
of such resources for the benefit of 
the United States and United States 
allies and trading partners for their 
energy security and economic develop-
ment needs;
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‘‘(II) promote availability of di-
versified energy supplies and a well- 
functioning global market for energy 
resources, technologies, and expertise 
for the benefit of the United States 
and United States allies and trading 
partners; 
‘‘(III) resolve international dis-
putes regarding the exploration, devel-
opment, production, or distribution of 
energy resources; 
‘‘(IV) support the economic and 
commercial interests of United States 
persons operating in the energy mar-
kets of foreign countries; 
‘‘(V) 
support 
and 
coordinate 
international efforts to alleviate en-
ergy poverty; 
‘‘(VI) leading the United States 
commitment to the Extractive Indus-
tries Transparency Initiative; and 
‘‘(VII) coordinating energy secu-
rity and other relevant functions with-
in the Department currently under-
taken by—
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‘‘(aa) the Bureau of Eco-
nomic and Business Affairs; 
‘‘(bb) the Bureau of Oceans 
and International Environmental 
and Scientific Affairs; and 
‘‘(cc) other offices within the 
Department of State.’’. 
SEC. 7111. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN DIPLOMACY. 
Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
of 1956 is amended by adding after section 63 (22 U.S.C. 
2735) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 64. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN DIPLOMACY. 
‘‘(a) ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) SUPPORT AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
State is authorized to provide, by contract, grant, or 
otherwise, for the performance of appropriate mu-
seum visitor and educational outreach services and 
related events, including organizing programs and 
conference activities, museum shop services and food 
services in the public exhibition and related space 
utilized by the National Museum of American Diplo-
macy. 
‘‘(2) RECOVERY OF COSTS.—The Secretary of 
State is authorized to recover any revenues gen-
erated under the authority of paragraph (1) for vis-
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itor and outreach services and related events re-
ferred to in such paragraph, including fees for use 
of facilities at the National Museum for American 
Diplomacy. Any such revenues may be retained as a 
recovery of the costs of operating the museum. 
‘‘(b) DISPOSITION OF NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMER-
ICAN DIPLOMACY DOCUMENTS, ARTIFACTS, AND OTHER 
ARTICLES.— 
‘‘(1) PROPERTY.—All historic documents, arti-
facts, or other articles permanently acquired by the 
Department of State and determined by the Sec-
retary of State to be suitable for display by the Na-
tional Museum of American Diplomacy shall be con-
sidered to be the property of the United States Gov-
ernment and shall be subject to disposition solely in 
accordance with this subsection. 
‘‘(2) SALE, TRADE, OR TRANSFER.—Whenever 
the Secretary of State makes the determination de-
scribed in paragraph (3) with respect to a document, 
artifact, or other article under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary may sell at fair market value, trade, or 
transfer such document, artifact, or other article 
without regard to the requirements of subtitle I of 
title 40, United States Code. The proceeds of any 
such sale may be used solely for the advancement of
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the mission of the National Museum of American 
Diplomacy and may not be used for any purpose 
other than the acquisition and direct care of the col-
lections of the museum. 
‘‘(3) DETERMINATIONS PRIOR TO SALE, TRADE, 
OR TRANSFER.—The determination described in this 
paragraph with respect to a document, artifact, or 
other article under paragraph (1), is a determination 
that— 
‘‘(A) such document, artifact, or other arti-
cle no longer serves to further the purposes of 
the National Museum of American Diplomacy 
as set forth in the collections management pol-
icy of the museum; 
‘‘(B) the sale, trade, or transfer of such 
document, artifact, or other article would serve 
to maintain the standards of the collection of 
the museum; or 
‘‘(C) sale, trade, or transfer of such docu-
ment, artifact, or other article would be in the 
best interests of the United States. 
‘‘(4) LOANS.—In addition to the authorization 
under paragraph (2) relating to the sale, trade, or 
transfer of documents, artifacts, or other articles 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State may
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loan such documents, artifacts, or other articles, 
when not needed for use or display by the National 
Museum of American Diplomacy to the Smithsonian 
Institution or a similar institution for repair, study, 
or exhibition.’’. 
SEC. 7112. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR REIMBURSEMENT 
OF FISHERMEN FOR COSTS INCURRED FROM 
THE ILLEGAL SEIZURE AND DETENTION OF 
U.S.-FLAG FISHING VESSELS BY FOREIGN 
GOVERNMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section 7 of the 
Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1977) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) AMOUNTS.—Payments may be made under this 
section only to such extent and in such amounts as are 
provided in advance in appropriation Acts.’’. 
(b) RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and apply as if the date speci-
fied in subsection (e) of section 7 of the Fishermen’s 
Protective Act of 1967, as in effect on the day be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act, were the 
day after such date of enactment.
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(2) AGREEMENTS AND PAYMENTS.—The Sec-
retary of State is authorized to— 
(A) enter into agreements pursuant to sec-
tion 7 of the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 
1967 for any claims to which such section 
would otherwise apply but for the date specified 
in subsection (e) of such section, as in effect on 
the day before the date of the enactment of this 
Act; and 
(B) make payments in accordance with 
agreements entered into pursuant to such sec-
tion if any such payments have not been made 
as a result of the expiration of the date speci-
fied in such section, as in effect on the day be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 7113. ART IN EMBASSIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No funds are authorized to be ap-
propriated for the purchase of any piece of art for the 
purposes of installation or display in any embassy, con-
sulate, or other foreign mission of the United States if 
the purchase price of such piece of art is in excess of 
$25,000, unless such purchase is subject to prior consulta-
tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
appropriate congressional committees.
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on the costs of the Art in Embassies Program for 
fiscal years 2012 through 2020. 
(c) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on the 
date that is two years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘art’’ in-
cludes paintings, sculptures, photographs, industrial de-
sign, and craft art. 
SEC. 7114. AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
(a) BURMA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 570 of Public Law 
104–208 is amended— 
(A) by amending subsection (c) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(c) MULTILATERAL
STRATEGY.—The President 
shall develop, in coordination with like-minded countries, 
a comprehensive, multilateral strategy to— 
‘‘(1) assist Burma in addressing corrosive ma-
lign influence of the People’s Republic of China; and
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‘‘(2) support democratic, constitutional, eco-
nomic, and security sector reforms in Burma de-
signed to— 
‘‘(A) advance democratic development and 
improve human rights practices and the quality 
of life; and 
‘‘(B) promote genuine national reconcili-
ation.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘six months’’ and inserting 
‘‘year’’; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (7); and 
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (2) 
the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) improvements in human rights practices; 
‘‘(4) progress toward broad-based and inclusive 
economic growth; 
‘‘(5) progress toward genuine national reconcili-
ation; 
‘‘(6) progress on improving the quality of life of 
the Burmese people, including progress relating to 
market reforms, living standards, labor standards,
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use of forced labor in the tourism industry, and en-
vironmental quality; and’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and apply with respect to the 
first report required under subsection (d) of section 
570 of Public Law 104–208 that is required after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) REPEALS.—The following provisions of law are 
hereby repealed: 
(1) Subsection (b) of section 804 of Public Law 
101–246. 
(2) Section 6 of Public Law 104–45. 
(3) Subsection (c) of section 702 of Public Law 
96–465 (22 U.S.C. 4022). 
(4) Section 404 of the Arms Control and Disar-
mament Act (22 U.S.C. 2593b). 
(5) Section 5 of Public Law 94–304 (22 U.S.C. 
3005). 
(6) Subsection (b) of section 502 of the Inter-
national Security and Development Cooperation Act 
of 1985 (22 U.S.C. 2349aa–7). 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
Section 502 of the International Security and Develop-
3122 
ment Cooperation Act of 1985 (22 U.S.C. 2349aa–7) is 
amended by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). 
SEC. 7115. REPORTING ON IMPLEMENTATION OF GAO REC-
OMMENDATIONS. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port that lists all of the Government Accountability Of-
fice’s recommendations relating to the Department that 
have not been fully implemented. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the submission of the report re-
quired under subsection (a), the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report that describes the implementation status of 
each recommendation from the Government Ac-
countability Office included in such report. 
(2) JUSTIFICATION.—The report under para-
graph (1) shall include— 
(A) a detailed justification for each deci-
sion not to fully implement a recommendation 
or to implement a recommendation in a dif-
ferent manner than specified by the Govern-
ment Accountability Office;
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(B) a timeline for the full implementation 
of any recommendation the Secretary has de-
cided to adopt, but has not yet fully imple-
mented; and 
(C) an explanation for any discrepancies 
included in the Comptroller General report sub-
mitted under subsection (b). 
(c) FORM.—The information required in each report 
under this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
to the maximum extent practicable, but may be included 
in a classified annex to the extent necessary. 
SEC. 7116. OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There should be established with-
in the Department of State an Office of Global Criminal 
Justice (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Office’’), which 
may be placed within the organizational structure of the 
Department at the discretion of the Secretary. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Office should carry out the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Advise the Secretary of State and other rel-
evant senior officials on issues related to atrocities, 
including war crimes, crimes against humanity, and 
genocide.
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(2) Assist in formulating United States policy 
on the prevention of, responses to, and account-
ability for atrocities. 
(3) Coordinate, as appropriate and with other 
relevant Federal departments and agencies, United 
States Government positions relating to the inter-
national and hybrid courts currently prosecuting 
persons suspected of atrocities around the world. 
(4) Work with other governments, international 
organizations, and nongovernmental organizations, 
as appropriate, to establish and assist international 
and domestic commissions of inquiry, fact-finding 
missions, and tribunals to investigate, document, 
and prosecute atrocities around the world. 
(5) Coordinate, as appropriate and with other 
relevant Federal departments and agencies, the de-
ployment of diplomatic, legal, economic, military, 
and other tools to help collect evidence of atrocities, 
judge those responsible, protect and assist victims, 
enable reconciliation, prevent and deter atrocities, 
and promote the rule of law. 
(6) Provide advice and expertise on transitional 
justice mechanisms to United States personnel oper-
ating in conflict and post-conflict environments.
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(7) Act as a point of contact for international, 
hybrid, and domestic tribunals exercising jurisdiction 
over atrocities committed around the world. 
(8) Represent the Department on any inter-
agency whole-of-government coordinating entities ad-
dressing genocide and other atrocities. 
(9) Perform any additional duties and exercise 
such powers as the Secretary of State may prescribe. 
(c) SUPERVISION.—If established, the Office shall be 
led by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Jus-
tice who is nominated by the President and appointed by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
Subtitle B—Embassy Construction 
SEC. 7201. EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAIN-
TENANCE. 
For ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Mainte-
nance’’, 
there 
is 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$1,995,449,000 for fiscal year 2022. 
SEC. 7202. STANDARD DESIGN IN CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Department’s Bureau of Overseas Building 
Operations (OBO) or successor office should give appro-
priate consideration to standardization in construction, in 
which each new United States embassy and consulate
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starts with a standard design and keeps customization to 
a minimum. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State shall 
carry out any new United States embassy compound or 
new consulate compound project that utilizes a non-stand-
ard design, including those projects that are in the design 
or pre-design phase as of the date of the enactment of 
this Act, only in consultation with the appropriate con-
gressional committees. The Secretary shall provide the ap-
propriate congressional committees, for each such project, 
the following documentation: 
(1) A comparison of the estimated full lifecycle 
costs of the project to the estimated full lifecycle 
costs of such project if it were to use a standard de-
sign. 
(2) A comparison of the estimated completion 
date of such project to the estimated completion 
date of such project if it were to use a standard de-
sign. 
(3) A comparison of the security of the com-
pleted project to the security of such completed 
project if it were to use a standard design. 
(4) A justification for the Secretary’s selection 
of a non-standard design over a standard design for 
such project.
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(5) A written explanation if any of the docu-
mentation necessary to support the comparisons and 
justification, as the case may be, described in para-
graphs (1) through (4) cannot be provided. 
(c) SUNSET.—The consultation requirement under 
subsection (b) shall expire on the date that is 4 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 7203. CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION TRANSPARENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 118 of the Department of 
State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 304) 
is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AN-
NUAL
REPORT
ON
EMBASSY
CONSTRUCTION 
COSTS’’ and inserting ‘‘BIANNUAL REPORT ON 
OVERSEAS
CAPITAL
CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS’’; and 
(2) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and in-
serting the following new subsections: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this subsection and every 180 
days thereafter until the date that is four years after such 
date of enactment, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive 
report regarding all ongoing overseas capital construction 
projects and major embassy security upgrade projects.
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‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following with respect to each 
ongoing overseas capital construction project and major 
embassy security upgrade project: 
‘‘(1) The initial cost estimate as specified in the 
proposed allocation of capital construction and main-
tenance funds required by the Committees on Appro-
priations for Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs. 
‘‘(2) The current cost estimate. 
‘‘(3) The value of each request for equitable ad-
justment received by the Department to date. 
‘‘(4) The value of each certified claim received 
by the Department to date. 
‘‘(5) The value of any usage of the project’s 
contingency fund to date and the value of the re-
mainder of the project’s contingency fund. 
‘‘(6) An enumerated list of each request for ad-
justment and certified claim that remains out-
standing or unresolved. 
‘‘(7) An enumerated list of each request for eq-
uitable adjustment and certified claim that has been 
fully adjudicated or that the Department has settled,
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and the final dollar amount of each adjudication or 
settlement. 
‘‘(8) The date of estimated completion specified 
in the proposed allocation of capital construction 
and maintenance funds required by the Committees 
on Appropriations not later than 45 days after the 
date of the enactment of an Act making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs. 
‘‘(9) The current date of estimated comple-
tion.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Department of State Authorities 
Act, Fiscal Year 2017 is amended by amending the item 
relating to section 118 to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 118. Biannual report on overseas capital construction projects.’’. 
SEC. 7204. CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE INFORMATION. 
(a) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION.—The Secretary of 
State shall complete all contractor performance evalua-
tions outstanding as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act required by subpart 42.15 of the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation for those contractors engaged in construction 
of new embassy or new consulate compounds by April 1, 
2022. 
(b) PRIORITIZATION SYSTEM.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall develop a prioritization system for 
clearing the current backlog of required evaluations 
referred to in subsection (a). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The system required under 
paragraph (1) should prioritize the evaluations as 
follows: 
(A) Project completion evaluations should 
be prioritized over annual evaluations. 
(B) Evaluations for relatively large con-
tracts should have priority. 
(C) Evaluations that would be particularly 
informative for the awarding of government 
contracts should have priority. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
brief the appropriate congressional committees on the De-
partment’s plan for completing all evaluations by April 1, 
2022, in accordance with subsection (a) and the 
prioritization system developed pursuant to subsection (b). 
(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that—
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(1) contractors deciding whether to bid on De-
partment contracts would benefit from greater un-
derstanding of the Department as a client; and 
(2) the Department should develop a forum 
where contractors can comment on the Department’s 
project management performance. 
SEC. 7205. GROWTH PROJECTIONS FOR NEW EMBASSIES 
AND CONSULATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For each new United States em-
bassy compound (NEC) and new consulate compound 
project (NCC) in or not yet in the design phase as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Department of State 
shall project growth over the estimated life of the facility 
using all available and relevant data, including the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Relevant historical trends for Department 
personnel and personnel from other agencies rep-
resented at the NEC or NCC that is to be con-
structed. 
(2) An analysis of the tradeoffs between risk 
and the needs of United States Government policy 
conducted as part of the most recent Vital Presence 
Validation Process, if applicable.
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(3) Reasonable assumptions about the strategic 
importance of the NEC or NCC, as the case may be, 
over the life of the building at issue. 
(4) Any other data that would be helpful in pro-
jecting the future growth of NEC or NCC. 
(b) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The head of each 
Federal agency represented at a United States embassy 
or consulate shall provide to the Secretary, upon request, 
growth projections for the personnel of each such agency 
over the estimated life of each embassy or consulate, as 
the case may be. 
(c) BASIS
FOR ESTIMATES.—The Department of 
State shall base its growth assumption for all NECs and 
NCCs on the estimates required under subsections (a) and 
(b). 
(d) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Any congres-
sional notification of site selection for a NEC or NCC sub-
mitted after the date of the enactment of this Act shall 
include the growth assumption used pursuant to sub-
section (c). 
SEC. 7206. LONG-RANGE PLANNING PROCESS. 
(a) PLANS REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and an-
nually thereafter for the next five years as the Sec-
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retary of State considers appropriate, the Secretary 
shall develop— 
(A) a comprehensive 6-year plan docu-
menting the Department’s overseas building 
program for the replacement of overseas diplo-
matic posts taking into account security factors 
under the Secure Embassy Construction and 
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 and other rel-
evant statutes and regulations, as well as occu-
pational safety and health factors pursuant to 
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 
1970 and other relevant statutes and regula-
tions, including environmental factors such as 
indoor air quality that impact employee health 
and safety; and 
(B) a comprehensive 6-year plan detailing 
the Department’s long-term planning for the 
maintenance and sustainment of completed dip-
lomatic posts, which takes into account security 
factors under the Secure Embassy Construction 
and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 and other 
relevant statutes and regulations, as well as oc-
cupational safety and health factors pursuant to 
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 
1970 and other relevant statutes and regula-
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tions, including environmental factors such as 
indoor air quality that impact employee health 
and safety. 
(2) INITIAL REPORT.—The first plan developed 
pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) shall also include a 
one-time status report on existing small diplomatic 
posts and a strategy for establishing a physical dip-
lomatic presence in countries in which there is no 
current physical diplomatic presence and with which 
the United States maintains diplomatic relations. 
Such report, which may include a classified annex, 
shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the extent to which 
each small diplomatic post furthers the national 
interest of the United States. 
(B) A description of how each small diplo-
matic post provides American Citizen Services, 
including data on specific services provided and 
the number of Americans receiving services over 
the previous year. 
(C) A description of whether each small 
diplomatic post meets current security require-
ments. 
(D) A description of the full financial cost 
of maintaining each small diplomatic post.
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(E) Input from the relevant chiefs of mis-
sion on any unique operational or policy value 
the small diplomatic post provides. 
(F) A recommendation of whether any 
small diplomatic posts should be closed. 
(3) UPDATED INFORMATION.—The annual up-
dates of each of the plans developed pursuant to 
paragraph (1) shall highlight any changes from the 
previous year’s plan to the ordering of construction 
and maintenance projects. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) SUBMISSION OF PLANS TO CONGRESS.—Not 
later than 60 days after the completion of each plan 
required under subsection (a), the Secretary of State 
shall submit the plans to the appropriate congres-
sional committees. 
(2) REFERENCE
IN
BUDGET
JUSTIFICATION 
MATERIALS.—In the budget justification materials 
submitted to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees in support of the Department of State’s budget 
for any fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of 
the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code), the plans required under sub-
section (a) shall be referenced to justify funding re-
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quested for building and maintenance projects over-
seas. 
(3) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required 
under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form but may include a classified annex. 
(c) SMALL DIPLOMATIC POST DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘small diplomatic post’’ means any 
United States embassy or consulate that has employed five 
or fewer United States Government employees or contrac-
tors on average over the 36 months prior to the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 7207. VALUE ENGINEERING AND RISK ASSESSMENT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Federal departments and agencies are re-
quired to use value engineering (VE) as a manage-
ment tool, where appropriate, to reduce program and 
acquisition costs pursuant to OMB Circular A–131, 
Value Engineering, dated December 31, 2013. 
(2) OBO has a Policy Directive and Standard 
Operation Procedure, dated May 24, 2017, on con-
ducting risk management studies on all international 
construction projects. 
(b) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—
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(1) SUBMISSION
TO
AUTHORIZING
COMMIT-
TEES.—Any notification that includes the allocation 
of capital construction and maintenance funds shall 
be submitted to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives. 
(2) REQUIREMENT TO CONFIRM COMPLETION 
OF
VALUE
ENGINEERING
AND
RISK
ASSESSMENT 
STUDIES.—The notifications required under para-
graph (1) shall include confirmation that the De-
partment has completed the requisite VE and risk 
management process described in subsection (a), or 
applicable successor process. 
(c) REPORTING AND BRIEFING REQUIREMENTS.— 
The Secretary of State shall provide to the appropriate 
congressional committees upon request— 
(1) a description of each risk management 
study referred to in subsection (a)(2) and a table de-
tailing which recommendations related to each such 
study were accepted and which were rejected; and 
(2) a report or briefing detailing the rationale 
for not implementing any such recommendations 
that may otherwise yield significant cost savings to 
the Department if implemented.
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SEC. 7208. BUSINESS VOLUME. 
Section 402(c)(2)(E) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Se-
curity and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 
4852(c)(2)(E)) is amended by striking ‘‘in 3 years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘cumulatively over 3 years’’. 
SEC. 7209. EMBASSY SECURITY REQUESTS AND DEFI-
CIENCIES. 
The Secretary of State shall provide to the appro-
priate congressional committees, the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate upon request in-
formation on physical security deficiencies at United 
States diplomatic posts, including relating to the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Requests made over the previous year by 
United States diplomatic posts for security up-
grades. 
(2) Significant security deficiencies at United 
States diplomatic posts that are not operating out of 
a new embassy compound or new consulate com-
pound. 
SEC. 7210. OVERSEAS SECURITY BRIEFINGS. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall revise the 
Foreign Affairs Manual to stipulate that information on 
the current threat environment shall be provided to all
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United States Government employees under chief of mis-
sion authority traveling to a foreign country on official 
business. To the extent practicable, such material shall be 
provided to such employees prior to their arrival at a 
United States diplomatic post or as soon as possible there-
after. 
SEC. 7211. CONTRACTING METHODS IN CAPITAL CON-
STRUCTION. 
(a) DELIVERY.—Unless the Secretary of State noti-
fies the appropriate congressional committees that the use 
of the design-build project delivery method would not be 
appropriate, the Secretary shall make use of such method 
at United States diplomatic posts that have not yet re-
ceived design or capital construction contracts as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) NOTIFICATION.—Before executing a contract for 
a delivery method other than design-build in accordance 
with subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall notify the 
appropriate congressional committees in writing of the de-
cision, including the reasons therefor. The notification re-
quired by this subsection may be included in any other 
report regarding a new United States diplomatic post that 
is required to be submitted to the appropriate congres-
sional committees.
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(c) PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees regarding performance evaluation meas-
ures in accordance with GAO’s ‘‘Standards for Internal 
Control in the Federal Government’’ that will be applica-
ble to design and construction, lifecycle cost, and building 
maintenance programs of the Bureau of Overseas Build-
ing Operations of the Department. 
SEC. 7212. COMPETITION IN EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION. 
Not later than 45 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committee a report detailing 
steps the Department of State is taking to expand the em-
bassy construction contractor base in order to increase 
competition and maximize value. 
SEC. 7213. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States that the Bureau 
of Overseas Building Operations of the Department or its 
successor office shall continue to balance functionality and 
security with accessibility, as defined by guidelines estab-
lished by the United States Access Board in constructing 
embassies and consulates, and shall ensure compliance 
with the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
4151 et seq.) to the fullest extent possible.
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SEC. 7214. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) DESIGN-BUILD.—The term ‘‘design-build’’ 
means a method of project delivery in which one en-
tity works under a single contract with the Depart-
ment to provide design and construction services. 
(2) NON-STANDARD DESIGN.—The term ‘‘non- 
standard design’’ means a design for a new embassy 
compound project or new consulate compound 
project that does not utilize a standardized design 
for the structural, spatial, or security requirements 
of such embassy compound or consulate compound, 
as the case may be. 
Subtitle C—Personnel Issues 
SEC. 7301. DEFENSE BASE ACT INSURANCE WAIVERS. 
(a) APPLICATION FOR WAIVERS.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall apply to the Department of Labor 
for a waiver from insurance requirements under the De-
fense Base Act (42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) for all countries 
with respect to which the requirement was waived prior 
to January 2017, and for which there is not currently a 
waiver. 
(b) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 
45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall certify to the appropriate congres-
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sional committees that the requirement in subsection (a) 
has been met. 
SEC. 7302. STUDY ON FOREIGN SERVICE ALLOWANCES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report detailing an empirical 
analysis on the effect of overseas allowances on the 
foreign assignment of Foreign Service officers 
(FSOs), to be conducted by a federally-funded re-
search and development center with appropriate ex-
pertise in labor economics and military compensa-
tion. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The analysis required under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) identify all allowances paid to FSOs 
assigned permanently or on temporary duty to 
foreign areas; 
(B) examine the efficiency of the Foreign 
Service bidding system in determining foreign 
assignments; 
(C) examine the factors that incentivize 
FSOs to bid on particular assignments, includ-
ing danger levels and hardship conditions;
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(D) examine the Department’s strategy 
and process for incentivizing FSOs to bid on 
assignments that are historically in lower de-
mand, including with monetary compensation, 
and whether monetary compensation is nec-
essary for assignments in higher demand; 
(E) make any relevant comparisons to 
military compensation and allowances, noting 
which allowances are shared or based on the 
same regulations; 
(F) recommend options for restructuring 
allowances to improve the efficiency of the as-
signments system and better align FSO incen-
tives with the needs of the Foreign Service, in-
cluding any cost savings associated with such 
restructuring; 
(G) recommend any statutory changes nec-
essary to implement subparagraph (F), such as 
consolidating existing legal authorities for the 
provision of hardship and danger pay; and 
(H) detail any effects of recommendations 
made pursuant to subparagraphs (F) and (G) 
on other United States Government depart-
ments and agencies with civilian employees per-
manently assigned or on temporary duty in for-
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eign areas, following consultation with such de-
partments and agencies. 
(b) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Before initiating the 
analysis required under subsection (a)(1), and not later 
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State shall provide to the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs in the House of Representatives a briefing 
on the implementation of this section that includes the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The name of the federally funded research 
and development center that will conduct such anal-
ysis. 
(2) The scope of such analysis and terms of ref-
erence for such analysis as specified between the De-
partment of State and such federally funded re-
search and development center. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
make available to the federally-funded research and 
development center carrying out the analysis re-
quired under subsection (a)(1) all necessary and rel-
evant information to allow such center to conduct 
such analysis in a quantitative and analytical man-
ner, including historical data on the number of bids
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for each foreign assignment and any survey data col-
lected by the Department of State from eligible bid-
ders on their bid decision-making. 
(2) COOPERATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall work with the heads of other relevant United 
States Government departments and agencies to en-
sure such departments and agencies provide all nec-
essary and relevant information to the federally- 
funded research and development center carrying 
out the analysis required under subsection (a)(1). 
(d) INTERIM REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary 
of State shall require that the chief executive officer of 
the federally-funded research and development center that 
carries out the analysis required under subsection (a)(1) 
submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives an interim report on such analysis not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 7303. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIPS. 
Section 504 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 2656d) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
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‘‘(e) GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS RE-
LATED
TO SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIP 
PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State is 
authorized to make grants or enter into cooperative 
agreements related to Department of State science 
and technology fellowship programs, including for 
assistance in recruiting fellows and the payment of 
stipends, travel, and other appropriate expenses to 
fellows. 
‘‘(2) EXCLUSION
FROM
CONSIDERATION
AS 
COMPENSATION.—Stipends under paragraph (1) 
shall not be considered compensation for purposes of 
section 209 of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(3) MAXIMUM
ANNUAL
AMOUNT.—The total 
amount of grants made pursuant to this subsection 
may not exceed $500,000 in any fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 7304. TRAVEL FOR SEPARATED FAMILIES. 
Section 901(15) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4081(15)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘1 round-trip per year for each child 
below age 21 of a member of the Service assigned 
abroad’’ and inserting ‘‘in the case of one or more
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children below age 21 of a member of the Service as-
signed abroad, one round-trip per year’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘for each child’’ before 
‘‘to visit the member abroad’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a 
comma; 
(3) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘for each child’’ before 
‘‘to visit the other parent’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘resides,’’; 
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) for one of the child’s parents to visit 
the child or children abroad if the child or chil-
dren do not regularly reside with that parent 
and that parent is not receiving an education 
allowance or educational travel allowance for 
the child or children under section 5924(4) of 
title 5, United States Code,’’; and 
(5) in the matter following subparagraph (C), 
as added by paragraph (4) of this section, by strik-
ing ‘‘a payment’’ and inserting ‘‘the cost of round- 
trip travel’’.
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SEC. 7305. HOME LEAVE TRAVEL FOR SEPARATED FAMI-
LIES. 
Section 903(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4083(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘In cases in which a member of 
the Service has official orders to an unaccompanied post 
and in which the family members of the member reside 
apart from the member at authorized locations outside the 
United States, the member may take the leave ordered 
under this section where that member’s family members 
reside, notwithstanding section 6305 of title 5, United 
States Code.’’. 
SEC. 7306. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CERTAIN FEL-
LOWSHIP PROGRAMS. 
It is the sense of Congress that Department fellow-
ships that promote the employment of candidates belong-
ing to under-represented groups, including the Charles B. 
Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship Pro-
gram, the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellow-
ship Program, and the Donald M. Payne International De-
velopment Fellowship Program, represent smart invest-
ments vital for building a strong, capable, and representa-
tive national security workforce.
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SEC. 7307. TECHNICAL CORRECTION. 
Subparagraph (A) of section 601(c)(6) of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4001(c)(6)) is amended, 
in the matter preceding clause (i), by— 
(1) striking ‘‘promotion’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-
motion, on or after January 1, 2017,’’; and 
(2) striking ‘‘individual joining the Service on 
or after January 1, 2017,’’ and inserting ‘‘Foreign 
Service officer, appointed under section 302(a)(1), 
who has general responsibility for carrying out the 
functions of the Service’’. 
SEC. 7308. FOREIGN SERVICE AWARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 614 of the Foreign Serv-
ice Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4013) is amended— 
(1) by amending the section heading to read as 
follows: ‘‘DEPARTMENT AWARDS’’; and 
(2) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘or Civil 
Service’’ after ‘‘the Service’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The item relating 
to section 614 in the table of contents of the Foreign Serv-
ice Act of 1980 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 614. Department awards.’’. 
SEC. 7309. WORKFORCE ACTIONS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON WORKFORCE RECRUIT-
MENT.—It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of 
State should continue to hold entry-level classes for For-
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eign Service officers and specialists and continue to recruit 
civil servants through programs such as the Presidential 
Management Fellows Program and Pathways Internship 
Programs in a manner and at a frequency consistent with 
prior years and consistent with the need to maintain a 
pool of experienced personnel effectively distributed across 
skill codes and ranks. It is further the sense of Congress 
that absent continuous recruitment and training of For-
eign Service officers and civil servants, the Department 
of State will lack experienced, qualified personnel in the 
short, medium, and long terms. 
(b) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of State should not 
implement any reduction-in-force action under section 
3502 or 3595 of title 5, United States Code, or for any 
incentive payments for early separation or retirement 
under any other provision of law unless— 
(1) the appropriate congressional committees 
are notified not less than 15 days in advance of such 
obligation or expenditure; and 
(2) the Secretary has provided to the appro-
priate congressional committees a detailed report 
that describes the Department of State’s strategic 
staffing goals, including—
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(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 
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
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equivalent grade and job skill code and bu-
reau of assignment. 
SEC. 7310. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING VETERANS 
EMPLOYMENT 
AT 
THE 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
STATE. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Department of State should continue to 
promote the employment of veterans, in accordance 
with section 301 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 3941), including those veterans belong-
ing to traditionally under-represented 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. 7311. EMPLOYEE ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTIONS AND 
PRECLUSIONS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Department of State should expand the ap-
peal process it makes available to employees related to as-
signment preclusions and restrictions.
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(b) APPEAL OF ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTION OR PRE-
CLUSION.—Subsection (a) of section 414 of the Depart-
ment of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (22 
U.S.C. 2734c(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentences: ‘‘Such right and process shall en-
sure that any employee subjected to an assignment restric-
tion or preclusion shall have the same appeal rights as 
provided by the Department regarding denial or revocation 
of a security clearance. Any such appeal shall be resolved 
not later than 60 days after such appeal is filed.’’. 
(c) NOTICE AND CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall revise, and certify to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate regard-
ing such revision, the Foreign Affairs 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 recommendation or decision 
to impose an assignment restriction or preclusion to an 
employee. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and annually there-
after, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appro-
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priations of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate a report that contains the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A rationale for the use of assignment re-
strictions by the Department of State, including spe-
cific case studies related to cleared American For-
eign Service and civil service employees of the De-
partment that demonstrate country-specific restric-
tions serve a counterintelligence role beyond that 
which is already covered by the security clearance 
process. 
(2) The number of such Department employees 
subject to assignment restrictions over the previous 
year, with data disaggregated by: 
(A) Identification as a Foreign Service of-
ficer, civil service employee, eligible family 
member, or other employment status. 
(B) The ethnicity, national origin, and race 
of the precluded employee. 
(C) Gender. 
(D) Identification of the country of restric-
tion. 
(3) A description of the considerations and cri-
teria used by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security to
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determine whether an assignment restriction is war-
ranted. 
(4) The number of restrictions that were ap-
pealed and the success rate of such appeals. 
(5) The impact of assignment restrictions in 
terms of unused language skills as measured by For-
eign Service Institute language scores of such pre-
cluded employees. 
(6) Measures taken to ensure the diversity of 
adjudicators and contracted investigators, with ac-
companying data on results. 
SEC. 7312. RECALL AND REEMPLOYMENT OF CAREER MEM-
BERS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) career Department of State employees pro-
vide invaluable service to the United States as non-
partisan professionals who contribute subject matter 
expertise and professional skills to the successful de-
velopment and execution of United States foreign 
policy; and 
(2) reemployment of skilled former members of 
the Foreign and civil service who have voluntarily 
separated from the Foreign or civil service due to
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family reasons or to obtain professional skills outside 
government is of benefit to the Department. 
(b) NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND USAID POSITIONS.— 
(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 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘10301. 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 
within the agency’s workforce under merit promotion pro-
cedures, 
on 
publicly 
accessible 
sites, 
including 
www.usajobs.gov. If using merit promotion procedures, the
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notice shall expressly state that former employees eligible 
for reinstatement may apply.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—The table of 
chapters at the beginning of part III of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end of subpart I the following: 
‘‘103. 
Notice of employment opportunities for Depart-
ment of State and USAID positions ................10301’’. 
SEC. 7313. STRATEGIC STAFFING PLAN FOR THE DEPART-
MENT OF STATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a comprehensive 5-year strategic staffing plan for 
the Department of State 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 following: 
(1) A dataset displaying comprehensive work-
force data, including all shortages in bureaus de-
scribed in GAO report GAO–19–220, for all current 
and 
planned 
employees 
of 
the 
Department, 
disaggregated by—
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(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; 
(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; and 
(E) overseas region. 
(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. 
(b) MAINTENANCE.—The dataset required under 
subsection (a)(1) shall be maintained and updated on a 
regular basis.
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(c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State shall 
lead the development of the plan required under sub-
section (a) but may consult or partner with private sector 
entities with expertise in labor economics, management, 
or human resources, as well as organizations familiar with 
the demands and needs of the Department of State’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 of State’s plan to 
implement recommendations described in GAO–19–220. 
SEC. 7314. CONSULTING SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 103 of title 5, United 
States Code, as added by section 7312(b) 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 
those contracts with respect to which expenditures are a 
matter of public record and available for public inspection,
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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 chapter 103 of title 5, United States Code, as added 
by section 7312(b) of this Act, is amended by adding after 
the item relating to section 10301 the following new item: 
‘‘10302. Consulting services for the Department of State’’. 
SEC. 7315. 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. 7316. 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 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘beginning 
on October 1, 2005, and ending on September
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30, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘beginning on October 
1, 2020, and ending on September 30, 2022’’. 
SEC. 7317. 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) For each member of the Service suspended 
under paragraph (1)(A) whose security clearance remains 
suspended for more than one calendar year, not later than 
30 days after the end of such calendar year the Secretary 
of State shall report to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate in writing regarding the 
specific reasons relating to the duration of each such sus-
pension. 
‘‘(6) Any member of the Service suspended under 
paragraph (1)(B) may be suspended without pay only 
after a final written decision is provided to such member 
pursuant to paragraph (2).’’; and
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(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 redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and 
moving such subparagraphs 2 ems to the left; 
and 
(D) by striking subparagraph (B) (relating 
to the definition of ‘‘suspend’’ and ‘‘suspen-
sion’’). 
SEC. 7318. FOREIGN AFFAIRS MANUAL AND FOREIGN AF-
FAIRS HANDBOOK CHANGES. 
(a) APPLICABILITY.—The Foreign Affairs Manual 
and the Foreign Affairs Handbook apply with equal force 
and effect and without exception to all Department of 
State personnel, including the Secretary of State, Depart-
ment employees, and political appointees, regardless of an 
individual’s status as a Foreign Service officer, Civil Serv-
ice employee, or political appointee hired under any legal 
authority. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
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mittees a certification in unclassified form that the appli-
cability described in subsection (a) has been commu-
nicated to all Department personnel, including the per-
sonnel referred to in such subsection. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 
180 days thereafter for five years, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report detailing all significant changes 
made to the Foreign Affairs Manual or the Foreign 
Affairs Handbook. 
(2) COVERED PERIODS.—The first report re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall cover the 5-year 
period preceding the submission of such report. 
Each subsequent report shall cover the 180-day pe-
riod preceding submission. 
(3) CONTENTS.—Each report required under 
paragraph (1) shall contain the following: 
(A) The location within the Foreign Af-
fairs Manual or the Foreign Affairs Handbook 
where a change has been made. 
(B) The statutory basis for each such 
change, as applicable.
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(C) A side-by-side comparison of the For-
eign Affairs Manual or Foreign Affairs Hand-
book before and after such change. 
(D) A summary of such changes displayed 
in spreadsheet form. 
SEC. 7319. 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-
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.
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SEC. 7320. APPOINTMENT OF EMPLOYEES TO THE GLOBAL 
ENGAGEMENT CENTER. 
The Secretary of State may appoint, for a 3-year pe-
riod that may be extended for up to an additional two 
years, solely to carry out the functions of the Global En-
gagement Center, employees of the Department of State 
without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States 
Code, governing appointment in the competitive service, 
and may fix the basic compensation of such employees 
without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chap-
ter 53 of such title. 
SEC. 7321. REST AND RECUPERATION AND OVERSEAS OP-
ERATIONS 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-
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ignated by law to be treated as a combat zone, or 
a location the Department of Defense has certified 
for combat zone tax benefits due to its direct sup-
port of military operations; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘employee’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 6301; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘high risk, high threat post’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 104 of the 
Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act 
of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4803); and 
‘‘(5) the term ‘leave year’ means the period be-
ginning on the first day of the first complete pay pe-
riod in a calendar year and ending on the day imme-
diately before the first day of the first complete pay 
period in the following calendar year. 
‘‘(b) LEAVE FOR REST AND RECUPERATION.—The 
head of an agency may prescribe regulations to grant up 
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
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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; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘employee’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 6301; and 
‘‘(3) the term ‘leave year’ means the period be-
ginning with the first day of the first complete pay 
period in a calendar year and ending with the day 
immediately before the first day of the first complete 
pay period in the following calendar year. 
‘‘(b) LEAVE FOR OVERSEAS OPERATIONS.—The head 
of an agency may prescribe regulations to grant up to 10 
days of paid leave, per leave year, to an employee of the 
agency serving abroad where the conduct of business could 
pose potential security or safety related risks or would be 
inconsistent with host-country practice. Such regulations 
may provide that additional leave days may be granted
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during such leave year if the head of the agency deter-
mines that to do so is necessary to advance the national 
security or foreign policy interests of the United States. 
‘‘(c) 
DISCRETIONARY
AUTHORITY
OF
AGENCY 
HEAD.—Use of the authority under subsection (b) is at 
the sole and exclusive discretion of the head of the agency 
concerned. 
‘‘(d) RECORDS.—An agency shall record leave pro-
vided under this section separately from leave authorized 
under any other provision of law.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 6329c the following new 
items: 
‘‘6329d. Rest and recuperation leave 
‘‘6329e. Overseas operations leave’’. 
SEC. 7322. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AUTHORITY. 
Section 3 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2670) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) in subsection (m), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
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‘‘(n) in exigent circumstances, as determined by 
the Secretary, provide emergency medical services or 
related support for private United States citizens, 
nationals, and permanent resident aliens abroad, or 
third country nationals connected to such persons or 
to the diplomatic or development missions of the 
United States abroad, who are unable to obtain such 
services or support otherwise, with such assistance 
provided on a reimbursable basis to the extent fea-
sible.’’. 
SEC. 7323. DEPARTMENT OF STATE STUDENT INTERNSHIP 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall es-
tablish the Department of State Student Internship Pro-
gram (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’) to 
offer internship opportunities at the Department of State 
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 objec-
tives. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to participate in the 
Program, an applicant shall— 
(1) be enrolled, not less than half-time, at—
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(A) an institution of higher education (as 
such term is defined section 102 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)); or 
(B) an institution of higher education 
based outside the United States, as determined 
by the Secretary of State; 
(2) be able to receive and hold an appropriate 
security clearance; and 
(3) satisfy such other criteria as established by 
the Secretary. 
(c) SELECTION.—The Secretary of State shall estab-
lish selection criteria for students to be admitted into the 
Program that includes the following: 
(1) Demonstrable interest in a career in foreign 
affairs. 
(2) Academic performance. 
(3) Such other criteria as determined by the 
Secretary. 
(d) OUTREACH.—The Secretary of State shall adver-
tise the Program widely, including on the internet, 
through the Department of State’s Diplomats in Resi-
dence program, and through other outreach and recruiting 
initiatives targeting undergraduate and graduate students. 
The Secretary shall actively encourage people belonging to 
traditionally under-represented groups in terms of racial,
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ethnic, geographic, and gender diversity, and disability 
status to apply to the Program, including by conducting 
targeted outreach at minority serving institutions (as such 
term is described in section 371(a) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 
(e) COMPENSATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Students participating in the 
Program shall be paid at least— 
(A) the amount specified in section 6(a)(1) 
of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
U.S.C. 206(a)(1)), or 
(B) the minimum wage of the jurisdiction 
in which the internship is located, 
whichever is greater. 
(2) HOUSING ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) ABROAD.—The Secretary of State 
shall provide housing assistance to a student 
participating in the Program whose permanent 
address is within the United States if the loca-
tion of the internship in which such student is 
participating is outside the United States. 
(B) DOMESTIC.—The Secretary of State is 
authorized to provide housing assistance to a 
student participating in the Program whose 
permanent address is within the United States
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if the location of the internship in which such 
student is participating is more than 50 miles 
away from such student’s permanent address. 
(3) TRAVEL
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of 
State shall provide a student participating in the 
Program whose permanent address is within the 
United States financial assistance to cover the costs 
of travel once to and once from the location of the 
internship in which such student is participating, in-
cluding travel by air, train, bus, or other transit as 
appropriate, if the location of such internship is— 
(A) more than 50 miles from such stu-
dent’s permanent address; or 
(B) outside the United States. 
(f) WORKING WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION.—The Secretary of State is authorized to enter 
into agreements with institutions of higher education to 
structure internships to ensure such internships satisfy 
criteria for academic programs in which participants in 
such internships are enrolled. 
(g) TRANSITION PERIOD.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than two years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall transition all unpaid internship 
programs of the Department, including the Foreign
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Service Internship Program, to internship programs 
that offer compensation. Upon selection as a can-
didate for entry into an internship program of the 
Department after such date, a participant in such 
internship program shall be afforded the opportunity 
to forgo compensation, including if doing so allows 
such participant to receive college or university cur-
ricular credit. 
(2) 
EXCEPTION.—The 
transition 
required 
under paragraph (1) shall not apply in the case of 
unpaid internship programs of the Department of 
State that are part of the Virtual Student Federal 
Service internship program. 
(3) WAIVER.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
waive the requirement under this subsection to 
transition an unpaid internship program of the 
Department to an internship program that of-
fers compensation if the Secretary determines 
and not later than 30 days after any such de-
termination submits to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report that to do so would 
not be consistent with effective management 
goals.
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(B) REPORT.—The report required under 
subparagraph (A) shall describe the reason why 
transitioning an unpaid internship program of 
the Department to an internship program that 
offers compensation would not be consistent 
with effective management goals, including any 
justification for maintaining such unpaid status 
indefinitely, or any additional authorities or re-
sources necessary to transition such unpaid pro-
gram to offer compensation in the future. 
(h) REPORTS.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of a Senate a report that includes the following: 
(1) Data, to the extent collection of such infor-
mation is permissible by law, regarding the number 
of students, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, 
institution of higher learning, home State, State 
where each student graduated from high school, and 
disability status, who applied to the Program, were 
offered a position, and participated. 
(2) Data on the number of security clearance 
investigations started for such students and the 
timeline for such investigations, including whether
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such investigations were completed or if, and when, 
an interim security clearance was granted. 
(3) Information on expenditures on the Pro-
gram. 
(4) Information regarding the Department of 
State’s compliance with subsection (g). 
(i) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section may 
be construed to compel any student who is a partici-
pant in an internship program of the Department of 
State to participate in the collection of the data or 
divulge any personal information. Such students 
shall be informed that their participation in the data 
collection contemplated by this section is voluntary. 
(2) PRIVACY PROTECTION.—Any data collected 
under this section shall be subject to the relevant 
privacy protection statutes and regulations applica-
ble to Federal employees. 
(j) SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORITY.—The Department 
of State may offer compensated internships for not more 
than 52 weeks, and select, appoint, employ, and remove 
individuals in such compensated internships without re-
gard to the provisions of law governing appointments in 
the competitive service.
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(k) USE OF FUNDS.—Internships offered and com-
pensated by the Department subject to this section shall 
be funded by funds authorized to be appropriated by sec-
tion 7101. 
SEC. 7324. COMPETITIVE STATUS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOY-
EES HIRED BY INSPECTORS GENERAL TO 
SUPPORT THE LEAD IG MISSION. 
Subparagraph (A) of section 8L(d)(5) of the Inspec-
tor General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by 
striking ‘‘a lead Inspector General for’’ and inserting ‘‘any 
of the Inspectors General specified in subsection (c) for 
oversight of’’. 
SEC. 7325. COOPERATION WITH OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR 
GENERAL. 
(a) ADMINISTRATIVE DISCIPLINE.—Not later than 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall make explicit in writing to all De-
partment of State personnel, including the Secretary of 
State, Department employees, contractors, and political 
appointees, and shall consider updating the Foreign Af-
fairs Manual and the Foreign Affairs Handbook to explic-
itly specify, that if any of such personnel does not comply 
within 60 days with a request for an interview or access 
to documents from the Office of the Inspector General of 
the Department such personnel may be subject to appro-
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priate administrative discipline including, when cir-
cumstances warrant, suspension without pay or removal. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and on 
a quarterly basis thereafter, the Office of the Inspec-
tor General of the Department of State and the 
United States Agency for Global Media shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees and the 
Secretary of State a report in unclassified form de-
tailing the following: 
(A) The number of individuals who have 
failed to comply within 60 days with a request 
for an interview or access to documents from 
the Office of the Inspector General pertaining 
to a non-criminal matter. 
(B) The date on which such requests were 
initially made. 
(C) Any extension of time that was volun-
tarily granted to such individual by the Office 
of the Inspector General. 
(D) The general subject matters regarding 
which the Office of the Inspector General has 
requested of such individuals.
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(2) FORM.—Additional information pertaining 
solely to the subject matter of a request described in 
paragraph (1) may be provided in a supplemental 
classified annex, if necessary, but all other informa-
tion required by the reports required under such 
paragraph shall be provided in unclassified form. 
SEC. 7326. INFORMATION ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNI-
TIES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDU-
CATIONAL NEEDS CONSISTENT WITH THE IN-
DIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION 
ACT. 
Not later than March 31, 2022, and annually there-
after, the Director of the Office of Overseas Schools of 
the Department of State shall maintain and update a list 
of overseas schools receiving assistance from the Office 
and detailing the extent to which each such school provides 
special education and related services to children with dis-
abilities in accordance with part B of the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.). Each 
list required under this section shall be posted on the pub-
lic website of the Office for access by members of the For-
eign Service, Senior Foreign Service, and their eligible 
family members.
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SEC. 7327. IMPLEMENTATION OF GAP MEMORANDUM IN SE-
LECTION BOARD PROCESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 603 of the Foreign Serv-
ice Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4003) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c)(1) A member of the Service or member of the 
Senior Foreign Service whose performance will be evalu-
ated by a selection board may submit to such selection 
board a gap memo in advance of such evaluation. 
‘‘(2) Members of a selection board may not consider 
as negative the submission of a gap memo by a member 
described in paragraph (1) when evaluating the perform-
ance of such member. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘gap memo’ means 
a written record, submitted to a selection board in a stand-
ard format established by the Director General of the For-
eign Service, which indicates and explains a gap in the 
record of a member of the Service or member of the Senior 
Foreign Service whose performance will be evaluated by 
such selection board, which gap is due to personal cir-
cumstances, including for health, family, or other reason 
as determined by the Director General in consultation with 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate.’’. 
(b) CONSULTATION AND GUIDANCE.—
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(1) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector General of the Foreign Service shall consult 
with the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate regarding the development 
of the gap memo under subsection (c) of section 603 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as added by sub-
section (a). 
(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘gap memo’’ has the meaning given such term in 
subsection (c) of section 603 of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980. 
Subtitle D—A Diverse Workforce: 
Recruitment, 
Retention, 
and 
Promotion 
SEC. 7401. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) APPLICANT FLOW DATA.—The term ‘‘appli-
cant flow data’’ means data that tracks the rate of 
applications for job positions among demographic 
categories. 
(2) DEMOGRAPHIC
DATA.—The term ‘‘demo-
graphic data’’ means facts or statistics relating to 
the demographic categories specified in the Office of
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Management and Budget statistical policy directive 
entitled ‘‘Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and 
Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity’’ 
(81 Fed. Reg. 67398). 
(3) DIVERSITY.—The term ‘‘diversity’’ means 
those classes of persons protected under the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000a et seq.) and 
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). 
(4) 
WORKFORCE.—The 
term 
‘‘workforce’’ 
means— 
(A) individuals serving in a position in the 
civil service (as such term is defined in section 
2101 of title 5, United States Code); 
(B) individuals who are members of the 
Foreign Service (as such term defined in sec-
tion 103 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 3902)); 
(C) all individuals serving under a personal 
services contract; 
(D) all individuals serving under a Foreign 
Service limited appointment under section 309 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3949); or
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(E) individuals other than Locally Em-
ployed Staff working in the Department of 
State under any other authority. 
SEC. 7402. COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND DISSEMINATION 
OF WORKFORCE DATA. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall, in consultation with the Director of the Office 
of Personnel Management and the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget, submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report, which shall also be 
published on a publicly available website of the Depart-
ment in a searchable database format, that includes 
disaggregated demographic data and other information re-
garding the diversity of the workforce of the Department 
of State. 
(b) DATA.—The report under subsection (a) shall in-
clude the following data to the maximum extent collection 
of such data is permissible by law: 
(1) Demographic data on each element of the 
workforce of the Department of State, disaggregated 
by rank and grade or grade-equivalent, with respect 
to the following groups: 
(A) Applicants for positions in the Depart-
ment.
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(B) Individuals hired to join the workforce. 
(C) Individuals promoted during the 5-year 
period ending on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, including promotions to and within the 
Senior Executive Service or the Senior Foreign 
Service. 
(D) Individuals serving during the 5-year 
period ending on the date of the enactment of 
this Act as special assistants in any of the of-
fices of the Secretary of State, the Deputy Sec-
retary of State, the Counselor of the Depart-
ment of State, the Secretary’s Policy Planning 
Staff, the Under Secretary for Arms Control 
and International Security, the Under Secretary 
for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human 
Rights, the Under Secretary for Economic 
Growth, Energy, and the Environment, the Un-
dersecretary for Management, the Undersecre-
tary of State for Political Affairs, and the Un-
dersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public 
Affairs. 
(E) Individuals serving in the 5-year pe-
riod ending on the date of the enactment of this 
Act in each bureau’s front office.
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(F) Individuals serving in the 5-year pe-
riod ending on the date of the enactment of this 
Act as detailees to the National Security Coun-
cil. 
(G) Individuals serving on applicable selec-
tion boards. 
(H) Members of any external advisory 
committee or board who are subject to appoint-
ment by individuals at senior positions in the 
Department. 
(I) Individuals participating in professional 
development programs of the Department, and 
the extent to which such participants have been 
placed into senior positions within the Depart-
ment after such participation. 
(J) Individuals participating in mentorship 
or retention programs. 
(K) Individuals who separated from the 
agency during the 5-year period ending on the 
date of the enactment of this Act, including in-
dividuals in the Senior Executive Service or the 
Senior Foreign Service. 
(2) An assessment of agency compliance with 
the essential elements identified in Equal Employ-
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ment Opportunity Commission Management Direc-
tive 715, effective October 1, 2003. 
(3) Data on the overall number of individuals 
who are part of the workforce, the percentages of 
such workforce corresponding to each element speci-
fied in section 1401(4), and the percentages cor-
responding to each rank, grade, or grade-equivalent. 
(c) RECOMMENDATION.—The Secretary of State may 
include in the report under subsection (a) a recommenda-
tion to the Director of Office of Management and Budget 
and to the appropriate congressional committees regarding 
whether the Department of State should be permitted to 
collect more detailed data on demographic categories in 
addition to the race and ethnicity categories specified in 
the Office of Management and Budget statistical policy 
directive entitled ‘‘Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, 
and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity’’ (81 
Fed. Reg. 67398), in order to comply with the intent and 
requirements of this Act. 
(d) OTHER CONTENTS.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall also describe and assess the effectiveness 
of the efforts of the Department of State— 
(1) to propagate fairness, impartiality, and in-
clusion in the work environment, both domestically 
and abroad;
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(2) to enforce anti-harassment and anti-dis-
crimination policies, both domestically and at posts 
overseas; 
(3) to refrain from engaging in unlawful dis-
crimination in any phase of the employment process, 
including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, assign-
ments, promotion, retention, and training; 
(4) to prevent retaliation against employees for 
participating in a protected equal employment op-
portunity activity or for reporting sexual harassment 
or sexual assault; 
(5) to provide reasonable accommodation for 
qualified employees and applicants with disabilities; 
and 
(6) to recruit a representative workforce by— 
(A) recruiting women, persons with disabil-
ities, and minorities; 
(B) recruiting at women’s colleges, histori-
cally Black colleges and universities, minority- 
serving institutions, and other institutions serv-
ing a significant percentage of minority stu-
dents; 
(C) placing job advertisements in news-
papers, magazines, and job sites oriented to-
ward women and minorities;
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(D) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs 
in urban and rural communities and land-grant 
colleges or universities; 
(E) providing opportunities through the 
Foreign Service Internship Program under 
chapter 12 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4141 et seq.) and other hiring ini-
tiatives; 
(F) recruiting mid-level and senior-level 
professionals through programs designed to in-
crease representation in international affairs of 
people belonging to traditionally under-rep-
resented groups; 
(G) offering the Foreign Service written 
and oral assessment examinations in several lo-
cations throughout the United States to reduce 
the burden of applicants having to travel at 
their own expense to take either or both such 
examinations; 
(H) expanding the use of paid internships; 
and 
(I) supporting recruiting and hiring oppor-
tunities through— 
(i) the Charles B. Rangel Inter-
national Affairs Fellowship Program;
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(ii) the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign 
Affairs Fellowship Program; and 
(iii) other initiatives, including agen-
cy-wide policy initiatives. 
(e) ANNUAL UPDATES.—Not later than one year 
after the publication of the report required under sub-
section (a) and annually thereafter for the following five 
years, the Secretary of State shall work with the Director 
of the Office of Personnel Management and the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget to provide a re-
port to the appropriate congressional committees, which 
shall be posted on the Department’s website, which may 
be included in another annual report required under an-
other provision of law, that includes— 
(1) disaggregated demographic data, to the 
maximum extent collection of such data is permis-
sible by law, relating to the workforce and informa-
tion on the status of diversity and inclusion efforts 
of the Department; 
(2) an analysis of applicant flow data, to the 
maximum extent collection of such data is permis-
sible by law,; and 
(3) disaggregated demographic data relating to 
participants in professional development programs of
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the Department and the rate of placement into sen-
ior positions for participants in such programs. 
SEC. 7403. EXIT INTERVIEWS FOR WORKFORCE. 
(a) RETAINED MEMBERS.—The Director General of 
the Foreign Service and the Director of the Bureau of 
Human Resources or its equivalent shall conduct periodic 
interviews with a representative and diverse cross-section 
of the workforce of the Department of State— 
(1) to understand the reasons of individuals in 
such workforce for remaining in a position in the 
Department; and 
(2) to receive feedback on workplace policies, 
professional development opportunities, and other 
issues affecting the decision of individuals in the 
workforce to remain in the Department. 
(b) DEPARTING MEMBERS.—The Director General of 
the Foreign Service and the Director of the Bureau of 
Human Resources or its equivalent shall provide an oppor-
tunity for an exit interview to each individual in the work-
force of the Department of State who separates from serv-
ice with the Department to better understand the reasons 
of such individual for leaving such service. 
(c) USE OF ANALYSIS FROM INTERVIEWS.—The Di-
rector General of the Foreign Service and the Director of 
the Bureau of Human Resources or its equivalent shall
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analyze demographic data and other information obtained 
through interviews under subsections (a) and (b) to deter-
mine— 
(1) to what extent, if any, the diversity of those 
participating in such interviews impacts the results; 
and 
(2) whether to implement any policy changes or 
include any recommendations in a report required 
under subsection (a) or (e) of section 1402 relating 
to the determination reached pursuant to paragraph 
(1). 
(d) TRACKING DATA.—The Department of State 
shall— 
(1) track demographic data relating to partici-
pants in professional development programs and the 
rate of placement into senior positions for partici-
pants in such programs; 
(2) annually evaluate such data— 
(A) to identify ways to improve outreach 
and recruitment for such programs, consistent 
with merit system principles; and 
(B) to understand the extent to which par-
ticipation in any professional development pro-
gram offered or sponsored by the Department
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differs among the demographic categories of the 
workforce; and 
(3) actively encourage participation from a 
range of demographic categories, especially from cat-
egories with consistently low participation, in such 
professional development programs. 
SEC. 7404. RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall— 
(1) continue to seek a diverse and talented pool 
of applicants; and 
(2) instruct the Director General of the Foreign 
Service and the Director of the Bureau of Human 
Resources of the Department of State to have a re-
cruitment plan of action for the recruitment of peo-
ple belonging to traditionally under-represented 
groups, which should include outreach at appro-
priate colleges, universities, affinity groups, and pro-
fessional associations. 
(b) SCOPE.—The diversity recruitment initiatives de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) recruiting at women’s colleges, historically 
Black colleges and universities, minority-serving in-
stitutions, and other institutions serving a signifi-
cant percentage of minority students;
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(2) placing job advertisements in newspapers, 
magazines, and job sites oriented toward diverse 
groups; 
(3) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs in 
urban and rural communities and land-grant colleges 
or universities; 
(4) providing opportunities through highly re-
spected, international leadership programs, that 
focus on diversity recruitment and retention; 
(5) expanding the use of paid internships; and 
(6) cultivating partnerships with organizations 
dedicated to the advancement of the profession of 
international affairs and national security to advance 
shared diversity goals. 
(c) EXPAND TRAINING ON ANTI-HARASSMENT AND 
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall, 
through the Foreign Service Institute and other edu-
cational and training opportunities— 
(A) ensure the provision to all individuals 
in the workforce of training on anti-harassment 
and anti-discrimination information and poli-
cies, including in existing Foreign Service Insti-
tute courses or modules prioritized in the De-
partment of State’s Diversity and Inclusion
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Strategic Plan for 2016–2020 to promote diver-
sity in Bureau awards or mitigate unconscious 
bias; 
(B) expand the provision of training on 
workplace rights and responsibilities to focus on 
anti-harassment and anti-discrimination infor-
mation and policies, including policies relating 
to sexual assault prevention and response; and 
(C) make such expanded training manda-
tory for— 
(i) individuals in senior and super-
visory positions; 
(ii) individuals having responsibilities 
related to recruitment, retention, or pro-
motion of employees; and 
(iii) any other individual determined 
by the Department who needs such train-
ing based on analysis by the Department 
or OPM analysis. 
(2) BEST
PRACTICES.—The Department of 
State shall give special attention to ensuring the 
continuous incorporation of research-based best 
practices in training provided under this subsection.
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SEC. 7405. PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE 
NATIONAL SECURITY WORKFORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall en-
sure that individuals in senior and supervisory positions 
of the Department of State, or Department individuals 
having responsibilities related to recruitment, retention, or 
promotion of employees, should have a demonstrated com-
mitment to equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—In making any recommenda-
tions on nominations, conducting interviews, identifying or 
selecting candidates, or appointing acting individuals for 
positions equivalent to an Assistant Secretary or above, 
the Secretary of State shall use best efforts to consider 
at least one individual reflective of diversity. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
establish a mechanism to ensure that appointments 
or details of Department of State employees to staff 
positions in the Offices of the Secretary, the Deputy 
Secretary, the Counselor of the Department, the 
Secretary’s Policy Planning Staff, or any of the 
Undersecretaries of State, and details to the Na-
tional Security Council, are transparent, competitive, 
equitable, and inclusive, and made without regard to 
an individual’s race, color, religion, sex (including 
pregnancy, transgender status, or sexual orienta-
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tion), national origin, age (if 40 or older), disability, 
or genetic information. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report regarding the mechanism re-
quired under paragraph (1). 
(d) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of State shall use 
best efforts to consider at least one individual reflective 
of diversity for the staff positions specified in subsection 
(c)(1) and ensure such positions are equitably available 
to employees of the civil service and Foreign Service. 
SEC. 7406. LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT AND ACCOUNT-
ABILITY. 
(a) REWARD AND RECOGNIZE EFFORTS TO PRO-
MOTE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
implement performance and advancement require-
ments that reward and recognize the efforts of indi-
viduals in senior positions and supervisors in the De-
partment of State in fostering an inclusive environ-
ment and cultivating talent consistent with merit 
system principles, such as through participation in 
mentoring programs or sponsorship initiatives, re-
cruitment events, and other similar opportunities.
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(2) OUTREACH
EVENTS.—The Secretary of 
State shall create opportunities for individuals in 
senior positions and supervisors in the Department 
of State to participate in outreach events and to dis-
cuss issues relating to diversity and inclusion with 
the workforce on a regular basis, including with em-
ployee resource groups. 
(b) 
EXTERNAL
ADVISORY
COMMITTEES
AND 
BOARDS.—For each external advisory committee or board 
to which individuals in senior positions in the Department 
of State appoint members, the Secretary of State is 
strongly encouraged by Congress to ensure such external 
advisory committee or board is developed, reviewed, and 
carried out by qualified teams that represent the diversity 
of the organization. 
SEC. 7407. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES 
AND TOOLS. 
(a) EXPAND PROVISION OF PROFESSIONAL DEVEL-
OPMENT AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State is 
authorized to expand professional development op-
portunities that support the mission needs of the 
Department of State, such as— 
(A) academic programs; 
(B) private-public exchanges; and
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(C) detail assignments to relevant positions 
in— 
(i) private or international organiza-
tions; 
(ii) State, local, and Tribal govern-
ments; 
(iii) other branches of the Federal 
Government; or 
(iv) professional schools of inter-
national affairs. 
(2) TRAINING FOR SENIOR POSITIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State 
shall offer, or sponsor members of the work-
force to participate in, a Senior Executive Serv-
ice candidate development program or other 
program that trains members on the skills re-
quired for appointment to senior positions in 
the Department of State. 
(B) 
REQUIREMENTS.—In 
determining 
which members of the workforce are granted 
professional development or career advancement 
opportunities under subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary of State shall— 
(i) ensure any program offered or 
sponsored by the Department of State
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under such subparagraph comports with 
the requirements of subpart C of part 412 
of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
any successor thereto, including merit 
staffing and assessment requirements; 
(ii) consider the number of expected 
vacancies in senior positions as a factor in 
determining the number of candidates to 
select for such programs; 
(iii) understand how participation in 
any program offered or sponsored by the 
Department under such subparagraph dif-
fers by gender, race, national origin, dis-
ability status, or other demographic cat-
egories; and 
(iv) actively encourage participation 
from a range of demographic categories, 
especially from categories with consistently 
low participation. 
SEC. 7408. EXAMINATION AND ORAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE 
FOREIGN SERVICE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Department of State should offer both the 
Foreign Service written examination and oral assessment 
in more locations throughout the United States. Doing so
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would ease the financial burden on potential candidates 
who do not currently reside in and must travel at their 
own expense to one of the few locations where these as-
sessments are offered. 
(b) FOREIGN
SERVICE
EXAMINATIONS.—Section 
301(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3941) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting: 
‘‘(1) The Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall ensure that the Board of 
Examiners for the Foreign Service annually offers the oral 
assessment examinations described in paragraph (1) in 
cities, chosen on a rotating basis, located in at least three 
different time zones across the United States.’’. 
SEC. 7409. PAYNE FELLOWSHIP AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Undergraduate and graduate 
components of the Donald M. Payne International Devel-
opment Fellowship Program may conduct outreach to at-
tract outstanding students with an interest in pursuing 
a Foreign Service career who represent diverse ethnic and 
socioeconomic backgrounds.
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(b) REVIEW OF PAST PROGRAMS.—The Secretary of 
State shall review past programs designed to increase mi-
nority representation in international affairs positions. 
SEC. 7410. VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this subtitle should be 
construed so as to compel any employee to participate in 
the collection of the data or divulge any personal informa-
tion. Department of State employees shall be informed 
that their participation in the data collection contemplated 
by this subtitle is voluntary. 
(b) PRIVACY
PROTECTION.—Any data collected 
under this subtitle shall be subject to the relevant privacy 
protection statutes and regulations applicable to Federal 
employees. 
Subtitle E—Information Security 
SEC. 7501. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 3(4) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
(2) 
RELEVANT
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘relevant congressional commit-
tees’’ means—
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(A) the appropriate congressional commit-
tees; 
(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the Senate; and 
(C) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 7502. LIST OF CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRO-
VIDERS. 
(a) LIST OF COVERED CONTRACTORS.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director 
of National Intelligence, shall develop or maintain, as the 
case may be, and update as frequently as the Secretary 
determines appropriate, a list of covered contractors with 
respect to which the Department should seek to avoid en-
tering into contracts. Not later than 30 days after the ini-
tial development of the list under this subsection, any up-
date thereto, and annually thereafter for five years after 
such initial 30 day period, the Secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a copy of such 
list. 
(b) COVERED CONTRACTOR DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘covered contractor’’ means a provider of 
telecommunications, telecommunications equipment, or in-
formation technology equipment, including hardware, soft-
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ware, or services, that has knowingly assisted or facilitated 
a cyber attack or conducted surveillance, including passive 
or active monitoring, carried out against— 
(1) the United States by, or on behalf of, any 
government, or persons associated with such govern-
ment, listed as a cyber threat actor in the intel-
ligence community’s 2017 assessment of worldwide 
threats to United States national security or any 
subsequent worldwide threat assessment of the intel-
ligence community; or 
(2) individuals, including activists, journalists, 
opposition politicians, or other individuals for the 
purposes of suppressing dissent or intimidating crit-
ics, on behalf of a country included in the annual 
country reports on human rights practices of the 
Department for systematic acts of political repres-
sion, including arbitrary arrest or detention, torture, 
extrajudicial or politically motivated killing, or other 
gross violations of human rights. 
SEC. 7503. PRESERVING RECORDS OF ELECTRONIC COM-
MUNICATIONS CONDUCTED RELATED TO OF-
FICIAL DUTIES OF POSITIONS IN THE PUBLIC 
TRUST OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that all officers and employees of the Department
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and the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment are obligated under chapter 31 of title 44, United 
States Code (popularly referred to as the Federal Records 
Act of 1950), to create and preserve records containing 
adequate and proper documentation of the organization, 
functions, policies, decisions, procedures, and essential 
transactions or operations of the Department and United 
States embassies, consulates, and missions abroad, includ-
ing records of official communications with foreign govern-
ment officials or other foreign entities. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a cer-
tification in unclassified form that Secretary has commu-
nicated to all Department personnel, including the Sec-
retary of State and all political appointees, that such per-
sonnel are obligated under chapter 31 of title 44, United 
States Code, to treat electronic messaging systems, soft-
ware, and applications as equivalent to electronic mail for 
the purpose of identifying Federal records. 
SEC. 7504. FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES 
(FRUS) SERIES AND DECLASSIFICATION. 
The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
is amended—
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(1) 
in 
section 
402(a)(2) 
(22 
U.S.C. 
4352(a)(2)), by striking ‘‘26’’ and inserting ‘‘20’’; 
and 
(2) in section 404 (22 U.S.C. 4354)— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 
‘‘30’’and inserting ‘‘25’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(1)(C), by striking 
‘‘30’’ and inserting ‘‘25’’. 
SEC. 7505. VULNERABILITY DISCLOSURE POLICY AND BUG 
BOUNTY PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BUG BOUNTY PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘bug 
bounty program’’ means a program under which an 
approved individual, organization, or company is 
temporarily authorized to identify and report 
vulnerabilities of internet-facing information tech-
nology of the Department of State in exchange for 
compensation. 
(2) INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.—The term 
‘‘information technology’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 11101 of title 40, United 
States Code. 
(b) VULNERABILITY DISCLOSURE PROCESS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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retary of State shall design, establish, and make 
publicly known a Vulnerability Disclosure Process 
(VDP) to improve Department of State cybersecu-
rity by— 
(A) providing security researchers with 
clear guidelines for— 
(i) conducting vulnerability discovery 
activities directed at Department informa-
tion technology; and 
(ii) submitting discovered security 
vulnerabilities to the Department; and 
(B) creating Department procedures and 
infrastructure to receive and fix discovered 
vulnerabilities. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In establishing the VDP 
pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State 
shall— 
(A) identify which Department of State in-
formation technology should be included in the 
process; 
(B) determine whether the process should 
differentiate among and specify the types of se-
curity vulnerabilities that may be targeted; 
(C) provide a readily available means of re-
porting discovered security vulnerabilities and
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the form in which such vulnerabilities should be 
reported; 
(D) identify which Department offices and 
positions will be responsible for receiving, 
prioritizing, and addressing security vulner-
ability disclosure reports; 
(E) consult with the Attorney General re-
garding how to ensure that individuals, organi-
zations, and companies that comply with the re-
quirements of the process are protected from 
prosecution under section 1030 of title 18, 
United States Code, and similar provisions of 
law for specific activities authorized under the 
process; 
(F) consult with the relevant offices at the 
Department of Defense that were responsible 
for launching the 2016 Vulnerability Disclosure 
Program, ‘‘Hack the Pentagon’’, and subse-
quent Department of Defense bug bounty pro-
grams; 
(G) engage qualified interested persons, in-
cluding nongovernmental sector representatives, 
about the structure of the process as construc-
tive and to the extent practicable; and
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(H) award contracts to entities, as nec-
essary, to manage the process and implement 
the 
remediation 
of 
discovered 
security 
vulnerabilities. 
(3) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—Not later than 180 
days after the establishment of the VDP under para-
graph (1) and annually thereafter for the next five 
years, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate a report on the VDP, including 
information relating to the following: 
(A) The number and severity of all secu-
rity vulnerabilities reported. 
(B) The number of previously unidentified 
security vulnerabilities remediated as a result. 
(C) The current number of outstanding 
previously unidentified security vulnerabilities 
and Department of State remediation plans. 
(D) The average length of time between 
the reporting of security vulnerabilities and re-
mediation of such vulnerabilities. 
(E) The resources, surge staffing, roles, 
and responsibilities within the Department used
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to implement the VDP and complete security 
vulnerability remediation. 
(F) Any other information the Secretary 
determines relevant. 
(c) BUG BOUNTY PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall establish a bug bounty pilot 
program to minimize security vulnerabilities of inter-
net-facing information technology of the Department 
of State. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In establishing the pilot 
program described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
of State shall— 
(A) provide compensation for reports of 
previously unidentified security vulnerabilities 
within the websites, applications, and other 
internet-facing information technology of the 
Department of State that are accessible to the 
public; 
(B) award contracts to entities, as nec-
essary, to manage such pilot program and for 
executing 
the 
remediation 
of 
security 
vulnerabilities identified pursuant to subpara-
graph (A);
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(C) identify which Department of State in-
formation technology should be included in such 
pilot program; 
(D) consult with the Attorney General on 
how to ensure that individuals, organizations, 
or companies that comply with the requirements 
of such pilot program are protected from pros-
ecution under section 1030 of title 18, United 
States Code, and similar provisions of law for 
specific activities authorized under such pilot 
program; 
(E) consult with the relevant offices at the 
Department of Defense that were responsible 
for launching the 2016 ‘‘Hack the Pentagon’’ 
pilot program and subsequent Department of 
Defense bug bounty programs; 
(F) develop a process by which an ap-
proved individual, organization, or company can 
register with the entity referred to in subpara-
graph (B), submit to a background check as de-
termined by the Department of State, and re-
ceive a determination as to eligibility for par-
ticipation in such pilot program; 
(G) engage qualified interested persons, in-
cluding nongovernmental sector representatives,
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about the structure of such pilot program as 
constructive and to the extent practicable; and 
(H) consult with relevant United States 
Government officials to ensure that such pilot 
program complements persistent network and 
vulnerability scans of the Department of State’s 
internet-accessible systems, such as the scans 
conducted pursuant to Binding Operational Di-
rective BOD–19–02 or successor directive. 
(3) DURATION.—The pilot program established 
under paragraph (1) should be short-term in dura-
tion and not last longer than one year. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date on which the bug bounty pilot program 
under subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on 
such pilot program, including information relating 
to— 
(A) the number of approved individuals, 
organizations, or companies involved in such 
pilot program, broken down by the number of 
approved individuals, organizations, or compa-
nies that—
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(i) registered; 
(ii) were approved; 
(iii) submitted security vulnerabilities; 
and 
(iv) received compensation; 
(B) the number and severity of all security 
vulnerabilities reported as part of such pilot 
program; 
(C) the number of previously unidentified 
security vulnerabilities remediated as a result of 
such pilot program; 
(D) the current number of outstanding 
previously unidentified security vulnerabilities 
and Department remediation plans; 
(E) the average length of time between the 
reporting of security vulnerabilities and remedi-
ation of such vulnerabilities; 
(F) the types of compensation provided 
under such pilot program; and 
(G) the lessons learned from such pilot 
program. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—Compensation offered by the 
Department subject to this section shall be funded by 
funds authorized to be appropriated by section 7101.
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Subtitle F—Public Diplomacy 
SEC. 7601. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Public Diplomacy 
Modernization Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 7602. AVOIDING DUPLICATION OF PROGRAMS AND EF-
FORTS. 
The Secretary of State shall— 
(1) identify opportunities for greater efficiency 
of operations, including through improved coordina-
tion of efforts across public diplomacy bureaus and 
offices of the Department of State; and 
(2) maximize shared use of resources between, 
and within, such public diplomacy bureaus and of-
fices in cases in which programs, facilities, or admin-
istrative functions are duplicative or substantially 
overlapping. 
SEC. 7603. IMPROVING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OF 
PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. 
(a) RESEARCH AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.—The 
Secretary of State, acting through the Director of Re-
search and Evaluation appointed pursuant to subsection 
(b), shall— 
(1) conduct regular research and evaluation of 
public diplomacy programs and activities of the De-
partment, including through the routine use of audi-
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ence research, digital analytics, and impact evalua-
tions, to plan and execute such programs and activi-
ties; and 
(2) make available to Congress the findings of 
the research and evaluations conducted under para-
graph (1). 
(b) DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall appoint a Director of Research 
and Evaluation (referred to in this subsection as the 
‘‘Director’’) in the Office of Policy, Planning, and 
Resources for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs 
of the Department. 
(2) LIMITATION
ON
APPOINTMENT.—The ap-
pointment of the Director pursuant to paragraph (1) 
shall not result in an increase in the overall full-time 
equivalent positions within the Department of State. 
(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director shall— 
(A) coordinate and oversee the research 
and evaluation of public diplomacy programs 
and activities of the Department of State in 
order to— 
(i) improve public diplomacy strate-
gies and tactics; and
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(ii) ensure that such programs and 
activities are increasing the knowledge, un-
derstanding, and trust of the United 
States by relevant target audiences; 
(B) routinely organize and oversee audi-
ence research, digital analytics, and impact 
evaluations across all public diplomacy bureaus 
and offices of the Department; 
(C) support United States diplomatic 
posts’ public affairs sections; 
(D) share appropriate public diplomacy re-
search and evaluation information within the 
Department and with other appropriate Federal 
departments and agencies; 
(E) regularly design and coordinate stand-
ardized research questions, methodologies, and 
procedures to ensure that public diplomacy pro-
grams and activities across all public diplomacy 
bureaus and offices are designed to meet appro-
priate foreign policy objectives; and 
(F) report biannually to the United States 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, 
through the Subcommittee on Research and 
Evaluation established pursuant to subsection
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(f), regarding the research and evaluation of all 
public diplomacy bureaus and offices. 
(4) GUIDANCE AND TRAINING.—Not later than 
one year after the appointment of the Director pur-
suant to paragraph (1), the Director shall develop 
guidance and training, including curriculum for use 
by the Foreign Service Institute, for all public diplo-
macy officers of the Department regarding the read-
ing and interpretation of public diplomacy program 
and activity evaluation findings to ensure that such 
findings and related lessons learned are implemented 
in the planning and evaluation of all public diplo-
macy programs and activities of the Department. 
(c) PRIORITIZING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of the Office of 
Policy, Planning, and Resources for Public Diplo-
macy and Public Affairs of the Department of State 
shall ensure that research and evaluation of public 
diplomacy and activities of the Department, as co-
ordinated and overseen by the Director pursuant to 
subsection (b), supports strategic planning and re-
source allocation across all public diplomacy bureaus 
and offices of the Department. 
(2) ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES.—Amounts al-
located for the purpose of research and evaluation of
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public diplomacy programs and activities of the De-
partment of State pursuant to subsection (b) shall 
be made available to be disbursed at the direction of 
the Director of Research and Evaluation among the 
research and evaluation staff across all public diplo-
macy bureaus and offices of the Department. 
(3) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the Department of State should 
gradually increase its allocation of funds made avail-
able under the headings ‘‘Educational and Cultural 
Exchange Programs’’ and ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ 
for research and evaluation of public diplomacy pro-
grams and activities of the Department pursuant to 
subsection (b) to a percentage of program funds that 
is commensurate with Federal Government best 
practices. 
(d) LIMITED EXEMPTION RELATING TO THE PAPER-
WORK REDUCTION ACT.—Chapter 35 of title 44, United 
States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduc-
tion Act’’) shall not apply to the collection of information 
directed at any individuals conducted by, or on behalf of, 
the Department of State for the purpose of audience re-
search, monitoring, and evaluations, and in connection 
with the Department’s activities conducted pursuant to 
any of the following:
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(1) The Mutual Educational and Cultural Ex-
change Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.). 
(2) Section 1287 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note). 
(3) The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.). 
(e) LIMITED EXEMPTION RELATING TO THE PRI-
VACY ACT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Department of State 
shall maintain, collect, use, and disseminate records 
(as such term is defined in section 552a(a)(4) of 
title 5, United States Code) for audience research, 
digital analytics, and impact evaluation of commu-
nications related to public diplomacy efforts intended 
for foreign audiences. 
(2) CONDITIONS.—Audience research, digital 
analytics, and impact evaluations under paragraph 
(1) shall be— 
(A) reasonably tailored to meet the pur-
poses of this subsection; and 
(B) carried out with due regard for privacy 
and civil liberties guidance and oversight. 
(f) UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUB-
LIC DIPLOMACY.—
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(1) SUBCOMMITTEE FOR RESEARCH AND EVAL-
UATION.—The United States Advisory Commission 
on Public Diplomacy shall establish a Subcommittee 
on Research and Evaluation to monitor and advise 
regarding audience research, digital analytics, and 
impact evaluations carried out by the Department of 
State and the United States Agency for Global 
Media. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Subcommittee on 
Research and Evaluation established pursuant to 
paragraph (1) shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees an annual report, in conjunc-
tion with the United States Advisory Commission on 
Public Diplomacy’s Comprehensive Annual Report 
on the performance of the Department and the 
United States Agency for Global Media, describing 
all actions taken by the Subcommittee pursuant to 
paragraph (1) and any findings made as a result of 
such actions. 
SEC. 
7604. 
PERMANENT 
REAUTHORIZATION 
OF 
THE 
UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON 
PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1334 of the Foreign Af-
fairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 
6553) is amended—
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(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘SUN-
SET’’ and inserting ‘‘CONTINUATION’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘until October 1, 2021’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1002(b) of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Re-
structuring Act of 1998 is amended by amending the item 
relating to section 1334 to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 1334. Continuation of United States Advisory Commission on Public Di-
plomacy.’’. 
SEC. 7605. STREAMLINING OF SUPPORT FUNCTIONS. 
(a) WORKING GROUP ESTABLISHED.—Not later than 
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall establish a working group to ex-
plore the possibilities and cost-benefit analysis of 
transitioning to a shared services model as such pertains 
to human resources, travel, purchasing, budgetary plan-
ning, and all other executive support functions for all bu-
reaus of the Department that report to the Under Sec-
retary for Public Diplomacy of the Department. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan 
to implement any such findings of the working group es-
tablished under subsection (a).
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(i) The Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention. 
(ii) The Department of Agriculture. 
(iii) The Department of Defense. 
(iv) The Department of State. 
(v) The Environmental Protection 
Agency. 
(vi) The National Science Foundation. 
(vii) 
The 
National 
Institutes 
of 
Health. 
(viii) The National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology. 
(ix) The Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy. 
(x) The United States Agency for 
International Development. 
(xi) The United States Fish and Wild-
life Service. 
(xii) U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection. 
(xiii) U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement. 
(2) TIMING OF APPOINTMENTS.—Appointments 
to the Task Force shall be made not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.