(4) to prevent illegal retaliation against employ-
ees for participating in a protected equal employment 
opportunity activity or for reporting sexual harass-
ment 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 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 toward 
women and minorities; 
(D) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs 
in urban and rural communities and land-grant 
colleges or universities; 
(E) providing opportunities through the 
Foreign Service Internship Program under chap-
ter 12 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4141 et seq.) and other hiring initiatives; 
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(F) recruiting mid-level and senior-level 
professionals through programs designed to in-
crease minority representation in international 
affairs; 
(G) offering the Foreign Service written and 
oral assessment examinations in several locations 
throughout the United States to reduce the bur-
den of applicants having to travel at their own 
expense to take either or both such examinations; 
and 
(H) support recruiting and hiring opportu-
nities through— 
(i) the Charles B. Rangel International 
Affairs Fellowship Program; 
(ii) the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign 
Affairs Fellowship Program; 
(iii) the Donald M. Payne Inter-
national Development Fellowship Program; 
and 
(iv) other initiatives, including agen-
cy-wide policy initiatives. 
(e) ANNUAL UPDATES.—Not later than one year after 
the publication of the report required under subsection (a) 
and annually thereafter for the following five years, the Sec-
retary shall work with the Director of the Office of Per-
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sonnel Management and the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget to provide a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees, which shall be posted on the De-
partment’s website, which may be included in another an-
nual report required under another provision of law, that 
includes— 
(1) disaggregated demographic data relating to 
the workforce and information on the status of diver-
sity and inclusion efforts of the Department; 
(2) an analysis of applicant flow data; and 
(3) disaggregated demographic data relating to 
participants in professional development programs of 
the Department and the rate of placement into senior 
positions for participants in such programs. 
SEC. 403. EXIT INTERVIEWS FOR WORKFORCE. 
(a) RETAINED MEMBERS.—The Director General of 
the Foreign Service and the Director of Human Resources 
of the Department should conduct periodic interviews with 
a representative and diverse cross-section of the workforce 
of the Department— 
(1) to understand the reasons of individuals in 
such workforce for remaining in a position in the De-
partment; and 
(2) to receive feedback on workplace policies, pro-
fessional development opportunities, and other issues 
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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 Human Resources 
shall provide an opportunity for an exit interview to each 
individual in the workforce of the Department who sepa-
rates from service with the Department to better understand 
the reasons of such individual for leaving such service. 
(c) USE OF ANALYSIS FROM INTERVIEWS.—The Direc-
tor General of the Foreign Service and the Director of 
Human Resources shall analyze demographic data and 
other information obtained through interviews under sub-
sections (a) and (b) to determine— 
(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 402 relating to 
the determination reached pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(d) TRACKING DATA.—The Department 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; 
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(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 
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. 404. RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary should— 
(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 Re-
sources of the Department to have a recruitment plan 
of action for the recruitment of people belonging to 
traditionally under-represented groups, which should 
include outreach at appropriate colleges, universities, 
affinity groups, and professional associations. 
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(b) SCOPE.—The diversity recruitment initiatives de-
scribed in subsection (a) should include— 
(1) recruiting at women’s colleges, historically 
Black colleges and universities, minority-serving in-
stitutions, and other institutions serving a significant 
percentage of minority students; 
(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; and 
(5) 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 shall, through 
the Foreign Service Institute and other educational 
and training opportunities— 
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SEC. 
405. 
LEADERSHIP 
ENGAGEMENT 
AND 
ACCOUNT-
ABILITY. 
(a) REWARD AND RECOGNIZE EFFORTS TO PROMOTE 
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall imple-
ment performance and advancement requirements 
that reward and recognize the efforts of individuals in 
senior positions and supervisors in the Department in 
fostering an inclusive environment and cultivating 
talent consistent with merit system principles, such as 
through participation in mentoring programs or 
sponsorship initiatives, recruitment events, and other 
similar opportunities. 
(2) OUTREACH
EVENTS.—The Secretary shall 
create opportunities for individuals in senior posi-
tions and supervisors in the Department to partici-
pate in outreach events and to discuss issues relating 
to diversity and inclusion with the workforce on a 
regular basis, including with employee resource 
groups. 
(b) 
EXTERNAL
ADVISORY
COMMITTEES
AND 
BOARDS.—For each external advisory committee or board 
to which individuals in senior positions in the Department 
appoint members, the Secretary is strongly encouraged by 
Congress to ensure such external advisory committee or 
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board is developed, reviewed, and carried out by qualified 
teams that represent the diversity of the organization. 
SEC. 406. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES 
AND TOOLS. 
(a) EXPAND PROVISION OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP-
MENT AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
expand professional development opportunities that 
support the mission needs of the Department, such 
as— 
(A) academic programs; 
(B) private-public exchanges; and 
(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 Gov-
ernment; or 
(iv) 
professional 
schools 
of 
inter-
national affairs. 
(2) TRAINING FOR SENIOR POSITIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall offer, 
or sponsor members of the workforce to partici-
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pate in, a Senior Executive Service candidate 
development program or other program that 
trains members on the skills required for ap-
pointment to senior positions in the Department. 
(B) 
REQUIREMENTS.—In 
determining 
which members of the workforce are granted pro-
fessional development or career advancement op-
portunities under subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary shall— 
(i) ensure any program offered or 
sponsored by the Department under such 
subparagraph comports with the require-
ments of subpart C of part 412 of title 5, 
Code of Federal Regulations, or any suc-
cessor 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 se-
lect 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-
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ability status, or other demographic cat-
egories; and 
(iv) actively encourage participation 
from a range of demographic categories, es-
pecially from categories with consistently 
low participation. 
SEC. 407. EXAMINATION AND ORAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE 
FOREIGN SERVICE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Department should offer both the Foreign Service 
written examination and oral assessment in more locations 
throughout the United States. Doing so would ease the fi-
nancial burden on potential candidates who do not cur-
rently reside in and must travel at their own expense to 
one of the few locations where these assessments 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 para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall ensure that the Board of Ex-
aminers for the Foreign Service annually offers the oral as-
sessment examinations described in paragraph (1) in cities, 
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chosen on a rotating basis, located in at least three different 
time zones across the United States.’’. 
SEC. 408. PAYNE FELLOWSHIP AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Undergraduate and graduate com-
ponents of the Donald M. Payne International Development 
Fellowship Program may conduct outreach to attract out-
standing students with an interest in pursuing a Foreign 
Service career who represent diverse ethnic and socio-
economic backgrounds. 
(b) REVIEW OF PAST PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall 
review past programs designed to increase minority rep-
resentation in international affairs positions. 
SEC. 409. VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title should be con-
strued so as to compel any employee to participate in the 
collection of the data or divulge any personal information. 
Department employees shall be informed that their partici-
pation in the data collection contemplated by this title is 
voluntary. 
(b) PRIVACY PROTECTION.—Any data collected under 
this title shall be subject to the relevant privacy protection 
statutes and regulations applicable to Federal employees. 
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TITLE V—INFORMATION 
SECURITY 
SEC. 501. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘informa-
tion system’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 3502 of title 44, United States Code. 
(2) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘in-
telligence community’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
(3) RELEVANT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
The 
term 
‘‘relevant 
congressional 
committees’’ 
means— 
(A) the appropriate congressional commit-
tees; 
(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate; and 
(C) the Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 502. INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) INCIDENT.—The term ‘‘incident’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3552(b) of title 
44, United States Code. 
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(2) PENETRATION TEST.—The term ‘‘penetration 
test’’ means a test methodology in which assessors at-
tempt to circumvent or defeat the security features of 
an information system. 
(b) CONSULTATIONS PROCESS.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish a process for conducting semiannual 
consultations with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of 
National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
and any other department or agency representative who the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate regarding the secu-
rity of United States Government and nongovernmental in-
formation systems used or operated by the Department, a 
contractor of the Department, or another organization on 
behalf of the Department, including any such systems or 
networks facilitating the use of sensitive or classified infor-
mation. 
(c) INDEPENDENT PENETRATION TESTING OF INFOR-
MATION SYSTEMS.—In coordination with the consultations 
under subsection (b), the Secretary shall commission inde-
pendent, semiannual penetration tests, which shall be car-
ried out by an appropriate Federal department or agency 
other than the Department, such as the Department of 
Homeland Security or the National Security Agency, to en-
sure that adequate policies and protections are implemented 
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to detect and prevent penetrations or compromises of such 
information systems, including malicious intrusions by any 
unauthorized individual, state actor, or other entity. 
(d) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the require-
ment under subsection (c) for up to one year if the Sec-
retary— 
(1) determines that such requirement would have 
adverse effects on national security or the diplomatic 
mission of the Department; and 
(2) not later than 30 days after the commence-
ment of such a determination, submits to the relevant 
congressional committees a written justification that 
describes how such penetration tests would undermine 
national security or the diplomatic mission of the De-
partment. 
(e) INCIDENT REPORTING.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually 
thereafter for three years, the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the National 
Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and any 
other department or agency representative who the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate, shall securely submit 
to the relevant congressional committees a classified report 
that describes in detail the following: 
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(1) For the first reporting period, all known and 
suspected incidents affecting the information systems 
specified in subsection (b) that occurred during the 
180-day period immediately preceding the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(2) For all subsequent reporting periods, all 
known and suspected incidents affecting the informa-
tion systems specified in subsection (b) that occurred 
since the submission of the most recent report. 
(f) CONTENTS.—Each report under subsection (e) shall 
include, for the relevant reporting period, a summary over-
view addressing the following: 
(1) A description of the relevant information sys-
tem, as specified in subsection (b), that experienced a 
known or suspected incident. 
(2) An assessment of the date and time each such 
incident occurred or was suspected to have occurred. 
(3) An assessment of the duration over which 
each such incident took place or is suspected of having 
taken place, including whether such incident is ongo-
ing. 
(4) An assessment of the volume and sensitivity 
of information accessed, compromised, or potentially 
compromised by each incident, including any such 
information contained on information systems owned, 
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operated, managed, or utilized by any other Federal 
department or agency. 
(5) An assessment of whether such information 
system was compromised by such incident, including 
an assessment of the following: 
(A) The known or suspected perpetrators, 
including state actors. 
(B) The methods used to carry out the inci-
dent. 
(C) The known or suspected intent of the ac-
tors in accessing the information system. 
(6) A description of the actions the Department 
has taken or plans to take, including timelines and 
descriptions of any progress on plans described in 
prior reports, to prevent future, similar incidents af-
fecting such information systems. 
SEC. 503. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH CERTAIN 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS. 
(a) LIST OF COVERED CONTRACTORS.—Not later than 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Director of National Intel-
ligence, shall develop or maintain, as the case may be, and 
update as frequently as the Secretary determines appro-
priate, a list of covered contractors with respect to which 
the prohibition specified in subsection (b) shall apply. Not 
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later than 30 days after the initial development of the list 
under this subsection, any update 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) PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS.—The Secretary may 
not enter into a contract with a covered contractor on the 
list described in subsection (a). 
(c) REMOVAL FROM LIST.—To be removed from the 
list described in subsection (a), a covered contractor may 
submit a request to the Secretary in such manner as the 
Secretary determines appropriate. The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall 
determine a process for removing covered contractors from 
the list, as appropriate, and publicly disclose such process. 
(d) WAIVERS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The President or the Sec-
retary may waive the prohibition specified in sub-
section (b) if the President or the Secretary deter-
mines that such waiver is justified for national secu-
rity reasons. 
(2) WAIVER FOR OVERSEAS OPERATIONS.—The 
Secretary may waive the prohibition specified in sub-
section (b) for United States diplomatic posts or dip-
lomatic personnel overseas if the Secretary, in con-
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sultation with the Director of National Intelligence, 
determines that no suitable alternatives are available. 
(e) COVERED CONTRACTOR DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered contractor’’ means a provider of tele-
communications, telecommunications equipment, or infor-
mation technology equipment, including hardware, soft-
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 intelligence 
community’s 2017 assessment of worldwide threats to 
United States national security or any subsequent 
worldwide threat assessment of the intelligence com-
munity; 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 De-
partment for systematic acts of political repression, 
including arbitrary arrest or detention, torture, 
extrajudicial or politically motivated killing, or other 
gross violations of human rights. 
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(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to contracts of a covered contractor entered into on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 504. PRESERVING RECORDS OF ELECTRONIC COMMU-
NICATIONS CONDUCTED RELATED TO OFFI-
CIAL DUTIES OF POSITIONS IN THE PUBLIC 
TRUST OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that, as a matter of rule of law and transparency in a 
democratic government, all officers and employees of the De-
partment and the United States Agency for International 
Development must preserve all records of communications 
conducted in their official capacities or related to their offi-
cial duties with entities outside of the United States Gov-
ernment. It is further the sense of Congress that such prac-
tice should include foreign government officials or other for-
eign entities which may seek to influence United States 
Government policies and actions. 
(b) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish 
in the Foreign Affairs Manual guidance implementing 
chapter 31 of title 44, United States Code (commonly re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Federal Records Act’’), to treat electronic 
messaging systems, software, and applications as equivalent 
to electronic mail for the purpose of identifying Federal 
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records, and shall also publish in the Foreign Affairs Man-
ual the statutory penalties for failure to comply with such 
guidance. No funds are authorized to be appropriated or 
made available to the Department of State under any Act 
to support the use or establishment of accounts on third- 
party messaging applications or other non-Government on-
line communication tools if the Secretary does not certify 
to the relevant congressional committees that the Secretary 
has carried out this section. 
SEC. 505. FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES 
(FRUS) SERIES AND DECLASSIFICATION. 
The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
is amended— 
(1) in section 401(c) (22 U.S.C. 4351(c)), by 
striking ‘‘30’’ and inserting ‘‘25’’; 
(2) in section 402(a)(2) (22 U.S.C. 4352(a)(2)), 
by striking ‘‘26’’ and inserting ‘‘20’’; and 
(3) 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. 506. VULNERABILITY DISCLOSURE POLICY AND BUG 
BOUNTY PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) BUG
BOUNTY
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘bug 
bounty program’’ means a program under which an 
approved individual, organization, or company is 
temporarily authorized to identify and report 
vulnerabilities of internet-facing information tech-
nology of the Department in exchange for compensa-
tion. 
(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of State. 
(3) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘in-
formation technology’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 11101 of title 40, United States Code. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of State. 
(b) DEPARTMENT OF STATE VULNERABILITY DISCLO-
SURE PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall design, establish, and make publicly known a 
Vulnerability Disclosure Process (VDP) to improve 
Department cybersecurity by— 
(A) providing security researchers with 
clear guidelines for— 
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(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 shall— 
(A) identify which Department information 
technology should be included in the process; 
(B) determine whether the process should 
differentiate among and specify the types of secu-
rity vulnerabilities that may be targeted; 
(C) provide a readily available means of re-
porting discovered security vulnerabilities and 
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-
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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 Pro-
gram, ‘‘Hack the Pentagon’’, and subsequent De-
partment of Defense bug bounty programs; 
(G) engage qualified interested persons, in-
cluding nongovernmental sector representatives, 
about the structure of the process as constructive 
and to the extent practicable; and 
(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 paragraph 
(1) and annually thereafter for the next six years, the 
Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a 
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report on the VDP, including information relating to 
the following: 
(A) The number and severity, in accordance 
with the National Vulnerabilities Database of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
of security vulnerabilities reported. 
(B) The number of previously unidentified 
security vulnerabilities remediated as a result. 
(C) The current number of outstanding pre-
viously unidentified security vulnerabilities and 
Department of State remediation plans. 
(D) The average length of time between the 
reporting of security vulnerabilities and remedi-
ation of such vulnerabilities. 
(E) The resources, surge staffing, roles, and 
responsibilities within the Department used to 
implement the VDP and complete security vul-
nerability remediation. 
(F) Any other information the Secretary de-
termines relevant. 
(c) DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUG BOUNTY PILOT PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall establish a bug bounty pilot program to mini-
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mize security vulnerabilities of internet-facing infor-
mation technology of the Department. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In establishing the pilot 
program described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall— 
(A) provide compensation for reports of pre-
viously 
unidentified 
security 
vulnerabilities 
within the websites, applications, and other 
internet-facing information technology of the De-
partment 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 vulnerabili-
ties identified pursuant to subparagraph (A); 
(C) identify which Department information 
technology should be included in such pilot pro-
gram; 
(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 prosecu-
tion under section 1030 of title 18, United States 
Code, and similar provisions of law for specific 
activities authorized under such pilot program; 
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(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 approved 
individual, organization, or company can reg-
ister with the entity referred to in subparagraph 
(B), submit to a background check as determined 
by the Department, and receive a determination 
as to eligibility for participation in such pilot 
program; 
(G) engage qualified interested persons, in-
cluding nongovernmental sector representatives, 
about the structure of such pilot program as con-
structive 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 con-
ducted pursuant to Binding Operational Direc-
tive BOD–15–01. 
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(3) DURATION.—The pilot program established 
under paragraph (1) should be short-term in duration 
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 shall submit 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives a report on such pilot program, in-
cluding information relating to— 
(A) the number of approved individuals, or-
ganizations, or companies involved in such pilot 
program, broken down by the number of ap-
proved individuals, organizations, or companies 
that— 
(i) registered; 
(ii) were approved; 
(iii) submitted security vulnerabilities; 
and 
(iv) received compensation; 
(B) the number and severity, in accordance 
with the National Vulnerabilities Database of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
of security vulnerabilities reported as part of 
such pilot program; 
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(C) the number of previously unidentified 
security vulnerabilities remediated as a result of 
such pilot program; 
(D) the current number of outstanding pre-
viously 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 pro-
gram. 
TITLE VI—PUBLIC DIPLOMACY 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Public Diplomacy Mod-
ernization Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 602. AVOIDING DUPLICATION OF PROGRAMS AND EF-
FORTS. 
The Secretary shall— 
(1) identify opportunities for greater efficiency of 
operations, including through improved coordination 
of efforts across public diplomacy bureaus and offices 
of the Department; and 
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(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. 603. IMPROVING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OF PUB-
LIC DIPLOMACY. 
(a) RESEARCH AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.—The 
Secretary, acting through the Director of Research 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-
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 Secretary 
shall appoint a Director of Research and Evaluation 
(referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Director’’) in 
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the Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources for Pub-
lic 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. 
(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director shall— 
(A) report to the Director of Policy Plan-
ning of the Office of Policy, Planning, and Re-
sources for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs 
of the Department; 
(B) coordinate and oversee the research and 
evaluation of public diplomacy programs and 
activities of the Department to— 
(i) improve public diplomacy strategies 
and tactics; and 
(ii) ensure that such programs and ac-
tivities are increasing the knowledge, under-
standing, and trust of the United States by 
relevant target audiences; 
(C) routinely organize and oversee audience 
research, digital analytics, and impact evalua-
tions across all public diplomacy bureaus and of-
fices of the Department; 
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(D) support United States diplomatic posts’ 
public affairs sections; 
(E) share appropriate public diplomacy re-
search and evaluation information within the 
Department and with other appropriate Federal 
departments and agencies; 
(F) 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 
(G) report biannually to the United States 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, 
through the Subcommittee on Research and 
Evaluation established pursuant to subsection 
(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 pursu-
ant to paragraph (1), the Director shall develop guid-
ance and training, including curriculum for use by 
the Foreign Service Institute, for all public diplomacy 
officers of the Department regarding the reading and 
interpretation of public diplomacy program and ac-
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tivity evaluation findings to ensure that such findings 
and related lessons learned are implemented in the 
planning and evaluation of all public diplomacy pro-
grams and activities of the Department. 
(c) PRIORITIZING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of Policy Plan-
ning of the Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources 
for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs of the De-
partment shall ensure that research and evaluation of 
public diplomacy and activities of the Department, as 
coordinated 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 allo-
cated for the purpose of research and evaluation of 
public diplomacy programs and activities of the De-
partment pursuant to subsection (b) shall be made 
available to be disbursed at the direction of the Direc-
tor among the research and evaluation staff across all 
public diplomacy bureaus and offices of the Depart-
ment. 
(3) SENSE
OF
CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the Department should gradually in-
crease its allocation of funds made available under 
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the headings ‘‘Educational and Cultural Exchange 
Programs’’ and ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for research 
and evaluation of public diplomacy programs and ac-
tivities of the Department pursuant to subsection (b) 
to a percentage of program funds that is commensu-
rate 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 for the purpose of audience research, moni-
toring, and evaluations, and in connection with the Depart-
ment’s activities conducted pursuant to any of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The United States Information and Edu-
cational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1431 et 
seq.). 
(2) The Mutual Educational and Cultural Ex-
change Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.). 
(3) Section 1287 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 
328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note). 
(4) The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.). 
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(e) LIMITED EXEMPTION RELATING TO THE PRIVACY 
ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Department shall main-
tain, 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 communications 
related to public diplomacy efforts intended for for-
eign audiences. 
(2) CONDITIONS.—Audience research, digital 
analytics, and impact evaluations under paragraph 
(1) shall be— 
(A) reasonably tailored to meet the purposes 
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.— 
(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 re-
garding audience research, digital analytics, and im-
pact evaluations carried out by the Department and 
the United States Agency for Global Media. 
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(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Subcommittee on Re-
search and Evaluation established pursuant to para-
graph (1) shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees an annual report, in conjunction 
with the United States Advisory Commission on Pub-
lic 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. 604. PERMANENT REAUTHORIZATION OF THE UNITED 
STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC 
DIPLOMACY. 
Section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Re-
structuring Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6553) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘SUN-
SET’’ and inserting ‘‘CONTINUATION’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘until October 1, 2020’’. 
SEC. 605. STREAMLINING OF SUPPORT FUNCTIONS. 
(a) WORKING GROUP ESTABLISHED.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish a working group to explore the possi-
bilities and cost-benefit analysis of transitioning to a 
shared services model as such pertains to human resources, 
travel, purchasing, budgetary planning, and all other execu-
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tive support functions for all bureaus of the Department 
that report to the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy 
of the Department. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a plan to imple-
ment any such findings of the working group established 
under subsection (a). 
SEC. 606. GUIDANCE FOR CLOSURE OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY 
FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall adopt, and include in the Foreign Affairs Manual, 
guidelines to collect and utilize information from each dip-
lomatic post at which the construction of a new embassy 
compound or new consulate compound would result in the 
closure or co-location of an American Space, American Cen-
ter, American Corner, or any other public diplomacy facil-
ity under the Secure Embassy Construction and Counter-
terrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 et seq.). 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The guidelines required by sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) Standardized notification to each chief of 
mission at a diplomatic post describing the require-
ments of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
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Counterterrorism Act of 1999 and the impact on the 
mission footprint of such requirements. 
(2) An assessment and recommendations from 
each chief of mission of potential impacts to public 
diplomacy programming at such diplomatic post if 
any public diplomacy facility referred to in sub-
section (a) is closed or staff is co-located in accord-
ance with such Act. 
(3) A process by which assessments and rec-
ommendations under paragraph (2) are considered by 
the Secretary and the appropriate Under Secretaries 
and Assistant Secretaries of the Department. 
(4) Notification to the appropriate congressional 
committees, prior to the initiation of a new embassy 
compound or new consulate compound design, of the 
intent to close any such public diplomacy facility or 
co-locate public diplomacy staff in accordance with 
such Act. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report con-
taining the guidelines required under subsection (a) and 
any recommendations for any modifications to such guide-
lines. 
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SEC. 607. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) AUDIENCE RESEARCH.—The term ‘‘audience 
research’’ means research conducted at the outset of a 
public diplomacy program or the outset of campaign 
planning and design regarding specific audience seg-
ments to understand the attitudes, interests, knowl-
edge, and behaviors of such audience segments. 
(2) DIGITAL
ANALYTICS.—The term ‘‘digital 
analytics’’ means the analysis of qualitative and 
quantitative data, accumulated in digital format, to 
indicate the outputs and outcomes of a public diplo-
macy program or campaign. 
(3) IMPACT
EVALUATION.—The term ‘‘impact 
evaluation’’ means an assessment of the changes in 
the audience targeted by a public diplomacy program 
or campaign that can be attributed to such program 
or campaign. 
(4) PUBLIC
DIPLOMACY
BUREAUS
AND
OF-
FICES.—The term ‘‘public diplomacy bureaus and of-
fices’’ means, with respect to the Department, the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The Bureau of Educational and Cul-
tural Affairs. 
(B) The Bureau of Global Public Affairs. 
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(C) The Office of Policy, Planning, and Re-
sources for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. 
(D) The Global Engagement Center. 
(E) The public diplomacy functions within 
the regional and functional bureaus. 
TITLE VII—COMBATING PUBLIC 
CORRUPTION 
SEC. 701. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) it is in the foreign policy interest of the 
United States to help foreign countries promote good 
governance and combat public corruption; 
(2) multiple Federal departments and agencies 
operate programs that promote good governance in 
foreign countries and enhance such countries’ ability 
to combat public corruption; 
(3) the Department should promote coordination 
among the Federal departments and agencies imple-
menting programs to promote good governance and 
combat public corruption in foreign countries in 
order to improve effectiveness and efficiency; and 
(4) the Department should identify areas in 
which United States efforts to help other countries 
promote good governance and combat public corrup-
tion could be enhanced. 
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SEC. 702. ANNUAL ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2026, the Secretary shall assess the capacity and 
commitment of foreign countries to combat public corrup-
tion. Each such assessment shall— 
(1) utilize independent, third party indicators 
that measure transparency, accountability, and cor-
ruption in the public sector in such countries, includ-
ing the extent to which public power is exercised for 
private gain, to identify those countries that are most 
vulnerable to public corruption; 
(2) consider, to the extent reliable information is 
available, whether the government of a country identi-
fied under paragraph (1)— 
(A) has adopted measures to prevent public 
corruption, such as measures to inform and edu-
cate the public, including potential victims, 
about the causes and consequences of public cor-
ruption; 
(B) has enacted laws and established gov-
ernment structures, policies, and practices that 
prohibit public corruption; 
(C) enforces such laws through a fair judi-
cial process; 
(D) vigorously investigates, prosecutes, con-
victs, and sentences public officials who partici-
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pate in or facilitate public corruption, including 
nationals of such country who are deployed in 
foreign military assignments, trade delegations 
abroad, or other similar missions who engage in 
or facilitate public corruption; 
(E) prescribes appropriate punishment for 
serious, significant corruption that is commensu-
rate with the punishment prescribed for serious 
crimes; 
(F) prescribes appropriate punishment for 
significant corruption that provides a suffi-
ciently stringent deterrent and adequately re-
flects the nature of the offense; 
(G) convicts and sentences persons respon-
sible for such acts that take place wholly or part-
ly within the country of such government, in-
cluding, as appropriate, requiring the incarcer-
ation of individuals convicted of such acts; 
(H) holds private sector representatives ac-
countable for their role in public corruption; and 
(I) addresses threats for civil society to 
monitor anti-corruption efforts; and 
(3) further consider— 
(A) verifiable measures taken by the govern-
ment of a country identified under paragraph 
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(1) to prohibit government officials from partici-
pating in, facilitating, or condoning public cor-
ruption, including the investigation, prosecution, 
and conviction of such officials; 
(B) the extent to which such government 
provides access, or, as appropriate, makes ade-
quate resources available, to civil society organi-
zations and other institutions to combat public 
corruption, including reporting, investigating, 
and monitoring; 
(C) the extent to which an independent ju-
diciary or judicial body in such country is re-
sponsible for, and effectively capable of, deciding 
public corruption cases impartially, on the basis 
of facts and in accordance with law, without any 
improper restrictions, influences, inducements, 
pressures, threats, or interferences, whether direct 
or indirect, from any source or for any reason; 
(D) the extent to which such government co-
operates meaningfully with the United States to 
strengthen government and judicial institutions 
and the rule of law to prevent, prohibit, and 
punish public corruption; 
(E) the extent to which such government— 
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(i) is assisting in international inves-
tigations of transnational public corruption 
networks and in other cooperative efforts to 
combat serious, significant corruption, in-
cluding cooperating with the governments of 
other countries to extradite corrupt actors; 
(ii) recognizes the rights of victims of 
public corruption, ensures their access to 
justice, and takes steps to prevent such vic-
tims from being further victimized or per-
secuted by corrupt actors, government offi-
cials, or others; and 
(iii) refrains from prosecuting legiti-
mate victims of public corruption or whis-
tleblowers due to such persons having as-
sisted in exposing public corruption, and 
refrains from other discriminatory treat-
ment of such persons; and 
(F) contain such other information relating 
to public corruption as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION.—After conducting each assess-
ment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall identify the 
countries described in paragraph (1) of such subsection that 
are— 
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(1) meeting minimum standards to combat pub-
lic corruption; 
(2) not meeting such minimum standards but 
making significant efforts to do so; and 
(3) neither meeting such minimum standards 
nor making significant efforts to do so. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter through 
fiscal year 2026, the Secretary shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees and make publicly avail-
able a report that identifies the countries described in sub-
section (a)(1) and paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b), 
including a description of the methodology and data uti-
lized in the assessments under subsection (a) and the rea-
sons for such identifications. 
(d) BRIEFING IN LIEU OF REPORT.—The Secretary 
may waive the requirement to submit and make publicly 
available a written report under subsection (c) if the Sec-
retary— 
(1) determines that publication of such report 
would— 
(A) undermine existing United States anti- 
corruption efforts in one or more countries; or 
(B) threaten the national interests of the 
United States; and 
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(i) guiding and supporting security as-
sistance; 
(ii) advising the Working Group on all 
matters relating to security assistance; 
(iii) establishing the framework de-
scribed in section 813(a); 
(iv) coordinating the assessment, moni-
toring, and evaluation program established 
under section 813(c); and 
(v) maintaining the common database 
described in section 814(a); and 
(B) acting as a Department of State point 
of contact with the Department of Defense, the 
United States Agency for International Develop-
ment (USAID), and other relevant Federal de-
partments and agencies on all matters relating 
to security assistance. 
(c) COORDINATION WITHIN DEPARTMENT.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and subject to 
paragraph (2), the head of each bureau of the Depart-
ment that is involved in directing or implementing 
security assistance shall designate an officer of such 
bureau to be responsible for coordinating the respon-
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