(B) an assessment of the options for mak-
ing congressional fellowships for both the For-
eign and Civil Services more career-enhancing. 
SEC. 6. BOARD OF VISITORS OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE IN-
STITUTE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall establish a Board of Visitors of the Foreign 
Service Institute. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Board of Visitors established 
under subsection (a) shall provide the Secretary of State 
with independent advice and recommendations on organi-
zational management, strategic planning, resource man-
agement, curriculum development, and other matters of 
interest to the Foreign Service Institute, including regular 
observations about how well the Department is integrating 
training and professional development into the work of the 
bureau for Global Talent Management (GTM). 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall be— 
(A) nonpartisan; and 
(B) composed of 12 members of whom— 
(i) 2 shall be appointed by the Chair-
person of the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate; 
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(ii) 2 shall be appointed by the Rank-
ing Member of the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate; 
(iii) 2 shall be appointed by the Chair-
person of the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives; 
(iv) 2 shall be appointed by the Rank-
ing Member of the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(v) 4 shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary of State. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—Members of the Board 
shall be appointed from among individuals who are 
not officers or employees of the Federal Govern-
ment, who have never been members of the Senior 
Foreign Service or the Senior Executive Service, and 
are eminent authorities in the fields of diplomacy, 
management, leadership, economics, trade, tech-
nology, and advanced international relations edu-
cation. 
(3) OUTSIDE EXPERTISE.—Not fewer than 6 
members of the Board shall have a minimum of 10 
years of expertise outside the field of diplomacy. 
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(d) TERMS.—A member of the Board shall be ap-
pointed for a term of 3 years, except that of the members 
first appointed— 
(1) 4 shall be appointed for a term of 3 years; 
(2) 4 shall be appointed for a term of 2 years; 
and 
(3) 4 shall be appointed for a term of 1 year. 
(e) REAPPOINTMENT; REPLACEMENT.—A member of 
the Board may be reappointed or replaced at the discre-
tion of the official who made the original appointment. 
(f) CHAIRPERSON; CO-CHAIRPERSON.— 
(1) APPROVAL.—The Chairperson and Co- 
Chairperson of the Board shall be approved by the 
Secretary of State based upon a recommendation 
from the members of the Board. 
(2) SERVICE.—The Chairperson and Co-Chair-
person shall serve at the discretion of the Secretary. 
(g) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet— 
(1) at the call of the Director of the Foreign 
Service Institute and the Chairperson; and 
(2) not fewer than 2 times per year. 
(h) COMPENSATION.—A member of the Board shall 
serve without compensation, except a member of the 
Board shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem 
in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees 
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of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 
United States Code, while away from their homes or reg-
ular places of business in the performance of services for 
the Board. Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, 
United States Code, the Secretary of State may accept 
the voluntary and uncompensated services of members of 
the Board. 
(i) APPLICABILITY
OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the Board established under 
this section. 
SEC. 7. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROVOST OF THE FOREIGN 
SERVICE INSTITUTE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Foreign Service Institute the position of Provost. 
(b) 
APPOINTMENT; 
REPORTING.—The 
Provost 
shall— 
(1) be appointed by the Board of Visitors of the 
Foreign Service Institute of the Department of State 
established under section 6; and 
(2) report to the Director of the Foreign Serv-
ice Institute. 
(c) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Provost— 
(1) may not be an individual who is an officer 
or employee of the Federal Government or who has 
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ever been a career member of the Senior Foreign 
Service or the Senior Executive Service; and 
(2) shall be an eminent authority in the fields 
of diplomacy, education, management, leadership, 
economics, history, trade, or technology. 
(d) DUTIES.—The Provost shall— 
(1) oversee, review, evaluate, and coordinate the 
academic curriculum for all courses taught and ad-
ministered by the Foreign Service Institute; 
(2) coordinate the implementation of a letter or 
numerical grading system for the performance of 
Foreign Service officers in courses of the Foreign 
Service Institute; and 
(3) report not less frequently than quarterly to 
the Board of Visitors on curriculum developments 
and the performance of Foreign Service officers. 
(e) TERM.—The Provost shall serve for a term of not 
fewer than 5 years and may be reappointed for 1 addi-
tional term. 
(f) COMPENSATION.—The Provost shall receive a sal-
ary commensurate with the rank and experience of a mem-
ber of the Senior Foreign Service or the Senior Executive 
Service, as determined by the Board of Visitors. 
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SEC. 8. OTHER AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES AND OPPORTU-
NITIES FOR CONGRESSIONAL STAFF. 
(a) OTHER AGENCIES.—National security agencies 
other than the Department of State should be afforded 
the ability to increase the enrollment of their personnel 
in courses at the Foreign Service Institute and other train-
ing and professional development facilities of the Depart-
ment to promote a whole-of-government approach to miti-
gating national security challenges. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL STAFF.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall provide the appropriate congressional 
committees with a report on offering training and profes-
sional development opportunities at the Foreign Service 
Institute and other such Department of State facilities for 
congressional staff, to include budget impacts and poten-
tial course offerings. 
SEC. 9. STRATEGY FOR ADAPTING TRAINING REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR MODERN DIPLOMATIC NEEDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall develop and submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a strategy for how to adapt and evolve training 
requirements to better meet the Department’s current and 
future needs for 21st century diplomacy. 
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) Integrating training requirements into the 
Department of State’s promotion policies, including 
establishing educational and professional develop-
ment standards for training and attainment to be 
used as a part of tenure and promotion guidelines. 
(2) Addressing multiple existing and emerging 
national security challenges, including— 
(A) 
democratic 
backsliding 
and 
authoritarianism; 
(B) countering, and assisting United 
States 
allies 
to 
address, 
state-sponsored 
disinformation, including through the Global 
Engagement Center; 
(C) cyber threats; 
(D) aggression and malign influence; 
(E) the implications of climate change for 
United States diplomacy; and 
(F) nuclear threats. 
(3) Establishing residential training for the A– 
100 orientation course administered by the Foreign 
Service Institute, and evaluating the feasibility of 
residential training for long-term training opportuni-
ties. 
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(c) UTILIZATION OF EXISTING RESOURCES.—In es-
tablishing the residential training program pursuant to 
subsection (a)(3), the Secretary of State shall work with 
other national security departments and agencies that em-
ploy residential training for their orientation course and 
consider using the Foreign Affairs Security Training Cen-
ter in Blackstone, Virginia, a facility of the Department 
of State. 
SEC. 10. REPORT AND BRIEFING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port that includes— 
(1) a strategy for broadening and deepening 
professional development and training at the Depart-
ment, including assessing current and future needs 
for 21st century diplomacy; 
(2) the process used and resources needed to 
implement the strategy throughout the Department; 
and 
(3) the results and impact of the strategy on 
the workforce of the Department, particularly the 
relationship between professional development and 
training and promotions for Department personnel, 
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and including the measurement and evaluation 
methods used. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
on which the Secretary of State submits the report re-
quired by subsection (a), and annually thereafter for 2 
years, the Secretary shall provide to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a briefing on the information re-
quired to be included in the report. 
SEC. 11. FOREIGN LANGUAGE MAINTENANCE INCENTIVE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of State is au-
thorized to establish and implement an incentive program 
to encourage members of the Foreign Service who possess 
language proficiency in any of the languages that qualify 
for bonus points, as determined by the Secretary, to main-
tain critical foreign language skills. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees that includes a detailed plan for implementing the 
program authorized under subsection (a), including antici-
pated resource requirements. 
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SEC. 12. DEPARTMENT OF STATE WORKFORCE MANAGE-
MENT. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that informed, data-driven, and long-term workforce 
management, including with respect to the Foreign Serv-
ice, Civil Service, locally employed staff, and contractors, 
is needed to align diplomatic priorities with the appro-
priate personnel and resources. 
(b) ANNUAL WORKFORCE REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to understand the 
Department of State’s long-term trends with respect 
to its workforce, the Secretary of State shall, with 
input from relevant bureaus and offices, including 
the Bureau of Global Talent Management, the Bu-
reau of Consular Affairs, and the Center for Ana-
lytics, submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report that details the Department of 
State’s workforce, disaggregated by Foreign Service, 
Civil Service, locally employed staff, and contrac-
tors— 
(A) the number of personnel who were 
hired; 
(B) the number of personnel whose em-
ployment or contract was terminated or volun-
tarily left the Department; 
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(C) the number of personnel who were pro-
moted, including the grade to which they were 
promoted; 
(D) the demographic breakdown of per-
sonnel; and 
(E) the distribution of the Department of 
State’s workforce based on domestic and over-
seas assignments, including a breakdown of the 
number of personnel in geographic and func-
tional bureaus, and the number of personnel in 
overseas missions by region. 
(2) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit the report described in 
paragraph (1) for each fiscal year from fiscal years 
2002 through 2022. 
(3) RECURRING REPORT.—Not later than De-
cember 31, 2023, and annually thereafter for 9 
years, the Secretary of State shall submit the report 
described in paragraph (1) for the prior fiscal year. 
(4) USE OF REPORT DATA.—The data in the 
reports required under this subsection shall be used 
by Congress, in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, to inform recommendations on the appro-
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