sible training and professional development 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 faces increasingly complex 
and rapidly evolving challenges, many of which are 
science and technology-driven, and which demand 
continual, high-quality training and professional de-
velopment of its personnel; 
(3) the new and evolving challenges of national 
security in the 21st century necessitates the expan-
sion of standardized training and professional devel-
opment opportunities linked to equitable, account-
able, and transparent promotion and leadership 
practices for Department of State and other national 
security agency personnel; and 
(4) consistent with gift acceptance authority of 
the Department and other applicable laws in effect 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act, the De-
partment and the 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 and pro-
fessional development offerings, especially in the in-
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troduction of new, innovative, and pilot model 
courses. 
SEC. 3. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 4. TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
PRIORITIZATION. 
In order to provide the Civil Service of the Depart-
ment of State and the Foreign Service with the level of 
professional development and training needed to effec-
tively advance United States interests across the world, 
the Secretary of State shall— 
(1) increase relevant offerings provided by the 
Department— 
(A) of interactive virtual instruction to 
make training and professional development 
more accessible and useful to personnel de-
ployed throughout the world; or 
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(B) at partner organizations, including 
universities, industry entities, and nongovern-
mental organizations, throughout the United 
States to provide useful outside perspectives to 
Department personnel to provide such per-
sonnel— 
(i) a more comprehensive outlook on 
different sectors of United States society; 
and 
(ii) practical experience dealing with 
commercial corporations, universities, labor 
unions, and other institutions critical to 
United States diplomatic success; 
(2) offer courses using computer-based or com-
puter-assisted simulations, allowing civilian officers 
to lead decision-making in a crisis environment, and 
encourage officers of the Department of State and 
reciprocally officers of other Departments to partici-
pate in similar exercises held by the Department of 
State or other government organizations and the pri-
vate sector; and 
(3) increase the duration and expand the focus 
of certain training and professional development 
courses, including by— 
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(A) extending the A–100 entry-level course 
to not less than 12 weeks, better matching the 
length of entry-level training and professional 
development provided to the officers in other 
national security departments and agencies; and 
(B) extending the chief of mission course 
to not less than 6 weeks for first time chiefs of 
mission and creating a comparable 6-week 
course for new Assistant Secretaries and Dep-
uty Assistant Secretaries to more accurately re-
flect the significant responsibilities accom-
panying such roles. 
SEC. 5. FELLOWSHIPS. 
The Director General of the Foreign Service shall— 
(1) establish new fellowship programs for For-
eign Service and Civil Service officers that include 
short- and long-term opportunities at organizations, 
including— 
(A) think tanks and nongovernmental or-
ganizations; 
(B) the Department of Defense, the ele-
ments of the intelligence community (as defined 
in section 3 of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)), and other relevant 
Federal agencies; 
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(C) industry entities, especially such enti-
ties related to technology, global operations, fi-
nance, and other fields directly relevant to 
international affairs; and 
(D) schools of international relations and 
other relevant programs at universities through-
out the United States; and 
(2) not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, provide Congress with a 
report on how the Department could expand the 
Pearson Fellows Program for Foreign Service Offi-
cers and the Brookings Fellow Program for Civil 
Servants at the Department of State to allow fellows 
in those programs the opportunity to undertake a 
follow-on assignment within the Department in an 
office that will benefit from practical knowledge of 
the people and processes of Congress, including of-
fices other than the Legislative Affairs Bureau (H), 
including— 
(A) an assessment of the current state of 
congressional fellowships, including the demand 
for fellowships and the value the fellowships 
provide to both the career of the officer and to 
the Department; and 
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