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SEC. 9103. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR. 
Section 303 of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery 
and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741a) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) FAMILY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR.—There shall 
be, in the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hos-
tage Affairs, a Family Engagement Coordinator, who shall 
ensure— 
‘‘(1) for a United States national unlawfully or 
wrongfully detained abroad, that— 
‘‘(A) any interaction by executive branch offi-
cials with any family member of such United States 
national occurs in a coordinated fashion; 
‘‘(B) such family member receives consistent 
and accurate information from the United States 
Government; and 
‘‘(C) appropriate coordination with the Family 
Engagement 
Coordinator 
described 
in 
section 
304(c)(2); and 
‘‘(2) for a United States national held hostage 
abroad, that any engagement with a family member is 
coordinated with, consistent with, and not duplicative of 
the efforts of the Family Engagement Coordinator de-
scribed in section 304(c)(2).’’.
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SEC. 9104. REWARDS FOR JUSTICE. 
Section 36(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or (10);’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(10), or (14);’’; 
(2) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(3) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(14) the prevention, frustration, or resolution of 
the hostage taking of a United States person, the identi-
fication, location, arrest, or conviction of a person re-
sponsible for the hostage taking of a United States per-
son, or the location of a United States person who has 
been taken hostage, in any country.’’. 
SEC. 9105. ENSURING GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY AND ACCESSI-
BILITY OF PASSPORT AGENCIES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that Department initiatives to expand passport services and 
accessibility, including through online modernization projects, 
should include the construction of new physical passport 
agencies. 
(b) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall conduct a review of 
the geographic diversity and accessibility of existing passport 
agencies to identify—
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SEC. 9106. CULTURAL ANTIQUITIES TASK FORCE. 
The Secretary is authorized to use up to $1,200,000 for 
grants to carry out the activities of the Cultural Antiquities 
Task Force. 
SEC. 9107. OFFICE OF SANCTIONS COORDINATION. 
(a) EXTENSION
OF AUTHORITIES.—Section 1 of the 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
2651a) is amended, in paragraph (4)(B) of subsection (l), as 
redesignated by section 9502(a)(2) of this Act, by striking 
‘‘the date that is two years after the date of the enactment 
of this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, 
or the Secretary’s designee, shall brief the appropriate con-
gressional committees with respect to the steps that the Of-
fice of Sanctions Coordination has taken to coordinate its ac-
tivities with the Department of the Treasury and humani-
tarian aid programs, in an effort to help ensure appropriate 
flows of humanitarian assistance and goods to countries sub-
ject to United States sanctions. 
SEC. 9108. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND STRATEGIC PLAN RE-
GARDING THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE’S UNIT 
FOR SUBNATIONAL DIPLOMACY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) MUNICIPAL.—The term ‘‘municipal’’ means the 
government of a city in the United States with a popu-
lation of not fewer than 100,000 people. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the 50 
States of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
and any territory or possession of the United States. 
(3) SUBNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT.—The term ‘‘sub-
national engagement’’ means formal meetings or events 
between elected officials of a State or municipal govern-
ment and their foreign counterparts. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the growth of subnational cooperation has en-
abled States and municipalities to play an increasingly 
significant role in foreign policy and complement the ef-
forts of the Department; 
(2) the Department’s recently established Unit for 
Subnational Diplomacy will play a critical role in 
leveraging the Department’s resources to support State 
and municipal governments in conducting subnational 
engagement and increasing cooperation with foreign al-
lies and partners; and 
(3) in facilitating such subnational engagements, 
the Department should engage with a broad array of
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United States cities without regard to their population 
size or location; 
(c) STRATEGIC PLAN.—The Special Representative for 
Subnational Diplomacy shall submit a strategic plan to the 
appropriate congressional committees for the operations of 
the Unit for Subnational Diplomacy, including the Depart-
ment’s plans for— 
(1) supporting subnational engagements involving 
policymakers from urban and rural areas to improve 
United States foreign policy effectiveness; 
(2) enhancing the awareness, understanding, and 
involvement of United States citizens, including citizens 
residing in urban and rural areas, in the foreign policy 
process; 
(3) countering subnational diplomacy efforts from 
adversarial nations; 
(4) strengthening engagement with foreign sub-
national governments; and 
(5) any other operations that the Secretary deter-
mines to be relevant. 
(d) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sub-
section may be construed to preclude— 
(1) the Unit for Subnational Diplomacy Office from 
being elevated to a bureau within the Department; or
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(2) the Special Representative for Subnational Di-
plomacy from being elevated to an Assistant Secretary if 
the addition of such Assistant Secretary position does 
not increase the number of Assistant Secretary positions 
at the Department above the number of such positions 
authorized under section 1(c)(1) of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
2651a(c)(1)). 
TITLE XCII—PERSONNEL ISSUES 
SEC. 9201. DEPARTMENT OF STATE PAID STUDENT INTERNSHIP 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish the De-
partment of State Student Internship Program (referred to 
in this section as the ‘‘Program’’) to offer internship opportu-
nities at the Department to eligible students to raise aware-
ness of the essential role of diplomacy in the conduct of 
United States foreign policy and the realization of United 
States foreign policy objectives. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An applicant is eligible to par-
ticipate in the Program if the applicant is enrolled at— 
(A) an institution of higher education (as such 
term is defined in section 102(a) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a))); or
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(B) an institution of higher education based 
outside the United States, as determined by the 
Secretary of State. 
(2) ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.—An appli-
cant in the Program should be— 
(A) enrolled at least half-time in an institution 
described in paragraph (1); and 
(B) eligible to receive and hold an appropriate 
security clearance. 
(c) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall establish selection 
criteria for students to be admitted into the Program that in-
cludes a demonstrated interest in a career in foreign affairs. 
(d) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) widely advertise the Program, including— 
(A) on the internet; 
(B) through the Department’s Diplomats in 
Residence program; and 
(C) through other outreach and recruiting ini-
tiatives targeting undergraduate and graduate stu-
dents; and 
(2) conduct targeted outreach to encourage partici-
pation in the Program from— 
(A) individuals belonging to an underrep-
resented group; and
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(B) students enrolled at minority-serving insti-
tutions (which shall include any institution listed in 
section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 
(e) COMPENSATION.— 
(1) HOUSING ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) ABROAD.—The Secretary shall provide 
housing assistance to any student participating in 
the Program whose permanent address is within the 
United States if the location of the internship in 
which such student is participating is outside of the 
United States. 
(B) DOMESTIC.—The Secretary may provide 
housing assistance to a student participating in the 
Program whose permanent address is within the 
United States if the location of the internship in 
which such student is participating is more than 50 
miles away from such student’s permanent address. 
(2) TRAVEL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide a student participating in the Program whose per-
manent address is within the United States with finan-
cial assistance that is sufficient to cover the travel costs 
of a single round trip by air, train, bus, or other appro-
priate transportation between the student’s permanent
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address and the location of the internship in which such 
student is participating if such location is— 
(A) more than 50 miles from the student’s per-
manent address; or 
(B) outside of the United States. 
(f) WORKING WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION.—The Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable, 
shall structure internships to ensure that such internships 
satisfy criteria for academic credit at the institutions of high-
er education in which participants in such internships are en-
rolled. 
(g) TRANSITION PERIOD.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graphs (2) and (3), beginning not later than 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act— 
(A) the Secretary shall convert unpaid intern-
ship programs of the Department, including the 
Foreign Service Internship Program, to internship 
programs that offer compensation; and 
(B) upon selection as a candidate for entry 
into an internship program of the Department, a 
participant in such internship program may refuse 
compensation, including if doing so allows such par-
ticipant to receive college or university curricular 
credit.
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(2) EXCEPTION.—The transition required under 
paragraph (1) shall not apply to unpaid internship pro-
grams of the Department that are part of the Virtual 
Student Federal Service internship program. 
(3) WAIVER.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may waive 
the requirement under paragraph (1)(A) with re-
spect to a particular unpaid internship program if 
the Secretary, not later than 30 days after making 
a determination that the conversion of such intern-
ship program to a compensated internship program 
would not be consistent with effective management 
goals, submits a report explaining such determina-
tion to— 
(i) the appropriate congressional commit-
tees; 
(ii) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; and 
(iii) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
(B) REPORT.—The report required under sub-
paragraph (A) shall— 
(i) describe the reasons why converting an 
unpaid internship program of the Department 
to an internship program that offers compensa-
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tion would not be consistent with effective 
management goals; and 
(ii)(I) provide justification for maintaining 
such unpaid status indefinitely; or 
(II) identify any additional authorities or 
resources that would be necessary to convert 
such unpaid internship program to offer com-
pensation in the future. 
(h) REPORTS.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a re-
port to the committees referred to in subsection (g)(3)(A) 
that includes— 
(1) data, to the extent the collection of such infor-
mation is permissible by law, regarding the number of 
students who applied to the Program, were offered a po-
sition, and participated, respectively, disaggregated by 
race, ethnicity, sex, institution of higher education, home 
State, State where each student graduated from high 
school, and disability status; 
(2) data regarding the number of security clearance 
investigations initiated for the students described in 
paragraph (1), including the timeline for such investiga-
tions, whether such investigations were completed, and 
when an interim security clearance was granted; 
(3) information on Program expenditures;
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(4) information regarding the Department’s compli-
ance with subsection (g); and 
(5) the number of internship participants subse-
quently employed by the Department, if any, following 
their participation in the Program. 
(i) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section may be 
construed to compel any student who is a participant in 
an internship program of the Department to participate 
in the collection of the data or divulge any personal in-
formation. Such students shall be informed that their 
participation in the data collection under this section is 
voluntary. 
(2) PRIVACY
PROTECTION.—Any data collected 
under this section shall be subject to the relevant privacy 
protection statutes and regulations applicable to Federal 
employees. 
(j) SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Director of the Office of Personnel Management, with respect 
to the number of interns to be hired each year, may— 
(1) select, appoint, and employ individuals for up to 
1 year through compensated internships in the excepted 
service; and
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(2) remove any compensated intern employed pur-
suant to paragraph (1) without regard to the provisions 
of law governing appointments in the excepted service. 
SEC. 9202. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PREVENTION OF, AND THE 
RESPONSE TO, HARASSMENT, DISCRIMINATION, 
SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND RELATED RETALIATION. 
(a) POLICIES.—The Secretary should develop and 
strengthen policies regarding harassment, discrimination, sex-
ual assault, and related retaliation, including policies for— 
(1) 
addressing, 
reporting, 
and 
providing 
transitioning support; 
(2) advocacy, service referrals, and travel accom-
modations; and 
(3) disciplining personnel that violate Department 
policies regarding harassment, discrimination, sexual as-
sault, or related retaliation. 
(b) DISCIPLINARY ACTION.— 
(1) SEPARATION FOR CAUSE.—Section 610(a)(1) of 
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4010(a)(1)), 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘decide to’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, including upon receiving 
notification from the Bureau of Diplomatic Security 
that such member has engaged in criminal mis-
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conduct, such as murder, rape, or other sexual as-
sault’’ before the period at the end. 
(2) UPDATE TO MANUAL.—The Director of Global 
Talent Management shall— 
(A) update the ‘‘Grounds for Disciplinary Ac-
tion’’ and ‘‘List of Disciplinary Offenses and Pen-
alties’’ sections of the Foreign Affairs Manual to re-
flect the amendments made under paragraph (1); 
and 
(B) communicate such updates to Department 
staff through publication in Department Notices. 
(c) SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE VIC-
TIM ADVOCATES.—The Secretary shall ensure that the Diplo-
matic Security Service’s Victims’ Resource Advocacy Pro-
gram— 
(1) is appropriately staffed by advocates who are 
physically present at— 
(A) the headquarters of the Department; and 
(B) major domestic and international facilities 
and embassies, as determined by the Secretary; 
(2) considers the logistics that are necessary to 
allow for the expedient travel of victims from Depart-
ment facilities that do not have advocates; and 
(3) uses funds available to the Department to pro-
vide emergency food, shelter, clothing, and transpor-
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tation for victims involved in matters being investigated 
by the Diplomatic Security Service. 
SEC. 9203. INCREASING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT AUTHORIZED 
FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIP 
GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. 
Section 504(e)(3) of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 2656d(e)(3)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000’’. 
SEC. 9204. ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL TO ADDRESS BACKLOGS IN 
HIRING AND INVESTIGATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall seek to increase 
the number of personnel within the Bureau of Global Talent 
Management and the Office of Civil Rights to address back-
logs in hiring and investigations into complaints conducted by 
the Office of Civil Rights. 
(b) EMPLOYMENT TARGETS.—The Secretary shall seek 
to employ— 
(1) not fewer than 15 additional personnel in the 
Bureau of Global Talent Management and the Office of 
Civil Rights (compared to the number of personnel so 
employed as of the day before the date of the enactment 
of this Act) by the date that is 180 days after such date 
of enactment; and 
(2) not fewer than 15 additional personnel in such 
Bureau and Office (compared to the number of per-
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sonnel so employed as of the day before the date of the 
enactment of this Act) by the date that is 1 year after 
such date of enactment. 
SEC. 9205. FOREIGN AFFAIRS TRAINING. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) Congress has recognized, including in division E 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81), that the Department 
is a crucial national security agency, whose employees, 
both Foreign Service and Civil Service, require the best 
possible 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; and 
(2) the new and evolving challenges of national se-
curity in the 21st century necessitate the expansion of 
standardized training and professional development op-
portunities linked to equal, accountable, and transparent 
promotion and leadership practices for Department and 
other national security agency personnel. 
(b) DEFINED TERM.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate;
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(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(4) the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives. 
(c) TRAINING
AND
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT 
PRIORITIZATION.—Section 5108(c) of division E of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Pub-
lic Law 117–81) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) TRAINING
AND
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT 
PRIORITIZATION.—In order to provide the Civil Service and 
the Foreign Service with the level of professional development 
and training needed to effectively advance United States in-
terests across the world, the Secretary of State shall— 
‘‘(1) increase relevant offerings provided by the De-
partment of State— 
‘‘(A) of interactive virtual instruction to make 
training and professional development more acces-
sible and useful to personnel deployed throughout 
the world; or 
‘‘(B) at partner organizations, including uni-
versities, industry entities, and nongovernmental or-
ganizations, throughout the United States to pro-
vide useful outside perspectives to Department of 
State personnel by providing such personnel—
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‘‘(i) a more comprehensive outlook on dif-
ferent sectors of United States society; 
‘‘(ii) practical experience dealing with 
commercial corporations, universities, labor 
unions, and other institutions critical to United 
States diplomatic success; and 
‘‘(iii) courses specifically focused on com-
mercial diplomacy that increase the under-
standing of private sector needs that arise as 
United States companies enter and compete in 
the international market; 
‘‘(2) provide the opportunity to participate in 
courses using computer-based or computer-assisted sim-
ulations, allowing civilian officers to lead decision mak-
ing in a crisis environment, and encourage officers of the 
Department of State, and reciprocally, officers of other 
Federal departments to participate in similar exercises 
held by the Department of State or other government or-
ganizations and the private sector; 
‘‘(3) increase the duration and expand the focus of 
certain training and professional development courses, 
including by extending— 
‘‘(A) the A–100 entry-level course to as long as 
12 weeks, which better matches the length of entry- 
level training and professional development provided
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to the officers in other national security depart-
ments and agencies; and 
‘‘(B) the Chief of Mission course to as long as 
6 weeks for first time Chiefs of Mission and cre-
ating comparable courses for new Assistant Secre-
taries and Deputy Assistant Secretaries to more ac-
curately reflect the significant responsibilities ac-
companying such roles; and 
‘‘(4) ensure that Foreign Service officers who are 
assigned to a country experiencing significant population 
displacement due to the impacts of climatic and non-cli-
matic shocks and stresses, including rising sea levels and 
lack of access to affordable and reliable energy and elec-
tricity, receive specific instruction on United States pol-
icy with respect to resiliency and adaptation to such cli-
matic and non-climatic shocks and stresses.’’. 
(d) FELLOWSHIPS.—The Director General of the For-
eign Service shall— 
(1) expand and establish new fellowship programs 
for Foreign Service and Civil Service officers that in-
clude short- and long-term opportunities at organiza-
tions, including— 
(A) think tanks and nongovernmental organi-
zations;
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(B) the Department of Defense and other rel-
evant Federal agencies; 
(C) industry entities, especially such entities 
related to technology, global operations, finance, 
and other fields directly relevant to international af-
fairs; and 
(D) schools of international relations and other 
relevant programs at universities throughout the 
United States; and 
(2) not later than 180 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, submit a report to Congress that 
describes how the Department could expand the Pearson 
Fellows Program for Foreign Service Officers and the 
Brookings Fellow Program for Civil Servants to provide 
fellows in such programs with the opportunity to under-
take a follow-on assignment within the Department in 
an office in which fellows will gain practical knowledge 
of the people and processes of Congress, including offices 
other than the Legislative Affairs Bureau, including— 
(A) an assessment of the current state of con-
gressional fellowships, including the demand for fel-
lowships, support for applicants to pursue and per-
form such fellowships, and the value the fellowships 
provide to both the career of the officer and to the 
Department; and
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(B) an assessment of the options for making 
congressional fellowships for both the Foreign Serv-
ice and the Civil Service more career-enhancing. 
(e) BOARD OF VISITORS OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE IN-
STITUTE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary is authorized 
to establish a Board of Visitors of the Foreign Service 
Institute (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Board’’). 
It is the sense of Congress that the Board should be es-
tablished not later than 1 year after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(2) DUTIES.—The Board authorized by this sub-
section shall be comprised of 12 members, who shall be 
appointed by the Secretary and shall provide the Sec-
retary with independent advice and recommendations re-
garding organizational management, strategic planning, 
resource management, curriculum development, and 
other matters of interest to the Foreign Service Insti-
tute, including regular observations about how well the 
Department is integrating training and professional de-
velopment into the work of the Bureau for Global Talent 
Management. 
(3) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) QUALIFICATIONS.—Members of the Board 
shall be appointed from among individuals who—
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(i) are not officers or employees of the 
Federal Government; and 
(ii) are eminent authorities in the fields of 
diplomacy, national security, management, 
leadership, economics, trade, technology, or ad-
vanced international relations education. 
(B) OUTSIDE EXPERTISE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not fewer than 6 mem-
bers of the Board shall have a minimum of 10 
years of relevant expertise outside the field of 
diplomacy. 
(ii) PRIOR SENIOR SERVICE AT THE DE-
PARTMENT.—Not more than 6 members of the 
Board may be persons who previously served in 
the Senior Foreign Service or the Senior Exec-
utive Service at the Department. 
(4) TERMS.—Each member of the Board shall be 
appointed for a term of 3 years, except that of the mem-
bers first appointed— 
(A) 4 members shall be appointed for a term 
of 3 years; 
(B) 4 members shall be appointed for a term 
of 2 years; and 
(C) 4 members shall be appointed for a term 
of 1 year.
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(5) CHAIRPERSON; VICE CHAIRPERSON.— 
(A) APPROVAL.—The Chairperson and Vice 
Chairperson of the Board shall be approved by the 
Secretary of State based upon a recommendation 
from the members of the Board. 
(B) SERVICE.—The Chairperson and Vice 
Chairperson shall serve at the discretion of the Sec-
retary. 
(6) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet— 
(A) at the call of the Director of the Foreign 
Service Institute and the Chairperson; and 
(B) not fewer than 2 times per year. 
(7) COMPENSATION.—Each member of the Board 
shall serve without compensation, except that a member 
of the Board shall be allowed travel expenses, including 
per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for 
employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 
of title 5, United States Code, while away from their 
homes or regular places of business in the performance 
of service for the Board. Notwithstanding section 1342 
of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may ac-
cept the voluntary and uncompensated service of mem-
bers of the Board. 
(8) APPLICABILITY
OF
FEDERAL
ADVISORY
COM-
MITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
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U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the Board established under 
this subsection. 
(f) ESTABLISHMENT
OF PROVOST
OF
THE FOREIGN 
SERVICE INSTITUTE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Foreign Service Institute the position of Provost. 
(2) 
APPOINTMENT; 
REPORTING.—The 
Provost 
shall— 
(A) be appointed by the Secretary; and 
(B) report to the Director of the Foreign Serv-
ice Institute. 
(3) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Provost, who should be 
a member of the Senior Executive Service, shall have— 
(A) experience in the field of diplomacy, na-
tional security, education, management, leadership, 
economics, history, trade, adult education, or tech-
nology; and 
(B) significant experience outside the Depart-
ment, whether in other national security agencies or 
in the private sector, and preferably in positions of 
authority in educational institutions or the field of 
professional development and mid-career training 
with oversight for the evaluation of academic pro-
grams. 
(4) DUTIES.—The Provost shall—
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(A) oversee, review, evaluate, and coordinate 
the academic curriculum for all courses taught and 
administered by the Foreign Service Institute; and 
(B) coordinate the development of an evalua-
tion system to ascertain the utility of the informa-
tion and skills imparted by each such course, such 
that, to the extent practicable, performance assess-
ments can be included in the personnel records 
maintained by the Bureau of Global Talent Man-
agement and utilized in Foreign Service Selection 
Boards. 
(5) COMPENSATION.—The Provost shall receive a 
salary commensurate with the rank and experience of a 
member of the Senior Executive Service, as determined 
by the Secretary. 
(g) OTHER AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES AND OPPORTU-
NITIES FOR CONGRESSIONAL STAFF.— 
(1) OTHER AGENCIES.—National security agencies 
other than the Department should be afforded the ability 
to increase the enrollment of their personnel in courses 
at the Foreign Service Institute and other training and 
professional development facilities of the Department to 
promote a whole-of-government approach to mitigating 
national security challenges.
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(2) CONGRESSIONAL STAFF.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress that describes— 
(A) the training and professional development 
opportunities at the Foreign Service Institute and 
other Department facilities available to congres-
sional staff; 
(B) the budget impacts of offering such oppor-
tunities to congressional staff; and 
(C) potential course offerings. 
(h) STRATEGY
FOR ADAPTING TRAINING REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR MODERN DIPLOMATIC NEEDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall de-
velop and submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a strategy for adapting and evolving training re-
quirements to better meet the Department’s current and 
future needs for 21st century diplomacy. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under para-
graph (1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) Integrating training requirements into the 
Department’s promotion policies, including estab-
lishing educational and professional development
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standards for training and attainment to be used as 
a part of tenure and promotion guidelines. 
(B) Addressing multiple existing and emerging 
national security challenges, including— 
(i) 
democratic 
backsliding 
and 
authoritarianism; 
(ii) countering, and assisting United 
States 
allies 
to 
address, 
state-sponsored 
disinformation, including through the Global 
Engagement Center; 
(iii) cyber threats; 
(iv) the aggression and malign influence of 
Russia, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, the Maduro 
Regime, and the Chinese Communist Party’s 
multi-faceted and comprehensive challenge to 
the rules-based order; 
(v) the implications of climate change for 
United States diplomacy; and 
(vi) nuclear threats. 
(C) An examination of the likely advantages 
and disadvantages of establishing residential train-
ing for the A–100 orientation course administered 
by the Foreign Service Institute and evaluating the 
feasibility of residential training for other long-term 
training opportunities.
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(D) An examination of the likely advantages 
and disadvantages of establishing a press freedom 
curriculum for the National Foreign Affairs Train-
ing Center that enables Foreign Service officers to 
better understand issues of press freedom and the 
tools that are available to help protect journalists 
and promote freedom of the press norms, which 
may include— 
(i) the historic and current issues facing 
press freedom, including countries of specific 
concern; 
(ii) the Department’s role in promoting 
press freedom as an American value, a human 
rights issue, and a national security imperative; 
(iii) ways to incorporate press freedom 
promotion into other aspects of diplomacy; and 
(iv) existing tools to assist journalists in 
distress and methods for engaging foreign gov-
ernments and institutions on behalf of individ-
uals engaged in journalistic activity who are at 
risk of harm. 
(E) The expansion of external courses offered 
by the Foreign Service Institute at academic insti-
tutions or professional associations on specific top-
ics, including in-person and virtual courses on moni-
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toring and evaluation, audience analysis, and the 
use of emerging technologies in diplomacy. 
(3) UTILIZATION OF EXISTING RESOURCES.—In ex-
amining the advantages and disadvantages of estab-
lishing a residential training program pursuant to para-
graph (2)(C), the Secretary shall— 
(A) collaborate with other national security de-
partments and agencies that employ residential 
training for their orientation courses; and 
(B) consider using the Department’s Foreign 
Affairs Security Training Center in Blackstone, Vir-
ginia. 
(i) REPORT AND BRIEFING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
a report to the appropriate committees of Congress that 
includes— 
(A) a strategy for broadening and deepening 
professional development and training at the De-
partment, including assessing current and future 
needs for 21st century diplomacy; 
(B) the process used and resources needed to 
implement the strategy referred to in subparagraph 
(A) throughout the Department; and
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(C) 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, 
and the measurement and evaluation methods used 
to evaluate such results. 
(2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date on which the Secretary submits the report required 
under paragraph (1), and annually thereafter for 2 
years, the Secretary shall provide to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a briefing on the information re-
quired to be included in the report. 
(j) FOREIGN
LANGUAGE
MAINTENANCE
INCENTIVE 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is authorized 
to establish and implement an incentive program, with a 
similar structure as the Foreign Language Proficiency 
Bonus offered by the Department of Defense, to encour-
age members of the Foreign Service who possess lan-
guage proficiency in any of the languages that qualify 
for additional incentive pay, as determined by the Sec-
retary, to maintain critical foreign language skills. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
a report to the appropriate committees of Congress that
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includes a detailed plan for implementing the program 
authorized under paragraph (1), including anticipated 
resource requirements to carry out such program. 
SEC. 9206. FACILITATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF TRAINING 
AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR FOR-
EIGN SERVICE AND CIVIL SERVICE PERSONNEL. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that recognition throughout the Department of the value and 
importance of training and professional development for For-
eign Service and Civil Service personnel is vital to the devel-
opment and maintenance by such personnel of the skills and 
expertise required for the Department to contribute fully and 
effectively to the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United 
States. 
(b) STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, shall con-
duct a study of the feasibility and cost of establishing a 
diplomatic officers’ reserve corps or similar mechanism 
to augment the Department’s personnel needs at any 
level on a temporary or permanent basis. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the study required 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider wheth-
er the diplomatic officers’ reserve corps should be mod-
eled on the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps es-
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tablished under chapter 103 of title 10, United States 
Code, to encourage the recruitment and retention of per-
sonnel who have the critical language skills necessary to 
meet the requirements of the Foreign Service by pro-
viding financial assistance to students studying critical 
languages at institutions of higher education. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
that contains the results of the study conducted pursu-
ant to paragraph (1). 
(c) TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT IN PROMOTION PRE-
CEPTS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA.— 
(1) FOREIGN SERVICE.—The Secretary shall take 
appropriate action to ensure accountability and trans-
parency in the evaluation of the precepts described in 
section 603 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4003) upon which the selection boards estab-
lished pursuant to section 602 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
4002) make recommendations for the promotion of 
members of the Foreign Service under section 601 of 
such Act (22 U.S.C. 4001) by affording equal consider-
ation to the undertaking of training, professional devel-
opment, and foreign language acquisition and retention
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among any other objective criteria considered by selec-
tion boards in making such recommendations. 
(2) CIVIL SERVICE.—The Secretary shall take ap-
propriate action to ensure that the performance stand-
ards for any job performance appraisal system for Civil 
Service personnel of the Department afford equal consid-
eration to the undertaking of training, professional de-
velopment, and foreign language acquisition and reten-
tion among any other objective criteria in the evaluation 
of the job performance of such personnel. 
(d) RESPONSE TO SUBORDINATE TRAINING AND DEVEL-
OPMENT NEEDS IN EVALUATION OF SUPERVISOR PERFORM-
ANCE.— 
(1) FOREIGN SERVICE.—The Secretary shall take 
appropriate action to ensure that the evaluation of pre-
cepts for recommendations for promotion described in 
subsection (c)(1) for members of the Foreign Service in 
supervisory positions incorporates the extent to which 
such members appropriately address the training and 
professional development needs of the personnel under 
their supervision. 
(2) CIVIL SERVICE.—The Secretary shall take ap-
propriate action to ensure that the performance stand-
ards described in subsection (c)(2) for Civil Service per-
sonnel of the Department in supervisory positions afford
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appropriate weight to addressing the training and pro-
fessional development needs of the personnel under their 
supervision. 
SEC. 9207. SECURITY CLEARANCE APPROVAL PROCESS. 
(a) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in co-
ordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall 
submit recommendations to the appropriate congressional 
committees for streamlining the security clearance approval 
process within the Bureau of Diplomatic Security so that the 
security clearance approval process for Civil Service and For-
eign Service applicants is completed within 6 months, on av-
erage, and within 1 year, in the vast majority of cases. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the rec-
ommendations are submitted pursuant to subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate, the Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives, and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives that— 
(1) describes the status of the efforts of the Depart-
ment to streamline the security clearance approval proc-
ess; and 
(2) identifies any remaining obstacles preventing se-
curity clearances from being completed within the time
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frames set forth in subsection (a), including lack of co-
operation or other actions by other Federal departments 
and agencies. 
SEC. 9208. ADDENDUM FOR STUDY ON FOREIGN SERVICE AL-
LOWANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees an addendum to 
the report required under section 5302 of the Department of 
State Authorization Act of 2021 (division E of Public Law 
117–81), which shall be entitled the ‘‘Report on Bidding for 
Domestic and Overseas Posts and Filling Unfilled Positions’’. 
The addendum shall be prepared using input from the same 
federally funded research and development center that pre-
pared the analysis conducted for the purposes of such report. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The addendum required under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) the total number of domestic and overseas posi-
tions open during the most recent summer bidding cycle; 
(2) the total number of bids each position received; 
(3) the number of unfilled positions at the conclu-
sion of the most recent summer bidding cycle, 
disaggregated by bureau; and 
(4) detailed recommendations and a timeline for—
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(A) increasing the number of qualified bidders 
for underbid positions; and 
(B) minimizing the number of unfilled posi-
tions at the end of the bidding season. 
SEC. 9209. CURTAILMENTS, REMOVALS FROM POST, AND WAIV-
ERS OF PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES. 
(a) CURTAILMENTS REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 
days thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
the appropriate congressional committees regarding cur-
tailments of Department personnel from overseas posts. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall include in the 
report required under paragraph (1)— 
(A) relevant information about any post that, 
during the 6-month period preceding the report— 
(i) had more than 5 curtailments; or 
(ii) had curtailments representing more 
than 5 percent of Department personnel at 
such post; and 
(B) for each post referred to in subparagraph 
(A), the number of curtailments, disaggregated by 
month of occurrence.
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(C) ADDITIONAL CONTENTS FOR INITIAL RE-
PORT.—The initial report submitted pursuant to 
paragraph (1) shall identify— 
(i) the number of curtailments at the Dep-
uty Chief of Mission or Principal Officer level 
for each of the previous 5 years; and 
(ii) to the extent practicable— 
(I) the number of such curtailments 
that were voluntary and the number of 
such curtailments that were involuntary; 
and 
(II) the number of those curtailed 
who left the service within 1 year after 
such curtailment. 
(b) REMOVAL OF DIPLOMATS.—Not later than 20 days 
after the date on which any United States personnel under 
Chief of Mission authority is declared persona non grata by 
a host government, the Secretary shall— 
(1) notify the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives, and the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the House of Representatives of such 
declaration; and 
(2) include with such notification—
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(A) the official reason for such declaration (if 
provided by the host government); 
(B) the date of the declaration; and 
(C) whether the Department responded by de-
claring a host government’s diplomat in the United 
States persona non grata. 
(c) WAIVER
OF PRIVILEGES
AND IMMUNITIES.—Not 
later than 15 days after any waiver of privileges and immuni-
ties pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Rela-
tions, done at Vienna April 18, 1961, that is applicable to an 
entire diplomatic post or to the majority of United States 
personnel under Chief of Mission authority, the Secretary 
shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of such 
waiver and the reason for such waiver. 
(d) TERMINATION.—This section shall terminate on the 
date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 9210. REPORT ON WORLDWIDE AVAILABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
a report to the appropriate congressional committees on the 
feasibility of requiring that each member of the Foreign Serv-
ice, at the time of entry into the Foreign Service and there-
after, be worldwide available, as determined by the Secretary.
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(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include— 
(1) the feasibility of a worldwide availability re-
quirement for all members of the Foreign Service; 
(2) considerations if such a requirement were to be 
implemented, including the potential effect on recruit-
ment and retention; and 
(3) recommendations for exclusions and limitations, 
including exemptions for medical reasons, disability, and 
other circumstances. 
SEC. 9211. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall strongly en-
courage that Foreign Service officers seeking entry into the 
Senior Foreign Service participate in professional develop-
ment described in subsection (c). 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
recommendations on requiring that Foreign Service officers 
complete professional development described in subsection (c) 
to be eligible for entry into the Senior Foreign Service. 
(c) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DESCRIBED.—Pro-
fessional development described in this subsection is not less 
than 6 months of training or experience outside of the De-
partment, including time spent—
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(1) as a detailee to another government agency, in-
cluding Congress or a State, Tribal, or local government; 
or 
(2) in Department-sponsored and -funded university 
training that results in an advanced degree, excluding 
time spent at a university that is fully funded or oper-
ated by the Federal Government. 
(d) PROMOTION PRECEPTS.—The Secretary shall in-
struct promotion boards to consider positively long-term 
training and out-of-agency detail assignments as described in 
this section. 
SEC. 9212. MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENTS AT DIPLOMATIC AND 
CONSULAR POSTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall an-
nually conduct, at each diplomatic and consular post, a vol-
untary survey, which shall be offered to all staff assigned to 
that post who are citizens of the United States (excluding the 
Chief of Mission) to assess the management and leadership 
of that post by the Chief of Mission, the Deputy Chief of 
Mission, and the Charge d’Affaires. 
(b) ANONYMITY.—All responses to the survey shall be— 
(1) fully anonymized; and 
(2) made available to the Director General of the 
Foreign Service.
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(c) SURVEY.—The survey shall seek to assess— 
(1) the general morale at post; 
(2) the presence of any hostile work environment; 
(3) the presence of any harassment, discrimination, 
retaliation, or other mistreatment; and 
(4) effective leadership and collegial work environ-
ment. 
(d) DIRECTOR GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS.—Upon 
compilation and review of the surveys, the Director General 
of the Foreign Service shall issue recommendations to posts, 
as appropriate, based on the findings of the surveys. 
(e) REFERRAL.—If the surveys reveal any action that is 
grounds for referral to the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of State and the Foreign Service, the Director General 
of the Foreign Service may refer the matter to the Inspector 
General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service, 
who shall, as the Inspector General considers appropriate, 
conduct an inspection of the post in accordance with section 
209(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3929(b)). 
(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Director General of the For-
eign Service shall submit an annual report to the appropriate 
congressional committees that includes— 
(1) any trends or summaries from the surveys;
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(2) the posts where corrective action was rec-
ommended or taken in response to any issues identified 
by the surveys; and 
(3) the number of referrals to the Inspector General 
of the Department of State and the Foreign Service, as 
applicable. 
(g) INITIAL BASIS.—The surveys and reports required 
under this section shall be carried out on an initial basis for 
the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 9213. INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF PROMOTION POLICIES. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a comprehensive review of the policies, 
personnel, organization, and processes related to promotions 
within the Department, including— 
(1) a review of— 
(A) the selection and oversight of Foreign 
Service promotion panels; and 
(B) the use of quantitative data and metrics in 
such panels; 
(2) an assessment of the promotion practices of the 
Department, including how promotion processes are 
communicated to the workforce and appeals processes; 
and
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(3) recommendations for improving promotion pan-
els and promotion practices. 
SEC. 9214. THIRD PARTY VERIFICATION OF PERMANENT 
CHANGE OF STATION (PCS) ORDERS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a mechanism for 
third parties to verify the employment of, and the validity of 
permanent change of station (PCS) orders received by, mem-
bers of the Foreign Service, in a manner that protects the 
safety, security, and privacy of sensitive employee informa-
tion. 
SEC. 9215. POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS ON SENATE-CON-
FIRMED OFFICIALS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF 
STATE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) Congress and the executive branch have recog-
nized the importance of preventing and mitigating the 
potential for conflicts of interest following government 
service, including with respect to senior United States 
officials working on behalf of foreign governments; and 
(2) Congress and the executive branch should joint-
ly evaluate the status and scope of post-employment re-
strictions.
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(b) RESTRICTIONS.—Section 1 of the State Department 
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) EXTENDED
POST-EMPLOYMENT
RESTRICTIONS 
FOR CERTAIN SENATE-CONFIRMED OFFICIALS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) COUNTRY
OF
CONCERN.—The term 
‘country of concern’ means— 
‘‘(i) the People’s Republic of China; 
‘‘(ii) the Russian Federation; 
‘‘(iii) the Islamic Republic of Iran; 
‘‘(iv) the Democratic People’s Republic of 
Korea; 
‘‘(v) the Republic of Cuba; and 
‘‘(vi) the Syrian Arab Republic. 
‘‘(B) FOREIGN
GOVERNMENT
ENTITY.—The 
term ‘foreign governmental entity’ includes— 
‘‘(i) any person employed by— 
‘‘(I) any department, agency, or other 
entity of a foreign government at the na-
tional, regional, or local level; 
‘‘(II) any governing party or coalition 
of a foreign government at the national, 
regional, or local level; or
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‘‘(III) any entity majority-owned or 
majority-controlled by a foreign govern-
ment at the national, regional, or local 
level; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a country of concern, 
any company, economic project, cultural orga-
nization, exchange program, or nongovern-
mental organization that is more than 33 per-
cent owned or controlled by the government of 
such country. 
‘‘(C) REPRESENTATION.—The term ‘represen-
tation’ does not include representation by an attor-
ney, who is duly licensed and authorized to provide 
legal advice in a United States jurisdiction, of a 
person or entity in a legal capacity or for the pur-
poses of rendering legal advice. 
‘‘(2) SECRETARY
OF
STATE
AND
DEPUTY
SEC-
RETARY OF STATE.—With respect to a person serving as 
the Secretary of State or the Deputy Secretary of State, 
the restrictions described in section 207(f)(1) of title 18, 
United States Code, shall apply to any such person who 
knowingly represents, aids, or advises a foreign govern-
mental entity before an officer or employee of the execu-
tive branch of the United States with the intent to influ-
ence a decision of such officer or employee in carrying
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out his or her official duties at any time after the termi-
nation of such person’s service as Secretary or Deputy 
Secretary. 
‘‘(3) UNDER
SECRETARIES, 
ASSISTANT
SECRE-
TARIES, AND AMBASSADORS.—With respect to a person 
serving as an Under Secretary, Assistant Secretary, or 
Ambassador at the Department of State or as the 
United States Permanent Representative to the United 
Nations, the restrictions described in section 207(f)(1) of 
title 18, United States Code, shall apply to any such per-
son who knowingly represents, aids, or advises— 
‘‘(A) a foreign governmental entity before an 
officer or employee of the executive branch of the 
United States with the intent to influence a decision 
of such officer or employee in carrying out his or 
her official duties for 3 years after the termination 
of such person’s service in a position described in 
this paragraph, or the duration of the term or 
terms of the President who appointed that person 
to their position, whichever is longer; or 
‘‘(B) a foreign governmental entity of a coun-
try of concern before an officer or employee of the 
executive branch of the United States with the in-
tent to influence a decision of such officer or em-
ployee in carrying out his or her official duties at
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any time after the termination of such person’s 
service in a position described in this paragraph. 
‘‘(4) PENALTIES
AND
INJUNCTIONS.—Any viola-
tions of the restrictions under paragraphs (2) or (3) 
shall be subject to the penalties and injunctions provided 
for under section 216 of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(5) NOTICE OF RESTRICTIONS.—Any person sub-
ject to the restrictions under this subsection shall be pro-
vided notice of these restrictions by the Department of 
State— 
‘‘(A) upon appointment by the President; and 
‘‘(B) upon termination of service with the De-
partment of State. 
‘‘(6) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The restrictions under 
this subsection shall apply only to persons who are ap-
pointed by the President to the positions referenced in 
this subsection on or after 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of the Department of State Authorization Act 
of 2022. 
‘‘(7) SUNSET.—The restrictions under this sub-
section shall expire on the date that is 5 years after the 
date of the enactment of the Department of State Au-
thorization Act of 2022.’’.
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SEC. 9216. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITIES REGARDING SPECIAL 
RULES FOR CERTAIN MONTHLY WORKERS’ COM-
PENSATION PAYMENTS AND OTHER PAYMENTS. 
Section 901 of division J of the Further Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2020 (22 U.S.C. 2680b) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) EXPANSION OF AUTHORITIES.—The head of any 
Federal agency may exercise the authorities of this section, 
including to designate an incident, whether the incident oc-
curred in the United States or abroad, for purposes of sub-
paragraphs (A)(ii) and (B)(ii) of subsection (e)(4) when the 
incident affects United States Government employees of the 
agency or their dependents who are not under the security re-
sponsibility of the Secretary of State as set forth in section 
103 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism 
Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4802) or when operational control of 
overseas security responsibility for such employees or depend-
ents has been delegated to the head of the agency.’’. 
SEC. 9217. REPORT ON PILOT PROGRAM FOR LATERAL ENTRY 
INTO THE FOREIGN SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of 
State for Management shall submit a report to the appro-
priate congressional committees describing the implementa-
tion of the pilot program for lateral entry into the Foreign 
Service required under section 404(b) of the Department of
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State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 
323; 130 Stat. 1928). 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required 
under subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) the current status of implementation of the pilot 
program, including a summary of concrete steps taken 
by the Department to implement the pilot program; 
(2) an explanation of any delays in implementation 
of the pilot program; 
(3) the number of mid-career individuals from the 
Civil Service of the Department and the private sector 
who are expected to participate in the pilot program dur-
ing fiscal year 2023, disaggregated, to the extent prac-
ticable and to the maximum extent that the collection of 
such data is permissible by law, by sex, age, race and 
ethnicity, geographic origin, and past occupation; 
(4) an analysis of the skills gap identified by the 
Department for the use of the pilot program’s flexible- 
hiring mechanism; 
(5) any legal justification provided by the Office of 
the Legal Adviser of the Department if the Department 
did not implement the pilot program; and 
(6) the estimated date by which the Department is 
expected to implement the pilot program.
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SEC. 9218. REPORT ON CHANGES TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF-
FICER TEST. 
Not later than December 1, 2023, the Secretary shall 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
describing and justifying any changes made during fiscal 
years 2022 and 2023 to the Foreign Service entry process, 
including— 
(1) the use of artificial intelligence, including deep 
textual analysis, in any portion of the entry process and 
its impacts on recruitment into the Foreign Service; 
(2) the use of virtual formats for any portion of the 
entry process and its impacts on recruitment into the 
Foreign Service; and 
(3) the entities, groups, or individuals informed of 
or consulted on any changes to the Foreign Service entry 
process during the 1-year period immediately preceding 
the implementation of such changes. 
SEC. 9219. DIGNITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SERVING 
IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE. 
The Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et 
seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 101(b)(2) (22 U.S.C. 3901(b)(2)), by 
striking ‘‘handicapping condition’’ and inserting ‘‘dis-
ability’’;
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(2) in section 105 (22 U.S.C. 3905), by striking 
‘‘handicapping condition’’ each place such term appears 
and inserting ‘‘disability’’; 
(3) 
in 
section 
1002(11)(A) 
(22 
U.S.C. 
4102(11)(A)), by striking ‘‘handicapping condition’’ and 
inserting ‘‘disability’’; and 
(4) in section 1015(b)(4) (22 U.S.C. 4115(b)(4)), 
by striking ‘‘handicapping condition’’ and inserting ‘‘dis-
ability’’. 
SEC. 9220. EXPANDING SCOPE OF FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS TO 
INCLUDE CIVIL SERVANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 47 of the State Department 
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2719) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the first sentence— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or the Civil Service’’ after 
‘‘with the Foreign Service’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Foreign service Act of 1980’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Foreign Service Act of 1980’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘or the 
Civil Service’’ after ‘‘Foreign Service’’. 
(b) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 30 days before ex-
panding participation to include civil servants in any fellow-
ship program of the Department, the Secretary shall submit 
a report to the appropriate congressional committees that—
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(1) identifies the affected fellowship program; and 
(2) justifies expanding participation in such pro-
gram. 
(c) FOLLOW-UP REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the expansion of any fellowship program authorized under 
this section, the Secretary shall submit a follow-up report to 
the appropriate congressional committees that describes how 
the expansion of participation in such program has impacted 
the effectiveness of the program. 
TITLE XCIII—EMBASSY SECURITY 
AND CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 9301. AMENDMENTS TO SECURE EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION 
AND COUNTERTERRORISM ACT OF 1999. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 
2022’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The Secure Embassy Construction and Counter-
terrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of division A of appendix 
G of Public Law 106–113) was a necessary response to 
bombings on August 7, 1998, at the United States em-
bassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and in Dar es Salaam, Tan-
zania, that were destroyed by simultaneously exploding 
bombs. The resulting explosions killed 220 persons and 
injured more than 4,000 others. Twelve Americans and
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40 Kenyan and Tanzanian employees of the United 
States Foreign Service were killed in the attacks. 
(2) Those bombings, followed by the expeditionary 
diplomatic efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, dem-
onstrated the need to prioritize the security of United 
States posts and personnel abroad above other consider-
ations. 
(3) Between 1999 and 2022, the risk calculus of 
the Department impacted the ability of United States 
diplomats around the world to advance the interests of 
the United States through access to local populations, 
leaders, and places. 
(4) America’s competitors and adversaries do not 
have the same restrictions that United States diplomats 
have, especially in critically important medium-threat 
and high-threat posts. 
(5) The Department’s 2021 Overseas Security 
Panel report states that— 
(A) the requirement for setback and collocation 
of diplomatic posts under paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
section 606(a) of the Secure Embassy Construction 
and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 
4865(a)) has led to skyrocketing costs of new em-
bassies and consulates; and
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(B) the locations of such posts have become 
less desirable, creating an extremely suboptimal 
nexus that further hinders United States diplomats 
who are willing to accept more risk in order to ad-
vance United States interests. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the setback and collocation requirements re-
ferred to in subsection (b)(5)(A), even with available 
waivers, no longer provide the security such require-
ments used to provide because of advancement in tech-
nologies, such as remote controlled drones, that can 
evade walls and other such static barriers; 
(2) the Department should focus on creating per-
formance security standards that— 
(A) attempt to keep the setback requirements 
of diplomatic posts as limited as possible; and 
(B) provide diplomats access to local popu-
lations as much as possible, while still providing a 
necessary level of security; 
(3) collocation of diplomatic facilities is often not 
feasible or advisable, particularly for public diplomacy 
spaces whose mission is to reach and be accessible to 
wide sectors of the public, including in countries with re-
pressive governments, since such spaces are required to
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permit the foreign public to enter and exit the space eas-
ily and openly; 
(4) the Bureau of Diplomatic Security should— 
(A) fully utilize the waiver process provided 
under paragraphs (2)(B) and (3)(B) of section 
606(a) of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865(a)); 
and 
(B) appropriately exercise such waiver process 
as a tool to right-size the appropriate security foot-
ing at each diplomatic post rather than only approv-
ing waivers in extreme circumstances; 
(5) the return of great power competition re-
quires— 
(A) United States diplomats to do all they can 
to outperform our adversaries; and 
(B) the Department to better optimize use of 
taxpayer funding to advance United States national 
interests; and 
(6) this section will better enable United States dip-
lomats to compete in the 21st century, while saving 
United States taxpayers millions in reduced property 
and maintenance costs at embassies and consulates 
abroad.
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(d) DEFINITION OF UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC FA-
CILITY.—Section 603 of the Secure Embassy Construction 
and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of division A of 
appendix G of Public Law 106–113) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 603. UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC FACILITY DEFINED. 
‘‘In this title, the terms ‘United States diplomatic facil-
ity’ and ‘diplomatic facility’ mean any chancery, consulate, or 
other office that— 
‘‘(1) is considered by the Secretary of State to be 
diplomatic or consular premises, consistent with the Vi-
enna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, done at Vi-
enna April 18, 1961, and the Vienna Convention on 
Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and 
was notified to the host government as such; or 
‘‘(2) is otherwise subject to a publicly available bi-
lateral agreement with the host government (contained 
in the records of the United States Department of State) 
that recognizes the official status of the United States 
Government personnel present at the facility.’’. 
(e) GUIDANCE AND REQUIREMENTS FOR DIPLOMATIC 
FACILITIES.— 
(1) GUIDANCE
FOR
CLOSURE
OF
PUBLIC
DIPLO-
MACY FACILITIES.—Section 5606(a) of the Public Diplo-
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macy Modernization Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–81; 
22 U.S.C. 1475g note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to preserve public diplo-
macy facilities that are accessible to the publics of foreign 
countries, not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterter-
rorism Act of 2022, the Secretary of State shall adopt guide-
lines to collect and utilize information from each diplomatic 
post at which the construction of a new embassy compound 
or new consulate compound could result in the closure or co- 
location of an American Space that is owned and operated by 
the United States Government, generally known as an Amer-
ican Center, or any other public diplomacy facility under the 
Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 
1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 et seq.).’’. 
(2) SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR UNITED STATES 
DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES.—Section 606(a) of the Secure 
Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 
1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘the 
threat’’ and inserting ‘‘a range of threats, including 
that’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)—
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(I) by inserting ‘‘in a location that 
has certain minimum ratings under the 
Security Environment Threat List as de-
termined by the Secretary in his or her 
discretion’’ after ‘‘abroad’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, personnel of the 
Peace Corps, and personnel of any other 
type or category of facility that the Sec-
retary may identify’’ after ‘‘military com-
mander’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by amending clause (i) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause (ii), 
the Secretary of State may waive subparagraph 
(A) if the Secretary, in consultation with, as 
appropriate, the head of each agency employing 
personnel that would not be located at the site, 
if applicable, determines that it is in the na-
tional interest of the United States after tak-
ing account of any considerations the Secretary 
in his or her discretion considers relevant, 
which may include security conditions.’’; and 
(II) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘(ii) 
CHANCERY OR CONSULATE BUILDING.—’’
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and all that follows through ‘‘15 days 
prior’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(ii) CHANCERY
OR
CONSULATE
BUILD-
ING.—Prior’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Each newly acquired 
United States diplomatic facility in a location 
that has certain minimum ratings under the 
Security Environment Threat List as deter-
mined by the Secretary of State in his or her 
discretion shall— 
‘‘(I) be constructed or modified to 
meet the measured building blast perform-
ance standard applicable to a diplomatic 
facility sited not less than 100 feet from 
the perimeter of the property on which the 
facility is situated; or 
‘‘(II) fulfill the criteria described in 
clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii) 
ALTERNATIVE
ENGINEERING 
EQUIVALENCY
STANDARD
REQUIREMENT.— 
Each facility referred to in clause (i) may, in-
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stead of meeting the requirement under such 
clause, fulfill such other criteria as the Sec-
retary is authorized to employ to achieve an 
engineering standard of security and degree of 
protection that is equivalent to the numerical 
perimeter distance setback described in such 
clause seeks to achieve.’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in clause (i)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘security consid-
erations permit and’’; and 
(bb) by inserting ‘‘after taking 
account of any considerations the 
Secretary in his or her discretion con-
siders relevant, which may include se-
curity conditions’’ after ‘‘national in-
terest of the United States’’; 
(II) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘(ii) 
CHANCERY OR CONSULATE BUILDING.—’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘15 days 
prior’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(ii) CHANCERY
OR
CONSULATE
BUILD-
ING.—Prior’’; and 
(III) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘an 
annual’’ and inserting ‘‘a quarterly’’.
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SEC. 9302. DIPLOMATIC SUPPORT AND SECURITY. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Diplomatic Support and Security Act of 2022’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) A robust overseas diplomatic presence is part of 
an effective foreign policy, particularly in volatile envi-
ronments where a flexible and timely diplomatic response 
can be decisive in preventing and addressing conflict. 
(2) Diplomats routinely put themselves and their 
families at great personal risk to serve their country 
overseas where they face threats related to international 
terrorism, violent conflict, and public health. 
(3) The Department has a remarkable record of 
protecting personnel while enabling an enormous amount 
of global diplomatic activity, often in unsecure and re-
mote places and facing a variety of evolving risks and 
threats. With support from Congress, the Department 
has revised policy, improved physical security through 
retrofitting and replacing old facilities, deployed addi-
tional security personnel and armored vehicles, and 
greatly enhanced training requirements and training fa-
cilities, including the new Foreign Affairs Security 
Training Center in Blackstone, Virginia. 
(4) Diplomatic missions rely on robust staffing and 
ambitious external engagement to advance United States 
interests as diverse as competing with China’s malign in-
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fluence around the world, fighting terrorism and 
transnational organized crime, preventing and address-
ing violent conflict and humanitarian disasters, pro-
moting United States businesses and trade, protecting 
the rights of marginalized groups, addressing climate 
change, and preventing pandemic disease. 
(5) Efforts to protect personnel overseas have often 
resulted in inhibiting diplomatic activity and limiting en-
gagement between embassy personnel and local govern-
ments and populations. 
(6) Given that Congress currently provides annual 
appropriations in excess of $1,900,000,000 for embassy 
security, construction, and maintenance, the Department 
should be able to ensure a robust overseas presence with-
out inhibiting the ability of diplomats to— 
(A) meet outside United States secured facili-
ties with foreign leaders to explain, defend, and ad-
vance United States priorities; 
(B) understand and report on foreign political, 
social, and economic conditions through meeting 
and interacting with community officials outside of 
United States facilities; 
(C) provide United States citizen services; and 
(D) collaborate and, at times, compete with 
other diplomatic missions, particularly those, such
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as that of the People’s Republic of China, that do 
not have restrictions on meeting locations. 
(7) Given these stakes, Congress has a responsi-
bility to empower, support, and hold the Department ac-
countable for implementing an aggressive strategy to en-
sure a robust overseas presence that mitigates potential 
risks and adequately considers the myriad direct and in-
direct consequences of a lack of diplomatic presence. 
(c) ENCOURAGING EXPEDITIONARY DIPLOMACY.— 
(1) PURPOSE.—Section 102(b) of the Diplomatic 
Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4801(b)) is amended— 
(A) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(3) to promote strengthened security measures, in-
stitutionalize a culture of learning, and, in the case of 
apparent gross negligence or breach of duty, recommend 
that the Secretary investigate accountability for United 
States Government personnel with security-related re-
sponsibilities under chief of mission authority;’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 
paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) to support a culture of risk management, in-
stead of risk avoidance, that enables the Department of
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State to pursue its vital goals with full knowledge that 
it is neither desirable nor possible for the Department to 
avoid all risks;’’. 
(2) BRIEFINGS
ON
EMBASSY
SECURITY.—Section 
105(a)(1) of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 
4804(a)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘any plans to open or reopen 
a high risk, high threat post’’ and inserting 
‘‘progress towards opening or reopening a high risk, 
high threat post, and the risk to national security 
of the continued closure or any suspension of oper-
ations and remaining barriers to doing so’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘the risk 
to United States national security of the post’s con-
tinued closure or suspension of operations,’’ after 
‘‘national security of the United States,’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘the 
type and level of security threats such post could 
encounter, and’’ before ‘‘security ‘tripwires’ ’’. 
(d) SECURITY REVIEW COMMITTEES.—Section 301 of 
the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4831) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘ACCOUNT-
ABILITY REVIEW BOARDS’’ and inserting ‘‘SECURITY 
REVIEW COMMITTEES’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)—
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(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) CONVENING
THE
SECURITY
REVIEW
COM-
MITTEE.—In any case of a serious security incident in-
volving loss of life, serious injury, or significant destruc-
tion of property at, or related to, a United States Gov-
ernment diplomatic mission abroad (referred to in this 
title as a ‘Serious Security Incident’), and in any case 
of a serious breach of security involving intelligence ac-
tivities of a foreign government directed at a United 
States Government mission abroad, the Secretary of 
State shall convene a Security Review Committee, which 
shall issue a report providing a full account of what oc-
curred, consistent with section 304.’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) COMMITTEE
COMPOSITION.—The Secretary 
shall designate a Chairperson and may designate addi-
tional personnel of commensurate seniority to serve on 
the Security Review Committee, which shall include— 
‘‘(A) the Director of the Office of Management 
Strategy and Solutions;
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‘‘(B) the Assistant Secretary responsible for 
the region where the incident occurred; 
‘‘(C) the Assistant Secretary of State for Dip-
lomatic Security; 
‘‘(D) the Assistant Secretary of State for Intel-
ligence and Research; 
‘‘(E) an Assistant Secretary-level representa-
tive from any involved United States Government 
department or agency; and 
‘‘(F) other personnel determined to be nec-
essary or appropriate.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by sub-
clause (B)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES AND 
PERSONNEL’’ and inserting ‘‘EXCEPTIONS TO 
CONVENING A SECURITY REVIEW COMMITTEE’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of State is 
not required to convene a Board in the case’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State is 
not required to convene a Security Review Com-
mittee— 
‘‘(i) if the Secretary determines that the 
incident involves only causes unrelated to secu-
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rity, such as when the security at issue is out-
side of the scope of the Secretary of State’s se-
curity responsibilities under section 103; 
‘‘(ii) if operational control of overseas se-
curity functions has been delegated to another 
agency in accordance with section 106; 
‘‘(iii) if the incident is a cybersecurity in-
cident and is covered by other review mecha-
nisms; or 
‘‘(iv) in the case’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘In any such case’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INVESTIGA-
TIONS.—In the case of an incident described in sub-
paragraph (A)(iv)’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) RULEMAKING.—The Secretary of State shall 
promulgate regulations defining the membership and op-
erating procedures for the Security Review Committee 
and provide such guidance to the Chair and ranking 
members of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives.’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)—
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(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘BOARDS’’ and inserting ‘‘SECURITY REVIEW COM-
MITTEES’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
convene a Security Review Committee not later than 60 
days after the occurrence of an incident described in 
subsection (a)(1), or 60 days after the Department first 
becomes aware of such an incident, whichever is earlier, 
except that the 60-day period for convening a Security 
Review Committee may be extended for one additional 
60-day period if the Secretary determines that the addi-
tional period is necessary.’’; and 
(4) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION.—Whenever the 
Secretary of State convenes a Security Review Committee, 
the Secretary shall promptly inform the chair and ranking 
member of— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; 
‘‘(2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate; 
‘‘(3) the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate;
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‘‘(4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; 
‘‘(5) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(6) the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives.’’. 
(e) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Sec-
tion 302 of the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 
4832) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘ACCOUNT-
ABILITY REVIEW BOARD’’ and inserting ‘‘SECURITY 
REVIEW COMMITTEE’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘a Board’’ each place such term ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘a Security Review Committee’’. 
(f) SERIOUS SECURITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION PROC-
ESS.—Section 303 of the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 
(22 U.S.C. 4833) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 303. SERIOUS SECURITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION PROC-
ESS. 
‘‘(a) INVESTIGATION PROCESS.— 
‘‘(1) INITIATION
UPON
REPORTED
INCIDENT.—A 
United States mission shall submit an initial report of 
a Serious Security Incident not later than 3 days after 
such incident occurs, whenever feasible, at which time an 
investigation of the incident shall be initiated.
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‘‘(2) INVESTIGATION.—Not later than 10 days after 
the submission of a report pursuant to paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall direct the Diplomatic Security Serv-
ice to assemble an investigative team to investigate the 
incident and independently establish what occurred. 
Each investigation under this subsection shall cover— 
‘‘(A) an assessment of what occurred, who per-
petrated or is suspected of having perpetrated the 
Serious Security Incident, and whether applicable 
security procedures were followed; 
‘‘(B) in the event the Serious Security Incident 
involved a United States diplomatic compound, mo-
torcade, residence, or other facility, an assessment 
of whether adequate security countermeasures were 
in effect based on a known threat at the time of the 
incident; 
‘‘(C) if the incident involved an individual or 
group of officers, employees, or family members 
under Chief of Mission security responsibility con-
ducting approved operations or movements outside 
the United States mission, an assessment of wheth-
er proper security briefings and procedures were in 
place and whether weighing of risk of the operation 
or movement took place; and
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‘‘(D) an assessment of whether the failure of 
any officials or employees to follow procedures or 
perform their duties contributed to the security inci-
dent. 
‘‘(3) INVESTIGATIVE TEAM.—The investigative team 
assembled pursuant to paragraph (2) shall consist of in-
dividuals from the Diplomatic Security Service who shall 
provide an independent examination of the facts sur-
rounding the incident and what occurred. The Secretary, 
or the Secretary’s designee, shall review the makeup of 
the investigative team for a conflict, appearance of con-
flict, or lack of independence that could undermine the 
results of the investigation and may remove or replace 
any members of the team to avoid such an outcome. 
‘‘(b) REPORT OF INVESTIGATION.—Not later than 90 
days after the occurrence of a Serious Security Incident, the 
investigative team investigating the incident shall prepare and 
submit a Report of Investigation to the Security Review Com-
mittee that includes— 
‘‘(1) a detailed description of the matters set forth 
in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (a)(2), 
including all related findings; 
‘‘(2) a complete and accurate account of the casual-
ties, injuries, and damage resulting from the incident; 
and
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‘‘(3) a review of security procedures and directives 
in place at the time of the incident. 
‘‘(c) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The investigative team inves-
tigating a Serious Security Incident shall adopt such proce-
dures with respect to confidentiality as determined necessary, 
including procedures relating to the conduct of closed pro-
ceedings or the submission and use of evidence in camera, to 
ensure in particular the protection of classified information 
relating to national defense, foreign policy, or intelligence 
matters. The Director of National Intelligence shall establish 
the level of protection required for intelligence information 
and for information relating to intelligence personnel included 
in the report required under subsection (b). The Security Re-
view Committee shall determine the level of classification of 
the final report prepared pursuant to section 304(b), and 
shall incorporate the same confidentiality measures in such 
report to the maximum extent practicable.’’. 
(g) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SECU-
RITY REVIEW COMMITTEE.—Section 304 of the Diplomatic 
Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4834) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 304. SECURITY REVIEW COMMITTEE FINDINGS AND RE-
PORT. 
‘‘(a) 
FINDINGS.—The 
Security 
Review 
Committee 
shall—
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‘‘(1) review the Report of Investigation prepared 
pursuant to section 303(b), and all other evidence, re-
porting, and relevant information relating to a Serious 
Security Incident at a United States mission abroad, in-
cluding an examination of the facts and circumstances 
surrounding any serious injuries, loss of life, or signifi-
cant destruction of property resulting from the incident; 
and 
‘‘(2) determine, in writing— 
‘‘(A) whether the incident was security related 
and constituted a Serious Security Incident; 
‘‘(B) if the incident involved a diplomatic com-
pound, motorcade, residence, or other mission facil-
ity— 
‘‘(i) whether the security systems, security 
countermeasures, and security procedures oper-
ated as intended; and 
‘‘(ii) whether such systems worked to ma-
terially mitigate the attack or were found to be 
inadequate to mitigate the threat and attack; 
‘‘(C) if the incident involved an individual or 
group of officers conducting an approved operation 
outside the mission, whether a valid process was fol-
lowed in evaluating the requested operation and 
weighing the risk of the operation, which determina-
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tion shall not seek to assign accountability for the 
incident unless the Security Review Committee de-
termines that an official breached his or her duty; 
‘‘(D) the impact of intelligence and information 
availability, and whether the mission was aware of 
the general operating threat environment or any 
more specific threat intelligence or information and 
took that into account in ongoing and specific oper-
ations; and 
‘‘(E) any other facts and circumstances that 
may be relevant to the appropriate security manage-
ment of United States missions abroad. 
‘‘(b) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION TO SECRETARY OF STATE.—Not 
later than 60 days after receiving the Report of Inves-
tigation prepared pursuant to section 303(b), the Secu-
rity Review Committee shall submit a report to the Sec-
retary of State that includes— 
‘‘(A) the findings described in subsection (a); 
and 
‘‘(B) any related recommendations. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
90 days after receiving the report pursuant to paragraph 
(1), the Secretary of State shall submit a copy of the re-
port to—
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‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate; 
‘‘(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate; 
‘‘(C) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; 
‘‘(D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; 
‘‘(E) the Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(F) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
‘‘(c) PERSONNEL RECOMMENDATIONS.—If in the course 
of conducting an investigation under section 303, the inves-
tigative team finds reasonable cause to believe any individual 
described in section 303(a)(2)(D) has breached the duty of 
that individual or finds lesser failures on the part of an indi-
vidual in the performance of his or her duties related to the 
incident, it shall be reported to the Security Review Com-
mittee. If the Security Review Committee finds reasonable 
cause to support the determination, it shall be reported to the 
Secretary for appropriate action.’’. 
(h) RELATION TO OTHER PROCEEDINGS.—Section 305 
of the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4835) is 
amended—
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(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) NO EFFECT ON EXISTING 
REMEDIES OR DEFENSES.—’’ before ‘‘Nothing in this 
title’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) FUTURE INQUIRIES.—Nothing in this title may be 
construed to preclude the Secretary of State from convening 
a follow-up public board of inquiry to investigate any security 
incident if the incident was of such magnitude or significance 
that an internal process is deemed insufficient to understand 
and investigate the incident. All materials gathered during 
the procedures provided under this title shall be provided to 
any related board of inquiry convened by the Secretary.’’. 
(i) TRAINING FOR FOREIGN SERVICE PERSONNEL ON 
RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall develop and submit a strategy to the appropriate con-
gressional committees for training and educating Foreign 
Service personnel regarding appropriate risk management 
practices while conducting their duties in high risk, high 
threat environments that includes— 
(1) plans to continue to develop and offer additional 
training courses, or augment existing courses, for De-
partment personnel regarding the conduct of their duties 
in high risk, high threat environments outside of diplo-
matic compounds, including for diplomatic personnel,
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such as political officers, economic officers, and consular 
officers; 
(2) plans to educate Senior Foreign Service per-
sonnel serving abroad, including ambassadors, chiefs of 
mission, deputy chiefs of missions, and regional security 
officers, regarding appropriate risk management prac-
tices to employ while evaluating requests for diplomatic 
operations in high risk, high threat environments outside 
of diplomatic compounds; and 
(3) plans and strategies for effectively balancing 
safety risks with the need for in-person engagement with 
local governments and populations. 
(j) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE ESTABLISH-
MENT OF THE EXPEDITIONARY DIPLOMACY AWARD.—It is 
the sense of Congress that the Secretary should— 
(1) encourage expeditionary diplomacy, proper risk 
management practices, and regular and meaningful en-
gagement with civil society at the Department by estab-
lishing an annual award, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Expeditionary Diplomacy Award’’, to be awarded to de-
serving officers and employees of the Department; and 
(2) establish procedures for selecting the recipients 
of the Expeditionary Diplomacy Award, including any fi-
nancial terms associated with such award.
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(k) PROMOTION
IN
THE FOREIGN SERVICE.—Section 
603(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
4003(b)) is amended— 
(1) in the third sentence of the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and when occupying posi-
tions for which the following is, to any degree, an ele-
ment of the member’s duties,’’ after ‘‘as the case may 
be,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘when occupying 
positions for which such willingness and ability is, to any 
degree, an element of the member’s duties, or’’ and in-
serting a semicolon; 
(3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) other demonstrated experience in public diplo-
macy; or’’; 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: 
‘‘(2) a willingness and ability to regularly and 
meaningfully engage with civil society and other local ac-
tors in country;’’; and 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (3), as redesig-
nated, the following: 
‘‘(4) the ability to effectively manage and assess 
risk associated with the conduct of diplomatic oper-
ations.’’.
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(l) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 
180 days thereafter for the following 2 years, the Secretary 
shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees describing the Department’s risk management efforts, 
including information relating to— 
(1) implementing this section and section 102(b) of 
the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4801), as 
amended by subsection (c); 
(2) encouraging and incentivizing appropriate For-
eign Service personnel to regularly and meaningfully en-
gage with civil society and other local actors in-country; 
(3) promoting a more effective culture of risk man-
agement and greater risk tolerance among all Foreign 
Service personnel, including through additional risk 
management training and education opportunities; and 
(4) incorporating the provisions of this section into 
the Foreign Affairs Manual regulations and imple-
menting the Serious Security Incident Investigation Per-
manent Coordinating Committee established and con-
vened pursuant to section 302(b) of the Diplomatic Se-
curity Act (22 U.S.C. 4832(b)) to more closely align De-
partment procedures with the procedures used by other 
Federal departments and agencies to analyze, weigh, and 
manage risk.
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SEC. 9303. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES EMBASSIES IN 
SOLOMON ISLANDS, KIRIBATI, AND TONGA AND A 
DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE IN VANUATU. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The Pacific Islands are vital to United States 
national security and national interests in the Indo-Pa-
cific region and globally. 
(2) The Pacific Islands region spans 15 percent of 
the world’s surface area and controls access to open 
waters in the Central Pacific, sea lanes to the Western 
Hemisphere, supply lines to United States forward-de-
ployed forces in East Asia, and economically important 
fisheries. 
(3) The Pacific Islands region is home to the State 
of Hawaii, 11 United States territories, United States 
Naval Base Guam, and United States Andersen Air 
Force Base. 
(4) Pacific Island countries cooperate with the 
United States and United States partners on maritime 
security and efforts to stop illegal, unreported, and de-
structive fishing. 
(5) The Pacific Islands are rich in biodiversity and 
are on the frontlines of environmental challenges and cli-
mate issues. 
(6) The People’s Republic of China seeks to in-
crease its influence in the Pacific Islands region, includ-
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ing through infrastructure development under the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China’s One Belt, One Road Initiative 
and its new security agreement with the Solomon Is-
lands. 
(7) The United States closed its embassy in the Sol-
omon Islands in 1993. 
(8) The United States Embassy in Papua New 
Guinea manages the diplomatic affairs of the United 
States to the Republic of Vanuatu and the Solomon Is-
lands, and the United States Embassy in Fiji manages 
the diplomatic affairs of the United States to the Repub-
lic of Kiribati and the Kingdom of Tonga. 
(9) The United States requires a physical and more 
robust diplomatic presence in the Republic of Vanuatu, 
the Republic of Kiribati, the Solomon Islands, and the 
Kingdom of Tonga, to ensure the physical and oper-
ational security of our efforts in those countries to deep-
en relations, protect United States national security, and 
pursue United States national interests. 
(10) Increasing the number of United States em-
bassies dedicated solely to a Pacific Island country dem-
onstrates the United States’ ongoing commitment to the 
region and to the Pacific Island countries. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF EMBASSIES.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as possible, the Sec-
retary should— 
(A) establish physical United States embassies 
in the Republic of Kiribati and in the Kingdom of 
Tonga; 
(B) upgrade the United States consular agency 
in the Solomon Islands to an embassy; and 
(C) establish a physical United States Govern-
ment presence in the Republic of Vanuatu. 
(2) OTHER STRATEGIES.— 
(A) PHYSICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE.—In estab-
lishing embassies pursuant to paragraph (1) and 
creating the physical infrastructure to ensure the 
physical and operational safety of embassy per-
sonnel, the Secretary may pursue rent or purchase 
existing buildings or co-locate personnel in embas-
sies of like-minded partners, such as Australia and 
New Zealand. 
(B) PERSONNEL.—In establishing a physical 
presence in the Republic of Vanuatu pursuant to 
paragraph (1), the Secretary may assign 1 or more 
United States Government personnel to the Repub-
lic of Vanuatu as part of the United States mission 
in Papua New Guinea.
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(3) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The President may waive 
the requirements under paragraph (1) for a period of 
one year if the President determines and reports to Con-
gress in advance that such waiver is necessary to protect 
the national security interests of the United States. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
State for Embassy Security, Construction, and Mainte-
nance— 
(1) $40,200,000 is authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal year 2023— 
(A) to establish and maintain the 3 embassies 
authorized to be established under subsection (b); 
and 
(B) to establish a physical United States Gov-
ernment presence in the Republic of Vanuatu; 
(2) $3,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2024— 
(A) to maintain such embassies; and 
(B) to establish a physical United States Gov-
ernment presence in the Republic of Vanuatu; 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) DEFINED TERM.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means—
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(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
following the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report that includes— 
(A) a description of the status of activities car-
ried out to achieve the objectives described in this 
section; 
(B) an estimate of when embassies and a phys-
ical presence will be fully established pursuant to 
subsection (b)(1); and 
(C) an update on events in the Pacific Islands 
region relevant to the establishment of United 
States embassies, including activities by the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China. 
(3) REPORT
ON
FINAL
DISPOSITION.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act,
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the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate 
committees of Congress that— 
(A) confirms the establishment of the 3 embas-
sies and the physical presence required under sub-
section (b)(1); or 
(B) if the embassies and physical presence re-
quired in subsection (b)(1) have not been estab-
lished, a justification for such failure to comply with 
such requirement. 
TITLE 
XCIV—A 
DIVERSE 
WORK-
FORCE: RECRUITMENT, RETEN-
TION, AND PROMOTION 
SEC. 9401. REPORT ON BARRIERS TO APPLYING FOR EMPLOY-
MENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appro-
priate congressional committees that— 
(1) identifies any barriers for applicants applying 
for employment with the Department; 
(2) provides demographic data of online applicants 
during the most recent 3 years disaggregated by race, 
ethnicity, sex, age, veteran status, disability, geographic 
region; 
(3) assesses any barriers that exist for applying on-
line for employment with the Department, disaggregated
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by race, ethnicity, sex, age, veteran status, disability, ge-
ographic region; and 
(4) includes recommendations for addressing any 
disparities identified in the online application process. 
SEC. 9402. 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 shall submit 
a report to the appropriate congressional committees that in-
cludes disaggregated demographic data and other information 
regarding the diversity of the workforce of the Department. 
(b) DATA.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall include, to the maximum extent that the collection and 
dissemination of such data can be done in a way that protects 
the confidentiality of individuals and is otherwise permissible 
by law— 
(1) demographic data on each element of the work-
force of the Department during the 3-year period ending 
on the date of the enactment of this Act, disaggregated 
by rank and grade or grade-equivalent, with respect to— 
(A) individuals hired to join the workforce; 
(B) individuals promoted, including promotions 
to and within the Senior Executive Service or the 
Senior Foreign Service;
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(C) individuals serving as special assistants in 
any of the offices of the Secretary of State, the 
Deputy Secretary of State, the Counselor of the De-
partment of State, the Secretary’s Policy Planning 
Staff, the Under Secretary of State for Arms Con-
trol and International Security, the Under Sec-
retary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, 
and Human Rights, the Under Secretary of State 
for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environ-
ment, the Under Secretary of State for Manage-
ment, the Under Secretary of State for Political Af-
fairs, and the Under Secretary of State for Public 
Diplomacy and Public Affairs; 
(D) individuals serving in each bureau’s front 
office; 
(E) individuals serving as detailees to the Na-
tional Security Council; 
(F) individuals serving on applicable selection 
boards; 
(G) members of any external advisory com-
mittee or board who are subject to appointment by 
individuals at senior positions in the Department; 
(H) individuals participating in professional 
development programs of the Department and the 
extent to which such participants have been placed
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into senior positions within the Department after 
such participation; 
(I) individuals participating in mentorship or 
retention programs; and 
(J) individuals who separated from the agency, 
including individuals in the Senior Executive Serv-
ice or the Senior Foreign Service; 
(2) an assessment of agency compliance with the es-
sential elements identified in Equal Employment Oppor-
tunity Commission Management Directive 715, effective 
October 1, 2003; 
(3) data on the overall number of individuals who 
are part of the workforce, the percentages of such work-
force corresponding to each element specified in para-
graph (1), and the percentages corresponding to each 
rank, grade, or grade equivalent; and 
(4) the total amount of funds spent by the Depart-
ment for the purposes of advancing diversity, equity, in-
clusion, and accessibility during each of the 4 previous 
fiscal years, disaggregated, to the extent practicable, by 
bureau and activity, including, as outlined in the Depart-
ment’s 2022 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessi-
bility Strategic Plan— 
(A) workforce pay and compensation;
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(B) recruitment, hiring, promotions, and reten-
tion; 
(C) reasonable accommodations for disability 
and religion; 
(D) safe workplaces; and 
(E) addressing sexual harassment and dis-
crimination. 
(c) EFFECTIVENESS OF DEPARTMENT EFFORTS.—The 
report required under subsection (a) shall describe and assess 
the effectiveness of the efforts of the Department— 
(1) to propagate fairness, impartiality, and inclu-
sion in the work environment, both domestically and 
abroad; 
(2) to enforce anti-harassment and anti-discrimina-
tion policies, both domestically and at posts overseas; 
(3) to refrain from engaging in unlawful discrimina-
tion in any phase of the employment process, including 
recruitment, hiring, evaluation, assignments, promotion, 
retention, and training; 
(4) to prevent retaliation against employees for par-
ticipating in a protected equal employment opportunity 
activity or for reporting sexual harassment or sexual as-
sault; 
(5) to provide reasonable accommodation for quali-
fied employees and applicants with disabilities;
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(6) to recruit a representative workforce by— 
(A) recruiting women, persons with disabilities, 
and minorities; 
(B) 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; 
(C) placing job advertisements in newspapers, 
magazines, and job sites oriented toward women 
and minorities; 
(D) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs in 
urban and rural communities and at land-grant col-
leges or universities; 
(E) providing opportunities through the For-
eign Service Internship Program under chapter 12 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4141 
et seq.), and other hiring initiatives; 
(F) recruiting mid-level and senior-level profes-
sionals through programs designed to increase rep-
resentation in international affairs of people belong-
ing to traditionally underrepresented groups; 
(G) offering the Foreign Service written and 
oral assessment examinations in several locations 
throughout the United States or via online plat-
forms to reduce the burden of applicants having to
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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 opportuni-
ties through— 
(i) the Charles B. Rangel International 
Affairs Fellowship Program; 
(ii) the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Af-
fairs Fellowship Program; and 
(iii) other initiatives, including agency- 
wide policy initiatives; and 
(7) to ensure transparency and accountability in the 
work of the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer and 
the Secretary’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion, par-
ticularly by— 
(A) avoiding any duplication of existing diver-
sity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts, in-
cluding with the Bureau of Global Talent Manage-
ment, the Office of Civil Rights, and other Depart-
ment offices; and 
(B) requiring measurable impacts in hiring, re-
tention, and other aspects of the Diversity, Equity, 
Inclusion and Accessibility Strategic Plan. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
publication of the report required under subsection (a), 
and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the 
Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate con-
gressional committees, and make such report available 
on the Department’s website, that includes, without com-
promising the confidentiality of individuals and to the 
extent otherwise consistent with law— 
(A) disaggregated demographic data, to the 
maximum extent that collection of such data is per-
missible by law, relating to the workforce and infor-
mation on the status of diversity and inclusion ef-
forts of the Department; 
(B) an analysis of applicant flow data, to the 
maximum extent that collection of such data is per-
missible by law; and 
(C) 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. 
(2) COMBINATION WITH OTHER ANNUAL REPORT.— 
The report required under paragraph (1) may be com-
bined with another annual report required by law, to the 
extent practicable.
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SEC. 9403. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND 
ASSISTANCE. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purposes of this section are— 
(1) to advance the values and interests of the 
United States overseas through programs that foster in-
novation, competitiveness, and a plethora of back-
grounds, views, and experience in the formulation and 
implementation of United States foreign policy and as-
sistance; and 
(2) to create opportunities for specialized research, 
education, training, professional development, and lead-
ership opportunities for individuals belonging to an 
underrepresented group within the Department and 
USAID. 
(b) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Adminis-
trator of USAID shall conduct a study on the feasibility 
of establishing Centers of Excellence in Foreign Affairs 
and Assistance (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Cen-
ters of Excellence’’) within institutions that serve indi-
viduals belonging to an underrepresented group to focus 
on 1 or more of the areas described in paragraph (2). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—In conducting the study required 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Adminis-
trator, respectively, shall consider—
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(A) opportunities to enter into public-private 
partnerships that will— 
(i) increase interest in foreign affairs and 
foreign assistance Federal careers; 
(ii) prepare an assorted cadre of students 
(including nontraditional, mid-career, part- 
time, and heritage students) and nonprofit or 
business professionals with the skills and edu-
cation needed to meaningfully contribute to the 
formulation and execution of United States 
foreign policy and assistance; 
(iii) support the conduct of research, edu-
cation, and extension programs that reflect a 
wide range of perspectives and views of world 
regions and international affairs— 
(I) to assist in the development of re-
gional and functional foreign policy skills; 
(II) to strengthen international devel-
opment and humanitarian assistance pro-
grams; and 
(III) to strengthen democratic insti-
tutions and processes in policymaking, in-
cluding in education, health, wealth, jus-
tice, and other sectors;
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(iv) enable domestic and international 
educational, internship, fellowship, faculty ex-
change, training, employment or other innova-
tive programs to acquire or strengthen knowl-
edge of foreign languages, cultures, societies, 
and international skills and perspectives; 
(v) support collaboration among institu-
tions of higher education, including community 
colleges, nonprofit organizations, and corpora-
tions, to strengthen the engagement between 
experts and practitioners in the foreign affairs 
and foreign assistance fields; and 
(vi) 
leverage 
additional 
public-private 
partnerships 
with 
nonprofit 
organizations, 
foundations, corporations, institutions of high-
er education, and the Federal Government; and 
(B) budget and staffing requirements, includ-
ing appropriate sources of funding, for the estab-
lishment and conduct of operations of such Centers 
of Excellence. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report 
to the appropriate congressional committees that contains the 
findings of the study conducted pursuant to subsection (b).
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SEC. 9404. PROMOTING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY 
IN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE WORKFORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary should establish a 
mechanism to ensure that appointments or details of Depart-
ment career employees to staff positions in the Office of the 
Secretary, the Office of the Deputy Secretary of State, the 
Office of the Counselor of the Department, any office of the 
Secretary’s Policy Planning Staff, and any office of an Under 
Secretary of State, and details to the National Security 
Council, are transparent, competitive, inclusive, and merit- 
based. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report 
to the appropriate congressional committees regarding the 
mechanism established pursuant to subsection (a). 
(c) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) use transparent, competitive, inclusive, and 
merit-based processes for appointments and details to 
the staff positions specified in subsection (a); and 
(2) ensure that such positions are equally available 
to all employees of the Civil Service and the Foreign 
Service of the Department. 
SEC. 9405. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this title may be construed as altering exist-
ing law regarding merit system principles.
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TITLE XCV—INFORMATION 
SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY 
SEC. 9501. UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL CYBERSPACE POL-
ICY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the United 
States— 
(1) to work internationally to promote an open, 
interoperable, reliable, and secure internet governed by 
the multi-stakeholder model, which— 
(A) promotes democracy, the rule of law, and 
human rights, including freedom of expression; 
(B) supports the ability to innovate, commu-
nicate, and promote economic prosperity; and 
(C) is designed to protect privacy and guard 
against deception, malign influence, incitement to 
violence, harassment and abuse, fraud, and theft; 
(2) to encourage and aid United States allies and 
partners in improving their own technological capabilities 
and resiliency to pursue, defend, and protect shared in-
terests and values, free from coercion and external pres-
sure; and 
(3) in furtherance of the efforts described in para-
graphs (1) and (2)—
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(A) to provide incentives to the private sector 
to accelerate the development of the technologies re-
ferred to in such paragraphs; 
(B) to modernize and harmonize with allies 
and partners export controls and investment screen-
ing regimes and associated policies and regulations; 
and 
(C) to enhance United States leadership in 
technical standards-setting bodies and avenues for 
developing norms regarding the use of digital tools. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—In implementing the policy de-
scribed in subsection (a), the President, in consultation with 
outside actors, as appropriate, including private sector com-
panies, nongovernmental organizations, security researchers, 
and other relevant stakeholders, in the conduct of bilateral 
and multilateral relations, shall strive— 
(1) to clarify the applicability of international laws 
and norms to the use of information and communica-
tions technology (referred to in this subsection as 
‘‘ICT’’); 
(2) to reduce and limit the risk of escalation and re-
taliation in cyberspace, damage to critical infrastructure, 
and other malicious cyber activity that impairs the use 
and operation of critical infrastructure that provides 
services to the public;
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(3) to cooperate with like-minded countries that 
share common values and cyberspace policies with the 
United States, including respect for human rights, de-
mocracy, and the rule of law, to advance such values and 
policies internationally; 
(4) to encourage the responsible development of 
new, innovative technologies and ICT products that 
strengthen a secure internet architecture that is acces-
sible to all; 
(5) to secure and implement commitments on re-
sponsible country behavior in cyberspace, including com-
mitments by countries— 
(A) not to conduct, or knowingly support, 
cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property, includ-
ing trade secrets or other confidential business in-
formation, with the intent of providing competitive 
advantages to companies or commercial sectors; 
(B) to take all appropriate and reasonable ef-
forts to keep their territories clear of intentionally 
wrongful acts using ICT in violation of inter-
national commitments; 
(C) not to conduct or knowingly support ICT 
activity that intentionally damages or otherwise im-
pairs the use and operation of critical infrastructure
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providing services to the public, in violation of inter-
national law; 
(D) to take appropriate measures to protect 
the country’s critical infrastructure from ICT 
threats; 
(E) not to conduct or knowingly support mali-
cious international activity that harms the informa-
tion systems of authorized international emergency 
response teams (also known as ‘‘computer emer-
gency response teams’’ or ‘‘cybersecurity incident 
response teams’’) of another country or authorize 
emergency response teams to engage in malicious 
international activity, in violation of international 
law; 
(F) to respond to appropriate requests for as-
sistance to mitigate malicious ICT activity ema-
nating from their territory and aimed at the critical 
infrastructure of another country; 
(G) not to restrict cross-border data flows or 
require local storage or processing of data; and 
(H) to protect the exercise of human rights 
and fundamental freedoms on the internet, while 
recognizing that the human rights that people have 
offline also need to be protected online; and
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(6) to advance, encourage, and support the develop-
ment and adoption of internationally recognized tech-
nical standards and best practices. 
SEC. 9502. BUREAU OF CYBERSPACE AND DIGITAL POLICY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1 of the State Department 
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as sub-
section (j) and (k), respectively; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (h) (as added by 
section 361(a)(1) of division FF of the Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260)) as sub-
section (l); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (h) the following: 
‘‘(i) BUREAU OF CYBERSPACE AND DIGITAL POLICY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established, within the 
Department of State, the Bureau of Cyberspace and 
Digital Policy (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Bu-
reau’). The head of the Bureau shall have the rank and 
status of ambassador and shall be appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of the Bureau 
shall perform such duties and exercise such powers
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as the Secretary of State shall prescribe, including 
implementing the diplomatic and foreign policy as-
pects of the policy described in section 9501(a) of 
the Department of State Authorization Act of 2022. 
‘‘(B) DUTIES DESCRIBED.—The principal du-
ties and responsibilities of the head of the Bureau 
shall, in furtherance of the diplomatic and foreign 
policy mission of the Department of State, be— 
‘‘(i) to serve as the principal cyberspace 
policy official within the senior management of 
the Department of State and as the advisor to 
the Secretary of State for cyberspace and dig-
ital issues; 
‘‘(ii) to lead, coordinate, and execute, in 
coordination with other relevant bureaus and 
offices, the Department of State’s diplomatic 
cyberspace, and cybersecurity efforts (including 
efforts related to data privacy, data flows, 
internet governance, information and commu-
nications technology standards, and other 
issues that the Secretary has assigned to the 
Bureau); 
‘‘(iii) to coordinate with relevant Federal 
agencies and the Office of the National Cyber 
Director to ensure the diplomatic and foreign
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policy aspects of the cyber strategy in section 
9501 of the Department of State Authorization 
Act of 2022 and any other subsequent strategy 
are implemented in a manner that is fully inte-
grated with the broader strategy; 
‘‘(iv) to promote an open, interoperable, 
reliable, and secure information and commu-
nications technology infrastructure globally; 
‘‘(v) to represent the Secretary of State in 
interagency efforts to develop and advance 
Federal Government cyber priorities and activi-
ties, including efforts to develop credible na-
tional capabilities, strategies, and policies to 
deter and counter cyber adversaries, and carry 
out the purposes of title V of the Department 
of State Authorization Act of 2022; 
‘‘(vi) to engage civil society, the private 
sector, academia, and other public and private 
entities on relevant international cyberspace 
and international information and communica-
tions technology issues; 
‘‘(vii) to support United States Govern-
ment efforts to uphold and further develop 
global deterrence frameworks for malicious 
cyber activity;
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‘‘(viii) to advise the Secretary of State and 
coordinate with foreign governments regarding 
responses to national security-level cyber inci-
dents, including coordination on diplomatic re-
sponse efforts to support allies and partners 
threatened by malicious cyber activity, in con-
junction with members of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization and like-minded countries; 
‘‘(ix) to promote the building of foreign 
capacity relating to cyberspace policy priorities; 
‘‘(x) to promote an open, interoperable, 
reliable, and secure information and commu-
nications technology infrastructure globally and 
an open, interoperable, secure, and reliable 
internet governed by the multi-stakeholder 
model; 
‘‘(xi) to promote an international environ-
ment for technology investments and the inter-
net that benefits United States economic and 
national security interests; 
‘‘(xii) to promote cross-border flow of data 
and combat international initiatives seeking to 
impose unreasonable requirements on United 
States businesses;
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‘‘(xiii) to promote international policies to 
protect the integrity of United States and 
international telecommunications infrastructure 
from foreign-based threats, including cyber-en-
abled threats; 
‘‘(xiv) to lead engagement, in coordination 
with relevant executive branch agencies, with 
foreign governments on relevant international 
cyberspace, cybersecurity, cybercrime, and dig-
ital economy issues described in title V of the 
Department of State Authorization Act of 
2022; 
‘‘(xv) to promote international policies, in 
coordination with the Department of Com-
merce, to secure radio frequency spectrum in 
the best interests of the United States; 
‘‘(xvi) to promote and protect the exercise 
of human rights, including freedom of speech 
and religion, through the internet; 
‘‘(xvii) to build capacity of United States 
diplomatic officials to engage on cyberspace 
issues; 
‘‘(xviii) to encourage the development and 
adoption by foreign countries of internationally
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recognized standards, policies, and best prac-
tices; 
‘‘(xix) to support efforts by the Global En-
gagement Center to counter cyber-enabled in-
formation operations against the United States 
or its allies and partners; and 
‘‘(xx) to conduct such other matters as 
the Secretary of State may assign. 
‘‘(3) QUALIFICATIONS.—The head of the Bureau 
should be an individual of demonstrated competency in 
the fields of— 
‘‘(A) cybersecurity and other relevant cyber-
space and information and communications tech-
nology policy issues; and 
‘‘(B) international diplomacy. 
‘‘(4) ORGANIZATIONAL PLACEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) INITIAL
PLACEMENT.—Except as pro-
vided in subparagraph (B), the head of the Bureau 
shall report to the Deputy Secretary of State. 
‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT PLACEMENT.—The head of 
the Bureau may report to an Under Secretary of 
State or to an official holding a higher position than 
Under Secretary if, not later than 15 days before 
any change in such reporting structure, the Sec-
retary of State—
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‘‘(i) consults with the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
‘‘(ii) submits a report to such committees 
that— 
‘‘(I) indicates that the Secretary, 
with respect to the reporting structure of 
the Bureau, has consulted with and solic-
ited feedback from— 
‘‘(aa) other relevant Federal en-
tities with a role in international as-
pects of cyber policy; and 
‘‘(bb) the elements of the De-
partment of State with responsibility 
for aspects of cyber policy, including 
the elements reporting to— 
‘‘(AA) the Under Secretary 
of State for Political Affairs; 
‘‘(BB) the Under Secretary 
of State for Civilian Security, 
Democracy, and Human Rights; 
‘‘(CC) the Under Secretary 
of State for Economic Growth, 
Energy, and the Environment;
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‘‘(DD) the Under Secretary 
of State for Arms Control and 
International Security Affairs; 
‘‘(EE) the Under Secretary 
of State for Management; and 
‘‘(FF) the Under Secretary 
of State for Public Diplomacy 
and Public Affairs; 
‘‘(II) describes the new reporting 
structure for the head of the Bureau and 
the justification for such new structure; 
and 
‘‘(III) includes a plan describing how 
the new reporting structure will better en-
able the head of the Bureau to carry out 
the duties described in paragraph (2), in-
cluding the security, economic, and human 
rights aspects of cyber diplomacy. 
‘‘(5) SPECIAL
HIRING
AUTHORITIES.—The Sec-
retary of State may— 
‘‘(A) appoint up to 25 employees to cyber posi-
tions in the Bureau without regard to the provisions 
of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United 
States Code, regarding appointments in the com-
petitive service; and
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‘‘(B) fix the rates of basic pay of such employ-
ees without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III 
of chapter 53 of such title regarding classification 
and General Schedule pay rates, provided that the 
rates for such positions do not exceed the annual 
rate of basic pay in effect for a position at level IV 
of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(6) COORDINATION.—In implementing the duties 
prescribed under paragraph (2), the head of the Bureau 
shall coordinate with the heads of other Federal agen-
cies, including the Department of Commerce, the De-
partment of Homeland Security, and other Federal 
agencies that the National Cyber Director deems appro-
priate. 
‘‘(7) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection may be construed— 
‘‘(A) to preclude the head of the Bureau from 
being designated as an Assistant Secretary, if such 
an Assistant Secretary position does not increase 
the number of Assistant Secretary positions at the 
Department above the number authorized under 
subsection (c)(1); or 
‘‘(B) to alter or modify the existing authorities 
of any other Federal agency or official.’’.
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(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Bureau established under section 1(i) of the State 
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as added by sub-
section (a), should have a diverse workforce composed of 
qualified individuals, including individuals belonging to an 
underrepresented group. 
(c) UNITED NATIONS.—The Permanent Representative 
of the United States to the United Nations should use the 
voice, vote, and influence of the United States to oppose any 
measure that is inconsistent with the policy described in sec-
tion 9501(a). 
SEC. 9503. INTERNATIONAL CYBERSPACE AND DIGITAL POLICY 
STRATEGY. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, acting 
through the Secretary, and in coordination with the heads of 
other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall de-
velop an international cyberspace and digital policy strategy. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under subsection 
(a) shall include— 
(1) a review of actions and activities undertaken to 
support the policy described in section 9501(a); 
(2) a plan of action to guide the diplomacy of the 
Department with regard to foreign countries, includ-
ing—
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(A) conducting bilateral and multilateral activi-
ties— 
(i) to develop and support the implemen-
tation of norms of responsible country behavior 
in cyberspace consistent with the commitments 
listed in section 9501(b)(5); 
(ii) to reduce the frequency and severity of 
cyberattacks on United States individuals, 
businesses, governmental agencies, and other 
organizations; 
(iii) to reduce cybersecurity risks to 
United States and allied critical infrastructure; 
(iv) to improve allies’ and partners’ col-
laboration with the United States on cyberse-
curity issues, including information sharing, 
regulatory coordination and improvement, and 
joint investigatory and law enforcement oper-
ations related to cybercrime; and 
(v) to share best practices and advance 
proposals to strengthen civilian and private 
sector resiliency to threats and access to oppor-
tunities in cyberspace; and 
(B) reviewing the status of existing efforts in 
relevant multilateral fora, as appropriate, to obtain
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commitments on international norms regarding 
cyberspace; 
(3) a review of alternative concepts for international 
norms regarding cyberspace offered by foreign countries; 
(4) a detailed description, in consultation with the 
Office of the National Cyber Director and relevant Fed-
eral agencies, of new and evolving threats regarding 
cyberspace from foreign adversaries, state-sponsored ac-
tors, and non-state actors to— 
(A) United States national security; 
(B) the Federal and private sector cyberspace 
infrastructure of the United States; 
(C) intellectual property in the United States; 
and 
(D) the privacy and security of citizens of the 
United States; 
(5) a review of the policy tools available to the 
President to deter and de-escalate tensions with foreign 
countries, state-sponsored actors, and private actors re-
garding— 
(A) threats in cyberspace; 
(B) the degree to which such tools have been 
used; and 
(C) whether such tools have been effective de-
terrents;
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(6) a review of resources required to conduct activi-
ties to build responsible norms of international cyber be-
havior; 
(7) a review, in coordination with the Office of the 
National Cyber Director and the Office of Management 
and Budget, to determine whether the budgetary re-
sources, technical expertise, legal authorities, and per-
sonnel available to the Department are adequate to 
achieve the actions and activities undertaken by the De-
partment to support the policy described in section 
9501(a); 
(8) a review to determine whether the Department 
is properly organized and coordinated with other Federal 
agencies to achieve the objectives described in section 
9501(b); and 
(9) a plan of action, developed in coordination with 
the Department of Defense and in consultation with 
other relevant Federal departments and agencies as the 
President may direct, with respect to the inclusion of 
cyber issues in mutual defense agreements. 
(c) FORM OF STRATEGY.— 
(1) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The strategy required 
under subsection (a) shall be available to the public in 
unclassified form, including through publication in the 
Federal Register.
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(2) CLASSIFIED
ANNEX.—The strategy required 
under subsection (a) may include a classified annex. 
(d) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the com-
pletion of the strategy required under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives regarding the strategy, includ-
ing any material contained in a classified annex. 
(e) UPDATES.—The strategy required under subsection 
(a) shall be updated— 
(1) not later than 90 days after any material 
change to United States policy described in such strat-
egy; and 
(2) not later than 1 year after the inauguration of 
each new President. 
SEC. 9504. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT ON 
CYBER DIPLOMACY. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit a report and provide a briefing to the ap-
propriate congressional committees that includes—
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(1) an assessment of the extent to which United 
States diplomatic processes and other efforts with for-
eign countries, including through multilateral fora, bilat-
eral engagements, and negotiated cyberspace agree-
ments, advance the full range of United States interests 
regarding cyberspace, including the policy described in 
section 9501(a); 
(2) an assessment of the Department’s organiza-
tional structure and approach to managing its diplomatic 
efforts to advance the full range of United States inter-
ests regarding cyberspace, including a review of— 
(A) the establishment of a Bureau within the 
Department to lead the Department’s international 
cyber mission; 
(B) the current or proposed diplomatic mis-
sion, structure, staffing, funding, and activities of 
such Bureau; 
(C) how the establishment of such Bureau has 
impacted or is likely to impact the structure and or-
ganization of the Department; and 
(D) what challenges, if any, the Department 
has faced or will face in establishing such Bureau; 
and 
(3) any other matters that the Comptroller General 
determines to be relevant.
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SEC. 9505. REPORT ON DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS TO DETECT 
AND RESPOND TO CYBER THREATS AGAINST AL-
LIES AND PARTNERS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the heads of 
other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees that assesses the capa-
bilities of the Department to provide civilian-led support for 
acute cyber incident response in ally and partner countries 
that includes— 
(1) a description and assessment of the Depart-
ment’s coordination with cyber programs and operations 
of the Department of Defense and the Department of 
Homeland Security; 
(2) recommendations on how to improve coordina-
tion and executive of Department involvement in pro-
grams or operations to support allies and partners in re-
sponding to acute cyber incidents; and 
(3) the budgetary resources, technical expertise, 
legal authorities, and personnel needed for the Depart-
ment to formulate and implement the programs de-
scribed in this section. 
SEC. 9506. CYBERSECURITY RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that improving computer programming language proficiency 
will improve—
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(1) the cybersecurity effectiveness of the Depart-
ment; and 
(2) the ability of foreign service officers to engage 
with foreign audiences on cybersecurity matters. 
(b) TECHNOLOGY TALENT ACQUISITION.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish positions within the Bureau of Global Talent Man-
agement that are solely dedicated to the recruitment and 
retention of Department personnel with backgrounds in 
cybersecurity, engineering, data science, application de-
velopment, artificial intelligence, critical and emerging 
technology, and technology and digital policy. 
(2) GOALS.—The goals of the positions described in 
paragraph (1) shall be— 
(A) to fulfill the critical need of the Depart-
ment to recruit and retain employees for cybersecu-
rity, digital, and technology positions; 
(B) to actively recruit relevant candidates from 
academic institutions, the private sector, and re-
lated industries; 
(C) to work with the Office of Personnel Man-
agement and the United States Digital Service to 
develop and implement best strategies for recruiting 
and retaining technology talent; and
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(D) to inform and train supervisors at the De-
partment on the use of the authorities listed in sub-
section (c)(1). 
(3) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall submit a plan to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that describes how the objectives and 
goals set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) will be imple-
mented. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated $750,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out this 
subsection. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT ON HIRING AUTHORITIES.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Sec-
retary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees that includes— 
(1) a list of the hiring authorities available to the 
Department to recruit and retain personnel with back-
grounds in cybersecurity, engineering, data science, ap-
plication development, artificial intelligence, critical and 
emerging technology, and technology and digital policy;
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(2) a list of which hiring authorities described in 
paragraph (1) have been used during the previous 5 
years; 
(3) the number of employees in qualified positions 
hired, aggregated by position and grade level or pay 
band; 
(4) the number of employees who have been placed 
in qualified positions, aggregated by bureau and offices 
within the Department; 
(5) the rate of attrition of individuals who begin the 
hiring process and do not complete the process and a de-
scription of the reasons for such attrition; 
(6) the number of individuals who are interviewed 
by subject matter experts and the number of individuals 
who are not interviewed by subject matter experts; and 
(7) recommendations for— 
(A) reducing the attrition rate referred to in 
paragraph (5) by 5 percent each year; 
(B) additional hiring authorities needed to ac-
quire needed technology talent; 
(C) hiring personnel to hold public trust posi-
tions until such personnel can obtain the necessary 
security clearance; and
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(D) informing and training supervisors within 
the Department on the use of the authorities listed 
in paragraph (1). 
(d) INCENTIVE
PAY
FOR
CYBERSECURITY
PROFES-
SIONALS.—To increase the number of qualified candidates 
available to fulfill the cybersecurity needs of the Department, 
the Secretary shall— 
(1) include computer programming languages with-
in the Recruitment Language Program; and 
(2) provide appropriate language incentive pay. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the fol-
lowing 5 years, the Secretary shall provide a list to the appro-
priate congressional committees that identifies— 
(1) the computer programming languages included 
within the Recruitment Language Program and the lan-
guage incentive pay rate; and 
(2) the number of individuals benefitting from the 
inclusion of such computer programming languages in 
the Recruitment Language Program and language incen-
tive pay. 
SEC. 9507. SHORT COURSE ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR 
SENIOR OFFICIALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and
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begin providing, for senior officials of the Department, a 
course addressing how the most recent and relevant tech-
nologies affect the activities of the Department. 
(b) THROUGHPUT OBJECTIVES.—The Secretary should 
ensure that— 
(1) during the first year that the course developed 
pursuant to subsection (a) is offered, not fewer than 20 
percent of senior officials are certified as having passed 
such course; and 
(2) in each subsequent year, until the date on which 
80 percent of senior officials are certified as having 
passed such course, an additional 10 percent of senior 
officials are certified as having passed such course. 
SEC. 9508. ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPANSION OF REGIONAL 
TECHNOLOGY OFFICER PROGRAM. 
(a) REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY OFFICER PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a program, which shall be known as the ‘‘Regional 
Technology Officer Program’’ (referred to in this section 
as the ‘‘Program’’). 
(2) GOALS.—The goals of the Program shall in-
clude the following: 
(A) Promoting United States leadership in 
technology abroad.
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(B) Working with partners to increase the de-
ployment of critical and emerging technology in 
support of democratic values. 
(C) Shaping diplomatic agreements in regional 
and international fora with respect to critical and 
emerging technologies. 
(D) Building diplomatic capacity for handling 
critical and emerging technology issues. 
(E) Facilitating the role of critical and emerg-
ing technology in advancing the foreign policy objec-
tives of the United States through engagement with 
research labs, incubators, and venture capitalists. 
(F) Maintaining the advantages of the United 
States with respect to critical and emerging tech-
nologies. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit an implementation plan to the appropriate con-
gressional committees that outlines strategies for— 
(1) advancing the goals described in subsection 
(a)(2); 
(2) hiring Regional Technology Officers and in-
creasing the competitiveness of the Program within the 
Foreign Service bidding process;
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(3) expanding the Program to include a minimum 
of 15 Regional Technology Officers; and 
(4) assigning not fewer than 2 Regional Technology 
Officers to posts within— 
(A) each regional bureau of the Department; 
and 
(B) the Bureau of International Organization 
Affairs. 
(c) ANNUAL BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Secretary shall 
brief the appropriate congressional committees regarding the 
status of the implementation plan required under subsection 
(b). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated up to $25,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 9509. VULNERABILITY DISCLOSURE POLICY AND BUG 
BOUNTY PROGRAM REPORT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BUG BOUNTY PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘bug boun-
ty program’’ means a program under which an approved 
individual, organization, or company is temporarily au-
thorized to identify and report vulnerabilities of internet-
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facing information technology of the Department in ex-
change for compensation. 
(2) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘infor-
mation technology’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 11101 of title 40, United States Code. 
(b) VULNERABILITY DISCLOSURE POLICY.— 
(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 Vulner-
ability Disclosure Policy (referred to in this section as 
the ‘‘VDP’’) to improve Department cybersecurity by— 
(A) creating Department policy and infrastruc-
ture to receive reports of and remediate discovered 
vulnerabilities in line with existing policies of the 
Office of Management and Budget and the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security Binding Operational 
Directive 20–01 or any subsequent directive; and 
(B) providing a report on such policy and in-
frastructure to Congress. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the establishment of the VDP pursuant to para-
graph (1), and annually thereafter for the following 5 
years, the Secretary shall submit a report on the VDP 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
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Affairs of the Senate, the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives that includes information re-
lating to— 
(A) the number and severity of all security 
vulnerabilities reported; 
(B) the number of previously unidentified secu-
rity vulnerabilities remediated as a result; 
(C) the current number of outstanding pre-
viously unidentified security vulnerabilities and De-
partment of State remediation plans; 
(D) the average time between the reporting of 
security vulnerabilities and remediation of such 
vulnerabilities; 
(E) the resources, surge staffing, roles, and re-
sponsibilities within the Department used to imple-
ment the VDP and complete security vulnerability 
remediation; 
(F) how the VDP identified vulnerabilities are 
incorporated into existing Department vulnerability 
prioritization and management processes;
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(G) any challenges in implementing the VDP 
and plans for expansion or contraction in the scope 
of the VDP across Department information sys-
tems; and 
(H) any other topic that the Secretary deter-
mines to be relevant. 
(c) BUG BOUNTY PROGRAM REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit a report to Congress that describes any ongoing 
efforts by the Department or a third-party vendor under 
contract with the Department to establish or carry out 
a 
bug 
bounty 
program 
that 
identifies 
security 
vulnerabilities of internet-facing information technology 
of the Department. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date on which any bug bounty program is established, 
the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives regarding such 
program, including information relating to—
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(A) the number of approved individuals, orga-
nizations, or companies involved in such program, 
disaggregated by the number of approved individ-
uals, organizations, or companies that— 
(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 program; 
(C) the number of previously unidentified secu-
rity vulnerabilities remediated as a result of such 
program; 
(D) the current number of outstanding pre-
viously unidentified security vulnerabilities and De-
partment remediation plans for such outstanding 
vulnerabilities; 
(E) the average length of time between the re-
porting of security vulnerabilities and remediation 
of such vulnerabilities; 
(F) the types of compensation provided under 
such program; 
(G) the lessons learned from such program;
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(H) the public accessibility of contact informa-
tion for the Department regarding the bug bounty 
program; 
(I) the incorporation of bug bounty program 
identified vulnerabilities into existing Department 
vulnerability prioritization and management proc-
esses; and 
(J) any challenges in implementing the bug 
bounty program and plans for expansion or contrac-
tion in the scope of the bug bounty program across 
Department information systems. 
TITLE XCVI—PUBLIC DIPLOMACY 
SEC. 9601. UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL 
FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS. 
(a) DEFINED TERM.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate; 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(4) the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Consistent 
with section 204 of the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg
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Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 
2000 and 2001 (22 U.S.C. 2452b), subject to subsections (c) 
and (d), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment up to $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023 and 
2024 for United States participation in international fairs 
and expositions abroad, including for the construction and 
operation of a United States pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. 
(c) COST-SHARE REQUIREMENT.—Amounts made avail-
able pursuant to subsection (b) to the Department for a 
United States pavilion or other major exhibit at an inter-
national fair or exposition abroad shall be made available on 
a cost-matching basis, to the maximum extent practicable, 
from sources other than the United States Government. 
(d) NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No funds made available pursu-
ant to subsection (b) to the Department for a United 
States pavilion or other major exhibit at an international 
fair or exposition abroad may be obligated until at least 
15 days after the appropriate committees of Congress 
have been notified of such intended obligation. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each notification 
under paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) a description of the source of such funds, 
including any funds reprogrammed or transferred
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by the Department to be made available for such 
pavilion or other major exhibit abroad; 
(B) an estimate of the amount of investment 
such pavilion or other major exhibit abroad could 
bring to the United States; and 
(C) a description of the strategy of the Depart-
ment to identify and obtain such matching funds 
from sources other than the United States Govern-
ment, in accordance with subsection (c). 
(e) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date on which a United States pavilion or other major exhibit 
abroad is opened at an international fair or exposition in ac-
cordance with this section, the Secretary shall submit a re-
port to the appropriate committees of Congress that in-
cludes— 
(1) the number of United States businesses that 
participated in such pavilion or other major exhibit; and 
(2) the dollar amount and source of any matching 
funds obtained by the Department. 
SEC. 9602. UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND 
PUBLIC AFFAIRS. 
(a) FINANCIAL
AND HUMAN RESOURCES COORDINA-
TION.—Section 1(b)(3) of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended—
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(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) coordinate the allocation and manage-
ment of the financial and human resources for pub-
lic diplomacy, including for— 
‘‘(i) the Bureau of Educational and Cul-
tural Affairs; 
‘‘(ii) the Bureau of Global Public Affairs; 
‘‘(iii) the Office of Policy, Planning, and 
Resources for Public Diplomacy and Public Af-
fairs; 
‘‘(iv) the Global Engagement Center; and 
‘‘(v) the public diplomacy functions within 
the regional and functional bureaus.’’. 
(b) SENSE
OF CONGRESS
ON
THE IMPORTANCE
OF 
FILLING THE POSITION OF UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC 
DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that since a vacancy in the position of Under Secretary 
of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs is detri-
mental to the national security interests of the United States, 
the President should expeditiously nominate a qualified indi-
vidual to such position whenever such vacancy occurs to en-
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sure that the bureaus reporting to such position are able to 
fulfill their mission of— 
(1) expanding and strengthening relationships be-
tween the people of the United States and citizens of 
other countries; and 
(2) engaging, informing, and understanding the 
perspectives of foreign audiences. 
SEC. 9603. REPORT ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report that includes— 
(1) an evaluation of the May 2019 merger of the 
Bureau of Public Affairs and the Bureau of Inter-
national Information Programs to form the Bureau of 
Global Public Affairs with respect to— 
(A) the efficacy of the current configuration of 
the bureaus reporting to the Under Secretary of 
State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in 
achieving the mission of the Department; 
(B) the metrics before and after such merger, 
including personnel data, disaggregated by position 
and location, content production, opinion polling, 
program evaluations, and media appearances; 
(C) the results of a survey of public diplomacy 
practitioners to determine their opinion of the effi-
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cacy of such merger and any adjustments that still 
need to be made; and 
(D) a plan for evaluating and monitoring, not 
less frequently than once every 2 years, the pro-
grams, activities, messaging, professional develop-
ment efforts, and structure of the Bureau of Global 
Public Affairs, and submitting a summary of each 
such evaluation to the appropriate congressional 
committees; and 
(2) a review of recent outside recommendations for 
modernizing diplomacy at the Department with respect 
to public diplomacy efforts, including— 
(A) efforts in each of the bureaus reporting to 
the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy 
and Public Affairs to address issues of diversity and 
inclusion in their work, structure, data collection, 
programming, and personnel, including any collabo-
ration with the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Offi-
cer; 
(B) proposals to collaborate with think tanks 
and academic institutions working on public diplo-
macy issues to implement recent outside rec-
ommendations; and
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‘‘(B) in a manner that is consistent with— 
‘‘(i) the National Coral Reef Resilience 
Strategy; and 
‘‘(ii) coral reef action plans in effect, if 
any, under section 205. 
‘‘(4) INVESTMENT OF AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(A) INVESTMENT OF AMOUNTS.—The Foun-
dation shall invest such portion of the Fund as is 
not required to meet current withdrawals in inter-
est-bearing obligations of the United States or in 
obligations guaranteed as to both principal and in-
terest by the United States. 
‘‘(B) INTEREST AND PROCEEDS.—The interest 
on, and the proceeds from, the sale or redemption 
of, any obligations held in the Fund shall be cred-
ited to and form a part of the Fund. 
‘‘(5) REVIEW
OF
PERFORMANCE.—The Adminis-
trator shall conduct continuing reviews of all deposits 
into, and disbursements from, the Fund. Each such re-
view shall include a written assessment concerning the 
extent to which the Foundation has implemented the 
goals and requirements of this section. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION TO SOLICIT DONATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to an agreement en-
tered into under subsection (a), the Foundation may ac-
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‘‘(3) To the extent there are viable applications 
made by eligible coral reef stewardship partners, not 
more than 67 percent of funds distributed in each region 
in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2) may be made 
exclusively available to projects that are— 
‘‘(A) submitted by a coral reef stewardship 
partnership; and 
‘‘(B) consistent with the coral reef action plan 
in effect under section 205 by such a partnership. 
‘‘(4) Of the funds distributed to support projects in 
accordance with paragraph (3), not less than 20 percent 
and not more than 33 percent shall be awarded for 
projects submitted by a Federal coral reef stewardship 
partnership, to the extent there are viable applications 
made by eligible Federal coral reef stewardship partner-
ships. 
‘‘(h) TASK FORCE.—The Administrator may consult 
with the Secretary of the Interior and the Task Force to ob-
tain guidance in establishing priorities and evaluating pro-
posals for coral reef projects under this section. 
‘‘SEC. 212. CORAL REEF RESEARCH. 
‘‘(a) REEF RESEARCH COORDINATION INSTITUTES.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall 
designate 2 reef research coordination institutes for the 
purpose of advancing and sustaining essential capabili-
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ties in coral reef research, one each in the Atlantic and 
Pacific basins, to be known as the ‘Atlantic Reef Re-
search Coordination Institute’ and the ‘Pacific Reef Re-
search Coordination Institute’, respectively. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—Each 
institute 
designated 
under paragraph (1) shall be housed within a single 
coral reef research center designated by the Adminis-
trator under subsection (b). 
‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.—The institutes designated under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) conduct federally directed research to fill 
national and regional coral reef ecosystem research 
gaps and improve understanding of, and responses 
to, continuing and emerging threats to the resilience 
of United States coral reef ecosystems consistent 
with the National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy; 
‘‘(B) support ecological research and moni-
toring to study the effects of conservation and res-
toration activities funded by this title on promoting 
more effective coral reef management and restora-
tion; and 
‘‘(C) through agreements— 
‘‘(i) collaborate directly with States, cov-
ered Native entities, covered coral reef man-
agers, nonprofit organizations, and other coral
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jointly by the Governors of Puerto Rico and the 
United States Virgin Islands. 
(B) For each calendar year thereafter, the 
Governors of Puerto Rico and the United States 
Virgin Islands shall, on an alternating basis, take 
turns selecting the member. 
(5) A member appointed by the President of the 
Federated States of Micronesia. 
(6) A member appointed by the President of the 
Republic of the Marshall Islands. 
(7) A member appointed by the President of the 
Republic of Palau. 
SEC. 10014. RESPONSIBILITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCY MEMBERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A member of the Task Force de-
scribed in section 10013(a) shall— 
(1) identify the actions of the agency that member 
represents that may affect coral reef ecosystems; 
(2) use the programs and authorities of that agency 
to protect and enhance the conditions of such eco-
systems, including through the promotion of basic and 
applied scientific research; 
(3) collaborate with the Task Force to appropriately 
reflect budgetary needs for coral reef conservation and 
restoration activities in all agency budget planning and 
justification documents and processes; and
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(5) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘scientist’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting ‘‘, obser-
vations, and monitoring;’’ 
(6) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘into Federal’’ 
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘, technical profes-
sionals, and tradespeople into Federal career positions;’’ 
(7) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as 
paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively; 
(8) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: 
‘‘(2) whether there is a shortage in the number of 
individuals with technical or trade-based degrees, 
skillsets, or credentials suited to a career in oceanic and 
atmospheric data collection, processing, satellite produc-
tion, or satellite operations;’’; and 
(9) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) workforce diversity and actions the Federal 
Government can take to increase diversity in the sci-
entific workforce; and 
‘‘(9) actions the Federal Government can take to 
shorten the hiring backlog for such workforce.’’. 
(b) COORDINATION.—Section 303(b) of such Act (33 
U.S.C. 893c(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of Com-
merce’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Oceans and Atmosphere’’.