Diplomatic Personnel Modernization Act
Bill: H.R.1232 | Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. (R-TN)
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Diplomatic Personnel Modernization Act
This bill requires the Department of State to submit to Congress a comprehensive five-year strategic staffing plan.
This plan must include (1) a data set displaying comprehensive workforce data for all current and planned State Department employees, disaggregated by certain metrics; (2) recommendations on the number of Foreign Service officers that should be posted at each U.S. diplomatic post and in the District of Columbia; and (3) recommendations on the number of civil service officers that the State Department should employ.

To require a five-year staffing plan for the Department of State, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Diplomatic Personnel Modernization 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FIVE-YEAR STAFFING PLAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a comprehensive 5-year 
strategic staffing plan for the Department of State that is aligned 
with and furthers the objectives of the National Security Strategy of 
the United States of America issued in December 2017, or any subsequent 
strategy issued not later than 18 months after such date of enactment, 
which shall include the following:
            (1) A dataset displaying comprehensive workforce data, 
        including all shortages in bureaus described in GAO report GAO-
        19-220, for all current and planned employees of the Department 
        of State, disaggregated by--
                    (A) Foreign Service officer and Foreign Service 
                specialist rank;
                    (B) civil service job skill code, grade level, and 
                bureau of assignment;
                    (C) contracted employees, including the equivalent 
                job skill code and bureau of assignment; and
                    (D) employees hired under schedule C of subpart C 
                of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, 
                including the equivalent grade and job skill code and 
                bureau of assignment of such employee.
            (2) Recommendations on the number of Foreign Service 
        officers disaggregated by service cone that should be posted at 
        each United States diplomatic post and in the District of 
        Columbia, with a detailed basis for such recommendations.
            (3) Recommendations on the number of civil service officers 
        that should be employed by the Department, with a detailed 
        basis for such recommendations.
    (b) Maintenance.--The dataset required under subsection (a)(1) 
shall be maintained and updated on a regular basis.
    (c) Consultation.--The Secretary of State shall lead the 
development of the plan required under subsection (a), but may consult 
or partner with private sector entities with expertise in labor 
economics, management, or human resources, as well as organizations 
familiar with the demands and needs of the Department of State's 
workforce.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report regarding root 
causes of Foreign Service and civil service shortages, the effect of 
such shortages on national security objectives, and the Department of 
State's plan to implement recommendations described in GAO-19-10 220.
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