Title: Department of State Authorization Act of 2022
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Department of State Authorization Act of 2022
This bill reauthorizes various activities of the Department of State through FY2023 and otherwise addresses matters related to the State Department.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8788 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8788

To provide for certain authorities of the Department of State, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 9, 2022

  Mr. Meeks introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To provide for certain authorities of 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.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Department of 
State Authorization Act of 2022''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
    TITLE I--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Sec. 101. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
Sec. 102. Office of City and State Diplomacy.
Sec. 103. Congressional notification for rewards paid using 
                            cryptocurrencies.
Sec. 104. Appointment of Director of Digital Currency Security.
Sec. 105. Diplomatic reception rooms.
Sec. 106. National Museum of American Diplomacy.
Sec. 107. Passport fees.
Sec. 108. Ensuring geographic diversity and accessibility of passport 
                            agencies.
Sec. 109. Study and report on passport modernization opportunities.
Sec. 110. Office of Global Criminal Justice.
Sec. 111. Expanded authority for transfers to rewards programs 
                            expenses.
Sec. 112. Authorizing support for wrongfully detained United States 
                            nationals and their family members.
Sec. 113. Notification to Congress for United States nationals 
                            unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad.
Sec. 114. Family Engagement Coordinator.
Sec. 115. Rewards for justice.
Sec. 116. Provision of parking services and retention of parking fees.
Sec. 117. Modernizing the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and 
                            Compliance and the Bureau of International 
                            Security and Nonproliferation.
       TITLE II--EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

Sec. 201. Embassy security, construction, and maintenance.
Sec. 202. Amendments to Secure Embassy Construction and 
                            Counterterrorism Act of 1999.
Sec. 203. Increasing the maximum annual lease payment available without 
                            approval by Secretary of State.
Sec. 204. Diplomatic support and security.
                      TITLE III--PERSONNEL ISSUES

               Subtitle A--Matters Relating to Employment

Sec. 301. Per diem allowance and locality pay for newly hired members 
                            of the Foreign Service.
Sec. 302. Rest, recuperation, and overseas operations leave.
Sec. 303. Dignity for people with disabilities serving in the Foreign 
                            Service.
Sec. 304. Increasing housing availability for certain employees 
                            assigned to the United States mission to 
                            the United Nations.
Sec. 305. Enhanced requirements for the Department of State relating to 
                            telework-ready employees.
Sec. 306. Department of State Student Internship Program.
Sec. 307. Addendum for study on foreign service allowances.
Sec. 308. Report on pilot program for lateral entry into the Foreign 
                            Service.
Sec. 309. Interagency policies to prevent and respond to harassment, 
                            discrimination, sexual assault, and related 
                            retaliation.
Sec. 310. Curtailments, removals from post, and waivers of privileges 
                            and immunities.
Sec. 311. Commission on Reform and Modernization of the Department of 
                            State.
Sec. 312. Management assessments at diplomatic and consular posts.
Sec. 313. Streamlining of security clearance process.
Sec. 314. Modifications to Foreign Affairs Manual with respect to 
                            security clearances.
Sec. 315. Additional personnel to address backlogs in hiring and 
                            investigations.
Sec. 316. Report on worldwide availability.
Sec. 317. Supporting the employment of United States citizens by 
                            international organizations.
Sec. 318. Authorizing the use of diplomatic programs funding to promote 
                            the employment of United States citizens by 
                            international organizations.
Sec. 319. Increasing the maximum amount authorized for science and 
                            technology fellowship grants and 
                            cooperative agreements.
Sec. 320. Report on changes to the Foreign Service officer test.
 Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Training and Professional Development

Sec. 331. Facilitation and encouragement of training and professional 
                            development for Foreign Service and Civil 
                            Service personnel.
Sec. 332. Sense of Congress on partnerships between Department of State 
                            and academic and other non-department 
                            institutions and organizations for training 
                            and professional development of Foreign 
                            Service and Civil Service personnel.
Sec. 333. Training related to conflict prevention.
Sec. 334. Authority to pursue coursework outside of the Foreign Service 
                            Institute and across the United States.
Sec. 335. Establishment of Foreign Service Institute Innovation 
                            Advisor.
Sec. 336. Report on course performance.
Sec. 337. Language training for Foreign Service personnel.
Sec. 338. Meritorious step increase authority.
Sec. 339. Professional development.
Sec. 340. Study and report on Foreign Service Institute School of 
                            Language Studies.
Sec. 341. USAID tenuring and incentive languages.
Sec. 342. Authorization of appropriations for the Benjamin A. Gilman 
                            international scholarships program.
  TITLE IV--A DIVERSE WORKFORCE: RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND PROMOTION

Sec. 401. Collection, analysis, and dissemination of workforce data.
Sec. 402. Promoting diversity and inclusion in the Department of State 
                            workforce.
Sec. 403. Expanding scope of fellowship programs to include civil 
                            servants.
Sec. 404. Centers of excellence in foreign affairs and assistance.
               TITLE V--MATTERS RELATING TO CYBERSECURITY

          Subtitle A--Information Security and Cyber Diplomacy

Sec. 501. Vulnerability disclosure policy and bug bounty program 
                            report.
            Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Cyber Diplomacy

Sec. 511. United States international cyberspace policy.
Sec. 512. Bureau addressing cyberspace and digital policy.
Sec. 513. International cyberspace executive arrangements.
Sec. 514. International strategy for cyberspace.
Sec. 515. Addition to annual country reports on human rights practices.
Sec. 516. GAO report on cyber diplomacy.
Sec. 517. Report on diplomatic programs to detect and respond to cyber 
                            threats against allies and partners.
Sec. 518. Cybersecurity recruitment and retention.
Sec. 519. Short course on emerging technologies for senior officials.
Sec. 520. Establishment and expansion of the Regional Technology 
                            Officer Program.
                       TITLE VI--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

Sec. 601. International fairs and expositions.
Sec. 602. Global Engagement Center.
Sec. 603. Paperwork Reduction Act.
Sec. 604. Cultural Antiquities Task Force.
Sec. 605. Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy.
                        TITLE VII--OTHER MATTERS

Sec. 701. Arms Export Control Act alignment with the Export Control 
                            Reform Act.
Sec. 702. Congressional oversight, quarterly review, and authority 
                            relating to concurrence provided by chiefs 
                            of mission for the provision of support 
                            relating to certain United States 
                            Government operations.
Sec. 703. Regional civilian interagency mechanism study.
Sec. 704. Modification of prior notification of shipment of arms.
Sec. 705. Limitation on United States contributions to peacekeeping 
                            operations not authorized by the United 
                            Nations Security Council.
Sec. 706. Report on United States access to critical mineral resources 
                            abroad.
Sec. 707. Ensuring the integrity of communications cooperation.
Sec. 708. Report on the use of data and data science at the Department 
                            of State.
Sec. 709. Emergency medical services authority.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    Unless otherwise specified, in this Act:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
                of Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
                Senate.
            (2) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
        Department of State.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of State.

    TITLE I--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

SEC. 101. BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR.

    Section 1(c)(2) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) in the second sentence, by striking ``section'' 
                and inserting ``sections 116 and''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                sentence: ``All special envoys, ambassadors, and 
                coordinators located within the Bureau of Democracy, 
                Human Rights, and Labor shall report directly to the 
                Assistant Secretary unless otherwise provided by 
                law.'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii)--
                    (A) by striking ``section'' and inserting 
                ``sections 116 and''; and
                    (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
                following: ``(commonly referred to as the annual 
                `Country Reports on Human Rights Practices')''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
            ``(C) Authorities.--In addition to the duties, functions, 
        and responsibilities specified in this paragraph, the Assistant 
        Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor is 
        authorized to--
                    ``(i) promote democracy and actively support human 
                rights throughout the world;
                    ``(ii) promote the rule of law and good governance 
                throughout the world;
                    ``(iii) strengthen, empower, and protect civil 
                society representatives, programs, and organizations, 
                and facilitate their ability to engage in dialogue with 
                governments and other civil society entities;
                    ``(iv) review and, as appropriate, make 
                recommendations to the Secretary of State regarding the 
                proposed transfer of--
                            ``(I) defense articles and defense services 
                        authorized under the Foreign Assistance Act of 
                        1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) or the Arms 
                        Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.); 
                        and
                            ``(II) military items listed on the `600 
                        series' of the Commerce Control List contained 
                        in Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of subtitle B 
                        of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations;
                    ``(v) coordinate programs and activities that 
                protect and advance the exercise of human rights and 
                internet freedom in cyberspace; and
                    ``(vi) implement other relevant policies and 
                provisions of law.
            ``(D) Local oversight.--To the extent practicable, United 
        States missions should, in carrying out programs of the Bureau 
        of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, assist in exercising 
        oversight authority and coordinate with the Bureau to ensure 
        that funds are appropriately used and comply with anti-
        corruption practices.''.

SEC. 102. OFFICE OF CITY AND STATE DIPLOMACY.

    Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2651a) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating the second subsection (h) as 
        subsection (k); and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(l) Office of City and State Diplomacy.--
            ``(1) In general.--There shall be established within the 
        Department of State an Office of City and State Diplomacy (in 
        this subsection referred to as the `Office'). The Department 
        may use a similar name at its discretion and upon notification 
        to Congress.
            ``(2) Head of office.--The head of the Office shall be the 
        Ambassador-at-Large for City and State Diplomacy (in this 
        subsection referred to as the `Ambassador') or other 
        appropriate senior official of the Department. The head of the 
        Office shall--
                    ``(A) be appointed by the President, by and with 
                the advice and consent of the Senate; and
                    ``(B) report directly to the Secretary, or such 
                other senior official as the Secretary determines 
                appropriate and upon notification to Congress.
            ``(3) Duties.--
                    ``(A) Principal duty.--The principal duty of the 
                head of the Office shall be the overall coordination 
                (including policy oversight of resources) of Federal 
                support for subnational engagements by State and 
                municipal governments with foreign governments. The 
                head of the Office shall be the principal adviser to 
                the Secretary of State on subnational engagements and 
                the principal official on such matters within the 
                senior management of the Department of State.
                    ``(B) Additional duties.--The additional duties of 
                the head of the Office shall include the following:
                            ``(i) Coordinating overall United States 
                        policy and programs in support of subnational 
                        engagements by State and municipal governments 
                        with foreign governments, including with 
                        respect to the following:
                                    ``(I) Coordinating resources across 
                                the Department of State and throughout 
                                the Federal Government in support of 
                                such engagements.
                                    ``(II) Identifying policy, program, 
                                and funding discrepancies among 
                                relevant Federal agencies regarding 
                                such coordination.
                                    ``(III) Identifying gaps in Federal 
                                support for such engagements and 
                                developing corresponding policy or 
                                programmatic changes to address such 
                                gaps.
                            ``(ii) Identifying areas of alignment 
                        between United States foreign policy and State 
                        and municipal goals.
                            ``(iii) Improving communication with the 
                        American public, including, potentially, 
                        communication that demonstrate the breadth of 
                        international engagement by subnational actors 
                        and the impact of diplomacy across the United 
                        States.
                            ``(iv) Providing advisory support to 
                        subnational engagements, including by assisting 
                        State and municipal governments regarding--
                                    ``(I) developing and implementing 
                                global engagement and public diplomacy 
                                strategies;
                                    ``(II) implementing programs to 
                                cooperate with foreign governments on 
                                policy priorities or managing shared 
                                resources; and
                                    ``(III) understanding the 
                                implications of foreign policy 
                                developments or policy changes through 
                                regular and extraordinary briefings.
                            ``(v) Facilitating linkages and networks 
                        among State and municipal governments, and 
                        between State and municipal governments and 
                        their foreign counterparts, including by 
                        tracking subnational engagements and leveraging 
                        State and municipal expertise.
                            ``(vi) Supporting the work of Department of 
                        State detailees assigned to State and municipal 
                        governments pursuant to this subsection.
                            ``(vii) Under the direction of the 
                        Secretary, negotiating agreements and memoranda 
                        of understanding with foreign governments 
                        related to subnational engagements and 
                        priorities.
                            ``(viii) Supporting United States economic 
                        interests through subnational engagements, in 
                        consultation and coordination with the 
                        Department of Commerce, the Department of the 
                        Treasury, and the Office of the United States 
                        Trade Representative.
                            ``(ix) Coordinating subnational engagements 
                        with the associations of subnational elected 
                        leaders, including the United States Conference 
                        of Mayors, National Governors Association, 
                        National League of Cities, National Association 
                        of Counties, Council of State Governments, 
                        National Conference of State Legislators, and 
                        State International Development Organizations.
            ``(4) Coordination.--With respect to matters involving 
        trade promotion and inward investment facilitation, the Office 
        shall coordinate with and support the International Trade 
        Administration of the Department of Commerce as the lead 
        Federal agency for trade promotion and facilitation of business 
        investment in the United States.
            ``(5) Detailees.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of State, with 
                respect to employees of the Department of State, is 
                authorized to detail a member of the Civil Service or 
                Foreign Service to State and municipal governments on a 
                reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis. Such details 
                shall be for a period not to exceed two years, and 
                shall be without interruption or loss of status or 
                privilege.
                    ``(B) Responsibilities.--Detailees under 
                subparagraph (A) should carry out the following:
                            ``(i) Supporting the mission and objectives 
                        of the host subnational government office.
                            ``(ii) Advising State and municipal 
                        government officials regarding questions of 
                        global affairs, foreign policy, cooperative 
                        agreements, and public diplomacy.
                            ``(iii) Coordinating activities relating to 
                        State and municipal government subnational 
                        engagements with the Department of State, 
                        including the Office, Department leadership, 
                        and regional and functional bureaus of the 
                        Department, as appropriate.
                            ``(iv) Engaging Federal agencies regarding 
                        security, public health, trade promotion, and 
                        other programs executed at the State or 
                        municipal government level.
                            ``(v) Any other duties requested by State 
                        and municipal governments and approved by the 
                        Office.
                    ``(C) Additional personnel support for subnational 
                engagement.--For the purposes of this subsection, the 
                Secretary of State--
                            ``(i) is authorized to employ by contract 
                        the temporary or intermittent services of 
                        experts or consultants under the authority of 
                        section 3109 of title 5, United States Code;
                            ``(ii) is encouraged to make use of the re-
                        hired annuitants authority under section 3323 
                        of title 5, United States Code, particularly 
                        for annuitants who are already residing in the 
                        United States who may have the skills and 
                        experience to support subnational governments; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) is encouraged to make use of 
                        authorities under the Intergovernmental 
                        Personnel Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) 
                        to temporarily assign State and local 
                        government officials to the Department of State 
                        or overseas missions to increase their 
                        international experience and add their 
                        perspectives on United States priorities to the 
                        Department.
            ``(6) Report and briefing.--
                    ``(A) Report.--Not later than one year after the 
                date of the enactment of this subsection, the head of 
                the Office shall submit to the appropriate 
                congressional committees a report that includes 
                information relating to the following:
                            ``(i) The staffing plan (including 
                        permanent and temporary staff) for the Office 
                        and a justification for the location of the 
                        Office within the Department of State's 
                        organizational structure.
                            ``(ii) The funding level provided for the 
                        Office, together with a justification relating 
                        to such level.
                            ``(iii) The rank and title granted to the 
                        head of the Office, together with a 
                        justification relating to such decision and an 
                        analysis of whether the rank and title of 
                        Ambassador-at-Large is required to fulfill the 
                        duties of the Office.
                            ``(iv) A strategic plan for the Office, 
                        including relating to--
                                    ``(I) leveraging subnational 
                                engagement to improve United States 
                                foreign policy effectiveness;
                                    ``(II) enhancing the awareness, 
                                understanding, and involvement of 
                                United States citizens in the foreign 
                                policy process; and
                                    ``(III) better engaging with 
                                foreign subnational governments to 
                                strengthen diplomacy.
                            ``(v) Any other matters as determined 
                        relevant by the head of the Office.
                    ``(B) Briefings.--Not later than 30 days after the 
                submission of the report required under subparagraph 
                (A) and annually thereafter, the head of the Office 
                shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on 
                the work of the Office and any changes made to the 
                organizational structure or funding of the Office.
            ``(7) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
        be construed as precluding--
                    ``(A) the Office from being elevated to a bureau 
                within the Department of State; or
                    ``(B) the head of the Office from being elevated to 
                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).
            ``(8) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Appropriate congressional committees.--The 
                term `appropriate congressional committees' means--
                            ``(i) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
                        the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                        Representatives; and
                            ``(ii) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
                        and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
                        Senate.
                    ``(B) Municipal.--The term `municipal' means, with 
                respect to the government of a municipality in the 
                United States, a municipality with a population of not 
                fewer than 100,000 people.
                    ``(C) State.--The term `State' means the 50 States, 
                the District of Columbia, and any territory or 
                possession of the United States.
                    ``(D) Subnational engagement.--The term 
                `subnational engagement' means formal meetings or 
                events between elected officials of State or municipal 
                governments and their foreign counterparts.''.

SEC. 103. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION FOR REWARDS PAID USING 
              CRYPTOCURRENCIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 36(e)(6) of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(e)(6)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: ``Not later than 15 days before making a reward 
in a form that includes cryptocurrency, the Secretary of State shall 
notify the appropriate congressional committees and the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate of such 
form for the reward.''.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the use of cryptocurrency as a 
part of the Department of State Rewards program established under 
section 36(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2708(a)) that--
            (1) justifies any determination of the Secretary to make 
        rewards under such program in a form that includes 
        cryptocurrency;
            (2) lists each cryptocurrency payment made under such 
        program as of the date of the submission of the report;
            (3) provides evidence of the manner and extent to which 
        cryptocurrency payments would be more likely to induce 
        whistleblowers to come forward with information than rewards 
        paid out in United States dollars or other forms of money or 
        nonmonetary items; and
            (4) examines whether the Department's use of cryptocurrency 
        could provide bad actors with additional hard-to-trace funds 
        that could be used for criminal or illicit purposes.

SEC. 104. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL CURRENCY SECURITY.

    (a) Appointment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall appoint a Director of 
Digital Currency Security in the Office of Economic Sanctions Policy 
and Implementation of the Department.
    (b) Duties.--The Director appointed pursuant to subsection (a) 
shall be responsible for the following:
            (1) Reviewing and analyzing the manner and extent to which 
        digital currencies are impacting the United States sanctions 
        regime.
            (2) Assisting in the development of sanctions policy and 
        implementation that is resilient to the use of digital 
        currencies by malevolent actors.
            (3) Coordinating with the Office of Foreign Assets Control 
        and the Financial Crime Enforcement Network of the Department 
        of the Treasury, as appropriate, to share information and 
        develop best practices.
            (4) Engaging with private sector actors to broaden 
        understanding of the digital currency ecosystem, further 
        comprehend economic costs and benefits, and encourage 
        coordination and partnership in isolating bad actors.

SEC. 105. DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOMS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to sell goods and 
services and to use the proceeds of such sales for administration and 
related support of the reception areas of the Department consistent 
with section 41(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2713(a)).
    (b) Deposit of Amounts.--Amounts from the proceeds of any sales 
described in subsection (a)--
            (1) may be deposited into an account in the Treasury; and
            (2) are authorized to remain available until expended.

SEC. 106. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN DIPLOMACY.

    Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is 
amended by adding after section 63 (22 U.S.C. 2735) the following:

``SEC. 64. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN DIPLOMACY.

    ``(a) Activities.--
            ``(1) Support authorized.--The Secretary of State is 
        authorized to provide, by contract, grant, or otherwise, for 
        the performance of appropriate museum visitor and educational 
        outreach services and related events, including organizing 
        programs and conference activities, museum shop services and 
        food services in the public exhibition and related space 
        utilized by the National Museum of American Diplomacy.
            ``(2) Recovery of costs.--The Secretary of State is 
        authorized to recover any revenues generated under the 
        authority of paragraph (1) for visitor and educational outreach 
        services and related events referred to in such paragraph, 
        including fees for use of facilities at the National Museum for 
        American Diplomacy. Any such revenues may be retained as a 
        recovery of the costs of operating the museum.
    ``(b) Disposition of Documents, Artifacts, and Other Articles.--
            ``(1) Property.--All historic documents, artifacts, or 
        other articles permanently acquired by the Department of State 
        and determined by the Secretary of State to be suitable for 
        display by the National Museum of American Diplomacy shall be 
        considered to be the property of the United States Government 
        and shall be subject to disposition solely in accordance with 
        this subsection.
            ``(2) Sale, trade, or transfer.--Whenever the Secretary of 
        State makes a determination described in paragraph (3) with 
        respect to a document, artifact, or other article under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary may sell at fair market value, 
        trade, or transfer such document, artifact, or other article 
        without regard to the requirements of subtitle I of title 40, 
        United States Code. The proceeds of any such sale may be used 
        solely for the advancement of the mission of the National 
        Museum of American Diplomacy and may not be used for any 
        purpose other than the acquisition and direct care of the 
        collections of the Museum.
            ``(3) Determinations prior to sale, trade, or transfer.--
        The determination described in this paragraph with respect to a 
        document, artifact, or other article under paragraph (1), is a 
        determination that--
                    ``(A) the document, artifact, or other article no 
                longer serves to further the purposes of the National 
                Museum of American Diplomacy as set forth in the 
                collections management policy of the Museum;
                    ``(B) the sale, trade, or transfer of the document, 
                artifact, or other article would serve to maintain the 
                standards of the collection of the Museum; or
                    ``(C) the sale, trade, or transfer of the document, 
                artifact, or other article would be in the best 
                interests of the United States.
            ``(4) Loans.--In addition to the authorization under 
        paragraph (2) relating to the sale, trade, or transfer of 
        documents, artifacts, or other articles under paragraph (1), 
        the Secretary of State may loan the documents, artifacts, or 
        other articles, when not needed for use or display by the 
        National Museum of American Diplomacy, to the Smithsonian 
        Institution or a similar institution for repair, study, or 
        exhibition.''.

SEC. 107. PASSPORT FEES.

    Section 1(b)(2) of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 
214(b)(2)), shall be applied by substituting ``September 30, 2023'' for 
``September 30, 2010''.

SEC. 108. ENSURING GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY AND ACCESSIBILITY 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--
            (1) the geographic areas in the United States that are 
        farther than 6 hours' driving distance from the nearest 
        passport agency;
            (2) the per capita demand for passport services in the 
        areas described in paragraph (1); and
            (3) a plan to ensure that in-person services at physical 
        passport agencies are accessible to all eligible Americans, 
        including Americans living in large population centers, in 
        rural areas, and in States with a high per capita demand for 
        passport services.
    (c) Considerations.--The Secretary shall consider the metrics 
identified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) when determining 
locations for the establishment of new physical passport agencies.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives that contains the findings of the review 
conducted pursuant to subsection (b).

SEC. 109. STUDY AND REPORT ON PASSPORT MODERNIZATION OPPORTUNITIES.

    (a) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on 
        additional opportunities to leverage world-class information 
        technologies to modernize and streamline the Department's 
        passport issuance process.
            (2) Elements.--The study required by paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) An assessment how each progress point in the 
                passport issuance process contributes to passport 
                processing times.
                    (B) An assessment of whether the passport issuance 
                process contains procedural, staffing, or paperwork 
                redundancies.
                    (C) An evaluation of the importance of in-person 
                aspects of the passport issuance process in order to 
                determine whether such aspects can be replaced by 
                secure digital processes, including the potential for 
                automation of such processes.
                    (D) Concrete proposals for how to leverage the 
                private sector to further digitize the passport 
                issuance process.
                    (E) An evaluation of the online passport renewal 
                pilot program, including discussion of any glitches or 
                problems encountered, as well as plans regarding the 
                full-scale implementation of the pilot program.
            (3) Private sector consultation.--The Secretary shall 
        consult with relevant actors in the private sector with respect 
        to the matters described in subparagraphs (C) and (D) of 
        subsection (b) and take into consideration any recommendations 
        of such relevant actors in conducting the study required by 
        paragraph (1).
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that contains the results of the study required by 
subsection (a).

SEC. 110. OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE.

    (a) In General.--There should be established within the Department 
an Office of Global Criminal Justice (referred to in this section as 
the ``Office'') which may be placed within the organizational structure 
of the Department at the discretion of the Secretary.
    (b) Duties.--The Office should carry out the following:
            (1) Advise the Secretary and other relevant senior 
        officials on issues related to atrocities, including war 
        crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
            (2) Assist in formulating United States policy on the 
        prevention of, responses to, and accountability for atrocities.
            (3) Coordinate, as appropriate and with other relevant 
        Federal departments and agencies, United States Government 
        positions relating to the international and hybrid courts 
        currently prosecuting persons suspected of atrocities.
            (4) Work with other governments, international 
        organizations, and nongovernmental organizations, as 
        appropriate, to establish and assist international and domestic 
        commissions of inquiry, fact-finding missions, and tribunals to 
        investigate, document, and prosecute atrocities.
            (5) Coordinate, as appropriate and with other relevant 
        Federal departments and agencies, the deployment of diplomatic, 
        legal, economic, military, and other tools to help collect 
        evidence of atrocities, judge those responsible, protect and 
        assist victims, enable reconciliation, prevent and deter 
        atrocities, and promote the rule of law.
            (6) Provide advice and expertise on transitional justice 
        mechanisms to United States personnel operating in conflict and 
        post-conflict environments.
            (7) Act as a point of contact for international, hybrid, 
        and domestic tribunals exercising jurisdiction over atrocities.
            (8) Represent the Department on any interagency whole-of-
        government coordinating entities addressing genocide and other 
        atrocities.
            (9) Perform any additional duties and exercise such powers 
        as the Secretary may prescribe.
    (c) Supervision.--If established, the Office shall be led by an 
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice who is nominated by the 
President and appointed by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate.

SEC. 111. EXPANDED AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFERS TO REWARDS PROGRAMS 
              EXPENSES.

    Amounts transferred pursuant to the eleventh proviso under the 
heading ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' in title I of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2008 (division J of Public Law 110-161) are 
authorized to also be made available for expenses related to rewards 
programs.

SEC. 112. AUTHORIZING SUPPORT FOR WRONGFULLY DETAINED UNITED STATES 
              NATIONALS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law (other 
than section 302 of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-
Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741)), the Secretary is 
authorized to provide, for such period as the Secretary considers 
reasonable, support for United States nationals detained abroad if the 
Secretary has determined that there is credible information that their 
detention is unlawful or wrongful, consistent with section 302(a) of 
the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability 
Act (22 U.S.C. 1741(a)), following their return, as well as support for 
family members of such individuals, particularly for--
            (1) medical, mental health, and other appropriate support 
        for such United States nationals following their return; and
            (2) appropriate support, including travel expenses, for 
        family members of such United States nationals during their 
        unlawful or wrongful detention and following their return, 
        including for counseling, updates, and other information 
        related to their unlawful or wrongful detention and for family 
        reunification.
    (b) United States National Defined.--In this section, the term 
``United States national'' has the meaning given that term in section 
307(2) of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking 
Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741e(2)).

SEC. 113. NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS FOR UNITED STATES NATIONALS 
              UNLAWFULLY OR WRONGFULLY DETAINED ABROAD.

    Section 302 of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-
Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, as expeditiously as 
        possible,'' after ``review''; and
            (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) Referrals to Special Envoy; Notification to Congress.--
            ``(1) In general.--Upon a determination by the Secretary of 
        State, based on the totality of the circumstances, that there 
        is credible information that the detention of a United States 
        national abroad is unlawful or wrongful, and regardless of 
        whether the detention is by a foreign government or a 
        nongovernmental actor, the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) expeditiously transfer responsibility for 
                such case from the Bureau of Consular Affairs of the 
                Department of State to the Special Envoy for Hostage 
                Affairs; and
                    ``(B) not later than 14 days after such 
                determination, notify the Committee on Foreign 
                Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
                Affairs of the House of Representatives of such 
                determination and provide such committees with a 
                summary of the facts that led to such determination.
            ``(2) Form.--The notification and summary described in 
        paragraph (1)(B) may be submitted in classified form.''.

SEC. 114. 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 Hostage 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 officials 
                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 described in section 
        304(c)(2).''.

SEC. 115. 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 
        inserting ``(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 identification, 
        location, arrest, or conviction of a person responsible for the 
        hostage taking of a United States person, or the location of a 
        United States person who has been taken hostage, in any 
        country.''.

SEC. 116. PROVISION OF PARKING SERVICES AND RETENTION OF PARKING FEES.

    The Secretary--
            (1) may provide parking services, including electric 
        vehicle charging and other parking services, in facilities 
        operated by or for the Department; and
            (2) is authorized to charge such fees for such services as 
        may be necessary to cover the costs of providing the services, 
        which shall be credited to an appropriate account of the 
        Department.

SEC. 117. MODERNIZING THE BUREAU OF ARMS CONTROL, VERIFICATION, AND 
              COMPLIANCE AND THE BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND 
              NONPROLIFERATION.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) maintaining a fully staffed and resourced Bureau of 
        Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance and Bureau of 
        International Security and Nonproliferation is necessary to 
        effectively confront the threat of increased global 
        proliferation;
            (2) the Secretary should take steps to address staffing 
        shortfalls in the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and 
        Compliance and in the Bureau of International Security and 
        Nonproliferation with respect to the chemical, biological, and 
        nuclear weapons issue areas; and
            (3) the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Arms 
        Control, Verification, and Compliance and the Bureau of 
        International Security and Nonproliferation, should increase 
        efforts and dedicate resources to combat the dangers posed by 
        the People's Republic of China's conventional and nuclear 
        build-up, the Russian Federation's tactical nuclear weapons and 
        new types of nuclear weapons, bioweapons proliferation, dual 
        use of life sciences research, and chemical weapons.

       TITLE II--EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

SEC. 201. EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE.

    There is authorized to be appropriated $902,615,000 for the 
``Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance'' account of the 
Department for fiscal year 2023.

SEC. 202. AMENDMENTS TO SECURE EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION AND 
              COUNTERTERRORISM ACT OF 1999.

    Section 606(a) of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, personnel 
                of the Peace Corps, and personnel of any other type or 
                category of facility that the Secretary may identify'' 
                after ``military commander''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in 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, determines that it is in the national 
                        interest of the United States, after taking 
                        account any considerations that the Secretary, 
                        in the Secretary's discretion, determines to be 
                        relevant, which may include considerations 
                        relating to security.''; and
                            (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``Chancery 
                        or consulate building'' and all that follows 
                        through ``Not less than 15 days'' and inserting 
                        ``Chancery or consulate building.--Not less 
                        than 15 days''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``Each'' and inserting the 
                        following:
                            ``(i) In general.--Each''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ii) Alternative engineering equivalency 
                        standard requirement.--Each facility referred 
                        to in clause (i) may, instead of meeting the 
                        numerical perimeter distance setback 
                        requirement described in such clause, meet such 
                        other criteria as the Secretary is authorized 
                        to require to achieve an equivalent engineering 
                        standard of security and degree of protection 
                        as the numerical perimeter distance setback 
                        requirement in such clause seeks to achieve.''; 
                        and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in clause (i) to read as follows:
                            ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), 
                        the Secretary of State may waive subparagraph 
                        (A) if the Secretary determines that it is in 
                        the national interest of the United States, 
                        after taking account any considerations that 
                        the Secretary, in the Secretary's discretion, 
                        determines to be relevant, which may include 
                        considerations relating to security.''; and
                            (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``Chancery 
                        or consulate building'' and all that follows 
                        through ``Not less than 15 days'' and inserting 
                        ``Chancery or consulate building.--Not less 
                        than 15 days''.

SEC. 203. INCREASING THE MAXIMUM ANNUAL LEASE PAYMENT AVAILABLE WITHOUT 
              APPROVAL BY SECRETARY OF STATE.

     Section 10(a) of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 (22 
U.S.C. 301(a)) is amended by striking ``$50,000'' and inserting 
``$100,000''.

SEC. 204. DIPLOMATIC SUPPORT AND SECURITY.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Diplomatic 
Support and Security Act of 2022''.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) it is a United States national security priority that 
        United States Government mission personnel are able to fully 
        execute their duties, including--
                    (A) providing United States citizen services that 
                are often a matter of life and death in insecure 
                places;
                    (B) meeting with foreign officials, including 
                government and nongovernment, civil society, private 
                sector, and members of the press, to advance United 
                States national security priorities; and
                    (C) understanding, engaging, and reporting on 
                foreign political, social, and economic conditions;
            (2) a risk-averse environment that inhibits the execution 
        of these fundamental duties undermines the national security 
        interests of the United States and contributes to the further 
        militarization of United States foreign policy as military and 
        intelligence agencies may experience fewer security 
        restrictions and greater risk tolerance in the wake of security 
        incidents; and
            (3) Congress has a role to play in addressing the 
        challenges of managing risk to the Department and United States 
        Agency for International Development personnel and facilities 
        and helping to balance security and safety concerns with the 
        need for flexibility to carry out their most important duties.
    (c) Encouraging Expeditionary Diplomacy.--
            (1) Purpose.--Subsection (b) of section 102 of the 
        Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4801(b)) is amended--
                    (A) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) to promote strengthened security measures, 
        institutionalize a culture of learning, and, in the case of 
        apparent gross negligence or breach of duty, authorize the 
        Secretary of State to investigate and pursue accountability for 
        United States Government personnel with security-related 
        responsibilities;'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 
                paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as amended) 
                the following:
            ``(4) to support effective risk management strategies and 
        practices that enables the Department of State to pursue its 
        vital goals;''.
            (2) Briefings on embassy security.--Paragraph (1) of 
        section 105(a) of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 
        4804(a)) is amended--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``any plans to open or reopen a high risk, 
                high threat post'' and inserting ``progress towards 
                opening or reopening high risk, high threat posts, and 
                the risk to national security of the continued closure 
                or suspension of operations and remaining barriers to 
                doing so'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the type and 
                level of security threats such post could encounter'' 
                and inserting ``the risk to United States foreign 
                policy interests and national security of the post's 
                continued closure or suspension of operations as well 
                as the risks and threats official United States 
                personnel could encounter at such post''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``the type 
                and level of security threats such post could 
                encounter, and'' before ``security `tripwires'''.
    (d) Investigation of Serious Security Incidents.--
            (1) In general.--Section 301 of the Diplomatic Security Act 
        (22 U.S.C. 4831) is amended--
                    (A) in the section heading, by striking the heading 
                and inserting ``investigation of serious security 
                incidents'';
                    (B) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
                        follows:
            ``(1) Convening the serious security incident investigation 
        permanent coordinating committee process.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In any case of an incident 
                involving loss of life, serious injury, or significant 
                destruction of property at, or related to, a United 
                States Government (USG) mission abroad, and in any case 
                of a serious breach of security involving intelligence 
                activities of a foreign government directed at a USG 
                mission abroad, an investigation, to be referred to as 
                a `Serious Security Incident Investigation' or `SSII', 
                into such incident shall be convened by the Secretary 
                of State and a report produced for the Secretary of 
                State providing a full account of such incident, 
                including--
                            ``(i) whether security provisions pertinent 
                        to such incident were in place and functioning;
                            ``(ii) whether any malfeasance or breach of 
                        duty took place that materially contributed to 
                        the outcome of such incident; and
                            ``(iii) any recommendations of relevant 
                        security improvements or follow-up measures.
                    ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) does not apply--
                            ``(i) if the Secretary determines that the 
                        incident clearly involves only causes unrelated 
                        to security, such as if the security at issue 
                        is outside of the scope of the Secretary of 
                        State's security responsibility as defined in 
                        section 103 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security 
                        and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 
                        4802(a));
                            ``(ii) in a case involving an incident 
                        where operational control of overseas security 
                        functions has been delegated to another agency 
                        consistent with section 106 of the Omnibus 
                        Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 
                        1986 (22 U.S.C. 4805(a)); or
                            ``(iii) in a case involving a cyber 
                        security incident which may be covered by other 
                        review mechanisms.'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
                        ``Board'' and inserting ``Serious Security 
                        Incident Investigation''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (3)(A)--
                                    (I) in the heading, by striking 
                                ``Board'' and inserting 
                                ``Investigation'';
                                    (II) matter preceding clause (i), 
                                by striking ``Board'' and inserting 
                                ``Serious Security Incident 
                                Investigation''; and
                                    (III) in clause (ii), by striking 
                                ``2022'' and inserting ``2025'';
                    (C) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) by striking ``Except as'' and 
                                all that follows through ``convene a 
                                Board'' and inserting ``The Secretary 
                                of State shall conduct a Serious 
                                Security Incident Investigation not 
                                later than 60 days after the occurrence 
                                of an incident described in subsection 
                                (a)(1), or 60 days after the Department 
                                of State first becomes aware of such an 
                                incident, whichever is earlier, except 
                                that such 60-day period for convening 
                                an SSII may be extended for one 
                                additional 60-day period if the 
                                Secretary determines that the 
                                additional period is necessary, conduct 
                                an SSII of the incident under 
                                subsection (a), and establish a 
                                subsequent process with respect to the 
                                incident under section 302 to be 
                                carried out by the Serious Security 
                                Incident Investigation Permanent 
                                Coordinating Committee (SSII/PCC) 
                                established pursuant to such section''; 
                                and
                                    (II) by striking ``for the 
                                convening of the Board''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
                        ``Board'' each place it appears and inserting 
                        ``SSII/PCC''; and
                    (D) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) by striking ``Board'' the first 
                                place such term appears and inserting 
                                ``SSII and begins the SSII/PCC 
                                process'';
                                    (II) by striking ``chairman'' and 
                                inserting ``chair and ranking member''; 
                                and
                                    (III) by inserting after ``Senate'' 
                                the following: ``, the chair and 
                                ranking member of the Committee on 
                                Foreign Affairs of the House of 
                                Representatives, and''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``Board'' each place it 
                        appears and inserting ``SSII/PCC process''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section 2 
        of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 
        1986 is amended by striking the item relating to section 301 
        and inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 301. Investigation of serious security incidents.''.
    (e) Serious Security Incident Investigation Permanent Coordinating 
Committee.--
            (1) In general.--Section 302 of the Diplomatic Security Act 
        of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4832) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 302. SERIOUS SECURITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION PERMANENT 
              COORDINATING COMMITTEE.

    ``(a) Bureau of Diplomatic Security Responsibility for 
Investigation.--The Diplomatic Security Service of the Bureau of 
Diplomatic Security of the Department of State shall, at the direction 
of the Secretary of State, be responsible for conducting an appropriate 
investigation of an incident that is reasonably likely to involve loss 
of life, serious injury, or significant destruction of property at, or 
related to, a USG mission abroad that may be determined to be a serious 
security incident under section 301(a) and providing investigative 
personnel and other resources as may be necessary. The results of every 
investigation of all such incidents shall be referred to the Serious 
Security Incident Investigation Permanent Coordinating Committee 
established and convened pursuant to subsection (b) for final 
assessments regarding whether such incidents are serious security 
incidents.
    ``(b) Serious Security Incident Investigation Permanent 
Coordinating Committee.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall establish 
        and convene a committee, referred to as a `Serious Security 
        Incident Investigation Permanent Coordinating Committee' (in 
        this title referred to as the `SSII/PCC'), to review each 
        incident described in subsection (a) to determine, in 
        accordance with section 304, if each such incident is a serious 
        security incident. The SSII/PCC shall review the Report of 
        Investigation prepared under section 303(c) and any other 
        available reporting and evidence, including video recordings, 
        and shall prepare the SSII/PCC Report under section 304(b).
            ``(2) Composition.--The SSII/PCC shall be composed 
        primarily of Assistant Secretary-level personnel or their 
        designated representatives in the Department of State, and 
        shall at a minimum include the following personnel:
                    ``(A) A representative of the Under Secretary of 
                State for Management, who shall serve as chair of the 
                SSII/PCC.
                    ``(B) The Assistant Secretary or designated 
                representative responsible for the region in which the 
                serious security incident occurred.
                    ``(C) The Assistant Secretary or designated 
                representative for Diplomatic Security.
                    ``(D) The Assistant Secretary or designated 
                representative for the Bureau of Intelligence and 
                Research.
                    ``(E) An Assistant Secretary-level or designated 
                representative from any involved United States 
                Government department or agency.
                    ``(F) Other personnel as determined necessary or 
                appropriate.
    ``(c) Definition.--In this section, the term `designated 
representative' means an official of the Department of State with a 
rank and status not lower than a Deputy Assistant Secretary-level or 
equivalent relevant to the office in which the Assistant Secretary 
referred to in paragraph (2) is a part and who is acting on behalf of 
the Assistant Secretary and with respect to whom the Assistant 
Secretary is responsible for the conduct and actions during the 
investigation process.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section 2 
        of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 
        1986 is amended by striking the item relating to section 302 
        and inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 302. Serious Security Incident Investigation Permanent 
                            Coordinating Committee.''.
    (f) Serious Security Incident Investigation Process.--
            (1) In general.--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 PROCESS.

    ``(a) Investigation Process.--
            ``(1) Initiation.--The Serious Security Incident 
        Investigation process shall commence when a United States 
        Government (USG) mission reports to the Secretary of State 
        information relating to an incident involving loss of life, 
        serious injury, or significant destruction of property at, or 
        related to, a USG mission abroad, including detailed 
        information about such incident, not later than 72 hours after 
        the occurrence of such incident, if feasible.
            ``(2) Investigation.--The Diplomatic Security Service of 
        the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the Department of State 
        shall assemble an investigative team to carry out the 
        investigation of an incident reported under paragraph (1). The 
        investigation shall cover the following matters with respect to 
        such incident:
                    ``(A) An assessment of what occurred, an 
                identification, if known, of the perpetrator suspected 
                of having carried out the incident, and whether 
                applicable security procedures were followed.
                    ``(B) If the incident involved a USG mission 
                abroad, an assessment regarding whether security 
                systems, security countermeasures, and security 
                procedures operated as intended.
                    ``(C) If such incident involved an individual under 
                chief of mission security responsibility conducting 
                approved operations or movements outside a USG mission, 
                an assessment regarding whether proper security 
                briefings and procedures were in place and whether 
                security systems, security countermeasures, and 
                security procedures operated as intended, and whether 
                such systems, countermeasures, and procedures worked to 
                materially mitigate such attack or were inadequate to 
                mitigate any threat associated with such incident.
                    ``(D) An assessment of whether any officials' or 
                employees' failure to follow procedures or perform 
                their duties contributed to such incident.
    ``(b) Referral and Recommendation.--The investigative team 
assembled pursuant to subsection (a)(2) or otherwise shall--
            ``(1) in accordance with section 302(a), refer to the SSII/
        PCC the results, including the Report of Investigation under 
        subsection (c), of each investigation carried out under 
        subsection (a); and
            ``(2) make a recommendation to the SSII/PCC, based upon 
        each such investigation, regarding whether the incident that is 
        the subject of each such investigation should be determined to 
        be a serious security incident.
    ``(c) Report of Investigation.--At the conclusion of a Serious 
Security Incident Investigation under subsection (a), the investigative 
team shall prepare a Report of Investigation and submit such Report to 
the SSII/PCC. Such Report shall include the following elements:
            ``(1) A detailed description of the matters set forth in 
        subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (a)(2), including 
        all related findings.
            ``(2) An accurate account of the casualties, injuries, and 
        damage resulting from the incident that is the subject of the 
        investigation.
            ``(3) A review of security procedures and directives in 
        place at the time of such incident.
            ``(4) A recommendation, pursuant to subsection (b)(2), 
        regarding whether such incident should be determined to be a 
        serious security incident.
    ``(d) Confidentiality.--The investigative team shall adopt such 
procedures with respect to confidentiality as determined necessary, 
including procedures relating to the conduct of closed proceedings or 
the submission and use of evidence on 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 of Investigation under subsection (b). 
The SSII/PCC shall determine the level of classification of the final 
report prepared under section 304(b), but shall incorporate in such 
report, to the maximum extent practicable, the confidentiality measures 
referred to in this subsection.
    ``(e) Official or Employee Defined.--In this section and section 
304, the term `official or employee' means--
            ``(1) an employee, as such term is defined in section 2105 
        of title 5, United States Code, including a member of the 
        Foreign Service;
            ``(2) a member of the uniformed services, as such term is 
        defined in section 101(3) of title 37, United States Code;
            ``(3) an employee of an instrumentality of the United 
        States; or
            ``(4) an individual employed by any person or entity under 
        contract with agencies or instrumentalities of the United 
        States Government to provide services, equipment, or 
        personnel.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section 2 
        of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 
        1986 is amended by striking the item relating to section 303 
        and inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 303. Serious Security Incident Investigation process.''.
    (g) Findings and Recommendations of the Serious Security Incident 
Investigation Permanent Coordinating Committee.--
            (1) In general.--Section 304 of the Diplomatic Security Act 
        (22 U.S.C. 4834) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 304. SERIOUS SECURITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION PERMANENT 
              COORDINATING COMMITTEE FINDINGS AND REPORT.

    ``(a) In General.--The SSII/PCC shall review the Report of 
Investigation prepared pursuant to section 303(c), all other evidence, 
reporting, and relevant information relating to an incident involving 
loss of life, serious injury, or significant destruction of property 
at, or related to, a United States Government (USG) mission abroad, 
including an examination of the facts and circumstances surrounding any 
serious injuries, loss of life, or significant destruction of property 
resulting from such incident and shall make the following written 
findings and final determinations:
            ``(1) Whether such incident was security related and is 
        determined to be a serious security incident.
            ``(2) If such incident involved a USG mission abroad, 
        whether the security systems, security countermeasures, and 
        security procedures operated as intended, and whether such 
        systems, countermeasures, and procedures worked to materially 
        mitigate such attack or were inadequate to mitigate any threat 
        associated with such attack.
            ``(3) If such incident involved an individual under chief 
        of mission security responsibility conducting an approved 
        operation outside a USG mission, an assessment regarding 
        whether a valid process was followed in evaluating such 
        operation for approval and weighing any risks associated with 
        such operation, except that such a determination shall not seek 
        to assign accountability for such incident unless the SSII/PCC 
        determines a breach of duty has occurred.
            ``(4) An assessment of the impact of intelligence and 
        information availability relating to such incident, and whether 
        the USG mission was aware of the general operating threat 
        environment or any more specific threat intelligence or 
        information and the extent to which such was taken into account 
        in ongoing and specific operations.
            ``(5) Such other facts and circumstances that may be 
        relevant to the appropriate security management of USG missions 
        abroad.
    ``(b) SSII/PCC Report.--Not later than 60 days after receiving the 
Report of Investigation prepared under section 303(b), the SSII/PCC 
shall submit to the Secretary of State a SSII/PCC Report on the 
incident at issue, including the assessment under subsection (a) and 
any related recommendations related to preventing and responding to 
similar such incidents, except that the Secretary of State may extend 
such period for one additional 60-day period when necessary for the 
completion of the Report. Not later than 90 days after receiving such 
SSII/PCC Report, the Secretary of State shall submit such SSII/PCC 
Report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. Such 
SSII/PCC Report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex.
    ``(c) Personnel Recommendations.--If in the course of conducting an 
investigation under section 303, the investigative team finds 
reasonable cause to be concerned that any official or employee has 
breached the duty of such official or employee, or finds lesser 
failures on the part of an official or employee in the performance of 
his or her duties related to the serious security incident at issue, 
the investigative team shall report such to the SSII/PCC. If the SSII/
PCC finds reasonable cause to support a finding relating to such a 
breach or failure, the SSII/PCC shall--
            ``(1) notify the official or employee concerned;
            ``(2) if such official or employee is employed by the 
        Department of State, transmit to the Secretary of State for 
        appropriate action such finding, together with all information 
        relevant to such finding; or
            ``(3) if such official or employee is employed by a Federal 
        agency other than the Department of State, transmit to the head 
        of such Federal agency for appropriate action such finding, 
        together with all information relevant to such finding.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section 2 
        of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 
        1986 is amended by striking the item relating to section 304 
        and inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 304. Serious Security Incident Investigation Permanent 
                            Coordinating Committee findings and 
                            report.''.
    (h) Relation to Other Proceedings.--Section 305 of the Diplomatic 
Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4835) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Nothing in this title shall'' and 
        inserting the following:
    ``(a) No Effect on Existing Remedies or Defenses.--Nothing in this 
title may''; and
            (2) by adding at the end of the following new subsection:
    ``(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 serious security incident if such 
incident was of such magnitude or significance that an internal process 
is determined to be insufficient to understand and investigate such 
incident. All materials gathered during the procedures provided under 
this title shall be provided to any such 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 to the appropriate 
congressional committees a strategy to train and educate Foreign 
Service personnel on appropriate risk management practices when 
conducting their duties in high risk, high threat environments. Such 
strategy shall include the following elements:
            (1) Plans to continue to develop and offer additional 
        training courses, or augment existing courses, for Foreign 
        Service officers regarding the conduct of their duties in high 
        risk, high threat environments outside of diplomatic compounds, 
        including for diplomatic personnel such as political officers, 
        economic officers, consular officers, and others.
            (2) Plans to educate Senior Foreign Service personnel 
        serving abroad, including ambassadors, chiefs of mission, 
        deputy chiefs of missions, and regional security officers, on 
        appropriate risk management practices to employ when evaluating 
        requests for diplomatic operations in high risk, high threat 
        environments outside of diplomatic compounds.
    (j) Sense of Congress Regarding Establishment of 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 engagement 
        with civil society at the Department through the establishment 
        of an annual award to be known as the ``Expeditionary Diplomacy 
        Award'' that would be awarded to officers or employees of the 
        Department; and
            (2) establish procedures for selecting recipients of such 
        award, including any financial terms associated with such 
        award.
    (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 matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
        after ``as the case may be,'' the following: ``and when 
        occupying positions for which the following is, to any degree, 
        an element of the member's duties,'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``when occupying positions for 
                which such willingness and ability is, to any degree, 
                an element of the member's duties''; and
                    (B) by striking ``, or'' and inserting a semicolon;
            (3) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; or'';
            (4) by redesignating paragraph (2) (as so amended) as 
        paragraph (3);
            (5) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(2) a willingness and ability to regularly and 
        meaningfully engage with civil society and other local actors 
        in-country;''; and
            (6) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) 
        the following:
            ``(4) the ability to effectively manage and assess risk 
        associated with the conduct of diplomatic operations.''.
    (l) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and for every 180 days thereafter for the 
following two years, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the Department's risk management 
efforts, including information relating to progress in implementing 
this section, subsection (b) of section 102 of the Diplomatic Security 
Act (22 U.S.C. 4801), as amended by subsection (c) of this section, and 
the following elements:
            (1) Progress on encouraging and incentivizing appropriate 
        Foreign Service personnel to regularly and meaningfully engage 
        with civil society and other local actors in-country.
            (2) Efforts to promote a more effective culture of risk 
        management and greater risk tolerance among all Foreign Service 
        personnel, including through additional risk management 
        training and education opportunities.
            (3) Progress on efforts to incorporate the provisions of 
        this Act into the Foreign Affairs Manual regulations and 
        implement the Serious Security Incident Investigation Permanent 
        Coordinating Committee (SSII/PCC) established and convened 
        pursuant to section 302(b) of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 
        U.S.C. 4832), as amended by subsection (e), to more closely 
        align Department procedures with how other Federal departments 
        and agencies analyze, weigh, and manage risk.
    (m) Implementation.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall identify and report to the 
appropriate congressional committees which official of the Department, 
with a rank not lower than Assistant Secretary or equivalent, will be 
responsible for leading the implementation of this section and the 
amendments made by this section.

                      TITLE III--PERSONNEL ISSUES

               Subtitle A--Matters Relating to Employment

SEC. 301. PER DIEM ALLOWANCE AND LOCALITY PAY FOR NEWLY HIRED MEMBERS 
              OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE.

    (a) Per Diem Allowance.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, and except as provided in paragraph (2), any newly hired 
        Foreign Service employee who is in initial orientation 
        training, or any other training expected to last less than six 
        months before transferring to the employee's first assignment, 
        in the Washington, DC, area shall, for the duration of such 
        training, receive a per diem allowance at the levels prescribed 
        under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
        Code.
            (2) Limitation on lodging expenses.--A newly hired Foreign 
        Service employee may not receive any lodging expenses under the 
        applicable per diem allowance pursuant to paragraph (1) if that 
        employee--
                    (A) has a permanent residence in the Washington, 
                DC, area (not including Government-supplied housing 
                during such orientation training or other training); 
                and
                    (B) does not vacate such residence during such 
                orientation training or other training.
    (b) Locality Pay.--Any newly hired Foreign Service employee who is 
enrolled in any training, following orientation training, that is 
expected to exceed six months in the Washington, DC, area prior to 
departing for their first assignment, shall, for the duration of such 
training receive locality pay applicable to Washington, DC, under 
section 5304 or 5304a of title 5, United States Code.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``per diem allowance'' has the meaning given 
        that term under section 5701 of title 5, United States Code; 
        and
            (2) the term ``Washington, DC, area'' means the geographic 
        area within a 50 mile radius of the Washington Monument.

SEC. 302. REST, RECUPERATION, AND OVERSEAS OPERATIONS LEAVE.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sections:
``Sec. 6329e. Rest and recuperation leave
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `agency' means an Executive agency (as that 
        term is defined in section 105), but does not include the 
        Government Accountability Office;
            ``(2) the term `combat zone' means a geographic area 
        designated by an Executive order of the President as an area in 
        which the Armed Forces are engaging or have engaged in combat, 
        an area designated by law to be treated as a combat zone, or a 
        location the Department of Defense has certified for combat 
        zone tax benefits due to its direct support of military 
        operations;
            ``(3) the term `employee' has the meaning given that term 
        in section 6301;
            ``(4) the term `high risk, high threat post' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 104 of the Omnibus 
        Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 
        4803); and
            ``(5) the term `leave year' means the period beginning on 
        the first day of the first complete pay period in a calendar 
        year and ending on the day immediately before the first day of 
        the first complete pay period in the following calendar year.
    ``(b) Leave for Rest and Recuperation.--The head of an agency may 
prescribe regulations to grant up to 20 days of paid leave, per leave 
year, for the purposes of rest and recuperation to an employee of the 
agency serving in a combat zone, any other high risk, high threat post, 
or any other location presenting significant security or operational 
challenges.
    ``(c) Discretionary Authority of Agency Head.--Use of the authority 
under subsection (b) is at the sole and exclusive discretion of the 
head of the agency concerned.
    ``(d) Records.--An agency shall record leave provided under this 
section separately from leave authorized under any other provision of 
law.
``Sec. 6329f. Overseas operations leave
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `agency' means an Executive agency (as that 
        term is defined in section 105), but does not include the 
        Government Accountability Office;
            ``(2) the term `employee' has the meaning given that term 
        in section 6301; and
            ``(3) the term `leave year' means the period beginning with 
        the first day of the first complete pay period in a calendar 
        year and ending with the day immediately before the first day 
        of the first complete pay period in the following calendar 
        year.
    ``(b) Leave for Overseas Operations.--The head of an agency may 
prescribe regulations to grant up to 10 days of paid leave, per leave 
year, to an employee of the agency serving abroad where the conduct of 
business could pose potential security or safety related risks or would 
be inconsistent with host-country practice. Such regulations may 
provide that additional leave days may be granted during such leave 
year if the head of the agency determines that to do so is necessary to 
advance the national security or foreign policy interests of the United 
States.
    ``(c) Discretionary Authority of Agency Head.--Use of the authority 
under subsection (b) is at the sole and exclusive discretion of the 
head of the agency concerned.
    ``(d) Records.--An agency shall record leave provided under this 
section separately from leave authorized under any other provision of 
law.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendments.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
c the following new items:

``6329e. Rest and recuperation leave.
``6329f. Overseas operations leave''.

SEC. 303. DIGNITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SERVING IN THE FOREIGN 
              SERVICE.

    The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2) of section 101(b) (22 U.S.C. 3901(b)), 
        by striking ``handicapping condition'' and inserting 
        ``disability'';
            (2) in section 105 (22 U.S.C. 3905), by striking 
        ``handicapping condition'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``disability'';
            (3) in subparagraph (A) of section 1002(11) (22 U.S.C. 
        4102(11)), by striking ``handicapping condition'' and inserting 
        ``disability''; and
            (4) in paragraph (4) of section 1015(b) (22 U.S.C. 
        4115(b)), by striking ``handicapping condition'' and inserting 
        ``disability''.

SEC. 304. INCREASING HOUSING AVAILABILITY FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES 
              ASSIGNED TO THE UNITED STATES MISSION TO THE UNITED 
              NATIONS.

    Section 9(2) of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 
U.S.C. 287e-1(2)) is amended by striking ``30'' and inserting ``41''.

SEC. 305. ENHANCED REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO 
              TELEWORK-READY EMPLOYEES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall take such steps as may be 
necessary to ensure that all covered personnel--
            (1) if compensated for the costs of housing abroad through 
        a living quarters allowance, overseas housing allowance, or 
        other similar allowance, may use such allowance to cover the 
        cost of reliable internet access at such housing in the same 
        manner and to the same extent as any other utility;
            (2) if provided housing at properties owned or leased by 
        the United States, are supplied with reliable internet access 
        at such property in the same manner and to the same extent as 
        any other utility; and
            (3) are issued by the Department (or, if appropriate, 
        reimbursed by the Department in full for the costs of 
        purchasing) such equipment as may be necessary to be fully and 
        appropriately telework-ready, without regard to the affiliation 
        of any such employee, officer, or member in any specific bureau 
        or office of the Department in determining eligibility to 
        receive or obtain such equipment at the Department's expense.
    (b) Reimbursement Requirement.--With respect to each employee 
described in subsection (c)(2) for whom the Secretary provides 
compensation, housing, or equipment in accordance with subsection (a), 
the employing agency shall reimburse the Department for the costs of 
such provision, through the International Cooperative Administrative 
Support Services system.
    (c) Covered Personnel.--For purposes of this section, the term 
``covered personnel''--
            (1) means employees and officers of the Department, 
        including members of the Foreign Service, who are serving at 
        overseas diplomatic or consular posts; and
            (2) includes each other employee of the United States under 
        the authority of a chief of mission at an overseas diplomatic 
        or consular post.

SEC. 306. DEPARTMENT OF STATE STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish the Department of 
State Student Internship Program (in this section referred to as the 
``Program'') to offer internship opportunities at the Department to 
eligible students to raise awareness 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.--To be eligible to participate in the Program, an 
applicant shall--
            (1) be enrolled, not less than half-time, at--
                    (A) an institution of higher education (as such 
                term is defined section 102 of the Higher Education Act 
                of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)); or
                    (B) an institution of higher education based 
                outside the United States, as determined by the 
                Secretary; and
            (2) be able 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 includes a 
demonstrated interest in a career in foreign affairs.
    (d) Outreach.--The Secretary shall advertise the Program widely, 
including on the internet, through the Department's Diplomats in 
Residence program, and through other outreach and recruiting 
initiatives targeting undergraduate and graduate students. The 
Secretary shall additionally conduct targeted outreach to encourage 
participation in the Program from--
            (1) individuals belonging to traditionally underrepresented 
        groups in terms of racial, ethnic, geographic, and gender 
        diversity, and disability status; and
            (2) students enrolled at minority serving institutions 
        (which shall have the meaning given the term ``eligible 
        institutions'' described 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 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 outside the United States.
                    (B) Domestic.--The Secretary is authorized to 
                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 provide a 
        student participating in the Program whose permanent address is 
        within the United States financial assistance to cover the 
        costs of travel once to and once from the location of the 
        internship in which such student is participating, including 
        travel by air, train, bus, or other transit as appropriate, if 
        the location of such internship is--
                    (A) more than 50 miles from such student's 
                permanent address; or
                    (B) outside the United States.
    (f) Working With Institutions of Higher Education.--The Secretary 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, structure internships to 
ensure such internships satisfy criteria for academic credit at the 
institutions of higher education in which participants in such 
internships are enrolled.
    (g) Transition Period.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than two years after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transition all 
        unpaid internship programs of the Department, including the 
        Foreign Service Internship Program, to internship programs that 
        offer compensation. Upon selection as a candidate for entry 
        into an internship program of the Department after such date, a 
        participant in such internship program shall be afforded the 
        opportunity to forgo compensation, including if doing so allows 
        such participant to receive college or university curricular 
        credit.
            (2) Exception.--The transition required under paragraph (1) 
        shall not apply in the case of unpaid internship programs 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 this subsection to transition an 
                unpaid internship program of the Department to an 
                internship program that offers compensation if the 
                Secretary determines and not later than 30 days after 
                any such determination submits to the appropriate 
                congressional committees and the Committees on 
                Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
                Representatives a report that to do so would not be 
                consistent with effective management goals.
                    (B) Report.--The report required under subparagraph 
                shall describe the reason why transitioning an unpaid 
                internship program of the Department to an internship 
                program that offers compensation would not be 
                consistent with effective management goals, including 
                any justification for maintaining such unpaid status 
                indefinitely, or any additional authorities or 
                resources necessary to transition such unpaid program 
                to offer compensation in the future.
    (h) Reports.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report that includes the 
following:
            (1) Data, to the extent collection of such information is 
        permissible by law, regarding the number of students who 
        applied to the Program, were offered a position, and 
        participated, respectively, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, 
        gender, disability status, institution of higher education, 
        home State, State where each student graduated from high 
        school, and disability status.
            (2) Data on the number of security clearance investigations 
        started for such students and the timeline for such 
        investigations, including whether such investigations were 
        completed or if, and when, an interim security clearance was 
        granted.
            (3) Information on expenditures on the Program.
            (4) Information regarding the Department's compliance with 
        subsection (g).
    (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 information. Such students 
        shall be informed that their participation in the data 
        collection contemplated by 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 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 under an excepted service 
        (as defined in section 2103 of title 5, United States Code); 
        and
            (2) remove any compensated intern employed pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) without regard to the provisions of law governing 
        appointments in the excepted service.
    (k) Availability of Appropriations.--Internships offered and 
compensated by the Department under this section shall be funded solely 
by amounts available and appropriated under the heading ``Diplomatic 
Programs'' on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 307. ADDENDUM FOR STUDY ON FOREIGN SERVICE ALLOWANCES.

    (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 prepared the 
analysis conducted for purposes of such report.
    (b) Elements.--The addendum required under subsection (a) shall 
include--
            (1) the total number of domestic and overseas positions 
        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 conclusion of 
        the most recent summer bidding cycle, disaggregated by bureau; 
        and
            (4) detailed recommendations and a timeline for--
                    (A) increasing the number of qualified bidders for 
                underbid positions; and
                    (B) minimizing the number of unfilled positions at 
                the end of bidding season.

SEC. 308. 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 for Management of the 
Department shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report on the implementation of the pilot program for lateral entry 
into the Foreign Service required by section 404(b) of the Department 
of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-323; 130 
Stat. 1928).
    (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include--
            (1) the current status of implementation of the pilot 
        program, including a summary of concrete steps taken by the 
        Department implement it, to date;
            (2) an explanation of the delay in implementation of the 
        pilot program, if any;
            (3) the number of mid-career individuals from the Civil 
        Service of the Department and private sector that are expected 
        to participate in the pilot program in fiscal year 2023, 
        differentiated by gender, age, race and ethnicity, geographic 
        origin, and past occupation, to the extent practicable;
            (4) an analysis of the skills gap the Department identified 
        for use of the pilot program's flexible-hiring mechanism;
            (5) any legal justifications provided by the Office of 
        Legal Adviser of the Department for the Department not 
        implementing the pilot program; and
            (6) the estimated date by which the Department expects to 
        implement the pilot program.

SEC. 309. INTERAGENCY POLICIES TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO HARASSMENT, 
              DISCRIMINATION, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND RELATED RETALIATION.

    (a) Coordination With Other Agencies.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary, in coordination with the 
        heads of other Federal agencies that provide personnel to serve 
        in overseas posts, should develop interagency policies to 
        prevent and respond to harassment, discrimination, sexual 
        assault, and related retaliation, including policies for--
                    (A) addressing harassment, discrimination, sexual 
                assault, and related retaliation, reporting of such 
                actions, and providing support to personnel who report 
                such actions;
                    (B) advocacy, service referrals, and travel 
                accommodations for victims; and
                    (C) disciplining anyone who violates Department 
                policies regarding harassment, discrimination, sexual 
                assault, or related retaliation occurring between 
                covered employees and noncovered employees.
            (2) Covered employee defined.--In this subsection, the term 
        ``covered employee'' means--
                    (A) any officer or employee (including any 
                temporary, part-time, contract, intermittent employee, 
                intern, fellow, or other unpaid staff (including United 
                States citizens and foreign nationals)) performing work 
                for or on behalf of the Department;
                    (B) a member of the Foreign Service (as that term 
                is defined under section 103 of the Foreign Service  
                Act  of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3903)), to include a Foreign 
                Service Officer, Foreign Service Specialist, Locally 
                Employed Staff, or Consular Agent; or
                    (C) any individual who is engaged by an employer or 
                entity as a contractor.
    (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 before the period at the end the 
                following: ``upon receiving notification from the 
                Bureau of Diplomatic Security that such member has 
                engaged in criminal misconduct, such as murder, rape, 
                or other sexual assault''.
            (2) Update to manual.--The Director of Global Talent and 
        Director General of the Foreign Service shall--
                    (A) update the ``Grounds for Disciplinary Action'' 
                and ``List of Disciplinary Offenses and Penalties'' 
                sections of the Foreign Affairs Manual to reflect the 
                amendments made by paragraph (1); and
                    (B) communicate such updates to Department staff 
                through publication in Department Notices.
    (c) Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Victim Advocates.--The 
Secretary shall ensure that the Diplomatic Security Service's Victims' 
Resource Advocacy Program--
            (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 Department facilities that 
        do not have advocates; and
            (3) uses funds available to the Department to provide 
        emergency food, shelter, clothing, and transportation for 
        victims involved in matters being investigated by the 
        Diplomatic Security Service.

SEC. 310. CURTAILMENTS, REMOVALS FROM POST, AND WAIVERS 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 to the appropriate congressional 
        committees a report regarding curtailments of Department 
        personnel from overseas posts.
            (2) Contents.--The Secretary shall include in each report 
        required by 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 described in subparagraph (A), 
                the number of curtailments, disaggregated by month of 
                occurrence.
            (3) Additional contents for initial report.--The Secretary 
        shall include in the initial report required by paragraph (1) 
        the number of and relevant information about all voluntary and 
        involuntary curtailments at the Deputy Chief of Mission or 
        Principal Officer level for the previous 5 years, disaggregated 
        by year, including an explanation of any Department review of 
        such curtailments.
    (b) Removal of Diplomats.--Not later than 5 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 appropriate congressional committees of such 
        declaration; and
            (2) include with such notification--
                    (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 declaring 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 immunities pursuant to the Vienna 
Convention on Diplomatic Relations, signed at Vienna on April 18, 1961, 
and entered into force April 24, 1964, 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. 311. COMMISSION ON REFORM AND MODERNIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              STATE.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Commission on 
Reform and Modernization of the Department of State Act''.
    (b) Establishment of Commission.--There is established in the 
legislative branch the Commission on Reform and Modernization of the 
Department of State (in this section referred to as the 
``Commission'').
    (c) Purposes.--The purposes of the Commission are to examine the 
changing nature of diplomacy in the 21st century and ways that the 
Department and its personnel can modernize to advance the interests of 
the United States, as well as offer recommendations related to--
            (1) the organizational structure of the Department;
            (2) personnel-related matters, to include recruitment, 
        promotion, training, and retention of the Department's 
        workforce in order to retain the best and brightest personnel 
        and foster effective diplomacy worldwide, including measures to 
        strengthen diversity and inclusion to ensure that the 
        Department's workforce represents all of America;
            (3) the Department's infrastructure--both domestic and 
        overseas--to include information technology, transportation, 
        and security;
            (4) the link between diplomacy and defense, intelligence, 
        development, commercial, health, law enforcement, and other 
        core United States interests;
            (5) core legislation that authorizes United States 
        diplomacy, including the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public 
        Law 96-465);
            (6) related regulations, rules, and processes that define 
        United States diplomatic efforts, including the Foreign Affairs 
        Manual;
            (7) Chief of Mission authority at United States diplomatic 
        missions overseas, including authority over employees of other 
        Federal departments and agencies; and
            (8) treaties that impact United States overseas presence.
    (d) Membership.--
            (1) Composition.--
                    (A) In general.--The Commission shall be composed 
                of 8 members of whom--
                            (i) one member shall be appointed by the 
                        chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
                        of the House of Representatives;
                            (ii) one member shall be appointed by the 
                        ranking member of the Committee on Foreign 
                        Affairs of the House of Representatives;
                            (iii) one member shall be appointed by the 
                        chairperson of the Committee on Foreign 
                        Relations of the Senate;
                            (iv) one member shall be appointed by the 
                        ranking member of the Committee on Foreign 
                        Relations of the Senate;
                            (v) one member shall be appointed by the 
                        Speaker of the House of Representatives;
                            (vi) one member shall be appointed by the 
                        majority leader of the Senate;
                            (vii) one member shall be appointed by the 
                        minority leader of the House of 
                        Representatives; and
                            (viii) one member shall be appointed by the 
                        minority leader of the Senate.
                    (B) Deadline for appointment.--The appointments of 
                members of the Commission under this paragraph shall be 
                made not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
                of this Act.
            (2) Co-chairpersons.--The Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives and the majority leader of the Senate shall 
        select one member of the Commission appointed under paragraph 
        (1) to serve as a co-chairperson of the Commission, and the 
        minority leader of the House of Representatives and the 
        minority leader of the Senate shall select one member of the 
        Commission appointed under paragraph (1) to serve as a co-
        chairperson of the Commission.
            (3) Qualifications; meetings.--
                    (A) Membership.--
                            (i) In general.--It is the sense of 
                        Congress that the members of the Commission 
                        appointed under paragraph (1) should--
                                    (I) be prominent United States 
                                citizens, with national recognition and 
                                significant depth of experience in 
                                international relations and the 
                                Department;
                                    (II) have leadership experience 
                                related to international relations, 
                                diplomacy, and data-driven management;
                                    (III) have significant expertise in 
                                international relations, diplomacy, 
                                economics, technology, labor relations, 
                                energy, and foreign assistance;
                                    (IV) have an understanding of 
                                management challenges that may hinder 
                                the Department in carrying out its 
                                mission to the most effective extent 
                                possible; and
                                    (V) maintain a deep understanding 
                                of the Department's Civil and Foreign 
                                Service workforces, including the 
                                challenges and opportunities the 
                                Department faces in managing two 
                                personnel systems.
                            (ii) Prohibitions.--A member of the 
                        Commission appointed under paragraph (1) may 
                        not--
                                    (I) be a current Member of 
                                Congress; or
                                    (II) be a current or former 
                                registrant under the Foreign Agents 
                                Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611 
                                et seq.).
                    (B) Meetings.--
                            (i) Initial meeting.--The Commission shall 
                        hold its first meeting not later than 30 days 
                        after the date on which all members of the 
                        Commission have been appointed.
                            (ii) Frequency.--The Commission shall meet 
                        at the call of the co-chairpersons of the 
                        Commission.
                            (iii) Quorum.--A majority of the members of 
                        the Commission shall constitute a quorum for 
                        purposes of conducting business, except that 
                        two members of the Commission shall constitute 
                        a quorum for purposes of receiving testimony.
                    (C) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall 
                not affect the powers of the Commission, but shall be 
                filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
    (e) Functions of Commission.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall act by resolution 
        agreed to by a majority of the members of the Commission voting 
        and present.
            (2) Panels.--The Commission may establish panels composed 
        of less than the full membership of the Commission for purposes 
        of carrying out the duties of the Commission under this 
        section. The actions of any such panel shall be subject to the 
        review and control of the Commission. Any findings and 
        determinations made by such a panel shall not be considered the 
        findings and determinations of the Commission unless approved 
        by the Commission.
            (3) Delegation.--Any member, agent, or staff of the 
        Commission may, if authorized by the co-chairpersons of the 
        Commission, take any action which the Commission is authorized 
        to take pursuant to this section.
    (f) Powers of Commission.--
            (1) Hearings and evidence.--The Commission or, as delegated 
        by the co-chairpersons of the Commission, any panel or member 
        thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out this section--
                    (A) hold such hearings and meetings, take such 
                testimony, receive such evidence, and administer such 
                oaths as the Commission or such designated subcommittee 
                or designated member considers necessary;
                    (B) require the attendance and testimony of such 
                witnesses and the production of such correspondence, 
                memoranda, papers, and documents, as the Commission or 
                such designated subcommittee or designated member 
                considers necessary; and
                    (C) subject to applicable privacy laws and relevant 
                regulations, secure directly from any Federal 
                department or agency information and data necessary to 
                enable it to carry out its mission, which shall be 
                provided by the head or acting representative of the 
                department or agency not later than 30 days after the 
                Commission provides a written request for such 
                information and data.
            (2) Contracts.--The Commission may, to such extent and in 
        such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts, enter into 
        contracts to enable the Commission to discharge its duties 
        under this section.
            (3) Information from federal agencies.--
                    (A) In general.--The Commission may secure directly 
                from any executive department, bureau, agency, board, 
                commission, office, independent establishment, or 
                instrumentality of the Government, information, 
                suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purposes 
                of this section.
                    (B) Furnishing information.--Each department, 
                bureau, agency, board, commission, office, independent 
                establishment, or instrumentality shall, to the extent 
                authorized by law, furnish such information, 
                suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to the 
                Commission, upon request made by a co-chairperson of 
                the Commission, the chairman of any panel created by a 
                majority of the Commission, or any member designated by 
                a majority of the Commission.
                    (C) Handling.--Information shall only be received, 
                handled, stored, and disseminated by members of the 
                Commission and its staff consistent with all applicable 
                statutes, regulations, and Executive orders.
            (4) Assistance from federal agencies.--
                    (A) Secretary of state.--The Secretary shall 
                provide to the Commission, on a non-reimbursable basis, 
                such administrative services, funds, staff, facilities, 
                and other support services as are necessary for the 
                performance of the Commission's duties under this 
                section.
                    (B) Other departments and agencies.--Other Federal 
                departments and agencies may provide the Commission 
                such services, funds, facilities, staff, and other 
                support as such departments and agencies consider 
                advisable and as may be authorized by law.
                    (C) Cooperation.--The Commission shall receive the 
                full and timely cooperation of any official, 
                department, or agency of the Federal Government whose 
                assistance is necessary, as jointly determined by the 
                co-chairpersons of the Commission, for the fulfillment 
                of the duties of the Commission, including the 
                provision of full and current briefings and analyses.
                    (D) Designation.--The Secretary shall designate an 
                individual from the Department at the level of 
                Assistant Secretary to engage and liaise with the 
                Commission.
            (5) Assistance from independent organizations.--
                    (A) In general.--In order to inform its work, the 
                Commission should review reports written within the 
                last 15 years by independent organizations and outside 
                experts relating to reform and modernization of the 
                Department.
                    (B) Avoiding duplication.--In analyzing the reports 
                specified under subparagraph (A), the Commission should 
                pay particular attention to any specific reform 
                proposal that has been recommended by two or more such 
                reports.
            (6) Postal services.--The Commission may use the United 
        States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions 
        as other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
            (7) Gifts.--The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of 
        gifts or donations of services or property.
            (8) Congressional consultation.--Not less frequently than 
        once every 90 days, the Commission shall provide a briefing to 
        the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate regarding the work of the Commission.
    (g) Staff and Compensation.--
            (1) Staff.--
                    (A) Compensation.--The co-chairpersons of the 
                Commission, in accordance with rules agreed upon by the 
                Commission, shall appoint and fix the compensation of a 
                staff director and such other personnel as may be 
                necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its 
                duties, without regard to the provisions of title 5, 
                United States Code, governing appointments in the 
                competitive service, and without regard to the 
                provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 
                53 of such title relating to classification and General 
                Schedule pay rates, except that no rate of pay fixed 
                under this subsection may exceed the equivalent of that 
                payable to a person occupying a position at level V of 
                the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such 
                title.
                    (B) Detail of government employees.--A Federal 
                Government employee may be detailed to the Commission 
                without reimbursement, and such detail shall be without 
                interruption or loss of civil service status or 
                privilege.
                    (C) Procurement of temporary and intermittent 
                services.--The Commission may procure temporary and 
                intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 
                United States Code, at rates for individuals that do 
                not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of 
                basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive 
                Schedule under section 5315 of that title.
            (2) Compensation for commission members.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), each member of the Commission may be compensated 
                at not to exceed the daily equivalent of 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, for each day during which that 
                member is engaged in the actual performance of the 
                duties of the Commission under this section.
                    (B) Waiver of certain provisions.--Subsections (a) 
                through (d) of section 824 of the Foreign Service Act 
                of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064) are waived for an annuitant on 
                a temporary basis so as to be compensated for work 
                performed as part of the Commission.
            (3) Travel expenses.--While away from their homes or 
        regular places of business in the performance of services for 
        the Commission, members and staff of the Commission, as well as 
        any Federal Government employees detailed to the Commission, 
        shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
        subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed 
        intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses 
        under section 5703(b) of title 5, United States Code.
            (4) Security clearances for commission members and staff.--
        The appropriate Federal agencies or departments shall cooperate 
        with the Commission in expeditiously providing to the 
        Commission members and staff appropriate security clearances to 
        the extent possible pursuant to existing procedures and 
        requirements, except that no person shall be provided with 
        access to classified information under this section without the 
        appropriate security clearances.
    (h) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the 
        President and Congress a final report that examines all 
        substantive aspects of Department personnel, management, and 
        operations and contains such findings, conclusions, and 
        recommendations for corrective measures as have been agreed to 
        by a majority of Commission members.
            (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
        shall include findings, conclusions, and recommendations 
        related to--
                    (A) the organizational structure of the Department;
                    (B) personnel-related matters, to include 
                recruitment, promotion, training, and retention of the 
                Department's workforce in order to retain the best and 
                brightest personnel and foster effective diplomacy 
                worldwide, including measures to strengthen diversity 
                and inclusion to ensure that the Department's workforce 
                represents all of America;
                    (C) the Department's infrastructure--both domestic 
                and overseas--to include information technology, 
                transportation, and security;
                    (D) the link between diplomacy and defense, 
                intelligence, development, commercial, health, law 
                enforcement, and other core United States interests;
                    (E) core legislation that authorizes United States 
                diplomacy;
                    (F) related regulations, rules, and processes that 
                define United States diplomatic efforts, including the 
                Foreign Affairs Manual;
                    (G) treaties that impact United States overseas 
                presence;
                    (H) the authority of Chiefs of Mission at United 
                States diplomatic missions overseas, including the 
                degree of authority that Chiefs of Mission exercise in 
                reality over Department and other Federal employees at 
                overseas posts;
                    (I) any other areas that the Commission consider 
                necessary for a complete appraisal of United States 
                diplomacy and Department management and operations; and
                    (J) the amount of time, manpower, and financial 
                resources that would be necessary to implement the 
                recommendations specified under this paragraph.
            (3) Department response.--Before the Commission submits its 
        report to the President and Congress, the Secretary shall have 
        the right to review and respond to all Commission 
        recommendations not later than 90 days after receiving the 
        recommendations from the Commission.
    (i) Termination of Commission.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission, and all the authorities 
        under this section, shall terminate 180 days after the date on 
        which the final report is submitted under subsection (h).
            (2) Administrative activities before termination.--The 
        Commission may use the 180-day period referred to in paragraph 
        (1) for the purpose of concluding its activities, including 
        providing testimony to committees of Congress concerning its 
        reports and disseminating the report.
    (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Commission to carry out this section $6,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 2023.
            (2) Availability.--Amounts made available to the Commission 
        under paragraph (1) shall remain available until the 
        termination of the Commission.
    (k) Inapplicability of Certain Administrative Provisions.--
            (1) Federal advisory committee act.--The Federal Advisory 
        Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 
        Commission.
            (2) Freedom of information act.--The provisions of section 
        552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the 
        Freedom of Information Act), shall not apply to the activities, 
        records, and proceedings of the Commission under this section.

SEC. 312. 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 annually for 5 years 
conduct at each diplomatic and consular post a voluntary survey, 
offered to all staff assigned to that post who are citizens of the 
United States other than chiefs of mission, to assess the management 
and leadership of each such post by the Chief of Mission, the Deputy 
Chief of Mission, and the Charge d'Affaires.
    (b) Anonymity.--All responses to the survey described in subsection 
(a) shall be--
            (1) fully anonymized; and
            (2) made available to the Director General of the Foreign 
        Service.
    (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 environment.
    (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 Department 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 Foreign Service 
shall submit an annual report to the appropriate congressional 
committees that includes--
            (1) any trends or summaries from the surveys;
            (2) the posts where corrective action was recommended 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.

SEC. 313. STREAMLINING OF SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESS.

    (a) Recommendations.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees recommendations for streamlining the process 
of investigating and adjudicating security clearances within the Bureau 
of Diplomatic Security in a manner that ensures such process is 
completed for individuals for whom a conditional offer of employment to 
the Civil Service or Foreign Service of the Department has been made, 
by--
            (1) not later than 180 days following the date on which an 
        application for a security clearance is submitted, on average; 
        and
            (2) not later than 1 year following such date, in the vast 
        majority of cases.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the recommendations are 
submitted pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report that--
            (1) describes the status of the efforts of the Secretary to 
        streamline the process specified in such subsection; and
            (2) identifies any remaining obstacles preventing security 
        clearances from being completed within the time frames set 
        forth in such subsection, including lack of cooperation or 
        other actions by the heads of other Federal departments and 
        agencies.

SEC. 314. MODIFICATIONS TO FOREIGN AFFAIRS MANUAL WITH RESPECT TO 
              SECURITY CLEARANCES.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall take such steps as may be necessary--
            (1) to revise the Foreign Affairs Manual to streamline the 
        security clearance investigation and adjudication process 
        within the Bureau of Diplomatic Security; and
            (2) to the extent practicable, to ensure that the changes 
        made pursuant to paragraph (1) do not unduly delay efforts to 
        achieve Civil Service or Foreign Service hiring at personnel 
        ceiling levels within any fiscal year.

SEC. 315. ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL TO ADDRESS BACKLOGS IN HIRING AND 
              INVESTIGATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary should seek to increase the number 
of personnel in the Bureau of Global Talent Management and the Office 
of Civil Rights to address backlogs in hiring and investigations into 
complaints conducted by the Office of Civil Rights.
    (b) Employment Targets.--The Secretary should 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 personnel 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. 316. REPORT ON WORLDWIDE AVAILABILITY.

    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 worldwide 
availability for all members of the Foreign Service, that includes--
            (1) the feasibility of a worldwide availability requirement 
        for all members of the Foreign Service;
            (2) considerations if such a requirement were to be 
        implemented, including the potential effect on recruitment and 
        retention; and
            (3) recommendations for exclusions and limitations, 
        including exemptions for medical reasons, disability, and other 
        circumstances.

SEC. 317. SUPPORTING THE EMPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS BY 
              INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

    The Secretary is authorized to promote the employment and 
advancement of United States citizens by international organizations 
and bodies, including by--
            (1) providing stipends, consultation, coaching, and 
        analytical services to support United States citizen 
        applicants; and
            (2) making grants for the purposes described in paragraph 
        (1).

SEC. 318. AUTHORIZING THE USE OF DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS FUNDING TO PROMOTE 
              THE EMPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS BY INTERNATIONAL 
              ORGANIZATIONS.

    Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization under section 
101 of this Act or otherwise made available to the ``Diplomatic 
Programs'' account of the Department may be made available for grants, 
programs, and activities to promote the employment of United States 
citizens by international organizations and bodies, including by 
providing consultation, coaching, and analytical services to support 
United States citizen applicants.

SEC. 319. 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) is amended by striking ``$500,000'' 
and inserting ``$2,000,000''.

SEC. 320. REPORT ON CHANGES TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER TEST.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act 
and annually thereafter for 2 years, the Secretary shall submit a 
report to the appropriate congressional committees on any changes made 
to the Foreign Service entry process after January 1, 2022, that 
includes each of the following:
            (1) A description and justification of 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) A description and justification of the use of virtual 
        formats for any portion of the entry process and its impacts on 
        recruitment into the Foreign Service.
            (3) A description and justification of the entities, 
        groups, or individuals informed or consulted on any changes to 
        the Foreign Service entry process, during the one year period 
        prior to their implementation.
            (4) The numbers and demographics of applicants taking the 
        written portion of the Foreign Service officer test.
            (5) The numbers and demographics of applicants who are 
        subsequently permitted to take the Foreign Service oral 
        assessment.
            (6) The numbers and demographics of applicants who pass the 
        Foreign Service oral assessment.
            (7) The criteria used for passing the Foreign Service oral 
        assessment.
            (8) The numbers and demographics of applicants who pass the 
        security clearance, medical clearance, and suitability review, 
        and thus are eligible for entry into the Foreign Service.
            (9) A comparative analysis of the current Foreign Service 
        entry process and results, including a comparison between those 
        eligible for entry into the Foreign Service after the current 
        entry process is completed and those so eligible for such entry 
        pursuant to the process as in effect prior to January 1, 2022.

 Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Training and Professional Development

SEC. 331. FACILITATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL 
              DEVELOPMENT FOR FOREIGN SERVICE AND CIVIL SERVICE 
              PERSONNEL.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that a 
recognition throughout the Department of the value and importance of 
training and professional development for Foreign Service and Civil 
Service personnel of the Department is vital to the development 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 
        relevant Federal agencies and institutions of higher education 
        (as such term is defined section 102 of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)), shall conduct a study on the 
        feasibility of establishing a diplomatic officers' reserve 
        corps or similar mechanism in the Department to augment the 
        Department's personnel needs at any level on a temporary or 
        permanent basis.
            (2) Elements.--In conducting the study required by 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider whether any such 
        diplomatic officers' reserve corps should be modeled on the 
        Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps established under 
        chapter 103 of title 10, United States Code, to encourage the 
        recruitment and retention of personnel who have the critical 
        language skills necessary to meet the requirements of the 
        Foreign Service, by providing financial assistance to students 
        studying critical languages at institutions of higher 
        education.
            (3) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees a report that contains the 
        results of the study required by paragraph (1).
    (c) Equal Weight for Training and Development in Promotion Precepts 
and Evaluation Criteria.--
            (1) Foreign service.--The Secretary shall take appropriate 
        actions to ensure the evaluation of precepts described in 
        section 603 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4003) 
        upon which selection boards under section 602 of that Act (22 
        U.S.C. 4002) make recommendations for promotion of members of 
        the Foreign Service under section 601 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 
        4001) afford equal weight to the undertaking of training, 
        professional development, and foreign language acquisition and 
        retention among any other objective criteria considered by 
        selection boards in making such recommendations.
            (2) Civil service.--The Secretary shall take appropriate 
        actions to ensure that the performance standards established 
        and maintained under chapter 43 of title 5, United States Code, 
        for any job performance appraisal system for Civil Service 
        personnel of the Department afford equal weight to the 
        undertaking of training, professional development, and foreign 
        language acquisition and retention among any other objective 
        criteria in the evaluation of the job performance of such 
        personnel.
    (d) Response to Subordinate Training and Development Needs in 
Evaluation of Supervisor Performance.--
            (1) Foreign service.--The Secretary shall take appropriate 
        actions to ensure the evaluation of precepts for 
        recommendations for promotion described in subsection (b)(1) 
        for members of the Foreign Service in supervisory positions 
        incorporates the extent to which such members addressed the 
        training and professional development needs of the personnel 
        under their supervision as the Secretary considers appropriate.
            (2) Civil service.--The Secretary shall take appropriate 
        actions to ensure that the performance standards described in 
        subsection (b)(2) for Civil Service personnel of the Department 
        in supervisory positions afford appropriate weight to 
        addressing the training and professional development needs of 
        the personnel under their supervision as the Secretary 
        considers appropriate.

SEC. 332. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
              AND ACADEMIC AND OTHER NON-DEPARTMENT INSTITUTIONS AND 
              ORGANIZATIONS FOR TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
              OF FOREIGN SERVICE AND CIVIL SERVICE PERSONNEL.

    (a) Finding.--Congress finds that partnerships between the 
Department, on the one hand, and other United States Government 
agencies, academic institutions, and other private sector organizations 
and entities, on the other hand, have proven valuable in providing and 
expanding the availability of opportunities for training and 
professional development for Foreign Service and Civil Service 
personnel of the Department.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--In light of the finding in subsection (a), 
it is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should expand and 
enhance existing partnerships described in that subsection, and enter 
into new such partnerships, in order to provide or expand opportunities 
for training and professional development for Foreign Service and Civil 
Service personnel of the Department, including through--
            (1) agreements with academic institutions with which the 
        Department has a current such partnership to increase the 
        number of such personnel authorized to attend such institutions 
        for training or professional development purposes, to expand 
        the courses of education or training pursuable by such 
        personnel at such institutions for such purposes, or both;
            (2) agreements with academic institutions with which the 
        Department does not have a current such partnership (including, 
        in particular, institutions with which the Department has no 
        history or a limited history of partnership) to authorize such 
        personnel to attend such institutions for training or 
        professional development purposes;
            (3) agreements with component institutions of the 
        Department of Defense (including the National Defense 
        University and the other Senior Service Colleges) to--
                    (A) increase the number of such personnel 
                authorized to attend such institutions for, or as part 
                of, a professional development tour of duty required 
                for promotion from the pre-senior level or for other 
                training or professional development purposes; or
                    (B) newly authorize the attendance of such 
                personnel at such institutions for, or as part of, such 
                a professional development tour of duty or for such 
                other purposes;
            (4) agreements with other Federal departments agencies for 
        detailing such personnel for training or professional 
        development purposes; and
            (5) agreements with appropriate private sector 
        organizations and entities for detailing such personnel to such 
        organizations or entities for training or professional 
        development purposes.

SEC. 333. TRAINING RELATED TO CONFLICT PREVENTION.

    The Secretary shall, with the assistance of other relevant 
officials and in consultation with outside experts, scholars, and 
others as appropriate, include as part of the standard training 
provided to all personnel of the Department prior to departure for 
posting in an overseas mission instruction on conflict prevention and 
crisis response coordination across the interagency. Such training 
may--
            (1) include scenario-based instruction on the management of 
        crises and responses to early warning signs of conflict;
            (2) incorporate practical exercises to identify gaps in 
        emerging crisis response strategies that prepare Department 
        personnel to implement a coordinated and comprehensive approach 
        to conflict prevention; and
            (3) be developed in consultation with and the active 
        participation of representatives of the Department of Defense, 
        the United States Agency for International Development, and 
        applicable elements of the intelligence community (as defined 
        in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
        3003(4))), as well as nongovernmental organizations and other 
        humanitarian actors.

SEC. 334. AUTHORITY TO PURSUE COURSEWORK OUTSIDE OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE 
              INSTITUTE AND ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to permit Department 
personnel to seek business, economics, language, commercial diplomacy, 
or other courses and training opportunities, as practical and relevant, 
at institutions of higher education across the United States to fulfill 
required credits or training. The Secretary shall also explore 
opportunities to partner with institutions of higher education, as 
practical and relevant, to support the curriculum development and 
course instruction at the Foreign Service Institute, including by 
incorporating sessions with visiting lecturers from institutions of 
higher education into course curricula at every level.
    (b) Institution of Higher Education Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given such 
term is defined section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1002).

SEC. 335. ESTABLISHMENT OF FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE INNOVATION 
              ADVISOR.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary may establish the position of the 
Foreign Service Institute Innovation Advisor. The Secretary may 
designate a current employee of the Department serving in a career or 
non-career position in the Senior Foreign Service or at the level of a 
Deputy Assistant Secretary or Higher to serve concurrently as the 
Advisor.
    (b) Duties.--The Advisor's responsibilities may include--
            (1) interfacing with Foreign Service Institute leadership 
        and faculty;
            (2) conducting and participating in broader reviews of 
        curriculum, course elimination, and course development at the 
        Foreign Service Institute to identify gaps in training and 
        outdated modes or content of instruction;
            (3) consulting with representatives of public and private 
        nonprofit educational institutions, representatives responsible 
        for training in other Federal departments and agencies, as well 
        as private sector experts, to determine ways to modernize and 
        maximize effectiveness of programming of the Foreign Service 
        Institute;
            (4) coordinating with the Secretary of State, leadership 
        and faculty of the Foreign Service Institute, and other 
        relevant officials to implement suggested reforms and revisions 
        to programming of the Foreign Service Institute;
            (5) consulting with entities in the private sector and at 
        United States institutions of higher education to determine 
        best practices in course modernization and to identify ways 
        that the Foreign Service Institute can more closely collaborate 
        with such entities, including with respect to course 
        development;
            (6) assessing the critical language training offerings of 
        the Department for Foreign Service Officers; and
            (7) consulting and sharing best practices in critical 
        language training, including with relevant representatives of 
        the Department of Defense, the Department of Education, and 
        elements of the intelligence community (as such term is defined 
        in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
        10 3003(4))).

SEC. 336. REPORT ON COURSE PERFORMANCE.

     Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Under Secretary of Management, in consultation with the 
Director of the Foreign Service Institute, shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report evaluating--
            (1) the impact of its training efforts at the Foreign 
        Service Institute;
            (2) whether the current system of course performance 
        evaluation should be revised to more accurately determine 
        impacts on student learning and incorporating of training 
        material;
            (3) the criteria, including a detailed enumeration, used to 
        evaluate student performance in Foreign Service Institute 
        courses; and
            (4) efforts to establish minimum coursework standards for 
        completion, whether through letter grading, a pass/fail system, 
        or other metrics.

SEC. 337. LANGUAGE TRAINING FOR FOREIGN SERVICE PERSONNEL.

    (a) Multiple Tours of Duty for Proficiency Consolidation and 
Development.--In assigning Foreign Service officers with foreign 
language proficiency to posts abroad, the Secretary shall, to the 
extent practicable, prioritize the assignment of such officers to--
            (1) such number of tours of duty in one or more countries 
        in which the language or dialect of such proficiency is common 
        as may be needed by such officers to use such proficiency;
            (2) one or more tours of duty in one or more countries in 
        which the language or dialect of such proficiency is not 
        common, but in which such proficiency will facilitate the 
        development by such officers of language proficiency in 
        language or dialect common in such countries; or
            (3) tours of duty described in both paragraphs (1) and (2).
    (b) Triennial Review of Foreign Language Proficiency Requirements 
for Positions Abroad.--The Secretary shall, acting through the Director 
General of the Foreign Service, submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees every three years--
            (1) the results of a review of each Foreign Service 
        position abroad that is language-designated, in order to 
        determine whether a continuing requirement for foreign language 
        proficiency for such position is warranted; and
            (2) an explanation of any posts with language-designated 
        positions at which language proficiency among Foreign Service 
        personnel may be deficient to meet mission objectives, along 
        with the steps the Department is taking to increase language 
        proficiency in such posts.
    (c) Sense of Congress on Use of Savings Realized Through More 
Efficient Use of Language Training Resources.--It is the sense of 
Congress that any savings realized by the Department as a result of the 
more efficient use of language training resources should be credited to 
the Foreign Service Institute and made available to the Institute for 
training.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 
benefits of and challenges regarding officers serving repeat tours in 
the same geographic area or mission, and the impact repeat tours have 
on promotion and career development and advancement.

SEC. 338. MERITORIOUS STEP INCREASE AUTHORITY.

    Section 406 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3966) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) A chief of mission may grant, on the basis of especially 
meritorious service, including that exemplified through critical 
language proficiency, an additional salary increase to any member of 
the Service receiving an increase in salary under subsection (a) 
corresponding to any higher step in the salary class in which the 
member is serving.''.

SEC. 339. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Participation.--The Secretary shall strongly encourage Foreign 
Service officers seeking entry into the Senior Foreign Service to 
participate in professional development 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 for 
ensuring that Foreign Service officers complete professional 
development described in subsection (c) in order to be eligible for 
entry into the Senior Foreign Service.
    (c) Professional Development Described.--Professional development 
described in this subsection is a period of not fewer than 6 months of 
training or experience acquired outside of the Department, such as time 
spent--
            (1) as a detailee to another government agency, Congress, 
        or a State, Tribal, or local government; or
            (2) in Department-sponsored and -funded course of higher 
        education that results in an advanced degree, excluding time 
        spent at a university that is fully funded or operated by the 
        Federal Government.

SEC. 340. STUDY AND REPORT ON FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE SCHOOL OF 
              LANGUAGE STUDIES.

    (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States--
            (1) shall conduct a study on whether the Foreign Service 
        Institute School of Language Studies curriculum and instruction 
        effectively prepares United States Government employees to 
        advance United States diplomatic and national security 
        priorities abroad; and
            (2) submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
        report that contains the results of the study.
    (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report required by subsection 
(a)(2) shall include--
            (1) an analysis of the teaching methods used at the Foreign 
        Service Institute's School of Language Studies;
            (2) a comparative analysis on the benefits of language 
        proficiency compared to practical job oriented language 
        learning;
            (3) an analysis of whether the testing regiment at the 
        School of Language Studies is an effective measure of ability 
        to communicate and carry out an employee's duties abroad; and
            (4) an analysis of qualifications for training specialists 
        and language and culture instructors at the School of Language 
        Studies.

SEC. 341. USAID TENURING AND INCENTIVE LANGUAGES.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and annually thereafter for not fewer than five years, the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
certification that Mandarin Chinese has been included in the lists of 
tenuring and incentive languages of the Agency.

SEC. 342. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE BENJAMIN A. GILMAN 
              INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM.

    There is authorized to be appropriated not less than $20,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to carry out the Benjamin A. 
Gilman International Scholarships Program of the Department to achieve 
the following purposes:
            (1) Promoting the acquisition of critical language skills, 
        including Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, and Russian, by students 
        from the United States.
            (2) Promoting the subsequent entry into the Department 
        workforce of such students who are qualified applicants.
            (3) Promoting diversity among participants and supporting 
        the inclusion of a more diverse workforce at the Department.

  TITLE IV--A DIVERSE WORKFORCE: RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND PROMOTION

SEC. 401. 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 to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report, that shall also be made publicly 
available on an internet website of the Department, that includes 
disaggregated demographic data and other information regarding the 
diversity of the workforce of the Department.
    (b) Data.--The report under subsection (a) shall include, to the 
maximum extent collection and dissemination of data included in the 
report may be carried out in a manner that protects the confidentiality 
of individuals and is otherwise permissible under applicable law, the 
following data:
            (1) Demographic data on each element of the workforce of 
        the Department, disaggregated by rank and grade or grade-
        equivalent, with respect to the following groups:
                    (A) Individuals hired to join the workforce.
                    (B) Individuals promoted during the 5-year period 
                ending on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
                including promotions to and within the Senior Executive 
                Service or the Senior Foreign Service.
                    (C) Individuals serving during the 5-year period 
                ending on the date of the enactment of this Act as 
                special assistants in any of the offices of the 
                Secretary, the Deputy Secretary of State, the Counselor 
                of the Department of State, the Secretary's Policy 
                Planning Staff, the Under Secretary for Arms Control 
                and International Security, the Under Secretary for 
                Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, the 
                Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the 
                Environment, the Undersecretary for Management, the 
                Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, and the 
                Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public 
                Affairs.
                    (D) Individuals serving during the 5-year period 
                ending on the date of the enactment of this Act in each 
                bureau's front office.
                    (E) Individuals serving during the 5-year period 
                ending on the date of the enactment of this Act as 
                detailees to the National Security Council.
                    (F) Individuals serving on applicable selection 
                boards.
                    (G) Members of any external advisory committee 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 into senior 
                positions within the Department after such 
                participation.
                    (I) Individuals participating in mentorship or 
                retention programs.
                    (J) Individuals who separated from the agency 
                during the 5-year period ending on the date of the 
                enactment of this Act, including individuals in the 
                Senior Executive Service or the Senior Foreign Service.
            (2) An assessment of agency compliance with the essential 
        elements identified in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
        Management Directive 715, effective October 1, 2003.
            (3) Data on the overall number of individuals who are part 
        of the workforce of the Department, the percentages of such 
        workforce corresponding to each element specified in paragraph 
        (1), and the percentages corresponding to each rank, grade, or 
        grade equivalent.
    (c) Other Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall also 
describe and assess the effectiveness of the efforts of the 
Department--
            (1) to propagate fairness, impartiality, and inclusion in 
        the work environment, both domestically and at posts outside of 
        the United States;
            (2) to enforce anti-harassment and anti-discrimination 
        policies, both domestically and at posts outside of the United 
        States;
            (3) to refrain from engaging in unlawful discrimination in 
        any phase of the employment process, including recruitment, 
        hiring, evaluation, assignments, promotion, retention, and 
        training;
            (4) to prevent retaliation against employees for 
        participating in a protected equal employment opportunity 
        activity or for reporting sexual harassment or sexual assault;
            (5) to provide reasonable accommodation for qualified 
        employees and applicants with disabilities; and
            (6) to recruit a representative workforce by--
                    (A) recruiting women, persons with disabilities, 
                and minorities;
                    (B) recruiting at women's colleges, historically 
                Black colleges and universities, minority-serving 
                institutions, and other institutions serving a 
                significant 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 land-grant colleges or 
                universities;
                    (E) providing opportunities through the Foreign 
                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 
                professionals through programs designed to increase 
                representation in international affairs of people 
                belonging to traditionally under-represented groups;
                    (G) offering the Foreign Service written and oral 
                assessment examinations in several locations throughout 
                the United States to reduce the burden of applicants 
                having to 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 opportunities 
                through--
                            (i) the Charles B. Rangel International 
                        Affairs Fellowship Program;
                            (ii) the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign 
                        Affairs Fellowship Program; and
                            (iii) other initiatives, including agency-
                        wide policy initiatives.
    (d) Annual Reports.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the 
        publication of the report under subsection (a) and annually 
        thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary shall submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees a report, that shall also 
        be made publicly available on an internet website of the 
        Department, and which may be reflected in another annual report 
        required under another provision of law.
            (2) Matters.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall 
        include, to the maximum extent collection and dissemination of 
        data included in the report may be carried out in a manner that 
        protects the confidentiality of individuals and is otherwise 
        permissible under applicable law--
                    (A) disaggregated demographic data relating to the 
                workforce and information on the status of diversity 
                and inclusion efforts of the Department;
                    (B) an analysis of applicant flow data; 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.

SEC. 402. PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
              WORKFORCE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall ensure that individuals in 
senior and supervisory positions of the Department, or who have 
responsibilities related to recruitment, retention, or promotion of 
employees, should have a demonstrated commitment to equal opportunity, 
diversity, and inclusion.
    (b) Consideration.--In making any recommendations on nominations, 
conducting interviews, identifying or selecting candidates, or 
appointing acting individuals for positions equivalent to an Assistant 
Secretary or above, the Secretary shall use best efforts to consider at 
least one individual reflective of diversity.
    (c) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a mechanism 
        to ensure that appointments or details of Department employees 
        to staff positions in the Offices of the Secretary, the Deputy 
        Secretary, the Counselor of the Department, the Secretary's 
        Policy Planning Staff, or any of the Undersecretaries of State, 
        and details to the National Security Council, are transparent, 
        competitive, equitable, and inclusive, and made without regard 
        to an individual's race, color, religion, sex (including 
        pregnancy, transgender status, or sexual orientation), national 
        origin, age (if 40 or older), disability, or genetic 
        information.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees a report regarding the 
        mechanism required under paragraph (1).
    (d) Availability.--The Secretary shall use best efforts to consider 
at least one individual reflective of diversity for the staff positions 
specified in subsection (c)(1) and ensure such positions are equitably 
available to employees of the Civil Service and Foreign Service of the 
Department.

SEC. 403. EXPANDING SCOPE OF FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS TO INCLUDE CIVIL 
              SERVANTS.

    Section 47 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2719) is amended by inserting ``or the Civil Service'' after 
``Foreign Service'' each place it appears.

SEC. 404. 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 innovation, 
        competitiveness, and a diversity of backgrounds, views, and 
        experience in the formulation and implementation of United 
        States foreign policy and assistance; and
            (2) to create opportunities for specialized research, 
        education, training, professional development, and leadership 
        opportunities for historically under-represented populations 
        within the Department and USAID.
    (b) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the 
        feasibility of establishing Centers of Excellence in Foreign 
        Affairs and Assistance (referred to in this section as the 
        ``Centers of Excellence'') within institutions that serve 
        historically underrepresented populations 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, respectively, shall consider--
                    (A) opportunities to enter into public-private 
                partnerships that will--
                            (i) increase diversity in foreign affairs 
                        and foreign assistance Federal careers;
                            (ii) prepare a diverse cadre of students 
                        (including nontraditional, mid-career, part-
                        time, and heritage students) and nonprofit or 
                        business professionals with the skills and 
                        education needed to meaningfully contribute to 
                        the formulation and execution of United States 
                        foreign policy and assistance;
                            (iii) support the conduct of research, 
                        education, and extension programs that reflect 
                        diverse perspectives and a wide range of views 
                        of world regions and international affairs--
                                    (I) to assist in the development of 
                                regional and functional foreign policy 
                                skills;
                                    (II) to strengthen international 
                                development and humanitarian assistance 
                                programs; and
                                    (III) to strengthen democratic 
                                institutions and processes in 
                                policymaking, including supporting 
                                public policies that engender equitable 
                                and inclusive societies and focus on 
                                challenges and inequalities in 
                                education, health, wealth, justice, and 
                                other sectors faced by diverse 
                                communities;
                            (iv) enable domestic and international 
                        educational, internship, fellowship, faculty 
                        exchange, training, employment or other 
                        innovative programs to acquire or strengthen 
                        knowledge of foreign languages, cultures, 
                        societies, and international skills and 
                        perspectives;
                            (v) support collaboration among 
                        institutions of higher education, including 
                        community colleges, nonprofit organizations, 
                        and corporations, to strengthen the engagement 
                        between experts and specialists in the foreign 
                        affairs and foreign assistance fields; and
                            (vi) leverage additional public-private 
                        partnerships with nonprofit organizations, 
                        foundations, corporations, institutions of 
                        higher education, and the Federal Government; 
                        and
                    (B) budget and staffing requirements, including 
                appropriate sources of funding, for the establishment 
                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).

               TITLE V--MATTERS RELATING TO CYBERSECURITY

          Subtitle A--Information Security and Cyber Diplomacy

SEC. 501. VULNERABILITY DISCLOSURE POLICY AND BUG BOUNTY PROGRAM 
              REPORT.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Bug bounty program.--The term ``bug bounty program'' 
        means a program under which an approved individual, 
        organization, or company is temporarily authorized to identify 
        and report vulnerabilities of internet-facing information 
        technology of the Department in exchange for compensation.
            (2) Information technology.--The term ``information 
        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 Vulnerability Disclosure 
        Policy (VDP) to improve Department cybersecurity by--
                    (A) creating Department policy and infrastructure 
                to receive and remediate discovered vulnerabilities in 
                line with existing policies of the Office of Management 
                and Budget and the Department of Homeland Security 
                Binding Operational Directive 20-01 or any subsequent 
                directive; and
                    (B) providing a report on such policy and 
                infrastructure to Congress.
            (2) Annual reports.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        establishment of the VDP under paragraph (1) and annually 
        thereafter for the next five years, the Secretary shall submit 
        to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs of the Senate a report on the VDP, including 
        information relating to the following:
                    (A) The number and severity of all security 
                vulnerabilities reported.
                    (B) The number of previously unidentified security 
                vulnerabilities remediated as a result.
                    (C) The current number of outstanding previously 
                unidentified security vulnerabilities and Department 
                remediation plans.
                    (D) The average length of time between the 
                reporting of security vulnerabilities and remediation 
                of such vulnerabilities.
                    (E) The resources, surge staffing, roles, and 
                responsibilities within the Department used to 
                implement the VDP and complete security vulnerability 
                remediation.
                    (F) Description of how VDP identified 
                vulnerabilities are incorporated into existing 
                Department vulnerability prioritization and management 
                processes.
                    (G) Any challenges in implementing the VDP and 
                plans for expansion or contraction in the scope of the 
                VDP across Department information systems.
                    (H) Any other information the Secretary determines 
                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 report to 
        Congress on any ongoing efforts to establish or carry out a bug 
        bounty program by the Department or a third-party vendor to the 
        Department to identify 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 under subsection (a) is 
        established, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
        Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the 
        Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a 
        report on such program, including information relating to--
                    (A) the number of approved individuals, 
                organizations, or companies involved in such program, 
                broken down by the number of approved individuals, 
                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 security 
                vulnerabilities remediated as a result of such program;
                    (D) the current number of outstanding previously 
                unidentified security vulnerabilities and Department 
                remediation plans;
                    (E) the average length of time between the 
                reporting of security vulnerabilities and remediation 
                of such vulnerabilities;
                    (F) the types of compensation provided under such 
                program;
                    (G) the lessons learned from such program;
                    (H) confirming whether contact information for the 
                Department regarding the bug bounty program is publicly 
                accessible;
                    (I) description of how bug bounty program 
                identified vulnerabilities are incorporated into 
                existing Department vulnerability prioritization and 
                management processes; and
                    (J) any challenges in implementing the bug bounty 
                program and plans for expansion or contraction in the 
                scope of the bug bounty program across Department 
                information systems.

            Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Cyber Diplomacy

SEC. 511. UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL CYBERSPACE POLICY.

    (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, that--
                    (A) promotes democracy, rule of law, and human 
                rights, including freedom of expression;
                    (B) supports the ability to innovate, communicate, 
                and promote economic prosperity; and
                    (C) protects privacy and guards against deception, 
                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 interests and 
        values, free from coercion and external pressure; and
            (3) in furtherance of the foregoing, to--
                    (A) provide incentives to the private sector to 
                accelerate development of such technologies;
                    (B) modernize and harmonize with allies and 
                partners export controls and investment screening 
                regimes and associated policies and regulations; and
                    (C) 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 described in 
subsection (a), the President, in consultation with outside actors, 
including private sector companies, nongovernmental organizations, 
security researchers, and other relevant stakeholders, in the conduct 
of bilateral and multilateral relations, shall pursue the following 
objectives:
            (1) Clarifying the applicability of international laws and 
        norms to the use of information communications and technology 
        (ICT).
            (2) Reducing and limiting the risk of escalation and 
        retaliation 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.
            (3) Cooperating with like-minded countries that share 
        common values and cyberspace policies with the United States, 
        including respect for human rights, democracy, and the rule of 
        law, to advance such values and policies internationally.
            (4) Encouraging the responsible development of new, 
        innovative technologies and ICT products that strengthen a 
        secure internet architecture that is accessible to all.
            (5) Securing and implementing commitments on responsible 
        country behavior in cyberspace, including the following:
                    (A) Countries should not conduct, or knowingly 
                support, cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property, 
                including trade secrets or other confidential business 
                information, with the intent of providing competitive 
                advantages to companies or commercial sectors.
                    (B) Countries should take all appropriate and 
                reasonable efforts to keep their territories clear of 
                intentionally wrongful acts using ICTs in violation of 
                international commitments.
                    (C) Countries should not conduct or knowingly 
                support ICT activity that, contrary to international 
                law, intentionally damages or otherwise impairs the use 
                and operation of critical infrastructure providing 
                services to the public, and should take appropriate 
                measures to protect their critical infrastructure from 
                ICT threats.
                    (D) Countries should not conduct or knowingly 
                support malicious international activity that, contrary 
                to international law, harms the information systems of 
                authorized emergency response teams (also known as 
                ``computer emergency response teams'' or 
                ``cybersecurity incident response teams'') of another 
                country or authorize emergency response teams to engage 
                in malicious international activity.
                    (E) Countries should respond to appropriate 
                requests for assistance to mitigate malicious ICT 
                activity emanating from their territory and aimed at 
                the critical infrastructure of another country.
                    (F) Countries should not restrict cross-border data 
                flows or require local storage or processing of data.
                    (G) Countries should protect the exercise of human 
                rights and fundamental freedoms on the internet and 
                recognize that the human rights that people have 
                offline also need to be protected online.
            (6) Advancing, encouraging, and supporting the development 
        and adoption of internationally recognized technical standards 
        and best practices.

SEC. 512. BUREAU ADDRESSING CYBERSPACE AND DIGITAL POLICY.

    (a) In General.--Section 1 of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as amended by section 102 of 
this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(m) Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is established, within the 
        Department of State, a bureau addressing cyberspace and digital 
        policy (referred to in this subsection as the `Bureau'). 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 as the 
                Secretary of State shall prescribe, including 
                implementing the policy of the United States described 
                in section 511 of the Department of State Authorization 
                Act of 2022.
                    ``(B) Duties described.--The principal duties and 
                responsibilities of the head of the Bureau shall 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 
                        digital issues;
                            ``(ii) to lead the Department of State's 
                        diplomatic cyberspace and digital efforts, 
                        including efforts relating to international 
                        cyber policy, deterrence and international 
                        responses to cyber threats, information and 
                        communications technology (ICT) security, 
                        standards, and governance, data privacy and 
                        data flows, Internet governance and digital 
                        freedom, as well as coordinate and engage on 
                        related efforts such as digital economy, 
                        cybercrime, and other issues that the Secretary 
                        assigns to the Bureau;
                            ``(iii) to coordinate cyberspace policy and 
                        other relevant functions within the Department 
                        of State and with other components of the 
                        United States Government, including through the 
                        Cyberspace Policy Coordinating Committee 
                        described in paragraph (6), and by convening 
                        other coordinating meetings with appropriate 
                        officials from the Department and other 
                        components of the United States Government on a 
                        regular basis;
                            ``(iv) to promote an open, interoperable, 
                        reliable, and secure information and 
                        communications technology infrastructure 
                        globally;
                            ``(v) to represent the Secretary of State 
                        in interagency efforts to develop and advance 
                        the purposes of title V of the Department of 
                        State Authorization Act of 2022;
                            ``(vi) to act as a liaison to civil 
                        society, the private sector, academia, and 
                        other public and private entities on relevant 
                        international cyberspace and ICT issues;
                            ``(vii) to lead United States Government 
                        efforts to uphold and further develop global 
                        deterrence frameworks for malicious cyber 
                        activity;
                            ``(viii) to develop and execute adversary-
                        specific strategies to influence adversary 
                        decision-making through the imposition of costs 
                        and deterrence strategies, in coordination with 
                        other relevant Executive agencies;
                            ``(ix) to advise the Secretary and 
                        coordinate with foreign governments on 
                        responses to national security-level cyber 
                        incidents, including coordination on diplomatic 
                        response efforts to support allies and partners 
                        threatened by malicious cyber activity, in 
                        conjunction with members of the North Atlantic 
                        Treaty Organization and like-minded countries;
                            ``(x) to promote the adoption of national 
                        processes and programs that enable threat 
                        detection, prevention, and response to 
                        malicious cyber activity emanating from the 
                        territory of a foreign country, including as 
                        such activity relates to the United States 
                        allies, as appropriate;
                            ``(xi) to promote the building of foreign 
                        capacity relating to cyberspace policy 
                        priorities;
                            ``(xii) to promote the maintenance of an 
                        open, interoperable, secure, and reliable 
                        Internet governed by the multistakeholder 
                        model, instead of by centralized government 
                        control;
                            ``(xiii) to promote an international 
                        regulatory environment for technology 
                        investments and the Internet that benefits 
                        United States economic and national security 
                        interests;
                            ``(xiv) to promote cross-border flow of 
                        data and combat international initiatives 
                        seeking to impose unreasonable requirements on 
                        United States businesses;
                            ``(xv) to promote international policies to 
                        protect the integrity of United States and 
                        international telecommunications infrastructure 
                        from foreign-based threats, including cyber-
                        enabled threats;
                            ``(xvi) to lead engagement, in coordination 
                        with relevant Executive agencies, with foreign 
                        governments on relevant international 
                        cyberspace and digital economy issues as 
                        described in title V of the Department of State 
                        Authorization Act of 2022;
                            ``(xvii) to promote international policies 
                        to secure radio frequency spectrum for United 
                        States businesses and national security needs;
                            ``(xviii) to promote and protect the 
                        exercise of human rights, including freedom of 
                        speech and religion, through the Internet;
                            ``(xix) to promote international 
                        initiatives to strengthen civilian and private 
                        sector resiliency to threats in cyberspace;
                            ``(xx) to build capacity of United States 
                        diplomatic officials to engage on cyberspace 
                        issues;
                            ``(xxi) to encourage the development and 
                        adoption by foreign countries of 
                        internationally recognized standards, policies, 
                        and best practices;
                            ``(xxii) to consult, as appropriate, with 
                        other Executive agencies with related functions 
                        vested in such Executive agencies by law; and
                            ``(xxiii) 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 cyberspace 
                and ICT policy issues; and
                    ``(B) international diplomacy.
            ``(4) Organizational placement.--During the 1-year period 
        beginning on the date of the enactment of the Department of 
        State Authorization Act of 2022, the head of the Bureau shall 
        report to the Deputy Secretary of State. After the conclusion 
        of such period, 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 less than 15 days prior to any 
        change in such reporting structure, the Secretary of State 
        consults with and provides to the Committee on Foreign 
        Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
        the House of Representatives the following:
                    ``(A) A notification that the Secretary has, with 
                respect to the reporting structure of the Bureau, 
                consulted with and solicited feedback from--
                            ``(i) other relevant Federal entities with 
                        a role in international aspects of cyber 
                        policy; and
                            ``(ii) the elements of the Department of 
                        State with responsibility over aspects of cyber 
                        policy, including the elements reporting to--
                                    ``(I) the Under Secretary for 
                                Political Affairs;
                                    ``(II) the Under Secretary for 
                                Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human 
                                Rights;
                                    ``(III) the Under Secretary for 
                                Economic Growth, Energy, and the 
                                Environment;
                                    ``(IV) the Under Secretary for Arms 
                                Control and International Security 
                                Affairs;
                                    ``(V) the Under Secretary for 
                                Management; and
                                    ``(VI) the Under Secretary for 
                                Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
                    ``(B) A description of the new reporting structure 
                for the head of the Bureau, as well as a description of 
                the data and evidence used to justify such new 
                structure.
                    ``(C) A plan describing how the new reporting 
                structure will better enable the head of the Bureau to 
                carry out the responsibilities specified in paragraph 
                (2), including the security, economic, and human rights 
                aspects of cyber diplomacy.
            ``(5) Special hiring authorities.--The Secretary of State 
        may (1) appoint employees without regard to the provisions of 
        title 5, United States Code, regarding appointments in the 
        competitive service; and (2) fix the basic compensation of such 
        employees without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
        chapter 53 of such title regarding classification and General 
        Schedule pay rates.
            ``(6) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
        be construed 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).
            ``(7) Coordination.--
                    ``(A) Cyberspace policy coordinating committee.--In 
                conjunction with establishing the Bureau pursuant to 
                this subsection, there is established a senior-level 
                Cyberspace Policy Coordinating Committee to ensure that 
                cyberspace issues receive broad senior level-attention 
                and coordination across the Department of State and 
                provide ongoing oversight of such issues. The 
                Cyberspace Policy Coordinating Committee shall be 
                chaired by the head of the Bureau or an official of the 
                Department of State holding a higher position, and 
                operate on an ongoing basis, meeting not less 
                frequently than quarterly. Committee members shall 
                include appropriate officials at the Assistant 
                Secretary level or higher from--
                            ``(i) the Under Secretariat for Political 
                        Affairs;
                            ``(ii) the Under Secretariat for Civilian 
                        Security, Democracy, and Human Rights;
                            ``(iii) the Under Secretariat for Economic 
                        Growth, Energy and the Environment;
                            ``(iv) the Under Secretariat for Arms 
                        Control and International Security;
                            ``(v) the Under Secretariat for Management;
                            ``(vi) the Under Secretariat for Public 
                        Diplomacy and Public Affairs;
                            ``(vii) the Special Envoy for Critical and 
                        Emerging Technology; and
                            ``(viii) other senior level Department 
                        participants, as appropriate.
                    ``(B) Other meetings.--The head of the Bureau shall 
                convene other coordinating meetings with appropriate 
                officials from the Department of State and other 
                components of the United States Government to ensure 
                regular coordination and collaboration on crosscutting 
                cyber policy issues.''.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Bureau established under section 1(m) of the State 
        Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as added by 
        subsection (a), should have a diverse workforce composed of 
        qualified individuals, including such individuals from 
        traditionally under-represented groups; and
            (2) 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 section 511.

SEC. 513. INTERNATIONAL CYBERSPACE EXECUTIVE ARRANGEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--The President is encouraged to enter into 
executive arrangements with foreign governments that support the policy 
described in section 511.
    (b) Transmission to Congress.--Section 112b of title 1, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``International 
        Relations'' and inserting ``Foreign Affairs'';
            (2) in subsection (e)(2)(B), by adding at the end the 
        following new clause:
                            ``(iii) A bilateral or multilateral 
                        cyberspace agreement.'';
            (3) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
            (4) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(f) With respect to any bilateral or multilateral cyberspace 
agreement under subsection (e)(2)(B)(iii) and the information required 
to be transmitted to Congress under subsection (a), or with respect to 
any arrangement that seeks to secure commitments on responsible country 
behavior in cyberspace consistent with section 511(b)(5) of the 
Department of State Authorization Act of 2022, the Secretary of State 
shall provide an explanation of such arrangement, including--
            ``(1) the purpose of such arrangement;
            ``(2) how such arrangement is consistent with the policy 
        described in section 511 of such Act; and
            ``(3) how such arrangement will be implemented.''.
    (c) Status Report.--During the 5-year period immediately following 
the transmittal to Congress of an agreement described in clause (iii) 
of section 112b(e)(2)(B) of title 1, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (b)(2), or until such agreement has been discontinued, if 
discontinued within 5 years, the President shall--
            (1) notify the appropriate congressional committees if 
        another country fails to adhere to significant commitments 
        contained in such agreement; and
            (2) describe the steps that the United States has taken or 
        plans to take to ensure that all such commitments are 
        fulfilled.
    (d) Existing Executive Arrangements.--Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall brief the 
appropriate congressional committees regarding any executive bilateral 
or multilateral cyberspace arrangement in effect before the date of 
enactment of this Act, including--
            (1) the arrangement announced between the United States and 
        Japan on April 25, 2014;
            (2) the arrangement announced between the United States and 
        the United Kingdom on January 16, 2015;
            (3) the arrangement announced between the United States and 
        China on September 25, 2015;
            (4) the arrangement announced between the United States and 
        Korea on October 16, 2015;
            (5) the arrangement announced between the United States and 
        Australia on January 19, 2016;
            (6) the arrangement announced between the United States and 
        India on June 7, 2016;
            (7) the arrangement announced between the United States and 
        Argentina on April 27, 2017;
            (8) the arrangement announced between the United States and 
        Kenya on June 22, 2017;
            (9) the arrangement announced between the United States and 
        Israel on June 26, 2017;
            (10) the arrangement announced between the United States 
        and France on February 9, 2018;
            (11) the arrangement announced between the United States 
        and Brazil on May 14, 2018; and
            (12) any other similar bilateral or multilateral 
        arrangement announced before such date of enactment.

SEC. 514. INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR CYBERSPACE.

    (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 develop an international cyberspace and digital 
policy strategy.
    (b) Elements.--The strategy required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) A review of actions and activities undertaken to 
        support the policy described in section 511.
            (2) A plan of action to guide the diplomacy of the 
        Department with regard to foreign countries, including--
                    (A) conducting bilateral and multilateral 
                activities to--
                            (i) develop and support the implementation 
                        of norms of responsible country behavior in 
                        cyberspace consistent with the objectives 
                        specified in section 511(b)(5);
                            (ii) reduce the frequency and severity of 
                        cyberattacks on United States individuals, 
                        businesses, governmental agencies, and other 
                        organizations;
                            (iii) reduce cybersecurity risks to United 
                        States and allied critical infrastructure;
                            (iv) improve allies' and partners' 
                        collaboration with the United States on 
                        cybersecurity issues, including information 
                        sharing, regulatory coordination and 
                        improvement, and joint investigatory and law 
                        enforcement operations related to cybercrime; 
                        and
                            (v) share best practices and advance 
                        proposals to strengthen civilian and private 
                        sector resiliency to threats and access to 
                        opportunities in cyberspace; and
                    (B) reviewing the status of existing efforts in 
                relevant multilateral fora, as appropriate, to obtain 
                commitments on international norms in cyberspace.
            (3) A review of alternative concepts with regard to 
        international norms in cyberspace offered by foreign countries.
            (4) A detailed description of new and evolving threats in 
        cyberspace from foreign adversaries, state-sponsored actors, 
        and non-state actors to--
                    (A) United States national security;
                    (B) 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 policy tools available to the President to 
        deter and de-escalate tensions with foreign countries, state-
        sponsored actors, and private actors regarding threats in 
        cyberspace, the degree to which such tools have been used, and 
        whether such tools have been effective deterrents.
            (6) A review of resources required to conduct activities to 
        build responsible norms of international cyber behavior.
            (7) A review of whether the budgetary resources, technical 
        expertise, legal authorities, and personnel available to the 
        Department and other relevant Federal agencies are adequate to 
        achieve the actions and activities undertaken to support the 
        policy described in section 511.
            (8) A review of whether the Department is properly 
        organized and coordinated with other Federal agencies to 
        achieve the objectives described in section 511.
            (9) A plan of action, developed in consultation with 
        relevant Federal departments and agencies as the President may 
        direct, to guide the diplomacy of the Department with regard to 
        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.
            (2) Classified annex.--The strategy required under 
        subsection (a) may include a classified annex, consistent with 
        United States national security interests, if the Secretary 
        determines that such annex is appropriate.
    (d) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the completion of the 
strategy required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall brief the 
appropriate congressional committees on the strategy, including 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 strategy; and
            (2) not later than one year after the inauguration of each 
        new President.

SEC. 515. ADDITION TO ANNUAL COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES.

    The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended--
            (1) in section 116 (22 U.S.C. 2151n), by adding at the end 
        the following new subsection:
    ``(h)(1) The report required under subsection (d) shall include an 
assessment of freedom of expression with respect to electronic 
information in each foreign country, which information should include, 
to the extent practicable, the following:
            ``(A) An assessment of the extent to which government 
        authorities inappropriately attempt to filter, censor, or 
        otherwise block or remove nonviolent expression of political or 
        religious opinion or belief through the Internet, including 
        electronic mail, and a description of the means by which such 
        authorities attempt to inappropriately block or remove such 
        expression.
            ``(B) An assessment of the extent to which government 
        authorities in the country have persecuted or otherwise 
        punished, arbitrarily and without due process, an individual or 
        group for the nonviolent expression of political, religious, or 
        ideological opinion or belief through the Internet, including 
        electronic mail.
            ``(C) An assessment of the extent to which government 
        authorities have sought, inappropriately and with malicious 
        intent, to collect, request, obtain, or disclose without due 
        process personally identifiable information of a person in 
        connection with that person's nonviolent expression of 
        political, religious, or ideological opinion or belief, 
        including expression that would be protected by the 
        International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, adopted 
        at New York December 16, 1966, and entered into force March 23, 
        1976, as interpreted by the United States.
            ``(D) An assessment of the extent to which wire 
        communications and electronic communications are monitored 
        without due process and in contravention to United States 
        policy with respect to privacy, human rights, democracy, and 
        rule of law.
    ``(2) In compiling data and making assessments under paragraph (1), 
United States diplomatic personnel should consult with relevant 
entities, including human rights organizations, the private sector, the 
governments of like-minded countries, technology and Internet 
companies, and other appropriate nongovernmental organizations or 
entities.
    ``(3) In this subsection--
            ``(A) the term `electronic communication' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 2510 of title 18, United States Code;
            ``(B) the term `Internet' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 231(e)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
        231(e)(3));
            ``(C) the term `personally identifiable information' means 
        data in a form that identifies a particular person; and
            ``(D) the term `wire communication' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 2510 of title 18, United States Code.''; 
        and
            (2) in section 502B (22 U.S.C. 2304)--
                    (A) by redesignating the second subsection (i) 
                (relating to child marriage) as subjection (j); and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subsection:
    ``(k)(1) The report required under subsection (b) shall include an 
assessment, to the extent practicable, of freedom of expression with 
respect to electronic information in each foreign country, which 
information should include the following:
            ``(A) An assessment of the extent to which government 
        authorities inappropriately attempt to filter, censor, or 
        otherwise block or remove nonviolent expression of political or 
        religious opinion or belief through the Internet, including 
        electronic mail, and a description of the means by which such 
        authorities attempt to inappropriately block or remove such 
        expression.
            ``(B) An assessment of the extent to which government 
        authorities have persecuted or otherwise punished, arbitrarily 
        and without due process, an individual or group for the 
        nonviolent expression of political, religious, or ideological 
        opinion or belief through the Internet, including electronic 
        mail.
            ``(C) An assessment of the extent to which government have 
        sought, inappropriately and with malicious intent, to collect, 
        request, obtain, or disclose without due process personally 
        identifiable information of a person in connection with that 
        person's nonviolent expression of political, religious, or 
        ideological opinion or belief, including expression that would 
        be protected by the International Covenant on Civil and 
        Political Rights, adopted at New York December 16, 1966, and 
        entered into force March 23, 1976, as interpreted by the United 
        States.
            ``(D) An assessment of the extent to which wire 
        communications and electronic communications are monitored 
        without due process and in contravention to United States 
        policy with respect to privacy, human rights, democracy, and 
        rule of law.
    ``(2) In compiling data and making assessments under paragraph (1), 
United States diplomatic personnel should consult with relevant 
entities, including human rights organizations, the private sector, the 
governments of like-minded countries, technology and Internet 
companies, and other appropriate nongovernmental organizations or 
entities.
    ``(3) In this subsection--
            ``(A) the term `electronic communication' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 2510 of title 18, United States Code;
            ``(B) the term `Internet' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 231(e)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
        231(e)(3));
            ``(C) the term `personally identifiable information' means 
        data in a form that identifies a particular person; and
            ``(D) the term `wire communication' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 2510 of title 18, United States Code.''.

SEC. 516. GAO REPORT ON CYBER DIPLOMACY.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report and 
provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional committees that 
includes--
            (1) an assessment of the extent to which United States 
        diplomatic processes and other efforts with foreign countries, 
        including through multilateral fora, bilateral engagements, and 
        negotiated cyberspace agreements, advance the full range of 
        United States interests in cyberspace, including the policy 
        described in section 511;
            (2) an assessment of the Department's organizational 
        structure and approach to managing its diplomatic efforts to 
        advance the full range of United States interests in 
        cyberspace, including a review of--
                    (A) the establishment of a Bureau in the Department 
                to lead the Department's international cyber mission;
                    (B) the current or proposed diplomatic mission, 
                structure, staffing, funding, and activities of the 
                Bureau;
                    (C) how the establishment of the Bureau has 
                impacted or is likely to impact the structure and 
                organization 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 determined relevant by the 
        Comptroller General.

SEC. 517. REPORT ON DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS TO DETECT AND RESPOND TO CYBER 
              THREATS AGAINST ALLIES AND PARTNERS.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary and the Director of the Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Security Agency, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Defense and other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit a report to 
the appropriate congressional committees that assess the Department and 
the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's capabilities to 
provide civilian-led support for acute cyber incident response in ally 
and partner countries that includes--
            (1) an assessment of the Department and the Cyber and 
        Infrastructure Security Agency's current and previous efforts 
        to support the Department of Defense Hunt Forward missions;
            (2) recommendations for creating a civilian-led program to 
        support allies and partners in responding to acute cyber 
        incidents; and
            (3) the budgetary resources, technical expertise, legal 
        authorities, and personnel needed for the Department and the 
        Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to formulate 
        and implement such a program outlined in this section.

SEC. 518. CYBERSECURITY RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.

    (a) Technology Talent Acquisition.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish at least 
        three positions within the Bureau of Global Talent Management 
        solely dedicated to the recruitment and retention of Department 
        personnel with backgrounds in cybersecurity, engineering, data 
        science, application development, artificial intelligence, 
        critical and emerging technology, and technology and digital 
        policy.
            (2) Goals.--The goals of these positions will be--
                    (A) to fulfill the critical need of the Department 
                to recruit employees for cybersecurity, digital, and 
                technology positions;
                    (B) to fulfill the critical need of the Department 
                to retain employees for cybersecurity, digital, and 
                technology positions;
                    (C) to actively recruit relevant candidates from 
                academic institutions, the private sector, and related 
                industries;
                    (D) to work with the Office of Personnel Management 
                and the United States Digital Service to develop and 
                implement best strategies for recruiting and retaining 
                technology talent; and
                    (E) to inform and train supervisors at the 
                Department on the use of the authorities listed in 
                subsection (2)(a).
            (3) Implementation plan.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
        to the appropriate congressional committees an implementation 
        plan to execute the objectives outlined in paragraphs (1) and 
        (2).
            (4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated $750,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
        through 2027 to carry out this section.
    (b) 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 Secretary shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report, which shall include--
            (1) a list of the hiring authorities currently available to 
        the Department to recruit and retain personnel with backgrounds 
        in cybersecurity, engineering, data science, application 
        development, artificial intelligence, critical and emerging 
        technology, and technology and digital policy;
            (2) a list of which hiring authorities outlined in 
        subsection (b)(1) have been used in the previous five years;
            (3) the number of employees in qualified positions hired, 
        aggregated by position and grade level or pay band;
            (4) the placement of employees 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 
        description of the reasons for such attrition;
            (6) the number of individuals who are interviewed by 
        subject matter experts and the number who are not; and
            (7) recommendations for--
                    (A) improving the attrition rate identified in 
                subsection (b)(5) by 5 percent each year;
                    (B) additional hiring authorities needed to acquire 
                needed technology talent;
                    (C) hiring personnel to hold public trust positions 
                until they can obtain the necessary security clearance; 
                and
                    (D) informing and training supervisors within the 
                Department on the use of the authorities listed in 
                subsection (a)(2)(a).

SEC. 519. 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 begin providing, 
for senior officials of the Department, a course that addresses how the 
most recent and relevant technologies affect the activities of the 
Department.
    (b) Throughput Objectives.--The Secretary shall ensure that--
            (1) in the first year that the course is offered, not fewer 
        than 20 percent of senior officials are certified as having 
        passed the course; and
            (2) in each subsequent year, until the date that 80 percent 
        of senior officials are certified as having passed such course, 
        an additional 10 percent of senior officials are so certified.

SEC. 520. ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY 
              OFFICER PROGRAM.

    (a) Regional Technology Officer Program.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Secretary should establish a 
        program to be known as the ``Regional Technology Officer 
        Program''.
            (2) Goals.--The goals of the Program shall be--
                    (A) to promote United States leadership in 
                technology abroad;
                    (B) to work with partners to energize critical and 
                emerging technology ecosystems that support democratic 
                values;
                    (C) to shape diplomatic agreements in regional and 
                international forums with respect to critical and 
                emerging technologies;
                    (D) to build diplomatic post capacities for 
                handling critical and emerging technology issues;
                    (E) to engage with non-traditional stakeholders 
                that facilitate the growth of critical and emerging 
                technology, including research labs, incubators, and 
                venture capitalists; and
                    (F) to maintain the advantages of the United States 
                with respect to critical and emerging technologies.
    (b) Implementation Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees an implementation plan, which 
shall outline strategies--
            (1) to advance the goals described in subsection (a)(2);
            (2) to hire Regional Technology Officers and increase the 
        competitiveness for the Program within the Foreign Service 
        bidding process;
            (3) to expand the Program to include a minimum of 15 
        Regional Technology Officers; and
            (4) to assign not fewer than 2 Regional Technology Officers 
        to posts within--
                    (A) the Bureau of African Affairs;
                    (B) the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs;
                    (C) the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs;
                    (D) the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs;
                    (E) the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs;
                    (F) the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; and
                    (G) 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 annually thereafter for the 
following 5 years, the Secretary shall brief the appropriate 
congressional committees on the status of the implementation plan 
required by subsection (b).
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to 
carry out this section.

                       TITLE VI--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

SEC. 601. INTERNATIONAL FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 204 of the Admiral James 
W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Years 2000 and 2001 (22 U.S.C. 2452b), funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available for the Department of State in any fiscal year may be 
obligated and expended for United States participation in international 
fairs and expositions abroad, including for construction and operation 
of United States pavilions or other major exhibits, subject to 
subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e).
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $20,000,000 to the Department for United States 
participation in international fairs and expositions abroad, including 
for construction and operation of pavilions or other major exhibits.
    (c) Limitation on Solicitation of Funds.--Senior employees of the 
Department, in their official capacity, may not solicit funds to pay 
expenses for a United States pavilion or other major exhibit at any 
international exposition or world's fair registered by the Bureau of 
International Expositions.
    (d) Cost-Share Requirement.--Funds made available pursuant to 
subsections (a) and (b) to the Department of State for a United States 
pavilion or other major exhibit at an international 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.
    (e) Notification.--
            (1) In general.--No funds made available pursuant to 
        subsection (a) or (b) to the Department of State for a United 
        States pavilion or other major exhibit at an international fair 
        or exposition abroad may be obligated until--
                    (A) the appropriate congressional committees have 
                been notified of such intended obligation; and
                    (B) a period of not fewer than 15 days has elapsed 
                following such notification.
            (2) Matters to be included.--Each notification under 
        paragraph (1) shall include the following:
                    (A) A description of the source of such funds, 
                including any funds reprogrammed or transferred by the 
                Department of State 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.
                    (C) A description of the strategy of the Department 
                to identify and obtain such matching funds from sources 
                other than the United States Government, in accordance 
                with subsection (d).
    (f) 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 as specified in this section, the 
Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that includes--
            (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.
    (g) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the following:
            (1) The Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
            (2) The Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate.

SEC. 602. GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER.

    (a) In General.--Section 1287(j) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is amended 
by striking ``the date that is 8 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act'' and inserting ``December 31, 2027''.
    (b) Hiring Authority for Global Engagement Center.--Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary, during the 5-year period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and solely to carry 
out the functions of the Global Engagement Center described in section 
1287(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(22 U.S.C. 2656 note), may--
            (1) appoint employees without regard to appointment in the 
        competitive service; and
            (2) fix the basic compensation of such employees regarding 
        classification and General Schedule pay rates.

SEC. 603. PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT.

    Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the 
``Paperwork Reduction Act''), shall not apply to the collection of 
information directed at any individuals conducted by, or on behalf of, 
the Department for the purpose of audience research, monitoring, and 
evaluations, and in connection with the Department's activities 
conducted pursuant to the United States Information and Educational 
Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.).

SEC. 604. CULTURAL ANTIQUITIES TASK FORCE.

    The Secretary, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of 
State for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is authorized 
to make available up to $1,000,000 of the amounts appropriated for the 
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs for grants to carry out the 
activities of the Cultural Antiquities Task Force.

SEC. 605. UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.

    Section 1(b)(3) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended--
            (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 management of 
                the financial and human resources for public diplomacy, 
                including for--
                            ``(i) the Bureau of Educational and 
                        Cultural Affairs;
                            ``(ii) the Bureau of Global Public Affairs;
                            ``(iii) the Office of Policy, Planning, and 
                        Resources for Public Diplomacy and Public 
                        Affairs;
                            ``(iv) the Global Engagement Center; and
                            ``(v) the public diplomacy functions within 
                        the regional and functional bureaus.''.

                        TITLE VII--OTHER MATTERS

SEC. 701. ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT ALIGNMENT WITH THE EXPORT CONTROL 
              REFORM ACT.

    Section 38(e) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(e)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``subsections (c), (d), (e), and (g) of 
        section 11 of the Export Administration Act of 1979, and by 
        subsections (a) and (c) of section 12 of such Act'' and 
        inserting ``subsections (c) and (d) of section 1760 of the 
        Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4819), and by 
        subsections (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(7), (c), and 
        (h) of section 1761 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 4820)'';
            (2) by striking ``11(c)(2)(B) of such Act'' and inserting 
        ``1760(c)(2) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 4819(c)(2))'';
            (3) by striking ``11(c) of the Export Administration Act of 
        1979'' and inserting ``section 1760(c) of the Export Control 
        Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4819(c))''; and
            (4) by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting ``the greater of 
        $1,200,000 or the amount that is twice the value of the 
        transaction that is the basis of the violation with respect to 
        which the penalty is imposed.''.

SEC. 702. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT, QUARTERLY REVIEW, AND AUTHORITY 
              RELATING TO CONCURRENCE PROVIDED BY CHIEFS OF MISSION FOR 
              THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT RELATING TO CERTAIN UNITED 
              STATES GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.

    (a) Notification Required.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
on which a chief of mission provides concurrence for the provision of 
United States Government support to entities or individuals engaged in 
facilitating or supporting United States Government operations within 
the area of responsibility of the chief of mission, the Secretary shall 
notify the appropriate congressional committees of the provision of 
such concurrence.
    (b) Semiannual Review, Determination, and Briefing Required.--Not 
less frequently than every 180 days, the Secretary shall, in order to 
ensure support described in subsection (a) continues to align with 
United States foreign policy objectives and the objectives of the 
Department--
            (1) conduct a review of any concurrence described in 
        subsection (a) in effect as of the date of the review;
            (2) based on the review, determine whether to revoke any 
        such concurrence pending further study and review; and
            (3) brief the appropriate congressional committees on the 
        results of the review and any determinations to revoke 
        concurrence pursuant to such review.
    (c) Revocation of Concurrence.--If the Secretary determines to 
revoke any concurrence described in subsection (a) pursuant to a review 
conducted under subsection (b), the Secretary may revoke such 
concurrence.
    (d) Annual Report Required.--Not later than January 31 of each 
year, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that includes the following:
            (1) A description of any support described in subsection 
        (a) that was provided with the concurrence of a chief of 
        mission during the calendar year preceding the calendar year in 
        which the report is submitted.
            (2) An analysis of the effects of the support described in 
        paragraph (1) on diplomatic lines of effort, including with 
        respect to the following:
                    (A) Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining, and 
                Related Programs and associated Anti-Terrorism 
                Assistance programs.
                    (B) International Narcotics Control and Law 
                Enforcement programs.
                    (C) Foreign Military Sales, Foreign Military 
                Financing, and associated training programs.

SEC. 703. REGIONAL CIVILIAN INTERAGENCY MECHANISM STUDY.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Defense, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of 
Homeland Security, the Attorney General, and other appropriate 
organizations and governmental agencies, shall conduct a study to 
assess the suitability and feasibility of establishing regional 
civilian interagency mechanisms, as described in the findings and 
recommendations of the ``Report on Gray Zone Activities'' published in 
2017 by the Department's International Security Advisory Board.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the results of the study conducted 
pursuant to subsection (a).
    (c) Elements.--The report required under subsection (b) shall 
include the following elements:
            (1) An assessment of the challenges that the Department 
        faces within the current interagency process in deliberating, 
        shaping, and implementing United States foreign policy.
            (2) An assessment of the feasibility of establishing an 
        independent, civilian counterpart mechanism to the Combatant 
        Commands of the Department of Defense.
            (3) An assessment of what challenges, particularly in 
        countering gray zone threats, these mechanisms might help 
        resolve by coordinating policy execution across all instruments 
        of national power.
            (4) An assessment of what opportunities, including in gray 
        zone activities, these mechanisms might better exploit by 
        coordinating policy execution across all instruments of 
        national power.
            (5) As assessment of what other agencies should be included 
        in these regional mechanisms to help better facilitate the 
        execution of United States foreign policy.
            (6) An assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of 
        the various organizational structures (or other models that the 
        Secretary determines appropriate) outlined in the ``Report on 
        Gray Zone Activities'' published in 2017 by the Department's 
        International Security Advisory Board.
            (7) An assessment of the risks and benefits of collocating 
        such civilian mechanisms with the combatant commands (or 
        additional locations that the Secretary determines 
        appropriate), including an estimation and description of any 
        costs associated with creating these entities.
            (8) An assessment of what efficiencies and inefficiencies 
        would result by the creation of such coordinating mechanisms, 
        the associated risks of these new entities, and plausible 
        options to mitigate such risks.
            (9) A description of the resources and authorizations that 
        would be required to establish such civilian mechanisms.

SEC. 704. MODIFICATION OF PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF SHIPMENT OF ARMS.

    Subsection (i) of section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2776) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(i) Prior Notification of Shipment of Arms.--At least 30 days 
prior to the initial and final shipment of a sale of defense articles 
subject to the requirements of subsection (b), the President shall 
submit to the Chairperson and Ranking Member of the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Chairperson and Ranking Member 
of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a 
notification of such pending shipment. Such notification shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.''.

SEC. 705. LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO PEACEKEEPING 
              OPERATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY 
              COUNCIL.

    The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 12. LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO PEACEKEEPING 
              OPERATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY 
              COUNCIL.

    ``None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available to pay assessed or other expenses of international 
peacekeeping activities under this Act may be made available for an 
international peacekeeping operation that has not been expressly 
authorized by the United Nations Security Council.''.

SEC. 706. REPORT ON UNITED STATES ACCESS TO CRITICAL MINERAL RESOURCES 
              ABROAD.

    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 details, with regard to the Department--
            (1) diplomatic efforts to ensure United States access to 
        critical minerals acquired from outside of the United States 
        that are used to manufacture clean energy technologies; and
            (2) collaboration with other parts of the Federal 
        Government to build a robust supply chain for critical minerals 
        necessary to manufacture clean energy technologies.

SEC. 707. ENSURING THE INTEGRITY OF COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATION.

    (a) Determination.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not 
later than 15 days after the date on which any Chief of Mission 
determines that communications equipment provided by the United States 
Government to a foreign government has been used for a purpose other 
than the purpose for which the equipment was authorized, the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees--
            (1) a notification, which shall be submitted in 
        unclassified form, that indicates that such an incident 
        occurred and the country in which it occurred; and
            (2) a notification, which may be submitted in classified 
        form, that describes the incident concerned, including a 
        description of--
                    (A) the Federal department or agency that provided 
                the equipment;
                    (B) the foreign entity or individual that used the 
                equipment for unlawful purposes; and
                    (C) how the equipment was used in an unlawful 
                manner.
    (b) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
        Armed Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
        Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
        Armed Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
        Senate.

SEC. 708. REPORT ON THE USE OF DATA AND DATA SCIENCE AT THE DEPARTMENT 
              OF STATE.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report containing the results of a study 
regarding--
            (1) the use of data in foreign policy, global issues policy 
        analysis, and decision-making at the Department;
            (2) the use of data in development, development assistance 
        policy, and development program design and execution at the 
        United States Agency for International Development; and
            (3) the use of data in recruitment, hiring, retention, and 
        personnel decisions at the Department, including the accuracy 
        and use of data for comprehensive strategic workforce planning 
        across all career and non-career hiring mechanisms.

SEC. 709. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AUTHORITY.

    Section 3 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2670) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (l), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in subsection (m), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(n) in exigent circumstances, as determined by the Secretary, 
provide emergency medical services or related support for private 
United States citizens, nationals, and permanent resident aliens 
abroad, or third country nationals connected to such persons or to the 
diplomatic or development missions of the United States abroad, who are 
unable to obtain such services or support otherwise, with such 
assistance provided on a reimbursable basis to the extent feasible.''.
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