Stop WOKE at State Act

Bill: 118-hr-4255
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]
Introduced: 2023-06-21
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4255 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 21, 2023 Mr. Mast introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To ensure that Foreign Service officers are evaluated and given opportunities for advancement based on their conformance to merit system principles, to require the review of Performance Improvement Plans during tenure and promotion appraisals of Foreign Service officers, and to eliminate the requirement for the inclusion of a public member on selection boards.

1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Stop Wasteful, Odious, and Kooky Exercises at State Act or the Stop WOKE at State Act . 2. Elimination of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility advocacy requirement during the Foreign Service tenure and promotion process (a) Performance evaluations In evaluating the performance of any Foreign Service officer during the tenure and promotion process, the evaluator may not— (1) evaluate the officer's advocacy for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility principles; or (2) rate the officer's adherence and demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility principles. (b) Foreign Service selection board The Foreign Service selection board may not refer to diversity, equity, inclusion, or accessibility when identifying and rank ordering employees for tenure and promotion in the Foreign Service. (c) Merit system principles The Secretary of State shall ensure that all references to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility principles in the Foreign Affairs Manual, the Foreign Service Precepts, and the Foreign Service Employee Evaluation Report are immediately replaced with references to adherence to the merit system principles set forth in section 2301 of title 5, United States Code. 3. Mandatory review of Performance Improvement Plans during tenure and promotion appraisal process The Secretary of State shall ensure that the tenure and promotion appraisal process for any Foreign Service officer include a review of all Performance Improvement Plans that have been issued to such officer during the preceding 5-year period regarding performance that was considered unacceptable. 4. Foreign Service selection boards Section 602 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4002 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by striking the first sentence; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (d) The chair of a selection board that is evaluating the performance of a member of the Service or the Senior Foreign Service under subsection (a) shall be in the same career track (historically known as general functional cone ) as such member. .