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[S. 2043 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2043
To provide for certain authorities of the Department of State, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 15, 2023
Mr. Menendez (for himself and Mr. Risch) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
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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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Department of
State Authorization Act of 2023''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I--DIPLOMATIC SECURITY AND CONSULAR AFFAIRS
Sec. 101. Passport fee expenditure authority extension.
Sec. 102. Special hiring authority for passport services.
Sec. 103. Quarterly report on passport wait times.
Sec. 104. Passport travel advisories.
Sec. 105. Increased accountability in assignment restrictions and
reviews.
Sec. 106. Suitability reviews for Foreign Service Institute
instructors.
Sec. 107. Diplomatic security fellowship programs.
TITLE II--PERSONNEL MATTERS
Subtitle A--Hiring, Promotion, and Development
Sec. 201. Adjustment to promotion precepts.
Sec. 202. Hiring authorities.
Sec. 203. Extending paths to service for paid student interns.
Sec. 204. Lateral Entry Program.
Sec. 205. Mid-Career Mentoring Program.
Sec. 206. Consideration of career civil servants as chiefs of missions.
Sec. 207. Civil service rotational program.
Sec. 208. Reporting requirement on chiefs of mission.
Sec. 209. Report on chiefs of mission and deputy chiefs of mission.
Sec. 210. Protection of retirement annuity for reemployment by
Department.
Sec. 211. Enhanced vetting for senior diplomatic posts.
Sec. 212. Efforts to improve retention and prevent retaliation.
Subtitle B--Pay, Benefits, and Workforce Matters
Sec. 221. Education allowance.
Sec. 222. Per diem allowance for newly hired members of the Foreign
Service.
Sec. 223. Improving mental health services for foreign and civil
servants.
Sec. 224. Emergency back-up care.
Sec. 225. Authority to provide services to non-chief of mission
personnel.
Sec. 226. Exception for government-financed air transportation.
Sec. 227. Enhanced authorities to protect locally employed staff during
emergencies.
Sec. 228. Internet at hardship posts.
Sec. 229. Competitive local compensation plan.
Sec. 230. Supporting tandem couples in the Foreign Service.
Sec. 231. Accessibility at diplomatic missions.
TITLE III--INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY
Sec. 301. Data-informed diplomacy.
Sec. 302. Establishment and expansion of the Bureau Chief Data Officer
Program.
Sec. 303. Task force to address artificial intelligence-enabled
influence operations.
Sec. 304. Establishment of the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer of
the Department of State.
Sec. 305. Strengthening the Chief Information Officer of the Department
of State.
Sec. 306. Sense of Congress on strengthening enterprise governance.
Sec. 307. Digital connectivity and cybersecurity partnership.
Sec. 308. Establishment of a cyberspace, digital connectivity, and
related technologies (CDT) fund.
TITLE IV--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS
Sec. 401. Personal services contractors.
Sec. 402. Hard-to-fill posts.
Sec. 403. Enhanced oversight of the Office of Civil Rights.
Sec. 404. Crisis response operations.
TITLE V--ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY
Sec. 501. Duties of officers performing economic functions.
Sec. 502. Report on recruitment, retention, and promotion of Foreign
Service economic officers.
Sec. 503. Mandate to revise Department of State metrics for successful
economic and commercial diplomacy.
Sec. 504. Chief of mission economic responsibilities.
Sec. 505. Direction to embassy deal teams.
Sec. 506. Establishment of a ``Deal Team of the Year'' award.
TITLE VI--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
Sec. 601. National advertising campaign.
Sec. 602. Public diplomacy outreach.
Sec. 603. Modification on use of funds for Radio Free Europe/Radio
Liberty.
Sec. 604. International broadcasting.
Sec. 605. John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship program.
Sec. 606. Domestic engagement and public diplomacy.
Sec. 607. Extension of Global Engagement Center.
Sec. 608. Paperwork Reduction Act.
Sec. 609. Expansion of Diplomats in Residence Programs.
TITLE VII--OTHER MATTERS
Sec. 701. Expanding the use of DDTC licensing fees.
Sec. 702. Waiver authority related to prohibition on certain
semiconductor products and services.
Sec. 703. Prohibition on entry of officials of foreign governments
involved in significant corruption or gross
violations of human rights.
Sec. 704. Protection of cultural heritage during crises.
Sec. 705. National Museum of American Diplomacy.
Sec. 706. Extraterritorial offenses committed by United States
nationals serving with international
organizations.
Sec. 707. Extension of certain privileges and immunities to the
international energy forum.
Sec. 708. Extension of certain privileges and immunities to the Conseil
Europeen pour la recherche nucleaire (CERN;
the European Organization for Nuclear
Research).
Sec. 709. Internships of United States nationals at international
organizations.
Sec. 710. Training for international organizations.
Sec. 711. Modification to transparency on international agreements and
non-binding instruments.
Sec. 712. Congressional oversight, quarterly review, and authority
relating to concurrence provided by chiefs
of mission for support of certain
Government operations.
Sec. 713. Modification and repeal of reports.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives.
(2) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
Department of State.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of State.
TITLE I--DIPLOMATIC SECURITY AND CONSULAR AFFAIRS
SEC. 101. PASSPORT FEE EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY EXTENSION.
(a) Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative Fee.--To make permanent
the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative fee, section 1(b) of the
Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(1)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1)''; and
(2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3).
(b) Passport Fees.--Section 1(b) of the Passport Act of June 4,
1920, as amended by subsection (a), shall be applied through fiscal
year 2028 by striking ``such costs'' and inserting ``the costs of
providing consular services''.
(c) Modernization of Passport Processing.--A portion of the
expanded expenditure authorities provided in subsections (a) and (b)
shall be used to modernize consular systems, with an emphasis on
passport and citizenship services.
SEC. 102. SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORITY FOR PASSPORT SERVICES.
During the 3-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State, without regard to the provisions
under sections 3309 through 3318 of title 5, United States Code, may
directly appoint candidates to positions in the competitive service (as
defined in section 2102 of such title) at the Department in the
Passport and Visa Examining Series 0967.
SEC. 103. QUARTERLY REPORT ON PASSPORT WAIT TIMES.
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
and quarterly thereafter for the following 3 years, the Secretary shall
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that
describes--
(1) the current estimated wait times for passport
processing;
(2) the steps that have been taken by the Department to
reduce wait times to a reasonable time;
(3) efforts to improve the rollout of the online passport
renewal processing program, including how much of passport
revenues the Department is spending on consular systems
modernization; and
(4) how the Department details its staff and resources to
passport services programs.
SEC. 104. PASSPORT TRAVEL ADVISORIES.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Department shall make prominently available in United States
passports, on the first two pages of the passport, the following
information:
(1) A prominent, clear advisory for all travelers to check
travel.state.gov for updated travel warnings and advisories.
(2) A prominent, clear notice urging all travelers to
register with the Department prior to overseas travel.
SEC. 105. INCREASED ACCOUNTABILITY IN ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTIONS AND
REVIEWS.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the use of policies to restrict personnel from serving
in certain assignments may undermine the Department's ability
to deploy relevant cultural and linguistic skills at diplomatic
posts abroad if not applied judiciously; and
(2) the Department should continuously evaluate all
processes relating to assignment restrictions, assignment
reviews, and preclusions at the Department.
(b) Notification of Status.--Beginning not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
(1) provide a status update for all Department personnel
who, prior to such date of enactment, were subject to a prior
assignment restriction, assignment review, or preclusion for
whom a review or decision related to assignment is pending; and
(2) on an ongoing basis, provide a status update for any
Department personnel who has been the subject of a pending
assignment restriction or pending assignment review for more
than 30 days.
(c) Notification Content.--The notification required under
subsection (b) shall inform relevant personnel, as of the date of the
notification--
(1) whether any prior assignment restriction has been
lifted;
(2) if their assignment status is subject to ongoing
review, and an estimated date for completion; and
(3) if they are subject to any other restrictions on their
ability to serve at posts abroad.
(d) Adjudication of Ongoing Assignment Reviews.--The Department
shall establish a reasonable time limit for the Department to complete
an assignment review, and establish a deadline by which it must inform
personnel of a decision related to such a review. For any personnel the
Department determines are ineligible to serve in an assignment due to
an assignment restriction or assignment review, a Security Appeal Panel
shall convene not later than 60 days of an appeal being filed.
(e) Security Review Panel.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Security Appeal Panel shall be
comprised of--
(1) the head of an office responsible for human resources
or discrimination who reports directly to the Secretary;
(2) the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau
of Global Talent Management;
(3) the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau
of Intelligence and Research;
(4) an Assistant Secretary or Deputy, or equivalent, from a
third bureau as designated by the Under Secretary for
Management;
(5) a representative from the geographic bureau to which
the restriction applies; and
(6) a representative from the Office of the Legal Adviser
and a representative from the Bureau of Diplomatic Security,
who shall serve as non-voting advisors.
(f) Appeal Rights.--Section 414(a) of the Department of State
Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2734c(a)) is amended by
striking the first two sentences and inserting ``The Secretary shall
establish and maintain a right and process for employees to appeal a
decision related to an assignment, based on a restriction, review, or
preclusion. Such right and process shall ensure that any such employee
shall have the same appeal rights as provided by the Department
regarding denial or revocation of a security clearance.''.
(g) FAM Update.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall amend all relevant
provisions of the Foreign Service Manual, and any associated or related
policies of the Department, to comply with this section.
SEC. 106. SUITABILITY REVIEWS FOR FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE
INSTRUCTORS.
The Secretary shall ensure that all instructors at the Foreign
Service Institute, including direct hires and contractors, who provide
language instruction are--
(1) subject to suitability reviews and background
investigations; and
(2) subject to continuous vetting or reinvestigations to
the extend consistent with Department and Executive policy for
other Department personnel.
SEC. 107. DIPLOMATIC SECURITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Section 47 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2719) is amended--
(1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the
following:
``(a) In General.--The Secretary''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(b) Diplomatic Security Fellowship Programs.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of State, working
through the Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security, shall
establish Diplomatic Security fellowship programs to provide
grants to United States nationals pursuing undergraduate
studies who commit to pursuing a career as a special agent,
security engineering officer, or in the civil service in the
Bureau of Diplomatic Security.
``(2) Rulemaking.--The Secretary shall promulgate
regulations for the administration of Diplomatic Security
fellowship programs that set forth--
``(A) the eligibility requirements for receiving a
grant under this subsection;
``(B) the process by which eligible applicants may
request such a grant;
``(C) the maximum amount of such a grant; and
``(D) the educational progress to which all grant
recipients are obligated.''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028 to
carry out this section.
TITLE II--PERSONNEL MATTERS
Subtitle A--Hiring, Promotion, and Development
SEC. 201. ADJUSTMENT TO PROMOTION PRECEPTS.
Section 603(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
4003(b)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2), (3), and (4) as
paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
paragraphs:
``(2) experience serving at an international organization,
multilateral institution, or engaging in multinational
negotiations;
``(3) willingness to serve in hardship posts overseas or
across geographically distinct regions;
``(4) experience advancing policies or developing expertise
that enhance the United States' competitiveness with regard to
critical and emerging technologies.''.
SEC. 202. HIRING AUTHORITIES.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Department should possess hiring authorities to
enable recruitment of individuals representative of the nation
with special skills needed to address 21st century diplomacy
challenges; and
(2) the Secretary shall conduct a survey of hiring
authorities held by the Department to identify--
(A) hiring authorities already authorized by
Congress;
(B) others authorities granted through Presidential
decree or executive order; and
(C) any authorities needed to enable recruitment of
individuals with the special skills described in
paragraph (1).
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees that includes a description of all
existing hiring authorities and legislative proposals on any new needed
authorities.
(c) Special Hiring Authority.--For an initial period of not more
than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
may appoint, without regard to the provisions of sections 3309 through
3318 of title 5, United States Code, candidates directly to positions
in the competitive service at the Department, as defined in section
2102 of that title, in the following occupational series: 1560 Data
Science, 2210 Information Technology Management, and 0201 Human
Resources Management.
SEC. 203. EXTENDING PATHS TO SERVICE FOR PAID STUDENT INTERNS.
For up to 2 years following the end of a compensated internship at
the Department or the United States Agency for International
Development, the Department or USAID may offer employment to up to 25
such interns and appoint them directly to positions in the competitive
service, as defined in section 2102 of title 5, United States Code,
without regard to the provisions of sections 3309 through 3318 of such
title.
SEC. 204. LATERAL ENTRY PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 404 of the Department of State Authorities
Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-323; 130 Stat. 1928) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``3-year'' and inserting ``5-year'';
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and'';
(C) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the
end and inserting a semicolon; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
``(7) does not include the use of Foreign Service-Limited
or other noncareer Foreign Service hiring authorities; and
``(8) includes not fewer than 30 participants for each year
of the pilot program.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(e) Certification.--If the Secretary does not commence the
lateral entry program within 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees--
``(1) certifying that progress is being made on
implementation of the pilot program and describing such
progress, including the date on which applicants will be able
to apply;
``(2) estimating the date by which the pilot program will
be fully implemented;
``(3) outlining how the Department will use the Lateral
Entry Program to fill needed skill sets in key areas such as
cyberspace, emerging technologies, economic statecraft,
multilateral diplomacy, and data and other sciences.''.
SEC. 205. MID-CAREER MENTORING PROGRAM.
(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in collaboration with the
Director of the Foreign Service Institute, is authorized to establish a
Mid-Career Mentoring Program (referred to in this section as the
``Program'') for employees who have demonstrated outstanding service
and leadership.
(b) Selection.--
(1) Nominations.--The head of each bureau shall
semiannually nominate participants for the Program from a pool
of applicants in the positions described in paragraph (2)(B),
including from posts both domestically and abroad.
(2) Submission of slate of nominees to secretary.--The
Director of the Foreign Service Institute, in consultation with
the Director General of the Foreign Service, shall
semiannually--
(A) vet the nominees most recently nominated
pursuant to paragraph (1); and
(B) submit to the Secretary a slate of applicants
to participate in the Program, who shall consist of at
least--
(i) 10 Foreign Service Officers and
specialists classified at the FS-03 or FS-04
level of the Foreign Service Salary Schedule;
(ii) 10 Civil Service employees classified
at GS-12 or GS-13 of the General Schedule; and
(iii) 5 Foreign Service Officers from the
United States Agency for International
Development.
(3) Final selection.--The Secretary shall select the
applicants who will be invited to participate in the Program
from the slate received pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) and extend
such an invitation to each selected applicant.
(c) Program Sessions.--
(1) Frequency; duration.--All of the participants who
accept invitations extended pursuant to subsection (b)(3) shall
meet 3 to 4 times per year for training sessions with high-
level leaders of the Department and USAID, including private
group meetings with the Secretary and the Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Development.
(2) Themes.--Each session referred to in paragraph (1)
shall focus on specific themes developed jointly by the Foreign
Service Institute and the Executive Secretariat focused on
substantive policy issues and leadership practices.
(d) Mentoring Program.--The Secretary and the Administrator each
shall establish a mentoring and coaching program that pairs a senior
leader of the Department or USAID with each of the program participants
who complete the Program during the 1-year period immediately following
their participation in the Program.
(e) Annual Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for three years, the
Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees that describes the activities of the Program during the most
recent year.
SEC. 206. CONSIDERATION OF CAREER CIVIL SERVANTS AS CHIEFS OF MISSIONS.
Section 304(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3944)
is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
paragraph:
``(2) The Secretary shall also furnish to the President, on an
annual basis and to assist the President in selecting qualified
candidates for appointments or assignments as chief of mission, the
names of between 5 and 10 career civil servants serving at the
Department of State or the United States Agency for International
Development who are qualified to serve as chiefs of mission, together
with pertinent information about such individuals.''.
SEC. 207. CIVIL SERVICE ROTATIONAL PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment of Pilot Rotational Program for Civil Service.--
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall establish a program to provide qualified civil
servants serving at the Department an opportunity to serve at a United
States embassy, including identifying criteria and an application
process for such program.
(b) Program.--The program established under this section shall--
(1) provide at least 20 career civil servants the
opportunity to serve for 2 to 3 years at a United States
embassy to gain additional skills and experience;
(2) offer such civil servants the opportunity to serve in a
political or economic section at a United States embassy; and
(3) include clear and transparent criteria for eligibility
and selection, which shall include a minimum of 5 years of
service at the Department.
(c) Subsequent Position and Promotion.--Following a rotation at a
United States embassy pursuant to the program established by this
section, participants in the program must be afforded, at minimum, a
position equivalent in seniority, compensation, and responsibility to
the position occupied prior serving in the program. Successful
completion of a rotation at a United States embassy shall be considered
favorably with regard to applications for promotion in civil service
jobs at the Department.
(d) Implementation.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall identify not less than 20
positions in United States embassies for the program established under
this section and offered at least 20 civil servants the opportunity to
serve in a rotation at a United States embassy pursuant to this
section.
SEC. 208. REPORTING REQUIREMENT ON CHIEFS OF MISSION.
Not later than 30 days following the end of each calendar quarter,
the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees--
(1) a list of every chief of mission or United States
representative overseas with the rank of Ambassador who, during
the prior quarter, was outside a country of assignment for more
than 14 cumulative days for purposes other than official travel
or temporary duty orders;
(2) the number of days each such chief of mission or United
States representative overseas with the rank of Ambassador was
outside a country of assignment during the previous quarter for
purposes other than official travel or temporary duty orders;
and
(3) a list of any country other than the country of
assignment in which a chief of mission or United States
representative overseas with the rank of Ambassador has spent
more than 14 days during the previous quarter.
SEC. 209. REPORT ON CHIEFS OF MISSION AND DEPUTY CHIEFS OF MISSION.
Not later than April 1, 2024, and annually thereafter for the next
4 years, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report that includes--
(1) the Foreign Service cone of each current chief of
mission and deputy chief of mission (or whoever is acting in
the capacity of chief or deputy chief if neither is present)
for each United States embassy at which there is a Foreign
Service office filling either of those positions; and
(2) aggregated data for all chiefs of mission and deputy
chiefs of mission described in paragraph (1), disaggregated by
cone.
SEC. 210. PROTECTION OF RETIREMENT ANNUITY FOR REEMPLOYMENT BY
DEPARTMENT.
(a) No Termination or Reduction of Retirement Annuity or Pay for
Reemployment.--Notwithstanding section 824 of the Foreign Service Act
of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064), if a covered annuitant becomes employed by
the Department--
(1) the payment of any retirement annuity, retired pay, or
retainer pay otherwise payable to the covered annuitant shall
not terminate; and
(2) the amount of the retirement annuity, retired pay, or
retainer pay otherwise payable to the covered annuitant shall
not be reduced.
(b) Covered Annuitant Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
annuitant'' means any individual who is receiving a retirement annuity
under--
(1) the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System
under subchapter I of chapter 8 of title I of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4041 et seq.); or
(2) the Foreign Service Pension System under subchapter II
of such chapter (22 U.S.C. 4071 et seq.).
SEC. 211. ENHANCED VETTING FOR SENIOR DIPLOMATIC POSTS.
(a) Comprehensive Policy on Vetting and Transparency.--Not later
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall develop a consistent and enhanced vetting process to
ensure that individuals with substantiated claims of discrimination,
harassment, or bullying are not considered for promotions to senior
positions.
(b) Elements of Comprehensive Vetting Policy.--Following the
conclusion of any investigation into an allegation of discrimination,
harassment, or bullying, the Office of Civil Rights, Office of Global
Talent Management, and other offices with responsibilities related to
the investigation shall jointly or individually submit a written
summary of any findings of any substantiated allegations, along with a
summary of findings to the Committee responsible for promotions (the
``D Committee'') prior to such Committee rendering a recommendation for
promotion.
(c) Response.--The Secretary shall develop a process for candidates
to respond to any allegations that are substantiated and presented to
the D Committee.
(d) Annual Reports.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five years, the
Secretary shall submit to the Department workforce and the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the number of candidates confirmed
for senior diplomatic posts against whom there were found to have been
substantiated allegations.
SEC. 212. EFFORTS TO IMPROVE RETENTION AND PREVENT RETALIATION.
(a) Streamlined Reporting.--Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a single
point of initial reporting for allegations of discrimination, bullying,
and harassment that provides an initial review of the allegations and,
if necessary, the ability to file multiple claims based on a single
complaint.
(b) Ensuring Implementation of Corrective Action and Management
Recommendations.--The Secretary shall ensure follow up with each
complainant who makes an allegation of discrimination, harassment, or
bullying pursuant to subsection (a) and the head of the respective
bureau not later than 180 days after the conclusion of any
investigation where an allegation is substantiated, and again one year
after the conclusion of any such investigation, to ensure that any
recommendations for corrective action related to the complainant have
been acted on where appropriate. If such recommendations have not be
implemented, a written statement shall be provided to the head of the
bureau and complainant and affected employees explaining why the
recommendations have not been implemented.
(c) Climate Surveys of Employees of the Department.--
(1) Required biennial surveys.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 2 years
thereafter, the Secretary shall conduct a Department-wide
survey of all Department personnel regarding harassment,
discrimination, bullying, and related retaliation that includes
workforce perspectives on the accessibility and effectiveness
of the Bureau of Global Talent Management and Office of Civil
Rights in the efforts and processes to address these issues.
(2) Pilot surveys.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a
Department-wide survey for Locally Employed Staff regarding
retention, training, promotion, and other matters, including
harassment, discrimination, bullying, and related retaliation,
that includes workforce perspectives on the accessibility and
effectiveness of complaint measures.
(3) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the conclusion of
each survey conducted pursuant to this subsection, the
Secretary shall make the key findings available to the
Department workforce and shall submit them to the appropriate
congressional committees.
(d) Retaliation Prevention Efforts.--
(1) Employee evaluation.--
(A) In general.--If there is a pending
investigation of discrimination, bullying, or
harassment against a superior who is responsible for
rating or reviewing the complainant employee, the
complainant shall be reviewed by the superior's
supervisor.
(B) Effective date.--This paragraph shall take
effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(2) Retaliation prevention guidance.--Any Department
employee against whom an allegation of discrimination,
bullying, or harassment has been made shall receive written
guidance (a ``retaliation hold'') on the types of actions that
can be considered retaliation against the complainant employee.
The employee's immediate supervisor shall also receive the
retaliation hold guidance.
Subtitle B--Pay, Benefits, and Workforce Matters
SEC. 221. EDUCATION ALLOWANCE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of
1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 908. EDUCATION ALLOWANCE.
``A Department employee who is on leave to perform service in the
uniformed services (as defined in section 4303(13) of title 38, United
States Code) may receive an education allowance if the employee would,
if not for such service, be eligible to receive the education
allowance.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 2 of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 note) is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 907 the following:
``Sec. 908. Education allowance''.
SEC. 222. PER DIEM ALLOWANCE FOR NEWLY HIRED MEMBERS OF THE FOREIGN
SERVICE.
(a) Per Diem Allowance.--
(1) In general.--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 6 months before transferring to the employee's first
assignment, in the Washington, D.C., 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,
D.C., 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) 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, D.C., area'' means the
geographic area within a 50 mile radius of the Washington
Monument.
SEC. 223. IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR FOREIGN AND CIVIL
SERVANTS.
(a) Additional Personnel to Address Mental Health.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall seek to increase the
number of personnel within the Bureau of Medical Services to
address mental health needs for both foreign and civil
servants.
(2) Employment targets.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall seek to
employ not fewer than 15 additional personnel in the Bureau of
Medical Services, compared to the number of personnel employed
as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the
accessibility of mental health care providers and services available to
Department personnel, including an assessment of--
(1) the accessibility of mental health care providers at
diplomatic posts and in the United States;
(2) the accessibility of inpatient services for mental
health care for Department personnel;
(3) steps that may be taken to improve such accessibility;
(4) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental
health of Department personnel, particularly those who served
abroad between March 1, 2020, and December 31, 2022, and
Locally Employed Staff, where information is available;
(5) recommended steps to improve the manner in which the
Department advertises mental health services to the workforce;
and
(6) additional authorities and resources needed to better
meet the mental health needs of Department personnel.
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to appropriate
congressional committees a report containing the findings of the study
under subsection (b).
SEC. 224. EMERGENCY BACK-UP CARE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary and the Administrator for the United
States Agency for International Development are authorized to provide
for unanticipated non-medical care, including childcare, eldercare, and
essential services directly related to caring for an acute injury or
illness, for USAID and Department employees and their family members,
including through the provision of such non-medical services, referrals
to care providers, and reimbursement of reasonable expenses for such
services.
(b) Limitation.--Services provided pursuant to this section shall
not exceed $2,000,000 per fiscal year.
SEC. 225. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO NON-CHIEF OF MISSION
PERSONNEL.
Section 904 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4084) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (g), by striking ``abroad for employees
and eligible family members'' and inserting ``under this
section''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(a) Physical and Mental Health Care Services in Special
Circumstances.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to direct
health care providers employed under subsection (c) of this
section to furnish physical and mental health care services to
an individual otherwise ineligible for services under this
section if necessary to preserve life or limb or if intended to
facilitate an overseas evacuation, recovery, or return. Such
services may be provided incidental to the following
activities:
``(A) Activities undertaken abroad pursuant to
section 3 and section 4 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2670, 2671).
``(B) Recovery of hostages or of wrongfully or
unlawfully detained individuals abroad, including
pursuant to section 302 of the Robert Levinson Hostage
Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (22
U.S.C. 1741).
``(C) Secretarial dispatches to international
disaster sites deployed pursuant to section 207 of the
Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990 (22 U.S.C.
5506).
``(D) Deployments undertaken pursuant to section
606(a)(6)(A)(iii) of the Secure Embassy Construction
and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C.
4865(a)(6)(A)(iii)).
``(2) Prioritization of other functions.--The Secretary
shall prioritize the allocation of Department resources to the
health care program described in subsections (a) through (g)
above the functions described in paragraph (1).
``(3) Regulations.--The Secretary should prescribe
applicable regulations to implement this section, taking into
account the prioritization in paragraph (2) and the activities
described in paragraph (1).
``(4) Reimbursable basis.--Services rendered under this
subsection shall be provided on a reimbursable basis to the
extent practicable.''.
SEC. 226. EXCEPTION FOR GOVERNMENT-FINANCED AIR TRANSPORTATION.
(a) Reducing Hardship for Transportation of Domestic Animals.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (c) of
section 40118 of title 49, United States Code, the Department
is authorized to pay for the transportation by a foreign air
carrier of Department personnel and any in-cabin or
accompanying checked baggage or cargo if--
(A) no air carrier holding a certificate under
section 41102 of such title is willing and able to
transport up to 3 domestic animals accompanying such
Federal personnel; and
(B) the transportation is from a place--
(i) outside the United States to a place in
the United States;
(ii) in the United States to a place
outside the United States; or
(iii) outside the United States to another
place outside the United States.
(2) Limitation.--An amount paid pursuant to paragraph (1)
for transportation by a foreign carrier may not be greater than
the amount that would otherwise have been paid had the
transportation been on an air carrier holding a certificate
under section 41102 had that carrier been willing and able to
provide such transportation. If the amount that would otherwise
have been paid to such an air carrier is less than the cost of
transportation on the applicable foreign carrier, the
Department personnel may pay the difference of such amount.
(3) Domestic animal defined.--In this subsection, the term
``domestic animal'' means a dog or a cat.
SEC. 227. ENHANCED AUTHORITIES TO PROTECT LOCALLY EMPLOYED STAFF DURING
EMERGENCIES.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) locally employed staff provide essential contributions
at United States diplomatic and consular posts around the
world, including by providing--
(A) security to United States government personnel
serving in the country;
(B) advice, expertise, and other services for the
promotion of political, economic, public affairs,
commercial, security, and other interests of critical
importance to the United States;
(C) a wide range of logistical and administrative
support to every office in each mission working to
advance United States interests around the world,
including services and support vital to the upkeep and
maintenance of United States missions;
(D) consular services to support the welfare and
well-being of United States citizens and to provide for
the expeditious processing of visa applications;
(E) institutional memory on a wide range of embassy
engagements on bilateral issues; and
(F) enduring connections to host country contacts,
both inside and outside the host government, including
within media, civil society, the business community,
academia, the armed forces, and elsewhere; and
(2) locally employed staff make important contributions
that should warrant the United States Government to give due
consideration for their security and safety when diplomatic
missions face emergency situations.
(b) Authorization to Provide Emergency Support.--In emergency
situations, in addition to other authorities that may be available in
emergencies or other exigent circumstances, the Secretary is authorized
to use funds made available to the Department to provide support to
ensure the safety and security of locally employed staff and their
immediate family members, including for--
(1) providing transport or relocating locally employed
staff and their immediate family members to a safe and secure
environment;
(2) providing short-term housing or lodging for up to six
months for locally employed staff and their immediate family
members;
(3) procuring or providing other essential items and
services to support the safety and security of locally employed
staff and their immediate family members.
(c) Temporary Housing.--To ensure the safety and security of
locally employed staff and their immediate family members consistent
with this section, Chiefs of Missions are authorized to allow locally
employed staff and their immediate family members to reside temporarily
in the residences of United States direct hire employees, either in the
host country or other countries, provided that such stays are offered
voluntarily by United States direct hire employees.
(d) Foreign Affairs Manual.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall amend the Foreign
Affairs Manual to reflect the authorizations and requirements of this
section.
(e) Emergency Situation Defined.--In this section, the term
``emergency situation'' means armed conflict, civil unrest, natural
disaster, or other types of instability that pose a threat to the
safety and security of locally employed staff, particularly when and if
a United States diplomatic or consular post must suspend operations.
(f) Report.--
(1) In general.--No later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report
to the appropriate congressional committees describing prior
actions the Department has taken with regard to locally
employed staff and their immediate family members following
suspensions or closures of United States diplomatic posts over
the prior 4 years, including Kyiv, Kabul, Minsk, and Khartoum.
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall--
(A) describe any actions the Department took to
assist locally employed staff and their immediate
family members;
(B) identify any obstacles that made providing
support or assistance to locally employed staff and
their immediate family members difficult;
(C) examine lessons learned and propose
recommendations to better protect the safety and
security of locally employed staff and their family
members, including any additional authorities that may
be required; and
(D) provide an analysis of and offer
recommendations on any other steps that could improve
efforts to protect the safety and security of locally
employed staff and their immediate family members.
SEC. 228. INTERNET AT HARDSHIP POSTS.
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'' and inserting
a semicolon;
(2) in subsection (m) by striking the period at the end and
by inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(n) pay expenses to provide internet services in residences owned
or leased by the United States Government in foreign countries for the
use of Department personnel where Department personnel receive a post
hardship differential equivalent to 30 percent or more above basic
compensation.''.
SEC. 229. COMPETITIVE LOCAL COMPENSATION PLAN.
(a) Establishment and Implementation of Prevailing Wage Rates
Goal.--Section 401(a) of the Department of State Authorities Act,
fiscal year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 3968a(a)) is amended in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``periodically'' and inserting
``every 3 years''.
(b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees that includes--
(1) compensation (including position classification) plans
for locally employed staff based upon prevailing wage rates and
compensation practices for corresponding types of positions in
the locality of employment; and
(2) an assessment of the feasibility and impact of changing
the prevailing wage rate goal for positions in the local
compensation plan from the 50th percentile to the 75th
percentile.
SEC. 230. SUPPORTING TANDEM COUPLES IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) challenges finding and maintaining spousal employment
and family dissatisfaction are one of the leading reasons
employees cite for leaving the Department;
(2) tandem Foreign Service personnel represent important
members of the Foreign Service community, who act as force
multipliers for our diplomacy;
(3) the Department can and should do more to keep tandem
couples posted together and consider family member employment
needs when assigning tandem officers; and
(4) common sense steps providing more flexibility in the
assignments process would improve outcomes for tandem officers
without disadvantaging other Foreign Service officers.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Family togetherness.--The term ``family togetherness''
means facilitating the placement of Foreign Service personnel
at the same United States diplomatic post when both spouses are
members of a tandem couple of Foreign Service Officers.
(2) Tandem foreign service officer; tandem.--The terms
``tandem Foreign Service personnel'' and ``tandem'' mean a
member of a couple of which one spouse is a career or career
candidate employee of the Foreign Service and the other spouse
is a career or career candidate employee of the Foreign Service
or an employee of one of the agencies authorized to use the
Foreign Service Personnel System under section 202 of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3922).
(c) Family Togetherness in Assignments.--Not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Department shall amend and
update its policies to further promote the principle of family
togetherness in the Foreign Service, which shall include the following:
(1) Entry-level foreign service personnel.--The Secretary
shall adopt policies and procedures to facilitate the
assignment of entry-level tandem Foreign Service personnel on
directed assignments to the same diplomatic post or country as
their tandem spouse if they request to be assigned to the same
post or country. The Secretary shall also provide a written
justification to the requesting personnel explaining any denial
of a request that would result in a tandem couple not serving
together at the same post or country.
(2) Tenured foreign service personnel.--The Secretary shall
add family togetherness to the criteria when making a needs of
the Service determination, as defined by the Foreign Affairs
Manual, for the placement of tenured tandem Foreign Service
personnel at United States diplomatic posts.
(3) Updates to antinepotism policy.--The Secretary shall
update antinepotism policies so that nepotism rules only apply
when an employee and a relative are placed into positions
wherein they jointly and exclusively control government
resources, property, or money or establish government policy.
(4) Temporary supervision of tandem spouse.--The Secretary
shall update policies to allow for a tandem spouse to
temporarily supervise another tandem spouse for up to 90 days
in a calendar year, including at a United States diplomatic
mission.
(d) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report that includes--
(1) the number of Foreign Service tandem couples currently
serving; and
(2) an estimate of the cost savings that would result if
all Foreign Service tandem couples were placed at a single
post.
SEC. 231. ACCESSIBILITY AT DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Department shall submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees that includes--
(1) a list of the overseas United States diplomatic
missions that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, are
not readily accessible to and usable by individuals with
disabilities;
(2) any efforts in progress to make such missions readily
accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities; and
(3) an estimate of the cost to make all such missions
readily accessible to and usable by individuals with
disabilities.
TITLE III--INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY
SEC. 301. DATA-INFORMED DIPLOMACY.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In a rapidly evolving and digitally interconnected
global landscape, access to and maintenance of reliable,
readily available data is key to informed decisionmaking and
diplomacy and therefore should be considered a strategic asset.
(2) In order to achieve its mission in the 21st century,
the Department must adapt to these trends by maintaining and
providing timely access to high-quality data at the time and
place needed, while simultaneously cultivating a data-savvy
workforce.
(3) Leveraging data science and data analytics has the
potential to improve the performance of the Department's
workforce by providing otherwise unknown insights into program
deficiencies, shortcomings, or other gaps in analysis.
(4) While innovative technologies such as artificial
intelligence and machine learning have the potential to empower
the Department to analyze and act upon data at scale,
systematized, sustainable data management and information
synthesis remain a core competency necessary for data-driven
decisionmaking.
(5) The goals set out by the Department's Enterprise Data
Council (EDC) as the areas of most critical need for the
Department, including Cultivating a Data Culture, Accelerating
Decisions through Analytics, Establishing Mission-Driven Data
Management, and Enhancing Enterprise Data Governance, are
laudable and will remain critical as the Department develops
into a data-driven agency.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Department should prioritize the recruitment and
retainment of top data science talent in support of its data-
informed diplomacy efforts as well as its broader modernization
agenda; and
(2) the Department should strengthen data fluency among its
workforce, promote data collaboration across and within its
bureaus, and enhance its enterprise data oversight.
SEC. 302. ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE BUREAU CHIEF DATA OFFICER
PROGRAM.
(a) Bureau Chief Data Officer Program.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a
program, which shall be known as the ``Bureau Chief Data
Officer Program'' (referred to in this section as the
``Program''), overseen by the Department's Chief Data Officer.
The Bureau Chief Data Officers hired under this program shall
report to the Department's Chief Data Officer.
(2) Goals.--The goals of the Program shall include the
following:
(A) Cultivating a data culture by promoting data
fluency and data collaboration across the Department.
(B) Promoting increased data analytics use in
critical decisionmaking areas.
(C) Promoting data integration and standardization.
(D) Increasing efficiencies across the Department
by incentivizing acquisition of enterprise data
solutions and subscription data services to be shared
across bureaus and offices and within bureaus.
(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 that
outlines strategies for--
(1) advancing the goals described in subsection (a)(2);
(2) hiring Bureau Chief Data Officers at the GS-14 or GS-15
grade or a similar rank;
(3) assigning at least one Bureau Chief Data Officer to--
(A) each regional bureau of the Department;
(B) the Bureau of International Organization
Affairs;
(C) the Office of the Chief Economist;
(D) the Office of the Science and Technology
Advisor;
(E) the Bureau of Cyber and Digital Policy;
(F) the Bureau of Diplomatic Security;
(G) the Bureau for Global Talent Management; and
(H) the Bureau of Consular Affairs; and
(4) allocation of necessary resources to sustain the
Program.
(c) Assignment.--In implementing the Bureau Chief Data Officer
Program, Bureaus may not dual-hat currently employed personnel as
Bureau Chief Data Officers.
(d) Annual Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the
following 3 years, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees regarding the status of the
implementation plan required under subsection (b).
SEC. 303. TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ENABLED
INFLUENCE OPERATIONS.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the rapid development of publicly available, affordable
generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology, including
the use of large language models (LLM) to fuel natural language
processing applications, has the potential to fundamentally
alter the nature of disinformation and propaganda campaigns by
enabling finely tailored, auto-generated disinformation
swiftly, in any language, at scale, and at low-costs;
(2) academia and private industry, including social media
platforms, play a critical role in establishing safeguards for
powerful, publicly available tools for producing AI-generated
content, and it is in the United States national security
interest to ensure that these technologies are not misused by
foreign malign actors to enhance influence operations abroad;
(3) the ability to identify, track, and label original
text, audio, and visual content is becoming increasingly vital
to United States national interests as sophisticated AI-
generated content creation becomes increasingly available to
the public at low costs;
(4) coalitions such as the Content Authenticity Initiative
(CAI) and the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authority
(C2PA) play important roles in establishing open industry
standards for content authenticity and digital content
provenance, which will become increasingly vulnerable to
manipulation and distortion through AI-powered tools; and
(5) the Department, as the lead agency for United States
public diplomacy, should work within the interagency process to
develop a common approach to United States international
engagement on issues related to AI-enabled disinformation.
(b) Statement of Policy.--It shall be the policy of the United
States--
(1) to share knowledge with allies and partners of
instances when foreign state actors have leveraged generative
AI to augment disinformation campaigns or propaganda;
(2) to work with private industry and academia to mitigate
the risks associated with public research on generative AI
technologies; and
(3) to support efforts in developing digital content
provenance detection techniques and technologies in line with
United States national security interests.
(c) Establishment of Countering AI-Enabled Disinformation Task
Force.--
(1) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish
within the Department a Countering AI-Enabled Disinformation
Task Force (referred to in this section as the ``Task Force'')
to--
(A) identify potential responses to the growing
threat of AI-enabled disinformation and its use by
foreign state actors to augment influence operations
and disinformation campaigns;
(B) work closely with private industry and academia
to identify and coordinate efforts in developing
digital content provenance detection techniques and
technologies;
(C) develop the Department's internal coordination
across regional and functional bureaus on the issue of
AI-enabled disinformation;
(D) develop a unified approach to international
coordination on--
(i) establishing standards around digital
content provenance techniques and technologies,
specifically as it relates to countering AI-
enabled disinformation campaign; and
(ii) assessing the potential for
establishing frameworks around the
proliferation of tools that facilitate AI-
enabled disinformation; and
(E) identify any additional tools or resources
necessary to enhance the Department's ability to--
(i) detect AI-enabled foreign
disinformation and propaganda;
(ii) rapidly produce original counter-
messaging to address AI-enabled disinformation
campaigns;
(iii) expand digital literacy programming
abroad to include education on how media
consumers in recipient countries can identify
and inoculate themselves from synthetically
produced media; and
(iv) coordinate and collaborate with other
governments, international organizations, civil
society, the private sector, and others, as
necessary.
(2) Membership.--The Task Force shall be comprised of a
representative from relevant offices, as determined by the
Secretary, including--
(A) the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy;
(B) the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and
Public Affairs;
(C) the Global Engagement Center;
(D) the Office of the Science and Technology
Advisor to the Secretary;
(E) the Bureau of Oceans and International
Environmental and Scientific Affairs;
(F) the Bureau for Intelligence and Research;
(G) the Center for Analytics of the Office of
Management Strategy and Solutions;
(H) the Foreign Service Institute School of Applied
Information Technology; and
(I) any others the Secretary determines
appropriate.
(d) Task Force Report.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees on the establishment and progress
of the Task Force's work, including in pursuit of the objectives
described in subsection(c)(1).
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Artificial intelligence.--The term ``artificial
intelligence'' has the meaning given that term in section
238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note).
(2) Digital content provenance.--The term ``digital content
provenance'' means the verifiable chronology of the origin and
history of a piece of digital content, such as an image, video,
audio recording, or electronic document.
SEC. 304. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CHIEF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22
U.S.C. 2651a) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(n) Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer.--
``(1) In general.--There shall be within the Department of
State a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, which may be
dual-hatted as the Department's Chief Data Officer, who shall
be a member of the Senior Executive Service.
``(2) Duties described.--The principal duties and
responsibilities of the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer
shall be--
``(A) to evaluate, oversee, and, if appropriate,
facilitate the responsible adoption of artificial
intelligence (AI) and machine learning applications to
improve policy, programs, and management operations of
the Department of State; and
``(B) to act as the principal advisor to the
Secretary of State on the ethical use of AI and
advanced analytics in conducting data-informed
diplomacy.
``(3) Qualifications.--The Chief Artificial Intelligence
Officer should be an individual with demonstrated skill and
competency in--
``(A) the use and application of data analytics,
AI, and machine learning; and
``(B) transformational leadership and
organizational change management, particularly within
large, complex organizations.
``(4) Partner with the chief information officer on scaling
artificial intelligence use cases.--To ensure alignment between
the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and the Chief
Information Officer, the Chief Information Officer will consult
with the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer on best
practices for rolling out and scaling AI capabilities across
the Bureau of Information and Resource Management's broader
portfolio of software applications.
``(5) Artificial intelligence defined.--In this subsection,
the term `artificial intelligence' has the meaning given the
term in section 238(g) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. 4001
note).''.
SEC. 305. STRENGTHENING THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF STATE.
(a) In General.--The Chief Information Officer of the Department
shall be consulted on all decisions to approve or disapprove,
significant new unclassified information technology expenditures,
including software, of the Department, including expenditures related
to information technology acquired, managed, and maintained by other
bureaus and offices within the Department, in order to--
(1) encourage the use of enterprise software and
information technology solutions where such solutions exist or
can be developed in a timeframe and manner consistent with
maintaining and enhancing the continuity and improvement of
Department operations;
(2) increase the bargaining power of the Department in
acquiring information technology solutions across the
Department;
(3) reduce the number of redundant Authorities to Operate
(ATO), which, instead of using one ATO-approved platform across
bureaus, requires multiple ATOs for software use cases across
different bureaus;
(4) enhance the efficiency, reduce redundancy, and increase
interoperability of the use of information technology across
the enterprise of the Department;
(5) enhance training and alignment of information
technology personnel with the skills required to maintain
systems across the Department;
(6) reduce costs related to the maintenance of, or
effectuate the retirement of, legacy systems;
(7) ensure the development and maintenance of security
protocols regarding the use of information technology solutions
and software across the Department; and
(8) improve end-user training on the operation of
information technology solutions and to enhance end-user
cybersecurity practices.
(b) Strategy and Implementation Plan Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer of the
Department shall develop, in consultation with relevant bureaus
and offices as appropriate, a strategy and a 5-year
implementation plan to advance the objectives described in
subsection (a).
(2) Consultation.--No later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer shall
submit the strategy required by this subsection to the
appropriate congressional committees and shall consult with the
appropriate congressional committees, not less than on an
annual basis for 5 years, regarding the progress related to the
implementation plan required by this subjection.
(c) Improvement Plan for the Bureau for Information Resources
Management.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer shall
develop policies and protocols to improve the customer service
orientation, quality and timely delivery of information
technology solutions, and training and support for bureau and
office-level information technology officers.
(2) Survey.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five years,
the Chief Information Officer shall undertake a client
satisfaction survey of bureau information technology officers
to obtain feedback on metrics related to--
(A) customer service orientation of the Bureau of
Information Resources Management;
(B) quality and timelines of capabilities
delivered;
(C) maintenance and upkeep of information
technology solutions;
(D) training and support for senior bureau and
office-level information technology officers; and
(E) other matters which the Chief Information
Officer, in consultation with client bureaus and
offices, determine appropriate.
(3) Submission of findings.--Not later than 60 days after
completing each survey required under paragraph (2), the Chief
Information Officer shall submit a summary of the findings to
the appropriate congressional committees.
(d) Significant Expenditure Defined.--For purposes of this section,
the term ``significant expenditure'' means any cumulative expenditure
in excess of $250,000 total in a single fiscal year for a new
unclassified software or information technology capability.
SEC. 306. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON STRENGTHENING ENTERPRISE GOVERNANCE.
It is the sense of Congress that in order to modernize the
Department, enterprise-wide governance regarding budget and finance,
information technology, and the creation, analysis, and use of data
across the Department is necessary to better align resources to
strategy, including evaluating trade-offs, and to enhance efficiency
and security in using data and technology as tools to inform and
evaluate the conduct of United States foreign policy.
SEC. 307. DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY AND CYBERSECURITY PARTNERSHIP.
(a) Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership.--The
Secretary is authorized to establish a program, which may be known as
the ``Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership'', to help
foreign countries--
(1) expand and increase secure internet access and digital
infrastructure in emerging markets, including demand for and
availability of high-quality information and communications
technology (ICT) equipment, software, and services;
(2) protect technological assets, including data;
(3) adopt policies and regulatory positions that foster and
encourage open, interoperable, reliable, and secure internet,
the free flow of data, multi-stakeholder models of internet
governance, and pro-competitive and secure ICT policies and
regulations;
(4) access United States exports of ICT goods and services;
(5) expand interoperability and promote the diversification
of ICT goods and supply chain services to be less reliant on
PRC imports;
(6) promote best practices and common standards for a
national approach to cybersecurity; and
(7) advance other priorities consistent with paragraphs (1)
through (6), as determined by the Secretary.
(b) Use of Funds.--Funds made available to carry out this section,
including unexpended funds from fiscal years 2018 through 2022, may be
used to strengthen civilian cybersecurity and information and
communications technology capacity, including participation of foreign
law enforcement and military personnel in non-military activities,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, provided that such support
is essential to enabling civilian and law enforcement of cybersecurity
and information and communication technology related activities in
their respective countries.
(c) 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 for the
coming year to advance the goals identified in subsection (a).
(d) Consultation.--In developing and operationalizing the
implementation plan required under subsection (c), the Secretary shall
consult with--
(1) the appropriate congressional committees;
(2) United States industry leaders;
(3) other relevant technology experts, including the Open
Technology Fund;
(4) representatives from relevant United States Government
agencies; and
(5) representatives from like-minded allies and partners.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028 to
carry out this section. Such funds, including funds authorized to be
appropriated under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', may be made
available, notwithstanding any other provision of law to strengthen
civilian cybersecurity and information and communications technology
capacity, including for participation of foreign law enforcement and
military personnel in non-military activities, and for contributions.
Such funds shall remain available until expended.
SEC. 308. ESTABLISHMENT OF A CYBERSPACE, DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY, AND
RELATED TECHNOLOGIES (CDT) FUND.
Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2301 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:
``CHAPTER 10--CYBERSPACE, DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY, AND RELATED
TECHNOLOGIES (CDT) FUND
``SEC. 591. FINDINGS.
``Congress makes the following findings:
``(1) Increasingly digitized and interconnected social,
political, and economic systems have introduced new
vulnerabilities for malicious actors to exploit, which
threatens economic and national security.
``(2) The rapid development, deployment, and integration of
information and communication technologies into all aspects of
modern life bring mounting risks of accidents and malicious
activity involving such technologies, and their potential
consequences.
``(3) Because information and communication technologies
are globally manufactured, traded, and networked, the economic
and national security of the United State depends greatly on
cybersecurity practices of other actors, including other
countries.
``(4) United States assistance to countries and
international organizations to bolster civilian capacity to
address national cybersecurity and deterrence in cyberspace can
help--
``(A) reduce vulnerability in the information and
communication technologies ecosystem; and
``(B) advance national and economic security
objectives.
``SEC. 592. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE AND FUNDING FOR CYBERSPACE,
DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY, AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES (CDT)
CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES.
``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary of State is authorized to
provide assistance to foreign governments and organizations, including
national, regional, and international institutions, on such terms and
conditions as the Secretary may determine, in order to--
``(1) advance a secure and stable cyberspace;
``(2) protect and expand trusted digital ecosystems and
connectivity;
``(3) build the cybersecurity capacity of partner countries
and organizations; and
``(4) ensure that the development of standards and the
deployment and use of technology supports and reinforces human
rights and democratic values, including through the Digital
Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership.
``(b) Scope of Uses.--Assistance under this section may include
programs to--
``(1) advance the adoption and deployment of secure and
trustworthy information and communications technology (ICT)
infrastructure and services, including efforts to grow global
markets for secure ICT goods and services and promote a more
diverse and resilient ICT supply chain;
``(2) provide technical and capacity building assistance
to--
``(A) promote policy and regulatory frameworks that
create an enabling environment for digital connectivity
and a vibrant digital economy;
``(B) ensure technologies, including related new
and emerging technologies, are developed, deployed, and
used in ways that support and reinforce democratic
values and human rights;
``(C) promote innovation and competition; and
``(D) support digital governance with the
development of rights-respecting international norms
and standards;
``(3) help countries prepare for, defend against, and
respond to malicious cyber activities, including through--
``(A) the adoption of cybersecurity best practices;
``(B) the development of national strategies to
enhance cybersecurity;
``(C) the deployment of cybersecurity tools and
services to increase the security, strength, and
resilience of networks and infrastructure;
``(D) support for the development of cybersecurity
watch, warning, response, and recovery capabilities,
including through the development of cybersecurity
incident response teams;
``(E) support for collaboration with the
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
and other relevant Federal agencies to enhance
cybersecurity;
``(F) programs to strengthen allied and partner
governments' capacity to detect, investigate, deter,
and prosecute cybercrimes;
``(G) programs to provide information and resources
to diplomats engaging in discussions and negotiations
around international law and capacity building measures
related to cybersecurity;
``(H) capacity building for cybersecurity partners,
including law enforcement and military entities as
described in subsection (f);
``(I) programs that enhance the ability of relevant
stakeholders to act collectively against shared
cybersecurity threats;
``(J) the advancement of programs in support of the
Framework of Responsible State Behavior in Cyberspace;
and
``(K) the fortification of deterrence instruments
in cyberspace; and
``(4) such other purpose and functions as the Secretary of
State may designate.
``(c) Responsibility for Policy Decisions and Justification.--The
Secretary of State shall be responsible for policy decisions regarding
programs under this chapter, with respect to--
``(1) whether there will be cybersecurity and digital
capacity building programs for a foreign country or entity
operating in that country;
``(2) the amount of funds for each foreign country or
entity; and
``(3) the scope and nature of such uses of funding.
``(d) Detailed Justification for Uses and Purposes of Funds.--The
Secretary of State shall provide, on an annual basis, a detailed
justification for the uses and purposes of the amounts provided under
this chapter, including information concerning--
``(1) the amounts and kinds of grants;
``(2) the amounts and kinds of budgetary support provided,
if any; and
``(3) the amounts and kinds of project assistance provided
for what purpose and with such amounts.
``(e) Assistance and Funding Under Other Authorities.--The
authority granted under this section to provide assistance or funding
for countries and organizations does not preclude the use of funds
provided to carry out other authorities also available for such
purpose.
``(f) Availability of Funds.--Amounts appropriated to carry out
this chapter may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
to strengthen civilian cybersecurity and information and communications
technology capacity, including participation of foreign law enforcement
and military personnel in non-military activities, provided that such
support is essential to enabling civilian and law enforcement of
cybersecurity and information and communication technology related
activities in their respective countries.
``(g) Notification Requirements.--Funds made available under this
section shall be obligated in accordance with the procedures applicable
to reprogramming notifications pursuant to section 634A of this Act.
``SEC. 593. REVIEW OF EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE CAPACITY.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in consultation as
appropriate with other relevant Federal departments and agencies is
authorized to conduct a review that--
``(1) analyzes the United States Government's capacity to
promptly and effectively deliver emergency support to countries
experiencing major cybersecurity and ICT incidents;
``(2) identifies relevant factors constraining the support
referred to in paragraph (1); and
``(3) develops a strategy to improve coordination among
relevant Federal agencies and to resolve such constraints.
``(b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this chapter, the Secretary of State shall submit a report
to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that contains the
results of the review conducted pursuant to subsection (a).
``SEC. 594. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``There is authorized to be appropriated $150,000,000 during the 5-
year period beginning on October 1, 2023, to carry out the purposes of
this chapter.''.
TITLE IV--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS
SEC. 401. PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.
(a) Exigent Circumstances and Crisis Response.--To assist the
Department in addressing and responding to exigent circumstances and
urgent crises abroad, the Department is authorized to employ a limited
number of personal services contractors in order to meet exigent needs,
subject to the requirements of this section.
(b) Authority.--The authority to employ personal services
contractors is in addition to any existing authorities to enter into
personal services contracts.
(c) Employing and Allocation of Personnel.--To meet the needs
described in subsection (a) and subject to the requirements in
subsection (d), the Department may--
(1) enter into contracts to employ a total of up to 100
personal services contractors at any given time for each of
fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026; and
(2) allocate up to 20 personal services contractors to a
given bureau, without regard to the sources of funding such
office relies on to compensate individuals.
(d) Limitation.--Employment authorized by this section shall not
exceed two calendar years.
(e) Notification and Reporting to Congress.--
(1) Notification.--Not later than 15 days after the use of
authority under this section, the Secretary shall notify the
appropriate congressional committees of the number of personal
services contractors being employed, the expected length of
employment, the relevant bureau, the purpose for using personal
services contractors, and the justification, including the
exigent circumstances requiring such use.
(2) Annual reporting.--Not later than 60 days after the end
of each fiscal year, the Department shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report describing the
number of personal services contractors employed pursuant to
this section for the prior fiscal year, the length of
employment, the relevant bureau by which they were employed
pursuant to this section, the purpose for using personal
services contractors, disaggregated demographic data of such
contractors, and the justification for the employment,
including the exigent circumstances.
SEC. 402. HARD-TO-FILL POSTS.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the number of hard-to-fill vacancies at United States
diplomatic missions are far too high and present a national
security risk to the United States; and
(2) if the Department is unable to incentivize officers to
accept hard-to-fill positions, the Department should consider
directed assignments to more effectively advance the national
interests of the United States.
(b) Report on Development of Incentives for Hard-to-fill Posts.--
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees on efforts to develop new incentives for hard-to-fill
positions at United States diplomatic missions. The report shall
include a description of the incentives developed to date and proposals
to try to more effectively fill hard-to-fill posts.
SEC. 403. ENHANCED OVERSIGHT OF THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS.
(a) Report With Recommendations and Management Structure.--Not
later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Under Secretary of Management shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report with any recommendations for the
long-term structure and management of the Office of Civil Rights,
including--
(1) whether OCR should report directly to someone other
than the Secretary, such as the Under Secretary of Management;
(2) any changes made within OCR to its investigative
processes to improve the integrity and thoroughness of its
investigations; and
(3) any recommendations to improve the management
structure, investigative process, and oversight of the Office.
SEC. 404. CRISIS RESPONSE OPERATIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall institute the following
changes and ensure that the following elements have been integrated
into the ongoing crisis response management and response by the Crisis
Management and Strategy Office:
(1) The Department's crisis response planning and
operations shall conduct, maintain, and update on a regular
basis contingency plans for posts and regions experiencing or
vulnerable to conflict or emergency conditions, including armed
conflict, national disasters, significant political or military
upheaval, and emergency evacuations.
(2) The Department's crisis response efforts shall be led
by an individual with significant experience responding to
prior crises, who shall be so designated by the Secretary.
(3) The Department's crisis response efforts shall provide
at least quarterly updates to the Secretary and other relevant
senior officials, including a plan and schedule to develop
contingency planning for identified posts and regions
consistent with paragraph (1).
(4) The decision to develop contingency planning for any
particular post or region shall be made independent of any
regional bureau.
(5) The crisis response team shall develop and maintain
best practices for evacuations, closures, and emergency
conditions.
(b) Update.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit an update to the
appropriate congressional committees outlining the steps taken to
implement this section, along with any other recommendations to improve
the Department's crisis management and response operations.
TITLE V--ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY
SEC. 501. DUTIES OF OFFICERS PERFORMING ECONOMIC FUNCTIONS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of
1980 (22 U.S.C. 3981 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 506. DUTIES OF OFFICERS PERFORMING ECONOMIC FUNCTIONS.
``(a) Defined Term.--In this section, the term `United States
person' means--
``(1) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted
for permanent residence to the United States; or
``(2) an entity organized under the laws of the United
States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including
a foreign branch of such an entity.
``(b) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to direct the
economic officers of the Foreign Service as appropriate to carry out
the full spectrum of economic statecraft and commercial diplomacy work
that advances United States foreign policy priorities in the host
country or domestic posting to which they are assigned, including--
``(1) to negotiate economic and other related agreements
with foreign governments and international organizations;
``(2) to inform the Department, and when appropriate, the
Washington, D.C., headquarters offices of Federal agencies,
with respect to the positions of foreign governments and
international organizations in negotiations on such matters as
economic, energy, environment, science and health;
``(3) to advance--
``(A) the routine implementation and maintenance of
economic, environment, science, and health agreements;
and
``(B) other initiatives in the countries to which
such officers are assigned related to improving
economic or commercial relations for the benefit of
United States persons, including businesses;
``(4) to identify, and help design and execute, and advance
in consultation with other Federal agencies, United States
policies, programs, and initiatives, including capacity-
building efforts, to advance policies of foreign governments
that improve local economic governance, market-based business
environments, and market access, increase trade and investment
opportunities, or provide a more level playing field for United
States persons, including with respect to--
``(A) improving revenue collection;
``(B) streamlining customs processes and improving
customs transparency and efficiency;
``(C) improving regulatory management;
``(D) improving procurement processes, including
facilitating transparency in tendering, bidding, and
contact negotiation;
``(E) advancing intellectual property protections;
``(F) eliminating anticompetitive subsidies and
improving the transparency of remaining subsidies;
``(G) improving budget management and oversight;
and
``(H) strengthening management of important
economic sectors;
``(5) to prioritize active support of economic and
commercial goals of the United States, and as appropriate,
United States persons abroad, in conjunction with the United
States and Foreign Commercial Service established by section
2301 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4721);
``(6) to provide United States persons with information on
all United States Government support with respect to
international economic matters;
``(7) to receive feedback from United States persons with
respect to support described in paragraphs (5) and (6), and
report that feedback to the chief of mission and to the
headquarters of the Department;
``(8) to consult closely and regularly with the private
sector in accordance with section 709 of the Championing
American Business through Diplomacy Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C.
9905);
``(9) to identify and execute opportunities for the United
States to counter policies, initiatives, or activities by
authoritarian governments or enterprises affiliated with such
governments that are anticompetitive or undermine the
sovereignty or prosperity of the United States or a partner
country;
``(10) to identify and execute opportunities for the United
States in new and emerging areas of trade and investment, such
as digital trade, critical minerals extraction, refining, and
processing, energy, and innovation;
``(11) to monitor the development and implementation of
bilateral and multilateral economic and other related
agreements and provide recommendations to the Secretary and the
heads of other relevant Federal agencies with respect to United
States actions and initiatives relating to those agreements;
``(12) to maintain complete and accurate records of the
performance measurements of the Department for economic and
commercial diplomacy activities, as directed by the chief of
mission and other senior officials of the Department;
``(13) to report on issues and developments related to
economic, commercial, trade, and investment matters with direct
relevance to United States economic and national security
interests, especially when accurate, reliable, timely, and
cost-effective information is unavailable from non-United
States Government sources; and
``(14) to coordinate all activities, as necessary and
appropriate, with counterparts in other agencies.
``(c) Regulatory Updates.--The Secretary shall update guidance in
the Foreign Affairs Manual and other regulations and guidance as
necessary to implement this section.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 505 the following:
``Sec. 506. Duties of economic officers.''.
SEC. 502. REPORT ON RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND PROMOTION OF FOREIGN
SERVICE ECONOMIC OFFICERS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees regarding the recruitment,
retention, and promotion of economic officers in the Foreign Service.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (b) shall
include--
(1) an overview of the key challenges the Department faces
in--
(A) recruiting individuals to serve as economic
officers in the Foreign Service; and
(B) retaining individuals serving as economic
officers in the Foreign Service, particularly at the
level of GS-14 of the General Schedule and higher;
(2) an overview of the key challenges in recruiting and
retaining qualified individuals to serve in economic positions
in the Civil Service;
(3) a comparison of promotion rates for economic officers
in the Foreign Service relative to other officers in the
Foreign Service;
(4) the identification, disaggregated by region, of hard-
to-fill posts and proposed incentives to improve staffing of
economic officers in the Foreign Service at such posts; and
(5) a summary and analysis of the factors that lead to the
promotion of--
(A) economic officers in the Foreign Service; and
(B) individuals serving in economic positions in
the Civil Service.
SEC. 503. MANDATE TO REVISE DEPARTMENT OF STATE METRICS FOR SUCCESSFUL
ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY.
(a) Mandate to Revise Department of State Performance Measures for
Economic and Commercial Diplomacy.--The Secretary shall, as part of the
Department's next regularly scheduled review on metrics and performance
measures, include revisions of Department performance measures for
economic and commercial diplomacy, by identifying outcome-oriented, and
not process-oriented, performance metrics, including metrics that--
(1) measure how Department efforts advanced specific
economic and commercial objectives and led to successes for the
United States or other private sector actors overseas; and
(2) focus on customer satisfaction with Department services
and assistance.
(b) Plan for Ensuring Complete Data for Performance Measures.--As
part of the review required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall
include a plan for ensuring that--
(1) the Department, both at its main headquarters and at
domestic and overseas posts, maintains and fully updates data
on performance measures; and
(2) Department leadership and the appropriate congressional
committees can evaluate the extent to which the Department is
advancing United States economic and commercial interests
abroad through meeting performance targets.
(c) Report on Private Sector Surveys.--The Secretary shall prepare
a report that lists and describes all the methods through which the
Department conducts surveys of the private sector to measure private
sector satisfaction with assistance and services provided by the
Department to advance private sector economic and commercial goals in
foreign markets.
(d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees--
(1) the revised performance metrics required under
subsection (a); and
(2) the report required under subsection (c).
SEC. 504. CHIEF OF MISSION ECONOMIC RESPONSIBILITIES.
Section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Embassy Economic Team.--
``(1) Coordination and supervision.--Each chief of mission
shall coordinate and supervise the implementation of all United
States economic policy interests within the host country in
which the diplomatic mission is located, among all United
States Government departments and agencies present in such
country.
``(2) Accountability.--The chief of mission is responsible
for the performance of the diplomatic mission in advancing
United States economic policy interests within the host
country.
``(3) Mission economic team.--The chief of mission shall
designate appropriate embassy staff to form a mission economic
team that--
``(A) monitors notable economic, commercial, and
investment-related developments in the host country;
and
``(B) develops plans and strategies for advancing
United States economic and commercial interests in the
host country, including--
``(i) tracking legislative, regulatory,
judicial, and policy developments that could
affect United States economic, commercial, and
investment interests;
``(ii) advocating for best practices with
respect to policy and regulatory developments;
``(iii) conducting regular analyses of
market systems, trends, prospects, and
opportunities for value-addition, including
risk assessments and constraints analyses of
key sectors and of United States strategic
competitiveness, and other reporting on
commercial opportunities and investment
climate; and
``(iv) providing recommendations for
responding to developments that may adversely
affect United States economic and commercial
interests.''.
SEC. 505. DIRECTION TO EMBASSY DEAL TEAMS.
(a) Purposes.--The purposes of deal teams at United States
embassies and consulates are--
(1) to promote a private sector-led approach--
(A) to advance economic growth and job creation
that is tailored, as appropriate, to specific economic
sectors; and
(B) to advance strategic partnerships;
(2) to prioritize efforts--
(A) to identify commercial and investment
opportunities;
(B) to advocate for improvements in the business
and investment climate;
(C) to engage and consult with private sector
partners; and
(D) to report on the activities described in
subparagraphs (A) through (C), in accordance with the
applicable requirements under sections 706 and 707 of
the Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act
of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 9902 and 9903);
(3)(A)(i) to identify trade and investment opportunities
for United States companies in foreign markets; or
(ii) to assist with existing trade and investment
opportunities already identified by United States
companies; and
(B) to deploy United States Government economic and other
tools to help such United States companies to secure their
objectives;
(4) to identify and facilitate opportunities for entities
in a host country to increase exports to, or investment in, the
United States in order to grow two-way trade and investment;
(5) to modernize, streamline, and improve access to
resources and services designed to promote increased trade and
investment opportunities;
(6) to identify and secure United States or allied
government support of strategic projects, including projects
vulnerable to predatory investment by an authoritarian country
or entity in such country, where support or investment serves
an important United States interest;
(7) to coordinate across the Unites States Government to
ensure the appropriate and most effective use of United States
Government tools to support United States economic, commercial,
and investment objectives; and
(8) to coordinate with the multi-agency DC Central Deal
Team, established in February 2020, on the matters described in
paragraphs (1) through (7) and other relevant matters.
(b) Clarification.--A deal team may be composed of the personnel
comprising the mission economic team formed pursuant to section
207(e)(3) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as added by section 504.
(c) Restrictions.--A deal team may not provide support for, or
assist a United States person with a transaction involving, a
government, or an entity owned or controlled by a government, if the
Secretary determines that such government--
(1) has repeatedly provided support for acts of
international terrorism, as described in--
(A) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export Control
Reform Act of 2018 (subtitle B of title XVII of Public
Law 115-232);
(B) section 620A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371(a));
(C) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act
(22 U.S.C. 2780(d)); or
(D) any other relevant provision of law; or
(2) has engaged in an activity that would trigger a
restriction under section 116(a) or 502B(a)(2) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(a) and 2304(a)(2)) or
any other relevant provision of law.
(d) Further Restrictions.--
(1) Prohibition on support of sanctioned persons.--Deal
teams may not carry out activities prohibited under United
States sanctions laws or regulations, including dealings with
persons on the list of specially designated persons and blocked
persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of
the Department of the Treasury, except to the extent otherwise
authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary.
(2) Prohibition on support of activities subject to
sanctions.--Any person receiving support from a deal team must
be in compliance with all United States sanctions laws and
regulations as a condition for receiving such assistance.
(e) Chief of Mission Authority and Accountability.--The chief of
mission to a foreign country--
(1) is the designated leader of a deal team in such
country; and
(2) shall be held accountable for the performance and
effectiveness of United States deal teams in such country.
(f) Guidance Cable.--The Department shall send out regular guidance
on Deal Team efforts by an All Diplomatic and Consular Posts (referred
to in this section as ``ALDAC'') that--
(1) describes the role of deal teams; and
(2) includes relevant and up-to-date information to enhance
the effectiveness of deal teams in a country.
(g) Confidentiality of Information.--
(1) In general.--In preparing the cable required under
subsection (f), the Secretary shall protect from disclosure any
proprietary information of a United States person marked as
business confidential information unless the person submitting
such information--
(A) had notice, at the time of submission, that
such information would be released by; or
(B) subsequently consents to the release of such
information.
(2) Treatment as trade secrets.--Proprietary information
obtained by the United States Government from a United States
person pursuant to the activities of deal teams shall be--
(A) considered to be trade secrets and commercial
or financial information (as such terms are used under
section 552b(c)(4) of title 5, United States Code); and
(B) exempt from disclosure without the express
approval of the person.
(h) Sunset.--The requirements under subsections (f) through (h)
shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 506. ESTABLISHMENT OF A ``DEAL TEAM OF THE YEAR'' AWARD.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall annually present a new
award, to be known as the ``Deal Team of the Year Award'' to the deal
team at one United States mission in each region of the Department to
recognize outstanding achievements in supporting a United States
company or companies pursuing commercial deals abroad or in identifying
new deal prospects for United States companies.
(b) Award Content.--
(1) Department of state.--Each member of a deal team
receiving an award pursuant to subsection (a) shall receive a
certificate that--
(A) is signed by the Secretary; and
(B)(i) in the case of a member of the Foreign
Service, is included in the next employee evaluation
report; or
(ii) in the case of a Civil Service employee, is
included in the next annual performance review.
(2) Other federal agencies.--If an award is presented
pursuant to subsection (a) to a Federal Government employee who
is not employed by the Department, the employing agency may
determine whether to provide such employee any recognition or
benefits in addition to the recognition or benefits provided by
the Department.
(c) Eligibility.--Any interagency economics team at a United States
overseas mission under chief of mission authority that assists United
States companies with identifying, navigating, and securing trade and
investment opportunities in a foreign country or that facilitates
beneficial foreign investment into the United States is eligible for an
award under this section.
(d) Report.--Not later than the last day of the fiscal year in
which awards are presented pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary
shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that
includes--
(1) each mission receiving a Deal Team of the Year Award.
(2) the names and agencies of each awardee within the
recipient deal teams; and
(3) a detailed description of the reason such deal teams
received such award.
TITLE VI--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
SEC. 601. NATIONAL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN.
Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall submit a strategy to the appropriate
congressional committees that assesses the potential benefits and costs
of a national advertising campaign to improve the recruitment in the
Civil Service and the Foreign Service by raising public awareness of
the important accomplishments of the Department.
SEC. 602. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY OUTREACH.
(a) Coordination of Resources.--The Administrator of the United
States Agency for International Development and the Secretary shall
direct public affairs sections at United States embassies and USAID
Mission Program Officers at USAID missions to coordinate, enhance and
prioritize resources for public diplomacy and awareness campaigns
around United States diplomatic and development efforts, including
through--
(1) the utilization of new media technology for maximum
public engagement; and
(2) enact coordinated comprehensive community outreach to
increase public awareness and understanding and appreciation of
United States diplomatic and development efforts.
(b) Development Outreach and Coordination Officers.--USAID should
prioritize hiring of additional Development Outreach and Coordination
officers in USAID missions to support the purposes of subsection (a).
(c) Best Practices.--The Secretary and the Administrator of USAID
shall identify 10 countries in which Embassies and USAID missions have
successfully executed efforts, including monitoring and evaluation of
such efforts, described in (a) and develop best practices to be turned
into Department and USAID guidance.
SEC. 603. MODIFICATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO
LIBERTY.
In section 308(h) of the United States International Broadcasting
Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6207(h)) is amended--
(1) by striking subparagraphs (1), (3), and (5); and
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (4) as paragraphs
(1) and (2), respectively.
SEC. 604. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING.
(a) Voice of America.--Section 303 of the United States
International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6202) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(d) Voice of America Operations and Structure.--
``(1) Operations.--The Director of the Voice of America
(VOA)--
``(A) shall direct and supervise the operations of
VOA, including making all major decisions relating its
staffing; and
``(B) may utilize any authorities made available to
the United States Agency for Global Media or to its
Chief Executive Officer under this Act or under any
other Act to carry out its operations in an effective
manner.
``(2) Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of VOA shall submit a plan
to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives to
ensure that the personnel structure of VOA is sufficient to
effectively carry out the principles described in subsection
(c).''.
(b) Appointment of Chief Executive Officer.--Section 304 of such
Act (22 U.S.C. 6203) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``as an entity described
in section 104 of title 5, United States Code'' and inserting
``under the direction of the International Broadcasting
Advisory Board''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking the second sentence
and inserting the following: ``Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, when a vacancy arises, until such time as a
Chief Executive Officer, to whom sections 3345 through 3349b of
title 5, United States Code, shall not apply, is appointed and
confirmed by the Senate, an acting Chief Executive Officer
shall be appointed by the International Broadcasting Advisory
Board and shall continue to serve and exercise the authorities
and powers under this title as the sole means of filling such
vacancy, for the duration of the vacancy. In the absence of a
quorum on the International Broadcasting Advisory Board, the
first principal deputy of the United States Agency for Global
Media shall serve as acting Chief Executive Officer.''.
(c) Chief Executive Officer Authorities.--Section 305(a)(1) of such
Act (22 U.S.C. 6204(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``To supervise all''
and inserting ``To oversee, coordinate, and provide strategic direction
for''.
(d) International Broadcasting Advisory Board.--Section 306(a) of
such Act (22 U.S.C. 6205(a)) is amended by striking ``advise the Chief
Executive Officer of'' and inserting ``oversee and advise the Chief
Executive Officer and''.
(e) Radio Free Africa; Radio Free Americas.--Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Executive
Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media 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 details the
financial and other resources that would be required to establish and
operate 2 nonprofit organizations, modeled after Radio Free Europe/
Radio Liberty and Radio Free Asia, for the purposes of providing
accurate, uncensored, and reliable news and information to--
(1) the region of Africa, with respect to Radio Free
Africa; and
(2) the region of Latin America and the Caribbean, with
respect to Radio Free Americas.
SEC. 605. JOHN LEWIS CIVIL RIGHTS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 115. JOHN LEWIS CIVIL RIGHTS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
``(a) Establishment.--There is established the John Lewis Civil
Rights Fellowship Program (referred to in this section as the
`Fellowship Program') within the J. William Fulbright Educational
Exchange Program.
``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Fellowship Program are--
``(1) to honor the legacy of Representative John Lewis by
promoting a greater understanding of the history and tenets of
nonviolent civil rights movements; and
``(2) to advance foreign policy priorities of the United
States by promoting studies, research, and international
exchange in the subject of nonviolent movements that
established and protected civil rights around the world.
``(c) Administration.--The Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs (referred to in this section as the `Bureau') shall administer
the Fellowship Program in accordance with policy guidelines established
by the Board, in consultation with the binational Fulbright Commissions
and United States Embassies.
``(d) Selection of Fellows.--
``(1) In general.--The Board shall annually select
qualified individuals to participate in the Fellowship Program.
The Bureau may determine the number of fellows selected each
year, which, whenever feasible, shall be not fewer than 25.
``(2) Outreach.--
``(A) In general.--To the extent practicable, the
Bureau shall conduct outreach at institutions,
including--
``(i) minority serving institutions,
including historically Black colleges and
universities; and
``(ii) other appropriate institutions, as
determined by the Bureau.
``(B) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
``(i) Historically black college and
university.--The term `historically Black
college and university' has the meaning given
the term `part B institution' in section 322 of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1061).
``(ii) Minority serving institution.--The
term `minority-serving institution' means an
eligible institution under section 371(a) of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1067q(a)).
``(e) Fellowship Orientation.--Annually, the Bureau shall organize
and administer a fellowship orientation, which shall--
``(1) be held in Washington, D.C., or at another location
selected by the Bureau; and
``(2) include programming to honor the legacy of
Representative John Lewis.
``(f) Structure.--
``(1) Work plan.--To carry out the purposes described in
subsection (b)--
``(A) each fellow selected pursuant to subsection
(d) shall arrange an internship or research placement--
``(i) with a nongovernmental organization,
academic institution, or other organization
approved by the Bureau; and
``(ii) in a country with an operational
Fulbright U.S. Student Program; and
``(B) the Bureau shall, for each fellow, approve a
work plan that identifies the target objectives for the
fellow, including specific duties and responsibilities
relating to those objectives.
``(2) Conferences; presentations.--Each fellow shall--
``(A) attend a fellowship orientation organized and
administered by the Bureau under subsection (e);
``(B) not later than the date that is 1 year after
the end of the fellowship period, attend a fellowship
summit organized and administered by the Bureau,
which--
``(i) whenever feasible, shall be held in
Atlanta, Georgia, or another location of
importance to the civil rights movement in the
United States; and
``(ii) may coincide with other events
facilitated by the Bureau; and
``(C) at such summit, give a presentation on
lessons learned during the period of fellowship.
``(3) Fellowship period.--Each fellowship under this
section shall continue for a period determined by the Bureau,
which, whenever feasible, shall be not fewer than 10 months.
``(g) Fellowship Award.--The Bureau shall provide each fellow under
this section with an allowance that is equal to the amount needed for--
``(1) the reasonable costs of the fellow during the
fellowship period; and
``(2) travel and lodging expenses related to attending the
orientation and summit required under subsection (e)(2).
``(h) Annual Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
completion of the Fellowship Program by the initial cohort of fellows
selected under subsection (d), and annually thereafter, the Secretary
of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives a report on the implementation of the Fellowship
Program, including--
``(1) a description of the demographics of the cohort of
fellows who completed a fellowship during the preceding 1-year
period;
``(2) a description of internship and research placements,
and research projects selected by such cohort, under the
Fellowship Program, including feedback from--
``(A) such cohort on implementation of the
Fellowship Program; and
``(B) the Secretary on lessons learned; and
``(3) an analysis of trends relating to the diversity of
each cohort of fellows and the topics of projects completed
since the establishment of the Fellowship Program.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments to the Mutual Educational
and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961.--Section 112(a) of the Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2460(a)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and inserting
``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(10) the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Program
established under section 115, which provides funding for
international internships and research placements for early- to
mid-career individuals from the United States to study
nonviolent civil rights movements in self-arranged placements
with universities or nongovernmental organizations in foreign
countries.''.
SEC. 606. DOMESTIC ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.
(a) Strategy Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a strategy to
explain to the American people the value of the work of the Department
and United States foreign policy to advancing the national security of
the United States. The strategy shall include--
(1) tools to inform the American people about the non-
partisan importance of United States diplomacy and foreign
relations and to utilize public diplomacy to meet the United
States' national security priorities;
(2) efforts to reach the widest possible audience of
Americans, including those who historically have not had
exposure to United States foreign policy efforts and
priorities;
(3) additional staffing and resource needs including--
(A) domestic positions within the Bureau of Global
Public Affairs to focus on engagement with the American
people as outlined in paragraph (1);
(B) positions within the Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs to enhance program and reach the
widest possible audience;
(C) increasing the number of fellowship and detail
programs that place Foreign Service and civil service
employees outside the Department for a limited time,
including Pearson Fellows, Reta Joe Lewis Local
Diplomats, Brookings Fellows, and Georgetown Fellows;
and
(D) recommendations for increasing participation in
the Hometown Diplomats program and evaluating this
program as well as other opportunities for Department
officers to engage with American audiences while
traveling within the United States.
SEC. 607. EXTENSION OF GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER.
Section 1287 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is amended by striking subsection (j).
SEC. 608. PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT.
Section 5603(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
``(4) United States Information and Educational Exchange
Act of 1948 (Public Law 80-402).''.
SEC. 609. EXPANSION OF DIPLOMATS IN RESIDENCE PROGRAMS.
(a) Not later than two year after the date of the enactment of this
Act--
(1) the Secretary shall increase the number of diplomats in
the Diplomats in Residence Program from seventeen to at least
twenty; and
(2) the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development shall increase the number of
development diplomats in the Diplomats in Residence Program
from one to at least three.
TITLE VII--OTHER MATTERS
SEC. 701. EXPANDING THE USE OF DDTC LICENSING FEES.
Section 45 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
(22 U.S.C. 2717) is amended--
(1) by striking ``100 percent of the registration fees
collected by the Office of Trade Controls of the Department of
State'' and inserting ``100 percent of the defense trade
control registration fees collected by the Department of
State'';
(2) by inserting ``management, licensing, compliance, and
policy activities in the defense trade controls function,
including'' after ``expenses incurred for'';
(3) in paragraph (1), by striking ``contract personnel to
assist in'';
(4) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(5) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon; and
(6) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(4) the facilitation of defense trade policy development
and implementation, review of commodity jurisdiction
determinations, public outreach to industry and foreign
parties, and analysis of scientific and technological
developments as they relate to the exercise of defense trade
control authorities; and
``(5) contract personnel to assist in such activities.''.
SEC. 702. WAIVER AUTHORITY RELATED TO PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN
SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.
Section 5949(b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) as
paragraphs (4) through (8), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
paragraph:
``(3) Secretary of state.--The Secretary of State may
provide a waiver on a date later than the effective date
described in subsection (c) if the Secretary determines the
waiver is in the critical national security interests of the
United States.''.
SEC. 703. PROHIBITION ON ENTRY OF OFFICIALS OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS
INVOLVED IN SIGNIFICANT CORRUPTION OR GROSS VIOLATIONS OF
HUMAN RIGHTS.
(a) Ineligibility.--
(1) In general.--Officials of foreign governments, and
their immediate family members, about whom the Secretary has
credible information have been involved, directly or
indirectly, in significant corruption, including corruption
related to the extraction of natural resources, or a gross
violation of human rights, including the wrongful detention of
locally employed staff of a United States diplomatic mission or
a United States citizen or national, shall be ineligible for
entry into the United States.
(2) Additional sanctions.--Concurrent with the application
of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, as appropriate, refer
the matter to the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the
Department of the Treasury to determine whether to apply
sanctions authorities in accordance with United States law to
block the transfer of property and interests in property, and
all financial transactions, in the United States involving any
person described in such paragraph.
(3) Designation.--The Secretary shall also publicly or
privately designate or identify the officials of foreign
governments about whom the Secretary has such credible
information, and their immediate family members, without regard
to whether the individual has applied for a visa.
(b) Exceptions.--
(1) Specific purposes.--Individuals shall not be ineligible
for entry into the United States pursuant to subsection (a) if
such entry would further important United States law
enforcement objectives or is necessary to permit the United
States to fulfill its obligations under the United Nations
Headquarters Agreement.
(2) Rule of construction regarding international
obligations.--Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to
derogate from United States obligations under applicable
international agreements.
(c) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the application of subsection
(a) if the Secretary determines that the waiver would serve a
compelling national interest or that the circumstances that caused the
individual to be ineligible have changed sufficiently.
(d) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
a report, including a classified annex if necessary, that
includes--
(A) a description of information related to
corruption or violation of human rights concerning each
of the individuals found ineligible in the previous 12
months pursuant to subsection (a)(1) as well as the
individuals who the Secretary designated or identified
pursuant to subsection (a)(3), or who would be
ineligible but for the application of subsection (b);
and
(B) a list of any waivers provided under subsection
(c), together with a justification for each waiver.
(2) Form and publication.--
(A) Form.--Each report required under paragraph (1)
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include
a classified annex.
(B) Public availability.--The Secretary shall make
available to the public on a publicly accessible
internet website of the Department the unclassified
portion of each report required under paragraph (1).
(e) Clarification.--For purposes of subsections (a) and (d), the
records of the Department and of diplomatic and consular offices of the
United States pertaining to the issuance or refusal of visas or permits
to enter the United States shall not be considered confidential.
SEC. 704. PROTECTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE DURING CRISES.
Notwithstanding the limitations specified in section 304(c) of the
Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2603(c))
and without regard to whether a country is a State Party to the
Convention (as defined in sections 302 of such Act (19 U.S.C. 2601)),
the Secretary may exercise the authority under section 304 of such Act
(19 U.S.C. 2603) to impose import restrictions set forth in section 307
of such Act (19 U.S.C. 2606) if the Secretary determines that--
(1) imposition of such restrictions is in the national
interest of the United States; and
(2) an emergency condition (as defined in section 304 of
such Act (19 U.S.C. 2603)) applies.
SEC. 705. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN DIPLOMACY.
Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22
U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``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, creating, designing, and
installing exhibits, and conducting museum shop services and
food services in the public exhibition and related physical and
virtual 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, credited to any
Department of State appropriation, and shall remain available
until expended.
``(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), taking into account considerations such as the
museum's collections management policy and best professional
museum practices, 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. 706. EXTRATERRITORIAL OFFENSES COMMITTED BY UNITED STATES
NATIONALS SERVING WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Jurisdiction.--Whoever, while a United States national or
lawful permanent resident serving with the United Nations, its
specialized agencies, or other international organization the Secretary
has designated for purposes of this section and published in the
Federal Register, or while accompanying such an individual, engages in
conduct, or conspires or attempts to engage in conduct, outside the
United States that would constitute an offense punishable by
imprisonment for more than one year if the conduct had been engaged in
within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United
States, shall be subject to United States jurisdiction in order to be
tried for that offense.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Accompanying such individual.--The term ``accompanying
such individual'' means--
(A) being a dependent, or family member of a United
States national or lawful permanent resident serving
with the United Nations, its specialized agencies, or
other international organization designated under
subsection (a);
(B) residing with such United States national or
lawful permanent resident serving with the United
Nations, its specialized agencies, or other
international organization designated under subsection
(a); and
(C) not being a national of or ordinarily resident
in the country where the offense is committed.
(2) Serving with the united nations, its specialized
agencies, or other international organization as the secretary
of state may designate.--The term ``serving with the United
Nations, its specialized agencies, or other international
organization as the Secretary of State may designate'' under
subsection (a) means--
(A) being a United States national or lawful
permanent resident employed as an employee, a
contractor (including a subcontractor at any tier), an
employee of a contractor (or a subcontractor at any
tier), an expert on mission, or an unpaid intern or
volunteer of the United Nations, including any of its
funds, programs or subsidiary bodies, or any of the
United Nations specialized agencies, or of any
international organization designated under subsection
(a)(1); and
(B) being present or residing outside the United
States in connection with such employment.
(3) United states national.--The term ``United States
national'' has the meaning given the term ``national of the
United States'' in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)).
(c) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to limit or affect the application of extraterritorial
jurisdiction related to any other Federal law.
SEC. 707. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES TO THE
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY FORUM.
The International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 20. Under such terms and conditions as the President shall
determine, the President is authorized to extend the provisions of this
subchapter to the International Energy Forum Secretariat in the same
manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same conditions, as they
may be extended to a public international organization in which the
United States participates pursuant to any treaty or under the
authority of any Act of Congress authorizing such participation or
making an appropriation for such participation.''.
SEC. 708. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES TO THE CONSEIL
EUROPEEN POUR LA RECHERCHE NUCLEAIRE (CERN; THE EUROPEAN
ORGANIZATION FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH).
The International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288 et
seq.), as amended by section 707 is further amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
``Sec. 21. Under such terms and conditions as the President shall
determine, the President is authorized to extend the provisions of this
title to the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in the
same manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same conditions, as
it may be extended to a public international organization in which the
United States participates pursuant to any treaty or under the
authority of any Act of Congress authorizing such participation or
making an appropriation for such participation.''.
SEC. 709. INTERNSHIPS OF UNITED STATES NATIONALS AT INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of State is authorized to bolster
efforts to increase the number of United States citizens representative
of the American people occupying positions in the United Nations
system, agencies, and commissions, and in other international
organizations, including by awarding grants to educational institutions
and students.
(b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees that identifies--
(1) the number of United States citizens who are involved
in internship programs at international organizations;
(2) the distribution of the individuals described in
paragraph (1) among various international organizations; and
(3) grants, programs, and other activities that are being
utilized to recruit and fund United States citizens to
participate in internship programs at international
organizations.
(c) Eligibility.--An individual referred to in subsection (a) is an
individual who--
(1) is enrolled at or received their degree withvin two
years from--
(A) an institution of higher education; or
(B) an institution of higher education based
outside the United States, as determined by the
Secretary of State; and
(2) is a citizen of the United States.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $1,500,000 for the Department of State for fiscal year
2024 to carry out the grant program authorized under subsection (a).
SEC. 710. TRAINING FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Training Programs.--Section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of
1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028) is amended by adding at the end of the following
new subsection:
``(e) Training in Multilateral Diplomacy.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with
other senior officials as appropriate, shall establish training
courses on--
``(A) the conduct of diplomacy at international
organizations and other multilateral institutions; and
``(B) broad-based multilateral negotiations of
international instruments.
``(2) Required training.--Members of the Service, including
appropriate chiefs of mission and other officers who are
assigned to United States missions representing the United
States to international organizations and other multilateral
institutions or who are assigned in other positions that have
as their primary responsibility formulation of policy related
to such organizations and institutions, or participation in
negotiations of international instruments, shall receive
specialized training in the areas described in paragraph (1)
prior to the beginning of service for such assignment or, if
receiving such training at that time is not practical, within
the first year of beginning such assignment.''.
(b) Training for Department Employees.--The Secretary of State
shall ensure that employees of the Department of State who are assigned
to positions described in paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of section
708 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (as added by subsection (a) of
this section), including members of the civil service or general
service, or who are seconded to international organizations for a
period of at least one year, receive training described in such
subsection and participate in other such courses as the Secretary may
recommend to build or augment identifiable skills that would be useful
for such Department officials representing United States interests at
these institutions and organizations.
SEC. 711. MODIFICATION TO TRANSPARENCY ON INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS AND
NON-BINDING INSTRUMENTS.
Section 112b of title 1, United States Code, as most recently
amended by section 5947 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat.
3476), is further amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (h) through (l) as
subsections (i) through (m), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
``(h)(1) If the Secretary is aware or has reason to believe that
the requirements of subsection (a), (b), or (c) have not been fulfilled
with respect to an international agreement or qualifying non-binding
instrument, the Secretary shall--
``(A) immediately bring the matter to the attention of the
office or agency responsible for the agreement or qualifying
non-binding instrument; and
``(B) request the office or agency to provide within 7 days
the text or other information necessary to fulfill the
requirements of the relevant subsection.
``(2) Upon receiving the text or other information requested
pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
``(A) fulfill the requirements of subsection (a), (b), or
(c), as the case may be, with respect to the agreement or
qualifying non-binding instrument concerned--
``(i) by including such text or other information
in the next submission required by subsection (a)(1);
``(ii) by providing such information in writing to
the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader
of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives, and the appropriate congressional
committees before provision of the submission described
in clause (i); or
``(iii) in relation to subsection (b), by making
the text of the agreement or qualifying non-binding
instrument and the information described in
subparagraphs (A)(iii) and (B)(iii) of subsection
(a)(1) relating to the agreement or instrument
available to the public on the website of the
Department of State within 15 days of receiving the
text or other information requested pursuant to
paragraph (1); and
``(B) provide to the Majority Leader of the Senate, the
Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives, and the appropriate congressional committees,
either in the next submission required by subsection (a)(1) or
before such submission, a written statement explaining the
reason for the delay in fulfilling the requirements of
subsection (a), (b), or (c), as the case may be.''.
SEC. 712. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT, QUARTERLY REVIEW, AND AUTHORITY
RELATING TO CONCURRENCE PROVIDED BY CHIEFS OF MISSION FOR
SUPPORT OF CERTAIN GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.
(a) Notification Required.--Not later than 30 days after the date
on which a chief of mission concurs with providing United States
Government support to entities or individuals engaged in facilitating
or supporting United States Government military- or security-related
operations within the area of responsibility of the chief of mission,
the Secretary shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of
such concurrence.
(b) Semiannual Review, Determination, and Briefing Required.--Not
less frequently than semiannually, the Secretary, in order to ensure
that the support described in subsection (a) continues to align with
United States foreign policy objectives and the objectives of the
Department, shall--
(1) conduct a review of any concurrence described in
subsection (a) that is in effect;
(2) determine, based on such review, whether to revoke any
such concurrence pending further study and review; and
(3) brief the appropriate congressional committees
regarding the results of such review.
(c) Revocation of Concurrence.--If the Secretary determines,
pursuant to a review conducted under subsection (b), that any
concurrence described in subsection (a) should be revoked, the
Secretary may revoke such concurrence.
(d) Annual Report Required.--Not later than January 31 of each
year, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees that includes--
(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; and
(2) an analysis of the effects of such support on
diplomatic lines of effort, including with respect to--
(A) nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining, and
related Programs and associated anti-terrorism
assistance programs;
(B) international narcotics control and law
enforcement programs; and
(C) foreign military sales, foreign military
financing, and associated training programs.
SEC. 713. MODIFICATION AND REPEAL OF REPORTS.
(a) Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.--The Secretary shall
examine the production of the 2023 and subsequent annual Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices by the Assistant Secretary for
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor as required under sections 116(d)
and 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d),
2304(b)) to maximize--
(1) cost and personnel efficiencies;
(2) the potential use of data and analytic tools and
visualization; and
(3) advancement of the modernization agenda for the
Department announced by the Secretary on October 27, 2021.
(b) Elimination of Obsolete Reports.--
(1) Reports relating to afghanistan and the taliban.--
(A) Quarterly reports.--Notwithstanding sections
7019(e) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations,
and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 2021
(division K of Public Law 116-260), the following
reports are not required to be submitted after the date
of the enactment of this Act:
(i) Quarterly report detailing the number
of personnel present in Afghanistan under Chief
of Mission authority under section (22 U.S.C.
2927), as described in House Report 116-444.
(ii) Quarterly report detailing the status
of intra-Afghan peace negotiations.
(B) Bimonthly report detailing the activities of
the taliban.--Section 7044(a)(4) of the Department of
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act of 2021 (division K of Public Law
116-260) is amended by striking ``the following
purposes'' and all that follows through ``(B)''.
(2) Annual reports relating to funding mechanisms for
telecommunications security and semiconductors.--Division H of
the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization
Act fo Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) is amended--
(A) in section 9202(a)(2) (47 U.S.C. 906(a)(2))--
(i) by striking subparagraph (C); and
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
subparagraph (C); and
(B) in section 9905 (15 U.S.C. 4655)--
(i) by striking subsection (c); and
(ii) by redesignating subsection (d) as
subsection (c).
(3) Reports relating to foreign assistance to counter
russian influence and media organizations controlled by
russia.--The Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia
Act of 2017 (title II of Public Law 115-44) is amended--
(A) in section 254(e)--
(i) in paragraph (1)--
(I) by striking ``In general.--'';
(II) by redesignating subparagraphs
(A), (B), and (C) as paragraphs (1),
(2), and (3), respectively, and moving
such paragraphs 2 ems to the left; and
(ii) by striking paragraph (2); and
(B) by striking section 255.
(4) Annual report on promoting the rule of law in the
russian federation.--Section 202 of the Russia and Moldova
Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law
Accountability Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-208) is amended by
striking subsection (a).
(5) Annual report on advancing freedom and democracy.--
Section 2121 of the Advance Democratic Values, Address
Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 2007
(title XXI of Public Law 110-53) is amended by striking
subsection (c).
(6) Annual reports on united states-vietnam human rights
dialogue meetings.--Section 702 of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2151n note) is
repealed.
(c) Modification of Reporting Requirements.--
(1) Changing the frequency of the report on the use of
pakistan counterinsurgency capability fund.--Notwithstanding
section 7010 of House of Representatives Report 112-331, the
Secretary of State shall provide to the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives a written report
on the use of funds made available under the heading ``Pakistan
Counterinsurgency Capability Fund'' on an annual basis.
(2) Report on democratization in burma.--Section 570(d) of
the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 1997 (titles I through V of Public Law 104-
208) is amended by striking ``Every six months following the
enactment of this Act, the President shall report to'' and
inserting ``The President shall submit an annual report to''.
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