,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjbd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #b1 #bjai,mr4 
,reschenthaler introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require a five-year staffing
 plan for the ,department of ,state1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,diplomatic ,personnel ,modernization   
,act4  #b4 ,five-year staffing plan for 
the ,department of ,state  7a7 ,in      
general ,not later than #ah months after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit  
to the appropriate congressional        
committees a comprehensive five-year    
strategic staffing plan for the         
,department of ,state4  7b7 ,components 
,the staffing plan required under       
subsection 7a7 shall include the        
following3 7#a7 ,a dataset displaying   
comprehensive workforce data for all    
current and planned employees of the    

,department of ,state1 disaggregated by 
the following3  7,a7 ,foreign ,service  
officer and ,foreign ,service specialist
 rank4  7,b7 ,civil service job skill   
code1 grade level1 and bureau of        
assignment4  7,c7 ,contracted employees1
 including the equivalent job skill code
 and bureau of assignment4  7,d7        
,employees hired under schedule ,c of   
subpart ,c of part #bac of title #e1    
,code of ,federal ,regulations1         
including the equivalent grade and job  
skill code and bureau of assignment of  
such employee4  7#b7 ,recommendations on
 the number of ,foreign ,service        
officers1 disaggregated by service cone 
that should be posted at each foreign   
mission of the ,united ,states4  7#c7 ,a
 ,department of ,state end-strength     
number for both civil service and       
,foreign ,service officers4  7c7        
,updates ,the dataset required under    
subsection 7b77#a7 shall be maintained  
and updated on a regular basis4  7d7    
,contracting authority ,the ,secretary  

of ,state may contract with a private   
sector entity to assist in completing   
the staffing plan required under        
subsection 7a7 if1 not later than #ae   
days before entering into such a        
contract1 the ,secretary notifies the   
appropriate congressional committees of 
the intent to enter into such a         
contract4  7e7 ,definition ,in this     
section1 the term appropriate           
congressional committees means-- 7#a7   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of
 the ,senate2  7#b7 the ,committee on   
,appropriations of the ,senate2  7#c7   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of  
the ,house of ,representatives2 and     
7#d7 the ,committee on ,appropriations  
of the ,house of ,representatives4