,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hiab  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #i1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,castro of ,texas 7for        
himself1 ,ms4 ,haaland1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu 
of ,california1 ,ms4 ,titus1 and ,ms4   
,bass7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend 
the ,state ,department ,basic           
,authorities ,act of #aief to establish 
in the ,department of ,state a ,chief   
,diversity ,officer and the ,foreign    
,service ,act of #aihj to promote       
increased diversity in the ,foreign     
,service1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title2 table of contents  7a7    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,diversity and ,inclusion at the    
,department of ,state ,act4  7b7 ,table 
of contents ,the table of contents for  
this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4      
,short title2 table of contents4,title  
,i--,chief ,diversity ,officer,sec4     
#aja4 ,chief ,diversity ,officer4,title 

,,ii--,diversity in the ,foreign        
,service and at the ,department of      
,state,sec4 #bja4 ,representation on    
,board of ,examiners for the purposes of
 recruitment into the ,foreign          
,service4,sec4 #bjb4 ,promotion in the  
,foreign ,service4,sec4 #bjc4 ,diversity
 and inclusion training4,sec4 #bjd4     
,mentorship program4,sec4 #bje4 ,senior 
,executive ,service candidate           
development program4,sec4 #bjf4         
,diversity defined in the ,foreign      
,service ,act of #aihj4,title           
,,iii--,promotion ,accessibility,sec4   
#cja4 ,implementation of gap memorandum 
in selection board process4  ,i ,chief  
,diversity ,officer  #aja4 ,chief       
,diversity ,officer  7a7 ,establishment 
,section #a of the ,state ,department   
,basic ,authorities ,act of #aief 7#bb  
,u4,s4,c4 #bfea;a7 is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection3
  7h7 ,chief ,diversity ,officer  7#a7  
,in general ,there is established in the
 ,department of ,state1 in the office of

 the ,deputy ,secretary of ,state1 a    
,chief ,diversity ,officer1 who shall-- 
7,a7 be appointed by the ,president2    
7,b7 be a current or former career      
member of the ,foreign ,service or      
,civil ,service2 and  7,c7 report       
directly to the ,deputy ,secretary of   
,state4  7#b7 ,responsibilities of the  
,deputy ,secretary of ,state ,the       
,deputy ,secretary of ,state shall be   
responsible for ensuring policies and   
practices of the ,department of ,state  
relating to recruitment1 retention1 and 
promotion to advance diversity1 equity1 
and inclusion4  7#c7 ,duties ,the ,chief
 ,diversity ,officer shall be           
responsible for the following3 7,a7     
,providing advice to the ,deputy        
,secretary of ,state regarding carrying 
out paragraph 7#b74  7,b7 ,collecting   
and sharing information on diversity in 
assignments and promotions within the   
,department of ,state1 including        
disaggregated information by office and 
bureau4  7,c7 ,establishing benchmarks  

and goals for individual offices and    
bureaus regarding assignments of        
personnel1 in coordination with the     
,director ,general of the ,foreign      
,service1 to promote diversity and      
inclusion at the ,department of ,state1 
and conducting annual reviews of        
individual bureaus on their actions     
taken to satisfy such benchmarks and    
goals4  7,d7 ,providing advice to the   
,deputy ,secretary of ,state and other  
senior individuals of the ,department of
 ,state in the selection of chiefs of   
mission and deputy chiefs of mission4   
7#d7 ,rank and status ,the ,chief       
,diversity ,officer shall have the rank 
and status of ,assistant ,secretary of  
,state4  7#e7 ,bureau liaisons ,the     
,secretary of ,state shall appoint in   
each bureau of the ,department of ,state
 a liaison to coordinate with the ,chief
 ,diversity ,officer the activities of  
each such bureau4  7#f7 ,reporting ,not 
later than ,january #cj of every year1  
the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to

 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of 
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate a report-- 7,a7 detailing the  
benchmarks and goals for individual     
offices and bureaus of the ,department  
of ,state2  7,b7 assessments by the     
,chief ,diversity ,officer on the       
performance over the previous year of   
each such office and bureau to satisfy  
such benchmarks and goals2 and  7,c7    
containing any other relevant           
information4  7#g7 ,definition ,in this 
section1 the term diversity has the     
meaning given such term in section #ajb 
of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of     
#aihj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #cijb74  4  7b7    
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that the ,chief ,diversity    
,officer of the ,department of ,state   
established pursuant to subsection 7h7  
of the ,state ,department ,basic        
,authorities ,act of #aief1 as added by 
subsection 7a71 should be provided      
sufficient office space and support     

staff to ensure successful operation4   
,,ii ,diversity in the ,foreign ,service
 and at the ,department of ,state  #bja4
 ,representation on ,board of ,examiners
 for the purposes of recruitment into   
the ,foreign ,service ,section #baa of  
the ,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj 7#bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cica7 is amended-- 7#a7 by  
redesignating subsection 7c7 as         
subsection 7e72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7b7 the following new  
subsections3  7c7 ,members of the       
,foreign ,service and members of the    
,senior ,foreign ,service shall accrue  
one additional year of time in class for
 every two years spent as a member of a 
,board of ,examiners4  7d7 ,the         
,secretary of ,state shall ensure that a
 substantial number of women and members
 of minority groups are appointed to the
 ,board of ,examiners4  4  #bjb4        
,promotion in the ,foreign ,service ,the
 ,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj is     
amended-- 7#a7 in section #fjb 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #djjb71 by adding at the end  

the following new subsection3  7d7 ,not 
later than ,january #ca of each year1   
the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to
 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of 
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate a report that details the      
demographic composition of selection    
boards under this section and the ,board
 of ,examiners for the ,foreign ,service
 under section #baa convened in the     
previous year1 including information on 
the diversity of the members of such    
boards1 in addition to any other        
information the ,secretary determines   
relevant4  2 and  7#b7 in section #fjc  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #djjc7-- 7,a7 in         
subsection 7a71 in the second sentence1 
by inserting testimony from peers and   
subordinates1 after supervisors12 and   
7,b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7i7 in         
paragraph 7#a7 by striking 1 or and     
inserting a semicolon2  7ii7 by         
redesignating paragraph 7#b7 as         
paragraph 7#d72 and  7iii7 by inserting 

after paragraph 7#a7 the following new  
paragraphs3  7#b7 a record of supporting
 the recruitment and career development 
goals of members of the ,foreign        
,service1 such as serving as a mentor in
 mentorship program under section #faf1 
participation in recruitment activities1
 or serving on the ,board of ,examiners 
or on selection boards2  7#c7 a         
demonstrated commitment to promoting    
diversity and inclusion at the          
,department of ,state1 including in     
management practices2  4  #bjc4         
,diversity and inclusion training       
,section #gjh of the ,foreign ,service  
,act of #aihj is amended by inserting   
after section #fad 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #djbh7
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following new subsection3  7e7          
,diversity and inclusion training  7#a7 
,in general ,the ,secretary of ,state1  
with the assistance of other relevant   
officials1 such as the ,director        
,general of the ,foreign ,service and   
the ,director of ,human ,resources1 the 

,director of the ,office of ,civil      
,rights1 the ,chief ,diversity ,officer1
 and the director of the ,george ,p4    
,shultz ,national ,foreign ,affairs     
,training ,center1 shall establish as   
part of the standard training provided  
after the date of the enactment of this 
section1 for officers of the ,service1  
including chiefs of mission1 instruction
 on promoting diversity4 ,such training 
shall be informed by the latest         
available research and methods1 and may 
include unconscious bias training and   
other such instruction4  7#b7           
,implementation ,in carrying out the    
training required under paragraph 7#a71 
the ,director of the ,george ,p4 ,shultz
 ,national ,foreign ,affairs ,training  
,center shall1 not later than one year  
after the date of the enactment of this 
section1 conduct training on diversity  
and inclusion for all ,foreign ,service 
officers1 including all entry level     
officers and all officers prior to      
service on a selection board or the     

,board of ,examiners4 ,such training    
shall be included in-- 7,a7 the ,a-#ajj 
course attended by all ,foreign ,service
 officers2 and  7,b7 the courses        
required of all officers prior to       
service on a selection board or the     
,board of ,examiners4  4  #bjd4         
,mentorship program  7a7 ,in general    
,the ,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj is 
amended by inserting after section #gjh 
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #djbh7 the following new 
sections3  #gji4 ,mentorship program    
7a7 ,the ,secretary of ,state shall     
establish in the ,department of ,state a
 mentorship program to match-- 7#a7     
entry-level members of the ,foreign     
,service and newly hired members of the 
civil service at the ,,gs-#i level and  
below2 and  7#b7 mid-level members of   
the ,foreign ,service and mid-level     
members of the civil service at the     
,,gs-#ab level and above4  7b7          
,individuals participating in the       
mentorship program under this section   
shall participate for a minimum of two  

tours of duty4  7c7 ,the mentorship     
program established under this section  
shall include ,employee ,affinity       
,groups in the selection of mentors1 in 
addition to other individuals selected  
by the ,secretary of ,state4  7d7       
,service as mentor in the mentorship    
program shall be considered as          
satisfying criteria under section       
#fjc7;b77#b74  4  7b7 ,clerical         
amendment ,the table of contents in     
section #b of the ,foreign ,service ,act
 is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section #gjg the following  
new items3  ,sec4 #gjh4 ,training for   
,foreign ,service officers4 ,sec4 #gji4 
,mentorship program4  4  #bje4 ,senior  
,executive ,service candidate           
development program  7a7 ,in general    
,the ,secretary of ,state shall annually
 offer the ,senior ,executive ,service  
,candidate ,development ,program to     
members of the civil service at the     
,department of ,state at the ,,gs-#ad   
and ,,gs-#ae levels4  7b7 ,report ,the  

,secretary of ,state shall submit to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the 
,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate1 at the same time as each      
report required under section #cac of   
the ,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj1 as 
added by section #b7;a77#b71 a report   
detailing the demographic information of
 candidates referred by each bureau of  
the ,department of ,state to interview  
for the ,senior ,executive ,service1    
including demographic information       
disaggregated by bureau relating to the 
diversity 7as such term is defined in   
the ,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj1 as 
amended by section #bjf7 of such        
candidates4  #bjf4 ,diversity defined in
 the ,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj    
,section #ajb of the ,foreign ,service  
,act of #aihj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #cijb7 is  
amended by-- 7#a7 redesignating         
paragraphs 7#e7 through 7#ab7 as        
paragraphs 7#f7 through 7#ac71          
respectively2 and  7#b7 inserting after 

paragraph 7#d7 the following new        
paragraph3  7#e7 diversity includes     
characteristics such as national origin1
 language1 race1 color1 disability1     
ethnicity1 gender1 age1 religion1 sexual
 orientation1 gender identity1          
socioeconomic status1 and family        
structure4  4  ,,iii ,promotion         
,accessibility  #cja4 ,implementation of
 gap memorandum in selection board      
process  7a7 ,in general ,section #fjc  
of the ,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #djjc7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7c7 7#a7 ,a member of the  
,service or member of the ,senior       
,foreign ,service whose performance will
 be evaluated by a selection board may  
submit to such selection board a gap    
memo in advance of such evaluation4     
7#b7 ,members of a selection board may  
not consider as negative the submission 
of a gap memo by a member described in  
paragraph 7#a7 when evaluating the      
performance of such member4  7#c7 ,in   

this subsection1 the term gap memo means
 a written record1 submitted to a       
selection board in a standard format    
established by the ,director ,general of
 the ,foreign ,service1 which indicates 
and explains a gap in the record of a   
member of the ,service or member of the 
,senior ,foreign ,service whose         
performance will be evaluated by such   
selection board1 which gap is due to    
personal circumstances1 including for   
health1 family1 or other reason as      
determined by the ,director ,general in 
consultation with the ,committee on     
,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate4  4  
7b7 ,consultation and guidance  7#a7    
,consultation ,not later than #cj days  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,director ,general of the     
,foreign ,service shall consult with the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the 
,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the

 ,senate regarding the development of   
the gap memo under subsection 7c7 of    
section #fjc of the ,foreign ,service   
,act of #aihj1 as added by subsection   
7a74  7#b7 ,definition ,in this         
subsection1 the term gap memo has the   
meaning given such term in subsection   
7c7 of section #fjc of the ,foreign     
,service ,act of #aihj4