,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aaac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #aj1 #bjai,mrs4 
,%ahe5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
protect & enhance core diplomatic       
capabilities at ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,enhanc+ ,am]ica's ,core ,diplomatic  
,capabilities ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s2
 objective  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress makes !
 foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,! ,=eign ,s]vice ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 e/abli%$ "u ! ,act (   
,may #bd1 #aibd 7commonly kn[n z !      
,rog]s ,act71 cont9u$ by ! ,=eign       
,s]vice ,act ( #aidf1 & fur!r /r5g!n$ by
 ! ,=eign ,s]vice ,act ( #aihj1         
*>act]iz$ by excell5ce & pr(essionalism1
 is ess5tial 9 ! national int]e/ to     
assi/ ! ,presid5t & ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate 
9 conduct+ ! =eign policy ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates4  7#b7 ,consi/5t1 pr$ictable     
/aff+ & managem5t practices are ess5tial
 to ! ma9t5ance ( core diplomatic       

capabilities1 effective c>e] developm5t 
patt]ns1 & an ord]ly fl[ ( tal5t 9 !    
,=eign ,s]vice4  7#c7 ,! exp&+ scope &  
increas+ complexity ( ! =eign affairs ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates h height5$ ! ne$ = exp&$
 tra9+1 pr(essional developm5t1 &       
pr(essional education opportunities =   
memb]s ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice4  7b7         
,objective ,! objective ( ?is ,act is to
 /r5g!n & improve ! core diplomatic     
capabilities ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates by--     
7#a7 assur+ t1 9 accordance ) m]it      
pr9ciples1 suffici5t numb]s ( ,=eign    
,s]vice p]sonnel are recruit$1 tra9$1   
promot$1 & reta9$ to effectively s]ve ! 
int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & to provide !
 highe/ calib] ( repres5tation 9 !      
conduct ( =eign affairs2  7#b7 provid+  
exp&$ tra9+1 pr(essional developm5t1 &  
pr(essional education opportunities to  
c>e] ,=eign ,s]vice & civil s]vice      
employees2 &  7#c7 promot+ ! role (     
memb]s ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice 9 c]ta9 key   
in/itutional lead]%ip positions4  #c4   
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,! t]m    

appropriate congressional committees    
means--  7,a7 ! ,committee on ,=eign    
,relations ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 !        
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,! t]m core    
diplomatic capabilities means diplomatic
 functions p]ta9+ to political affairs1 
economic affairs1 & public diplomacy4   
,i ,=eign ,s]vice ,(fic] ,/aff+ ,levels 
#aja4 ,policy ( hir+ suffici5t numb]s ( 
entry-level memb]s ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice to
 meet long-t]m ne$s ,section #cjc ( !   
,=eign ,s]vice ,act ( #aihj 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #cidc7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by     
/rik+ ,! ,secret>y & ins]t+ 7a7 ,9      
g5]al4--,! ,secret>y2 &  7#b7 by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7b7    
,long-,t]m projections ( p]sonnel fl[s &
 ne$s ,decisions by ! ,secret>y on !    
numb]s ( individuals to be appo9t$ z    
entry-level memb]s ( ! ,s]vice %all be  
bas$ ^u a sy/ematic long-t]m projection 
( p]sonnel fl[s & ne$s design$ to       
provide--  7#a7 a regul>1 pr$ictable fl[
 ( recruitm5t 9 ! ,s]vice2  7#b7        

effective c>e] developm5t patt]ns to    
meet ! ne$s ( ! ,s]vice2 &  7#c7 a      
regul>1 pr$ictable fl[ ( tal5t upw>d    
?r\gh ! ranks ( ! ,s]vice4  4  #ajb4    
,m9imum numb] ( ,=eign ,s]vice ,(fic]s  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all  
take all practicable measures to ma9ta9 
)9 ! ,=eign ,s]vice a m9imum numb] (    
,=eign ,s]vice (fic]s1 bas$ on /aff+    
levels z ( ,septemb] #cj1 #bjaf1 z      
foll[s3  7#a7 #ije ,s5ior ,=eign ,s]vice
 (fic]s4  7#b7 #d1eih ,=eign ,s]vice    
(fic]s1 9 aggregate1 at ! levels (      
,,fs-#ja1 ,,fs-#jb1 & ,,fs-#jc4  7#c7   
#b1ffb ,=eign ,s]vice (fic]s1 9         
aggregate1 at ! levels ( ,,fs-#jd1      
,,fs-#je1 & ,,fs-#jf4  7#d7 ,qu>t]ly    
report ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & qu>t]ly      
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit
 to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( 
! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,=eign       
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
report on ! size ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice     
work=ce4 ,9 ! ev5t t ! curr5t work=ce is

 bel[ ! m9imum levels set =? 9          
subsection 7a71 ! report %all include an
 explanation ( ! reasons = ! defici5cy &
 a plan = meet+ su* levels4  #ajc4 ,s5se
 ( ,congress on damage f ye>-to-ye>     
r$uctions 9 entry-level hir+ ,x is !    
s5se ( ,congress t significant          
ye>-to-ye> r$uctions 9 ! levels (       
entry-level hir+ = ! ,=eign ,s]vice1    
includ+ levels bel[ project$ rates (    
attrition1 w inevitably result 9        
%ortages ( appropriately exp]i5c$       
p]sonnel at specific grades 9 future    
ye>s &1 !re=e1 are n 9 ! int]e/ ( !     
,s]vice & %\ld n be us$ to c>ry out     
r$uctions 9 ! ov]all size ( ! ,s]vice4  
,,ii ,enhanc$ ,tra9+1 ,pr(essional      
,developm5t1 & ,pr(essional ,education  
,opportunities = ,c>e] ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate
 ,employees  #bja4 ,report on exp&$     
tra9+ opportunities  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n    
lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate
 %all submit to ! appropriate           
congressional committees a report on    

measures to provide enhanc$ tra9+1      
pr(essional developm5t1 & pr(essional   
education opportunities to c>e] ,=eign  
,s]vice & civil s]vice employees to     
enhance core diplomatic capabilities4   
7b7 ,elem5ts ,! report requir$ "u       
subsection 7a7 %all include ! foll[+    
elem5ts3 7#a7 ,an assessm5t ( curr5t &  
plann$ tra9+1 pr(essional developm5t1 & 
pr(essional education opportunities1    
includ+ topics su* z lead]%ip1          
managem5t1 res\rce allocation1          
:ole-(-gov]nm5t team lead]%ip &         
managem5t1 & trade craft p]ta9+ to core 
diplomatic capabilities4  7#b7 ,an      
assessm5t ( ! processes & res\rces      
requir$ to make ! ,george ,p4 ,%ultz    
,national ,=eign ,affairs ,tra9+ ,c5t]  
an accr$it$ academic in/itution1 on a   
level equival5t to ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
milit>y's w> colleges1 capable ( grant+ 
a ma/] ( arts degree 9 diplomatic       
/udies1 to enhance its capabilities to  
educate ,=eign ,s]vice1 civil s]vice1 & 
o!r civilian & milit>y int]ag5cy        

pr(essionals 9 ! practice ( diplomacy & 
int]national developm5t4  #bjb4         
,ree/abli%m5t ( ! ,s5ior ,sem9> ,!      
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all1 n lat] ?an "o   
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ree/abli% ! ,george ,p4 ,%ultz         
,national ,=eign ,affairs ,tra9+ ,c5t]'s
 full-"t ,s5ior ,sem9> 9 ,=eign ,policy 
= highly qualifi$ ,=eign ,s]vice1 civil 
s]vice1 & milit>y p]sonnel f ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,/ate1 o!r ag5cies & ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  
,! sem9>'s duration %all be a m9imum (  
n9e mon?s4 ,p>ticipants 9 ! sem9> %all  
be competitively select$ bas$ ^u pa/    
p]=mance & future pot5tial4  #bjc4      
,susp5sion ( "t 9 class requirem5t =    
memb]s ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice engag$ 9      
long-t]m tra9+ ,section #fjg7;d7 ( !    
,=eign ,s]vice ,act ( #aihj 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #djjg7;d77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ a  
semicolon2  7#b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 
7#b7 z p>agraph 7#c72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ 
aft] p>agraph 7#a7 ! foll[+ new         
p>agraph3  7#b7 ! ,secret>y may1 =      

purposes ( ?is section1 increase !      
maximum "t sp5t 9 class = a memb] ( !   
,s]vice by ! am\nt ( "t sp5t by su*     
memb] 9 long-t]m tra9+ :ile 9 su* class 
to enc\rage p>ticipation 9 su* tra9+2 & 
4  #bjd4 ,=eign language ma9t5ance      
inc5tive program ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate is
 au?oriz$ to e/abli% & implem5t an      
inc5tive program to enc\rage memb]s ( ! 
,=eign ,s]vice :o possess language      
pr(ici5cy 9 a qualify+ li/ ( languages1 
z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 to ma9ta9     
critical =eign language skills4 ,n lat] 
?an #ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all      
submit to ! appropriate committees a    
report detail+ a plan to implem5t !     
program1 includ+ res\rce requirem5ts4   
,,iii ,promot+ ,a ,pr(essional          
,diplomatic ,s]vice  #cja4 ,limitation (
 c]ta9 key positions to c>e] diplomats  
7a7 ,director ,g5]al ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice 
,section #bjh ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice ,act ( 
#aihj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #cibh7 is am5d$1 9 
! fir/ s5t5ce1 by /rik+ curr5t or =m]   

c>e] memb] ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice & ins]t+  
curr5t c>e] memb] ( ! ,s5ior ,=eign     
,s]vice :o has s]v$ at lea/ once z a    
*ief ( mission4  7b7 ,director ( ,human 
,res\rces  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #b ( !  
,=eign ,s]vice ,act ( #aihj 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #ciba et seq47 is am5d$ by    
ins]t+ aft] section #bjh ! foll[+ new   
section3  #bjh;,a4 ,director ( ,human   
,res\rces ,! ,secret>y %all appo9t a    
,director ( ,human ,res\rces1 :o %all be
 a curr5t c>e] memb] ( ! ,s5ior ,=eign  
,s]vice :o has s]v$ at lea/ once z a    
*ief ( mission4 ,! ,director %\ld assi/ 
! ,secret>y ( ,/ate 9 ! managem5t ( !   
human res\rces matt]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,/ate & p]=m su* functions z ! ,secret>y
 ( ,/ate may prescribe4  4  7#b7        
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts 9   
section #b ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice ,act (    
#aihj 7,public ,law #if-dfe2 #id ,/at4  
#bjga7 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item   
relat+ to section #bjh ! foll[+ new     
item3  ,sec4 #bjh;,a4 ,director ( ,human
 ,res\rces4  4  7c7 ,director ( !       

,george ,p4 ,%ultz ,national ,=eign     
,affairs ,tra9+ ,c5t] ,section #gja7;a7 
( ! ,=eign ,s]vice ,act ( #aihj 7#bb    
,u4,s4,c4 #djba7;a77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
be=e ! la/ s5t5ce ! foll[+3 ,! ,director
 %all be a curr5t c>e] memb] ( ! ,s5ior 
,=eign ,s]vice :o has s]v$ at lea/ once 
z a *ief ( mission44  7d7 ,effective    
date ,! am5dm5ts made by subsections 7a7
 ?r\gh 7c7 %all take effect ^u ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & ! requirem5ts  
"u ! provisions ( law am5d$ by su*      
subsections %all apply to any individual
 s]v+ 9 a position cov]$ by any su*     
provision on or aft] su* date4  #cjb4   
,recognition ( ,=eign ,s]vice ,(fic]s z 
commission$ (fic]s ,:5 ref]r+ to ,=eign 
,s]vice (fic]s 9 its public & int]nal   
communications1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate &   
o!r ,dep>tm5ts & ,ag5cies %all1 9       
recognition ( ! /atus ( su* (fic]s z    
commission$ (fic]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,gov]nm5t1 use ! t]m9ology f\nd 9 !     
,=eign ,s]vice ,act ( #aihj 7,public    
,law #aaj-deg7 & ref] to su* individuals

 z ,=eign ,s]vice (fic]s r ?an us+ o!r  
t]ms su* z ,=eign ,s]vice g5]ali/s4 ,!  
t]m ,=eign ,s]vice speciali/s may be us$
 z appropriate to ref] to p]sonnel :o   
fit t description4