,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hghj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #i1         
#bjbb,mr4 ,b]a 7= himself & ,mr4 ,b>r7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to improve hir+ au?orities     
available to ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate )      
respect to exp]tise on ,*9a1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,exp& e,xpertise 9 ,*9a    
,education & ,language ,act or ! ,,excel
 ,act4  #b4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is !   
s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 /rategic      
competition ) ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's      
,republic ( ,*9a 7,,prc7 & ! ,*9ese     
,communi/ ,p>ty 7,,ccp7 is ! mo/        
significant geo/rategic *all5ge ! ,unit$
 ,/ates faces to security & prosp]ity 9 
! #ba/ c5tury2  7#b7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,gov]nm5t ne$s to fur!r inve/ 9 relevant
 l+ui/ic1 cultural1 & regional exp]tise 
to effectively engage 9 /rategic        
competition ) ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2 &
  7#c7 exi/+ hir+ au?orities across !   

,executive ,bran* are n be+ adequately  
utiliz$ to br+ 9 necess>y exp]tise to w9
 ! /rategic competition aga9/ ! ,p's    
,republic ( ,*9a1 & t ag5cies may b5efit
 f additional flexibility to recruit1   
hire1 & reta9 tal5t4  #c4 ,hir+         
additional exp]tise at ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,/ate  7a7 ,direct hire au?ority  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,n m ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate
 %all appo9t1 )\t reg>d to ! provisions 
( sections #ccji ?r\gh #ccah ( title ,v1
 no few] ?an #ca c&idates ) l+ui/ic1    
cultural1 or regional exp]tise relevant 
= /r5g!n+ ,unit$ ,/ates und]/&+ ( &     
ability to compete ) ! ,p's ,republic ( 
,*9a directly to positions 9 !          
competitive s]vice1 z def9$ 9 section   
#bajb ( t title4  7#b7 ,t]m9ation ,!    
au?ority provid$ "u subsection 7a7 %all 
t]m9ate 9 #aj ye>s aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7b7 ,long-,t]m &  
%ort-,t]m contracts  7#a7 ,tra9+ ,!     
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all1 to su* ext5t or 
9 su* am\nts z provid$ 9 appropriations 

,acts1 tra9 ,=eign ,s]vice & ,civil     
,s]vice employees :o hold positions     
relevant to advanc+ ,unit$ ,/ates       
policies t[>d competition ) ! ,,prc4    
7#b7 ,topics cov]$ ,! tra9+ %all cov] ! 
foll[+ topics3 7,a7 ,! dome/ic & =eign  
policy objectives ( ! ,,prc & ! ,,ccp1 z
 demon/rat$ ?r\gh publicly available    
spee*es1 & ,,prc & ,,ccp docum5ts4  7,b7
 ,! tools ! ,,prc & ! ,,ccp use to      
a*ieve ^? objectives4  7,c7 ,! role (   
ideology 9 %ap+ ,,ccp policies &        
outlook4  7,d7 ,o!r topics deem$        
relevant by ! ,*9a ,/rategic ,advisory  
,bo>d4  7#c7 ,contract+ or grants =     
tra9+ ,! ,secret>y %all provide ! tra9+ 
requir$ 9 subsection 7b7 by obta9+      
assi/ance f kn[l$geable p]sons &        
organizations ?r\gh-- 7,a7 ent]+ into   
%ort-t]m & long-t]m contracts1 includ+  
contracts = ! s]vices ( consultants2    
7,b7 mak+ grants available1 or  7,c7 o!r
 appropriate measures1 z ! ,secret>y    
deems necess>y4  #d4 ,provid+ endur+    
/rategic advice via ! ,*9a ,/rategic    

,advisory ,bo>d  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is
 e/abli%$ an advisory commission to be  
kn[n z ! ,*9a ,/rategic ,advisory ,bo>d 
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,advisory  
,bo>d74  7b7 ,duties & ,responsibilities
 ,! ,advisory ,bo>d %all-- 7#a7 provide 
advice1 exp]tise1 & cont9uity 9 ,unit$  
,/ates =eign policy matt]s p]ta9+ to    
/rategic competition ) ! ,,prc2  7#b7   
review recruitm5t1 tra9+1 & ret5tion (  
,civil ,s]vice & ,=eign ,s]vice memb]s )
 ! exp]tise & exp]i5ce necess>y to      
support ,unit$ ,/ates policy t[>d !     
,,prc2 &  7#c7 review programs across   
regional & functional bureaus int5d$ to 
respond to /rategic competition ) !     
,,prc1 includ+ ! ,c\nt] ,,prc ,malign   
,influ5ce ,fund4  7c7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7   
,qualifications ,! ,advisory ,bo>d %all 
consi/ ( betwe5 #ab & #bd memb]s1 & %all
 h at lea/ #aj ye>s ( demon/ratable     
record ( sub/antial exp]i5ce p]ta9+ to  
issues relat$ to ,unit$ ,/ates /rategic 
competition ) ,*9a4 ,no sitt+ (fic] or  
employee ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t    

%all be appo9t$ to ! ,advisory ,bo>d4   
7#b7 ,appo9tm5ts by democratic p>ty ,!  
,democratic ,p>ty lead]s 9 ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives & 9 ! ,s5ate %all jo9tly
 make ! foll[+ appo9tm5ts3 7,a7 ,"o     
appo9tm5t ) a t]m t expires on ,decemb] 
#cj1 #bjbd4  7,b7 ,"o appo9tm5t ) a t]m 
t expires on ,decemb] #cj1 #bjbf4  7,c7 
,"o appo9tm5t ) a t]m t expires on      
,decemb] #cj1 #bjbh4  7#c7 ,appo9tm5ts  
by republican p>ty ,! ,republican ,p>ty 
lead]s 9 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & 9 !
 ,s5ate %all jo9tly make ! foll[+       
appo9tm5ts3 7,a7 ,"o appo9tm5t ) a t]m t
 expires on ,decemb] #cj1 #bjbd4  7,b7  
,"o appo9tm5t ) a t]m t expires on      
,decemb] #cj1 #bjbf4  7,c7 ,"o appo9tm5t
 ) a t]m t expires on ,decemb] #cj1     
#bjbh4  7#d7 ,appo9tm5ts by ,presid5t ,!
 ,presid5t %all make ! foll[+           
appo9tm5ts1 ) at lea/ #b ( ! appo9tees  
%all be betwe5 ! ages ( #cj & #ej ye>s (
 age at ! "t ( appo9tm5t3 7,a7 ,two     
appo9tm5ts ) a t]m t expires on ,decemb]
 #cj1 #bjbd4  7,b7 ,two appo9tm5ts ) a  

t]m t expires on ,decemb] #cj1 #bjbf4   
7,c7 ,two appo9tm5ts ) a t]m t expires  
on ,decemb] #cj1 #bjbh4  7#e7           
,appo9tm5ts by ,secret>y ( ,/ate ,!     
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all make ! foll[+    
appo9tm5ts1 total+ at lea/ #f appo9tm5ts
 & no m ?an a maximum ( #ab appo9tm5ts3 
7,a7 ,two appo9tm5ts ) a t]m t expires  
on ,decemb] #cj1 #bjbd4  7,b7 ,two      
appo9tm5ts ) a t]m t expires on ,decemb]
 #cj1 #bjbf4  7,c7 ,two appo9tm5ts ) a  
t]m t expires on ,decemb] #cj1 #bjbh4   
7,d7 ,! appo9tees %all meet ! foll[+    
crit]ia3 7i7 ,at lea/ "o ( ! appo9tees  
%all be betwe5 ! ages ( #cj & #ej ye>s (
 age at ! "t ( appo9tm5t4  7ii7 ,at lea/
 "o %all be able to cr$ibly repres5t !  
views ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates bus9ess         
community4  7iii7 ,at lea/ "o %all h    
demon/rable exp]i5ce z a ,unit$ ,/ates  
diplomat4  7#f7 ,deadl9e ,ea* appo9t+   
au?ority ref]r$ to 9 p>agraphs 7#b7     
?r\gh 7#e7 %all make appo9tm5ts n lat]  
?an ,janu>y #a1 #bjbc4  7#g7 ,replacem5t
 ,ea* appo9t+ au?ority ref]r$ to 9      

p>agraphs 7#b7 ?r\gh 7#e7 %all make     
appo9tm5ts to replace ! appo9tees t !   
au?ority appo9t$ ^: t]ms h expir$4 ,!   
appo9t+ au?ority %all make replacem5t   
appo9tm5ts n lat] ?an ,janu>y #cj? ( !  
cal5d> ye> foll[+ ! t]m expiration4  7d7
 ,t]m  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,foll[+ ! initial  
appo9tm5ts describ$ 9 subsections       
7c77#b7 ?r\gh 7c77#e71 ! t]m ( ea* memb]
 %all be #f ye>s4  7#b7 ,additional t]ms
 ,memb]s may be reappo9t$ = no m ?an "o 
additional t]m ( s]vice4  7#c7 ,rotat+  
t]m expiration ,foll[+ #f ye>s ( s]vice 
= ! fir/ class ( ,advisory ,bo>d memb]s1
 ! t]ms ( #a_/c ( ! body %all expire4 ,e
 two subsequ5t ye>s foll[+ t date1 !    
t]ms ( #a_/c ( ! memb]s %all expire on a
 rotational basis4 ,ea* appo9t+ au?ority
 ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7c77#b7 ?r\gh   
7#d7 %all h rotat+ p]mission to appo9t  
new memb]s4  7e7 ,selection ( *airp]son 
,! ,advisory ,committee %all select1 f  
among its memb]s1 a *airp]son & vice    
*airp]son to ea* s]ve a t]m ( "o ye>4 ,a
 *airp]son or vice *airp]son may be     

reelect$ ^u expiration ( 8 or h] t]m4   
7f7 ,meet+s  7#a7 ,quorum2 frequ5cy ,a  
majority ( ! memb]s ( ! ,advisory ,bo>d 
%all con/itute a quorum4 ,! ,advisory   
,bo>d %all meet at lea/ qu>t]ly or z    
frequ5tly z may be necess>y to c>ry out 
its duties4  7#b7 ,subcommittees ,!     
,advisory ,bo>d may be divid$ into      
subcommittees t meet sep>ately f ! :ole 
,bo>d4  7#c7 ,meet+s ) (ficials ,!      
,advisory ,bo>d %all collectively meet )
 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate & ! ,adm9i/rator ( 
! ,u4,s4 ,ag5cy = ,int]national         
,developm5t no less ?an once p] ye>4    
7g7 ,brief+ ,! ,advisory ,bo>d %all     
provide semi-annual brief+s to !        
appropriate ,congressional committees on
 f9d+s & recomm5dations4  7h7 ,security 
,cle>ances  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,all memb]s ( 
! ,advisory ,bo>d %all be grant$ !      
necess>y security cle>ances1 subject to 
! /&>d proc$ures = grant+ su* cle>ances4
  7#b7 ,ne$ to "k ,= purposes ( any law 
or regulation gov]n+ access to classifi$
 records1 a memb] ( ! ,advisory         

,committee seek+ access "u ?is p>agraph 
to a record %all be deem$ to h a ne$ to 
"k4  7i7 ,comp5sation ,memb]s ( !       
,advisory ,bo>d %all-- 7#a7 ea* receive 
comp5sation at a rate ( n to exce$ !    
daily equival5t ( ! annual rate ( basic 
pay payable = positions at ,,gs-#ae ( ! 
,g5]al ,s*$ule "u section #eccb ( title 
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 = ea* day su*  
memb] is engag$ 9 ! actual p]=mance ( ! 
duties ( ! ,advisory ,bo>d2 &  7#b7 be  
all[$ travel exp5ses1 includ+ p] diem 9 
lieu ( subsi/5ce at rates au?oriz$ =    
employees ( ag5cies "u sub*apt] ,i (    
*apt] #eg ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 :ile away f _! homes or regul>   
places ( bus9ess 9 ! p]=mance ( s]vices 
( ! ,advisory ,bo>d4  7j7 ,au?orization 
( ,fund+ ,!re are au?oriz$ to be        
appropriat$ #ajj1jjj = ea* fiscal ye> to
 c>ry out ?is section4  7k7 ,access to  
in=mation ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all     
ensure t ! ,advisory ,bo>d has access to
 all appropriate in=mation to c>ry out  
its duties & responsibilities "u ?is    

section4  #e4 ,id5tify+ long-t]m        
solutions ?r\gh ! ,gov]nm5t             
,acc\ntability ,(fice  7a7 ,/udy ,n lat]
 ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct a /udy on !  
p]sonnel capacity & capability at !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & ,,usaid to support  
,unit$ ,/ates /rategic competition ) !  
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a & on available    
me*anisms to address any id5tifi$ gaps4 
7b7 ,elem5ts ,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u      
subsection 7a71 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al    
%all-- 7#a7 id5tify ! p]c5tage ( vacant 
=eign s]vice positions & civil s]vice   
positions 9 ! ,indo-,pacific vis--vis   
o!r regions globally2  7#b7 consult     
,directors & ,deputy ,directors !       
,comptroll] at ,/ate & ,,usaid t !      
,comptroll] ,g5]al deems relevant =     
in=m+ ,unit$ ,/ates policies on         
competition ) ! ,,prc to provide a      
qualitative assessm5t ( ! gaps 9 und]/&+
 ( ! ,,prc among ! =eign s]vice1 civil  
s]vice1 & intellig5ce community & h[ ?is

 p]ceiv$ gap hamp]s _! "w2 &  7#c7      
id5tify actions across ,congress1 !     
,:ite ,h\se1 & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate c    
take 9 ! #a1 #e1 & #aj ye> p]iod to     
address curr5t gaps4  7c7 ,brief+ &     
report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e #ahj days   
!reaft]1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all      
provide ! appropriate ,congressional    
,committees an int]im brief+ on !       
progress ( ! /udy conduct$ "u subsection
 7b71 includ+ any prelim9>y obs]vations1
 int]im f9d+s1 & b>ri]s to complet+ !   
"w4  7d7 ,=m ,! /udy requir$ by         
subsection 7a7 may be submitt$ 9        
classifi$ or unclassifi$ =m1 b mu/ h an 
unclassifi$ summ>y4  #f4 ,def9ition ,9  
?is ,act1 ! t]m appropriate             
congressional committees means !        
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on     
,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate4