,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eedb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,lieu 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro 
( ,texas1 & ,mr4 ,kim ( ,new ,j]sey7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to provide = ! review & appeal 
( det]m9ations t p]sonnel ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,/ate %\ld be re/rict$ or preclud$ f  
s]v+ 9 c]ta9 assignm5ts1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,acc\ntability 9 ,assignm5t
 ,re/rictions & ,reviews ,act ( #bjbc4  
#b4 ,increas$ acc\ntability 9 assignm5t 
re/rictions & review  7a7 ,s5se (       
congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--   
7#a7 ! use ( policies to re/rict        
p]sonnel f s]v+ 9 c]ta9 assignm5ts may  
und]m9e ! ability ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate 
to deploy relevant cultural & l+ui/ic   
skills at diplomatic po/s abroad if n   
appli$ judici\sly2 &  7#b7 ! ,dep>tm5t  
%\ld cont9u\sly evaluate all processes  
relat+ to assignm5t re/rictions1        

assignm5t reviews1 & preclusions at !   
,dep>tm5t4  7b7 ,notification ( /atus   
,beg9n+ n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y    
%all-- 7#a7 provide a /atus update = all
 ,dep>tm5t p]sonnel :o1 prior to su*    
date ( enactm5t1 7 subject to a prior   
assignm5t re/riction1 assignm5t review1 
or preclusion = :om a review or decision
 relat$ to assignm5t is p5d+2 &  7#b7 on
 an ongo+ basis1 provide a /atus update 
= any ,dep>tm5t p]sonnel :o has be5 !   
subject ( a p5d+ assignm5t re/riction or
 p5d+ assignm5t review = m ?an #cj days4
  7c7 ,notification cont5t ,!           
notification requir$ "u subsection 7b7  
%all in=m relevant p]sonnel1 z ( ! date 
( ! notification--  7#a7 :e!r any prior 
assignm5t re/riction has be5 lift$2     
7#b7 if _! assignm5t /atus is subject to
 ongo+ review1 & an e/imat$ date =      
completion2 &  7#c7 if !y are subject to
 any o!r re/rictions on _! ability to   
s]ve at po/s abroad4  7d7 ,adjudication 
( ongo+ assignm5t reviews  7#a7 ,"t     

limit ,! ,dep>tm5t %all e/abli% a       
reasonable "t limit = ! ,dep>tm5t to    
complete an assignm5t review & e/abli% a
 deadl9e by :i* x mu/ in=m p]sonnel ( a 
decision relat$ to su* a review4  7#b7  
,appeals ,= any p]sonnel ! ,dep>tm5t    
det]m9es are ineligible to s]ve 9 an    
assignm5t due to an assignm5t re/riction
 or assignm5t review1 a ,security       
,appeal ,panel %all conv5e n lat] ?an   
#abj days ( an appeal be+ fil$4  7#c7   
,entry-level bidd+ process ,! ,dep>tm5t 
%all include a description ( ! assignm5t
 review process & critical human        
intellig5ce ?reat po/s 9 a brief+ to new
 (fic]s z "p ( _! entry-level bidd+     
process4  7#d7 ,po9t ( contact ,!       
,dep>tm5t %all designate po9t ( contacts
 9 ! ,bureau ( ,diplomatic ,security &  
,bureau ( ,global ,tal5t ,managem5t to  
answ] employee & ,c>e] ,developm5t      
,(fic] que/ions ab\t assignm5t          
re/rictions1 assignm5t reviews1 &       
preclusions4  7e7 ,security appeal panel
 ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !   

enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,security ,appeal
 ,panel %all be compris$ (--  7#a7 !    
head ( an (fice responsible = human     
res\rces or discrim9ation :o reports    
directly to ! ,secret>y2  7#b7 !        
,pr9cipal ,deputy ,assi/ant ,secret>y = 
! ,bureau ( ,global ,tal5t ,managem5t2  
7#c7 ! ,pr9cipal ,deputy ,assi/ant      
,secret>y = ! ,bureau ( ,intellig5ce &  
,rese>*2  7#d7 an ,assi/ant ,secret>y or
 ,deputy1 or equival5t1 f a ?ird bureau 
z designat$ by ! ,"u ,secret>y =        
,managem5t2  7#e7 a repres5tative f !   
geographic bureau to :i* ! re/riction   
applies2 &  7#f7 a repres5tative f !    
,(fice ( ! ,legal ,advis] & a           
repres5tative f ! ,bureau ( ,diplomatic 
,security1 :o %all s]ve z non-vot+      
advisors4  7f7 ,appeal rights ,section  
#dad7;a7 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate          
,au?orities ,act1 ,fiscal ,ye> #bjag    
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgcd;c7a77 is am5d$ by  
/rik+ ! fir/ two s5t5ces & ins]t+ ,!    
,secret>y %all e/abli% & ma9ta9 a "r &  
process = employees to appeal a decision

 relat$ to an assignm5t1 bas$ on a      
re/riction1 review1 or preclusion4 ,su* 
"r & process %all ensure t any su*      
employee %all h ! same appeal rights z  
provid$ by ! ,dep>tm5t reg>d+ d5ial or  
revocation ( a security cle>ance44  7g7 
,fam update ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,secret>y %all am5d all relevant        
provisions ( ! ,=eign ,s]vice ,manual1 &
 any associat$ or relat$ policies ( !   
,dep>tm5t1 to comply ) ?is section4  7h7
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7       
,dep>tm5t ,! t]m ,dep>tm5t means !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4  7#b7 ,secret>y ,!   
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate4