,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajaja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,august #ac1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,olszewski 7for himself and   
,mrs4 ,radewagen7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,foreign ,service 
,act of #aihj to ensure that the        
,secretary of ,state improves outreach  
and recruitment efforts at              
nontraditional institutions of higher   
education1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,open ,doors to ,diplomacy ,act4    
#b4 ,recruiting from nontraditional     
institutions of higher education  7a7   
,in general ,section #aje of the        
,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj 7#bb    
,u4,s4,c4 #cije7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7f7 ,recruiting
 from nontraditional institutions of    
higher education  7#a7 ,sense of        
congress ,it is the sense of ,congress  
that the ,service should actively       

recruit candidates from nontraditional  
institutions of higher education1       
including community colleges1 junior    
colleges1 career and technical colleges1
 and other open- access or              
workforce-oriented institutions4  7#b7  
,outreach ,the ,secretary should ensure 
that outreach1 information sessions1 and
 preparation resources related to the   
,foreign ,service officer selection     
process and other entry programs are    
regularly conducted at nontraditional   
institutions of higher education4 ,in   
carrying out this subsection1 the       
,secretary may--  7,a7 partner1 where   
appropriate1 with institutional career  
centers1 faculty1 and student           
organizations to expand awareness of    
,service careers2  7,b7 leverage digital
 and hybrid outreach methods to reach   
students and alumni who may not be      
geographically near current recruitment 
hubs2 and  7,c7 collaborate with other  
,federal departments and agencies       
engaged in workforce out- reach at      

nontraditional institutions of higher   
education4  4  7b7 ,in general ,section 
#abjb7;c7 of the ,foreign ,service ,act 
of #aihj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #dada;a7c77 is  
amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by   
striking ,students enrolled full-time in
 institutions of higher education and   
inserting ,students enrolled1 whether   
full-time or at least half-time1 in     
institutions of higher education12 and  
7#b7 by adding at end the following3    
7#d7 ,the ,secretary shall1 to the      
extent practicable1 ensure that         
recruitment efforts include out- reach  
to potential applicants enrolled at     
community colleges1 vocational or       
technical institutions1 and other       
nontraditional institutions of higher   
education4  4