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HOUSE 1232117th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Diplomatic Personnel Modernization Act

Last Action
2/23/2021

Actions

  • 2021-02-23Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • 2021-02-23Introduced in House
  • 2021-02-23Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2021-02-23 (00)

Diplomatic Personnel Modernization Act

This bill requires the Department of State to submit to Congress a comprehensive five-year strategic staffing plan.

This plan must include (1) a data set displaying comprehensive workforce data for all current and planned State Department employees, disaggregated by certain metrics; (2) recommendations on the number of Foreign Service officers that should be posted at each U.S. diplomatic post and in the District of Columbia; and (3) recommendations on the number of civil service officers that the State Department should employ.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Department of State
  • Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government information and archives
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