Sec. 402. Collection, analysis, and dissemination of workforce data

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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide a report to the public that includes aggregate demographic data and other information regarding the diversity of the workforce of the Department. The report under subsection (a)— shall include aggregate demographic data— by segment of the workforce of the Department and grade or rank; by foreign service code and civil service job code; relating to attrition and promotion rates; that addresses Department compliance with validated inclusion metrics; that provides demographic comparisons to the relevant civilian labor force; on the diversity of selection boards; on the employment of minority and service-disabled veterans during the most recent 10-year period, including— the number hired through direct hires, internships, and fellowship programs; the number promoted to senior positions, including positions at class 1 of the Foreign Service Schedule, at level 15 of the General Schedule, in the Senior Executive Service, or in the Senior Foreign Service; and attrition rates by grade, in the civil service and foreign service, and in the senior positions described in clause (ii); and on mentorship and retention programs; shall include an analysis of applicant flow data, including the percentage, actual numbers, and level of positions for which data are collected, and a discussion of any resulting policy changes or recommendations; shall include demographic data relating to participants in professional development programs of the Department, and the rate of placement into senior positions for participants in such programs; shall include any demographic data relating to the membership of any external advisory committee or board to which individuals in senior positions in the Department appoint members; shall be organized in terms of real numbers and percentages at all levels; and shall be made available in a searchable database format.

The Secretary may submit a recommendation to the Office of Management and Budget and to the appropriate congressional committees regarding whether the Department should collect more detailed data on demographic categories in addition to the race and ethnicity categories specified in the Office of Management and Budget statistical policy directive entitled Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity (81 Fed. Reg. 67398). The report under subsection

(a)shall describe the efforts of the Department— to propagate fairness, impartiality, and inclusion in the work environment domestically and abroad; to ensure that harassment, intolerance, and discrimination are not tolerated; to refrain from engaging in unlawful discrimination in any phase of the employment process, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, assignments, promotion, retention, and training; to prevent illegal retaliation against employees for participating in a protected equal employment opportunity activity; to provide reasonable accommodation for qualified employees and applicants with disabilities; to resolve workplace conflicts, confrontations, and complaints in a prompt, impartial, constructive, and timely manner; to recruit a diverse workforce by— recruiting women, minorities, veterans, and undergraduate and graduate students; recruiting at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic serving institutions, women’s colleges, and colleges that typically serve majority minority populations; sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs in urban communities; placing job advertisements in newspapers, magazines, and job sites oriented toward women and people of color; providing opportunities through the Foreign Service Internship Program and other hiring initiatives; and recruiting mid-level and senior-level professionals through programs designed to increase minority representation in international affairs; and provide opportunities through— the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship Program; the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program; and the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program. Not later than one year after the publication of the report under subsection (a), and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall provide a report to the public, which may be included in another annual report required under another provision of law, that includes, in a searchable database format— demographic data and information on the status of diversity and inclusion efforts of the Department; an analysis of applicant flow data; and demographic data relating to participants in professional development programs of the Department and the rate of placement into senior positions for participants in such programs.

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Collection, analysis, and dissemination of workforce data

Fed. Reg.81 FR 67398

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