Sec. 812. Workforce development
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall carry out the following: Establish curriculum at the Department’s Foreign Service Institute to provide employees of the Department of State with specialized training with respect to security assistance. The training should be aligned with the Security Cooperation Workforce Development Program and developed in coordination with the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, including through an agreement under section 1535(a) of title 31, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Economy Act ) or any other appropriate agency-specific authority.
The training shall include the following: Awareness of the full range of agencies, offices, personnel, statutory authorities, funds, and programs involved in security assistance and transfers and the respective decision-making timelines. Familiarity with relevant military and police security force systems and structures and institutions at the time such training is occurring. Familiarity with security assistance reform, research regarding options for improvement, and United States interagency and external resources and experts.
Familiarity with planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation for programmatic activities. Familiarity with implementation of— section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2378d ) and section 362 of title 10, United States Code; arms transfer requirements under the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.); and best practices related to human rights and civilian protection. Awareness of common risks to effectiveness of security assistance, including corruption, political instability, and challenges relating to absorptive capacity, partner commitment, and transparency.
Coordinate with the Secretary of Defense, to the extent feasible, to ensure that, in addition to the training described paragraph (1), individuals who serve in priority recipient countries or countries that do not meet baseline norms of governance, as determined by the Under Secretary for purposes of subsections (d)(1) and (d)(4) of section 813 , obtain higher-level certification through the Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s Defense Institute of Security Cooperation Studies or through a commensurate program developed at the Department’s Foreign Service Institute prior to serving at the United States diplomatic post in such country.
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