Sec. 313. Strategic staffing plan for the Department
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Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive five-year strategic staffing plan for the Department that is aligned with and furthers the objectives of the National Security Strategy of the United States of America issued in December 2017, or any subsequent strategy issued not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, which shall include the following:
A dataset displaying comprehensive workforce data for all current and planned employees of the Department, disaggregated by— Foreign Service officer and Foreign Service specialist rank; civil service job skill code, grade level, and bureau of assignment; contracted employees, including the equivalent job skill code and bureau of assignment; and employees hired under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, including the equivalent grade and job skill code and bureau of assignment of such employee.
Recommendations on the number of Foreign Service offices disaggregated by service cone that should be posted at each United States diplomatic post in the District of Columbia, with a detailed basis for such recommendations. Recommendations on the number of civil service officers that should be employed by the Department, with a detailed basis for such recommendations. The dataset required under subsection (a)(1) shall be maintained and updated on a regular basis. The Secretary shall lead the development of the plan required under subsection
(a)but may consult or partner with private sector entities with expertise in labor economics, management, or human resources, as well as organizations familiar with the demands and needs of the Department’s workforce.