Sec. 7. United States Global Health Attaché Program
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There is established a United States Global Health Attaché Program (referred to in this section as the Program ). The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall manage the Program under the oversight and direction of the Committee. Each global health attaché shall serve on behalf of a chief of mission and the global health implementing agencies to assist in the coordination, strategic planning, and implementation of all global health assistance in the country or region in which the global health attaché is posted.
An individual is eligible to serve as a global health attaché if the individual— is an employee of the Federal Government, such as a member of the uniformed services or the Foreign Service, or other civilian Federal employee, in a position at, or with promotion potential to, level 15 of the General Schedule (or equivalent); has expertise and experience in public health or global health; has leadership experience within one or more of the global health implementing agencies; is a United States citizen; and has a security clearance at the secret level or above.
The Committee shall establish requirements for a global health attaché education and training program (referred to in this section as the education and training program ). The requirements established under clause
(i)shall ensure that each global health attaché— receives education and training on— the strategic planning process of the United States Government; the role of the global health implementing agencies in foreign assistance, and the organizational structure and global health and development programs of such agencies; effective communication with foreign and domestic media, including strategic communication; the impact of international affairs; the public health issues affecting host countries and regions; and such other health-related training that the Committee considers necessary to create highly effective global health diplomats; completes the training for Foreign Service officers described in section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4028 ), or equivalent training; and meets foreign language proficiency requirements established by the Secretary of State for Foreign Service officers under section 702 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4022 ) and receives appropriate language training consistent with such section. The institution described in section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4021 ) (commonly known as the Foreign Service Institute ) and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, in cooperation with appropriate Federal agencies, academic institutions, and other entities, shall— develop a comprehensive curriculum for the education and training program, consistent with the requirements established pursuant to subparagraph (A); and submit such curriculum to the Committee for approval. The education and training program shall be administered by one or more training institutions, as determined by the Committee. An individual who is not a candidate for the position of global health attaché may participate in some or all of the education and training program if such individual is— a health official of a global health implementing agency; or an in-country staff member of a global health implementing agency. The Secretary of State shall— notify the receiving state of each global health attaché posted to such state, in accordance with Article 10 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, done at Vienna April 18, 1961; and provide the appropriate diplomatic credentials to each global health attaché, at the request of the Committee. Each global health attaché— shall be posted in a country as determined by the Committee; and may be accredited to one or more countries in a region as determined by the Committee. The Committee shall make determinations about where to establish global health attachés based on— the strategic interests and priorities of the United States; large development and humanitarian assistance investments made by the United States; the strategic importance of health to the security and stability of the country or region; and such other criteria as the Committee considers appropriate. Each global health attaché shall— serve as the senior health advisor to the diplomatic mission of the United States in the country or region in which the global health attaché is posted; convene and coordinate the country or regional health team on behalf of the chief of mission of the country or region in which the global health attaché is posted; oversee the development of the country or regional health development implementation plan for the country or region in which the global health attaché is posted; represent the United States Government regarding health matters to foreign governments, multilateral and international organizations, and public and private entities; and perform such other duties that align with advancing the global health interests of the United States, as determined by the chief of mission and the Committee. Each global health attaché shall periodically submit country or regional updates to regional and headquarters components of the global health implementing agencies, through the chief of mission, as determined by the Committee. Each report submitted under subparagraph
(A)shall include a description of any health-related threats or critical concerns that may affect the national security, development efforts, or commercial interests of the United States. In this paragraph, the term headquarters component means the senior leadership and policymaking section of a global health implementing agency. Each global health attaché shall work under the supervision of— the chief of mission of the country in which the global health attaché is posted; and the chiefs of mission of the countries to which the global health attaché is accredited. The employer of each global health attaché at the time the global health attaché applies for the position of global health attaché shall continue to provide the salary and benefits for the global health attaché. The Secretary of State shall provide to each global health attaché— allowances comparable to those provided by the Secretary to Foreign Service officers under sections 5922 through 5924 of title 5, United States Code; reimbursement for travel and related expenses set forth in section 901 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4081 ); and reimbursement for administrative services consistent with the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services Handbook. In carrying out their responsibilities under this section, global health attachés— shall represent the interests and the priorities of the United States Government; and may not show favoritism to any particular Federal agency.
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