Sec. 102. Minimum number of Foreign Service Officers
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The Secretary of State shall take all practicable measures to maintain within the Foreign Service a minimum number of Foreign Service officers, based on staffing levels as of September 30, 2016, as follows: 905 Senior Foreign Service officers. 4,598 Foreign Service officers, in aggregate, at the levels of FS–01, FS–02, and FS–03. 2,662 Foreign Service officers, in aggregate, at the levels of FS–04, FS–05, and FS–06. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the size of the Foreign Service workforce.
In the event that the current workforce is below the minimum levels set forth in subsection (a), the report shall include an explanation of the reasons for the deficiency and a plan for meeting such levels.