Sec. 3. Additional disclosures required with respect to nominees
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Section 304 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3944 ) is amended as follows: In paragraph
(4)of subsection (a), by adding at the end the following new sentence: If, as of the date of the submission of such report, such individual has not served as a career member of the Service, the President shall also include in such report a justification explaining whether a career member is available to fill such position and the manner and extent to which the nominee is nevertheless uniquely qualified to serve in such position. . In paragraph
(2)of subsection (b)— by striking fourth calendar year and inserting tenth calendar year ; and by inserting and the Secretary of State shall publish each such report and each after Certificate of Competency issued pursuant to this section on a publicly available website of the Department of State Congressional Record . At the end of subsection (b), by adding the following new paragraphs: With respect to each nomination for an individual to be a chief of mission, the President shall certify to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that any campaign contributions made by the nominee or members of his or her immediate family, whether or not included in the report described in paragraph (2), played no role in such nomination. Each individual nominated by the President to be a chief of mission shall include in his or her statement to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate an explanation of the manner and extent to which such individual meets the criteria described in paragraph
(1)of subsection (a), including the source and extent of such individual’s knowledge and understanding of the history, culture, economic and political institutions, and interests of the people of such country, and level of familiarity with the country’s principal language or dialect, including, if relevant, the scores received in speaking and reading examinations taken at the Foreign Service Institute for that language. .
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