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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 8788 (Introduced in House) — To provide for certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes. · Sec. 1

Sec. 1. Short title

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This Act may be cited as the . Department of State Authorization Act of 2022 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Definitions. Title I—Organization and operations of the Department of State Sec. 101. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Sec. 102. Office of City and State Diplomacy. Sec. 103. Congressional notification for rewards paid using cryptocurrencies. Sec. 104. Appointment of Director of Digital Currency Security. Sec. 105.
Diplomatic reception rooms. Sec. 106. National Museum of American Diplomacy. Sec. 107. Passport fees. Sec. 108. Ensuring geographic diversity and accessibility of passport agencies. Sec. 109. Study and report on passport modernization opportunities. Sec. 110. Office of Global Criminal Justice. Sec. 111. Expanded authority for transfers to rewards programs expenses. Sec. 112. Authorizing support for wrongfully detained United States nationals and their family members. Sec. 113.
Notification to Congress for United States nationals unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad. Sec. 114. Family Engagement Coordinator. Sec. 115. Rewards for justice. Sec. 116. Provision of parking services and retention of parking fees. Sec. 117. Modernizing the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance and the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation. Title II—Embassy security, construction, and maintenance Sec. 201. Embassy security, construction, and maintenance.
Sec. 202. Amendments to Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999. Sec. 203. Increasing the maximum annual lease payment available without approval by Secretary of State. Sec. 204. Diplomatic support and security. Title III—Personnel issues Subtitle A—Matters relating to employment Sec. 301. Per diem allowance and locality pay for newly hired members of the Foreign Service. Sec. 302. Rest, recuperation, and overseas operations leave. Sec. 303. Dignity for people with disabilities serving in the Foreign Service.
Sec. 304. Increasing housing availability for certain employees assigned to the United States mission to the United Nations. Sec. 305. Enhanced requirements for the Department of State relating to telework-ready employees. Sec. 306. Department of State Student Internship Program. Sec. 307. Addendum for study on foreign service allowances. Sec. 308. Report on pilot program for lateral entry into the Foreign Service. Sec. 309. Interagency policies to prevent and respond to harassment, discrimination, sexual assault, and related retaliation.
Sec. 310. Curtailments, removals from post, and waivers of privileges and immunities. Sec. 311. Commission on Reform and Modernization of the Department of State. Sec. 312. Management assessments at diplomatic and consular posts. Sec. 313. Streamlining of security clearance process. Sec. 314. Modifications to Foreign Affairs Manual with respect to security clearances. Sec. 315. Additional personnel to address backlogs in hiring and investigations. Sec. 316. Report on worldwide availability.
Sec. 317. Supporting the employment of United States citizens by international organizations. Sec. 318. Authorizing the use of diplomatic programs funding to promote the employment of United States citizens by international organizations. Sec. 319. Increasing the maximum amount authorized for science and technology fellowship grants and cooperative agreements. Sec. 320. Report on changes to the Foreign Service officer test. Subtitle B—Matters relating to training and professional development Sec. 331.
Facilitation and encouragement of training and professional development for Foreign Service and Civil Service personnel. Sec. 332. Sense of Congress on partnerships between Department of State and academic and other non-department institutions and organizations for training and professional development of Foreign Service and Civil Service personnel. Sec. 333. Training related to conflict prevention. Sec. 334. Authority to pursue coursework outside of the Foreign Service Institute and across the United States.
Sec. 335. Establishment of Foreign Service Institute Innovation Advisor. Sec. 336. Report on course performance. Sec. 337. Language training for Foreign Service personnel. Sec. 338. Meritorious step increase authority. Sec. 339. Professional development. Sec. 340. Study and report on Foreign Service Institute School of Language Studies. Sec. 341. USAID tenuring and incentive languages. Sec. 342. Authorization of appropriations for the Benjamin A. Gilman international scholarships program.
Title IV—A diverse workforce: recruitment, retention, and promotion Sec. 401. Collection, analysis, and dissemination of workforce data. Sec. 402. Promoting diversity and inclusion in the Department of State workforce. Sec. 403. Expanding scope of fellowship programs to include civil servants. Sec. 404. Centers of excellence in foreign affairs and assistance. Title V—Matters relating to cybersecurity Subtitle A—Information security and cyber diplomacy Sec. 501. Vulnerability disclosure policy and bug bounty program report.
Subtitle B—Matters relating to cyber diplomacy Sec. 511. United States international cyberspace policy. Sec. 512. Bureau addressing cyberspace and digital policy. Sec. 513. International cyberspace executive arrangements. Sec. 514. International strategy for cyberspace. Sec. 515. Addition to annual country reports on human rights practices. Sec. 516. GAO report on cyber diplomacy. Sec. 517. Report on diplomatic programs to detect and respond to cyber threats against allies and partners.
Sec. 518. Cybersecurity recruitment and retention. Sec. 519. Short course on emerging technologies for senior officials. Sec. 520. Establishment and expansion of the Regional Technology Officer Program. Title VI—Public diplomacy Sec. 601. International fairs and expositions. Sec. 602. Global Engagement Center. Sec. 603. Paperwork Reduction Act. Sec. 604. Cultural Antiquities Task Force. Sec. 605. Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy. Title VII—Other Matters Sec. 701. Arms Export Control Act alignment with the Export Control Reform Act.
Sec. 702. Congressional oversight, quarterly review, and authority relating to concurrence provided by chiefs of mission for the provision of support relating to certain United States Government operations. Sec. 703. Regional civilian interagency mechanism study. Sec. 704. Modification of prior notification of shipment of arms. Sec. 705. Limitation on United States contributions to peacekeeping operations not authorized by the United Nations Security Council. Sec. 706. Report on United States access to critical mineral resources abroad.
Sec. 707. Ensuring the integrity of communications cooperation. Sec. 708. Report on the use of data and data science at the Department of State. Sec. 709. Emergency medical services authority.
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