Sec. 402. Promoting diversity and inclusion in the Department of State workforce
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The Secretary shall ensure that individuals in senior and supervisory positions of the Department, or who have responsibilities related to recruitment, retention, or promotion of employees, should have a demonstrated commitment to equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion. In making any recommendations on nominations, conducting interviews, identifying or selecting candidates, or appointing acting individuals for positions equivalent to an Assistant Secretary or above, the Secretary shall use best efforts to consider at least one individual reflective of diversity.
The Secretary shall establish a mechanism to ensure that appointments or details of Department employees to staff positions in the Offices of the Secretary, the Deputy Secretary, the Counselor of the Department, the Secretary’s Policy Planning Staff, or any of the Undersecretaries of State, and details to the National Security Council, are transparent, competitive, equitable, and inclusive, and made without regard to an individual’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, transgender status, or sexual orientation), national origin, age (if 40 or older), disability, or genetic information.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report regarding the mechanism required under paragraph (1). The Secretary shall use best efforts to consider at least one individual reflective of diversity for the staff positions specified in subsection (c)(1) and ensure such positions are equitably available to employees of the Civil Service and Foreign Service of the Department.