Sec. 102. Establishment of new award of excellence for economic officers
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Chapter 6 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4001 et seq. ), is amended by adding at the end the following new section: The Secretary of State shall establish an award to recognize outstanding contributions to advancing United States interests in the areas of economic diplomacy or commercial diplomacy. The award shall be known as the Congressional Award for High Achievement in Economic and Commercial Diplomacy . The recipients of this award shall receive— a certificate signed by the Secretary of State; a cash award of $15,000; and in the case of Foreign Service employees, inclusion in the next employee evaluation report; or in the case of Civil Service employees, inclusion in the next annual performance evaluation.
The following individuals are eligible for an award under this section: Economic officers in the Foreign Service with at least three years of experience and one overseas posting with responsibilities for United States economic and commercial interests; and Civil Service employees with at least three years of experience and with direct responsibility for economic and commercial matters. For each fiscal year, the Secretary of State shall award— no fewer than 3 awards and no more than 5 awards to members of the Foreign Service; and no fewer than 3 award and no more than 5 awards to Civil Service employees.
Selection for an award under this section shall be based on— the employee playing a key or decisive role in the establishment or improvement in an overseas market of free and fair market practice or practices; the employee playing a key or decisive role in assisting a United States company to achieve a substantial economic, commercial, or investment goal in an overseas market or markets; the employee playing a key or decisive role in the expansion of trade or investment ties with another country or countries; the employee playing a key or decisive role in the advancement of regional economic integration that has tangible benefits for the United States economy; the employee demonstrating excellence in advancing United States interests and partnerships in the digital economy; the employee demonstrating excellence in advancing United States interests and partnerships with respect to infrastructure; the employee demonstrating excellence in advancing United States interests and partnerships with respect to energy; the employee advancing a concrete policy, action, or initiative that counters authoritarian models of economic governance or anti-competitive economic behavior that undermines free markets; or any combination of such criteria.
The Secretary of State shall not provide an award solely on the basis of an employee demonstrating excellence in one of the following activities: Providing economic reporting through cables and via other means. Writing a Department report or reports on economic matters. For each of fiscal years 2023 through 2030, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State $150,000 for the purposes of providing cash awards to recipients of the award established under this section.
Not later than the end of the relevant fiscal year, the Secretary of State shall submit the following information to the appropriate congressional committees: The name of each awardee. The current position and Foreign Service or General Schedule rank of each awardee. A description of the basis on which each awardee received the award. .
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Establishment of new award of excellence for economic officers
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