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This Act may be cited as the . Department of State Authorization Act of 2023 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. TITLE I—Diplomatic security and consular affairs Sec. 101. Passport fee expenditure authority extension. Sec. 102. Special hiring authority for passport services. Sec. 103. Quarterly report on passport wait times. Sec. 104. Passport travel advisories. Sec. 105. Increased accountability in assignment restrictions and reviews.
Sec. 106. Suitability reviews for Foreign Service Institute instructors. Sec. 107. Diplomatic security fellowship programs. TITLE II—Personnel matters Subtitle A—Hiring, promotion, and development Sec. 201. Adjustment to promotion precepts. Sec. 202. Hiring authorities. Sec. 203. Extending paths to service for paid student interns. Sec. 204. Lateral Entry Program. Sec. 205. Mid-Career Mentoring Program. Sec. 206. Consideration of career civil servants as chiefs of missions. Sec. 207.
Civil service rotational program. Sec. 208. Reporting requirement on chiefs of mission. Sec. 209. Report on chiefs of mission and deputy chiefs of mission. Sec. 210. Protection of retirement annuity for reemployment by Department. Sec. 211. Enhanced vetting for senior diplomatic posts. Sec. 212. Efforts to improve retention and prevent retaliation. Subtitle B—Pay, benefits, and workforce matters Sec. 221. Education allowance. Sec. 222. Per diem allowance for newly hired members of the Foreign Service.
Sec. 223. Improving mental health services for foreign and civil servants. Sec. 224. Emergency back-up care. Sec. 225. Authority to provide services to non-chief of mission personnel. Sec. 226. Exception for government-financed air transportation. Sec. 227. Enhanced authorities to protect locally employed staff during emergencies. Sec. 228. Internet at hardship posts. Sec. 229. Competitive local compensation plan. Sec. 230. Supporting tandem couples in the Foreign Service. Sec. 231.
Accessibility at diplomatic missions. TITLE III—Information security and cyber diplomacy Sec. 301. Data-informed diplomacy. Sec. 302. Establishment and expansion of the Bureau Chief Data Officer Program. Sec. 303. Task force to address artificial intelligence-enabled influence operations. Sec. 304. Establishment of the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of State. Sec. 305. Strengthening the Chief Information Officer of the Department of State. Sec. 306. Sense of Congress on strengthening enterprise governance.
Sec. 307. Digital connectivity and cybersecurity partnership. Sec. 308. Establishment of a cyberspace, digital connectivity, and related technologies
(CDT)fund. TITLE IV—Organization and operations Sec. 401. Personal services contractors. Sec. 402. Hard-to-fill posts. Sec. 403. Enhanced oversight of the Office of Civil Rights. Sec. 404. Crisis response operations. TITLE V—Economic diplomacy Sec. 501. Duties of officers performing economic functions. Sec. 502. Report on recruitment, retention, and promotion of Foreign Service economic officers. Sec. 503. Mandate to revise Department of State metrics for successful economic and commercial diplomacy. Sec. 504. Chief of mission economic responsibilities. Sec. 505. Direction to embassy deal teams. Sec. 506. Establishment of a Deal Team of the Year award. TITLE VI—Public diplomacy Sec. 601. National advertising campaign. Sec. 602. Public diplomacy outreach. Sec. 603. Modification on use of funds for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Sec. 604. International broadcasting. Sec. 605. John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship program. Sec. 606. Domestic engagement and public diplomacy. Sec. 607. Extension of Global Engagement Center. Sec. 608. Paperwork Reduction Act. Sec. 609. Expansion of Diplomats in Residence Programs. TITLE VII—Other matters Sec. 701. Expanding the use of DDTC licensing fees. Sec. 702. Waiver authority related to prohibition on certain semiconductor products and services. Sec. 703. Prohibition on entry of officials of foreign governments involved in significant corruption or gross violations of human rights. Sec. 704. Protection of cultural heritage during crises. Sec. 705. National Museum of American Diplomacy. Sec. 706. Extraterritorial offenses committed by United States nationals serving with international organizations. Sec. 707. Extension of certain privileges and immunities to the international energy forum. Sec. 708. Extension of certain privileges and immunities to the Conseil Européen pour la recherche nucléaire (CERN; the European Organization for Nuclear Research). Sec. 709. Internships of United States nationals at international organizations. Sec. 710. Training for international organizations. Sec. 711. Modification to transparency on international agreements and non-binding instruments. Sec. 712. Congressional oversight, quarterly review, and authority relating to concurrence provided by chiefs of mission for support of certain Government operations. Sec. 713. Modification and repeal of reports.