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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · S. 2226 (PAP) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense for military co... · Sec. 6001

Sec. 6001. Short title; table of contents

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This division may be cited as the . Department of State Authorization Act of 2023 The table of contents for this division is as follows: DIVISION F—Department of State Authorization Act of 2023 Sec. 6001. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 6002. Definitions. TITLE LXI—Diplomatic security and consular affairs Sec. 6101. Special hiring authority for passport services. Sec. 6102. Quarterly report on passport wait times. Sec. 6103. Passport travel advisories. Sec. 6104. Strategy to ensure access to passport services for all Americans.
Sec. 6105. Strengthening the National Passport Information Center. Sec. 6106. Strengthening passport customer visibility and transparency. Sec. 6107. Annual Office of Authentications report. Sec. 6108. Increased accountability in assignment restrictions and reviews. Sec. 6109. Suitability reviews for Foreign Service Institute instructors. Sec. 6110. Diplomatic security fellowship programs. TITLE LXII—Personnel matters Subtitle A—Hiring, promotion, and development Sec. 6201. Adjustment to promotion precepts.
Sec. 6202. Hiring authorities. Sec. 6203. Extending paths to service for paid student interns. Sec. 6204. Lateral Entry Program. Sec. 6205. Mid-Career Mentoring Program. Sec. 6206. Report on the Foreign Service Institute’s language program . Sec. 6207. Consideration of career civil servants as chiefs of missions. Sec. 6208. Civil service rotational program. Sec. 6209. Reporting requirement on chiefs of mission. Sec. 6210. Report on chiefs of mission and deputy chiefs of mission.
Sec. 6211. Protection of retirement annuity for reemployment by Department. Sec. 6212. Efforts to improve retention and prevent retaliation. Sec. 6213. National advertising campaign. Sec. 6214. Expansion of diplomats in residence programs. Subtitle B—Pay, benefits, and workforce matters Sec. 6221. Education allowance. Sec. 6222. Per diem allowance for newly hired members of the Foreign Service. Sec. 6223. Improving mental health services for foreign and civil servants. Sec. 6224.
Emergency back-up care. Sec. 6225. Authority to provide services to non-chief of mission personnel. Sec. 6226. Exception for government-financed air transportation. Sec. 6227. Enhanced authorities to protect locally employed staff during emergencies. Sec. 6228. Internet at hardship posts. Sec. 6229. Competitive local compensation plan. Sec. 6230. Supporting tandem couples in the Foreign Service. Sec. 6231. Accessibility at diplomatic missions. Sec. 6232. Report on breastfeeding accommodations overseas.
Sec. 6233. Determining the effectiveness of knowledge transfers between Foreign Service Officers. Sec. 6234. Education allowance for dependents of Department of State employees located in United States territories. TITLE LXIII—Information security and cyber diplomacy Sec. 6301. Data-informed diplomacy. Sec. 6302. Establishment and expansion of the Bureau Chief Data Officer Program. Sec. 6303. Establishment of the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of State.
Sec. 6304. Strengthening the Chief Information Officer of the Department of State. Sec. 6305. Sense of Congress on strengthening enterprise governance. Sec. 6306. Digital connectivity and cybersecurity partnership. Sec. 6307. Establishment of a cyberspace, digital connectivity, and related technologies
(CDT)fund. Sec. 6308. Cyber protection support for personnel of the Department of State in positions highly vulnerable to cyber attack. TITLE LXIV—Organization and operations Sec. 6401. Personal services contractors. Sec. 6402. Hard-to-fill posts. Sec. 6403. Enhanced oversight of the Office of Civil Rights. Sec. 6404. Crisis response operations. Sec. 6405. Special Envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum. Sec. 6406. Special Envoy for Belarus. Sec. 6407. Overseas placement of special appointment positions. Sec. 6408. Resources for United States nationals unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad. TITLE LXV—Economic diplomacy Sec. 6501. Report on recruitment, retention, and promotion of Foreign Service economic officers. Sec. 6502. Mandate to revise Department of State metrics for successful economic and commercial diplomacy. Sec. 6503. Chief of mission economic responsibilities. Sec. 6504. Direction to embassy deal teams. Sec. 6505. Establishment of a Deal Team of the Year award. TITLE LXVI—Public diplomacy Sec. 6601. Public diplomacy outreach. Sec. 6602. Modification on use of funds for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Sec. 6603. International broadcasting. Sec. 6604. John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship program. Sec. 6605. Domestic engagement and public affairs. Sec. 6606. Extension of Global Engagement Center. Sec. 6607. Paperwork Reduction Act. Sec. 6608. Modernization and enhancement strategy. TITLE LXVII—Other matters Sec. 6701. Internships of United States nationals at international organizations. Sec. 6702. Training for international organizations. Sec. 6703. Modification to transparency on international agreements and non-binding instruments. Sec. 6704. Report on partner forces utilizing United States security assistance identified as using hunger as a weapon of war. Sec. 6705. Infrastructure projects and investments by the United States and People’s Republic of China. Sec. 6706. Special envoys. Sec. 6707. US–ASEAN Center. Sec. 6708. Briefings on the United States-European Union Trade and Technology Council. Sec. 6709. Modification and repeal of reports. Sec. 6710. Modification of Build Act of 2018 to prioritize projects that advance national security. Sec. 6711. Permitting for international bridges. TITLE LXVIII—AUKUS matters Sec. 6801. Definitions. Subtitle A—Outlining the AUKUS partnership Sec. 6811. Statement of policy on the AUKUS partnership. Sec. 6812. Senior Advisor for the AUKUS partnership at the Department of State. Subtitle B—Authorization for AUKUS submarine training Sec. 6823. Australia, United Kingdom, and United States submarine security training. Subtitle C—Streamlining and protecting transfers of United States military technology from compromise Sec. 6831. Priority for Australia and the United Kingdom in Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales. Sec. 6832. Identification and pre-clearance of platforms, technologies, and equipment for sale to Australia and the United Kingdom through Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales. Sec. 6833. Export control exemptions and standards. Sec. 6834. Expedited review of export licenses for exports of advanced technologies to Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Sec. 6835. United States Munitions List. Subtitle D—Other AUKUS matters Sec. 6841. Reporting related to the AUKUS partnership.
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