Sec. 1. Short titles; table of contents
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This Act may be cited as the or the American Foreign Affairs Talent Expansion Act: Diversity in Diplomacy and Development . American FATE Act The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short titles; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. TITLE I—Transparency and accountability Sec. 101. Findings. Sec. 102. Statement of policy. Sec. 103. Diversity and inclusion offices. Sec. 104. Recruitment and retention of the international affairs workforce. Sec. 105. Agency workforce transparency and accountability.
Sec. 106. Collection, analysis, and dissemination of workforce data. Sec. 107. Employee satisfaction and exit surveys. Sec. 108. Comprehensive policy on vetting and transparency. Sec. 109. Streamlining discrimination and harassment reporting. Sec. 110. Addressing host country discriminatory treatment. Sec. 111. Accountability in assignment restrictions and reviews. Sec. 112. Mitigating bias in artificial intelligence use. TITLE II—Personnel Sec. 201. Upholding merit system principles as key components in international affairs agencies.
Sec. 202. Recruitment and retention of locally employed staff. Sec. 203. Personal service contractor compliance. Sec. 204. Patricia Roberts Harris and Valerie Dickson-Horton Mid-Career Mentorship Program. Sec. 205. Modification of lateral entry Foreign Service programs. Sec. 206. Foreign Service Reappointment Program. Sec. 207. Adjustment to promotion precepts. Sec. 208. Workplace flexibility and training. Sec. 209. Expanding fellowship programs. Sec. 210. Foreign Service Institute curriculum expansion.
Sec. 211. Expansion of Department of State and USAID Diplomat-in-Residence programs. TITLE III—Global initiatives Sec. 301. Statement of policy on equity principals, policies, and action plans. Sec. 302. Department of State equity plans and measurement. Sec. 303. Strengthening public diplomacy efforts with geographically remote and underserved communities overseas. Sec. 304. Support for young leaders initiatives. Sec. 305. Office of Race and Ethnic Relations and Affairs. Sec. 306.
Senior Advisor for Race and Ethnic Affairs. Sec. 307. United States policy to foster empowerment and inclusion and prevent and respond to racial and ethnic discrimination and violence. Sec. 308. Combating international racially and ethnically motivated extremism. Sec. 309. Commemorating the International Decade for People of African Descent. Sec. 310. Transatlantic slave trade transitional justice initiatives. Sec. 311. United States Institute of Peace Program for Global Race and Ethnic Relations and Peace.
Sec. 312. Increasing the collaboration between the Department of State and the Smithsonian Institution with respect to education and cultural affairs. Sec. 313. Strengthening tolerance activities in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe region. Sec. 314. Empowering Afro-descent and indigenous communities in international development and conservation. TITLE IV—Career pipeline initiatives Sec. 401. Expanding Department of State and USAID Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities initiatives.
Sec. 402. International affairs institutions at minority-serving institutions. Sec. 403. Establishing Centers of Excellence in foreign affairs and assistance. Sec. 404. Foreign Affairs Bridge Program. Sec. 405. International affairs graduate fellowship program. Sec. 406. Increasing employment opportunities at international organizations. Sec. 407. Extending paths to service for paid student interns in international affairs careers. Sec. 408. Foreign Service fellowships for graduate students and faculty.
TITLE V—Minority business initiatives Sec. 501. Expanding United States minority-owned business procurement at international affairs agencies. Sec. 502. Small business consulting services and technical assistance. Sec. 503. Minority business international exposition participation. Sec. 504. Expanding United States business opportunities overseas. Sec. 505. Nondiscrimination in foreign assistance. Sec. 506. Nondiscrimination in foreign acquisitions. Sec. 507. Inclusive economic policies and practices.