Sec. 111. Accountability in assignment restrictions and reviews
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It is the sense of Congress that— the use of policies to restrict personnel from serving in certain assignments based on race, ethnicity, national origin, or other demographic factors may undermine the United States Government’s ability to deploy relevant cultural, linguistic, and other important skills at diplomatic posts abroad if not applied judiciously; and each agency should continuously track, evaluate, and report assignment restrictions demographic data to assist in addressing any bias in assignment processes.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, the Administrator, or the head of an international affairs agency, as appropriate, shall provide a status update for all personnel who, during the 2-year period immediately preceding such date of enactment, were subject to a prior assignment restriction, assignment review, or preclusion for whom a review or decision related to assignment is pending. The head of each agency shall design standard operating procedures and implement improved training for security personnel and adjudicators responsible for determining eligibility assignments in order to prevent race, ethnicity, national origin, or other demographic factors from being utilized as proxies for adjudicating risk.