Sec. 202. Recruitment and retention of locally employed staff
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It is the sense of Congress that— the effectiveness and stability of United States diplomatic missions are intrinsically linked to the dedication and expertise of locally employed staff; providing comprehensive training and professional development opportunities for locally employed staff and offering competitive compensation packages that are benchmarked against the local market are essential practices that retain valuable talent and reflect the United States' commitment to fair and equitable employment practices worldwide.
The head of each international affairs agency shall maintain the prevailing wage rate goal for positions in the local compensation plan at or above the 75th percentile, to the extent practicable. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2030, $500,000, which shall be used— to assist with overseas recruitment and retention, including addressing continuing staffing shortages at key posts; and to conduct biannual regional workshops on human resource policies and processes, including logistics, finances, anti-discrimination, and DEIA, for United States citizens and locally employed staff at United States diplomatic missions.
Each workshop conducted pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) shall include at least 1 locally employed staff and 1 United States citizen staff member from the participating missions.