Sec. 6. Establishment of expeditionary diplomacy Tiger Team
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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall establish a team (commonly known as a Tiger Team and referred to in this section as the Tiger Team ) dedicated to producing recommendations to the Secretary of State to improve the ability and willingness of Chiefs of Mission and Regional Security Officers to approve expeditionary diplomacy and of members of the Foreign Service to regularly practice expeditionary diplomacy. The Tiger Team shall consist of appropriate personnel of the Department of State assigned to the Tiger Team by the Secretary for the purposes of this section. One of the persons assigned to the Tiger Team under subsection
(a)shall be a senior-level officer or employee of the Department who shall serve as the lead official of the Tiger Team (in this section referred to as the Tiger Team Leader ) and who shall be accountable for the activities of the Tiger Team under this section and not serve concurrently in another assignment or position at the Department during the tenure of the Tiger Team. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report setting forth the names and titles of the personnel of the Department assigned to the Tiger Team pursuant to this subsection, including the positions to which assigned, which shall at minimum include at least one official that reports to the Under Secretary of Political Affairs, an official with international development experience and expertise, and at least one official each from the Bureaus of Diplomatic Security, Administration, Diplomatic Technology, Human Resources, Medical Services, and Overseas Building Operations, respectively. The report shall specify the name of the individual assigned as Tiger Team Leader. The Tiger Team shall produce recommendations to the Secretary of State to improve the ability and willingness of Chiefs of Mission and Regional Security Officers to approve expeditionary diplomacy and of members of the Foreign Service to regularly practice expeditionary diplomacy. In conducting activities under this subsection, the Tiger Team Leader shall identify appropriate external stakeholders with whom the Tiger Team shall work to carry out such activities. Such stakeholders shall include the following: American Academy of Diplomacy. American Foreign Service Association. Overseas Security Advisory Council. Such other stakeholders as the Tiger Team Leader considers appropriate. Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a plan on the Tiger Team’s work, to include the following: A description of the manner in which the Secretary, working through the Tiger Team and in collaboration with external stakeholders described in paragraph (2), shall— assess the current state of the Department’s ability and willingness to practice expeditionary diplomacy; review previous and current Department of State efforts and historical recommendation reports, external and internal, on expeditionary diplomacy; assess the current challenges experienced by the Department, Chiefs of Mission, and members of the Foreign Service in practicing expeditionary diplomacy; and produce policy, regulations, and legislative recommendations to address such challenges. A timeline for the implementation, carrying out, and completion of the plan required under this paragraph. A description of the additional funding, personnel, or other resources of the Department required to carry out the plan required under this paragraph, including any modification of applicable statutory or administrative authorities. The Secretary shall implement and carry out the plan submitted under paragraph
(3)in accordance with the timeline submitted under subparagraph
(B)of that paragraph. Not less frequently than once every 90 days after the submittal of the report on the plan under paragraph (3), the Tiger Team shall submit to Congress an update on such plan. Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Tiger Team shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a final report on the activities of the Tiger Team under this subsection. The report shall set forth the following: A description of the challenges related to expeditionary diplomacy identified pursuant to paragraph (3)(A)(ii), including challenges identified by the Comptroller General of the United States pursuant to the report in section 3. A description of recommendations to address such challenges, including the resources, staffing, authorities, and legislative changes required for implementation, pursuant to paragraph (3)(A)(iii). A timeline for the implementation of such recommendations. A designation of an office responsible for monitoring the implementation of such recommendations following the termination of the Tiger Team pursuant to paragraph (6). Any changes, as appropriate, to the definition required by section 2. For the period of 90 days after the date on which the final report required by paragraph
(5)is submitted, the Tiger Team shall oversee and monitor the implementation of recommendations submitted in such report. On the date that is 90 days after the date on which the final report required by paragraph
(5)is submitted, the Secretary shall terminate the Tiger Team.