H.R. 1232 · 117th Congress

Diplomatic Personnel Modernization Act

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Mark Green
Introduced
2021-02-23
Latest action
2021-02-23 · Introduced in House

Summary

Diplomatic Personnel Modernization Act

This bill requires the Department of State to submit to Congress a comprehensive five-year strategic staffing plan.

This plan must include (1) a data set displaying comprehensive workforce data for all current and planned State Department employees, disaggregated by certain metrics; (2) recommendations on the number of Foreign Service officers that should be posted at each U.S. diplomatic post and in the District of Columbia; and (3) recommendations on the number of civil service officers that the State Department should employ.