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US HR2024

US HR2024
Diplomatic Personnel Modernization Act


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Introduced
04/02/2019
In Committee
04/02/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To require a five-year staffing plan for the Department of State, and for other purposes. This bill directs the Department of State to provide Congress with a five-year staffing plan. The plan shall contain certain information, including a set of comprehensive workforce data and recommendations on the number of Foreign Service officers, disaggregated by service cone, that should be posted at each foreign mission.

AI Summary

This bill, the Diplomatic Personnel Modernization Act, directs the Department of State to provide Congress with a comprehensive five-year staffing plan. The plan must include detailed workforce data, such as the number of Foreign Service officers and civil servants, as well as recommendations on the appropriate staffing levels for each foreign mission. The Department is required to maintain and regularly update this dataset, and may contract with a private sector entity to assist in completing the plan. The bill ensures congressional oversight by requiring the Department to notify the relevant congressional committees before entering into such a contract.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (on 04/02/2019)

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