To ensure that Foreign Service officers are evaluated and given opportunities for advancement based on their conformance to merit system principles, to require the review of Performance Improvement Plans during tenure and promotion appraisals of Foreign Service officers, and to eliminate the requirement for the inclusion of a public member on selection boards.
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Committee
Latest Action · June 21, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
This bill would change how the State Department evaluates and promotes Foreign Service officers. It prohibits considering diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility advocacy or commitment when evaluating officers for tenure and promotion, and instead requires evaluations to focus on merit system principles like job performance and qualifications. The legislation also requires that selection boards review any performance improvement plans issued to officers over the previous five years and removes the requirement for a public member to serve on selection boards. Additionally, it mandates that selection board chairs come from the same career track as the officers they are evaluating. The bill contains no specific funding or implementation timeline beyond requiring the Secretary of State to make the necessary changes immediately.
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