22 U.S.C. § 2734f: Strategic staffing plan for the Department of State

Foreign Service officer and Foreign Service specialist rank; civil service job skill code, grade level, and bureau of assignment; contracted employees, including the equivalent job skill code and bureau of assignment; employees hired under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, including the equivalent grade and job skill code and bureau of assignment of such employee; and overseas region. Recommendations on the number of Foreign Service officers disaggregated by service cone that should be posted at each United States diplomatic post and in the District of Columbia, with a detailed basis for such recommendations. Recommendations on the number of civil service officers that should be employed by the Department, with a detailed basis for such recommendations. The dataset required under subsection (a)(1) shall be maintained and updated on a regular basis. The Secretary shall lead the development of the plan required under subsection (a) but may consult or partner with private sector entities with expertise in labor economics, management, or human resources, as well as organizations familiar with the demands and needs of the Department’s workforce. Not later than 120 days after December 27, 2021 , the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report regarding root causes of Foreign Service and civil service shortages, the effect of such shortages on national security objectives, and the Department’s plan to implement recommendations described in GAO–19–220.