Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 38 — Department of State
§ 2734e. Annual Report
Statutory text
Not later than 90 days after , and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report that contains the following:
A rationale for the use of assignment restrictions by the Department of State, including specific case studies related to cleared United States Foreign Service and civil service employees of the Department that demonstrate country-specific restrictions serve a counterintelligence role beyond that which is already covered by the security clearance process.
The number of such Department employees subject to assignment restrictions over the previous year, with data disaggregated by—
identification as a Foreign Service officer, civil service employee, eligible family member, or other employment status;
the ethnicity, national origin, and race of the precluded employee;
gender; and
the country of restriction.
A description of the considerations and criteria used by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security to determine whether an assignment restriction is warranted.
The number of restrictions that were appealed and the success rate of such appeals.
The impact of assignment restrictions in terms of unused language skills as measured by Foreign Service Institute language scores of such precluded employees.
Measures taken to ensure the diversity of adjudicators and contracted investigators, with accompanying data on results.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Department of State Authorization Act of 2021
Pub. L. 117–81 div. E title LIII § 5311(d) · 135 Stat. 1541
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 2734e
(Pub. L. 117–81, div. E, title LIII, § 5311(d), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2364.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 117–81, div. E, title LIII, § 5311(d), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2364.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
(d) Annual Report.— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report that contains the following: (1) A rationale for the use of assignment restrictions by the Department of State, including specific case studies related to cleared United States Foreign Service and civil service employees of the Department that demonstrate country-specific restrictions serve a counterintelligence role beyond that which is already covered by the security clearance process. (2) The number of such Department employees subject to assignment restrictions over the previous year, with data disaggregated by— (A) identification as a Foreign Service officer, civil service employee, eligible family member, or other employment status; (B) the ethnicity, national origin, and race of the precluded employee; (C) gender; and (D) the country of restriction. (3) A description of the considerations and criteria used by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security to determine whether an assignment restriction is warranted. (4) The number of restrictions that were appealed and the success rate of such appeals. (5) The impact of assignment restrictions in terms of unused language skills as measured by Foreign Service Institute language scores of such precluded employees. (6) Measures taken to ensure the diversity of adjudicators and contracted investigators, with accompanying data on results.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
References to Foreign Service Institute considered to refer to George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center, see section 1(b) of Pub. L. 107–132, set out as a note under section 4021 of this title.