Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 38 — Department of State
§ 2736b. Leadership engagement and accountability
Statutory text
Reward and recognize efforts to promote diversity and inclusion
In general
The Secretary shall implement performance and advancement requirements that reward and recognize the efforts of individuals in senior positions and supervisors in the Department in fostering an inclusive environment and cultivating talent consistent with merit system principles, such as through participation in mentoring programs or sponsorship initiatives, recruitment events, and other similar opportunities.
Outreach events
The Secretary shall create opportunities for individuals in senior positions and supervisors in the Department to participate in outreach events and to discuss issues relating to diversity and inclusion with the workforce on a regular basis, including with employee resource groups.
External advisory committees and boards
For each external advisory committee or board to which individuals in senior positions in the Department appoint members, the Secretary is strongly encouraged by Congress to ensure such external advisory committee or board is developed, reviewed, and carried out by qualified teams that represent the diversity of the organization.
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 LIV § 5404 · 135 Stat. 1541
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 2736b
(Pub. L. 117–81, div. E, title LIV, § 5404, Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2373.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 117–81, div. E, title LIV, § 5404, Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2373.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 5404. LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY. (a) Reward and Recognize Efforts to Promote Diversity and Inclusion.— (1) In general.— The Secretary shall implement performance and advancement requirements that reward and recognize the efforts of individuals in senior positions and supervisors in the Department in fostering an inclusive environment and cultivating talent consistent with merit system principles, such as through participation in mentoring programs or sponsorship initiatives, recruitment events, and other similar opportunities. (2) Outreach events.— The Secretary shall create opportunities for individuals in senior positions and supervisors in the Department to participate in outreach events and to discuss issues relating to diversity and inclusion with the workforce on a regular basis, including with employee resource groups. (b) External Advisory Committees and Boards.— For each external advisory committee or board to which individuals in senior positions in the Department appoint members, the Secretary is strongly encouraged by Congress to ensure such external advisory committee or board is developed, reviewed, and carried out by qualified teams that represent the diversity of the organization.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Definitions
For definitions of “Secretary” and “Department” as used in this section, see section 5002 of Pub. L. 117–81, set out as a note under section 263c of this title.
For definitions of “diversity” and “workforce” as used in this section, see section 5401 of Pub. L. 117–81, set out as a note under section 2736 of this title.
Credits
(Pub. L. 117–81, div. E, title LIV, § 5404, , 135 Stat. 2373.)