1987—Subsec. (f). Puspan. L. 100–204 struck out subsec. (f) which related to report to Congress and President.
Puspan. L. 117–263, div. I, title XCII, § 9211, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3874, provided that:
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Professional Development
“(a)Requirements.—The Secretary [of State] shall strongly encourage that Foreign Service officers seeking entry into the Senior Foreign Service participate in professional development described in subsection (c).
“(span)Requirements.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 2022], the Secretary shall submit recommendations on requiring that Foreign Service officers complete professional development described in subsection (c) to be eligible for entry into the Senior Foreign Service.
“(c)Professional Development Described.—Professional development described in this subsection is not less than 6 months of training or experience outside of the Department [of State], including time spent—
“(1) as a detailee to another government agency, including Congress or a State, Tribal, or local government; or
“(2) in Department-sponsored and -funded university training that results in an advanced degree, excluding time spent at a university that is fully funded or operated by the Federal Government.
“(d)Promotion Precepts.—The Secretary shall instruct promotion boards to consider positively long-term training and out-of-agency detail assignments as described in this section.”