STUDY OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

SEC. 155. STUDY OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (a) Findings.— The June 1988 report of the United States Merit Systems Protection Board entitled “Sexual Harassment in the Federal Government: An Update” determined that the Department of State (including the United States Information Agency) had the highest rate of incidence of sexual harassment of women of any agency of the Federal Government. (b) Study.— Subject to the availability of appropriations, not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State (in consultation with the Director of the United States Information Agency) shall enter into a contract with a private organization with established expertise and demonstrated capabilities in personnel systems and problems for the purpose of conducting a study and preparing a report concerning sexual harassment at the Department of State and the United States Information Agency. (c) Report.—Together with such other information as is determined to be appropriate and informative, such report shall include— (1) a determination of the reasons for the high rate of incidence of sexual harassment at such Federal agencies; (2) an evaluation of the actions which have been proposed and implemented by such Federal agencies to respond to the findings of the Merit Systems Protection Board report; (3) a proposal for further specific actions by each agency; and (4) recommendations for such changes in administrative procedures, regulations, and legislation as may be considered necessary to address the problem of sexual harassment at the Department of State and the United States Information Agency. (d) Submission of Report to the Congress.— Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit the full and complete report of such study, together with such comments as the Secretary of State or the Director of the United States Information Agency consider appropriate, to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.