AUDIT OF MERIT PERSONNEL SYSTEM OF FOREIGN SERVICE.

SEC. 174. AUDIT OF MERIT PERSONNEL SYSTEM OF FOREIGN SERVICE. The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit and inspection of the operation of the merit personnel system in the Foreign Service and report to the Congress, not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, as to any improvements in the merit personnel system that the Comptroller General considers necessary. The report of the Comptroller General shall pay particular attention to reports of racial, ethnic, sexual, and other 101 STAT. 1361discriminatory practices in the recruitment, appointment, assignment, and promotion of Foreign Service employees.