WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE.

SEC. 183. WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE. (a) Findings.— The Congress finds that the Department of State and other Foreign Service agencies have not been successful in their efforts— (1) to recruit and retain members of minority groups in order to increase significantly the number of members of minority groups in the Foreign Service; and (2) to provide adequate career advancement for women and members of minority groups in order to increase significantly the numbers of women and members of minority groups in the senior levels of the Foreign Service. (b) A More Representative Foreign Service.— The Secretary of State and the head of each of the other agencies utilizing the Foreign Service personnel system— (1) shall substantially increase their efforts to implement effectively the plans required by section 152(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987, so that the Foreign Service becomes truly representative of the American people throughout all levels of the Foreign Service; and 101 STAT. 1365 (2) shall ensure that those plans effectively address the need to promote increased numbers of qualified women and members of minority groups into the senior levels of the Foreign Service. (c) Department of State Hiring Practices of Minorities and Women.— The Secretary of State shall include annually as part of the report required to be submitted pursuant to section 105(d)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980— (1) a report on the progress made at the Assistant Secretary and Bureau level of the Department of State in increasing the presence of minorities and women at all levels in the Foreign Service and Civil Service workforces of the Department of State, and (2) the specific actions taken to address the lack of Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans in the Senior Executive Service and Senior Foreign Service of the Department of State.