ADDENDUM FOR STUDY ON FOREIGN SERVICE ALLOWANCES.

SEC. 9208. ADDENDUM FOR STUDY ON FOREIGN SERVICE ALLOWANCES. (a) In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an addendum to the report required under section 5302 of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2021 (division E of Public Law 117-81), which shall be entitled the “Report on Bidding for Domestic and Overseas Posts and Filling Unfilled Positions”. The addendum shall be prepared using input from the same federally funded research and development center that prepared the analysis conducted for the purposes of such report. (b) Elements.—The addendum required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) the total number of domestic and overseas positions open during the most recent summer bidding cycle; (2) the total number of bids each position received; (3) the number of unfilled positions at the conclusion of the most recent summer bidding cycle, disaggregated by bureau; and (4) detailed recommendations and a timeline for— (A) increasing the number of qualified bidders for underbid positions; and (B) minimizing the number of unfilled positions at the end of the bidding season.