RECALL AND REEMPLOYMENT OF CAREER MEMBERS.

SEC. 5312. RECALL AND REEMPLOYMENT OF CAREER MEMBERS. (a) Sense of Congress.—It is the sense of Congress that— (1) career Department employees provide invaluable service to the United States as nonpartisan professionals who contribute subject matter expertise and professional skills to the successful development and execution of United States foreign policy; and (2) reemployment of skilled former members of the Foreign and civil service who have voluntarily separated from the Foreign or civil service due to family reasons or to obtain professional skills outside government is of benefit to the Department. (b) Notice of Employment Opportunities.—Title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 102 the following new chapter: “CHAPTER 103—[5 U.S.C. 10301] DEPARTMENT OF STATE “Sec. “10301. Notice of employment opportunities for Department of State and USAID positions. “10302. Consulting services for the Department of State. “SEC. 10301. [5 U.S.C. 10301] Notice of employment opportunities for Department of State and USAID positions “To ensure that individuals who have separated from the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development and who are eligible for reappointment are aware of such opportunities, the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development shall publicize notice of all employment opportunities, including positions for which the relevant agency is accepting applications from individuals within the agency’s workforce under merit promotion procedures, on publicly accessible sites, including www.usajobs.gov. If using merit promotion procedures, the notice shall expressly state that former employees eligible for reinstatement may apply.” . (c) [5 U.S.C. 2101] Clerical Amendment.—The table of chapters at the beginning of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 102 the following: “103.Department of State10301.” .