ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HUMAN RESOURCES.

SEC. 5131. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HUMAN RESOURCES. Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by section 5118, is further amended by inserting after paragraph (6) the following: “(7) Assistant secretary for human resources.— “(A) Establishment.—There shall be in the Department of State an Assistant Secretary for Human Resources who shall be responsible to the Secretary of State, acting through the Under Secretary for Management, for matters relating to human resources, the management and development of the workforce of the Department, and such other related duties as the Secretary may from time to time designate. “(B) Responsibilities.—In addition to the responsibilities described in subparagraph (A), the Assistant Secretary for Human Resources shall maintain continuous observation and coordination of all matters pertaining to human capital, workforce development and management in the conduct of foreign policy, including, as appropriate— “(i) personnel management, including recruitment, development, evaluation retention, promotion, and retirement; “(ii) the Department of State’s training and development institutions, programs, and responsibilities; “(iii) managing employee experience, relations, and benefits, including addressing grievances, ensuring accessibility, managing accommodations, and administering the Department’s benefits and annuities; “(iv) domestic and overseas assignments policy and administration; “(v) presidential appointments; and “(vi) such other related duties as the Under Secretary for Management may from time to time designate. “(C) Rule of construction.—Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to conflict with or otherwise overlap with the authorities and responsibilities of the Director General of the Foreign Service as set forth in section 208 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3928).” .