RECORDS OF DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS.

SEC. 327. RECORDS OF DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. (a) In General.—Section 604 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4004) is amended— (1) by striking “Confidentiality of Records.—” and inserting “Records.—(a)”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), any record of disciplinary action that includes a suspension of more than five days taken against a member of the Service, including any correction of that record under section 1107(b)(1), shall remain a part of the personnel records until the member is tenured as a career member of the Service or next promoted.” . (b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section apply to all disciplinary actions initiated on or after the date of enactment of this Act.