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119-hr-8642119th CongressWALLET

PATH to the Foreign Service Act

Sponsored By: Representative Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]

Introduced

Summary

Creates a streamlined career pathway for former USAID officers to join the Department of State’s Foreign Service. This bill would let qualified former USAID officers skip the Foreign Service Entrance Exam, receive hiring preference, and have prior USAID service counted toward rank, seniority, time-in-class, and retirement eligibility.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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Easier State hiring for former USAID

If enacted, former USAID officers appointed to Department of State jobs would be eligible for a Foreign Service Officer career path. You would get credit for prior USAID service toward seniority, time-in-class, retirement eligibility, and other career milestones to the maximum extent allowed by law. The Department would award hiring preference points or equivalent credit to applicants with prior USAID service, and the written and oral Foreign Service Entrance Exam would be waived for former USAID Foreign Service members who previously met entry requirements and served in good standing. The Secretary of State would have to issue guidance within 180 days, working with USAID and the Office of Personnel Management to ensure uniform application. These rules would take effect on enactment and would end five years after enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]

NV • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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