Ed Royce

“ Assignment of personnel at high risk, high threat posts
(a) In general– The Secretary of State shall station key personnel for sustained periods of time at high risk, high threat posts (as such term is defined in section 104 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986, as added by section 411of this Act) in order to—
(1) establish institutional knowledge and situational awareness that would allow for a fuller familiarization of the local political and security environment in which such posts are located; and (2) ensure that necessary security procedures are implemented. ”

“ In general– Diplomatic security personnel assigned permanently to or who are in long-term temporary duty status as designated by the Secretary at a high risk, high threat post should receive language training described in subsection (b) in order to prepare such personnel for duty requirements at such post. ”

“ Reemployment of annuitants Section 824 (g) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4064 (g) ) , as amended by section 306 of this Act, is further amended— (1) in paragraph (1) — (A) in subparagraph (B) — (i) by striking “to facilitate the” and all that follows through “Afghanistan,” ; and (ii) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: “and, when after an exhaustive, open, and competitive search, no qualified, full-time, current employees (including members of the Civil Service) of the Department of State have been identified” ”

“ Non-career Foreign Service employees who have served five consecutive years under a limited appointment may be reappointed to a subsequent limited appointment if there is a one year break in service between each such appointment. ”