Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Mar 30, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Mar 30, 2023
Foreign Affairs
Step 3
Committee
Step 4
House floor
Step 5
Senate
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
This bill requires various actions to address competition with China. The Department of State must use direct hire authority to appoint at least 31 candidates with China-related linguistic, cultural, or regional expertise to positions in the competitive service. The bill requires the State Department to train certain employees on topics such as the domestic and foreign policy objectives of China and the Chinese Communist Party. Additionally, the bill establishes a China strategic advisory board and requires the Government Accountability Office to study the personnel capacity and capability of the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development to support strategic compet...
Timeline · 2 actions
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 30, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.