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S 3276 115th Congress Senate International Affairs Congressional oversight Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Employee hiring Federal officials Foreign language and bilingual programs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Higher education Military education and training

Enhancing America's Core Diplomatic Capabilities Act of 2018

Introduced: July 25, 2018 Introduced by: Shaheen, Jeanne Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jul 25, 2018
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Enhancing America's Core Diplomatic Capabilities Act of 2018

This bill sets forth or revises specified personnel requirements with respect to members of the Foreign Service at the Department of State, including the establishment of an incentive program to encourage members to maintain critical foreign language skills and the recognition of the status of Foreign Service Officers as commissioned officers of the U.S. government.

What's happening now July 25, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3276: Enhancing America's Core Diplomatic Capabilities Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3276/
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"S. 3276: Enhancing America's Core Diplomatic Capabilities Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3276/.
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S. 3276, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3276/.
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