Section text and notes
The Secretary shall take reasonable steps to ensure that all instructors at the Foreign Service Institute, including direct hires and contractors, who provide language instruction are—
subject to suitability reviews and background investigations; and
subject to periodic background checks or reinvestigations to the extent consistent with Department and Executive policy for other Department personnel.
Pub. L. 118–31, div. F, title LXI, § 6116137 Stat. 970 (, , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2023, and also as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, and not as part of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 which comprises this chapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
section 1(b) of Pub. L. 107–132section 4021 of this titleReferences to Foreign Service Institute considered to refer to George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center, see , set out as a note under .
Definitions
section 6002 of Pub. L. 118–31section 2651 of this titleFor definitions of “Secretary” and “Department” as used in this section, see , set out as a note under .