Tech Diplomacy Training Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8212 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8212 To require Foreign Service officers to complete certain science, technology, engineering, and mathematics training, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 9, 2026 Mr. Baird introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require Foreign Service officers to complete certain science, technology, engineering, and mathematics training, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Tech Diplomacy Training Act''. SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO COMPLETE CERTAIN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS TRAINING. Section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(f) STEM Training.-- ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of State, acting through the Director of the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center, shall establish and conduct training on-- ``(A) matters related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including-- ``(i) artificial intelligence; ``(ii) next generation communications; ``(iii) technological advancements made in different geographic regions; ``(iv) how such topics affect diplomacy; and ``(v) any other training with respect to such matters that such secretary determines critical to the Foreign Service; ``(B) how the United States may utilize emerging science, technology, engineering, and mathematics matters as a tool of diplomacy; and ``(C) how United States adversaries and national security threats, as identified in the National Security Stra