Foreign Service Modernization Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9086 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9086 To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to modify and improve that Act. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 2, 2026 Mr. Lawler (for himself and Mr. Mast) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to modify and improve that Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Service Modernization Act''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Reference. Sec. 3. Effect of amendments on conforming changes to tables of contents. TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 101. Definitions. Sec. 102. Returning policy execution to diplomatic efforts. Sec. 103. Recruiting from nontraditional institutions of higher education. TITLE II--MANAGEMENT OF SERVICE Sec. 201. Expeditionary diplomacy. Sec. 202. Additional authority. Sec. 203. Clarification of the role of Director General of the Foreign Service. Sec. 204. Board of Examiners for the Service. Sec. 205. Cybersecurity, technology governance, and operational coordination. TITLE III--APPOINTMENTS Sec. 301. Sense of Congress. Sec. 302. Foreign Service Pathway for Veterans Program. Sec. 303. Commitment in hiring process relating to participation in the Foreign Service fellowship progra