3.0.0 497 2022-11-01T16:17:43Z 2022-11-01T16:17:43Z Senate S 2019-02-14 116 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-02-14T17:30:00Z National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act of 2019 116 2979 HR 2019-06-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. Related bill CRS 2019-02-14 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2019-02-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2019-02-14 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2019-02-14 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2019-02-14 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2019-02-14 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2019-02-14 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2019-04-02 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2019-05-13 False Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Department of Homeland Security Department of Justice Department of State Department of the Treasury Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Employee hiring Employment discrimination and employee rights Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Homeland security Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Law enforcement administration and funding Military personnel and dependents Minority education Minority employment Personnel records Women's education Women's employment Government Operations and Politics 00 2019-02-14 Introduced in Senate 2020-04-02T12:33:26Z National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act of 2019

This bill requires each national security agency to report on its diversity and inclusion efforts. The bill defines "diversity" as diversity of persons based on gender, race, ethnicity, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and other demographic categories.

It also requires each such agency to

  • develop a system to collect and analyze applicant employment data to identify areas for improvement in attracting diverse talent, with emphasis on senior and management positions;
  • conduct periodic interviews with a representative cross-section of the national security workforce to obtain workplace information;
  • sponsor workforce members to participate in a Senior Executive Service candidate development program or similar program;
  • implement performance and advancement requirements for the workforce;
  • create opportunities for senior personnel to participate in outreach events and to discuss issues relating to diversity and inclusion; and
  • expand training on bias in the workplace and flexible work policies.

The bill encourages agencies to expand professional development and career advancement opportunities that support their mission and to seek a diverse and talented pool of employment applicants by reaching out to educational organizations and professional associations.


]]> National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act of 2019 Display Title National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve diversity and inclusion in the workforce of national security agencies, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s497is/xml/BILLS-116s497is.xml 2019-02-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.