[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1199 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1199

To authorize the Secretary of State to waive certain requirements with 
  respect to eligibility for civil service positions relating to the 
     departmental formulation and direction of foreign affairs and 
            international relations, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 22, 2021

 Ms. Houlahan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of State to waive certain requirements with 
  respect to eligibility for civil service positions relating to the 
     departmental formulation and direction of foreign affairs and 
            international relations, 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 ``Supporting Technical Experts in 
Managing Diplomacy Act'' or the ``STEM Diplomacy Act''.

SEC. 2. WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

    The Secretary of State may waive any or all of the individual 
occupational requirements with respect to an employee or prospective 
employee of the Department of State for a civilian position categorized 
under the GS-0130 occupational series if the Secretary determines that 
the individual possesses significant scientific, technological, 
engineering, or mathematical expertise that is integral to performing 
the duties of the applicable position, based on demonstrated job 
performance and qualifying experience. With respect to each waiver 
granted under this section, the Secretary shall set forth in a written 
document that is transmitted to the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management the rationale for the decision of the Secretary to waive 
such requirements.
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