Requires the Secretary of State to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes and justifies any changes made during FY 2022 and 2023 to the Foreign Service entry process. Includes the use of artificial intelligence, including deep textual analysis, and its impact on recruitment in the scope of the report.
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FY2023 NDAA, Section 9218 ("Report on changes to the Foreign Service Officer Test")
ETO AGORA · U.S. federal laws · 2022
Summary
Requires the Secretary of State to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes and justifies any changes made during FY 2022 and 2023 to the Foreign Service entry process.
Includes the use of artificial intelligence, including deep textual analysis, and its impact on recruitment in the scope of the report.
Requires the Secretary to report on Foreign Service entry process changes by December 1, 2023.
SEC. 9218. REPORT ON CHANGES TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER TEST.
Not later than December 1, 2023, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees describing and justifying any changes made during fiscal years 2022 and 2023 to the Foreign Service entry process, including-- (1) the use of artificial intelligence, including deep textual analysis, in any portion of the entry process and its impacts on recruitment into the Foreign Service; (2) the use of virtual formats for any portion of the entry process and its impacts on recruitment into the Foreign Service; and (3) the entities, groups, or individuals informed of or consulted on any changes to the Foreign Service entry process during the 1-year period immediately preceding the implementation of such changes.