Changes made to the Foreign Affairs Manual and the Foreign Affairs Handbook

(a) Requirement The Assistant Secretary of State for Administration shall publish in the Foreign Affairs Manual and the Foreign Affairs Handbook any Department-wide policy, procedure, or guidance that is to be applied to Department personnel or operations, except to the extent that such publication would disclose classified information or other information exempt from disclosure under section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act). (b) Timeliness Any policy, procedure, or guidance required to be published under subsection (a) shall be published not later than 30 days after the date on which it is issued. (c) Availability The Assistant Secretary of State for Administration shall ensure that the public versions of the Foreign Affairs Manual and the Foreign Affairs Handbook are updated not later than 30 days after the date on which any change is made to the internal versions of such Manual or Handbook.