Training

(a) In general The Secretary of State shall require online or in-person disability policy training for all civil service and Foreign Service personnel of the Department of State and chiefs of mission, including on— (1) how to develop policies and programs that reflect United States disability policy priorities; (2) how to help ensure a work environment in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; (3) how to conduct analyses of relevant laws and programming; (4) how to engage local organizations led by and focused on people with disabilities; (5) how to help remove barriers to seeking and accessing United States foreign assistance for organizations serving people with disabilities; and (6) ensuring United States humanitarian response incorporates and elevates the needs of people with disabilities, in line with established international frameworks, including the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) guidelines and the Charter on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action. (b) Country-Specific and cultural considerations The Secretary shall ensure that training for Foreign Service officers under subsection (a) includes country-specific and cultural considerations. (c) Foreign Service officers Section 708(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028(a)(1)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph: (D) instruction on recognizing risks and vulnerabilities of individuals with disabilities in specific country contexts, addressing needs of people with disabilities in policymaking and outreach at United States embassies and analysis of disability-inclusive laws and programming in local country contexts; and.