Limitations on overseas placement of special appointment positions that do not exercise significant authority

(a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that all officials of the United States Government offered to receive diplomatic accreditation from a foreign nation should be thoroughly vetted and reviewed for qualification before— (1) being authorized to represent the United States Government overseas; or (2) receiving taxpayer-funded salaries, allowances, and employment benefits in connection with such a posting. (b) Limitations (1) In general Section 1(j)(2) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(j)) is amended— (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively, and moving such clauses, as redesignated, 2 ems to the right; (B) by striking The President; and inserting the following: (A) In general The President; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (B) Limitations All special appointments made pursuant to subparagraph (A), and all positions described in schedule B or schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, to a United States diplomatic mission may not exceed 90 days. An individual may not be appointed to more than 1 position described in this paragraph during a single calendar year.. (2) Effective date The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on January 1, 2029.