Training program establishment

(a) Establishment The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs and the Director of the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center, shall establish an academic program focused on global supply chains and their relation to strategic competition with the People’s Republic of China. (b) Training requirements The academic program established under subsection (a) shall be mandatory for all— (1) entry-level Foreign Service Officers identified as Economic Officers prior to the end of the second tour in the Department; and (2) Foreign Service Officers identified as Economic Officers prior to deployment at a United States mission abroad to fill a billet where the primary focus of the portfolio will be critical minerals or energy. (c) Training content The academic program established under subsection (a) shall include the following curriculum elements: (1) Instruction on international documents, treaties, and agreements relevant to global energy and critical mineral supply chains. (2) United States Government policies and strategies for mitigating vulnerabilities in global supply chains. (3) Analysis of the effects of strategic competition, including with the People’s Republic of China, on United States interests. (4) Regional-and-country-specific instruction tailored to the resources, economy, and international trade relationships of the receiving country. (5) Practical guidance for officers to advance United States foreign policy objectives in diplomacy, trade negotiations, multilateral forums, and crisis scenarios related to supply chains. (6) Specialized training related to critical minerals as described in section 105.