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 116 STAT. 1376 PUBLIC LAW 107-228—SEPT. 30, 2002 TITLE III- SONNEL STATE -ORGANIZATION AND PER- OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 22 USC 2651a note. Deadlines. Deadlines. 22 USC 2651a note. Establishment. Subtitle A—Organizational Matters SEC. 301. COMPREHENSIVE WORKFORCE PLAN. (a) WORKFORCE PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive workforce plan for the Department for the fiscal years 2003 through 2007. The plan shall consider personnel needs in both the Civil Service and the Foreign Service and expected domestic and overseas personnel allocations. The workforce plan should set forth— (1) the detailed mission of the Department; (2) the definition of work to be done; (3) a description of cyclical personnel needs based on expected retirements and attrition; and (4) a statement of the time required to hire, trsiin, and deploy new personnel. (b) DOMESTIC STAFFING MODEL. — Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall compile and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a domestic staffing model for the Department. SEC. 302. " R IGHTSIZING" OVERSEAS POSTS. (a) "RIGHTSIZING" AT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretgiry shall establish a task force within the Depgirtment on the issue of "rightsizing" overseas posts. (2) PRELIMINARY REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that outlines the status, plans, and activities of the task force. In addition to such other information as the Secretary considers appropriate, the report shall include the following: (A) The objectives of the task force. (B) Measures for achieving the objectives under subparagraph (A). (C) Identification of the official of the Department with primary responsibility for the issue of "rightsizing". (D) The plans of the Department for the reallocation of staff and resources based on changing needs at overseas posts and in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area. (3) REPORT. — Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report reviewing the activities and progress of the task force established under paragraph (1). (b) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP. — (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish an interagency working group on the issue of "rightsizing" the overseas presence of the United States Government. (2) PRELIMINARY REPORT.— Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall

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