; and (2) in section 701(a) ( 22 U.S.C. 4021(a) )— (A) in the second sentence, by striking be appointed by the Secretary of State and inserting report to and be under the general supervision of the Director General of the Foreign Service ; and (B) by inserting a period after George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center . 116. Importance of foreign affairs training to national security It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Department is a crucial national security agency, whose employees—both Foreign and Civil Service—require the best possible training at every stage of their careers to prepare them to promote and defend United States national interests and the health and safety of American citizens abroad; (2) the Secretary should explore establishing a training float requiring that a certain percentage of the Foreign Service shall be in long-term training at any given time; (3) the Department’s Foreign Service Institute should seek to substantially increase its educational and training offerings to Department personnel, including developing new and innovative educational and training courses, methods, programs and opportunities