; (2) compensates the employee for exposure to conditions of civil insurrection, civil war, terrorism, or wartime conditions that threaten physical harm or imminent danger to the health or well-being of the employee; or (3) motivates the employee to serve at a post that is in low demand despite compensation for hardship and danger conditions. (b) Extended detail in a foreign area A staffing incentive may be granted to an employee who is officially stationed in the United States and is on extended detail in a foreign area for as long as the employee continues to serve on such extended detail. (c) Notification requirement The Secretary of State shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of— (1) the implementation of each staffing incentive authorized under this section that applies to employees of the Department of State stationed at an overseas post; and (2) each instance in which implementation of a staffing incentive under this section for an overseas post results in an increase of 5 percent or more or a decrease of 5 percent or more from the staffing incentive offered for service at that post during the previous year. (d) Hardship index; danger level The Secretary of State shall— (1) annually publish a hardship index for each diplomatic post that is based on conditions of environment at that post that differ substantially from conditions of environment in the continental United States; and (2) semiannually rate the danger level of each post based on the Security Environment Threat List. (e) Number of bids The Secretary of State shall— (1) track the number of bids made and how they are ranked for each open position at each overseas post within the Department of State and collect both quantitative and qualitative survey data from eligible bidders on their bid decision-making; (2) collect data from the other foreign service agencies subject to this section on the factors that incentivize their employees to serve at each overseas post