; and (2) the aggregated global data for chiefs of mission and deputy chiefs of mission by cone. (b) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 104. Report on recruitment, retention, and promotion of Foreign Service economic officers (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the recruitment, retention, and promotion of economic officers in the Foreign Service. (b) Elements The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An overview of the key challenges the Department of State faces in recruiting individuals to serve as economic officers in the Foreign Service. (2) An overview of the key challenges the Department faces in retaining individuals serving as economic officers in the Foreign Service, particularly at the level of GS–14 of the General Schedule and higher. (3) An overview of the key challenges in recruiting and retaining qualified individuals to serve in economic positions in the civil service. (4) A comparison of promotion rates for economic officers in the Foreign Service relative to other officers in the Foreign Service. (5) An identification by region of hard-to-fill posts and proposed incentives to improve staffing of economic officers in the Foreign Service at such posts. (6) A summary and analysis of the factors that lead to the promotion of economic officers in the Foreign Service. (7) A summary and analysis of the factors that lead to the promotion of individuals serving in economic positions in the civil service. (c) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate