There is established in the executive branch of the Federal Government the Transparent and Accessible Sanctions Coordinating Office ( TASCO ), which shall be responsible for carrying out the duties described in subsection (d). (c) Director and staff (1) Appointment The head of the TASCO shall be a Director appointed by the Secretary of State. The position of Director shall be a career position in the civil service. (2) Staff The Director of the TASCO may appoint personnel as the Director considers appropriate. (3) Applicability of certain civil service laws The Director and the staff of the TASCO shall be appointed subject to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments made in the competitive service, and shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to classification and General Schedule Pay rates. (d) Duties (1) Database (A) In general Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Director of the TASCO shall establish a publicly available, downloadable, searchable, sortable, and machine-readable database of individuals and entities subject to United States sanctions. Such database shall be published on a publicly available website of the TASCO. (B) Standardized format In developing the database under subparagraph (A), the Director of the TASCO, in consultation with each covered Federal actor, shall establish a standardized format for the compilation, storage, and display of all data included in such database. (C) Required consolidation of sanctions lists The database under subparagraph (A) shall include the following— (i) The List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Asset Control of the Department of the Treasury. (ii) The Entity List maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce. (iii) Individuals or entities subject to sanctions maintained and enforced by the Office of Economic Sanctions Policy and