; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. TITLE I—Diplomatic security and consular affairs Sec. 101. Passport fee expenditure authority extension. Sec. 102. Special hiring authority for passport services. Sec. 103. Quarterly report on passport wait times. Sec. 104. Passport travel advisories. Sec. 105. Increased accountability in assignment restrictions and reviews. Sec. 106. Suitability reviews for Foreign Service Institute instructors. Sec. 107. Diplomatic security fellowship programs. TITLE II—Personnel matters Subtitle A—Hiring, promotion, and development Sec. 201. Adjustment to promotion precepts. Sec. 202. Hiring authorities. Sec. 203. Extending paths to service for paid student interns. Sec. 204. Lateral Entry Program. Sec. 205. Mid-Career Mentoring Program. Sec. 206. Consideration of career civil servants as chiefs of missions. Sec. 207. Civil service rotational program. Sec. 208. Reporting requirement on chiefs of mission. Sec. 209. Report on chiefs of mission and deputy chiefs of mission. Sec. 210. Protection of retirement annuity for reemployment by Department. Sec. 211. Enhanced vetting for senior diplomatic posts. Sec. 212. Efforts to improve retention and prevent retaliation. Subtitle B—Pay, benefits, and workforce matters Sec. 221. Education allowance. Sec. 222. Per diem allowance for newly hired members of the Foreign Service. Sec. 223. Improving mental health services for foreign and civil servants. Sec. 224. Emergency back-up care. Sec. 225. Authority to provide services to non-chief of mission personnel. Sec. 226. Exception for government-financed air transportation. Sec. 227. Enhanced authorities to protect locally employed staff during emergencies. Sec. 228. Internet at hardship posts. Sec. 229. Competitive local compensation plan. Sec. 230. Supporting tandem couples in the Foreign Service. Sec. 231. Accessibility at diplomatic missions. TITLE III—Information security and cyber diplomacy Sec. 301. Data-informed diplomacy. Sec. 302. Establishment and expansion of the Bureau Chief Data Officer