((a)) ** Findings** Congress finds that successful engagement, including robust public diplomacy, with predominantly Muslim countries and communities is critical for achieving United States foreign policy objectives.

((b)) ** Sense of Congress** It is the sense of Congress that the Department should recruit more employees that have a personal background in, and thorough understating  of, the cultures, languages, and history of the Middle East and wider Muslim world.1

((c)) ** Recruitment and retention of certain individuals** The Secretary shall make every effort to recruit and retain individuals that have lived, worked, or studied in predominantly Muslim countries or communities, including individuals who have studied at an Islamic institution of higher learning.