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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2848 

To authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 

2014, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 30, 2013 

Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Mr. ENGEL) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To authorize appropriations for the Department of State 

for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of State 

5 Operations and Embassy Security Authorization Act, Fis6 cal Year 2014’’. 

7 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

8 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

Sec. 3. Appropriate congressional committees defined. 

TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 


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Sec. 101. Administration of foreign affairs. 

Sec. 102. Contributions to international organizations. 

Sec. 103. Contributions for international peacekeeping activities. 

Sec. 104. International commissions. 

Sec. 105. National Endowment for Democracy. 

TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND 

ACTIVITIES 

Subtitle A—Basic Authorities and Activities 

Sec. 201. Recouping costs of international dispute arbitration. 

Sec. 202. Foreign Service Act of 1980. 

Sec. 203. Center for strategic counterterrorism communications of the Department of State. 

Sec. 204. Anti-piracy information sharing. 

Subtitle B—Consular Services and Related Matters 

Sec. 211. Extension of authority to assess passport surcharge. 

Sec. 212. Border crossing card fee for minors. 

Subtitle C—Reporting Requirements 

Sec. 221. Reporting reform. 

TITLE III—ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES 

Sec. 301. Suspension of foreign service members without pay. 

Sec. 302. Repeal of recertification requirement for senior foreign service. 

Sec. 303. Limited appointments in the foreign service. 

Sec. 304. Limitation of compensatory time off for travel. 

Sec. 305. Department of State organization. 

Sec. 306. Overseas comparability pay limitation. 

TITLE IV—EMBASSY SECURITY AND PERSONNEL PROTECTION 

Subtitle A—Review and Planning Requirements 

Sec. 411. Designation of high risk, high threat posts and working groups. 

Sec. 412. Contingency plans for high risk, high threat posts. 

Sec. 413. Strategic review of Bureau of Diplomatic Security. 

Subtitle B—Physical Security and Personnel Requirements 

Sec. 421. Capital security cost sharing program. 

Sec. 422. Local guard contracts abroad under diplomatic security program. 

Sec. 423. Transfer authority. 

Sec. 424. Security enhancements for soft targets. 

Sec. 425. Reemployment of annuitants. 

Sec. 426. Sense of Congress regarding minimum security standards for temporary United States diplomatic and consular posts. 

Sec. 427. Assignment of personnel at high risk, high threat posts. 

Subtitle C—Security Training 

Sec. 431. Security training for personnel assigned to high risk, high threat 

posts. 

Sec. 432. Report to Congress. 


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Subtitle D—Expansion of the Marine Corps Security Guard Detachment 

Program 

Sec. 441. Marine Corps Security Guard Program. 

1 SEC. 3. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE2 FINED. 

3 Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the term 

4 ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the Com5 mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 

6 and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

7 TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF 

8 APPROPRIATIONS 

9 SEC. 101. ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. 

10 The following amounts are authorized to be appro11 priated for the Department of State under ‘‘Administra12 tion of Foreign Affairs’’ to carry out the authorities, func13 tions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of foreign 

14 affairs of the United States, and for other purposes au15 thorized by law: 

16 (1) DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS.— 

17 For ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, 

18 $8,481,854,000 for fiscal year 2014. 

19 (A) BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN

20 RIGHTS, AND LABOR.—Of such amounts, not 

21 less than $26,839,000 for fiscal year 2014 is 

22 authorized to be appropriated for the Bureau of 

23 Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. 


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1 (B) WORLDWIDE SECURITY PROTEC2 TION.—Of such amounts, not less than 

3 $2,182,135,000 for fiscal year 2014 is author4 ized to be appropriated for worldwide security 

5 protection. 

6 (2) CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.—For ‘‘Cap7 ital Investment Fund’’, $76,900,000 for fiscal year 

8 2014. 

9 (3) EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE

10 PROGRAMS.—For ‘‘Educational and Cultural Ex11 change Programs’’, $535,000,000 for fiscal year 

12 2014. 

13 (4) CONFLICT STABILIZATION OPERATIONS.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—For ‘‘Conflict Stabiliza15 tion Operations’’, $45,207,000 for fiscal year 

16 2014. 

17 (B) TRANSFER.—Subject to subparagraph 

18 (C) of this paragraph, of the amount authorized 

19 to be appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1), 

20 up to $35,000,000 is authorized to be trans21 ferred to, and merged with, the amount speci22 fied in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. 

23 (C) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary of 

24 State exercises the transfer authority described 

25 in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall notify 


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1 the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

2 Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

3 Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 

4 Relations and the Committee on Appropriations 

5 of the Senate. 

6 (5) REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES.—For 

7 ‘‘Representation Allowances’’, $6,933,000 for fiscal 

8 year 2014. 

9 (6) PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND

10 OFFICIALS.—For ‘‘Protection of Foreign Missions 

11 and Officials’’, $27,750,000 for fiscal year 2014. 

12 (7) EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND

13 CONSULAR SERVICE.—For ‘‘Emergencies in the Dip14 lomatic and Consular Service’’, $9,073,000 for fiscal 

15 year 2014. 

16 (8) REPATRIATION LOANS.—For ‘‘Repatriation 

17 Loans’’, $1,374,000 for fiscal year 2014. 

18 (9) PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN

19 TAIWAN.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—For ‘‘Payment to the 

21 American Institute in Taiwan’’, $21,778,000 

22 for fiscal year 2014. 

23 (B) TRANSFER.—Subject to subparagraph 

24 (C) of this paragraph, of the amount authorized 

25 to be appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1), 


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1 up to $15,300,000 is authorized to be trans2 ferred to, and merged with, the amount speci3 fied in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. 

4 (C) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary of 

5 State exercises the transfer authority described 

6 in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall notify 

7 the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

8 Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

9 Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 

10 Relations and the Committee on Appropriations 

11 of the Senate. 

12 (10) OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 

13 For ‘‘Office of the Inspector General’’, 

14 $119,056,000 for fiscal year 2014, including for the 

15 Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction 

16 and the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 

17 Reconstruction, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of 

18 the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 

19 3929(a)(1)) as such section relates to the inspection 

20 of the administration of activities and operations of 

21 each Foreign Service post. 

22 (11) INTERNATIONAL CHANCERY CENTER.— 

23 For ‘‘International Chancery Center (ICC)’’, 

24 $5,450,000 for fiscal year 2014. 


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1 (12) EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION AND

2 MAINTENANCE.—For ‘‘Embassy Security, Construc3 tion and Maintenance’’, $2,649,351,000 for fiscal 

4 year 2014. 

5 SEC. 102. CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZA6 TIONS. 

7 There are authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Con8 tributions to International Organizations’’, 

9 $1,400,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, for the Department 

10 of State to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and 

11 responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the 

12 United States with respect to international organizations 

13 and to carry out other authorities in law consistent with 

14 such purposes. 

15 SEC. 103. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE16 KEEPING ACTIVITIES. 

17 There are authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Con18 tributions for International Peacekeeping Activities’’, 

19 $1,942,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 for the Department 

20 of State to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and 

21 responsibilities of the United States with respect to inter22 national peacekeeping activities and to carry out other au23 thorities in law consistent with such purposes. 


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1 SEC. 104. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS. 

2 The following amounts are authorized to be appro3 priated under ‘‘International Commissions’’ for the De4 partment of State to carry out the authorities, functions, 

5 duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign 

6 affairs of the United States and for other purposes author7 ized by law: 

8 (1) INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER

9 COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.—For 

10 ‘‘International Boundary and Water Commission, 

11 United States and Mexico’’— 

12 (A) for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, 

13 $44,722,000 for fiscal year 2014; and 

14 (B) for ‘‘Construction’’, $31,400,000 for 

15 fiscal year 2014. 

16 (2) INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION, 

17 UNITED STATES AND CANADA.—For ‘‘International 

18 Boundary Commission, United States and Canada’’, 

19 $2,449,000 for fiscal year 2014. 

20 (3) INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION.—For 

21 ‘‘International Joint Commission’’, $7,012,000 for 

22 fiscal year 2014. 

23 (4) INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMIS24 SIONS.—For ‘‘International Fisheries Commissions’’, 

25 $31,445,000 for fiscal year 2014. 


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1 (5) BORDER ENVIRONMENT COOPERATION COM2 MISSION.—For ‘‘Border Environment Cooperation 

3 Commission’’, $2,386,000 for fiscal year 2014. 

4 SEC. 105. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY. 

5 There are authorized to be appropriated for the ‘‘Na6 tional Endowment for Democracy’’ for authorized activi7 ties $117,764,000 for fiscal year 2014. 

8 TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF 

9 STATE AUTHORITIES AND AC10 TIVITIES 

11 Subtitle A—Basic Authorities and 

12 Activities 

13 SEC. 201. RECOUPING COSTS OF INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE 

14 ARBITRATION. 

15 Paragraph (3) of section 38(d) of the State Depart16 ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2710(d)) 

17 is amended by striking ‘‘by the Department of State from 

18 another agency of the United States Government or pur19 suant to’’ and inserting ‘‘by the Department of State as 

20 a result of a decision of an international tribunal, from 

21 another agency of the United States Government, or pur22 suant to’’. 

23 SEC. 202. FOREIGN SERVICE ACT OF 1980. 

24 Section 501 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 

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1 ignated under this section is unfilled for more than one 

2 single assignment cycle, such position shall be filled in ac3 cordance with section 303 or 309, as appropriate, of the 

4 Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3943 and 3949).’’ 

5 after ‘‘Positions designated under this section are excepted 

6 from the competitive service.’’. 

7 SEC. 203. CENTER FOR STRATEGIC COUNTERTERRORISM 

8 COMMUNICATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 

9 STATE. 

10 (a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—As articulated in Exec11 utive Order 13584, issued on September 9, 2011, it is the 

12 policy of the United States to actively counter the actions 

13 and ideologies of al-Qa’ida, its affiliates and adherents, 

14 other terrorist organizations, and violent extremists over15 seas that threaten the interests and national security of 

16 the United States. 

17 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER FOR STRATEGIC

18 COUNTERTERRORISM COMMUNICATIONS.—There is au19 thorized to be established within the Department of State, 

20 under the direction of the Secretary of State, the Center 

21 for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications (in this 

22 section referred to as the ‘‘CSCC’’). 

23 (c) MISSION.—The CSCC may coordinate, orient, 

24 and inform Government-wide public communications ac25 tivities directed at audiences abroad and targeted against 


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1 violent extremists and terrorist organizations, especially 

2 al-Qa’ida and its affiliates and adherents. 

3 (d) COORDINATOR OF THE CENTER FOR STRATEGIC

4 COUNTERTERRORISM COMMUNICATIONS.—The head of 

5 the CSCC should be the Coordinator. The Coordinator of 

6 the CSCC should— 

7 (1) report to the Under Secretary for Public 

8 Diplomacy and Public Affairs; and 

9 (2) collaborate with the Bureau of Counterter10 rorism of the Department of State, other Depart11 ment bureaus, and other United States Government 

12 agencies. 

13 (e) DUTIES.—The CSCC may— 

14 (1) monitor and evaluate extremist narratives 

15 and events abroad that are relevant to the develop16 ment of a United States strategic counterterrorism 

17 narrative designed to counter violent extremism and 

18 terrorism that threaten the interests and national 

19 security of the United States; 

20 (2) develop and promulgate for use throughout 

21 the executive branch the United States strategic 

22 counterterrorism narrative developed in accordance 

23 with paragraph (1), and public communications 

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1 tremists and terrorist organizations, especially al2 Qa’ida and its affiliates and adherents; 

3 (3) identify current and emerging trends in ex4 tremist communications and communications by al5 Qa’ida and its affiliates and adherents in order to 

6 coordinate and provide guidance to the United 

7 States Government regarding how best to proactively 

8 promote the United States strategic counterter9 rorism narrative developed in accordance with para10 graph (1) and related policies, and to respond to and 

11 rebut extremist messaging and narratives when com12 municating to audiences outside the United States; 

13 (4) facilitate the use of a wide range of commu14 nications technologies by sharing expertise and best 

15 practices among United States Government and non16 Government sources; 

17 (5) identify and request relevant information 

18 from United States Government agencies, including 

19 intelligence reporting, data, and analysis; 

20 (6) identify shortfalls in United States capabili21 ties in any areas relevant to the CSCC’s mission, 

22 and recommend necessary enhancements or changes; 

23 and 


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1 (7) establish measurable goals, performance 

2 metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans to 

3 focus on learning, accountability, and policymaking. 

4 (f) STEERING COMMITTEE.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State may 

6 establish a Steering Committee composed of senior 

7 representatives of United States Government agen8 cies relevant to the CSCC’s mission to provide advice 

9 to the Secretary on the operations and strategic ori10 entation of the CSCC and to ensure adequate sup11 port for the CSCC. 

12 (2) MEETINGS.—The Steering Committee 

13 should meet not less often than once every six 

14 months. 

15 (3) LEADERSHIP.—The Steering Committee 

16 should be chaired by the Under Secretary of State 

17 for Public Diplomacy. The Coordinator for Counter18 terrorism of the Department of State should serve 

19 as Vice Chair. The Coordinator of the CSCC should 

20 serve as Executive Secretary. 

21 (4) COMPOSITION.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Steering Com23 mittee may include one senior representative 

24 designated by the head of each of the following 

25 agencies: 


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1 (i) The Department of Defense. 

2 (ii) The Department of Justice. 

3 (iii) The Department of Homeland 

4 Security. 

5 (iv) The Department of the Treasury. 

6 (v) The National Counterterrorism 

7 Center of the Office of the Director of Na8 tional Intelligence. 

9 (vi) The Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

10 (vii) The Counterterrorism Center of 

11 the Central Intelligence Agency. 

12 (viii) The Broadcasting Board of Gov13 ernors. 

14 (ix) The Agency for International De15 velopment. 

16 (B) ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATION.—Rep17 resentatives from United States Government 

18 agencies not specified in subparagraph (A) may 

19 be invited to participate in the Steering Com20 mittee at the discretion of the Chair. 

21 SEC. 204. ANTI-PIRACY INFORMATION SHARING. 

22 The Secretary of State is authorized to provide for 

23 the participation by the United States in the Information 

24 Sharing Centre located in Singapore, as established by the 


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1 Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy 

2 and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP). 

3 Subtitle B—Consular Services and 

4 Related Matters 

5 SEC. 211. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSESS PASSPORT 

6 SURCHARGE. 

7 Paragraph (2) of section 1(b) of the Act of June 4, 

8 1920 (41 Stat. 750; chapter 223; 22 U.S.C. 214(b)), is 

9 amended by striking ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

10 SEC. 212. BORDER CROSSING CARD FEE FOR MINORS. 

11 Section 410(a)(1)(A) of the Department of State and 

12 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (contained in 

13 division A of Public Law 105–277) is amended by striking 

14 ‘‘a fee of $13’’ and inserting ‘‘a fee equal to one-half the 

15 fee that would otherwise apply for processing a machine 

16 readable combined border crossing identification card and 

17 nonimmigrant visa’’. 

18 Subtitle C—Reporting 

19 Requirements 

20 SEC. 221. REPORTING REFORM. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The following provisions of law 

22 are repealed: 

23 (1) Subsections (c)(4) and (c)(5) of section 601 

24 of Public Law 96–465. 

25 (2) Section 585 of Public Law 104–208. 


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1 (3) Subsections (b) and (c) of section 11 of 

2 Public Law 107–245. 

3 (4) Section 181 of Public Law 102–138. 

4 (5) Section 1012(c) of Public Law 103–337. 

5 (6) Section 527(f) of Public Law 103–236. 

6 (7) Section 304(f) of Public Law 107–173. 

7 (8) Section 4(b) of Public Law 79–264. 

8 (9) Sections 3202 and 3204(f) of Public Law 

9 106–246. 

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 11 of Pub11 lic Law 107–245 is amended by striking ‘‘(a) IN GEN12 ERAL.—’’. 

13 (c) REPORT ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO

14 THE UNITED NATIONS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

16 the date of the enactment of this Act and annually 

17 thereafter, the Director of the Office of Management 

18 and Budget shall submit to Congress a report on all 

19 assessed and voluntary contributions, including in20 kind, of the United States Government to the United 

21 Nations and its affiliated agencies and related bodies 

22 during the previous fiscal year. 

23 (2) CONTENT.—Each report required under 

24 subsection (a) shall include the following elements: 


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1 (A) The total amount of all assessed and 

2 voluntary contributions, including in-kind, of 

3 the United States Government to the United 

4 Nations and its affiliated agencies and related 

5 bodies during the previous fiscal year. 

6 (B) The approximate percentage of United 

7 States Government contributions to each 

8 United Nations affiliated agency or related 

9 body in such fiscal year when compared with all 

10 contributions to each such agency or body from 

11 any source in such fiscal year. 

12 (C) For each such United States Govern13 ment contribution— 

14 (i) the amount of the contribution; 

15 (ii) a description of the contribution 

16 (including whether assessed or voluntary); 

17 (iii) the department or agency of the 

18 United States Government responsible for 

19 the contribution; 

20 (iv) the purpose of the contribution; 

21 and 

22 (v) the United Nations or its affiliated 

23 agency or related body receiving the con24 tribution. 


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1 (d) SCOPE OF INITIAL REPORT.—The first report re2 quired under subsection (a) shall include the information 

3 required under this section for the previous three fiscal 

4 years. 

5 (e) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—Not 

6 later than 14 days after submitting a report under sub7 section (a), the Director of the Office of Management and 

8 Budget shall post a public version of such report on a text9 based, searchable, and publicly available Internet Web 

10 site. 

11 TITLE III—ORGANIZATION AND 

12 PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES 

13 SEC. 301. SUSPENSION OF FOREIGN SERVICE MEMBERS 

14 WITHOUT PAY. 

15 (a) SUSPENSION.—Section 610 of the Foreign Serv16 ice Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4010) is amended by adding 

17 at the end the following new subsection: 

18 ‘‘(c)(1) In order to promote the efficiency of the Serv19 ice, the Secretary may suspend a member of the Foreign 

20 Service without pay when the member’s security clearance 

21 is suspended or when there is reasonable cause to believe 

22 that the member has committed a crime for which a sen23 tence of imprisonment may be imposed. 


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1 ‘‘(2) Any member of the Foreign Service for whom 

2 a suspension is proposed in accordance with paragraph (1) 

3 shall be entitled to— 

4 ‘‘(A) written notice stating the specific reasons 

5 for the proposed suspension; 

6 ‘‘(B) a reasonable time to respond orally and in 

7 writing to the proposed suspension; 

8 ‘‘(C) representation by an attorney or other 

9 representative; and 

10 ‘‘(D) a final written decision, including the spe11 cific reasons for such decision, as soon as prac12 ticable. 

13 ‘‘(3) Any member suspended under this section may 

14 file a grievance in accordance with the procedures applica15 ble to grievances under chapter 11. 

16 ‘‘(4) In the case of a grievance filed under paragraph 

17 (3)— 

18 ‘‘(A) the review by the Foreign Service Griev19 ance Board shall be limited to a determination of 

20 whether the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) 

21 have been fulfilled; and 

22 ‘‘(B) the Foreign Service Grievance Board may 

23 not exercise the authority provided under section 

24 1106(8). 

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1 ‘‘(A) The term ‘reasonable time’ means— 

2 ‘‘(i) with respect to a member of the For3 eign Service assigned to duty in the United 

4 States, 15 days after receiving notice of the 

5 proposed suspension; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) with respect to a member of the For7 eign Service assigned to duty outside the 

8 United States, 30 days after receiving notice of 

9 the proposed suspension. 

10 ‘‘(B) The term ‘suspend’ or ‘suspension’ means 

11 the placing of a member of the Foreign Service in 

12 a temporary status without duties and pay.’’. 

13 (b) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

14 (1) AMENDMENT OF SECTION HEADING.—Sec15 tion 610 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as 

16 amended by subsection (a) of this section, is further 

17 amended, in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘; 

18 SUSPENSION’’ before the period at the end. 

19 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating 

20 to section 610 in the table of contents in section 2 

21 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended to 

22 read as follows: 

‘‘Sec. 610. Separation for cause; suspension.’’. 


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1 SEC. 302. REPEAL OF RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT 

2 FOR SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE. 

3 Subsection (d) of section 305 of the Foreign Service 

4 Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3945) is repealed. 

5 SEC. 303. LIMITED APPOINTMENTS IN THE FOREIGN SERV6 ICE. 

7 Section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 

8 U.S.C. 3949) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsection 

10 (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b) or (c)’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (b)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (3)— 

13 (i) by inserting ‘‘(A),’’ after ‘‘if’’; and 

14 (ii) by inserting before the semicolon 

15 at the end the following: ‘‘, or (B), the ca16 reer candidate is serving in the uniformed 

17 services, as defined by the Uniformed Serv18 ices Employment and Reemployment 

19 Rights Act of 1994 (38 U.S.C. 4301 et 

20 seq.), and the limited appointment expires 

21 in the course of such service’’; 

22 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

23 the end; 

24 (C) in paragraph (5), by striking the pe25 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 


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1 (D) by adding after paragraph (5) the fol2 lowing new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(6) in exceptional circumstances where the 

4 Secretary determines the needs of the Service re5 quire the extension of a limited appointment, (A), 

6 for a period of time not to exceed 12 months (if 

7 such period of time does not permit additional re8 view by boards under section 306), or (B), for the 

9 minimum time needed to settle a grievance, claim, or 

10 complaint not otherwise provided for in this sec11 tion.’’; and 

12 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub13 section: 

14 ‘‘(c) Non-career Foreign Service employees who have 

15 served five consecutive years under a limited appointment 

16 may be reappointed to a subsequent limited appointment 

17 if there is a one year break in service between each such 

18 appointment. The Secretary may in cases of special need 

19 waive the requirement for a one year break in service.’’. 

20 SEC. 304. LIMITATION OF COMPENSATORY TIME OFF FOR 

21 TRAVEL. 

22 Section 5550b of title 5, United States Code, is 

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1 ‘‘(c) The maximum amount of compensatory time off 

2 earned under this section may not exceed 104 hours dur3 ing any leave year (as defined by regulations established 

4 by the Office of Personnel Management).’’. 

5 SEC. 305. DEPARTMENT OF STATE ORGANIZATION. 

6 The Secretary of State may, after consultation with 

7 the appropriate congressional committees, transfer to such 

8 other officials or offices of the Department of State as 

9 the Secretary may determine from time to time any au10 thority, duty, or function assigned by statute to the Coor11 dinator for Counterterrorism, the Coordinator for Recon12 struction and Stabilization, or the Coordinator for Inter13 national Energy Affairs. 

14 SEC. 306. OVERSEAS COMPARABILITY PAY LIMITATION. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the limitation de16 scribed in subsection (b), the authority provided by section 

17 1113 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Pub18 lic Law 111–32; 123 Stat. 1904), shall remain in effect 

19 through September 30, 2014. 

20 (b) LIMITATION.—The authority described in sub21 section (a) may not be used to pay an eligible member 

22 of the Foreign Service (as defined in section 1113(b) of 

23 the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009) a locality24 based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that 

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1 comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that 

2 would be payable to such member under section 5304 of 

3 title 5, United States Code, if such member’s official duty 

4 station were in the District of Columbia. 

5 TITLE IV—EMBASSY SECURITY 

6 AND PERSONNEL PROTECTION 

7 Subtitle A—Review and Planning 

8 Requirements 

9 SEC. 411. DESIGNATION OF HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT 

10 POSTS AND WORKING GROUPS. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Omnibus Diplomatic 

12 Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4801 

13 et seq.; relating to diplomatic security) is amended by in14 serting after section 103 the following new sections: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 104. DESIGNATION OF HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT 

16 POSTS. 

17 ‘‘(a) INITIAL DESIGNATION.—Not later than 30 days 

18 after the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec19 retary shall submit to the appropriate congressional com20 mittees a report, in classified form, that contains an initial 

21 list of diplomatic and consular posts designated as high 

22 risk, high threat posts. 

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1 consular post, the Secretary shall determine if such post 

2 should be designated as a high risk, high threat post. 

3 ‘‘(c) DESIGNATING EXISTING POSTS.—The Secretary 

4 shall regularly review existing diplomatic and consular 

5 posts to determine if any such post should be designated 

6 as a high risk, high threat post if conditions at such post 

7 or the surrounding security environment require such a 

8 designation. 

9 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section and section 105: 

10 ‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT11 TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com12 mittees’ means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

13 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

14 Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

15 ‘‘(2) HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT POST.—The 

16 term ‘high risk, high threat post’ means a United 

17 States diplomatic or consular post, as determined by 

18 the Secretary, that, among other factors, is— 

19 ‘‘(A) located in a country— 

20 ‘‘(i) with high to critical levels of po21 litical violence and terrorism; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) the government of which lacks 

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1 ‘‘(B) with mission physical security plat2 forms that fall below the Department of State’s 

3 established standards. 

4 ‘‘SEC. 105. WORKING GROUPS FOR HIGH RISK, HIGH 

5 THREAT POSTS. 

6 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Before opening or reopening 

7 a high risk, high threat post, the Secretary shall establish 

8 a working group that is responsible for the geographic 

9 area in which such post is to be opened or reopened. 

10 ‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The duties of the working group es11 tablished in accordance with subsection (a) shall include— 

12 ‘‘(1) evaluating the importance and appro13 priateness of the objectives of the proposed post to 

14 the national security of the United States, and the 

15 type and level of security threats such post could en16 counter; 

17 ‘‘(2) completing working plans to expedite the 

18 approval and funding for establishing and operating 

19 such post, implementing physical security measures, 

20 providing necessary security and management per21 sonnel, and the provision of necessary equipment; 

22 ‘‘(3) establishing security ‘tripwires’ that would 

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1 the improvement or deterioration of the local secu2 rity environment; and 

3 ‘‘(4) identifying and reporting any costs that 

4 may be associated with opening or reopening such 

5 post. 

6 ‘‘(c) COMPOSITION.—The working group should be 

7 composed of representatives of the— 

8 ‘‘(1) appropriate regional bureau; 

9 ‘‘(2) Bureau of Diplomatic Security; 

10 ‘‘(3) Bureau of Overseas Building Operations; 

11 ‘‘(4) Bureau of Intelligence and Research; and 

12 ‘‘(5) other bureaus or offices as determined by 

13 the Secretary. 

14 ‘‘(d) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not less than 

15 30 days before opening or reopening a high risk, high 

16 threat post, the Secretary shall notify the appropriate con17 gressional committees in classified form of— 

18 ‘‘(1) the decision to open or reopen such post; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(2) the results of the working group under 

21 subsection (b).’’. 

22 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con23 tents of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 

24 Antiterrorism Act of 1986 is amended by inserting after 

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‘‘Sec. 104. Designation of high risk, high threat posts. 

‘‘Sec. 105. Working groups for high risk, high threat posts.’’. 

1 SEC. 412. CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR HIGH RISK, HIGH 

2 THREAT POSTS. 

3 Section 606(a) of the Secure Embassy Construction 

4 and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865(a); 

5 relating to diplomatic security) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (1)(A)— 

7 (A) by inserting ‘‘and from complex at8 tacks (as such term is defined in section 416 of 

9 the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 

10 Antiterrorism Act of 1986),’’ after ‘‘attacks 

11 from vehicles’’; and 

12 (B) by inserting ‘‘or such a complex at13 tack’’ before the period at the end; 

14 (2) in paragraph (7), by inserting before the pe15 riod at the end the following: ‘‘, including at high 

16 risk, high threat posts (as such term is defined in 

17 section 104 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 

18 Antiterrorism Act of 1986), including options for the 

19 deployment of additional military personnel or equip20 ment to bolster security and rapid deployment of 

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1 SEC. 413. STRATEGIC REVIEW OF BUREAU OF DIPLOMATIC 

2 SECURITY. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall com4 plete a strategic review of the Bureau of Diplomatic Secu5 rity of the Department of State to ensure that the mission 

6 and activities of the Bureau are fulfilling the current and 

7 projected needs of the Department of State. 

8 (b) CONTENTS OF REVIEW.—The strategic review de9 scribed in subsection (a) shall include assessments of— 

10 (1) staffing needs for both domestic and inter11 national operations; 

12 (2) facilities under chief of mission authority 

13 adhering to security standards; 

14 (3) security personnel with the necessary lan15 guage skills for assignment to overseas posts; 

16 (4) programs being carried out by personnel 

17 with the necessary experience and at commensurate 

18 grade levels; 

19 (5) necessary security training provided to per20 sonnel under chief of mission authority for expected 

21 assignments and objectives; 

22 (6) balancing security needs with an ability to 

23 carry out the diplomatic mission of the Department 

24 of State; 

25 (7) the budgetary implications of balancing 

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1 (8) how to resolve any identified deficiencies in 

2 the mission or activities of the Bureau. 

3 Subtitle B—Physical Security and 

4 Personnel Requirements 

5 SEC. 421. CAPITAL SECURITY COST SHARING PROGRAM. 

6 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE CAPITAL SECURITY

7 COST SHARING PROGRAM.—It is the sense of Congress 

8 that the Capital Security Cost Sharing Program should 

9 prioritize the construction of new facilities and the mainte10 nance of existing facilities at high risk, high threat posts. 

11 (b) RESTRICTION ON CONSTRUCTION OF OFFICE

12 SPACE.—Section 604(e)(2) of the Secure Embassy Con13 struction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of 

14 division A of H.R. 3427, as enacted into law by section 

15 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106–113; 113 Stat. 1501A– 

16 453; 22 U.S.C. 4865 note) is amended by adding at the 

17 end the following new sentence: ‘‘A project to construct 

18 a diplomatic facility of the United States may not include 

19 office space or other accommodations for an employee of 

20 a Federal department or agency if the Secretary of State 

21 determines that such department or agency has not pro22 vided to the Department of State the full amount of fund23 ing required by paragraph (1), except that such project 

24 may include office space or other accommodations for 

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1 SEC. 422. LOCAL GUARD CONTRACTS ABROAD UNDER DIP2 LOMATIC SECURITY PROGRAM. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 136 of the Foreign Rela4 tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 

5 U.S.C. 4864) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (c)— 

7 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

8 by striking ‘‘With respect’’ and inserting ‘‘Ex9 cept as provided in subsection (d), with re10 spect’’; and 

11 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sub12 section (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)’’; 

13 (2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), 

14 and (g) as subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h), respec15 tively; and 

16 (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol17 lowing new subsection: 

18 ‘‘(d) AWARD OF LOCAL GUARD AND PROTECTIVE

19 SERVICE CONTRACTS FOR HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT

20 POSTS.—With respect to any local guard contract for a 

21 high risk, high threat post (as such term is defined in sec22 tion 104 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 

23 Antiterrorism Act of 1986) that is entered into after the 

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1 ‘‘(1) shall comply with paragraphs (1), (2), (4), 

2 (5), and (6) of subsection (c) in the award of such 

3 contract; 

4 ‘‘(2) after evaluating proposals for such con5 tract, may award such contract to the firm rep6 resenting the best value to the Government in ac7 cordance with the best value tradeoff process de8 scribed in subpart 15.1 of the Federal Acquisition 

9 Regulation (48 C.F.R. 6 15.101–1); and 

10 ‘‘(3) shall ensure that contractor personnel 

11 under such contract providing local guard or protec12 tive services are classified— 

13 ‘‘(A) as employees of the contractor; 

14 ‘‘(B) if the contractor is a joint venture, as 

15 employees of one of the persons or parties con16 stituting the joint venture; or 

17 ‘‘(C) as employees of a subcontractor to 

18 the contractor, and not as independent contrac19 tors to the contractor or any other entity per20 forming under such contracts.’’. 

21 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

22 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 

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1 (1) an explanation of the implementation of 

2 subsection (d) of section 136 of the Foreign Rela3 tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 

4 1991, as amended by subsection (a)(3) of this sec5 tion; and 

6 (2) for each instance in which an award is 

7 made pursuant to such subsection (d) of such sec8 tion 136, a written justification providing the basis 

9 for such award and an explanation of the inability 

10 to satisfy the needs of the Department of State by 

11 technically acceptable, lowest price evaluation award. 

12 SEC. 423. TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 

13 Section 4 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 

14 (22 U.S.C. 295) is amended by adding at the end the fol15 lowing new subsections: 

16 ‘‘(j) In addition to exercising any other transfer au17 thority available to the Secretary of State, and subject to 

18 subsection (k), the Secretary may transfer to, and merge 

19 with, any appropriation for embassy security, construc20 tion, and maintenance such amounts appropriated for any 

21 other purpose related to the administration of foreign af22 fairs on or after October 1, 2013, as the Secretary deter23 mines necessary to provide for the security of sites and 

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1 ‘‘(k) Not later than 15 days before any transfer of 

2 funds pursuant to subsection (j), the Secretary of State 

3 shall notify the Committees on Foreign Relations and Ap4 propriations of the Senate and the Committees on Foreign 

5 Affairs and Appropriations of the House of Representa6 tives of such transfer.’’. 

7 SEC. 424. SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS FOR SOFT TARGETS. 

8 Section 29 of the State Department Basic Authorities 

9 Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2701) is amended, in the third 

10 sentence, by inserting ‘‘physical security enhancements 

11 and’’ after ‘‘may include’’. 

12 SEC. 425. REEMPLOYMENT OF ANNUITANTS. 

13 Section 824(g) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 

14 (22 U.S.C. 4064(g)), as amended by section 306 of this 

15 Act, is further amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

17 (A) in subparagraph (B)— 

18 (i) by striking ‘‘to facilitate the’’ and 

19 all that follows through ‘‘Afghanistan,’’; 

20 and 

21 (ii) by inserting before the semicolon 

22 at the end the following: ‘‘and, when after 

23 an exhaustive, open, and competitive 

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1 Service) of the Department of State have 

2 been identified’’; and 

3 (B) by moving subparagraph (C) two ems 

4 to the left; and 

5 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

6 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

7 ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’; and 

8 (B) in subparagraphs (B) and (C), by 

9 striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’ each 

10 place it appears. 

11 SEC. 426. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MINIMUM SE12 CURITY STANDARDS FOR TEMPORARY 

13 UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 

14 POSTS. 

15 It is the sense of Congress that— 

16 (1) the Overseas Security Policy Board’s secu17 rity standards for United States diplomatic and con18 sular posts should apply to all such posts regardless 

19 of the duration of their occupancy; and 

20 (2) such posts should comply with requirements 

21 for attaining a waiver or exception to applicable 

22 standards if it is in the national interest of the 

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1 SEC. 427. ASSIGNMENT OF PERSONNEL AT HIGH RISK, 

2 HIGH THREAT POSTS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall sta4 tion key personnel for sustained periods of time at high 

5 risk, high threat posts (as such term is defined in section 

6 104 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 

7 Antiterrorism Act of 1986, as added by section 411 of this 

8 Act) in order to— 

9 (1) establish institutional knowledge and situa10 tional awareness that would allow for a fuller famil11 iarization of the local political and security environ12 ment in which such posts are located; and 

13 (2) ensure that necessary security procedures 

14 are implemented. 

15 (b) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—The Secretary of State 

16 shall quarterly brief the appropriate congressional commit17 tees on the personnel staffing and rotation cycles at high 

18 risk, high threat posts. 

19 Subtitle C—Security Training 

20 SEC. 431. SECURITY TRAINING FOR PERSONNEL ASSIGNED 

21 TO HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT POSTS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the Omnibus Diplo23 matic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 

24 4851 et seq.; relating to diplomatic security) is amended 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 416. SECURITY TRAINING FOR PERSONNEL ASSIGNED 

2 TO A HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT POST. 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Individuals assigned perma4 nently to or who are in long-term temporary duty status 

5 as designated by the Secretary at a high risk, high threat 

6 post shall receive security training described in subsection 

7 (b) on a mandatory basis in order to prepare such individ8 uals for living and working at such posts. 

9 ‘‘(b) SECURITY TRAINING DESCRIBED.—Security 

10 training referred to in subsection (a)— 

11 ‘‘(1) is training to improve basic knowledge and 

12 skills; and 

13 ‘‘(2) may include— 

14 ‘‘(A) an ability to recognize, avoid, and re15 spond to potential terrorist situations, including 

16 a complex attack; 

17 ‘‘(B) conducting surveillance detection; 

18 ‘‘(C) providing emergency medical care; 

19 ‘‘(D) ability to detect the presence of im20 provised explosive devices; 

21 ‘‘(E) minimal firearms proficiency; and 

22 ‘‘(F) defensive driving maneuvers. 

23 ‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirements of this 

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1 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section and sections 417 

2 and 418: 

3 ‘‘(1) COMPLEX ATTACK.—The term ‘complex 

4 attack’ has the meaning given such term by the 

5 North Atlantic Treaty Organization as follows: ‘An 

6 attack conducted by multiple hostile elements which 

7 employ at least two distinct classes of weapon sys8 tems (i.e., indirect fire and direct fire, improvised 

9 explosive devices, and surface to air fire).’. 

10 ‘‘(2) HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT POST.—The 

11 term ‘high risk, high threat post’ has the meaning 

12 given such term in section 104. 

13 ‘‘SEC. 417. SECURITY MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR OFFI14 CIALS ASSIGNED TO A HIGH RISK, HIGH 

15 THREAT POST. 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Officials described in subsection 

17 (c) who are assigned to a high risk, high threat post shall 

18 receive security training described in subsection (b) on a 

19 mandatory basis in order to improve the ability of such 

20 officials to make security-related management decisions. 

21 ‘‘(b) SECURITY TRAINING DESCRIBED.—Security 

22 training referred to in subsection (a) may include— 

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1 ‘‘(2) effective use of security resources to miti2 gate such threats; and 

3 ‘‘(3) improved familiarity of available security 

4 resources. 

5 ‘‘(c) OFFICIALS DESCRIBED.—Officials referred to in 

6 subsection (a) are— 

7 ‘‘(1) members of the Senior Foreign Service ap8 pointed under section 302(a)(1) or 303 of the For9 eign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3942(a)(1) and 

10 3943) or members of the Senior Executive Service 

11 (as such term is described in section 3132(a)(2) of 

12 title 5, United States Code); 

13 ‘‘(2) Foreign Service officers appointed under 

14 section 302(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 

15 (22 U.S.C. 3942(a)(1)) holding a position in classes 

16 FS–1, FS–2, or FS–3; 

17 ‘‘(3) Foreign Service Specialists appointed by 

18 the Secretary under section 303 of the Foreign Serv19 ice Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3943) holding a position 

20 in classes FS–1, FS–2, or FS–3; and 

21 ‘‘(4) individuals holding a position in grades 

22 GS–13, GS–14, or GS–15. 

23 ‘‘(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirements of this 

24 section shall take effect beginning on the date that is one 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 418. LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR DIPLOMATIC 

2 SECURITY PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO HIGH 

3 RISK, HIGH THREAT POST. 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Diplomatic security personnel 

5 assigned permanently to or who are in long-term tem6 porary duty status as designated by the Secretary at a 

7 high risk, high threat post should receive language train8 ing described in subsection (b) in order to prepare such 

9 personnel for duty requirements at such post. 

10 ‘‘(b) LANGUAGE TRAINING DESCRIBED.—Language 

11 training referred to in subsection (a) should prepare per12 sonnel described in such subsection to— 

13 ‘‘(1) speak the language at issue with sufficient 

14 structural accuracy and vocabulary to participate ef15 fectively in most formal and informal conversations 

16 on subjects germane to security; and 

17 ‘‘(2) read within an adequate range of speed 

18 and with almost complete comprehension on subjects 

19 germane to security.’’. 

20 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con21 tents of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 

22 Antiterrorism Act of 1986 is amended by inserting after 

23 the item relating to section 415 the following new items: 

‘‘Sec. 416. Security training for personnel assigned to a high risk, high threat 

post. 

‘‘Sec. 417. Security management training for officials assigned to a high risk, 

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‘‘Sec. 418. Language requirements for diplomatic security personnel assigned to 

high risk, high threat post.’’. 

1 SEC. 432. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

2 Not later than 18 months after the date of the enact3 ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 

4 the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 

5 implementation of this subtitle. 

6 Subtitle D—Expansion of the Ma7 rine Corps Security Guard De8 tachment Program 

9 SEC. 441. MARINE CORPS SECURITY GUARD PROGRAM. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to the responsibility of 

11 the Secretary of State for diplomatic security under sec12 tion 103 of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4802; 

13 enacted as part of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 

14 Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–399)), the Sec15 retary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of De16 fense, shall conduct an annual review of the Marine Corps 

17 Security Guard Program, including— 

18 (1) an evaluation of whether the size and com19 position of the Marine Corps Security Guard Pro20 gram is adequate to meet global diplomatic security 

21 requirements; 

22 (2) an assessment of whether the Marine Corps 

23 security guards are appropriately deployed among 

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1 lomatic facilities to respond to evolving security de2 velopments and potential threats to United States 

3 interests abroad; and 

4 (3) an assessment of the mission objectives of 

5 the Marine Corps Security Guard Program and the 

6 procedural rules of engagement to protect diplomatic 

7 personnel under the Program. 

8 (b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 

9 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annu10 ally thereafter for three years, the Secretary of State, in 

11 consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit 

12 to the appropriate congressional committees an unclassi13 fied report, with a classified annex as necessary, that ad14 dresses the requirements specified in subsection (a). 

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