113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2848 

AN ACT 

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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Operations and Embassy Security Authorization Act, Fis4 cal Year 2014’’. 

5 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

6 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 

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. 

Sec. 106. Prohibition on use of funds relating to Federal Acquisition Regulation. 

Sec. 107. Prohibition on use of funds relating to security and training facility. 

TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND 

ACTIVITIES 

Subtitle A—Basic Authorities and Activities 

Sec. 201. Foreign Service Act of 1980. 

Sec. 202. Center for strategic counterterrorism communications of the Department of State. 

Sec. 203. Anti-piracy information sharing. 

Subtitle B—Consular Services and Related Matters 

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

Sec. 212. Authority to restrict passports. 

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 
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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. 

Sec. 414. Revision of provisions relating to personnel recommendations of Accountability Review Board. 

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. 

Sec. 428. Bureau of Diplomatic Security mobile biometric enrollment program. 

Subtitle C—Security Training 

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

posts. 

Sec. 432. Report to Congress. 

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, func-
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1 tions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of foreign 

2 affairs of the United States, and for other purposes au3 thorized by law: 

4 (1) DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS.— 

5 For ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, 

6 $8,481,854,000 for fiscal year 2014. 

7 (A) BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN

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

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

10 authorized to be appropriated for the Bureau of 

11 Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. 

12 (B) WORLDWIDE SECURITY PROTEC13 TION.—Of such amounts, not less than 

14 $2,182,135,000 for fiscal year 2014 is author15 ized to be appropriated for worldwide security 

16 protection. 

17 (2) CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.—For ‘‘Cap18 ital Investment Fund’’, $76,900,000 for fiscal year 

19 2014. 

20 (3) EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE

21 PROGRAMS.—For ‘‘Educational and Cultural Ex22 change Programs’’, $535,000,000 for fiscal year 

23 2014, of which funding for educational and cultural 

24 programs that occur in countries or regions that are 
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1 at risk of, in, or are in transition from, conflict or 

2 civil strife should be prioritized. 

3 (4) CONFLICT STABILIZATION OPERATIONS.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—For ‘‘Conflict Stabiliza5 tion Operations’’, $45,207,000 for fiscal year 

6 2014. 

7 (B) TRANSFER.—Subject to subparagraph 

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

9 to be appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1), 

10 up to $35,000,000 is authorized to be trans11 ferred to, and merged with, the amount speci12 fied in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. 

13 (C) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary of 

14 State exercises the transfer authority described 

15 in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall notify 

16 the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

17 Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

18 Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 

19 Relations and the Committee on Appropriations 

20 of the Senate. 

21 (5) REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES.—For 

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

23 year 2014. 
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1 (6) PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND

2 OFFICIALS.—For ‘‘Protection of Foreign Missions 

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

4 (7) EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND

5 CONSULAR SERVICE.—For ‘‘Emergencies in the Dip6 lomatic and Consular Service’’, $9,073,000 for fiscal 

7 year 2014. 

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

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

10 (9) PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN

11 TAIWAN.— 

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

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

14 for fiscal year 2014. 

15 (B) TRANSFER.—Subject to subparagraph 

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

17 to be appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1), 

18 up to $15,300,000 is authorized to be trans19 ferred to, and merged with, the amount speci20 fied in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. 

21 (C) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary of 

22 State exercises the transfer authority described 

23 in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall notify 

24 the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

25 Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
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1 Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 

2 Relations and the Committee on Appropriations 

3 of the Senate. 

4 (10) OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 

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

6 $119,056,000 for fiscal year 2014, including for the 

7 Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction 

8 and the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 

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

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

11 3929(a)(1)) as such section relates to the inspection 

12 of the administration of activities and operations of 

13 each Foreign Service post. 

14 (11) INTERNATIONAL CHANCERY CENTER.— 

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

16 $5,450,000 for fiscal year 2014. 

17 (12) EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION AND

18 MAINTENANCE.—For ‘‘Embassy Security, Construc19 tion and Maintenance’’, $2,649,351,000 for fiscal 

20 year 2014. 

21 SEC. 102. CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZA22 TIONS. 

23 There are authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Con24 tributions to International Organizations’’, 

25 $1,400,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, for the Department 
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1 of State to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and 

2 responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the 

3 United States with respect to international organizations 

4 and to carry out other authorities in law consistent with 

5 such purposes. The Secretary shall notify the appropriate 

6 congressional committees not less than fifteen days prior 

7 to obligating funds authorized under this section to imple8 ment or establish any principle commission or organiza9 tion required by a treaty that has not been ratified by the 

10 Senate. 

11 SEC. 103. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE12 KEEPING ACTIVITIES. 

13 There are authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Con14 tributions for International Peacekeeping Activities’’, 

15 $1,942,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 for the Department 

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

17 responsibilities of the United States with respect to inter18 national peacekeeping activities and to carry out other au19 thorities in law consistent with such purposes, except that 

20 such amounts may not be used to support any United Na21 tions Unmanned Aerial Systems (drone) activities or mis22 sions operating in United States airspace, including 

23 United States territories and possessions. Notwith24 standing any other provision of law, funds authorized to 
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1 be appropriated under this section are authorized to re2 main available until September 30, 2015. 

3 SEC. 104. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS. 

4 The following amounts are authorized to be appro5 priated under ‘‘International Commissions’’ for the De6 partment of State to carry out the authorities, functions, 

7 duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign 

8 affairs of the United States and for other purposes author9 ized by law: 

10 (1) INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER

11 COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.—For 

12 ‘‘International Boundary and Water Commission, 

13 United States and Mexico’’— 

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

15 $44,722,000 for fiscal year 2014; and 

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

17 fiscal year 2014. 

18 (2) INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION, 

19 UNITED STATES AND CANADA.—For ‘‘International 

20 Boundary Commission, United States and Canada’’, 

21 $2,449,000 for fiscal year 2014. 

22 (3) INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION.—For 

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

24 fiscal year 2014. 
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1 (4) INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMIS2 SIONS.—For ‘‘International Fisheries Commissions’’, 

3 $31,445,000 for fiscal year 2014. 

4 (5) BORDER ENVIRONMENT COOPERATION COM5 MISSION.—For ‘‘Border Environment Cooperation 

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

7 SEC. 105. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY. 

8 There are authorized to be appropriated for the ‘‘Na9 tional Endowment for Democracy’’ for authorized activi10 ties $117,764,000 for fiscal year 2014. 

11 SEC. 106. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS RELATING TO 

12 FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION. 

13 No funds under this Act are authorized to be appro14 priated to enter into a contract with any offeror or any 

15 of its principals if the offeror certifies, pursuant to the 

16 Federal Acquisition Regulation, that the offeror or any of 

17 its principals— 

18 (1) within a three-year period preceding this 

19 offer has been convicted of or had a civil judgment 

20 rendered against it for commission of fraud or a 

21 criminal offense in connection with obtaining, at22 tempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, 

23 State, or local) contract or subcontract; violation of 

24 Federal or State antitrust statutes relating to the 

25 submission of offers; or commission of embezzle-
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1 ment, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruc2 tion of records, making false statements, tax eva3 sion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving 

4 stolen property; or 

5 (2) are presently indicted for, or otherwise 

6 criminally or civilly charged by a governmental enti7 ty with, commission of any of the offenses enumer8 ated in paragraph (1); or 

9 (3) within a three-year period preceding this 

10 offer, has been notified of any delinquent Federal 

11 taxes in an amount that exceeds $3,000 for which 

12 the liability remains unsatisfied. 

13 SEC. 107. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS RELATING TO 

14 SECURITY AND TRAINING FACILITY. 

15 No funds under this Act are authorized to be appro16 priated for any new Department of State security and 

17 training facility, including the proposed Foreign Affairs 

18 Security Training Center, for which there is not a com19 pleted, independent feasibility study that has been pro20 vided to the appropriate congressional committees, 

21 verifying that safety and security training for all Depart22 ment personnel who require such training cannot reason23 ably be provided at the existing Federal Law Enforcement 

24 Training Facility. 
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1 TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF 

2 STATE AUTHORITIES AND AC3 TIVITIES 

4 Subtitle A—Basic Authorities and 

5 Activities 

6 SEC. 201. FOREIGN SERVICE ACT OF 1980. 

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

8 U.S.C. 3981) is amended by inserting ‘‘If a position des9 ignated under this section is unfilled for more than one 

10 single assignment cycle, such position shall be filled, as 

11 appropriate, on a temporary basis, in accordance with sec12 tion 303 or 309.’’ after ‘‘Positions designated under this 

13 section are excepted from the competitive service.’’. 

14 SEC. 202. CENTER FOR STRATEGIC COUNTERTERRORISM 

15 COMMUNICATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 

16 STATE. 

17 (a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—As articulated in Exec18 utive Order 13584, issued on September 9, 2011, it is the 

19 policy of the United States to actively counter the actions 

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

21 other terrorist organizations, and violent extremists over22 seas that threaten the interests and national security of 

23 the United States. 

24 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER FOR STRATEGIC

25 COUNTERTERRORISM COMMUNICATIONS.—There is au-
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1 thorized to be established within the Department of State, 

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

3 for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications (in this 

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

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

6 and inform Government-wide public communications ac7 tivities directed at audiences abroad and targeted against 

8 violent extremists and terrorist organizations, especially 

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

10 (d) COORDINATOR OF THE CENTER FOR STRATEGIC

11 COUNTERTERRORISM COMMUNICATIONS.—The head of 

12 the CSCC should be the Coordinator. The Coordinator of 

13 the CSCC should— 

14 (1) report to the Under Secretary for Public 

15 Diplomacy and Public Affairs; and 

16 (2) collaborate with the Bureau of Counterter17 rorism of the Department of State, other Depart18 ment bureaus, and other United States Government 

19 agencies. 

20 (e) DUTIES.—The CSCC may— 

21 (1) monitor and evaluate extremist narratives 

22 and events abroad that are relevant to the develop23 ment of a United States strategic counterterrorism 

24 narrative designed to counter violent extremism and 
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1 terrorism that threaten the interests and national 

2 security of the United States; 

3 (2) develop and promulgate for use throughout 

4 the executive branch the United States strategic 

5 counterterrorism narrative developed in accordance 

6 with paragraph (1), and public communications 

7 strategies to counter the messaging of violent ex8 tremists and terrorist organizations, especially al9 Qa’ida and its affiliates and adherents; 

10 (3) identify current and emerging trends in ex11 tremist communications and communications by al12 Qa’ida and its affiliates and adherents in order to 

13 coordinate and provide guidance to the United 

14 States Government regarding how best to proactively 

15 promote the United States strategic counterter16 rorism narrative developed in accordance with para17 graph (1) and related policies, and to respond to and 

18 rebut extremist messaging and narratives when com19 municating to audiences outside the United States; 

20 (4) facilitate the use of a wide range of commu21 nications technologies by sharing expertise and best 

22 practices among United States Government and non23 Government sources; 
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1 (5) identify and request relevant information 

2 from United States Government agencies, including 

3 intelligence reporting, data, and analysis; 

4 (6) identify shortfalls in United States capabili5 ties in any areas relevant to the CSCC’s mission, 

6 and recommend necessary enhancements or changes; 

7 and 

8 (7) establish measurable goals, performance 

9 metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans to 

10 focus on learning, accountability, and policymaking. 

11 (f) STEERING COMMITTEE.— 

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

13 establish a Steering Committee composed of senior 

14 representatives of United States Government agen15 cies relevant to the CSCC’s mission to provide advice 

16 to the Secretary on the operations and strategic ori17 entation of the CSCC and to ensure adequate sup18 port for the CSCC. 

19 (2) MEETINGS.—The Steering Committee 

20 should meet not less often than once every six 

21 months. 

22 (3) LEADERSHIP.—The Steering Committee 

23 should be chaired by the Under Secretary of State 

24 for Public Diplomacy. The Coordinator for Counter25 terrorism of the Department of State should serve 
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1 as Vice Chair. The Coordinator of the CSCC should 

2 serve as Executive Secretary. 

3 (4) COMPOSITION.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Steering Com5 mittee may include one senior representative 

6 designated by the head of each of the following 

7 agencies: 

8 (i) The Department of Defense. 

9 (ii) The Department of Justice. 

10 (iii) The Department of Homeland 

11 Security. 

12 (iv) The Department of the Treasury. 

13 (v) The National Counterterrorism 

14 Center of the Office of the Director of Na15 tional Intelligence. 

16 (vi) The Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

17 (vii) The Counterterrorism Center of 

18 the Central Intelligence Agency. 

19 (viii) The Broadcasting Board of Gov20 ernors. 

21 (ix) The Agency for International De22 velopment. 

23 (B) ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATION.—Rep24 resentatives from United States Government 

25 agencies not specified in subparagraph (A) may 
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1 be invited to participate in the Steering Com2 mittee at the discretion of the Chair. 

3 SEC. 203. ANTI-PIRACY INFORMATION SHARING. 

4 The Secretary of State is authorized to provide for 

5 the participation by the United States in the Information 

6 Sharing Centre located in Singapore, as established by the 

7 Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy 

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

9 Subtitle B—Consular Services and 

10 Related Matters 

11 SEC. 211. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSESS PASSPORT 

12 SURCHARGE. 

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

14 1920 (41 Stat. 750; chapter 223; 22 U.S.C. 214(b)), is 

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

16 SEC. 212. AUTHORITY TO RESTRICT PASSPORTS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State is author18 ized to— 

19 (1) limit to one year or such period of time as 

20 the Secretary of State shall determine appropriate 

21 the period of validity of a passport issued to a sex 

22 offender; and 

23 (2) revoke the passport or passport card of an 

24 individual who has been convicted by a court of com-
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1 petent jurisdiction in a foreign country of a sex of2 fense. 

3 (b) LIMITATION FOR RETURN TO UNITED STATES.— 

4 Notwithstanding subsection (a), in no case shall a United 

5 States citizen convicted by a court of competent jurisdic6 tion in a foreign country of a sex offense be precluded 

7 from entering the United States due to a passport revoca8 tion under such subsection. 

9 (c) REAPPLICATION.—An individual whose passport 

10 or passport card was revoked pursuant to subsection 

11 (a)(2) may reapply for a passport or passport card at any 

12 time after such individual has returned to the United 

13 States. 

14 (d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 

15 (1) SEX OFFENDER.—The term ‘‘sex offender’’ 

16 means an individual who is listed on the National 

17 Sex Offender Registry established pursuant to sec18 tion 119 of the Sex Offender Registration and Noti19 fication Act (42 U.S.C. 16915). 

20 (2) SEX OFFENSE.—The term ‘‘sex offense’’ 

21 means a sex offense as defined in section 111(5) of 

22 the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act 

23 (42 U.S.C. 16915). 
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1 Subtitle C—Reporting 

2 Requirements 

3 SEC. 221. REPORTING REFORM. 

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

5 are repealed: 

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

7 of Public Law 96–465. 

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

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

10 Public Law 107–245. 

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

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

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

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

15 (8) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 4 of Pub16 lic Law 79–264. 

17 (9) Sections 3203 and 3204(f) of Public Law 

18 106–246. 

19 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 11 of Pub20 lic Law 107–245 is amended by striking ‘‘(a) IN GEN21 ERAL.—’’. 

22 (c) REPORT ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO

23 THE UNITED NATIONS.— 

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

25 the date of the enactment of this Act and annually 
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1 thereafter, the Director of the Office of Management 

2 and Budget shall submit to Congress a report on all 

3 assessed and voluntary contributions, including in4 kind, of the United States Government to the United 

5 Nations and its affiliated agencies and related bodies 

6 during the previous fiscal year. 

7 (2) CONTENT.—Each report required under 

8 subsection (a) shall include the following elements: 

9 (A) The total amount of all assessed and 

10 voluntary contributions, including in-kind, of 

11 the United States Government to the United 

12 Nations and its affiliated agencies and related 

13 bodies during the previous fiscal year. 

14 (B) The approximate percentage of United 

15 States Government contributions to each 

16 United Nations affiliated agency or related 

17 body in such fiscal year when compared with all 

18 contributions to each such agency or body from 

19 any source in such fiscal year. 

20 (C) For each such United States Govern21 ment contribution— 

22 (i) the amount of the contribution; 

23 (ii) a description of the contribution 

24 (including whether assessed or voluntary); 
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1 (iii) the department or agency of the 

2 United States Government responsible for 

3 the contribution; 

4 (iv) the purpose of the contribution; 

5 and 

6 (v) the United Nations or its affiliated 

7 agency or related body receiving the con8 tribution. 

9 (3) SCOPE OF INITIAL REPORT.—The first re10 port required under this subsection shall include the 

11 information required under this section for the pre12 vious three fiscal years. 

13 (4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.— 

14 Not later than 14 days after submitting a report 

15 under this subsection, the Director of the Office of 

16 Management and Budget shall post a public version 

17 of such report on a text-based, searchable, and pub18 licly available Internet Web site. 

19 TITLE III—ORGANIZATION AND 

20 PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES 

21 SEC. 301. SUSPENSION OF FOREIGN SERVICE MEMBERS 

22 WITHOUT PAY. 

23 (a) SUSPENSION.—Section 610 of the Foreign Serv24 ice Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4010) is amended by adding 

25 at the end the following new subsection: 
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1 ‘‘(c)(1) In order to promote the efficiency of the Serv2 ice, the Secretary may suspend a member of the Foreign 

3 Service without pay when the member’s security clearance 

4 is suspended or when there is reasonable cause to believe 

5 that the member has committed a crime for which a sen6 tence of imprisonment may be imposed. 

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

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

9 shall be entitled to— 

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

11 for the proposed suspension; 

12 ‘‘(B) a period of not less than 30 days after re13 ceipt of any notice under subparagraph (A) to re14 spond orally and in writing to the proposed suspen15 sion, which period may be extended upon a showing 

16 of good cause; 

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

18 representative; and 

19 ‘‘(D) a final written decision, including the spe20 cific reasons for such decision, as soon as prac21 ticable. 

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

23 file a grievance in accordance with the procedures applica24 ble to grievances under chapter 11. 
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1 ‘‘(4) In the case of a grievance filed under paragraph 

2 (3)— 

3 ‘‘(A) the review by the Foreign Service Griev4 ance Board shall be limited to a determination of 

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

6 have been fulfilled; and 

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

8 not exercise the authority provided under section 

9 1106(8). 

10 ‘‘(5) In this subsection: 

11 ‘‘(A) The term ‘reasonable cause to believe a 

12 member has committed a crime’ means the member 

13 has been indicted by a grand jury. 

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

15 the placing of a member of the Foreign Service in 

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

17 (b) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

18 (1) AMENDMENT OF SECTION HEADING.—Sec19 tion 610 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as 

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

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

22 SUSPENSION’’ before the period at the end. 

23 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating 

24 to section 610 in the table of contents in section 2 
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1 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended to 

2 read as follows: 

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

3 SEC. 302. REPEAL OF RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT 

4 FOR SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE. 

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

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

7 SEC. 303. LIMITED APPOINTMENTS IN THE FOREIGN SERV8 ICE. 

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

10 U.S.C. 3949) is amended— 

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

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

13 (2) in subsection (b)— 

14 (A) in paragraph (3)— 

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

16 (ii) by inserting before the semicolon 

17 at the end the following: ‘‘, or (B), the ca18 reer candidate is serving in the uniformed 

19 services, as defined by the Uniformed Serv20 ices Employment and Reemployment 

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

22 seq.), and the limited appointment expires 

23 in the course of such service’’; 

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

25 the end; 
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1 (C) in paragraph (5), by striking the pe2 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (D) by adding after paragraph (5) the fol4 lowing new paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(6) in exceptional circumstances where the Sec6 retary determines the needs of the Service require the ex7 tension of a limited appointment, (A), for a period of time 

8 not to exceed 12 months (if such period of time does not 

9 permit additional review by boards under section 306), or 

10 (B), for the minimum time needed to settle a grievance, 

11 claim, or complaint not otherwise provided for in this sec12 tion.’’; and 

13 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub14 section: 

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

16 served five consecutive years under a limited appointment 

17 may be reappointed to a subsequent limited appointment 

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

19 appointment. The Secretary may in cases of special need 

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

21 SEC. 304. LIMITATION OF COMPENSATORY TIME OFF FOR 

22 TRAVEL. 

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

24 amended by adding at the end the following new sub25 section: 
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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 

25 exceeds two-thirds of the amount of the locality-based 
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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. 

23 ‘‘(b) DESIGNATIONS BEFORE OPENING OR REOPEN24 ING POSTS.—Before opening or reopening a diplomatic or 
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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 

23 the ability or willingness to provide ade24 quate security; and 
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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 

23 determine specific action, including enhanced secu24 rity measures or evacuation of such post, based on 
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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 

25 the item relating to section 103 the following new items: 
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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 

21 armed or surveillance assets in response to an at22 tack’’. 
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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 

26 multiple missions; and 
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1 (8) how to resolve any identified deficiencies in 

2 the mission or activities of the Bureau. 

3 SEC. 414. REVISION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO PER4 SONNEL RECOMMENDATIONS OF ACCOUNT5 ABILITY REVIEW BOARD. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 304(c) of the Diplomatic 

7 Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4834(c)) is amended— 

8 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘Whenever’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘If’’; and 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘has breached the duty of 

12 that individual’’ and inserting ‘‘has engaged in 

13 misconduct or unsatisfactorily performed the 

14 duties of employment of that individual, and 

15 such misconduct or unsatisfactory performance 

16 has significantly contributed to the serious in17 jury, loss of life, or significant destruction of 

18 property, or the serious breach of security that 

19 is the subject of the Board’s examination as de20 scribed in subsection (a)’’; 

21 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘finding’’ each 

22 place it appears and inserting ‘‘findings’’; and 

23 (3) in the matter following paragraph (3)— 

24 (A) by striking ‘‘has breached a duty of 

25 that individual’’ and inserting ‘‘has engaged in 
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1 misconduct or unsatisfactorily performed the 

2 duties of employment of that individual’’; and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘to the performance of the 

4 duties of that individual’’. 

5 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

6 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any case of an 

7 Accountability Review Board that is convened under sec8 tion 301 of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4831) 

9 on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

10 Subtitle B—Physical Security and 

11 Personnel Requirements 

12 SEC. 421. CAPITAL SECURITY COST SHARING PROGRAM. 

13 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE CAPITAL SECURITY

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

15 that the Capital Security Cost Sharing Program should 

16 prioritize the construction of new facilities and the mainte17 nance of existing facilities at high risk, high threat posts. 

18 (b) RESTRICTION ON CONSTRUCTION OF OFFICE

19 SPACE.—Section 604(e)(2) of the Secure Embassy Con20 struction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of 

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

22 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106–113; 113 Stat. 1501A– 

23 453; 22 U.S.C. 4865 note) is amended by adding at the 

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

25 a diplomatic facility of the United States may not include 
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1 office space or other accommodations for an employee of 

2 a Federal department or agency if the Secretary of State 

3 determines that such department or agency has not pro4 vided to the Department of State the full amount of fund5 ing required by paragraph (1), except that such project 

6 may include office space or other accommodations for 

7 members of the United States Marine Corps.’’. 

8 SEC. 422. LOCAL GUARD CONTRACTS ABROAD UNDER DIP9 LOMATIC SECURITY PROGRAM. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 136 of the Foreign Rela11 tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 

12 U.S.C. 4864) is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (c)— 

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

15 by striking ‘‘With respect’’ and inserting ‘‘Ex16 cept as provided in subsection (d), with re17 spect’’; and 

18 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sub19 section (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)’’; 

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

21 and (g) as subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h), respec22 tively; and 

23 (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol24 lowing new subsection: 
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1 ‘‘(d) AWARD OF LOCAL GUARD AND PROTECTIVE

2 SERVICE CONTRACTS FOR HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT

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

4 high risk, high threat post (as such term is defined in sec5 tion 104 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 

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

7 date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of 

8 State— 

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

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

11 contract; 

12 ‘‘(2) after evaluating proposals for such con13 tract, may award such contract to the firm rep14 resenting the best value to the Government in ac15 cordance with the best value tradeoff process de16 scribed in subpart 15.1 of the Federal Acquisition 

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

18 ‘‘(3) shall ensure that contractor personnel 

19 under such contract providing local guard or protec20 tive services are classified— 

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

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

23 employees of one of the persons or parties con24 stituting the joint venture; or 
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1 ‘‘(C) as employees of a subcontractor to 

2 the contractor, and not as independent contrac3 tors to the contractor or any other entity per4 forming under such contracts.’’. 

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

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

7 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re8 port that includes— 

9 (1) an explanation of the implementation of 

10 subsection (d) of section 136 of the Foreign Rela11 tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 

12 1991, as amended by subsection (a)(3) of this sec13 tion; and 

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

15 made pursuant to such subsection (d) of such sec16 tion 136, a written justification providing the basis 

17 for such award and an explanation of the inability 

18 to satisfy the needs of the Department of State by 

19 technically acceptable, lowest price evaluation award. 

20 SEC. 423. TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 

21 Section 4 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 

22 (22 U.S.C. 295) is amended by adding at the end the fol23 lowing new subsection: 

24 ‘‘(j)(1) In addition to exercising any other transfer 

25 authority available to the Secretary of State, and subject 
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1 to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary may transfer to, 

2 and merge with, any appropriation for embassy security, 

3 construction, and maintenance such amounts appropriated 

4 for fiscal year 2014 for any other purpose related to the 

5 administration of foreign affairs on or after October 1, 

6 2013, if the Secretary determines such transfer is nec7 essary to provide for the security of sites and buildings 

8 in foreign countries under the jurisdiction and control of 

9 the Secretary. 

10 ‘‘(2) Any funds transferred pursuant to paragraph 

11 (1)— 

12 ‘‘(A) shall not exceed 20 percent of any appro13 priation made available for fiscal year 2014 for the 

14 Department of State under the heading ‘Administra15 tion of Foreign Affairs’, and no such appropriation 

16 shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any 

17 such transfer; and 

18 ‘‘(B) shall be merged with funds in the heading 

19 to which transferred, and shall be available subject 

20 to the same terms and conditions as the funds with 

21 which merged. 

22 ‘‘(3) Not later than 15 days before any transfer of 

23 funds pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State 

24 shall notify in writing the Committees on Foreign Rela25 tions and Appropriations of the Senate and the Commit-
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1 tees on Foreign Affairs and Appropriations of the House 

2 of Representatives. Any such notification shall include a 

3 description of the particular security need necessitating 

4 the transfer at issue.’’. 

5 SEC. 424. SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS FOR SOFT TARGETS. 

6 Section 29 of the State Department Basic Authorities 

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

8 sentence, by inserting ‘‘physical security enhancements 

9 and’’ after ‘‘may include’’. 

10 SEC. 425. REEMPLOYMENT OF ANNUITANTS. 

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

12 (22 U.S.C. 4064(g)) is amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

14 (A) in subparagraph (B)— 

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

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

17 and 

18 (ii) by inserting before the semicolon 

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

20 an exhaustive, open, and competitive 

21 search, no qualified, full-time, current em22 ployees (including members of the Civil 

23 Service) of the Department of State have 

24 been identified’’; and 
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1 (B) by moving subparagraph (C) two ems 

2 to the left; and 

3 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

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

5 ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’; and 

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

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

8 place it appears. 

9 SEC. 426. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MINIMUM SE10 CURITY STANDARDS FOR TEMPORARY 

11 UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 

12 POSTS. 

13 It is the sense of Congress that— 

14 (1) the Overseas Security Policy Board’s secu15 rity standards for United States diplomatic and con16 sular posts should apply to all such posts regardless 

17 of the duration of their occupancy; and 

18 (2) such posts should comply with requirements 

19 for attaining a waiver or exception to applicable 

20 standards if it is in the national interest of the 

21 United States as determined by the Secretary of 

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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 SEC. 428. BUREAU OF DIPLOMATIC SECURITY MOBILE BIO20 METRIC ENROLLMENT PROGRAM. 

21 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact22 ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall brief the 

23 appropriate congressional committees regarding the mo24 bile biometric enrollment program of the Bureau of Diplo25 matic Security that includes the following: 
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1 (1) An overview of the mobile biometric enroll2 ment program and the Department of State’s use of 

3 biometric technologies to secure access to United 

4 States diplomatic and consular posts. 

5 (2) An assessment of the effectiveness and uses 

6 of such biometric technologies. 

7 (3) An assessment of the costs, benefits, and 

8 implementation time that would be involved in ex9 tending the mobile biometric enrollment program ini10 tially to all high risk, high threat posts (as such 

11 term is defined in section 104 of the Omnibus Diplo12 matic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986, as 

13 added by section 411 of this Act), and then to all 

14 remaining diplomatic and consular posts. 

15 Subtitle C—Security Training 

16 SEC. 431. SECURITY TRAINING FOR PERSONNEL ASSIGNED 

17 TO HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT POSTS. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the Omnibus Diplo19 matic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 

20 4851 et seq.; relating to diplomatic security) is amended 

21 by adding at the end the following new sections: 

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

23 TO A HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT POST. 

24 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Individuals assigned perma25 nently to or who are in long-term temporary duty status 
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1 as designated by the Secretary at a high risk, high threat 

2 post shall receive security training described in subsection 

3 (b) on a mandatory basis in order to prepare such individ4 uals for living and working at such posts. 

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

6 training referred to in subsection (a)— 

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

8 skills; and 

9 ‘‘(2) may include— 

10 ‘‘(A) an ability to recognize, avoid, and re11 spond to potential terrorist situations, including 

12 a complex attack; 

13 ‘‘(B) conducting surveillance detection; 

14 ‘‘(C) providing emergency medical care; 

15 ‘‘(D) ability to detect the presence of im16 provised explosive devices; 

17 ‘‘(E) minimal firearms familiarization; and 

18 ‘‘(F) defensive driving maneuvers. 

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

20 section shall take effect upon the date of the enactment 

21 of this section. 

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

23 and 418: 

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

25 attack’ has the meaning given such term by the 
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1 North Atlantic Treaty Organization as follows: ‘An 

2 attack conducted by multiple hostile elements which 

3 employ at least two distinct classes of weapon sys4 tems (i.e., indirect fire and direct fire, improvised 

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

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

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

8 given such term in section 104. 

9 ‘‘SEC. 417. SECURITY MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR OFFI10 CIALS ASSIGNED TO A HIGH RISK, HIGH 

11 THREAT POST. 

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

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

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

15 mandatory basis in order to improve the ability of such 

16 officials to make security-related management decisions. 

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

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

19 ‘‘(1) development of skills to better evaluate 

20 threats; 

21 ‘‘(2) effective use of security resources to miti22 gate such threats; and 

23 ‘‘(3) improved familiarity of available security 

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

2 subsection (a) are— 

3 ‘‘(1) members of the Senior Foreign Service ap4 pointed under section 302(a)(1) or 303 of the For5 eign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3942(a)(1) and 

6 3943) or members of the Senior Executive Service 

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

8 title 5, United States Code); 

9 ‘‘(2) Foreign Service officers appointed under 

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

11 (22 U.S.C. 3942(a)(1)) holding a position in classes 

12 FS–1, FS–2, or FS–3; 

13 ‘‘(3) Foreign Service Specialists appointed by 

14 the Secretary under section 303 of the Foreign Serv15 ice Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3943) holding a position 

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

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

18 GS–13, GS–14, or GS–15. 

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

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

21 year after the date of the enactment of this section. 
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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 (b) 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 

24 United States embassies, consulates, and other dip-
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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). 

Passed the House of Representatives September 29 

(legislative day September 28), 2013. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2848 

AN ACT 

State for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. 

To authorize appropriations for the Department of