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Union Calendar No. 166 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2848 

[Report No. 113–226] 

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 

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 

Additional sponsor: Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 30, 2013] 


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A BILL 

To authorize appropriations for the Department of State 

for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. 


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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 

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. 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. 

Sec. 213. 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. 


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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. 

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 ‘‘ap4 propriate congressional committees’’ means the Committee 

5 on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 

6 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 


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1 TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF 

2 APPROPRIATIONS 

3 SEC. 101. ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. 

4 The following amounts are authorized to be appro5 priated for the Department of State under ‘‘Administration 

6 of Foreign Affairs’’ to carry out the authorities, functions, 

7 duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of foreign affairs 

8 of the United States, and for other purposes authorized by 

9 law: 

10 (1) DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS.— 

11 For ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, 

12 $8,481,854,000 for fiscal year 2014. 

13 (A) BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN

14 RIGHTS, AND LABOR.—Of such amounts, not less 

15 than $26,839,000 for fiscal year 2014 is author16 ized to be appropriated for the Bureau of Democ17 racy, Human Rights and Labor. 

18 (B) WORLDWIDE SECURITY PROTECTION.— 

19 Of such amounts, not less than $2,182,135,000 

20 for fiscal year 2014 is authorized to be appro21 priated for worldwide security protection. 

22 (2) CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.—For ‘‘Capital 

23 Investment Fund’’, $76,900,000 for fiscal year 2014. 

24 (3) EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE

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1 change Programs’’, $535,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, 

2 of which funding for educational and cultural pro3 grams that occur in countries or regions that are at 

4 risk of, in, or are in transition from, conflict or civil 

5 strife should be prioritized. 

6 (4) CONFLICT STABILIZATION OPERATIONS.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—For ‘‘Conflict Stabiliza8 tion Operations’’, $45,207,000 for fiscal year 

9 2014. 

10 (B) TRANSFER.—Subject to subparagraph 

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

12 to be appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1), 

13 up to $35,000,000 is authorized to be transferred 

14 to, and merged with, the amount specified in 

15 subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. 

16 (C) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary of 

17 State exercises the transfer authority described in 

18 subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall notify the 

19 Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Com20 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep21 resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela22 tions and the Committee on Appropriations of 

23 the Senate. 


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1 (5) REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES.—For ‘‘Rep2 resentation Allowances’’, $6,933,000 for fiscal year 

3 2014. 

4 (6) PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OF5 FICIALS.—For ‘‘Protection of Foreign Missions and 

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

7 (7) EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CON8 SULAR SERVICE.—For ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplo9 matic and Consular Service’’, $9,073,000 for fiscal 

10 year 2014. 

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

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

13 (9) PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN

14 TAIWAN.— 

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

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

17 fiscal year 2014. 

18 (B) TRANSFER.—Subject to subparagraph 

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

20 to be appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1), 

21 up to $15,300,000 is authorized to be transferred 

22 to, and merged with, the amount specified in 

23 subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. 

24 (C) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary of 

25 State exercises the transfer authority described in 


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1 subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall notify the 

2 Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Com3 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep4 resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela5 tions and the Committee on Appropriations of 

6 the Senate. 

7 (10) OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.—For 

8 ‘‘Office of the Inspector General’’, $119,056,000 for 

9 fiscal year 2014, including for the Special Inspector 

10 General for Iraq Reconstruction and the Special In11 spector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, not12 withstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service 

13 Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(a)(1)) as such section re14 lates to the inspection of the administration of activi15 ties and operations of each Foreign Service post. 

16 (11) INTERNATIONAL CHANCERY CENTER.—For 

17 ‘‘International Chancery Center (ICC)’’, $5,450,000 

18 for fiscal year 2014. 

19 (12) EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION AND

20 MAINTENANCE.—For ‘‘Embassy Security, Construc21 tion and Maintenance’’, $2,649,351,000 for fiscal year 

22 2014. 


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1 SEC. 102. CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZA2 TIONS. 

3 There are authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Contribu4 tions to International Organizations’’, $1,400,000,000 for 

5 fiscal year 2014, for the Department of State to carry out 

6 the authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities in the 

7 conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States with re8 spect to international organizations and to carry out other 

9 authorities in law consistent with such purposes. The Sec10 retary shall notify the appropriate congressional commit11 tees not less than fifteen days prior to obligating funds au12 thorized under this section to implement or establish any 

13 principle commission or organization required by a treaty 

14 that has not been ratified by the Senate. 

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

17 There are authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Contribu18 tions for International Peacekeeping Activities’’, 

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

20 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, except that 

24 such amounts may not be used to support any United Na25 tions Unmanned Aerial Systems (drone) activities or mis26 sions operating in United States airspace, including United 


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1 States territories and possessions. Notwithstanding any 

2 other provision of law, funds authorized to be appropriated 

3 under this section are authorized to remain available until 

4 September 30, 2015. 

5 SEC. 104. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS. 

6 The following amounts are authorized to be appro7 priated under ‘‘International Commissions’’ for the Depart8 ment of State to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, 

9 and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of 

10 the United States and for other purposes authorized by law: 

11 (1) INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COM12 MISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.—For ‘‘Inter13 national Boundary and Water Commission, United 

14 States and Mexico’’— 

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

16 $44,722,000 for fiscal year 2014; and 

17 (B) for ‘‘Construction’’, $31,400,000 for fis18 cal year 2014. 

19 (2) INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION, 

20 UNITED STATES AND CANADA.—For ‘‘International 

21 Boundary Commission, United States and Canada’’, 

22 $2,449,000 for fiscal year 2014. 

23 (3) INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION.—For 

24 ‘‘International Joint Commission’’, $7,012,000 for fis25 cal year 2014. 


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1 (4) INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS.— 

2 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 activities 

10 $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 Fed16 eral Acquisition Regulation, that the offeror or any of its 

17 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 sub25 mission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, 


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1 theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of 

2 records, making false statements, tax evasion, vio3 lating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen 

4 property; or 

5 (2) are presently indicted for, or otherwise crimi6 nally or civilly charged by a governmental entity 

7 with, commission of any of the offenses enumerated in 

8 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 the 

12 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 provided 

20 to the appropriate congressional committees, verifying that 

21 safety and security training for all Department personnel 

22 who require such training cannot reasonably be provided 

23 at the existing Federal Law Enforcement Training Facil24 ity. 


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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. RECOUPING COSTS OF INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE 

7 ARBITRATION. 

8 Paragraph (3) of section 38(d) of the State Depart9 ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2710(d)) is 

10 amended by striking ‘‘by the Department of State from an11 other agency of the United States Government or pursuant 

12 to’’ and inserting ‘‘by the Department of State as a result 

13 of a decision of an international tribunal, from another 

14 agency of the United States Government, or pursuant to’’. 

15 SEC. 202. FOREIGN SERVICE ACT OF 1980. 

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

17 U.S.C. 3981) is amended by inserting ‘‘If a position des18 ignated under this section is unfilled for more than one sin19 gle assignment cycle, such position shall be filled, as appro20 priate, on a temporary basis, in accordance with section 

21 303 or 309.’’ after ‘‘Positions designated under this section 

22 are excepted from the competitive service.’’. 


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1 SEC. 203. CENTER FOR STRATEGIC COUNTERTERRORISM 

2 COMMUNICATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 

3 STATE. 

4 (a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—As articulated in Execu5 tive Order 13584, issued on September 9, 2011, it is the 

6 policy of the United States to actively counter the actions 

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

8 other terrorist organizations, and violent extremists over9 seas that threaten the interests and national security of the 

10 United States. 

11 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER FOR STRATEGIC

12 COUNTERTERRORISM COMMUNICATIONS.—There is author13 ized to be established within the Department of State, under 

14 the direction of the Secretary of State, the Center for Stra15 tegic Counterterrorism Communications (in this section re16 ferred to as the ‘‘CSCC’’). 

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

18 inform Government-wide public communications activities 

19 directed at audiences abroad and targeted against violent 

20 extremists and terrorist organizations, especially al-Qa’ida 

21 and its affiliates and adherents. 

22 (d) COORDINATOR OF THE CENTER FOR STRATEGIC

23 COUNTERTERRORISM COMMUNICATIONS.—The head of the 

24 CSCC should be the Coordinator. The Coordinator of the 

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1 (1) report to the Under Secretary for Public Di2 plomacy and Public Affairs; and 

3 (2) collaborate with the Bureau of Counterter4 rorism of the Department of State, other Department 

5 bureaus, and other United States Government agen6 cies. 

7 (e) DUTIES.—The CSCC may— 

8 (1) monitor and evaluate extremist narratives 

9 and events abroad that are relevant to the develop10 ment of a United States strategic counterterrorism 

11 narrative designed to counter violent extremism and 

12 terrorism that threaten the interests and national se13 curity of the United States; 

14 (2) develop and promulgate for use throughout 

15 the executive branch the United States strategic 

16 counterterrorism narrative developed in accordance 

17 with paragraph (1), and public communications 

18 strategies to counter the messaging of violent extrem19 ists and terrorist organizations, especially al-Qa’ida 

20 and its affiliates and adherents; 

21 (3) identify current and emerging trends in ex22 tremist communications and communications by al23 Qa’ida and its affiliates and adherents in order to co24 ordinate and provide guidance to the United States 

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1 mote the United States strategic counterterrorism 

2 narrative developed in accordance with paragraph (1) 

3 and related policies, and to respond to and rebut ex4 tremist messaging and narratives when commu5 nicating to audiences outside the United States; 

6 (4) facilitate the use of a wide range of commu7 nications technologies by sharing expertise and best 

8 practices among United States Government and non9 Government sources; 

10 (5) identify and request relevant information 

11 from United States Government agencies, including 

12 intelligence reporting, data, and analysis; 

13 (6) identify shortfalls in United States capabili14 ties in any areas relevant to the CSCC’s mission, and 

15 recommend necessary enhancements or changes; and 

16 (7) establish measurable goals, performance 

17 metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans to 

18 focus on learning, accountability, and policymaking. 

19 (f) STEERING COMMITTEE.— 

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

21 establish a Steering Committee composed of senior 

22 representatives of United States Government agencies 

23 relevant to the CSCC’s mission to provide advice to 

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1 tion of the CSCC and to ensure adequate support for 

2 the CSCC. 

3 (2) MEETINGS.—The Steering Committee should 

4 meet not less often than once every six months. 

5 (3) LEADERSHIP.—The Steering Committee 

6 should be chaired by the Under Secretary of State for 

7 Public Diplomacy. The Coordinator for Counterter8 rorism of the Department of State should serve as 

9 Vice Chair. The Coordinator of the CSCC should serve 

10 as Executive Secretary. 

11 (4) COMPOSITION.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Steering Committee 

13 may include one senior representative designated 

14 by the head of each of the following agencies: 

15 (i) The Department of Defense. 

16 (ii) The Department of Justice. 

17 (iii) The Department of Homeland Se18 curity. 

19 (iv) The Department of the Treasury. 

20 (v) The National Counterterrorism 

21 Center of the Office of the Director of Na22 tional Intelligence. 

23 (vi) The Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

24 (vii) The Counterterrorism Center of 

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1 (viii) The Broadcasting Board of Gov2 ernors. 

3 (ix) The Agency for International De4 velopment. 

5 (B) ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATION.—Rep6 resentatives from United States Government 

7 agencies not specified in subparagraph (A) may 

8 be invited to participate in the Steering Com9 mittee at the discretion of the Chair. 

10 SEC. 204. ANTI-PIRACY INFORMATION SHARING. 

11 The Secretary of State is authorized to provide for the 

12 participation by the United States in the Information 

13 Sharing Centre located in Singapore, as established by the 

14 Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and 

15 Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP). 

16 Subtitle B—Consular Services and 

17 Related Matters 

18 SEC. 211. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSESS PASSPORT 

19 SURCHARGE. 

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

21 1920 (41 Stat. 750; chapter 223; 22 U.S.C. 214(b)), is 

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

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

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

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

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

3 fee that would otherwise apply for processing a machine 

4 readable combined border crossing identification card and 

5 nonimmigrant visa’’. 

6 SEC. 213. AUTHORITY TO RESTRICT PASSPORTS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State is author8 ized to— 

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

10 the Secretary of State shall determine appropriate the 

11 period of validity of a passport issued to a sex of12 fender; and 

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

14 individual who has been convicted by a court of com15 petent jurisdiction in a foreign country of a sex of16 fense. 

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

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

19 States citizen convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction 

20 in a foreign country of a sex offense be precluded from enter21 ing the United States due to a passport revocation under 

22 such subsection. 

23 (c) REAPPLICATION.—An individual whose passport or 

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1 may reapply for a passport or passport card at any time 

2 after such individual has returned to the United States. 

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

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

5 means an individual who is listed on the National 

6 Sex Offender Registry established pursuant to section 

7 119 of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification 

8 Act (42 U.S.C. 16915). 

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

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

11 Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (42 

12 U.S.C. 16915). 

13 Subtitle C—Reporting 

14 Requirements 

15 SEC. 221. REPORTING REFORM. 

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

17 repealed: 

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

19 of Public Law 96–465. 

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

21 (3) Subsections (b) and (c) of section 11 of Pub22 lic Law 107–245. 

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

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

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

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

3 (9) Section 3202 of Public Law 106–246. 

4 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 11 of Public 

5 Law 107–245 is amended by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

6 ’’. 

7 (c) REPORT ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO

8 THE UNITED NATIONS.— 

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

10 the date of the enactment of this Act and annually 

11 thereafter, the Director of the Office of Management 

12 and Budget shall submit to Congress a report on all 

13 assessed and voluntary contributions, including in14 kind, of the United States Government to the United 

15 Nations and its affiliated agencies and related bodies 

16 during the previous fiscal year. 

17 (2) CONTENT.—Each report required under sub18 section (a) shall include the following elements: 

19 (A) The total amount of all assessed and 

20 voluntary contributions, including in-kind, of 

21 the United States Government to the United Na22 tions and its affiliated agencies and related bod23 ies during the previous fiscal year. 

24 (B) The approximate percentage of United 

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1 Nations affiliated agency or related body in such 

2 fiscal year when compared with all contributions 

3 to each such agency or body from any source in 

4 such fiscal year. 

5 (C) For each such United States Govern6 ment contribution— 

7 (i) the amount of the contribution; 

8 (ii) a description of the contribution 

9 (including whether assessed or voluntary); 

10 (iii) the department or agency of the 

11 United States Government responsible for 

12 the contribution; 

13 (iv) the purpose of the contribution; 

14 and 

15 (v) the United Nations or its affiliated 

16 agency or related body receiving the con17 tribution. 

18 (3) SCOPE OF INITIAL REPORT.—The first report 

19 required under this subsection shall include the infor20 mation required under this section for the previous 

21 three fiscal years. 

22 (4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.— 

23 Not later than 14 days after submitting a report 

24 under this subsection, the Director of the Office of 

25 Management and Budget shall post a public version 


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1 of such report on a text-based, searchable, and pub2 licly available Internet Web site. 

3 TITLE III—ORGANIZATION AND 

4 PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES 

5 SEC. 301. SUSPENSION OF FOREIGN SERVICE MEMBERS 

6 WITHOUT PAY. 

7 (a) SUSPENSION.—Section 610 of the Foreign Service 

8 Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4010) is amended by adding at the 

9 end the following new subsection: 

10 ‘‘(c)(1) In order to promote the efficiency of the Serv11 ice, the Secretary may suspend a member of the Foreign 

12 Service without pay when the member’s security clearance 

13 is suspended or when there is reasonable cause to believe 

14 that the member has committed a crime for which a sen15 tence of imprisonment may be imposed. 

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

17 suspension is proposed in accordance with paragraph (1) 

18 shall be entitled to— 

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

20 for the proposed suspension; 

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

22 writing to the proposed suspension; 

23 ‘‘(C) representation by an attorney or other rep24 resentative; and 


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1 ‘‘(D) a final written decision, including the spe2 cific reasons for such decision, as soon as practicable. 

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

4 file a grievance in accordance with the procedures applica5 ble to grievances under chapter 11. 

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

7 (3)— 

8 ‘‘(A) the review by the Foreign Service Grievance 

9 Board shall be limited to a determination of whether 

10 the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) have been 

11 fulfilled; and 

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

13 not exercise the authority provided under section 

14 1106(8). 

15 ‘‘(5) In this subsection: 

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

17 ‘‘(i) with respect to a member of the Foreign 

18 Service assigned to duty in the United States, 15 

19 days after receiving notice of the proposed sus20 pension; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) with respect to a member of the For22 eign Service assigned to duty outside the United 

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

2 the placing of a member of the Foreign Service in a 

3 temporary status without duties and pay.’’. 

4 (b) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

5 (1) AMENDMENT OF SECTION HEADING.—Section 

6 610 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended 

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

8 in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘; SUSPENSION’’ 

9 before the period at the end. 

10 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating 

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

12 the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended to read 

13 as follows: 

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

14 SEC. 302. REPEAL OF RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT 

15 FOR SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE. 

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

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

18 SEC. 303. LIMITED APPOINTMENTS IN THE FOREIGN SERV19 ICE. 

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

21 U.S.C. 3949) is amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ 

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

24 (2) in subsection (b)— 

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

2 (ii) by inserting before the semicolon at 

3 the end the following: ‘‘, or (B), the career 

4 candidate is serving in the uniformed serv5 ices, as defined by the Uniformed Services 

6 Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 

7 of 1994 (38 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), and the 

8 limited appointment expires in the course of 

9 such service’’; 

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

11 the end; 

12 (C) in paragraph (5), by striking the period 

13 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

14 (D) by adding after paragraph (5) the fol15 lowing new paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(6) in exceptional circumstances where the Secretary 

17 determines the needs of the Service require the extension of 

18 a limited appointment, (A), for a period of time not to ex19 ceed 12 months (if such period of time does not permit addi20 tional review by boards under section 306), or (B), for the 

21 minimum time needed to settle a grievance, claim, or com22 plaint not otherwise provided for in this section.’’; and 

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

2 served five consecutive years under a limited appointment 

3 may be reappointed to a subsequent limited appointment 

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

5 appointment. The Secretary may in cases of special need 

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

7 SEC. 304. LIMITATION OF COMPENSATORY TIME OFF FOR 

8 TRAVEL. 

9 Section 5550b of title 5, United States Code, is amend10 ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

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

12 earned under this section may not exceed 104 hours during 

13 any leave year (as defined by regulations established by the 

14 Office of Personnel Management).’’. 

15 SEC. 305. DEPARTMENT OF STATE ORGANIZATION. 

16 The Secretary of State may, after consultation with 

17 the appropriate congressional committees, transfer to such 

18 other officials or offices of the Department of State as the 

19 Secretary may determine from time to time any authority, 

20 duty, or function assigned by statute to the Coordinator for 

21 Counterterrorism, the Coordinator for Reconstruction and 

22 Stabilization, or the Coordinator for International Energy 

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1 SEC. 306. OVERSEAS COMPARABILITY PAY LIMITATION. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the limitation described 

3 in subsection (b), the authority provided by section 1113 

4 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 

5 111–32; 123 Stat. 1904), shall remain in effect through Sep6 tember 30, 2014. 

7 (b) LIMITATION.—The authority described in sub8 section (a) may not be used to pay an eligible member of 

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

10 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009) a locality-based 

11 comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that ex12 ceeds two-thirds of the amount of the locality-based com13 parability payment (stated as a percentage) that would be 

14 payable to such member under section 5304 of title 5, 

15 United States Code, if such member’s official duty station 

16 were in the District of Columbia. 

17 TITLE IV—EMBASSY SECURITY 

18 AND PERSONNEL PROTECTION 

19 Subtitle A—Review and Planning 

20 Requirements 

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

22 POSTS AND WORKING GROUPS. 

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

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

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

2 POSTS. 

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

4 after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 

5 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 

6 report, in classified form, that contains an initial list of 

7 diplomatic and consular posts designated as high risk, high 

8 threat posts. 

9 ‘‘(b) DESIGNATIONS BEFORE OPENING OR REOPENING

10 POSTS.—Before opening or reopening a diplomatic or con11 sular post, the Secretary shall determine if such post should 

12 be designated as a high risk, high threat post. 

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

14 shall regularly review existing diplomatic and consular 

15 posts to determine if any such post should be designated 

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

17 or the surrounding security environment require such a des18 ignation. 

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

20 ‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT21 TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional commit22 tees’ means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

23 House of Representatives and the Committee on For24 eign Relations of the Senate. 

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1 diplomatic or consular post, as determined by the 

2 Secretary, that, among other factors, is— 

3 ‘‘(A) located in a country— 

4 ‘‘(i) with high to critical levels of polit5 ical violence and terrorism; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) the government of which lacks the 

7 ability or willingness to provide adequate 

8 security; and 

9 ‘‘(B) with mission physical security plat10 forms that fall below the Department of State’s 

11 established standards. 

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

13 THREAT POSTS. 

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

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

16 a working group that is responsible for the geographic area 

17 in which such post is to be opened or reopened. 

18 ‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The duties of the working group estab19 lished in accordance with subsection (a) shall include— 

20 ‘‘(1) evaluating the importance and appropriate21 ness of the objectives of the proposed post to the na22 tional security of the United States, and the type and 

23 level of security threats such post could encounter; 

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

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1 such post, implementing physical security measures, 

2 providing necessary security and management per3 sonnel, and the provision of necessary equipment; 

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

5 determine specific action, including enhanced security 

6 measures or evacuation of such post, based on the im7 provement or deterioration of the local security envi8 ronment; and 

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

10 may be associated with opening or reopening such 

11 post. 

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

13 composed of representatives of the— 

14 ‘‘(1) appropriate regional bureau; 

15 ‘‘(2) Bureau of Diplomatic Security; 

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

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

18 ‘‘(5) other bureaus or offices as determined by the 

19 Secretary. 

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

21 30 days before opening or reopening a high risk, high threat 

22 post, the Secretary shall notify the appropriate congres23 sional committees in classified form of— 

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

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1 ‘‘(2) the results of the working group under sub2 section (b).’’. 

3 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

4 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act 

5 of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 

6 section 103 the following new items: 

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

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

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

8 THREAT POSTS. 

9 Section 606(a) of the Secure Embassy Construction 

10 and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865(a); re11 lating to diplomatic security) is amended— 

12 (1) in paragraph (1)(A)— 

13 (A) by inserting ‘‘and from complex attacks 

14 (as such term is defined in section 416 of the 

15 Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism 

16 Act of 1986),’’ after ‘‘attacks from vehicles’’; and 

17 (B) by inserting ‘‘or such a complex attack’’ 

18 before the period at the end; 

19 (2) in paragraph (7), by inserting before the pe20 riod at the end the following: ‘‘, including at high 

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

23 Antiterrorism Act of 1986), including options for the 

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1 ment to bolster security and rapid deployment of 

2 armed or surveillance assets in response to an at3 tack’’. 

4 SEC. 413. STRATEGIC REVIEW OF BUREAU OF DIPLOMATIC 

5 SECURITY. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall com7 plete a strategic review of the Bureau of Diplomatic Secu8 rity of the Department of State to ensure that the mission 

9 and activities of the Bureau are fulfilling the current and 

10 projected needs of the Department of State. 

11 (b) CONTENTS OF REVIEW.—The strategic review de12 scribed in subsection (a) shall include assessments of— 

13 (1) staffing needs for both domestic and inter14 national operations; 

15 (2) facilities under chief of mission authority ad16 hering to security standards; 

17 (3) security personnel with the necessary lan18 guage skills for assignment to overseas posts; 

19 (4) programs being carried out by personnel 

20 with the necessary experience and at commensurate 

21 grade levels; 

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1 (6) balancing security needs with an ability to 

2 carry out the diplomatic mission of the Department 

3 of State; 

4 (7) the budgetary implications of balancing mul5 tiple missions; and 

6 (8) how to resolve any identified deficiencies in 

7 the mission or activities of the Bureau. 

8 SEC. 414. REVISION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO PER9 SONNEL RECOMMENDATIONS OF ACCOUNT10 ABILITY REVIEW BOARD. 

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

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

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

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

15 ‘‘If’’; and 

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

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

18 misconduct or unsatisfactorily performed the du19 ties of employment of that individual, and such 

20 misconduct or unsatisfactory performance has 

21 significantly contributed to the serious injury, 

22 loss of life, or significant destruction of property, 

23 or the serious breach of security that is the sub24 ject of the Board’s examination as described in 

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

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

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

4 (A) by striking ‘‘has breached a duty of that 

5 individual’’ and inserting ‘‘has unsatisfactorily 

6 performed the duties of employment of that indi7 vidual’’; and 

8 (B) by inserting ‘‘of employment’’ after 

9 ‘‘performance of the duties’’. 

10 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub11 section (a) shall apply with respect to any case of an Ac12 countability Review Board that is convened under section 

13 301 of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4831) on 

14 or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

15 Subtitle B—Physical Security and 

16 Personnel Requirements 

17 SEC. 421. CAPITAL SECURITY COST SHARING PROGRAM. 

18 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE CAPITAL SECURITY

19 COST SHARING PROGRAM.—It is the sense of Congress that 

20 the Capital Security Cost Sharing Program should 

21 prioritize the construction of new facilities and the mainte22 nance of existing facilities at high risk, high threat posts. 

23 (b) RESTRICTION ON CONSTRUCTION OF OFFICE

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1 sion A of H.R. 3427, as enacted into law by section 

2 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106–113; 113 Stat. 1501A–453; 

3 22 U.S.C. 4865 note) is amended by adding at the end the 

4 following new sentence: ‘‘A project to construct a diplomatic 

5 facility of the United States may not include office space 

6 or other accommodations for an employee of a Federal de7 partment or agency if the Secretary of State determines 

8 that such department or agency has not provided to the De9 partment of State the full amount of funding required by 

10 paragraph (1), except that such project may include office 

11 space or other accommodations for members of the United 

12 States Marine Corps.’’. 

13 SEC. 422. LOCAL GUARD CONTRACTS ABROAD UNDER DIP14 LOMATIC SECURITY PROGRAM. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 136 of the Foreign Rela16 tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 

17 U.S.C. 4864) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (c)— 

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

20 by striking ‘‘With respect’’ and inserting ‘‘Ex21 cept as provided in subsection (d), with respect’’; 

22 and 

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1 (2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), and 

2 (g) as subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h), respectively; 

3 and 

4 (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following 

5 new subsection: 

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

7 SERVICE CONTRACTS FOR HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT

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

9 high risk, high threat post (as such term is defined in sec10 tion 104 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 

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

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

13 State— 

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

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

16 contract; 

17 ‘‘(2) after evaluating proposals for such contract, 

18 may award such contract to the firm representing the 

19 best value to the Government in accordance with the 

20 best value tradeoff process described in subpart 15.1 

21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 C.F.R. 6 

22 15.101–1); and 

23 ‘‘(3) shall ensure that contractor personnel under 

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

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

3 employees of one of the persons or parties consti4 tuting the joint venture; or 

5 ‘‘(C) as employees of a subcontractor to the 

6 contractor, and not as independent contractors to 

7 the contractor or any other entity performing 

8 under such contracts.’’. 

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

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

11 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

12 that includes— 

13 (1) an explanation of the implementation of sub14 section (d) of section 136 of the Foreign Relations Au15 thorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, as 

16 amended by subsection (a)(3) of this section; and 

17 (2) for each instance in which an award is made 

18 pursuant to such subsection (d) of such section 136, 

19 a written justification providing the basis for such 

20 award and an explanation of the inability to satisfy 

21 the needs of the Department of State by technically 

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1 SEC. 423. TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 

2 Section 4 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 

3 (22 U.S.C. 295) is amended by adding at the end the fol4 lowing new subsections: 

5 ‘‘(j) In addition to exercising any other transfer au6 thority available to the Secretary of State, and subject to 

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

8 with, any appropriation for embassy security, construction, 

9 and maintenance such amounts appropriated for any other 

10 purpose related to the administration of foreign affairs on 

11 or after October 1, 2013, as the Secretary determines nec12 essary to provide for the security of sites and buildings in 

13 foreign countries under the jurisdiction and control of the 

14 Secretary. 

15 ‘‘(k) The Secretary of State shall consult with, and not 

16 later than 15 days before any transfer of funds pursuant 

17 to subsection (j) notify, the Committees on Foreign Rela18 tions and Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees 

19 on Foreign Affairs and Appropriations of the House of Rep20 resentatives of such transfer.’’. 

21 SEC. 424. SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS FOR SOFT TARGETS. 

22 Section 29 of the State Department Basic Authorities 

23 Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2701) is amended, in the third sen24 tence, by inserting ‘‘physical security enhancements and’’ 

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1 SEC. 425. REEMPLOYMENT OF ANNUITANTS. 

2 Section 824(g) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 

3 U.S.C. 4064(g)) is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

5 (A) in subparagraph (B)— 

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

7 all that follows through ‘‘Afghanistan,’’; and 

8 (ii) by inserting before the semicolon at 

9 the end the following: ‘‘and, when after an 

10 exhaustive, open, and competitive search, no 

11 qualified, full-time, current employees (in12 cluding members of the Civil Service) of the 

13 Department of State have been identified’’; 

14 and 

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

16 to the left; and 

17 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

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

19 ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’; and 

20 (B) in subparagraphs (B) and (C), by strik21 ing ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’ each place it 

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1 SEC. 426. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MINIMUM SE2 CURITY STANDARDS FOR TEMPORARY 

3 UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 

4 POSTS. 

5 It is the sense of Congress that— 

6 (1) the Overseas Security Policy Board’s security 

7 standards for United States diplomatic and consular 

8 posts should apply to all such posts regardless of the 

9 duration of their occupancy; and 

10 (2) such posts should comply with requirements 

11 for attaining a waiver or exception to applicable 

12 standards if it is in the national interest of the 

13 United States as determined by the Secretary of 

14 State. 

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

16 THREAT POSTS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall station 

18 key personnel for sustained periods of time at high risk, 

19 high threat posts (as such term is defined in section 104 

20 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act 

21 of 1986, as added by section 411 of this Act) in order to— 

22 (1) establish institutional knowledge and situa23 tional awareness that would allow for a fuller famil24 iarization of the local political and security environ25 ment in which such posts are located; and 


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1 (2) ensure that necessary security procedures are 

2 implemented. 

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

4 shall quarterly brief the appropriate congressional commit5 tees on the personnel staffing and rotation cycles at high 

6 risk, high threat posts. 

7 SEC. 428. BUREAU OF DIPLOMATIC SECURITY MOBILE BIO8 METRIC ENROLLMENT PROGRAM. 

9 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 

10 of this Act, the Secretary of State shall brief the appropriate 

11 congressional committees regarding the mobile biometric en12 rollment program of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security 

13 that includes the following: 

14 (1) An overview of the mobile biometric enroll15 ment program and the Department of State’s use of 

16 biometric technologies to secure access to United 

17 States diplomatic and consular posts. 

18 (2) An assessment of the effectiveness and uses of 

19 such biometric technologies. 

20 (3) An assessment of the costs, benefits, and im21 plementation time that would be involved in extend22 ing the mobile biometric enrollment program initially 

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1 tion 411 of this Act), and then to all remaining diplo2 matic and consular posts. 

3 Subtitle C—Security Training 

4 SEC. 431. SECURITY TRAINING FOR PERSONNEL ASSIGNED 

5 TO HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT POSTS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the Omnibus Diplo7 matic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 

8 4851 et seq.; relating to diplomatic security) is amended 

9 by adding at the end the following new sections: 

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

11 TO A HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT POST. 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Individuals assigned permanently 

13 to or who are in long-term temporary duty status as des14 ignated by the Secretary at a high risk, high threat post 

15 shall receive security training described in subsection (b) 

16 on a mandatory basis in order to prepare such individuals 

17 for living and working at such posts. 

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

19 training referred to in subsection (a)— 

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

21 skills; and 

22 ‘‘(2) may include— 

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1 ‘‘(B) conducting surveillance detection; 

2 ‘‘(C) providing emergency medical care; 

3 ‘‘(D) ability to detect the presence of impro4 vised explosive devices; 

5 ‘‘(E) minimal firearms proficiency; and 

6 ‘‘(F) defensive driving maneuvers. 

7 ‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirements of this sec8 tion shall take effect upon the date of the enactment of this 

9 section. 

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

11 and 418: 

12 ‘‘(1) COMPLEX ATTACK.—The term ‘complex at13 tack’ has the meaning given such term by the North 

14 Atlantic Treaty Organization as follows: ‘An attack 

15 conducted by multiple hostile elements which employ 

16 at least two distinct classes of weapon systems (i.e., 

17 indirect fire and direct fire, improvised explosive de18 vices, and surface to air fire).’. 

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

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1 ‘‘SEC. 417. SECURITY MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR OFFI2 CIALS ASSIGNED TO A HIGH RISK, HIGH 

3 THREAT POST. 

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

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

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

7 mandatory basis in order to improve the ability of such 

8 officials to make security-related management decisions. 

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

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

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

12 threats; 

13 ‘‘(2) effective use of security resources to mitigate 

14 such threats; and 

15 ‘‘(3) improved familiarity of available security 

16 resources. 

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

18 subsection (a) are— 

19 ‘‘(1) members of the Senior Foreign Service ap20 pointed under section 302(a)(1) or 303 of the Foreign 

21 Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3942(a)(1) and 3943) 

22 or members of the Senior Executive Service (as such 

23 term is described in section 3132(a)(2) of title 5, 

24 United States Code); 

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

2 FS–1, FS–2, or FS–3; 

3 ‘‘(3) Foreign Service Specialists appointed by 

4 the Secretary under section 303 of the Foreign Service 

5 Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3943) holding a position in 

6 classes FS–1, FS–2, or FS–3; and 

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

8 GS–13, GS–14, or GS–15. 

9 ‘‘(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirements of this sec10 tion shall take effect beginning on the date that is one year 

11 after the date of the enactment of this section. 

12 ‘‘SEC. 418. LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR DIPLOMATIC 

13 SECURITY PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO HIGH 

14 RISK, HIGH THREAT POST. 

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Diplomatic security personnel as16 signed permanently to or who are in long-term temporary 

17 duty status as designated by the Secretary at a high risk, 

18 high threat post should receive language training described 

19 in subsection (b) in order to prepare such personnel for duty 

20 requirements at such post. 

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

22 training referred to in subsection (a) should prepare per23 sonnel described in such subsection to— 

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

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1 fectively in most formal and informal conversations 

2 on subjects germane to security; and 

3 ‘‘(2) read within an adequate range of speed and 

4 with almost complete comprehension on subjects ger5 mane to security.’’. 

6 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

7 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act 

8 of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 

9 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, 

high threat post. 

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

high risk, high threat post.’’. 

10 SEC. 432. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

11 Not later than 18 months after the date of the enact12 ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 

13 appropriate congressional committees a report on the im14 plementation of this subtitle. 

15 Subtitle D—Expansion of the Ma16 rine Corps Security Guard De17 tachment Program 

18 SEC. 441. MARINE CORPS SECURITY GUARD PROGRAM. 

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

20 the Secretary of State for diplomatic security under section 

21 103 of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4802; en22 acted as part of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 


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1 Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–399)), the Sec2 retary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of De3 fense, shall conduct an annual review of the Marine Corps 

4 Security Guard Program, including— 

5 (1) an evaluation of whether the size and com6 position of the Marine Corps Security Guard Pro7 gram is adequate to meet global diplomatic security 

8 requirements; 

9 (2) an assessment of whether the Marine Corps 

10 security guards are appropriately deployed among 

11 United States embassies, consulates, and other diplo12 matic facilities to respond to evolving security devel13 opments and potential threats to United States inter14 ests abroad; and 

15 (3) an assessment of the mission objectives of the 

16 Marine Corps Security Guard Program and the pro17 cedural rules of engagement to protect diplomatic per18 sonnel under the Program. 

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

20 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annu21 ally thereafter for three years, the Secretary of State, in 

22 consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to 

23 the appropriate congressional committees an unclassified 

24 report, with a classified annex as necessary, that addresses 

25 the requirements specified in subsection (a). 


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Union Calendar No. 166 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2848 

[Report No. 113–226] 

A BILL 

State for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. 

To authorize appropriations for the Department of 

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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