In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

December 5, 2016. 

Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 1635) entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the Department of State for fiscal 

year 2016, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the following 

AMENDMENT: 

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘De3 partment of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017’’. 

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; Table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

TITLE I—EMBASSY SECURITY AND PERSONNEL PROTECTION 

Subtitle A—Review and Planning Requirements 

Sec. 101. Designation of high risk, high threat posts. 

Sec. 102. Contingency plans for high risk, high threat posts. 

Sec. 103. Direct reporting. 

Sec. 104. Accountability Review Board recommendations related to unsatisfactory 

leadership. 

Subtitle B—Physical Security and Personnel Requirements 

Sec. 111. Capital security cost sharing program. 

Sec. 112. Local guard contracts abroad under diplomatic security program. 

Sec. 113. Transfer authority. 

Sec. 114. Security enhancements for soft targets. 

Sec. 115. Exemption from certain procurement protest procedures for noncompetitive contracting in emergency circumstances. 

Sec. 116. Sense of Congress regarding minimum security standards for temporary 

United States diplomatic and consular posts. 
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Sec. 117. Assignment of personnel at high risk, high threat posts. 

Sec. 118. Annual report on embassy construction costs. 

Sec. 119. Embassy security, construction, and maintenance. 

Subtitle C—Security Training 

Sec. 121. Security training for personnel assigned to high risk, high threat posts. 

Sec. 122. Sense of Congress regarding language requirements for diplomatic security personnel assigned to high risk, high threat post. 

Subtitle D—Expansion of the Marine Corps Security Guard Detachment 

Program 

Sec. 131. Marine Corps Security Guard Program. 

TITLE II—OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT 

OF STATE AND BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 

Sec. 201. Competitive hiring status for former employees of the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. 

Sec. 202. Certification of independence of information technology systems of the 

Office of Inspector General of the Department of State and 

Broadcasting Board of Governors. 

Sec. 203. Protecting the integrity of internal investigations. 

Sec. 204. Report on Inspector General inspection and auditing of Foreign Service 

posts and bureaus and other offices of the Department. 

Sec. 205. Implementing GAO and OIG recommendations. 

Sec. 206. Inspector General salary limitations. 

TITLE III—INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 

Sec. 301. Oversight of and accountability for peacekeeper abuses. 

Sec. 302. Reimbursement of contributing countries. 

Sec. 303. Withholding of assistance. 

Sec. 304. United Nations peacekeeping assessment formula. 

Sec. 305. Reimbursement or application of credits. 

Sec. 306. Report on United States contributions to the United Nations relating 

to peacekeeping operations. 

Sec. 307. Whistleblower protections for United Nations personnel. 

Sec. 308. Encouraging employment of United States citizens at the United Nations. 

Sec. 309. Statement of policy on Member State’s voting practices at the United 

Nations. 

Sec. 310. Qualifications of the United Nations Secretary General. 

Sec. 311. Policy regarding the United Nations Human Rights Council. 

Sec. 312. Additional report on other United States contributions to the United 

Nations. 

Sec. 313. Comparative report on peacekeeping operations. 

TITLE IV—PERSONNEL AND ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES 

Sec. 401. Locally-employed staff wages. 

Sec. 402. Expansion of civil service opportunities. 

Sec. 403. Promotion to the Senior Foreign Service. 

Sec. 404. Lateral entry into the Foreign Service. 

Sec. 405. Reemployment of annuitants and workforce rightsizing. 

Sec. 406. Integration of foreign economic policy. 
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Sec. 407. Training support services. 

Sec. 408. Special agents. 

Sec. 409. Limited appointments in the Foreign Service. 

Sec. 410. Report on diversity recruitment, employment, retention, and promotion. 

Sec. 411. Market data for cost-of-living adjustments. 

Sec. 412. Technical amendment to Federal Workforce Flexibility Act. 

Sec. 413. Retention of mid- and senior-level professionals from traditionally 

underrepresented minority groups. 

Sec. 414. Employee assignment restrictions. 

Sec. 415. Security clearance suspensions. 

Sec. 416. Sense of Congress on the integration of policies related to the participation of women in preventing and resolving conflicts. 

Sec. 417. Foreign Service families workforce study. 

Sec. 418. Special envoys, representatives, advisors, and coordinators of the Department. 

Sec. 419. Combating anti-Semitism. 

TITLE V—CONSULAR AUTHORITIES 

Sec. 501. Codification of enhanced consular immunities. 

Sec. 502. Passports made in the United States. 

TITLE VI—WESTERN HEMISPHERE DRUG POLICY COMMISSION 

Sec. 601. Establishment. 

Sec. 602. Duties. 

Sec. 603. Membership. 

Sec. 604. Powers. 

Sec. 605. Staff. 

Sec. 606. Sunset. 

TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 

Sec. 701. Foreign relations exchange programs. 

Sec. 702. United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. 

Sec. 703. Broadcasting Board of Governors. 

Sec. 704. Rewards for Justice. 

Sec. 705. Extension of period for reimbursement of seized commercial fishermen. 

Sec. 706. Expansion of the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program, the 

Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program, and 

the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship 

Program. 

Sec. 707. GAO report on Department critical telecommunications equipment or 

services obtained from suppliers closely linked to a leading 

cyber-threat actor. 

Sec. 708. Implementation plan for information technology and knowledge management. 

Sec. 709. Ransoms to foreign terrorist organizations. 

Sec. 710. Strategy to combat terrorist use of social media. 

Sec. 711. Report on Department information technology acquisition practices. 

Sec. 712. Public availability of reports on nominees to be chiefs of mission. 

Sec. 713. Recruitment and retention of individuals who have lived, worked, or 

studied in predominantly Muslim countries or communities. 

Sec. 714. Sense of Congress regarding coverage of appropriate therapies for dependents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). 
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Sec. 715. Repeal of obsolete reports. 

Sec. 716. Prohibition on additional funding. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT4 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit5 tees’’ means— 

6 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

7 the Senate; and 

8 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

9 House of Representatives. 

10 (2) DEPARTMENT.—Unless otherwise specified, 

11 the term ‘‘Department’’ means the Department of 

12 State. 

13 (3) FOREIGN SERVICE.—The term ‘‘Foreign 

14 Service’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

15 102 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 

16 3902). 

17 (4) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Unless otherwise 

18 specified, the term ‘‘Inspector General’’ means the Of19 fice of Inspector General of the Department of State 

20 and the Broadcasting Board of Governors. 

21 (5) PEACEKEEPING CREDITS.—The term ‘‘peace22 keeping credits’’ means the amounts by which United 

23 States assessed peacekeeping contributions exceed ac24 tual expenditures, apportioned to the United States, 
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1 of peacekeeping operations by the United Nations 

2 during a United Nations peacekeeping fiscal year. 

3 (6) SECRETARY.—Unless otherwise specified, the 

4 term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of State. 

5 TITLE I—EMBASSY SECURITY 

6 AND PERSONNEL PROTECTION 

7 Subtitle A—Review and Planning 

8 Requirements 

9 SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT 

10 POSTS. 

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 Depart19 ment of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

20 committees a report, in classified form, that contains a list 

21 of diplomatic and consular posts designated as high risk, 

22 high threat posts. 

23 ‘‘(b) DESIGNATIONS BEFORE OPENING OR REOPENING

24 POSTS.—Before opening or reopening a diplomatic or con-
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1 sular post, the Secretary shall determine if such post should 

2 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 des8 ignation. 

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

10 ‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT11 TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional commit12 tees’ means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

13 House of Representatives and the Committee on For14 eign Relations of the Senate. 

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

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

17 diplomatic or consular post or other United States 

18 mission abroad, as determined by the Secretary, that, 

19 among other factors— 

20 ‘‘(A) is located in a country— 

21 ‘‘(i) with high to critical levels of polit22 ical violence and terrorism; and 

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

24 ability or willingness to provide adequate 

25 security; and 
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1 ‘‘(B) has mission physical security plat2 forms that fall below the Department of State’s 

3 established standards. 

4 ‘‘SEC. 105. BRIEFINGS ON EMBASSY SECURITY. 

5 ‘‘(a) BRIEFING.—The Secretary shall provide monthly 

6 briefings to the appropriate congressional committees on— 

7 ‘‘(1) any plans to open or reopen a high risk, 

8 high threat post, including— 

9 ‘‘(A) the importance and appropriateness of 

10 the objectives of the proposed post to the national 

11 security of the United States, and the type and 

12 level of security threats such post could encoun13 ter; 

14 ‘‘(B) working plans to expedite the approval 

15 and funding for establishing and operating such 

16 post, implementing physical security measures, 

17 providing necessary security and management 

18 personnel, and the provision of necessary equip19 ment; 

20 ‘‘(C) security ‘tripwires’ that would deter21 mine specific action, including enhanced security 

22 measures or evacuation of such post, based on the 

23 improvement or deterioration of the local secu24 rity environment; and 
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1 ‘‘(D) in coordination with the Secretary of 

2 Defense, an evaluation of available United States 

3 military assets and operational plans to respond 

4 to such posts in extremis; 

5 ‘‘(2) personnel staffing and rotation cycles at 

6 high risk, high threat posts; 

7 ‘‘(3) the current security posture at posts of par8 ticular concern as determined by such committees; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(4) the progress towards implementation of the 

11 provisions specified in title I of the Department of 

12 State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017. 

13 ‘‘(b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para15 graph (2), not later than 30 days before opening or 

16 reopening a high risk, high threat post, the Secretary 

17 shall notify the appropriate congressional committees 

18 of the decision to open or reopen such post. 

19 ‘‘(2) EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES.—If the Sec20 retary determines that the national security interests 

21 of the United States require the opening or reopening 

22 of a high risk, high threat post in fewer than 30 days, 

23 then as soon as possible, but not later than 48 hours 

24 before such opening or reopening, the Secretary shall 

25 transmit to the appropriate congressional committees 
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1 a notification detailing the decision to open or reopen 

2 such post, the nature of the critical national security 

3 interests at stake, and the circumstances that pre4 vented the normal 30-day notice under paragraph 

5 (1). 

6 ‘‘(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 

7 In this section, the term ‘appropriate congressional commit8 tees’ means— 

9 ‘‘(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Com10 mittee on Armed Services, the Permanent Select Com11 mittee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appro12 priations of the House of Representatives; and 

13 ‘‘(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 

14 Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee 

15 on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations 

16 of the Senate.’’. 

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

18 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act 

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

20 section 103 the following new items: 

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

‘‘Sec. 105. Briefings on embassy security.’’. 
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1 SEC. 102. CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR HIGH RISK, HIGH 

2 THREAT POSTS. 

3 Subsection (a) of section 606 of the Secure Embassy 

4 Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 

5 4865; relating to diplomatic security) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), in the first sentence— 

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

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

9 Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism 

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

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

12 before the period at the end; 

13 (2) in paragraph (7), by inserting before the pe14 riod at the end the following: ‘‘, including at high 

15 risk, high threat posts (as such term is defined in sec16 tion 104 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 

17 Antiterrorism Act of 1986), including options for the 

18 deployment of additional military personnel or equip19 ment to bolster security and rapid deployment of 

20 armed or surveillance assets in response to an at21 tack’’. 

22 SEC. 103. DIRECT REPORTING. 

23 The Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security shall 

24 report directly to the Secretary, without being required to 

25 obtain the approval or concurrence of any other official of 

26 the Department, as threats and circumstances require. 
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1 SEC. 104. ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARD RECOMMENDA2 TIONS RELATED TO UNSATISFACTORY LEAD3 ERSHIP. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 304 of the 

5 Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4834) is amended— 

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

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

8 ‘‘If’’; and 

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

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

11 misconduct or unsatisfactorily performed the du12 ties of employment of that individual, and such 

13 misconduct or unsatisfactory performance has 

14 significantly contributed to the serious injury, 

15 loss of life, or significant destruction of property, 

16 or the serious breach of security that is the sub17 ject of the Board’s examination as described in 

18 subsection (a)’’; 

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

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

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

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

23 individual’’ and inserting ‘‘has engaged in mis24 conduct or unsatisfactorily performed the duties 

25 of employment of that individual as described in 

26 this subsection’’; and 
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘to the performance of the 

2 duties of that individual’’. 

3 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub4 section (a) shall apply with respect to any Accountability 

5 Review Board that is convened under section 301 of the 

6 Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4831) on or after the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act. 

8 Subtitle B—Physical Security and 

9 Personnel Requirements 

10 SEC. 111. CAPITAL SECURITY COST SHARING PROGRAM. 

11 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE CAPITAL SECURITY

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

13 the Capital Security Cost Sharing Program should 

14 prioritize the construction of new facilities and the mainte15 nance of existing facilities at high risk, high threat posts. 

16 (b) RESTRICTION ON CONSTRUCTION OF OFFICE

17 SPACE.—Paragraph (2) of section 604(e) of the Secure Em18 bassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title 

19 VI of division A of H.R. 3427, as enacted into law by sec20 tion 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106–113; 113 Stat. 1501A– 

21 453; 22 U.S.C. 4865 note) is amended by adding at the 

22 end the following new sentence: ‘‘A project to construct a 

23 diplomatic facility of the United States may not include 

24 office space or other accommodations for an employee of a 

25 Federal department or agency to the extent that the Sec-
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1 retary of State determines that such department or agency 

2 has not provided to the Department of State the full amount 

3 of funding required under paragraph (1), notwithstanding 

4 any authorization and appropriation of relevant funds by 

5 Congress.’’. 

6 SEC. 112. LOCAL GUARD CONTRACTS ABROAD UNDER DIP7 LOMATIC SECURITY PROGRAM. 

8 Section 136 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 

9 Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 4864) is 

10 amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

11 ‘‘(h) AWARD OF LOCAL GUARD AND PROTECTIVE

12 SERVICE CONTRACTS.—In evaluating proposals for local 

13 guard contracts under this section, the Secretary of State 

14 may award such contracts on the basis of best value as de15 termined by a cost-technical tradeoff analysis (as described 

16 in Federal Acquisition Regulation part 15.101) and, with 

17 respect to such contracts for posts that are not high risk, 

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

19 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act 

20 of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.; relating to diplomatic secu21 rity)), subject to congressional notification 15-days prior to 

22 any such award.’’. 
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1 SEC. 113. 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 subsection: 

5 ‘‘(j)(1) In addition to exercising any other transfer au6 thority available to the Secretary of State, and subject to 

7 paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary may transfer to, and 

8 merge with, any appropriation for embassy security, con9 struction, and maintenance such amounts appropriated for 

10 fiscal year 2018 for any other purpose related to the admin11 istration of foreign affairs on or after January 1, 2017, 

12 if the Secretary determines such transfer is necessary to 

13 provide for the security of sites and buildings in foreign 

14 countries under the jurisdiction and control of the Sec15 retary. 

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

17 (1)— 

18 ‘‘(A) shall not exceed 20 percent of any appro19 priation made available for fiscal year 2018 for the 

20 Department of State under the heading ‘Administra21 tion of Foreign Affairs’, and no such appropriation 

22 shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any 

23 such transfer; and 

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

25 to which transferred, and shall be available subject to 
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1 the same terms and conditions as the funds with 

2 which merged. 

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

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

5 shall notify in writing the Committee on Foreign Relations 

6 and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and 

7 the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 

8 Appropriations of the House of Representatives. Any such 

9 notification shall include a description of the particular se10 curity need necessitating the transfer at issue.’’. 

11 SEC. 114. SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS FOR SOFT TARGETS. 

12 Section 29 of the State Department Basic Authorities 

13 Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2701) is amended, in the third sen14 tence, by inserting ‘‘physical security enhancements and’’ 

15 after ‘‘may include’’. 

16 SEC. 115. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN PROCUREMENT PRO17 TEST PROCEDURES FOR NONCOMPETITIVE 

18 CONTRACTING IN EMERGENCY CIR19 CUMSTANCES. 

20 A determination by the Department to use procedures 

21 other than competitive procedures under section 3304 of 

22 title 41, United States Code, in order to meet emergency 

23 security requirements, as determined by the Secretary or 

24 the Secretary’s designee, including physical security up25 grades, protective equipment, and other immediate threat 
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1 mitigation projects, shall not be subject to challenge by pro2 test under either subchapter V of chapter 35 of title 31, 

3 United States Code, or section 1491 of title 28, United 

4 States Code. 

5 SEC. 116. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MINIMUM SE6 CURITY STANDARDS FOR TEMPORARY 

7 UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 

8 POSTS. 

9 It is the sense of Congress that— 

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

11 standards for facilities should apply to all facilities 

12 consistent with 12 FAM 311.2; and 

13 (2) such facilities should comply with require14 ments for attaining a waiver or exception to applica15 ble standards if it is in the national interest of the 

16 United States. 

17 SEC. 117. ASSIGNMENT OF PERSONNEL AT HIGH RISK, HIGH 

18 THREAT POSTS. 

19 The Secretary to the extent practicable shall station 

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

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

22 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act 

23 of 1986, as added by section 401 of this Act) in order to— 

24 (1) establish institutional knowledge and situa25 tional awareness that would allow for a fuller famil-
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1 iarization of the local political and security environ2 ment in which such posts are located; and 

3 (2) ensure that necessary security procedures are 

4 implemented. 

5 SEC. 118. ANNUAL REPORT ON EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION 

6 COSTS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

8 date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, 

9 the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

10 committees a comprehensive report regarding all ongoing 

11 embassy construction projects and major embassy security 

12 upgrade projects. 

13 (b) CONTENTS.—Each report required under sub14 section (a) shall include the following with respect to each 

15 ongoing embassy construction projects and major embassy 

16 security upgrade projects: 

17 (1) The initial cost estimate. 

18 (2) The amount expended on the project to date. 

19 (3) The projected timeline for completing the 

20 project. 

21 (4) Any cost overruns incurred by the project. 

22 (c) INITIAL REPORT.—The first report required under 

23 subsection (a) shall include an annex regarding all embassy 

24 construction projects and major embassy security upgrade 

25 projects completed during the 10-year period ending on the 
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1 date of the enactment of this Act, including, for each such 

2 project, the following: 

3 (1) The initial cost estimate. 

4 (2) The amount actually expended on the project. 

5 (3) Any additional time required to complete the 

6 project beyond the initial timeline. 

7 (4) Any cost overruns incurred by the project. 

8 SEC. 119. EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAIN9 TENANCE. 

10 Section 1 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 

11 (22 U.S.C. 292), is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing new subsection: 

13 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND CON14 STRUCTION.—The Secretary of State may improve or con15 struct facilities overseas for other Federal departments and 

16 agencies on an advance-of-funds or reimbursable basis if 

17 such advances or reimbursements are credited to the Em18 bassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance account 

19 and remain available until expended.’’. 

20 Subtitle C—Security Training 

21 SEC. 121. SECURITY TRAINING FOR PERSONNEL ASSIGNED 

22 TO HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT POSTS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the Omnibus Diplo24 matic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 
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1 4851 et seq.; relating to diplomatic security) is amended 

2 by adding at the end the following new sections: 

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

4 TO A HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT POST. 

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

6 to or who are in long-term temporary duty status as des7 ignated by the Secretary of State at a high risk, high threat 

8 post shall receive security training described in subsection 

9 (b) on a mandatory basis in order to prepare such individ10 uals for living and working at such posts. 

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

12 training referred to in subsection (a)— 

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

14 skills; and 

15 ‘‘(2) may include— 

16 ‘‘(A) an ability to recognize, avoid, and re17 spond to potential terrorist situations, including 

18 a complex attack; 

19 ‘‘(B) conducting surveillance detection; 

20 ‘‘(C) providing emergency medical care; 

21 ‘‘(D) ability to detect the presence of impro22 vised explosive devices; 

23 ‘‘(E) minimal firearms familiarization; and 

24 ‘‘(F) defensive driving maneuvers. 
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1 ‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirements of this sec2 tion shall take effect upon the date of the enactment of this 

3 section. 

4 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section and section 417: 

5 ‘‘(1) COMPLEX ATTACK.—The term ‘complex at6 tack’ has the meaning given such term by the North 

7 Atlantic Treaty Organization, as follows: ‘An attack 

8 conducted by multiple hostile elements which employ 

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

10 indirect fire and direct fire, improvised explosive de11 vices, and surface to air fire).’. 

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

13 ‘high risk, high threat post’ has the meaning given 

14 such term in section 104. 

15 ‘‘SEC. 417. SECURITY MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR OFFI16 CIALS ASSIGNED TO A HIGH RISK, HIGH 

17 THREAT POST. 

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

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

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

21 mandatory basis in order to improve the ability of such 

22 officials to make security-related management decisions. 

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

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

2 threats; 

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

4 such threats; and 

5 ‘‘(3) improved familiarity of available security 

6 resources. 

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

8 subsection (a) are the following: 

9 ‘‘(1) Members of the Senior Foreign Service ap10 pointed under section 302(a)(1) or 303 of the Foreign 

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

12 or members of the Senior Executive Service (as such 

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

14 United States Code). 

15 ‘‘(2) Foreign Service officers appointed under 

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

17 (22 U.S.C. 3942(a)(1)) holding a position in classes 

18 FS–1 or FS–2. 

19 ‘‘(3) Foreign Service Specialists appointed by 

20 the Secretary under section 303 of the Foreign Service 

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

22 classes FS–1 or FS–2. 

23 ‘‘(4) Individuals holding a position in grades 

24 GS–14 or GS–15. 
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1 ‘‘(5) Personal services contractors and other con2 tractors serving in positions or capacities similar to 

3 the officials described in paragraphs (1) through (4). 

4 ‘‘(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirements of this sec5 tion shall take effect beginning on the date that is 1 year 

6 after the date of the enactment of this section.’’. 

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

8 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act 

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

10 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.’’. 

11 SEC. 122. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING LANGUAGE RE12 QUIREMENTS FOR DIPLOMATIC SECURITY 

13 PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO HIGH RISK, HIGH 

14 THREAT POST. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of Congress that dip16 lomatic security personnel assigned permanently to or who 

17 are in long-term temporary duty status as designated by 

18 the Secretary at a high risk, high threat post should receive 

19 language training described in subsection (b) in order to 

20 prepare such personnel for duty 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— 
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1 (1) speak the language at issue with sufficient 

2 structural accuracy and vocabulary to participate ef3 fectively in most formal and informal conversations 

4 on subjects germane to security; and 

5 (2) read within an adequate range of speed and 

6 with almost complete comprehension on subjects ger7 mane to security. 

8 Subtitle D—Expansion of the Ma9 rine Corps Security Guard De10 tachment Program 

11 SEC. 131. MARINE CORPS SECURITY GUARD PROGRAM. 

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

13 the Secretary for diplomatic security under section 103 of 

14 the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4802; enacted as 

15 part of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 

16 Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–399)), the Sec17 retary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall 

18 conduct an annual review of the Marine Corps Security 

19 Guard Program, including the following: 

20 (1) An evaluation of whether the size and com21 position of the Marine Corps Security Guard Pro22 gram is adequate to meet global diplomatic security 

23 requirements. 

24 (2) An assessment of whether the Marine Corps 

25 security guards are appropriately deployed among 
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1 United States embassies, consulates, and other diplo2 matic facilities to respond to evolving security devel3 opments and potential threats to United States inter4 ests abroad. 

5 (3) An assessment of the mission objectives of the 

6 Marine Corps Security Guard Program and the pro7 cedural rules of engagement to protect diplomatic per8 sonnel under the Program. 

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

10 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annu11 ally thereafter for 3 years, the Secretary, in consultation 

12 with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the Committee 

13 on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and 

14 the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep15 resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 

16 Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Ap17 propriations of the Senate an unclassified report, with a 

18 classified annex as necessary, that addresses the require19 ments specified in subsection (a). 
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1 TITLE II—OFFICE OF INSPECTOR 

2 GENERAL OF THE DEPART3 MENT OF STATE AND BROAD4 CASTING BOARD OF GOV5 ERNORS 

6 SEC. 201. COMPETITIVE HIRING STATUS FOR FORMER EM7 PLOYEES OF THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL IN8 SPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUC9 TION. 

10 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any em11 ployee of the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq 

12 Reconstruction who completes at least 12 months of contin13 uous employment within the Office at any time prior to 

14 October 5, 2013, and was not terminated for cause shall 

15 acquire competitive status for appointment to any position 

16 in the competitive service for which the employee possesses 

17 the required qualifications. 

18 SEC. 202. CERTIFICATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF INFORMA19 TION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS OF THE OFFICE 

20 OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPART21 MENT OF STATE AND BROADCASTING BOARD 

22 OF GOVERNORS. 

23 Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 

24 of this Act and annually thereafter for 4 years, the Sec25 retary shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
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1 mittees, with respect to the network, information systems, 

2 and files of the Office of Inspector General of the Depart3 ment and Broadcasting Board of Governors managed by 

4 the Department, a certification that the Department has en5 sured the integrity and independence of such network, infor6 mation systems, and files, including the prevention of access 

7 to such network, information systems, and files other than 

8 as authorized by the Inspector General or the Attorney Gen9 eral, or, for purposes of ensuring information and systems 

10 security pursuant to applicable statute, the Chief Informa11 tion Officer of the Department. 

12 SEC. 203. PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF INTERNAL IN13 VESTIGATIONS. 

14 Subsection (c) of section 209 of the Foreign Service Act 

15 of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929) is amended by adding at the end 

16 the following new paragraph: 

17 ‘‘(6) REQUIRED REPORTING OF ALLEGATIONS

18 AND INVESTIGATIONS AND INSPECTOR GENERAL AU19 THORITY.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of a bureau, 

21 post, or other office of the Department of State 

22 (in this paragraph referred to as a ‘Department 

23 entity’) shall submit to the Inspector General a 

24 report of any allegation of— 
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1 ‘‘(i) waste, fraud, or abuse in a De2 partment program or operation; 

3 ‘‘(ii) criminal or serious misconduct on 

4 the part of a Department employee at the 

5 FS–1, GS–15, or GM–15 level or higher; 

6 ‘‘(iii) criminal misconduct on the part 

7 of a Department employee; and 

8 ‘‘(iv) serious, noncriminal misconduct 

9 on the part of any Department employee 

10 who is authorized to carry a weapon, make 

11 arrests, or conduct searches, such as conduct 

12 that, if proved, would constitute perjury or 

13 material dishonesty, warrant suspension as 

14 discipline for a first offense, or result in loss 

15 of law enforcement authority. 

16 ‘‘(B) DEADLINE.—The head of a Depart17 ment entity shall submit to the Inspector General 

18 a report of an allegation described in subpara19 graph (A) not later than 5 business days after 

20 the date on which the head of such Department 

21 entity is made aware of such allegation.’’. 
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1 SEC. 204. REPORT ON INSPECTOR GENERAL INSPECTION 

2 AND AUDITING OF FOREIGN SERVICE POSTS 

3 AND BUREAUS AND OTHER OFFICES OF THE 

4 DEPARTMENT. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

6 date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General shall 

7 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

8 on the requirement under section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign 

9 Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(a)(1)) that the Inspec10 tor General inspect and audit, at least every 5 years, the 

11 administration of activities and operations of each Foreign 

12 Service post and each bureau or other office of the Depart13 ment. 

14 (b) CONSIDERATION OF MULTI-TIER SYSTEM.—The 

15 report required under subsection (a) shall assess the advis16 ability and feasibility of implementing a multi-tier system 

17 for inspecting Foreign Service posts and bureaus and other 

18 offices of the Department under section 209(a)(1) of the For19 eign Service Act of 1980 featuring more or less frequent in20 spections and audits based on risk, including security risk, 

21 as may be determined by the Inspector General. 

22 SEC. 205. IMPLEMENTING GAO AND OIG RECOMMENDA23 TIONS. 

24 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

25 that the Department has not implemented all of the rec26 ommendations made by the Government Accountability Of-
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1 fice (GAO) and the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) 

2 related to embassy security and that some recommendations 

3 may yield potentially significant cost savings to the De4 partment. 

5 (b) BRIEFING.—The Secretary shall provide a briefing 

6 to the appropriate congressional committees detailing the 

7 rationale for not implementing recommendations made by 

8 the GAO and OIG related to embassy security or those that 

9 may yield significant cost savings to the Department, if im10 plemented. 

11 SEC. 206. INSPECTOR GENERAL SALARY LIMITATIONS. 

12 Section 412 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 

13 U.S.C. 3972) is amended by inserting after subsection (a) 

14 the following new subsection: 

15 ‘‘(b) The Inspector General of the United States Agen16 cy for International Development (USAID) shall limit the 

17 payment of special differentials to USAID Foreign Service 

18 criminal investigators to levels at which the aggregate of 

19 basic pay and special differential for any pay period would 

20 equal, for such criminal investigators, the bi-weekly pay 

21 limitations on premium pay regularly placed on other 

22 criminal investigators within the Federal law enforcement 

23 community. This provision shall be retroactive to January 

24 1, 2013.’’. 
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1 TITLE III—INTERNATIONAL 

2 ORGANIZATIONS 

3 SEC. 301. OVERSIGHT OF AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR 

4 PEACEKEEPER ABUSES. 

5 (a) STRATEGY TO ENSURE REFORM AND ACCOUNT6 ABILITY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the en7 actment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit, in unclassi8 fied form, to the appropriate congressional committees— 

9 (1) a United States strategy for combating sex10 ual exploitation and abuse in United Nations peace11 keeping operations; and 

12 (2) an implementation plan for achieving the ob13 jectives set forth in the strategy described in para14 graph (1). 

15 (b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the strategy re16 quired under subsection (a) shall be the following: 

17 (1) To dramatically reduce the incidence of sex18 ual exploitation and abuse committed by civilian and 

19 military personnel assigned to United Nations peace20 keeping operations. 

21 (2) To ensure the introduction and implementa22 tion by the United Nations of improved training, 

23 oversight, and accountability mechanisms for United 

24 Nations peacekeeping operations and the personnel 

25 involved with such operations. 
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1 (3) To ensure swift justice for any such per2 sonnel who are found to have committed sexual ex3 ploitation or abuse. 

4 (4) To assist the United Nations and troop- or 

5 police-contributing countries, as necessary and appro6 priate, to improve their ability to prevent, identify, 

7 and prosecute sexual exploitation or abuse by per8 sonnel involved in peacekeeping operations. 

9 (c) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under sub10 section (a) shall include the following elements and objec11 tives: 

12 (1) The amendment of the model memorandum 

13 of understanding and review of all current memoran14 dums of understanding for troop- or police-contrib15 uting countries participating in United Nations 

16 peacekeeping operations to strengthen provisions re17 lating to the investigation, repatriation, prosecution, 

18 and discipline of troops or police that are credibly al19 leged to have engaged in cases of misconduct. 

20 (2) The establishment of onsite courts-martial, as 

21 appropriate, for the prosecution of crimes committed 

22 by military peacekeeping personnel, that is consistent 

23 with each peacekeeping operations’ status of forces 

24 agreement with its host country. 
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1 (3) The exploration of appropriate arrangements 

2 to waive the immunity of civilian employees of the 

3 United Nations and its specialized agencies, funds, 

4 and programs to enable the prosecution of such em5 ployees who are credibly alleged to have engaged in 

6 sexual exploitation, abuse, or other crimes. 

7 (4) The creation of a United Nations Security 

8 Council ombudsman office that— 

9 (A) is authorized to conduct ongoing over10 sight of peacekeeping operations; 

11 (B) reports directly to the Security Council 

12 on— 

13 (i) offenses committed by peacekeeping 

14 personnel or United Nations civilian staff 

15 or volunteers; and 

16 (ii) the actions taken in response to 

17 such offenses; and 

18 (C) provides reports to the Security Council 

19 on the conduct of personnel in each peacekeeping 

20 operation not less frequently than annually and 

21 before the expiration or renewal of the mandate 

22 of any such peacekeeping operation. 

23 (5) The provision of guidance from the United 

24 Nations on the establishment of a standing claims 

25 commission for each peacekeeping operation— 
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1 (A) to address any grievances by a host 

2 country’s civilian population against United Na3 tions personnel in cases of alleged abuses by 

4 peacekeeping personnel; and 

5 (B) to provide means for the government of 

6 the country of which culpable United Nations 

7 peacekeeping or civilian personnel are nationals 

8 to compensate the victims of such crimes. 

9 (6) The adoption of a United Nations policy and 

10 plan that increases the number of troop- or police11 contributing countries that— 

12 (A) obtain and maintain DNA samples 

13 from each national of such country who is a 

14 member of a United Nations military contingent 

15 or formed police unit, consistent with national 

16 laws, of such contingent or unit; and 

17 (B) make such DNA samples available to 

18 investigators from the troop- or police-contrib19 uting country (except that such should not be 

20 made available to the United Nations) if allega21 tions of sexual exploitation or abuse arise. 

22 (7) The adoption of a United Nations policy that 

23 bars troop- or police-contributing countries that fail 

24 to fulfill their obligation to ensure good order and dis25 cipline among their troops from providing any fur-
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1 ther troops for peace operations or restricts peace2 keeper reimbursements to such countries until appro3 priate training, institutional reform, and oversight 

4 mechanisms to prevent such problems from recurring 

5 have been put in place. 

6 (8) The implementation of appropriate risk re7 duction policies, including refusal by the United Na8 tions to deploy uniformed personnel from any troop9 or police-contributing country that does not ade10 quately— 

11 (A) investigate allegations of sexual exploi12 tation or abuse involving nationals of such coun13 try; and 

14 (B) ensure justice for those personnel deter15 mined to have been responsible for such sexual 

16 exploitation or abuse. 

17 (d) IMPLEMENTATION.—The United States Permanent 

18 Representative to the United Nations shall use the voice, 

19 vote, and influence of the United States at the United Na20 tions to advance the objectives of the strategy required by 

21 subsection (a). 

22 (e) PEACEKEEPING TRAINING.—The United States 

23 should deny further United States peacekeeper training or 

24 related assistance, except for training specifically designed 

25 to reduce the incidence of sexual exploitation or abuse, or 
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1 to assist in its identification or prosecution, to any troop2 or police-contributing country that does not— 

3 (1) implement and maintain effective measures 

4 to enhance the discovery of sexual exploitation and 

5 abuse offenses committed by peacekeeping personnel 

6 who are nationals of such country; 

7 (2) adequately respond to complaints about such 

8 offenses by carrying out swift and effective discipli9 nary action against the personnel who are found to 

10 have committed such offenses; and 

11 (3) provide detailed reporting to the ombudsman 

12 described in subsection (c)(4) (or other appropriate 

13 United Nations official) that describes the offenses 

14 committed by the nationals of such country and such 

15 country’s responses to such offenses. 

16 (f) ASSISTANCE.—The United States should develop 

17 support mechanisms to assist troop- or police-contributing 

18 countries, as necessary and appropriate— 

19 (1) to improve their capacity to investigate alle20 gations of sexual exploitation and abuse offenses com21 mitted by nationals of such countries while partici22 pating in a United Nations peacekeeping operation; 

23 and 
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1 (2) to appropriately hold accountable any indi2 vidual who commits an act of sexual exploitation or 

3 abuse. 

4 (g) HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTING.—In coordination 

5 with the ombudsman described in subsection (c)(4) (or other 

6 appropriate United Nations official), the Secretary shall 

7 identify, in the Department’s annual country reports on 

8 human rights practices, the countries of origin of any peace9 keeping personnel or units that— 

10 (1) are characterized by noteworthy patterns of 

11 sexual exploitation or abuse; or 

12 (2) have failed to institute appropriate institu13 tional and procedural reforms after being made aware 

14 of any such patterns. 

15 SEC. 302. REIMBURSEMENT OF CONTRIBUTING COUNTRIES. 

16 It is the policy of the United States that— 

17 (1) the present formula for determining the troop 

18 reimbursement rate paid to troop- and police-contrib19 uting countries for United Nations peacekeeping oper20 ations should be clearly explained and made available 

21 to the public on the United Nations Department of 

22 Peacekeeping Operations website; 

23 (2) regular audits of the nationally-determined 

24 pay and benefits given to personnel from troop- and 

25 police-contributing countries participating in United 
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1 Nations peacekeeping operations should be conducted 

2 to help inform the reimbursement rate referred to in 

3 paragraph (1); and 

4 (3) the survey mechanism developed by the 

5 United Nations Secretary General’s Senior Advisory 

6 Group on Peacekeeping Operations for collecting 

7 troop- and police-contributing country data on com8 mon and extraordinary expenses associated with de9 ploying personnel to peacekeeping operations should 

10 be coordinated with the audits described in paragraph 

11 (2) to ensure proper oversight and accountability. 

12 SEC. 303. WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE. 

13 It is the policy of the United States that security as14 sistance should not be provided to any unit of the security 

15 forces of a foreign country if such unit has engaged in a 

16 gross violation of human rights or in acts of sexual exploi17 tation or abuse, including while serving in a United Na18 tions peacekeeping operation. 

19 SEC. 304. UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING ASSESSMENT 

20 FORMULA. 

21 The Secretary shall direct the United States Perma22 nent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, 

23 vote, and influence of the United States at the United Na24 tions to urge the United Nations to share the raw data used 

25 to calculate Member State peacekeeping assessment rates 
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1 and to make available the formula for determining peace2 keeping assessments. 

3 SEC. 305. REIMBURSEMENT OR APPLICATION OF CREDITS. 

4 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Presi5 dent shall direct the United States Permanent Representa6 tive to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influ7 ence of the United States at the United Nations to seek and 

8 timely obtain a commitment from the United Nations to 

9 make available to the United States any peacekeeping cred10 its that are generated from a closed peacekeeping operation. 

11 SEC. 306. REPORT ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO 

12 THE UNITED NATIONS RELATING TO PEACE13 KEEPING OPERATIONS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 4(c) of the 

15 United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 

16 287b(c)) is amended— 

17 (1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as 

18 follows: 

19 ‘‘(A) A description of all assistance from the 

20 United States to the United Nations to support 

21 peacekeeping operations that— 

22 ‘‘(i) was provided during the previous 

23 fiscal year; 

24 ‘‘(ii) is expected to be provided during 

25 the fiscal year; or 
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1 ‘‘(iii) is included in the annual budget 

2 request to Congress for the forthcoming fis3 cal year.’’; 

4 (2) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as 

5 follows: 

6 ‘‘(D) For assessed or voluntary contribu7 tions described in subparagraph (B)(iii) or 

8 (C)(iii) that exceed $100,000 in value, including 

9 in-kind contributions— 

10 ‘‘(i) the total amount or estimated 

11 value of all such contributions to the United 

12 Nations and to each of its affiliated agen13 cies and related bodies; 

14 ‘‘(ii) the nature and estimated total 

15 value of all in-kind contributions in sup16 port of United Nations peacekeeping oper17 ations and other international peacekeeping 

18 operations, including— 

19 ‘‘(I) logistics; 

20 ‘‘(II) airlift; 

21 ‘‘(III) arms and materiel; 

22 ‘‘(IV) nonmilitary technology and 

23 equipment; 

24 ‘‘(V) personnel; and 

25 ‘‘(VI) training; 
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1 ‘‘(iii) the approximate percentage of all 

2 such contributions to the United Nations 

3 and to each such agency or body when com4 pared with all contributions to the United 

5 Nations and to each such agency or body 

6 from any source; and 

7 ‘‘(iv) for each such United States Gov8 ernment contribution to the United Nations 

9 and to each such agency or body— 

10 ‘‘(I) the amount or value of the 

11 contribution; 

12 ‘‘(II) a description of the con13 tribution, including whether it is an 

14 assessed or voluntary contribution; 

15 ‘‘(III) the purpose of the contribu16 tion; 

17 ‘‘(IV) the department or agency of 

18 the United States Government respon19 sible for the contribution; and 

20 ‘‘(V) the United Nations or 

21 United Nations affiliated agency or re22 lated body that received the contribu23 tion.’’; and 

24 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub25 paragraph: 
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1 ‘‘(E) The report required under this sub2 section shall be submitted in unclassified form, 

3 but may include a classified annex.’’. 

4 (b) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—Not 

5 later than 14 days after submitting each report under sec6 tion 4(c) of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 

7 (22 U.S.C. 287b(c)), the Director of the Office of Manage8 ment and Budget shall post a text-based, searchable version 

9 of any unclassified information described in paragraph 

10 (1)(D) of such section (as amended by subsection (a) of this 

11 section) on a publicly available website. 

12 SEC. 307. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS FOR UNITED NA13 TIONS PERSONNEL. 

14 The President shall direct the United States Perma15 nent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, 

16 vote, and influence of the United States at the United Na17 tions to— 

18 (1) call for the removal of any official of the 

19 United Nations or of any United Nations agency, 

20 program, commission, or fund who the Secretary has 

21 determined has failed to uphold the highest standards 

22 of ethics and integrity established by the United Na23 tions, including such standards specified in United 

24 Nations Codes of Conduct and Codes of Ethics, or 

25 whose conduct, with respect to preventing sexual ex-
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1 ploitation and abuse by United Nations peacekeepers, 

2 has resulted in the erosion of public confidence in the 

3 United Nations; 

4 (2) ensure that best practices with regard to 

5 whistleblower protections are extended to all personnel 

6 serving the United Nations or serving any United Na7 tions agency, program, commission, or fund, espe8 cially personnel participating in United Nations 

9 peacekeeping operations, United Nations police offi10 cers, United Nations staff, contractors, and victims of 

11 misconduct, wrongdoing, or criminal behavior involv12 ing United Nations personnel; 

13 (3) ensure that the United Nations implements 

14 protective measures for whistleblowers who report sig15 nificant allegations of misconduct, wrongdoing, or 

16 criminal behavior by personnel serving the United 

17 Nations or serving any United Nations agency, pro18 gram, commission, or fund, especially personnel par19 ticipating in United Nations peacekeeping operations, 

20 United Nations staff, or contractors, specifically by 

21 implementing best practices for the protection of such 

22 whistleblowers from retaliation, including— 

23 (A) protection against retaliation for inter24 nal and lawful public disclosures; 

25 (B) legal burdens of proof; 
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1 (C) statutes of limitation for reporting re2 taliation; 

3 (D) access to independent adjudicative bod4 ies, including external arbitration; and 

5 (E) results that eliminate the effects of prov6 en retaliation; 

7 (4) insist that the United Nations provides ade8 quate redress to any whistleblower who has suffered 

9 from retribution in violation of the protective meas10 ures specified in paragraph (3), including reinstate11 ment to any position from which such whistleblower 

12 was wrongfully removed, or reassignment to a com13 parable position at the same level of pay, plus any 

14 compensation for any arrearage in salary to which 

15 such whistleblower would have otherwise been entitled 

16 but for the wrongful retribution; 

17 (5) call for public disclosure of the number and 

18 general description of— 

19 (A) complaints submitted to the United Na20 tions’ Ethics Office, local Conduct and Dis21 cipline teams, or other entity designated to re22 ceive complaints from whistleblowers; 

23 (B) determinations that probable cause ex24 ists to conduct an investigation, and specifica25 tion of the entity conducting such investigation, 
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1 including the Office of Internal Oversight Serv2 ices, the Office of Audit and Investigations (for 

3 UNDP), the Office of Internal Audit (for 

4 UNICEF), and the Inspector General’s Office 

5 (for UNHCR); 

6 (C) dispositions of such investigations, in7 cluding dismissal and referral for adjudication, 

8 specifying the adjudicating entity, such as the 

9 United Nations Dispute Tribunal; and 

10 (D) results of adjudication, including dis11 ciplinary measures proscribed and whether such 

12 measures were effected, including information 

13 with respect to complaints regarding allegations 

14 of sexual exploitation and abuse by United Na15 tions peacekeepers, allegations of fraud in pro16 curement and contracting, and all other allega17 tions of misconduct, wrongdoing, or criminal be18 havior; 

19 (6) insist that the full, unredacted text of any in20 vestigation or adjudication referred to in paragraph 

21 (5) are made available to Member States upon re22 quest; and 

23 (7) call for an examination of the feasibility of 

24 establishing a stand-alone agency at the United Na25 tions, independent of the Secretary General, to inves-
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1 tigate all allegations of misconduct, wrongdoing, or 

2 criminal behavior, reporting to the Member States of 

3 the General Assembly, paid for from the United Na4 tions regular budget, to replace existing investigative 

5 bodies, including the Office of Internal Oversight 

6 Services, the Office of Audit and Investigations, the 

7 Office of Internal Audit, and the Office of Inspector 

8 General of the Department of State and the Broad9 casting Board of Governors. 

10 SEC. 308. ENCOURAGING EMPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES 

11 CITIZENS AT THE UNITED NATIONS. 

12 Section 181 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 

13 Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 276c–4) is 

14 amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 181. EMPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS BY 

16 CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. 

17 ‘‘Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact18 ment of the Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal 

19 Year 2017, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Sec20 retary of State shall submit to Congress a report that pro21 vides— 

22 ‘‘(1) for each international organization that had 

23 a geographic distribution formula in effect on Janu24 ary 1, 1991, an assessment of whether that organiza25 tion— 
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1 ‘‘(A) is taking good faith steps to increase 

2 the staffing of United States citizens, including, 

3 as appropriate, as assessment of any additional 

4 steps the organization could be taking to increase 

5 such staffing; and 

6 ‘‘(B) has met the requirements of its geo7 graphic distribution formula; and 

8 ‘‘(2) an assessment of United States representa9 tion among professional and senior-level positions at 

10 the United Nations, including— 

11 ‘‘(A) an assessment of the proportion of 

12 United States citizens employed at the United 

13 Nations Secretariat and at all United Nations 

14 specialized agencies, funds, and programs rel15 ative to the total employment at the United Na16 tions Secretariat and at all such agencies, funds, 

17 and programs; 

18 ‘‘(B) an assessment of compliance by the 

19 United Nations Secretariat and such agencies, 

20 funds, and programs with any applicable geo21 graphic distribution formula; and 

22 ‘‘(C) a description of any steps taken or 

23 planned to be taken by the United States to in24 crease the staffing of United States citizens at 
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1 the United Nations Secretariat and such agen2 cies, funds and programs.’’. 

3 SEC. 309. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON MEMBER STATE’S VOT4 ING PRACTICES AT THE UNITED NATIONS. 

5 It is the policy of the United States to strongly con6 sider a Member State’s voting practices at the United Na7 tions before entering into any agreements with the Member 

8 State. 

9 SEC. 310. QUALIFICATIONS OF THE UNITED NATIONS SEC10 RETARY GENERAL. 

11 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall direct 

12 the United States Permanent Representative to the United 

13 Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United 

14 States at the United Nations to urge each future candidate 

15 for the position of the United Nations Secretary General 

16 to circulate to the Member States of the General Assembly 

17 a description of his or her priorities and objectives for lead18 ing the organization and ensuring that it upholds the prin19 ciples outlined by the United Nations Charter, including 

20 specific recommendations to improve strategic planning 

21 and enact far-reaching management, performance, and ac22 countability reforms. 

23 (b) PROPOSAL FOR UNITED NATIONS REFORM.—The 

24 descriptions referred to in subsection (a) shall include the 

25 following elements: 
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1 (1) A process for determining the goals, objec2 tives, and benchmarks for the timely withdrawal of 

3 peacekeeping forces prior to the approval by the 

4 United Nations Security Council of a new or ex5 panded peacekeeping operation. 

6 (2) A proposal for ensuring that the numbers 

7 and qualifications of staff are clearly aligned with the 

8 specific needs of each United Nations agency, mission, 

9 and program, including measures to ensure that such 

10 agencies, missions, and programs have the flexibility 

11 needed to hire and release employees as workforce 

12 needs change over time. 

13 (c) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 

14 United States to withhold support for any candidate for 

15 the position of United Nations Secretary General unless 

16 such candidate has produced a clear vision for leading the 

17 United Nations, including a robust reform agenda as de18 scribed in subsection (b), and circulated such l to the Mem19 ber States of the General Assembly. 

20 SEC. 311. POLICY REGARDING THE UNITED NATIONS 

21 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL. 

22 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

23 that the United States should use its voice, vote, and influ24 ence at the United Nations to work to ensure that— 
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1 (1) the United Nations Human Rights Council 

2 takes steps to remove permanent items on the United 

3 Nations Human Rights Council’s agenda or program 

4 of work that target or single out a specific country or 

5 a specific territory or territories; 

6 (2) the United Nations Human Rights Council 

7 does not include a Member State of the United Na8 tions— 

9 (A) subject to sanctions by the United Na10 tions Security Council; 

11 (B) under a United Nations Security Coun12 cil-mandated investigation for human rights 

13 abuses; 

14 (C) which the Secretary has determined, for 

15 purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Adminis16 tration Act of 1979 (as continued in effect pursu17 ant to the International Emergency Economic 

18 Powers Act), section 40 of the Arms Export Con19 trol Act, section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 

20 Act of 1961, or other provision of law, is a gov21 ernment that has repeatedly provided support for 

22 acts of international terrorism; or 

23 (D) which the President has designated as 

24 a country of particular concern for religious free-
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1 dom under section 402(b) of the International 

2 Religious Freedom Act of 1998; and 

3 (3) the percentage of United States citizens em4 ployed at the senior level in each of the Research and 

5 Right to Development Division, the Human Rights 

6 Treaties Division, the Field Operations and Technical 

7 Cooperation Division, and the Human Rights Council 

8 and Special Procedures Division of the United Na9 tions Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner 

10 during the most recently completed plenary session of 

11 the United Nations General Assembly is at least 

12 equivalent to the percentage of the total United States 

13 assessed contribution to the United Nations regular 

14 budget during such plenary session of the United Na15 tions General Assembly. 

16 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

17 of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 

18 each of the following 5 years, the Secretary shall submit 

19 to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 

20 describes— 

21 (1) the resolutions that were considered in the 

22 United Nations Human Rights Council during the 

23 previous 12 months; 

24 (2) the steps that have been taken during that 

25 12-month period to remove permanent items on the 
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1 United Nations Human Rights Council’s agenda or 

2 program of work that target or single out a specific 

3 country or a specific territory or territories; 

4 (3) a detailed list of any country currently on, 

5 or running for a seat on, the United Nations Human 

6 Rights Council that meets any of the criteria de7 scribed in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of sub8 section (a)(3); and 

9 (4) the current employment breakdown by na10 tionality at each of the four major divisions of the 

11 United Nations Human Rights Office of the High 

12 Commissioner as specified in subsection (a)(4). 

13 SEC. 312. ADDITIONAL REPORT ON OTHER UNITED STATES 

14 CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS. 

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

16 date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, 

17 the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 

18 submit to Congress a report on all assessed and voluntary 

19 contributions with a value greater than $100,000, including 

20 in-kind, of the United States Government to the United Na21 tions and its affiliated agencies and related bodies during 

22 the previous fiscal year. 

23 (b) CONTENT.—The report required under subsection 

24 (a) shall include the following elements: 
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1 (1) The total amount of all assessed and vol2 untary contributions, including in-kind, of the United 

3 States Government to the United Nations and its af4 filiated agencies and related bodies during the pre5 vious fiscal year. 

6 (2) The approximate percentage of United States 

7 Government contributions to each United Nations af8 filiated agency or body in such fiscal year when com9 pared with all contributions to each such agency or 

10 body from any source in such fiscal year. 

11 (3) For each such United States Government 

12 contribution— 

13 (A) the amount of each such contribution; 

14 (B) a description of each such contribution 

15 (including whether assessed or voluntary); 

16 (C) the department or agency of the United 

17 States Government responsible for each such con18 tribution; 

19 (D) the purpose of each such contribution; 

20 and 

21 (E) the United Nations or its affiliated 

22 agency or related body receiving the contribu23 tion. 
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1 (c) SCOPE OF INITIAL REPORT.—The first report re2 quired under subsection (a) shall include the information 

3 required under this section for the previous 3 fiscal years. 

4 (d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—Not 

5 later than 14 days after submitting a report required under 

6 subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Management and 

7 Budget shall post a public version of such report on a text8 based, searchable, and publicly available Internet Web site. 

9 SEC. 313. COMPARATIVE REPORT ON PEACEKEEPING OPER10 ATIONS. 

11 Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 

12 of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

13 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 

14 report on the costs, strengths, and limitations of United 

15 States and United Nations peacekeeping operations, which 

16 shall include— 

17 (1) a comparison of the costs of current United 

18 Nations peacekeeping operations and the estimated 

19 cost of comparable United States peacekeeping oper20 ations; and 

21 (2) an analysis of the strengths and limitations 

22 of— 

23 (A) a peacekeeping operation led by the 

24 United States; and 
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1 (B) a peacekeeping operation led by the 

2 United Nations. 

3 TITLE IV—PERSONNEL AND 

4 ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES 

5 SEC. 401. LOCALLY-EMPLOYED STAFF WAGES. 

6 (a) MARKET-RESPONSIVE STAFF WAGES.—Not later 

7 than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and 

8 periodically thereafter, the Secretary shall establish and im9 plement a prevailing wage rates goal for positions in the 

10 local compensation plan, as described in section 408 of the 

11 Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3968), at each dip12 lomatic post that— 

13 (1) is based on the specific recruiting and reten14 tion needs of each such post and local labor market 

15 conditions, as determined annually; and 

16 (2) is not less than the 50th percentile of the pre17 vailing wage for comparable employment in the labor 

18 market surrounding each such post. 

19 (b) EXCEPTION.—The prevailing wage rate goal estab20 lished under subsection (a) shall not apply if compliance 

21 with such subsection would be inconsistent with applicable 

22 United States law, the law in the locality of employment, 

23 or the public interest. 

24 (c) RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENT.—The analytical 

25 assumptions underlying the calculation of wage levels at 
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1 each diplomatic post under subsection (a), and the data 

2 upon which such calculation is based— 

3 (1) shall be filed electronically and retained for 

4 not less than 5 years; and 

5 (2) shall be made available to the appropriate 

6 congressional committees upon request. 

7 SEC. 402. EXPANSION OF CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES. 

8 It is the sense of Congress that the Department 

9 should— 

10 (1) expand the Overseas Development Program 

11 from 20 positions to not fewer than 40 positions with12 in 1 year of the date of the enactment of this Act; 

13 (2) analyze the costs and benefits of further ex14 pansion of the Overseas Development Program; and 

15 (3) expand the Overseas Development Program 

16 to more than 40 positions if the benefits identified in 

17 paragraph (2) outweigh the costs identified in such 

18 paragraph. 

19 SEC. 403. PROMOTION TO THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE. 

20 Section 601(c) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 

21 U.S.C. 4001(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol22 lowing new paragraph: 

23 ‘‘(6)(A) The promotion of any individual joining the 

24 Service on or after January 1, 2017, to the Senior Foreign 
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1 Service shall be contingent upon such individual completing 

2 at least one tour in— 

3 ‘‘(i) a global affairs bureau; or 

4 ‘‘(ii) a global affairs position. 

5 ‘‘(B) The requirements under subparagraph (A) shall 

6 not apply if the Secretary certifies that the individual pro7 posed for promotion to the Senior Foreign Service— 

8 ‘‘(i) has met all other requirements applicable to 

9 such promotion; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) was unable to complete a tour in a global 

11 affairs bureau or global affairs position because there 

12 was not a reasonable opportunity for such individual 

13 to be assigned to such a position. 

14 ‘‘(C) In this paragraph— 

15 ‘‘(i) the term ‘global affairs bureau’ means any 

16 bureau of the Department that is under the responsi17 bility of— 

18 ‘‘(I) the Under Secretary for Economic 

19 Growth, Energy, and Environment; 

20 ‘‘(II) the Under Secretary for Arms Control 

21 and International Security Affairs; 

22 ‘‘(III) the Under Secretary for Management; 

23 ‘‘(IV) the Assistant Secretary for Inter24 national Organization Affairs; 
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1 ‘‘(V) the Under Secretary for Public Diplo2 macy and Public Affairs; or 

3 ‘‘(VI) the Under Secretary for Civilian, Se4 curity, Democracy, and Human Rights; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) the term ‘global affairs position’ means any 

6 position funded with amounts appropriated to the 

7 Department under the heading ‘Diplomatic Policy 

8 and Support’.’’. 

9 SEC. 404. LATERAL ENTRY INTO THE FOREIGN SERVICE. 

10 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

11 that the Foreign Service should permit mid-career entry 

12 into the Foreign Service for qualified individuals who are 

13 willing to bring their outstanding talents and experiences 

14 to the work of the Foreign Service. 

15 (b) PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later than 180 days after 

16 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

17 establish a 3-year pilot program for lateral entry into the 

18 Foreign Service that— 

19 (1) targets mid-career individuals from the civil 

20 service and private sector who have skills and experi21 ence that would be extremely valuable to the Foreign 

22 Service; 

23 (2) is in full comportment with current Foreign 

24 Service intake procedures, including the requirement 

25 to pass the Foreign Service exam; 
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1 (3) offers participants in such pilot program 

2 placement in the Foreign Service at a grade level 

3 higher than FS–4 if such placement is warranted by 

4 the education and qualifying experience of such indi5 viduals; 

6 (4) requires only one directed assignment in a 

7 position appropriate to such pilot program partici8 pant’s grade level; 

9 (5) includes, as part of the required initial 

10 training, a class or module that specifically prepares 

11 participants in such pilot program for life in the For12 eign Service, including conveying to such partici13 pants essential elements of the practical knowledge 

14 that is normally acquired during a Foreign Service 

15 officer’s initial assignments; and 

16 (6) includes an annual assessment of the progress 

17 of such pilot program by a review board consisting of 

18 Department officials with appropriate expertise, in19 cluding employees of the Foreign Service, in order to 

20 evaluate such pilot program’s success. 

21 (c) ANNUAL REPORTING.—Not later than 1 year after 

22 the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter 

23 for the duration of the pilot program described in subsection 

24 (b), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congres25 sional committees a report that describes the following: 
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1 (1) The cumulative number of accepted and 

2 unaccepted applicants to such pilot program. 

3 (2) The cumulative number of pilot program 

4 participants placed into each Foreign Service cone. 

5 (3) The grade level at which each pilot program 

6 participant entered the Foreign Service. 

7 (4) Information about the first assignment to 

8 which each pilot program participant was directed. 

9 (5) The structure and operation of such pilot 

10 program, including— 

11 (A) the operation of such pilot program to 

12 date; and 

13 (B) any observations and lessons learned 

14 about such pilot program that the Secretary con15 siders relevant. 

16 (d) LONGITUDINAL DATA.—The Secretary shall— 

17 (1) collect and maintain data on the career pro18 gression of each pilot program participant for the 

19 length of each participant’s Foreign Service career; 

20 and 

21 (2) make the data described in paragraph (1) 

22 available to the appropriate congressional committees 

23 upon request. 
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1 SEC. 405. REEMPLOYMENT OF ANNUITANTS AND WORK2 FORCE RIGHTSIZING. 

3 (a) WAIVER OF ANNUITY LIMITATIONS.—Subsection 

4 (g) of section 824 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 

5 U.S.C. 4064) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘to facili7 tate the’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Afghanistan,’’; 

8 (2) by striking paragraph (2); and 

9 (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para10 graph (2). 

11 (b) REPEAL OF SUNSET PROVISION.—Subsection (a) 

12 of section 61 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 

13 of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2733) is amended to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of State may waive 

15 the application of section 8344 or 8468 of title 5, United 

16 States Code, on a case-by-case basis, for employment of an 

17 annuitant in a position in the Department of State for 

18 which there is exceptional difficulty in recruiting or retain19 ing a qualified employee, or when a temporary emergency 

20 hiring need exists.’’. 

21 (c) RIGHTSIZING REPORT.—On the date on which the 

22 President’s annual budget request is submitted to Congress 

23 each year through 2022, the Secretary shall submit to the 

24 appropriate congressional committees a report that de25 scribes the implementation status of all rightsizing rec26 ommendations made by the Office of Management, Policy, 
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1 Rightsizing, and Innovation of the Department related to 

2 overseas staffing levels, including whether each such rec3 ommendation was accepted or rejected by the relevant chief 

4 of mission and regional bureau. 

5 SEC. 406. INTEGRATION OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC POLICY. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in conjunction with 

7 the Under Secretary of Economic Growth, Energy, and the 

8 Environment, shall establish— 

9 (1) foreign economic policy priorities for each re10 gional bureau, including for individual countries, as 

11 appropriate; and 

12 (2) policies and guidance for integrating such 

13 foreign economic policy priorities throughout the De14 partment. 

15 (b) DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—Within each re16 gional bureau of the Department, the Secretary shall task 

17 an existing Deputy Assistant Secretary with appropriate 

18 training and background in economic and commercial af19 fairs with the responsibility for economic matters and inter20 ests within the responsibilities of each such regional bureau, 

21 including the integration of the foreign economic policy pri22 orities established pursuant to subsection (a). 

23 (c) TRAINING.—The Secretary shall establish cur24 riculum at the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs 

25 Training Center to develop the practical foreign economic 
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1 policy expertise and skill sets of Foreign Service officers, 

2 including by making available distance-learning courses in 

3 commercial, economic, and business affairs, including in 

4 the following: 

5 (1) The global business environment. 

6 (2) The economics of development. 

7 (3) Development and infrastructure finance. 

8 (4) Current trade and investment agreements ne9 gotiations. 

10 (5) Implementing existing multilateral and 

11 World Trade Organization agreements, and United 

12 States trade and investment agreements. 

13 (6) Best practices for customs and export proce14 dures. 

15 (7) Market analysis and global supply chain 

16 management. 

17 SEC. 407. TRAINING SUPPORT SERVICES. 

18 Subparagraph (B) of section 704(a)(4) of the Foreign 

19 Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4024(a)(4)) is amended by 

20 striking ‘‘language instructors, linguists, and other aca21 demic and training specialists’’ and inserting ‘‘education 

22 and training specialists, including language instructors 

23 and linguists, and other specialists who perform work di24 rectly relating to the design, delivery, oversight, or coordi25 nation of training delivered by the institution’’. 
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1 SEC. 408. SPECIAL AGENTS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 37(a) of 

3 the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 

4 U.S.C. 2709(a)) is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(1) conduct investigations concerning— 

6 ‘‘(A) illegal passport or visa issuance or 

7 use; 

8 ‘‘(B) identity theft or document fraud af9 fecting or relating to the programs, functions, or 

10 authorities of the Department of State; or 

11 ‘‘(C) Federal offenses committed within the 

12 special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of 

13 the United States (as defined in section 7(9) of 

14 title 18, United States Code), except as such ju15 risdiction relates to the premises of United 

16 States military missions and related resi17 dences;’’. 

18 (b) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the amendment made 

19 by subsection (a) may be construed to limit the investigative 

20 authority of any Federal department or agency other than 

21 the Department. 

22 SEC. 409. LIMITED APPOINTMENTS IN THE FOREIGN SERV23 ICE. 

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

25 U.S.C. 3949), is amended— 
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1 (1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘subsections (b) and (c)’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (b)— 

4 (A) in paragraph (3)— 

5 (i) by striking ‘‘if continued service’’ 

6 and inserting the following: ‘‘if— 

7 ‘‘(A) continued service’’; 

8 (ii) in such subparagraph (A) (as so 

9 inserted and designated by clause (i) of this 

10 subparagraph), by inserting ‘‘or’’ after the 

11 semicolon at the end; and 

12 (iii) by adding at the end the following 

13 new subparagraph: 

14 ‘‘(B) the individual is serving in the uniformed 

15 services (as defined in section 4303 of title 38, United 

16 States Code) and the limited appointment expires in 

17 the course of such service;’’; 

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

19 the end; 

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

21 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

22 (D) by adding at the end the following new 

23 paragraph: 

24 ‘‘(6) in exceptional circumstances if the Secretary de25 termines the needs of the Service require the extension of— 
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1 ‘‘(A) a limited noncareer appointment for a pe2 riod not to exceed 1 year; or 

3 ‘‘(B) a limited appointment of a career can4 didate for the minimum time needed to resolve a 

5 grievance, claim, investigation, or complaint not oth6 erwise provided for in this section.’’; and 

7 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub8 section: 

9 ‘‘(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) noncareer 

10 employees who have served for 5 consecutive years under 

11 a limited appointment under this section may be re12 appointed to a subsequent noncareer limited appointment 

13 if there is at least a 1-year break in service before such new 

14 appointment. 

15 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may waive the 1-year break re16 quirement under paragraph (1) in cases of special need.’’. 

17 SEC. 410. REPORT ON DIVERSITY RECRUITMENT, EMPLOY18 MENT, RETENTION, AND PROMOTION. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary should provide over20 sight to the employment, retention, and promotion of tradi21 tionally underrepresented minority groups. 

22 (b) ADDITIONAL RECRUITMENT AND OUTREACH RE23 QUIRED.—The Department should conduct recruitment ac24 tivities that— 
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1 (1) develop and implement effective mechanisms 

2 to ensure that the Department is able effectively to re3 cruit and retain highly qualified candidates from a 

4 wide diversity of institutions; and 

5 (2) improve and expand recruitment and out6 reach programs at minority-serving institutions. 

7 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

8 of the enactment of this Act and quadrennially thereafter, 

9 the Secretary shall submit to Congress a comprehensive re10 port that describes the efforts, consistent with existing law, 

11 including procedures, effects, and results of the Department 

12 since the period covered by the prior such report, to promote 

13 equal opportunity and inclusion for all American employ14 ees in direct hire and personal service contractors status, 

15 particularly employees of the Foreign Service, including 

16 equal opportunity for all traditionally underrepresented 

17 minority groups. 

18 SEC. 411. MARKET DATA FOR COST-OF-LIVING ADJUST19 MENTS. 

20 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

21 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 

22 the appropriate congressional committees a report that ex23 amines the feasibility and cost effectiveness of using private 

24 sector market data to determine cost of living adjustments 
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1 for Foreign Service officers and Federal Government civil2 ians who are stationed abroad. 

3 (b) CONTENT.—The report required under subsection 

4 (a) shall include— 

5 (1) a list of at least four private sector providers 

6 of international cost-of-living data that the Secretary 

7 determines are qualified to provide such data; 

8 (2) a list of cities in which the Department 

9 maintains diplomatic posts for which private sector 

10 cost-of-living data is not available; 

11 (3) a comparison of— 

12 (A) the cost of purchasing cost-of-living 

13 data from each provider listed in paragraph (1); 

14 and 

15 (B) the cost (including Department labor 

16 costs) of producing such rates internally; and 

17 (4) for countries in which the Department pro18 vides a cost-of-living allowance greater than zero and 

19 the World Bank estimates that the national price level 

20 of the country is less than the national price level of 

21 the United States, a comparison of cost-of-living al22 lowances, excluding housing costs, of the private sector 

23 providers referred to in paragraph (1) to rates con24 structed by the Department’s Office of Allowances. 
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1 (c) WAIVER.—If the Secretary determines that compli2 ance with subsection (b)(4) at a particular location is cost3 prohibitive, the Secretary may waive the requirement under 

4 such subsection for such location if the Secretary submits 

5 to the appropriate congressional committees written notice 

6 and an explanation of the reasons for such waiver. 

7 SEC. 412. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO FEDERAL WORK8 FORCE FLEXIBILITY ACT. 

9 Chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amend10 ed— 

11 (1) in subparagraph (A) of section 5753(a)(2), 

12 by inserting ‘‘, excluding members of the Foreign 

13 Service other than chiefs of mission and ambassadors 

14 at large’’ before the semicolon at the end; and 

15 (2) in subparagraph (A) of section 5754(a)(2), 

16 by inserting ‘‘, excluding members of the Foreign 

17 Service other than chiefs of mission and ambassadors 

18 at large’’ before the semicolon at the end. 

19 SEC. 413. RETENTION OF MID- AND SENIOR-LEVEL PROFES20 SIONALS FROM TRADITIONALLY UNDERREP21 RESENTED MINORITY GROUPS. 

22 The Secretary should provide attention and oversight 

23 to the employment, retention, and promotion of tradition24 ally underrepresented minority groups to promote a diverse 
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1 representation among mid- and senior-level career profes2 sionals through programs such as— 

3 (1) the International Career Advancement Pro4 gram; 

5 (2) Seminar XXI at the Massachusetts Institute 

6 of Technology’s Center for International Studies; and 

7 (3) other highly respected international leader8 ship programs. 

9 SEC. 414. EMPLOYEE ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTIONS. 

10 (a) APPEAL OF ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTION.—The Sec11 retary shall establish a right and process for employees to 

12 appeal any assignment restriction or preclusion. 

13 (b) CERTIFICATION.—Upon full implementation of a 

14 right and process for employees to appeal an assignment 

15 restriction or preclusion under subsection (a), the Secretary 

16 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committee a 

17 report that— 

18 (1) certifies that such process has been fully im19 plemented; 

20 (2) includes a detailed description of such proc21 ess; and 

22 (3) details the number and nature of assignment 

23 restrictions and preclusions for the previous 3 years. 

24 (c) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall— 
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1 (1) publish in the Foreign Affairs Manual infor2 mation relating to the right and process established 

3 pursuant to subsection (a); and 

4 (2) include a reference to such publication in the 

5 report required under subsection (b). 

6 (d) PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION.—Paragraph (2) of 

7 section 502(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 

8 3982(a)) is amended— 

9 (1) by inserting ‘‘or prohibited from being as10 signed to’’ after ‘‘assigned to’’; and 

11 (2) by striking ‘‘exclusively’’. 

12 SEC. 415. SECURITY CLEARANCE SUSPENSIONS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 610 of the Foreign Service 

14 Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4010) is amended— 

15 (1) by striking the section heading and inserting 

16 the following: ‘‘SEPARATION FOR CAUSE; SUS17 PENSION’’; and 

18 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub19 section: 

20 ‘‘(c)(1) In order to promote the efficiency of the Serv21 ice, the Secretary may suspend a member of the Service 

22 when— 

23 ‘‘(A) the member’s security clearance is sus24 pended; or 
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1 ‘‘(B) there is reasonable cause to believe that the 

2 member has committed a crime for which a sentence 

3 of imprisonment may be imposed. 

4 ‘‘(2) Any member of the Service for whom a suspension 

5 is proposed under this subsection shall be entitled to— 

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

7 for the proposed suspension; 

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

9 writing to the proposed suspension; 

10 ‘‘(C) obtain at such member’s own expense rep11 resentation by an attorney or other representative; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(D) a final written decision, including the spe14 cific reasons for such decision, as soon as practicable. 

15 ‘‘(3) Any member suspended under this subsection may 

16 file a grievance in accordance with the procedures applica17 ble to grievances under chapter 11 of title I. 

18 ‘‘(4) If a grievance is filed pursuant to paragraph 

19 (3)— 

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

21 Board shall be limited to a determination of whether 

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

23 fulfilled; and 

24 ‘‘(B) the Board may not exercise the authority 

25 provided under section 1106(8). 
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1 ‘‘(5) In this subsection: 

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

3 ‘‘(i) with respect to a member of the Service 

4 assigned to duty in the United States, 15 days 

5 after receiving notice of the proposed suspension; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(ii) with respect to a member of the Serv8 ice assigned to duty outside the United States, 

9 30 days after receiving notice of the proposed 

10 suspension. 

11 ‘‘(B) The terms ‘suspend’ and ‘suspension’ mean 

12 placing a member of the Foreign Service in a tem13 porary status without duties.’’. 

14 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 

15 section 2 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended 

16 by striking the item relating to section 610 and inserting 

17 the following new item: 

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

18 SEC. 416. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE INTEGRATION OF 

19 POLICIES RELATED TO THE PARTICIPATION 

20 OF WOMEN IN PREVENTING AND RESOLVING 

21 CONFLICTS. 

22 It is the sense of Congress that— 

23 (1) within each regional bureau of the Depart24 ment, the Secretary should task an existing Deputy 

25 Assistant Secretary with the responsibility for over-
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1 seeing the integration of policy priorities related to 

2 the importance of the participation of women in pre3 venting and resolving conflicts; and 

4 (2) the Director of the George P. Shultz National 

5 Foreign Affairs Training Center should incorporate 

6 at least one training session related to the importance 

7 of the participation of women in preventing and re8 solving conflicts into— 

9 (A) the A–100 course attended by Foreign 

10 Service Officers; and 

11 (B) with respect to Foreign Service Officers 

12 who have completed the A–100 course, at least 

13 one training course that will be completed not 

14 later than the date that is 1 year after the date 

15 of the enactment of this Act. 

16 SEC. 417. FOREIGN SERVICE FAMILIES WORKFORCE STUDY. 

17 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 

18 of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 

19 congressional committees a report on workforce issues and 

20 challenges to career opportunities pertaining to tandem 

21 couples in the Foreign Service as well as couples with re22 spect to which only one spouse is in the Foreign Service. 
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1 SEC. 418. SPECIAL ENVOYS, REPRESENTATIVES, ADVISORS, 

2 AND COORDINATORS OF THE DEPARTMENT. 

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

4 of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 

5 congressional committees a report on special envoys, rep6 resentatives, advisors, and coordinators of the Department, 

7 that includes— 

8 (1) a tabulation of the current names, ranks, po9 sitions, and responsibilities of all special envoy, rep10 resentative, advisor, and coordinator positions at the 

11 Department, with a separate accounting of all such 

12 positions at the level of Assistant Secretary (or equiv13 alent) or above; and 

14 (2) for each position identified pursuant to para15 graph (1)— 

16 (A) the date on which such position was 

17 created; 

18 (B) the mechanism by which such position 

19 was created, including the authority under which 

20 such position was created; 

21 (C) such positions authorized under section 

22 (d) of section 1 of the State Department Basic 

23 Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a); 

24 (D) a description of whether, and the extent 

25 to which, the responsibilities assigned to such po26 sition duplicate the responsibilities of other cur-
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1 rent officials within the Department, including 

2 other special envoys, representatives, advisors, 

3 and coordinators; 

4 (E) which current official of the Depart5 ment would be assigned the responsibilities of 

6 such position in the absence of such position; 

7 (F) to which current official of the Depart8 ment such position directly reports; 

9 (G) the total number of staff assigned to 

10 support such position; and 

11 (H) with the exception of positions created 

12 by statute, a detailed explanation of the necessity 

13 of such position to the effective conduct of the for14 eign affairs of the United States. 

15 SEC. 419. COMBATING ANTI-SEMITISM. 

16 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 

17 of this Act, the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti18 Semitism of the Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semi19 tism of the Department shall provide to the appropriate 

20 congressional committees a briefing on United States sup21 port to, and opportunities to coordinate with, American 

22 and European Jewish and other civil society organizations, 

23 focusing on youth, to combat anti-Semitism and other forms 

24 of religious, ethnic, or racial intolerance in Europe. 
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1 TITLE V—CONSULAR 

2 AUTHORITIES 

3 SEC. 501. CODIFICATION OF ENHANCED CONSULAR IMMU4 NITIES. 

5 Section 4 of the Diplomatic Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 

6 254c) is amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘The President’’ and inserting 

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President’’; and 

10 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub11 section: 

12 ‘‘(b) CONSULAR IMMUNITY.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, with 

14 the concurrence of the Attorney General, may, on the 

15 basis of reciprocity and under such terms and condi16 tions as the Secretary may determine, specify privi17 leges and immunities for a consular post, the mem18 bers of a consular post, and their families which re19 sult in more favorable or less favorable treatment 

20 than is provided in the Vienna Convention on Con21 sular Relations, of April 24, 1963 (T.I.A.S. 6820), en22 tered into force for the United States on December 24, 

23 1969. 

24 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—Before exercising the au25 thority under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State 
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1 shall consult with the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

2 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

3 Foreign Relations of the Senate regarding the cir4 cumstances that may warrant the need for privileges 

5 and immunities providing more favorable or less fa6 vorable treatment than is provided in the Vienna 

7 Convention.’’. 

8 SEC. 502. PASSPORTS MADE IN THE UNITED STATES. 

9 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

10 that all components of United States passports, including 

11 all passport security features, should be printed, manufac12 tured, and assembled exclusively within the United States 

13 by United States companies and personnel, contractors, and 

14 subcontractors with appropriate security clearances. 

15 (b) BRIEFINGS.—The Secretary, in coordination with 

16 the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall provide 

17 a briefing, which may be given in a classified environment 

18 if necessary, to the appropriate congressional committees 

19 that includes the following details: 

20 (1) A list of all components of the United States 

21 passport made outside the United States. 

22 (2) The costs of all components of the United 

23 States passports made outside the United States. 
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1 (3) Comparable costs to produce and procure in 

2 the United States the items identified in paragraphs 

3 (1) and (2). 

4 TITLE VI—WESTERN HEMI5 SPHERE DRUG POLICY COM6 MISSION 

7 SEC. 601. ESTABLISHMENT. 

8 There is established an independent commission to be 

9 known as the ‘‘Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commis10 sion’’ (in this title referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 

11 SEC. 602. DUTIES. 

12 (a) REVIEW OF ILLICIT DRUG CONTROL POLICIES.— 

13 The Commission shall conduct a comprehensive review of 

14 United States foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere to 

15 reduce the illicit drug supply and drug abuse and reduce 

16 the damage associated with illicit drug markets and traf17 ficking. The Commission shall also identify policy and pro18 gram options to improve existing international counter19 narcotics policy. The review shall include the following top20 ics: 

21 (1) An evaluation of United States-funded inter22 national illicit drug control programs in the Western 

23 Hemisphere, including drug interdiction, crop eradi24 cation, alternative development, drug production sur-
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1 veys, police and justice sector training, demand re2 duction, and strategies to target drug kingpins. 

3 (2) An evaluation of the impact of United States 

4 counternarcotics assistance programs in the Western 

5 Hemisphere, including the Colombia Strategic Devel6 opment Initiative, the Merida Initiative, the Carib7 bean Basin Security Initiative and the Central Amer8 ica Regional Security Initiative, in curbing drug pro9 duction, drug trafficking, and drug-related violence 

10 and improving citizen security. 

11 (3) An evaluation of how the President’s annual 

12 determination of major drug-transit and major illicit 

13 drug producing countries pursuant to section 706 of 

14 the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 

15 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2291j–1) serves United States inter16 ests with respect to United States international illicit 

17 drug control policies. 

18 (4) An evaluation of whether the proper indica19 tors of success are being used to evaluate United 

20 States international illicit drug control policy. 

21 (5) An evaluation of United States efforts to stop 

22 illicit proceeds from drug trafficking organizations 

23 from entering the United States financial system. 
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1 (6) An evaluation of the links between the illegal 

2 narcotics trade in the Western Hemisphere and ter3 rorist activities around the world. 

4 (7) An evaluation of United States efforts to 

5 combat narco-terrorism in the Western Hemisphere. 

6 (8) An evaluation of the financing of foreign ter7 rorist organizations by drug trafficking organizations 

8 and an evaluation of United States efforts to stop 

9 such activities. 

10 (9) An evaluation of alternative drug policy 

11 models in the Western Hemisphere. 

12 (10) An evaluation of the impact of local drug 

13 consumption in Latin America and the Caribbean in 

14 promoting violence and insecurity. 

15 (11) Recommendations on how best to improve 

16 United States counternarcotics policies in the Western 

17 Hemisphere. 

18 (b) COORDINATION WITH GOVERNMENTS, INTER19 NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND NONGOVERNMENTAL OR20 GANIZATIONS IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.—In con21 ducting the review required under subsection (a), the Com22 mission is encouraged to consult with— 

23 (1) government, academic, and nongovernmental 

24 leaders, as well as leaders from international organi-
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1 zations, from throughout the United States, Latin 

2 America, and the Caribbean; and 

3 (2) the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control 

4 Commission (CICAD). 

5 (c) REPORT.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 

7 after the first meeting of the Commission, the Com8 mission shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Af9 fairs of the House of Representatives, the Committee 

10 on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Secretary, 

11 and the Director of the Office of National Drug Con12 trol Policy a report that contains— 

13 (A) a detailed statement of the recommenda14 tions, findings, and conclusions of the Commis15 sion under subsection (a); and 

16 (B) summaries of the input and rec17 ommendations of the leaders and organizations 

18 with which the Commission consulted under sub19 section (b). 

20 (2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The report required 

21 under this subsection shall be made available to the 

22 public. 

23 SEC. 603. MEMBERSHIP. 

24 (a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Commission 

25 shall be composed of 10 members to be appointed as follows: 
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1 (1) The majority leader and minority leader of 

2 the Senate shall each appoint two members. 

3 (2) The Speaker and the minority leader of the 

4 House of Representatives shall each appoint two 

5 members. 

6 (3) The President shall appoint two members. 

7 (b) PROHIBITION.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may not in9 clude— 

10 (A) Members of Congress; or 

11 (B) Federal, State, or local government offi12 cials. 

13 (2) MEMBER OF CONGRESS.—In this subsection, 

14 the term ‘‘Member of Congress’’ includes a Delegate or 

15 Resident Commissioner to the Congress. 

16 (c) APPOINTMENT OF INITIAL MEMBERS.—The initial 

17 members of the Commission shall be appointed not later 

18 than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

19 (d) VACANCIES.—Any vacancies shall not affect the 

20 power and duties of the Commission, but shall be filled in 

21 the same manner as the original appointment. An appoint22 ment required by subsection (a) should be made within 90 

23 days of a vacancy on the Commission. 

24 (e) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT.—Each member shall be 

25 appointed for the life of the Commission. 
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1 (f) INITIAL MEETING AND SELECTION OF CHAIR2 PERSON.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 

4 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission 

5 shall hold an initial meeting to develop and imple6 ment a schedule for completion of the review and re7 port required under section 362. 

8 (2) CHAIRPERSON.—At the initial meeting, the 

9 Commission shall select a Chairperson from among 

10 its members. 

11 (g) QUORUM.—Six members of the Commission shall 

12 constitute a quorum. 

13 (h) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Commission— 

14 (1) shall not be considered to be a Federal em15 ployee for any purpose by reason of service on the 

16 Commission; and 

17 (2) shall serve without pay. 

18 (i) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members shall receive travel 

19 expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in ac20 cordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United 

21 States Code, while away from their homes or regular places 

22 of business in performance of services for the Commission. 

23 SEC. 604. POWERS. 

24 (a) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at the 

25 call of the Chairperson or a majority of its members. 
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1 (b) HEARINGS.—The Commission may hold such hear2 ings and undertake such other activities as the Commission 

3 determines necessary to carry out its duties. 

4 (c) OTHER RESOURCES.— 

5 (1) DOCUMENTS, STATISTICAL DATA, AND OTHER

6 SUCH INFORMATION.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Library of Congress, 

8 the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the 

9 Department, and any other Federal department 

10 or agency shall, in accordance with the protec11 tion of classified information, provide reasonable 

12 access to documents, statistical data, and other 

13 such information the Commission determines 

14 necessary to carry out its duties. 

15 (B) OBTAINING INFORMATION.—The Chair16 person of the Commission shall request the head 

17 of an agency described in subparagraph (A) for 

18 access to documents, statistical data, or other 

19 such information described in such subparagraph 

20 that is under the control of such agency in writ21 ing when necessary. 

22 (2) OFFICE SPACE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUP23 PORT.—The Administrator of General Services shall 

24 make office space available for day-to-day activities of 

25 the Commission and for scheduled meetings of the 
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1 Commission. Upon request, the Administrator shall 

2 provide, on a reimbursable basis, such administrative 

3 support as the Commission requests to fulfill its du4 ties. 

5 (d) AUTHORITY TO USE UNITED STATES MAILS.—The 

6 Commission may use the United States mails in the same 

7 manner and under the same conditions as other depart8 ments and agencies of the United States. 

9 (e) AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the Federal Prop11 erty and Administrative Services Act of 1949, the 

12 Commission is authorized to enter into contracts with 

13 Federal and State agencies, private firms, institu14 tions, and individuals for the conduct of activities 

15 necessary to the discharge of its duties under section 

16 602. 

17 (2) TERMINATION.—A contract, lease, or other 

18 legal agreement entered into by the Commission may 

19 not extend beyond the date of termination of the Com20 mission. 

21 SEC. 605. STAFF. 

22 (a) DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall have a Direc23 tor who shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Com24 mission. The Director shall be paid at a rate not to exceed 

25 the rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule. 
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1 (b) STAFF.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—With the approval of the 

3 Commission, the Director may appoint such per4 sonnel as the Director determines to be appropriate. 

5 Such personnel shall be paid at a rate not to exceed 

6 the rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive 

7 Schedule. 

8 (2) ADDITIONAL STAFF.—The Commission may 

9 appoint and fix the compensation of such other per10 sonnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission 

11 to carry out its duties, without regard to the provi12 sions of title 5, United States Code, governing ap13 pointments in the competitive service, and without re14 gard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter 

15 III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification 

16 and General Schedule pay rates, except that no rate 

17 of pay fixed under this subsection may exceed the 

18 equivalent of that payable to a person occupying a 

19 position at level V of the Executive Schedule. 

20 (c) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—With the approval 

21 of the Commission, the Director may procure temporary 

22 and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 

23 United States Code. 

24 (d) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—Upon the 

25 request of the Commission, the head of any Federal agency 
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1 may detail, without reimbursement, any of the personnel 

2 of such agency to the Commission to assist in carrying out 

3 the duties of the Commission. Any such detail shall not in4 terrupt or otherwise affect the civil service status or privi5 leges of the personnel. 

6 (e) VOLUNTEER SERVICES.—Notwithstanding section 

7 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Commission may 

8 accept and use voluntary and uncompensated services as 

9 the Commission determines necessary. 

10 SEC. 606. SUNSET. 

11 The Commission shall terminate on the date that is 

12 60 days after the date on which the Commission submits 

13 its report to Congress pursuant to section 602(c). 

14 TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS 

15 PROVISIONS 

16 SEC. 701. FOREIGN RELATIONS EXCHANGE PROGRAMS. 

17 (a) EXCHANGES AUTHORIZED.—Title I of the State 

18 Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a 

19 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 

20 section: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 63. FOREIGN RELATIONS EXCHANGE PROGRAMS. 

22 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may establish ex23 change programs under which officers or employees of the 

24 Department of State, including individuals appointed 

25 under title 5, United States Code, and members of the For-
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1 eign Service (as defined in section 103 of the Foreign Serv2 ice Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3903)), may be assigned, for 

3 not more than 1 year, to a position with any foreign gov4 ernment or international entity that permits an employee 

5 to be assigned to a position with the Department of State. 

6 ‘‘(b) SALARY AND BENEFITS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) MEMBERS OF FOREIGN SERVICE.—During a 

8 period in which a member of the Foreign Service is 

9 participating in an exchange program authorized 

10 pursuant to subsection (a), such member shall be enti11 tled to the salary and benefits to which such member 

12 would receive but for the assignment under this sec13 tion. 

14 ‘‘(2) NON-FOREIGN SERVICE EMPLOYEES OF DE15 PARTMENT.—An employee of the Department of State 

16 other than a member of the Foreign Service partici17 pating in an exchange program authorized pursuant 

18 to subsection (a) shall be treated in all respects as if 

19 detailed to an international organization pursuant to 

20 section 3343(c) of title 5, United States Code. 

21 ‘‘(3) FOREIGN PARTICIPANTS.—The salary and 

22 benefits of an employee of a foreign government or 

23 international entity participating in an exchange 

24 program authorized pursuant to subsection (a) shall 

25 be paid by such government or entity during the pe-
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1 riod in which such employee is participating in such 

2 program, and shall not be reimbursed by the Depart3 ment of State. 

4 ‘‘(c) NON-RECIPROCAL ASSIGNMENT.—The Secretary 

5 may authorize a non-reciprocal assignment of personnel 

6 pursuant to this section, with or without reimbursement 

7 from the foreign government or international entity for all 

8 or part of the salary and other expenses payable during 

9 such assignment, if such is in the interests of the United 

10 States. 

11 ‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec12 tion may be construed to authorize the appointment as an 

13 officer or employee of the United States of— 

14 ‘‘(1) an individual whose allegiance is to any 

15 country, government, or foreign or international enti16 ty other than to the United States; or 

17 ‘‘(2) an individual who has not met the require18 ments of sections 3331, 3332, 3333, and 7311 of title 

19 5, United States Code, or any other provision of law 

20 concerning eligibility for appointment as, and con21 tinuation of employment as, an officer or employee of 

22 the United States.’’. 
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1 SEC. 702. UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUB2 LIC DIPLOMACY. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs 

4 Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6553) 

5 is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2015’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘October 1, 2020’’. 

7 (b) RETROACTIVITY OF EFFECTIVE DATE.—The 

8 amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as of 

9 October 1, 2016. Any lapse in powers, authorities, or re10 sponsibilities of the United States Advisory Commission on 

11 Public Diplomacy from the period beginning on October 1, 

12 2016, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act, 

13 shall be deemed to have not so lapsed. 

14 SEC. 703. BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS. 

15 (a) BROADCASTING TO ASIA.—Section 309 of the For16 eign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 

17 1995 (22 U.S.C. 6208) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘the fol19 lowing countries’’ and all that follows through the pe20 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘Asia.’’; and 

21 (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘the respec22 tive countries of’’. 

23 (b) PROHIBITIONS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

25 provision of law, any change to the Federal status 

26 of— 
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1 (A) the Cuba Service established pursuant 

2 to section 4 of the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba 

3 Act (22 U.S.C. 1465b; Public Law 98–111) is 

4 prohibited unless such section is explicitly re5 pealed and such service is dissolved by an Act of 

6 Congress enacted on or after the date of the en7 actment of this Act; and 

8 (B) the Television Marti Service established 

9 by section 244(a) of Television Broadcasting to 

10 Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465cc; Public Law 101– 

11 246) is prohibited unless such section is explic12 itly repealed and such service is dissolved by an 

13 Act of Congress enacted on or after the date of 

14 the enactment of this Act. 

15 (2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

16 ‘‘change to the Federal status’’, with respect to a serv17 ice referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B) of para18 graph (1), includes any significant restructuring, pri19 vatization, subordination to a private or private-pub20 lic entity, or merger with a private or public-private 

21 entity of such service. 

22 (c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

23 that the Broadcasting Board of Governors should start 

24 broadcasting in the Sindhi language. 
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1 SEC. 704. REWARDS FOR JUSTICE. 

2 (a) REWARDS AUTHORIZED.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 36(b) of the State De4 partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 

5 2708(b)) is amended in paragraphs (4) and (5) by 

6 striking ‘‘or (9)’’ each place it appears and inserting 

7 ‘‘(9), or (10)’’. 

8 (2) REPORTS; DEFINITIONS.—Section 36 of the 

9 State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 

10 U.S.C. 2708) is amended— 

11 (A) in subsection (g), by adding at the end 

12 the following new paragraph: 

13 ‘‘(4) REPORTS ON REWARDS AUTHORIZED.—Not 

14 less than 15 days after a reward is authorized under 

15 this section, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 

16 appropriate congressional committees a report, which 

17 may be submitted in classified form if necessary to 

18 protect intelligence sources and methods, detailing in19 formation about the reward, including the identity of 

20 the individual for whom the reward is being made, 

21 the amount of the reward, the acts with respect to 

22 which the reward is being made, and how the reward 

23 is being publicized.’’; and 

24 (B) in subsection (k)(2), by striking ‘‘Inter25 national Relations’’ and inserting ‘‘Foreign Af26 fairs’’. 
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1 (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

2 by paragraphs (1) and (2) take effect on the date of 

3 the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to 

4 any reward authorized under section 36 of the State 

5 Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (as so 

6 amended) on or after such date. 

7 (b) EXTRADITIONS.— 

8 (1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

9 Congress that the refusal by other countries to extra10 dite or otherwise render to the United States fugitives 

11 who have been indicted or convicted within the 

12 United States for serious crimes, including murder, 

13 hijacking, and acts of domestic terrorism, is an im14 pediment to justice, undermines international secu15 rity, and deserves high level diplomatic efforts toward 

16 resolution. 

17 (2) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 

18 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

19 President shall provide to Congress a briefing related 

20 to the issues raised in paragraph (1), including— 

21 (A) the number of fugitives and others for 

22 whom the United States Government is seeking 

23 extradition or rendition, both in total and listed 

24 by country; 
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1 (B) the average length of time such extra2 dition or rendition requests have been out3 standing, both in general and by country; 

4 (C) discussion of diplomatic and other ef5 forts the United States has undertaken to secure 

6 the return of such fugitives; 

7 (D) discussion of factors that have been bar8 riers to the resolution of such cases; and 

9 (E) information on the number of United 

10 States citizens whose extradition has been sought 

11 by foreign governments during the past 5 years, 

12 both in total and listed by country, and a discus13 sion of the outcome of such requests. 

14 SEC. 705. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF 

15 SEIZED COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN. 

16 Subsection (e) of section 7 of the Fishermen’s Protec17 tive Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1977) is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
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1 SEC. 706. EXPANSION OF THE CHARLES B. RANGEL INTER2 NATIONAL AFFAIRS PROGRAM, THE THOMAS 

3 R. PICKERING FOREIGN AFFAIRS FELLOW4 SHIP PROGRAM, AND THE DONALD M. PAYNE 

5 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FELLOW6 SHIP PROGRAM. 

7 (a) ADDITIONAL FELLOWSHIPS AUTHORIZED.—Begin8 ning in fiscal year 2017, the Secretary shall— 

9 (1) increase by 10 the number of fellows selected 

10 for the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Pro11 gram; 

12 (2) increase by 10 the number of fellows selected 

13 for the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellow14 ship Program; and 

15 (3) increase by 5 the number of fellows selected 

16 for the Donald M. Payne International Development 

17 Fellowship Program. 

18 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 

19 may be construed as authorizing the hiring of additional 

20 personnel at the Department beyond existing, projected hir21 ing patterns. 
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1 SEC. 707. GAO REPORT ON DEPARTMENT CRITICAL TELE2 COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES 

3 OBTAINED FROM SUPPLIERS CLOSELY 

4 LINKED TO A LEADING CYBER-THREAT 

5 ACTOR. 

6 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

7 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

8 General of the United States shall submit to Congress a re9 port on any critical telecommunications equipment, tech10 nologies, or services obtained or used by the Department 

11 or its contractors or subcontrators that is— 

12 (1) manufactured by a foreign supplier, or a 

13 contractor or subcontractor of such supplier, that is 

14 closely linked to a leading cyber-threat actor; or 

15 (2) from an entity that incorporates or utilizes 

16 information technology manufactured by a foreign 

17 supplier, or a contractor or subcontractor of such sup18 plier, that is closely linked to a leading cyber-threat 

19 actor. 

20 (b) FORM.—The report shall be submitted in unclassi21 fied form, but may include a classified annex. 

22 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

23 (1) LEADING CYBER-THREAT ACTOR.—The term 

24 ‘‘leading cyber-threat actor’’ means a country identi25 fied as a leading threat actor in cyberspace in the re-
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1 port entitled ‘‘Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US 

2 Intelligence Community’’, dated February 9, 2016. 

3 (2) CLOSELY LINKED.—The term ‘‘closely 

4 linked’’, with respect to a foreign supplier, contractor, 

5 or subcontrator and a leading cyber-threat actor, 

6 means the foreign supplier, contractor, or subcon7 tractor— 

8 (A) has ties to the military forces of such 

9 actor; 

10 (B) has ties to the intelligence services of 

11 such actor; 

12 (C) is the beneficiary of significant low in13 terest or no-interest loans, loan forgiveness, or 

14 other support of such actor; or 

15 (D) is incorporated or headquartered in the 

16 territory of such actor. 

17 SEC. 708. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR INFORMATION 

18 TECHNOLOGY AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGE19 MENT. 

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

21 of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 

22 congressional committees an implementation plan, includ23 ing timelines and resources, required to— 
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1 (1) establish a hub for analytics, data science, 

2 strategy, and knowledge management at the Depart3 ment; and 

4 (2) migrate suitable information technology (as 

5 such term is defined in section 11101(6) of title 40 

6 United States Code) to a cloud computing service or 

7 a cloud-based solution. 

8 SEC. 709. RANSOMS TO FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZA9 TIONS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

11 date of the enactment of this Act, the President, in consulta12 tion with the Secretary, shall transmit to the appropriate 

13 congressional committees a report covering the previous cal14 endar providing the following details: 

15 (1) Which foreign governments are believed to 

16 have facilitated, directly or indirectly, the payment of 

17 ransoms. 

18 (2) Which foreign terrorist organizations received 

19 payments from foreign governments identified in 

20 paragraph (1). 

21 (3) The amount of each such payment. 

22 (4) The means of delivering such payments. 

23 (5) A summary of the efforts of the United States 

24 to counter such payments. 
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1 (6) Recommendations for improving coordina2 tion among the foreign allies of the United States to 

3 not pay ransoms. 

4 (b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 

5 be submitted in unclassified form, may include a classified 

6 annex, shall be made available to the public by posting the 

7 unclassified form of such report on the website of the De8 partment, and may be included in any other report that 

9 is required to be made public. 

10 SEC. 710. STRATEGY TO COMBAT TERRORIST USE OF SO11 CIAL MEDIA. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

13 date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall trans14 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

15 on United States strategy to combat terrorists’ and terrorist 

16 organizations’ use of social media consistent with the Presi17 dent’s 2011 ‘‘Strategic Implementation Plan for Empow18 ering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the 

19 United States’’. 

20 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 

21 shall include the following: 

22 (1) An evaluation of what role social media 

23 plays in radicalization in the United States and else24 where. 
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1 (2) An analysis of how terrorists and terrorist 

2 organizations are using social media, including 

3 trends. 

4 (3) A summary of the Federal Government’s ef5 forts to disrupt and counter the use of social media 

6 by terrorists and terrorist organizations, an evalua7 tion of the success of such efforts, and recommenda8 tions for improvement. 

9 (4) An analysis of how social media is being 

10 used for counter-radicalization and counter-propa11 ganda purposes, irrespective of whether or not such ef12 forts are made by the Federal Government. 

13 (5) An assessment of the value to law enforce14 ment of social media posts by terrorists and terrorist 

15 organizations. 

16 (6) An overview of social media training avail17 able to law enforcement and intelligence personnel 

18 that enables such personnel to understand and combat 

19 the use of social media by terrorists and terrorist or20 ganizations, as well as recommendations for improv21 ing or expanding existing training opportunities. 

22 (c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 

23 be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi24 fied annex in accordance with the protection of intelligence 

25 sources and methods. 
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1 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE2 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres3 sional committees’’ means— 

4 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Com5 mittee on the Armed Services, the Committee on 

6 Homeland Security, the Committee on the Judiciary, 

7 and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 

8 of the House of Representatives; and 

9 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 

10 Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 

11 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the 

12 Committee on the Judiciary, and the Select Com13 mittee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

14 SEC. 711. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT INFORMATION TECH15 NOLOGY ACQUISITION PRACTICES. 

16 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after 

17 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

18 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

19 detailing the Department’s information technology acquisi20 tion practices. 

21 (b) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—The report required 

22 under subsection (a) shall include the following elements: 

23 (1) Agency chief investment officer authority en24 hancements, including reporting on incremental de25 velopments regarding whether information technology 
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1 investments are delivering functionality every 6 

2 months. 

3 (2) Enhanced transparency and risk manage4 ment, including the methodology for calculating risk. 

5 (3) The frequency and status of agency-wide 

6 portfolio reviews to identify opportunities for infor7 mation technology efficiency, effectiveness, duplica8 tion, and potential savings. 

9 (4) Data center consolidation and optimization, 

10 including potential savings. 

11 SEC. 712. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS ON NOMINEES 

12 TO BE CHIEFS OF MISSION. 

13 Not later than 7 days after submitting the report re14 quired under section 304(a)(4) of the Foreign Service Act 

15 of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3944(a)(4)) to the Committee on Foreign 

16 Relations of the Senate, the President shall make the report 

17 available to the public, including by posting the report on 

18 the website of the Department in a conspicuous manner and 

19 location. 

20 SEC. 713. RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF INDIVIDUALS 

21 WHO HAVE LIVED, WORKED, OR STUDIED IN 

22 PREDOMINANTLY MUSLIM COUNTRIES OR 

23 COMMUNITIES. 

24 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that successful engage25 ment, including robust public diplomacy, with predomi-
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1 nantly Muslim countries and communities is critical for 

2 achieving United States foreign policy objectives. 

3 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

4 that the Department should recruit more employees that 

5 have a personal background in, and thorough understating 

6 of, the cultures, languages, and history of the Middle East 

7 and wider Muslim world. 

8 (c) RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF CERTAIN INDI9 VIDUALS.—The Secretary shall make every effort to recruit 

10 and retain individuals that have lived, worked, or studied 

11 in predominantly Muslim countries or communities, in12 cluding individuals who have studied at an Islamic institu13 tion of higher learning. 

14 SEC. 714. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COVERAGE OF 

15 APPROPRIATE THERAPIES FOR DEPENDENTS 

16 WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD). 

17 (a) FINDING.—Congress finds that physical, occupa18 tional, speech, and applied behavioral analysis (ABA) 

19 therapies are evidenced-based interventions proven to bring 

20 about positive change and assist in the long term develop21 ment of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). 

22 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

23 that the Secretary should endeavor to ensure coverage and 

24 access, for dependents with ASD of overseas employees, to 

25 the therapies described in subsection (a), including through 
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1 telehealth, computer software programs, or alternative 

2 means if appropriate providers are not accessible due to 

3 such employees’ placement overseas. 

4 SEC. 715. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE REPORTS. 

5 (a) REPEAL OF CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIRE6 MENTS.—The following provisions of law are repealed: 

7 (1) Section 12 of the Foreign Service Buildings 

8 Act, 1926 (Act of May 7, 1926, 22 U.S.C. 303). 

9 (2) Section 404 of the Foreign Relations Author10 ization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 

11 102–138, 22 U.S.C. 2778 note). 

12 (b) OTHER REPORTING REFORM.— 

13 (1) Section 613 of the Foreign Relations Author14 ization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228, 

15 22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended— 

16 (A) by striking subsection (b); 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘(a) POLICY.—’’; and 

18 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 

19 (2) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively, and 

20 moving such subsections, as so redesignated, two 

21 ems to the left. 

22 (2) Section 721 of Appendix G of the Consoli23 dated Appropriations Act of 2000 (Public Law 106– 

24 113, 22 U.S.C. 287 note) is amended— 

25 (A) by striking subsection (c); and 
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1 (B) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub2 section (c). 

3 (3) Section 10 of the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism 

4 Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–446, 22 U.S.C. 2378b 

5 note) is amended— 

6 (A) by striking subsection (b); and 

7 (B) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub8 section (b). 

9 (4) Section 1207 of the Bob Stump National De10 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public 

11 Law 107–314, 22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended— 

12 (A) by striking subsection (d); and 

13 (B) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub14 section (d). 

15 (5) Subsection (c) of section 601 of the Foreign 

16 Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4001) is amended by 

17 striking paragraphs (4) and (5). 

18 SEC. 716. PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDING. 

19 No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated 

20 to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this 

21 Act. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1635 

AMENDMENT