subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall notify the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate. 
(10) OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.—For 
‘‘Office of the Inspector General’’, $119,056,000 for 
fiscal year 2014, including for the Special Inspector 
General for Iraq Reconstruction and the Special In-
spector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, not-
withstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(a)(1)) as such section re-
lates to the inspection of the administration of activi-
ties and operations of each Foreign Service post. 
(11) INTERNATIONAL CHANCERY CENTER.—For 
‘‘International Chancery Center (ICC)’’, $5,450,000 
for fiscal year 2014. 
(12) EMBASSY
SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION
AND 
MAINTENANCE.—For ‘‘Embassy Security, Construc-
tion and Maintenance’’, $2,649,351,000 for fiscal year 
2014. 
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SEC. 102. CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZA-
TIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Contribu-
tions to International Organizations’’, $1,400,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2014, for the Department of State to carry out 
the authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities in the 
conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States with re-
spect to international organizations and to carry out other 
authorities in law consistent with such purposes. The Sec-
retary shall notify the appropriate congressional commit-
tees not less than fifteen days prior to obligating funds au-
thorized under this section to implement or establish any 
principle commission or organization required by a treaty 
that has not been ratified by the Senate. 
SEC. 103. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE-
KEEPING ACTIVITIES. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Contribu-
tions 
for 
International 
Peacekeeping 
Activities’’, 
$1,942,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 for the Department of 
State to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and 
responsibilities of the United States with respect to inter-
national peacekeeping activities and to carry out other au-
thorities in law consistent with such purposes, except that 
such amounts may not be used to support any United Na-
tions Unmanned Aerial Systems (drone) activities or mis-
sions operating in United States airspace, including United 
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States territories and possessions. Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, funds authorized to be appropriated 
under this section are authorized to remain available until 
September 30, 2015. 
SEC. 104. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS. 
The following amounts are authorized to be appro-
priated under ‘‘International Commissions’’ for the Depart-
ment of State to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, 
and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of 
the United States and for other purposes authorized by law: 
(1) INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COM-
MISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.—For ‘‘Inter-
national Boundary and Water Commission, United 
States and Mexico’’— 
(A) 
for 
‘‘Salaries 
and 
Expenses’’, 
$44,722,000 for fiscal year 2014; and 
(B) for ‘‘Construction’’, $31,400,000 for fis-
cal year 2014. 
(2) INTERNATIONAL
BOUNDARY
COMMISSION, 
UNITED
STATES
AND
CANADA.—For ‘‘International 
Boundary Commission, United States and Canada’’, 
$2,449,000 for fiscal year 2014. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL
JOINT
COMMISSION.—For 
‘‘International Joint Commission’’, $7,012,000 for fis-
cal year 2014. 
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(4) INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS.— 
For 
‘‘International 
Fisheries 
Commissions’’, 
$31,445,000 for fiscal year 2014. 
(5) BORDER ENVIRONMENT COOPERATION COM-
MISSION.—For ‘‘Border Environment Cooperation 
Commission’’, $2,386,000 for fiscal year 2014. 
SEC. 105. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for the ‘‘Na-
tional Endowment for Democracy’’ for authorized activities 
$117,764,000 for fiscal year 2014. 
SEC. 106. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS RELATING TO 
FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION. 
No funds under this Act are authorized to be appro-
priated to enter into a contract with any offeror or any 
of its principals if the offeror certifies, pursuant to the Fed-
eral Acquisition Regulation, that the offeror or any of its 
principals— 
(1) within a three-year period preceding this 
offer has been convicted of or had a civil judgment 
rendered against it for commission of fraud or a 
criminal offense in connection with obtaining, at-
tempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, 
State, or local) contract or subcontract; violation of 
Federal or State antitrust statutes relating to the sub-
mission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, 
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theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of 
records, making false statements, tax evasion, vio-
lating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen 
property; or 
(2) are presently indicted for, or otherwise crimi-
nally or civilly charged by a governmental entity 
with, commission of any of the offenses enumerated in 
paragraph (1); or 
(3) within a three-year period preceding this 
offer, has been notified of any delinquent Federal 
taxes in an amount that exceeds $3,000 for which the 
liability remains unsatisfied. 
SEC. 107. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS RELATING TO 
SECURITY AND TRAINING FACILITY. 
No funds under this Act are authorized to be appro-
priated for any new Department of State security and 
training facility, including the proposed Foreign Affairs 
Security Training Center, for which there is not a com-
pleted, independent feasibility study that has been provided 
to the appropriate congressional committees, verifying that 
safety and security training for all Department personnel 
who require such training cannot reasonably be provided 
at the existing Federal Law Enforcement Training Facil-
ity. 
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TITLE 
II—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
STATE AUTHORITIES AND AC-
TIVITIES 
Subtitle A—Basic Authorities and 
Activities 
SEC. 201. RECOUPING COSTS OF INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE 
ARBITRATION. 
Paragraph (3) of section 38(d) of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2710(d)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘by the Department of State from an-
other agency of the United States Government or pursuant 
to’’ and inserting ‘‘by the Department of State as a result 
of a decision of an international tribunal, from another 
agency of the United States Government, or pursuant to’’. 
SEC. 202. FOREIGN SERVICE ACT OF 1980. 
Section 501 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 3981) is amended by inserting ‘‘If a position des-
ignated under this section is unfilled for more than one sin-
gle assignment cycle, such position shall be filled, as appro-
priate, on a temporary basis, in accordance with section 
303 or 309.’’ after ‘‘Positions designated under this section 
are excepted from the competitive service.’’. 
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SEC. 203. CENTER FOR STRATEGIC COUNTERTERRORISM 
COMMUNICATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
STATE. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—As articulated in Execu-
tive Order 13584, issued on September 9, 2011, it is the 
policy of the United States to actively counter the actions 
and ideologies of al-Qa’ida, its affiliates and adherents, 
other terrorist organizations, and violent extremists over-
seas that threaten the interests and national security of the 
United States. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT
OF CENTER
FOR STRATEGIC 
COUNTERTERRORISM COMMUNICATIONS.—There is author-
ized to be established within the Department of State, under 
the direction of the Secretary of State, the Center for Stra-
tegic Counterterrorism Communications (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘CSCC’’). 
(c) MISSION.—The CSCC may coordinate, orient, and 
inform Government-wide public communications activities 
directed at audiences abroad and targeted against violent 
extremists and terrorist organizations, especially al-Qa’ida 
and its affiliates and adherents. 
(d) COORDINATOR OF THE CENTER FOR STRATEGIC 
COUNTERTERRORISM COMMUNICATIONS.—The head of the 
CSCC should be the Coordinator. The Coordinator of the 
CSCC should— 
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(1) report to the Under Secretary for Public Di-
plomacy and Public Affairs; and 
(2) collaborate with the Bureau of Counterter-
rorism of the Department of State, other Department 
bureaus, and other United States Government agen-
cies. 
(e) DUTIES.—The CSCC may— 
(1) monitor and evaluate extremist narratives 
and events abroad that are relevant to the develop-
ment of a United States strategic counterterrorism 
narrative designed to counter violent extremism and 
terrorism that threaten the interests and national se-
curity of the United States; 
(2) develop and promulgate for use throughout 
the executive branch the United States strategic 
counterterrorism narrative developed in accordance 
with paragraph (1), and public communications 
strategies to counter the messaging of violent extrem-
ists and terrorist organizations, especially al-Qa’ida 
and its affiliates and adherents; 
(3) identify current and emerging trends in ex-
tremist communications and communications by al- 
Qa’ida and its affiliates and adherents in order to co-
ordinate and provide guidance to the United States 
Government regarding how best to proactively pro-
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mote the United States strategic counterterrorism 
narrative developed in accordance with paragraph (1) 
and related policies, and to respond to and rebut ex-
tremist messaging and narratives when commu-
nicating to audiences outside the United States; 
(4) facilitate the use of a wide range of commu-
nications technologies by sharing expertise and best 
practices among United States Government and non- 
Government sources; 
(5) identify and request relevant information 
from United States Government agencies, including 
intelligence reporting, data, and analysis; 
(6) identify shortfalls in United States capabili-
ties in any areas relevant to the CSCC’s mission, and 
recommend necessary enhancements or changes; and 
(7) establish measurable goals, performance 
metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans to 
focus on learning, accountability, and policymaking. 
(f) STEERING COMMITTEE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State may 
establish a Steering Committee composed of senior 
representatives of United States Government agencies 
relevant to the CSCC’s mission to provide advice to 
the Secretary on the operations and strategic orienta-
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tion of the CSCC and to ensure adequate support for 
the CSCC. 
(2) MEETINGS.—The Steering Committee should 
meet not less often than once every six months. 
(3) 
LEADERSHIP.—The 
Steering 
Committee 
should be chaired by the Under Secretary of State for 
Public Diplomacy. The Coordinator for Counterter-
rorism of the Department of State should serve as 
Vice Chair. The Coordinator of the CSCC should serve 
as Executive Secretary. 
(4) COMPOSITION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Steering Committee 
may include one senior representative designated 
by the head of each of the following agencies: 
(i) The Department of Defense. 
(ii) The Department of Justice. 
(iii) The Department of Homeland Se-
curity. 
(iv) The Department of the Treasury. 
(v) The National Counterterrorism 
Center of the Office of the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence. 
(vi) The Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
(vii) The Counterterrorism Center of 
the Central Intelligence Agency. 
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(viii) The Broadcasting Board of Gov-
ernors. 
(ix) The Agency for International De-
velopment. 
(B) ADDITIONAL
REPRESENTATION.—Rep-
resentatives from United States Government 
agencies not specified in subparagraph (A) may 
be invited to participate in the Steering Com-
mittee at the discretion of the Chair. 
SEC. 204. ANTI-PIRACY INFORMATION SHARING. 
The Secretary of State is authorized to provide for the 
participation by the United States in the Information 
Sharing Centre located in Singapore, as established by the 
Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and 
Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP). 
Subtitle B—Consular Services and 
Related Matters 
SEC. 211. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSESS PASSPORT 
SURCHARGE. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1(b) of the Act of June 4, 
1920 (41 Stat. 750; chapter 223; 22 U.S.C. 214(b)), is 
amended by striking ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 212. BORDER CROSSING CARD FEE FOR MINORS. 
Section 410(a)(1)(A) of the Department of State and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (contained in 
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division A of Public Law 105–277) is amended by striking 
‘‘a fee of $13’’ and inserting ‘‘a fee equal to one-half the 
fee that would otherwise apply for processing a machine 
readable combined border crossing identification card and 
nonimmigrant visa’’. 
SEC. 213. AUTHORITY TO RESTRICT PASSPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State is author-
ized to— 
(1) limit to one year or such period of time as 
the Secretary of State shall determine appropriate the 
period of validity of a passport issued to a sex of-
fender; and 
(2) revoke the passport or passport card of an 
individual who has been convicted by a court of com-
petent jurisdiction in a foreign country of a sex of-
fense. 
(b) LIMITATION FOR RETURN TO UNITED STATES.— 
Notwithstanding subsection (a), in no case shall a United 
States citizen convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction 
in a foreign country of a sex offense be precluded from enter-
ing the United States due to a passport revocation under 
such subsection. 
(c) REAPPLICATION.—An individual whose passport or 
passport card was revoked pursuant to subsection (a)(2) 
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may reapply for a passport or passport card at any time 
after such individual has returned to the United States. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) SEX OFFENDER.—The term ‘‘sex offender’’ 
means an individual who is listed on the National 
Sex Offender Registry established pursuant to section 
119 of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification 
Act (42 U.S.C. 16915). 
(2) SEX
OFFENSE.—The term ‘‘sex offense’’ 
means a sex offense as defined in section 111(5) of the 
Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (42 
U.S.C. 16915). 
Subtitle C—Reporting 
Requirements 
SEC. 221. REPORTING REFORM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following provisions of law are 
repealed: 
(1) Subsections (c)(4) and (c)(5) of section 601 
of Public Law 96–465. 
(2) Section 585 of Public Law 104–208. 
(3) Subsections (b) and (c) of section 11 of Pub-
lic Law 107–245. 
(4) Section 181 of Public Law 102–138. 
(5) Section 1012(c) of Public Law 103–337. 
(6) Section 527(f) of Public Law 103–236. 
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(7) Section 304(f) of Public Law 107–173. 
(8) Section 4(b) of Public Law 79–264. 
(9) Section 3202 of Public Law 106–246. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 11 of Public 
Law 107–245 is amended by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
’’. 
(c) REPORT ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
THE UNITED NATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and annually 
thereafter, the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget shall submit to Congress a report on all 
assessed and voluntary contributions, including in- 
kind, of the United States Government to the United 
Nations and its affiliated agencies and related bodies 
during the previous fiscal year. 
(2) CONTENT.—Each report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following elements: 
(A) The total amount of all assessed and 
voluntary contributions, including in-kind, of 
the United States Government to the United Na-
tions and its affiliated agencies and related bod-
ies during the previous fiscal year. 
(B) The approximate percentage of United 
States Government contributions to each United 
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Nations affiliated agency or related body in such 
fiscal year when compared with all contributions 
to each such agency or body from any source in 
such fiscal year. 
(C) For each such United States Govern-
ment contribution— 
(i) the amount of the contribution; 
(ii) a description of the contribution 
(including whether assessed or voluntary); 
(iii) the department or agency of the 
United States Government responsible for 
the contribution; 
(iv) the purpose of the contribution; 
and 
(v) the United Nations or its affiliated 
agency or related body receiving the con-
tribution. 
(3) SCOPE OF INITIAL REPORT.—The first report 
required under this subsection shall include the infor-
mation required under this section for the previous 
three fiscal years. 
(4) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY
OF
INFORMATION.— 
Not later than 14 days after submitting a report 
under this subsection, the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall post a public version 
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of such report on a text-based, searchable, and pub-
licly available Internet Web site. 
TITLE III—ORGANIZATION AND 
PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 301. SUSPENSION OF FOREIGN SERVICE MEMBERS 
WITHOUT PAY. 
(a) SUSPENSION.—Section 610 of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4010) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c)(1) In order to promote the efficiency of the Serv-
ice, the Secretary may suspend a member of the Foreign 
Service without pay when the member’s security clearance 
is suspended or when there is reasonable cause to believe 
that the member has committed a crime for which a sen-
tence of imprisonment may be imposed. 
‘‘(2) Any member of the Foreign Service for whom a 
suspension is proposed in accordance with paragraph (1) 
shall be entitled to— 
‘‘(A) written notice stating the specific reasons 
for the proposed suspension; 
‘‘(B) a reasonable time to respond orally and in 
writing to the proposed suspension; 
‘‘(C) representation by an attorney or other rep-
resentative; and 
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‘‘(D) a final written decision, including the spe-
cific reasons for such decision, as soon as practicable. 
‘‘(3) Any member suspended under this section may 
file a grievance in accordance with the procedures applica-
ble to grievances under chapter 11. 
‘‘(4) In the case of a grievance filed under paragraph 
(3)— 
‘‘(A) the review by the Foreign Service Grievance 
Board shall be limited to a determination of whether 
the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) have been 
fulfilled; and 
‘‘(B) the Foreign Service Grievance Board may 
not exercise the authority provided under section 
1106(8). 
‘‘(5) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘reasonable time’ means— 
‘‘(i) with respect to a member of the Foreign 
Service assigned to duty in the United States, 15 
days after receiving notice of the proposed sus-
pension; and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to a member of the For-
eign Service assigned to duty outside the United 
States, 30 days after receiving notice of the pro-
posed suspension. 
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‘‘(B) The term ‘suspend’ or ‘suspension’ means 
the placing of a member of the Foreign Service in a 
temporary status without duties and pay.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) AMENDMENT OF SECTION HEADING.—Section 
610 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended 
by subsection (a) of this section, is further amended, 
in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘; SUSPENSION’’ 
before the period at the end. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating 
to section 610 in the table of contents in section 2 of 
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 610. Separation for cause; suspension.’’. 
SEC. 302. REPEAL OF RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT 
FOR SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE. 
Subsection (d) of section 305 of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3945) is repealed. 
SEC. 303. LIMITED APPOINTMENTS IN THE FOREIGN SERV-
ICE. 
Section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 3949) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (b) or (c)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)— 
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(i) by inserting ‘‘(A),’’ after ‘‘if’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the semicolon at 
the end the following: ‘‘, or (B), the career 
candidate is serving in the uniformed serv-
ices, as defined by the Uniformed Services 
Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
of 1994 (38 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), and the 
limited appointment expires in the course of 
such service’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) in exceptional circumstances where the Secretary 
determines the needs of the Service require the extension of 
a limited appointment, (A), for a period of time not to ex-
ceed 12 months (if such period of time does not permit addi-
tional review by boards under section 306), or (B), for the 
minimum time needed to settle a grievance, claim, or com-
plaint not otherwise provided for in this section.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
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‘‘(c) Non-career Foreign Service employees who have 
served five consecutive years under a limited appointment 
may be reappointed to a subsequent limited appointment 
if there is a one year break in service between each such 
appointment. The Secretary may in cases of special need 
waive the requirement for a one year break in service.’’. 
SEC. 304. LIMITATION OF COMPENSATORY TIME OFF FOR 
TRAVEL. 
Section 5550b of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) The maximum amount of compensatory time off 
earned under this section may not exceed 104 hours during 
any leave year (as defined by regulations established by the 
Office of Personnel Management).’’. 
SEC. 305. DEPARTMENT OF STATE ORGANIZATION. 
The Secretary of State may, after consultation with 
the appropriate congressional committees, transfer to such 
other officials or offices of the Department of State as the 
Secretary may determine from time to time any authority, 
duty, or function assigned by statute to the Coordinator for 
Counterterrorism, the Coordinator for Reconstruction and 
Stabilization, or the Coordinator for International Energy 
Affairs. 
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SEC. 306. OVERSEAS COMPARABILITY PAY LIMITATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the limitation described 
in subsection (b), the authority provided by section 1113 
of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 
111–32; 123 Stat. 1904), shall remain in effect through Sep-
tember 30, 2014. 
(b) LIMITATION.—The authority described in sub-
section (a) may not be used to pay an eligible member of 
the Foreign Service (as defined in section 1113(b) of the 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009) a locality-based 
comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that ex-
ceeds two-thirds of the amount of the locality-based com-
parability payment (stated as a percentage) that would be 
payable to such member under section 5304 of title 5, 
United States Code, if such member’s official duty station 
were in the District of Columbia. 
TITLE IV—EMBASSY SECURITY 
AND PERSONNEL PROTECTION 
Subtitle A—Review and Planning 
Requirements 
SEC. 411. DESIGNATION OF HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT 
POSTS AND WORKING GROUPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Omnibus Diplomatic 
Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4801 
et seq.; relating to diplomatic security) is amended by in-
serting after section 103 the following new sections: 
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‘‘SEC. 104. DESIGNATION OF HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT 
POSTS. 
‘‘(a) INITIAL DESIGNATION.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report, in classified form, that contains an initial list of 
diplomatic and consular posts designated as high risk, high 
threat posts. 
‘‘(b) DESIGNATIONS BEFORE OPENING OR REOPENING 
POSTS.—Before opening or reopening a diplomatic or con-
sular post, the Secretary shall determine if such post should 
be designated as a high risk, high threat post. 
‘‘(c) DESIGNATING EXISTING POSTS.—The Secretary 
shall regularly review existing diplomatic and consular 
posts to determine if any such post should be designated 
as a high risk, high threat post if conditions at such post 
or the surrounding security environment require such a des-
ignation. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section and section 105: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’ means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT POST.—The term 
‘high risk, high threat post’ means a United States 
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diplomatic or consular post, as determined by the 
Secretary, that, among other factors, is— 
‘‘(A) located in a country— 
‘‘(i) with high to critical levels of polit-
ical violence and terrorism; and 
‘‘(ii) the government of which lacks the 
ability or willingness to provide adequate 
security; and 
‘‘(B) with mission physical security plat-
forms that fall below the Department of State’s 
established standards. 
‘‘SEC. 105. WORKING GROUPS FOR HIGH RISK, HIGH 
THREAT POSTS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Before opening or reopening 
a high risk, high threat post, the Secretary shall establish 
a working group that is responsible for the geographic area 
in which such post is to be opened or reopened. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The duties of the working group estab-
lished in accordance with subsection (a) shall include— 
‘‘(1) evaluating the importance and appropriate-
ness of the objectives of the proposed post to the na-
tional security of the United States, and the type and 
level of security threats such post could encounter; 
‘‘(2) completing working plans to expedite the 
approval and funding for establishing and operating 
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