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Union Calendar No. 166 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2848 
[Report No. 113–226] 
To authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 
2014, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2013 
Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Mr. ENGEL) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 
Additional sponsor: Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 30, 2013] 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of State 
Operations and Embassy Security Authorization Act, Fis-
cal Year 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Appropriate congressional committees defined. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
Sec. 101. Administration of foreign affairs. 
Sec. 102. Contributions to international organizations. 
Sec. 103. Contributions for international peacekeeping activities. 
Sec. 104. International commissions. 
Sec. 105. National Endowment for Democracy. 
Sec. 106. Prohibition on use of funds relating to Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
Sec. 107. Prohibition on use of funds relating to security and training facility. 
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES 
Subtitle A—Basic Authorities and Activities 
Sec. 201. Recouping costs of international dispute arbitration. 
Sec. 202. Foreign Service Act of 1980. 
Sec. 203. Center for strategic counterterrorism communications of the Department 
of State. 
Sec. 204. Anti-piracy information sharing. 
Subtitle B—Consular Services and Related Matters 
Sec. 211. Extension of authority to assess passport surcharge. 
Sec. 212. Border crossing card fee for minors. 
Sec. 213. Authority to restrict passports. 
Subtitle C—Reporting Requirements 
Sec. 221. Reporting reform. 
TITLE III—ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES 
Sec. 301. Suspension of foreign service members without pay. 
Sec. 302. Repeal of recertification requirement for senior foreign service. 
Sec. 303. Limited appointments in the foreign service. 
Sec. 304. Limitation of compensatory time off for travel. 
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Sec. 305. Department of State organization. 
Sec. 306. Overseas comparability pay limitation. 
TITLE IV—EMBASSY SECURITY AND PERSONNEL PROTECTION 
Subtitle A—Review and Planning Requirements 
Sec. 411. Designation of high risk, high threat posts and working groups. 
Sec. 412. Contingency plans for high risk, high threat posts. 
Sec. 413. Strategic review of Bureau of Diplomatic Security. 
Sec. 414. Revision of provisions relating to personnel recommendations of Ac-
countability Review Board. 
Subtitle B—Physical Security and Personnel Requirements 
Sec. 421. Capital security cost sharing program. 
Sec. 422. Local guard contracts abroad under diplomatic security program. 
Sec. 423. Transfer authority. 
Sec. 424. Security enhancements for soft targets. 
Sec. 425. Reemployment of annuitants. 
Sec. 426. Sense of Congress regarding minimum security standards for temporary 
United States diplomatic and consular posts. 
Sec. 427. Assignment of personnel at high risk, high threat posts. 
Sec. 428. Bureau of Diplomatic Security mobile biometric enrollment program. 
Subtitle C—Security Training 
Sec. 431. Security training for personnel assigned to high risk, high threat posts. 
Sec. 432. Report to Congress. 
Subtitle D—Expansion of the Marine Corps Security Guard Detachment 
Program 
Sec. 441. Marine Corps Security Guard Program. 
SEC. 3. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
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TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 101. ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. 
The following amounts are authorized to be appro-
priated for the Department of State under ‘‘Administration 
of Foreign Affairs’’ to carry out the authorities, functions, 
duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of foreign affairs 
of the United States, and for other purposes authorized by 
law: 
(1) DIPLOMATIC
AND
CONSULAR
PROGRAMS.— 
For 
‘‘Diplomatic 
and 
Consular 
Programs’’, 
$8,481,854,000 for fiscal year 2014. 
(A) 
BUREAU
OF
DEMOCRACY, 
HUMAN 
RIGHTS, AND LABOR.—Of such amounts, not less 
than $26,839,000 for fiscal year 2014 is author-
ized to be appropriated for the Bureau of Democ-
racy, Human Rights and Labor. 
(B) WORLDWIDE SECURITY PROTECTION.— 
Of such amounts, not less than $2,182,135,000 
for fiscal year 2014 is authorized to be appro-
priated for worldwide security protection. 
(2) CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.—For ‘‘Capital 
Investment Fund’’, $76,900,000 for fiscal year 2014. 
(3) EDUCATIONAL
AND
CULTURAL
EXCHANGE 
PROGRAMS.—For ‘‘Educational and Cultural Ex-
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change Programs’’, $535,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, 
of which funding for educational and cultural pro-
grams that occur in countries or regions that are at 
risk of, in, or are in transition from, conflict or civil 
strife should be prioritized. 
(4) CONFLICT STABILIZATION OPERATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—For ‘‘Conflict Stabiliza-
tion Operations’’, $45,207,000 for fiscal year 
2014. 
(B) TRANSFER.—Subject to subparagraph 
(C) of this paragraph, of the amount authorized 
to be appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1), 
up to $35,000,000 is authorized to be transferred 
to, and merged with, the amount specified in 
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. 
(C) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary of 
State exercises the transfer authority described in 
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. 
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(5) REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES.—For ‘‘Rep-
resentation Allowances’’, $6,933,000 for fiscal year 
2014. 
(6) PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OF-
FICIALS.—For ‘‘Protection of Foreign Missions and 
Officials’’, $27,750,000 for fiscal year 2014. 
(7) EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CON-
SULAR
SERVICE.—For ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplo-
matic and Consular Service’’, $9,073,000 for fiscal 
year 2014. 
(8) REPATRIATION
LOANS.—For ‘‘Repatriation 
Loans’’, $1,374,000 for fiscal year 2014. 
(9) PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN 
TAIWAN.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—For ‘‘Payment to the 
American Institute in Taiwan’’, $21,778,000 for 
fiscal year 2014. 
(B) TRANSFER.—Subject to subparagraph 
(C) of this paragraph, of the amount authorized 
to be appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1), 
up to $15,300,000 is authorized to be transferred 
to, and merged with, the amount specified in 
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. 
(C) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary of 
State exercises the transfer authority described in 
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