in the Department currently under-
taken by— 
‘‘(aa) the Bureau of Eco-
nomic and Business Affairs; 
‘‘(bb) the Bureau of Oceans 
and International Environmental 
and Scientific Affairs; and 
‘‘(cc) other offices within the 
Department of State.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 931 of the 
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 
U.S.C. 17371) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b); and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (a) and (b), respectively. 
SEC. 113. PASSPORT FEES. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1(b) of the Passport Act of 
June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)) is amended by striking 
‘‘not’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 
and inserting the following: ‘‘be exercised beginning on the 
date of the enactment of the Department of State Author-
ization Act of 2019.’’. 
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SEC. 114. UNITED STATES DIPLOMACY CENTER. 
Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
of 1956 is amended by adding after section 63 (22 U.S.C. 
2735) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 64. UNITED STATES DIPLOMACY CENTER. 
‘‘(a) ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) SUPPORT AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
State is authorized to provide, by contract, grant, or 
otherwise, for the performance of appropriate mu-
seum visitor and educational outreach services and 
related events, including organizing programs and 
conference activities, museum shop services and food 
services in the public exhibition and related space 
utilized by the center for United States diplomacy. 
‘‘(2) RECOVERY OF COSTS.—The Secretary of 
State is authorized to recover any revenues gen-
erated under the authority of paragraph (1) for vis-
itor and outreach services and related events re-
ferred to in such paragraph, including fees for use 
of facilities at a center for United States diplomacy. 
Any such revenues may be retained as a recovery of 
the costs of operating the Center. 
‘‘(b) DISPOSITION OF UNITED STATES DIPLOMACY 
CENTER DOCUMENTS, ARTIFACTS, AND OTHER ARTI-
CLES.— 
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‘‘(1) PROPERTY.—All historic documents, arti-
facts, or other articles permanently acquired by the 
Department of State and determined by the Sec-
retary of State to be suitable for display by the cen-
ter for United States diplomacy shall be considered 
to be the property of the United States Government 
and shall be subject to disposition solely in accord-
ance with this subsection. 
‘‘(2) SALE, TRADE, OR TRANSFER.—Whenever 
the Secretary of State makes the determination de-
scribed in paragraph (3) with respect to a document, 
artifact, or other article under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary may sell at fair market value, trade, or 
transfer such document, artifact, or other article 
without regard to the requirements of subtitle I of 
title 40, United States Code. The proceeds of any 
such sale may be used solely for the advancement of 
the mission of the center for United States diplo-
macy and may not be used for any purpose other 
than the acquisition and direct care of the collections 
of the center. 
‘‘(3) DETERMINATIONS PRIOR TO SALE, TRADE, 
OR TRANSFER.—The determination described in this 
paragraph with respect to a document, artifact, or 
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other article under paragraph (1), is a determination 
that— 
‘‘(A) such document, artifact, or other arti-
cle no longer serves to further the purposes of 
the center for United States diplomacy as set 
forth in the collections management policy of 
the center; 
‘‘(B) the sale, trade, or transfer of such 
document, artifact, or other article would serve 
to maintain the standards of the collection of 
the center; or 
‘‘(C) sale, trade, or transfer of such docu-
ment, artifact, or other article would be in the 
best interests of the United States. 
‘‘(4) LOANS.—In addition to the authorization 
under paragraph (2) relating to the sale, trade, or 
transfer of documents, artifacts, or other articles 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State may 
loan such documents, artifacts, or other articles, 
when not needed for use or display by the center for 
United States diplomacy to the Smithsonian Institu-
tion or a similar institution for repair, study, or ex-
hibition.’’. 
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SEC. 115. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF 
FISHERMEN FOR COSTS INCURRED FROM 
THE ILLEGAL SEIZURE AND DETENTION OF 
U.S.-FLAG FISHING VESSELS BY FOREIGN 
GOVERNMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section 7 of the 
Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1977) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) AMOUNTS.—Payments may be made under this 
section only to such extent and in such amounts as are 
provided in advance in appropriation Acts.’’. 
(b) RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and apply as if the date speci-
fied in subsection (e) of section 7 of the Fishermen’s 
Protective Act of 1967, as in effect on the day be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act, were the 
day after such date of enactment. 
(2) AGREEMENTS AND PAYMENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall— 
(A) enter into agreements pursuant to sec-
tion 7 of the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 
1967 for any claims to which such section 
would otherwise apply but for the date specified 
in subsection (e) of such section, as in effect on 
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the day before the date of the enactment of this 
Act; and 
(B) make payments in accordance with 
agreements entered into pursuant to such sec-
tion if any such payments have not been made 
as a result of the expiration of the date speci-
fied in such section, as in effect on the day be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 116. ART IN EMBASSIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No funds are authorized to be ap-
propriated for the purchase of any piece of art for the 
purposes of installation or display in any embassy, con-
sulate, or other foreign mission of the United States if 
the purchase price of such piece of art is in excess of 
$50,000, unless such purchase is subject to prior consulta-
tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
appropriate congressional committees. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘art’’ in-
cludes paintings, sculptures, photographs, industrial de-
sign, and craft art. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
the costs of the Art in Embassies Program for each of 
fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014. 
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(d) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on the 
date that is two years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 117. AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
(a) BURMA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 570 of Public Law 
104–208 is amended— 
(A) by amending subsection (c) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(c) MULTILATERAL
STRATEGY.—The President 
shall develop, in coordination with members of ASEAN 
and other likeminded countries, a comprehensive, multilat-
eral strategy to bring about further democratic consolida-
tion in Burma and improve human rights practices and 
the quality of life in Burma, including the development 
of a dialogue leading to genuine national reconciliation.’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘six months’’ and inserting 
‘‘year’’; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (7); and 
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(iii) by inserting after paragraph (2) 
the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) improvements in human rights practices; 
‘‘(4) progress toward broad-based and inclusive 
economic growth; 
‘‘(5) progress toward genuine national reconcili-
ation; 
‘‘(6) progress on improving the quality of life of 
the Burmese people, including progress relating to 
market reforms, living standards, labor standards, 
use of forced labor in the tourism industry, and en-
vironmental quality; and’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and apply with respect to the 
first report required under subsection (d) of section 
570 of Public Law 104–208 that is required after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) REPEALS.—The following provisions of law are 
hereby repealed: 
(1) Subsection (b) of section 804 of Public Law 
101–246. 
(2) Section 6 of Public Law 104–45. 
(3) Section 406 of Public Law 101–246 (22 
U.S.C. 2414a). 
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(4) Subsection (c) of section 702 of Public Law 
96–465 (22 U.S.C. 4022). 
SEC. 118. REPORTING ON IMPLEMENTATION OF GAO REC-
OMMENDATIONS. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port that lists all of the Government Accountability Of-
fice’s recommendations relating to the Department that 
have not been fully implemented. 
(b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 
than 30 days after the Secretary submits the report under 
subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report that identifies any discrepancies between 
the list of recommendations included in such report and 
the Government Accountability Office’s list of outstanding 
recommendations for the Department. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that describes the implementa-
tion status of each recommendation from the Gov-
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ernment Accountability Office included in the report 
submitted under subsection (a). 
(2) JUSTIFICATION.—The report under para-
graph (1) shall include— 
(A) a detailed justification for each deci-
sion not to fully implement a recommendation 
or to implement a recommendation in a dif-
ferent manner than specified by the Govern-
ment Accountability Office; 
(B) a timeline for the full implementation 
of any recommendation the Secretary has de-
cided to adopt, but has not yet fully imple-
mented; and 
(C) an explanation for any discrepancies 
included in the Comptroller General report sub-
mitted under subsection (b). 
(d) FORM.—The information required in each report 
under this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
to the maximum extent practicable, but may be included 
in a classified annex to the extent necessary. 
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TITLE II—EMBASSY 
CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 201. EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAIN-
TENANCE. 
For ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Mainte-
nance’’, 
there 
is 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$1,987,211,000 for fiscal year 2020. 
SEC. 202. STANDARD DESIGN IN CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Department’s Bureau of Overseas Building 
Operations (OBO) or successor office should give appro-
priate consideration to Standard Embassy Design, in 
which each new United States embassy and consulate 
starts with a standard design and keeps customization to 
a minimum. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall carry out 
any new United States embassy compound or new con-
sulate compound project that utilizes a non-standard de-
sign, including those projects that are in the design or pre- 
design phase as of the date of the enactment of this Act, 
only in consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees. The Secretary shall provide the appropriate 
congressional committees, for each such project, the fol-
lowing documentation: 
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(1) A comparison of the estimated full lifecycle 
costs of the project to the estimated full lifecycle 
costs of such project if it were to use a standard de-
sign. 
(2) A comparison of the estimated completion 
date of such project to the estimated completion 
date of such project if it were to use a standard de-
sign. 
(3) A comparison of the security of the com-
pleted project to the security of such completed 
project if it were to use a standard design. 
(4) A justification for the Secretary’s selection 
of a non-standard design over a standard design for 
such project. 
(5) A written explanation if any of the docu-
mentation necessary to support the comparisons and 
justification, as the case may be, described in para-
graphs (1) through (4) cannot be provided. 
(c) SUNSET.—The consultation requirement under 
subsection (b) shall expire on the date that is four years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 203. CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION TRANSPARENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 118 of the Department of 
State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 304) 
is amended— 
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