I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2583 
To authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 
2012, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2011 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for the Department of State 
for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Foreign Relations Au-
thorization Act, Fiscal Year 2012’’. 
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. 
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TITLE V—UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING 
Sec. 501. Authorization of appropriations for international broadcasting. 
Sec. 502. Personal services contracting program. 
Sec. 503. Employment for international broadcasting. 
Sec. 504. Technical amendment relating to civil immunity for Broadcasting 
Board of Governors members. 
TITLE VI—REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 
Sec. 601. Reporting reform. 
Sec. 602. Diplomatic relations with Israel. 
TITLE VII—PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE 
Sec. 701. Authority to interdict certain imports to and exports from Iran. 
Sec. 702. Report. 
Sec. 703. Definitions. 
TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 801. Boundary, water, and fisheries commissions. 
Sec. 802. Limitation on funds for U.S.-China Center of Excellence on Nuclear 
Security. 
Sec. 803. Elimination of East-West Center. 
Sec. 804. Inspector General of the Global Fund. 
Sec. 805. Arab League boycott. 
Sec. 806. Measures supporting the reunification of Cyprus. 
Sec. 807. Limitation on assistance to the former Yugoslav Republic of Mac-
edonia. 
Sec. 808. Statement of policy regarding the Ecumenical Patriarchate. 
Sec. 809. Sense of Congress on restrictions on religious freedom in Vietnam. 
Sec. 810. State sponsorship of terrorism by Eritrea. 
Sec. 811. Rights of religious minorities in Egypt. 
Sec. 812. The Republic of the Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan. 
TITLE IX—SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
Sec. 901. Short title. 
Subtitle A—Military Assistance and Related Matters 
PART I—FUNDING AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 911. Foreign Military Financing program. 
Sec. 912. International military education and training. 
PART II—MILITARY ASSISTANCE AUTHORITIES AND RELATED PROVISIONS 
Sec. 921. Authority to transfer excess defense articles. 
Sec. 922. Annual military assistance report. 
Sec. 923. Annual report on foreign military training. 
Sec. 924. Global Security Contingency Fund. 
Sec. 925. International military education and training. 
PART III—ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT AMENDMENTS AND RELATED 
PROVISIONS 
Sec. 931. Increased flexibility for use of defense trade control registration fees. 
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Sec. 932. Increase in congressional notification thresholds. 
Sec. 933. Return of defense articles. 
Sec. 934. Annual estimate and justification for sales program. 
Sec. 935. Updating and conforming penalties for violations of sections 38 and 
39 of the Arms Export Control Act. 
Sec. 936. Clarification of prohibitions relating to state sponsors of terrorism 
and their nationals. 
Sec. 937. Exemption for transactions with countries supporting acts of inter-
national terrorism. 
Sec. 938. Report on Foreign Military Financing program. 
Sec. 939. Congressional notification of regulations and amendments to regula-
tions under section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act. 
Subtitle B—Security Assistance and Related Matters 
PART I—ISRAEL 
Sec. 941. Report on United States commitments to the security of Israel. 
Sec. 942. Clarification of certification requirements relating to Israel’s quali-
tative military edge. 
Sec. 943. Support to Israel for missile defense. 
PART II—EGYPT 
Sec. 951. Limitation on security assistance to the Government of Egypt. 
Sec. 952. Report on security assistance to the Government of Egypt. 
Sec. 953. Government of Egypt defined. 
PART III—LEBANON 
Sec. 961. Statement of policy. 
Sec. 962. Limitation on security assistance to the Government of Lebanon. 
Sec. 963. Report on security assistance to the Government of Lebanon. 
Sec. 964. Government of Lebanon defined. 
PART IV—PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY 
Sec. 971. Limitation on security assistance to the Palestinian Authority. 
Sec. 972. Report on security assistance to the Palestinian Authority. 
Sec. 973. Palestinian Authority defined. 
PART V—PAKISTAN 
Sec. 981. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 982. Limitations on certain assistance. 
Sec. 983. Strategy reports. 
PART VI—YEMEN 
Sec. 991. Limitation on security assistance to the Government of Yemen. 
Sec. 992. Report on security assistance to the Government of Yemen. 
Sec. 993. Government of Yemen defined. 
PART VII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 994. Definitions. 
Sec. 994A. Report on police training. 
Sec. 994B. Audits of United States assistance to Iraq. 
Sec. 994C. Sense of Congress. 
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Subtitle C—Peacekeeping Operations 
Sec. 995. Peacekeeping operations. 
Subtitle D—Reports and Briefings 
Sec. 996. Report on transparency in NATO arms sales. 
Sec. 996A. Report on Task Force for Business and Stability Operations in Af-
ghanistan. 
Sec. 996B. Briefings relating to Public Law 107–40. 
TITLE X—PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROTECTION 
Sec. 1001. Sexual assault complaints in the Peace Corps. 
Sec. 1002. Peace Corps volunteer protection. 
Sec. 1003. Conforming amendments. 
Sec. 1004. Independence of the Inspector General of the Peace Corps. 
Sec. 1005. Authorization of appropriations. 
SEC. 3. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
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 ‘‘Administra-
tion of Foreign Affairs’’ to carry out the authorities, func-
tions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of foreign 
affairs of the United States, and for other purposes au-
thorized by law: 
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(1) DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS.— 
For 
‘‘Diplomatic 
and 
Consular 
Programs’’, 
$8,790,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. 
(A) 
WORLDWIDE
SECURITY
PROTEC-
TION.—Of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated under paragraph (1), $1,500,000,000 is 
authorized to be appropriated for worldwide se-
curity protection. 
(B) BUREAU
OF
DEMOCRACY, 
HUMAN 
RIGHTS, AND LABOR.—Of the amounts author-
ized to be appropriated under paragraph (1), 
not less than $21,416,000 for fiscal year 2012 
is authorized to be appropriated for the Bureau 
of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. 
(2) CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.—For ‘‘Cap-
ital Investment Fund’’, $59,499,000 for fiscal year 
2012. 
(3) EMBASSY
SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION
AND 
MAINTENANCE.—For ‘‘Embassy Security, Construc-
tion and Maintenance’’, $1,620,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2012. 
(4) EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE 
PROGRAMS.—For ‘‘Educational and Cultural Ex-
change Programs’’, $600,000,000 for fiscal year 
2012. 
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(5) CONFLICT
STABILIZATION
OPERATIONS.— 
For 
‘‘Conflict 
Stabilization 
Operations’’, 
$35,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. 
(6) 
REPRESENTATION
ALLOWANCES.—For 
‘‘Representation Allowances’’, $7,499,000 for fiscal 
year 2012. 
(7) PROTECTION
OF
FOREIGN
MISSIONS
AND 
OFFICIALS.—For ‘‘Protection of Foreign Missions 
and Officials’’, $27,744,000 for fiscal year 2012. 
(8) EMERGENCIES
IN
THE
DIPLOMATIC
AND 
CONSULAR SERVICE.—For ‘‘Emergencies in the Dip-
lomatic and Consular Service’’, $9,499,000 for fiscal 
year 2012. 
(9) REPATRIATION LOANS.—For ‘‘Repatriation 
Loans’’, $1,450,000 for fiscal year 2012. 
(10) PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE 
IN TAIWAN.—For ‘‘Payment to the American Insti-
tute in Taiwan’’, $21,150,000 for fiscal year 2012. 
(11) OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
For 
‘‘Office 
of 
the 
Inspector 
General’’, 
$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, including for the 
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction 
and the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 
Reconstruction. 
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SEC. 302. REPEAL OF RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT 
FOR SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE. 
Section 305(d) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 3945(d)) 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 ‘‘subsections (b) or (c)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(A),’’ after ‘‘if’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the semicolon 
at the end the following: ‘‘, or (B), the ca-
reer candidate is serving in the uniformed 
services, as defined by the Uniformed Serv-
ices 
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 pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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