Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
DIVISION 
A—FOREIGN 
RELA-
TIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT, 
FISCAL YEARS 2010 AND 2011 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
DIVISION A—FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL 
YEARS 2010 AND 2011 
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. International organizations. 
Sec. 103. International commissions. 
Sec. 104. Migration and refugee assistance. 
Sec. 105. Centers and foundations. 
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND 
ACTIVITIES 
Subtitle A—Basic Authorities and Activities 
Sec. 201. International Litigation Fund. 
Sec. 202. Actuarial valuations. 
Sec. 203. Special agents. 
Sec. 204. Repatriation loans. 
Sec. 205. Eligibility in certain circumstances for an agency of a foreign govern-
ment to receive a reward under the Department of State re-
wards program. 
Subtitle B—Public Diplomacy at the Department of State 
Sec. 211. Concentration of public diplomacy responsibilities. 
Sec. 212. Establishment of Public Diplomacy Reserve Corps. 
Sec. 213. Enhancing United States public diplomacy outreach. 
Sec. 214. Public diplomacy resource centers. 
Sec. 215. Grants for international documentary exchange programs.
Sec. 216. United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. 
Sec. 217. Special Olympics. 
Sec. 218. Extension of program to provide grants to American-sponsored 
schools in predominantly Muslim countries to provide scholar-
ships. 
Sec. 219. Central Asia scholarship program for public policy internships. 
Sec. 220. United States-South Pacific Scholarship Program. 
Sec. 221. Scholarships for indigenous peoples of Mexico and Central and South 
America. 
Sec. 222. United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Program. 
Sec. 223. Exchanges between Sri Lanka and the United States to promote dia-
logue among minority groups in Sri Lanka. 
Sec. 224. Exchanges between Liberia and the United States for women legisla-
tors. 
Sec. 225. Public diplomacy plan for Haiti. 
Sec. 226. Transfer of the Vietnam Education Foundation to the Department of 
State. 
Sec. 227. Exchanges between Afghanistan and the United States for women 
legislators. 
Subtitle C—Consular Services and Related Matters 
Sec. 231. Permanent authority to assess passport surcharge. 
Sec. 232. Sense of Congress regarding additional consular services in Moldova. 
Sec. 233. Reforming refugee processing. 
Sec. 234. English language and cultural awareness training for approved ref-
ugee applicants. 
Sec. 235. Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons. 
Sec. 236. Videoconference interviews. 
Sec. 237. Tibet. 
Sec. 238. Processing of certain visa applications. 
Sec. 239. Report on special immigrant programs for certain nationals of Iraq 
and Afghanistan. 
Sec. 240. Study regarding use of passports for overseas voting and census. 
Subtitle D—Strengthening Arms Control and Nonproliferation Activities at 
the Department of State 
Sec. 241. Findings and sense of Congress on the need to strengthen United 
States arms control and nonproliferation capabilities. 
Sec. 242. Authorization of additional arms control and nonproliferation posi-
tions. 
Sec. 243. Additional authority of the Secretary of State. 
Sec. 244. Additional flexibility for rightsizing arms control and nonproliferation 
functions. 
Sec. 245. Arms control and nonproliferation rotation program. 
Sec. 246. Arms control and nonproliferation scholarship program. 
Sec. 247. Scientific advisory committee. 
TITLE III—ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES 
Subtitle A—Towards Modernizing the Department of State 
Sec. 301. Towards a more modern and expeditionary Foreign Service. 
Sec. 302. Quadrennial review of diplomacy and development. 
Sec. 303. Establishment of the Lessons Learned Center. 
Sec. 304. Locally employed staff compensation.
Sec. 305. Increasing the capacity of the Department of State to respond to 
crises. 
Subtitle B—Foreign Service Pay Equity and Death Gratuity 
Sec. 311. Short title. 
Sec. 312. Overseas comparability pay adjustment. 
Sec. 313. Death gratuity. 
Subtitle C—Other Organization and Personnel Matters 
Sec. 321. Transatlantic diplomatic fellowship program. 
Sec. 322. Security officers exchange program. 
Sec. 323. Suspension of Foreign Service members without pay. 
Sec. 324. Repeal of recertification requirement for Senior Foreign Service. 
Sec. 325. Limited appointments in the Foreign Service. 
Sec. 326. Compensatory time off for travel. 
Sec. 327. Reemployment of Foreign Service annuitants. 
Sec. 328. Personal services contractors. 
Sec. 329. Protection of intellectual property rights. 
Sec. 330. Department of State employment composition. 
Sec. 331. Contracting. 
Sec. 332. Legislative liaison office of the Department of State. 
Sec. 333. Discrimination related to sexual orientation. 
Sec. 334. Office for Global Women’s Issues. 
Sec. 335. Foreign Service victims of terrorism. 
Sec. 336. Broadening experience within the Foreign Service. 
TITLE IV—INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—International Leadership 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Promoting assignments to international organizations. 
Sec. 403. Implementation and establishment of office on multilateral negotia-
tions. 
Sec. 404. Synchronization of United States contributions to international orga-
nizations. 
Sec. 405. United States arrearages to the United Nations. 
Subtitle B—General Provisions 
Sec. 411. Organization of American States. 
Sec. 412. Peacekeeping operations contributions. 
Sec. 413. Pacific Islands Forum. 
Sec. 414. Review of activities of international commissions. 
Sec. 415. Enhancing nuclear safeguards. 
Sec. 416. Implementation of recommendations of Commission on the Preven-
tion of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Ter-
rorism. 
Sec. 417. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. 
Sec. 418. Implementing an international nuclear fuel bank. 
TITLE V—UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING 
Sec. 501. Authorization of appropriations for international broadcasting. 
Sec. 502. Personal services contracting program. 
Sec. 503. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty pay parity.
Sec. 504. Employment for international broadcasting. 
Sec. 505. Domestic release of the Voice of America film entitled ‘‘A Fateful 
Harvest’’. 
Sec. 506. Establishing permanent authority for Radio Free Asia. 
TITLE VI—PEACE CORPS 
Sec. 601. Findings; statement of policy. 
Sec. 602. Amendments to the Peace Corps Act. 
Sec. 603. Report. 
TITLE VII—SENATOR PAUL SIMON STUDY ABROAD FOUNDATION 
ACT OF 2009 
Sec. 701. Short title. 
Sec. 702. Findings. 
Sec. 703. Purposes. 
Sec. 704. Definitions. 
Sec. 705. Establishment and management of the Senator Paul Simon Study 
Abroad Foundation. 
Sec. 706. Establishment and operation of program. 
Sec. 707. Annual report. 
Sec. 708. Powers of the Foundation; related provisions. 
Sec. 709. General personnel authorities. 
Sec. 710. GAO review. 
Sec. 711. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE VIII—EXPORT CONTROL REFORM AND SECURITY 
ASSISTANCE 
Subtitle A—Defense Trade Controls Performance Improvement Act of 2009 
Sec. 801. Short title. 
Sec. 802. Findings. 
Sec. 803. Strategic review and assessment of the United States export controls 
system. 
Sec. 804. Performance goals for processing of applications for licenses to export 
items on United States Munitions List. 
Sec. 805. Requirement to ensure adequate staff and resources for the Direc-
torate of Defense Trade Controls of the Department of State. 
Sec. 806. Audit by Inspector General of the Department of State. 
Sec. 807. Increased flexibility for use of defense trade controls registration fees. 
Sec. 808. Review of International Traffic in Arms Regulations and United 
States Munitions List. 
Sec. 809. Special licensing authorization for certain exports to NATO member 
states, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Israel, and South 
Korea. 
Sec. 810. Availability of information on the status of license applications under 
chapter 3 of the Arms Export Control Act. 
Sec. 811. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 812. Definitions. 
Sec. 813. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Provisions Relating to Export Licenses 
Sec. 821. Availability to Congress of Presidential directives regarding United 
States arms export policies, practices, and regulations.
Sec. 822. Increase in value of defense articles and services for congressional re-
view and expediting congressional review for Israel. 
Sec. 823. Diplomatic efforts to strengthen national and international arms ex-
port controls. 
Sec. 824. Reporting requirement for unlicensed exports. 
Sec. 825. Report on value of major defense equipment and defense articles ex-
ported under section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act. 
Sec. 826. Authority to remove satellites and related components from the 
United States Munitions List. 
Sec. 827. Review and report of investigations of violations of section 3 of the 
Arms Export Control Act. 
Sec. 828. Report on self-financing options for export licensing functions of 
DDTC of the Department of State. 
Sec. 829. Clarification of certification requirement relating to Israel’s quali-
tative military edge. 
Sec. 830. Expediting congressional defense export review period for Israel. 
Sec. 831. Updating and conforming penalties for violations of sections 38 and 
39 of the Arms Export Control Act. 
Sec. 832. Report on certain aspects of United States export controls. 
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous Provisions 
Sec. 841. Authority to build the capacity of foreign military forces. 
Sec. 842. Foreign Military Sales Stockpile Fund. 
Sec. 843. Annual estimate and justification for Foreign Military Sales program. 
Sec. 844. Sense of Congress on the global arms trade. 
Sec. 845. Report on United States’ commitments to the security of Israel. 
Sec. 846. War Reserves Stockpile. 
Sec. 847. Excess defense articles for Central and South European countries 
and certain other countries. 
Sec. 848. Support to Israel for missile defense. 
TITLE IX—ACTIONS TO ENHANCE THE MERIDA INITIATIVE 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
Sec. 901. Coordinator of United States Government activities to implement the 
Merida Initiative. 
Sec. 902. Adding the Caribbean to the Merida Initiative. 
Sec. 903. Merida Initiative monitoring and evaluation mechanism. 
Sec. 904. Merida Initiative defined. 
Subtitle B—Prevention of Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons 
Sec. 911. Task force on the prevention of illicit small arms trafficking in the 
Western Hemisphere. 
Sec. 912. Increase in penalties for illicit trafficking in small arms and light 
weapons to countries in the Western Hemisphere. 
Sec. 913. Department of State rewards program. 
TITLE X—REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 
Sec. 1001. Assessment of Special Court for Sierra Leone. 
Sec. 1002. Report on United States capacities to prevent genocide and mass 
atrocities. 
Sec. 1003. Reports relating to programs to encourage good governance. 
Sec. 1004. Reports on Hong Kong.
Sec. 1005. Democracy in Georgia. 
Sec. 1006. Diplomatic relations with Israel. 
Sec. 1007. Police training report. 
Sec. 1008. Reports on humanitarian assistance in Gaza. 
Sec. 1009. Report on activities in Haiti. 
Sec. 1010. Report on religious minority communities in the Middle East. 
Sec. 1011. Iran’s influence in the Western Hemisphere. 
Sec. 1012. Recruitment and hiring of veterans at the Department of State and 
United States Agency for International Development. 
Sec. 1013. Report on child abduction. 
Sec. 1014. Report on effects of Buy America Act waivers under the PEPFAR 
program. 
Sec. 1015. Report on United States-Brazil Joint Action Plan to Eliminate Ra-
cial Discrimination. 
Sec. 1016. Report on reducing smuggling and trafficking in persons. 
Sec. 1017. Report on Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. 
Sec. 1018. Report on United States contributions to the United Nations. 
TITLE XI—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
Sec. 1101. Bilateral commission with Nigeria. 
Sec. 1102. Authorities relating to the Southern Africa Enterprise Development 
Fund. 
Sec. 1103. Diabetes treatment and prevention and safe water and sanitation for 
Pacific Island countries. 
Sec. 1104. Statelessness. 
Sec. 1105. Statement of Policy Regarding the Ecumenical Patriarchate. 
Sec. 1106. Limitation on assistance for weather cooperation activities to coun-
tries in the Americas. 
Sec. 1107. Statement of Congress regarding Afghan women. 
Sec. 1108. Global Peace Operations Initiative programs and activities. 
Sec. 1109. Freedom of the press. 
Sec. 1110. Information for Country Commercial Guides on business and invest-
ment climates. 
Sec. 1111. International protection of girls by preventing child marriage. 
Sec. 1112. Statement of Congress regarding return of portraits of Holocaust 
victims to artist Dina Babbitt. 
Sec. 1113. Statement of policy regarding Somalia. 
Sec. 1114. Modernization and streamlining of United States foreign assistance. 
Sec. 1115. Global hunger and food security. 
Sec. 1116. Statement of Congress on the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka. 
Sec. 1117. Audit requirements for the Inspectors General of the Department of 
State, the Department of Defense, and the United States 
Agency for International Development, and the Special Inspec-
tor General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. 
Sec. 1118. Global clean energy exchange program. 
Sec. 1119. Alien repatriation. 
Sec. 1120. Comprehensive interagency strategy and implementation plan for 
Sudan. 
Sec. 1120A. Statement of policy regarding climate change. 
Subtitle B—Sense of Congress Provisions 
Sec. 1121. Promoting democracy and human rights in Belarus.
Sec. 1122. Sense of Congress relating to Soviet nuclear tests and Kazakhstan’s 
commitment to nonproliferation. 
Sec. 1123. Sense of Congress on Holocaust-era property restitution and com-
pensation. 
Sec. 1124. Efforts to secure the freedom of Gilad Shalit. 
Sec. 1125. Sense of Congress relating to Sudan. 
Sec. 1126. Sense of Congress on restrictions on religious freedom in Vietnam. 
Sec. 1127. Sense of Congress relating to the murder of United States Air Force 
Reserve Major Karl D. Hoerig and the need for prompt justice 
in State of Ohio v. Claudia C. Hoerig. 
Sec. 1128. Sense of Congress regarding pension payments owed by the states 
of the former Soviet Union. 
Sec. 1129. Sense of Congress relating to Israel’s right to self-defense. 
Sec. 1130. International prevention and elimination of child soldiers. 
DIVISION B—PEACE ACT OF 2009 
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. Findings. 
Sec. 4. Declaration of principles. 
TITLE I—DEMOCRATIC, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 
ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTAN 
Sec. 101. Purposes of assistance. 
Sec. 102. Authorization of assistance. 
Sec. 103. Multilateral support for Pakistan. 
Sec. 104. Pakistan democracy and prosperity fund. 
Sec. 105. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE II—SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTAN 
Sec. 201. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 202. Purposes of assistance. 
Sec. 203. Authorization of assistance. 
Sec. 204. Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund. 
Sec. 205. Exchange program between military and civilian personnel of Paki-
stan and certain other countries. 
Sec. 206. Limitation on United States military assistance to Pakistan. 
Sec. 207. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 301. Comprehensive regional security strategy. 
Sec. 302. Monitoring and evaluation of assistance. 
Sec. 303. Auditing. 
Sec. 304. Requirements for civilian control of United States assistance for 
Pakistan. 
Sec. 305. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 306. Reports.
Sec. 307. Sunset. 
TITLE IV—DUTY-FREE TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN GOODS FROM 
RECONSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITY ZONES IN AFGHANISTAN AND 
PAKISTAN 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Definitions; Purposes. 
Sec. 403. Designation of Reconstruction Opportunity Zones. 
Sec. 404. Duty-free treatment for certain nontextile and nonapparel articles. 
Sec. 405. Duty-free treatment for certain textile and apparel articles. 
Sec. 406. Protections against unlawful transshipment. 
Sec. 407. Technical assistance, capacity building, compliance assessment, and 
remediation program. 
Sec. 408. Petition process. 
Sec. 409. Limitations on providing duty-free treatment. 
Sec. 410. Termination of benefits. 
Sec. 411. Customs user fees. 
SEC. 3. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED. 
Except as otherwise provided in this division, the 
term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate. 
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: 
(1) DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS.—
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Pro-
grams’’ $7,312,016,000 for fiscal year 2010, 
and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
year 2011. 
(B) 
WORLDWIDE
SECURITY
PROTEC-
TION.—In addition to the amounts authorized 
to be appropriated by subparagraph (A), 
$1,648,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011 
are authorized to be appropriated for worldwide 
security protection. 
(C) PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.—Of the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated under subpara-
graph (A), $500,278,000 for fiscal year 2010, 
and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
year 2011 are authorized to be appropriated for 
pubic diplomacy. 
(D) BUREAU
OF
DEMOCRACY, 
HUMAN 
RIGHTS, AND LABOR.—Of the amounts author-
ized to be appropriated under subparagraph 
(A), $20,659,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011 
are authorized to be appropriated for the Bu-
reau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
(2) CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.—For ‘‘Cap-
ital Investment Fund’’, $160,000,000 for fiscal year 
2010, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
year 2011. 
(3) EMBASSY
SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION
AND 
MAINTENANCE.—For ‘‘Embassy Security, Construc-
tion and Maintenance’’, $1,815,050,000 for fiscal 
year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for 
fiscal year 2011. 
(4) EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE 
PROGRAMS.— 
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For ‘‘Educational and Cultural Ex-
change Programs’’, $633,243,000 for fiscal 
year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal year 2011. 
(B) TIBETAN
SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM.— 
Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under subparagraph (A), $750,000 for fiscal 
year 2010 and $800,000 for fiscal year 2011 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
the Tibetan scholarship program established 
under section 103(b)(1) of the Human Rights, 
Refugee, and Other Foreign Relations Provi-
sions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–319; 22 
U.S.C. 2151 note). 
(C) NGAWANG CHOEPEL EXCHANGE PRO-
GRAMS.—Of the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated under subparagraph (A), such sums 
as may be necessary are authorized to be appro-
priated for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 
for the ‘‘Ngawang Choepel Exchange Pro-
grams’’ (formerly known as ‘‘programs of edu-
cational and cultural exchange between the 
United States and the people of Tibet’’) under 
section 103(a) of the Human Rights, Refugee, 
and Other Foreign Relations Provisions Act of 
1996 (Public Law 104–319; 22 U.S.C. 2151 
note). 
(5) CIVILIAN STABILIZATION INITIATIVE.—For 
‘‘Civilian Stabilization Initiative’’, $323,272,000 for 
fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be nec-
essary for fiscal year 2011. 
(6) 
REPRESENTATION
ALLOWANCES.—For 
‘‘Representation Allowances’’, $8,175,000 for fiscal 
year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for 
fiscal year 2011. 
(7) PROTECTION
OF
FOREIGN
MISSIONS
AND 
OFFICIALS.—
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For Protection of Foreign Missions 
and Officials, $27,159,000 for fiscal year 2010, 
and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
year 2011. 
(B) REIMBURSEMENT
FOR
PAST
EX-
PENSES
OWED
BY
THE
UNITED
STATES.—In 
addition to the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated under subparagraph (A), there are au-
thorized to be appropriated $21,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2010 and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 
2011 for ‘‘Protection of Foreign Missions and 
Officials’’ to be used only to reimburse State 
and local governments for necessary expenses 
incurred since 1998 for the protection of for-
eign missions and officials and recognized by 
the United States. 
(8) EMERGENCIES
IN
THE
DIPLOMATIC
AND 
CONSULAR SERVICE.—For ‘‘Emergencies in the Dip-
lomatic and Consular Service’’, $10,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal year 2011. 
(9) REPATRIATION LOANS.—For ‘‘Repatriation 
Loans’’, $1,450,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011.
(10) PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE 
IN TAIWAN.—For ‘‘Payment to the American Insti-
tute in Taiwan’’, $21,174,000 for fiscal year 2010, 
and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
2011. 
(11) OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For ‘‘Office of the Inspector General’’, 
$105,500,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011. 
(B) SPECIAL
INSPECTOR
GENERAL
FOR 
IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION.—Of the amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated under subparagraph 
(A), $30,000,000 is authorized to be for the 
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruc-
tion. 
(C) SPECIAL
INSPECTOR
GENERAL
FOR 
AFGHANISTAN
RECONSTRUCTION.—Of 
the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
subparagraph (A), $23,000,000 is authorized to 
be for the Special Inspector General for Af-
ghanistan Reconstruction. 
SEC. 102. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL 
ORGANIZATIONS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated for ‘‘Contributions to International Organiza-
tions’’, $1,797,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011, for the 
Department of State to carry out the authorities, func-
tions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the for-
eign affairs of the United States with respect to inter-
national organizations and to carry out other authorities 
in law consistent with such purposes. 
(b) CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE-
KEEPING ACTIVITIES.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated for ‘‘Contributions for International Peacekeeping 
Activities’’, $2,260,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011, for the 
Department of State to carry out the authorities, func-
tions, duties, and responsibilities of the United States with 
respect to international peacekeeping activities and to 
carry out other authorities in law consistent with such 
purposes. 
(c) FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES.—In ad-
dition to amounts authorized to be appropriated by sub-
section (a), there are authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 
and 2011 to offset adverse fluctuations in foreign currency 
exchange rates. Amounts appropriated under this sub-
section shall be available for obligation and expenditure
only to the extent that the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget determines and certifies to Congress 
that such amounts are necessary due to such fluctuations. 
SEC. 103. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS. 
The following amounts are authorized to be appro-
priated under ‘‘International Commissions’’ for the De-
partment 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 author-
ized by law: 
(1) INTERNATIONAL
BOUNDARY
AND
WATER 
COMMISSION, UNITED
STATES
AND
MEXICO.—For 
‘‘International Boundary and Water Commission, 
United States and Mexico’’— 
(A) 
for 
‘‘Salaries 
and 
Expenses’’, 
$33,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011; 
and 
(B) for ‘‘Construction’’, $43,250,000 for 
fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be nec-
essary for fiscal year 2011. 
(2) INTERNATIONAL
BOUNDARY
COMMISSION, 
UNITED STATES AND CANADA.—For ‘‘International 
Boundary Commission, United States and Canada’’,
$2,385,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as 
may be necessary for fiscal year 2011. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION.—For 
‘‘International Joint Commission’’, $7,974,000 for 
fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be nec-
essary for fiscal year 2011. 
(4) 
INTERNATIONAL
FISHERIES
COMMIS-
SIONS.—For ‘‘International Fisheries Commissions’’, 
$43,576,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as 
may be necessary for fiscal year 2011. 
SEC. 104. MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Migration and Ref-
ugee Assistance’’ for authorized activities $1,577,500,000 
for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal year 2011. 
(b) REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT IN ISRAEL.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a), 
there are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for 
fiscal years 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for 
fiscal year 2011 for resettlement of refugees in Israel. 
SEC. 105. CENTERS AND FOUNDATIONS. 
(a) ASIA FOUNDATION.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated for ‘‘The Asia Foundation’’ for authorized
activities, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and 
$23,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
(b) NATIONAL ENDOWMENT
FOR DEMOCRACY.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated for the ‘‘National 
Endowment for Democracy’’ for authorized activities, 
$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $115,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2011. 
(c) CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INTER-
CHANGE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated for the ‘‘Center for Cultural and 
Technical Interchange Between East and West’’ for au-
thorized activities, such sums as may be necessary for each 
of fiscal years 2010 and 2011. 
TITLE 
II—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
STATE AUTHORITIES AND AC-
TIVITIES 
Subtitle A—Basic Authorities and 
Activities 
SEC. 201. INTERNATIONAL LITIGATION FUND. 
Section 38(d)(3) of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2710(d)(3)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘by the Department of State from another 
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 agen-
cy of the United States Government, or pursuant to’’. 
SEC. 202. ACTUARIAL VALUATIONS. 
The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended— 
(1) in section 818 (22 U.S.C. 4058)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of the Treasury’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary of State’’; and 
(B) by amending the second sentence to 
read as follows: ‘‘The Secretary of State is au-
thorized to expend from money to the credit of 
the Fund such sums as may be necessary to ad-
minister the provisions of this chapter, includ-
ing actuarial advice, but only to the extent and 
in such amounts as are provided in advance in 
appropriations acts.’’; 
(2) in section 819 (22 U.S.C. 4059), in the first 
sentence, by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Treasury’’ 
the second place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary 
of State’’; 
(3) in section 825(b) (22 U.S.C. 4065(b)), by 
striking ‘‘Secretary of the Treasury’’ and inserting 
‘‘Secretary of State’’; and 
(4) in section 859(c) (22 U.S.C. 4071h(c))—
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Treas-
ury’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of State’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and shall advise the Sec-
retary of State of’’ and inserting ‘‘that will pro-
vide’’. 
SEC. 203. SPECIAL AGENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 37(a) of 
the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2709(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) conduct investigations concerning— 
‘‘(A) illegal passport or visa issuance or 
use; 
‘‘(B) identity theft or document fraud af-
fecting or relating to the programs, functions, 
and authorities of the Department of State; and 
‘‘(C) Federal offenses committed within 
the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction 
of the United States as defined in paragraph 
(9) of section 7 of title 18, United States Code, 
except as that jurisdiction relates to the prem-
ises of United States military missions and re-
lated residences;’’. 
(b) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in para-
graph (1) of such section 37(a) (as amended by subsection 
(a) of this section) shall be construed to limit the inves-
tigative authority of any other Federal department or 
agency. 
SEC. 204. REPATRIATION LOANS. 
Section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) Under such regulations as the Secretary of State 
may prescribe, and in such amounts as are appropriated 
in advance, the Secretary is authorized to waive in whole 
or part the recovery of a repatriation loan under sub-
section (d) if it is shown that such recovery would be 
against equity and good conscience or against the public 
interest.’’. 
SEC. 205. ELIGIBILITY IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES FOR 
AN AGENCY OF A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TO 
RECEIVE A REWARD UNDER THE DEPART-
MENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Subsection (f) of section 36 of the 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2708(f)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(f) INELIGIBILITY.—An offi-
cer’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(f) INELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), an officer’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) 
EXCEPTION
IN
CERTAIN
CIR-
CUMSTANCES.—The Secretary may pay a reward to 
an officer or employee of a foreign government (or 
any entity thereof) who, while in the performance of 
his or her official duties, furnishes information de-
scribed in such subsection, if the Secretary deter-
mines that such payment satisfies the following con-
ditions: 
‘‘(A) Such payment is appropriate in light 
of the exceptional or high-profile nature of the 
information furnished pursuant to such sub-
section. 
‘‘(B) Such payment may aid in furnishing 
further information described in such sub-
section. 
‘‘(C) Such payment is formally requested 
by such agency.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (b) of 
such section (22 U.S.C. 2708(b)) is amended in the mat-
ter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘or to an officer 
or employee of a foreign government in accordance with 
subsection (f)(2)’’ after ‘‘individual’’.
Subtitle B—Public Diplomacy at 
the Department of State 
SEC. 211. CONCENTRATION OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RE-
SPONSIBILITIES. 
Section 60 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2732) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘in ac-
cordance with subsection (e),’’ before ‘‘coordinate’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) CONCENTRATION OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RE-
SPONSIBILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of State 
shall, subject to the direction of the President, have 
primary responsibility for the coordination described 
in subsection (b)(1), and shall make every effort to 
establish and present to foreign publics unified 
United States public diplomacy activities. 
‘‘(2) QUARTERLY
MEETINGS
AND
ONGOING 
CONSULTATIONS AND COORDINATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, 
subject to the direction of the President, estab-
lish a working group of the heads of the Fed-
eral agencies referred to in subsection (b)(1)
and should seek to convene such group not less 
often than once every three months to carry out 
the requirement specified in paragraph (1) of 
this subsection. 
‘‘(B) CHAIR AND ROTATING VICE CHAIR.— 
The Secretary shall serve as the permanent 
chair of the quarterly meetings required under 
subparagraph (A). Each head of a Federal 
agency referred to in subsection (b)(1) shall 
serve on a rotating basis as the vice chair of 
each such quarterly meeting. 
‘‘(C) INITIAL MEETING.—The initial meet-
ing of the working group established under sub-
paragraph (A) shall be not later than the date 
that is six months after the date of the enact-
ment of this subsection. 
‘‘(D) ONGOING CONSULTATIONS AND CO-
ORDINATION.—The Secretary and each head of 
the Federal agencies referred to in subsection 
(b)(1) shall designate a representative of each 
respective agency to consult and coordinate with 
such other representatives on an ongoing basis 
beginning not later than 30 days after the ini-
tial meeting of the working group under sub-
paragraph (C) to carry out the requirement
specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection. 
The designee of the Secretary shall have pri-
mary responsibility for such ongoing consulta-
tions and coordination. 
‘‘(3) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (D), each head of a Federal 
agency referred to in subsection (b)(1) shall an-
nually submit to the President a report on the 
public diplomacy activities of each such agency 
in the preceding year. 
‘‘(B) INFORMATION SHARING.—The Presi-
dent shall make available to the Secretary the 
reports submitted pursuant to subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(C) INITIAL SUBMISSIONS.—The first an-
nual reports required under subparagraph (A) 
shall be submitted not later than the date that 
is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection. 
‘‘(D) 
LIMITATION.—Subparagraph 
(A) 
shall not apply with respect to activities carried 
out pursuant to section 167 of title 10, United 
States Code.’’.
SEC. 212. ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RE-
SERVE CORPS. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that currently a short-
age of trained public diplomacy Foreign Service officers 
at the mid-career level threatens the effectiveness of 
United States outreach to publics abroad. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the Foreign Service should recruit individ-
uals with professional experience relevant to public 
diplomacy, and provide training and mentoring to 
cultivate their skills in order to build up the corps 
of professionals in the public diplomacy cone; and 
(2) apart from the public diplomacy cone, train-
ing of all Foreign Service officers should include 
more information on techniques of public diplomacy. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT
OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RE-
SERVE CORPS.—Section 301 of the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3941) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RE-
SERVE CORPS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State is 
authorized to establish in the Foreign Service a Pub-
lic Diplomacy Reserve Corps consisting of mid- and 
senior-level former Foreign Service officers and
other individuals with experience in the private or 
public sector relevant to public diplomacy, to serve 
for a period of 6 months to 2 years in postings 
abroad. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.— 
While actively serving with the Reserve Corps, indi-
viduals may not engage in activities directly or indi-
rectly intended to influence public opinion within the 
United States in the same manner and to the same 
extent that employees of the Department of State 
engaged in public diplomacy are so prohibited.’’. 
SEC. 213. ENHANCING UNITED STATES PUBLIC DIPLOMACY 
OUTREACH. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The platform strategy for United States 
public diplomacy programs has changed dramatically 
with events of the past decade. The United States 
Government used to operate hundreds of free-stand-
ing facilities around the world, known as ‘‘American 
Centers’’ or ‘‘America Houses’’, that offered venues 
for cultural and educational events as well as access 
to books, magazines, films, and other selected mate-
rials about the United States. The consolidation of 
the United States Information Agency (USIA) into 
the Department of State accelerated the post-Cold
War process of closing these facilities, and the dead-
ly attacks on United States embassies in Tanzania 
and Kenya prompted the imposition of security re-
quirements under law that included co-locating 
United States Government employees in hardened 
embassy compounds. 
(2) Information Resource Centers, which offer 
library services and space for public events, that are 
now located in embassy compounds allow limited ac-
cess—and in some cases, none whatsoever—by the 
public, and half of them operate on a ‘‘by appoint-
ment only’’ basis. ‘‘American Corner’’ facilities, op-
erated by local contacts in university or public li-
braries in some countries, are no substitute for a 
designated venue recognized as a resource for infor-
mation on United States culture and education 
staffed by a knowledgeable representative of the em-
bassy. 
(b) PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENTS TO FURTHER 
PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND OUTREACH.—Recognizing the 
security challenges of maintaining free-standing public di-
plomacy facilities outside of embassy compounds, the Sec-
retary of State shall consider new partnership arrange-
ments with local or regional entities in foreign countries 
that can operate free-standing American Centers in areas
well-trafficked by a cross-section of people in such coun-
tries, including in downtown storefronts, health care clin-
ics, and other locations that reach beyond library patrons 
and university students. Where such partnership arrange-
ments currently exist, the Secretary shall evaluate the effi-
cacy of such partnership arrangements and determine 
whether such partnership arrangements can provide a 
model for public diplomacy facilities outside of embassy 
and consulate compounds elsewhere. Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall brief the appropriate congressional committees 
on the evaluation and determinations described in the pre-
ceding sentence. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN PUBLIC DIPLO-
MACY FACILITIES.—After taking into account relevant se-
curity needs, the Secretary of State shall consider placing 
United States public diplomacy facilities at locations that 
maximize the role of such facilities in the educational and 
cultural life of the cities in which such facilities are lo-
cated, and help build a growing constituency for such fa-
cilities, in accordance with the authority given to the Sec-
retary under section 606(a)(2)(B) of the Secure Embassy 
Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 
U.S.C. 4865(a)(2)(B)) to waive certain requirements of
that Act with respect to the location of certain United 
States diplomatic facilities in foreign countries. 
SEC. 214. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RESOURCE CENTERS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
AND MAINTENANCE
OF LI-
BRARIES.—Section 1(b)(3) of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)(3)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(F) provide for the establishment of new 
and the maintenance of existing libraries and 
resource centers at or in connection with United 
States diplomatic and consular missions.’’. 
(b) OPERATION OF LIBRARIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
ensure that libraries and resource centers estab-
lished and maintained in accordance with subpara-
graph (F) of section 1(b)(3) of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (as added by 
subsection (a)(3) of this section) are open to the 
general public and, if practicable, made available
over the internet to the greatest extent practicable, 
subject to policies and procedures established by the 
Secretary to ensure the safety and security of 
United States diplomatic and consular missions and 
of United States officers, employees, and personnel 
posted at such missions at which such libraries are 
located. 
(2) SHOWINGS OF UNITED STATES FILMS.—To 
the extent practicable, the Secretary of State shall 
ensure that such libraries and resource centers 
schedule public showings of United States films that 
showcase United States culture, society, values, and 
history, including making such films available over 
the internet, if practicable. 
(c) ADVISORY
COMMISSION
ON
PUBLIC
DIPLO-
MACY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the Advisory Commission on Public 
Diplomacy (authorized under section 1334 of the Foreign 
Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 
6553)) shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate a report containing an 
evaluation of the functions and effectiveness of the librar-
ies and resource centers, including online outreach, that 
are authorized under this section.
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—From 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for Diplomatic and 
Consular Programs pursuant to section 101(1)(A), there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2010 and 2011 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 215. GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY 
EXCHANGE PROGRAMS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Since September 11, 2001, a distorted per-
ception of the United States has grown abroad, even 
as many Americans struggle to understand the in-
creasingly complex world beyond the borders of the 
United States. 
(2) This public diplomacy crisis poses an ongo-
ing threat to United States security, diplomatic rela-
tions, commerce, and citizen-to-citizen relationships 
between the United States and other countries. 
(3) Independently produced documentary films 
have proven to be an effective means of commu-
nicating United States ideas and values to popu-
lations of other countries. 
(4) It is in the interest of the United States to 
provide assistance to United States nongovernmental
organizations that produce and distribute independ-
ently produced documentary films. 
(b) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of State is author-
ized to make grants, on such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary may determine, to United States nongovern-
mental organizations that use independently produced 
documentary films to promote better understanding of the 
United States abroad and better understanding of global 
perspectives and other countries in the United States. 
(c) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—Grants provided under 
subsection (b) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
be used to carry out the following activities: 
(1) Fund, distribute, and promote documentary 
films that convey a diversity of views about life in 
the United States to foreign audiences and bring in-
sightful foreign perspectives to United States audi-
ences. 
(2) Support documentaries described in para-
graph (1) that are made by independent foreign and 
domestic producers, selected through a peer review 
process. 
(3) Develop a network of overseas partners to 
produce, distribute, and broadcast such documen-
taries.
(d) SPECIAL FACTORS.—In making the grants de-
scribed in subsection (b), the Secretary shall give pref-
erence to nongovernmental organizations that— 
(1) provide at least 35 percent of the total 
project cost in matching funds from non-Federal 
sources; and 
(2) have prior experience supporting independ-
ently produced documentary films that have been 
broadcast on public television in the United States. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report that contains a detailed description 
of the implementation of this section for the prior year. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for Educational 
and Cultural Exchange Programs pursuant to section 
101(4), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of State $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 
and 2011 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 216. UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUB-
LIC DIPLOMACY. 
(a) REAUTHORIZATION OF UNITED STATES ADVI-
SORY
COMMISSION
ON
PUBLIC
DIPLOMACY.—Section 
1334 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6553) is amended by striking ‘‘Oc-
tober 1, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2011’’. 
(b) STUDY AND REPORT.—Section 604(c)(2) of the 
United States Information and Educational Exchange Act 
of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1469(c)(2)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2)(A) Not less often than once every two years, the 
Commission shall undertake an in-depth review of United 
States public diplomacy programs, policies, and activities. 
Each study shall assess the effectiveness of the various 
mechanisms of United States public diplomacy in light of 
several factors, including public and media attitudes 
around the world toward the United States, United States 
citizens, and United States foreign policy, and make ap-
propriate recommendations. 
‘‘(B) The Commission shall submit to the Secretary 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate a comprehensive report of each study re-
quired under subparagraph (A). At the discretion of the 
Commission, any report under this subsection may be sub-
mitted in classified form or with a classified appendix. 
‘‘(C) Upon request of the Commission, the Secretary, 
the Chair of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and 
the head of any other Federal agency that conducts public
diplomacy or strategic communications activities shall pro-
vide to the Commission information to assist the Commis-
sion in carrying out its responsibilities under this para-
graph.’’. 
(c) ENHANCING THE EXPERTISE OF THE UNITED 
STATES
ADVISORY
COMMISSION
ON
PUBLIC
DIPLO-
MACY.— 
(1) QUALIFICATIONS
OF
MEMBERS.—Section 
604(a)(2) of the United States Information and 
Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 
1469(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentences: ‘‘At least four members 
shall have substantial experience in the conduct of 
public diplomacy or comparable activities in the pri-
vate sector. No member may be an officer or em-
ployee of the United States.’’. 
(2) 
APPLICATION
OF
AMENDMENT.—The 
amendment made by paragraph (1) shall not apply 
to individuals who are members of the United States 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy on the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 217. SPECIAL OLYMPICS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Special Olympics International has been 
recognized for more than four decades as the world
leader in providing life-changing sports training and 
competition experiences for persons with intellectual 
disabilities at all levels of severity. 
(2) While Special Olympics sports programming 
is widely respected around the world, less well-known 
are a number of supporting initiatives targeted to 
changing attitudes toward people with intellectual 
disabilities, developing leaders among the intellectual 
disability population, supporting families of people 
with these disabilities, improving access to health 
services, and enhancing government policies and pro-
grams for people with intellectual disabilities. 
(3) Special Olympics has documented the chal-
lenge of ignorance and poor attitudes toward intel-
lectual disability worldwide and its capacity to 
change discriminatory attitudes to understanding, 
acceptance, and advocacy for people with intellectual 
disabilities. It does so through an array of edu-
cational and attitude change activities that affect 
multiple levels of society. These activities have re-
ceived financial support from the Bureau of Edu-
cational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the Depart-
ment of State, among other sources. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM.—Section 3(b) of 
the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of
2004 (Public Law 108–406) is amended, in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘Secretary of State’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Secretary of State, acting through the As-
sistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural 
Affairs’’. 
SEC. 218. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GRANTS 
TO AMERICAN-SPONSORED SCHOOLS IN PRE-
DOMINANTLY MUSLIM COUNTRIES TO PRO-
VIDE SCHOLARSHIPS. 
Section 7113 of the Intelligence Reform and Ter-
rorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 22 
U.S.C. 2452c) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Committee on Inter-
national Relations’’ and inserting ‘‘Committee 
on Foreign Affairs’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘April 15, 2006, and April 
15, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘June 15, 2010, and 
June 15, 2011’’; and 
(2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘2007 and 
2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2010 and 2011’’. 
SEC. 219. CENTRAL ASIA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR 
PUBLIC POLICY INTERNSHIPS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—As part of the 
educational and cultural exchange programs of the De-
partment of State, the Secretary of State shall establish 
a pilot program for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to award 
scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students from 
Central Asia for public policy internships in the United 
States. Subject to the availability of appropriations, for 
each fiscal year not more than 50 students may partici-
pate in the program established under this section. 
(b) GENERAL PROVISIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this section, the program established pursu-
ant to subsection (a) shall be carried out under ap-
plicable provisions of the United States Information 
and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 
1431 et seq.) and the Mutual Educational and Cul-
tural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et 
seq.; also referred to as the ‘‘Fulbright-Hays Act’’). 
(2) 
SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—In addition to such other requirements as 
may be established by the Secretary of State, a 
scholarship recipient under this section— 
(A) shall be proficient in the English lan-
guage; 
(B) shall be a student at an undergraduate 
or graduate school level at an accredited insti-
tution of higher education with a record of out-
standing academic achievement and dem-
onstrated intellectual abilities; 
(C) may not have received an academic 
scholarship or grant from the United States 
Government in the 3 years preceding the award 
of a scholarship under this section; and 
(D) may not be or have been a member of 
a foreign terrorist organization (as designated 
by the Secretary of State in accordance with 
section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a))) or involved in or-
ganized crime. 
(3) INTERNSHIPS.—Internships under this sec-
tion shall be for periods of not more than 6 months. 
(4) PRIORITY CONSIDERATION.—In the award 
of internships under this section, the Secretary of 
State shall give priority consideration to students 
who are underprivileged or members of ethnic, reli-
gious, or cultural minorities. 
(5) CENTRAL
ASIA
DEFINED.—For the pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘Central Asia’’ means 
the countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, 
Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to sec-
tion 101(4), there is authorized to be appropriated 
$600,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to carry 
out this section. 
SEC. 220. UNITED STATES-SOUTH PACIFIC SCHOLARSHIP 
PROGRAM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States-South Pacific Scholar-
ship Program (USSP), authorized by Congress and 
funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural 
Affairs of the Department of State, is a competitive, 
merit-based scholarship program that ensures that 
Pacific Islanders have an opportunity to pursue 
higher education in the United States and to obtain 
first-hand knowledge of United States institutions. 
(2) It is expected that these students will one 
day assume leadership roles in their countries. 
(3) As the Chairman of the Subcommittee on 
Territories and Insular Affairs, the late Congress-
man Phillip Burton was a voice for Pacific Island 
populations. 
(4) He was also a voice for workers, the poor, 
and the elderly. 
(5) Congressman Burton was one of the most 
brilliant and productive legislators in United States 
politics.
(6) He served in Congress from 1964 to 1983. 
(7) He worked every day of his life to ensure 
social justice and human dignity for all people. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) so that future generations will know his 
name and remember his service, it is fitting that the 
leadership and vision of Phillip Burton, especially as 
the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Territories 
and Insular Affairs, which indirectly impacted 
United States foreign policy in the South Pacific re-
gion, should be honored; and 
(2) the United States-South Pacific Scholarship 
Program should be renamed the Phillip Burton 
Scholarship Program for South Pacific Island Stu-
dents. 
(c) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized 
to be appropriated pursuant to section 101(4), 
$750,000 is authorized to be appropriated for each 
of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to be made available 
for the United States-South Pacific Scholarship Pro-
gram. 
(2) NAME.—Scholarships awarded under the 
Program shall be referred to as ‘‘Burton Scholar-
ships’’ and recipients of such scholarships shall be 
referred to as ‘‘Burton Scholars’’. 
SEC. 221. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF 
MEXICO AND CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA. 
Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated pursu-
ant to section 101(4), $400,000 for each of fiscal years 
2010 and 2011 is authorized to be appropriated for schol-
arships for secondary and post-secondary education in the 
United States for students from Mexico and the countries 
of Central and South America who are from the indige-
nous peoples of the region. 
SEC. 222. UNITED STATES-CARIBBEAN EDUCATIONAL EX-
CHANGE PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
(2) 
CARICOM 
COUNTRY.—The 
term 
‘‘CARICOM country’’—
(A) means a member country of the Carib-
bean Community (CARICOM); but 
(B) does not include— 
(i) a country having observer status in 
CARICOM; or 
(ii) a country the government of which 
the Secretary of State has determined, for 
purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Ad-
ministration Act of 1979 (as continued in 
effect pursuant to the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act), section 40 of 
the Arms Export Control Act, section 
620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, or any other provision of law, is a 
government that has repeatedly provided 
support for acts of international terrorism. 
(3) SECRETARY.—Except as otherwise provided, 
the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of State. 
(4) UNITED STATES COOPERATING AGENCY.— 
The term ‘‘United States cooperating agency’’ 
means— 
(A) an institution of higher education (as 
such term is defined in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001(a))), including, to the maximum extent
practicable, a historically Black college or uni-
versity that is a part B institution (as such 
term is defined in section 322(2) of such Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1061(2))) or a Hispanic-serving in-
stitution (as such term is defined in section 
502(5) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a(5))); 
(B) a higher education association; 
(C) a nongovernmental organization incor-
porated in the United States; or 
(D) a consortium consisting of two or more 
such institutions, associations, or nongovern-
mental organizations. 
(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of State 
is authorized to establish an educational exchange pro-
gram between the United States and CARICOM countries, 
to be known as the ‘‘Shirley A. Chisholm United States- 
Caribbean Educational Exchange Program’’, under 
which— 
(1) secondary school students from CARICOM 
countries will— 
(A) attend a public or private secondary 
school in the United States; and 
(B) participate in activities designed to 
promote a greater understanding of the values 
and culture of the United States; and
CARICOM countries, assuring a pool of technical 
experts to address such needs. 
(4) The program will limit participation to— 
(A) 1 year of study for secondary school 
students; 
(B) 2 years of study for undergraduate 
students; and 
(C) 12 months of study for graduate stu-
dents, post-graduate students, and scholars. 
(5) For a period of time equal to the period of 
time of participation in the program, but not to ex-
ceed 2 years, the program will require participants 
who are students and scholars described in sub-
section (a)(2) to— 
(A) agree to return to live and work, or 
study or volunteer, in a CARICOM country and 
maintain residence in such country, within 6 
months of completion of academic studies; or 
(B) agree to obtain employment that di-
rectly benefits the growth, progress, and devel-
opment of one or more CARICOM countries 
and the people of such countries. 
(6) The Secretary may waive, shorten the dura-
tion, or otherwise alter the requirements of para-
graph (4) in limited circumstances of hardship, hu-
manitarian needs, for specific educational purposes, 
or in furtherance of the national interests of the 
United States. 
(d) ROLE OF UNITED STATES COOPERATING AGEN-
CIES.—The Secretary shall consult with United States co-
operating agencies in developing the program authorized 
under subsection (b). The Secretary is authorized to pro-
vide grants to United States cooperating agencies in car-
rying out the program authorized under subsection (b). 
(e) MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall monitor 
and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the 
program authorized under subsection (b). In so 
doing, the Secretary shall, among other things, 
evaluate the program’s positive or negative effects 
on ‘‘brain drain’’ from the participating CARICOM 
countries and suggest ways in which the program 
may be improved to promote the basic goal of alle-
viating 
brain 
drain 
from 
the 
participating 
CARICOM countries. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall review on a regular 
basis— 
(A) financial information relating to the 
program;
(B) budget plans for the program; 
(C) adjustments to plans established for 
the program; 
(D) graduation rates of participants in the 
program; 
(E) the percentage of participants who are 
students described in subsection (b)(1) who 
pursue higher education; 
(F) the percentage of participants who re-
turn to their home country or another 
CARICOM country; 
(G) the types of careers pursued by par-
ticipants in the program and the extent to 
which such careers are linked to the political, 
economic, and social development needs of 
CARICOM countries; and 
(H) the impact of gender, country of ori-
gin, financial need of students, and other rel-
evant factors on the data collected under sub-
paragraphs (D) through (G). 
(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Secretary of State shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on plans to
implement the program authorized under this sec-
tion. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report 
required by paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) a plan for selecting participants in the 
program, including an estimate of the number 
of secondary school students, undergraduate 
students, graduate students, post-graduate stu-
dents, and scholars from each country, by edu-
cational level, who will be selected as partici-
pants in the program for each fiscal year; 
(B) a timeline for selecting United States 
cooperating agencies that will assist in imple-
menting the program; 
(C) a financial plan that— 
(i) identifies budget plans for each 
educational level under the program; and 
(ii) identifies plans or systems to en-
sure that the costs to public school, college, 
and university education under the pro-
gram and the costs to private school, col-
lege, and university education under the 
program are reasonably allocated; and 
(D) a plan to provide outreach to and link-
ages with schools, colleges and universities, and
nongovernmental organizations in both the 
United States and CARICOM countries for im-
plementation of the program. 
(3) UPDATES OF REPORT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees updates of the report required by para-
graph (1) for each fiscal year for which 
amounts are appropriated pursuant to the au-
thorization of appropriations under subsection 
(g). 
(B) MATTERS
TO
BE
INCLUDED.—Such 
updates shall include the following: 
(i) Information on United States co-
operating agencies that are selected to as-
sist in implementing the programs author-
ized under this section. 
(ii) An analysis of the positive and 
negative impacts the program authorized 
under this section will have or is having on 
‘‘brain drain’’ from the participating 
CARICOM countries. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to sec-
tion 101(4), there are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 
and 2011 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 223. EXCHANGES BETWEEN SRI LANKA AND THE 
UNITED STATES TO PROMOTE DIALOGUE 
AMONG MINORITY GROUPS IN SRI LANKA. 
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 
provide financial assistance to— 
(1) establish an exchange program for Sri 
Lankan students currently pursuing a high school 
degree to participate in dialogue and understanding 
workshops in the United States; 
(2) expand Sri Lankan participation in ex-
change programs of the Department of State; and 
(3) promote dialogue between young adults 
from various ethnic, religious, linguistic, and other 
minority groups in Sri Lanka. 
(b) PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
establish an exchange program to provide scholar-
ships to fund exchanges to enable Sri Lankan high 
school students from various ethnic, religious, lin-
guistic, and other minority groups to participate in 
post-conflict resolution, understanding, and dialogue 
promotion workshops.
(2) DIALOGUE
WORKSHOPS.—The exchange 
program established under paragraph (1) shall in-
clude a dialogue workshop located in the United 
States for participants in such program. 
(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘scholarship’’ means an amount to be used for full 
or partial support of living expenses in the United States 
for a participant in the exchange program established 
under subsection (b), including travel expenses to, from, 
and within the United States. 
SEC. 224. EXCHANGES BETWEEN LIBERIA AND THE UNITED 
STATES FOR WOMEN LEGISLATORS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 
provide financial assistance to— 
(1) establish an exchange program for Liberian 
women legislators and women staff members of the 
Liberian Congress; 
(2) expand Liberian participation in exchange 
programs of the Department of State; and 
(3) promote the advancement of women in the 
field of politics, with the aim of eventually reducing 
the rates of domestic abuse, illiteracy, and sexism in 
Liberia. 
(b) PROGRAM.—The Secretary of State shall estab-
lish an exchange program in cooperation with the Wom-
en’s Legislative Caucus in Liberia to provide scholarships 
to fund exchanges to enable Liberian women legislators 
and exceptional women Liberian Congressional staffers to 
encourage more women to participate in, and continue to 
be active in, politics and the democratic process in Liberia. 
(c) SCHOLARSHIP DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘scholarship’’ means an amount to be used for full 
or partial support of living expenses in the United States 
for a participant in the exchange program established 
under subsection (b), including travel expenses to, from, 
and within the United States. 
SEC. 225. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY PLAN FOR HAITI. 
The Secretary of State shall develop a public diplo-
macy plan to be implemented in the event that Temporary 
Protected Status (TPS) is extended to Haitian nationals 
in the United States to effectively inform Haitians living 
in Haiti that— 
(1) TPS only permits people already in the 
United States as of a specifically designated date to 
remain in the United States; 
(2) there are extraordinary dangers of travel by 
sea to the United States in unsafe, overcrowded ves-
sels; 
(3) any Haitian interdicted at sea traveling to 
the United States will be repatriated to Haiti; and
(4) the United States will continue its large as-
sistance program to help the people of Haiti recover 
from recent hurricanes, restore stability, and pro-
mote economic growth. 
SEC. 226. TRANSFER OF THE VIETNAM EDUCATION FOUN-
DATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 
(a) PURPOSES.—Section 202 of the Vietnam Edu-
cation Foundation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–554) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) To support the development of one or 
more academic institutions in Vietnam by financing 
the participation of United States institutions of 
higher education in the governance, management, 
and academic activities of such academic institutions 
in Vietnam.’’. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 204 of such Act is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 204. ESTABLISHMENT. 
‘‘There is established, within the Bureau of Edu-
cational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State, 
the Vietnam Education Foundation (referred to in this 
title as the ‘Foundation’).’’.
(c) REPLACEMENT OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Section 205 of such Act is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 205. VIETNAM EDUCATION FOUNDATION ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There may be established a 
Vietnam Education Foundation Advisory Committee 
(referred to in this section as the ‘Advisory Com-
mittee’), which shall provide advice to the Secretary 
and the Assistant Secretary for Educational and 
Cultural Affairs regarding the Foundation’s activi-
ties. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Committee 
shall be composed of seven members, of whom— 
‘‘(A) three shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary; 
‘‘(B) one shall be appointed by the major-
ity leader of the Senate; 
‘‘(C) one shall be appointed by the minor-
ity leader of the Senate; 
‘‘(D) one shall be appointed by the Speak-
er of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(E) one shall be appointed by the minor-
ity leader of the House of Representatives.
‘‘(3) APPOINTMENT OF INCUMBENT MEMBERS 
OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—Members appointed to 
the Advisory Committee under paragraph (2) may 
include individuals who were members of the Board 
of Directors of the Foundation on the date imme-
diately preceding the date of the enactment of this 
section. 
‘‘(b) SUPERVISION.—The Foundation shall be subject 
to the supervision and direction of the Secretary, working 
through the Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cul-
tural Affairs, and in consultation with the Advisory Com-
mittee established under subsection (a).’’. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—Paragraph (2) of subsection (c) 
of section 207 of such Act is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) USE
OF
FUNDS.—All or part of the 
amounts allotted for the Foundation under para-
graph (1) may be transferred to the Foundation or 
to the appropriate Department of State appropria-
tion for the purpose of carrying out or supporting 
the Foundation’s activities.’’. 
(e) APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—Sub-
section (a) of section 208 of such Act is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘shall be 
appointed’’ and inserting ‘‘may be appointed’’; and 
(2) by striking the last sentence.
(f) SERVICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE.—Such subsection is further amended, in the 
second sentence, by striking ‘‘Foundation and shall carry 
out’’ and inserting ‘‘Foundation, serve the Advisory Com-
mittee, and carry out’’. 
(g) FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 206(a)(1)(A) 
of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘technology, and com-
puter sciences’’ and inserting ‘‘academic computer science, 
public policy, and academic and public management’’. 
(h) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Such Act is 
amended— 
(1) in section 203— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1); 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2), as re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of State.’’; 
(2) in section 208— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in the subsection heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘BOARD’’ and inserting ‘‘SECRETARY’’; 
and
(ii) by striking ‘‘Board’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Board’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; and 
(3) in section 209(b), by striking ‘‘Board’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 
(i) MUTUAL EDUCATIONAL
AND CULTURAL EX-
CHANGE ACT OF 1961.—Section 112(a) of the Mutual 
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2460(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) programs administered by the Vietnam 
Education Foundation.’’. 
(j) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—All functions and as-
sets of the Vietnam Education Foundation are transferred 
to the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the 
Department of State. The Assistant Secretary for Edu-
cational and Cultural Affairs may hire personnel who were 
employed by the Vietnam Education Foundation on the 
date before the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
such other personnel as may be necessary to support the
Foundation, in accordance with part III of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(k) SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN 
VIETNAM.— 
(1) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
State, acting through the Assistant Secretary for 
Educational and Cultural Affairs, is authorized to 
award 1 or more grants to institutions of higher 
education (as defined in section 101(a) of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))), 
which shall be used to implement graduate-level aca-
demic and public policy management leadership pro-
grams in Vietnam. Such programs shall— 
(A) support Vietnam’s equitable and sus-
tainable socioeconomic development; 
(B) feature both teaching and research 
components; 
(C) promote the development of institu-
tional capacity in Vietnam; 
(D) operate according to core principles of 
good governance; and 
(E) enjoy autonomy from the Vietnamese 
government. 
(2) APPLICATION.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each institution of 
higher education desiring the grant under this 
section shall submit an application to the Sec-
retary of State at such time, in such manner, 
and accompanied by such information as the 
Secretary may reasonably require. 
(B) COMPETITIVE BASIS.—Each grant au-
thorized under subsection (a) shall be awarded 
on a competitive basis. 
(3) SOURCE OF GRANT FUNDS.—The Secretary 
of State may use funds made available to the Viet-
nam Education Foundation under section 207(c) of 
the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (22 
U.S.C. 2452 note) for the grant awarded under this 
section. 
(l) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect on the date 
that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
section. 
SEC. 227. EXCHANGES BETWEEN AFGHANISTAN AND THE 
UNITED STATES FOR WOMEN LEGISLATORS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 
provide financial assistance to—
(1) establish an exchange program for Afghan 
women legislators of the National Assembly of Af-
ghanistan; 
(2) expand Afghan women participation in 
international exchange programs of the Department 
of State; and 
(3) promote the advancement of women in the 
field of politics, with the aim of encouraging more 
women to participate in civil society, reducing vio-
lence against women, and increasing educational op-
portunities for women and children. 
(b) PROGRAM.—The Secretary of State shall estab-
lish an exchange program in cooperation with the women 
members of parliament in Afghanistan to enable Afghan 
women legislators to encourage more women to participate 
in, and continue to be active in, politics and the demo-
cratic process in Afghanistan. 
Subtitle C—Consular Services and 
Related Matters 
SEC. 231. PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO ASSESS PASSPORT 
SURCHARGE. 
Section 1 of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 
U.S.C. 214; chapter 223, 41 Stat. 750), is amended by— 
(1) striking subsection (b)(2); and
(2) redesignating subsection (b)(3) as sub-
section (b)(2). 
SEC. 232. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ADDITIONAL 
CONSULAR SERVICES IN MOLDOVA. 
It is the sense of Congress that in light of serious 
problems with human trafficking as well as the exception-
ally high volume of applications by citizens of Moldova to 
the United States Summer Work Travel program, the Sec-
retary of State should make every effort to enhance con-
sular services at the United States embassy in Chisinau, 
Moldova, including considering assigning an additional 
consular officer to such post, and providing enhanced anti- 
trafficking training, especially related to student exchange 
visas and other vulnerable categories of visa applicants. 
SEC. 233. REFORMING REFUGEE PROCESSING. 
(a) WORLDWIDE PROCESSING PRIORITY SYSTEM.— 
(1) EMBASSY
REFERRALS.—The Secretary of 
State shall expand training of United States em-
bassy and consular personnel to ensure that appro-
priate United States embassies and consulates are 
equipped and enabled to refer to the United States 
refugee admissions program aliens in urgent need of 
resettlement. 
(2) NGO REFERRALS.—The Secretary shall ex-
pand training of, and communication with, non-
governmental organizations that provide assistance 
to displaced and persecuted persons to enable such 
organizations to refer to the United States refugee 
admissions program aliens in urgent need of reset-
tlement. 
(b) REFORM
OF
THE REFUGEE CONSULTATION 
PROCESS.—Section 207 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end 
the following new sentence: ‘‘In the event that a fis-
cal year begins without such determination having 
been made, there is authorized to be admitted in the 
first quarter of such fiscal year 25 percent of the 
number of refugees fixed by the President in the 
previous fiscal year’s determination, and any refu-
gees admitted under this sentence shall be counted 
toward the President’s determination when it is 
made.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘discussions in person’’ 
and inserting ‘‘discussions in person, to be com-
menced not later than June 1 of each year,’’. 
(c) FAMILY REUNIFICATION.— 
(1) MULTIPLE FORMS OF RELIEF.—Applicants 
for admission as refugees shall be permitted to si-
multaneously pursue admission under any other visa 
categories for which such applicants may be eligible. 
(2) SEPARATED CHILDREN.—In the case of a 
child under the age of 18 who has been separated 
from the birth or adoptive parents of such child and 
who is living under the care of an alien who has 
been approved for admission to the United States as 
a refugee, such child shall be, if it is in the best in-
terest of such child to be placed with such alien in 
the United States, admitted as a refugee provided 
such child is otherwise admissible as described in 
section 207(c)(3) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157(c)(3)). 
(3) CHILDREN OF REFUGEE SPOUSES.—For the 
purposes of sections 207(c)(2)(A) and 208(b)(3) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1157(c)(2)(A) and 1158(b)(3)), if a spouse of a ref-
ugee or of a person who has been granted asylum 
proves that such spouse is the birth or adoptive par-
ent of a child, such child shall be eligible to accom-
pany or follow to join such parent. 
(d) ERMA ACCOUNT.—Section 2(c)(2) of the Migra-
tion and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 
2601(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$200,000,000’’.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to 
carry out this section, including the amendments 
made by this section. 
(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section may be construed to reduce funds or services 
for other refugee assistance or resettlement. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section, and the amend-
ments made by this section, shall take effect on the first 
day of the first fiscal year that begins after the date of 
the enactment of this section. 
SEC. 234. ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL AWARENESS 
TRAINING FOR APPROVED REFUGEE APPLI-
CANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall es-
tablish overseas refugee training programs to provide 
English as a second language, cultural orientation, and 
work orientation training for refugees, including children, 
as appropriate, who have been approved for admission to 
the United States before their departure for the United 
States. 
(b) DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION.—In designing 
and implementing the training programs referred to in
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with or utilize 
both— 
(1) nongovernmental or international organiza-
tions with direct ties to the United States refugee 
resettlement program; and 
(2) nongovernmental or international organiza-
tions with appropriate expertise in developing cur-
riculum and teaching English as a second language. 
(c) IMPACT ON PROCESSING TIMES.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that such training programs occur within cur-
rent processing times and do not unduly delay the depar-
ture for the United States of refugees who have been ap-
proved for admission to the United States. 
(d) TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall ensure that such training pro-
grams are operating in at least three refugee proc-
essing regions. 
(2) ADDITIONAL IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall notify the appropriate con-
gressional committees that such training programs 
are operating in five refugee processing regions.
(e) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall conduct a study on the imple-
mentation of this section, including an assessment of the 
quality of English as a second language curriculum and 
instruction, the benefits of the orientation and English as 
a second language training program to refugees, and rec-
ommendations on whether such programs should be con-
tinued, broadened, or modified, and shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report on the find-
ings of such study. 
(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to require that a refugee partici-
pate in such a training program as a precondition for the 
admission to the United States of such refugee. 
SEC. 235. IRAQI REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED 
PERSONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall develop and 
implement policies and strategies to address the protec-
tion, resettlement, and assistance needs of Iraqi refugees 
and internally displaced persons (IDPs), foster long-term 
solutions for stabilizing the lives of such refugees and 
IDPs, monitor the development and implementation of as-
sistance strategies to countries in the Middle East that 
are hosting refugees from Iraq, encourage the Government
of Iraq to actively engage the problem of displaced persons 
and refugees and monitor the Government of Iraq’s reso-
lution of the problem, and ensure that budget requests to 
Congress are sufficient to meet an appropriate United 
States contribution to the needs of Iraqi refugees, IDPs 
within Iraq, and other refugees in Iraq. 
(b) INTERAGENCY PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President should estab-
lish an interagency working group to carry out the 
goals of subsection (a) by facilitating interagency co-
ordination to develop and implement policies to ad-
dress the needs of Iraqi refugees and IDPs during 
this refugee crisis. 
(2) COMPOSITION.—The interagency working 
group shall consist of appropriate high-ranking offi-
cials from the Department of State, the Department 
of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, 
the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, and such other agencies as the President may 
determine. 
(3) ROLE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.—The Sec-
retary of State shall serve as principal liaison with 
the Government of Iraq, its neighboring refugee 
hosting countries, and the international community 
to solicit and direct bilateral and multilateral con-
(4) technical assistance to the Government of 
Iraq to establish better systems for meeting the 
needs of Iraqi IDPs and refugees, and to other gov-
ernment entities, international organizations, or non-
governmental organizations developing legal frame-
works and systems to resolve land and housing claim 
disputes, including restitution; 
(5) enhanced residency protections and opportu-
nities for Iraqi refugees to work legally; and 
(6) increased transparency on behalf of host 
governments, international organizations, and non-
governmental organizations that receive assistance 
for Iraqi refugees and IDPs. 
(g) ENHANCED ACCOUNTING.—To better assess the 
benefits of United States assistance to Iraqi refugees and 
IDPs, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, as appropriate, shall— 
(1) develop performance measures to fully as-
sess and report progress in achieving United States 
goals and objectives for Iraqi refugees and IDPs; 
and 
(2) track and report funding apportioned, obli-
gated, and expended for Iraqi refugee programs in
Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and the other host coun-
tries, to the extent practicable. 
(h) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually 
thereafter through 2011, the President shall transmit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
implementation of this section. Such report shall include— 
(1) information concerning assistance and fund-
ing to host countries and international organizations 
and nongovernmental organizations; 
(2) information concerning measures taken by 
the United States to increase its capabilities to proc-
ess Iraqi refugees for resettlement, especially from 
inside Iraq; 
(3) an evaluation of the effectiveness of meas-
ures implemented by agencies of the Government of 
Iraq to assist Iraqi refugees, IDPs, and other vul-
nerable persons and to facilitate the safe and vol-
untary return of refugees; 
(4) an accounting of past expenditures and a 
report on plans for expenditures by the Government 
of Iraq on Iraqi refugees and IDPs; and 
(5) information gathered in fulfillment of sub-
section (g).
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to sec-
tion 104, there is authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 236. VIDEOCONFERENCE INTERVIEWS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of State may 
develop and conduct a 2-year pilot program for the proc-
essing 
of 
tourist 
visas 
using 
secure 
remote 
videoconferencing technology as a method for conducting 
visa interviews of applicants. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after initiating 
the pilot program under subsection (a) and again not later 
than 3 months after the conclusion of the 2-year period 
referred to in such subsection, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on such pilot program. Each such report shall assess 
the efficacy of using secure remote videoconferencing tech-
nology as a method for conducting visa interviews of appli-
cants, including any effect such method may have on an 
interviewer’s ability to determine an applicant’s credibility 
and uncover fraud, and shall include recommendations on 
whether or not the pilot program should be continued, 
broadened, or modified.
SEC. 237. TIBET. 
(a) TIBET NEGOTIATIONS.—Section 613(a) of the 
Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–228; 22 
U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘and should coordinate 
with other governments in multilateral efforts to-
ward this goal’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) POLICY
COORDINATION.—The President 
shall direct the National Security Council to ensure 
that, in accordance with this Act, United States pol-
icy on Tibet is coordinated and communicated with 
all Executive Branch agencies in contact with the 
Government of China.’’. 
(b) BILATERAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 616 of the Ti-
betan Policy Act of 2002 is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) UNITED STATE ASSISTANCE.—The President 
shall provide grants to nongovernmental organizations to
support sustainable economic development, cultural and 
historical preservation, health care, education, and envi-
ronmental sustainability projects for Tibetan communities 
in the Tibet Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan 
communities in China, in accordance with the principles 
specified in subsection (e) and subject to the review and 
approval of the Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues 
under section 621(d).’’. 
(c) SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR TIBETAN ISSUES.— 
Section 621 of the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
paragraph (7); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) review and approve all projects carried out 
pursuant to section 616(d); and’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) PERSONNEL.—The Secretary shall assign dedi-
cated personnel to the Office of the Special Coordinator
for Tibetan Issues sufficient to assist in the management 
of the responsibilities of this section and section 616(d).’’. 
(d) DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION RELATING
TO 
TIBET.— 
(1) UNITED STATES EMBASSY IN BEIJING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State 
is authorized to establish a Tibet Section within 
the United States Embassy in Beijing, People’s 
Republic of China, for the purposes of following 
political, economic, and social developments in-
side Tibet, including Tibetan areas of Qinghai, 
Sichuan, Gansu, and Yunnan provinces, until 
such time as a United States consulate in Tibet 
is established. Such Tibet Section shall have the 
primary responsibility for reporting on human 
rights issues in Tibet and shall work in close 
cooperation with the Office of the Special Coor-
dinator for Tibetan Issues. The chief of such 
Tibet Section should be of senior rank. 
(B) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—Of the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated under section 101, there are author-
ized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 and 
2011 to carry out this paragraph.
(2) IN TIBET.—Section 618 of the Tibetan Pol-
icy Act of 2002 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 618. ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNITED STATES CON-
SULATE IN LHASA, TIBET. 
‘‘The Secretary shall seek to establish a United 
States consulate in Lhasa, Tibet, to provide services to 
United States citizens traveling to Tibet and to monitor 
political, economic, and cultural developments in Tibet, in-
cluding Tibetan areas of Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, and 
Yunnan provinces.’’. 
(e) RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION
IN TIBET.—Section 
620(b) of the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 is amended by 
adding before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, in-
cluding the reincarnation system of Tibetan Buddhism’’. 
SEC. 238. PROCESSING OF CERTAIN VISA APPLICATIONS. 
(a) POLICY.—It shall be the policy of the Department 
of State to process immigrant visa applications of imme-
diate relatives of United States citizens and nonimmigrant 
k-1 visa applications of fiances of United States citizens 
within 30 days of the receipt of all necessary documents 
from the applicant and the Department of Homeland Se-
curity. In the case of a visa application where the sponsor 
of such applicant is a relative other than an immediate 
relative, it should be the policy of the Department of State 
to process such an application within 60 days of the re-
ceipt of all necessary documents from the applicant and 
the Department of Homeland Security. 
(b) REVIEW BY HEAD OF CONSULAR SECTION.—For 
any visa application described in subsection (a), it shall 
be the policy of the Department of State to require the 
head of the consular section (or designee) of any United 
States diplomatic or consular post to review any such ap-
plication that exceeds the applicable time period specified 
in such subsection by more than 5 days, and, as appro-
priate, provide for expedited processing of such applica-
tion. 
SEC. 239. REPORT ON SPECIAL IMMIGRANT PROGRAMS 
FOR CERTAIN NATIONALS OF IRAQ AND AF-
GHANISTAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the Congress a report on the programs 
authorized under the following provisions: 
(1) Section 1059 of division A of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 
(Public Law 109–163; 8 U.S.C. 1101 note). 
(2) Section 1244 of division A of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 396 et seq.).
(b) CONTENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall address at least the following: 
(1) Whether the eligibility requirements with re-
spect to the programs are sufficiently clear, and if 
not, whether legislation is necessary to clarify those 
requirements. 
(2) Whether the programs are being run effec-
tively and expeditiously. 
(3) Whether processing delays exist with re-
spect to the programs that place applicants’ lives at 
risk, and if so— 
(A) what the cause or causes of the delays 
are; and 
(B) whether legislation is necessary to 
eliminate the delays. 
SEC. 240. STUDY REGARDING USE OF PASSPORTS FOR 
OVERSEAS VOTING AND CENSUS. 
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the At-
torney General and the Director of the Census Bureau, 
shall conduct a feasibility study and submit to Congress 
a report assessing methods of facilitating voting in United 
States elections by United States citizens living overseas 
using passports or other methods, and for using passports 
or other methods to count United States citizens living 
overseas in the United States Census.
Subtitle 
D—Strengthening 
Arms 
Control 
and 
Nonproliferation 
Activities at the Department of 
State 
SEC. 241. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE 
NEED 
TO 
STRENGTHEN 
UNITED 
STATES 
ARMS CONTROL AND NONPROLIFERATION 
CAPABILITIES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) International security relies upon collective 
security arrangements and alliances, as unilateral 
actions by one country, no matter how powerful, are 
insufficient to cope effectively with security threats. 
(2) In the same manner, collective arrange-
ments, conventions, and alliances devoted to halting 
the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, 
their means of production and delivery, frequently 
institutionalized within multilateral treaties and con-
ventions, are critical to effective collective global ac-
tion. 
(3) In order to safeguard and advance United 
States national security, the Department of State 
must have the structural and human resources nec-
essary to lead and participate in all international ne-
gotiations, conventions, organizations, arrangements,
and implementation fora in the field of nonprolifera-
tion and arms control. 
(4) North Korea and Iran present fundamental 
challenges to the global nonproliferation regime, 
challenges that can only be met by active, com-
mitted, and long-term multilateral engagement, par-
ticipation, and leadership by the United States. 
(5) Further, the United States has outlined an 
ambitious agenda in arms control and nonprolifera-
tion for the coming years, including— 
(A) the conclusion of a strategic arms re-
duction treaty with Russia that preserves the 
benefits of the expiring START I treaty and 
makes further reductions in the total number of 
nuclear warheads in both countries, consistent 
with their national security needs; 
(B) United States ratification of the Com-
prehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), consid-
ered a foundational treaty by the global non-
proliferation community for further advances 
toward greater stability and the reduction of 
role of nuclear weapons; 
(C) the creation of a Fissile Material Cut-
off Treaty (FMCT) to reduce the rate of pro-
duction and ultimately halt the production of
militarily-useful fissile material for nuclear 
weapons; 
(D) the securing of vulnerable nuclear ma-
terial worldwide that could be stolen and uti-
lized by terrorist groups and rogue countries for 
nuclear and radiological weapons; 
(E) the reinvigoration of the Treaty on the 
Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), 
the cornerstone of the global nuclear non-
proliferation regime, especially at the 2010 Re-
view Conference; 
(F) the expansion and greater development 
of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) 
and the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear 
Terrorism into durable international institu-
tions; 
(G) the disruption and prevention of nu-
clear black markets; 
(H) the convening of a Global Summit on 
Nuclear Security; 
(I) strengthening the infrastructure and 
technical and financial resources available to 
the 
International 
Atomic 
Energy 
Agency 
(IAEA) and its international nuclear safeguards 
system; and
(J) engaging multiple international conven-
tions and negotiations on restriction on conven-
tional arms of various types. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the Secretary of State should immediately 
develop a plan to strengthen the capabilities of the 
Department of State to lead and participate effec-
tively in all international negotiations and implemen-
tation fora in the field of nonproliferation and arms 
control, especially to increase the human, organiza-
tional, and financial resources available to the Un-
dersecretary of State for Arms Control and Inter-
national Security; 
(2) such plan should— 
(A) focus especially on the recruitment and 
professional development of civilian and Foreign 
Service officers in the areas of arms control and 
nonproliferation within the Department of 
State, especially to increase the number of per-
sonnel assigned to arms control and non-
proliferation and enhance recruitment of tech-
nical specialists, as well as provide for the long- 
term sustainability of personnel and resources; 
and
(B) identify measures to make service in 
arms control and nonproliferation offices, bu-
reaus, and in foreign postings an attractive 
path for further promotion within the Foreign 
Service; and 
(3) the Secretary of State should regularly keep 
Congress informed as to the measures taken to 
strengthen the arms control and nonproliferation ca-
pabilities of the Department of State, including what 
additional legal authority or appropriations are re-
quired. 
SEC. 242. AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL ARMS CONTROL 
AND NONPROLIFERATION POSITIONS. 
Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
section 101, $3,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated 
for an additional 25 positions at the Department of State 
for arms control and nonproliferation functions over the 
number of such positions in existence as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 243. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF 
STATE. 
Section 401(d) of the Arms Control and Disar-
mament Act (Public Law 87–297; 22 U.S.C. 2581) is 
amended, in the first proviso, by striking ‘‘the President’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of State’’.
SEC. 244. ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY FOR RIGHTSIZING 
ARMS CONTROL AND NONPROLIFERATION 
FUNCTIONS. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 1112 of the Admiral James W. 
Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 (Public Law 106–113) 
is repealed. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 2(b) of such Act is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 1112. 
SEC. 245. ARMS CONTROL AND NONPROLIFERATION ROTA-
TION PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’), in con-
sultation with the heads of other Federal depart-
ments and agencies that are involved in United 
States arms control and nonproliferation activities, 
shall establish the Arms Control and Nonprolifera-
tion Rotation Program (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘Rotation Program’’) for employees of the De-
partment of State (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Department’’) and such other Federal departments 
and agencies. The Rotation Program shall use appli-
cable best practices, including those prescribed by 
the Chief Human Capital Officers Council. Employ-
ees of the Department and any other Federal de-
partment or agency participating in the Rotation 
Program may be detailed among the Department or 
such department or agency on a non-reimbursable 
basis. 
(2) GOALS.—The Rotation Program shall— 
(A) be established in accordance with the 
human capital strategic plan of the Depart-
ment; 
(B) provide midlevel Foreign Service offi-
cers and employees of the Department, and em-
ployees of other Federal departments and agen-
cies concerned with arms control and non-
proliferation responsibilities the opportunity to 
broaden their knowledge through exposure to 
other areas of the Department and such other 
Federal departments and agencies; 
(C) expand the knowledge base of the De-
partment by providing for rotational assign-
ments of employees to such other Federal de-
partments and agencies; 
(D) build professional relationships and 
contacts among the employees in such other 
Federal departments and agencies;
(E) invigorate the Department’s arms con-
trol and nonproliferation workforce with profes-
sionally rewarding opportunities; and 
(F) incorporate human capital strategic 
plans and activities of the Department, and ad-
dress critical human capital deficiencies, profes-
sional development, recruitment and retention 
efforts, and succession planning within the Fed-
eral workforce of the Department. 
(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) provide oversight of the establishment 
and implementation of the Rotation Program; 
(B) establish a framework that supports 
the goals of the Rotation Program and pro-
motes cross disciplinary rotational opportuni-
ties; 
(C) establish eligibility for employees of 
other Federal departments and agencies con-
cerned with national security responsibilities to 
participate in the Rotation Program and select 
participants from such employees who apply; 
(D) establish incentives for such employees 
to participate in the Rotation Program, includ-
ing promotions and employment preferences;
(E) ensure that the Rotation Program pro-
vides professional education and training; 
(F) ensure that the Rotation Program de-
velops qualified employees and future leaders 
with broad based experience throughout the De-
partment; and 
(G) provide for greater interaction among 
employees in such Federal departments and 
agencies, including the Agency. 
(4) ALLOWANCES, PRIVILEGES, AND
BENE-
FITS.—All allowances, privileges, rights, seniority, 
and other benefits of employees participating in the 
Rotation Program shall be preserved. 
(5) REPORTING.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the establishment of the Rotation Pro-
gram, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees and the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a 
report on the status of the Rotation Program, in-
cluding a description of the Rotation Program, the 
number of individuals participating, and how the Ro-
tation Program is used in succession planning and 
leadership development.
SEC. 
246. 
ARMS 
CONTROL 
AND 
NONPROLIFERATION 
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall es-
tablish a scholarship program (to be known as the 
‘‘Arms Control and Nonproliferation Scholarship 
Program’’) to award scholarships for the purpose of 
recruiting and preparing students for civilian careers 
in the fields of nonproliferation, arms control, and 
international security to meet the critical needs of 
the Department of State (in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘Department’’). 
(2) SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS.— 
(A) MERIT AND AGENCY NEEDS.—Individ-
uals shall be selected to receive scholarships 
under this section through a competitive proc-
ess primarily on the basis of academic merit 
and the arms control and nonproliferation needs 
of the Department. 
(B) DEMONSTRATED COMMITMENT.—Indi-
viduals selected under this section shall have a 
demonstrated interest in public service and a 
commitment to the field of study for which the 
scholarship is awarded.
(3) CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS.—In order to 
carry out the scholarship program, the Secretary 
shall enter into contractual agreements with individ-
uals selected under paragraph (2) pursuant to which 
such individuals agree to serve as full-time employ-
ees of the Department, for a period to be determined 
by the Secretary, not to exceed 6 years, in arms con-
trol and nonproliferation positions needed by the De-
partment and for which the individuals are qualified, 
in exchange for receiving a scholarship. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—Except as provided in subjection 
(f), in order to be eligible to participate in the scholarship 
program, an individual shall be enrolled or accepted for 
enrollment as a full-time student at an institution of high-
er education and be pursuing or intend to pursue under-
graduate or graduate education in an academic field or 
discipline specified in the list made available under sub-
section (d) and be a United States citizen. 
(c) APPLICATION.—An individual seeking a scholar-
ship under this section shall submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information, agreements, or assurances as the Sec-
retary may require. 
(d) PROGRAMS AND FIELDS OF STUDY.—The Sec-
retary shall make publicly available a list of academic pro-
grams and fields of study for which scholarships under 
this section may be awarded. 
(e) SCHOLARSHIPS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award a 
scholarship under this section for an academic year 
if the individual applying for the scholarship has 
submitted to the Secretary, as part of the applica-
tion required under subsection (c), a proposed aca-
demic program leading to a degree in a program or 
field of study specified on the list made available 
under subsection (d). 
(2) LIMITATION ON YEARS.—An individual may 
not receive a scholarship under this section for more 
than four academic years, unless the Secretary 
grants a waiver. 
(3) STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES.—Scholarship 
recipients shall maintain satisfactory academic 
progress. 
(4) AMOUNT.—The dollar amount of a scholar-
ship awarded under this section for an academic 
year shall be determined under regulations issued by 
the Secretary, but shall in no case exceed the cost 
of tuition, fees, and other authorized expenses as de-
termined by the Secretary.
(5) USE
OF
SCHOLARSHIPS.—A scholarship 
awarded under this section may be expended for tui-
tion, fees, and other authorized expenses as estab-
lished by the Secretary by regulation. 
(6) PAYMENT
TO
INSTITUTION
OF
HIGHER 
EDUCATION.—The Secretary may enter into a con-
tractual agreement with an institution of higher edu-
cation under which the amounts provided for a 
scholarship under this section for tuition, fees, and 
other authorized expenses are paid directly to the in-
stitution with respect to which such scholarship is 
awarded. 
(f) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION
FOR CURRENT EM-
PLOYEES.—Notwithstanding subsection (b), up to 5 per-
cent of the scholarships awarded under this section may 
be set aside for individuals who are Federal employees on 
the date of the enactment of this Act to enhance the edu-
cation of such employees in areas of critical arms control 
or nonproliferation needs of the Department, for under-
graduate or graduate education under the scholarship on 
a full-time or part-time basis. 
(g) REPAYMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A scholarship recipient who 
fails to maintain a high level of academic standing, 
as defined by the Secretary who is dismissed for dis-
ciplinary reasons from the educational institution 
such recipient is attending, or who voluntarily termi-
nates academic training before graduation from the 
educational program for which the scholarship was 
awarded shall be in breach of the contractual agree-
ment under subsection (a)(3) and, in lieu of any 
service obligation arising under such agreement, 
shall be liable to the United States for repayment 
within 1 year after the date of such default of all 
scholarship funds paid to such recipient and to the 
institution of higher education on the behalf of such 
recipient under such agreement. The repayment pe-
riod may be extended by the Secretary if the Sec-
retary determines such to be necessary, as estab-
lished by regulation. 
(2) LIABILITY.—A scholarship recipient who, 
for any reason, fails to begin or complete the service 
obligation under the contractual agreement under 
subsection (a)(3) after completion of academic train-
ing, or fails to comply with the terms and conditions 
of deferment established by the Secretary under 
paragraph (1), shall be in breach of such contractual 
agreement and shall be liable to the United States 
for an amount equal to—
(A) the total amount of the scholarship re-
ceived by such recipient under this section; and 
(B) the interest on such amounts which 
would be payable if at the time the scholarship 
was received such scholarship was a loan bear-
ing interest at the maximum legally prevailing 
rate. 
(h) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
regulations necessary to carry out this section. 
(i) INSTITUTION
OF
HIGHER
EDUCATION
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘institution of higher 
education’’ has the meaning given such term under section 
101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001). 
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 101, 
such sums as may be necessary are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this section. 
SEC. 247. SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may establish 
a Scientific Advisory Committee (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Committee’’) of not to exceed ten 
members, not fewer than eight of whom shall be sci-
entists.
(2) APPOINTMENT.—If the Committee is estab-
lished in accordance with paragraph (1), the mem-
bers of the Committee shall be appointed by the 
President, as follows: 
(A) One member, who shall be a person of 
special scientific distinction, shall be appointed 
by the President, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate, as Chairman of the Com-
mittee. 
(B) Nine other members shall be appointed 
by the President. 
(3) MEETINGS.—If the Committee is estab-
lished in accordance with paragraph (1), the Com-
mittee shall meet not less often than twice per year. 
(b) FUNCTION.—If the Committee is established in 
accordance with subsection (a)(1), the Committee shall ad-
vise the President, the Secretary of State, and the Under-
secretary for Arms Control and International Security re-
garding scientific, technical, and policy matters affecting 
arms control and nonproliferation. 
(c) REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.—If the Com-
mittee is established in accordance with subsection (a)(1), 
the members of the Committee may receive reimbursement 
of expenses only in accordance with the provisions applica-
ble to the reimbursement of experts and consultants under
section 401(d) of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act 
(Public Law 87–297; 22 U.S.C. 2581(d)). 
(d) SCIENTIST DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘scientist’’ means an individual who has a demonstrated 
knowledge and technical expertise with respect to arms 
control, nonproliferation, and disarmament matters and 
who has distinguished himself or herself in any of the 
fields of physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, or engi-
neering, including weapons engineering. 
TITLE III—ORGANIZATION AND 
PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES 
Subtitle A—Towards Modernizing 
the Department of State 
SEC. 301. TOWARDS A MORE MODERN AND EXPEDITIONARY 
FOREIGN SERVICE. 
(a) TARGETED EXPANSION OF FOREIGN SERVICE.— 
The Secretary of State shall expand the Foreign Service 
to— 
(1) fill vacancies, particularly those vacancies 
overseas that are critical to key United States for-
eign policy and national security interests, and, in 
particular, to prevent crises before they emerge; 
(2) increase the capacity of the Department of 
State to assign and deploy Foreign Service officers 
and other personnel to prevent, mitigate, and re-
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‘‘(vi) the spare and replacement parts or 
components to be exported under the special li-
censing authorization are specifically identified 
in the application. 
‘‘(C) An authorization may not be issued under 
subparagraph (A) for purposes of establishing off-
shore procurement arrangements or producing de-
fense articles offshore. 
‘‘(D)(i) For purposes of this subsection, the 
term ‘United States-manufactured spare and re-
placement parts or components’ means
spare and 
replacement parts or components— 
‘‘(I) with respect to which— 
‘‘(aa) United States-origin content 
costs constitute at least 85 percent of the 
total content costs; 
‘‘(bb) United States manufacturing 
costs constitute at least 85 percent of the 
total manufacturing costs; and 
‘‘(cc) foreign content, if any, is limited 
to content from countries eligible to receive 
exports of items on the United States Mu-
nitions List under the International Traffic 
in Arms Regulations (other than de mini-
mis foreign content);
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(4) adherence to a high standard of evidence in 
developing recommendations for adjustments to such 
assistance to enhance the impact of such assistance. 
(e) CONSULTATION WITH CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the President shall brief and consult with the appropriate 
congressional committees regarding the progress in estab-
lishing and implementing the program required under sub-
section (c). 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Merida Ini-
tiative, up to 5 percent of such amounts is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section. 
(g) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section and 
not later than December 1 of each year thereafter, 
the President shall transmit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report regarding programs 
and activities carried out under the Merida Initiative 
during the preceding fiscal year. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The reports 
required under subsection (g) shall include the fol-
lowing: