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 subsection 
(e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following 
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 environ-
mental sustainability projects for Tibetan communities in 
the Tibet Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan commu-
nities 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 amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
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(B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
paragraph (7); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing 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 Re-
public of China, for the purposes of following po-
litical, economic, and social developments inside 
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 
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rights issues in Tibet and shall work in close co-
operation with the Office of the Special Coordi-
nator 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 appro-
priated under section 101, there are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to 
carry out this paragraph. 
(2) IN TIBET.—Section 618 of the Tibetan Policy 
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, including Ti-
betan areas of Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, and Yunnan prov-
inces.’’. 
(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: ‘‘, includ-
ing the reincarnation system of Tibetan Buddhism’’. 
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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 Secu-
rity. In the case of a visa application where the sponsor 
of such applicant is a relative other than an immediate rel-
ative, it should be the policy of the Department of State 
to process such an application within 60 days of the receipt 
of all necessary documents from the applicant and the De-
partment 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 application 
that exceeds the applicable time period specified in such 
subsection by more than five days, and, as appropriate, 
provide for expedited processing of such application. 
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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 ac-
tions by one country, no matter how powerful, are in-
sufficient to cope effectively with security threats. 
(2) In the same manner, collective arrangements, 
conventions, and alliances devoted to halting the pro-
liferation of weapons of mass destruction, their means 
of production and delivery, frequently institutional-
ized within multilateral treaties and conventions, are 
critical to effective collective global action. 
(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, 
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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, chal-
lenges that can only be met by active, committed, and 
long-term multilateral engagement, participation, 
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), considered 
a foundational treaty by the global nonprolifera-
tion community for further advances toward 
greater stability and the reduction of role of nu-
clear weapons; 
(C) the creation of a Fissile Material Cutoff 
Treaty (FMCT) to reduce the rate of production 
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and ultimately halt the production of militarily- 
useful fissile material for nuclear weapons; 
(D) the securing of vulnerable nuclear mate-
rial worldwide that could be stolen and utilized 
by terrorist groups and rogue countries for nu-
clear and radiological weapons; 
(E) the reinvigoration of the Treaty on the 
Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the 
cornerstone of the global nuclear nonproliferation 
regime, especially at the 2010 Review Con-
ference; 
(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 
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(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 Congress 
that— 
(1) the Secretary of State should immediately de-
velop a plan to strengthen the capabilities of the De-
partment of State to lead and participate effectively 
in all international negotiations and implementation 
fora in the field of nonproliferation and arms control, 
especially to increase the human, organizational, and 
financial resources available to the Undersecretary of 
State for Arms Control and International 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 personnel as-
signed to arms control and nonproliferation and 
enhance recruitment of technical 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-
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reaus, and in foreign postings an attractive path 
for further promotion within the Foreign Serv-
ice; 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 num-
ber of such positions in existence as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 243. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF 
STATE. 
Section 401(d) of the Arms Control and Disarmament 
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’’. 
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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 departments 
and agencies that are involved in United States arms 
control and nonproliferation activities, shall establish 
the Arms Control and Nonproliferation Rotation Pro-
gram (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Rotation 
Program’’) for employees of the Department of State 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Department’’) and 
such other Federal departments and agencies. The Ro-
tation Program shall use applicable best practices, in-
cluding those prescribed by the Chief Human Capital 
Officers Council. Employees of the Department and 
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any other Federal department or agency partici-
pating 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 Department; 
(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 depart-
ments and agencies; 
(D) build professional relationships and 
contacts among the employees in such other Fed-
eral departments and agencies; 
(E) invigorate the Department’s arms con-
trol and nonproliferation workforce with profes-
sionally rewarding opportunities; and 
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(F) incorporate human capital strategic 
plans and activities of the Department, and ad-
dress critical human capital deficiencies, profes-
sional development, recruitment and retention ef-
forts, and succession planning within the Federal 
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 promotes 
cross disciplinary rotational opportunities; 
(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 devel-
ops qualified employees and future leaders with 
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broad based experience throughout the Depart-
ment; and 
(G) provide for greater interaction among 
employees in such Federal departments and 
agencies, including the Agency. 
(4) ALLOWANCES, PRIVILEGES, AND BENEFITS.— 
All allowances, privileges, rights, seniority, and other 
benefits of employees participating in the Rotation 
Program shall be preserved. 
(5) REPORTING.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the establishment of the Rotation Program, 
the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the status of the Rota-
tion Program, including a description of the Rotation 
Program, the number of individuals participating, 
and how the Rotation 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 estab-
lish a scholarship program (to be known as the ‘‘Arms 
Control and Nonproliferation Scholarship Program’’) 
to award scholarships for the purpose of recruiting 
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and preparing students for civilian careers in the 
fields of nonproliferation, arms control, and inter-
national security to meet the critical needs of the De-
partment 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 process 
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 individuals se-
lected under paragraph (2) pursuant to which such 
individuals agree to serve as full-time employees of 
the Department, for a period to be determined by the 
Secretary, not to exceed six years, in arms control 
and nonproliferation positions needed by the Depart-
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ment 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 en-
rollment as a full-time student at an institution of higher 
education and be pursuing or intend to pursue under-
graduate or graduate education in an academic field or dis-
cipline specified in the list made available under subsection 
(d) and be a United States citizen. 
(c) APPLICATION.—An individual seeking a scholar-
ship under this section shall submit to the Secretary an ap-
plication 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 sub-
mitted to the Secretary, as part of the application re-
quired under subsection (c), a proposed academic pro-
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gram leading to a degree in a program or field of 
study specified on the list made available under sub-
section (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 tui-
tion, fees, and other authorized expenses as deter-
mined 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 established 
by the Secretary by regulation. 
(6) PAYMENT TO INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION.—The Secretary may enter into a contractual 
agreement with an institution of higher education 
under which the amounts provided for a scholarship 
under this section for tuition, fees, and other author-
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ized expenses are paid directly to the institution with 
respect to which such scholarship is awarded 
(f) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR CURRENT EMPLOY-
EES.—Notwithstanding subsection (b), up to five percent 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 education of 
such employees in areas of critical arms control or non-
proliferation needs of the Department, for undergraduate 
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 serv-
ice obligation arising under such agreement, shall be 
liable to the United States for repayment within one 
year after the date of such default of all scholarship 
funds paid to such recipient and to the institution of 
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