SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign Relations Au-
thorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Appropriate congressional committees defined. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
Sec. 101. Administration of Foreign Affairs. 
Sec. 102. 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. 
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 scholarships. 
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 legislators. 
Sec. 225. Public diplomacy plan for Haiti. 
Sec. 226. Transfer of the Vietnam Education Foundation to the Department of 
State. 
Subtitle C—Consular Services and Related Matters 
Sec. 231. Permanent authority to assess passport surcharge. 
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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 refugee 
applicants. 
Sec. 235. Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons. 
Sec. 236. Videoconference interviews. 
Sec. 237. Tibet. 
Sec. 238. Processing of certain visa applications. 
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. 
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. 
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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 negotiations. 
Sec. 404. Synchronization of United States contributions to international organi-
zations. 
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 Prevention 
of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism. 
Sec. 417. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. 
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 Har-
vest’’. 
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. 
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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 Directorate 
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 export 
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 qualitative 
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. 
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. 
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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. 
Sec. 914. Statement of Congress supporting United States ratification of CIFTA. 
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. 
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 countries 
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. 
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Sec. 1112. Statement of Congress regarding return of portraits of Holocaust vic-
tims to artist Dina Babbitt. 
Sec. 1113. Statement of policy regarding Somalia. 
Subtitle B—Sense of Congress Provisions 
Sec. 1121. Promoting democracy and human rights in Belarus. 
Sec. 1122. Sense of Congress on the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka. 
Sec. 1123. West Papua. 
Sec. 1124. Sense of Congress relating to Soviet nuclear tests and Kazakhstan’s 
commitment to nonproliferation. 
Sec. 1125. Sense of Congress on Holocaust-era property restitution and compensa-
tion. 
Sec. 1126. Efforts to secure the freedom of Gilad Shalit. 
Sec. 1127. Sense of Congress relating to Sudan. 
Sec. 1128. Sense of Congress on restrictions on religious freedom in Vietnam. 
SEC. 3. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 101. ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. 
The following amounts are authorized to be appro-
priated for the Department of State under ‘‘Administration 
of Foreign Affairs’’ to carry out the authorities, functions, 
duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of foreign affairs 
of the United States, and for other purposes authorized by 
law: 
(1) DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS.— 
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Pro-
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grams’’ $7,312,016,000 for fiscal year 2010, and 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
2011. 
(B) WORLDWIDE SECURITY PROTECTION.— 
In addition to the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated 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 protec-
tion. 
(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 au-
thorized to be appropriated for the Bureau of De-
mocracy, Human Rights, and Labor. 
(2) CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.—For ‘‘Capital 
Investment Fund’’, $160,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, 
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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 fis-
cal 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 Provisions 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 appro-
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priated 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 Programs’’ 
(formerly known as ‘‘programs of educational 
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 necessary 
for fiscal year 2011. 
(6) REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES.—For ‘‘Rep-
resentation 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 OF-
FICIALS.— 
(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. 
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(B) REIMBURSEMENT FOR PAST EXPENSES 
OWED BY THE UNITED STATES.—In addition to 
the amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
subparagraph (A), there are authorized to be ap-
propriated $21,000,000 for fiscal 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 foreign missions and officials 
and recognized by the United States. 
(8) EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CON-
SULAR
SERVICE.—For ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplo-
matic and Consular Service’’, $10,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for fis-
cal 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 Institute 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.— 
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(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For ‘‘Office of the Inspector General’’, 
$100,000,000 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 Spe-
cial Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. 
(C) SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AF-
GHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION.—Of the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated under subpara-
graph (A), $23,000,000 is authorized to be for 
the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 
Reconstruction. 
SEC. 102. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS
TO INTERNATIONAL 
ORGANIZATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
for 
‘‘Contributions 
to 
International 
Organizations’’, 
$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, functions, duties, and 
responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the 
United States with respect to international organizations 
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SEC. 104. MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Migration and Refugee 
Assistance’’ for authorized activities $1,577,500,000 for fis-
cal 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 fis-
cal 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 ac-
tivities, $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 Endow-
ment 
for 
Democracy’’ 
for 
authorized 
activities, 
$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may 
be necessary for fiscal year 2011. 
(c) CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INTER-
CHANGE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated for the ‘‘Center for Cultural and Tech-
nical Interchange Between East and West’’ for authorized 
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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 in-
serting ‘‘by the Department of State as a result of a decision 
of an international tribunal, from another agency 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 ‘‘Secretary 
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-
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minister the provisions of this chapter, including 
actuarial advice, but only to the extent and in 
such amounts as are provided in advance in ap-
propriations 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) section 859(c) (22 U.S.C. 4071h(c))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Treasury’’ 
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; 
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‘‘(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 premises of 
United States military missions and related resi-
dences;’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in paragraph 
(1) of such section 37(a) (as amended by subsection (a) of 
this section) shall be construed to limit the investigative au-
thority 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 subsection 
(d) if it is shown that such recovery would be against equity 
and good conscience or against the public interest.’’. 
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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 accord-
ance with subsection (e),’’ before ‘‘coordinate’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) CONCENTRATION OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RESPON-
SIBILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall, 
subject to the direction of the President, have primary 
responsibility for the coordination described in sub-
section (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 CON-
SULTATIONS AND COORDINATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, 
subject to the direction of the President, establish 
a working group of the heads of the Federal 
agencies referred to in subsection (b)(1) and 
should seek to convene such group not less often 
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than once every three months to carry out the re-
quirement specified in paragraph (1) of this sub-
section. 
‘‘(B) CHAIR AND ROTATING VICE CHAIR.— 
The Secretary shall serve as the permanent chair 
of the quarterly meetings required under sub-
paragraph (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 enactment 
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 re-
spective agency to consult and coordinate with 
such other representatives on an ongoing basis 
beginning not later than 30 days after the initial 
meeting of the working group under subpara-
graph (C) to carry out the requirement specified 
in paragraph (1) of this subsection. The designee 
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of the Secretary shall have primary responsi-
bility for such ongoing consultations and coordi-
nation. 
‘‘(3) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (D), each head of a Federal agen-
cy referred to in subsection (b)(1) shall annually 
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 re-
ports 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 
one 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.’’. 
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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 Congress 
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 RESERVE 
CORPS.—Section 301 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 3941) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(e) ESTABLISHMENT
OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RE-
SERVE CORPS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State is au-
thorized to establish in the Foreign Service a Public 
Diplomacy Reserve Corps consisting of mid- and sen-
ior-level former Foreign Service officers and other in-
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dividuals with experience in the private or public sec-
tor relevant to public diplomacy, to serve for a period 
of six months to two 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 en-
gaged 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 pub-
lic diplomacy programs has changed dramatically 
with events of the past decade. The United States 
Government used to operate hundreds of free-standing 
facilities around the world, known as ‘‘American Cen-
ters’’ or ‘‘America Houses’’, that offered venues for 
cultural and educational events as well as access to 
books, magazines, films, and other selected materials 
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 deadly at-
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tacks on United States embassies in Tanzania and 
Kenya prompted the imposition of security require-
ments under law that included co-locating United 
States Government employees in hardened embassy 
compounds. 
(2) Information Resource Centers, which offer li-
brary 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, oper-
ated by local contacts in university or public libraries 
in some countries, are no substitute for a designated 
venue recognized as a resource for information on 
United States culture and education staffed by a 
knowledgeable representative of the embassy. 
(b) PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENTS TO FURTHER PUB-
LIC DIPLOMACY AND OUTREACH.—Recognizing the security 
challenges of maintaining free-standing public diplomacy 
facilities outside of embassy compounds, the Secretary of 
State shall consider new partnership arrangements with 
local or regional entities in foreign countries that can oper-
ate free-standing American Centers in areas well-trafficked 
by a cross-section of people in such countries, including in 
downtown storefronts, health care clinics, and other loca-
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tions that reach beyond library patrons and university stu-
dents. Where such partnership arrangements currently 
exist, the Secretary shall evaluate the efficacy of such part-
nership arrangements and determine whether such partner-
ship arrangements can provide a model for public diplo-
macy facilities outside of embassy and consulate compounds 
elsewhere. Not later than 180 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary shall brief the appro-
priate congressional committees on the evaluation and de-
terminations described in the preceding sentence. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN PUBLIC DIPLOMACY 
FACILITIES.—After taking into account relevant security 
needs, the Secretary of State shall consider placing United 
States public diplomacy facilities at locations that maxi-
mize the role of such facilities in the educational and cul-
tural life of the cities in which such facilities are located, 
and help build a growing constituency for such facilities, 
in accordance with the authority given to the Secretary 
under section 606(a)(2)(B) of the Secure Embassy Con-
struction 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 diplo-
matic facilities in foreign countries. 
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SEC. 214. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RESOURCE CENTERS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF LIBRAR-
IES.—Section 1(b)(3) of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities 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 re-
source 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 established 
and maintained in accordance with subparagraph 
(F) of section 1(b)(3) of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (as added by subsection (a)(3) 
of this section) are open to the general public to the 
greatest extent practicable, subject to policies and pro-
cedures established by the Secretary to ensure the safe-
ty and security of United States diplomatic and con-
sular missions and of United States officers, employ-
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ees, 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 en-
sure that such libraries and resource centers schedule 
public showings of United States films that showcase 
United States culture, society, values, and history. 
(c) ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.— 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
this section, the Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy 
(authorized under section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs Re-
form 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 func-
tions and effectiveness of the libraries and resource centers 
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. 
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SEC. 215. GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY EX-
CHANGE 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 authorized 
to make grants, on such terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary may determine, to United States nongovernmental 
organizations that use independently produced documen-
tary films to promote better understanding of the United 
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States abroad and better understanding of global perspec-
tives 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 insight-
ful foreign perspectives to United States audiences. 
(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 preference 
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. 
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(e) REPORT.—Not later than two 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 Secretary 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 ADVISORY 
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 ‘‘October 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 fol-
lows: 
‘‘(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 mech-
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anisms 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 appropriate rec-
ommendations. 
‘‘(B) The Commission shall submit to the Secretary 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate a comprehensive report of each study required under 
subparagraph (A). At the discretion of the Commission, any 
report under this subsection may be submitted 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 di-
plomacy 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 DIPLOMACY.— 
(1) QUALIFICATIONS
OF
MEMBERS.—Section 
604(a)(2) of the United States Information and Edu-
cational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1469(a)(2)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new 
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sentences: ‘‘At least four members shall have substan-
tial experience in the conduct of public diplomacy or 
comparable activities in the private sector. No mem-
ber may be an officer or employee of the United 
States.’’. 
(2) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.—The amend-
ment made by paragraph (1) shall not apply to indi-
viduals who are members of the United States Advi-
sory 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 rec-
ognized for more than four decades as the world lead-
er 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 
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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 intellec-
tual disability worldwide and its capacity to change 
discriminatory attitudes to understanding, accept-
ance, and advocacy for people with intellectual dis-
abilities. It does so through an array of educational 
and attitude change activities that affect multiple lev-
els of society. These activities have received financial 
support from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural 
Affairs (ECA) of the Department 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 insert-
ing ‘‘Secretary of State, acting through the Assistant Sec-
retary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs’’. 
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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 Terrorism 
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 PUB-
LIC POLICY INTERNSHIPS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—As part of the 
educational and cultural exchange programs of the Depart-
ment of State, the Secretary of State shall establish a pilot 
program for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to award scholar-
ships 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 
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year not more than 50 students may participate in the pro-
gram established under this section. 
(b) GENERAL PROVISIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided 
in this section, the program established pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be carried out under applicable 
provisions of the United States Information and Edu-
cational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1431 et 
seq.) and the Mutual Educational and Cultural Ex-
change Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.; also re-
ferred 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 schol-
arship 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 institu-
tion 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 Gov-
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