H. R. 6060
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and six 
An Act 
To authorize certain activities by the Department of State, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department 
of State Authorities Act of 2006’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Fraud prevention and detection account. 
Sec. 3. Education allowances. 
Sec. 4. Interference with protective functions. 
Sec. 5. Persons excused from payment of fees for execution and issuance of pass-
ports. 
Sec. 6. Authority to administratively amend surcharges. 
Sec. 7. Extension of privileges and immunities. 
Sec. 8. Removal of contracting prohibition. 
Sec. 9. Personal services contracting. 
Sec. 10. Proliferation interdiction support. 
Sec. 11. Safeguarding and elimination of conventional arms. 
Sec. 12. Imposition of sanctions to deter the transfer of MANPADS. 
Sec. 13. Additional authorities.
SEC. 2. FRAUD PREVENTION AND DETECTION ACCOUNT. 
Section 286(v)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1356(v)(2)(A)) is amended—
(1) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘or primarily’’ after ‘‘exclu-
sively’’; and 
(2) by amending clause (ii) to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) otherwise to prevent and detect visa fraud, 
including primarily fraud by applicants for visas 
described in subparagraph (H)(i), (H)(ii), or (L) of sec-
tion 101(a)(15), in cooperation with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security or pursuant to the terms of a 
memorandum of understanding or other agreement 
between the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security; and’’. 
SEC. 3. EDUCATION ALLOWANCES. 
Section 5924(4) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the first sentence of subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘United States’’ after ‘‘nearest’’; 
(2) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) The travel expenses of dependents of an employee 
to and from a secondary or post-secondary educational 
institution, not to exceed one annual trip each way for
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each dependent, except that an allowance payment under 
subparagraph (A) may not be made for a dependent during 
the 12 months following the arrival of the dependent at 
the selected educational institution under authority con-
tained in this subparagraph.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) Allowances provided pursuant to subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) may include, at the election of the employee, 
payment or reimbursement of the costs incurred to store 
baggage for the employee’s dependent at or in the vicinity 
of the dependent’s school during one trip per year by the 
dependent between the school and the employee’s duty 
station, except that such payment or reimbursement may 
not exceed the cost that the Government would incur to 
transport the baggage in connection with the trip, and 
such payment or reimbursement shall be in lieu of 
transportation of the baggage.’’. 
SEC. 4. INTERFERENCE WITH PROTECTIVE FUNCTIONS. 
(a) OFFENSE.—Chapter 7 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 118. Interference with certain protective functions 
‘‘Any person who knowingly and willfully obstructs, resists, 
or interferes with a Federal law enforcement agent engaged, within 
the United States or the special maritime territorial jurisdiction 
of the United States, in the performance of the protective functions 
authorized under section 37 of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709) or section 103 of the Diplomatic 
Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4802) shall be fined under this title, impris-
oned not more than 1 year, or both.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘118. Interference with certain protective functions.’’.
SEC. 5. PERSONS EXCUSED FROM PAYMENT OF FEES FOR EXECUTION 
AND ISSUANCE OF PASSPORTS. 
Section 1(a) of the Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(a)) 
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or from a widow’’ and inserting ‘‘from 
a widow’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘; or from an individual or individuals 
abroad, returning to the United States, when the Secretary 
determines that foregoing the collection of such fee is justified 
for humanitarian reasons or for law enforcement purposes’’ 
after ‘‘such member’’ the second place it appears. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTRATIVELY AMEND SURCHARGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning in fiscal year 2007 and thereafter, 
the Secretary of State is authorized to amend administratively 
the amounts of the surcharges related to consular services in sup-
port of enhanced border security (provided for in the last paragraph 
under the heading ‘‘DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS’’ under 
title IV of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 
(Public Law 108–447)) that are in addition to the passport and 
immigrant visa fees in effect on January 1, 2004.
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(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out subsection (a) and the 
provision of law described in such subsection, the Secretary shall 
meet the following requirements: 
(1) The amounts of the surcharges shall be reasonably 
related to the costs of providing services in connection with 
the activity or item for which the surcharges are charged. 
(2) The aggregate amount of surcharges collected may not 
exceed the aggregate amount obligated and expended for the 
costs related to consular services in support of enhanced border 
security incurred in connection with the activity or item for 
which the surcharges are charged. 
(3) A surcharge may not be collected except to the extent 
the surcharge will be obligated and expended to pay the costs 
related to consular services in support of enhanced border secu-
rity incurred in connection with the activity or item for which 
the surcharge is charged. 
(4) A surcharge shall be available for obligation and 
expenditure only to pay the costs related to consular services 
in support of enhanced border security incurred in providing 
services in connection with the activity or item for which the 
surcharge is charged. 
SEC. 7. EXTENSION OF PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES. 
(a) THE AFRICAN UNION.—Section 12 of the International 
Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288f–2) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘The provisions’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) Under such terms and conditions as the President shall 
determine, consistent with the purposes of this title, the President 
is authorized to extend, or enter into an agreement to extend, 
to the African Union Mission to the United States of America, 
and to its members, the privileges and immunities enjoyed by 
diplomatic missions accredited to the United States, and by mem-
bers of such missions, subject to corresponding conditions and 
obligations.’’. 
(b) THE HOLY SEE.—Under such terms and conditions as the 
President shall determine, the President is authorized to extend, 
or to enter into an agreement to extend, to the Permanent Observer 
Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations in New York, and 
to its members, the privileges and immunities enjoyed by the diplo-
matic missions of member states to the United Nations, and their 
members, subject to corresponding conditions and obligations. 
SEC. 8. REMOVAL OF CONTRACTING PROHIBITION. 
Section 406 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 
Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4856) is amended by striking 
subsection (c). 
SEC. 9. PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTING. 
Section 504 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228; 22 U.S.C. 6206 note) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘broadcasters, producers, 
and writers’’ and inserting ‘‘broadcasters and other broadcasting 
specialists’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2006’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2007’’.
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SEC. 10. PROLIFERATION INTERDICTION SUPPORT. 
(a) ASSISTANCE.—Consistent with section 583 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2349bb–2), as amended by sub-
section (c), the President is authorized to provide assistance to 
friendly foreign countries for proliferation detection and interdiction 
activities and for developing complementary capabilities. 
(b) REPORT ON EXISTING PROLIFERATION DETECTION AND INTER-
DICTION ASSISTANCE.—
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit 
to the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate a report on proliferation and interdiction assistance. 
(2) CONTENT.—The report required under paragraph (1) 
shall—
(A) specify in detail, including program cost, on a 
country-by-country basis, the assistance being provided by 
the Department of State to train and equip personnel in 
friendly foreign countries in the detection and interdiction 
of proliferation-related shipments of weapons of mass 
destruction, related materials and means of delivery, and 
dual-use items of proliferation concern; and 
(B) specify, on an agency-by-agency basis, funding that 
is being transferred by the Department of State to other 
executive agencies to carry out such programs. 
(c) INTERDICTION ASSISTANCE AMENDMENTS.—Section 583 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2349bb–2) is 
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘should ensure that’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall ensure that, beginning in fiscal year 2007,’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘expended’’ and inserting ‘‘obligated’’; 
and 
(C) by striking ‘‘that originate from, and are destined 
for, other countries’’ and inserting ‘‘to non-state actors and 
states of proliferation concern’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsections: 
‘‘(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In order to promote coopera-
tion regarding the interdiction of weapons of mass destruction and 
related materials and delivery systems, the President is authorized 
to conclude agreements, including reciprocal maritime agreements, 
with other countries to facilitate effective measures to prevent 
the transportation of such items to non-state actors and states 
of proliferation concern. 
‘‘(d) DETERMINATION AND NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary 
of State shall notify the Committee on International Relations of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate in writing not more than 30 days after making 
a determination that any friendly country has been determined 
to be a country eligible for priority consideration of any assistance 
under subsection (a). Such determination shall set forth the reasons 
for such determination, and may be submitted in classified and 
unclassified form, as necessary.’’. 
SEC. 11. SAFEGUARDING AND ELIMINATION OF CONVENTIONAL ARMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State is authorized to secure, 
remove, or eliminate stocks of man-portable air defense systems