SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Department of State Authorization Act of 2019’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
Sec. 101. Sense of Congress on importance of Department of State’s work. 
Sec. 102. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. 
Sec. 103. Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement 
Affairs. 
Sec. 104. Bureau of Consular Affairs; Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Mi-
gration. 
Sec. 105. Office of International Disability Rights. 
Sec. 106. Office of Global Women’s Issues. 
Sec. 107. Special appointments. 
Sec. 108. Anti-piracy information sharing. 
Sec. 109. Importance of foreign affairs training to national security. 
Sec. 110. Classification and assignment of Foreign Service officers. 
Sec. 111. Energy diplomacy and security within the Department of State. 
Sec. 112. Passport fees. 
Sec. 113. United States diplomacy center. 
Sec. 114. Extension of period for reimbursement of fishermen for costs in-
curred from the illegal seizure and detention of U.S.-flag fish-
ing vessels by foreign governments. 
Sec. 115. Art in embassies. 
Sec. 116. Amendment or repeal of reporting requirements. 
Sec. 117. Reporting on implementation of GAO recommendations. 
Sec. 118. Office of Global Criminal Justice. 
TITLE II—EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 201. Embassy security, construction, and maintenance. 
Sec. 202. Standard design in capital construction. 
Sec. 203. Capital construction transparency. 
Sec. 204. Contractor performance information. 
Sec. 205. Growth projections for new embassies and consulates. 
Sec. 206. Long-range planning process. 
Sec. 207. Value engineering and risk assessment. 
Sec. 208. Business volume. 
Sec. 209. Embassy security requests and deficiencies. 
Sec. 210. Overseas security briefings. 
Sec. 211. Contracting methods in capital construction. 
Sec. 212. Competition in embassy construction. 
Sec. 213. Statement of policy. 
Sec. 214. Definitions.
TITLE III—PERSONNEL ISSUES 
Sec. 301. Defense Base Act insurance waivers. 
Sec. 302. Study on Foreign Service allowances. 
Sec. 303. Science and technology fellowships. 
Sec. 304. Travel for separated families. 
Sec. 305. Home leave travel for separated families. 
Sec. 306. Sense of Congress regarding certain fellowship programs. 
Sec. 307. Technical correction. 
Sec. 308. Foreign Service awards. 
Sec. 309. Diplomatic programs. 
Sec. 310. Sense of Congress regarding veterans employment at the Department 
of State. 
Sec. 311. Employee assignment restrictions and preclusions. 
Sec. 312. Recall and reemployment of career members. 
Sec. 313. Strategic staffing plan for the Department. 
Sec. 314. Consulting services. 
Sec. 315. Incentives for critical posts. 
Sec. 316. Extension of authority for certain accountability review boards. 
Sec. 317. Foreign service suspension without pay. 
Sec. 318. Foreign Affairs Manual and Foreign Affairs Handbook changes. 
Sec. 319. Waiver authority for individual occupational requirements of certain 
positions. 
Sec. 320. Standardizing Department parental leave policies. 
Sec. 321. Appointment of employees to the Global Engagement Center. 
Sec. 322. Rest and recuperation and overseas operations leave for Federal em-
ployees. 
TITLE IV—A DIVERSE WORKFORCE: RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, 
AND PROMOTION 
Sec. 401. Definitions. 
Sec. 402. Collection, analysis, and dissemination of workforce data. 
Sec. 403. Exit interviews for workforce. 
Sec. 404. Recruitment and retention. 
Sec. 405. Leadership engagement and accountability. 
Sec. 406. Professional development opportunities and tools. 
Sec. 407. Examination and oral assessment for the Foreign Service. 
Sec. 408. Payne fellowship authorization. 
Sec. 409. Voluntary participation. 
TITLE V—INFORMATION SECURITY 
Sec. 501. Definitions. 
Sec. 502. Information system security. 
Sec. 503. Prohibition on contracting with certain telecommunications providers. 
Sec. 504. Preserving records of electronic communications conducted related to 
official duties of positions in the public trust of the American 
people. 
Sec. 505. Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) series and declas-
sification. 
Sec. 506. Vulnerability Disclosure Policy and Bug Bounty Pilot Program. 
TITLE VI—PUBLIC DIPLOMACY 
Sec. 601. Short title. 
Sec. 602. Avoiding duplication of programs and efforts.
Sec. 603. Improving research and evaluation of public diplomacy. 
Sec. 604. Permanent reauthorization of the United States Advisory Commission 
on Public Diplomacy. 
Sec. 605. Streamlining of support functions. 
Sec. 606. Guidance for closure of public diplomacy facilities. 
Sec. 607. Definitions. 
TITLE VII—COMBATING PUBLIC CORRUPTION 
Sec. 701. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 702. Annual assessment. 
Sec. 703. Transparency and accountability. 
Sec. 704. Designation of embassy anti-corruption points of contact. 
Sec. 705. Reporting requirements. 
Sec. 706. Foreign investments and national security. 
TITLE VIII—MATTERS RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL SECURITY 
Sec. 801. Short title. 
Sec. 802. Security assistance defined. 
Subtitle A—Reform Relating to Security Assistance 
Sec. 811. Organizational reform. 
Sec. 812. Workforce development. 
Sec. 813. Security assistance planning. 
Sec. 814. Interagency coordination of security assistance, transfers, and secu-
rity cooperation. 
Sec. 815. Rule of construction. 
Subtitle B—Foreign Military Assistance 
Sec. 821. Strategic allocation of excess defense articles. 
Sec. 822. Modification of purposes for which military sales by the United 
States are authorized. 
Sec. 823. Return of defense articles. 
Sec. 824. Requirements relating to exemptions for licensing of defense items. 
Sec. 825. Amendment to general provisions. 
Sec. 826. Technical amendments to Arms Export Control Act. 
Sec. 827. Sense of Congress on licensing under United States arms export con-
trol programs. 
Sec. 828. Extension of war reserve stockpile authority. 
Sec. 829. Peacekeeping operations and other national security programs. 
Sec. 830. Other amendments to military assistance authorities. 
Sec. 831. Repeal of reports. 
Sec. 832. Defense trade controls registration fees. 
Sec. 833. Withholding of assistance to units of foreign security forces that en-
gaged in sexual exploitation or abuse in peacekeeping oper-
ations. 
Sec. 834. Modification to limitations on assistance relating to human rights. 
Subtitle C—Studies on Authorities and Programs 
Sec. 841. Requirement for study by Bureau of International Narcotics and Law 
Enforcement Affairs. 
Sec. 842. Requirement for independent study of existing security assistance au-
thorities.
TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 901. Case-Zablocki Act reform. 
Sec. 902. Limitation on assistance to countries in default. 
Sec. 903. Prohibition on assistance to governments supporting international 
terrorism. 
Sec. 904. Establishing a coordinator for ISIS detainee issues. 
Sec. 905. Sean and David Goldman Child Abduction Prevention and Return 
Act of 2014 amendment. 
Sec. 906. Modification of authorities of Commission for the Preservation of 
America’s Heritage Abroad. 
TITLE X—BUDGETARY EFFECTS 
Sec. 1001. Determination of budgetary effects. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—Unless otherwise specified, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) DEPARTMENT.—Unless otherwise specified, 
the term ‘‘Department’’ means the Department of 
State. 
(3) SECRETARY.—Unless otherwise specified, 
the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of State.
TITLE 
I—ORGANIZATION 
AND 
OPERATIONS 
OF 
THE 
DE-
PARTMENT OF STATE 
SEC. 101. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPORTANCE OF DE-
PARTMENT OF STATE’S WORK. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) United States global engagement is key to 
a stable and prosperous world; 
(2) United States leadership is indispensable in 
light of the many complex and interconnected 
threats facing the United States and the world; 
(3) diplomacy and development are critical tools 
of national power, and full deployment of these tools 
is vital to United States national security; 
(4) challenges such as the global refugee and 
migration crises, terrorism, historic famine and food 
insecurity, and fragile or repressive societies cannot 
be addressed without sustained and robust United 
States diplomatic and development leadership; 
(5) the United States Government must use all 
of the instruments of national security and foreign 
policy at its disposal to protect United States citi-
zens, promote United States interests and values, 
and support global stability and prosperity;
(6) United States security and prosperity de-
pend on having partners and allies that share our in-
terests and values, and these partnerships are nur-
tured and our shared interests and values are pro-
moted through United States diplomatic engage-
ment, security cooperation, economic statecraft, and 
assistance that helps further economic development, 
good governance, including the rule of law and 
democratic institutions, and the development of 
shared responses to natural and humanitarian disas-
ters; 
(7) as the United States Government agencies 
primarily charged with conducting diplomacy and 
development, the Department and the United States 
Agency for International Development (USAID) re-
quire sustained and robust funding to carry out this 
important work, which is essential to our ability to 
project United States leadership and values and to 
advance the United States interests around the 
world; 
(8) the work of the Department and USAID 
makes the United States and the world safer and 
more prosperous by alleviating global poverty and 
hunger, fighting HIV/AIDS and other infectious dis-
eases, strengthening alliances, expanding educational
opportunities for women and girls, promoting good 
governance and democracy, supporting anti-corrup-
tion efforts, driving economic development and 
trade, preventing armed conflicts and humanitarian 
crises, and creating American jobs and export oppor-
tunities; 
(9) the Department and USAID are vital na-
tional security agencies, whose work is critical to the 
projection of United States power and leadership 
worldwide, and without which Americans would be 
less safe, our economic power would be diminished, 
and global stability and prosperity would suffer; 
(10) investing in diplomacy and development 
before conflicts break out saves American lives while 
also being cost-effective; and 
(11) the contributions of personnel working at 
the Department and USAID are extraordinarily val-
uable and allow the United States to maintain its 
leadership around the world. 
SEC. 102. BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND 
LABOR. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1(c) of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) 
is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end 
the following new sentence: ‘‘All special envoys, am-
bassadors, and coordinators located within the Bu-
reau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor shall 
report directly to the Assistant Secretary.’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section’’ and inserting 
‘‘sections 116 and’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘(commonly referred to as 
the annual ‘Country Reports on Human Rights 
Practices’)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(C) AUTHORITIES.—In addition to the duties, 
functions, and responsibilities specified in this para-
graph, the Assistant Secretary of State for Democ-
racy, Human Rights, and Labor is authorized to— 
‘‘(i) promote democracy and actively sup-
port human rights throughout the world; 
‘‘(ii) promote the rule of law and good gov-
ernance throughout the world; 
‘‘(iii) strengthen, empower, and protect 
civil society representatives, programs, and or-
ganizations, and facilitate their ability to en-
gage in dialogue with governments and other 
civil society entities; 
‘‘(iv) work with regional bureaus to ensure 
adequate personnel at diplomatic posts are as-
signed responsibilities relating to advancing de-
mocracy, human rights, labor rights, women’s 
equal participation in society, and the rule of 
law, with particular attention paid to adequate 
oversight and engagement on such issues by 
senior officials at such posts; 
‘‘(v) review and, as appropriate, make rec-
ommendations to the Secretary of State regard-
ing the proposed transfer of— 
‘‘(I) defense articles and defense serv-
ices authorized under the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) 
or the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.); and 
‘‘(II) military items listed on the ‘600 
series’ of the Commerce Control List con-
tained in Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of 
subtitle B of title 15, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations;
‘‘(vi) coordinate programs and activities 
that protect and advance the exercise of human 
rights and internet freedom in cyberspace; and 
‘‘(vii) implement other relevant policies and 
provisions of law. 
‘‘(D) EFFICIENCY.—The Assistant Secretary 
for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor shall take 
whatever actions may be necessary to minimize the 
duplication of efforts within the Bureau of Democ-
racy, Human Rights, and Labor. 
‘‘(E) LOCAL OVERSIGHT.—United States mis-
sions, to the extent practicable, should assist in exer-
cising oversight authority and coordinate with the 
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor to 
ensure that funds are appropriately used and comply 
with anti-corruption practices.’’. 
SEC. 103. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AF-
FAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1(c) of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) 
ASSISTANT
SECRETARY
FOR
INTER-
NATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AF-
FAIRS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to 
be in the Department of State an Assistant 
Secretary for International Narcotics and Law 
Enforcement Affairs, who shall be responsible 
to the Secretary of State for all matters, pro-
grams, and related activities pertaining to inter-
national narcotics, anti-crime, and law enforce-
ment affairs in the conduct of foreign policy by 
the Department, including, as appropriate, lead-
ing the coordination of programs carried out by 
United States Government agencies abroad, and 
such other related duties as the Secretary may 
from time to time designate. 
‘‘(B) AREAS
OF
RESPONSIBILITY.—The 
Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics 
and Law Enforcement Affairs shall maintain 
continuous observation and coordination of all 
matters pertaining to international narcotics, 
anti-crime, and law enforcement affairs in the 
conduct of foreign policy, including programs
carried out by other United States Government 
agencies when such programs pertain to the fol-
lowing matters: 
‘‘(i) Combating international narcotics 
production and trafficking. 
‘‘(ii) Strengthening foreign justice sys-
tems, including judicial and prosecutorial 
capacity, appeals systems, law enforcement 
agencies, prison systems, and the sharing 
of recovered assets. 
‘‘(iii) Training and equipping foreign 
police, border control, other government of-
ficials, and other civilian law enforcement 
authorities for anti-crime purposes, includ-
ing ensuring that no foreign security unit 
or member of such unit shall receive such 
assistance from the United States Govern-
ment absent appropriate vetting. 
‘‘(iv) Ensuring the inclusion of human 
rights and women’s participation issues in 
law enforcement programs, in consultation 
with the Assistant Secretary for Democ-
racy, Human Rights, and Labor, and other 
senior officials in regional and thematic 
bureaus and offices.
‘‘(v) Combating, in conjunction with 
other relevant bureaus of the Department, 
all forms of transnational organized crime, 
including 
illicit 
trafficking 
in 
human 
beings, arms, wildlife, and cultural prop-
erty, 
migrant 
smuggling, 
corruption, 
money laundering, the illicit smuggling of 
bulk cash, the licit use of financial systems 
for malign purposes, and other new and 
emerging forms of crime. 
‘‘(vi) Identifying and responding to 
global corruption, including strengthening 
the capacity of foreign government institu-
tions responsible for addressing financial 
crimes and engaging with multilateral or-
ganizations responsible for monitoring and 
supporting foreign governments’ anti-cor-
ruption efforts. 
‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL DUTIES.—In addition to 
the responsibilities specified in subparagraph 
(B), the Assistant Secretary for International 
Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs shall 
also— 
‘‘(i) carry out timely and substantive 
consultation with chiefs of mission and, as
appropriate, the heads of other United 
States Government agencies to ensure ef-
fective coordination of all international 
narcotics and law enforcement programs 
carried out overseas by the Department 
and such other agencies; 
‘‘(ii) coordinate with the Office of Na-
tional Drug Control Policy to ensure les-
sons learned from other United States 
Government agencies are available to the 
Bureau of International Narcotics and 
Law Enforcement Affairs of the Depart-
ment; 
‘‘(iii) develop standard requirements 
for monitoring and evaluation of Bureau 
programs, including metrics for success 
that do not rely solely on the amounts of 
illegal drugs that are produced or seized; 
‘‘(iv) in coordination with the Sec-
retary of State, annually certify in writing 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
that United States law enforcement per-
sonnel posted abroad whose activities are
funded to any extent by the Bureau of 
International Narcotics and Law Enforce-
ment Affairs are complying with section 
207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 3927); and 
‘‘(v) carry out such other relevant du-
ties as the Secretary may assign.’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION
OF
ANNUAL
INTERNATIONAL 
NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT.—Subsection 
(a) of section 489 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2291h) is amended by inserting after para-
graph (8) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) A separate section that contains an identi-
fication of all United States Government-supported 
units funded by the Bureau of International Nar-
cotics and Law Enforcement Affairs and any Bu-
reau-funded operations by such units in which 
United States law enforcement personnel have been 
physically present.’’. 
SEC. 104. BUREAU OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS; BUREAU OF 
POPULATION, REFUGEES, AND MIGRATION. 
Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (i); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(g) BUREAU OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS.—There is in 
the Department of State the Bureau of Consular Affairs, 
which shall be headed by the Assistant Secretary of State 
for Consular Affairs. 
‘‘(h) BUREAU OF POPULATION, REFUGEES, AND MI-
GRATION.—There is in the Department of State the Bu-
reau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, which shall 
be headed by the Assistant Secretary of State for Popu-
lation, Refugees, and Migration.’’. 
SEC. 105. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY RIGHTS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There should be established 
in the Department an Office of International Disability 
Rights (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Office’’). 
(b) DUTIES.—The Office should— 
(1) seek to ensure that all United States for-
eign operations are accessible to, and inclusive of, 
persons with disabilities; 
(2) promote the human rights and full partici-
pation in international development activities of all 
persons with disabilities; 
(3) promote disability inclusive practices and 
the training of Department staff on soliciting quality
programs that are fully inclusive of people with dis-
abilities; 
(4) represent the United States in diplomatic 
and multilateral fora on matters relevant to the 
rights of persons with disabilities, and work to raise 
the profile of disability across a broader range of or-
ganizations contributing to international develop-
ment efforts; 
(5) conduct regular consultation with civil soci-
ety organizations working to advance international 
disability rights and empower persons with disabil-
ities internationally; 
(6) consult with other relevant offices at the 
Department that are responsible for drafting annual 
reports documenting progress on human rights, in-
cluding, wherever applicable, references to instances 
of discrimination, prejudice, or abuses of persons 
with disabilities; and 
(7) advise the Bureau of Human Resources De-
velopment of the Department regarding the hiring 
and recruitment and overseas practices of civil serv-
ice employees and Foreign Service officers with dis-
abilities and their family members with chronic med-
ical conditions or disabilities. 
(c) SUPERVISION.—The Office may be headed by—
(1) a senior advisor to the appropriate Assist-
ant Secretary; or 
(2) an officer exercising significant authority 
who reports to the President or Secretary, appointed 
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
(d) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary should direct 
Ambassadors at Large, Representatives, Special Envoys, 
and coordinators working on human rights to consult with 
the Office to promote the human rights and full participa-
tion in international development activities of all persons 
with disabilities. 
SEC. 106. OFFICE OF GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There should be established an 
Office of Global Women’s Issues (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘‘Office’’), which may be placed within the or-
ganizational structure of the Department at the discretion 
of the Secretary. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The Office should coordinate efforts 
of the United States Government, as directed by the Sec-
retary, regarding gender equality and advancing the status 
of women and girls in United States foreign policy. 
(c) DUTIES.—The Office should— 
(1) serve as the principal advisor to the Sec-
retary regarding gender equality, women’s and girls’
empowerment, and violence against women and girls 
as a priority of United States foreign policy; 
(2) represent the United States in diplomatic 
and multilateral fora on matters relevant to the sta-
tus of women and girls; 
(3) advise the Secretary and provide input on 
all activities, policies, programs, and funding relat-
ing to gender equality and the advancement of 
women and girls internationally for all bureaus and 
offices of the Department and in the international 
programs of all other Federal agencies; 
(4) work to ensure that efforts to advance gen-
der equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment 
are fully integrated into the programs, structures, 
processes, and capacities of all bureaus and offices 
of the Department and in the international pro-
grams of other Federal agencies; and 
(5) conduct regular consultation with civil soci-
ety organizations working to advance gender equality 
and empower women and girls internationally. 
(d) SUPERVISION.—The Office should be headed by 
an Ambassador-at-large for Global Women’s Issues. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide
to the appropriate congressional committees a report or 
briefing regarding this section. 
SEC. 107. SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS. 
(a) REPORT ON POSITIONS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report that includes the following: 
(1) A description of the duties, responsibilities, 
and number of staff of each existing Special Envoy, 
Special Representative, Special Coordinator, Special 
Negotiator, Envoy, Representative, Coordinator, 
Special Advisor, and other similar position at the 
Department. 
(2) Recommendations regarding whether to 
maintain in the Department each such position, in-
cluding those listed in the report submitted by the 
Secretary to the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate on April 14, 2017, pursuant to section 
418 of the Department of State Authorities Act, 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–323), that are 
not expressly authorized by a provision of law en-
acted by Congress. 
(3) Justifications supporting each of the Sec-
retary’s recommendations under paragraph (2).
(b) ADVICE AND CONSENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the submission of the report required under sub-
section (a), the President shall submit the name of each 
Special Envoy, Special Representative, Special Coordi-
nator, Special Negotiator, Envoy, Representative, Coordi-
nator, Special Advisor, or other person occupying a similar 
position at the Department exercising significant author-
ity pursuant to the laws of the United States that is not 
expressly authorized by a provision of law enacted by Con-
gress who is included in such report to the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate to seek the advice and 
consent of the Senate. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING ESTAB-
LISHMENT OF POSITIONS.—Nothing in this section may 
be construed as prohibiting the establishment or mainte-
nance of any Special Envoy, Special Representative, Spe-
cial Coordinator, Special Negotiator, Envoy, Representa-
tive, Coordinator, Special Advisor, or other similar posi-
tion at the Department exercising significant authority 
pursuant to the laws of the United States if the name of 
the appointee for each such position is submitted to the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, to seek 
the advice and consent of the Senate, not later than 90 
days after each such appointment.
(d) LIMITED EXCEPTION FOR TEMPORARY APPOINT-
MENTS.—The Secretary may maintain or establish a posi-
tion with the title of Special Envoy, Special Representa-
tive, Special Coordinator, Special Negotiator, Special Ad-
visor, or a similar position not exercising significant au-
thority pursuant to the laws of the United States for not 
longer than 180 days if the Secretary, not later than 15 
days before the appointment of a person to such a posi-
tion, submits to the appropriate congressional committees 
a notification that includes the following: 
(1) A certification that the position is not ex-
pected to demand the exercise of significant author-
ity pursuant to the laws of the United States. 
(2) A description of the duties and purpose of 
the position. 
(3) The rationale for giving the specific title to 
the position. 
(e) RENEWAL
OF
TEMPORARY
APPOINTMENT.— 
Nothing in this section may be construed as prohibiting 
the Secretary from renewing for a period not to exceed 
180 days any position maintained or established under 
subsection (d) if the Secretary complies with the notifica-
tion requirements contained in such subsection. 
(f) FUNDING RESTRICTIONS.—
(1) POSITIONS
NOT
SUBMITTED
FOR
ADVICE 
AND CONSENT.—No funds may be authorized to be 
appropriated for— 
(A) any Special Envoy, Special Represent-
ative, Special Coordinator, Special Negotiator, 
Envoy, Representative, Coordinator, Special 
Advisor, or other similar position at the Depart-
ment exercising significant authority pursuant 
to the laws of the United States if the name of 
the person appointed to such position has not 
been submitted to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate for the advice and con-
sent of the Senate in accordance with sub-
section (b); or 
(B) any staff or resources related to such 
a position until the person appointed to such 
position has been submitted to the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate for the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate. 
(2) TEMPORARY POSITIONS.—No funds may be 
authorized to be appropriated for any position de-
scribed in subsection (d) or for any staff or re-
sources related to such position unless the Secretary 
has complied with the notification requirements 
under such subsection.
(3) FISCAL
YEAR
2020.—The restrictions de-
scribed in this subsection shall not apply in fiscal 
year 2020 to positions or associated staff and re-
sources for which funding is expressly appropriated 
for such fiscal year in an Act of Congress. 
(g) CONFIRMATION FOR AUTHORIZED POSITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No Special Envoy, Special 
Representative, Special Coordinator, Special Nego-
tiator, Envoy, Representative, Coordinator, Special 
Advisor, or other similar position at the Department 
exercising significant authority pursuant to the laws 
of the United States that is authorized by an Act of 
Congress (except the position authorized by section 
621 of the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 (subtitle B 
of title VI of Public Law 107–228; 22 U.S.C. 6901 
note)) may be appointed without the advice and con-
sent of the Senate. 
(2) FISCAL
YEAR
2020.—The restriction de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall not apply in fiscal 
year 2020 to positions or associated staff and re-
sources for which funding is expressly appropriated 
for such fiscal year in an Act of Congress. 
(h) ELIMINATION
OF SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE 
AND POLICY COORDINATOR FOR BURMA.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
(A) Congress established the Special Rep-
resentative and Policy Coordinator for Burma 
in July 2008 at a time when the United States 
did not maintain full diplomatic relations with 
Burma and had not appointed an Ambassador 
to Burma in 18 years. 
(B) In 2012, the United States re-estab-
lished full diplomatic relations with Burma and 
appointed a United States Ambassador to 
Burma who, along with the Secretary of State, 
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and 
the Pacific, and other United States Govern-
ment officials, represents the United States’ in-
terests in Burma. 
(2) REPEAL.—Section 7 of the Tom Lantos 
Block Burmese Jade (Junta’s Anti-Democratic Ef-
forts) Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–286; 50 U.S.C. 
1701 note; relating to the establishment of a Special 
Representative and Policy Coordinator for Burma) is 
hereby repealed. 
SEC. 108. ANTI-PIRACY INFORMATION SHARING. 
The Secretary is authorized to provide for the partici-
pation by the United States in the Information Sharing 
Centre located in Singapore, as established by the Re-
gional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and 
Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP). 
SEC. 109. IMPORTANCE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TRAINING TO 
NATIONAL SECURITY. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Department is a crucial national secu-
rity agency, whose employees, both Foreign and Civil 
Service, require the best possible training at every 
stage of their careers to prepare them to promote 
and defend United States national interests and the 
health and safety of United States citizens abroad; 
(2) the Secretary should explore establishing a 
‘‘training float’’ requiring that a certain percentage 
of the Foreign Service shall be in long-term training 
at any given time; 
(3) the Department’s Foreign Service Institute 
should seek to substantially increase its educational 
and training offerings to Department personnel, in-
cluding developing new and innovative educational 
and training courses, methods, programs, and oppor-
tunities; and 
(4) consistent with existing Department gift ac-
ceptance authority and other applicable laws, the 
Department and Foreign Service Institute should 
seek and accept funds and other resources from
foundations, not-for-profit corporations, and other 
appropriate sources to help the Department and the 
Institute accomplish the goals specified in paragraph 
(3). 
SEC. 110. CLASSIFICATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF FOREIGN 
SERVICE OFFICERS. 
The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended— 
(1) in section 501 (22 U.S.C. 3981), by insert-
ing ‘‘If a position designated under this section is 
unfilled for more than 365 calendar days, such posi-
tion may be filled, as appropriate, on a temporary 
basis, in accordance with section 309.’’ after ‘‘Posi-
tions designated under this section are excepted 
from the competitive service.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2) of section 502(a) (22 
U.S.C. 3982(a)), by inserting ‘‘, or domestically, in 
a position working on issues relating to a particular 
country or geographic area,’’ after ‘‘geographic 
area’’. 
SEC. 111. ENERGY DIPLOMACY AND SECURITY WITHIN THE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 1 of the 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2651a), as amended by section 103 of this Act, 
is further amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) (as redesig-
nated pursuant to such section 103) as paragraph 
(5); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) ENERGY RESOURCES.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORIZATION FOR ASSISTANT SEC-
RETARY.—Subject to the numerical limitation 
specified in paragraph (1), there is authorized 
to be established in the Department of State an 
Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Re-
sources. 
‘‘(B) 
PERSONNEL.—The 
Secretary 
of 
State shall ensure that there are sufficient per-
sonnel dedicated to energy matters within the 
Department of State whose responsibilities shall 
include— 
‘‘(i) formulating and implementing 
international policies aimed at protecting 
and advancing United States energy secu-
rity interests by effectively managing 
United States bilateral and multilateral re-
lations; 
‘‘(ii) ensuring that analyses of the na-
tional security implications of global en-
ergy and environmental developments are 
reflected in the decision making process 
within the Department; 
‘‘(iii) incorporating energy security 
priorities into the activities of the Depart-
ment; 
‘‘(iv) coordinating energy activities of 
the Department with relevant Federal de-
partments and agencies; and 
‘‘(v) working internationally to— 
‘‘(I) support the development of 
energy resources and the distribution 
of such resources for the benefit of 
the United States and United States 
allies and trading partners for their 
energy security and economic develop-
ment needs; 
‘‘(II) promote availability of di-
versified energy supplies and a well- 
functioning global market for energy 
resources, technologies, and expertise 
for the benefit of the United States 
and United States allies and trading 
partners;
‘‘(III) resolve international dis-
putes regarding the exploration, devel-
opment, production, or distribution of 
energy resources; 
‘‘(IV) support the economic and 
commercial interests of United States 
persons operating in the energy mar-
kets of foreign countries; 
‘‘(V) 
support 
and 
coordinate 
international efforts to alleviate en-
ergy poverty; 
‘‘(VI) leading the United States 
commitment to the Extractive Indus-
tries Transparency Initiative; 
‘‘(VII) coordinating within the 
Department and with relevant Federal 
departments and agencies on devel-
oping and implementing international 
energy-related sanctions; and 
‘‘(VIII) coordinating energy secu-
rity and other relevant functions with-
in the Department currently under-
taken by— 
‘‘(aa) the Bureau of Eco-
nomic and Business Affairs;
‘‘(bb) the Bureau of Oceans 
and International Environmental 
and Scientific Affairs; and 
‘‘(cc) other offices within the 
Department of State.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 931 of the 
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 
U.S.C. 17371) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b); and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (a) and (b), respectively. 
SEC. 112. PASSPORT FEES. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1(b) of the Passport Act of 
June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)) is amended by striking 
‘‘not’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 
and inserting the following: ‘‘be exercised beginning on the 
date of the enactment of the Department of State Author-
ization Act of 2019.’’. 
SEC. 113. UNITED STATES DIPLOMACY CENTER. 
Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
of 1956 is amended by adding after section 63 (22 U.S.C. 
2735) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 64. UNITED STATES DIPLOMACY CENTER. 
‘‘(a) ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(1) SUPPORT AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
State is authorized to provide, by contract, grant, or 
otherwise, for the performance of appropriate mu-
seum visitor and educational outreach services and 
related events, including organizing programs and 
conference activities, museum shop services and food 
services in the public exhibition and related space 
utilized by the center for United States diplomacy. 
‘‘(2) RECOVERY OF COSTS.—The Secretary of 
State is authorized to recover any revenues gen-
erated under the authority of paragraph (1) for vis-
itor and outreach services and related events re-
ferred to in such paragraph, including fees for use 
of facilities at a center for United States diplomacy. 
Any such revenues may be retained as a recovery of 
the costs of operating the Center. 
‘‘(b) DISPOSITION OF UNITED STATES DIPLOMACY 
CENTER DOCUMENTS, ARTIFACTS, AND OTHER ARTI-
CLES.— 
‘‘(1) PROPERTY.—All historic documents, arti-
facts, or other articles permanently acquired by the 
Department of State and determined by the Sec-
retary of State to be suitable for display by the cen-
ter for United States diplomacy shall be considered 
to be the property of the United States Government
and shall be subject to disposition solely in accord-
ance with this subsection. 
‘‘(2) SALE, TRADE, OR TRANSFER.—Whenever 
the Secretary of State makes the determination de-
scribed in paragraph (3) with respect to a document, 
artifact, or other article under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary may sell at fair market value, trade, or 
transfer such document, artifact, or other article 
without regard to the requirements of subtitle I of 
title 40, United States Code. The proceeds of any 
such sale may be used solely for the advancement of 
the mission of the center for United States diplo-
macy and may not be used for any purpose other 
than the acquisition and direct care of the collections 
of the center. 
‘‘(3) DETERMINATIONS PRIOR TO SALE, TRADE, 
OR TRANSFER.—The determination described in this 
paragraph with respect to a document, artifact, or 
other article under paragraph (1), is a determination 
that— 
‘‘(A) such document, artifact, or other arti-
cle no longer serves to further the purposes of 
the center for United States diplomacy as set 
forth in the collections management policy of 
the center;
‘‘(B) the sale, trade, or transfer of such 
document, artifact, or other article would serve 
to maintain the standards of the collection of 
the center; or 
‘‘(C) sale, trade, or transfer of such docu-
ment, artifact, or other article would be in the 
best interests of the United States. 
‘‘(4) LOANS.—In addition to the authorization 
under paragraph (2) relating to the sale, trade, or 
transfer of documents, artifacts, or other articles 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State may 
loan such documents, artifacts, or other articles, 
when not needed for use or display by the center for 
United States diplomacy to the Smithsonian Institu-
tion or a similar institution for repair, study, or ex-
hibition.’’. 
SEC. 114. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF 
FISHERMEN FOR COSTS INCURRED FROM 
THE ILLEGAL SEIZURE AND DETENTION OF 
U.S.-FLAG FISHING VESSELS BY FOREIGN 
GOVERNMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section 7 of the 
Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1977) is 
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(e) AMOUNTS.—Payments may be made under this 
section only to such extent and in such amounts as are 
provided in advance in appropriation Acts.’’. 
(b) RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and apply as if the date speci-
fied in subsection (e) of section 7 of the Fishermen’s 
Protective Act of 1967, as in effect on the day be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act, were the 
day after such date of enactment. 
(2) AGREEMENTS AND PAYMENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall— 
(A) enter into agreements pursuant to sec-
tion 7 of the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 
1967 for any claims to which such section 
would otherwise apply but for the date specified 
in subsection (e) of such section, as in effect on 
the day before the date of the enactment of this 
Act; and 
(B) make payments in accordance with 
agreements entered into pursuant to such sec-
tion if any such payments have not been made 
as a result of the expiration of the date speci-
fied in such section, as in effect on the day be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 115. ART IN EMBASSIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No funds are authorized to be ap-
propriated for the purchase of any piece of art for the 
purposes of installation or display in any embassy, con-
sulate, or other foreign mission of the United States if 
the purchase price of such piece of art is in excess of 
$50,000, unless such purchase is subject to prior consulta-
tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
appropriate congressional committees. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
the costs of the Art in Embassies Program for each of 
fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014. 
(c) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on the 
date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘art’’ in-
cludes paintings, sculptures, photographs, industrial de-
sign, and craft art. 
SEC. 116. AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
(a) BURMA.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 570 of Public Law 
104–208 is amended— 
(A) by amending subsection (c) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(c) MULTILATERAL
STRATEGY.—The President 
shall develop, in coordination with members of ASEAN 
and other likeminded countries, a comprehensive, multilat-
eral strategy to bring about further democratic consolida-
tion in Burma and improve human rights practices and 
the quality of life in Burma, including the development 
of a dialogue leading to genuine national reconciliation.’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘six months’’ and inserting 
‘‘year’’; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (7); and 
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (2) 
the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) improvements in human rights practices; 
‘‘(4) progress toward broad-based and inclusive 
economic growth; 
‘‘(5) progress toward genuine national reconcili-
ation;
‘‘(6) progress on improving the quality of life of 
the Burmese people, including progress relating to 
market reforms, living standards, labor standards, 
use of forced labor in the tourism industry, and en-
vironmental quality; and’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and apply with respect to the 
first report required under subsection (d) of section 
570 of Public Law 104–208 that is required after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) REPEALS.—The following provisions of law are 
hereby repealed: 
(1) Subsection (b) of section 804 of Public Law 
101–246. 
(2) Section 6 of Public Law 104–45. 
(3) Section 406 of Public Law 101–246 (22 
U.S.C. 2414a). 
(4) Subsection (c) of section 702 of Public Law 
96–465 (22 U.S.C. 4022). 
SEC. 117. REPORTING ON IMPLEMENTATION OF GAO REC-
OMMENDATIONS. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port that lists all of the Government Accountability Of-
fice’s recommendations relating to the Department that 
have not been fully implemented. 
(b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 
than 30 days after the Secretary submits the report under 
subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report that identifies any discrepancies between 
the list of recommendations included in such report and 
the Government Accountability Office’s list of outstanding 
recommendations for the Department. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the submission of the Comptroller 
General’s report under subsection (b), the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report that describes the implementation 
status of each recommendation from the Govern-
ment Accountability Office included in the report 
submitted under subsection (a). 
(2) JUSTIFICATION.—The report under para-
graph (1) shall include— 
(A) a detailed justification for each deci-
sion not to fully implement a recommendation 
or to implement a recommendation in a dif-
ferent manner than specified by the Govern-
ment Accountability Office; 
(B) a timeline for the full implementation 
of any recommendation the Secretary has de-
cided to adopt, but has not yet fully imple-
mented; and 
(C) an explanation for any discrepancies 
included in the Comptroller General report sub-
mitted under subsection (b). 
(d) FORM.—The information required in each report 
under this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
to the maximum extent practicable, but may be included 
in a classified annex to the extent necessary. 
SEC. 118. OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There should be established with-
in the Department an Office of Global Criminal Justice 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Office’’), which may 
be placed within the organizational structure of the De-
partment at the discretion of the Secretary. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Office should carry out the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Advise the Secretary and other relevant sen-
ior officials on issues related to war crimes, crimes 
against humanity, and genocide.
(2) Assist in formulating United States policy 
on the prevention of, responses to, and account-
ability for mass atrocities. 
(3) Coordinate United States Government posi-
tions relating to the international and hybrid courts 
currently prosecuting persons responsible for geno-
cide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity any-
where in the world. 
(4) Work with other governments, international 
organizations, and nongovernmental organizations, 
as appropriate, to establish and assist international 
and domestic commissions of inquiry, fact-finding 
missions, and tribunals to investigate, document, 
and prosecute atrocities in every region of the globe. 
(5) Coordinate the deployment of diplomatic, 
legal, economic, military, and other tools to help ex-
pose the truth, judge those responsible, protect and 
assist victims, enable reconciliation, deter atrocities, 
and build the rule of law. 
(6) Provide advice and expertise on transitional 
justice to United States personnel operating in con-
flict and post-conflict environments. 
(7) Act as a point of contact for international, 
hybrid, and mixed tribunals exercising jurisdiction
over war crimes, crimes against humanity, and geno-
cide committed around the world. 
(8) Represent the Department on any inter-
agency whole-of-government coordinating entities ad-
dressing genocide and other mass atrocities. 
(9) Perform any additional duties and exercise 
such powers as the Secretary of State may prescribe. 
(c) SUPERVISION.—The Office should be led by an 
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice. 
TITLE II—EMBASSY 
CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 201. EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAIN-
TENANCE. 
For ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Mainte-
nance’’, 
there 
is 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$1,987,211,000 for fiscal year 2020. 
SEC. 202. STANDARD DESIGN IN CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Department’s Bureau of Overseas Building 
Operations (OBO) or successor office should give appro-
priate consideration to standardization in construction, in 
which each new United States embassy and consulate 
starts with a standard design and keeps customization to 
a minimum.
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall carry out 
any new United States embassy compound or new con-
sulate compound project that utilizes a non-standard de-
sign, including those projects that are in the design or pre- 
design phase as of the date of the enactment of this Act, 
only in consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees. The Secretary shall provide the appropriate 
congressional committees, for each such project, the fol-
lowing documentation: 
(1) A comparison of the estimated full lifecycle 
costs of the project to the estimated full lifecycle 
costs of such project if it were to use a standard de-
sign. 
(2) A comparison of the estimated completion 
date of such project to the estimated completion 
date of such project if it were to use a standard de-
sign. 
(3) A comparison of the security of the com-
pleted project to the security of such completed 
project if it were to use a standard design. 
(4) A justification for the Secretary’s selection 
of a non-standard design over a standard design for 
such project. 
(5) A written explanation if any of the docu-
mentation necessary to support the comparisons and
justification, as the case may be, described in para-
graphs (1) through (4) cannot be provided. 
(c) SUNSET.—The consultation requirement under 
subsection (b) shall expire on the date that is 4 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 203. CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION TRANSPARENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 118 of the Department of 
State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 304) 
is amended— 
(1) in the section heading , by striking ‘‘AN-
NUAL
REPORT
ON
EMBASSY
CONSTRUCTION 
COSTS’’ and inserting ‘‘BIANNUAL REPORT ON 
OVERSEAS
CAPITAL
CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS’’; and 
(2) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and in-
serting the following new subsections: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this subsection and every 180 
days thereafter until the date that is 4 years after such 
date of enactment, the Secretary shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a comprehensive re-
port regarding all ongoing overseas capital construction 
projects and major embassy security upgrade projects. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following with respect to each
ongoing overseas capital construction project and major 
embassy security upgrade project: 
‘‘(1) The initial cost estimate as specified in the 
proposed allocation of capital construction and main-
tenance funds required by the Committees on Appro-
priations for Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs. 
‘‘(2) The current cost estimate. 
‘‘(3) The value of each request for equitable ad-
justment received by the Department to date. 
‘‘(4) The value of each certified claim received 
by the Department to date. 
‘‘(5) The value of any usage of the project’s 
contingency fund to date and the value of the re-
mainder of the project’s contingency fund. 
‘‘(6) An enumerated list of each request for ad-
justment and certified claim that remains out-
standing or unresolved. 
‘‘(7) An enumerated list of each request for eq-
uitable adjustment and certified claim that has been 
fully adjudicated or that the Department has settled, 
and the final dollar amount of each adjudication or 
settlement.
‘‘(8) The date of estimated completion specified 
in the proposed allocation of capital construction 
and maintenance funds required by the Committees 
on Appropriations not later than 45 days after the 
date of the enactment of an Act making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs. 
‘‘(9) The current date of estimated comple-
tion.’’. 
(b) INITIAL REPORT.—The first report required 
under subsection (a) of section 118 of the Department of 
State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (as amended by 
this section) shall include an annex regarding all overseas 
capital construction projects and major embassy security 
upgrade projects completed during the 10-year period end-
ing on December 31, 2018, including, for each such 
project, the elements specified in subsection (b) of such 
section 118. 
SEC. 204. CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE INFORMATION. 
(a) DEADLINE
FOR COMPLETION.—The Secretary 
shall complete all contractor performance evaluations re-
quired by subpart 42.15 of the Federal Acquisition Regu-
lation for those contractors engaged in construction of new 
embassy or new consulate compounds by October 1, 2021. 
(b) PRIORITIZATION SYSTEM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall develop a prioritization system for clearing the 
current backlog of required evaluations referred to 
in subsection (a). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The system required under 
paragraph (1) should prioritize the evaluations as 
follows: 
(A) Project completion evaluations should 
be prioritized over annual evaluations. 
(B) Evaluations for relatively large con-
tracts should have priority. 
(C) Evaluations that would be particularly 
informative for the awarding of government 
contracts should have priority. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
brief the appropriate congressional committees on the De-
partment’s plan for completing all evaluations by October 
1, 2021, in accordance with subsection (a) and the 
prioritization system developed pursuant to subsection (b). 
(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that—
(1) contractors deciding whether to bid on De-
partment contracts would benefit from greater un-
derstanding of the Department as a client; and 
(2) the Department should develop a forum 
where contractors can comment on the Department’s 
project management performance. 
SEC. 205. GROWTH PROJECTIONS FOR NEW EMBASSIES 
AND CONSULATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For each new United States em-
bassy compound (NEC) and new consulate compound 
project (NCC) in or not yet in the design phase as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Department shall 
project growth over the estimated life of the facility using 
all available and relevant data, including the following: 
(1) Relevant historical trends for Department 
personnel and personnel from other agencies rep-
resented at the NEC or NCC that is to be con-
structed. 
(2) An analysis of the tradeoffs between risk 
and the needs of United States Government policy 
conducted as part of the most recent Vital Presence 
Validation Process, if applicable. 
(3) Reasonable assumptions about the strategic 
importance of the NEC or NCC, as the case may be, 
over the life of the building at issue.
(4) Any other data that would be helpful in pro-
jecting the future growth of NEC or NCC. 
(b) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The head of each 
Federal agency represented at a United States embassy 
or consulate shall provide to the Secretary, upon request, 
growth projections for the personnel of each such agency 
over the estimated life of each embassy or consulate, as 
the case may be. 
(c) BASIS FOR ESTIMATES.—The Department shall 
base its growth assumption for all NECs and NCCs on 
the estimates required under subsections (a) and (b). 
(d) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Any congres-
sional notification of site selection for a NEC or NCC sub-
mitted after the date of the enactment of this Act shall 
include the growth assumption used pursuant to sub-
section (c). 
SEC. 206. LONG-RANGE PLANNING PROCESS. 
(a) PLANS REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and an-
nually thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary shall de-
velop— 
(A) a comprehensive 6-year plan docu-
menting the Department’s overseas building 
program for the replacement of overseas diplo-
matic posts taking into account security factors 
under the Secure Embassy Construction and 
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 and other rel-
evant statutes and regulations, as well as occu-
pational safety and health factors pursuant to 
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 
1970 and other relevant statutes and regula-
tions, including environmental factors such as 
indoor air quality that impact employee health 
and safety; and 
(B) a comprehensive 6-year plan detailing 
the Department’s long-term planning for the 
maintenance and sustainment of completed dip-
lomatic posts, which takes into account security 
factors under the Secure Embassy Construction 
and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 and other 
relevant statutes and regulations, as well as oc-
cupational safety and health factors pursuant to 
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 
1970 and other relevant statutes and regula-
tions, including environmental factors such as 
indoor air quality that impact employee health 
and safety. 
(2) INITIAL REPORT.—The first plan developed 
pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) shall also include a
one-time status report on existing small diplomatic 
posts and a strategy for establishing a physical dip-
lomatic presence in countries in which there is no 
current physical diplomatic presence. Such report, 
which may include a classified annex, shall include 
the following: 
(A) A description of the extent to which 
each small diplomatic post furthers the national 
interest of the United States. 
(B) A description of how each small diplo-
matic post provides American Citizen Services, 
including data on specific services provided and 
the number of Americans receiving services over 
the previous year. 
(C) A description of whether each small 
diplomatic post meets current security require-
ments. 
(D) A description of the full financial cost 
of maintaining each small diplomatic post. 
(E) Input from the relevant chiefs of mis-
sion on any unique operational or policy value 
the small diplomatic post provides. 
(3) UPDATED INFORMATION.—The annual up-
dates of each of the plans developed pursuant to 
paragraph (1) shall highlight any changes from the
previous year’s plan to the ordering of construction 
and maintenance projects. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) SUBMISSION OF PLANS TO CONGRESS.—Not 
later than 60 days after the completion of each plan 
required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
submit the plans to the appropriate congressional 
committees. 
(2) REFERENCE
IN
BUDGET
JUSTIFICATION 
MATERIALS.—In the budget justification materials 
submitted to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees in support of the Department’s budget for any 
fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the 
President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code), the plans required under subsection 
(a) shall be referenced to justify funding requested 
for building and maintenance projects overseas. 
(3) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required 
under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form but may include a classified annex. 
(c) SMALL DIPLOMATIC POST DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘small diplomatic post’’ means any 
United States embassy or consulate that has employed five 
or fewer United States Government employees on average
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘Former career tenured members of the Service seeking 
reappointment, if separated for other than cause for up 
to 3 years prior to the date of the enactment of this sen-
tence, shall be eligible to participate in the regular assign-
ment bidding process without restriction and shall not be 
required to accept a directed first assignment upon re-
appointment.’’. 
(c) NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after chapter 102 the fol-
lowing new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 103—NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT 
OPPORTUNITIES 
FOR 
DEPARTMENT 
OF STATE AND USAID POSITIONS 
‘‘§ 10301. Notice of Employment Opportunities for De-
partment of State and USAID positions 
‘‘To ensure that individuals who have separated from 
the Department of State or the United States Agency for 
International Development and who are eligible for re-
appointment are aware of such opportunities, the Depart-
ment of State and the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development shall publicize notice of all employ-
ment opportunities, including positions for which the rel-
evant agency is accepting applications from individuals
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foreign countries and enhance such countries’ ability 
to combat public corruption; 
(3) the Department should promote coordina-
tion among the Federal departments and agencies 
implementing programs to promote good governance 
and combat public corruption in foreign countries in 
order to improve effectiveness and efficiency; and 
(4) the Department should identify areas in 
which United States efforts to help other countries 
promote good governance and combat public corrup-
tion could be enhanced. 
SEC. 702. ANNUAL ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2026, the Secretary shall assess the capacity and 
commitment of foreign countries to combat public corrup-
tion. Each such assessment shall— 
(1) utilize independent, third party indicators 
that measure transparency, accountability, and cor-
ruption in the public sector in such countries, includ-
ing the extent to which public power is exercised for 
private gain, to identify those countries that are 
most vulnerable to public corruption; 
(2) consider, to the extent reliable information 
is available, whether the government of a country 
identified under paragraph (1)—