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(2) section 322(b) of the Coast Guard Per-
sonnel and Maritime Safety Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 
1113 note) is amended by striking ‘‘208 of the Mer-
chant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1118)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘46106(a) of title 46, United States 
Code’’. 
(3) Section 1031(23) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (31 U.S.C. 
1113 note) is amended by striking ‘‘208, 901(b)(2), 
and 1211 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 
App. U.S.C. 1118, 1241(b)(2), 1291)’’ and inserting 
‘‘44106(a) and 55305(d) of title 46, United States 
Code’’. 
(4) The analysis for subtitle I of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
relating to chapter 3. 
(5) The analysis for subtitle IV of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘PART D—FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 
‘‘461. Federal Maritime Commission .........................................46101’’. 
(6) The analysis for chapter 461 of part D of 
subtitle IV of such title, as so redesignated, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘46101. General organization. 
‘‘46102. Quorum. 
‘‘46103. Meetings. 
‘‘46104. Delegation of authority. 
‘‘46105. Regulations. 
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‘‘46106. Annual report. 
‘‘46107. Expenditures. 
‘‘46108. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 46103(c)(3) 
of title 46, United States Code, as so redesignated, is 
amended by striking ‘‘555b(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘552b(c)’’. 
DIVISION 
I—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
STATE AUTHORITIES AND AC-
TIVITIES 
SEC. 14001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Eliot L. Engel De-
partment of State Authorization Act of 2020’’. 
TITLE 
I—ORGANIZATION 
AND 
OPERATIONS 
OF 
THE 
DE-
PARTMENT OF STATE 
SEC. 14101. 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; 
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(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-
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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 
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(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. 14102. 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 
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in this paragraph, the Assistant Secretary of 
State for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor is authorized to— 
‘‘(i) promote democracy and actively 
support human rights throughout the 
world; 
‘‘(ii) promote the rule of law and good 
governance throughout the world; 
‘‘(iii) strengthen, empower, and pro-
tect civil society representatives, programs, 
and organizations, and facilitate their abil-
ity to engage in dialogue with governments 
and other civil society entities; 
‘‘(iv) work with regional bureaus to 
ensure adequate personnel at diplomatic 
posts are assigned responsibilities relating 
to advancing democracy, human rights, 
labor rights, women’s equal participation 
in society, and the rule of law, with par-
ticular attention paid to adequate oversight 
and engagement on such issues by senior 
officials at such posts; 
‘‘(v) review and, as appropriate, make 
recommendations to the Secretary of State 
regarding the proposed transfer of— 
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‘‘(I) defense articles and defense 
services authorized under the Foreign 
Assistance 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 contained in Supplement No. 1 to 
part 774 of subtitle B of title 15, 
Code of Federal Regulations; 
‘‘(vi) coordinate programs and activi-
ties that protect and advance the exercise 
of human rights and internet freedom in 
cyberspace; and 
‘‘(vii) implement other relevant poli-
cies and provisions of law. 
‘‘(D) EFFICIENCY.—The Assistant Sec-
retary for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor shall take whatever actions may be nec-
essary to minimize the duplication of efforts 
within the Bureau of Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Labor. 
‘‘(E) LOCAL
OVERSIGHT.—United States 
missions, to the extent practicable, should assist 
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in exercising oversight authority and coordinate 
with the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, 
and Labor to ensure that funds are appro-
priately used and comply with anti-corruption 
practices.’’. 
SEC. 14103. 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-
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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-
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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 
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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 
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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 
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(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. 14104. 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 
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be headed by the Assistant Secretary of State for Popu-
lation, Refugees, and Migration.’’. 
SEC. 
14105. 
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; 
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(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 
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the Office to promote the human rights and full participa-
tion in international development activities of all persons 
with disabilities. 
SEC. 14106. 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 
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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. 14107. 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 
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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 
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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: 
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(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 
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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
2021.—The restrictions de-
scribed in this subsection shall not apply in fiscal 
year 2021 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 
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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
2021.—The restriction de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall not apply in fiscal 
year 2021 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 
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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. 14108. 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. 14109. 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; 
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(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. 14110. CLASSIFICATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF FOR-
EIGN 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 
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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. 14111. 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 14103 of this Act, 
is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) (as redesig-
nated pursuant to such section 14103) 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 
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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— 
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‘‘(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; 
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‘‘(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. 
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SEC. 14112. THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN DIPLO-
MACY. 
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. THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN DIPLO-
MACY. 
‘‘(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 National Museum of American Diplo-
macy. 
‘‘(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 the National Museum for American 
Diplomacy. Any such revenues may be retained as a 
recovery of the costs of operating the museum. 
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‘‘(b) DISPOSITION OF NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMER-
ICAN DIPLOMACY DOCUMENTS, ARTIFACTS, AND OTHER 
ARTICLES.— 
‘‘(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 Na-
tional Museum of American Diplomacy shall be con-
sidered to be the property of the United States Gov-
ernment and shall be subject to disposition solely in 
accordance 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 National Museum of American 
Diplomacy and may not be used for any purpose 
other than the acquisition and direct care of the col-
lections of the museum. 
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‘‘(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 National Museum of American Diplomacy 
as set forth in the collections management pol-
icy of the museum; 
‘‘(B) the sale, trade, or transfer of such 
document, artifact, or other article would serve 
to maintain the standards of the collection of 
the museum; 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 National 
Museum of American Diplomacy to the Smithsonian 
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Institution or a similar institution for repair, study, 
or exhibition.’’. 
SEC. 14113. 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 
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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. 14114. 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. 
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(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. 14115. 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’’; 
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(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. 
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(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. 14116. REPORTING ON IMPLEMENTATION OF GAO 
RECOMMENDATIONS. 
(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-
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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. 14117. OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There should be established with-
in the Department an Office of Global Criminal Justice 
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(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 
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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. 14201. EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND 
MAINTENANCE. 
For ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Mainte-
nance’’, 
there 
is 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$1,975,449,000 for fiscal year 2021. 
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SEC. 14202. STANDARD DESIGN IN CAPITAL CONSTRUC-
TION. 
(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. 
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(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. 14203. 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: 
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‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(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 
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project, the elements specified in subsection (b) of such 
section 118. 
SEC. 14204. 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. 
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(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. 14205. 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-
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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). 
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SEC. 14206. 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-
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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. 
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(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. 
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(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 
over the 36 months prior to the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 14207. VALUE ENGINEERING AND RISK ASSESSMENT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Federal departments and agencies are re-
quired to use value engineering (VE) as a manage-
ment tool, where appropriate, to reduce program and 
acquisition costs pursuant to OMB Circular A–131, 
Value Engineering, dated December 31, 2013. 
(2) OBO has a Policy Directive and Standard 
Operation Procedure, dated May 24, 2017, on con-
ducting risk management studies on all international 
construction projects. 
(b) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) SUBMISSION
TO
AUTHORIZING
COMMIT-
TEES.—The proposed allocation of capital construc-
tion and maintenance funds that is required by the 
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Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives not later than 45 days 
after the date of the enactment of an Act making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs shall also be sub-
mitted to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) REQUIREMENT TO CONFIRM COMPLETION 
OF
VALUE
ENGINEERING
AND
RISK
ASSESSMENT 
STUDIES.—The notifications required under para-
graph (1) shall include confirmation that the De-
partment has completed the requisite VE and risk 
management studies described in subsection (a). 
(c) REPORTING AND BRIEFING REQUIREMENTS.— 
The Secretary shall provide to the appropriate congres-
sional committees upon request— 
(1) a description of each risk management 
study referred to in subsection (a)(2) and a table de-
tailing which recommendations related to each such 
study were accepted and which were rejected; and 
(2) a report or briefing detailing the rationale 
for not implementing any such recommendations 
that may otherwise yield significant cost savings to 
the Department if implemented. 
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SEC. 14208. BUSINESS VOLUME. 
Section 402(c)(2)(E) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Se-
curity and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 
4852(c)(2)(E)) is amended by striking ‘‘in 3 years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘cumulatively over 3 years’’. 
SEC. 14209. EMBASSY SECURITY REQUESTS AND DEFI-
CIENCIES. 
The Secretary shall provide to the appropriate con-
gressional committees upon request information on secu-
rity deficiencies at United States diplomatic posts, includ-
ing relating to the following: 
(1) Requests made over the previous year by 
United States diplomatic posts for security up-
grades. 
(2) Significant security deficiencies at United 
States diplomatic posts that are not operating out of 
a new embassy compound or new consulate com-
pound. 
SEC. 14210. OVERSEAS SECURITY BRIEFINGS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall revise the Foreign Affairs 
Manual to stipulate that information on the current threat 
environment shall be provided to all United States Govern-
ment employees under chief of mission authority traveling 
to a foreign country on official business. To the extent 
practicable, such material shall be provided to such em-
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ployees prior to their arrival at a United States diplomatic 
post or as soon as possible thereafter. 
SEC. 14211. CONTRACTING METHODS IN CAPITAL CON-
STRUCTION. 
(a) DELIVERY.—Unless the Secretary notifies the ap-
propriate congressional committees that the use of the de-
sign-build project delivery method would not be appro-
priate, the Secretary shall make use of such method at 
United States diplomatic posts that have not yet received 
design or capital construction contracts as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(b) NOTIFICATION.—Before executing a contract for 
a delivery method other than design-build in accordance 
with subsection (a), the Secretary shall notify the appro-
priate congressional committees in writing of the decision, 
including the reasons therefor. The notification required 
by this subsection may be included in any other report 
regarding a new United States diplomatic post that is re-
quired to be submitted to the appropriate congressional 
committees. 
(c) PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall report to the appropriate congressional 
committees regarding performance evaluation measures in 
accordance with GAO’s ‘‘Standards for Internal Control 
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in the Federal Government’’ that will be applicable to de-
sign and construction, lifecycle cost, and building mainte-
nance programs of the Bureau of Overseas Building Oper-
ations of the Department. 
SEC. 14212. COMPETITION IN EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION. 
Not later than 45 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committee a report detailing steps the 
Department is taking to expand the embassy construction 
contractor base in order to increase competition and maxi-
mize value. 
SEC. 14213. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States that the Bureau 
of Overseas Building Operations of the Department or its 
successor office shall continue to balance functionality and 
security with accessibility, as defined by guidelines estab-
lished by the United States Access Board in constructing 
embassies and consulates, and shall ensure compliance 
with the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
4151 et seq.) to the fullest extent possible. 
SEC. 14214. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) DESIGN-BUILD.—The term ‘‘design-build’’ 
means a method of project delivery in which one en-
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tity works under a single contract with the Depart-
ment to provide design and construction services. 
(2) NON-STANDARD DESIGN.—The term ‘‘non- 
standard design’’ means a design for a new embassy 
compound project or new consulate compound 
project that does not utilize a standardized design 
for the structural, spatial, or security requirements 
of such embassy compound or consulate compound, 
as the case may be. 
TITLE III—PERSONNEL ISSUES 
SEC. 14301. DEFENSE BASE ACT INSURANCE WAIVERS. 
(a) APPLICATION FOR WAIVERS.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall apply to the Department of Labor for a waiver 
from insurance requirements under the Defense Base Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) for all countries with respect to 
which the requirement was waived prior to January 2017, 
and for which there is not currently a waiver. 
(b) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 
45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall certify to the appropriate congressional 
committees that the requirement in subsection (a) has 
been met. 
SEC. 14302. STUDY ON FOREIGN SERVICE ALLOWANCES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days 
after date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report detailing an empirical analysis 
on the effect of overseas allowances on the foreign 
assignment of Foreign Service officers (FSOs), to be 
conducted by a federally-funded research and devel-
opment center with appropriate expertise in labor ec-
onomics and military compensation. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The analysis required under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) identify all allowances paid to FSOs 
assigned permanently or on temporary duty to 
foreign areas; 
(B) examine the efficiency of the Foreign 
Service bidding system in determining foreign 
assignments; 
(C) examine the factors that incentivize 
FSOs to bid on particular assignments, includ-
ing danger levels and hardship conditions; 
(D) examine the Department’s strategy 
and process for incentivizing FSOs to bid on 
assignments that are historically in lower de-
mand, including with monetary compensation, 
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and whether monetary compensation is nec-
essary for assignments in higher demand; 
(E) make any relevant comparisons to 
military compensation and allowances, noting 
which allowances are shared or based on the 
same regulations; 
(F) recommend options for restructuring 
allowances to improve the efficiency of the as-
signments system and better align FSO incen-
tives with the needs of the Foreign Service, in-
cluding any cost savings associated with such 
restructuring; 
(G) recommend any statutory changes nec-
essary to implement subparagraph (F), such as 
consolidating existing legal authorities for the 
provision of hardship and danger pay; and 
(H) detail any effects of recommendations 
made pursuant to subparagraphs (F) and (G) 
on other United States Government depart-
ments and agencies with civilian employees per-
manently assigned or on temporary duty in for-
eign areas, following consultation with such de-
partments and agencies. 
(b) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Before initiating the 
analysis required under subsection (a)(1), and not later 
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than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs in the House of Representatives a briefing on the 
implementation of this section that includes the following: 
(1) The name of the federally funded research 
and development center that will conduct such anal-
ysis. 
(2) The scope of such analysis and terms of ref-
erence for such analysis as specified between the De-
partment and such federally funded research and de-
velopment center. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 
available to the federally-funded research and devel-
opment center carrying out the analysis required 
under subsection (a)(1) all necessary and relevant 
information to allow such center to conduct such 
analysis in a quantitative and analytical manner, in-
cluding historical data on the number of bids for 
each foreign assignment and any survey data col-
lected by the Department from eligible bidders on 
their bid decision-making. 
(2) COOPERATION.—The Secretary shall work 
with the heads of other relevant United States Gov-
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ernment departments and agencies to ensure such 
departments and agencies provide all necessary and 
relevant information to the federally-funded research 
and development center carrying out the analysis re-
quired under subsection (a)(1). 
(d) INTERIM REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary 
shall require that the chief executive officer of the feder-
ally-funded research and development center that carries 
out the analysis required under subsection (a)(1) submit 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives an interim report on such analysis not later 
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 14303. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIPS. 
Section 504 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 2656d) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS RE-
LATED
TO SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIP 
PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to make grants or enter into cooperative agreements 
related to Department of State science and tech-
nology fellowship programs, including for assistance 
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in recruiting fellows and the payment of stipends, 
travel, and other appropriate expenses to fellows. 
‘‘(2) EXCLUSION
FROM
CONSIDERATION
AS 
COMPENSATION.—Stipends under paragraph (1) 
shall not be considered compensation for purposes of 
section 209 of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(3) MAXIMUM
ANNUAL
AMOUNT.—The total 
amount of grants made pursuant to this subsection 
may not exceed $500,000 in any fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 14304. TRAVEL FOR SEPARATED FAMILIES. 
Section 901(15) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4081(15)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘1 round-trip per year for each child 
below age 21 of a member of the Service assigned 
abroad’’ and inserting ‘‘in the case of one or more 
children below age 21 of a member of the Service as-
signed abroad, 1 round-trip per year’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘for each child’’ before 
‘‘to visit the member abroad’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a 
comma; 
(3) in subparagraph (B)— 
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(A) by inserting ‘‘for each child’’ before 
‘‘to visit the other parent’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘resides,’’; 
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) for one of the child’s parents to visit 
the child or children abroad if the child or chil-
dren do not regularly reside with that parent 
and that parent is not receiving an education 
allowance or educational travel allowance for 
the child or children under section 5924(4) of 
title 5, United States Code,’’; and 
(5) in the matter following subparagraph (C), 
as added by paragraph (4) of this section, by strik-
ing ‘‘a payment’’ and inserting ‘‘the cost of round- 
trip travel’’. 
SEC. 14305. HOME LEAVE TRAVEL FOR SEPARATED FAMI-
LIES. 
Section 903(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4083(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘In cases in which the family 
members of a member of the Service reside apart from 
the member at authorized locations outside the United 
States because they are prevented by official order from 
residing with the member at post, the member may take 
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the leave ordered under this section where that member’s 
family members reside, notwithstanding section 6305 of 
title 5, United States Code.’’. 
SEC. 14306. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CERTAIN 
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS. 
It is the sense of Congress that Department fellow-
ships that promote the employment of candidates belong-
ing to under-represented groups, including the Charles B. 
Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship Pro-
gram, the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellow-
ship Program, and the Donald M. Payne International De-
velopment Fellowship Program, represent smart invest-
ments vital for building a strong, capable, and representa-
tive national security workforce. 
SEC. 14307. TECHNICAL CORRECTION. 
Subparagraph (A) of section 601(c)(6) of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4001(c)(6)) is amended, 
in the matter preceding clause (i), by— 
(1) striking ‘‘promotion’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-
motion, on or after January 1, 2017,’’; and 
(2) striking ‘‘individual joining the Service on 
or after January 1, 2017,’’ and inserting ‘‘Foreign 
Service officer, appointed under section 302(a)(1), 
who has general responsibility for carrying out the 
functions of the Service’’. 
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SEC. 14308. FOREIGN SERVICE AWARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 614 of the Foreign Serv-
ice Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4013) is amended— 
(1) by amending the section heading to read as 
follows: ‘‘DEPARTMENT AWARDS’’; and 
(2) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘or Civil 
Service’’ after ‘‘the Service’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The item relating 
to section 614 in the table of contents of the Foreign Serv-
ice Act of 1980 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 614. Department awards.’’. 
SEC. 14309. DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON WORKFORCE RECRUIT-
MENT.—It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary 
should continue to hold entry-level classes for Foreign 
Service officers and specialists and continue to recruit civil 
servants through programs such as the Presidential Man-
agement Fellows Program and Pathways Internship Pro-
grams in a manner and at a frequency consistent with 
prior years and consistent with the need to maintain a 
pool of experienced personnel effectively distributed across 
skill codes and ranks. It is further the sense of Congress 
that absent continuous recruitment and training of For-
eign Service officers and civil servants, the Department 
will lack experienced, qualified personnel in the short, me-
dium, and long terms. 
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(b) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not implement 
any reduction-in-force action under section 3502 or 3595 
of title 5, United States Code, or for any incentive pay-
ments for early separation or retirement under any other 
provision of law unless— 
(1) the appropriate congressional committees 
are notified not less than 15 days in advance of such 
obligation or expenditure; and 
(2) the Secretary has provided to the appro-
priate congressional committees a detailed report 
that describes the Department’s strategic staffing 
goals, including— 
(A) a justification that describes how any 
proposed workforce reduction enhances the ef-
fectiveness of the Department; 
(B) a certification that such workforce re-
duction is in the national interest of the United 
States; 
(C) a comprehensive strategic staffing plan 
for the Department, including 5-year workforce 
forecasting and a description of the anticipated 
impact of any proposed workforce reduction; 
and 
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(D) a dataset displaying comprehensive 
workforce data for all current and planned em-
ployees of the Department, disaggregated by— 
(i) Foreign Service officer and For-
eign Service specialist rank; 
(ii) civil service job skill code, grade 
level, and bureau of assignment; 
(iii) contracted employees, including 
the equivalent job skill code and bureau of 
assignment; and 
(iv) employees hired under schedule C 
of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code 
of Federal Regulations, including their 
equivalent grade and job skill code and bu-
reau of assignment. 
SEC. 14310. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING VETERANS 
EMPLOYMENT 
AT 
THE 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
STATE. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Department should continue to promote 
the employment of veterans, in accordance with sec-
tion 301 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 3941), as amended by section 14407 of this 
Act, including those veterans belonging to tradition-
ally underrepresented groups at the Department; 
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(2) veterans employed by the Department have 
made significant contributions to United States for-
eign policy in a variety of regional and global affairs 
bureaus and diplomatic posts overseas; and 
(3) the Department should continue to encour-
age veteran employment and facilitate their partici-
pation in the workforce. 
SEC. 14311. EMPLOYEE ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTIONS AND 
PRECLUSIONS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Department should expand the appeal proc-
ess it makes available to employees related to assignment 
preclusions and restrictions. 
(b) APPEAL OF ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTION OR PRE-
CLUSION.—Section 502(a)(2) of the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3982(a)(2)), as amended by section 
14110 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new sentences: ‘‘Any employee subjected 
to an assignment restriction or preclusion shall have the 
same appeal rights as provided by the Department regard-
ing denial or revocation of a security clearance. Any such 
appeal shall be resolved not later than 60 days after such 
appeal is filed.’’. 
(c) NOTICE AND CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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retary shall revise, and certify to the appropriate congres-
sional committees regarding such revision, the Foreign Af-
fairs Manual guidance regarding denial or revocation of 
a security clearance to expressly state that all review and 
appeal rights relating thereto shall also apply to any rec-
ommendation or decision to impose an assignment restric-
tion or preclusion to an employee. 
SEC. 14312. RECALL AND REEMPLOYMENT OF CAREER 
MEMBERS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) career Department employees provide in-
valuable service to the United States as nonpartisan 
professionals who contribute subject matter expertise 
and professional skills to the successful development 
and execution of United States foreign policy; and 
(2) reemployment of skilled former members of 
the Foreign and civil service who have voluntarily 
separated from the Foreign or civil service due to 
family reasons or to obtain professional skills outside 
government is of benefit to the Department. 
(b) REEMPLOYMENT.—Subsection (b) of section 308 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3948) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘Former career tenured members of the Service seeking 
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reappointment, if separated for other than cause for up 
to 4 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 
within the agency’s workforce under merit promotion pro-
cedures, 
on 
publicly 
accessible 
sites, 
including 
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www.usajobs.gov. If using merit promotion procedures, the 
notice shall expressly state that former employees eligible 
for reinstatement may apply.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for subpart I of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘10301. Notice of employment opportunities for Department of State and 
USAID positions’’. 
SEC. 14313. STRATEGIC STAFFING PLAN FOR THE DEPART-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
comprehensive 5-year strategic staffing plan for the De-
partment that is aligned with and furthers the objectives 
of the National Security Strategy of the United States of 
America issued in December 2017, or any subsequent 
strategy issued not later than 18 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, which shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A dataset displaying comprehensive work-
force data, including all shortages in bureaus de-
scribed in GAO report GAO–19–220, for all current 
and 
planned 
employees 
of 
the 
Department, 
disaggregated by— 
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(A) Foreign Service officer and Foreign 
Service specialist rank; 
(B) civil service job skill code, grade level, 
and bureau of assignment; 
(C) contracted employees, including the 
equivalent job skill code and bureau of assign-
ment; and 
(D) employees hired under schedule C of 
subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, including the equivalent grade 
and job skill code and bureau of assignment of 
such employee. 
(2) Recommendations on the number of For-
eign Service officers disaggregated by service cone 
that should be posted at each United States diplo-
matic post and in the District of Columbia, with a 
detailed basis for such recommendations. 
(3) Recommendations on the number of civil 
service officers that should be employed by the De-
partment, with a detailed basis for such rec-
ommendations. 
(b) MAINTENANCE.—The dataset required under 
subsection (a)(1) shall be maintained and updated on a 
regular basis. 
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(c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall lead the 
development of the plan required under subsection (a) but 
may consult or partner with private sector entities with 
expertise in labor economics, management, or human re-
sources, as well as organizations familiar with the de-
mands and needs of the Department’s workforce. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port regarding root causes of Foreign Service and civil 
service shortages, the effect of such shortages on national 
security objectives, and the Department’s plan to imple-
ment recommendations described in GAO–19–220. 
SEC. 14314. CONSULTING SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 103 of title 5, United 
States Code, as added by section 14312 of this Act, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 10302. Consulting services for the Department of 
State 
‘‘Any consulting service obtained by the Department 
of State through procurement contract pursuant to section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to 
those contracts with respect to which expenditures are a 
matter of public record and available for public inspection, 
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except if otherwise provided under existing law, or under 
existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subpart I of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by adding after the item relating to section 10302 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘10302. Consulting services for the Department of State’’. 
SEC. 14315. INCENTIVES FOR CRITICAL POSTS. 
Section 1115(d) of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32) is amended by striking 
the last sentence. 
SEC. 14316. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN AC-
COUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARDS. 
Section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Secu-
rity and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 
4831(a)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AFGHANISTAN 
AND’’ and inserting ‘‘AFGHANISTAN, YEMEN, SYRIA, 
AND’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘Afghanistan 
or’’ and inserting ‘‘Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria, 
or’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘beginning 
on October 1, 2005, and ending on September 
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30, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘beginning on October 
1, 2020, and ending on September 30, 2022’’. 
SEC. 14317. FOREIGN SERVICE SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY. 
Subsection (c) of section 610 of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4010) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘suspend’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘indefinitely suspend without duties’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (7); 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) Any member of the Service suspended 
from duties under this subsection may be suspended 
without pay only after a final written decision is pro-
vided to such member under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(6) If no final written decision under para-
graph (2) has been provided within 1 calendar year 
of the date the suspension at issue was proposed, 
not later than 30 days thereafter the Secretary of 
State shall report to the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate in writing 
regarding the specific reasons for such delay.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘(7) In this subsection:’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(A) 
The term’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(7) In this subsection, the term’’; 
(C) by striking subparagraph (B) (relating 
to the definition of ‘‘suspend’’ and ‘‘suspen-
sion’’); and 
(D) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and 
moving such subparagraphs 2 ems to the left. 
SEC. 14318. FOREIGN AFFAIRS MANUAL AND FOREIGN AF-
FAIRS HANDBOOK CHANGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and every 180 days 
thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report detailing all 
changes made to the Foreign Affairs Manual or the For-
eign Affairs Handbook. 
(b) COVERED PERIODS.—The first report required 
under subsection (a) shall cover the 5-year period pre-
ceding the submission of such report. Each subsequent re-
port shall cover the 180-day period preceding submission. 
(c) CONTENTS.—Each report required under sub-
section (a) shall contain the following: 
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(1) The location within the Foreign Affairs 
Manual or the Foreign Affairs Handbook where a 
change has been made. 
(2) The statutory basis for each such change. 
(3) A side-by-side comparison of the Foreign 
Affairs Manual or Foreign Affairs Handbook before 
and after such change. 
(4) A summary of such changes displayed in 
spreadsheet form. 
SEC. 14319. WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPA-
TIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF CERTAIN POSI-
TIONS. 
The Secretary of State may waive any or all of the 
individual occupational requirements with respect to an 
employee or prospective employee of the Department of 
State for a civilian position categorized under the GS– 
0130 occupational series if the Secretary determines that 
the individual possesses significant scientific, techno-
logical, engineering, or mathematical expertise that is inte-
gral to performing the duties of the applicable position, 
based on demonstrated job performance and qualifying ex-
perience. With respect to each waiver granted under this 
subsection, the Secretary shall set forth in a written docu-
ment that is transmitted to the Director of the Office of 
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Personnel Management the rationale for the decision of 
the Secretary to waive such requirements. 
SEC. 14320. APPOINTMENT OF EMPLOYEES TO THE GLOBAL 
ENGAGEMENT CENTER. 
The Secretary may appoint, for a 3-year period that 
may be extended for up to an additional 2 years, solely 
to carry out the functions of the Global Engagement Cen-
ter, employees of the Department without regard to the 
provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing ap-
pointment in the competitive service, and may fix the basic 
compensation of such employees without regard to chapter 
51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title. 
SEC. 14321. REST AND RECUPERATION AND OVERSEAS OP-
ERATIONS LEAVE FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 63 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new sections: 
‘‘§ 6329d. Rest and recuperation leave 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘agency’ means an Executive 
agency (as that term is defined in section 105), but 
does not include the Government Accountability Of-
fice; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘combat zone’ means a geo-
graphic area designated by an Executive order of the 
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President as an area in which the Armed Forces are 
engaging or have engaged in combat, an area des-
ignated by law to be treated as a combat zone, or 
a location the Department of Defense has certified 
for combat zone tax benefits due to its direct sup-
port of military operations; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘employee’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 6301; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘high risk, high threat post’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 104 of the 
Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act 
of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4803); and 
‘‘(5) the term ‘leave year’ means the period be-
ginning on the first day of the first complete pay pe-
riod in a calendar year and ending on the day imme-
diately before the first day of the first complete pay 
period in the following calendar year. 
‘‘(b) LEAVE FOR REST AND RECUPERATION.—The 
head of an agency may prescribe regulations to grant up 
to 20 days of paid leave, per leave year, for the purposes 
of rest and recuperation to an employee of the agency 
serving in a combat zone, any other high risk, high threat 
post, or any other location presenting significant security 
or operational challenges. 
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‘‘(c) 
DISCRETIONARY
AUTHORITY
OF
AGENCY 
HEAD.—Use of the authority under subsection (b) is at 
the sole and exclusive discretion of the head of the agency 
concerned. 
‘‘(d) RECORDS.—An agency shall record leave pro-
vided under this section separately from leave authorized 
under any other provision of law. 
‘‘§ 6329e. Overseas operations leave 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘agency’ means an Executive 
agency (as that term is defined in section 105), but 
does not include the Government Accountability Of-
fice; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘employee’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 6301; and 
‘‘(3) the term ‘leave year’ means the period be-
ginning with the first day of the first complete pay 
period in a calendar year and ending with the day 
immediately before the first day of the first complete 
pay period in the following calendar year. 
‘‘(b) LEAVE FOR OVERSEAS OPERATIONS.—The head 
of an agency may prescribe regulations to grant up to 10 
days of paid leave, per leave year, to an employee of the 
agency serving abroad where the conduct of business could 
pose potential security or safety related risks or would be 
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inconsistent with host-country practice. Such regulations 
may provide that additional leave days may be granted 
during such leave year if the head of the agency deter-
mines that to do so is necessary to advance the national 
security or foreign policy interests of the United States. 
‘‘(c) 
DISCRETIONARY
AUTHORITY
OF
AGENCY 
HEAD.—Use of the authority under subsection (b) is at 
the sole and exclusive discretion of the head of the agency 
concerned. 
‘‘(d) RECORDS.—An agency shall record leave pro-
vided under this section separately from leave authorized 
under any other provision of law.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 6329c the following new 
items: 
‘‘6329d. Rest and recuperation leave 
‘‘6329e. Overseas operations leave’’. 
TITLE 
IV—A 
DIVERSE 
WORK-
FORCE: 
RECRUITMENT, 
RE-
TENTION, AND PROMOTION 
SEC. 14401. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) APPLICANT FLOW DATA.—The term ‘‘appli-
cant flow data’’ means data that tracks the rate of 
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applications for job positions among demographic 
categories. 
(2) DEMOGRAPHIC
DATA.—The term ‘‘demo-
graphic data’’ means facts or statistics relating to 
the demographic categories specified in the Office of 
Management and Budget statistical policy directive 
entitled ‘‘Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and 
Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity’’ 
(81 Fed. Reg. 67398). 
(3) DIVERSITY.—The term ‘‘diversity’’ means 
those classes of persons protected under the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000a et seq.) and 
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). 
(4) 
WORKFORCE.—The 
term 
‘‘workforce’’ 
means— 
(A) individuals serving in a position in the 
civil service (as defined in section 2101 of title 
5, United States Code); 
(B) individuals who are members of the 
Foreign Service (as defined in section 103 of 
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3902)); 
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(C) all individuals serving under a personal 
services agreement or personal services con-
tract; 
(D) all individuals serving under a Foreign 
Service Limited appointment under section 309 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980; or 
(E) individuals working in the Department 
of State under any other authority. 
SEC. 14402. COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND DISSEMINATION 
OF WORKFORCE DATA. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, 
in consultation with the Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management and the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget, submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report, which shall also be posted on 
a publicly available website of the Department in a search-
able database format, that includes disaggregated demo-
graphic data and other information regarding the diversity 
of the workforce of the Department. 
(b) DATA.—The report under subsection (a) shall in-
clude the following data: 
(1) Demographic data on each element of the 
workforce of the Department, disaggregated by rank 
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and grade or grade-equivalent, with respect to the 
following groups: 
(A) Applicants for positions in the Depart-
ment. 
(B) Individuals hired to join the workforce. 
(C) Individuals promoted during the 2-year 
period ending on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, including promotions to and within the 
Senior Executive Service or the Senior Foreign 
Service. 
(D) Individuals serving on applicable selec-
tion boards. 
(E) Members of any external advisory com-
mittee or board who are subject to appointment 
by individuals at senior positions in the Depart-
ment. 
(F) Individuals participating in profes-
sional development programs of the Depart-
ment, and the extent to which such participants 
have been placed into senior positions within 
the Department after such participation. 
(G) Individuals participating in mentorship 
or retention programs. 
(H) Individuals who separated from the 
agency during the 2-year period ending on the 
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date of the enactment of this Act, including in-
dividuals in the Senior Executive Service or the 
Senior Foreign Service. 
(2) An assessment of agency compliance with 
the essential elements identified in Equal Employ-
ment Opportunity Commission Management Direc-
tive 715, effective October 1, 2003. 
(3) Data on the overall number of individuals 
who are part of the workforce, the percentages of 
such workforce corresponding to each element listed 
in section 14401(4), and the percentages cor-
responding to each rank, grade, or grade-equivalent. 
(c) RECOMMENDATION.—The Secretary may include 
in the report under subsection (a) a recommendation to 
the Director of Office of Management and Budget and to 
the appropriate congressional committees regarding 
whether the Department should collect more detailed data 
on demographic categories in addition to the race and eth-
nicity categories specified in the Office of Management 
and Budget statistical policy directive entitled ‘‘Standards 
for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data 
on Race and Ethnicity’’ (81 Fed. Reg. 67398). 
(d) OTHER CONTENTS.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall also describe and assess the effectiveness 
of the efforts of the Department— 
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(1) to propagate fairness, impartiality, and in-
clusion in the work environment, both domestically 
and abroad; 
(2) to enforce anti-harassment and anti-dis-
crimination policies, both domestically and at posts 
overseas; 
(3) to refrain from engaging in unlawful dis-
crimination in any phase of the employment process, 
including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, assign-
ments, promotion, retention, and training; 
(4) to prevent illegal retaliation against employ-
ees for participating in a protected equal employ-
ment opportunity activity or for reporting sexual 
harassment or sexual assault; 
(5) to provide reasonable accommodation for 
qualified employees and applicants with disabilities; 
and 
(6) to recruit a representative workforce by— 
(A) recruiting women and minorities; 
(B) recruiting at women’s colleges, histori-
cally Black colleges and universities, minority- 
serving institutions, and other institutions serv-
ing a significant percentage of minority stu-
dents; 
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(C) placing job advertisements in news-
papers, magazines, and job sites oriented to-
ward women and minorities; 
(D) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs 
in urban and rural communities and land-grant 
colleges or universities; 
(E) providing opportunities through the 
Foreign Service Internship Program under 
chapter 12 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4141 et seq.) and other hiring ini-
tiatives; 
(F) recruiting mid-level and senior-level 
professionals through programs designed to in-
crease minority representation in international 
affairs; 
(G) offering the Foreign Service written 
and oral assessment examinations in several lo-
cations throughout the United States to reduce 
the burden of applicants having to travel at 
their own expense to take either or both such 
examinations; 
(H) expanding the use of paid internships; 
and 
(I) supporting recruiting and hiring oppor-
tunities through— 
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(i) the Charles B. Rangel Inter-
national Affairs Fellowship Program; 
(ii) the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign 
Affairs Fellowship Program; 
(iii) the Donald M. Payne Inter-
national Development Fellowship Program; 
and 
(iv) other initiatives, including agency- 
wide policy initiatives. 
(e) ANNUAL UPDATES.—Not later than 1 year after 
the publication of the report required under subsection (a) 
and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Sec-
retary shall work with the Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management and the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget to provide a report to the appro-
priate congressional committees, which shall be posted on 
the Department’s website, which may be included in an-
other annual report required under another provision of 
law, that includes— 
(1) disaggregated demographic data relating to 
the workforce and information on the status of di-
versity and inclusion efforts of the Department; 
(2) an analysis of applicant flow data; and 
(3) disaggregated demographic data relating to 
participants in professional development programs of 
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the Department and the rate of placement into sen-
ior positions for participants in such programs. 
SEC. 14403. EXIT INTERVIEWS FOR WORKFORCE. 
(a) RETAINED MEMBERS.—The Director General of 
the Foreign Service and the Director of Human Resources 
of the Department shall conduct periodic interviews with 
a representative and diverse cross-section of the workforce 
of the Department— 
(1) to understand the reasons of individuals in 
such workforce for remaining in a position in the 
Department; and 
(2) to receive feedback on workplace policies, 
professional development opportunities, and other 
issues affecting the decision of individuals in the 
workforce to remain in the Department. 
(b) DEPARTING MEMBERS.—The Director General of 
the Foreign Service and the Director of Human Resources 
shall provide an opportunity for an exit interview to each 
individual in the workforce of the Department who sepa-
rates from service with the Department to better under-
stand the reasons of such individual for leaving such serv-
ice. 
(c) USE OF ANALYSIS FROM INTERVIEWS.—The Di-
rector General of the Foreign Service and the Director of 
Human Resources shall analyze demographic data and 
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other information obtained through interviews under sub-
sections (a) and (b) to determine— 
(1) to what extent, if any, the diversity of those 
participating in such interviews impacts the results; 
and 
(2) whether to implement any policy changes or 
include any recommendations in a report required 
under subsection (a) or (e) of section 14402 relating 
to the determination reached pursuant to paragraph 
(1). 
(d) TRACKING DATA.—The Department shall— 
(1) track demographic data relating to partici-
pants in professional development programs and the 
rate of placement into senior positions for partici-
pants in such programs; 
(2) annually evaluate such data— 
(A) to identify ways to improve outreach 
and recruitment for such programs, consistent 
with merit system principles; and 
(B) to understand the extent to which par-
ticipation in any professional development pro-
gram offered or sponsored by the Department 
differs among the demographic categories of the 
workforce; and 
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(3) actively encourage participation from a 
range of demographic categories, especially from cat-
egories with consistently low participation, in such 
professional development programs. 
SEC. 14404. RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) continue to seek a diverse and talented pool 
of applicants; and 
(2) instruct the Director General of the Foreign 
Service and the Director of the Bureau of Human 
Resources of the Department to have a recruitment 
plan of action for the recruitment of people belong-
ing to traditionally under-represented groups, which 
should include outreach at appropriate colleges, uni-
versities, affinity groups, and professional associa-
tions. 
(b) SCOPE.—The diversity recruitment initiatives de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) recruiting at women’s colleges, historically 
Black colleges and universities, minority-serving in-
stitutions, and other institutions serving a signifi-
cant percentage of minority students; 
(2) placing job advertisements in newspapers, 
magazines, and job sites oriented toward diverse 
groups; 
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(3) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs in 
urban and rural communities and land-grant colleges 
or universities; 
(4) providing opportunities through highly re-
spected, international leadership programs, that 
focus on diversity recruitment and retention; 
(5) expanding the use of paid internships; and 
(6) cultivating partnerships with organizations 
dedicated to the advancement of the profession of 
international affairs and national security to advance 
shared diversity goals. 
(c) EXPAND TRAINING ON ANTI-HARASSMENT AND 
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, through 
the Foreign Service Institute and other educational 
and training opportunities— 
(A) ensure the provision to all individuals 
in the workforce of training on anti-harassment 
and anti-discrimination information and poli-
cies, including in existing Foreign Service Insti-
tute courses or modules prioritized in the De-
partment’s Diversity and Inclusion Strategic 
Plan for 2016–2020 to promote diversity in Bu-
reau awards or mitigate unconscious bias; 
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(B) expand the provision of training on 
workplace rights and responsibilities to focus on 
anti-harassment and anti-discrimination infor-
mation and policies, including policies relating 
to sexual assault prevention and response; and 
(C) make such expanded training manda-
tory for— 
(i) individuals in senior and super-
visory positions; 
(ii) individuals having responsibilities 
related to recruitment, retention, or pro-
motion of employees; and 
(iii) any other individual determined 
by the Department who needs such train-
ing based on analysis by the Department 
or OPM analysis. 
(2) BEST PRACTICES.—The Department shall 
give special attention to ensuring the continuous in-
corporation of research-based best practices in train-
ing provided under this subsection. 
SEC. 14405. LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT AND ACCOUNT-
ABILITY. 
(a) REWARD AND RECOGNIZE EFFORTS TO PRO-
MOTE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall imple-
ment performance and advancement requirements 
that reward and recognize the efforts of individuals 
in senior positions and supervisors in the Depart-
ment in fostering an inclusive environment and culti-
vating talent consistent with merit system principles, 
such as through participation in mentoring pro-
grams or sponsorship initiatives, recruitment events, 
and other similar opportunities. 
(2) OUTREACH EVENTS.—The Secretary shall 
create opportunities for individuals in senior posi-
tions and supervisors in the Department to partici-
pate in outreach events and to discuss issues relat-
ing to diversity and inclusion with the workforce on 
a regular basis, including with employee resource 
groups. 
(b) 
EXTERNAL
ADVISORY
COMMITTEES
AND 
BOARDS.—For each external advisory committee or board 
to which individuals in senior positions in the Department 
appoint members, the Secretary is strongly encouraged by 
Congress to ensure such external advisory committee or 
board is developed, reviewed, and carried out by qualified 
teams that represent the diversity of the organization. 
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SEC. 14406. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNI-
TIES AND TOOLS. 
(a) EXPAND PROVISION OF PROFESSIONAL DEVEL-
OPMENT AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to expand professional development opportunities 
that support the mission needs of the Department, 
such as— 
(A) academic programs; 
(B) private-public exchanges; and 
(C) detail assignments to relevant positions 
in— 
(i) private or international organiza-
tions; 
(ii) State, local, and Tribal govern-
ments; 
(iii) other branches of the Federal 
Government; or 
(iv) professional schools of inter-
national affairs. 
(2) TRAINING FOR SENIOR POSITIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
offer, or sponsor members of the workforce to 
participate in, a Senior Executive Service can-
didate development program or other program 
that trains members on the skills required for 
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appointment to senior positions in the Depart-
ment. 
(B) 
REQUIREMENTS.—In 
determining 
which members of the workforce are granted 
professional development or career advancement 
opportunities under subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary shall— 
(i) ensure any program offered or 
sponsored by the Department under such 
subparagraph comports with the require-
ments of subpart C of part 412 of title 5, 
Code of Federal Regulations, or any suc-
cessor thereto, including merit staffing and 
assessment requirements; 
(ii) consider the number of expected 
vacancies in senior positions as a factor in 
determining the number of candidates to 
select for such programs; 
(iii) understand how participation in 
any program offered or sponsored by the 
Department under such subparagraph dif-
fers by gender, race, national origin, dis-
ability status, or other demographic cat-
egories; and 
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(iv) actively encourage participation 
from a range of demographic categories, 
especially from categories with consistently 
low participation. 
SEC. 14407. EXAMINATION AND ORAL ASSESSMENT FOR 
THE FOREIGN SERVICE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Department should offer both the Foreign 
Service written examination and oral assessment in more 
locations throughout the United States. Doing so would 
ease the financial burden on potential candidates who do 
not currently reside in and must travel at their own ex-
pense to one of the few locations where these assessments 
are offered. 
(b) FOREIGN
SERVICE
EXAMINATIONS.—Section 
301(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3941) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting: 
‘‘(1) The Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall ensure that the Board of 
Examiners for the Foreign Service annually offers the oral 
assessment examinations described in paragraph (1) in 
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cities, chosen on a rotating basis, located in at least three 
different time zones across the United States.’’. 
SEC. 14408. PAYNE FELLOWSHIP AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Undergraduate and graduate 
components of the Donald M. Payne International Devel-
opment Fellowship Program may conduct outreach to at-
tract outstanding students with an interest in pursuing 
a Foreign Service career who represent diverse ethnic and 
socioeconomic backgrounds. 
(b) REVIEW OF PAST PROGRAMS.—The Secretary 
shall review past programs designed to increase minority 
representation in international affairs positions. 
SEC. 14409. VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title should be 
construed so as to compel any employee to participate in 
the collection of the data or divulge any personal informa-
tion. Department employees shall be informed that their 
participation in the data collection contemplated by this 
title is voluntary. 
(b) PRIVACY
PROTECTION.—Any data collected 
under this title shall be subject to the relevant privacy pro-
tection statutes and regulations applicable to Federal em-
ployees. 
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TITLE V—INFORMATION 
SECURITY 
SEC. 14501. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘infor-
mation system’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 3502 of title 44, United States Code. 
(2) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 3(4) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
(3) 
RELEVANT
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘relevant congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the appropriate congressional commit-
tees; 
(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the Senate; and 
(C) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 14502. INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) INCIDENT.—The term ‘‘incident’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3552(b) of title 
44, United States Code. 
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(2) PENETRATION TEST.—The term ‘‘penetra-
tion test’’ means a test methodology in which asses-
sors attempt to circumvent or defeat the security 
features of an information system. 
(b) CONSULTATIONS PROCESS.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish a process for conducting semiannual 
consultations with the Secretary of Defense, the Director 
of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, and any other department or agency representative 
who the Secretary determines to be appropriate regarding 
the security of United States Government and nongovern-
mental information systems used or operated by the De-
partment, a contractor of the Department, or another or-
ganization on behalf of the Department, including any 
such systems or networks facilitating the use of sensitive 
or classified information. 
(c) INDEPENDENT PENETRATION TESTING OF IN-
FORMATION SYSTEMS.—In coordination with the consulta-
tions under subsection (b), the Secretary shall commission 
independent, semiannual penetration tests, which shall be 
carried out by an appropriate Federal department or agen-
cy other than the Department, such as the Department 
of Homeland Security or the National Security Agency, 
to ensure that adequate policies and protections are imple-
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mented to detect and prevent penetrations or compromises 
of such information systems, including malicious intru-
sions by any unauthorized individual, state actor, or other 
entity. 
(d) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the require-
ment under subsection (c) for up to 1 year if the Sec-
retary— 
(1) determines that such requirement would 
have adverse effects on national security or the dip-
lomatic mission of the Department; and 
(2) not later than 30 days after the commence-
ment of such a determination, submits to the rel-
evant congressional committees a written justifica-
tion that describes how such penetration tests would 
undermine national security or the diplomatic mis-
sion of the Department. 
(e) INCIDENT REPORTING.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually 
thereafter for 3 years, the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the National In-
telligence, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and any 
other department or agency representative who the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate, shall securely submit 
to the relevant congressional committees a classified re-
port that describes in detail the following: 
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(1) For the first reporting period, all known 
and suspected incidents affecting the information 
systems specified in subsection (b) that occurred 
during the 180-day period immediately preceding the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) For all subsequent reporting periods, all 
known and suspected incidents affecting the infor-
mation systems specified in subsection (b) that oc-
curred since the submission of the most recent re-
port. 
(f) CONTENTS.—Each report under subsection (e) 
shall include, for the relevant reporting period, a summary 
overview addressing the following: 
(1) A description of the relevant information 
system, as specified in subsection (b), that experi-
enced a known or suspected incident. 
(2) An assessment of the date and time each 
such incident occurred or was suspected to have oc-
curred. 
(3) An assessment of the duration over which 
each such incident took place or is suspected of hav-
ing taken place, including whether such incident is 
ongoing. 
(4) An assessment of the volume and sensitivity 
of information accessed, compromised, or potentially 
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compromised by each incident, including any such 
information 
contained 
on 
information 
systems 
owned, operated, managed, or utilized by any other 
Federal department or agency. 
(5) An assessment of whether such information 
system was compromised by such incident, including 
an assessment of the following: 
(A) The known or suspected perpetrators, 
including state actors. 
(B) The methods used to carry out the in-
cident. 
(C) The known or suspected intent of the 
actors in accessing the information system. 
(6) A description of the actions the Department 
has taken or plans to take, including timelines and 
descriptions of any progress on plans described in 
prior reports, to prevent future, similar incidents af-
fecting such information systems. 
SEC. 14503. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH CERTAIN 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS. 
(a) LIST OF COVERED CONTRACTORS.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence, shall develop or maintain, as the case 
may be, and update as frequently as the Secretary deter-
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mines appropriate, a list of covered contractors with re-
spect to which the prohibition specified in subsection (b) 
shall apply. Not later than 30 days after the initial devel-
opment of the list under this subsection, any update there-
to, and annually thereafter for 5 years after such initial 
30 day period, the Secretary shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a copy of such list. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS.—The Secretary 
may not enter into a contract with a covered contractor 
on the list described in subsection (a). 
(c) REMOVAL FROM LIST.—To be removed from the 
list described in subsection (a), a covered contractor may 
submit a request to the Secretary in such manner as the 
Secretary determines appropriate. The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall 
determine a process for removing covered contractors from 
the list, as appropriate, and publicly disclose such process. 
(d) WAIVERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President or the Sec-
retary may waive the prohibition specified in sub-
section (b) if the President or the Secretary deter-
mines that such waiver is justified for national secu-
rity reasons. 
(2) WAIVER FOR OVERSEAS OPERATIONS.—The 
Secretary may waive the prohibition specified in sub-
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section (b) for United States diplomatic posts or dip-
lomatic personnel overseas if the Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Director of National Intelligence, 
determines that no suitable alternatives are avail-
able. 
(e) COVERED CONTRACTOR DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘covered contractor’’ means a provider of 
telecommunications, telecommunications equipment, or in-
formation technology equipment, including hardware, soft-
ware, or services, that has knowingly assisted or facilitated 
a cyber attack or conducted surveillance, including passive 
or active monitoring, carried out against— 
(1) the United States by, or on behalf of, any 
government, or persons associated with such govern-
ment, listed as a cyber threat actor in the intel-
ligence community’s 2017 assessment of worldwide 
threats to United States national security or any 
subsequent worldwide threat assessment of the intel-
ligence community; or 
(2) individuals, including activists, journalists, 
opposition politicians, or other individuals for the 
purposes of suppressing dissent or intimidating crit-
ics, on behalf of a country included in the annual 
country reports on human rights practices of the 
Department for systematic acts of political repres-
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sion, including arbitrary arrest or detention, torture, 
extrajudicial or politically motivated killing, or other 
gross violations of human rights. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to contracts of a covered contractor entered into 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 14504. PRESERVING RECORDS OF ELECTRONIC COM-
MUNICATIONS CONDUCTED RELATED TO OF-
FICIAL DUTIES OF POSITIONS IN THE PUBLIC 
TRUST OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that, as a matter of rule of law and transparency 
in a democratic government, all officers and employees of 
the Department and the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development must preserve all records of commu-
nications conducted in their official capacities or related 
to their official duties with entities outside of the United 
States Government. It is further the sense of Congress 
that such practice should include foreign government offi-
cials or other foreign entities which may seek to influence 
United States Government policies and actions. 
(b) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pub-
lish in the Foreign Affairs Manual guidance implementing 
chapter 31 of title 44, United States Code (commonly re-
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ferred to as the ‘‘Federal Records Act’’), to treat elec-
tronic messaging systems, software, and applications as 
equivalent to electronic mail for the purpose of identifying 
Federal records, and shall also publish in the Foreign Af-
fairs Manual the statutory penalties for failure to comply 
with such guidance. No funds are authorized to be appro-
priated or made available to the Department of State 
under any Act to support the use or establishment of ac-
counts on third-party messaging applications or other non- 
Government online communication tools if the Secretary 
does not certify to the relevant congressional committees 
that the Secretary has carried out this section. 
SEC. 14505. FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES 
(FRUS) SERIES AND DECLASSIFICATION. 
The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
is amended— 
(1) 
in 
section 
402(a)(2) 
(22 
U.S.C. 
4352(a)(2)), by striking ‘‘26’’ and inserting ‘‘20’’; 
and 
(2) in section 404 (22 U.S.C. 4354)— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 
‘‘30’’and inserting ‘‘25’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(1)(C), by striking 
‘‘30’’ and inserting ‘‘25’’. 
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SEC. 14506. VULNERABILITY DISCLOSURE POLICY AND BUG 
BOUNTY PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BUG BOUNTY PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘bug 
bounty program’’ means a program under which an 
approved individual, organization, or company is 
temporarily authorized to identify and report 
vulnerabilities of internet-facing information tech-
nology of the Department in exchange for compensa-
tion. 
(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of State. 
(3) INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.—The term 
‘‘information technology’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 11101 of title 40, United 
States Code. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of State. 
(b) DEPARTMENT OF STATE VULNERABILITY DIS-
CLOSURE PROCESS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall design, establish, and make publicly 
known a Vulnerability Disclosure Process (VDP) to 
improve Department cybersecurity by— 
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(A) providing security researchers with 
clear guidelines for— 
(i) conducting vulnerability discovery 
activities directed at Department informa-
tion technology; and 
(ii) submitting discovered security 
vulnerabilities to the Department; and 
(B) creating Department procedures and 
infrastructure to receive and fix discovered 
vulnerabilities. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In establishing the VDP 
pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) identify which Department information 
technology should be included in the process; 
(B) determine whether the process should 
differentiate among and specify the types of se-
curity vulnerabilities that may be targeted; 
(C) provide a readily available means of re-
porting discovered security vulnerabilities and 
the form in which such vulnerabilities should be 
reported; 
(D) identify which Department offices and 
positions will be responsible for receiving, 
prioritizing, and addressing security vulner-
ability disclosure reports; 
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(E) consult with the Attorney General re-
garding how to ensure that individuals, organi-
zations, and companies that comply with the re-
quirements of the process are protected from 
prosecution under section 1030 of title 18, 
United States Code, and similar provisions of 
law for specific activities authorized under the 
process; 
(F) consult with the relevant offices at the 
Department of Defense that were responsible 
for launching the 2016 Vulnerability Disclosure 
Program, ‘‘Hack the Pentagon’’, and subse-
quent Department of Defense bug bounty pro-
grams; 
(G) engage qualified interested persons, in-
cluding nongovernmental sector representatives, 
about the structure of the process as construc-
tive and to the extent practicable; and 
(H) award contracts to entities, as nec-
essary, to manage the process and implement 
the 
remediation 
of 
discovered 
security 
vulnerabilities. 
(3) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—Not later than 180 
days after the establishment of the VDP under para-
graph (1) and annually thereafter for the next 5 
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years, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate a report on the VDP, including 
information relating to the following: 
(A) The number and severity, in accord-
ance with the National Vulnerabilities Database 
of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, of security vulnerabilities reported. 
(B) The number of previously unidentified 
security vulnerabilities remediated as a result. 
(C) The current number of outstanding 
previously unidentified security vulnerabilities 
and Department of State remediation plans. 
(D) The average length of time between 
the reporting of security vulnerabilities and re-
mediation of such vulnerabilities. 
(E) The resources, surge staffing, roles, 
and responsibilities within the Department used 
to implement the VDP and complete security 
vulnerability remediation. 
(F) Any other information the Secretary 
determines relevant. 
(c) DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUG BOUNTY PILOT 
PROGRAM.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall establish a bug bounty pilot program to mini-
mize security vulnerabilities of internet-facing infor-
mation technology of the Department. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In establishing the pilot 
program described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall— 
(A) provide compensation for reports of 
previously unidentified security vulnerabilities 
within the websites, applications, and other 
internet-facing information technology of the 
Department that are accessible to the public; 
(B) award contracts to entities, as nec-
essary, to manage such pilot program and for 
executing 
the 
remediation 
of 
security 
vulnerabilities identified pursuant to subpara-
graph (A); 
(C) identify which Department information 
technology should be included in such pilot pro-
gram; 
(D) consult with the Attorney General on 
how to ensure that individuals, organizations, 
or companies that comply with the requirements 
of such pilot program are protected from pros-
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ecution under section 1030 of title 18, United 
States Code, and similar provisions of law for 
specific activities authorized under such pilot 
program; 
(E) consult with the relevant offices at the 
Department of Defense that were responsible 
for launching the 2016 ‘‘Hack the Pentagon’’ 
pilot program and subsequent Department of 
Defense bug bounty programs; 
(F) develop a process by which an ap-
proved individual, organization, or company can 
register with the entity referred to in subpara-
graph (B), submit to a background check as de-
termined by the Department, and receive a de-
termination as to eligibility for participation in 
such pilot program; 
(G) engage qualified interested persons, in-
cluding nongovernmental sector representatives, 
about the structure of such pilot program as 
constructive and to the extent practicable; and 
(H) consult with relevant United States 
Government officials to ensure that such pilot 
program complements persistent network and 
vulnerability scans of the Department of State’s 
internet-accessible systems, such as the scans 
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conducted pursuant to Binding Operational Di-
rective BOD–15–01. 
(3) DURATION.—The pilot program established 
under paragraph (1) should be short-term in dura-
tion and not last longer than 1 year. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date on which the bug bounty pilot program 
under subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives a report on such 
pilot program, including information relating to— 
(A) the number of approved individuals, 
organizations, or companies involved in such 
pilot program, broken down by the number of 
approved individuals, organizations, or compa-
nies that— 
(i) registered; 
(ii) were approved; 
(iii) submitted security vulnerabilities; 
and 
(iv) received compensation; 
(B) the number and severity, in accordance 
with the National Vulnerabilities Database of 
the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
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nology, of security vulnerabilities reported as 
part of such pilot program; 
(C) the number of previously unidentified 
security vulnerabilities remediated as a result of 
such pilot program; 
(D) the current number of outstanding 
previously unidentified security vulnerabilities 
and Department remediation plans; 
(E) the average length of time between the 
reporting of security vulnerabilities and remedi-
ation of such vulnerabilities; 
(F) the types of compensation provided 
under such pilot program; and 
(G) the lessons learned from such pilot 
program. 
TITLE VI—PUBLIC DIPLOMACY 
SEC. 14601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Public Diplomacy 
Modernization Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 14602. AVOIDING DUPLICATION OF PROGRAMS AND 
EFFORTS. 
The Secretary shall— 
(1) identify opportunities for greater efficiency 
of operations, including through improved coordina-
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tion of efforts across public diplomacy bureaus and 
offices of the Department; and 
(2) maximize shared use of resources between, 
and within, such public diplomacy bureaus and of-
fices in cases in which programs, facilities, or admin-
istrative functions are duplicative or substantially 
overlapping. 
SEC. 14603. IMPROVING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OF 
PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. 
(a) RESEARCH AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.—The 
Secretary, acting through the Director of Research and 
Evaluation appointed pursuant to subsection (b), shall— 
(1) conduct regular research and evaluation of 
public diplomacy programs and activities of the De-
partment, including through the routine use of audi-
ence research, digital analytics, and impact evalua-
tions, to plan and execute such programs and activi-
ties; and 
(2) make available to Congress the findings of 
the research and evaluations conducted under para-
graph (1). 
(b) DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall appoint a Director of Research and 
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Evaluation (referred to in this subsection as the 
‘‘Director’’) in the Office of Policy, Planning, and 
Resources for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs 
of the Department. 
(2) LIMITATION
ON
APPOINTMENT.—The ap-
pointment of the Director pursuant to paragraph (1) 
shall not result in an increase in the overall full-time 
equivalent positions within the Department. 
(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director shall— 
(A) coordinate and oversee the research 
and evaluation of public diplomacy programs 
and activities of the Department in order to— 
(i) improve public diplomacy strate-
gies and tactics; and 
(ii) ensure that such programs and 
activities are increasing the knowledge, un-
derstanding, and trust of the United 
States by relevant target audiences; 
(B) routinely organize and oversee audi-
ence research, digital analytics, and impact 
evaluations across all public diplomacy bureaus 
and offices of the Department; 
(C) support United States diplomatic 
posts’ public affairs sections; 
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(D) share appropriate public diplomacy re-
search and evaluation information within the 
Department and with other appropriate Federal 
departments and agencies; 
(E) regularly design and coordinate stand-
ardized research questions, methodologies, and 
procedures to ensure that public diplomacy pro-
grams and activities across all public diplomacy 
bureaus and offices are designed to meet appro-
priate foreign policy objectives; and 
(F) report biannually to the United States 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, 
through the Subcommittee on Research and 
Evaluation established pursuant to subsection 
(f), regarding the research and evaluation of all 
public diplomacy bureaus and offices. 
(4) GUIDANCE AND TRAINING.—Not later than 
1 year after the appointment of the Director pursu-
ant to paragraph (1), the Director shall develop 
guidance and training, including curriculum for use 
by the Foreign Service Institute, for all public diplo-
macy officers of the Department regarding the read-
ing and interpretation of public diplomacy program 
and activity evaluation findings to ensure that such 
findings and related lessons learned are implemented 
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in the planning and evaluation of all public diplo-
macy programs and activities of the Department. 
(c) PRIORITIZING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of the Office of 
Policy, Planning, and Resources for Public Diplo-
macy and Public Affairs of the Department shall en-
sure that research and evaluation of public diplo-
macy and activities of the Department, as coordi-
nated and overseen by the Director pursuant to sub-
section (b), supports strategic planning and resource 
allocation across all public diplomacy bureaus and 
offices of the Department. 
(2) ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES.—Amounts al-
located for the purpose of research and evaluation of 
public diplomacy programs and activities of the De-
partment pursuant to subsection (b) shall be made 
available to be disbursed at the direction of the Di-
rector of Research and Evaluation among the re-
search and evaluation staff across all public diplo-
macy bureaus and offices of the Department. 
(3) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the Department should gradually in-
crease its allocation of funds made available under 
the headings ‘‘Educational and Cultural Exchange 
Programs’’ and ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for research 
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and evaluation of public diplomacy programs and ac-
tivities of the Department pursuant to subsection (b) 
to a percentage of program funds that is commensu-
rate with Federal Government best practices. 
(d) LIMITED EXEMPTION RELATING TO THE PRI-
VACY ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Department shall main-
tain, collect, use, and disseminate records (as such 
term is defined in section 552a(a)(4) of title 5, 
United States Code) for audience research, digital 
analytics, and impact evaluation of communications 
related to public diplomacy efforts intended for for-
eign audiences. 
(2) CONDITIONS.—Audience research, digital 
analytics, and impact evaluations under paragraph 
(1) shall be— 
(A) reasonably tailored to meet the pur-
poses of this subsection; and 
(B) carried out with due regard for privacy 
and civil liberties guidance and oversight. 
(e) UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUB-
LIC DIPLOMACY.— 
(1) SUBCOMMITTEE FOR RESEARCH AND EVAL-
UATION.—The United States Advisory Commission 
on Public Diplomacy shall establish a Subcommittee 
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on Research and Evaluation to monitor and advise 
regarding audience research, digital analytics, and 
impact evaluations carried out by the Department 
and the United States Agency for Global Media. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Subcommittee on 
Research and Evaluation established pursuant to 
paragraph (1) shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees an annual report, in conjunc-
tion with the United States Advisory Commission on 
Public Diplomacy’s Comprehensive Annual Report 
on the performance of the Department and the 
United States Agency for Global Media, describing 
all actions taken by the Subcommittee pursuant to 
paragraph (1) and any findings made as a result of 
such actions. 
SEC. 
14604. 
PERMANENT 
REAUTHORIZATION 
OF 
THE 
UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON 
PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. 
Section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Re-
structuring Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6553) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘SUN-
SET’’ and inserting ‘‘CONTINUATION’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘until October 1, 2020’’. 
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SEC. 14605. STREAMLINING OF SUPPORT FUNCTIONS. 
(a) WORKING GROUP ESTABLISHED.—Not later than 
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall establish a working group to explore the 
possibilities and cost-benefit analysis of transitioning to a 
shared services model as such pertains to human re-
sources, travel, purchasing, budgetary planning, and all 
other executive support functions for all bureaus of the 
Department that report to the Under Secretary for Public 
Diplomacy of the Department. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a plan to im-
plement any such findings of the working group estab-
lished under subsection (a). 
SEC. 14606. GUIDANCE FOR CLOSURE OF PUBLIC DIPLO-
MACY FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall adopt, and include in the Foreign Affairs Manual, 
guidelines to collect and utilize information from each dip-
lomatic post at which the construction of a new embassy 
compound or new consulate compound would result in the 
closure or co-location of an American Space, American 
Center, American Corner, or any other public diplomacy 
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facility under the Secure Embassy Construction and 
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 et seq.). 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The guidelines required by 
subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) Standardized notification to each chief of 
mission at a diplomatic post describing the require-
ments of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 and the impact on the 
mission footprint of such requirements. 
(2) An assessment and recommendations from 
each chief of mission of potential impacts to public 
diplomacy programming at such diplomatic post if 
any public diplomacy facility referred to in sub-
section (a) is closed or staff is co-located in accord-
ance with such Act. 
(3) A process by which assessments and rec-
ommendations under paragraph (2) are considered 
by the Secretary and the appropriate Under Secre-
taries and Assistant Secretaries of the Department. 
(4) Notification to the appropriate congres-
sional committees, prior to the initiation of a new 
embassy compound or new consulate compound de-
sign, of the intent to close any such public diplomacy 
facility or co-locate public diplomacy staff in accord-
ance with such Act. 
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(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report con-
taining the guidelines required under subsection (a) and 
any recommendations for any modifications to such guide-
lines. 
SEC. 14607. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) AUDIENCE
RESEARCH.—The term ‘‘audi-
ence research’’ means research conducted at the out-
set of a public diplomacy program or the outset of 
campaign planning and design regarding specific au-
dience segments to understand the attitudes, inter-
ests, knowledge, and behaviors of such audience seg-
ments. 
(2) DIGITAL
ANALYTICS.—The term ‘‘digital 
analytics’’ means the analysis of qualitative and 
quantitative data, accumulated in digital format, to 
indicate the outputs and outcomes of a public diplo-
macy program or campaign. 
(3) IMPACT EVALUATION.—The term ‘‘impact 
evaluation’’ means an assessment of the changes in 
the audience targeted by a public diplomacy program 
or campaign that can be attributed to such program 
or campaign. 
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(4) PUBLIC
DIPLOMACY
BUREAUS
AND
OF-
FICES.—The term ‘‘public diplomacy bureaus and 
offices’’ means, with respect to the Department, the 
following: 
(A) The Bureau of Educational and Cul-
tural Affairs. 
(B) The Bureau of Global Public Affairs. 
(C) The Office of Policy, Planning, and 
Resources for Public Diplomacy and Public Af-
fairs. 
(D) The Global Engagement Center. 
(E) The public diplomacy functions within 
the regional and functional bureaus. 
TITLE VII—COMBATING PUBLIC 
CORRUPTION 
SEC. 14701. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) it is in the foreign policy interest of the 
United States to help foreign countries promote 
good governance and combat public corruption; 
(2) multiple Federal departments and agencies 
operate programs that promote good governance in 
foreign countries and enhance such countries’ ability 
to combat public corruption; 
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(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. 14702. ANNUAL ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2027, 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)— 
(A) has adopted measures to prevent pub-
lic corruption, such as measures to inform and 
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educate the public, including potential victims, 
about the causes and consequences of public 
corruption; 
(B) has enacted laws and established gov-
ernment structures, policies, and practices that 
prohibit public corruption; 
(C) enforces such laws through a fair judi-
cial process; 
(D) vigorously investigates, prosecutes, 
convicts, and sentences public officials who par-
ticipate in or facilitate public corruption, includ-
ing nationals of such country who are deployed 
in foreign military assignments, trade delega-
tions abroad, or other similar missions who en-
gage in or facilitate public corruption; 
(E) prescribes appropriate punishment for 
serious, significant corruption that is commen-
surate with the punishment prescribed for seri-
ous crimes; 
(F) prescribes appropriate punishment for 
significant corruption that provides a suffi-
ciently stringent deterrent and adequately re-
flects the nature of the offense; 
(G) convicts and sentences persons respon-
sible for such acts that take place wholly or 
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partly within the country of such government, 
including, as appropriate, requiring the incar-
ceration of individuals convicted of such acts; 
(H) holds private sector representatives ac-
countable for their role in public corruption; 
and 
(I) addresses threats for civil society to 
monitor anti-corruption efforts; and 
(3) further consider— 
(A) verifiable measures taken by the gov-
ernment of a country identified under para-
graph (1) to prohibit government officials from 
participating in, facilitating, or condoning pub-
lic corruption, including the investigation, pros-
ecution, and conviction of such officials; 
(B) the extent to which such government 
provides access, or, as appropriate, makes ade-
quate resources available, to civil society organi-
zations and other institutions to combat public 
corruption, including reporting, investigating, 
and monitoring; 
(C) the extent to which an independent ju-
diciary or judicial body in such country is re-
sponsible for, and effectively capable of, decid-
ing public corruption cases impartially, on the 
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basis of facts and in accordance with law, with-
out any improper restrictions, influences, in-
ducements, pressures, threats, or interferences, 
whether direct or indirect, from any source or 
for any reason; 
(D) the extent to which such government 
cooperates meaningfully with the United States 
to strengthen government and judicial institu-
tions and the rule of law to prevent, prohibit, 
and punish public corruption; 
(E) the extent to which such government— 
(i) is assisting in international inves-
tigations of transnational public corruption 
networks and in other cooperative efforts 
to combat serious, significant corruption, 
including cooperating with the govern-
ments of other countries to extradite cor-
rupt actors; 
(ii) recognizes the rights of victims of 
public corruption, ensures their access to 
justice, and takes steps to prevent such 
victims from being further victimized or 
persecuted by corrupt actors, government 
officials, or others; and 
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(iii) refrains from prosecuting legiti-
mate victims of public corruption or whis-
tleblowers due to such persons having as-
sisted in exposing public corruption, and 
refrains from other discriminatory treat-
ment of such persons; and 
(F) contain such other information relating 
to public corruption as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION.—After conducting each assess-
ment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall identify the 
countries described in paragraph (1) of such subsection 
that are— 
(1) meeting minimum standards to combat pub-
lic corruption; 
(2) not meeting such minimum standards but 
making significant efforts to do so; and 
(3) neither meeting such minimum standards 
nor making significant efforts to do so. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter 
through fiscal year 2026, the Secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees and make pub-
licly available a report that identifies the countries de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1) and paragraphs (2) and (3) 
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of subsection (b), including a description of the method-
ology and data utilized in the assessments under sub-
section (a) and the reasons for such identifications. 
(d) BRIEFING IN LIEU OF REPORT.—The Secretary 
may waive the requirement to submit and make publicly 
available a written report under subsection (c) if the Sec-
retary— 
(1) determines that publication of such report 
would— 
(A) undermine existing United States anti- 
corruption efforts in one or more countries; or 
(B) threaten the national interests of the 
United States; and 
(2) provides a briefing to the appropriate con-
gressional committees that identifies the countries 
described in subsection (a)(1) and paragraphs (2) 
and (3) of subsection (b), including a description of 
the methodology and data utilized in the assessment 
under subsection (a) and the reasons for such identi-
fications. 
SEC. 14703. TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 
For each country identified under paragraphs (2) and 
(3) of section 14702(b), the Secretary, in coordination 
with the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, as appropriate, shall— 
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(1) ensure that a corruption risk assessment 
and mitigation strategy is included in the integrated 
country strategy for such country; and 
(2) utilize appropriate mechanisms to combat 
corruption in such countries, including by ensur-
ing— 
(A) the inclusion of anti-corruption clauses 
in contracts, grants, and cooperative agree-
ments entered into by the Department or the 
Agency for or in such countries, which allow for 
the termination of such contracts, grants, or co-
operative agreements, as the case may be, with-
out penalty if credible indicators of public cor-
ruption are discovered; 
(B) the inclusion of appropriate clawback 
or flowdown clauses within the procurement in-
struments of the Department and the Agency 
that provide for the recovery of funds misappro-
priated through corruption; 
(C) the appropriate disclosure to the 
United States Government, in confidential 
form, if necessary, of the beneficial ownership 
of contractors, subcontractors, grantees, cooper-
ative agreement participants, and other organi-
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zations implementing programs on behalf of the 
Department or Agency; and 
(D) the establishment of mechanisms for 
investigating allegations of misappropriated re-
sources and equipment. 
SEC. 14704. DESIGNATION OF EMBASSY ANTI-CORRUPTION 
POINTS OF CONTACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall annually des-
ignate an anti-corruption point of contact at the United 
States diplomatic post to each country identified under 
paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 14702(b), or which the 
Secretary otherwise determines is in need of such a point 
of contact. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each designated anti-cor-
ruption point of contact under subsection (a) shall be re-
sponsible for coordinating and overseeing implementation 
of a whole-of-government approach among the relevant 
Federal departments and agencies that operate programs 
that promote good governance in foreign countries and en-
hance such countries’ ability to combat public corruption 
in order to accomplish such objectives in the country to 
which such point of contact is posted, including through 
the development and implementation of corruption risk as-
sessment tools and mitigation strategies. 
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(c) TRAINING.—The Secretary shall implement ap-
propriate training for designated anti-corruption points of 
contact under subsection (a). 
SEC. 14705. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, for each 
of fiscal years 2021 through 2026, submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report on im-
plementation of this title, including a description of 
the following: 
(A) The offices within the Department and 
the United States Agency for International De-
velopment that are engaging in significant anti- 
corruption activities. 
(B) The findings and actions of designated 
anti-corruption points of contact to develop and 
implement risk mitigation strategies and ensure 
compliance with section 14703. 
(C) The training implemented under sec-
tion 14704(c). 
(D) Management of the whole-of-govern-
ment effort referred to in section 14704(b) to 
combat corruption within the countries identi-
fied in section 14702 and efforts to improve co-
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ordination across Federal departments and 
agencies. 
(E) The risk assessment tools and mitiga-
tion strategies utilized by the Department and 
the Agency. 
(F) Other information determined by the 
Secretary to be necessary and appropriate. 
(2) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report under this 
subsection shall be submitted in an unclassified for-
mat but may include a classified annex. 
(b) ONLINE PLATFORM.—The Secretary shall con-
solidate existing reports with anti-corruption components 
into one online, public platform, which should— 
(1) include— 
(A) the annual Country Reports on 
Human Rights Practices; 
(B) the annual Fiscal Transparency Re-
port; 
(C) the annual Investment Climate State-
ments; 
(D) the annual International Narcotics 
Control Strategy Report; 
(E) the Country Scorecards of the Millen-
nium Challenge Corporation; and 
(F) any other relevant public reports; and 
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(2) link to third-party indicators and compli-
ance mechanisms used by the United States Govern-
ment to inform policy and programming, such as— 
(A) the International Finance Corpora-
tion’s Doing Business surveys; 
(B) the International Budget Partnership’s 
Open Budget Index; and 
(C) multilateral peer review anti-corruption 
compliance mechanisms, such as the Organiza-
tion for Economic Co-operation and Develop-
ment’s Working Group on Bribery in Inter-
national Business Transactions and the United 
Nations Convention Against Corruption, done 
at New York October 31, 2003, to further high-
light expert international views on country chal-
lenges and country efforts. 
(c) TRAINING.—The Secretary and the Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment shall incorporate anti-corruption components into 
existing Foreign Service and Civil Service training courses 
to— 
(1) increase the ability of Department and 
Agency personnel to support anti-corruption as a 
foreign policy priority; and 
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(2) strengthen the ability of such personnel to 
design, implement, and evaluate more effective anti- 
corruption programming around the world, including 
enhancing skills to better evaluate and mitigate pub-
lic corruption risks in assistance programs. 
SEC. 14706. FOREIGN INVESTMENTS AND NATIONAL SECU-
RITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and biennially thereafter 
for the following 5 years, the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence, and the heads of other agencies, as ap-
propriate, shall submit to Congress an interagency strat-
egy to work with foreign governments and multilateral in-
stitutions to guard against the risks of certain trans-
actions involving foreign investments. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Each interagency strategy under 
paragraph (1) shall include plans relating to the following: 
(1) Information sharing with foreign govern-
ments and multilateral institutions regarding risks 
associated with potential foreign investments. 
(2) Promoting American and other alternatives 
to foreign investments identified as presenting sub-
stantial risk to the national security or sovereignty 
of a country. 
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(3) Providing technical assistance to foreign 
governments or multilateral institutions regarding 
screening foreign investments. 
(4) Designating points of contact at each 
United States mission to foreign governments and 
multilateral institutions, and in associated regional 
bureaus, to coordinate efforts described in this para-
graph. 
(c) COORDINATION.—If the Secretary determines 
such is appropriate, the designated points of contact re-
ferred to in subsection (b)(4) may be the same individual 
designated under section 14704(a). 
TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 14801. CASE-ZABLOCKI ACT REFORM. 
Section 112b of title 1, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Committee 
on International Relations’’ and inserting ‘‘Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) Each department or agency of the United States 
Government that enters into any international agreement 
described in subsection (a) on behalf of the United States, 
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shall designate a Chief International Agreements Officer, 
who— 
‘‘(1) shall be a current employee of such depart-
ment or agency; 
‘‘(2) shall serve concurrently as Chief Inter-
national Agreements Officer; and 
‘‘(3) subject to the authority of the head of 
such department or agency, shall have department 
or agency-wide responsibility for efficient and appro-
priate compliance with subsection (a) to transmit the 
text of any international agreement to the Depart-
ment of State expeditiously after such agreement 
has been signed.’’. 
SEC. 14802. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN 
DEFAULT. 
Section 620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2370(q)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘No assistance’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) No assistance’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘the government of’’ before 
‘‘any country’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘the government of’’ before 
‘‘such country’’ each place it appears; 
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(4) by striking ‘‘determines’’ and all that fol-
lows and inserting ‘‘determines, after consultation 
with the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate, that assistance for such country is in the na-
tional interest of the United States.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) No assistance shall be furnished under this 
Act, the Peace Corps Act, the Millennium Challenge 
Act of 2003, the African Development Foundation 
Act, the BUILD Act of 2018, section 504 of the 
FREEDOM Support Act, or section 23 of the Arms 
Export Control Act to the government of any coun-
try which is in default during a period in excess of 
1 calendar year in payment to the United States of 
principal or interest or any loan made to the govern-
ment of such country by the United States unless 
the President determines, following consultation with 
the congressional committees specified in paragraph 
(1), that assistance for such country is in the na-
tional interest of the United States.’’. 
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SEC. 14803. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERN-
MENTS SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL TER-
RORISM. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Subsection (a) of section 620A of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371) is 
amended by striking ‘‘that the government of that coun-
try’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘that the govern-
ment of that country— 
‘‘(1) has repeatedly provided support for acts of 
international terrorism; 
‘‘(2) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any 
individual or group which has committed an act of 
international terrorism; 
‘‘(3) otherwise supports international terrorism; 
or 
‘‘(4) is controlled by an organization designated 
as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1189).’’. 
(b) RESCISSION.—Subsection (c) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘and the Chairman of the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate’’ and inserting ‘‘, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, 
and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate’’. 
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(c) WAIVER.—Subsection (d)(2) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘and the chairman of the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate’’ and inserting ‘‘, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, 
and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate’’. 
(d) PROHIBITION ON LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT 
EXPORTS.—Such section, as so amended, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) PROHIBITION
ON LETHAL MILITARY EQUIP-
MENT EXPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The United States 
shall not provide any assistance under this Act 
or section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act 
to any foreign government that provides lethal 
military equipment to a country the government 
of which the Secretary of State has determined 
supports international terrorism for purposes of 
section 1754(c) of the Export Control Reform 
Act of 2018. 
‘‘(B) TERMINATION.—The prohibition on 
assistance under subparagraph (A) with respect 
to a foreign government shall terminate 12 
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months after such government ceases to provide 
the lethal military equipment described in such 
subparagraph. 
‘‘(C) APPLICABILITY.—This subsection ap-
plies with respect to lethal military equipment 
provided under a contract entered into after Oc-
tober 1, 1997. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The President may waive the 
prohibition on assistance under paragraph (1) with 
respect to a foreign government if the President de-
termines that to do so is important to the national 
interest of the United States. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Upon the exercise of the waiver 
authority pursuant to paragraph (2), the President 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report with respect to the furnishing of as-
sistance under the waiver authority, including— 
‘‘(A) a detailed explanation of the assist-
ance to be provided; 
‘‘(B) the estimated dollar amount of such 
assistance; and 
‘‘(C) an explanation of how the assistance 
furthers the national interest of the United 
States. 
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‘‘(4) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate.’’. 
SEC. 14804. SEAN AND DAVID GOLDMAN CHILD ABDUCTION 
PREVENTION AND RETURN ACT OF 2014 
AMENDMENT. 
Subsection (b) of section 101 of the Sean and David 
Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and 
Return Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 9111; Public Law 113– 
150) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, respectively,’’ after 
‘‘access cases’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and the number of 
children involved’’ before the semicolon at 
the end; 
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(B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘re-
spectively, the number of children involved,’’ 
after ‘‘access cases,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (7), by inserting ‘‘, and num-
ber of children involved in such cases’’ before the 
semicolon at the end; 
(3) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon at the end; 
(4) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(10) the total number of pending cases the 
Department of State has assigned to case officers 
and number of children involved for each country 
and as a total for all countries.’’. 
SEC. 14805. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES OF COMMIS-
SION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S 
HERITAGE ABROAD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3123 of title 54, United 
States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 312302, by inserting ‘‘, and 
unimpeded access to those sites,’’ after ‘‘and historic 
buildings’’. 
(2) In section 312304(a)— 
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(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and historic build-
ings’’ and inserting ‘‘and historic buildings, 
and unimpeded access to those sites’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and protected’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, protected, and made acces-
sible’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and 
protecting’’ and inserting ‘‘, protecting, and 
making accessible’’. 
(3) In section 312305, by inserting ‘‘and to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate’’ after ‘‘President’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Commission for the Pres-
ervation of America’s Heritage Abroad shall submit to the 
President and to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate a report that contains an evalua-
tion of the extent to which the Commission is prepared 
to continue its activities and accomplishments with respect 
to the foreign heritage of United States citizens from east-
ern and central Europe, were the Commission’s duties and 
powers extended to include other regions, including the 
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Middle East and North Africa, and any additional re-
sources or personnel the Commission would require. 
SEC. 14806. CHIEF OF MISSION CONCURRENCE. 
In the course of providing concurrence to the exercise 
of the authority pursuant to section 127e of title 10, 
United State Code, or section 1202 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018— 
(1) each relevant chief of mission shall inform 
and consult in a timely manner with relevant indi-
viduals at relevant missions or bureaus of the De-
partment of State; and 
(2) the Secretary of State shall take such steps 
as may be necessary to ensure that such relevant in-
dividuals have the security clearances necessary to 
so consult in a timely manner with respect to such 
concurrence. 
DIVISION J—COMBATING 
RUSSIAN MONEY LAUNDERING 
SEC. 15001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Combating Rus-
sian Money Laundering Act’’. 
SEC. 15002. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to— 
(1) protect the United States financial sector 
from abuse by malign actors; and 
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(2) use all available financial tools to counter 
adversaries. 
SEC. 15003. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the efforts of the Government of the Rus-
sian Federation, Russian state-owned enterprises, 
and Russian oligarchs to move and disguise the 
source, ownership, location, or control of illicit funds 
or value constitute money laundering; 
(2) money laundering assists in the Russian 
Government’s political and economic influence and 
destabilization operations, which in turn affect the 
United States and European democracy, national se-
curity, and rule of law; 
(3) the Secretary of the Treasury should deter-
mine whether Russia and the financial institutions 
through which the Russian Government, political 
leaders, state-owned enterprises, and oligarchs laun-
der money are of primary money laundering concern; 
and 
(4) the Secretary of the Treasury should con-
sider the need for financial institutions and other 
obligated entities to apply enhanced due diligence 
measures to transactions with the Russian Govern-
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ment, political leaders, state-owned enterprises, and 
financial institutions. 
SEC. 15004. DETERMINATION WITH RESPECT TO PRIMARY 
MONEY LAUNDERING CONCERN OF RUSSIAN 
ILLICIT FINANCE. 
(a) DETERMINATION.—If the Secretary of the Treas-
ury determines that reasonable grounds exist for con-
cluding that one or more financial or non-financial institu-
tions operating outside of the United States, or 1 or more 
classes of transactions within, or involving, a jurisdiction 
outside of the United States, or 1 or more types of ac-
counts is of primary money laundering concern in connec-
tion with Russian illicit finance, the Secretary of the 
Treasury may require domestic financial institutions and 
domestic financial agencies to take 1 or more of the special 
measures described in section 5318A(b) of title 31, United 
States Code by order, regulation, or otherwise as per-
mitted by law. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Financial Services and Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Committees 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and For-
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eign Relations of the Senate a report on financial 
and non-financial institutions operating outside of 
the United States, classes of transactions, jurisdic-
tions outside of the United States, and accounts for 
which there are reasonable grounds to conclude are 
of primary money laundering concern in connection 
with Russian illicit finance. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall also— 
(A) identify any additional regulations, 
statutory changes, enhanced due diligence, and 
reporting requirements that are necessary to 
better identify, prevent, and combat money 
laundering linked to Russia, including related 
to— 
(i) identifying the beneficial ownership 
of anonymous companies; 
(ii) strengthening current, or enacting 
new, reporting requirements and customer 
due diligence requirements for the real es-
tate sector, law firms, and other trust and 
corporate service providers; 
(iii) 
enhanced 
know-your-customer 
procedures and screening for transactions 
involving Russian political leaders, Russian 
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state-owned enterprises, and known Rus-
sian transnational organized crime figures; 
and 
(iv) establishing a permanent solution 
to collecting information nationwide to 
track ownership of real estate; and 
(B) include data and case studies on the 
use of financial and non-financial institutions, 
including limited liability companies, real estate, 
law firms, and electronic currencies, to move 
and disguise Russian funds. 
(3) FORMAT.—The report required under this 
subsection shall be made available to the public, in-
cluding on the website of the Department of the 
Treasury, but may contain a classified annex and be 
accompanied by a classified briefing. 
(c) USE OF REPORT INFORMATION TO MAKE PRI-
MARY
MONEY
LAUNDERING
CONCERN
DETERMINA-
TIONS.—If applicable, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
use the information contained in the report issued under 
subsection (b) to support findings that reasonable grounds 
exist for concluding that a jurisdiction outside of the 
United States, 1 or more financial institutions operating 
outside of the United States, 1 or more classes of trans-
actions within, or involving, a jurisdiction outside of the 
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United States, or 1 or more types of accounts is of pri-
mary money laundering concern, in accordance with sec-
tion 5318A of title 31, United States Code. 
(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL CO-
OPERATION.—It is the sense of the Congress that the Sec-
retary of the Treasury and other relevant cabinet members 
(such as the Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, and Attorney General) 
should work jointly with European, E.U., and U.K. finan-
cial intelligence units, trade transparency units, and ap-
propriate law enforcement authorities to present, both in 
the report required under subsection (b) and in future 
analysis of suspicious transaction reports, cash trans-
action reports, currency and monetary instrument reports, 
and other relevant data to identify trends and assess risks 
in the movement of illicit funds from Russia through the 
United States, British, and European financial systems. 
DIVISION 
K—KLEPTOCRACY 
ASSET RECOVERY REWARDS 
ACT 
SEC. 16001. SHORT TITLE. 
The division may be cited as the ‘‘Kleptocracy Asset 
Recovery Rewards Act’’. 
SEC. 16002. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) The Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative 
(StAR), a World Bank and United Nations anti- 
money-laundering effort, estimates that between $20 
billion to $40 billion has been lost to developing 
countries annually through corruption. 
(2) In 2014, more than $480 million in corrup-
tion proceeds hidden in bank accounts around the 
world by former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha and 
his co-conspirators was forfeited through efforts by 
the Department of Justice. 
(3) In 2010, the Department of Justice estab-
lished the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative, to 
work in partnership with Federal law enforcement 
agencies to forfeit the proceeds of foreign official 
corruption and, where appropriate, return those pro-
ceeds to benefit the people harmed by these acts of 
corruption and abuse of office. 
(4) Of the $20 billion to $40 billion lost by de-
veloping countries annually through corruption, only 
about $5 billion has been repatriated in the last 15 
years. 
(5) Governments weakened by corruption and 
loss of assets due to corruption have fewer resources 
to devote to the fight against terrorism and fewer re-
sources to devote to building strong financial, law 
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enforcement, and judicial institutions to aid in the 
fight against the financing of terrorism. 
(6) The United States has a number of effective 
programs to reward individuals who provide valuable 
information that assist in the identification, arrest, 
and conviction of criminal actors and their associ-
ates, as well as seizure and forfeiture of illicitly de-
rived assets and the proceeds of criminal activity. 
(7) The Internal Revenue Service has the Whis-
tleblower Program, which pays awards to individuals 
who provide specific and credible information to the 
IRS if the information results in the collection of 
taxes, penalties, interest or other amounts from non-
compliant taxpayers. 
(8) The Department of State administers re-
wards programs on international terrorism, illegal 
narcotics, and transnational organized crime with 
the goal of bringing perpetrators to justice. 
(9) None of these existing rewards programs 
specifically provide monetary incentives for identi-
fying and recovering stolen assets linked solely to 
foreign government corruption, as opposed to crimi-
nal prosecutions or civil or criminal forfeitures. 
(10) The recovery of stolen assets linked to for-
eign government corruption and the proceeds of such 
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corruption may not always involve a BSA violation 
or lead to a forfeiture action. In such cases there 
would be no ability to pay rewards under existing 
Treasury Department authorities. 
(11) Foreign government corruption can take 
many forms but typically entails government officials 
stealing, misappropriating, or illegally diverting as-
sets and funds from their own government treasuries 
to enrich their personal wealth directly through em-
bezzlement or bribes to allow government resources 
to be expended in ways that are not transparent and 
may not either be necessary or be the result of open 
competition. Corruption also includes situations 
where public officials take bribes to allow govern-
ment resources to be expended in ways which are 
not transparent and may not be necessary or the re-
sult of open competition. These corrupt officials 
often use the United States and international finan-
cial system to hide their stolen assets and the pro-
ceeds of corruption. 
(12) The individuals who come forward to ex-
pose 
foreign 
governmental 
corruption 
and 
kleptocracy often do so at great risk to their own 
safety and that of their immediate family members 
and face retaliation from persons who exercise for-
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eign political or governmental power. Monetary re-
wards can provide a necessary incentive to expose 
such corruption and provide a financial means to 
provide for their well-being and avoid retribution. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that a Department of the Treasury stolen asset re-
covery rewards program to help identify and recover stolen 
assets linked to foreign government corruption and the 
proceeds of such corruption hidden behind complex finan-
cial structures is needed in order to— 
(1) intensify the global fight against corruption; 
and 
(2) serve United States efforts to identify and 
recover such stolen assets, forfeit proceeds of such 
corruption, and, where appropriate and feasible, re-
turn the stolen assets or proceeds thereof to the 
country harmed by the acts of corruption. 
SEC. 16003. IN GENERAL. 
(a) DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY KLEPTOCRACY 
ASSET RECOVERY REWARDS PROGRAM.—Chapter 97 of 
title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 9706. Department of the Treasury Kleptocracy 
Asset Recovery Rewards Program 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
Department of the Treasury a program to be known 
as the ‘Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Pro-
gram’ for the payment of rewards to carry out the 
purposes of this section. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The rewards program shall be 
designed to support U.S. Government programs and 
investigations aimed at restraining, seizing, for-
feiting, or repatriating stolen assets linked to foreign 
government corruption and the proceeds of such cor-
ruption. 
‘‘(3) IMPLEMENTATION.—The rewards program 
shall be administered by, and at the sole discretion 
of, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation, as 
appropriate, with the Secretary of State, the Attor-
ney General, and the heads of such other depart-
ments and agencies as the Secretary may find ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(b) REWARDS AUTHORIZED.—In the sole discretion 
of the Secretary and in consultation, as appropriate, with 
the heads of other relevant Federal departments or agen-
cies, the Secretary may pay a reward to any individual, 
or to any nonprofit humanitarian organization designated 
by such individual, if that individual furnishes information 
leading to— 
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Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State, the Attorney General, and the heads of such 
other agencies as the Secretary may find appro-
priate, shall establish procedures for the offering, 
administration, and payment of rewards under this 
section, including procedures for— 
‘‘(A) identifying actions with respect to 
which rewards will be offered; 
‘‘(B) the receipt and analysis of data; and 
‘‘(C) the payment of rewards and approval 
of such payments. 
‘‘(2) PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE ATTORNEY GEN-
ERAL REQUIRED.—Before making a reward under 
this section in a matter over which there is Federal 
criminal jurisdiction, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall obtain the written concurrence of the Attorney 
General. 
‘‘(d) PAYMENT OF REWARDS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
For the purpose of paying rewards pursuant to this 
section, there is authorized to be appropriated— 
‘‘(A) $450,000 for fiscal year 2020; and 
‘‘(B) for each fiscal year, any amount re-
covered in stolen assets described under sub-
section (b) that the Secretary determines is nec-
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essary to carry out this program consistent with 
this section. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON ANNUAL PAYMENTS.—Ex-
cept as provided under paragraph (3), the total 
amount of rewards paid pursuant to this section 
may not exceed $25 million in any calendar year. 
‘‘(3) PRESIDENTIAL
AUTHORITY.—The Presi-
dent may waive the limitation under paragraph (2) 
with respect to a calendar year if the President pro-
vides written notice of such waiver to the appro-
priate committees of the Congress at least 30 days 
before any payment in excess of such limitation is 
made pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(4) PAYMENTS TO BE MADE FIRST FROM STO-
LEN ASSET AMOUNTS.—In paying any reward under 
this section, the Secretary shall, to the extent pos-
sible, make such reward payment— 
‘‘(A) first, from appropriated funds au-
thorized under paragraph (1)(B); and 
‘‘(B) second, from appropriated funds au-
thorized under paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(e) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—No award 
may be made under this section based on informa-
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tion submitted to the Secretary unless such informa-
tion is submitted under penalty of perjury. 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.—No reward paid 
under this section may exceed $5 million, unless the 
Secretary— 
‘‘(A) personally authorizes such greater 
amount in writing; 
‘‘(B) determines that offer or payment of 
a reward of a greater amount is necessary due 
to the exceptional nature of the case; and 
‘‘(C) notifies the appropriate committees of 
the Congress of such determination. 
‘‘(3) APPROVAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—No reward amount 
may be paid under this section without the 
written approval of the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) DELEGATION.—The Secretary may 
not delegate the approval required under sub-
paragraph (A) to anyone other than an Under 
Secretary of the Department of the Treasury. 
‘‘(4) PROTECTION MEASURES.—If the Secretary 
determines that the identity of the recipient of a re-
ward or of the members of the recipient’s immediate 
family must be protected, the Secretary shall take 
such measures in connection with the payment of 
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