advice to the Secretary on the operations and stra-
tegic orientation of the CSCC and to ensure ade-
quate support for the CSCC. 
(2) 
MEETINGS.—The 
Steering 
Committee 
should meet not less often than once every six 
months. 
(3) LEADERSHIP.—The Steering Committee 
should be chaired by the Under Secretary of State 
for Public Diplomacy. The Coordinator for Counter-
terrorism of the Department of State should serve 
as Vice Chair. The Coordinator of the CSCC should 
serve as Executive Secretary. 
(4) COMPOSITION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Steering Com-
mittee should include one senior representative 
designated by the head of each of the following 
agencies: 
(i) The Department of Defense. 
(ii) The Department of Justice. 
(iii) The Department of Homeland 
Security. 
(iv) The Department of the Treasury. 
(v) The National Counterterrorism 
Center of the Office of the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence. 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
02:36 Jun 27, 2012
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00035
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6018.IH
H6018
tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
(vi) The Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
(vii) The Counterterrorism Center of 
the Central Intelligence Agency. 
(viii) The Broadcasting Board of Gov-
ernors. 
(ix) The Agency for International De-
velopment. 
(B) ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATION.—Rep-
resentatives from United States Government 
agencies not specified in subparagraph (A) may 
be invited to participate in the Steering Com-
mittee at the discretion of the Chair. 
Subtitle B—Consular Services and 
Related Matters 
SEC. 211. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSESS PASSPORT 
SURCHARGE. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1(b) of the Act of June 4, 
1920 (41 Stat. 750; chapter 223; 22 U.S.C. 214(b)), is 
amended by striking ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2015’’. 
SEC. 212. BORDER CROSSING CARD FEE FOR MINORS. 
Section 410(a)(1)(A) of the Department of State and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (contained in 
division A of Public Law 105–277) is amended by striking 
‘‘a fee of $13’’ and inserting ‘‘a fee equal to one-half the 
fee that would otherwise apply for processing a machine 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
02:36 Jun 27, 2012
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00036
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6018.IH
H6018
tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
readable combined border crossing identification card and 
nonimmigrant visa’’. 
Subtitle C—Reporting 
Requirements 
SEC. 221. REPORTING REFORM. 
The following provisions of law are repealed: 
(1) Subsections (c)(4) and (c)(5) of section 601 
of Public Law 96–465. 
(2) Section 585 in the matter under section 
101(c) of division A of Public Law 104–208. 
(3) Section 11(b) of Public Law 107–245. 
TITLE III—ORGANIZATION AND 
PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 301. SUSPENSION OF FOREIGN SERVICE MEMBERS 
WITHOUT PAY. 
(a) SUSPENSION.—Section 610 of the Foreign Serv-
ice Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4010) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c)(1) In order to promote the efficiency of the Serv-
ice, the Secretary may suspend a member of the Foreign 
Service without pay when the member’s security clearance 
is suspended or when there is reasonable cause to believe 
that the member has committed a crime for which a sen-
tence of imprisonment may be imposed. 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
02:36 Jun 27, 2012
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00037
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6018.IH
H6018
tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
‘‘(2) Any member of the Foreign Service for whom 
a suspension is proposed in accordance with paragraph (1) 
shall be entitled to— 
‘‘(A) written notice stating the specific reasons 
for the proposed suspension; 
‘‘(B) a reasonable time to respond orally and in 
writing to the proposed suspension; 
‘‘(C) representation by an attorney or other 
representative; and 
‘‘(D) a final written decision, including the spe-
cific reasons for such decision, as soon as prac-
ticable. 
‘‘(3) Any member suspended under this section may 
file a grievance in accordance with the procedures applica-
ble to grievances under chapter 11. 
‘‘(4) In the case of a grievance filed under paragraph 
(3)— 
‘‘(A) the review by the Foreign Service Griev-
ance Board shall be limited to a determination of 
whether the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) 
have been fulfilled; and 
‘‘(B) the Foreign Service Grievance Board may 
not exercise the authority provided under section 
1106(8). 
‘‘(5) In this subsection: 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
02:36 Jun 27, 2012
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00038
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6018.IH
H6018
tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
‘‘(A) The term ‘reasonable time’ means— 
‘‘(i) with respect to a member of the For-
eign Service assigned to duty in the United 
States, 15 days after receiving notice of the 
proposed suspension; and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to a member of the For-
eign Service assigned to duty outside the 
United States, 30 days after receiving notice of 
the proposed suspension. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘suspend’ or ‘suspension’ means 
the placing of a member of the Foreign Service in 
a temporary status without duties and pay.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) AMENDMENT OF SECTION HEADING.—Sec-
tion 610 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as 
amended by subsection (a) of this section, is further 
amended, in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘; 
SUSPENSION’’ before the period at the end. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating 
to section 610 in the table of contents in section 2 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 610. Separation for cause; suspension.’’. 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
02:36 Jun 27, 2012
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00039
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6211
E:\BILLS\H6018.IH
H6018
tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
SEC. 302. REPEAL OF RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT 
FOR SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE. 
Section 305(d) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 3945(d)) is repealed. 
SEC. 303. LIMITED APPOINTMENTS IN THE FOREIGN SERV-
ICE. 
Section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 3949) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (b) or (c)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(A),’’ after ‘‘if’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the semicolon 
at the end the following: ‘‘, or (B), the ca-
reer candidate is serving in the uniformed 
services, as defined by the Uniformed Serv-
ices 
Employment 
and 
Reemployment 
Rights Act of 1994 (38 U.S.C. 4301 et 
seq.), and the limited appointment expires 
in the course of such service’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
02:36 Jun 27, 2012
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00040
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H6018.IH
H6018
tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with BILLS