does not include members of the Foreign Service 
other than chiefs of mission and ambassadors-at-
large’’. 
SEC. 313. 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) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) as a career candidate, if—
‘‘(A) continued service is determined appro-
priate to remedy a matter that would be cognizable 
as a grievance under chapter 11; or 
‘‘(B) the career candidate is called to military 
active duty pursuant to the Uniformed Services Em-
ployment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 
(Public Law 103–353; codified in chapter 43 of title 
38, United States Code) and the limited appoint-
ment expires in the course of such military active 
duty:’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end;
(C) in paragraph (5) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’ ; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(6) in exceptional circumstances where the Sec-
retary determines the needs of the Service require the ex-
tension of a limited appointment—
‘‘(A) for a period of time not to exceed 12 
months, provided such period of time does not per-
mit additional review by the boards under section 
306; or 
‘‘(B) for the minimum time needed to settle a 
grievance, claim, or complaint not otherwise pro-
vided for in this section.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) Noncareer specialist employees who have served 
five consecutive years under a limited appointment may 
be reappointed to a subsequent limited appointment pro-
vided there is at least a one year break in service before 
such new appointment. This requirement may be waived 
by the Director General in cases of special need.’’. 
SEC. 314. STATEMENT OF CONGRESS. 
Congress declares that the recent changes proposed 
by the Department of State to the career development pro-
gram for members of the Senior Foreign Service will help 
promote well-rounded and effective members of the Senior 
Foreign Service, and should be implemented as planned 
in the coming years. Congress fully supports the proposed 
changes that require that in order to be eligible for pro-
motion into the Senior Foreign Service, a member of the 
Foreign Service must demonstrate over the course of the 
career of such member the following: 
(1) 
Operational 
effectiveness, 
including 
a 
breadth of experience in several regions and over 
several functions. 
(2) Leadership and management effectiveness. 
(3) Sustained professional language proficiency. 
(4) Responsiveness to Service needs. 
SEC. 315. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ADDITIONAL 
UNITED STATES CONSULAR POSTS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that to help advance 
United States economic, political, and public diplomacy in-
terests, the Secretary of State should make best efforts 
to establish United States consulates or other appropriate 
United States diplomatic presence in Pusan, South Korea 
and Hat Yai, Thailand.
TITLE IV—INTERNATIONAL 
ORGANIZATIONS 
SEC. 401. REDI CENTER. 
The Secretary of State is authorized to provide for 
the participation by the United States in the Regional 
Emerging Disease Intervention (‘‘REDI’’) Center in 
Singapore. 
SEC. 402. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TION FOR THE UNITED STATES COMMISSION 
ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 207 of 
the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 6435) is amended by striking ‘‘$3,000,000 for the 
fiscal year 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,300,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2006 through 2011’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Subsection (b) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘subparagraph’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection’’. 
SEC. 403. INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-
WESTERN DIALOGUE. 
Section 633(e) of the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2004 (division B of Public Law 108–
199; 22 U.S.C. 2078(e)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘The United States, through the 
Department of State, shall retain ownership of the 
Palazzo Corpi building in Istanbul, Turkey, and the’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘at such location’’ and inserting 
‘‘at an appropriate location’’. 
TITLE V—CHANGES IN ADMINIS-
TRATIVE AUTHORITIES FOR 
INTERNATIONAL 
BROAD-
CASTING 
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘International Broad-
casting Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007’’. 
SEC. 502. MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS. 
(a) MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS.—The 
United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 
U.S.C. 6201 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
309 (22 U.S.C. 6208) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 309A. MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—Grants authorized under section 
305 shall be available to make annual grants to the Middle 
East Broadcasting Networks for the purpose of carrying 
out radio and television broadcasting to the Middle East 
region.
‘‘(b) FUNCTION.—Middle East Broadcasting Net-
works shall provide radio and television programming con-
sistent with the broadcasting standards and broadcasting 
principles set forth in section 303. 
‘‘(c) GRANT AGREEMENT.—Any grant agreement or 
grants under this section shall be subject to the following 
limitations and restrictions: 
‘‘(1) The Board may not make any grant to the 
non-profit corporation, Middle East Broadcasting 
Networks, unless its certificate of incorporation pro-
vides that—
‘‘(A) The Board of Directors of Middle 
East Broadcasting Networks shall consist of the 
members of the Broadcasting Board of Gov-
ernors established under section 304 and of no 
other members. 
‘‘(B) Such Board of Directors shall make 
all major policy determinations governing the 
operation of Middle East Broadcasting Net-
works, and shall appoint and fix the compensa-
tion of such managerial officers and employees 
of Middle East Broadcasting Networks as it 
considers necessary to carry out the purposes of 
the grant provided under this title, except that 
no officer or employee may be paid basic com-
pensation at a rate in excess of the rate for 
level II of the Executive Schedule as provided 
under section 5313 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(2) Any grant agreement under this section 
shall require that any contract entered into by Mid-
dle East Broadcasting Networks shall specify that 
all obligations are assumed by Middle East Broad-
casting Networks and not by the United States Gov-
ernment. 
‘‘(3) Any grant agreement shall require that 
any lease agreement entered into by Middle East 
Broadcasting Networks shall be, to the maximum 
extent possible, assignable to the United States Gov-
ernment. 
‘‘(4) Grants awarded under this section shall be 
made pursuant to a grant agreement which requires 
that grant funds be used only for activities con-
sistent with this section, and that failure to comply 
with such requirements shall permit the grant to be 
terminated without fiscal obligation to the United 
States. 
‘‘(5) Duplication of language services and tech-
nical operations between the Middle East Broad-
casting Networks (including Radio Sawa), RFE/RL,
and the International Broadcasting Bureau will be 
reduced to the extent appropriate, as determined by 
the Board. 
‘‘(d) NOT
A FEDERAL AGENCY
OR INSTRUMEN-
TALITY.—Nothing in this title may be construed to 
make—
‘‘(1) the Middle East Broadcasting Networks a 
Federal agency or instrumentality; or 
‘‘(2) the officers or employees of the Middle 
East Broadcasting Networks officers or employees of 
the United States Government.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
Such Act is further amended—
(1) in section 304(g) (22 U.S.C. 6203(g)), by 
inserting ‘‘, the Middle East Broadcasting Net-
works,’’ after ‘‘Incorporated’’; 
(2) in section 305 (22 U.S.C. 6204)—
(A) in subsection (a)—
(i) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘308 
and 309’’ and inserting ‘‘308, 309, and 
309A’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘308 
and 309’’ and inserting ‘‘308, 309, and 
309A’’; and
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘308 and 
309’’ and inserting ‘‘308, 309, and 309A’’; and 
(3) in section 307 (22 U.S.C. 6206)—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘308 and 
309’’ and inserting ‘‘308, 309, and 309A’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), in the second sen-
tence, by inserting ‘‘, the Middle East Broad-
casting Networks,’’ after ‘‘Asia’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO 
TITLE 5.—Section 8332(b)(11) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘the Middle East Broad-
casting Networks;’’ after ‘‘Radio Free Asia;’’. 
SEC. 503. IMPROVING SIGNAL DELIVERY TO CUBA. 
Section 3 of the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 
U.S.C. 1465a; Public Law 98–111) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (b); 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) To effect radio broadcasting to Cuba, the Board 
is authorized to utilize the United States International 
Broadcasting facilities located in Marathon, Florida, and 
the 1180 AM frequency used at those facilities. In addi-
tion to the above facilities, the Board may simultaneously 
utilize other governmental and nongovernmental broad-
casting transmission facilities and other frequencies, in-
cluding the Amplitude Modulation (AM) band, the Fre-
quency Modulation (FM) band, and the Shortwave (SW) 
band. The Board may lease time on commercial or non-
commercial educational AM band, FM band, and SW band 
radio broadcasting stations to carry a portion of the serv-
ice programs or to rebroadcast service programs.’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (d); 
(4) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) Any service program of United States Govern-
ment radio broadcasts to Cuba authorized by this section 
shall be designated ‘Radio Marti program’.’’; and 
(5) by striking subsection (f). 
SEC. 504. ESTABLISHING PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR 
RADIO FREE ASIA. 
Section 309 of the United States International 
Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6208) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘, and shall 
further specify that funds to carry out the activities 
of Radio Free Asia may not be available after Sep-
tember 30, 2009’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (f).
SEC. 505. PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTING PROGRAM. 
Section 504 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228) is amend-
ed—
(1) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘PILOT’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘pilot’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘(in this section referred to 
as the ‘program’)’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘producers, and writers’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and other broadcasting special-
ists’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ‘‘60’’ and 
inserting ‘‘100’’; and 
(4) by striking subsection (c). 
SEC. 506. COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA 
ISLANDS EDUCATION BENEFITS. 
Section 305(a) of the United States International 
Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6204(a)) is amended 
by inserting after paragraph (18) the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(19)(A) To provide for the payment of pri-
mary and secondary school expenses for dependents 
of personnel stationed in the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) at a cost not to
exceed expenses authorized by the Department of 
Defense for such schooling for dependents of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces stationed in the Common-
wealth, if the Board determines that schools avail-
able in the Commonwealth are unable to provide 
adequately for the education of the dependents of 
such personnel. 
‘‘(B) To provide transportation for dependents 
of such personnel between their places of residence 
and those schools for which expenses are provided 
under subparagraph (A), if the Board determines 
that such schools are not accessible by public means 
of transportation.’’. 
TITLE 
VI—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS AND REPORTING 
REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 601. STATEMENT OF POLICY RELATING TO DEMOC-
RACY IN IRAN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Iran is neither free nor democratic. Men 
and women are not treated equally in Iran, women 
are legally deprived of internationally recognized 
human rights, and religious freedom is not respected 
under the laws of Iran. Undemocratic institutions,
such as the Guardians Council, thwart the decisions 
of elected leaders. 
(2) The April 2005 report of the Department of 
State states that Iran remained the most active 
state sponsor of terrorism in 2004. 
(3) That report also states that Iran continues 
to provide funding, safe-haven, training, and weap-
ons to known terrorist groups, including Hizballah, 
Hamas, the Palestine Islamic Jihad, al-Aqsa Mar-
tyrs Brigade, and the Popular Front for the Libera-
tion of Palestine, and has harbored senior members 
of al-Qaeda. 
(b) POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States 
that—
(1) currently, there is not a free and fully 
democratic government in Iran; 
(2) the United States supports transparent, full 
democracy in Iran; 
(3) the United States supports the rights of the 
Iranian people to choose their system of government; 
and 
(4) the United States condemns the brutal 
treatment, imprisonment, and torture of Iranian ci-
vilians who express political dissent.
SEC. 602. DUAL GATEWAY POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT 
OF IRELAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall re-
view the dual gateway policy and determine the effects the 
discontinuation of such policy might have on the economy 
of the United States and the economy of western Ireland 
before the United States takes any action that could lead 
to the discontinuation of such policy. 
(b) ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY.—In determining the 
effects that the discontinuation of such policy might have 
on the economy of the United States, the Secretary, in 
consultation with the heads of other appropriate depart-
ments and agencies, shall consider the effects the dis-
continuation of such policy might have on United States 
businesses operating in western Ireland, Irish businesses 
operating in and around Shannon Airport, and United 
States air carriers serving Ireland. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report describing the determinations made 
under subsection (a), together with any recommendations 
for United States action. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘dual 
gateway policy’’ means the policy of the Government of 
Ireland requiring certain air carriers serving Dublin Air-
port to undertake an equal numbers of flights to Shannon 
Airport and Dublin Airport during each calendar year. 
SEC. 603. TRANS-SAHARA COUNTER-TERRORISM INITIA-
TIVE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that efforts by the Government of the United States 
to expand the Pan Sahel Initiative into a robust counter-
terrorism program in the Saharan region of Africa, to be 
known as the ‘‘Trans-Sahara Counter Terrorism Initia-
tive’’, should be strongly supported. 
(b) REPORT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a detailed strategy, in classi-
fied form, regarding the plan of the Government of 
the United States to expand the Pan Sahel Initiative 
into a robust counter-terrorism program in the Sa-
haran region of Africa, to be known as the ‘‘Trans-
Sahara Counter Terrorism Initiative’’. 
(2) CONTENTS.— The report shall include the 
following: 
(A) The names of the countries that will 
participate in the Initiative.
(B) A description of the types of security 
assistance necessary to create rapid reaction se-
curity forces in order to bolster the capacity of 
the countries referred to in subparagraph (A) to 
govern their borders. 
(C) A description of training to ensure re-
spect for human rights and civilian authority by 
rapid reaction security forces referred to in sub-
paragraph (B) and other appropriate individ-
uals and entities of the countries referred to in 
subparagraph (A). 
(D) A description of the types of public di-
plomacy and related assistance that will be pro-
vided to promote development and counter rad-
ical Islamist elements that may be gaining a 
foothold in the region. 
(3) UPDATE.—The Secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees an update 
of the report required by this subsection not later 
than one year after the date of the initial submission 
of the report under this subsection. 
(c) COOPERATION OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND 
AGENCIES.—The head of each appropriate department 
and agency of the Government of the United States shall 
cooperate fully with, and assist in the implementation of,
the strategy described in subsection (b)(1) and shall make 
such resources and information available as is necessary 
to ensure the success of the Initiative described in such 
subsection. 
SEC. 604. REPORT ON HAITI. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and one year thereafter, the Secretary 
of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on United States efforts to—
(1) assist in the disarmament of illegally armed 
forces in Haiti, including through a program of gun 
exchanges; 
(2) assist in the reform of the Haitian National 
Police; and 
(3) support stabilization in Haiti. 
SEC. 605. REPORTS ON ACQUISITION AND MAJOR SECU-
RITY UPGRADES. 
Section 605(c) of the Secure Embassy Construction 
and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of the Admiral 
James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Au-
thorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001; Public Law 
106–113–Appendix G) is amended—
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘SEMIANNUAL 
REPORTS’’ and inserting ‘‘REPORTS’’;
(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘June 1 and’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘two fiscal 
quarters’’ and inserting ‘‘year’’. 
SEC. 606. REPORT ON REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. 
Section 12 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 
1926 (22 U.S.C. 303) is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 607. VERIFICATION REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
Section 403(a) of the Arms Control and Disar-
mament Act (22 U.S.C. 2593a(a)) is amended in the mat-
ter preceding paragraph (1)—
(1) by striking ‘‘prepared by the Secretary of 
State with the concurrence of the Director of Cen-
tral Intelligence and in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, and the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, as the President considers 
appropriate’’ after ‘‘include’’. 
SEC. 608. REPORTS ON PROTECTION OF REFUGEES FROM 
NORTH KOREA. 
Section 305(a) of the North Korean Human Rights 
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–333; 22 U.S.C. 7845) is 
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) a detailed description of the measures un-
dertaken by the Secretary of State to carry out sec-
tion 303, including country-specific information with 
respect to United States efforts to secure the co-
operation and permission of the governments of 
countries in East and Southeast Asia to facilitate 
United States processing of North Koreans seeking 
protection as refugees. The information required by 
this paragraph may be provided in a classified for-
mat, if necessary.’’. 
SEC. 609. REPORTS ON ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE UNITED 
STATES 
TO 
ENCOURAGE 
RESPECT 
FOR 
HUMAN RIGHTS. 
Section 665(c) of the Foreign Relations Authoriza-
tion Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228) is 
amended by striking ‘‘30 days’’ and inserting ‘‘90 days’’. 
SEC. 610. REPORT ON SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH AU-
TISM AT OVERSEAS MISSIONS. 
(a) STUDY.—With respect to countries in which there 
is at least one mission of the United States, the Secretary 
of State shall conduct a study of the availability of pro-