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(B) CHAIR.—The Deputy Secretary shall 
serve as the chair of the Working Group. 
(3) MEETINGS.—The Working Group shall 
meet not later than 90 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act and on a quarterly basis there-
after. 
(4) DUTIES.—The duties of the Working Group 
shall include— 
(A) within the Department and across 
United States diplomatic posts— 
(i) providing strategic policy guidance 
on objectives and priorities for security as-
sistance; 
(ii) ensuring strategic integration of 
budgets and planning for security assist-
ance; and 
(iii) advising the Secretary on all 
budgets, programs, and activities for secu-
rity assistance; and 
(B) overseeing Department of State coordi-
nation with the Secretary of Defense, the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development (USAID), and the 
heads of other relevant Federal departments
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and agencies on all matters relating to security 
assistance. 
(b) OFFICE OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall designate an existing office or establish a new 
office to be the Office of Security Assistance (in this 
subtitle referred to as the ‘‘Office’’), which shall re-
port to an Under Secretary who is a member of the 
Working Group. 
(2) COORDINATOR.—The head of the Office 
shall be the Coordinator for Security Assistance (in 
this subtitle referred to as the ‘‘Coordinator’’), who 
shall be an individual of demonstrated competency in 
the fields of security assistance and international di-
plomacy. 
(3) DUTIES.—The duties of the Coordinator 
shall include— 
(A) within the Department and across 
United States diplomatic posts— 
(i) guiding and supporting security as-
sistance; 
(ii) advising the Working Group on all 
matters relating to security assistance;
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(iii) establishing the framework de-
scribed in section 813(a); 
(iv) coordinating the assessment, mon-
itoring, and evaluation program established 
under section 813(c); and 
(v) maintaining the common database 
described in section 814(a); and 
(B) acting as a Department of State point 
of contact with the Department of Defense, the 
United States Agency for International Devel-
opment (USAID), and other relevant Federal 
departments and agencies on all matters relat-
ing to security assistance. 
(c) COORDINATION WITHIN DEPARTMENT.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and subject 
to paragraph (2), the head of each bureau of the 
Department that is involved in directing or imple-
menting security assistance shall designate an officer 
of such bureau to be responsible for coordinating the 
responsibilities of such bureau with respect to secu-
rity assistance. 
(2) NON-ELIGIBILITY.—An officer of a bureau 
of the Department shall not be eligible to be des-
ignated pursuant to paragraph (1) if the officer is
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responsible for conducting human rights vetting pur-
suant to 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d). 
(3) TRAINING.—Each individual designated 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall successfully com-
plete the training described in section 812. 
(d) COORDINATION WITHIN UNITED STATES DIPLO-
MATIC POSTS.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the chief of 
mission of the United States in a foreign country 
that receives security assistance shall designate a 
senior diplomatic officer at the embassy or highest 
ranking diplomatic post if no embassy exists in the 
foreign country to be responsible for coordinating se-
curity assistance for the foreign country. 
(2) DUTIES.—The senior diplomatic officer des-
ignated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be respon-
sible for— 
(A) overseeing personnel and activities of 
Federal departments and agencies at the rel-
evant embassy or diplomatic post with respect 
to the provision of security assistance for the 
country; and
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(B) ensuring implementation of section 
620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2378d) and section 362 of title 10, 
United States Code, with respect to the coun-
try. 
(3) TRAINING.—Each individual designated 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall successfully com-
plete the training described in section 812. 
(e) PLAN FOR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a plan for 
the organizational structure of the Department re-
lating to security assistance programs. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The plan re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) An identification of each bureau and 
office of the Department that carries out func-
tions relating to planning, coordination, integra-
tion, implementation, or evaluation of security 
assistance, a description of the organizational 
hierarchy and decision-making processes used
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to coordinate across such bureaus and offices 
and with United States diplomatic posts and 
other Federal departments and agencies, and a 
description of how the Working Group and the 
Coordinator will facilitate coordination among 
each such bureau and office. 
(B) A description of— 
(i) the reasons for— 
(I) designating an existing office 
or establishing a new office to serve as 
the Office; and 
(II) selecting the Under Sec-
retary to which the Office will report; 
(ii) the organizational structure of the 
Office; 
(iii) the specific mechanisms through 
which the Working Group and Coordinator 
could improve coordination among bureaus 
and offices of the Department involved in 
the planning or implementation of security 
assistance programs and activities; and 
(iv) the process by which the require-
ment for training described in section 812 
will be fulfilled.
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(C) The benefits, feasibility, and steps nec-
essary to detail personnel— 
(i) on a reimbursable basis from the 
relevant bureaus and offices of the Depart-
ment to provide staff to the Office; and 
(ii) from USAID, the Department of 
Defense, and other relevant Federal de-
partments and agencies to provide staff to 
the Office. 
(D) An identification of lessons learned 
from the Security Governance Initiative (SGI), 
an assessment of the utility of expanding the 
SGI or a similar initiative globally, and a de-
scription of where best to locate the SGI or 
similar initiative within the Department. 
(E) An identification of an appropriate bu-
reau or office of the Department, whose head 
does not report to the Under Secretary de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1), to select and retain 
the independent research entity described in 
section 813(c)(4). 
(F) A list of recommendations for any ad-
ditional legislative measures necessary to im-
prove the capacity and capabilities of the De-
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partment to plan and implement security assist-
ance programs and activities. 
(3) FORM.—The plan required under paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex if necessary. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall consult with the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate re-
garding the development and implementation of the 
plan required under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 812. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall carry out the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Establish curriculum at the Department’s 
Foreign Service Institute to provide employees of the 
Department of State with specialized training with 
respect to security assistance. The training should 
be aligned with the Security Cooperation Workforce 
Development Program and developed in coordination 
with the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, in-
cluding through an agreement under section 1535(a) 
of title 31, United States Code (commonly referred
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to as the ‘‘Economy Act’’) or any other appropriate 
agency-specific authority. The training shall include 
the following: 
(A) Awareness of the full range of agen-
cies, offices, personnel, statutory authorities, 
funds, and programs involved in security assist-
ance and transfers and the respective decision- 
making timelines. 
(B) Familiarity with relevant military and 
police security force systems and structures and 
institutions at the time such training is occur-
ring. 
(C) Familiarity with security assistance re-
form, research regarding options for improve-
ment, and United States interagency and exter-
nal resources and experts. 
(D) Familiarity with planning, implemen-
tation, and monitoring and evaluation for pro-
grammatic activities. 
(E) Familiarity with implementation of— 
(i) section 620M of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d) 
and section 362 of title 10, United States 
Code;
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(ii) arms transfer requirements under 
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2751 et seq.); and 
(iii) best practices related to human 
rights and civilian protection. 
(F) Awareness of common risks to effec-
tiveness of security assistance, including corrup-
tion, political instability, and challenges relating 
to absorptive capacity, partner commitment, 
and transparency. 
(2) Coordinate with the Secretary of Defense, 
to the extent feasible, to ensure that, in addition to 
the training described paragraph (1), individuals 
who serve in priority recipient countries or countries 
that do not meet baseline norms of governance, as 
determined by the Under Secretary for purposes of 
subsections (d)(1) and (d)(4) of section 813, obtain 
higher-level certification through the Defense Secu-
rity Cooperation Agency’s Defense Institute of Secu-
rity Cooperation Studies or through a commensurate 
program developed at the Department’s Foreign 
Service Institute prior to serving at the United 
States diplomatic post in such country.
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SEC. 813. SECURITY ASSISTANCE PLANNING. 
(a) FRAMEWORK AND STANDARDS FOR SECURITY 
ASSISTANCE.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Coordinator shall create 
and submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate a framework to be used by rel-
evant bureaus and diplomatic posts to guide regional and 
country-specific planning, such as joint regional strategies 
or integrated country strategies, with respect to security 
assistance. Such framework shall include the following: 
(1) Identification and prioritization of overall 
goals and objectives for security assistance, in ac-
cordance with the relevant National Security Strat-
egy. 
(2) Criteria for— 
(A) determining the commitment and polit-
ical will of countries receiving assistance to use 
such assistance in a manner that achieves 
United States objectives; 
(B) identifying opportunities and risks cre-
ated by the provision of security assistance; and 
(C) tailoring and sequencing such assist-
ance accordingly. 
(3) Guidance for—
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(A) incorporating the assessment, moni-
toring, and evaluation program described in 
subsection (c) into the strategic planning cycle; 
(B) increasing coordination, as appro-
priate, with other major international donors to 
maximize resources and unity of efforts; 
(C) aligning the security assistance pro-
grams, projects, and activities of the Depart-
ment with other United States goals of engage-
ment with foreign countries, such as the pro-
motion of democracy, human rights, govern-
ance, and economic growth, as well as with 
other United States assistance authorities, re-
sources, programmatic capabilities, and activi-
ties; and 
(D) assessing the impact on Department 
security assistance objectives, programs, and 
activities of United States military activities in 
the country or region covered by country or re-
gional strategy, including the number of United 
States forces deployed, the duration of deploy-
ment, the purpose for which they were de-
ployed, and the authority under which they are 
operating.
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(4) Metrics for assessing the effectiveness of se-
curity assistance in— 
(A) increasing the operational access and 
influence of the United States; 
(B) improving partner capacity and com-
mitment to countering shared threats and in-
creased burden sharing, including in ways that 
enable reallocation of United States military de-
ployments to other high priority missions; 
(C) reducing the underlying drivers of 
state fragility; and 
(D) contributing to the maintenance of ex-
isting peace treaties between recipients of as-
sistance. 
(5) A process to ensure that transfers regulated 
by the Department that are outside the scope of se-
curity assistance, such as certain direct commercial 
sales, are factored into— 
(A) the implementation of the assessment, 
monitoring, and evaluation program described 
in subsection (c); and 
(B) the planning process described in sub-
section (d).