over the 36 months prior to the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 207. 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 
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. 
SEC. 208. 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. 209. 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. 210. 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-
ployees prior to their arrival at a United States diplomatic 
post or as soon as possible thereafter.
SEC. 211. CONTRACTING METHODS IN CAPITAL CONSTRUC-
TION. 
(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 
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. 212. 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. 213. 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. 214. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) DESIGN-BUILD.—The term ‘‘design-build’’ 
means a method of project delivery in which one en-
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. 301. 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. 302. STUDY ON FOREIGN SERVICE ALLOWANCES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(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, 
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 
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-
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. 303. 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 
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. 304. 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)— 
(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. 305. HOME LEAVE TRAVEL FOR SEPARATED FAMILIES. 
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 
the leave ordered under this section where that member’s 
family members reside, notwithstanding section 6305 of 
title 5, United States Code.’’.
SEC. 306. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CERTAIN FEL-
LOWSHIP PROGRAMS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) Department fellowships that promote the 
employment of candidates belonging to under-rep-
resented groups, including the Charles B. Rangel 
International Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program, 
the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship 
Program, and the Donald M. Payne International 
Development Fellowship Program, represent smart 
investments vital for building a strong, capable, and 
representative national security workforce; and 
(2) the Secretary of State and the Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International 
Development should fulfill the terms of their fellow-
ship agreements with each participant in the Fellow-
ship Programs referred to in paragraph (1), as spec-
ified in the original contractual agreements with 
each such participant. 
SEC. 307. 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’’. 
SEC. 308. 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. 309. 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. 
(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 
(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. 310. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING VETERANS EM-
PLOYMENT 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 405 of this
Act, including those veterans belonging to tradition-
ally underrepresented groups at the Department; 
(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. 311. 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 
111 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-
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. 312. RECALL AND REEMPLOYMENT OF CAREER MEM-
BERS. 
(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) re-employment 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
within the agency’s workforce under merit promotion pro-
cedures, 
on 
publicly 
accessible 
sites, 
including 
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. 313. 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— 
(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. 
(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. 314. CONSULTING SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 103 of title 5, United 
States Code, as added by section 313 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, 
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. 315. 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. 316. 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 
30, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘beginning on October 
1, 2019, and ending on September 30, 2022’’. 
SEC. 317. 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 du-
ties under this subsection may be suspended without pay 
only after a final written decision is provided to such mem-
ber under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(6) If no final written decision under paragraph (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 Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate
in writing regarding the specific reasons for such delay.’’; 
and 
(4) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated— 
(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. 318. 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: 
(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. 319. 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 
Personnel Management the rationale for the decision of 
the Secretary to waive such requirements. 
SEC. 320. STANDARDIZING DEPARTMENT PARENTAL LEAVE 
POLICIES. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to— 
(1) afford every employee at the Department 
equal access to leave and workplace flexibilities for 
childbirth, adoption, and foster care; 
(2) encourage the Department to work towards 
a parental leave policy that will help recruit and re-
tain a dynamic, multi-talented, and diverse work-
force capable of meeting the national security and 
foreign policy goals of the United States; and 
(3) determine the impacts of flexible leave poli-
cies on recruitment and retention rates. 
(b) ESTABLISHING STANDARD PARENTAL LEAVE 
POLICIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish and implement a standard pa-
rental leave policy applicable to Department employ-
ees across all bureaus and offices within the Depart-
ment and Missions abroad. Nothing in this section
shall be construed to provide any new category of 
leave not otherwise provided by law. 
(2) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report describing— 
(A) the steps taken to implement the pol-
icy required under paragraph (1) across all bu-
reaus and offices within the Department and 
Missions abroad; and 
(B) any costs associated with such policy. 
SEC. 321. 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. 322. REST AND RECUPERATION AND OVERSEAS OPER-
ATIONS 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 
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. 
‘‘(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 
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. 401. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) APPLICANT FLOW DATA.—The term ‘‘appli-
cant flow data’’ means data that tracks the rate of 
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)); 
(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. 402. 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 
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 
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 401(4), and the percentages corresponding 
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— 
(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; 
(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; and 
(H) support recruiting and hiring opportu-
nities through— 
(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 
the Department and the rate of placement into sen-
ior positions for participants in such programs. 
SEC. 403. EXIT INTERVIEWS FOR WORKFORCE. 
(a) RETAINED MEMBERS.—The Director General of 
the Foreign Service and the Director of Human Resources 
of the Department should 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 
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 402 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 
(3) actively encourage participation from a 
range of demographic categories, especially from cat-
egories with consistently low participation, in such 
professional development programs. 
SEC. 404. RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary should— 
(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) should 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; 
(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; and 
(5) 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 of training on 
anti-harassment and anti-discrimination infor-
mation and policies to all individuals in the 
workforce; 
(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. 405. LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT AND ACCOUNT-
ABILITY. 
(a) REWARD AND RECOGNIZE EFFORTS TO PRO-
MOTE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.— 
(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. 
SEC. 406. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES 
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 
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-
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ability status, or other demographic cat-
egories; and 
(iv) actively encourage participation 
from a range of demographic categories, 
especially from categories with consistently 
low participation. 
SEC. 407. 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
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assessment examinations described in paragraph (1) in 
cities, chosen on a rotating basis, located in at least three 
different time zones across the United States.’’. 
SEC. 408. 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. 409. 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. 501. 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. 502. 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. 503. 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. 504. PRESERVING RECORDS OF ELECTRONIC COMMU-
NICATIONS CONDUCTED RELATED TO OFFI-
CIAL 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. 505. FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES 
(FRUS) SERIES AND DECLASSIFICATION. 
The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
is amended— 
(1) in section 401(c) (22 U.S.C. 4351(c)), by 
striking ‘‘30’’ and inserting ‘‘25’’; 
(2) 
in 
section 
402(a)(2) 
(22 
U.S.C. 
4352(a)(2)), by striking ‘‘26’’ and inserting ‘‘20’’; 
and 
(3) in section 404 (22 U.S.C. 4354)— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 
‘‘30’’and inserting ‘‘25’’; and
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(B) in subsection (c)(1)(C), by striking 
‘‘30’’ and inserting ‘‘25’’. 
SEC. 506. 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
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known a Vulnerability Disclosure Process (VDP) to 
improve Department cybersecurity by— 
(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,
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prioritizing, and addressing security vulner-
ability disclosure reports; 
(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.
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(3) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—Not later than 180 
days after the establishment of the VDP under para-
graph (1) and annually thereafter for the next 6 
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.
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(F) Any other information the Secretary 
determines relevant. 
(c) DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUG BOUNTY PILOT 
PROGRAM.— 
(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;
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(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-
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
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(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 
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;
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(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-
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. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Public Diplomacy 
Modernization Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 602. AVOIDING DUPLICATION OF PROGRAMS AND EF-
FORTS. 
The Secretary shall— 
(1) identify opportunities for greater efficiency 
of operations, including through improved coordina-
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. 603. 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).
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(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 
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) report to the Director of Policy Plan-
ning of the Office of Policy, Planning, and Re-
sources for Public Diplomacy and Public Af-
fairs of the Department; 
(B) coordinate and oversee the research 
and evaluation of public diplomacy programs 
and activities of the Department to— 
(i) improve public diplomacy strate-
gies and tactics; and 
(ii) ensure that such programs and 
activities are increasing the knowledge, un-
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derstanding, and trust of the United 
States by relevant target audiences; 
(C) routinely organize and oversee audi-
ence research, digital analytics, and impact 
evaluations across all public diplomacy bureaus 
and offices of the Department; 
(D) support United States diplomatic 
posts’ public affairs sections; 
(E) share appropriate public diplomacy re-
search and evaluation information within the 
Department and with other appropriate Federal 
departments and agencies; 
(F) 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 
(G) 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.
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available to be disbursed at the direction of the Di-
rector among the research and evaluation staff 
across all public diplomacy 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 
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 PAPER-
WORK REDUCTION ACT.—Chapter 35 of title 44, United 
States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduc-
tion Act’’) shall not apply to the collection of information 
directed at any individuals conducted by, or on behalf of, 
the Department for the purpose of audience research, 
monitoring, and evaluations, and in connection with the 
Department’s activities conducted pursuant to any of the 
following: 
(1) The United States Information and Edu-
cational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1431 et 
seq.).
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(2) The Mutual Educational and Cultural Ex-
change Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.). 
(3) Section 1287 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note). 
(4) The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.). 
(e) 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. 
(f) UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUB-
LIC DIPLOMACY.—
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(1) SUBCOMMITTEE FOR RESEARCH AND EVAL-
UATION.—The United States Advisory Commission 
on Public Diplomacy shall establish a Subcommittee 
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. 604. 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
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(2) by striking ‘‘until October 1, 2020’’. 
SEC. 605. STREAMLINING OF SUPPORT FUNCTIONS. 
(a) WORKING GROUP ESTABLISHED.—Not later than 
90 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 1 year 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. 606. GUIDANCE FOR CLOSURE OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY 
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
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Center, American Corner, or any other public diplomacy 
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
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facility or co-locate public diplomacy staff in accord-
ance with such Act. 
(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. 607. 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
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(A) has adopted measures to prevent pub-
lic corruption, such as measures to inform and 
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;
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(G) convicts and sentences persons respon-
sible for such acts that take place wholly or 
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-
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sponsible for, and effectively capable of, decid-
ing public corruption cases impartially, on the 
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
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persecuted by corrupt actors, government 
officials, or others; and 
(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-
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licly available a report that identifies the countries de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1) and paragraphs (2) and (3) 
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. 703. TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 
For each country identified under paragraphs (2) and 
(3) of section 702(b), the Secretary, in coordination with
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the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, as appropriate, shall— 
(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-
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ative agreement participants, and other organi-
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. 704. 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 702(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. 705. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, for each 
of fiscal years 2020 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 703. 
(C) The training implemented under sec-
tion 704(c). 
(D) Management of the whole-of-govern-
ment effort referred to in section 704(b) to 
combat corruption within the countries identi-
fied in section 702 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. 706. 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 6 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 704(a). 
TITLE VIII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO INTERNATIONAL SECURITY 
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘International Security 
Assistance Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 802. SECURITY ASSISTANCE DEFINED. 
In this title, the term ‘‘security assistance’’ means— 
(1) assistance under chapter 8 (relating to 
international narcotics control) of part I of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961; 
(2) assistance under chapter 2 (military assist-
ance), chapter 5 (international military education 
and training), chapter 6 (peacekeeping operations),
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chapter 8 (antiterrorism assistance), and chapter 9 
(nonproliferation and export control assistance) of 
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; 
(3) assistance under section 23 of the Arms Ex-
port Control Act (relating to the Foreign Military 
Financing program); and 
(4) sales of defense articles or defense services, 
extensions of credits (including participations in 
credits), and guaranties of loans under the Arms 
Export Control Act. 
Subtitle A—Reform Relating to 
Security Assistance 
SEC. 811. ORGANIZATIONAL REFORM. 
(a) WORKING GROUP.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a Working Group on matters relating to se-
curity assistance (in this subtitle referred to as the 
‘‘Working Group’’). 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Working Group 
shall be composed of— 
(i) the Deputy Secretary of State; and 
(ii) each Under Secretary of State re-
sponsible for matters relating to security 
assistance.