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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—To the extent practicable, the 
Bureau shall conduct outreach at institutions, including— 
‘‘(i) minority serving institutions, including histori-
cally Black colleges and universities; and 
‘‘(ii) other appropriate institutions that are likely 
to produce a range of qualified applicants, as deter-
mined by the Bureau. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) HISTORICALLY
BLACK
COLLEGE
AND
UNIVER-
SITY.—The term ‘historically Black college and univer-
sity’ has the meaning given the term ‘part B institution’ 
in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1061). 
‘‘(ii) MINORITY
SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The term 
‘minority-serving institution’ means an eligible institu-
tion under section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 
‘‘(e) FELLOWSHIP ORIENTATION.—Annually, the Bureau shall 
organize and administer a fellowship orientation, which shall— 
‘‘(1) be held in Washington, D.C., or at another location 
selected by the Bureau; and 
‘‘(2) include programming to honor the legacy of Represent-
ative John Lewis. 
‘‘(f) STRUCTURE.— 
‘‘(1) WORK PLAN.—To carry out the purposes described in 
subsection (b)— 
‘‘(A) each fellow selected pursuant to subsection (d) 
shall arrange an internship or research placement— 
‘‘(i) with a nongovernmental organization, aca-
demic institution, or other organization approved by 
the Bureau; and 
‘‘(ii) in a country with an operational Fulbright 
U.S. Student Program; and 
‘‘(B) the Bureau shall, for each fellow, approve a work 
plan that identifies the target objectives for the fellow, 
including specific duties and responsibilities relating to 
those objectives. 
‘‘(2) CONFERENCES; PRESENTATIONS.—Each fellow shall— 
‘‘(A) attend a fellowship orientation organized and 
administered by the Bureau under subsection (e); 
‘‘(B) not later than the date that is 1 year after the 
end of the fellowship period, attend a fellowship summit 
organized and administered by the Bureau, which— 
‘‘(i) whenever feasible, shall be held in a location 
of importance to the civil rights movement in the 
United States; and 
‘‘(ii) may coincide with other events facilitated by 
the Bureau; and 
‘‘(C) at such summit, give a presentation on lessons 
learned during the period of the fellowship. 
‘‘(3) FELLOWSHIP PERIOD.—Each fellowship under this sec-
tion shall continue for a period determined by the Bureau, 
which, whenever feasible, shall be not fewer than 10 months. 
‘‘(g) FELLOWSHIP AWARD.—The Bureau shall provide each fellow 
under this section with an allowance that is equal to the amount 
needed for—
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‘‘(1) the reasonable costs of the fellow during the fellowship 
period; and 
‘‘(2) travel and lodging expenses related to attending the 
orientation and summit required under subsection (e)(2). 
‘‘(h) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the completion of the Fellowship Program by the initial cohort 
of fellows selected under subsection (d), and annually thereafter, 
the Secretary of State 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 the implementation 
of the Fellowship Program, including— 
‘‘(1) a description of the demographics of the cohort of 
fellows who completed a fellowship during the preceding 1- 
year period; 
‘‘(2) a description of internship and research placements, 
and research projects selected by such cohort, under the Fellow-
ship Program, including feedback from— 
‘‘(A) such cohort on implementation of the Fellowship 
Program; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary on lessons learned; 
‘‘(3) a plan for factoring such lessons learned into future 
programming, and 
‘‘(4) an analysis of trends relating to the diversity of each 
cohort of fellows and the topics of projects completed since 
the establishment of the Fellowship Program.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE MUTUAL 
EDUCATIONAL
AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1961.—Section 
112(a) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 
1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2460(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and inserting 
‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Program 
established under section 115, which provides funding for inter-
national internships and research placements for early- to mid- 
career individuals from the United States to study nonviolent 
civil rights movements in self-arranged placements with univer-
sities or nongovernmental organizations in foreign countries.’’. 
(c) SUNSET.—The authority to carry out the John Lewis Civil 
Rights Fellowship Program established under section 115 of the 
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2451 et seq.), as added by subsection (a), shall expire on the date 
that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this division. 
SEC. 6605. DOMESTIC ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this division, the Secretary shall develop 
a strategy to explain to the American people the value of the 
work of the Department and the importance that United States 
foreign policy plays in advancing the national security of the United 
States. The strategy shall include— 
(1) tools to inform the American people about the non- 
partisan importance of United States diplomacy and foreign 
relations and to utilize public diplomacy to meet the United 
States’ national security priorities;
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(2) efforts to reach the widest possible audience of Ameri-
cans, including those who historically have not had exposure 
to United States foreign policy efforts and priorities; 
(3) additional staffing and resource needs including— 
(A) domestic positions within the Bureau of Global 
Public Affairs to focus on engagement with the American 
people as outlined in paragraph (1); 
(B) positions within the Bureau of Educational and 
Cultural Affairs to enhance programs and reach the widest 
possible audience; 
(C) increasing the number of fellowship and detail 
programs that place Foreign Service and civil service 
employees outside the Department for a limited time, 
including Pearson Fellows, Reta Jo Lewis Local Diplomats, 
Brookings Fellows, and Georgetown Fellows; and 
(D) recommendations for increasing participation in 
the Hometown Diplomats program and evaluating this pro-
gram as well as other opportunities for Department officers 
to engage with American audiences while traveling within 
the United States. 
SEC. 6606. MODERNIZATION AND ENHANCEMENT STRATEGY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this division, the Secretary shall submit a strategy to the appro-
priate congressional committees for— 
(1) modernizing and increasing the operational and 
programming capacity of American Spaces and American Cor-
ners throughout the world, including by leveraging public-pri-
vate partnerships; 
(2) providing salaries to locally employed staff of American 
Spaces and American Corners; and 
(3) providing opportunities for United States businesses 
and nongovernmental organizations to better utilize American 
Spaces. 
TITLE LXVII—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 6701. INTERNSHIPS OF UNITED STATES NATIONALS AT INTER-
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to bolster efforts 
to increase the number of United States citizens representative 
of the American people occupying positions in the United Nations 
system, agencies, and commissions, and in other international 
organizations, including by awarding grants to educational institu-
tions and students. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this division, the Secretary of State shall submit 
a report to the appropriate congressional committees that identi-
fies— 
(1) the number of United States citizens who are involved 
in internship programs at international organizations; 
(2) the distribution of the individuals described in para-
graph (1) among various international organizations; and 
(3) grants, programs, and other activities that are being 
utilized to recruit and fund United States citizens to participate 
in internship programs at international organizations.
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(c) ELIGIBILITY.—An individual referred to in subsection (a) 
is an individual who— 
(1) is enrolled at or received their degree within two years 
from— 
(A) an institution of higher education; or 
(B) an institution of higher education based outside 
the United States, as determined by the Secretary; and 
(2) is a citizen of the United States. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated $1,500,000 for the Department for fiscal year 
2024 to carry out the grant program authorized under subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 6702. TRAINING FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) TRAINING PROGRAMS.—Section 708 of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028) is amended by adding at the end 
of the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) TRAINING IN MULTILATERAL DIPLOMACY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with other 
senior officials as appropriate, shall establish training courses 
on— 
‘‘(A) the conduct of diplomacy at international organiza-
tions and other multilateral institutions; and 
‘‘(B) broad-based multilateral negotiations of inter-
national instruments. 
‘‘(2) 
REQUIRED
TRAINING.—Members 
of 
the 
Service, 
including appropriate chiefs of mission and other officers who 
are assigned to United States missions representing the United 
States to international organizations and other multilateral 
institutions or who are assigned in other positions that have 
as their primary responsibility formulation of policy related 
to such organizations and institutions, or participation in nego-
tiations of international instruments, shall receive specialized 
training in the areas described in paragraph (1) prior to the 
beginning of service for such assignment or, if receiving such 
training at that time is not practical, within the first year 
of beginning such assignment.’’. 
(b) TRAINING FOR DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES.—The Secretary of 
State shall ensure that employees of the Department of State who 
are assigned to positions described in paragraph (2) of subsection 
(e) of section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (as added 
by subsection (a) of this section), including members of the civil 
service or general service, or who are seconded to international 
organizations for a period of at least one year, receive training 
described in such subsection and participate in other such courses 
as the Secretary may recommend to build or augment identifiable 
skills that would be useful for such Department officials rep-
resenting United States interests at these institutions and organiza-
tions. 
SEC. 6703. INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND INVESTMENTS BY THE 
UNITED STATES AND PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
division, the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development and the 
Chief Executive Officer of the Development Finance Corporation, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on
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Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report regarding 
the opportunities and costs of infrastructure projects in Middle 
East, African, and Latin American and Caribbean countries, which 
shall— 
(1) describe the nature and total funding of United States 
infrastructure investments and construction in Middle East, 
African, and Latin American and Caribbean countries, and 
that of United States allies and partners in the same regions; 
(2) describe the nature and total funding of infrastructure 
investments and construction by the People’s Republic of China 
in Middle East, African, and Latin American and Caribbean 
countries; 
(3) assess the national security threats posed by the infra-
structure investment gap between the People’s Republic of 
China and the United States and United States allies and 
partners, including— 
(A) infrastructure, such as ports; 
(B) access to critical and strategic minerals; 
(C) digital and telecommunication infrastructure; 
(D) threats to supply chains; and 
(E) general favorability towards the People’s Republic 
of China and the United States and United States’ allies 
and partners among Middle East, African, and Latin Amer-
ican and Caribbean countries; 
(4) assess the opportunities and challenges for companies 
based in the United States to invest in infrastructure projects 
in Middle East, African, and Latin American and Caribbean 
countries; 
(5) describe options for the United States Government to 
undertake to increase support for United States businesses 
engaged in large-scale infrastructure projects in Middle East, 
African, and Latin American and Caribbean countries; and 
(6) identify regional infrastructure priorities, ranked 
according to United States national interests, in Middle East, 
African, and Latin American and Caribbean countries. 
SEC. 6704. SPECIAL ENVOYS. 
(a) REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this division, the Secretary shall conduct a review 
of all special envoy positions to determine— 
(1) which special envoy positions are needed to accomplish 
the mission of the Department; 
(2) which special envoy positions could be absorbed into 
the Department’s existing bureau structure; 
(3) which special envoy positions were established by an 
Act of Congress; and 
(4) which special envoy positions were created by the Execu-
tive Branch without explicit congressional approval. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the completion of 
the review required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit 
a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— 
(1) a list of every special envoy position in the Department; 
(2) a detailed justification of the need for each special 
envoy, if warranted; 
(3) a list of the special envoy positions that could be 
absorbed into the Department’s existing bureau structure with-
out compromising the mission of the Department;
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(4) a list of the special envoy positions that were created 
by an Act of Congress; and 
(5) a list of the special envoy positions that are not 
expressly authorized by statute. 
SEC. 6705. US-ASEAN CENTER. 
(a) DEFINED TERM.—In this section, the term ‘‘ASEAN’’ means 
the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary is authorized to enter into 
a public-private partnership for the purposes of establishing a US- 
ASEAN Center in the United States to support United States 
economic and cultural engagement with Southeast Asia. 
(c) FUNCTIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the US-ASEAN Center established pursuant to subsection (b) may— 
(1) provide grants for research to support and elevate the 
importance of the US-ASEAN partnership; 
(2) facilitate activities to strengthen US-ASEAN trade and 
investment; 
(3) expand economic and technological relationships 
between ASEAN countries and the United States into new 
areas of cooperation; 
(4) provide training to United States citizens and citizens 
of ASEAN countries that improve people-to-people ties; 
(5) develop educational programs to increase awareness 
for the United States and ASEAN countries on the importance 
of relations between the United States and ASEAN countries; 
and 
(6) carry out other activities the Secretary considers nec-
essary to strengthen ties between the United States and 
ASEAN countries and achieve the objectives of the US-ASEAN 
Center. 
(d) PARAMETERS.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary 
shall ensure that the activities of the US-ASEAN Center do not 
duplicate current lines of effort being conducted by the United 
States Government or its grantees. 
SEC. 6706. BRIEFINGS ON THE UNITED STATES-EUROPEAN UNION 
TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL. 
It is the sense of Congress that the United States-European 
Union Trade and Technology Council is an important forum for 
the United States and the European Union to engage on trans-
atlantic trade, investment, and engagement on matters related 
to critical and emerging technology and that the Department should 
provide regular updates to the appropriate congressional committees 
on the deliverables and policy initiatives announced at United 
States-European Union Trade and Technology Council ministerials. 
SEC. 6707. MODIFICATION AND REPEAL OF REPORTS. 
(a) COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall examine the produc-
tion of the 2023 and subsequent annual Country Reports on 
Human Rights Practices by the Assistant Secretary for Democ-
racy, Human Rights, and Labor as required under sections 
116(d) and 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2151n(d), 2304(b)) to maximize— 
(A) cost and personnel efficiencies; 
(B) the potential use of data and analytic tools and 
visualization; and
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(C) advancement of the modernization agenda for the 
Department announced by the Secretary on October 27, 
2021. 
(2) TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION AMENDMENTS TO ANNUAL 
COUNTRY
REPORTS
ON
HUMAN
RIGHTS
PRACTICES.—Section 
116(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2151n(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(13) Wherever applicable, a description of the nature and 
extent of acts of transnational repression that occurred during 
the preceding year, including identification of— 
‘‘(A) incidents in which a government harassed, intimi-
dated, or killed individuals outside of their internationally 
recognized borders and the patterns of such repression 
among repeat offenders; 
‘‘(B) countries in which such transnational repression 
occurs and the role of the governments of such countries 
in enabling, preventing, mitigating, and responding to such 
acts; 
‘‘(C) the tactics used by the governments of countries 
identified pursuant to subparagraph (A), including the 
actions identified and any new techniques observed; 
‘‘(D) in the case of digital surveillance and harassment, 
the type of technology or platform, including social media, 
smart city technology, health tracking systems, general 
surveillance technology, and data access, transfer, and stor-
age procedures, used by the governments of countries 
identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) for such actions; 
and 
‘‘(E) groups and types of individuals targeted by acts 
of transnational repression in each country in which such 
acts occur.’’. 
(b) ELIMINATION OF OBSOLETE REPORTS.— 
(1) ANNUAL REPORTS RELATING TO FUNDING MECHANISMS 
FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECURITY AND SEMICONDUCTORS.— 
Division H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
116–283) is amended— 
(A) in section 9202(a)(2) (47 U.S.C. 906(a)(2))— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subpara-
graph (C); and 
(B) in section 9905 (15 U.S.C. 4655)— 
(i) by striking subsection (c); and 
(ii) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
(c). 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT ON PROMOTING THE RULE OF LAW IN 
THE
RUSSIAN
FEDERATION.—Section 202 of the Russia and 
Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of 
Law Accountability Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–208) is 
amended by striking subsection (a). 
(3) ANNUAL REPORT ON ADVANCING FREEDOM AND DEMOC-
RACY.—Section 2121 of the Advance Democratic Values, 
Address Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act 
of 2007 (title XXI of Public Law 110–53) is amended by striking 
subsection (c).
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(4) ANNUAL REPORTS ON UNITED STATES-VIETNAM HUMAN 
RIGHTS DIALOGUE MEETINGS.—Section 702 of the Foreign Rela-
tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2151n 
note) is repealed. 
SEC. 6708. ART IN EMBASSIES. 
Section 5112(c) of the Department of State Authorization Act 
of 2021 (division E of Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat, 2350) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2 years after’’ and inserting ‘‘4 years after’’. 
SEC. 6709. INSTITUTE FOR TRANSATLANTIC ENGAGEMENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of State is authorized to 
establish the Institute for Transatlantic Engagement (referred to 
in this section as the ‘‘Institute’’). 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of any Institute established pursu-
ant to subsection (a) shall be to strengthen national security by 
highlighting, to a geographically diverse set of populations from 
the United States, Canada, and European nations, the importance 
of the transatlantic relationship and the threats posed by adver-
sarial countries, such as the Russian Federation and the People’s 
Republic of China, to democracy, free-market economic principles, 
and human rights. 
(c) DIRECTOR.—Any Institute established pursuant to subsection 
(a) shall be headed by a Director, to be appointed by the Secretary, 
who shall have expertise in transatlantic relations and diverse 
populations in the United States and Europe. 
(d) SCOPE AND ACTIVITIES.—Any Institute established pursuant 
to subsection (a) shall— 
(1) strengthen knowledge among participants of the forma-
tion and implementation of transatlantic policies critical to 
national security, including the threats posed by the Russian 
Federation and the People’s Republic of China; 
(2) increase awareness among participants of the roles 
of government and nongovernmental actors, such as multilat-
eral organizations, businesses, civil society actors, academia, 
think tanks, and philanthropic institutions, in transatlantic 
policy development and execution; 
(3) increase understanding among participants of the 
manner in which diverse backgrounds and perspectives affect 
the development of transatlantic policies; 
(4) enhance the skills, abilities, and effectiveness of partici-
pating government officials; 
(5) increase awareness among participants of the impor-
tance of, and interest in, international public service careers; 
(6) not less than 3 times annually, convene representatives 
of the United States Government, the Government of Canada, 
and of governments of European nations for a program offered 
by the Institute; and 
(7) develop metrics to track the success and efficacy of 
the program which shall be reported to the appropriate congres-
sional committees and prior to the convening of the first pro-
gram described in paragraph (6). 
(e) ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE.—Participants in the programs 
of the Institute shall include elected government officials— 
(1) serving at national, regional, or local levels in the 
United States, Canada, and European nations; and 
(2) who represent geographically diverse backgrounds or 
constituencies in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
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(f) SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS.— 
(1) UNITED STATES PARTICIPANTS.—Participants from the 
United States shall be appointed in an equally divided manner 
by— 
(A) the chairpersons and ranking members of the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; 
(B) the majority leader of the Senate and the minority 
leader of the Senate; and 
(C) the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 
the minority leader of the House of Representatives. 
(2) EUROPEAN AND CANADIAN PARTICIPANTS.—Participants 
from Europe and Canada shall be appointed by the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with— 
(A) the chairpersons and ranking members of the 
appropriate congressional committees; 
(B) the majority leader of the Senate and the minority 
leader of the Senate; and 
(C) the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 
the minority leader of the House of Representatives. 
(g) RESTRICTIONS.— 
(1) UNPAID PARTICIPATION.—Participants in the Institute 
may not be paid a salary for such participation. 
(2) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Institute may pay or reimburse 
participants for reasonable travel, lodging, and food in connec-
tion with participation in the program. 
(3) TRAVEL.—No funds authorized to be appropriated under 
subsection (h) may be used for travel for members of Congress 
to participate in Institute activities. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated up to $750,000 for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 
to carry out this section. 
(i) SUNSET.—The authority provided by this section terminates 
on December 31, 2025. 
SEC. 6710. NOTIFICATION OF REVOCATION OF CLEARANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to any covered official whose 
security clearance is suspended or revoked, the Secretary shall— 
(1) submit to the Chair and Ranking Member of the appro-
priate congressional committees, the Majority Leader of the 
Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the 
House of Representatives a notification not later than 15 days 
after the suspension or revocation of such clearance; and 
(2) brief the Chair and Ranking Member of the appropriate 
congressional committees, the Majority Leader of the Senate, 
the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the House of 
Representatives not later than 30 days after such suspension 
or revocation on the present employment status of such indi-
vidual and whether the job duties of such individual have 
changed since such suspension or revocation. 
(b) FORM.—The notification and briefing required by subsection 
(a) may be provided in classified form, if necessary. 
(c) COVERED OFFICIAL DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘covered official’’ means any of the following: