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SEC. 203. SPECIAL AGENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 37(a) of 
the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2709(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) conduct investigations concerning— 
‘‘(A) illegal passport or visa issuance or 
use; 
‘‘(B) identity theft or document fraud af-
fecting or relating to the programs, functions, 
and authorities of the Department of State; and 
‘‘(C) Federal offenses committed within 
the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction 
of the United States as defined in paragraph 
(9) of section 7 of title 18, United States Code, 
except as that jurisdiction relates to the prem-
ises of United States military missions and re-
lated residences;’’. 
(b) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in para-
graph (1) of section 37(a) the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (as amended by subsection (a) 
of this section) shall be construed to limit the investigative 
authority of any other Federal department or agency. 
SEC. 204. DIPLOMATIC SECURITY PROGRAM CONTRACTING. 
Section 136 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 4864) is 
amended— 
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(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘With respect’’ and inserting ‘‘Ex-
cept as provided in subsection (d), with re-
spect’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), 
and (g) as subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h), respec-
tively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) AWARD OF LOCAL GUARD AND PROTECTIVE 
SERVICE CONTRACTS IN HIGH RISK AREAS.—With re-
spect to local guard contracts for Foreign Service build-
ings located in high risk areas which exceed $250,000, the 
Secretary of State shall— 
‘‘(1) comply with paragraphs (1), (2), (4), (5), 
and (6) of subsection (c) in the award of such con-
tracts; 
‘‘(2) in evaluating proposals for such contracts, 
award contracts to the firm representing the best 
value to the Government in accordance with the best 
value tradeoff process described in subpart 15.1 of 
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the Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 C.F.R. 
15.101–1); and 
‘‘(3) ensure that in all contracts awarded under 
this subsection, contractor personnel providing local 
guard or protective services are classified as— 
‘‘(A) employees of the offeror; 
‘‘(B) if the offeror is a joint venture, as 
the employees of one of the persons or parties 
constituting the joint venture; or 
‘‘(C) as employees of a subcontractor to 
the offeror, and not as independent contractors 
to the offeror or any other entity performing 
under such contracts.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e), as redesignated by para-
graph (2) of this section— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) the term ‘high risk areas’ means— 
‘‘(A) an area subject to a contingency op-
eration as defined in section 101(a)(13) of title 
10, United States Code; or 
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‘‘(B) an area determined by the Assistant 
Secretary of Diplomatic Security to present an 
increased threat of serious damage or harm to 
United States diplomatic facilities or per-
sonnel.’’. 
SEC. 205. ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARDS. 
Paragraph (3) of section 301(a) of the Omnibus Dip-
lomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 
U.S.C. 4831(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking the heading and inserting ‘‘FA-
CILITIES IN HIGH-RISK AREAS’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by amending clause (i) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(i) involves serious injury, loss of 
life, or significant destruction of property 
at, or related to, a United States Govern-
ment mission in an area subject to a con-
tingency operation (as defined in section 
101(a)(13) of title 10, United States 
Code), or in an area previously determined 
by the Assistant Secretary of State for 
Diplomatic Security to present an in-
creased threat of serious damage or harm 
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to United States diplomatic facilities or 
personnel; and’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2009’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2015’’. 
SEC. 206. PHYSICAL SECURITY OF CERTAIN SOFT TARGETS. 
Section 29 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2701) is amended, in the third 
sentence, by inserting ‘‘physical security enhancements 
and’’ after ‘‘may include’’. 
SEC. 207. REWARDS PROGRAM UPDATE AND TECHNICAL 
CORRECTIONS. 
(a) ENHANCED AUTHORITY.—Section 36 of the State 
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
2708) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘serious 
violations 
of 
international 
humanitarian 
law, 
transnational organized crime,’’ after ‘‘international 
narcotics trafficking,’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ and inserting 
‘‘heads of other relevant departments or agen-
cies’’; 
(B) in paragraphs (4) and (5), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (1), (2), or (3)’’ each place it ap-
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