I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2475 
To authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 
2010 and 2011, to modernize the Foreign Service, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 19, 2009 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for the Department of State 
for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, to modernize the Foreign 
Service, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign Relations Au-
thorization and Reform Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 
2011’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Appropriate congressional committees defined. 
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TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
Sec. 101. Administration of Foreign Affairs. 
Sec. 102. International organizations. 
Sec. 103. International commissions. 
Sec. 104. Migration and refugee assistance. 
Sec. 105. Centers and foundations. 
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND 
ACTIVITIES 
Subtitle A—Basic Authorities and Activities 
Sec. 201. International Litigation Fund. 
Sec. 202. Actuarial valuations. 
Sec. 203. Special agents. 
Sec. 204. Diplomatic security program contracting. 
Subtitle B—Public Diplomacy at the Department of State 
Sec. 211. Special Olympics. 
Sec. 212. Extension of program to provide grants to American-sponsored 
schools in predominantly Muslim countries to provide scholar-
ships. 
Sec. 213. United States-South Pacific Scholarship Program. 
Sec. 214. United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Program. 
Sec. 215. Exchanges between Liberia and the United States for women legisla-
tors. 
Sec. 216. Public diplomacy plan for Haiti. 
Subtitle C—Consular Services and Related Matters 
Sec. 231. Extension of authority to assess passport surcharge. 
Sec. 232. English language and cultural awareness training for approved ref-
ugee applicants. 
Sec. 233. Tibet. 
TITLE III—ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES 
Sec. 301. Transatlantic diplomatic fellowship program. 
Sec. 302. Security officers exchange program. 
Sec. 303. Suspension of foreign service members without pay. 
Sec. 304. Repeal of recertification requirement for Senior Foreign Service. 
Sec. 305. Limited appointments in the Foreign Service. 
Sec. 306. Compensatory time off for travel. 
Sec. 307. Protection of intellectual property rights. 
Sec. 308. Domestic partners as eligible family members. 
TITLE IV—INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
Sec. 401. Statement of policy regarding peacekeeping operations contributions. 
Sec. 402. Enhancing nuclear safeguards. 
Sec. 403. Durban Review Conference funding. 
Sec. 404. Restrictions regarding Iran-led international organizations. 
Sec. 405. United Nations Human Rights Council. 
Sec. 406. United Nations Relief and Works Agency. 
Sec. 407. United Nations Development Program ethics jurisdiction. 
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Sec. 408. Withholding of contributions to United Nations for legal fees of cer-
tain officers or employees. 
Sec. 409. Review of activities of international commissions. 
TITLE V—UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING 
Sec. 501. Authorization of appropriations for international broadcasting. 
Sec. 502. Personal services contracting program. 
Sec. 503. Employment for international broadcasting. 
Sec. 504. Domestic release of the Voice of America film entitled ‘‘A Fateful 
Harvest’’. 
Sec. 505. Establishing permanent authority for Radio Free Asia. 
TITLE VI—UNITED NATIONS TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, 
AND REFORM ACT OF 2009 
Sec. 601. Short title. 
Sec. 602. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—Funding of the United Nations 
Sec. 611. Findings. 
Sec. 612. Apportionment of the United Nations regular budget on a voluntary 
basis. 
Sec. 613. Budget justification for United States contributions to the regular 
budget of the United Nations. 
Subtitle B—Transparency and Accountability for United States Contributions 
to the United Nations 
Sec. 621. Findings. 
Sec. 622. Definitions. 
Sec. 623. Establishment and management of the Office of the United States 
Inspector General for contributions to the United Nations Sys-
tem. 
Sec. 624. Transparency for United States contributions. 
Sec. 625. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle C—United States Policy at the United Nations 
Sec. 631. Annual publication. 
Sec. 632. Annual financial disclosure. 
Sec. 633. Policy with respect to expansion of the security council. 
Sec. 634. Access to reports and audits. 
Sec. 635. Waiver of immunity. 
Sec. 636. Terrorism and the United Nations. 
Sec. 637. Report on United Nations reform. 
Sec. 638. Report on United Nations personnel. 
Sec. 639. Withholding of United States contributions to UNRWA. 
Sec. 640. United Nations treaty bodies. 
Sec. 641. Equality at the United Nations. 
Sec. 642. Anti-Semitism and the United Nations. 
Sec. 643. Regional group inclusion of Israel. 
Subtitle D—United Nations Human Rights Council 
Sec. 651. Findings. 
Sec. 652. Human Rights Council membership and funding. 
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Subtitle E—International Atomic Energy Agency 
Sec. 661. International Atomic Energy Agency. 
Sec. 662. Sense of Congress regarding the Nuclear Security Action Plan of the 
IAEA. 
Subtitle F—Peacekeeping 
Sec. 671. Reform of United Nations peacekeeping operations. 
Sec. 672. Policy relating to reform of United Nations peacekeeping operations. 
Sec. 673. Certification. 
TITLE VII—WESTERN HEMISPHERE COUNTERTERRORISM AND 
NONPROLIFERATION ACT OF 2009 
Sec. 701. Short title; definitions. 
Subtitle A—Counterterrorism in the Western Hemisphere 
Sec. 711. Statement of policy regarding regional efforts to counter terrorism in 
the Western Hemisphere. 
Sec. 712. Amendments to annual country reports on terrorism. 
Sec. 713. Amendments to annual determination procedures. 
Sec. 714. Amendment to international narcotics control strategy report. 
Sec. 715. United States efforts in the Western Hemisphere. 
Sec. 716. International Law Enforcement Academy in San Salvador, El Sal-
vador. 
Sec. 717. Actions regarding the Organization of American States. 
Sec. 718. Amendment to Department of State Rewards Program. 
Subtitle B—Nonproliferation of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Weapons in 
the Western Hemisphere 
Sec. 721. Statement of policy regarding the proliferation of weapons-related nu-
clear, chemical, and biological materials, technology, and facili-
ties. 
Sec. 722. Statement of policy regarding the small quantities protocol. 
Sec. 723. Securing adherence to agreements regarding nuclear nonproliferation 
by countries in the Western Hemisphere. 
Sec. 724. Halting the proliferation of nuclear fuel fabrication. 
Sec. 725. Cooperation with the Proliferation Security Initiative. 
Sec. 726. Establishment of the Western Hemisphere Nonproliferation Partner-
ship Initiative. 
Sec. 727. Prohibited transactions. 
Sec. 728. Restrictions on nuclear cooperation with countries assisting the nu-
clear program of Venezuela or Cuba. 
Subtitle C—Western Hemisphere Regional Coordination Centers 
Sec. 731. Establishment of the Western Hemisphere Regional Coordination 
Centers. 
Sec. 732. Regional Security Initiative. 
Sec. 733. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle D—Prohibitions on Engagement With Certain Western Hemisphere 
Countries 
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Sec. 741. Prohibitions on engagement with certain Western Hemisphere coun-
tries. 
Subtitle E—Report 
Sec. 751. Report. 
TITLE VIII—EXPORT CONTROL REFORM AND SECURITY 
ASSISTANCE 
Subtitle A—Defense Trade Controls Performance Improvement Act of 2009 
Sec. 801. Short title. 
Sec. 802. Findings. 
Sec. 803. Strategic review and assessment of the United States export controls 
system. 
Sec. 804. Performance goals for processing of applications for licenses to export 
items on United States Munitions List. 
Sec. 805. Requirement to ensure adequate staff and resources for the Direc-
torate of Defense Trade Controls of the Department of State. 
Sec. 806. Audit by Inspector General of the Department of State. 
Sec. 807. Increased flexibility for use of defense trade controls registration fees. 
Sec. 808. Review of International Traffic in Arms Regulations and United 
States Munitions List. 
Sec. 809. Special licensing authorization for certain exports to NATO member 
states, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Israel, and South 
Korea. 
Sec. 810. Availability of information on the status of license applications under 
chapter 3 of the Arms Export Control Act. 
Sec. 811. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 812. Definitions. 
Sec. 813. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Provisions Relating to Export Licenses 
Sec. 821. Availability to Congress of Presidential directives regarding United 
States arms export policies, practices, and regulations. 
Sec. 822. Increase in value of defense articles and services for congressional re-
view and expediting congressional review for Israel. 
Sec. 823. Diplomatic efforts to strengthen national and international arms ex-
port controls. 
Sec. 824. Reporting requirement for unlicensed exports. 
Sec. 825. Report on value of major defense equipment and defense articles ex-
ported under section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act. 
Sec. 826. Authority to remove satellites and related components from the 
United States Munitions List. 
Sec. 827. Review and report of investigations of violations of section 3 of the 
Arms Export Control Act. 
Sec. 828. Report on self-financing options for export licensing functions of 
DDTC of the Department of State. 
Sec. 829. Clarification of certification requirement relating to Israel’s quali-
tative military edge. 
Sec. 830. Expediting congressional defense export review period for Israel. 
Sec. 831. Updating and conforming penalties for violations of sections 38 and 
39 of the Arms Export Control Act. 
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous Provisions 
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Sec. 841. Authority to build the capacity of foreign military forces. 
Sec. 842. Foreign Military Sales Stockpile Fund. 
Sec. 843. Annual estimate and justification for Foreign Military Sales program. 
Sec. 844. Report on United States commitments to the security of Israel. 
Sec. 845. War Reserves Stockpile. 
Sec. 846. Excess defense articles for Central and South European countries 
and certain other countries. 
TITLE IX—ACTIONS TO ENHANCE THE MERIDA INITIATIVE 
Sec. 901. Coordinator of United States Government activities to implement the 
Merida Initiative. 
Sec. 902. Adding the Caribbean to the Merida Initiative. 
Sec. 903. CARICOM country defined. 
Sec. 904. Merida Initiative monitoring and evaluation mechanism. 
Sec. 905. Merida Initiative defined. 
TITLE X—REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 
Sec. 1001. Report on United States capacities to prevent genocide and mass 
atrocities. 
Sec. 1002. Reports relating to programs to encourage good governance. 
Sec. 1003. Reports on Hong Kong. 
Sec. 1004. Democracy in Georgia. 
Sec. 1005. Diplomatic relations with Israel. 
Sec. 1006. Police training report. 
Sec. 1007. Review of security assistance for Egypt. 
Sec. 1008. Review of security assistance for Yemen. 
Sec. 1009. Review of security assistance for the Government of Lebanon. 
Sec. 1010. Report on activities in Haiti. 
TITLE XI—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 1101. Assistance to support measures for the reunification of Cyprus. 
Sec. 1102. Limitation on assistance to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Mac-
edonia. 
Sec. 1103. Statement of policy regarding the Ecumenical Patriarchate. 
Sec. 1104. Freedom of the press. 
Sec. 1105. Information for Country Commercial Guides on business and invest-
ment climates. 
Sec. 1106. International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage. 
Sec. 1107. Program to improve building construction and practices in Haiti. 
Sec. 1108. Limitation on assistance to the Palestinian Authority. 
Sec. 1109. Jordan civilian nuclear cooperation agreement. 
Sec. 1110. United States contributions to the International Trust Fund for 
Demining and Mine Victims Assistance. 
Sec. 1111. Transfer of liquidated assets of certain Enterprise Funds to legacy 
institutions. 
Sec. 1112. Sense of Congress on restrictions on religious freedom in Vietnam. 
Sec. 1113. Sense of Congress on Holocaust-era property restitution and com-
pensation. 
TITLE XII—ISRAEL 
Sec. 1201. Foreign Military Financing for Israel. 
Sec. 1202. Support to Israel for missile defense. 
Sec. 1203. United States-Israel civilian nuclear cooperation agreement. 
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Sec. 1204. United States support for Israel in the Organization for Economic 
Cooperation and Development. 
Sec. 1205. Recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of the state of Israel and 
relocation of the United States Embassy to Jerusalem. 
TITLE XIII—IRAN REFINED PETROLEUM SANCTIONS 
Sec. 1301. Short title. 
Sec. 1302. Amendments to the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996. 
TITLE XIV—LIMITATION ON NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH THE 
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 
Sec. 1401. Short title. 
Sec. 1402. Definitions. 
Sec. 1403. Restriction on nuclear cooperation with the United Arab Emirates. 
TITLE XV—HOLOCAUST INSURANCE ACCOUNTABILITY 
Sec. 1601. Short title. 
Sec. 1602. Validity of State laws. 
Sec. 1603. Applicability. 
Sec. 1604. Definitions. 
TITLE XVI—BELARUS ARMS TRANSFERS ACCOUNTABILITY 
Sec. 1701. Short title. 
Sec. 1702. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 1703. Report. 
Sec. 1704. State sponsor of terrorism defined. 
TITLE XVII—ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION FORUM 
ENGAGEMENT 
Sec. 1801. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. 
SEC. 3. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
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TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 101. ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. 
The following amounts are authorized to be appro-
priated for the Department of State under ‘‘Administra-
tion of Foreign Affairs’’ to carry out the authorities, func-
tions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of foreign 
affairs of the United States, and for other purposes au-
thorized by law: 
(1) DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS.— 
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Pro-
grams’’ $5,543,957,600 for fiscal year 2010, 
and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
year 2011. 
(B) 
WORLDWIDE
SECURITY
PROTEC-
TION.—In addition to the amounts authorized 
to be appropriated by subparagraph (A), 
$1,361,978,171 for fiscal year 2010, and such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011 
are authorized to be appropriated for worldwide 
security protection. 
(C) PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.—Of the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated under subpara-
graph (A), such sums as may be necessary for 
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each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 are author-
ized to be appropriated for pubic diplomacy. 
(D) BUREAU
OF
DEMOCRACY, 
HUMAN 
RIGHTS, AND LABOR.—Of the amounts author-
ized to be appropriated under subparagraph 
(A), $20,659,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011 
are authorized to be appropriated for the Bu-
reau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. 
(2) CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.—For ‘‘Cap-
ital Investment Fund’’, $73,627,000 for fiscal year 
2010, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
year 2011. 
(3) EMBASSY
SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION
AND 
MAINTENANCE.—For ‘‘Embassy Security, Construc-
tion and Maintenance’’, $1,815,050,000 for fiscal 
year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for 
fiscal year 2011. 
(4) EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE 
PROGRAMS.— 
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For ‘‘Educational and Cultural Ex-
change Programs’’, $557,906,000 for fiscal 
year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal year 2011. 
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(B) TIBETAN
SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM.— 
Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under subsection (a), such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
the Tibetan scholarship program established 
under section 103(b)(1) of the Human Rights, 
Refugee, and Other Foreign Relations Provi-
sions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–319; 22 
U.S.C. 2151 note). 
(C) NGAWANG CHOEPEL EXCHANGE PRO-
GRAMS.—Of the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated under subsection (a), such sums as 
may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 
and 2011 are authorized to be appropriated for 
the ‘‘Ngawang Choepel Exchange Programs’’ 
(formerly known as ‘‘programs of educational 
and cultural exchange between the United 
States and the people of Tibet’’) under section 
103(a) of the Human Rights, Refugee, and 
Other Foreign Relations Provisions Act of 1996 
(Public Law 104–319; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note). 
(5) CIVILIAN STABILIZATION INITIATIVE.—For 
‘‘Civilian Stabilization Initiative’’, $46,665,000 for 
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fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be nec-
essary for fiscal year 2011. 
(6) 
REPRESENTATION
ALLOWANCES.—For 
‘‘Representation Allowances’’, $8,175,000 for fiscal 
year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for 
fiscal year 2011. 
(7) PROTECTION
OF
FOREIGN
MISSIONS
AND 
OFFICIALS.— 
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For ‘‘Protection of Foreign Missions 
and Officials’’, $23,658,118 for fiscal year 
2010, and such sums as may be necessary for 
fiscal year 2011. 
(B) REIMBURSEMENT
FOR
PAST
EX-
PENSES
OWED
BY
THE
UNITED
STATES.—In 
addition to the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated under subparagraph (A), there are au-
thorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 and 
2011 for ‘‘Protection of Foreign Missions and 
Officials’’ to be used to reimburse State and 
local governments for necessary expenses in-
curred since 1998 for the protection of foreign 
missions and officials and recognized by the 
United States. 
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(8) EMERGENCIES
IN
THE
DIPLOMATIC
AND 
CONSULAR SERVICE.—For ‘‘Emergencies in the Dip-
lomatic and Consular Service’’, $9,333,000 for fiscal 
year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for 
fiscal year 2011. 
(9) REPATRIATION LOANS.—For ‘‘Repatriation 
Loans’’, $1,403,061 for fiscal year 2010, and such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011. 
(10) PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE 
IN TAIWAN.—For ‘‘Payment to the American Insti-
tute in Taiwan’’, $17,463,080 for fiscal year 2010, 
and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
2011. 
(11) OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For ‘‘Office of the Inspector General’’, 
$101,201,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011. 
(B) SPECIAL
INSPECTOR
GENERAL
FOR 
IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION.—Of the amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated under subparagraph 
(A), such sums as may be necessary authorized 
to be for the Special Inspector General for Iraq 
Reconstruction. 
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(C) SPECIAL
INSPECTOR
GENERAL
FOR 
AFGHANISTAN
RECONSTRUCTION.—Of 
the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
subparagraph (A), such sums as may be nec-
essary authorized to be for the Special Inspec-
tor General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. 
SEC. 102. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL 
ORGANIZATIONS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated for ‘‘Contributions to International Organiza-
tions’’, $1,604,400,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011, for the 
Department of State to carry out the authorities, func-
tions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the for-
eign affairs of the United States with respect to inter-
national organizations and to carry out other authorities 
in law consistent with such purposes. 
(b) CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE-
KEEPING ACTIVITIES.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated for ‘‘Contributions for International Peacekeeping 
Activities’’, $2,260,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011, for the 
Department of State to carry out the authorities, func-
tions, duties, and responsibilities of the United States with 
respect to international peacekeeping activities and to 
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carry out other authorities in law consistent with such 
purposes. 
(c) FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES.—In ad-
dition to amounts authorized to be appropriated by sub-
section (a), there are authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 
and 2011 to offset adverse fluctuations in foreign currency 
exchange rates. Amounts appropriated under this sub-
section shall be available for obligation and expenditure 
only to the extent that the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget determines and certifies to Congress 
that such amounts are necessary due to such fluctuations. 
SEC. 103. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS. 
The following amounts are authorized to be appro-
priated under ‘‘International Commissions’’ for the De-
partment of State to carry out the authorities, functions, 
duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign 
affairs of the United States and for other purposes author-
ized by law: 
(1) INTERNATIONAL
BOUNDARY
AND
WATER 
COMMISSION, UNITED
STATES
AND
MEXICO.—For 
‘‘International Boundary and Water Commission, 
United States and Mexico’’— 
(A) 
for 
‘‘Salaries 
and 
Expenses’’, 
$32,256,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such 
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sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011; 
and 
(B) for ‘‘Construction’’, $43,250,000 for 
fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be nec-
essary for fiscal year 2011. 
(2) INTERNATIONAL
BOUNDARY
COMMISSION, 
UNITED STATES AND CANADA.—For ‘‘International 
Boundary Commission, United States and Canada’’, 
$1,970,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as 
may be necessary for fiscal year 2011. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION.—For 
‘‘International Joint Commission’’, $7,559,000 for 
fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be nec-
essary for fiscal year 2011. 
(4) 
INTERNATIONAL
FISHERIES
COMMIS-
SIONS.—For ‘‘International Fisheries Commissions’’, 
$29,925,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as 
may be necessary for fiscal year 2011. 
SEC. 104. MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Migration and Ref-
ugee Assistance’’ for authorized activities $1,577,500,000 
for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal year 2011. 
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(b) REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT IN ISRAEL.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a), 
there are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for 
fiscal years 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for 
fiscal year 2011 for resettlement of refugees in Israel. 
SEC. 105. CENTERS AND FOUNDATIONS. 
(a) ASIA FOUNDATION.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated for ‘‘The Asia Foundation’’ for authorized 
activities, $16,592,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011. 
(b) NATIONAL ENDOWMENT
FOR DEMOCRACY.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated for the ‘‘National 
Endowment for Democracy’’ for authorized activities, 
$115,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may 
be necessary for fiscal year 2011. 
(c) CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INTER-
CHANGE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated for the ‘‘Center for Cultural and 
Technical Interchange Between East and West’’ for au-
thorized activities, such sums as may be necessary for each 
of fiscal years 2010 and 2011. 
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TITLE 
II—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
STATE AUTHORITIES AND AC-
TIVITIES 
Subtitle A—Basic Authorities and 
Activities 
SEC. 201. INTERNATIONAL LITIGATION FUND. 
Section 38(d)(3) of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2710(d)(3)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘by the Department of State from another 
agency of the United States Government or pursuant to’’ 
and inserting ‘‘by the Department of State as a result of 
a decision of an international tribunal, from another agen-
cy of the United States Government, or pursuant to’’. 
SEC. 202. ACTUARIAL VALUATIONS. 
The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended— 
(1) in section 818 (22 U.S.C. 4058)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of the Treasury’’ and inserting instead 
‘‘Secretary of State’’; and 
(B) by amending the second sentence to 
read as follows: ‘‘The Secretary of State is au-
thorized to expend from money to the credit of 
the Fund such sums as may be necessary to ad-
minister the provisions of this chapter, includ-
ing actuarial advice, but only to the extent and 
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in such amounts as are provided in advance in 
appropriations acts.’’; 
(2) in section 819 (22 U.S.C. 4059), in the first 
sentence, by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Treasury’’ 
the second place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary 
of State’’; 
(3) in section 825(b) (22 U.S.C. 4065(b)), by 
striking ‘‘Secretary of the Treasury’’ and inserting 
instead ‘‘Secretary of State’’; and 
(4) section 859(c) (22 U.S.C. 4071h(c))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Treas-
ury’’ and inserting instead ‘‘Secretary of 
State’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and shall advise the Sec-
retary of State of’’ and inserting instead ‘‘that 
will provide’’. 
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; 
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‘‘(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 such section 37(a) (as amended by subsection 
(a) of this section) shall be construed to limit the inves-
tigative 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— 
(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 
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