‘‘(1) shall comply with paragraphs (1), (2), (4), 
(5), and (6) of subsection (c) in the award of such 
contract; 
‘‘(2) after evaluating proposals for such con-
tract, may award such contract to the firm rep-
resenting the best value to the Government in ac-
cordance with the best value tradeoff process de-
scribed in subpart 15.1 of the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation (48 C.F.R. 6 15.101–1); and 
‘‘(3) shall ensure that contractor personnel 
under such contract providing local guard or protec-
tive services are classified— 
‘‘(A) as employees of the contractor; 
‘‘(B) if the contractor is a joint venture, as 
employees of one of the persons or parties con-
stituting the joint venture; or 
‘‘(C) as employees of a subcontractor to 
the contractor, and not as independent contrac-
tors to the contractor or any other entity per-
forming under such contracts.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port that includes— 
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(1) an explanation of the implementation of 
subsection (d) of section 136 of the Foreign Rela-
tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 
1991, as amended by subsection (a)(3) of this sec-
tion; and 
(2) for each instance in which an award is 
made pursuant to such subsection (d) of such sec-
tion 136, a written justification providing the basis 
for such award and an explanation of the inability 
to satisfy the needs of the Department of State by 
technically acceptable, lowest price evaluation award. 
SEC. 423. TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 
Section 4 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 
(22 U.S.C. 295) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(j) In addition to exercising any other transfer au-
thority available to the Secretary of State, and subject to 
subsection (k), the Secretary may transfer to, and merge 
with, any appropriation for embassy security, construc-
tion, and maintenance such amounts appropriated for any 
other purpose related to the administration of foreign af-
fairs on or after October 1, 2013, as the Secretary deter-
mines necessary to provide for the security of sites and 
buildings in foreign countries under the jurisdiction and 
control of the Secretary. 
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‘‘(k) Not later than 15 days before any transfer of 
funds pursuant to subsection (j), the Secretary of State 
shall notify the Committees on Foreign Relations and Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the Committees on Foreign 
Affairs and Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives of such transfer.’’. 
SEC. 424. SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS FOR 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. 425. REEMPLOYMENT OF ANNUITANTS. 
Section 824(g) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4064(g)), as amended by section 306 of this 
Act, is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘to facilitate the’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘Afghanistan,’’; 
and 
(ii) by inserting before the semicolon 
at the end the following: ‘‘and, when after 
an exhaustive, open, and competitive 
search, no qualified, full-time, current em-
ployees (including members of the Civil 
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Service) of the Department of State have 
been identified’’; and 
(B) by moving subparagraph (C) two ems 
to the left; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’; and 
(B) in subparagraphs (B) and (C), by 
striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’ each 
place it appears. 
SEC. 426. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MINIMUM SE-
CURITY 
STANDARDS 
FOR 
TEMPORARY 
UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 
POSTS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Overseas Security Policy Board’s secu-
rity standards for United States diplomatic and con-
sular posts should apply to all such posts regardless 
of the duration of their occupancy; and 
(2) such posts should comply with requirements 
for attaining a waiver or exception to applicable 
standards if it is in the national interest of the 
United States as determined by the Secretary of 
State. 
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SEC. 427. ASSIGNMENT OF PERSONNEL AT HIGH RISK, 
HIGH THREAT POSTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall sta-
tion key personnel for sustained periods of time at high 
risk, high threat posts (as such term is defined in section 
104 
of 
the 
Omnibus 
Diplomatic 
Security 
and 
Antiterrorism Act of 1986, as added by section 411 of this 
Act) in order to— 
(1) establish institutional knowledge and situa-
tional awareness that would allow for a fuller famil-
iarization of the local political and security environ-
ment in which such posts are located; and 
(2) ensure that necessary security procedures 
are implemented. 
(b) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—The Secretary of State 
shall quarterly brief the appropriate congressional commit-
tees on the personnel staffing and rotation cycles at high 
risk, high threat posts. 
Subtitle C—Security Training 
SEC. 431. SECURITY TRAINING FOR PERSONNEL ASSIGNED 
TO HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT POSTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the Omnibus Diplo-
matic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 
4851 et seq.; relating to diplomatic security) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new sections: 
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