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plishing its responsibilities under the Convention and this
Act.’’.
SEC. 2214. COUNTERDRUG AND ANTICRIME ACTIVITIES OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
(a) COUNTERDRUG AND LAW ENFORCEMENT STRAT-
EGY.—
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of State shall establish, implement, and submit to
Congress a comprehensive, long-term strategy to carry
out the counterdrug responsibilities of the Department
of State in a manner consistent with the National
Drug Control Strategy. The strategy shall involve all
elements of the Department in the United States and
abroad.
(2) OBJECTIVES.—In establishing the strategy,
the Secretary shall—
(A) coordinate with the Office of National
Drug Control Policy in the development of clear,
specific, and measurable counterdrug objectives
for the Department that support the goals and
objectives of the National Drug Control Strategy;
(B) develop specific and, to the maximum
extent practicable, quantifiable measures of per-
formance relating to the objectives, including an-
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nual and long-term measures of performance, for
purposes of assessing the success of the Depart-
ment in meeting the objectives;
(C) assign responsibilities for meeting the
objectives to appropriate elements of the Depart-
ment;
(D) develop an operational structure within
the Department that minimizes impediments to
meeting the objectives;
(E) ensure that every United States ambas-
sador or chief of mission is fully briefed on the
strategy, and works to achieve the objectives; and
(F) ensure that—
(i) all budgetary requests and transfers
of equipment (including the financing of
foreign military sales and the transfer of ex-
cess defense articles) relating to inter-
national counterdrug efforts conforms with
the objectives; and
(ii) the recommendations of the De-
partment regarding certification determina-
tions made by the President on March 1 as
to the counterdrug cooperation, or adequate
steps on its own, of each major illicit drug
producing and drug trafficking country to
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achieve full compliance with the goals and
objectives established by the United Nations
Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Nar-
cotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
also conform to meet such objectives.
(3) REPORTS.—Not later than February 15 of
each year subsequent to the submission of the strategy
described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress an update of the strategy. The update
shall include—
(A) an outline of the proposed activities
with respect to the strategy during the succeeding
year, including the manner in which such activi-
ties will meet the objectives set forth in para-
graph (2); and
(B) detailed information on how certifi-
cation determinations described in paragraph
(2)(F) made the previous year affected achieve-
ment of the objectives set forth in paragraph (2)
for the previous calendar year.
(4) LIMITATION ON DELEGATION.—The Secretary
shall designate an official in the Department who re-
ports directly to the Secretary to oversee the imple-
mentation of the strategy throughout the Department.
(b) INFORMATION ON INTERNATIONAL CRIMINALS.—
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(1) INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The Secretary shall,
in consultation with the heads of appropriate United
States law enforcement agencies, including the Attor-
ney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, take
appropriate actions to establish an information sys-
tem or improve existing information systems contain-
ing comprehensive information on serious crimes
committed by foreign nationals. The information sys-
tem shall be available to United States embassies and
missions abroad for use in consideration of applica-
tions for visas for entry into the United States.
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on the actions taken under paragraph (1).
(c) OVERSEAS COORDINATION OF COUNTERDRUG AND
ANTICRIME PROGRAMS, POLICY, AND ASSISTANCE.—
(1) STRENGTHENING
COORDINATION.—The re-
sponsibilities of every diplomatic mission of the Unit-
ed States shall include the strengthening of coopera-
tion between and among the United States and for-
eign governmental entities and multilateral entities
with respect to activities relating to international
narcotics and crime.
(2) DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with existing
memoranda of understanding between the De-
partment of State and other departments and
agencies of the United States, including the De-
partment of Justice, the chief of mission of every
diplomatic mission of the United States shall
designate an officer or officers within the mission
to carry out the responsibility of the mission
under paragraph (1), including the coordination
of counterdrug, law enforcement, rule of law, and
administration of justice programs, policy, and
assistance. Such officer or officers shall report to
the chief of mission, or the designee of the chief
of mission, on a regular basis regarding activi-
ties undertaken in carrying out such responsibil-
ity.
(B) REPORTS.—The chief of mission of
every diplomatic mission of the United States
shall submit to the Secretary on a regular basis
a report on the actions undertaken by the mis-
sion to carry out such responsibility.
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations of the Senate and the Committee on Inter-
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national Relations of the House of Representatives a
report on the status of any proposals for action or on
action undertaken to improve staffing and personnel
management at diplomatic missions of the United
States in order to carry out the responsibility set
forth in paragraph (1).
SEC. 2215. ANNUAL REPORT ON OVERSEAS SURPLUS PROP-
ERTIES.
The Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 (22 U.S.C.
292 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:
‘‘SEC. 12. Not later than March 1 of each year, the
Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report listing
overseas United States surplus properties that are adminis-
tered under this Act and that have been identified for sale.’’.
SEC. 2216. HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS.
Section 116(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘January 31’’ and inserting
‘‘February 25’’;
(2) redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as
paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the follow-
ing new paragraph: