109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2601
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for the Department of State 
for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, 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 Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007’’. 
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. Definitions. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS 
Sec. 101. Administration of foreign affairs. 
Sec. 102. Contributions to international organizations. 
Sec. 103. International commissions. 
Sec. 104. Migration and Refugee Assistance. 
Sec. 105. Centers and foundations. 
Sec. 106. United States International Broadcasting activities. 
Sec. 107. Enhancing protection of intellectual property rights. 
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND 
ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 201. Consolidation of law enforcement powers; new criminal offense. 
Sec. 202. International litigation fund. 
Sec. 203. Retention of medical reimbursements. 
Sec. 204. Authority to administratively amend surcharges. 
Sec. 205. Accountability review boards. 
Sec. 206. Designation of Colin L. Powell Residential Plaza. 
Sec. 207. Removal of contracting prohibition. 
Sec. 208. Translation of reports of the Department of State. 
Sec. 209. Entries within passports. 
Sec. 210. United States actions with respect to Jerusalem as the capital of 
Israel. 
Sec. 211. Availability of unclassified telecommunications facilities. 
Sec. 212. Reporting formats. 
Sec. 213. Extension of requirement for scholarships for Tibetans and Burmese. 
Sec. 214. American Institute in Taiwan facilities enhancement. 
Sec. 215. Activities related to Cuba. 
Sec. 216. Establishment of the Active Response Corps. 
Sec. 217. Passport security enhancement. 
TITLE III—ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
Sec. 301. Education allowances. 
Sec. 302. Official residence expenses. 
Sec. 303. Increased limits applicable to post differentials and danger pay allow-
ances. 
Sec. 304. Home leave. 
Sec. 305. Overseas equalization and comparability pay adjustment. 
Sec. 306. Fellowship of Hope Program.
Sec. 307. Regulations regarding retirement credit for government service per-
formed abroad. 
Sec. 308. Promoting assignments to international organizations. 
Sec. 309. Suspension of Foreign Service members without pay. 
Sec. 310. Death gratuity. 
Sec. 311. Clarification of Foreign Service Grievance Board procedures. 
Sec. 312. Repeal of recertification requirement for members of the Senior For-
eign Service. 
Sec. 313. Technical amendments to title 5, United States Code, provisions on 
recruitment, relocation, and retention bonuses. 
Sec. 314. Limited appointments in the Foreign Service. 
Sec. 315. Statement of Congress regarding career development program for 
Senior Foreign Service. 
Sec. 316. Sense of Congress regarding additional United States consular posts. 
Sec. 317. Office of the Culture of Lawfulness. 
Sec. 318. Review of human resources policies of the Department of State. 
Sec. 319. Worldwide availability. 
Sec. 320. Treatment of territories and possessions as part of the geographic 
United States for purposes of transfer allowances. 
TITLE IV—INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
Sec. 401. REDI Center. 
Sec. 402. Extension of authorization of appropriation for the United States 
Commission on International Religious Freedom. 
Sec. 403. Reform of the International Atomic Energy Agency. 
Sec. 404. Property disposition. 
TITLE V—INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING 
Sec. 501. Short title. 
Sec. 502. Middle East Broadcasting Networks. 
Sec. 503. Improving signal delivery to Cuba. 
Sec. 504. Establishing permanent authority for Radio Free Asia. 
Sec. 505. Personal services contracting program. 
Sec. 506. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands education benefits. 
TITLE VI—ADVANCE DEMOCRACY ACT OF 2005
Sec. 601. Short title. 
Sec. 602. Findings. 
Sec. 603. Statement of policy. 
Sec. 604. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—Department of State Activities 
Sec. 611. Promotion of democracy in foreign countries. 
Sec. 612. Reports. 
Sec. 613. Strategies to enhance the promotion of democracy in foreign coun-
tries. 
Sec. 614. Activities by the United States to promote democracy and human 
rights in foreign countries. 
Sec. 615. Democracy Promotion and Human Rights Advisory Board. 
Sec. 616. Establishment and maintenance of Internet site for global democracy 
and human rights. 
Sec. 617. Programs by United States missions in foreign countries and activi-
ties of chiefs of mission.
Sec. 618. Training for Foreign Service officers. 
Sec. 619. Performance pay; promotions; Foreign Service awards. 
Sec. 620. Appointments. 
Subtitle B—Alliances With Other Democratic Countries 
Sec. 631. Alliances with other democratic countries. 
Sec. 632. Sense of Congress regarding the establishment of a Democracy Cau-
cus. 
Sec. 633. Annual diplomatic missions on multilateral issues. 
Sec. 634. Strengthening the Community of Democracies. 
Subtitle C—Funding for Promotion of Democracy 
Sec. 641. Policy. 
Sec. 642. Human Rights and Democracy Fund. 
Subtitle D—Presidential Actions 
Sec. 651. Investigation of violations of international humanitarian law. 
Sec. 652. Presidential communications. 
TITLE VII—STRATEGIC EXPORT CONTROL AND SECURITY 
ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2005
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
Sec. 701. Short title. 
Sec. 702. Definitions. 
Sec. 703. Declaration of policy. 
Subtitle B—Revising and Strengthening Strategic Export Control Policies 
Sec. 711. Amendments to the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956. 
Sec. 712. Strategic Export Control Board. 
Sec. 713. Authorization for additional license and compliance officers. 
Subtitle C—Procedures Relating to Export Licenses 
Sec. 721. Transparency of jurisdictional determinations. 
Sec. 722. Certifications relating to export of certain defense articles and de-
fense services. 
Sec. 723. Priority for United States military operations. 
Sec. 724. License officer staffing and workload. 
Sec. 725. Database of United States military assistance. 
Sec. 726. Training and liaison for small businesses. 
Sec. 727. Commercial communications satellite technical data. 
Sec. 728. Reporting requirement for unlicensed exports. 
Subtitle D—Terrorist-Related Provisions and Enforcement Matters 
Sec. 731. Sensitive technology transfers to foreign persons located within the 
United States. 
Sec. 732. Certification concerning exempt weapons transfers along the northern 
border of the United States. 
Sec. 733. Comprehensive nature of United States arms embargoes. 
Sec. 734. Control of items on Missile Technology Control Regime Annex. 
Sec. 735. Unlawful use of United States defense articles. 
Sec. 736. Purposes of arms sales.
Subtitle E—Strengthening United States Missile Nonproliferation Law 
Sec. 741. Probationary period for foreign persons. 
Sec. 742. Strengthening United States missile proliferation sanctions on foreign 
persons. 
Sec. 743. Comprehensive United States missile proliferation sanctions on all re-
sponsible foreign persons. 
Subtitle F—Security Assistance and Related Provisions 
Sec. 751. Authority to transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries. 
Sec. 752. Transfer of obsolete and surplus items from Korean War Reserves 
Stockpile and removal or disposal of remaining items. 
Sec. 753. Extension of Pakistan waivers. 
Sec. 754. Reporting requirement for foreign military training. 
Sec. 755. Certain services provided by the United States in connection with for-
eign military sales. 
Sec. 756. Maritime interdiction patrol boats for Mozambique. 
Sec. 757. Reimbursement for international military education and training. 
TITLE VIII—NUCLEAR BLACK MARKET ELIMINATION ACT 
Sec. 801. Short title. 
Subtitle A—Sanctions for Transfers of Nuclear Enrichment, Reprocessing, 
and Weapons Technology, Equipment and Materials Involving Foreign Per-
sons and Terrorists 
Sec. 811. Authority to impose sanctions on foreign persons. 
Sec. 812. Presidential notification on activities of foreign persons. 
Subtitle B—Further Actions Against Corporations Associated With 
Sanctioned Foreign Persons 
Sec. 821. Findings. 
Sec. 822. Campaign by United States Government officials. 
Sec. 823. Coordination. 
Sec. 824. Report. 
Subtitle C—Incentives for Proliferation Interdiction Cooperation 
Sec. 831. Authority to provide assistance to cooperative countries. 
Sec. 832. Types of assistance. 
Sec. 833. Congressional notification. 
Sec. 834. Limitation. 
Sec. 835. Use of assistance. 
Sec. 836. Limitation on ship or aircraft transfers to uncooperative countries. 
Subtitle D—Rollback of Nuclear Proliferation Networks 
Sec. 841. Nonproliferation as a condition of United States assistance. 
Sec. 842. Report on identification of nuclear proliferation network host coun-
tries. 
Sec. 843. Suspension of arms sales licenses and deliveries to nuclear prolifera-
tion network host countries. 
Subtitle E—General Provisions 
Sec. 851. Definitions.