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(A) provide compensation for reports of pre-
viously 
unidentified 
security 
vulnerabilities 
within the websites, applications, and other 
internet-facing information technology of the De-
partment of State that are accessible to the pub-
lic; 
(B) award contracts to entities, as nec-
essary, to manage such pilot program and for 
executing 
the 
remediation 
of 
security 
vulnerabilities identified pursuant to subpara-
graph (A); 
(C) identify which Department of State in-
formation technology should be included in such 
pilot program; 
(D) consult with the Attorney General on 
how to ensure that individuals, organizations, or 
companies that comply with the requirements of 
such pilot program are protected from prosecu-
tion under section 1030 of title 18, United States 
Code, and similar provisions of law for specific 
activities authorized under such pilot program; 
(E) consult with the relevant offices at the 
Department of Defense that were responsible for 
launching the 2016 ‘‘Hack the Pentagon’’ pilot 
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program and subsequent Department of Defense 
bug bounty programs; 
(F) develop a process by which an approved 
individual, organization, or company can reg-
ister with the entity referred to in subparagraph 
(B), submit to a background check as determined 
by the Department of State, and receive a deter-
mination as to eligibility for participation in 
such pilot program; 
(G) engage qualified interested persons, in-
cluding nongovernmental sector representatives, 
about the structure of such pilot program as con-
structive and to the extent practicable; and 
(H) consult with relevant United States 
Government officials to ensure that such pilot 
program complements persistent network and 
vulnerability scans of the Department of State’s 
internet-accessible systems, such as the scans con-
ducted pursuant to Binding Operational Direc-
tive BOD–19–02 or successor directive. 
(3) DURATION.—The pilot program established 
under paragraph (1) should be short-term in duration 
and not last longer than one year. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date on which the bug bounty pilot program under 
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subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives a report on such pilot 
program, including information relating to— 
(A) the number of approved individuals, or-
ganizations, or companies involved in such pilot 
program, broken down by the number of ap-
proved individuals, organizations, or companies 
that— 
(i) registered; 
(ii) were approved; 
(iii) submitted security vulnerabilities; 
and 
(iv) received compensation; 
(B) the number and severity of all security 
vulnerabilities reported as part of such pilot pro-
gram; 
(C) the number of previously unidentified 
security vulnerabilities remediated as a result of 
such pilot program; 
(D) the current number of outstanding pre-
viously unidentified security vulnerabilities and 
Department remediation plans; 
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(E) the average length of time between the 
reporting of security vulnerabilities and remedi-
ation of such vulnerabilities; 
(F) the types of compensation provided 
under such pilot program; and 
(G) the lessons learned from such pilot pro-
gram. 
TITLE VI—PUBLIC DIPLOMACY 
SEC. 1601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Public Diplomacy Mod-
ernization Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 1602. AVOIDING DUPLICATION OF PROGRAMS AND EF-
FORTS. 
The Secretary of State shall— 
(1) identify opportunities for greater efficiency of 
operations, including through improved coordination 
of efforts across public diplomacy bureaus and offices 
of the Department of State; and 
(2) maximize shared use of resources between, 
and within, such public diplomacy bureaus and of-
fices in cases in which programs, facilities, or admin-
istrative functions are duplicative or substantially 
overlapping. 
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SEC. 1603. IMPROVING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OF 
PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. 
(a) RESEARCH AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.—The 
Secretary of State, acting through the Director of Research 
and Evaluation appointed pursuant to subsection (b), 
shall— 
(1) conduct regular research and evaluation of 
public diplomacy programs and activities of the De-
partment, including through the routine use of audi-
ence research, digital analytics, and impact evalua-
tions, to plan and execute such programs and activi-
ties; and 
(2) make available to Congress the findings of 
the research and evaluations conducted under para-
graph (1). 
(b) DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall appoint a Director of Research and Eval-
uation (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Direc-
tor’’) in the Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources 
for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs of the De-
partment. 
(2) LIMITATION
ON
APPOINTMENT.—The ap-
pointment of the Director pursuant to paragraph (1) 
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shall not result in an increase in the overall full-time 
equivalent positions within the Department of State. 
(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director shall— 
(A) coordinate and oversee the research and 
evaluation of public diplomacy programs and 
activities of the Department of State in order 
to— 
(i) improve public diplomacy strategies 
and tactics; and 
(ii) ensure that such programs and ac-
tivities are increasing the knowledge, under-
standing, and trust of the United States by 
relevant target audiences; 
(B) routinely organize and oversee audience 
research, digital analytics, and impact evalua-
tions across all public diplomacy bureaus and of-
fices of the Department; 
(C) support United States diplomatic posts’ 
public affairs sections; 
(D) share appropriate public diplomacy re-
search and evaluation information within the 
Department and with other appropriate Federal 
departments and agencies; 
(E) regularly design and coordinate stand-
ardized research questions, methodologies, and 
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procedures to ensure that public diplomacy pro-
grams and activities across all public diplomacy 
bureaus and offices are designed to meet appro-
priate foreign policy objectives; and 
(F) report biannually to the United States 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, 
through the Subcommittee on Research and 
Evaluation established pursuant to subsection 
(f), regarding the research and evaluation of all 
public diplomacy bureaus and offices. 
(4) GUIDANCE AND TRAINING.—Not later than 
one year after the appointment of the Director pursu-
ant to paragraph (1), the Director shall develop guid-
ance and training, including curriculum for use by 
the Foreign Service Institute, for all public diplomacy 
officers of the Department regarding the reading and 
interpretation of public diplomacy program and ac-
tivity evaluation findings to ensure that such findings 
and related lessons learned are implemented in the 
planning and evaluation of all public diplomacy pro-
grams and activities of the Department. 
(c) PRIORITIZING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of the Office of Pol-
icy, Planning, and Resources for Public Diplomacy 
and Public Affairs of the Department of State shall 
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ensure that research and evaluation of public diplo-
macy and activities of the Department, as coordi-
nated and overseen by the Director pursuant to sub-
section (b), supports strategic planning and resource 
allocation across all public diplomacy bureaus and of-
fices of the Department. 
(2) ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES.—Amounts allo-
cated for the purpose of research and evaluation of 
public diplomacy programs and activities of the De-
partment of State pursuant to subsection (b) shall be 
made available to be disbursed at the direction of the 
Director of Research and Evaluation among the re-
search and evaluation staff across all public diplo-
macy bureaus and offices of the Department. 
(3) SENSE
OF
CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the Department of State should gradu-
ally increase its allocation of funds made available 
under the headings ‘‘Educational and Cultural Ex-
change Programs’’ and ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for 
research and evaluation of public diplomacy pro-
grams and activities of the Department pursuant to 
subsection (b) to a percentage of program funds that 
is commensurate with Federal Government best prac-
tices. 
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(d) LIMITED EXEMPTION RELATING TO THE PAPER-
WORK REDUCTION ACT.—Chapter 35 of title 44, United 
States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduc-
tion Act’’) shall not apply to the collection of information 
directed at any individuals conducted by, or on behalf of, 
the Department of State for the purpose of audience re-
search, monitoring, and evaluations, and in connection 
with the Department’s activities conducted pursuant to any 
of the following: 
(1) The Mutual Educational and Cultural Ex-
change Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.). 
(2) Section 1287 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 
328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note). 
(3) The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.). 
(e) LIMITED EXEMPTION RELATING TO THE PRIVACY 
ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Department of State shall 
maintain, collect, use, and disseminate records (as 
such term is defined in section 552a(a)(4) of title 5, 
United States Code) for audience research, digital 
analytics, and impact evaluation of communications 
related to public diplomacy efforts intended for for-
eign audiences. 
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(2) CONDITIONS.—Audience research, digital 
analytics, and impact evaluations under paragraph 
(1) shall be— 
(A) reasonably tailored to meet the purposes 
of this subsection; and 
(B) carried out with due regard for privacy 
and civil liberties guidance and oversight. 
(f) UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUB-
LIC DIPLOMACY.— 
(1) SUBCOMMITTEE FOR RESEARCH AND EVAL-
UATION.—The United States Advisory Commission on 
Public Diplomacy shall establish a Subcommittee on 
Research and Evaluation to monitor and advise re-
garding audience research, digital analytics, and im-
pact evaluations carried out by the Department of 
State and the United States Agency for Global Media. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Subcommittee on Re-
search and Evaluation established pursuant to para-
graph (1) shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees an annual report, in conjunction 
with the United States Advisory Commission on Pub-
lic Diplomacy’s Comprehensive Annual Report on the 
performance of the Department and the United States 
Agency for Global Media, describing all actions taken 
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by the Subcommittee pursuant to paragraph (1) and 
any findings made as a result of such actions. 
SEC. 1604. PERMANENT REAUTHORIZATION OF THE UNITED 
STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC 
DIPLOMACY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs 
Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6553) 
is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘SUN-
SET’’ and inserting ‘‘CONTINUATION’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘until October 1, 2021’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1002(b) of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restruc-
turing Act of 1998 is amended by amending the item relat-
ing to section 1334 to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 1334. Continuation of United States Advisory Commission on Public Di-
plomacy.’’. 
SEC. 1605. STREAMLINING OF SUPPORT FUNCTIONS. 
(a) WORKING GROUP ESTABLISHED.—Not later than 
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall establish a working group to explore 
the possibilities and cost-benefit analysis of transitioning 
to a shared services model as such pertains to human re-
sources, travel, purchasing, budgetary planning, and all 
other executive support functions for all bureaus of the De-
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partment that report to the Under Secretary for Public Di-
plomacy of the Department. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan 
to implement any such findings of the working group estab-
lished under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1606. GUIDANCE FOR CLOSURE OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY 
FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall adopt, and include in the Foreign Affairs Manual, 
guidelines to collect and utilize information from each dip-
lomatic post at which the construction of a new embassy 
compound or new consulate compound would result in the 
closure or co-location of an American Space, American Cen-
ter, American Corner, or any other public diplomacy facil-
ity under the Secure Embassy Construction and Counter-
terrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 et seq.). 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The guidelines required by sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) Standardized notification to each chief of 
mission at a diplomatic post describing the require-
ments of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
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Counterterrorism Act of 1999 and the impact on the 
mission footprint of such requirements. 
(2) An assessment and recommendations from 
each chief of mission of potential impacts to public 
diplomacy programming at such diplomatic post if 
any public diplomacy facility referred to in sub-
section (a) is closed or staff is co-located in accord-
ance with such Act. 
(3) A process by which assessments and rec-
ommendations under paragraph (2) are considered by 
the Secretary of State and the appropriate Under 
Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries of the Depart-
ment. 
(4) Notification to the appropriate congressional 
committees, prior to the initiation of a new embassy 
compound or new consulate compound design, of the 
intent to close any such public diplomacy facility or 
co-locate public diplomacy staff in accordance with 
such Act. 
(c) 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 report 
containing the guidelines required under subsection (a) and 
any recommendations for any modifications to such guide-
lines. 
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SEC. 1607. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) AUDIENCE RESEARCH.—The term ‘‘audience 
research’’ means research conducted at the outset of a 
public diplomacy program or the outset of campaign 
planning and design regarding specific audience seg-
ments to understand the attitudes, interests, knowl-
edge, and behaviors of such audience segments. 
(2) DIGITAL
ANALYTICS.—The term ‘‘digital 
analytics’’ means the analysis of qualitative and 
quantitative data, accumulated in digital format, to 
indicate the outputs and outcomes of a public diplo-
macy program or campaign. 
(3) IMPACT
EVALUATION.—The term ‘‘impact 
evaluation’’ means an assessment of the changes in 
the audience targeted by a public diplomacy program 
or campaign that can be attributed to such program 
or campaign. 
(4) PUBLIC
DIPLOMACY
BUREAUS
AND
OF-
FICES.—The term ‘‘public diplomacy bureaus and of-
fices’’ means, with respect to the Department, the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The Bureau of Educational and Cul-
tural Affairs. 
(B) The Bureau of Global Public Affairs. 
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(C) The Office of Policy, Planning, and Re-
sources for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. 
(D) The Global Engagement Center. 
(E) The public diplomacy functions within 
the regional and functional bureaus. 
TITLE VII—COMBATING PUBLIC 
CORRUPTION 
SEC. 1701. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) it is in the foreign policy interest of the 
United States to help foreign countries promote good 
governance and combat public corruption; 
(2) multiple Federal departments and agencies 
operate programs that promote good governance in 
foreign countries and enhance such countries’ ability 
to combat public corruption; and 
(3) the Department of State should— 
(A) promote coordination among the Fed-
eral departments and agencies implementing 
programs to promote good governance and com-
bat public corruption in foreign countries in 
order to improve effectiveness and efficiency; and 
(B) identify areas in which United States 
efforts to help other countries promote good gov-
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ernance and combat public corruption could be 
enhanced. 
SEC. 1702. ANNUAL ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2027, the Secretary of State shall assess the capac-
ity and commitment of foreign governments to which the 
United States provides foreign assistance under the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) or the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) to combat pub-
lic corruption. Each such assessment shall— 
(1) utilize independent, third party indicators 
that measure transparency, accountability, and cor-
ruption in the public sector in such countries, includ-
ing the extent to which public power is exercised for 
private gain, to identify those countries that are most 
vulnerable to public corruption; 
(2) consider, to the extent reliable information is 
available, whether the government of a country identi-
fied under paragraph (1)— 
(A) has adopted measures to prevent public 
corruption, such as measures to inform and edu-
cate the public, including potential victims, 
about the causes and consequences of public cor-
ruption; 
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(B) has enacted laws and established gov-
ernment structures, policies, and practices that 
prohibit public corruption; 
(C) enforces such laws through a fair judi-
cial process; 
(D) vigorously investigates, prosecutes, con-
victs, and sentences public officials who partici-
pate in or facilitate public corruption, including 
nationals of such country who are deployed in 
foreign military assignments, trade delegations 
abroad, or other similar missions who engage in 
or facilitate public corruption; 
(E) prescribes appropriate punishment for 
serious and significant corruption that is com-
mensurate with the punishment prescribed for se-
rious crimes; 
(F) prescribes appropriate punishment for 
significant corruption that provides a suffi-
ciently stringent deterrent and adequately re-
flects the nature of the offense; 
(G) convicts and sentences persons respon-
sible for such acts that take place wholly or part-
ly within the country of such government, in-
cluding, as appropriate, requiring the incarcer-
ation of individuals convicted of such acts; 
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