of State to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and 
responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the 
United States with respect to international organizations 
and to carry out other authorities in law consistent with 
such purposes. The Secretary shall notify the appropriate 
congressional committees not less than fifteen days prior 
to obligating funds authorized under this section to imple-
ment or establish any principle commission or organiza-
tion required by a treaty that has not been ratified by the 
Senate. 
SEC. 103. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE-
KEEPING ACTIVITIES. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Con-
tributions for International Peacekeeping Activities’’, 
$1,942,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 for the Department 
of State to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and 
responsibilities of the United States with respect to inter-
national peacekeeping activities and to carry out other au-
thorities in law consistent with such purposes, except that 
such amounts may not be used to support any United Na-
tions Unmanned Aerial Systems (drone) activities or mis-
sions operating in United States airspace, including 
United States territories and possessions. Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, funds authorized to
be appropriated under this section are authorized to re-
main available until September 30, 2015. 
SEC. 104. 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’’, 
$44,722,000 for fiscal year 2014; and 
(B) for ‘‘Construction’’, $31,400,000 for 
fiscal year 2014. 
(2) INTERNATIONAL
BOUNDARY
COMMISSION, 
UNITED STATES AND CANADA.—For ‘‘International 
Boundary Commission, United States and Canada’’, 
$2,449,000 for fiscal year 2014. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION.—For 
‘‘International Joint Commission’’, $7,012,000 for 
fiscal year 2014.
(4) 
INTERNATIONAL
FISHERIES
COMMIS-
SIONS.—For ‘‘International Fisheries Commissions’’, 
$31,445,000 for fiscal year 2014. 
(5) BORDER ENVIRONMENT COOPERATION COM-
MISSION.—For ‘‘Border Environment Cooperation 
Commission’’, $2,386,000 for fiscal year 2014. 
SEC. 105. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for the ‘‘Na-
tional Endowment for Democracy’’ for authorized activi-
ties $117,764,000 for fiscal year 2014. 
SEC. 106. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS RELATING TO 
FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION. 
No funds under this Act are authorized to be appro-
priated to enter into a contract with any offeror or any 
of its principals if the offeror certifies, pursuant to the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation, that the offeror or any of 
its principals— 
(1) within a three-year period preceding this 
offer has been convicted of or had a civil judgment 
rendered against it for commission of fraud or a 
criminal offense in connection with obtaining, at-
tempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, 
State, or local) contract or subcontract; violation of 
Federal or State antitrust statutes relating to the 
submission of offers; or commission of embezzle-
ment, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruc-
tion of records, making false statements, tax eva-
sion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving 
stolen property; or 
(2) are presently indicted for, or otherwise 
criminally or civilly charged by a governmental enti-
ty with, commission of any of the offenses enumer-
ated in paragraph (1); or 
(3) within a three-year period preceding this 
offer, has been notified of any delinquent Federal 
taxes in an amount that exceeds $3,000 for which 
the liability remains unsatisfied. 
SEC. 107. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS RELATING TO 
SECURITY AND TRAINING FACILITY. 
No funds under this Act are authorized to be appro-
priated for any new Department of State security and 
training facility, including the proposed Foreign Affairs 
Security Training Center, for which there is not a com-
pleted, independent feasibility study that has been pro-
vided to the appropriate congressional committees, 
verifying that safety and security training for all Depart-
ment personnel who require such training cannot reason-
ably be provided at the existing Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Facility.
TITLE 
II—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
STATE AUTHORITIES AND AC-
TIVITIES 
Subtitle A—Basic Authorities and 
Activities 
SEC. 201. FOREIGN SERVICE ACT OF 1980. 
Section 501 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 3981) is amended by inserting ‘‘If a position des-
ignated under this section is unfilled for more than one 
single assignment cycle, such position shall be filled, as 
appropriate, on a temporary basis, in accordance with sec-
tion 303 or 309.’’ after ‘‘Positions designated under this 
section are excepted from the competitive service.’’. 
SEC. 202. CENTER FOR STRATEGIC COUNTERTERRORISM 
COMMUNICATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
STATE. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—As articulated in Exec-
utive Order 13584, issued on September 9, 2011, it is the 
policy of the United States to actively counter the actions 
and ideologies of al-Qa’ida, its affiliates and adherents, 
other terrorist organizations, and violent extremists over-
seas that threaten the interests and national security of 
the United States. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER FOR STRATEGIC 
COUNTERTERRORISM COMMUNICATIONS.—There is au-
thorized to be established within the Department of State, 
under the direction of the Secretary of State, the Center 
for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘CSCC’’). 
(c) MISSION.—The CSCC may coordinate, orient, 
and inform Government-wide public communications ac-
tivities directed at audiences abroad and targeted against 
violent extremists and terrorist organizations, especially 
al-Qa’ida and its affiliates and adherents. 
(d) COORDINATOR OF THE CENTER FOR STRATEGIC 
COUNTERTERRORISM COMMUNICATIONS.—The head of 
the CSCC should be the Coordinator. The Coordinator of 
the CSCC should— 
(1) report to the Under Secretary for Public 
Diplomacy and Public Affairs; and 
(2) collaborate with the Bureau of Counterter-
rorism of the Department of State, other Depart-
ment bureaus, and other United States Government 
agencies. 
(e) DUTIES.—The CSCC may— 
(1) monitor and evaluate extremist narratives 
and events abroad that are relevant to the develop-
ment of a United States strategic counterterrorism 
narrative designed to counter violent extremism and
terrorism that threaten the interests and national 
security of the United States; 
(2) develop and promulgate for use throughout 
the executive branch the United States strategic 
counterterrorism narrative developed in accordance 
with paragraph (1), and public communications 
strategies to counter the messaging of violent ex-
tremists and terrorist organizations, especially al- 
Qa’ida and its affiliates and adherents; 
(3) identify current and emerging trends in ex-
tremist communications and communications by al- 
Qa’ida and its affiliates and adherents in order to 
coordinate and provide guidance to the United 
States Government regarding how best to proactively 
promote the United States strategic counterter-
rorism narrative developed in accordance with para-
graph (1) and related policies, and to respond to and 
rebut extremist messaging and narratives when com-
municating to audiences outside the United States; 
(4) facilitate the use of a wide range of commu-
nications technologies by sharing expertise and best 
practices among United States Government and non- 
Government sources;
(5) identify and request relevant information 
from United States Government agencies, including 
intelligence reporting, data, and analysis; 
(6) identify shortfalls in United States capabili-
ties in any areas relevant to the CSCC’s mission, 
and recommend necessary enhancements or changes; 
and 
(7) establish measurable goals, performance 
metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans to 
focus on learning, accountability, and policymaking. 
(f) STEERING COMMITTEE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State may 
establish a Steering Committee composed of senior 
representatives of United States Government agen-
cies relevant to the CSCC’s mission to provide advice 
to the Secretary on the operations and strategic ori-
entation of the CSCC and to ensure adequate sup-
port for the CSCC. 
(2) 
MEETINGS.—The 
Steering 
Committee 
should meet not less often than once every six 
months. 
(3) LEADERSHIP.—The Steering Committee 
should be chaired by the Under Secretary of State 
for Public Diplomacy. The Coordinator for Counter-
terrorism of the Department of State should serve
as Vice Chair. The Coordinator of the CSCC should 
serve as Executive Secretary. 
(4) COMPOSITION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Steering Com-
mittee may include one senior representative 
designated by the head of each of the following 
agencies: 
(i) The Department of Defense. 
(ii) The Department of Justice. 
(iii) The Department of Homeland 
Security. 
(iv) The Department of the Treasury. 
(v) The National Counterterrorism 
Center of the Office of the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence. 
(vi) The Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
(vii) The Counterterrorism Center of 
the Central Intelligence Agency. 
(viii) The Broadcasting Board of Gov-
ernors. 
(ix) The Agency for International De-
velopment. 
(B) ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATION.—Rep-
resentatives from United States Government 
agencies not specified in subparagraph (A) may
be invited to participate in the Steering Com-
mittee at the discretion of the Chair. 
SEC. 203. ANTI-PIRACY INFORMATION SHARING. 
The Secretary of State is authorized to provide for 
the participation by the United States in the Information 
Sharing Centre located in Singapore, as established by the 
Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy 
and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP). 
Subtitle B—Consular Services and 
Related Matters 
SEC. 211. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSESS PASSPORT 
SURCHARGE. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1(b) of the Act of June 4, 
1920 (41 Stat. 750; chapter 223; 22 U.S.C. 214(b)), is 
amended by striking ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 212. AUTHORITY TO RESTRICT PASSPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State is author-
ized to— 
(1) limit to one year or such period of time as 
the Secretary of State shall determine appropriate 
the period of validity of a passport issued to a sex 
offender; and 
(2) revoke the passport or passport card of an 
individual who has been convicted by a court of com-
petent jurisdiction in a foreign country of a sex of-
fense. 
(b) LIMITATION FOR RETURN TO UNITED STATES.— 
Notwithstanding subsection (a), in no case shall a United 
States citizen convicted by a court of competent jurisdic-
tion in a foreign country of a sex offense be precluded 
from entering the United States due to a passport revoca-
tion under such subsection. 
(c) REAPPLICATION.—An individual whose passport 
or passport card was revoked pursuant to subsection 
(a)(2) may reapply for a passport or passport card at any 
time after such individual has returned to the United 
States. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) SEX OFFENDER.—The term ‘‘sex offender’’ 
means an individual who is listed on the National 
Sex Offender Registry established pursuant to sec-
tion 119 of the Sex Offender Registration and Noti-
fication Act (42 U.S.C. 16915). 
(2) SEX
OFFENSE.—The term ‘‘sex offense’’ 
means a sex offense as defined in section 111(5) of 
the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act 
(42 U.S.C. 16915).
Subtitle C—Reporting 
Requirements 
SEC. 221. REPORTING REFORM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following provisions of law 
are repealed: 
(1) Subsections (c)(4) and (c)(5) of section 601 
of Public Law 96–465. 
(2) Section 585 of Public Law 104–208. 
(3) Subsections (b) and (c) of section 11 of 
Public Law 107–245. 
(4) Section 181 of Public Law 102–138. 
(5) Section 1012(c) of Public Law 103–337. 
(6) Section 527(f) of Public Law 103–236. 
(7) Section 304(f) of Public Law 107–173. 
(8) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 4 of Pub-
lic Law 79–264. 
(9) Sections 3203 and 3204(f) of Public Law 
106–246. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 11 of Pub-
lic Law 107–245 is amended by striking ‘‘(a) IN GEN-
ERAL.—’’. 
(c) REPORT ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
THE UNITED NATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and annually
thereafter, the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget shall submit to Congress a report on all 
assessed and voluntary contributions, including in- 
kind, of the United States Government to the United 
Nations and its affiliated agencies and related bodies 
during the previous fiscal year. 
(2) CONTENT.—Each report required under 
subsection (a) shall include the following elements: 
(A) The total amount of all assessed and 
voluntary contributions, including in-kind, of 
the United States Government to the United 
Nations and its affiliated agencies and related 
bodies during the previous fiscal year. 
(B) The approximate percentage of United 
States 
Government 
contributions 
to 
each 
United Nations affiliated agency or related 
body in such fiscal year when compared with all 
contributions to each such agency or body from 
any source in such fiscal year. 
(C) For each such United States Govern-
ment contribution— 
(i) the amount of the contribution; 
(ii) a description of the contribution 
(including whether assessed or voluntary);
(iii) the department or agency of the 
United States Government responsible for 
the contribution; 
(iv) the purpose of the contribution; 
and 
(v) the United Nations or its affiliated 
agency or related body receiving the con-
tribution. 
(3) SCOPE OF INITIAL REPORT.—The first re-
port required under this subsection shall include the 
information required under this section for the pre-
vious three fiscal years. 
(4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.— 
Not later than 14 days after submitting a report 
under this subsection, the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall post a public version 
of such report on a text-based, searchable, and pub-
licly available Internet Web site. 
TITLE III—ORGANIZATION AND 
PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 301. SUSPENSION OF FOREIGN SERVICE MEMBERS 
WITHOUT PAY. 
(a) SUSPENSION.—Section 610 of the Foreign Serv-
ice Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4010) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c)(1) In order to promote the efficiency of the Serv-
ice, the Secretary may suspend a member of the Foreign 
Service without pay when the member’s security clearance 
is suspended or when there is reasonable cause to believe 
that the member has committed a crime for which a sen-
tence of imprisonment may be imposed. 
‘‘(2) Any member of the Foreign Service for whom 
a suspension is proposed in accordance with paragraph (1) 
shall be entitled to— 
‘‘(A) written notice stating the specific reasons 
for the proposed suspension; 
‘‘(B) a period of not less than 30 days after re-
ceipt of any notice under subparagraph (A) to re-
spond orally and in writing to the proposed suspen-
sion, which period may be extended upon a showing 
of good cause; 
‘‘(C) representation by an attorney or other 
representative; and 
‘‘(D) a final written decision, including the spe-
cific reasons for such decision, as soon as prac-
ticable. 
‘‘(3) Any member suspended under this section may 
file a grievance in accordance with the procedures applica-
ble to grievances under chapter 11.
‘‘(4) In the case of a grievance filed under paragraph 
(3)— 
‘‘(A) the review by the Foreign Service Griev-
ance Board shall be limited to a determination of 
whether the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) 
have been fulfilled; and 
‘‘(B) the Foreign Service Grievance Board may 
not exercise the authority provided under section 
1106(8). 
‘‘(5) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘reasonable cause to believe a 
member has committed a crime’ means the member 
has been indicted by a grand jury. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘suspend’ or ‘suspension’ means 
the placing of a member of the Foreign Service in 
a temporary status without duties and pay.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) AMENDMENT OF SECTION HEADING.—Sec-
tion 610 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as 
amended by subsection (a) of this section, is further 
amended, in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘; 
SUSPENSION’’ before the period at the end. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating 
to section 610 in the table of contents in section 2
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 610. Separation for cause; suspension.’’. 
SEC. 302. REPEAL OF RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT 
FOR SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE. 
Subsection (d) of section 305 of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3945) is repealed. 
SEC. 303. LIMITED APPOINTMENTS IN THE FOREIGN SERV-
ICE. 
Section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 3949) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b) or (c)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(A),’’ after ‘‘if’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the semicolon 
at the end the following: ‘‘, or (B), the ca-
reer candidate is serving in the uniformed 
services, as defined by the Uniformed Serv-
ices 
Employment 
and 
Reemployment 
Rights Act of 1994 (38 U.S.C. 4301 et 
seq.), and the limited appointment expires 
in the course of such service’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end;
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) in exceptional circumstances where the Sec-
retary determines the needs of the Service require the ex-
tension of a limited appointment, (A), for a period of time 
not to exceed 12 months (if such period of time does not 
permit additional review by boards under section 306), or 
(B), for the minimum time needed to settle a grievance, 
claim, or complaint not otherwise provided for in this sec-
tion.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) Non-career Foreign Service employees who have 
served five consecutive years under a limited appointment 
may be reappointed to a subsequent limited appointment 
if there is a one year break in service between each such 
appointment. The Secretary may in cases of special need 
waive the requirement for a one year break in service.’’. 
SEC. 304. LIMITATION OF COMPENSATORY TIME OFF FOR 
TRAVEL. 
Section 5550b of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(c) The maximum amount of compensatory time off 
earned under this section may not exceed 104 hours dur-
ing any leave year (as defined by regulations established 
by the Office of Personnel Management).’’. 
SEC. 305. DEPARTMENT OF STATE ORGANIZATION. 
The Secretary of State may, after consultation with 
the appropriate congressional committees, transfer to such 
other officials or offices of the Department of State as 
the Secretary may determine from time to time any au-
thority, duty, or function assigned by statute to the Coor-
dinator for Counterterrorism, the Coordinator for Recon-
struction and Stabilization, or the Coordinator for Inter-
national Energy Affairs. 
SEC. 306. OVERSEAS COMPARABILITY PAY LIMITATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the limitation de-
scribed in subsection (b), the authority provided by section 
1113 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Pub-
lic Law 111–32; 123 Stat. 1904), shall remain in effect 
through September 30, 2014. 
(b) LIMITATION.—The authority described in sub-
section (a) may not be used to pay an eligible member 
of the Foreign Service (as defined in section 1113(b) of 
the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009) a locality- 
based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that 
exceeds two-thirds of the amount of the locality-based
comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that 
would be payable to such member under section 5304 of 
title 5, United States Code, if such member’s official duty 
station were in the District of Columbia. 
TITLE IV—EMBASSY SECURITY 
AND PERSONNEL PROTECTION 
Subtitle A—Review and Planning 
Requirements 
SEC. 411. DESIGNATION OF HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT 
POSTS AND WORKING GROUPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Omnibus Diplomatic 
Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4801 
et seq.; relating to diplomatic security) is amended by in-
serting after section 103 the following new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 104. DESIGNATION OF HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT 
POSTS. 
‘‘(a) INITIAL DESIGNATION.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report, in classified form, that contains an initial 
list of diplomatic and consular posts designated as high 
risk, high threat posts. 
‘‘(b) DESIGNATIONS BEFORE OPENING OR REOPEN-
ING POSTS.—Before opening or reopening a diplomatic or
consular post, the Secretary shall determine if such post 
should be designated as a high risk, high threat post. 
‘‘(c) DESIGNATING EXISTING POSTS.—The Secretary 
shall regularly review existing diplomatic and consular 
posts to determine if any such post should be designated 
as a high risk, high threat post if conditions at such post 
or the surrounding security environment require such a 
designation. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section and section 105: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) HIGH
RISK, HIGH
THREAT
POST.—The 
term ‘high risk, high threat post’ means a United 
States diplomatic or consular post, as determined by 
the Secretary, that, among other factors, is— 
‘‘(A) located in a country— 
‘‘(i) with high to critical levels of po-
litical violence and terrorism; and 
‘‘(ii) the government of which lacks 
the ability or willingness to provide ade-
quate security; and
‘‘(B) with mission physical security plat-
forms that fall below the Department of State’s 
established standards. 
‘‘SEC. 105. WORKING GROUPS FOR HIGH RISK, HIGH 
THREAT POSTS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Before opening or reopening 
a high risk, high threat post, the Secretary shall establish 
a working group that is responsible for the geographic 
area in which such post is to be opened or reopened. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The duties of the working group es-
tablished in accordance with subsection (a) shall include— 
‘‘(1) evaluating the importance and appro-
priateness of the objectives of the proposed post to 
the national security of the United States, and the 
type and level of security threats such post could en-
counter; 
‘‘(2) completing working plans to expedite the 
approval and funding for establishing and operating 
such post, implementing physical security measures, 
providing necessary security and management per-
sonnel, and the provision of necessary equipment; 
‘‘(3) establishing security ‘tripwires’ that would 
determine specific action, including enhanced secu-
rity measures or evacuation of such post, based on
the improvement or deterioration of the local secu-
rity environment; and 
‘‘(4) identifying and reporting any costs that 
may be associated with opening or reopening such 
post. 
‘‘(c) COMPOSITION.—The working group should be 
composed of representatives of the— 
‘‘(1) appropriate regional bureau; 
‘‘(2) Bureau of Diplomatic Security; 
‘‘(3) Bureau of Overseas Building Operations; 
‘‘(4) Bureau of Intelligence and Research; and 
‘‘(5) other bureaus or offices as determined by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not less than 
30 days before opening or reopening a high risk, high 
threat post, the Secretary shall notify the appropriate con-
gressional committees in classified form of— 
‘‘(1) the decision to open or reopen such post; 
and 
‘‘(2) the results of the working group under 
subsection (b).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents 
of 
the 
Omnibus 
Diplomatic 
Security 
and 
Antiterrorism Act of 1986 is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 103 the following new items:
‘‘Sec. 104. Designation of high risk, high threat posts. 
‘‘Sec. 105. Working groups for high risk, high threat posts.’’. 
SEC. 412. CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR HIGH RISK, HIGH 
THREAT POSTS. 
Section 606(a) of the Secure Embassy Construction 
and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865(a); 
relating to diplomatic security) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and from complex at-
tacks (as such term is defined in section 416 of 
the 
Omnibus 
Diplomatic 
Security 
and 
Antiterrorism Act of 1986),’’ after ‘‘attacks 
from vehicles’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or such a complex at-
tack’’ before the period at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (7), by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘, including at high 
risk, high threat posts (as such term is defined in 
section 104 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 
Antiterrorism Act of 1986), including options for the 
deployment of additional military personnel or equip-
ment to bolster security and rapid deployment of 
armed or surveillance assets in response to an at-
tack’’.
SEC. 413. STRATEGIC REVIEW OF BUREAU OF DIPLOMATIC 
SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall com-
plete a strategic review of the Bureau of Diplomatic Secu-
rity of the Department of State to ensure that the mission 
and activities of the Bureau are fulfilling the current and 
projected needs of the Department of State. 
(b) CONTENTS OF REVIEW.—The strategic review de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall include assessments of— 
(1) staffing needs for both domestic and inter-
national operations; 
(2) facilities under chief of mission authority 
adhering to security standards; 
(3) security personnel with the necessary lan-
guage skills for assignment to overseas posts; 
(4) programs being carried out by personnel 
with the necessary experience and at commensurate 
grade levels; 
(5) necessary security training provided to per-
sonnel under chief of mission authority for expected 
assignments and objectives; 
(6) balancing security needs with an ability to 
carry out the diplomatic mission of the Department 
of State; 
(7) the budgetary implications of balancing 
multiple missions; and
(8) how to resolve any identified deficiencies in 
the mission or activities of the Bureau. 
SEC. 414. REVISION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO PER-
SONNEL RECOMMENDATIONS OF ACCOUNT-
ABILITY REVIEW BOARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 304(c) of the Diplomatic 
Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4834(c)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Whenever’’ and inserting 
‘‘If’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘has breached the duty of 
that individual’’ and inserting ‘‘has engaged in 
misconduct or unsatisfactorily performed the 
duties of employment of that individual, and 
such misconduct or unsatisfactory performance 
has significantly contributed to the serious in-
jury, loss of life, or significant destruction of 
property, or the serious breach of security that 
is the subject of the Board’s examination as de-
scribed in subsection (a)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘finding’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘findings’’; and 
(3) in the matter following paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘has breached a duty of 
that individual’’ and inserting ‘‘has engaged in
misconduct or unsatisfactorily performed the 
duties of employment of that individual’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘to the performance of the 
duties of that individual’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any case of an 
Accountability Review Board that is convened under sec-
tion 301 of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4831) 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle B—Physical Security and 
Personnel Requirements 
SEC. 421. CAPITAL SECURITY COST SHARING PROGRAM. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE CAPITAL SECURITY 
COST SHARING PROGRAM.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Capital Security Cost Sharing Program should 
prioritize the construction of new facilities and the mainte-
nance of existing facilities at high risk, high threat posts. 
(b) RESTRICTION
ON CONSTRUCTION
OF OFFICE 
SPACE.—Section 604(e)(2) of the Secure Embassy Con-
struction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of 
division A of H.R. 3427, as enacted into law by section 
1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106–113; 113 Stat. 1501A– 
453; 22 U.S.C. 4865 note) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new sentence: ‘‘A project to construct 
a diplomatic facility of the United States may not include
office space or other accommodations for an employee of 
a Federal department or agency if the Secretary of State 
determines that such department or agency has not pro-
vided to the Department of State the full amount of fund-
ing required by paragraph (1), except that such project 
may include office space or other accommodations for 
members of the United States Marine Corps.’’. 
SEC. 422. LOCAL GUARD CONTRACTS ABROAD UNDER DIP-
LOMATIC SECURITY PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 136 of the Foreign Rela-
tions 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 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), 
and (g) as subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h), respec-
tively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(d) AWARD OF LOCAL GUARD AND PROTECTIVE 
SERVICE CONTRACTS FOR HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT 
POSTS.—With respect to any local guard contract for a 
high risk, high threat post (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 104 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 
Antiterrorism Act of 1986) that is entered into after the 
date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of 
State— 
‘‘(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— 
(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 subsection: 
‘‘(j)(1) In addition to exercising any other transfer 
authority available to the Secretary of State, and subject
to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary may transfer to, 
and merge with, any appropriation for embassy security, 
construction, and maintenance such amounts appropriated 
for fiscal year 2014 for any other purpose related to the 
administration of foreign affairs on or after October 1, 
2013, if the Secretary determines such transfer is nec-
essary to provide for the security of sites and buildings 
in foreign countries under the jurisdiction and control of 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) Any funds transferred pursuant to paragraph 
(1)— 
‘‘(A) shall not exceed 20 percent of any appro-
priation made available for fiscal year 2014 for the 
Department of State under the heading ‘Administra-
tion of Foreign Affairs’, and no such appropriation 
shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any 
such transfer; and 
‘‘(B) shall be merged with funds in the heading 
to which transferred, and shall be available subject 
to the same terms and conditions as the funds with 
which merged. 
‘‘(3) Not later than 15 days before any transfer of 
funds pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State 
shall notify in writing the Committees on Foreign Rela-
tions and Appropriations of the Senate and the Commit-
tees on Foreign Affairs and Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives. Any such notification shall include a 
description of the particular security need necessitating 
the transfer at issue.’’. 
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)) is 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 
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.
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. 
SEC. 428. BUREAU OF DIPLOMATIC SECURITY MOBILE BIO-
METRIC ENROLLMENT PROGRAM. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall brief the 
appropriate congressional committees regarding the mo-
bile biometric enrollment program of the Bureau of Diplo-
matic Security that includes the following:
(1) An overview of the mobile biometric enroll-
ment program and the Department of State’s use of 
biometric technologies to secure access to United 
States diplomatic and consular posts. 
(2) An assessment of the effectiveness and uses 
of such biometric technologies. 
(3) An assessment of the costs, benefits, and 
implementation time that would be involved in ex-
tending the mobile biometric enrollment program ini-
tially to all high risk, high threat posts (as such 
term is defined in section 104 of the Omnibus Diplo-
matic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986, as 
added by section 411 of this Act), and then to all 
remaining diplomatic and consular 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: 
‘‘SEC. 416. SECURITY TRAINING FOR PERSONNEL ASSIGNED 
TO A HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT POST. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Individuals assigned perma-
nently to or who are in long-term temporary duty status
as designated by the Secretary at a high risk, high threat 
post shall receive security training described in subsection 
(b) on a mandatory basis in order to prepare such individ-
uals for living and working at such posts. 
‘‘(b) SECURITY
TRAINING
DESCRIBED.—Security 
training referred to in subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) is training to improve basic knowledge and 
skills; and 
‘‘(2) may include— 
‘‘(A) an ability to recognize, avoid, and re-
spond to potential terrorist situations, including 
a complex attack; 
‘‘(B) conducting surveillance detection; 
‘‘(C) providing emergency medical care; 
‘‘(D) ability to detect the presence of im-
provised explosive devices; 
‘‘(E) minimal firearms familiarization; and 
‘‘(F) defensive driving maneuvers. 
‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirements of this 
section shall take effect upon the date of the enactment 
of this section. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section and sections 417 
and 418: 
‘‘(1) COMPLEX
ATTACK.—The term ‘complex 
attack’ has the meaning given such term by the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization as follows: ‘An 
attack conducted by multiple hostile elements which 
employ at least two distinct classes of weapon sys-
tems (i.e., indirect fire and direct fire, improvised 
explosive devices, and surface to air fire).’. 
‘‘(2) HIGH
RISK, HIGH
THREAT
POST.—The 
term ‘high risk, high threat post’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 104. 
‘‘SEC. 417. SECURITY MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR OFFI-
CIALS ASSIGNED TO A HIGH RISK, HIGH 
THREAT POST. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Officials described in subsection 
(c) who are assigned to a high risk, high threat post shall 
receive security training described in subsection (b) on a 
mandatory basis in order to improve the ability of such 
officials to make security-related management decisions. 
‘‘(b) SECURITY
TRAINING
DESCRIBED.—Security 
training referred to in subsection (a) may include— 
‘‘(1) development of skills to better evaluate 
threats; 
‘‘(2) effective use of security resources to miti-
gate such threats; and 
‘‘(3) improved familiarity of available security 
resources.