Republic of China, for the purposes of following 
political, economic, and social developments in-
side Tibet, including Tibetan areas of Qinghai, 
Sichuan, Gansu, and Yunnan provinces, until 
such time as a United States consulate in Tibet 
is established. Such Tibet Section shall have the 
primary responsibility for reporting on human 
rights issues in Tibet and shall work in close 
cooperation with the Office of the Special Coor-
dinator for Tibetan Issues. The chief of such 
Tibet Section should be of senior rank. 
(B) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—Of the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated under section 101(a), there are au-
thorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 and 
2011 to carry out this paragraph. 
(2) IN TIBET.—Section 618 of the Tibetan Pol-
icy Act of 2002 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 618. ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNITED STATES CON-
SULATE IN LHASA, TIBET. 
‘‘The Secretary shall seek to establish a United 
States consulate in Lhasa, Tibet, to provide services to 
United States citizens traveling to Tibet and to monitor 
political, economic, and cultural developments in Tibet, in-
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cluding Tibetan areas of Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, and 
Yunnan provinces.’’. 
(e) RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION
IN TIBET.—Section 
620(b) of the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 is amended by 
adding before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, in-
cluding the reincarnation system of Tibetan Buddhism’’. 
TITLE III—ORGANIZATION AND 
PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 301. TRANSATLANTIC DIPLOMATIC FELLOWSHIP PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) FELLOWSHIP AUTHORIZED.—Chapter 5 of title 
I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3981 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 
506. 
TRANSATLANTIC 
DIPLOMATIC 
FELLOWSHIP 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
establish the Transatlantic Diplomatic Fellowship Pro-
gram. Under the program, the Secretary may assign a 
member of the Service, for not more than one year, to 
a position with any designated country or designated enti-
ty that permits an employee to be assigned to a position 
with the Department. 
‘‘(b) SALARY AND BENEFITS.—The salary and bene-
fits of a member of the Service shall be paid as described 
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in subsection (b) of section 503 during a period in which 
such member is participating in the Transatlantic Diplo-
matic Fellowship Program. The salary and benefits of an 
employee of a designated country or designated entity par-
ticipating in such program shall be paid by such country 
or entity during the period in which such employee is par-
ticipating in the program. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘designated country’ means a 
member country of— 
‘‘(A) the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion; or 
‘‘(B) the European Union. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘designated entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion; or 
‘‘(B) the European Union. 
‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to— 
‘‘(1) authorize the appointment as an officer or 
employee of the United States of— 
‘‘(A) an individual whose allegiance is to 
any country, government, or foreign or inter-
national entity other than to the United States; 
or 
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‘‘(B) an individual who has not met the re-
quirements of sections 3331, 3332, 3333, and 
7311 of title 5, United States Code, and any 
other provision of law concerning eligibility for 
appointment as, and continuation of employ-
ment as, an officer or employee of the United 
States; or 
‘‘(2) authorize the Secretary to assign a mem-
ber of the Service to a position with any foreign 
country whose laws, or foreign or international enti-
ty whose rules, require such member to give alle-
giance or loyalty to such country or entity while as-
signed to such position.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended— 
(1) in section 503 (22 U.S.C. 3983)— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘AND’’ and inserting ‘‘FOREIGN
GOVERN-
MENTS, OR’’; and 
(B) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting be-
fore the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, 
or with a foreign government under sections 
506 or 507’’; and 
(2) in section 2, in the table of contents— 
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(A) by striking the item relating to section 
503 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 503. Assignments to agencies, international organizations, foreign govern-
ments, or other bodies.’’; 
and 
(B) by adding after the item relating to 
section 505 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 506. Transatlantic diplomatic fellowship program.’’. 
SEC. 302. SECURITY OFFICERS EXCHANGE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title I of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3981 et seq.) is amended 
by adding after section 506 (as added by section 311 of 
this Act) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 507. SECURITY OFFICERS EXCHANGE PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
establish the Security Officers Exchange Program. Under 
the program, the Secretary may assign a member of the 
Service, for not more than a total of three years, to a posi-
tion with any country or international organization des-
ignated by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (c) that 
permits an employee to be assigned to a position with the 
Department. 
‘‘(b) SALARY AND BENEFITS.—The salary and bene-
fits of the members of the Service shall be paid as de-
scribed in subsection (b) of section 503 during a period 
in which such officer is participating in the Security Offi-
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cers Exchange Program. The salary and benefits of an em-
ployee of a designated country or international organiza-
tion participating in such program shall be paid by such 
country or international organization during the period in 
which such employee is participating in the program. 
‘‘(c) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary may designate a 
country or international organization to participate in this 
program if the Secretary determines that such participa-
tion is in the national security interests of the United 
States. 
‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to— 
‘‘(1) authorize the appointment as an officer or 
employee of the United States of— 
‘‘(A) an individual whose allegiance is to 
any country, government, or foreign or inter-
national entity other than to the United States; 
or 
‘‘(B) an individual who has not met the re-
quirements of sections 3331, 3332, 3333, and 
7311 of title 5, United States Code, and any 
other provision of law concerning eligibility for 
appointment as, and continuation of employ-
ment as, an officer or employee of the United 
States; or 
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‘‘(2) authorize the Secretary to assign a mem-
ber of the Service to a position with any foreign 
country whose laws, or foreign or international enti-
ty whose rules, require such member to give alle-
giance or loyalty to such country or entity while as-
signed to such position.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
Section 2 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended, 
in the table of contents, by adding after the item relating 
to section 506 (as added by section 311(b)(2) of this Act) 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 507. Security officers exchange program.’’. 
SEC. 303. 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 shall be entitled to— 
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‘‘(A) written notice stating the specific reasons 
for the proposed suspension; 
‘‘(B) a reasonable time to respond orally and in 
writing to the proposed suspension; 
‘‘(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 of this title. 
‘‘(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 time’ means— 
‘‘(i) with respect to a member of the For-
eign Service assigned to duty in the United 
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States, 15 days after receiving notice of the 
proposed suspension; and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to a member of the For-
eign Service assigned to duty outside the 
United States, 30 days after receiving notice of 
the proposed suspension. 
‘‘(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.—Such 
section, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, 
is further amended, in the section heading, by in-
serting ‘‘; SUSPENSION’’ before the period at the 
end. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating 
to such section in the table of contents in section 2 
of such Act is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 610. Separation for cause; suspension.’’. 
SEC. 304. REPEAL OF RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT 
FOR SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE. 
Section 305(d) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 3945(d)) is hereby repealed. 
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SEC. 305. 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 ‘‘subsections (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 
Secretary determines the needs of the Service re-
quire the extension of a limited appointment (A), for 
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a period of time not to exceed 12 months (provided 
such period of time does not permit additional re-
view by the boards under section 306), or (B), for 
the minimum time needed to settle a grievance, 
claim, or complaint not otherwise provided for in 
this section.’’; 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 
provided there is a one year break in service between each 
appointment. The Secretary may in cases of special need 
waive the requirement for a one year break in service.’’. 
SEC. 306. 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).’’. 
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SEC. 307. PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 
RIGHTS. 
(a) RESOURCES TO PROTECT INTELLECTUAL PROP-
ERTY RIGHTS.—The Secretary of State shall ensure that 
the protection in foreign countries of the intellectual prop-
erty rights of United States persons in other countries is 
a significant component of United States foreign policy in 
general and in relations with individual countries. The 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director Gen-
eral of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service 
and other agencies as appropriate, shall ensure that ade-
quate resources are available at diplomatic missions in any 
country that is identified under section 182(a)(1) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242(a)(1)) to ensure— 
(1) support for enforcement action against vio-
lations of the intellectual property rights of United 
States persons in such country; and 
(2) cooperation with the host government to re-
form its applicable laws, regulations, practices, and 
agencies to enable that government to fulfill its 
international and bilateral obligations with respect to 
intellectual property rights. 
(b) NEW APPOINTMENTS.—The Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Director General of the United 
States and Foreign Commercial Service, shall appoint 10 
intellectual property attache´s to serve in United States 
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