SEC. 11. CONTRACTING METHODS IN CAPITAL CONSTRUC-
TION. 
(a) DELIVERY.—Unless the Secretary of State noti-
fies the appropriate congressional committees that the use 
of the design-build project delivery method would not be 
appropriate, the Secretary shall make use of such method 
at United States diplomatic posts that have not yet re-
ceived design or capital construction contracts as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) NOTIFICATION.—Before executing a contract for 
a delivery method other than design-build in accordance 
with subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall notify the 
appropriate congressional committees in writing of the de-
cision, including the reasons therefor. The notification re-
quired by this subsection may be included in any other 
report regarding a new United States diplomatic post that 
is required to be submitted to the appropriate congres-
sional committees. 
(c) PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees regarding performance evaluation meas-
ures in accordance with GAO’s ‘‘Standards for Internal 
Control in the Federal Government’’ that will be applica-
ble to design and construction, lifecycle cost, and building 
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maintenance programs of the Bureau of Overseas Build-
ing Operations of the Department. 
SEC. 12. COMPETITION IN EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION. 
Not later than 45 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committee a report detailing 
steps the Department of State is taking to expand the em-
bassy construction contractor base in order to increase 
competition and maximize value. 
SEC. 13. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States that the Bureau 
of Overseas Building Operations of the Department or its 
successor office shall continue to balance functionality and 
security with accessibility, as defined by guidelines estab-
lished by the United States Access Board in constructing 
embassies and consulates, and shall ensure compliance 
with the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
4151 et seq.) to the fullest extent possible. 
SEC. 14. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DESIGN-BUILD.—The term ‘‘design-build’’ 
means a method of project delivery in which one en-
tity works under a single contract with the Depart-
ment to provide design and construction services. 
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(2) NON-STANDARD DESIGN.—The term ‘‘non- 
standard design’’ means a design for a new embassy 
compound project or new consulate compound 
project that does not utilize a standardized design 
for the structural, spatial, or security requirements 
of such embassy compound or consulate compound, 
as the case may be. 
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