Department of State Authorization Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.1157 | Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. (D-NY)
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Department of State Authorization Act of 2021
This bill modifies the management and operations of the Department of State through various measures. These include requiring actions to recruit and retain a diverse workforce, establishing offices and roles to carry out designated functions, and providing for certain public diplomacy and anti-corruption measures.
Specifically, the bill addresses personnel matters within the State Department by, for example, requiring the State Department to submit a comprehensive five-year strategic staffing plan and otherwise modifying provisions related to home leave travel, employee assignment restrictions and preclusions, and the recall and reemployment of career members of the Foreign and civil service. Further, the bill establishes recruitment, retention, and promotion requirements to further the goal of achieving a more diverse workforce at the State Department.
In addition, the bill modifies the organization and operations of the State Department by, among other things, (1) providing statutory authority for the Bureau of Consular Affairs and the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration; and (2) authorizing the establishment of an Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources to handle global energy-related issues.
The bill also establishes measures to address State Department information and data security, revises procedures and requirements related to the overseas construction of embassies and consulates, and requires the State Department to report on the efforts of the Coronavirus Repatriation Task Force.

To provide for certain authorities of the Department of State, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Department of 
State Authorization Act of 2021''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Determination of budgetary effects.
    TITLE I--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Sec. 1001. Diplomatic Programs.
Sec. 1002. Sense of Congress on importance of Department of State's 
                            work.
Sec. 1003. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
Sec. 1004. Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law 
                            Enforcement Affairs.
Sec. 1005. Bureau of Consular Affairs; Bureau of Population, Refugees, 
                            and Migration.
Sec. 1006. Office of International Disability Rights.
Sec. 1007. Anti-piracy information sharing.
Sec. 1008. Importance of foreign affairs training to national security.
Sec. 1009. Classification and assignment of Foreign Service officers.
Sec. 1010. Energy diplomacy and security within the Department of 
                            State.
Sec. 1011. National Museum of American Diplomacy.
Sec. 1012. Extension of period for reimbursement of fishermen for costs 
                            incurred from the illegal seizure and 
                            detention of U.S.-flag fishing vessels by 
                            foreign governments.
Sec. 1013. Art in embassies.
Sec. 1014. Amendment or repeal of reporting requirements.
Sec. 1015. Reporting on implementation of GAO recommendations.
Sec. 1016. Office of Global Criminal Justice.
                     TITLE II--EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION

Sec. 1201. Embassy security, construction, and maintenance.
Sec. 1202. Standard design in capital construction.
Sec. 1203. Capital construction transparency.
Sec. 1204. Contractor performance information.
Sec. 1205. Growth projections for new embassies and consulates.
Sec. 1206. Long-range planning process.
Sec. 1207. Value engineering and risk assessment.
Sec. 1208. Business volume.
Sec. 1209. Embassy security requests and deficiencies.
Sec. 1210. Overseas security briefings.
Sec. 1211. Contracting methods in capital construction.
Sec. 1212. Competition in embassy construction.
Sec. 1213. Statement of policy.
Sec. 1214. Definitions.
                      TITLE III--PERSONNEL ISSUES

Sec. 1301. Defense Base Act insurance waivers.
Sec. 1302. Study on Foreign Service allowances.
Sec. 1303. Science and technology fellowships.
Sec. 1304. Travel for separated families.
Sec. 1305. Home leave travel for separated families.
Sec. 1306. Sense of Congress regarding certain fellowship programs.
Sec. 1307. Technical correction.
Sec. 1308. Foreign Service awards.
Sec. 1309. Workforce actions.
Sec. 1310. Sense of Congress regarding veterans employment at the 
                            Department of State.
Sec. 1311. Employee assignment restrictions and preclusions.
Sec. 1312. Recall and reemployment of career members.
Sec. 1313. Strategic staffing plan for the Department of State.
Sec. 1314. Consulting services.
Sec. 1315. Incentives for critical posts.
Sec. 1316. Extension of authority for certain accountability review 
                            boards.
Sec. 1317. Foreign Service suspension without pay.
Sec. 1318. Foreign Affairs Manual and Foreign Affairs Handbook changes.
Sec. 1319. Waiver authority for individual occupational requirements of 
                            certain positions.
Sec. 1320. Appointment of employees to the Global Engagement Center.
Sec. 1321. Rest and recuperation and overseas operations leave for 
                            Federal employees.
Sec. 1322. Emergency medical services authority.
Sec. 1323. Department of State Student Internship Program.
Sec. 1324. Competitive status for certain employees hired by Inspectors 
                            General to support the lead IG mission.
Sec. 1325. Cooperation with Office of the Inspector General.
Sec. 1326. Information on educational opportunities for children with 
                            special educational needs consistent with 
                            the Individuals With Disabilities Education 
                            Act.
Sec. 1327. Implementation of gap memorandum in selection board process.
  TITLE IV--A DIVERSE WORKFORCE: RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND PROMOTION

Sec. 1401. Definitions.
Sec. 1402. Collection, analysis, and dissemination of workforce data.
Sec. 1403. Exit interviews for workforce.
Sec. 1404. Recruitment and retention.
Sec. 1405. Promoting diversity and inclusion in the national security 
                            workforce.
Sec. 1406. Leadership engagement and accountability.
Sec. 1407. Professional development opportunities and tools.
Sec. 1408. Examination and oral assessment for the Foreign Service.
Sec. 1409. Payne fellowship authorization.
Sec. 1410. Voluntary participation.
                     TITLE V--INFORMATION SECURITY

Sec. 1501. Definitions.
Sec. 1502. List of certain telecommunications providers.
Sec. 1503. Preserving records of electronic communications conducted 
                            related to official duties of positions in 
                            the public trust of the American people.
Sec. 1504. Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) series and 
                            declassification.
Sec. 1505. Vulnerability Disclosure Policy and Bug Bounty Pilot 
                            Program.
                       TITLE VI--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

Sec. 1601. Short title.
Sec. 1602. Avoiding duplication of programs and efforts.
Sec. 1603. Improving research and evaluation of public diplomacy.
Sec. 1604. Permanent reauthorization of the United States Advisory 
                            Commission on Public Diplomacy.
Sec. 1605. Streamlining of support functions.
Sec. 1606. Guidance for closure of public diplomacy facilities.
Sec. 1607. Definitions.
                 TITLE VII--COMBATING PUBLIC CORRUPTION

Sec. 1701. Sense of congress.
Sec. 1702. Annual assessment.
Sec. 1703. Transparency and accountability.
Sec. 1704. Designation of embassy anti-corruption points of contact.
                       TITLE VIII--OTHER MATTERS

Sec. 1801. Case-Zablocki Act Reform.
Sec. 1802. Limitation on assistance to countries in default.
Sec. 1803. Sean and David Goldman Child Abduction Prevention and Return 
                            Act of 2014 amendment.
Sec. 1804. Modification of authorities of Commission for the 
                            Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad.
Sec. 1805. Chief of mission concurrence.
Sec. 1806. Report on efforts of the Coronavirus Repatriation Task 
                            Force.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
            (2) Department.--If not otherwise specified, the term 
        ``Department'' means the Department of State.
            (3) Secretary.--If not otherwise specified, the term 
        ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of State.

SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

    TITLE I--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

SEC. 1001. DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS.

    For ``Diplomatic Programs'', there is authorized to be appropriated 
$9,170,013,000 for fiscal year 2022.

SEC. 1002. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPORTANCE OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S 
              WORK.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) United States global engagement is key to a stable and 
        prosperous world;
            (2) United States leadership is indispensable in light of 
        the many complex and interconnected threats facing the United 
        States and the world;
            (3) diplomacy and development are critical tools of 
        national power, and full deployment of these tools is vital to 
        United States national security;
            (4) challenges such as the global refugee and migration 
        crises, terrorism, historic famine and food insecurity, and 
        fragile or repressive societies cannot be addressed without 
        sustained and robust United States diplomatic and development 
        leadership;
            (5) the United States Government must use all of the 
        instruments of national security and foreign policy at its 
        disposal to protect United States citizens, promote United 
        States interests and values, and support global stability and 
        prosperity;
            (6) United States security and prosperity depend on having 
        partners and allies that share our interests and values, and 
        these partnerships are nurtured and our shared interests and 
        values are promoted through United States diplomatic 
        engagement, security cooperation, economic statecraft, and 
        assistance that helps further economic development, good 
        governance, including the rule of law and democratic 
        institutions, and the development of shared responses to 
        natural and humanitarian disasters;
            (7) as the United States Government agencies primarily 
        charged with conducting diplomacy and development, the 
        Department and the United States Agency for International 
        Development (USAID) require sustained and robust funding to 
        carry out this important work, which is essential to our 
        ability to project United States leadership and values and to 
        advance United States interests around the world;
            (8) the work of the Department and USAID makes the United 
        States and the world safer and more prosperous by alleviating 
        global poverty and hunger, fighting HIV/AIDS and other 
        infectious diseases, strengthening alliances, expanding 
        educational opportunities for women and girls, promoting good 
        governance and democracy, supporting anti-corruption efforts, 
        driving economic development and trade, preventing armed 
        conflicts and humanitarian crises, and creating American jobs 
        and export opportunities;
            (9) the Department and USAID are vital national security 
        agencies, whose work is critical to the projection of United 
        States power and leadership worldwide, and without which 
        Americans would be less safe, United States economic power 
        would be diminished, and global stability and prosperity would 
        suffer;
            (10) investing in diplomacy and development before 
        conflicts break out saves American lives while also being cost-
        effective; and
            (11) the contributions of personnel working at the 
        Department and USAID are extraordinarily valuable and allow the 
        United States to maintain its leadership around the world.

SEC. 1003. BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR.

    Paragraph (2) of section 1(c) of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end the following 
        new sentence: ``All special envoys, ambassadors, and 
        coordinators located within the Bureau of Democracy, Human 
        Rights, and Labor shall report directly to the Assistant 
        Secretary unless otherwise provided by law.'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii)--
                    (A) by striking ``section'' and inserting 
                ``sections 116 and''; and
                    (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
                following: ``(commonly referred to as the annual 
                `Country Reports on Human Rights Practices')''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(C) Authorities.--In addition to the duties, 
                functions, and responsibilities specified in this 
                paragraph, the Assistant Secretary of State for 
                Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor is authorized to--
                            ``(i) promote democracy and actively 
                        support human rights throughout the world;
                            ``(ii) promote the rule of law and good 
                        governance throughout the world;
                            ``(iii) strengthen, empower, and protect 
                        civil society representatives, programs, and 
                        organizations, and facilitate their ability to 
                        engage in dialogue with governments and other 
                        civil society entities;
                            ``(iv) work with regional bureaus to ensure 
                        adequate personnel at diplomatic posts are 
                        assigned responsibilities relating to advancing 
                        democracy, human rights, labor rights, women's 
                        equal participation in society, and the rule of 
                        law, with particular attention paid to adequate 
                        oversight and engagement on such issues by 
                        senior officials at such posts;
                            ``(v) review and, as appropriate, make 
                        recommendations to the Secretary of State 
                        regarding the proposed transfer of--
                                    ``(I) defense articles and defense 
                                services authorized 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.); and
                                    ``(II) military items listed on the 
                                `600 series' of the Commerce Control 
                                List contained in Supplement No. 1 to 
                                part 774 of subtitle B of title 15, 
                                Code of Federal Regulations;
                            ``(vi) coordinate programs and activities 
                        that protect and advance the exercise of human 
                        rights and internet freedom in cyberspace; and
                            ``(vii) implement other relevant policies 
                        and provisions of law.
                    ``(D) Local oversight.--United States missions, 
                when executing DRL programming, to the extent 
                practicable, should assist in exercising oversight 
                authority and coordinate with the Bureau of Democracy, 
                Human Rights, and Labor to ensure that funds are 
                appropriately used and comply with anti-corruption 
                practices.''.

SEC. 1004. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW 
              ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
        (4) and (5), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(3) Assistant secretary for international narcotics and 
        law enforcement affairs.--
                    ``(A) In general.--There is authorized to be in the 
                Department of State an Assistant Secretary for 
                International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, 
                who shall be responsible to the Secretary of State for 
                all matters, programs, and related activities 
                pertaining to international narcotics, anti-crime, and 
                law enforcement affairs in the conduct of foreign 
                policy by the Department, including, as appropriate, 
                leading the coordination of programs carried out by 
                United States Government agencies abroad, and such 
                other related duties as the Secretary may from time to 
                time designate.
                    ``(B) Areas of responsibility.--The Assistant 
                Secretary for International Narcotics and Law 
                Enforcement Affairs shall maintain continuous 
                observation and coordination of all matters pertaining 
                to international narcotics, anti-crime, and law 
                enforcement affairs in the conduct of foreign policy, 
                including programs carried out by other United States 
                Government agencies when such programs pertain to the 
                following matters:
                            ``(i) Combating international narcotics 
                        production and trafficking.
                            ``(ii) Strengthening foreign justice 
                        systems, including judicial and prosecutorial 
                        capacity, appeals systems, law enforcement 
                        agencies, prison systems, and the sharing of 
                        recovered assets.
                            ``(iii) Training and equipping foreign 
                        police, border control, other government 
                        officials, and other civilian law enforcement 
                        authorities for anti-crime purposes, including 
                        ensuring that no foreign security unit or 
                        member of such unit shall receive such 
                        assistance from the United States Government 
                        absent appropriate vetting.
                            ``(iv) Ensuring the inclusion of human 
                        rights and women's participation issues in law 
                        enforcement programs, in consultation with the 
                        Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human 
                        Rights, and Labor, and other senior officials 
                        in regional and thematic bureaus and offices.
                            ``(v) Combating, in conjunction with other 
                        relevant bureaus of the Department of State and 
                        other United States Government agencies, all 
                        forms of transnational organized crime, 
                        including human trafficking, illicit 
                        trafficking in arms, wildlife, and cultural 
                        property, migrant smuggling, corruption, money 
                        laundering, the illicit smuggling of bulk cash, 
                        the licit use of financial systems for malign 
                        purposes, and other new and emerging forms of 
                        crime.
                            ``(vi) Identifying and responding to global 
                        corruption, including strengthening the 
                        capacity of foreign government institutions 
                        responsible for addressing financial crimes and 
                        engaging with multilateral organizations 
                        responsible for monitoring and supporting 
                        foreign governments' anti-corruption efforts.
                    ``(C) Additional duties.--In addition to the 
                responsibilities specified in subparagraph (B), the 
                Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law 
                Enforcement Affairs shall also--
                            ``(i) carry out timely and substantive 
                        consultation with chiefs of mission and, as 
                        appropriate, the heads of other United States 
                        Government agencies to ensure effective 
                        coordination of all international narcotics and 
                        law enforcement programs carried out overseas 
                        by the Department and such other agencies;
                            ``(ii) coordinate with the Office of 
                        National Drug Control Policy to ensure lessons 
                        learned from other United States Government 
                        agencies are available to the Bureau of 
                        International Narcotics and Law Enforcement 
                        Affairs of the Department;
                            ``(iii) develop standard requirements for 
                        monitoring and evaluation of Bureau programs, 
                        including metrics for success that do not rely 
                        solely on the amounts of illegal drugs that are 
                        produced or seized;
                            ``(iv) in coordination with the Secretary 
                        of State, annually certify in writing to the 
                        Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
                        Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
                        Relations of the Senate that United States law 
                        enforcement personnel posted abroad whose 
                        activities are funded to any extent by the 
                        Bureau of International Narcotics and Law 
                        Enforcement Affairs are complying with section 
                        207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
                        U.S.C. 3927); and
                            ``(v) carry out such other relevant duties 
                        as the Secretary may assign.
                    ``(D) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this 
                paragraph may be construed to limit or impair the 
                authority or responsibility of any other Federal agency 
                with respect to law enforcement, domestic security 
                operations, or intelligence activities as defined in 
                Executive Order 12333.''.
    (b) Modification of Annual International Narcotics Control Strategy 
Report.--Subsection (a) of section 489 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291h) is amended by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(10) A separate section that contains an identification 
        of all United States Government-supported units funded by the 
        Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs 
        and any Bureau-funded operations by such units in which United 
        States law enforcement personnel have been physically 
        present.''.

SEC. 1005. BUREAU OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS; BUREAU OF POPULATION, REFUGEES, 
              AND MIGRATION.

    Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2651a) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (g) and (h) as subsections 
        (i) and (j), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
        subsections:
    ``(g) Bureau of Consular Affairs.--There is in the Department of 
State the Bureau of Consular Affairs, which shall be headed by the 
Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs.
    ``(h) Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.--There is in 
the Department of State the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and 
Migration, which shall be headed by the Assistant Secretary of State 
for Population, Refugees, and Migration.''.

SEC. 1006. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY RIGHTS.

    (a) Establishment.--There should be established in the Department 
of State an Office of International Disability Rights (referred to in 
this section as the ``Office'').
    (b) Duties.--The Office should--
            (1) seek to ensure that all United States foreign 
        operations are accessible to, and inclusive of, persons with 
        disabilities;
            (2) promote the human rights and full participation in 
        international development activities of all persons with 
        disabilities;
            (3) promote disability inclusive practices and the training 
        of Department of State staff on soliciting quality programs 
        that are fully inclusive of people with disabilities;
            (4) represent the United States in diplomatic and 
        multilateral fora on matters relevant to the rights of persons 
        with disabilities, and work to raise the profile of disability 
        across a broader range of organizations contributing to 
        international development efforts;
            (5) conduct regular consultation with civil society 
        organizations working to advance international disability 
        rights and empower persons with disabilities internationally;
            (6) consult with other relevant offices at the Department 
        that are responsible for drafting annual reports documenting 
        progress on human rights, including, wherever applicable, 
        references to instances of discrimination, prejudice, or abuses 
        of persons with disabilities;
            (7) advise the Bureau of Human Resources or its equivalent 
        within the Department regarding the hiring and recruitment and 
        overseas practices of civil service employees and Foreign 
        Service officers with disabilities and their family members 
        with chronic medical conditions or disabilities; and
            (8) carry out such other relevant duties as the Secretary 
        of State may assign.
    (c) Supervision.--The Office may be headed by--
            (1) a senior advisor to the appropriate Assistant Secretary 
        of State; or
            (2) an officer exercising significant authority who reports 
        to the President or Secretary of State, appointed by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate.
    (d) Consultation.--The Secretary of State should direct Ambassadors 
at Large, Representatives, Special Envoys, and coordinators working on 
human rights to consult with the Office to promote the human rights and 
full participation in international development activities of all 
persons with disabilities.

SEC. 1007. ANTI-PIRACY INFORMATION SHARING.

    The Secretary 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).

SEC. 1008. IMPORTANCE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TRAINING TO NATIONAL SECURITY.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Department is a crucial national security agency, 
        whose employees, both Foreign and Civil Service, require the 
        best possible training at every stage of their careers to 
        prepare them to promote and defend United States national 
        interests and the health and safety of United States citizens 
        abroad;
            (2) the Department of State's investment of time and 
        resources with respect to the training and education of its 
        personnel is considerably below the level of other Federal 
        departments and agencies in the national security field, and 
        falls well below the investments many allied and adversarial 
        countries make in the development of their diplomats;
            (3) the Department faces increasingly complex and rapidly 
        evolving challenges, many of which are science and technology-
        driven, and which demand the continual, high-quality training 
        and education of its personnel;
            (4) the Department must move beyond reliance on ``on-the-
        job training'' and other informal mentorship practices, which 
        lead to an inequality in skillset development and career 
        advancement opportunities, often particularly for minority 
        personnel, and towards a robust professional tradecraft 
        training continuum that will provide for greater equality in 
        career advancement and increase minority participation in the 
        senior ranks;
            (5) the Department's Foreign Service Institute and other 
        training facilities should seek to substantially increase its 
        educational and training offerings to Department personnel, 
        including developing new and innovative educational and 
        training courses, methods, programs, and opportunities; and
            (6) consistent with existing Department gift acceptance 
        authority and other applicable laws, the Department and Foreign 
        Service Institute may accept funds and other resources from 
        foundations, not-for-profit corporations, and other appropriate 
        sources to help the Department and the Institute enhance the 
        quantity and quality of training offerings, especially in the 
        introduction of new, innovative, and pilot model courses.
    (b) Training Float.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall develop and submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy to establish a 
``training float'' to allow for up to 15 percent of the Civil and 
Foreign Service to participate in long-term training at any given time. 
The strategy should identify steps necessary to ensure implementation 
of the training priorities identified in subsection (c), sufficient 
training capacity and opportunities are available to Civil and Foreign 
Service officers, equitable distribution of long-term training 
opportunities to Civil and Foreign Service officers, and any additional 
resources or authorities necessary to facilitate such a training float, 
including programs at the George P. Schultz National Foreign Affairs 
Training Center, the Foreign Service Institute, the Foreign Affairs 
Security Training Center, and other facilities or programs operated by 
the Department of State. The strategy shall identify which types of 
training would be prioritized, the extent (if any) to which such 
training is already being provided to Civil and Foreign Service 
officers by the Department of State, any factors incentivizing or 
disincentivizing such training, and why such training cannot be 
achieved without Civil and Foreign Service officers leaving the 
workforce. In addition to training opportunities provided by the 
Department, the strategy shall consider training that could be provided 
by the other United States Government training institutions, as well as 
non-governmental educational institutions. The strategy shall consider 
approaches to overcome disincentives to pursuing long-term training.
    (c) Prioritization.--In order to provide the Civil and Foreign 
Service with the level of education and training needed to effectively 
advance United States interests across the globe, the Department of 
State should--
            (1) increase its offerings--
                    (A) of virtual instruction to make training more 
                accessible to personnel deployed throughout the world; 
                or
                    (B) at partner organizations to provide useful 
                outside perspectives to Department personnel;
            (2) offer courses utilizing computer-based or assisted 
        simulations, allowing civilian officers to lead decision-making 
        in a crisis environment; and
            (3) consider increasing the duration and expanding the 
        focus of certain training courses, including--
                    (A) the A-100 orientation course for Foreign 
                Service officers, and
                    (B) the chief of mission course to more accurately 
                reflect the significant responsibilities accompanying 
                such role.
    (d) Other Agency Responsibilities.--Other national security 
agencies should increase the enrollment of their personnel in courses 
at the Foreign Service Institute and other Department of State training 
facilities to promote a whole-of-government approach to mitigating 
national security challenges.

SEC. 1009. CLASSIFICATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS.

    The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended--
            (1) in section 501 (22 U.S.C. 3981), by inserting ``If a 
        position designated under this section is unfilled for more 
        than 365 calendar days, such position may be filled, as 
        appropriate, on a temporary basis, in accordance with section 
        309.'' after ``Positions designated under this section are 
        excepted from the competitive service.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2) of section 502(a) (22 U.S.C. 3982(a)), 
        by inserting ``, or domestically, in a position working on 
        issues relating to a particular country or geographic area,'' 
        after ``geographic area''.

SEC. 1010. ENERGY DIPLOMACY AND SECURITY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              STATE.

    Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2651a), as amended by section 1004 of this Act, is further 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) (as 
        redesignated pursuant to such section 1004) as paragraphs (5) 
        and (6); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as added pursuant to 
        such section 1004) the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Energy resources.--
                    ``(A) Authorization for assistant secretary.--
                Subject to the numerical limitation specified in 
                paragraph (1), there is authorized to be established in 
                the Department of State an Assistant Secretary of State 
                for Energy Resources.
                    ``(B) Personnel.--If the Department establishes an 
                Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources in 
                accordance with the authorization provided in 
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary of State shall ensure 
                there are sufficient personnel dedicated to energy 
                matters within the Department of State whose 
                responsibilities shall include--
                            ``(i) formulating and implementing 
                        international policies aimed at protecting and 
                        advancing United States energy security 
                        interests by effectively managing United States 
                        bilateral and multilateral relations;
                            ``(ii) ensuring that analyses of the 
                        national security implications of global energy 
                        and environmental developments are reflected in 
                        the decision making process within the 
                        Department;
                            ``(iii) incorporating energy security 
                        priorities into the activities of the 
                        Department;
                            ``(iv) coordinating energy activities of 
                        the Department with relevant Federal 
                        departments and agencies;
                            ``(v) coordinating with the Office of 
                        Sanctions Coordination on economic sanctions 
                        pertaining to the international energy sector; 
                        and
                            ``(vi) working internationally to--
                                    ``(I) support the development of 
                                energy resources and the distribution 
                                of such resources for the benefit of 
                                the United States and United States 
                                allies and trading partners for their 
                                energy security and economic 
                                development needs;
                                    ``(II) promote availability of 
                                diversified energy supplies and a well-
                                functioning global market for energy 
                                resources, technologies, and expertise 
                                for the benefit of the United States 
                                and United States allies and trading 
                                partners;
                                    ``(III) resolve international 
                                disputes regarding the exploration, 
                                development, production, or 
                                distribution of energy resources;
                                    ``(IV) support the economic and 
                                commercial interests of United States 
                                persons operating in the energy markets 
                                of foreign countries;
                                    ``(V) support and coordinate 
                                international efforts to alleviate 
                                energy poverty;
                                    ``(VI) leading the United States 
                                commitment to the Extractive Industries 
                                Transparency Initiative; and
                                    ``(VII) coordinating energy 
                                security and other relevant functions 
                                within the Department currently 
                                undertaken by--
                                            ``(aa) the Bureau of 
                                        Economic and Business Affairs;
                                            ``(bb) the Bureau of Oceans 
                                        and International Environmental 
                                        and Scientific Affairs; and
                                            ``(cc) other offices within 
                                        the Department of State.''.

SEC. 1011. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN DIPLOMACY.

    Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is 
amended by adding after section 63 (22 U.S.C. 2735) the following new 
section:

``SEC. 64. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN DIPLOMACY.

    ``(a) Activities.--
            ``(1) Support authorized.--The Secretary of State is 
        authorized to provide, by contract, grant, or otherwise, for 
        the performance of appropriate museum visitor and educational 
        outreach services and related events, including organizing 
        programs and conference activities, museum shop services and 
        food services in the public exhibition and related space 
        utilized by the National Museum of American Diplomacy.
            ``(2) Recovery of costs.--The Secretary of State is 
        authorized to recover any revenues generated under the 
        authority of paragraph (1) for visitor and outreach services 
        and related events referred to in such paragraph, including 
        fees for use of facilities at the National Museum for American 
        Diplomacy. Any such revenues may be retained as a recovery of 
        the costs of operating the museum.
    ``(b) Disposition of National Museum of American Diplomacy 
Documents, Artifacts, and Other Articles.--
            ``(1) Property.--All historic documents, artifacts, or 
        other articles permanently acquired by the Department of State 
        and determined by the Secretary of State to be suitable for 
        display by the National Museum of American Diplomacy shall be 
        considered to be the property of the United States Government 
        and shall be subject to disposition solely in accordance with 
        this subsection.
            ``(2) Sale, trade, or transfer.--Whenever the Secretary of 
        State makes the determination described in paragraph (3) with 
        respect to a document, artifact, or other article under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary may sell at fair market value, 
        trade, or transfer such document, artifact, or other article 
        without regard to the requirements of subtitle I of title 40, 
        United States Code. The proceeds of any such sale may be used 
        solely for the advancement of the mission of the National 
        Museum of American Diplomacy and may not be used for any 
        purpose other than the acquisition and direct care of the 
        collections of the museum.
            ``(3) Determinations prior to sale, trade, or transfer.--
        The determination described in this paragraph with respect to a 
        document, artifact, or other article under paragraph (1), is a 
        determination that--
                    ``(A) such document, artifact, or other article no 
                longer serves to further the purposes of the National 
                Museum of American Diplomacy as set forth in the 
                collections management policy of the museum;
                    ``(B) the sale, trade, or transfer of such 
                document, artifact, or other article would serve to 
                maintain the standards of the collection of the museum; 
                or
                    ``(C) sale, trade, or transfer of such document, 
                artifact, or other article would be in the best 
                interests of the United States.
            ``(4) Loans.--In addition to the authorization under 
        paragraph (2) relating to the sale, trade, or transfer of 
        documents, artifacts, or other articles under paragraph (1), 
        the Secretary of State may loan such documents, artifacts, or 
        other articles, when not needed for use or display by the 
        National Museum of American Diplomacy to the Smithsonian 
        Institution or a similar institution for repair, study, or 
        exhibition.''.

SEC. 1012. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF FISHERMEN FOR COSTS 
              INCURRED FROM THE ILLEGAL SEIZURE AND DETENTION OF U.S.-
              FLAG FISHING VESSELS BY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 7 of the Fishermen's 
Protective Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1977) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) Amounts.--Payments may be made under this section only to 
such extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in 
appropriation Acts.''.
    (b) Retroactive Applicability.--
            (1) Effective date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
        shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
        apply as if the date specified in subsection (e) of section 7 
        of the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967, as in effect on the 
        day before the date of the enactment of this Act, were the day 
        after such date of enactment.
            (2) Agreements and payments.--The Secretary of State is 
        authorized to--
                    (A) enter into agreements pursuant to section 7 of 
                the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 for any claims 
                to which such section would otherwise apply but for the 
                date specified in subsection (e) of such section, as in 
                effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
                this Act; and
                    (B) make payments in accordance with agreements 
                entered into pursuant to such section if any such 
                payments have not been made as a result of the 
                expiration of the date specified in such section, as in 
                effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
                this Act.

SEC. 1013. ART IN EMBASSIES.

    (a) In General.--No funds are authorized to be appropriated for the 
purchase of any piece of art for the purposes of installation or 
display in any embassy, consulate, or other foreign mission of the 
United States if the purchase price of such piece of art is in excess 
of $25,000, unless such purchase is subject to prior consultation with, 
and the regular notification procedures of, the appropriate 
congressional committees.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the costs of the Art in Embassies 
Program for fiscal years 2012 through 2020.
    (c) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on the date that is two 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``art'' includes 
paintings, sculptures, photographs, industrial design, and craft art.

SEC. 1014. AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Burma.--
            (1) In general.--Section 570 of Public Law 104-208 is 
        amended--
                    (A) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
    ``(c) Multilateral Strategy.--The President shall develop, in 
coordination with like-minded countries, a comprehensive, multilateral 
strategy to--
            ``(1) assist Burma in addressing corrosive malign influence 
        of the People's Republic of China; and
            ``(2) support democratic, constitutional, economic, and 
        security sector reforms in Burma designed to--
                    ``(A) advance democratic development and improve 
                human rights practices and the quality of life; and
                    ``(B) promote genuine national reconciliation.''; 
                and
                    (B) in subsection (d)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
                        by striking ``six months'' and inserting 
                        ``year'';
                            (ii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
                        paragraph (7); and
                            (iii) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
                        following new paragraphs:
            ``(3) improvements in human rights practices;
            ``(4) progress toward broad-based and inclusive economic 
        growth;
            ``(5) progress toward genuine national reconciliation;
            ``(6) progress on improving the quality of life of the 
        Burmese people, including progress relating to market reforms, 
        living standards, labor standards, use of forced labor in the 
        tourism industry, and environmental quality; and''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
        apply with respect to the first report required under 
        subsection (d) of section 570 of Public Law 104-208 that is 
        required after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Repeals.--The following provisions of law are hereby repealed:
            (1) Subsection (b) of section 804 of Public Law 101-246.
            (2) Section 6 of Public Law 104-45.
            (3) Subsection (c) of section 702 of Public Law 96-465 (22 
        U.S.C. 4022).
            (4) Section 404 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 
        U.S.C. 2593b).
            (5) Section 5 of Public Law 94-304 (22 U.S.C. 3005).
            (6) Subsection (b) of section 502 of the International 
        Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 (22 U.S.C. 
        2349aa-7).
    (c) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 502 of the 
International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 (22 
U.S.C. 2349aa-7) is amended by redesignating subsection (c) as 
subsection (b).

SEC. 1015. REPORTING ON IMPLEMENTATION OF GAO RECOMMENDATIONS.

    (a) Initial Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that lists all of the Government 
Accountability Office's recommendations relating to the Department that 
have not been fully implemented.
    (b) Implementation Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
        the submission of the report required under subsection (a), the 
        Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
        committees a report that describes the implementation status of 
        each recommendation from the Government Accountability Office 
        included in such report.
            (2) Justification.--The report under paragraph (1) shall 
        include--
                    (A) a detailed justification for each decision not 
                to fully implement a recommendation or to implement a 
                recommendation in a different manner than specified by 
                the Government Accountability Office;
                    (B) a timeline for the full implementation of any 
                recommendation the Secretary has decided to adopt, but 
                has not yet fully implemented; and
                    (C) an explanation for any discrepancies included 
                in the Comptroller General report submitted under 
                subsection (b).
    (c) Form.--The information required in each report under this 
section shall be submitted in unclassified form, to the maximum extent 
practicable, but may be included in a classified annex to the extent 
necessary.

SEC. 1016. OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE.

    (a) In General.--There should be established within the Department 
of State an Office of Global Criminal Justice (referred to in this 
section as the ``Office''), which may be placed within the 
organizational structure of the Department at the discretion of the 
Secretary.
    (b) Duties.--The Office should carry out the following:
            (1) Advise the Secretary of State and other relevant senior 
        officials on issues related to atrocities, including war 
        crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
            (2) Assist in formulating United States policy on the 
        prevention of, responses to, and accountability for atrocities.
            (3) Coordinate, as appropriate and with other relevant 
        Federal departments and agencies, United States Government 
        positions relating to the international and hybrid courts 
        currently prosecuting persons suspected of atrocities around 
        the world.
            (4) Work with other governments, international 
        organizations, and nongovernmental organizations, as 
        appropriate, to establish and assist international and domestic 
        commissions of inquiry, fact-finding missions, and tribunals to 
        investigate, document, and prosecute atrocities around the 
        world.
            (5) Coordinate, as appropriate and with other relevant 
        Federal departments and agencies, the deployment of diplomatic, 
        legal, economic, military, and other tools to help collect 
        evidence of atrocities, judge those responsible, protect and 
        assist victims, enable reconciliation, prevent and deter 
        atrocities, and promote the rule of law.
            (6) Provide advice and expertise on transitional justice 
        mechanisms to United States personnel operating in conflict and 
        post-conflict environments.
            (7) Act as a point of contact for international, hybrid, 
        and domestic tribunals exercising jurisdiction over atrocities 
        committed around the world.
            (8) Represent the Department on any interagency whole-of-
        government coordinating entities addressing genocide and other 
        atrocities.
            (9) Perform any additional duties and exercise such powers 
        as the Secretary of State may prescribe.
    (c) Supervision.--If established, the Office shall be led by an 
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice who is nominated by the 
President and appointed by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate.

                     TITLE II--EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION

SEC. 1201. EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE.

    For ``Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance'', there is 
authorized to be appropriated $1,950,449,000 for fiscal year 2022.

SEC. 1202. STANDARD DESIGN IN CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Department's Bureau of Overseas Building Operations (OBO) or successor 
office should give appropriate consideration to standardization in 
construction, in which each new United States embassy and consulate 
starts with a standard design and keeps customization to a minimum.
    (b) Consultation.--The Secretary of State shall carry out any new 
United States embassy compound or new consulate compound project that 
utilizes a non-standard design, including those projects that are in 
the design or pre-design phase as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act, only in consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees. The Secretary shall provide the appropriate congressional 
committees, for each such project, the following documentation:
            (1) A comparison of the estimated full lifecycle costs of 
        the project to the estimated full lifecycle costs of such 
        project if it were to use a standard design.
            (2) A comparison of the estimated completion date of such 
        project to the estimated completion date of such project if it 
        were to use a standard design.
            (3) A comparison of the security of the completed project 
        to the security of such completed project if it were to use a 
        standard design.
            (4) A justification for the Secretary's selection of a non-
        standard design over a standard design for such project.
            (5) A written explanation if any of the documentation 
        necessary to support the comparisons and justification, as the 
        case may be, described in paragraphs (1) through (4) cannot be 
        provided.
    (c) Sunset.--The consultation requirement under subsection (b) 
shall expire on the date that is 4 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1203. CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION TRANSPARENCY.

    (a) In General.--Section 118 of the Department of State Authorities 
Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 304) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``annual report on 
        embassy construction costs'' and inserting ``biannual report on 
        overseas capital construction projects''; and
            (2) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the 
        following new subsections:
    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this subsection and every 180 days thereafter until the 
date that is four years after such date of enactment, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
comprehensive report regarding all ongoing overseas capital 
construction projects and major embassy security upgrade projects.
    ``(b) Contents.--Each report required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following with respect to each ongoing overseas capital 
construction project and major embassy security upgrade project:
            ``(1) The initial cost estimate as specified in the 
        proposed allocation of capital construction and maintenance 
        funds required by the Committees on Appropriations for Acts 
        making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
        operations, and related programs.
            ``(2) The current cost estimate.
            ``(3) The value of each request for equitable adjustment 
        received by the Department to date.
            ``(4) The value of each certified claim received by the 
        Department to date.
            ``(5) The value of any usage of the project's contingency 
        fund to date and the value of the remainder of the project's 
        contingency fund.
            ``(6) An enumerated list of each request for adjustment and 
        certified claim that remains outstanding or unresolved.
            ``(7) An enumerated list of each request for equitable 
        adjustment and certified claim that has been fully adjudicated 
        or that the Department has settled, and the final dollar amount 
        of each adjudication or settlement.
            ``(8) The date of estimated completion specified in the 
        proposed allocation of capital construction and maintenance 
        funds required by the Committees on Appropriations not later 
        than 45 days after the date of the enactment of an Act making 
        appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
        and related programs.
            ``(9) The current date of estimated completion.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 is amended by 
amending the item relating to section 118 to read as follows:

``Sec. 118. Biannual report on overseas capital construction 
                            projects.''.

SEC. 1204. CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE INFORMATION.

    (a) Deadline for Completion.--The Secretary of State shall complete 
all contractor performance evaluations outstanding as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act required by subpart 42.15 of the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation for those contractors engaged in construction of 
new embassy or new consulate compounds by April 1, 2022.
    (b) Prioritization System.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall develop 
        a prioritization system for clearing the current backlog of 
        required evaluations referred to in subsection (a).
            (2) Elements.--The system required under paragraph (1) 
        should prioritize the evaluations as follows:
                    (A) Project completion evaluations should be 
                prioritized over annual evaluations.
                    (B) Evaluations for relatively large contracts 
                should have priority.
                    (C) Evaluations that would be particularly 
                informative for the awarding of government contracts 
                should have priority.
    (c) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall brief the 
appropriate congressional committees on the Department's plan for 
completing all evaluations by April 1, 2022, in accordance with 
subsection (a) and the prioritization system developed pursuant to 
subsection (b).
    (d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) contractors deciding whether to bid on Department 
        contracts would benefit from greater understanding of the 
        Department as a client; and
            (2) the Department should develop a forum where contractors 
        can comment on the Department's project management performance.

SEC. 1205. GROWTH PROJECTIONS FOR NEW EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES.

    (a) In General.--For each new United States embassy compound (NEC) 
and new consulate compound project (NCC) in or not yet in the design 
phase as of the date of the enactment of this Act, the Department of 
State shall project growth over the estimated life of the facility 
using all available and relevant data, including the following:
            (1) Relevant historical trends for Department personnel and 
        personnel from other agencies represented at the NEC or NCC 
        that is to be constructed.
            (2) An analysis of the tradeoffs between risk and the needs 
        of United States Government policy conducted as part of the 
        most recent Vital Presence Validation Process, if applicable.
            (3) Reasonable assumptions about the strategic importance 
        of the NEC or NCC, as the case may be, over the life of the 
        building at issue.
            (4) Any other data that would be helpful in projecting the 
        future growth of NEC or NCC.
    (b) Other Federal Agencies.--The head of each Federal agency 
represented at a United States embassy or consulate shall provide to 
the Secretary, upon request, growth projections for the personnel of 
each such agency over the estimated life of each embassy or consulate, 
as the case may be.
    (c) Basis for Estimates.--The Department of State shall base its 
growth assumption for all NECs and NCCs on the estimates required under 
subsections (a) and (b).
    (d) Congressional Notification.--Any congressional notification of 
site selection for a NEC or NCC submitted after the date of the 
enactment of this Act shall include the growth assumption used pursuant 
to subsection (c).

SEC. 1206. LONG-RANGE PLANNING PROCESS.

    (a) Plans Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for the next 
        five years as the Secretary of State considers appropriate, the 
        Secretary shall develop--
                    (A) a comprehensive 6-year plan documenting the 
                Department's overseas building program for the 
                replacement of overseas diplomatic posts taking into 
                account security factors under the Secure Embassy 
                Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 and other 
                relevant statutes and regulations, as well as 
                occupational safety and health factors pursuant to the 
                Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and other 
                relevant statutes and regulations, including 
                environmental factors such as indoor air quality that 
                impact employee health and safety; and
                    (B) a comprehensive 6-year plan detailing the 
                Department's long-term planning for the maintenance and 
                sustainment of completed diplomatic posts, which takes 
                into account security factors under the Secure Embassy 
                Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 and other 
                relevant statutes and regulations, as well as 
                occupational safety and health factors pursuant to the 
                Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and other 
                relevant statutes and regulations, including 
                environmental factors such as indoor air quality that 
                impact employee health and safety.
            (2) Initial report.--The first plan developed pursuant to 
        paragraph (1)(A) shall also include a one-time status report on 
        existing small diplomatic posts and a strategy for establishing 
        a physical diplomatic presence in countries in which there is 
        no current physical diplomatic presence and with which the 
        United States maintains diplomatic relations. Such report, 
        which may include a classified annex, shall include the 
        following:
                    (A) A description of the extent to which each small 
                diplomatic post furthers the national interest of the 
                United States.
                    (B) A description of how each small diplomatic post 
                provides American Citizen Services, including data on 
                specific services provided and the number of Americans 
                receiving services over the previous year.
                    (C) A description of whether each small diplomatic 
                post meets current security requirements.
                    (D) A description of the full financial cost of 
                maintaining each small diplomatic post.
                    (E) Input from the relevant chiefs of mission on 
                any unique operational or policy value the small 
                diplomatic post provides.
                    (F) A recommendation of whether any small 
                diplomatic posts should be closed.
            (3) Updated information.--The annual updates of each of the 
        plans developed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall highlight any 
        changes from the previous year's plan to the ordering of 
        construction and maintenance projects.
    (b) Reporting Requirements.--
            (1) Submission of plans to congress.--Not later than 60 
        days after the completion of each plan required under 
        subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall submit the plans 
        to the appropriate congressional committees.
            (2) Reference in budget justification materials.--In the 
        budget justification materials submitted to the appropriate 
        congressional committees in support of the Department of 
        State's budget for any fiscal year (as submitted with the 
        budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
        United States Code), the plans required under subsection (a) 
        shall be referenced to justify funding requested for building 
        and maintenance projects overseas.
            (3) Form of report.--Each report required under paragraph 
        (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
        classified annex.
    (c) Small Diplomatic Post Defined.--In this section, the term 
``small diplomatic post'' means any United States embassy or consulate 
that has employed five or fewer United States Government employees or 
contractors on average over the 36 months prior to the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1207. VALUE ENGINEERING AND RISK ASSESSMENT.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Federal departments and agencies are required to use 
        value engineering (VE) as a management tool, where appropriate, 
        to reduce program and acquisition costs pursuant to OMB 
        Circular A-131, Value Engineering, dated December 31, 2013.
            (2) OBO has a Policy Directive and Standard Operation 
        Procedure, dated May 24, 2017, on conducting risk management 
        studies on all international construction projects.
    (b) Notification Requirements.--
            (1) Submission to authorizing committees.--Any notification 
        that includes the allocation of capital construction and 
        maintenance funds shall be submitted to the Committee on 
        Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
        Affairs of the House of Representatives.
            (2) Requirement to confirm completion of value engineering 
        and risk assessment studies.--The notifications required under 
        paragraph (1) shall include confirmation that the Department 
        has completed the requisite VE and risk management process 
        described in subsection (a), or applicable successor process.
    (c) Reporting and Briefing Requirements.--The Secretary of State 
shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees upon 
request--
            (1) a description of each risk management study referred to 
        in subsection (a)(2) and a table detailing which 
        recommendations related to each such study were accepted and 
        which were rejected; and
            (2) a report or briefing detailing the rationale for not 
        implementing any such recommendations that may otherwise yield 
        significant cost savings to the Department if implemented.

SEC. 1208. BUSINESS VOLUME.

    Section 402(c)(2)(E) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 
Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4852(c)(2)(E)) is amended by 
striking ``in 3 years'' and inserting ``cumulatively over 3 years''.

SEC. 1209. EMBASSY SECURITY REQUESTS AND DEFICIENCIES.

    The Secretary of State shall provide to the appropriate 
congressional committees, the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
upon request information on physical security deficiencies at United 
States diplomatic posts, including relating to the following:
            (1) Requests made over the previous year by United States 
        diplomatic posts for security upgrades.
            (2) Significant security deficiencies at United States 
        diplomatic posts that are not operating out of a new embassy 
        compound or new consulate compound.

SEC. 1210. OVERSEAS SECURITY BRIEFINGS.

    Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall revise the Foreign Affairs Manual to 
stipulate that information on the current threat environment shall be 
provided to all United States Government employees under chief of 
mission authority traveling to a foreign country on official business. 
To the extent practicable, such material shall be provided to such 
employees prior to their arrival at a United States diplomatic post or 
as soon as possible thereafter.

SEC. 1211. CONTRACTING METHODS IN CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION.

    (a) Delivery.--Unless the Secretary of State notifies 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 received 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 decision, including the reasons therefor. 
The notification required 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 congressional 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 congressional committees regarding performance 
evaluation measures in accordance with GAO's ``Standards for Internal 
Control in the Federal Government'' that will be applicable to design 
and construction, lifecycle cost, and building maintenance programs of 
the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations of the Department.

SEC. 1212. COMPETITION IN EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION.

    Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment 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 embassy construction contractor base in order to increase 
competition and maximize value.

SEC. 1213. 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 established 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. 1214. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Design-build.--The term ``design-build'' means a method 
        of project delivery in which one entity works under a single 
        contract with the Department to provide design and construction 
        services.
            (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.

                      TITLE III--PERSONNEL ISSUES

SEC. 1301. DEFENSE BASE ACT INSURANCE WAIVERS.

    (a) Application for Waivers.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall apply to the 
Department of Labor for a waiver from insurance requirements under the 
Defense Base Act (42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) for all countries with 
respect to which the requirement was waived prior to January 2017, and 
for which there is not currently a waiver.
    (b) Certification Requirement.--Not later than 45 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall certify 
to the appropriate congressional committees that the requirement in 
subsection (a) has been met.

SEC. 1302. STUDY ON FOREIGN SERVICE ALLOWANCES.

    (a) Report Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
        the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing an 
        empirical analysis on the effect of overseas allowances on the 
        foreign assignment of Foreign Service officers (FSOs), to be 
        conducted by a federally-funded research and development center 
        with appropriate expertise in labor economics and military 
        compensation.
            (2) Contents.--The analysis required under paragraph (1) 
        shall--
                    (A) identify all allowances paid to FSOs assigned 
                permanently or on temporary duty to foreign areas;
                    (B) examine the efficiency of the Foreign Service 
                bidding system in determining foreign assignments;
                    (C) examine the factors that incentivize FSOs to 
                bid on particular assignments, including danger levels 
                and hardship conditions;
                    (D) examine the Department's strategy and process 
                for incentivizing FSOs to bid on assignments that are 
                historically in lower demand, including with monetary 
                compensation, and whether monetary compensation is 
                necessary for assignments in higher demand;
                    (E) make any relevant comparisons to military 
                compensation and allowances, noting which allowances 
                are shared or based on the same regulations;
                    (F) recommend options for restructuring allowances 
                to improve the efficiency of the assignments system and 
                better align FSO incentives with the needs of the 
                Foreign Service, including any cost savings associated 
                with such restructuring;
                    (G) recommend any statutory changes necessary to 
                implement subparagraph (F), such as consolidating 
                existing legal authorities for the provision of 
                hardship and danger pay; and
                    (H) detail any effects of recommendations made 
                pursuant to subparagraphs (F) and (G) on other United 
                States Government departments and agencies with 
                civilian employees permanently assigned or on temporary 
                duty in foreign areas, following consultation with such 
                departments and agencies.
    (b) Briefing Requirement.--Before initiating the analysis required 
under subsection (a)(1), and not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall provide to the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs in the House of Representatives a briefing on the 
implementation of this section that includes the following:
            (1) The name of the federally funded research and 
        development center that will conduct such analysis.
            (2) The scope of such analysis and terms of reference for 
        such analysis as specified between the Department of State and 
        such federally funded research and development center.
    (c) Availability of Information.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall make 
        available to the federally-funded research and development 
        center carrying out the analysis required under subsection 
        (a)(1) all necessary and relevant information to allow such 
        center to conduct such analysis in a quantitative and 
        analytical manner, including historical data on the number of 
        bids for each foreign assignment and any survey data collected 
        by the Department of State from eligible bidders on their bid 
        decision-making.
            (2) Cooperation.--The Secretary of State shall work with 
        the heads of other relevant United States Government 
        departments and agencies to ensure such departments and 
        agencies provide all necessary and relevant information to the 
        federally-funded research and development center carrying out 
        the analysis required under subsection (a)(1).
    (d) Interim Report to Congress.--The Secretary of State shall 
require that the chief executive officer of the federally-funded 
research and development center that carries out the analysis required 
under subsection (a)(1) submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives an interim report on such analysis not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1303. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIPS.

    Section 504 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 
1979 (22 U.S.C. 2656d) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection:
    ``(e) Grants and Cooperative Agreements Related to Science and 
Technology Fellowship Programs.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of State is authorized to 
        make grants or enter into cooperative agreements related to 
        Department of State science and technology fellowship programs, 
        including for assistance in recruiting fellows and the payment 
        of stipends, travel, and other appropriate expenses to fellows.
            ``(2) Exclusion from consideration as compensation.--
        Stipends under paragraph (1) shall not be considered 
        compensation for purposes of section 209 of title 18, United 
        States Code.
            ``(3) Maximum annual amount.--The total amount of grants 
        made pursuant to this subsection may not exceed $500,000 in any 
        fiscal year.''.

SEC. 1304. TRAVEL FOR SEPARATED FAMILIES.

    Section 901(15) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
4081(15)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``1 round-trip per year for each child below age 21 of a member 
        of the Service assigned abroad'' and inserting ``in the case of 
        one or more children below age 21 of a member of the Service 
        assigned abroad, one round-trip per year'';
            (2) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by inserting ``for each child'' before ``to 
                visit the member abroad''; and
                    (B) by striking ``; or'' and inserting a comma;
            (3) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by inserting ``for each child'' before ``to 
                visit the other parent''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or'' after ``resides,'';
            (4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(C) for one of the child's parents to visit the 
                child or children abroad if the child or children do 
                not regularly reside with that parent and that parent 
                is not receiving an education allowance or educational 
                travel allowance for the child or children under 
                section 5924(4) of title 5, United States Code,''; and
            (5) in the matter following subparagraph (C), as added by 
        paragraph (4) of this section, by striking ``a payment'' and 
        inserting ``the cost of round-trip travel''.

SEC. 1305. HOME LEAVE TRAVEL FOR SEPARATED FAMILIES.

    Section 903(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
4083(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
``In cases in which a member of the Service has official orders to an 
unaccompanied post and in which the family members of the member reside 
apart from the member at authorized locations outside the United 
States, the member may take the leave ordered under this section where 
that member's family members reside, notwithstanding section 6305 of 
title 5, United States Code.''.

SEC. 1306. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CERTAIN FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS.

    It is the sense of Congress that Department fellowships that 
promote the employment of candidates belonging to under-represented 
groups, including the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate 
Fellowship Program, the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship 
Program, and the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship 
Program, represent smart investments vital for building a strong, 
capable, and representative national security workforce.

SEC. 1307. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

    Subparagraph (A) of section 601(c)(6) of the Foreign Service Act of 
1980 (22 U.S.C. 4001(c)(6)) is amended, in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by--
            (1) striking ``promotion'' and inserting ``promotion, on or 
        after January 1, 2017,''; and
            (2) striking ``individual joining the Service on or after 
        January 1, 2017,'' and inserting ``Foreign Service officer, 
        appointed under section 302(a)(1), who has general 
        responsibility for carrying out the functions of the Service''.

SEC. 1308. FOREIGN SERVICE AWARDS.

    (a) In General.--Section 614 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4013) is amended--
            (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows: 
        ``department awards''; and
            (2) in the first sentence, by inserting ``or Civil 
        Service'' after ``the Service''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 614 in the 
table of contents of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended to read 
as follows:

``Sec. 614. Department awards.''.

SEC. 1309. WORKFORCE ACTIONS.

    (a) Sense of Congress on Workforce Recruitment.--It is the sense of 
Congress that the Secretary of State should continue to hold entry-
level classes for Foreign Service officers and specialists and continue 
to recruit civil servants through programs such as the Presidential 
Management Fellows Program and Pathways Internship Programs in a manner 
and at a frequency consistent with prior years and consistent with the 
need to maintain a pool of experienced personnel effectively 
distributed across skill codes and ranks. It is further the sense of 
Congress that absent continuous recruitment and training of Foreign 
Service officers and civil servants, the Department of State will lack 
experienced, qualified personnel in the short, medium, and long terms.
    (b) Limitation.--The Secretary of State should not implement any 
reduction-in-force action under section 3502 or 3595 of title 5, United 
States Code, or for any incentive payments for early separation or 
retirement under any other provision of law unless--
            (1) the appropriate congressional committees are notified 
        not less than 15 days in advance of such obligation or 
        expenditure; and
            (2) the Secretary has provided to the appropriate 
        congressional committees a detailed report that describes the 
        Department of State's strategic staffing goals, including--
                    (A) a justification that describes how any proposed 
                workforce reduction enhances the effectiveness of the 
                Department;
                    (B) a certification that such workforce reduction 
                is in the national interest of the United States;
                    (C) a comprehensive strategic staffing plan for the 
                Department, including 5-year workforce forecasting and 
                a description of the anticipated impact of any proposed 
                workforce reduction; and
                    (D) a dataset displaying comprehensive workforce 
                data for all current and planned employees of the 
                Department, disaggregated by--
                            (i) Foreign Service officer and Foreign 
                        Service specialist rank;
                            (ii) civil service job skill code, grade 
                        level, and bureau of assignment;
                            (iii) contracted employees, including the 
                        equivalent job skill code and bureau of 
                        assignment; and
                            (iv) employees hired under schedule C of 
                        subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of 
                        Federal Regulations, including their equivalent 
                        grade and job skill code and bureau of 
                        assignment.

SEC. 1310. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AT THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Department of State should continue to promote the 
        employment of veterans, in accordance with section 301 of the 
        Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3941), as amended by 
        section 1407 of this Act, including those veterans belonging to 
        traditionally under-represented groups at the Department;
            (2) veterans employed by the Department have made 
        significant contributions to United States foreign policy in a 
        variety of regional and global affairs bureaus and diplomatic 
        posts overseas; and
            (3) the Department should continue to encourage veteran 
        employment and facilitate their participation in the workforce.

SEC. 1311. EMPLOYEE ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTIONS AND PRECLUSIONS.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Department of State should expand the appeal process it makes available 
to employees related to assignment preclusions and restrictions.
    (b) Appeal of Assignment Restriction or Preclusion.--Subsection (a) 
of section 414 of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 
2017 (22 U.S.C. 2734c(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new sentences: ``Such right and process shall ensure that any employee 
subjected to an assignment restriction or preclusion shall have the 
same appeal rights as provided by the Department regarding denial or 
revocation of a security clearance. Any such appeal shall be resolved 
not later than 60 days after such appeal is filed.''.
    (c) Notice and Certification.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall revise, 
and certify to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
regarding such revision, the Foreign Affairs Manual guidance regarding 
denial or revocation of a security clearance to expressly state that 
all review and appeal rights relating thereto shall also apply to any 
recommendation or decision to impose an assignment restriction or 
preclusion to an employee.

SEC. 1312. RECALL AND REEMPLOYMENT OF CAREER MEMBERS.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) career Department of State employees provide invaluable 
        service to the United States as nonpartisan professionals who 
        contribute subject matter expertise and professional skills to 
        the successful development and execution of United States 
        foreign policy; and
            (2) reemployment of skilled former members of the Foreign 
        and civil service who have voluntarily separated from the 
        Foreign or civil service due to family reasons or to obtain 
        professional skills outside government is of benefit to the 
        Department.
    (b) Notice of Employment Opportunities for Department of State and 
USAID Positions.--
            (1) In general.--Title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
        inserting after chapter 102 the following new chapter:

  ``CHAPTER 103--NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
                       STATE AND USAID POSITIONS

``Sec.
``10301. Notice of employment opportunities for Department of State and 
                            USAID positions.
``Sec. 10301. Notice of employment opportunities for Department of 
              State and USAID positions
    ``To ensure that individuals who have separated from the Department 
of State or the United States Agency for International Development and 
who are eligible for reappointment are aware of such opportunities, the 
Department of State and the United States Agency for International 
Development shall publicize notice of all employment opportunities, 
including positions for which the relevant agency is accepting 
applications from individuals within the agency's workforce under merit 
promotion procedures, on publicly accessible sites, including 
www.usajobs.gov. If using merit promotion procedures, the notice shall 
expressly state that former employees eligible for reinstatement may 
apply.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of chapters at the 
        beginning of part III of title 5, United States Code, is 
        amended by adding at the end of subpart I the following:

``103.  Notice of employment opportunities for Department of   10301''.
                            State and USAID positions.

SEC. 1313. STRATEGIC STAFFING PLAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive 5-year strategic 
staffing plan for the Department of State that is aligned with and 
furthers the objectives of the National Security Strategy of the United 
States of America issued in December 2017, or any subsequent strategy 
issued not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, which shall include the following:
            (1) A dataset displaying comprehensive workforce data, 
        including all shortages in bureaus described in GAO report GAO-
        19-220, for all current and planned employees of the 
        Department, disaggregated by--
                    (A) Foreign Service officer and Foreign Service 
                specialist rank;
                    (B) civil service job skill code, grade level, and 
                bureau of assignment;
                    (C) contracted employees, including the equivalent 
                job skill code and bureau of assignment;
                    (D) employees hired under schedule C of subpart C 
                of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, 
                including the equivalent grade and job skill code and 
                bureau of assignment of such employee; and
                    (E) overseas region.
            (2) Recommendations on the number of Foreign Service 
        officers disaggregated by service cone that should be posted at 
        each United States diplomatic post and in the District of 
        Columbia, with a detailed basis for such recommendations.
            (3) Recommendations on the number of civil service officers 
        that should be employed by the Department, with a detailed 
        basis for such recommendations.
    (b) Maintenance.--The dataset required under subsection (a)(1) 
shall be maintained and updated on a regular basis.
    (c) Consultation.--The Secretary of State shall lead the 
development of the plan required under subsection (a) but may consult 
or partner with private sector entities with expertise in labor 
economics, management, or human resources, as well as organizations 
familiar with the demands and needs of the Department of State's 
workforce.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report regarding root causes of 
Foreign Service and civil service shortages, the effect of such 
shortages on national security objectives, and the Department of 
State's plan to implement recommendations described in GAO-19-220.

SEC. 1314. CONSULTING SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 103 of title 5, United States Code, as 
added by section 1312(b) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
``Sec. 10302. Consulting services for the Department of State
    ``Any consulting service obtained by the Department of State 
through procurement contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts with respect to 
which expenditures are a matter of public record and available for 
public inspection, except if otherwise provided under existing law, or 
under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 103 of 
title 5, United States Code, as added by section 1312(b) of this Act, 
is amended by adding after the item relating to section 10301 the 
following new item:

``10302. Consulting services for the Department of State''.

SEC. 1315. INCENTIVES FOR CRITICAL POSTS.

    Section 1115(d) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 
(Public Law 111-32) is amended by striking the last sentence.

SEC. 1316. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW 
              BOARDS.

    Section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 
Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``afghanistan and'' and 
        inserting ``afghanistan, yemen, syria, and''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``Afghanistan or'' 
                and inserting ``Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria, or''; and
                    (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``beginning on 
                October 1, 2005, and ending on September 30, 2009'' and 
                inserting ``beginning on October 1, 2020, and ending on 
                September 30, 2022''.

SEC. 1317. FOREIGN SERVICE SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY.

    Subsection (c) of section 610 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4010) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
        (A), by striking ``suspend'' and inserting ``indefinitely 
        suspend without duties'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (7);
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
        paragraphs:
    ``(5) For each member of the Service suspended under paragraph 
(1)(A) whose security clearance remains suspended for more than one 
calendar year, not later than 30 days after the end of such calendar 
year the Secretary of State shall report to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate in writing regarding the specific reasons 
relating to the duration of each such suspension.
    ``(6) Any member of the Service suspended under paragraph (1)(B) 
may be suspended without pay only after a final written decision is 
provided to such member pursuant to paragraph (2).''; and
            (4) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated--
                    (A) by striking ``(7) In this subsection:'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(A) The 
                term'' and inserting the following:
    ``(7) In this subsection, the term--'';
                    (C) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and moving 
                such subparagraphs 2 ems to the left; and
                    (D) by striking subparagraph (B) (relating to the 
                definition of ``suspend'' and ``suspension'').

SEC. 1318. FOREIGN AFFAIRS MANUAL AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS HANDBOOK CHANGES.

    (a) Applicability.--The Foreign Affairs Manual and the Foreign 
Affairs Handbook apply with equal force and effect and without 
exception to all Department of State personnel, including the Secretary 
of State, Department employees, and political appointees, regardless of 
an individual's status as a Foreign Service officer, Civil Service 
employee, or political appointee hired under any legal authority.
    (b) Certification.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a certification in unclassified 
form that the applicability described in subsection (a) has been 
communicated to all Department personnel, including the personnel 
referred to in such subsection.
    (c) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter for 
        five years, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees a report detailing all 
        significant changes made to the Foreign Affairs Manual or the 
        Foreign Affairs Handbook.
            (2) Covered periods.--The first report required under 
        paragraph (1) shall cover the 5-year period preceding the 
        submission of such report. Each subsequent report shall cover 
        the 180-day period preceding submission.
            (3) Contents.--Each report required under paragraph (1) 
        shall contain the following:
                    (A) The location within the Foreign Affairs Manual 
                or the Foreign Affairs Handbook where a change has been 
                made.
                    (B) The statutory basis for each such change, as 
                applicable.
                    (C) A side-by-side comparison of the Foreign 
                Affairs Manual or Foreign Affairs Handbook before and 
                after such change.
                    (D) A summary of such changes displayed in 
                spreadsheet form.

SEC. 1319. WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF 
              CERTAIN POSITIONS.

    The Secretary of State may waive any or all of the individual 
occupational requirements with respect to an employee or prospective 
employee of the Department of State for a civilian position categorized 
under the GS-0130 occupational series if the Secretary determines that 
the individual possesses significant scientific, technological, 
engineering, or mathematical expertise that is integral to performing 
the duties of the applicable position, based on demonstrated job 
performance and qualifying experience. With respect to each waiver 
granted under this subsection, the Secretary shall set forth in a 
written document that is transmitted to the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management the rationale for the decision of the Secretary to 
waive such requirements.

SEC. 1320. APPOINTMENT OF EMPLOYEES TO THE GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER.

    The Secretary of State may appoint, for a 3-year period that may be 
extended for up to an additional two years, solely to carry out the 
functions of the Global Engagement Center, employees of the Department 
of State without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States 
Code, governing appointment in the competitive service, and may fix the 
basic compensation of such employees without regard to chapter 51 and 
subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title.

SEC. 1321. REST AND RECUPERATION AND OVERSEAS OPERATIONS LEAVE FOR 
              FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sections:
``Sec. 6329d. Rest and recuperation leave
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `agency' means an Executive agency (as that 
        term is defined in section 105), but does not include the 
        Government Accountability Office;
            ``(2) the term `combat zone' means a geographic area 
        designated by an Executive order of the President as an area in 
        which the Armed Forces are engaging or have engaged in combat, 
        an area designated by law to be treated as a combat zone, or a 
        location the Department of Defense has certified for combat 
        zone tax benefits due to its direct support of military 
        operations;
            ``(3) the term `employee' has the meaning given that term 
        in section 6301;
            ``(4) the term `high risk, high threat post' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 104 of the Omnibus 
        Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 
        4803); and
            ``(5) the term `leave year' means the period beginning on 
        the first day of the first complete pay period in a calendar 
        year and ending on the day immediately before the first day of 
        the first complete pay period in the following calendar year.
    ``(b) Leave for Rest and Recuperation.--The head of an agency may 
prescribe regulations to grant up to 20 days of paid leave, per leave 
year, for the purposes of rest and recuperation to an employee of the 
agency serving in a combat zone, any other high risk, high threat post, 
or any other location presenting significant security or operational 
challenges.
    ``(c) Discretionary Authority of Agency Head.--Use of the authority 
under subsection (b) is at the sole and exclusive discretion of the 
head of the agency concerned.
    ``(d) Records.--An agency shall record leave provided under this 
section separately from leave authorized under any other provision of 
law.
``Sec. 6329e. Overseas operations leave
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `agency' means an Executive agency (as that 
        term is defined in section 105), but does not include the 
        Government Accountability Office;
            ``(2) the term `employee' has the meaning given that term 
        in section 6301; and
            ``(3) the term `leave year' means the period beginning with 
        the first day of the first complete pay period in a calendar 
        year and ending with the day immediately before the first day 
        of the first complete pay period in the following calendar 
        year.
    ``(b) Leave for Overseas Operations.--The head of an agency may 
prescribe regulations to grant up to 10 days of paid leave, per leave 
year, to an employee of the agency serving abroad where the conduct of 
business could pose potential security or safety related risks or would 
be inconsistent with host-country practice. Such regulations may 
provide that additional leave days may be granted during such leave 
year if the head of the agency determines that to do so is necessary to 
advance the national security or foreign policy interests of the United 
States.
    ``(c) Discretionary Authority of Agency Head.--Use of the authority 
under subsection (b) is at the sole and exclusive discretion of the 
head of the agency concerned.
    ``(d) Records.--An agency shall record leave provided under this 
section separately from leave authorized under any other provision of 
law.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendments.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
6329c the following new items:

``6329d. Rest and recuperation leave
``6329e. Overseas operations leave''.

SEC. 1322. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AUTHORITY.

    Section 3 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2670) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (l), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in subsection (m), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
            ``(n) in exigent circumstances, as determined by the 
        Secretary, provide emergency medical services or related 
        support for private United States citizens, nationals, and 
        permanent resident aliens abroad, or third country nationals 
        connected to such persons or to the diplomatic or development 
        missions of the United States abroad, who are unable to obtain 
        such services or support otherwise, with such assistance 
        provided on a reimbursable basis to the extent feasible.''.

SEC. 1323. DEPARTMENT OF STATE STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall establish the 
Department of State Student Internship Program (in this section 
referred to as the ``Program'') to offer internship opportunities at 
the Department of State to eligible students to raise awareness of the 
essential role of diplomacy in the conduct of United States foreign 
policy and the realization of United States foreign policy objectives.
    (b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to participate in the Program, an 
applicant shall--
            (1) be enrolled, not less than half-time, at--
                    (A) an institution of higher education (as such 
                term is defined section 102 of the Higher Education Act 
                of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)); or
                    (B) an institution of higher education based 
                outside the United States, as determined by the 
                Secretary of State;
            (2) be able to receive and hold an appropriate security 
        clearance; and
            (3) satisfy such other criteria as established by the 
        Secretary.
    (c) Selection.--The Secretary of State shall establish selection 
criteria for students to be admitted into the Program that includes the 
following:
            (1) Demonstrable interest in a career in foreign affairs.
            (2) Academic performance.
            (3) Such other criteria as determined by the Secretary.
    (d) Outreach.--The Secretary of State shall advertise the Program 
widely, including on the internet, through the Department of State's 
Diplomats in Residence program, and through other outreach and 
recruiting initiatives targeting undergraduate and graduate students. 
The Secretary shall actively encourage people belonging to 
traditionally under-represented groups in terms of racial, ethnic, 
geographic, and gender diversity, and disability status to apply to the 
Program, including by conducting targeted outreach at minority serving 
institutions (as such term is described in section 371(a) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)).
    (e) Compensation.--
            (1) In general.--Students participating in the Program 
        shall be paid at least--
                    (A) the amount specified in section 6(a)(1) of the 
                Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)), 
                or
                    (B) the minimum wage of the jurisdiction in which 
                the internship is located,
        whichever is greater.
            (2) Housing assistance.--
                    (A) Abroad.--The Secretary of State shall provide 
                housing assistance to a student participating in the 
                Program whose permanent address is within the United 
                States if the location of the internship in which such 
                student is participating is outside the United States.
                    (B) Domestic.--The Secretary of State is authorized 
                to provide housing assistance to a student 
                participating in the Program whose permanent address is 
                within the United States if the location of the 
                internship in which such student is participating is 
                more than 50 miles away from such student's permanent 
                address.
            (3) Travel assistance.--The Secretary of State shall 
        provide a student participating in the Program whose permanent 
        address is within the United States financial assistance to 
        cover the costs of travel once to and once from the location of 
        the internship in which such student is participating, 
        including travel by air, train, bus, or other transit as 
        appropriate, if the location of such internship is--
                    (A) more than 50 miles from such student's 
                permanent address; or
                    (B) outside the United States.
    (f) Working With Institutions of Higher Education.--The Secretary 
of State is authorized to enter into agreements with institutions of 
higher education to structure internships to ensure such internships 
satisfy criteria for academic programs in which participants in such 
internships are enrolled.
    (g) Transition Period.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than two years after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
        transition all unpaid internship programs of the Department, 
        including the Foreign Service Internship Program, to internship 
        programs that offer compensation. Upon selection as a candidate 
        for entry into an internship program of the Department after 
        such date, a participant in such internship program shall be 
        afforded the opportunity to forgo compensation, including if 
        doing so allows such participant to receive college or 
        university curricular credit.
            (2) Exception.--The transition required under paragraph (1) 
        shall not apply in the case of unpaid internship programs of 
        the Department of State that are part of the Virtual Student 
        Federal Service internship program.
            (3) Waiver.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary may waive the 
                requirement under this subsection to transition an 
                unpaid internship program of the Department to an 
                internship program that offers compensation if the 
                Secretary determines and not later than 30 days after 
                any such determination submits to the appropriate 
                congressional committees a report that to do so would 
                not be consistent with effective management goals.
                    (B) Report.--The report required under subparagraph 
                (A) shall describe the reason why transitioning an 
                unpaid internship program of the Department to an 
                internship program that offers compensation would not 
                be consistent with effective management goals, 
                including any justification for maintaining such unpaid 
                status indefinitely, or any additional authorities or 
                resources necessary to transition such unpaid program 
                to offer compensation in the future.
    (h) Reports.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of a Senate a report that includes the 
following:
            (1) Data, to the extent collection of such information is 
        permissible by law, regarding the number of students, 
        disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, institution of higher 
        learning, home State, State where each student graduated from 
        high school, and disability status, who applied to the Program, 
        were offered a position, and participated.
            (2) Data on the number of security clearance investigations 
        started for such students and the timeline for such 
        investigations, including whether such investigations were 
        completed or if, and when, an interim security clearance was 
        granted.
            (3) Information on expenditures on the Program.
            (4) Information regarding the Department of State's 
        compliance with subsection (g).
    (i) Voluntary Participation.--
            (1) In general.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
        to compel any student who is a participant in an internship 
        program of the Department of State to participate in the 
        collection of the data or divulge any personal information. 
        Such students shall be informed that their participation in the 
        data collection contemplated by this section is voluntary.
            (2) Privacy protection.--Any data collected under this 
        section shall be subject to the relevant privacy protection 
        statutes and regulations applicable to Federal employees.
    (j) Special Hiring Authority.--The Department of State may offer 
compensated internships for not more than 52 weeks, and select, 
appoint, employ, and remove individuals in such compensated internships 
without regard to the provisions of law governing appointments in the 
competitive service.
    (k) Use of Funds.--Internships offered and compensated by the 
Department subject to this section shall be funded by amounts 
appropriated pursuant to--
            (1) the authorization of appropriations under section 1001; 
        and
            (2) any other Act.

SEC. 1324. COMPETITIVE STATUS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES HIRED BY INSPECTORS 
              GENERAL TO SUPPORT THE LEAD IG MISSION.

    Subparagraph (A) of section 8L(d)(5) of the Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ``a lead Inspector 
General for'' and inserting ``any of the Inspectors General specified 
in subsection (c) for oversight of''.

SEC. 1325. COOPERATION WITH OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

    (a) Administrative Discipline.--Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall make 
explicit in writing to all Department of State personnel, including the 
Secretary of State, Department employees, contractors, and political 
appointees, and shall consider updating the Foreign Affairs Manual and 
the Foreign Affairs Handbook to explicitly specify, that if any of such 
personnel does not comply within 60 days with a request for an 
interview or access to documents from the Office of the Inspector 
General of the Department such personnel may be subject to appropriate 
administrative discipline including, when circumstances warrant, 
suspension without pay or removal.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act and on a quarterly basis thereafter, 
        the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of State 
        and the United States Agency for Global Media shall submit to 
        the appropriate congressional committees and the Secretary of 
        State a report in unclassified form detailing the following:
                    (A) The number of individuals who have failed to 
                comply within 60 days with a request for an interview 
                or access to documents from the Office of the Inspector 
                General pertaining to a non-criminal matter.
                    (B) The date on which such requests were initially 
                made.
                    (C) Any extension of time that was voluntarily 
                granted to such individual by the Office of the 
                Inspector General.
                    (D) The general subject matters regarding which the 
                Office of the Inspector General has requested of such 
                individuals.
            (2) Form.--Additional information pertaining solely to the 
        subject matter of a request described in paragraph (1) may be 
        provided in a supplemental classified annex, if necessary, but 
        all other information required by the reports required under 
        such paragraph shall be provided in unclassified form.

SEC. 1326. INFORMATION ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN WITH 
              SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS CONSISTENT WITH THE INDIVIDUALS 
              WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT.

    Not later than March 31, 2022, and annually thereafter, the 
Director of the Office of Overseas Schools of the Department of State 
shall maintain and update a list of overseas schools receiving 
assistance from the Office and detailing the extent to which each such 
school provides special education and related services to children with 
disabilities in accordance with part B of the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.). Each list required 
under this section shall be posted on the public website of the Office 
for access by members of the Foreign Service, Senior Foreign Service, 
and their eligible family members.

SEC. 1327. IMPLEMENTATION OF GAP MEMORANDUM IN SELECTION BOARD PROCESS.

    (a) In General.--Section 603 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4003) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(c)(1) A member of the Service or member of the Senior Foreign 
Service whose performance will be evaluated by a selection board may 
submit to such selection board a gap memo in advance of such 
evaluation.
    ``(2) Members of a selection board may not consider as negative the 
submission of a gap memo by a member described in paragraph (1) when 
evaluating the performance of such member.
    ``(3) In this subsection, the term `gap memo' means a written 
record, submitted to a selection board in a standard format established 
by the Director General of the Foreign Service, which indicates and 
explains a gap in the record of a member of the Service or member of 
the Senior Foreign Service whose performance will be evaluated by such 
selection board, which gap is due to personal circumstances, including 
for health, family, or other reason as determined by the Director 
General in consultation with the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate.''.
    (b) Consultation and Guidance.--
            (1) Consultation.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Director General of the Foreign 
        Service shall consult with the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
        the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
        Relations of the Senate regarding the development of the gap 
        memo under subsection (c) of section 603 of the Foreign Service 
        Act of 1980, as added by subsection (a).
            (2) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``gap memo'' 
        has the meaning given such term in subsection (c) of section 
        603 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980.

  TITLE IV--A DIVERSE WORKFORCE: RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND PROMOTION

SEC. 1401. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Applicant flow data.--The term ``applicant flow data'' 
        means data that tracks the rate of applications for job 
        positions among demographic categories.
            (2) Demographic data.--The term ``demographic data'' means 
        facts or statistics relating to the demographic categories 
        specified in the Office of Management and Budget statistical 
        policy directive entitled ``Standards for Maintaining, 
        Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity'' 
        (81 Fed. Reg. 67398).
            (3) Diversity.--The term ``diversity'' means those classes 
        of persons protected under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
        U.S.C. 2000a et seq.) and the Americans with Disabilities Act 
        of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
            (4) Workforce.--The term ``workforce'' means--
                    (A) individuals serving in a position in the civil 
                service (as such term is defined in section 2101 of 
                title 5, United States Code);
                    (B) individuals who are members of the Foreign 
                Service (as such term defined in section 103 of the 
                Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3902));
                    (C) all individuals serving under a personal 
                services contract;
                    (D) all individuals serving under a Foreign Service 
                limited appointment under section 309 of the Foreign 
                Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3949); or
                    (E) individuals other than Locally Employed Staff 
                working in the Department of State under any other 
                authority.

SEC. 1402. COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND DISSEMINATION OF WORKFORCE DATA.

    (a) Initial Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall, in consultation 
with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management and the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report, which shall also be 
published on a publicly available website of the Department in a 
searchable database format, that includes disaggregated demographic 
data and other information regarding the diversity of the workforce of 
the Department of State.
    (b) Data.--The report under subsection (a) shall include the 
following data to the maximum extent collection of such data is 
permissible by law:
            (1) Demographic data on each element of the workforce of 
        the Department of State, disaggregated by rank and grade or 
        grade-equivalent, with respect to the following groups:
                    (A) Applicants for positions in the Department.
                    (B) Individuals hired to join the workforce.
                    (C) Individuals promoted during the 5-year period 
                ending on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
                including promotions to and within the Senior Executive 
                Service or the Senior Foreign Service.
                    (D) Individuals serving during the 5-year period 
                ending on the date of the enactment of this Act as 
                special assistants in any of the offices of the 
                Secretary of State, the Deputy Secretary of State, the 
                Counselor of the Department of State, the Secretary's 
                Policy Planning Staff, the Under Secretary for Arms 
                Control and International Security, the Under Secretary 
                for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, the 
                Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the 
                Environment, the Undersecretary for Management, the 
                Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, and the 
                Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
                    (E) Individuals serving in the 5-year period ending 
                on the date of the enactment of this Act in each 
                bureau's front office.
                    (F) Individuals serving in the 5-year period ending 
                on the date of the enactment of this Act as detailees 
                to the National Security Council.
                    (G) Individuals serving on applicable selection 
                boards.
                    (H) Members of any external advisory committee or 
                board who are subject to appointment by individuals at 
                senior positions in the Department.
                    (I) Individuals participating in professional 
                development programs of the Department, and the extent 
                to which such participants have been placed into senior 
                positions within the Department after such 
                participation.
                    (J) Individuals participating in mentorship or 
                retention programs.
                    (K) Individuals who separated from the agency 
                during the 5-year period ending on the date of the 
                enactment of this Act, including individuals in the 
                Senior Executive Service or the Senior Foreign Service.
            (2) An assessment of agency compliance with the essential 
        elements identified in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
        Management Directive 715, effective October 1, 2003.
            (3) Data on the overall number of individuals who are part 
        of the workforce, the percentages of such workforce 
        corresponding to each element specified in section 1401(4), and 
        the percentages corresponding to each rank, grade, or grade-
        equivalent.
    (c) Recommendation.--The Secretary of State may include in the 
report under subsection (a) a recommendation to the Director of Office 
of Management and Budget and to the appropriate congressional 
committees regarding whether the Department of State should be 
permitted to collect more detailed data on demographic categories in 
addition to the race and ethnicity categories specified in the Office 
of Management and Budget statistical policy directive entitled 
``Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on 
Race and Ethnicity'' (81 Fed. Reg. 67398), in order to comply with the 
intent and requirements of this Act.
    (d) Other Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall also 
describe and assess the effectiveness of the efforts of the Department 
of State--
            (1) to propagate fairness, impartiality, and inclusion in 
        the work environment, both domestically and abroad;
            (2) to enforce anti-harassment and anti-discrimination 
        policies, both domestically and at posts overseas;
            (3) to refrain from engaging in unlawful discrimination in 
        any phase of the employment process, including recruitment, 
        hiring, evaluation, assignments, promotion, retention, and 
        training;
            (4) to prevent retaliation against employees for 
        participating in a protected equal employment opportunity 
        activity or for reporting sexual harassment or sexual assault;
            (5) to provide reasonable accommodation for qualified 
        employees and applicants with disabilities; and
            (6) to recruit a representative workforce by--
                    (A) recruiting women, persons with disabilities, 
                and minorities;
                    (B) recruiting at women's colleges, historically 
                Black colleges and universities, minority-serving 
                institutions, and other institutions serving a 
                significant percentage of minority students;
                    (C) placing job advertisements in newspapers, 
                magazines, and job sites oriented toward women and 
                minorities;
                    (D) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs in urban 
                and rural communities and land-grant colleges or 
                universities;
                    (E) providing opportunities through the Foreign 
                Service Internship Program under chapter 12 of the 
                Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4141 et seq.) 
                and other hiring initiatives;
                    (F) recruiting mid-level and senior-level 
                professionals through programs designed to increase 
                representation in international affairs of people 
                belonging to traditionally under-represented groups;
                    (G) offering the Foreign Service written and oral 
                assessment examinations in several locations throughout 
                the United States to reduce the burden of applicants 
                having to travel at their own expense to take either or 
                both such examinations;
                    (H) expanding the use of paid internships; and
                    (I) supporting recruiting and hiring opportunities 
                through--
                            (i) the Charles B. Rangel International 
                        Affairs Fellowship Program;
                            (ii) the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign 
                        Affairs Fellowship Program; and
                            (iii) other initiatives, including agency-
                        wide policy initiatives.
    (e) Annual Updates.--Not later than one year after the publication 
of the report required under subsection (a) and annually thereafter for 
the following five years, the Secretary of State shall work with the 
Director of the Office of Personnel Management and the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget to provide a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees, which shall be posted on the Department's 
website, which may be included in another annual report required under 
another provision of law, that includes--
            (1) disaggregated demographic data, to the maximum extent 
        collection of such data is permissible by law, relating to the 
        workforce and information on the status of diversity and 
        inclusion efforts of the Department;
            (2) an analysis of applicant flow data, to the maximum 
        extent collection of such data is permissible by law,; and
            (3) disaggregated demographic data relating to participants 
        in professional development programs of the Department and the 
        rate of placement into senior positions for participants in 
        such programs.

SEC. 1403. EXIT INTERVIEWS FOR WORKFORCE.

    (a) Retained Members.--The Director General of the Foreign Service 
and the Director of the Bureau of Human Resources or its equivalent 
shall conduct periodic interviews with a representative and diverse 
cross-section of the workforce of the Department of State--
            (1) to understand the reasons of individuals in such 
        workforce for remaining in a position in the Department; and
            (2) to receive feedback on workplace policies, professional 
        development opportunities, and other issues affecting the 
        decision of individuals in the workforce to remain in the 
        Department.
    (b) Departing Members.--The Director General of the Foreign Service 
and the Director of the Bureau of Human Resources or its equivalent 
shall provide an opportunity for an exit interview to each individual 
in the workforce of the Department of State who separates from service 
with the Department to better understand the reasons of such individual 
for leaving such service.
    (c) Use of Analysis From Interviews.--The Director General of the 
Foreign Service and the Director of the Bureau of Human Resources or 
its equivalent shall analyze demographic data and other information 
obtained through interviews under subsections (a) and (b) to 
determine--
            (1) to what extent, if any, the diversity of those 
        participating in such interviews impacts the results; and
            (2) whether to implement any policy changes or include any 
        recommendations in a report required under subsection (a) or 
        (e) of section 1402 relating to the determination reached 
        pursuant to paragraph (1).
    (d) Tracking Data.--The Department of State shall--
            (1) track demographic data relating to participants in 
        professional development programs and the rate of placement 
        into senior positions for participants in such programs;
            (2) annually evaluate such data--
                    (A) to identify ways to improve outreach and 
                recruitment for such programs, consistent with merit 
                system principles; and
                    (B) to understand the extent to which participation 
                in any professional development program offered or 
                sponsored by the Department differs among the 
                demographic categories of the workforce; and
            (3) actively encourage participation from a range of 
        demographic categories, especially from categories with 
        consistently low participation, in such professional 
        development programs.

SEC. 1404. RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall--
            (1) continue to seek a diverse and talented pool of 
        applicants; and
            (2) instruct the Director General of the Foreign Service 
        and the Director of the Bureau of Human Resources of the 
        Department of State to have a recruitment plan of action for 
        the recruitment of people belonging to traditionally under-
        represented groups, which should include outreach at 
        appropriate colleges, universities, affinity groups, and 
        professional associations.
    (b) Scope.--The diversity recruitment initiatives described in 
subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) recruiting at women's colleges, historically Black 
        colleges and universities, minority-serving institutions, and 
        other institutions serving a significant percentage of minority 
        students;
            (2) placing job advertisements in newspapers, magazines, 
        and job sites oriented toward diverse groups;
            (3) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs in urban and 
        rural communities and land-grant colleges or universities;
            (4) providing opportunities through highly respected, 
        international leadership programs, that focus on diversity 
        recruitment and retention;
            (5) expanding the use of paid internships; and
            (6) cultivating partnerships with organizations dedicated 
        to the advancement of the profession of international affairs 
        and national security to advance shared diversity goals.
    (c) Expand Training on Anti-harassment and Anti-discrimination.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall, through the 
        Foreign Service Institute and other educational and training 
        opportunities--
                    (A) ensure the provision to all individuals in the 
                workforce of training on anti-harassment and anti-
                discrimination information and policies, including in 
                existing Foreign Service Institute courses or modules 
                prioritized in the Department of State's Diversity and 
                Inclusion Strategic Plan for 2016-2020 to promote 
                diversity in Bureau awards or mitigate unconscious 
                bias;
                    (B) expand the provision of training on workplace 
                rights and responsibilities to focus on anti-harassment 
                and anti-discrimination information and policies, 
                including policies relating to sexual assault 
                prevention and response; and
                    (C) make such expanded training mandatory for--
                            (i) individuals in senior and supervisory 
                        positions;
                            (ii) individuals having responsibilities 
                        related to recruitment, retention, or promotion 
                        of employees; and
                            (iii) any other individual determined by 
                        the Department who needs such training based on 
                        analysis by the Department or OPM analysis.
            (2) Best practices.--The Department of State shall give 
        special attention to ensuring the continuous incorporation of 
        research-based best practices in training provided under this 
        subsection.

SEC. 1405. PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE NATIONAL SECURITY 
              WORKFORCE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall ensure that 
individuals in senior and supervisory positions of the Department of 
State, or Department individuals having responsibilities related to 
recruitment, retention, or promotion of employees, should have a 
demonstrated commitment to equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion.
    (b) Consideration.--In making any recommendations on nominations, 
conducting interviews, identifying or selecting candidates, or 
appointing acting individuals for positions equivalent to an Assistant 
Secretary or above, the Secretary of State shall use best efforts to 
consider at least one individual reflective of diversity.
    (c) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall establish a 
        mechanism to ensure that appointments or details of Department 
        of State employees to staff positions in the Offices of the 
        Secretary, the Deputy Secretary, the Counselor of the 
        Department, the Secretary's Policy Planning Staff, or any of 
        the Undersecretaries of State, and details to the National 
        Security Council, are transparent, competitive, equitable, and 
        inclusive, and made without regard to an individual's race, 
        color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, transgender status, 
        or sexual orientation), national origin, age (if 40 or older), 
        disability, or genetic information.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
        the appropriate congressional committees a report regarding the 
        mechanism required under paragraph (1).
    (d) Availability.--The Secretary of State shall use best efforts to 
consider at least one individual reflective of diversity for the staff 
positions specified in subsection (c)(1) and ensure such positions are 
equitably available to employees of the civil service and Foreign 
Service.

SEC. 1406. LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

    (a) Reward and Recognize Efforts to Promote Diversity and 
Inclusion.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall implement 
        performance and advancement requirements that reward and 
        recognize the efforts of individuals in senior positions and 
        supervisors in the Department of State in fostering an 
        inclusive environment and cultivating talent consistent with 
        merit system principles, such as through participation in 
        mentoring programs or sponsorship initiatives, recruitment 
        events, and other similar opportunities.
            (2) Outreach events.--The Secretary of State shall create 
        opportunities for individuals in senior positions and 
        supervisors in the Department of State to participate in 
        outreach events and to discuss issues relating to diversity and 
        inclusion with the workforce on a regular basis, including with 
        employee resource groups.
    (b) External Advisory Committees and Boards.--For each external 
advisory committee or board to which individuals in senior positions in 
the Department of State appoint members, the Secretary of State is 
strongly encouraged by Congress to ensure such external advisory 
committee or board is developed, reviewed, and carried out by qualified 
teams that represent the diversity of the organization.

SEC. 1407. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND TOOLS.

    (a) Expand Provision of Professional Development and Career 
Advancement Opportunities.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of State is authorized to 
        expand professional development opportunities that support the 
        mission needs of the Department of State, such as--
                    (A) academic programs;
                    (B) private-public exchanges; and
                    (C) detail assignments to relevant positions in--
                            (i) private or international organizations;
                            (ii) State, local, and Tribal governments;
                            (iii) other branches of the Federal 
                        Government; or
                            (iv) professional schools of international 
                        affairs.
            (2) Training for senior positions.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary of State shall 
                offer, or sponsor members of the workforce to 
                participate in, a Senior Executive Service candidate 
                development program or other program that trains 
                members on the skills required for appointment to 
                senior positions in the Department of State.
                    (B) Requirements.--In determining which members of 
                the workforce are granted professional development or 
                career advancement opportunities under subparagraph 
                (A), the Secretary of State shall--
                            (i) ensure any program offered or sponsored 
                        by the Department of State under such 
                        subparagraph comports with the requirements of 
                        subpart C of part 412 of title 5, Code of 
                        Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto, 
                        including merit staffing and assessment 
                        requirements;
                            (ii) consider the number of expected 
                        vacancies in senior positions as a factor in 
                        determining the number of candidates to select 
                        for such programs;
                            (iii) understand how participation in any 
                        program offered or sponsored by the Department 
                        under such subparagraph differs by gender, 
                        race, national origin, disability status, or 
                        other demographic categories; and
                            (iv) actively encourage participation from 
                        a range of demographic categories, especially 
                        from categories with consistently low 
                        participation.

SEC. 1408. EXAMINATION AND ORAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE FOREIGN SERVICE.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Department of State should offer both the Foreign Service written 
examination and oral assessment in more locations throughout the United 
States. Doing so would ease the financial burden on potential 
candidates who do not currently reside in and must travel at their own 
expense to one of the few locations where these assessments are 
offered.
    (b) Foreign Service Examinations.--Section 301(b) of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3941) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting: ``(1) The 
        Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) The Secretary shall ensure that the Board of Examiners for 
the Foreign Service annually offers the oral assessment examinations 
described in paragraph (1) in cities, chosen on a rotating basis, 
located in at least three different time zones across the United 
States.''.

SEC. 1409. PAYNE FELLOWSHIP AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) In General.--Undergraduate and graduate components of the 
Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program may 
conduct outreach to attract outstanding students with an interest in 
pursuing a Foreign Service career who represent diverse ethnic and 
socioeconomic backgrounds.
    (b) Review of Past Programs.--The Secretary of State shall review 
past programs designed to increase minority representation in 
international affairs positions.

SEC. 1410. VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.

    (a) In General.--Nothing in this title should be construed so as to 
compel any employee to participate in the collection of the data or 
divulge any personal information. Department of State employees shall 
be informed that their participation in the data collection 
contemplated by this title is voluntary.
    (b) Privacy Protection.--Any data collected under this title shall 
be subject to the relevant privacy protection statutes and regulations 
applicable to Federal employees.

                     TITLE V--INFORMATION SECURITY

SEC. 1501. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence 
        community'' has the meaning given such term in section 3(4) of 
        the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
            (2) Relevant congressional committees.--The term ``relevant 
        congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the appropriate congressional committees;
                    (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
                Senate; and
                    (C) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
                of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 1502. LIST OF CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS.

    (a) List of Covered Contractors.--Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall develop 
or maintain, as the case may be, and update as frequently as the 
Secretary determines appropriate, a list of covered contractors with 
respect to which the Department should seek to avoid entering into 
contracts. Not later than 30 days after the initial development of the 
list under this subsection, any update thereto, and annually thereafter 
for five years after such initial 30 day period, the Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a copy of such list.
    (b) Covered Contractor Defined.--In this section, the term 
``covered contractor'' means a provider of telecommunications, 
telecommunications equipment, or information technology equipment, 
including hardware, software, or services, that has knowingly assisted 
or facilitated a cyber attack or conducted surveillance, including 
passive or active monitoring, carried out against--
            (1) the United States by, or on behalf of, any government, 
        or persons associated with such government, listed as a cyber 
        threat actor in the intelligence community's 2017 assessment of 
        worldwide threats to United States national security or any 
        subsequent worldwide threat assessment of the intelligence 
        community; or
            (2) individuals, including activists, journalists, 
        opposition politicians, or other individuals for the purposes 
        of suppressing dissent or intimidating critics, on behalf of a 
        country included in the annual country reports on human rights 
        practices of the Department for systematic acts of political 
        repression, including arbitrary arrest or detention, torture, 
        extrajudicial or politically motivated killing, or other gross 
        violations of human rights.

SEC. 1503. PRESERVING RECORDS OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS CONDUCTED 
              RELATED TO OFFICIAL DUTIES OF POSITIONS IN THE PUBLIC 
              TRUST OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that all 
officers and employees of the Department and the United States Agency 
for International Development are obligated under chapter 31 of title 
44, United States Code (popularly referred to as the Federal Records 
Act of 1950), to create and preserve records containing adequate and 
proper documentation of the organization, functions, policies, 
decisions, procedures, and essential transactions or operations of the 
Department and United States embassies, consulates, and missions 
abroad, including records of official communications with foreign 
government officials or other foreign entities.
    (b) Certification.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a certification in unclassified form that 
Secretary has communicated to all Department personnel, including the 
Secretary of State and all political appointees, that such personnel 
are obligated under chapter 31 of title 44, United States Code, to 
treat electronic messaging systems, software, and applications as 
equivalent to electronic mail for the purpose of identifying Federal 
records.

SEC. 1504. FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES (FRUS) SERIES AND 
              DECLASSIFICATION.

    The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended--
            (1) in section 402(a)(2) (22 U.S.C. 4352(a)(2)), by 
        striking ``26'' and inserting ``20''; and
            (2) in section 404 (22 U.S.C. 4354)--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``30''and 
                inserting ``25''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c)(1)(C), by striking ``30'' and 
                inserting ``25''.

SEC. 1505. VULNERABILITY DISCLOSURE POLICY AND BUG BOUNTY PILOT 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Bug bounty program.--The term ``bug bounty program'' 
        means a program under which an approved individual, 
        organization, or company is temporarily authorized to identify 
        and report vulnerabilities of internet-facing information 
        technology of the Department of State in exchange for 
        compensation.
            (2) Information technology.--The term ``information 
        technology'' has the meaning given such term in section 11101 
        of title 40, United States Code.
    (b) Vulnerability Disclosure Process.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall design, 
        establish, and make publicly known a Vulnerability Disclosure 
        Process (VDP) to improve Department of State cybersecurity by--
                    (A) providing security researchers with clear 
                guidelines for--
                            (i) conducting vulnerability discovery 
                        activities directed at Department information 
                        technology; and
                            (ii) submitting discovered security 
                        vulnerabilities to the Department; and
                    (B) creating Department procedures and 
                infrastructure to receive and fix discovered 
                vulnerabilities.
            (2) Requirements.--In establishing the VDP pursuant to 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall--
                    (A) identify which Department of State information 
                technology should be included in the process;
                    (B) determine whether the process should 
                differentiate among and specify the types of security 
                vulnerabilities that may be targeted;
                    (C) provide a readily available means of reporting 
                discovered security vulnerabilities and the form in 
                which such vulnerabilities should be reported;
                    (D) identify which Department offices and positions 
                will be responsible for receiving, prioritizing, and 
                addressing security vulnerability disclosure reports;
                    (E) consult with the Attorney General regarding how 
                to ensure that individuals, organizations, and 
                companies that comply with the requirements of the 
                process are protected from prosecution under section 
                1030 of title 18, United States Code, and similar 
                provisions of law for specific activities authorized 
                under the process;
                    (F) consult with the relevant offices at the 
                Department of Defense that were responsible for 
                launching the 2016 Vulnerability Disclosure Program, 
                ``Hack the Pentagon'', and subsequent Department of 
                Defense bug bounty programs;
                    (G) engage qualified interested persons, including 
                nongovernmental sector representatives, about the 
                structure of the process as constructive and to the 
                extent practicable; and
                    (H) award contracts to entities, as necessary, to 
                manage the process and implement the remediation of 
                discovered security vulnerabilities.
            (3) Annual reports.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        establishment of the VDP under paragraph (1) and annually 
        thereafter for the next five years, the Secretary of State 
        shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
        of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
        the Senate a report on the VDP, including information relating 
        to the following:
                    (A) The number and severity of all security 
                vulnerabilities reported.
                    (B) The number of previously unidentified security 
                vulnerabilities remediated as a result.
                    (C) The current number of outstanding previously 
                unidentified security vulnerabilities and Department of 
                State remediation plans.
                    (D) The average length of time between the 
                reporting of security vulnerabilities and remediation 
                of such vulnerabilities.
                    (E) The resources, surge staffing, roles, and 
                responsibilities within the Department used to 
                implement the VDP and complete security vulnerability 
                remediation.
                    (F) Any other information the Secretary determines 
                relevant.
    (c) Bug Bounty Pilot Program.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
        establish a bug bounty pilot program to minimize security 
        vulnerabilities of internet-facing information technology of 
        the Department of State.
            (2) Requirements.--In establishing the pilot program 
        described in paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall--
                    (A) provide compensation for reports of previously 
                unidentified security vulnerabilities within the 
                websites, applications, and other internet-facing 
                information technology of the Department of State that 
                are accessible to the public;
                    (B) award contracts to entities, as necessary, to 
                manage such pilot program and for executing the 
                remediation of security vulnerabilities identified 
                pursuant to subparagraph (A);
                    (C) identify which Department of State information 
                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 prosecution 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 program 
                and subsequent Department of Defense bug bounty 
                programs;
                    (F) develop a process by which an approved 
                individual, organization, or company can register with 
                the entity referred to in subparagraph (B), submit to a 
                background check as determined by the Department of 
                State, and receive a determination as to eligibility 
                for participation in such pilot program;
                    (G) engage qualified interested persons, including 
                nongovernmental sector representatives, about the 
                structure of such pilot program as constructive 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 conducted pursuant to Binding Operational 
                Directive 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 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, 
                organizations, or companies involved in such pilot 
                program, broken down by the number of approved 
                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 program;
                    (C) the number of previously unidentified security 
                vulnerabilities remediated as a result of such pilot 
                program;
                    (D) the current number of outstanding previously 
                unidentified security vulnerabilities and Department 
                remediation plans;
                    (E) the average length of time between the 
                reporting of security vulnerabilities and remediation 
                of such vulnerabilities;
                    (F) the types of compensation provided under such 
                pilot program; and
                    (G) the lessons learned from such pilot program.
    (d) Use of Funds.--Compensation offered by the Department subject 
to this section shall be funded by amounts appropriated pursuant to--
            (1) the authorization of appropriations under section 1001; 
        and
            (2) any other Act.

                       TITLE VI--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

SEC. 1601. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Public Diplomacy Modernization Act 
of 2021''.

SEC. 1602. AVOIDING DUPLICATION OF PROGRAMS AND EFFORTS.

    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 offices in cases in which 
        programs, facilities, or administrative functions are 
        duplicative or substantially overlapping.

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 Department, including 
        through the routine use of audience research, digital 
        analytics, and impact evaluations, to plan and execute such 
        programs and activities; and
            (2) make available to Congress the findings of the research 
        and evaluations conducted under paragraph (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 Evaluation (referred to in this 
        subsection as the ``Director'') in the Office of Policy, 
        Planning, and Resources for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs 
        of the Department.
            (2) Limitation on appointment.--The appointment of the 
        Director pursuant to paragraph (1) 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 
                        activities are increasing the knowledge, 
                        understanding, and trust of the United States 
                        by relevant target audiences;
                    (B) routinely organize and oversee audience 
                research, digital analytics, and impact evaluations 
                across all public diplomacy bureaus and offices of the 
                Department;
                    (C) support United States diplomatic posts' public 
                affairs sections;
                    (D) share appropriate public diplomacy research and 
                evaluation information within the Department and with 
                other appropriate Federal departments and agencies;
                    (E) regularly design and coordinate standardized 
                research questions, methodologies, and procedures to 
                ensure that public diplomacy programs and activities 
                across all public diplomacy bureaus and offices are 
                designed to meet appropriate 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 pursuant to paragraph (1), the 
        Director shall develop guidance 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 
        activity evaluation findings to ensure that such findings and 
        related lessons learned are implemented in the planning and 
        evaluation of all public diplomacy programs and activities of 
        the Department.
    (c) Prioritizing Research and Evaluation.--
            (1) In general.--The head of the Office of Policy, 
        Planning, and Resources for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs 
        of the Department of State shall ensure that research and 
        evaluation of public diplomacy and activities of the 
        Department, as coordinated and overseen by the Director 
        pursuant to subsection (b), supports strategic planning and 
        resource allocation across all public diplomacy bureaus and 
        offices of the Department.
            (2) Allocation of resources.--Amounts allocated for the 
        purpose of research and evaluation of public diplomacy programs 
        and activities of the Department 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 
        research and evaluation staff across all public diplomacy 
        bureaus and offices of the Department.
            (3) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
        the Department of State should gradually increase its 
        allocation of funds made available under the headings 
        ``Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs'' and ``Diplomatic 
        Programs'' for research and evaluation of public diplomacy 
        programs and activities of the Department pursuant to 
        subsection (b) to a percentage of program funds that is 
        commensurate with Federal Government best practices.
    (d) Limited Exemption Relating to the Paperwork Reduction Act.--
Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the 
``Paperwork Reduction 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 research, 
monitoring, and evaluations, and in connection with the Department's 
activities conducted pursuant to any of the following:
            (1) The Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 
        1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.).
            (2) Section 1287 of the National Defense Authorization 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 
        foreign audiences.
            (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 Public Diplomacy.--
            (1) Subcommittee for research and evaluation.--The United 
        States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy shall establish 
        a Subcommittee on Research and Evaluation to monitor and advise 
        regarding audience research, digital analytics, and impact 
        evaluations carried out by the Department of State and the 
        United States Agency for Global Media.
            (2) Annual report.--The Subcommittee on Research and 
        Evaluation established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall submit 
        to the appropriate congressional committees an annual report, 
        in conjunction with the United States Advisory Commission on 
        Public Diplomacy's Comprehensive Annual Report on the 
        performance of the Department and the United States Agency for 
        Global Media, describing all actions taken 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 ``sunset'' 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 Restructuring Act of 1998 is amended 
by amending the item relating to section 1334 to read as follows:

``Sec. 1334. Continuation of United States Advisory Commission on 
                            Public Diplomacy.''.

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 Secretary 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 resources, travel, purchasing, budgetary planning, and all 
other executive support functions for all bureaus of the Department 
that report to the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy 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 established 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 diplomatic 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 Center, American 
Corner, or any other public diplomacy facility under the Secure Embassy 
Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 et seq.).
    (b) Requirements.--The guidelines required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) Standardized notification to each chief of mission at a 
        diplomatic post describing the requirements of the Secure 
        Embassy Construction and 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 subsection (a) is closed or staff is co-located in 
        accordance with such Act.
            (3) A process by which assessments and recommendations 
        under paragraph (2) are considered by the Secretary of State 
        and the appropriate Under Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries 
        of the Department.
            (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 guidelines.

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 segments to understand the attitudes, 
        interests, knowledge, 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 diplomacy 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 offices.--The term 
        ``public diplomacy bureaus and offices'' means, with respect to 
        the Department, the following:
                    (A) The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
                    (B) The Bureau of Global Public Affairs.
                    (C) The Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources 
                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 Federal 
                departments and agencies implementing programs to 
                promote good governance and combat 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 governance 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 capacity 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 public 
corruption. Each such assessment shall--
            (1) utilize independent, third party indicators that 
        measure transparency, accountability, and corruption in the 
        public sector in such countries, including 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 identified under 
        paragraph (1)--
                    (A) has adopted measures to prevent public 
                corruption, such as measures to inform and educate the 
                public, including potential victims, about the causes 
                and consequences of public corruption;
                    (B) has enacted laws and established government 
                structures, policies, and practices that prohibit 
                public corruption;
                    (C) enforces such laws through a fair judicial 
                process;
                    (D) vigorously investigates, prosecutes, convicts, 
                and sentences public officials who participate 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 commensurate with 
                the punishment prescribed for serious crimes;
                    (F) prescribes appropriate punishment for 
                significant corruption that provides a sufficiently 
                stringent deterrent and adequately reflects the nature 
                of the offense;
                    (G) convicts and sentences persons responsible for 
                such acts that take place wholly or partly within the 
                country of such government, including, as appropriate, 
                requiring the incarceration of individuals convicted of 
                such acts;
                    (H) holds private sector representatives 
                accountable for their role in public corruption; and
                    (I) addresses threats for civil society to monitor 
                anti-corruption efforts;
            (3) further consider--
                    (A) verifiable measures taken by the government of 
                a country identified under paragraph (1) to prohibit 
                government officials from participating in, 
                facilitating, or condoning public corruption, including 
                the investigation, prosecution, and conviction of such 
                officials;
                    (B) the extent to which such government provides 
                access, or, as appropriate, makes adequate resources 
                available, to civil society organizations and other 
                institutions to combat public corruption, including 
                reporting, investigating, and monitoring;
                    (C) the extent to which an independent judiciary or 
                judicial body in such country is responsible for, and 
                effectively capable of, deciding public corruption 
                cases impartially, on the basis of facts and in 
                accordance with law, without any improper restrictions, 
                influences, inducements, pressures, threats, or 
                interferences, whether direct or indirect, from any 
                source or for any reason;
                    (D) the extent to which such government cooperates 
                meaningfully with the United States to strengthen 
                government and judicial institutions and the rule of 
                law to prevent, prohibit, and punish public corruption; 
                and
                    (E) the extent to which such government--
                            (i) is assisting in international 
                        investigations of transnational public 
                        corruption networks and in other cooperative 
                        efforts to combat serious, significant 
                        corruption, including cooperating with the 
                        governments of other countries to extradite 
                        corrupt actors;
                            (ii) recognizes the rights of victims of 
                        public corruption, ensures their access to 
                        justice, and takes steps to prevent such 
                        victims from being further victimized or 
                        persecuted by corrupt actors, government 
                        officials, or others; and
                            (iii) refrains from prosecuting legitimate 
                        victims of public corruption or whistleblowers 
                        due to such persons having assisted in exposing 
                        public corruption, and refrains from other 
                        discriminatory treatment of such persons; and
            (4) contain such other information relating to public 
        corruption as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
    (b) Identification.--After conducting each assessment under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall identify, of the countries 
described in subsection (a)(1)--
            (1) which countries are meeting minimum standards to combat 
        public corruption;
            (2) which countries are not meeting such minimum standards 
        but are making significant efforts to do so; and
            (3) which countries are not meeting such minimum standards 
        and are not making significant efforts to do so.
    (c) Report.--Except as provided in subsection (d), not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually 
thereafter through fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate a report, and make such report publicly 
available, that--
            (1) identifies the countries described in subsection (a)(1) 
        and paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b);
            (2) describes the methodology and data utilized in the 
        assessments under subsection (a); and
            (3) identifies the reasons for the identifications referred 
        to in paragraph (1).
    (d) Briefing in Lieu of Report.--The Secretary of State may waive 
the requirement to submit and make publicly available a written report 
under subsection (c) if the Secretary--
            (1) determines that publication of such report would--
                    (A) undermine existing United States anti-
                corruption efforts in one or more countries; or
                    (B) threaten the national interests of the United 
                States; and
            (2) provides to the appropriate congressional committees a 
        briefing that--
                    (A) identifies the countries described in 
                subsection (a)(1) and paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
                subsection (b);
                    (B) describes the methodology and data utilized in 
                the assessment under subsection (a); and
                    (C) identifies the reasons for the identifications 
                referred to in subparagraph (A).

SEC. 1703. TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

    For each country identified under paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 
1702(b), the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Development, as 
appropriate, shall--
            (1) ensure that a corruption risk assessment and mitigation 
        strategy is included in the integrated country strategy for 
        such country; and
            (2) utilize appropriate mechanisms to combat corruption in 
        such countries, including by ensuring--
                    (A) the inclusion of anti-corruption clauses in 
                contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements entered 
                into by the Department of State or the United States 
                Agency for International Development for or in such 
                countries, which allow for the termination of such 
                contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements, as the 
                case may be, without penalty if credible indicators of 
                public corruption are discovered;
                    (B) the inclusion of appropriate clawback or 
                flowdown clauses within the procurement instruments of 
                the Department of State and the United States Agency 
                for International Development that provide for the 
                recovery of funds misappropriated through corruption;
                    (C) the appropriate disclosure to the United States 
                Government, in confidential form, if necessary, of the 
                beneficial ownership of contractors, subcontractors, 
                grantees, cooperative agreement participants, and other 
                organizations implementing programs on behalf of the 
                Department of State or the United States Agency for 
                International Development; and
                    (D) the establishment of mechanisms for 
                investigating allegations of misappropriated resources 
                and equipment.

SEC. 1704. DESIGNATION OF EMBASSY ANTI-CORRUPTION POINTS OF CONTACT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall annually designate an 
anti-corruption point of contact at the United States diplomatic post 
to each country identified under paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 
1702(b), or which the Secretary otherwise determines is in need of such 
a point of contact. The point of contact shall be the chief of mission 
or the chief of mission's designee.
    (b) Responsibilities.--Each anti-corruption point of contact 
designated under subsection (a) shall be responsible for coordinating 
and overseeing the implementation of a whole-of-government approach 
among the relevant Federal departments and agencies operating programs 
that--
            (1) promote good governance in foreign countries; and
            (2) enhance the ability of such countries to--
                    (A) combat public corruption; and
                    (B) develop and implement corruption risk 
                assessment tools and mitigation strategies.
    (c) Training.--The Secretary of State shall implement appropriate 
training for anti-corruption points of contact designated under 
subsection (a).

                       TITLE VIII--OTHER MATTERS

SEC. 1801. CASE-ZABLOCKI ACT REFORM.

    Section 112b of title 1, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``sixty'' 
                and inserting ``30''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``Committee 
                on International Relations'' and inserting ``Committee 
                on Foreign Affairs''; and
            (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) Each department or agency of the United States Government 
that enters into any international agreement described in subsection 
(a) on behalf of the United States, shall designate a Chief 
International Agreements Officer, who--
            ``(1) shall be a current employee of such department or 
        agency;
            ``(2) shall serve concurrently as Chief International 
        Agreements Officer; and
            ``(3) subject to the authority of the head of such 
        department or agency, shall have department or agency-wide 
        responsibility for efficient and appropriate compliance with 
        subsection (a) to transmit the text of any international 
        agreement to the Department of State expeditiously after such 
        agreement has been signed.''.

SEC. 1802. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT.

    Section 620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2370(q)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``No assistance'' and inserting the 
        following ``(1) No assistance'';
            (2) by inserting ``the government of'' before ``any 
        country'';
            (3) by inserting ``the government of'' before ``such 
        country'' each place it appears;
            (4) by striking ``determines'' and all that follows and 
        inserting ``determines, after consultation with the Committee 
        on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
        House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations 
        and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, that 
        assistance for such country is in the national interest of the 
        United States.''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) No assistance shall be furnished under this Act, the Peace 
Corps Act, the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, the African 
Development Foundation Act, the BUILD Act of 2018, section 504 of the 
FREEDOM Support Act, or section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act to 
the government of any country which is in default during a period in 
excess of 1 calendar year in payment to the United States of principal 
or interest or any loan made to the government of such country by the 
United States unless the President determines, following consultation 
with the congressional committees specified in paragraph (1), that 
assistance for such country is in the national interest of the United 
States.''.

SEC. 1803. SEAN AND DAVID GOLDMAN CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION AND RETURN 
              ACT OF 2014 AMENDMENT.

    Subsection (b) of section 101 of the Sean and David Goldman 
International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014 (22 
U.S.C. 9111; Public Law 113-150) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, respectively,'' after 
                        ``access cases''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``and the number of 
                        children involved'' before the semicolon at the 
                        end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 
                ``respectively, the number of children involved,'' 
                after ``access cases,'';
            (2) in paragraph (7), by inserting ``, and number of 
        children involved in such cases'' before the semicolon at the 
        end;
            (3) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon at the end;
            (4) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(10) the total number of pending cases the Department of 
        State has assigned to case officers and number of children 
        involved for each country and as a total for all countries.''.

SEC. 1804. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES OF COMMISSION FOR THE 
              PRESERVATION OF AMERICA'S HERITAGE ABROAD.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 3123 of title 54, United States Code, is 
amended as follows:
            (1) In section 312302, by inserting ``, and unimpeded 
        access to those sites,'' after ``and historic buildings''.
            (2) In section 312304(a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``and historic buildings'' 
                        and inserting ``and historic buildings, and 
                        unimpeded access to those sites''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and protected'' and 
                        inserting ``, protected, and made accessible''; 
                        and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and 
                protecting'' and inserting ``, protecting, and making 
                accessible''.
            (3) In section 312305, by inserting ``and to the Committee 
        on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate'' after 
        ``President''.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage 
Abroad shall submit to the President and to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate a report that contains an evaluation of the 
extent to which the Commission is prepared to continue its activities 
and accomplishments with respect to the foreign heritage of United 
States citizens from eastern and central Europe, were the Commission's 
duties and powers extended to include other regions, including the 
Middle East and North Africa, and any additional resources or personnel 
the Commission would require.

SEC. 1805. CHIEF OF MISSION CONCURRENCE.

    In the course of providing concurrence to the exercise of the 
authority pursuant to section 127e of title 10, United State Code, or 
section 1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2018--
            (1) each relevant chief of mission shall inform and consult 
        in a timely manner with relevant individuals at relevant 
        missions or bureaus of the Department of State; and
            (2) the Secretary of State shall take such steps as may be 
        necessary to ensure that such relevant individuals have the 
        security clearances necessary and access to relevant 
        compartmented and special programs to so consult in a timely 
        manner with respect to such concurrence.

SEC. 1806. REPORT ON EFFORTS OF THE CORONAVIRUS REPATRIATION TASK 
              FORCE.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees, the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives, and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a 
report evaluating the efforts of the Coronavirus Repatriation Task 
Force of the Department of State to repatriate United States citizens 
and legal permanent residents in response to the 2020 coronavirus 
outbreak. The report shall identify--
            (1) the most significant impediments to repatriating such 
        persons;
            (2) the lessons learned from such repatriations; and
            (3) any changes planned to future repatriation efforts of 
        the Department of State to incorporate such lessons learned.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 18, 2021.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.