Title: Department of State Authorization Act of 2019
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Department of State Authorization Act of 2019
This bill authorizes, revises, and repeals various provisions related to the Department of State.
The bill provides statutory authority to establish an Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs and an Assistant Secretary for Energy Diplomacy and Security and eliminates the position for the Special Representative and Policy Coordinator for Burma (Myanmar).
The bill imposes limitations on special appointments not expressly authorized by Congress.
The State Department may not expend any amounts for reduction-in-force actions unless it has provided justification to Congress.
The State Department shall make certain efforts to promote diversity in its workforce, including expanding anti-harassment and antidiscrimination training and gathering data to devise ways to promote participation from a range of demographic categories in professional development programs.
The State Department shall semiannually consult with other departments and agencies regarding the security of certain information systems and commission independent penetration testing of such systems.
The bill directs the State Department to take various actions to update its public diplomacy efforts, including establishing a Director of Research and Evaluation to assess existing programs.
The State Department shall assess each country's capacity to combat public corruption. For countries that do not meet the minimum standards, the State Department shall utilize proper measures to combat corruption.
The State Department shall establish a working group on security assistance, including activities such as peacekeeping and military financing assistance. The bill revises various requirements and limits related to such assistance and transferring defense articles to foreign countries.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3352 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3352

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 19, 2019

 Mr. Engel (for himself and Mr. McCaul) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
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 2019''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

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

Sec. 101. Sense of Congress on importance of Department of State's 
                            work.
Sec. 102. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
Sec. 103. Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law 
                            Enforcement Affairs.
Sec. 104. Bureau of Consular Affairs; Bureau of Population, Refugees, 
                            and Migration.
Sec. 105. Office of International Disability Rights.
Sec. 106. Office of Global Women's Issues.
Sec. 107. Special appointments.
Sec. 108. Anti-piracy information sharing.
Sec. 109. Importance of foreign affairs training to national security.
Sec. 110. Authorization for receipt of private funding for diplomatic 
                            studies and training.
Sec. 111. Classification and assignment of Foreign Service officers.
Sec. 112. Energy diplomacy and security within the Department of State.
Sec. 113. Passport fees.
Sec. 114. United States diplomacy center.
Sec. 115. 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. 116. Art in embassies.
Sec. 117. Amendment or repeal of reporting requirements.
Sec. 118. Reporting on implementation of GAO recommendations.
                     TITLE II--EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION

Sec. 201. Embassy security, construction, and maintenance.
Sec. 202. Standard design in capital construction.
Sec. 203. Capital construction transparency.
Sec. 204. Contractor performance information.
Sec. 205. Growth projections for new embassies and consulates.
Sec. 206. Long-range planning process.
Sec. 207. Value engineering and risk assessment.
Sec. 208. Business volume.
Sec. 209. Embassy security requests and deficiencies.
Sec. 210. Overseas security briefings.
Sec. 211. Contracting methods in capital construction.
Sec. 212. Competition in embassy construction.
Sec. 213. Definitions.
                      TITLE III--PERSONNEL ISSUES

Sec. 301. Defense Base Act insurance waivers.
Sec. 302. Study on Foreign Service allowances.
Sec. 303. Science and technology fellowships.
Sec. 304. Travel for separated families.
Sec. 305. Home leave travel for separated families.
Sec. 306. Sense of Congress regarding certain fellowship programs.
Sec. 307. Technical correction.
Sec. 308. Foreign Service awards.
Sec. 309. Diplomatic programs.
Sec. 310. Sense of Congress regarding veterans employment at the 
                            Department of State.
Sec. 311. Employee assignment restrictions and preclusions.
Sec. 312. Recall and reemployment of career members.
Sec. 313. Strategic staffing plan for the Department.
Sec. 314. Consulting services.
Sec. 315. Incentives for critical posts.
Sec. 316. Extension of authority for certain accountability review 
                            boards.
Sec. 317. Foreign service suspension without pay.
  TITLE IV--A DIVERSE WORKFORCE: RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND PROMOTION

Sec. 401. Definitions.
Sec. 402. Collection, analysis, and dissemination of workforce data.
Sec. 403. Exit interviews for workforce.
Sec. 404. Recruitment and retention.
Sec. 405. Examination and oral assessment for the Foreign Service.
Sec. 406. Payne fellowship authorization.
Sec. 407. Voluntary participation.
                     TITLE V--INFORMATION SECURITY

Sec. 501. Definitions.
Sec. 502. Information system security.
Sec. 503. Prohibition on contracting with certain telecommunications 
                            providers.
Sec. 504. Preserving records of electronic communications conducted 
                            related to official duties of positions in 
                            the public trust of the American people.
Sec. 505. Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) series and 
                            declassification.
                       TITLE VI--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Avoiding duplication of programs and efforts.
Sec. 603. Improving research and evaluation of public diplomacy.
Sec. 604. Permanent reauthorization of the United States Advisory 
                            Commission on Public Diplomacy.
Sec. 605. Streamlining of support functions.
Sec. 606. Guidance for closure of public diplomacy facilities.
Sec. 607. Definitions.
                 TITLE VII--COMBATING PUBLIC CORRUPTION

Sec. 701. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 702. Annual assessment.
Sec. 703. Transparency and accountability.
Sec. 704. Designation of embassy anti-corruption points of contact.
Sec. 705. Reporting requirements.
         TITLE VIII--MATTERS RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

Sec. 801. Short title.
Sec. 802. Security assistance defined.
           Subtitle A--Reform Relating to Security Assistance

Sec. 811. Organizational reform.
Sec. 812. Workforce development.
Sec. 813. Security assistance planning.
Sec. 814. Interagency coordination of security assistance, transfers, 
                            and security cooperation.
Sec. 815. Rule of construction.
                Subtitle B--Foreign Military Assistance

Sec. 821. Strategic allocation of excess defense articles.
Sec. 822. Modification of purposes for which military sales by the 
                            United States are authorized.
Sec. 823. Return of defense articles.
Sec. 824. Requirements relating to exemptions for licensing of defense 
                            items.
Sec. 825. Amendment to general provisions.
Sec. 826. Technical amendments to Arms Export Control Act.
Sec. 827. Sense of Congress on licensing under United States arms 
                            export control programs.
Sec. 828. Extension of war reserve stockpile authority.
Sec. 829. Peacekeeping operations and other national security programs.
Sec. 830. Other amendments to military assistance authorities.
Sec. 831. Repeal of reports.
Sec. 832. Defense trade controls registration fees.
Sec. 833. Withholding of assistance to units of foreign security forces 
                            that engaged in sexual exploitation or 
                            abuse in peacekeeping operations.
            Subtitle C--Studies on Authorities and Programs

Sec. 841. Requirement for study by Bureau of International Narcotics 
                            and Law Enforcement Affairs.
Sec. 842. Requirement for independent study of existing security 
                            assistance authorities.
                        TITLE IX--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 901. Case-Zablocki Act reform.
Sec. 902. Limitation on assistance to countries in default.
Sec. 903. Prohibition on assistance to governments supporting 
                            international terrorism.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--Unless otherwise 
        specified, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
        means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
                Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
                    (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
                of Representatives; and
                    (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives.
            (2) Department.--Unless otherwise specified, the term 
        ``Department'' means the Department of State.
            (3) Secretary.--Unless otherwise specified, the term 
        ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of State.

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

SEC. 101. 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 the 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, our 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. 102. 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.'';
            (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 civil society programs and 
                organizations;
                    ``(iv) implement--
                            ``(I) the limitation on assistance to 
                        security forces imposed pursuant to section 
                        620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
                        U.S.C. 2378d; commonly known as the `Leahy 
                        Law'); and
                            ``(II) the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 
                        2008 (22 U.S.C. 2370c et seq.; enacted as title 
                        IV of the William Wilberforce Trafficking 
                        Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 
                        (Public Law 110-457));
                    ``(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) Efficiency.--The Assistant Secretary for Democracy, 
        Human Rights, and Labor shall take whatever actions may be 
        necessary to minimize the duplication of efforts within the 
        Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
            ``(E) Local oversight.--United States missions, 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. 103. 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 paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); 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 issues in law enforcement programs, in 
                        consultation with the Assistant Secretary for 
                        Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the 
                        heads of appropriate regional bureaus of the 
                        Department of State.
                            ``(v) Combating, in conjunction with other 
                        relevant bureaus of the Department, all forms 
                        of transnational organized crime, including 
                        illicit trafficking, human trafficking, arms 
                        trafficking, wildlife trafficking, trafficking 
                        in cultural property, migrant smuggling, money 
                        laundering, the illicit smuggling of bulk cash, 
                        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.
                    ``(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.''.
    (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 (8) the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(9) 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. 104. 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) as subsection (i); 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. 105. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY RIGHTS.

    (a) Establishment.--There should be established in the Department 
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; and
            (3) promote disability inclusive practices and the training 
        of Department staff on soliciting quality programs that are 
        fully inclusive of people with disabilities.
    (c) Supervision.--The Office may be headed by--
            (1) a senior advisor to the appropriate Assistant 
        Secretary; or
            (2) an officer exercising significant authority who reports 
        to the President or Secretary, appointed by and with the advice 
        and consent of the Senate.

SEC. 106. OFFICE OF GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary should establish an Office of Global 
Women's Issues (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) Purpose.--The Office should coordinate efforts of the United 
States Government, as directed by the Secretary, regarding gender 
equality and advancing the status of women and girls in United States 
foreign policy.
    (c) Duties.--The Office should--
            (1) serve as the principal advisor to the Secretary 
        regarding gender equality, women's and girls' empowerment, and 
        violence against women and girls as a priority of United States 
        foreign policy;
            (2) represent the United States in diplomatic and 
        multilateral fora on matters relevant to the status of women 
        and girls;
            (3) advise the Secretary and provide input on all 
        activities, policies, programs, and funding relating to gender 
        equality and the advancement of women and girls internationally 
        for all bureaus and offices of the Department and in the 
        international programs of all other Federal agencies;
            (4) work to ensure that efforts to advance gender equality 
        and women's and girls' empowerment are fully integrated into 
        the programs, structures, processes, and capacities of all 
        bureaus and offices of the Department and in the international 
        programs of other Federal agencies; and
            (5) conduct regular consultation with civil society 
        organizations working to advance gender equality and empower 
        women and girls internationally.
    (d) Supervision.--The Office should be headed by an Ambassador-at-
large for Global Women's Issues.
    (e) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report or briefing regarding this section.

SEC. 107. SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS.

    (a) Report on Positions.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report that includes the 
following:
            (1) A description of the duties, responsibilities, and 
        number of staff of each existing Special Envoy, Special 
        Representative, Special Coordinator, Special Negotiator, Envoy, 
        Representative, Coordinator, Special Advisor, and other similar 
        position at the Department.
            (2) Recommendations regarding whether to maintain in the 
        Department each such position, including those listed in the 
        report submitted by the Secretary to the Committee on Foreign 
        Relations of the Senate on April 14, 2017, pursuant to section 
        418 of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 
        2017 (Public Law 114-323), that are not expressly authorized by 
        a provision of law enacted by Congress.
            (3) Justifications supporting each of the Secretary's 
        recommendations under paragraph (2).
    (b) Advice and Consent.--Not later than 90 days after the 
submission of the report required under subsection (a), the President 
shall submit the name of each Special Envoy, Special Representative, 
Special Coordinator, Special Negotiator, Envoy, Representative, 
Coordinator, Special Advisor, and other person occupying a similar 
position at the Department exercising significant authority pursuant to 
the laws of the United States that is not expressly authorized by a 
provision of law enacted by Congress to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate to seek the advice and consent of the Senate.
    (c) Rule of Construction Regarding Establishment of Positions.--
Nothing in this section may be construed as prohibiting the 
establishment or maintenance of any Special Envoy, Special 
Representative, Special Coordinator, Special Negotiator, Envoy, 
Representative, Coordinator, Special Advisor, or other similar position 
at the Department exercising significant authority pursuant to the laws 
of the United States if the name of the appointee for each such 
position is submitted to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate, to seek the advice and consent of the Senate, not later than 90 
days after each such appointment.
    (d) Limited Exception for Temporary Appointments.--The Secretary 
may maintain or establish a position with the title of Special Envoy, 
Special Representative, Special Coordinator, Special Negotiator, or 
Special Advisor, or a similar position not exercising significant 
authority pursuant to the laws of the United States for not longer than 
180 days if the Secretary, not later than 15 days before the 
appointment of a person to such a position, submits to the appropriate 
congressional committees a notification that includes the following:
            (1) A certification that the position is not expected to 
        demand the exercise of significant authority pursuant to the 
        laws of the United States.
            (2) A description of the duties and purpose of the 
        position.
            (3) The rationale for giving the specific title to the 
        position.
    (e) Renewal of Temporary Appointment.--Nothing in this section may 
be construed as prohibiting the Secretary from renewing for a period 
not to exceed 180 days any position maintained or established under 
subsection (d) if the Secretary complies with the notification 
requirements contained in such subsection.
    (f) Funding Restrictions.--
            (1) Positions not submitted for advice and consent.--No 
        funds may be authorized to be appropriated for--
                    (A) any Special Envoy, Special Representative, 
                Special Coordinator, Special Negotiator, Envoy, 
                Representative, Coordinator, Special Advisor, or other 
                similar position at the Department exercising 
                significant authority pursuant to the laws of the 
                United States if the name of the person appointed to 
                such position has not been submitted to the Committee 
                on Foreign Relations of the Senate for the advice and 
                consent of the Senate in accordance with subsection 
                (b); or
                    (B) any staff or resources related to such a 
                position until the person appointed to such position 
                has been submitted to the Committee on Foreign 
                Relations of the Senate for the advice and consent of 
                the Senate.
            (2) Temporary positions.--No funds may be authorized to be 
        appropriated for any position described in subsection (d) or 
        for any staff or resources related to such position unless the 
        Secretary has complied with the notification requirements under 
        such subsection.
            (3) Fiscal year 2020.--The restrictions described in this 
        subsection shall not apply in fiscal year 2020 to positions or 
        associated staff and resources for which funding is expressly 
        appropriated for such fiscal year in an Act of Congress.
    (g) Confirmation for Authorized Positions.--
            (1) In general.--No Special Envoy, Special Representative, 
        Special Coordinator, Special Negotiator, Envoy, Representative, 
        Coordinator, Special Advisor, or other similar position at the 
        Department exercising significant authority pursuant to the 
        laws of the United States that is authorized by an Act of 
        Congress (except the position authorized by section 621 of the 
        Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 (subtitle B of title VI of Public 
        Law 107-228; 22 U.S.C. 6901 note)) may be appointed without the 
        advice and consent of the Senate.
            (2) Fiscal year 2020.--The restriction described in 
        paragraph (1) shall not apply in fiscal year 2020 to positions 
        or associated staff and resources for which funding is 
        expressly appropriated for such fiscal year in an Act of 
        Congress.
    (h) Elimination of Special Representative and Policy Coordinator 
for Burma.--
            (1) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
                    (A) Congress established the Special Representative 
                and Policy Coordinator for Burma in July 2008 at a time 
                when the United States did not maintain full diplomatic 
                relations with Burma and had not appointed an 
                Ambassador to Burma in 18 years.
                    (B) In 2012, the United States re-established full 
                diplomatic relations with Burma and appointed a United 
                States Ambassador to Burma who, along with the 
                Secretary of State, Assistant Secretary of State for 
                East Asia and the Pacific, and other United States 
                Government officials, represents the United States' 
                interests in Burma.
            (2) Repeal.--Section 7 of the Tom Lantos Block Burmese Jade 
        Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-286; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating 
        to the establishment of a Special Representative and Policy 
        Coordinator for Burma) is hereby repealed.

SEC. 108. 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. 109. IMPORTANCE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TRAINING TO NATIONAL SECURITY.

    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 Secretary should explore establishing a ``training 
        float'' requiring that a certain percentage of the Foreign 
        Service shall be in long-term training at any given time;
            (3) the Department's Foreign Service Institute 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
            (4) consistent with existing Department gift acceptance 
        authority and other applicable laws, the Department and Foreign 
        Service Institute should seek and accept funds and other 
        resources from foundations, not-for-profit corporations, and 
        other appropriate sources to help the Department and the 
        Institute accomplish the goals specified in paragraph (3).

SEC. 110. AUTHORIZATION FOR RECEIPT OF PRIVATE FUNDING FOR DIPLOMATIC 
              STUDIES AND TRAINING.

    Section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(g)(1) The institution is authorized to receive private funds 
from private individuals and organizations to supplement the 
institution's funding and expand and enhance training, including for 
the following:
            ``(A) Design and implementation of a degree granting 
        program at the institution.
            ``(B) Curriculum development.
            ``(C) Training and classes for Members of Congress and 
        congressional staff.
            ``(D) Hiring retired Department of State personnel to 
        teach, notwithstanding other hiring limitations.
            ``(E) Other purposes as determined appropriate and 
        necessary by the Secretary of State.
    ``(2) Private funding received by the institution pursuant to this 
subsection shall be provided at the discretion of the grantor 
individual or organization, as the case may be.
    ``(3) Not less than once annually, and at the request of the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs or the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives or the Committee on Foreign Relations or the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Department shall provide 
the names of grantors and information relating to the nature and 
amounts of any contributions made.''.

SEC. 111. 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. 112. ENERGY DIPLOMACY AND SECURITY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 1 of the State 
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as amended 
by section 103 of this Act, is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) (as redesignated 
        pursuant to such section 103) as paragraph (5); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) 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.--The Secretary of State shall 
                ensure that 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; and
                            ``(v) 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;
                                    ``(VII) coordinating within the 
                                Department and with relevant Federal 
                                departments and agencies on developing 
                                and implementing international energy-
                                related sanctions; and
                                    ``(VIII) 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.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 931 of the Energy Independence 
and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17371) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b); and
            (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
        (a) and (b), respectively.

SEC. 113. PASSPORT FEES.

    Paragraph (2) of section 1(b) of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 
(22 U.S.C. 214(b)) is amended by striking ``not'' and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting the following: ``be 
exercised beginning on the date of the enactment of the Department of 
State Authorization Act of 2019.''.

SEC. 114. UNITED STATES DIPLOMACY CENTER.

    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. UNITED STATES DIPLOMACY CENTER.

    ``(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 center for United States 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 a center for United States 
        diplomacy. Any such revenues may be retained as a recovery of 
        the costs of operating the Center.
    ``(b) Disposition of United States Diplomacy Center 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 center for United States 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 center for 
        United States diplomacy and may not be used for any purpose 
        other than the acquisition and direct care of the collections 
        of the center.
            ``(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 center for 
                United States diplomacy as set forth in the collections 
                management policy of the center;
                    ``(B) the sale, trade, or transfer of such 
                document, artifact, or other article would serve to 
                maintain the standards of the collection of the center; 
                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 
        center for United States diplomacy to the Smithsonian 
        Institution or a similar institution for repair, study, or 
        exhibition.''.

SEC. 115. 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 shall--
                    (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. 116. 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 $50,000, unless such purchase is subject to prior consultation with, 
and the regular notification procedures of, the appropriate 
congressional committees.
    (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``art'' includes 
paintings, sculptures, photographs, industrial design, and craft art.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the costs of the Art in Embassies 
Program for each of fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014.
    (d) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on the date that is two 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 117. 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 members of ASEAN and other likeminded countries, a 
comprehensive, multilateral strategy to bring about further democratic 
consolidation in Burma and improve human rights practices and the 
quality of life in Burma, including the development of a dialogue 
leading to 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) Section 406 of Public Law 101-246 (22 U.S.C. 2414a).
            (4) Subsection (c) of section 702 of Public Law 96-465 (22 
        U.S.C. 4022).

SEC. 118. 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) Comptroller General Report.--Not later than 30 days after the 
Secretary submits the report under subsection (a), the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that identifies any discrepancies 
between the list of recommendations included in such report and the 
Government Accountability Office's list of outstanding recommendations 
for the Department.
    (c) Implementation Report.--
            (1) In general.--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 describes 
        the implementation status of each recommendation from the 
        Government Accountability Office included in the report 
        submitted under subsection (a).
            (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).
    (d) 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.

                     TITLE II--EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION

SEC. 201. EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE.

    For ``Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance'', there is 
authorized to be appropriated $1,987,211,000 for fiscal year 2020.

SEC. 202. 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 Standard Embassy 
Design, in which each new United States embassy and consulate starts 
with a standard design and keeps customization to a minimum.
    (b) Consultation.--The Secretary 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 four years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 203. 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 ``quarterly 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 90 days thereafter until the 
date that is four years after such date of enactment, the Secretary 
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) Initial Report.--The first report required under subsection (a) 
of section 118 of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 
2017 (as amended by this section) shall include an annex regarding all 
overseas capital construction projects and major embassy security 
upgrade projects completed during the 10-year period ending on December 
31, 2018, including, for each such project, the elements specified in 
subsection (b) of such section 118.

SEC. 204. CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE INFORMATION.

    (a) Deadline for Completion.--The Secretary shall complete all 
contractor performance evaluations required by subpart 42.15 of the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation by October 1, 2021.
    (b) Prioritization System.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 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 October 1, 2021, 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 rate the Department's project management performance.

SEC. 205. 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 Office of 
Management Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation of the Department 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 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. 206. 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 five 
        years, the Secretary shall develop--
                    (A) a comprehensive six-year Long-Range Overseas 
                Buildings Plan (LROBP) 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 six-year plan detailing the 
                Department's long-term planning for the maintenance and 
                sustainment of completed diplomatic posts, known as a 
                Long-Range Overseas Maintenance Plan (LROMP), 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. 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.
            (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 the each LROBP and the LROMP, the 
        Secretary 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'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 outlined in the LROBP and LROMP 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 consulate that has 
employed five or fewer United States Government employees on average 
over the 36 months prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 207. 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.--The proposed 
        allocation of capital construction and maintenance funds that 
        is required by the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
        and the House of Representatives 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 shall also 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 studies 
        described in subsection (a).
    (c) Reporting and Briefing Requirements.--The Secretary 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. 208. 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. 209. EMBASSY SECURITY REQUESTS AND DEFICIENCIES.

    The Secretary shall provide to the appropriate congressional 
committees upon request information on 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. 210. OVERSEAS SECURITY BRIEFINGS.

    Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary 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. 211. CONTRACTING METHODS IN CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION.

    (a) Delivery.--Unless the Secretary 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 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 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. 212. COMPETITION IN EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION.

    Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committee a 
report detailing steps the Department is taking to expand the embassy 
construction contractor base in order to increase competition and 
maximize value.

SEC. 213. 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. 301. 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 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 shall certify to the 
appropriate congressional committees that the requirement in subsection 
(a) has been met.

SEC. 302. STUDY ON FOREIGN SERVICE ALLOWANCES.

    (a) Report Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 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 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 and such 
        federally funded research and development center.
    (c) Availability of Information.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary 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 from 
        eligible bidders on their bid decision-making.
            (2) Cooperation.--The Secretary 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 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 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 303. 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 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. 304. 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, 1 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. 305. 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 the family members of a member of the Service 
reside apart from the member at authorized locations outside the United 
States because they are prevented by official order from residing with 
the member at post, 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. 306. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CERTAIN FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) 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; and
            (2) the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 
        United States Agency for International Development should 
        fulfill the terms of their fellowship agreements with each 
        participant in the Fellowship Programs referred to in paragraph 
        (1), as specified in the original contractual agreements with 
        each such participant.

SEC. 307. 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. 308. 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. 309. DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS.

    (a) Sense of Congress on Workforce Recruitment.--It is the sense of 
Congress that the Secretary 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 will lack experienced, qualified 
personnel in the short, medium, and long terms.
    (b) Limitation.--The Secretary may not obligate or expend any 
amounts for 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'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 five-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. 310. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AT THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Department 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 405 of this Act, including those veterans belonging to 
        traditionally underrepresented 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. 311. EMPLOYEE ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTIONS AND PRECLUSIONS.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Department should expand the appeal process it makes available to 
employees related to assignment preclusions and restrictions.
    (b) Appeal of Assignment Restriction or Preclusion.--Section 
502(a)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3982(a)(2)), as 
amended by section 112 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new sentences: ``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 shall revise, and 
certify to the appropriate congressional committees 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. 312. RECALL AND REEMPLOYMENT OF CAREER MEMBERS.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) career Department 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) re-employment 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) Re-Employment.--Subsection (b) of section 308 of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3948) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new sentence: ``Former career tenured members of the 
Service seeking reappointment, if separated for other than cause for up 
to three years prior to the date of the enactment of this sentence, 
shall be eligible to participate in the regular assignment bidding 
process without restriction and shall not be required to accept a 
directed first assignment upon reappointment.''.
    (c) Notice of Employment Opportunities.--
            (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
    ``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 sections for subpart 
        I of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
        end the following:

``10301. Notice of employment opportunities for Department of State and 
                            USAID positions''.
    (d) Recall.--Subsection (a) of section 308 of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3948) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Whenever the Secretary determines that the needs of the 
Department so require, the Secretary may recall any retired or 
voluntarily separated career member of the Service, or any retired or 
voluntarily separated career employee of the civil service (within the 
meaning of section 315.201 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
successor section)), for active duty in the same personnel category as 
such member or employee was serving at the time of retirement or 
voluntary separation. A recalled retired or voluntarily separated 
career member of the Service or retired or voluntarily separated career 
employee of the civil service may not be recalled to a salary class 
higher than the one in which such member or employee was serving at the 
time of retirement or voluntary separation, unless appointed to such 
higher class by the President, by and with the advice and consent of 
the Senate.''.

SEC. 313. STRATEGIC STAFFING PLAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a comprehensive five-year strategic staffing 
plan for the Department 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 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; and
                    (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.
            (2) Recommendations on the number of Foreign Service 
        offices disaggregated by service cone that should be posted at 
        each United States diplomatic post 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 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's workforce.

SEC. 314. CONSULTING SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 103 of title 5 of the United States Code, 
as added by section 313 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 subpart I of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item 
relating to section 10302 the following new item:

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

SEC. 315. 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. 316. 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, 2019, and ending on 
                September 30, 2022''.

SEC. 317. 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) Any member of the Service suspended from duties under this 
subsection may be suspended without pay only after a final written 
decision is provided to such member under paragraph (2).
    ``(6) If no final written decision under paragraph (2) has been 
provided within one calendar year of the date the suspension at issue 
was proposed, not later than 30 days thereafter 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 for such delay.''; 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 striking subparagraph (B) (relating to the 
                definition of ``suspend'' and ``suspension''); and
                    (D) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and moving 
                such subparagraphs two ems to the left.

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

SEC. 401. 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 defined in section 2101 of title 5, United 
                States Code);
                    (B) individuals who are members of the Foreign 
                Service (as defined in section 103 of the Foreign 
                Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3902));
                    (C) all individuals serving under a personal 
                services agreement or personal services contract;
                    (D) all individuals serving under a Foreign Service 
                Limited appointment under section 309 of the Foreign 
                Service Act of 1980; or
                    (E) individuals working in the Department of State 
                under any other authority.

SEC. 402. 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 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 posted 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.
    (b) Data.--The report under subsection (a) shall include the 
following data:
            (1) Demographic data on each element of the workforce of 
        the Department, 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 2-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 on applicable selection 
                boards.
                    (E) Members of any external advisory committee or 
                board who are subject to appointment by individuals at 
                senior positions in the Department.
                    (F) 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.
                    (G) Individuals participating in mentorship or 
                retention programs.
                    (H) Individuals who separated from the agency 
                during the 2-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 listed in section 401(4), and the 
        percentages corresponding to each rank, grade, or grade-
        equivalent.
    (c) Recommendation.--The Secretary 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 should 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).
    (d) Other Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall also 
describe the efforts of the Department--
            (1) to propagate fairness, impartiality, and inclusion in 
        the work environment, both domestically and abroad;
            (2) to enforce anti-harassment and anti-discrimination 
        policies;
            (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 illegal retaliation against employees for 
        participating in a protected equal employment opportunity 
        activity;
            (5) to provide reasonable accommodation for qualified 
        employees and applicants with disabilities; and
            (6) to recruit a representative workforce by--
                    (A) recruiting women 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 
                minority representation in international affairs;
                    (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; and
                    (H) support recruiting and hiring opportunities 
                through--
                            (i) the Charles B. Rangel International 
                        Affairs Fellowship Program;
                            (ii) the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign 
                        Affairs Fellowship Program;
                            (iii) the Donald M. Payne International 
                        Development Fellowship Program; and
                            (iv) 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 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 relating to the 
        workforce and information on the status of diversity and 
        inclusion efforts of the Department;
            (2) an analysis of applicant flow data; 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. 403. EXIT INTERVIEWS FOR WORKFORCE.

    (a) Retained Members.--The Director General of the Foreign Service 
and the Director of Human Resources of the Department should conduct 
periodic interviews with a representative and diverse cross-section of 
the workforce of the Department--
            (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 Human Resources shall provide an opportunity for an 
exit interview to each individual in the workforce of the Department 
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 Human Resources 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 402 relating to the determination reached 
        pursuant to paragraph (1).
    (d) Tracking Data.--The Department 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. 404. RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary should--
            (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 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) should 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; and
            (5) 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 shall, through the Foreign 
        Service Institute and other educational and training 
        opportunities--
                    (A) expand the provision of training on workplace 
                rights and responsibilities to focus on anti-harassment 
                and anti-discrimination information and policies; and
                    (B) make such expanded training mandatory for--
                            (i) individuals in senior and supervisory 
                        positions; and
                            (ii) individuals having responsibilities 
                        related to recruitment, retention, or promotion 
                        of employees.
            (2) Best practices.--Each agency shall give special 
        attention to ensuring the continuous incorporation of research-
        based best practices in training provided under this 
        subsection.

SEC. 405. EXAMINATION AND ORAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE FOREIGN SERVICE.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Department 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. 406. 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 shall review past 
programs designed to increase minority representation in international 
affairs positions.

SEC. 407. 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 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. 501. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Information system.--The term ``information system'' 
        has the meaning given such term in section 3502 of title 44, 
        United States Code.
            (2) 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)).
            (3) 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. 502. INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Incident.--The term ``incident'' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 3552(b) of title 44, United States Code.
            (2) Penetration test.--The term ``penetration test'' means 
        a test methodology in which assessors attempt to circumvent or 
        defeat the security features of an information system.
    (b) Consultations Process.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a process 
for conducting semiannual consultations with the Secretary of Defense, 
the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, and any other department or agency representative who the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate regarding the security of United 
States Government and nongovernmental information systems used or 
operated by the Department, a contractor of the Department, or another 
organization on behalf of the Department, including any such systems or 
networks facilitating the use of sensitive or classified information.
    (c) Independent Penetration Testing of Information Systems.--In 
coordination with the consultations under subsection (b), the Secretary 
shall commission independent, semiannual penetration tests, which shall 
be carried out by an appropriate Federal department or agency other 
than the Department, such as the Department of Homeland Security or the 
National Security Agency, to ensure that adequate policies and 
protections are implemented to detect and prevent penetrations or 
compromises of such information systems, including malicious intrusions 
by any unauthorized individual, state actor, or other entity.
    (d) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirement under 
subsection (c) for up to one year if the Secretary--
            (1) determines that such requirement would have adverse 
        effects on national security or the diplomatic mission of the 
        Department; and
            (2) not later than 30 days after the commencement of such a 
        determination, submits to the relevant congressional committees 
        a written justification that describes how such penetration 
        tests would undermine national security or the diplomatic 
        mission of the Department.
    (e) Incident Reporting.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for three years, the 
Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Director 
of the National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and 
any other department or agency representative who the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate, shall securely submit to the relevant 
congressional committees a classified report that describes in detail 
the following:
            (1) For the first reporting period, all known and suspected 
        incidents affecting the information systems specified in 
        subsection (b) that occurred during the 180-day period 
        immediately preceding the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) For all subsequent reporting periods, all known and 
        suspected incidents affecting the information systems specified 
        in subsection (b) that occurred since the submission of the 
        most recent report.
    (f) Contents.--Each report under subsection (e) shall include, for 
the relevant reporting period, a summary overview addressing the 
following:
            (1) A description of the relevant information system, as 
        specified in subsection (b), that experienced a known or 
        suspected incident.
            (2) An assessment of the date and time each such incident 
        occurred or was suspected to have occurred.
            (3) An assessment of the duration over which each such 
        incident took place or is suspected of having taken place, 
        including whether such incident is ongoing.
            (4) An assessment of the volume and sensitivity of 
        information accessed, compromised, or potentially compromised 
        by each incident, including any such information contained on 
        information systems owned, operated, managed, or utilized by 
        any other Federal department or agency.
            (5) An assessment of whether such information system was 
        compromised by such incident, including an assessment of the 
        following:
                    (A) The known or suspected perpetrators, including 
                state actors.
                    (B) The methods used to carry out the incident.
                    (C) The known or suspected intent of the actors in 
                accessing the information system.
            (6) A description of the actions the Department has taken 
        or plans to take, including timelines and descriptions of any 
        progress on plans described in prior reports, to prevent 
        future, similar incidents affecting such information systems.

SEC. 503. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
              PROVIDERS.

    (a) List of Covered Contractors.--Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, 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 
prohibition specified in subsection (b) shall apply.
    (b) Prohibition on Contracts.--The Secretary may not enter into a 
contract with a covered contractor on the list described in subsection 
(a).
    (c) Removal From List.--To be removed from the list described in 
subsection (a), a covered contractor may submit a request to the 
Secretary in such manner as the Secretary determines appropriate. The 
Secretary, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, 
shall determine a process for removing covered contractors from the 
list, as appropriate, and publicly disclose such process.
    (d) Waivers.--
            (1) In general.--The President or the Secretary may waive 
        the prohibition specified in subsection (b) if the President or 
        the Secretary determines that such waiver is justified for 
        national security reasons.
            (2) Waiver for overseas operations.--The Secretary may 
        waive the prohibition specified in subsection (b) for United 
        States diplomatic posts or diplomatic personnel overseas if the 
        Secretary, in consultation with the Director of National 
        Intelligence, determines that no suitable alternatives are 
        available.
    (e) 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 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.
    (f) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to 
contracts of a covered contractor entered into on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 504. 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, as a 
matter of rule of law and transparency in a democratic government, all 
officers and employees of the Department and the United States Agency 
for International Development must preserve all records of 
communications conducted in their official capacities or related to 
their official duties with entities outside of the United States 
Government. It is further the sense of Congress that such practice 
should include foreign government officials or other foreign entities 
which may seek to influence United States Government policies and 
actions.
    (b) Publication.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish in the Foreign 
Affairs Manual guidance implementing chapter 31 of title 44, United 
States Code (commonly referred to as the ``Federal Records Act''), to 
treat electronic messaging systems, software, and applications as 
equivalent to electronic mail for the purpose of identifying Federal 
records, and shall also publish in the Foreign Affairs Manual the 
statutory penalties for failure to comply with such guidance. No funds 
are authorized to be appropriated or made available to the Department 
of State under any Act to support the use or establishment of accounts 
on third-party messaging applications or other non-Government online 
communication tools if the Secretary does not certify to the relevant 
congressional committees that the Secretary has carried out this 
section.

SEC. 505. FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES (FRUS) SERIES AND 
              DECLASSIFICATION.

    The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended--
            (1) in section 401(c) (22 U.S.C. 4351(c)), by striking 
        ``30'' and inserting ``25'';
            (2) in section 402(a)(2) (22 U.S.C. 4352(a)(2)), by 
        striking ``26'' and inserting ``20''; and
            (3) 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''.

                       TITLE VI--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Public Diplomacy Modernization Act 
of 2019''.

SEC. 602. AVOIDING DUPLICATION OF PROGRAMS AND EFFORTS.

    The Secretary shall--
            (1) identify opportunities for greater efficiency of 
        operations, including through improved coordination of efforts 
        across public diplomacy bureaus and offices of the Department; 
        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. 603. IMPROVING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.

    (a) Research and Evaluation Activities.--The Secretary, 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 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.
            (3) Responsibilities.--The Director shall--
                    (A) report to the Director of Policy Planning of 
                the Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources for 
                Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs of the Department;
                    (B) coordinate and oversee the research and 
                evaluation of public diplomacy programs and activities 
                of the Department 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;
                    (C) routinely organize and oversee audience 
                research, digital analytics, and impact evaluations 
                across all public diplomacy bureaus and offices of the 
                Department;
                    (D) support United States diplomatic posts' public 
                affairs sections;
                    (E) share appropriate public diplomacy research and 
                evaluation information within the Department and with 
                other appropriate Federal departments and agencies;
                    (F) 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
                    (G) 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 Director of Policy Planning of the 
        Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources for Public Diplomacy 
        and Public Affairs of the Department 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 pursuant to subsection (b) 
        shall be made available to be disbursed at the direction of the 
        Director 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 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 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 United States Information and Educational Exchange 
        Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.).
            (2) The Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 
        1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.).
            (3) Section 1287 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
        for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note).
            (4) 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 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 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. 604. PERMANENT REAUTHORIZATION OF THE UNITED STATES ADVISORY 
              COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.

    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, 2020''.

SEC. 605. STREAMLINING OF SUPPORT FUNCTIONS.

    (a) Working Group Established.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
working group to explore the possibilities and cost-benefit analysis of 
transitioning to a shared services mode 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 one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a plan to implement any such findings of the 
working group established under subsection (a).

SEC. 606. 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 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 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. 607. 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 formats, 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. 701. 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, particularly grand 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;
            (3) the Department should 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
            (4) the Department should identify areas in which United 
        States efforts to help other countries promote good governance 
        and combat public corruption could be enhanced.

SEC. 702. ANNUAL ASSESSMENT.

    (a) In General.--For each of fiscal years 2020 through 2026, the 
Secretary shall assess the capacity and commitment of foreign countries 
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, including grand corruption and petty 
                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 grand 
                corruption that is commensurate with the punishment 
                prescribed for serious crimes;
                    (F) prescribes appropriate punishment for petty 
                corruption that provides a sufficiently stringent 
                deterrent and adequately reflects the nature of the 
                offense; and
                    (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; and
            (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--
                            (i) is assisting in international 
                        investigations of transnational public 
                        corruption networks and in other cooperative 
                        efforts to combat grand 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
                    (E) contain such other information relating to 
                public corruption as the Secretary considers 
                appropriate.
    (b) Identification.--After conducting each assessment under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall identify the countries described in 
paragraph (1) of such subsection that are--
            (1) meeting minimum standards to combat public corruption;
            (2) not meeting such minimum standards but making 
        significant efforts to do so; and
            (3) neither meeting such minimum standards nor making 
        significant efforts to do so.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and annually thereafter through fiscal year 2026, 
the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
and make publicly available a report that identifies the countries 
described in subsection (a)(1) and paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection 
(b), including a description of the methodology and data utilized in 
the assessments under subsection (a) and the reasons for such 
identifications.
    (d) Briefing in Lieu of Report.--The Secretary 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 a briefing to the appropriate congressional 
        committees that identifies the countries described in 
        subsection (a)(1) and paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b), 
        including a description of the methodology and data utilized in 
        the assessment under subsection (a) and the reasons for such 
        identifications.

SEC. 703. TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

    For each country identified under paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 
702(b), the Secretary, 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 or the Agency 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 and the Agency 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 or Agency; and
                    (D) the establishment of mechanisms for 
                investigating allegations of misappropriated resources 
                and equipment.

SEC. 704. DESIGNATION OF EMBASSY ANTI-CORRUPTION POINTS OF CONTACT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary 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 702(b), 
or which the Secretary otherwise determines is in need of such a point 
of contact.
    (b) Responsibilities.--Each designated anti-corruption point of 
contact under subsection (a) shall be responsible for coordinating and 
overseeing implementation of a whole-of-government approach among the 
relevant Federal departments and agencies that operate programs that 
promote good governance in foreign countries and enhance such 
countries' ability to combat public corruption in order to accomplish 
such objectives in the country to which such point of contact is 
posted, including through the development and implementation of 
corruption risk assessment tools and mitigation strategies.
    (c) Training.--The Secretary shall implement appropriate training 
for designated anti-corruption points of contact under subsection (a).

SEC. 705. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Annual Report.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall, for each of fiscal 
        years 2020 through 2026, submit to the appropriate 
        congressional committees a report on implementation of this 
        title, including a description of the following:
                    (A) The offices within the Department and the 
                United States Agency for International Development that 
                are engaging in significant anti-corruption activities.
                    (B) The findings and actions of designated anti-
                corruption points of contact to develop and implement 
                risk mitigation strategies and ensure compliance with 
                section 703.
                    (C) The training implemented under section 704(c).
                    (D) Management of the whole-of-government effort 
                referred to in section 704(b) to combat corruption 
                within the countries identified in section 702 and 
                efforts to improve coordination across Federal 
                departments and agencies.
                    (E) The risk assessment tools and mitigation 
                strategies utilized by the Department and the Agency.
                    (F) Other information determined by the Secretary 
                to be necessary and appropriate.
            (2) Form of report.--Each report under this subsection 
        shall be submitted in an unclassified format but may include a 
        classified annex.
    (b) Online Platform.--The Secretary shall consolidate existing 
reports with anti-corruption components into one online, public 
platform, which should--
            (1) include--
                    (A) the annual Country Reports on Human Rights 
                Practices;
                    (B) the annual Fiscal Transparency Report;
                    (C) the annual Investment Climate Statements;
                    (D) the annual International Narcotics Control 
                Strategy Report;
                    (E) the Country Scorecards of the Millennium 
                Challenge Corporation; and
                    (F) any other relevant public reports; and
            (2) link to third-party indicators and compliance 
        mechanisms used by the United States Government to inform 
        policy and programming, such as--
                    (A) the International Finance Corporation's Doing 
                Business surveys;
                    (B) the International Budget Partnership's Open 
                Budget Index; and
                    (C) multilateral peer review anti-corruption 
                compliance mechanisms, such as the Organization for 
                Economic Co-operation and Development's Working Group 
                on Bribery in International Business Transactions and 
                the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, done 
                at New York October 31, 2003, to further highlight 
                expert international views on country challenges and 
                country efforts.
    (c) Training.--The Secretary and the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development shall incorporate anti-
corruption components into existing Foreign Service and Civil Service 
training courses to--
            (1) increase the ability of Department and Agency personnel 
        to support anti-corruption as a foreign policy priority; and
            (2) strengthen the ability of such personnel to design, 
        implement, and evaluate more effective anti-corruption 
        programming around the world, including enhancing skills to 
        better evaluate and mitigate public corruption risks in 
        assistance programs.

         TITLE VIII--MATTERS RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``International Security Assistance 
Act of 2019''.

SEC. 802. SECURITY ASSISTANCE DEFINED.

    In this title, the term ``security assistance'' means--
            (1) assistance under chapter 8 (relating to international 
        narcotics control) of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
        1961;
            (2) assistance under chapter 2 (military assistance), 
        chapter 5 (international military education and training), 
        chapter 6 (peacekeeping operations), chapter 8 (antiterrorism 
        assistance), and chapter 9 (nonproliferation and export control 
        assistance) of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961;
            (3) assistance under section 23 of the Arms Export Control 
        Act (relating to the Foreign Military Financing program); and
            (4) sales of defense articles or defense services, 
        extensions of credits (including participations in credits), 
        and guaranties of loans under the Arms Export Control Act.

           Subtitle A--Reform Relating to Security Assistance

SEC. 811. ORGANIZATIONAL REFORM.

    (a) Working Group.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a Working 
        Group on matters relating to security assistance (in this 
        subtitle referred to as the ``Working Group'').
            (2) Membership.--
                    (A) In general.--The Working Group shall be 
                composed of--
                            (i) the Deputy Secretary of State; and
                            (ii) each Under Secretary of State 
                        responsible for matters relating to security 
                        assistance.
                    (B) Chair.--The Deputy Secretary shall serve as the 
                chair of the Working Group.
            (3) Meetings.--The Working Group shall meet not later than 
        90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and on a 
        quarterly basis thereafter.
            (4) Duties.--The duties of the Working Group shall 
        include--
                    (A) within the Department and across United States 
                diplomatic posts--
                            (i) providing strategic policy guidance on 
                        objectives and priorities for security 
                        assistance;
                            (ii) ensuring strategic integration of 
                        budgets and planning for security assistance; 
                        and
                            (iii) advising the Secretary on all 
                        budgets, programs, and activities for security 
                        assistance; and
                    (B) overseeing Department of State coordination 
                with the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the 
                United States Agency for International Development 
                (USAID), and the heads of other relevant Federal 
                departments and agencies on all matters relating to 
                security assistance.
    (b) Office of Security Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall designate an 
        existing office or establish a new office to be the Office of 
        Security Assistance (in this subtitle referred to as the 
        ``Office''), which shall report to an Under Secretary who is a 
        member of the Working Group.
            (2) Coordinator.--The head of the Office shall be the 
        Coordinator for Security Assistance (in this subtitle referred 
        to as the ``Coordinator''), who shall be an individual of 
        demonstrated competency in the fields of security assistance 
        and international diplomacy.
            (3) Duties.--The duties of the Coordinator shall include--
                    (A) within the Department and across United States 
                diplomatic posts--
                            (i) guiding and supporting security 
                        assistance;
                            (ii) advising the Working Group on all 
                        matters relating to security assistance;
                            (iii) establishing the framework described 
                        in section 813(a);
                            (iv) coordinating the assessment, 
                        monitoring, and evaluation program established 
                        under section 813(c); and
                            (v) maintaining the common database 
                        described in section 814(a); and
                    (B) acting as a Department of State point of 
                contact with the Department of Defense, the United 
                States Agency for International Development (USAID), 
                and other relevant Federal departments and agencies on 
                all matters relating to security assistance.
    (c) Coordination Within Department.--
            (1) Designation.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and subject to paragraph (2), the 
        head of each bureau of the Department that is involved in 
        directing or implementing security assistance shall designate 
        an officer of such bureau to be responsible for coordinating 
        the responsibilities of such bureau with respect to security 
        assistance.
            (2) Non-eligibility.--An officer of a bureau of the 
        Department shall not be eligible to be designated pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) if the officer is responsible for conducting 
        human rights vetting pursuant to 620M of the Foreign Assistance 
        Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d).
            (3) Training.--Each individual designated pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) shall successfully complete the training 
        described in section 812.
    (d) Coordination Within United States Diplomatic Posts.--
            (1) Designation.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the chief of mission of the United 
        States in a foreign country that receives security assistance 
        shall designate a senior diplomatic officer at the embassy or 
        highest ranking diplomatic post if no embassy exists in the 
        foreign country to be responsible for coordinating security 
        assistance for the foreign country.
            (2) Duties.--The senior diplomatic officer designated 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be responsible for--
                    (A) overseeing personnel and activities of Federal 
                departments and agencies at the relevant embassy or 
                diplomatic post with respect to the provision of 
                security assistance for the country; and
                    (B) ensuring implementation of section 620M of the 
                Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d) and 
                section 362 of title 10, United States Code, with 
                respect to the country.
            (3) Training.--Each individual designated pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) shall successfully complete the training 
        described in section 812.
    (e) Plan for Organizational Structure.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
        Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
        and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a plan for 
        the organizational structure of the Department relating to 
        security assistance programs.
            (2) Matters to be included.--The plan required under 
        paragraph (1) shall include the following:
                    (A) An identification of each bureau and office of 
                the Department that carries out functions relating to 
                planning, coordination, integration, implementation, or 
                evaluation of security assistance, a description of the 
                organizational hierarchy and decision-making processes 
                used to coordinate across such bureaus and offices, and 
                a description of how the Working Group and the 
                Coordinator will facilitate coordination among each 
                such bureau and office.
                    (B) A description of--
                            (i) the reasons for--
                                    (I) designating an existing office 
                                or establishing a new office to serve 
                                as the Office; and
                                    (II) selecting the Under Secretary 
                                to which the Office will report;
                            (ii) the organizational structure of the 
                        Office;
                            (iii) the specific mechanisms through which 
                        the Working Group and Coordinator could improve 
                        coordination among bureaus and offices of the 
                        Department involved in the planning or 
                        implementation of security assistance programs 
                        and activities; and
                            (iv) the process by which the requirement 
                        for training described in section 812 will be 
                        fulfilled.
                    (C) The benefits, feasibility, and steps necessary 
                to detail personnel--
                            (i) on a reimbursable basis from the 
                        relevant bureaus and offices of the Department 
                        to provide staff to the Office; and
                            (ii) from USAID, the Department of Defense, 
                        and other relevant Federal departments and 
                        agencies to provide staff to the Office.
                    (D) An identification of lessons learned from the 
                Security Governance Initiative (SGI), an assessment of 
                the utility of expanding the SGI or a similar 
                initiative globally, and a description of where best to 
                locate the SGI or similar initiative within the 
                Department.
                    (E) An identification of an appropriate bureau or 
                office of the Department, whose head does not report to 
                the Under Secretary described in subsection (b)(1), to 
                select and retain the independent research entity 
                described in section 813(c)(4).
                    (F) A list of recommendations for any additional 
                legislative measures necessary to improve the capacity 
                and capabilities of the Department to plan and 
                implement security assistance programs and activities.
            (3) Form.--The plan required under paragraph (1) shall be 
        submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
        annex if necessary.
            (4) Consultation.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 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 and implementation of the plan required under 
        paragraph (1).

SEC. 812. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall carry out the following:
            (1) Establish curriculum at the Department's Foreign 
        Service Institute to provide employees of the Department of 
        State with specialized training with respect to security 
        assistance. The training should be aligned with the Security 
        Cooperation Workforce Development Program and developed in 
        coordination with the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, 
        including through an agreement under section 1535(a) of title 
        31, United States Code (commonly referred to as the ``Economy 
        Act'') or any other appropriate agency-specific authority. The 
        training shall include the following:
                    (A) Awareness of the full range of agencies, 
                offices, personnel, statutory authorities, funds, and 
                programs involved in security assistance and transfers 
                and the respective decision-making timelines.
                    (B) Familiarity with relevant military and police 
                security force systems and structures and institutions 
                at the time such training is occurring.
                    (C) Familiarity with security assistance reform, 
                research regarding options for improvement, and United 
                States interagency and external resources and experts.
                    (D) Familiarity with planning, implementation, and 
                monitoring and evaluation for programmatic activities.
                    (E) Familiarity with implementation of--
                            (i) section 620M of the Foreign Assistance 
                        Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d) and section 362 
                        of title 10, United States Code;
                            (ii) arms transfer requirements under the 
                        Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et 
                        seq.); and
                            (iii) best practices related to human 
                        rights and civilian protection.
                    (F) Awareness of common risks to effectiveness of 
                security assistance, including corruption, political 
                instability, and challenges relating to absorptive 
                capacity, partner commitment, and transparency.
            (2) Coordinate with the Secretary of Defense, to the extent 
        feasible, to ensure that, in addition to the training described 
        paragraph (1), individuals who serve in priority recipient 
        countries or countries that do not meet baseline norms of 
        governance, as determined by the Under Secretary for purposes 
        of subsections (d)(1) and (d)(4) of section 813, obtain higher-
        level certification through the Defense Security Cooperation 
        Agency's Defense Institute of Security Cooperation Studies or 
        through a commensurate program developed at the Department's 
        Foreign Service Institute prior to serving at the United States 
        diplomatic post in such country.

SEC. 813. SECURITY ASSISTANCE PLANNING.

    (a) Framework and Standards for Security Assistance.--Not later 
than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Coordinator shall create and submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate a framework to be used by relevant bureaus and diplomatic 
posts to guide regional and country-specific planning, such as joint 
regional strategies or integrated country strategies, with respect to 
security assistance. Such framework shall include the following:
            (1) Identification and prioritization of overall goals and 
        objectives for security assistance, in accordance with the 
        relevant National Security Strategy.
            (2) Criteria for--
                    (A) determining the commitment and political will 
                of countries receiving assistance to use such 
                assistance in a manner that achieves United States 
                objectives;
                    (B) identifying opportunities and risks created by 
                the provision of security assistance; and
                    (C) tailoring and sequencing such assistance 
                accordingly.
            (3) Guidance for--
                    (A) incorporating the assessment, monitoring, and 
                evaluation program described in subsection (c) into the 
                strategic planning cycle;
                    (B) increasing coordination, as appropriate, with 
                other major international donors to maximize resources 
                and unity of efforts;
                    (C) aligning the security assistance programs, 
                projects, and activities of the Department with other 
                United States goals of engagement with foreign 
                countries, such as the promotion of democracy, human 
                rights, governance, and economic growth, as well as 
                with other United States assistance authorities, 
                resources, programmatic capabilities, and activities.
            (4) Metrics for assessing the effectiveness of security 
        assistance in--
                    (A) increasing the operational access and influence 
                of the United States;
                    (B) improving partner capacity and commitment to 
                counter shared threats;
                    (C) reducing the underlying drivers of state 
                fragility; and
                    (D) contributing to the maintenance of existing 
                peace treaties between recipients of assistance.
            (5) A process to ensure that transfers regulated by the 
        Department that are outside the scope of security assistance, 
        such as certain direct commercial sales, are factored into--
                    (A) the implementation of the assessment, 
                monitoring, and evaluation program described in 
                subsection (c); and
                    (B) the planning process described in subsection 
                (d).
    (b) Definitions Promulgated by the Working Group.--Not later than 
18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Working 
Group shall--
            (1) in consultation with the Coordinator and bureaus and 
        offices of the Department that are involved in the planning, 
        coordination, integration, implementation, or evaluation of 
        security assistance, develop and promulgate a definition of the 
        level of security assistance programs, projects, or activities 
        that mark a country as a recipient of ``significant'' security 
        assistance to merit inclusion in the assessment, monitoring, 
        and evaluation process described in subsection (c); and
            (2) in consultation with the Coordinator, the Bureau of 
        Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, and the heads of other 
        relevant bureaus of the Department, develop and promulgate a 
        definition of baseline norms for governance and the rule of 
        law, including a rubric to assess whether a recipient of 
        security assistance is abiding by such baseline.
    (c) Assessment, Monitoring, and Evaluation.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Coordinator shall develop an 
        assessment, monitoring, and evaluation program to be conducted 
        for any country receiving significant security assistance, as 
        defined in accordance with subsection (b)(1).
            (2) Elements.--The program described in paragraph (1) shall 
        include each of the following elements:
                    (A) Baseline assessments that consider factors, 
                including--
                            (i) recipient country threat perceptions 
                        and the manner in which such perceptions may 
                        inform the use of security assistance;
                            (ii) the recipient's approach to governance 
                        and commitment to rule of law, including the 
                        transparency and accountability of security 
                        forces, and the manner in which such approach 
                        is likely to be influenced by security 
                        assistance;
                            (iii) the recipient's capacity to absorb 
                        the security assistance given and to achieve 
                        the objectives of such assistance;
                            (iv) the human rights record of the 
                        recipient, including for purposes of section 
                        620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
                        U.S.C. 2378d) and section 362 of title 10, 
                        United States Code, and any relevant attempts 
                        by such recipient to remedy such record;
                            (v) country- or region-specific 
                        opportunities and risks that could enhance or 
                        impair the outcomes associated with providing 
                        security assistance; and
                            (vi) indicators of efficacy for security 
                        assistance programs, projects, and activities, 
                        for purposes of planning, monitoring, and 
                        evaluation.
                    (B) Monitoring implementation of security 
                assistance programs, projects, and activities to 
                measure progress toward achieving specific targets, 
                metrics, or indicators, as well as desired outcomes.
                    (C) Evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness 
                of security assistance in achieving desired outcomes.
                    (D) Identification of lessons learned in carrying 
                out security assistance and recommendations for 
                improving future assistance.
            (3) Oversight and framework.--The Coordinator shall guide 
        and support, in coordination with relevant regional and 
        functional bureaus, the assessment and monitoring described in 
        paragraph (1) and shall create a common evaluation framework.
            (4) Independent research entity.--Not later than 18 months 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
        shall enter into a contract with an independent research 
        entity, such as a federally funded research and development 
        center or other nonprofit entity, that demonstrates appropriate 
        expertise and analytical capability to evaluate the capacity of 
        security assistance to achieve desired outcomes in accordance 
        with the framework created pursuant to paragraph (3).
            (5) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
        the ability of the Department to measure and assess the effects 
        of United States security assistance programs and activities on 
        governance, rule of law, professionalism of recipient security 
        forces, and institutional capacity weaknesses of recipient 
        security forces would benefit from the increased availability 
        of independent research and data.
    (d) Security Assistance Planning.--
            (1) Prioritization.--Not later than two years after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
        Working Group shall develop a list of priority recipient 
        countries to receive security assistance, on the basis of 
        policy objectives determined by the Department, and submit such 
        information in accordance with subsection (f).
            (2) Inclusion in regional and country strategies.--Any 
        comprehensive regional strategy, such as a joint regional 
        strategy or its equivalent, and any country strategy, such as 
        an integrated country strategy or its equivalent, that is 
        produced on or after the date that is 2 years after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and each successor strategy to such 
        strategy, shall integrate security assistance planning in a 
        manner that incorporates the elements of the framework created 
        pursuant to subsection (a) and include an annex relating to 
        security assistance, which shall include--
                    (A) the assessment, monitoring, and evaluation 
                metrics described in subsection (c);
                    (B) requests to allocate security assistance with 
                respect to the area covered by the strategy; and
                    (C) a description of the manner in which such 
                resources will be used.
            (3) Security assistance, governance, and rule of law.--Not 
        later than two years after the date of the enactment of this 
        Act, any annex relating to security assistance described in 
        paragraph (2) that is included in a country strategy shall 
        include an assessment by the Under Secretary responsible for 
        civilian security, democracy, and human rights whether such 
        country abides by baseline norms for governance and the rule of 
        law using the rubric promulgated in accordance with subsection 
        (b)(2). A security assistance annex developed in accordance 
        with paragraph (2) for a country receiving a negative 
        determination shall also include the following:
                    (A) Reforms the recipient could undertake, where 
                practicable, to improve governance and rule of law in 
                order to create more effective security.
                    (B) Conditions, which may also be included in the 
                compacts described in subsection (e), under which the 
                United States might--
                            (i) expand or increase security assistance 
                        upon verifiable progress made toward such 
                        reforms; and
                            (ii) restrict or end security assistance as 
                        a result of lack of progress toward such 
                        reforms or further deterioration of norms for 
                        governance or the rule of law.
                    (C) An assessment of the benefits and likelihood of 
                reaching agreement with the recipient country to devote 
                1 percent of the total value of all security assistance 
                to such country for training in-country civilian 
                professionals on methods to evaluate the fiscal and 
                functional effectiveness of the security institutions 
                in such country.
                    (D) The manner in which security assistance will be 
                used to improve governance, rule of law, and human 
                rights reforms in such country.
                    (E) Steps to ensure consultation with the national 
                legislature and with civil society groups that operate 
                in such country on the provision of security 
                assistance, including for the formulation of a compact 
                in accordance with subsection (e)(2).
    (e) Security Assistance Compacts.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than two years after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall seek to enter 
        into multi-year compacts where appropriate with the governments 
        of countries that receive security assistance. Such compacts 
        should include the following elements:
                    (A) A joint diagnosis of the strengths and 
                challenges of the recipient country's security 
                institutions, including priority capacity and 
                capability requirements.
                    (B) A plan for bilateral security assistance and 
                cooperation that includes--
                            (i) a commitment by the recipient 
                        specifying the manner in which security 
                        assistance will be used, within a defined 
                        timeframe;
                            (ii) plans for sustainment by the recipient 
                        of any capacity or capabilities built as a 
                        result of such assistance; and
                            (iii) mutually agreed oversight mechanisms 
                        for security assistance and metrics, to 
                        determine whether such assistance is 
                        accomplishing the agreed-upon objectives.
            (2) Special provisions.--If the Under Secretary described 
        in subsection (d)(3) assesses that a country is not abiding by 
        baseline norms for governance or the rule of law, a compact 
        under this subsection with such country should, where 
        practicable, be formulated in consultation with the national 
        legislature and domestic civil society groups and include 
        mutually agreed upon reforms and conditions based on those 
        established as a result of such determination in accordance 
        with subsection (d)(4).
    (f) Reporting Requirements.--Beginning three years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
shall include with any materials submitted in support of the budget for 
that fiscal year that is submitted to Congress by the President under 
section 1105(a) of title 31 an unclassified report, that may include a 
classified annex, with the following:
            (1) A list of priority security assistance recipients, 
        along with descriptions of the policy objectives that the 
        Secretary seeks to achieve by providing such assistance to such 
        recipients, developed pursuant to subsection (d)(1).
            (2) A description of the results of the evaluations 
        conducted pursuant to subsection (c)(4).
            (3) A description of the manner in which the Department 
        will allocate, monitor, and evaluate all security assistance 
        pursuant to the program described in subsection (c) and the 
        planning process described in subsection (d).
            (4) A description of any updates made during the previous 
        year to the framework described in subsection (d)(1) and annex 
        relating to security assistance required under subsection 
        (d)(2).
            (5) The status and impact on United States objectives of 
        any compacts entered into in accordance with subsection (e) and 
        of any ongoing efforts to enter into new compacts in accordance 
        with such subsection.

SEC. 814. INTERAGENCY COORDINATION OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE, TRANSFERS, 
              AND SECURITY COOPERATION.

    (a) Creation of a Common Database.--Not later than two years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination 
with the Secretary of Defense and other appropriate Federal departments 
and agencies, shall maintain a common database of information to permit 
the identification of security assistance programs, funding, and 
transfers by recipient country.
    (b) Coordination With the Department of Defense.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with 
        the Secretary of Defense, shall submit a report to the 
        appropriate congressional committees that assesses existing 
        mechanisms, including provisions under title 10, United States 
        Code, that require the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 
        and other applicable provisions of law that provide for 
        coordination between security assistance programs, projects, 
        and activities of the Department of State and security 
        cooperation programs, projects, and activities of the 
        Department of Defense that includes the following:
                    (A) An identification of existing coordination 
                mechanisms for planning, executing, and overseeing 
                security assistance and security cooperation programs, 
                projects, and activities, the purpose of such 
                mechanisms, and their efficacy in practice.
                    (B) An identification of additional measures that 
                would improve the speed, simplicity, or agility of each 
                identified mechanism, with a focus on mechanisms 
                requiring the concurrence of the Secretary.
                    (C) An identification of any programs, authorities, 
                or resources that do not require coordination under 
                existing law.
            (2) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this 
        subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
        means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
                Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
                Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
                Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
    (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense should jointly 
establish a pilot program to evaluate the advisability and feasibility 
of a joint entity to conduct collaborative planning of security 
assistance and security cooperation. The pilot program should--
            (1) establish one or more joint planning cells to conduct 
        collaborative planning between the Department of State and the 
        Department of Defense for security assistance and security 
        cooperation programs, projects, and activities in a specific 
        region or regions;
            (2) assign personnel from relevant offices and agencies 
        within each Department to staff the joint planning cell or 
        cells; and
            (3) assess the advantages and disadvantages of 
        collaborative interagency planning of security assistance, and 
        determine whether there are organizational, legal, policy, or 
        resource barriers to broader adoption of such a model.

SEC. 815. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in this subtitle shall affect the implementation of 
subsection (h) of section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2776).

                Subtitle B--Foreign Military Assistance

SEC. 821. STRATEGIC ALLOCATION OF EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.

    (a) In General.--Section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2321j), is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``(1) The President'' and inserting 
                ``The President'';
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (F) 
                as paragraphs (1) through (6), respectively, and moving 
                the margins of each such paragraph two ems to the left;
                    (C) in paragraph (2), as redesignated, by inserting 
                ``except as provided in subsection (c)(3),'' before 
                ``funds available''; and
                    (D) by striking ``(2) Accordingly,'' and all that 
                follows through ``1990.'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(2) Priority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, excess defense articles under this section shall be 
        transferred in accordance with United States foreign policy, 
        including national security priorities as jointly determined by 
        the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of 
        Defense, to the maximum extent feasible.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Supporting costs.--Funds available to the Department 
        of State for security assistance may be expended for the 
        refurbishment or upgrade of excess defense articles transferred 
        under the authority of this section and for training of foreign 
        security forces directly in relation to excess defense articles 
        transferred under the authority of this section, if--
                    ``(A) such assistance is necessary to advance the 
                national security objectives of the United States in 
                relation to the recipient country or countries; and
                    ``(B) such costs do not exceed $10 million in 
                relation to a single transfer of excess defense 
                articles under this section.'';
            (3) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``$7,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$25,000,000''; and
            (4) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ``$500,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$600,000,000''.

SEC. 822. MODIFICATION OF PURPOSES FOR WHICH MILITARY SALES BY THE 
              UNITED STATES ARE AUTHORIZED.

    Section 4 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2754) is 
amended in the first sentence by striking ``internal security'' and 
inserting ``legitimate internal security (including for anti-terrorism 
purposes)''.

SEC. 823. RETURN OF DEFENSE ARTICLES.

    Section 21(m)(1)(B) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2761(m)(1)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(B) is not'' and inserting ``(B)(i) is 
        not'';
            (2) by striking ``; and'' and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(ii) is significant military equipment (as 
                defined in section 47(9) of this Act) and the Secretary 
                of State has provided prior approval of the return of 
                such defense article from the foreign country or 
                international organization; and''.

SEC. 824. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FOR LICENSING OF DEFENSE 
              ITEMS.

    Section 38(j) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(j)) is 
amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading--
                    (A) by striking ``Country''; and
                    (B) by striking ``to Foreign Countries'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)(A)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding clause (i)--
                            (i) by striking ``a foreign country'' and 
                        inserting ``the North Atlantic Treaty 
                        Organization, any member country of that 
                        Organization, the Republic of Korea, Australia, 
                        New Zealand, Japan, or Israel'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``(except that the 
                        President may not so exempt such Organization, 
                        member country, or other country that is not 
                        eligible to acquire defense items under any 
                        other provision of law)'' after ``with respect 
                        to exports of defense items''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``the foreign country'' 
                        and inserting ``such Organization, member 
                        country, or other country''; and
                    (B) in clause (ii)--
                            (i) by striking ``the foreign country'' and 
                        inserting ``such Organization, member country, 
                        or other country''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``under their domestic 
                        laws'';
            (3) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i)--
                                    (I) by striking ``, at a 
                                minimum,'';
                                    (II) by striking ``the foreign 
                                country'' and inserting ``the 
                                Organization, member country, or other 
                                country referred to in paragraph (1)''; 
                                and
                                    (III) by striking ``to revise its 
                                policies and practices, and promulgate 
                                or enact necessary modifications to its 
                                laws and regulations to establish'' and 
                                inserting ``to establish and 
                                maintain'';
                            (ii) in clause (i), by striking ``the 
                        foreign country'' and inserting ``such 
                        Organization, member country, or other 
                        country''; and
                            (iii) in clause (ii), by striking 
                        ``retransfer control commitments, including 
                        securing'' and inserting ``retransfer controls 
                        that secure'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i)--
                                    (I) by striking ``, at a 
                                minimum,'';
                                    (II) by striking ``the foreign 
                                country'' and inserting ``the 
                                Organization, member country, or other 
                                country referred to in paragraph (1)''; 
                                and
                                    (III) by striking ``to revise its 
                                policies and practices, and promulgate 
                                or enact necessary modifications to its 
                                laws and regulations''; and
                            (ii) in clause (iv), by striking ``the 
                        foreign country'' and inserting ``the member 
                        country or other country''; and
            (4) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``a foreign country'' and inserting ``the 
                Organization, member country, or other country referred 
                to in paragraph (1)'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``that foreign 
                country'' and inserting ``such Organization, member 
                country, or other country'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``the foreign country'' and 
                        inserting ``such Organization, member country, 
                        or other country''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``has promulgated or 
                        enacted all necessary modifications to its laws 
                        and regulations to comply'' and inserting ``has 
                        taken such actions to comply''; and
                    (D) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) by striking ``a foreign country'' and 
                        inserting ``such Organization, member country, 
                        or other country''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``that country'' and 
                        inserting ``such Organization, member country, 
                        or other country''.

SEC. 825. AMENDMENT TO GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    Section 42(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2791(a)) is 
amended in the first sentence by inserting ``on a competitive basis'' 
after ``procurement in the United States''.

SEC. 826. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.

    Section 36(b)(6) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2776(b)(6)) is amended by inserting ``the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization or'' before ``a member country''.

SEC. 827. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON LICENSING UNDER UNITED STATES ARMS 
              EXPORT CONTROL PROGRAMS.

    It is the sense of Congress that, in implementing reforms of United 
States arms export licensing regimes, the President should prioritize 
the development of a new framework to improve and streamline licensing, 
including by seeking to revise the Special Comprehensive Export 
Authorizations for exports to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 
any member country of that Organization, Sweden, or any other country 
described in section 36(c)(2)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2776(c)(2)(A)) under section 126.14 of title 15, Code of Federal 
Regulations (relating to the International Traffic in Arms 
Regulations).

SEC. 828. EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVE STOCKPILE AUTHORITY.

    (a) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005.--Section 
12001(d) of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public 
Law 108-287; 118 Stat. 1011) is amended by striking ``2020'' and 
inserting ``2021''.
    (b) Stockpiling of Defense Articles for Foreign Countries.--Section 
514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``and 2020'' and inserting 
``2020, and 2021''.

SEC. 829. PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS AND OTHER NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS.

    (a) Authority.--
            (1) In general.--Section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
        of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2348) is amended--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``The 
                President'' and inserting ``(a) The President''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Funds authorized to be appropriated under this chapter may 
also be used to provide assistance to enhance the capacity of foreign 
civilian security forces (as such term is defined in section 841(c) of 
the International Security Assistance Act of 2019) to participate in 
peacekeeping and counterterrorism operations.
    ``(c) Funds authorized to be appropriated under this chapter to 
provide assistance to friendly foreign countries for purposes other 
than support for multilateral peacekeeping operations shall be subject 
to the certification requirements of section 36 of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776).''.
            (2) Disarmament and reintegration.--
                    (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law, funds authorized to be appropriated 
                under any provision of law for peacekeeping operations 
                may be made available to support programs to disarm, 
                demobilize, and reintegrate into civilian society 
                former members of foreign terrorist organizations.
                    (B) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with 
                the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
                Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations 
                of the Senate prior to obligating funds described in 
                subparagraph (A).
                    (C) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term 
                ``foreign terrorist organization'' means an 
                organization designated as a terrorist organization 
                under section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
                Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)).
    (b) Notification.--The Secretary shall notify the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate at least 15 days prior to obligating 
funds under any provision of law for peacekeeping operations.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--The heading for chapter 6 of part II of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2348 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: ``and Other National Security 
Programs''.

SEC. 830. OTHER AMENDMENTS TO MILITARY ASSISTANCE AUTHORITIES.

    The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended as follows:
            (1) In section 516 (22 U.S.C. 2321j)--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``countries'' 
                and inserting ``countries, regional organizations, and 
                international organizations'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)(1)(E), by striking 
                ``countries'' and inserting ``countries, regional 
                organizations, and international organizations'';
                    (C) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                        ``recipient country'' and inserting ``recipient 
                        country or organization''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``other 
                        countries'' and inserting ``other countries or 
                        organizations'';
                    (D) in subsection (f)(2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``country'' and inserting ``country or 
                        organization''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
                        ``countries'' and inserting ``countries or 
                        organizations''; and
                    (E) in subsection (h), by striking ``country'' and 
                inserting ``country and organization''.
            (2) In section 620M (22 U.S.C. 2378d)--
                    (A) in subsection (d)(7), by striking ``to the 
                maximum extent practicable'' and inserting ``unless 
                such disclosure would endanger the safety of human 
                sources or reveal sensitive intelligence sources and 
                methods''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Report.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than January 31 of each year, 
        the Secretary of State shall submit to 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, a report on the 
        vetting process of units of security forces of foreign 
        countries established to comply with this section.
            ``(2) Matters to be included.--The report required under 
        paragraph (1) shall include the following:
                    ``(A) The total number of units submitted for 
                vetting during the prior calendar year, and the number 
                of such units that were approved, suspended, or 
                rejected for human rights reasons.
                    ``(B) The name of such units rejected during the 
                prior calendar year and a description of the steps 
                taken to assist the government of the foreign country 
                in bringing the responsible members of such units to 
                justice, in accordance with subsection (c).
                    ``(C) An updated list of the units with respect to 
                which no assistance is to be furnished pursuant to 
                subsection (a).''.
            (3) In section 622(c) (22 U.S.C. 2382(c)), by inserting 
        ``law enforcement and justice sector assistance,'' before 
        ``military assistance,''.
            (4) In section 656(a)(1) (22 U.S.C. 2416(a)(1)), by 
        striking ``January 31'' and inserting ``March 1''.

SEC. 831. REPEAL OF REPORTS.

    (a) Repeal of Annual Report on World Military Expenditures and Arms 
Transfers.--Section 404 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 
U.S.C. 2593b) is hereby repealed.
    (b) Repeal of Annual Report Relating to the Commission on Security 
and Cooperation in Europe.--Section 5 of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
establish a Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe'' (22 
U.S.C. 3005) is hereby repealed.
    (c) Repeal of Report on Assistance Relating to International 
Terrorism.--Section 502 of the International Security and Development 
Cooperation Act of 1985 (22 U.S.C. 2349aa-7) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (b); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).

SEC. 832. DEFENSE TRADE CONTROLS REGISTRATION FEES.

    Section 45 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2717) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence--
                    (A) by inserting ``defense trade controls'' after 
                ``100 percent of the''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the Office of Defense Trade 
                Controls of''; and
            (2) in the second sentence--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                inserting ``management, licensing, compliance, and 
                policy activities in the defense trade controls 
                function, including'' after ``incurred for'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``contract 
                personnel to assist in'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (D) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) the facilitation of defense trade policy development 
        and implementation, review of commodity jurisdiction 
        determinations, public outreach to industry and foreign 
        parties, and analysis of scientific and technological 
        developments as they relate to the exercise of defense trade 
        control authorities; and
            ``(5) contract personnel to assist in such activities.''.

SEC. 833. WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE TO UNITS OF FOREIGN SECURITY FORCES 
              THAT ENGAGED IN SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OR ABUSE IN 
              PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.

    The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by inserting after 
section 554 the following:

``SEC. 555. WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE TO UNITS OF FOREIGN SECURITY 
              FORCES THAT ENGAGED IN SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OR ABUSE IN 
              PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of State should withhold 
assistance to any unit of the security forces of a foreign country if 
the Secretary has credible information that such unit has engaged in 
sexual exploitation or abuse, including while serving in a United 
Nations peacekeeping operation, until the Secretary determines that the 
government of such country is taking effective steps to hold the 
responsible members of such unit accountable and to prevent future 
incidents.
    ``(b) Notice.--The Secretary of State--
            ``(1) shall promptly notify the government of each country 
        subject to any withholding of assistance pursuant to this 
        section; and
            ``(2) shall notify the appropriate congressional committees 
        of such withholding not later than 10 days after a 
        determination to withhold such assistance is made.
    ``(c) Assistance.--The Secretary of State shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable, assist the government of each country subject to 
any withholding of assistance pursuant to this section in bringing the 
responsible members of such unit of the security forces of the country 
to justice.
    ``(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
section, the term `appropriate congressional committees' means--
            ``(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
            ``(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee 
        on Appropriations of the Senate.''.

            Subtitle C--Studies on Authorities and Programs

SEC. 841. REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY BY BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS 
              AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of 
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement, in consultation with the 
heads of other relevant bureaus of the Department, shall submit to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report detailing all 
existing programs, and their statutory authorities, that provide 
training, advice, equipment, and other support to eligible foreign 
civilian security forces and institutions.
    (b) Matters To Be Included.--Such a report shall assess the 
following:
            (1) The benefits and costs of consolidating the number of 
        such programs and expanding the scope of such programs, as 
        appropriate.
            (2) The prospects for improving coordination among such 
        programs.
            (3) The impact of repealing section 660 of the Foreign 
        Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2420), including--
                    (A) the potential opportunities such repeal would 
                create for expanding existing programs or establishing 
                new programs to improve the capacity, capabilities, and 
                professionalism of such civilian security forces and 
                institutions, including with respect to pay and 
                promotions, benefits, leadership, and administration; 
                and
                    (B) the required elements necessary to ensure that 
                any such program would enhance rule of law and 
                safeguard human rights.
    (c) Civilian Security Forces.--In this section, the term ``civilian 
security forces'' includes non-military security forces at the 
national, State, district, or local level that are responsible for 
internal security, do not report to a defense ministry or similar or 
related defense or military entity of a foreign government, and are 
assigned responsibility for one or more of the following:
            (1) Law enforcement.
            (2) Border security.
            (3) Maritime and port security.
            (4) Customs law enforcement.
            (5) Sanctions monitoring and enforcement.
            (6) Counterterrorism.
            (7) Counternarcotics.
            (8) Counterproliferation.
            (9) Countertransnational organized crime.
            (10) Improving the administration of justice.
            (11) Promoting respect for human rights.
            (12) Promoting the rule of law.

SEC. 842. REQUIREMENT FOR INDEPENDENT STUDY OF EXISTING SECURITY 
              ASSISTANCE AUTHORITIES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a contract with a 
federally funded research and development center with appropriate 
expertise and analytical capability to carry out the study described in 
subsection (b).
    (b) Study.--The study required by subsection (a) shall provide for 
a comprehensive examination of--
            (1) the history and evolution of existing security 
        assistance authorities and the original intent of such 
        authorities;
            (2) areas in which--
                    (A) such authorities have deviated from such 
                original intent and explanations why; and
                    (B) such authorities overlap or compete with one 
                another; and
            (3) recommendations for consolidating, replacing, or 
        otherwise adapting such authorities, as well as for 
        establishing new ones, to include recommendations for 
        differentiating authorities based on the capacity and 
        capabilities they build as opposed to by issue or purpose.
    (c) Report.--
            (1) To the secretary.--Not later than one year after the 
        date on which the Secretary enters into a contract pursuant to 
        subsection (a), the independent research entity that has 
        entered into a contract with the Secretary shall submit to the 
        Secretary a report containing--
                    (A) the results of the study required by subsection 
                (a); and
                    (B) such recommendations to improve the 
                effectiveness of existing security assistance 
                authorities as the entity considers to be appropriate.
            (2) To congress.--Not later than 30 days after receipt of 
        the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit such 
        report, together with any additional views or recommendations 
        of the Secretary, to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
        House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations 
        of the Senate.

                        TITLE IX--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 901. CASE-ZABLOCKI ACT REFORM.

    Section 112b of title 1, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), 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 not later than 20 days 
        after such agreement has been signed.''.

SEC. 902. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT.

    Section 620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act (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 pursuant to a program for which funds are appropriated 
        under such Act 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. 903. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS SUPPORTING 
              INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.

    (a) Prohibition.--Subsection (a) of section 620A of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371) is amended by striking ``that 
the government of that country'' and all that follows and inserting 
``that the government of that country--
            ``(1) has repeatedly provided support for acts of 
        international terrorism;
            ``(2) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual 
        or group which has committed an act of international terrorism;
            ``(3) otherwise supports international terrorism; or
            ``(4) is controlled by an organization designated as a 
        foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).''.
    (b) Rescission.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended by 
striking ``and the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate'' and inserting ``, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate''.
    (c) Waiver.--Subsection (d)(2) of such section is amended by 
striking ``and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate'' and inserting ``, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate''.
    (d) Prohibition on Lethal Military Equipment Exports.--Such 
section, as so amended, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(e) Prohibition on Lethal Military Equipment Exports.--
            ``(1) Prohibition.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The United States shall not 
                provide any assistance under this Act or section 23 of 
                the Arms Export Control Act to any foreign government 
                that provides lethal military equipment to a country 
                the government of which the Secretary of State has 
                determined supports international terrorism for 
                purposes of section 1754(c) of the Export Control 
                Reform Act of 2018.
                    ``(B) Termination.--The prohibition on assistance 
                under subparagraph (A) with respect to a foreign 
                government shall terminate 12 months after such 
                government ceases to provide the lethal military 
                equipment described in such subparagraph.
                    ``(C) Applicability.--This subsection applies with 
                respect to lethal military equipment provided under a 
                contract entered into after October 1, 1997.
            ``(2) Waiver.--The President may waive the prohibition on 
        assistance under paragraph (1) with respect to a foreign 
        government if the President determines that to do so is 
        important to the national interest of the United States.
            ``(3) Report.--Upon the exercise of the waiver authority 
        pursuant to paragraph (2), the President shall submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees a report with respect to 
        the furnishing of assistance under the waiver authority, 
        including--
                    ``(A) a detailed explanation of the assistance to 
                be provided;
                    ``(B) the estimated dollar amount of such 
                assistance; and
                    ``(C) an explanation of how the assistance furthers 
                the national interest of the United States.
            ``(4) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In 
        this subsection, the term `appropriate congressional 
        committees' means--
                    ``(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives; and
                    ``(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.''.
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