Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017

Bill: 114-s-1635
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN]
Introduced: 2015-06-18
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Advisory bodies

Afghanistan

Africa

Algeria

Arab-Israeli relations

Arms control and nonproliferation

Asia

Bahrain

Broadcasting Board of Governors

Burma

Child safety and welfare

China

Computer security and identity theft

Computers and information technology

Congressional oversight

Crime victims

Cultural exchanges and relations

Department of State

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

El Salvador

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Europe

European Union

Executive agency funding and structure

Federal officials

Foreign aid and international relief

Foreign property

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government liability

Government studies and investigations

Guatemala

Haiti

Honduras

Hong Kong

Human rights

Human trafficking

India

International exchange and broadcasting

International law and treaties

International organizations and cooperation

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Latin America

Libya

Licensing and registrations

Marine and inland water transportation

Mexico

Middle East

Military assistance, sales, and agreements

Military education and training

Minority employment

Morocco

Natural disasters

North Korea

Nuclear weapons

Pakistan

Palestinians

Persian Gulf States

Racial and ethnic relations

Religion

Russia

Singapore

South Korea

Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Taiwan

Terrorism

Tunisia

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

U.S. and foreign investments

Ukraine

United Nations

Venezuela

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2016-12-16
text: Became Public Law No: 114-323.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-06-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal Year 2016</strong></p> <p>TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES</p> <p>This bill directs the Department of State (Department) to report to Congress regarding: </p> <ul> <li>Department costs incurred to provide American Spaces; </li> <li>the status of all ongoing investment treaty negotiations; </li> <li>conditions in Hong Kong of interest to the United States, and whether Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is sufficiently autonomous to justify different treatment for its citizens from the treatment accorded to other citizens of China; </li> <li>civil or political rights violations against ethnic, racial, or religious minorities in Burma (Myanmar);</li> <li>efforts to ensure the peaceful resolution of Venezuela's political situation; </li> <li> the sale of defense articles and defense services to Ukraine;</li> <li>the debt environment for developing countries and near-term risks to debt sustainability;</li> <li>country reports on corruption practices;</li> <li>cases of enforced disappearances in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador; </li> <li>Bahrain's implementation of the recommendations in the 2011 Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry;</li> <li>known or suspected penetrations or compromises of Department information systems or networks; </li> <li>efforts to promote equal opportunity for all American employees in direct hire and personal service contractors status, particularly Foreign Service employees;</li> <li> activities at the United Nations (U.N.) and its subagencies that can be construed to exhibit an anti-Semitic bias; </li> <li> evaluation and prioritization of current U.N. peacekeeping missions;</li> <li>U.S. citizen staffing at international organizations that includes an assessment of U.S. representation among professional and senior-level positions at the U.N. and its specialized agencies;</li> <li>enhancement of the Marine Corps Security Guard program;</li> <li>high risk, high threat overseas posts; </li> <li>counterintelligence threats to U.S. diplomatic facilities in Priority 1 Counterintelligence Threat Nations; and </li> <li>the status of post-earthquake recovery and development efforts in Haiti. </li> </ul> <p>The President shall designate an existing federal officer as the Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator to coordinate efforts to secure the release of U.S. persons held hostage outside the United States. </p> <p>The Department shall conduct a review of the United States-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue. </p> <p>Funds are made available to support efforts by American and European Jewish and other civil society organizations to combat anti-Semitism and other forms of religious, ethnic, or racial intolerance in Europe.</p> <p>The Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979 is amended to authorize the Department to provide grants or enter into cooperative agreements for science and technology fellowship programs.</p> <p>The Department is authorized to provide for U.S. participation in the Information Sharing Centre in Singapore. </p> <p>The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to revise reporting requirements concerning the importation of rough diamonds into the United States not controlled through the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme.</p> <p> It is the sense of Congress that: </p> <ul> <li>the alliance between the United States and Japan is a cornerstone of peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region and around the world; and </li> <li>the United States and Japan oppose the use of coercion or force to change the status quo, including in the East and South China Seas.</li> </ul> <p>It is the sense of Congress that the United States should: </p> <ul> <li>expand defense cooperation with India, and </li> <li>welcome India's role in providing security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.</li> </ul> <p>It is the sense of Congress that: </p> <ul> <li>the U.S.-Republic of Korea alliance has served as an anchor for security and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula, in the Asia-Pacific region, and around the world; and </li> <li>the United States and the Republic of Korea share concerns that the nuclear, cyber, and ballistic missiles programs of North Korea and its repeated provocations threaten peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia. </li> </ul> <p> It is the sense of Congress that: </p> <ul> <li>U.S. policy toward Taiwan is based upon the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances given by President Ronald Reagan in 1982, </li> <li>provision of defensive weapons to Taiwan should continue, and </li> <li>enhanced trade relations with Taiwan should be pursued. </li> </ul> <p>The Department shall: </p> <ul> <li>develop a Middle East strategy in the event of a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran, and </li> <li>produce a comprehensive strategy relating to U.S. international cyberspace policy. </li> </ul> <p>The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended to declare that, if an immigrant visa was issued on or after March 27, 2013, for a child who has been lawfully adopted, or who is coming to the United States to be adopted by a U.S. citizen, any statutory immigrant visa fees relating to renewal or replacement of such visa may be waived or refunded under specified circumstances.</p> <p>It is the sense of Congress that ensuring justice for U.S. victims of Iranian acts of terrorism who hold related legal judgments against Iran should be expeditiously addressed. </p> <p>The American Hostages in Iran Compensation Fund is established in the Treasury. </p> <p>Congress: </p> <ul> <li>supports the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of post-Soviet countries within their internationally recognized borders; and </li> <li>urges the consideration of additional sanctions if the Russian Federation continues to engage in subversive and destabilizing activities within such countries.</li> </ul> <p>It is the sense of Congress that a successful strategy must be implemented to counter the Russian Federation's propaganda war against the United States and our allies. </p> <p>The President is authorized to establish an Interagency Atrocities Prevention Board.</p> <p>The Department shall develop a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. </p> <p>The Department shall conduct a quadrennial diplomacy and development review which shall include recommendations for long-term U.S. diplomacy and development policy. </p> <p>It is the sense of Congress that sanctions against North Korea should be strengthened.</p> <p>TITLE II--ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE </p> <p>An existing Deputy Assistant Secretary within each regional bureau shall be tasked with the responsibility for economic matters and interests, including integration of foreign economic policy priorities.</p> <p>The Department shall conduct a review of the jurisdictional responsibility of the Bureau of African Affairs and that of the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs relating to Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. </p> <p>The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended to require the Department to ensure the meaningful inclusion of women among the personnel responsible for, or deploying to, countries or regions considered to be at risk of undergoing, or emerging from violent conflict. </p> <p>The Department shall consult with the National Security Agency and other appropriate departments or agencies regarding the security of U.S. government and nongovernment information technology systems and networks owned, operated, or utilized by the Department, including sensitive or classified information systems.</p> <p>The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended to direct the Department to convene an advisory committee to the interagency working group to prevent international parental child abduction.</p> <p>A Director of Research and Evaluation shall be appointed in the Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources for the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.</p> <p>It is the sense of Congress that the Department should allocate specified funds for research and evaluation of public diplomacy programs. </p> <p>The Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 is amended to extend The United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. </p> <p>The Department shall: </p> <ul> <li>strengthen the institutional capacity of the Bureau of African Affairs to oversee programs and engage in strategic planning, and </li> <li>commission an independent assessment of Foreign Service Officer compensation. </li> </ul> <p>The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended to repeal the certification requirement for Senior Foreign Service members.</p> <p>The Department shall: </p> <ul> <li>establish a process for employees to appeal any assignment restriction; and </li> <li>ensure that a Foreign Service member is not assigned to, or restricted from, a position in a particular geographic area, or domestically in a position working on issues relating to a particular geographic area, exclusively on the basis of the member's race, ethnicity, or religion. </li> </ul> <p>The Department is authorized to suspend a Foreign Service member without pay under specified circumstances. Entitles such person to specified protections.</p> <p>The Department shall: </p> <ul> <li>increase the number of fellows selected for the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program, the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program, and the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program; and </li> <li> conduct a review of the jurisdictional responsibilities of the Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan and the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs.</li> </ul> <p>The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 is amended to require the Department to brief Congress concerning countries that will be upgraded to a higher tier or downgraded to a lower tier. </p> <p>The Department shall develop a curriculum for Foreign Service officers that includes training on international religious freedom.</p> <p>TITLE III--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS </p> <p>Each time the U.N. General Assembly modifies the assessment levels for peacekeeping operations the Department shall submit a report to Congress describing: (1) the change of the peacekeeping assessment charged to each member state; and (2) how the economic and strategic interests of each of the U.N. Security Council permanent members is served by each peacekeeping mission currently in force. </p> <p>Prior to a vote on a resolution approving a new, or reauthorizing an existing, peacekeeping mission under the auspices of any multilateral organization in which the United States participates, the Department shall submit a report to Congress describing measures taken to prevent and hold accountable employees, contractors, or members of the mission forces from engaging in acts of trafficking in persons, exploitation of victims of trafficking, or sexual exploitation or abuse. </p> <p>The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to include in the Department's human rights report to the Speaker of the House and to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, for each country that contributes personnel to U.N. peacekeeping missions, a description of: </p> <ul> <li>allegations of such personnel engaging in acts of trafficking in persons, exploitation of victims of trafficking, or sexual exploitation and abuse while participating in such a peacekeeping mission; and </li> <li>repatriations of personnel resulting from such an allegation, and resulting actions taken by the country. </li> </ul> <p>U.S. funding shall not be provided for any peacekeeping mission without a periodic mandate renewal.</p> <p>TITLE IV--CONSULAR AUTHORITIES</p> <p>The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended to eliminate theexception to the visa prohibition for certain child abductors or persons aiding abductors.</p> <p>Visa information sharing provisions with foreign government provisions are revised. </p> <p>TITLE V--EMBASSY SECURITY </p> <p>Funds made available in FY2016 for worldwide security protection shall be allocated for: (1) immediate threat mitigation support at high threat, high risk facilities; (2) immediate threat mitigation support at other facilities; and (3) high vulnerability locations.</p> <p>The Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 is amended regarding local guard contracts for a Foreign Service building to authorize the Department to award contracts on the basis of best value (as determined by a cost-technical trade off analysis), especially for high threat, high risk posts.</p> <p>The Diplomatic Security Act is amended to provide that unsatisfactory leadership by a senior official regarding a security incident involving loss of life, serious injury, or significant property destruction at or related to a U.S. government mission abroad may be grounds for disciplinary action.</p> <p>Nothing in this Act or any other provision of law shall be construed to prevent the Department from taking personnel action against any Department employee or official who has breached his or her duty or has engaged in misconduct or unsatisfactorily performed such duties in a manner that has significantly contributed to the serious injury, loss of life, or significant destruction of property, or a serious breach of security. </p> <p>The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended to authorize the Department to provide physical security enhancements at overseas educational facilities established for the children of U.S. government employees. </p> <p>The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress on the Department's progress in implementing the recommendations of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board. </p> <p>TITLE VI--MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY</p> <p><em>Improving Department of State Oversight Act of 2015</em></p> <p>Competitive status for appointment to a position in the competitive service for which an employee is qualified is granted to any employee of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGRI) who was not terminated for cause, and who completes at least 12 months of service at any time before the termination of the SIGRI on October 5, 2013. </p> <p>Each Department entity under the Foreign Service Act of 1980 shall report to the Inspector General (IG) who may investigate specified allegations of: (1) program waste, fraud, or abuse, or criminal or serious misconduct on the part of Department employees; and (2) serious, noncriminal misconduct on the part of any individual who is authorized to carry a weapon, make arrests, or conduct searches.</p>

action_date: 2015-06-18
action_desc: Reported to Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) </p> <p><strong>Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal Year 2016</strong></p> <p>TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES</p> <p> Subtitle A--Basic Authorities and Activities</p> <p>(Sec. 101) This bill directs the Department of State (Department) to report to Congress regarding: </p> <ul> <li>costs incurred by the Department to provide American Spaces, </li> <li>cost breakdowns by each space and type of space, </li> <li>total fees collected for entry to, or the use of, American Spaces and related resources, and </li> <li> total usage rates for each space and type of space.</li> </ul> <p>(Sec. 102) The Department shall report to Congress regarding: </p> <ul> <li>the status of all ongoing investment treaty negotiations, </li> <li>a strategy to expand the investment treaty agenda, and </li> <li>an estimate of needed resources and anticipated staff.</li> </ul> <p>(Sec. 103) The Department shall: </p> <ul> <li>submit a required report to Congress annually through 2020 concerning conditions in Hong Kong of interest to the United States; and </li> <li>certify to Congress annually whether Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is sufficiently autonomous to justify different treatment for its citizens from the treatment accorded to other citizens of China in any new laws, agreements, treaties, or arrangements entered into between the United States and Hong Kong. (Certification shall not be required for new laws, agreements, or treaties that support human rights or democracy in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.)</li> </ul> <p>(Sec. 104) The President shall designate an existing federal officer as the Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator to coordinate efforts to secure the release of U.S. persons held hostage outside the United States by hostile groups or state sponsors of terrorism. </p> <p>Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the federal government to negotiate with a state sponsor of terrorism or a foreign terrorist organization or any other hostage-takers.</p> <p>(Sec. 105) The Department shall: (1) conduct a review of the United States-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, and (2) submit a related report to Congress.</p> <p>(Sec. 106) The Department shall submit a report to Congress that: (1) details all known widespread or systematic civil or political rights violations against ethnic, racial, or religious minorities in Burma (Myanmar), including the Rohingya people; and (2) provides recommendations for holding perpetrators accountable for their actions.</p> <p>(Sec. 107) Funds are made available to the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, to support efforts by American and European Jewish and other civil society organizations focusing on youth to combat anti-Semitism and other forms of religious, ethnic, or racial intolerance in Europe.</p> <p>(Sec. 108) The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended to authorize the Department to support, through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and public diplomacy, activities promoting the benefits of agricultural biotechnology, biofuels, science-based regulatory systems, and the application of such technologies for trade and development.</p> <p>(Sec. 109) The terms &quot;use&quot; and &quot;uses&quot; shall be given their plain meaning with regard to visa and passport offenses.</p> <p>(Sec. 110) The Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979 is amended to authorize the Department to provide grants or enter into cooperative agreements for Department science and technology fellowship programs.</p> <p>(Sec. 111) The position of Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs is renamed the Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, Environment, and Science.</p> <p>(Sec. 112) The Department is authorized to provide for U.S. participation in the Information Sharing Centre in Singapore, as established by the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia. </p> <p>(Sec. 113) The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to: (1) eliminate the report describing the involvement of a foreign military or defense ministry civilian participant in education and training activities in a violation of internationally recognized human rights; and (2) revise reporting requirements concerning the importation of rough diamonds into the United States not controlled through the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme.</p> <p> (Sec. 114) It is the sense of Congress that: </p> <ul> <li>the alliance between the United States and Japan is a cornerstone of peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region and around the world; </li> <li>Prime Minister Shiuzo Abe's 2015 visit to the United States and historic address to a Joint Session of Congress symbolized the importance of U.S.-Japan ties; </li> <li>the United States remains resolute in its commitments under the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security to respond to any armed attack in the territories under Japan's administration; </li> <li>although the United States does not take a position on the ultimate sovereignty of the Senkaku Islands, the U.S. government acknowledges that they are under Japan's administration and opposes any unilateral actions to undermine such administration; </li> <li>the United States and Japan continue to work together on common security interests, including confronting the threat posed by the North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs; </li> <li>the United States and Japan remain committed to ensuring maritime security and respect for international law, including freedom of navigation and overflight; and </li> <li>the United States and Japan oppose the use of coercion or force to change the status quo, including in the East and South China Seas.</li> </ul> <p>(Sec. 115) It is the sense of Congress that the United States should: </p> <ul> <li>expand defense cooperation with India, </li> <li>welcome India's role in providing security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond, </li> <li>support implementation of the United States-India Defense Framework Agreement, and </li> <li>support the India Defense Trade and Technology Initiative. </li> </ul> <p>(Sec. 116) It is the sense of Congress that: </p> <ul> <li>the U.S.-Republic of Korea alliance has served as an anchor for security and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula, in the Asia-Pacific region, and around the world; </li> <li>the United States and the Republic of Korea continue to broaden their alliance by strengthening the combined defense posture on the Korean Peninsula, enhancing mutual security based on the Republic of Korea-United States Mutual Defense Treaty, and promoting regional and global security cooperation in the 21st century; </li> <li>the United States and the Republic of Korea share concerns that the nuclear, cyber, and ballistic missiles programs of North Korea and its repeated provocations threaten peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia and remain committed to cooperating on the full range of issues related to North Korea; </li> <li>the Republic of Korea has made progress in enhancing future war fighting and interoperability capabilities by taking steps toward procuring Patriot Advanced Capability missiles, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft, and RQ-4 Global Hawk Surveillance Aircraft; and </li> <li>the United States and the Republic of Korea share the future interests of both nations in securing peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia. </li> </ul> <p>(Sec. 117) It is the sense of the Congress that: </p> <ul> <li>U.S. policy toward Taiwan is based upon the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances given by President Ronald Reagan in 1982, </li> <li>provision of defensive weapons to Taiwan should continue, and </li> <li>enhanced trade relations with Taiwan should be pursued. </li> </ul> <p>(Sec. 118) The Department report to Congress: </p> <ul> <li>an assessment of work carried out by the United States, in cooperation with the other member states of the Organization of American States and countries of the European Union, to ensure the peaceful resolution of the current political situation in Venezuela; </li> <li>a list of government and security officials in Venezuela who are responsible for, or complicit in, the use of force against antigovernment protests and who have had their U.S. financial assets frozen or been placed on a U.S. visa ban; and </li> <li>an assessment of U.S. support for the development of democratic political processes and independent civil society in Venezuela.</li> </ul> <p>(Sec. 119) The Department shall develop and submit to Congress a Middle East strategy in the event of a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran which shall include efforts to: (1) counter Iranian-sponsored terrorism in the Middle East, (2) reassure U.S. allies and partners in Middle East, and (3) address the potential for a conventional or nuclear arms race in the Middle East. </p> <p>(Sec. 120) The Department shall produce a comprehensive strategy relating to U.S. international cyberspace policy which shall include: </p> <ul> <li>a review of activities undertaken to support the goal of the President's International Strategy for Cyberspace; </li> <li>a review of alternative concepts with regard to international norms in cyberspace offered by other nations, including China, Russia, Brazil, and India; </li> <li>a description of cyberspace threats to U.S. national security from other nations, state-sponsored actors, and private actors to federal and private sector infrastructure, U.S. intellectual property, and U.S. citizens; </li> <li>a review of deterrent policy tools available to the President; and </li> <li>a review of resources required by the Department, including the Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues, to build responsible norms of international cyber behavior. </li> </ul> <p>(Sec. 121) The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended to declare that, if an immigrant visa was issued on or after March 27, 2013, for a child who has been lawfully adopted, or who is coming to the United States to be adopted by a U.S. citizen, any statutory immigrant visa fees relating to renewal or replacement of such visa may be waived or refunded if: </p> <ul> <li>the child was unable to use the original immigrant visa during the period of its validity as a direct result of extraordinary circumstances, including the denial of an exit permit; and </li> <li>such inability was attributable to factors beyond the control of the adopting parent or parents. </li> </ul> <p>(Sec. 122) It is the sense of Congress that ensuring justice for U.S. victims of Iranian acts of terrorism who hold related legal judgments against Iran is of paramount importance and should be expeditiously addressed. </p> <p>The American Hostages in Iran Compensation Fund is established in the Treasury. </p> <p> A payment recipient may not maintain an action against Iran in any federal or state court for claims relating to the hostage events. </p> <p>Existing claims against Iran for those events are waived and forever released upon payment to all designated recipients.</p> <p>(Sec. 123) Congress: (1) supports individuals and organizations working to encourage cooperation between Israeli Jews and Palestinians, (2) condemns anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement in the Palestinian Authority (PA), and (3) urges President Abbas and PA officials to discontinue all official incitement that runs contrary to ending decades of confrontation. </p> <p>(Sec. 124) Congress: </p> <ul> <li>supports the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of post-Soviet countries within their internationally recognized borders; </li> <li>is concerned over increasingly aggressive actions by the Russian Federation; </li> <li>encourages the President to enhance nondefense cooperation and diplomatic engagement with post-Soviet countries; </li> <li>condemns the subversive and destabilizing activities undertaken by the Russian Federation within post-Soviet countries; </li> <li>encourages enhanced cooperation between the United States and the European Union (EU) to promote greater Euro-Atlantic integration; </li> <li>urges U.S.-EU cooperation to maintain sanctions against the Russian Federation until the government of Russia has fully implemented the Minsk agreements and demonstrated respect for Ukraine's territorial sovereignty; </li> <li>calls on EU member states to extend the current sanctions regime against the Russian Federation; and </li> <li>urges the consideration of additional sanctions if the Russian Federation continues to engage in subversive and destabilizing activities within post-Soviet countries.</li> </ul> <p>(Sec. 125) It is the sense of Congress that a successful strategy must be implemented to counter the Russian Federation's propaganda war against the United States and our allies.</p> <p>(Sec. 126) The Department shall submit to Congress a detailed list of all: (1) pending Letters of Request for Foreign Military Sales to Ukraine, and (2) and export license applications, including requests for marketing licenses, for the sale of defense articles and defense services to Ukraine.</p> <p>Subtitle B--Additional Matters</p> <p>(Sec. 131) The President is authorized to establish an Interagency Atrocities Prevention Board to coordinate an interagency approach to preventing and responding to mass atrocities. </p> <p>This section shall cease to be effective on June 30, 2017.</p> <p>(Sec. 132) The Department shall submit a comprehensive assessment to Congress regarding U.S. engagement in the Indo-Pacific.</p> <p>(Sec. 133) The Department is authorized to enter into a bilateral joint action plan with the EU to combat prejudice and discrimination. </p> <p>(Sec. 134) The Department shall submit an assessment to Congress of the current external debt environment for developing countries and identify near-term risks to debt sustainability.</p> <p>(Sec. 135) The Department shall develop or update (biennially thereafter for six years) a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls, which shall be transmitted to Congress and made available on the Internet.</p> <p>The Department shall: (1) identify no less than four eligible low-income and lower-middle income countries with significant levels of violence against women and girls that have the capacity to implement gender-based violence prevention and response activities, (2) in each identified country develop individual country plans to address such violence, and (3) submit an annual report to Congress.</p> <p>(Sec. 136) The Department shall submit to Congress and publish on its website a country report on corruption practices which should include identification of: </p> <ul> <li> individuals and associations that comprise corruption networks in the country;</li> <li>state functions that have been captured by corrupt networks; and </li> <li>identification of key economic activities which are dominated by members of the corrupt network, and other revenue streams that enrich such members.</li> </ul> <p>(Sec. 137) The Department shall conduct a quadrennial diplomacy and development review which shall include: (1) recommendations for long-term U.S. diplomacy and development policy; and (2) guidance on related programs, assets, budget, policies, and authorities of the Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development.</p> <p>Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize any additional appropriations for the purposes and initiatives under this section. </p> <p>(Sec. 138) The Department shall submit an annual report to Congress that includes: (1) the number of cases of enforced disappearances in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador; (2) an assessment of the causes and the responsible individuals and groups; and (3) the official government response to such disappeared persons.</p> <p>(Sec. 139) The Department shall submit a report to Congress describing the government of Bahrain's implementation of the recommendations in the 2011 Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry, including an assessment of the impact of the Report's findings for the U.S. security posture in the Arab Gulf and for U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility.</p> <p>(Sec. 140) The Assessing Progress in Haiti Act of 2014 is amended to direct the Department to report to Congress annually through December 31, 2022, on the status of post-earthquake recovery and development efforts in Haiti.</p> <p>Such report shall include: (1) a determination of whether recent Haitian elections are free and responsive to the people of Haiti, and (2) a description of any attempts to disqualify candidates for political reasons.</p> <p>(Sec. 141) It is the sense of Congress that: </p> <ul> <li>North Korea represents a serious threat to international peace and to the national security of the United States and its allies in East Asia, and grossly violates the human rights of its own people; </li> <li>the Department and the Department of the Treasury should impose additional sanctions against North Korea, including targeting its financial assets, specific designations relating to human rights abuses, and a redesignation of North Korea as a state sponsor of terror; and </li> <li>the President should not resume negotiations until North Korea adheres to its denuclearization commitments, commits to halting its ballistic missile and proliferation activities, ceases military provocations, and improves its human rights record.</li> </ul> <p>TITLE II--ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE </p> <p>Subtitle A--Organizational Matters</p> <p>(Sec. 201) A chief of mission, after receiving rightsizing recommendations pursuant to a review conducted by the Office of Management, Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation relating to staffing levels at U.S. overseas posts, shall submit a response to the Office that describes: (1) rightsizing recommendations that are accepted and a schedule for their implementation, and (2) rejected recommendations and a justification for such rejections.</p> <p>The Department shall submit to Congress: (1) an annual report describing the status of all rightsizing recommendations and responses from the preceding five years, and (2) a supplemental report on regional bureau staffing.</p> <p>(Sec. 202) An existing Deputy Assistant Secretary within each regional bureau shall be tasked with the responsibility for economic matters and interests, including integration of foreign economic policy priorities.</p> <p>(Sec. 203) The Department shall: (1) conduct a review of the jurisdictional responsibility of the Bureau of African Affairs and that of the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs relating to the North African countries of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya; and (2) submit a related report to Congress.</p> <p>(Sec. 204) The Department shall report to Congress on Department special envoys, representatives, advisors, and coordinators.</p> <p>(Sec. 205) The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended to require the Department to ensure the meaningful inclusion of women among the personnel responsible for, or deploying to, countries or regions considered to be at risk of undergoing, or emerging from violent conflict, and that all such personnel obtain training in: </p> <ul> <li>conflict prevention, mitigation, and resolution; </li> <li>protecting civilians from violence, exploitation, and trafficking in persons; and </li> <li>international human rights law and international humanitarian law.</li> </ul> <p>(Sec. 206) The Department shall regularly consult with the National Security Agency and any other appropriate departments or agencies regarding the security of U.S. government and nongovernment information technology systems and networks owned, operated, or utilized by the Department, including sensitive or classified information systems.</p> <p>The Department shall submit a report to Congress every 180 days describing: (1) all known or suspected penetrations or compromises of such systems or networks facilitating the use of classified information, and (2) all known or suspected significant penetrations or compromises of any other such systems and networks. </p> <p>(Sec. 207) The Government Accountability Office (GAO) shall submit a report to Congress that assesses the cost-effectiveness and performance of the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services system.</p> <p>(Sec. 208) The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended to direct the Department to convene an advisory committee to the interagency working group to prevent international parental child abduction.</p> <p>(Sec. 209) The Department shall: (1) conduct research and evaluation of its public diplomacy programs and activities, including through use of audience research, digital analytics, and impact evaluations; and (2) make such findings available to Congress. </p> <p> A Director of Research and Evaluation shall be appointed in the Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources for the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.</p> <p>It is the sense of Congress that the Department should allocate for research and evaluation of public diplomacy activities and programs 3%-5% of: (1) educational and cultural exchange program funds, and (2) diplomatic and consular program funds.</p> <p>The Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy shall establish a Subcommittee for Research and Evaluation to monitor and advise on the research and evaluation activities of the Department and the Broadcasting Board of Governors.</p> <p>The Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 is amended to extend The United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy until October 1, 2020.</p> <p>(Sec. 210) The Department shall strengthen the institutional capacity of the Bureau of African Affairs to oversee programs and engage in strategic planning by: </p> <ul> <li>establishing an office within the Bureau that is distinct from the regional affairs office specifically charged with overseeing strategy development and program implementation related to security assistance, </li> <li>facilitating long-term planning, and </li> <li>developing a plan to rightsize the Bureau. </li> </ul> <p>Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize the appropriation of additional amounts to carry out this section.</p> <p>Subtitle B--Personnel Matters</p> <p>(Sec. 211) The Department shall commission an independent assessment of Foreign Service Officer compensation, and submit a related report to Congress.</p> <p>(Sec. 212) The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended to repeal the certification requirement for Senior Foreign Service members.</p> <p>(Sec. 213) The maximum accrual of compensatory time off for travel status away from the employee's official duty station is set at 104 hours during any leave year.</p> <p>(Sec. 214) The President shall make the report regarding the competence of each nomination for chief of mission available to the public, including by posting on the Department's website.</p> <p>(Sec. 215) The Department shall: </p> <ul> <li>establish a right and process for employees to appeal any assignment restriction or preclusion; and </li> <li>ensure that a member of the Service is not assigned to, or restricted from, a position at a post in a particular geographic area, or domestically in a position working on issues relating to a particular geographic area, exclusively on the basis of the member's race, ethnicity, or religion. </li> </ul> <p>(Sec. 216) The Department is authorized to suspend a Foreign Service member without pay when: (1) the member's security clearance is suspended, or (2) reasonable cause exists to believe that the person has committed a crime for which a sentence of imprisonment may be imposed. </p> <p>Such person is entitled to: (1) written notice stating the specific reasons for the proposed suspension; (2) reasonable time to respond orally and in writing; (3) representation; (4) a final written decision, including the specific reasons for such decision; and (5) file a grievance. </p> <p>(Sec. 217) The Department shall establish curricula at the Foreign Services Institute to develop the economic policy expertise and skill sets of Foreign Service officers, including through distance-learning courses in commercial, economic, and business affairs.</p> <p>(Sec. 218) The Department shall report to Congress on efforts to promote equal opportunity for all American employees in direct hire and personal service contractors status, particularly Foreign Service employees.</p> <p>(Sec. 219) The Department must increase the number of fellows selected for the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program, the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program, and the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program. </p> <p>Undergraduate and graduate components of the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program are authorized to conduct outreach to attract outstanding students who represent diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds with an interest in pursuing a Foreign Service career.</p> <p>(Sec. 220) The Department should: </p> <ul> <li>review past programs designed to increase minority representation; and </li> <li>provide oversight to the employment, retention, and promotion of underrepresented groups to promote a diverse ethnic representation among mid- and senior-level career professionals through programs such as the International Career Advancement Program, and Seminar XXI at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for International Studies. </li> </ul> <p>(Sec. 221) The Department shall: (1) conduct a review of the jurisdictional responsibilities of the Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan and the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, and (2) submit a related report to Congress.</p> <p>(Sec. 222) The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 is amended to require the Department, not later than 30 days before the anticipated submission of each annual tracking elimination compliance report, to brief Congress concerning countries that will be upgraded to a higher tier or downgraded to a lower tier. </p> <p>(Sec. 223) The Department shall develop a curriculum for Foreign Service officers that includes training on: </p> <ul> <li>the scope and strategic value of international religious freedom; </li> <li>how violations of international religious freedom harm U.S. interests, and how the advancement of such freedom can advance those interests; and </li> <li>the relevance of international religious freedom to U.S. defense, diplomacy, development, and public affairs efforts to combat violent extremism. </li> </ul> <p>The George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center shall use such curriculum in training Foreign Service officers.</p> <p>TITLE III--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS </p> <p>Subtitle A--United States Contributions to International Organizations</p> <p>(Secs. 301/303) The Department shall annually submit a report to Congress describing: </p> <ul> <li> activities at the United Nations (U.N.) and its subagencies that can be construed to exhibit an anti-Semitic bias, </li> <li>the use of U.N. resources to promote anti-Semitic or anti-Israel rhetoric or propaganda, and </li> <li>U.S. actions taken to address such activities. </li> </ul> <p>The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 is amended to include in the President's annual U.N. report to Congress a description of of all U.S. assessed and voluntary contributions to the U.N. and its affiliated agencies and related bodies: (1) during the preceding fiscal year, (2) estimated for the fiscal year in which the report is submitted, and (3) requested in the President's budget for the following fiscal year. </p> <p>Such report shall also include an accounting of U.S. peacekeeping assessments and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping operations.</p> <p>The Office of Management and Budget (OPM) shall make such reports publicly available.</p> <p>(Sec. 302) The Department's annual report to Congress on U.S. financial assistance is enlarged to include U.S. contributions to all international organizations and not just to those in which the United States is a member.</p> <p>Such report shall include: </p> <ul> <li>the amount of such contributions that were assessed by an international organization and the amount of such contributions that were voluntary; and </li> <li>the ratio of U.S. contributions to total contributions received for the U.N. and its agencies, peacekeeping, inter-American organizations, regional organizations, and other international organizations.</li> </ul> <p>(Sec. 304) Each time the U.N. General Assembly modifies the assessment levels for peacekeeping operations the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress describing: (1) the change, by amount and percentage, of the peacekeeping assessment charged to each member state; and (2) how the economic and strategic interests of each of the U.N. Security Council permanent members is served by each peacekeeping mission currently in force. </p> <p>Subtitle B--Accountability at International Organizations</p> <p>(Sec. 311) Prior to a vote on a resolution approving a new, or reauthorizing an existing, peacekeeping mission under the auspices of any multilateral organization in which the United States participates, the Department shall submit a related to Congress that includes: </p> <ul> <li>a description of the measures taken and planned to be taken by the organization to prevent and hold accountable employees, contractors, or members of the mission forces from engaging in acts of trafficking in persons, exploitation of victims of trafficking, or sexual exploitation or abuse; </li> <li>an assessment of such measures' effectiveness; and </li> <li>an accounting and assessment of all cases in which the organization has investigated such allegations. </li> </ul> <p>(Sec. 312) The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to include in the Department's human rights report to the Speaker of the House and to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, for each country that contributes personnel to U.N. peacekeeping missions, a description of: </p> <ul> <li>allegations of such personnel engaging in acts of trafficking in persons, exploitation of victims of trafficking, or sexual exploitation and abuse while participating in such a peacekeeping mission; </li> <li>repatriations of personnel resulting from such an allegation, and resulting actions taken by the country; and </li> <li>the extent to which such actions have been communicated by such country to the U.N. </li> </ul> <p>(Sec. 313) The Department shall submit a report to Congress that includes: </p> <ul> <li>a comprehensive evaluation and prioritization of current U.N. peacekeeping missions;</li> <li>plans for ending any mission that has substantially met, or will not be able to meet, its objectives; and </li> <li>a plan for reviewing the status of open-ended mandates for the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, and the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan. </li> </ul> <p>The President shall ensure that no new peacekeeping mission is approved by the U.N. without a periodic mandate renewal. </p> <p>U.S. funding shall not be provided for any such mission without a periodic mandate renewal.</p> <p>Subtitle C--Personnel Matters</p> <p>(Sec. 321) The Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 is amended to require that the Department's report to Congress concerning U.S. citizen staffing at international organizations includes an assessment of U.S. representation among professional and senior-level positions at the U.N. and its specialized agencies.</p> <p>(Sec. 322) The President shall use U.S. influence at the U.N. to establish procedures to determine comparable positions to those of officials at U.N. headquarters and limit salary increases.</p>  <p>TITLE IV--CONSULAR AUTHORITIES</p> <p>(Sec. 401) The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended to eliminate theexception to the visa prohibition for certain child abductors or persons aiding abductors.</p> <p>(Sec. 402) The following nonimmigrant visa categories are presumed to have immigrant intent: H-visa (specialty occupations, with an exception), L-visa (intra-company transferee), and V-visa (spouses and minor children of U.S. lawful permanent residents).</p> <p>(Sec. 403) Visa information sharing with foreign government provisions are revised, including permitting sharing of specified alien data if the Department determines that it is in the national interest that a foreign government be provided with such information.</p> <p>TITLE V--EMBASSY SECURITY </p> <p>Subtitle A--Allocation of Authorized Security Appropriations</p> <p>(Sec. 501) Funds made available in FY2016 for worldwide security protection shall be allocated for: (1) immediate threat mitigation support at high threat, high risk facilities; (2) immediate threat mitigation support at other facilities; and (3) high vulnerability locations.</p> <p>(Sec. 502) Funds made available in FY2016 for embassy security, construction and maintenance shall be allocated in the prioritized order of: (1) immediate threat mitigation projects at high threat, high risk facilities; (2) other security upgrades at such facilities; (3) all other immediate threat mitigation projects; and (4) security upgrades to all other facilities or new construction for facilities determined to be high threat, high risk.</p> <p>The Department shall submit a related report to Congress.</p> <p>Subtitle B--Contracting and Other Matters</p> <p>(Sec. 511) The Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 is amended regarding certain local guard contracts for a Foreign Service building to authorize the Department to award contracts on the basis of best value (as determined by a cost-technical trade off analysis), especially for high threat, high risk posts.</p>  <p>(Sec. 512) The Diplomatic Security Act is amended to provide that unsatisfactory leadership by a senior official regarding a security incident involving loss of life, serious injury, or significant property destruction at or related to a U.S. government mission abroad may be grounds for disciplinary action.</p> <p>(Sec. 513) Nothing in this Act or any other provision of law shall be construed to prevent the Department from taking personnel action against any Department employee or official who has breached his or her duty or has engaged in misconduct or unsatisfactorily performed such duties in a manner that has significantly contributed to the serious injury, loss of life, or significant destruction of property, or a serious breach of security. </p> <p>(Sec. 514) The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended to authorize the Department to provide physical security enhancements at overseas educational facilities established for the children of U.S. government employees. </p> <p>Subtitle C--Marine Corps Security Guard Program</p> <p>(Sec. 521) The Carl Levin and Howard P. &quot;Buck&quot; McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 is amended to require additional reports on the expansion and enhancement of the Marine Corps Security Guard program.</p> <p>Subtitle D--Defending High Threat, High Risk Posts</p> <p>(Sec. 531) The Department is directed to report to Congress annually regarding high risk, high threat overseas posts. </p> <p>(Sec. 532) The Department shall submit a report to Congress assessing the counterintelligence threat to U.S. diplomatic facilities in Priority 1 Counterintelligence Threat Nations (countries so designated by the October 2012 National Intelligence Priorities Framework).</p> <p>(Sec. 533) The Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 is amended to require that the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for High Threat, High Risk Posts have one or more of the following qualifications: </p> <ul> <li>service during the last six years at one or more high threat, high risk posts; </li> <li>previous service as the office director or deputy director at the Department's Office of Mobile Security Deployments, Office of Special Programs and Coordination, Office of Overseas Protective Operations, Office of Physical Security Programs, or Office of Intelligence and Threat Analysis; </li> <li>previous service as the Regional Security Officer at two or more overseas posts; or </li> <li>other similar government or private sector experience. </li> </ul> <p>(Sec. 534) Upon each update of the Security Environment Threat List the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security shall provide related classified briefings to Congress.</p> <p>(Sec. 535) GAO shall report to Congress on the Department's progress in implementing the recommendations of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board. </p> <p>(Sec. 536) OPM and the Department shall provide Congress with all documents and materials related to analysis and construction of the Foreign Affairs Security Training Center at Fort Pickett, Virginia, including any alternative facilities.</p> <p>(Sec. 537) The Diplomatic Security Act is amended to urge that diplomatic security personnel assigned permanently to, or who are serving in, long-term temporary duty status at a high threat, high risk post receive post-appropriate spoken and reading language training. </p> <p>Subtitle E--Accountability Review Boards</p> <p>(Sec. 541) The Department is required to give Congress copies of any Board reports. </p> <p>(Sec. 542) The Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act is amended to revise Board staff requirements.</p> <p>TITLE VI--MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY</p> <p><em>Improving Department of State Oversight Act of 2015</em></p> <p>(Sec. 602) Competitive status for appointment to a position in the competitive service for which an employee is qualified is granted to any employee of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGRI) who was not terminated for cause, and who completes at least 12 months of service at any time before the termination of the SIGRI on October 5, 2013. </p> <p>(Sec. 603) The Department shall certify to Congress that it has made reasonable efforts to ensure the integrity and independence of the Office of the Inspector General Information Technology systems. </p> <p>(Sec. 604) Each Department entity under the Foreign Service Act of 1980 shall report within five business days to the Inspector General (IG) any allegations of: </p> <ul> <li>program waste, fraud, or abuse; criminal or serious misconduct on the part of a Department employee at the FS-1, GS-15, GM-15 level or higher; criminal misconduct on the part of any Department employee; and </li> <li>serious, noncriminal misconduct on the part of any individual who is authorized to carry a weapon, make arrests, or conduct searches (such as conduct that would constitute perjury or material dishonesty, warrant suspension as discipline for a first offense, or result in loss of law enforcement authority).</li> </ul>  <p>No Department entity with concurrent jurisdiction over such matters may initiate an investigation without first reporting the allegations to the IG. </p> <p>A Department entity that initiates an investigation of such a matter must fully cooperate with the IG, unless the IG authorizes an exception. </p>  <p>(Sec. 605) The Department shall report to Congress regarding the requirement that the IG and the Broadcasting Board of Governors inspect and audit, at least every five years, the administration of activities and operations of each Foreign Service post and each bureau and other operating unit of the Department. </p> <p>Such report shall assess the advisability and feasibility of implementing a multi-tier system for inspecting Foreign Service posts based on risk, including security risk.</p>

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text: <b> <p>Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017</p></b> <p>TITLE I--EMBASSY SECURITY AND PERSONNEL PROTECTION </p> <p>Subtitle A--Review and Planning Requirements</p> <p>(Sec. 101) This bill amends the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 to direct the Department of State to: (1) submit a list to Congress of diplomatic and consular posts designated as high risk, high threat posts; (2) determine if a post should be so designated before its opening or reopening; (3) regularly review existing diplomatic and consular posts to determine if any such post should be designated as a high risk, high threat post; and (4) provide to Congress monthly briefings on any plans to open or reopen a high risk, high threat post and emergency notification of a decision to open or reopen such a post in less than 30 days.</p> <p>(Sec. 102) The Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 is amended to require: (1) U.S. diplomatic mission emergency action plans to include the threat from complex attacks, and (2) rapid response procedures to include options for deployment of additional military resources, including deployment at high risk, high threat posts. <p>(Sec. 103) The Diplomatic Security Act is amended to require an accountability review board to recommend investigatory or disciplinary action if an individual's misconduct or unsatisfactory performance significantly contributed to serious injury, loss of life, significant property destruction, or a serious security breach at or related to a U.S. government mission abroad. </p> <p>Subtitle B--Physical Security and Personnel Requirements</p> <p>(Sec. 111) It is the sense of Congress that the Capital Security Cost Sharing Program should prioritize the construction of new facilities and the maintenance of existing facilities at high risk, high threat posts. </p> <p>The bill prohibits a U.S. diplomatic facility construction project from including office space or other accommodations for a federal employee if the employee's department or agency has not provided the State Department with the full amount of required funding. </p> <p>(Sec. 112) The Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 is amended to authorize the State Department to award local guard contracts for a Foreign Service building on the basis of best value (as determined by a cost-technical trade off analysis).</p> <p>(Sec. 113) The Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 is amended to authorize the State Department to transfer certain FY2018 appropriations if necessary to implement the recommendations of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board or to prevent or respond to security situations and requirements. </p> <p>(Sec. 114) The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended to authorize the State Department to provide physical security enhancements at overseas educational facilities established for the children of U.S. government employees.</p> <p>(Sec. 115) A determination to use procedures other than competitive procedures to meet emergency security requirements, including physical security upgrades, protective equipment, and other immediate threat mitigation projects, shall not be subject to certain challenges.</p> <p>(Sec. 116) It is the sense of Congress that: (1) the Overseas Security Policy Board's security standards for facilities should apply to all facilities, and (2) such facilities should comply with waiver or exception requirements if in the U.S. national interest. </p> <p>(Sec. 117) The State Department shall station key personnel for sustained periods of time at high risk, high threat posts in order to: (1) establish institutional knowledge and situational awareness that would allow for a fuller familiarization with the local political and security environment, and (2) ensure that necessary security procedures are implemented. </p> <p>(Sec. 118) The State Department shall submit to Congress a comprehensive report regarding ongoing embassy construction projects and major embassy security upgrade projects.</p> <p>(Sec. 119) The State Department may improve or construct facilities overseas for other federal agencies on an advance-of-funds or reimbursable basis if such advances or reimbursements are credited to the Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance account and remain available until expended.</p> <p>Subtitle C--Security Training</p> <p>(Sec. 121) The bill requires that personnel and senior and mid-level officials serving in high risk, high threat posts receive specified security training.</p> <p>(Sec. 122) It is the sense of Congress that diplomatic security personnel assigned permanently to, or who are in long-term temporary duty status at, a high risk, high threat post should receive appropriate language training. </p> <p>Subtitle D--Expansion of the Marine Corps Security Guard Detachment Program </p> <p>(Sec. 131) The State Department shall conduct an annual review of the Marine Corps security guard program to assess: (1) whether it is adequate to meet global diplomatic security requirements, (2) appropriate deployment, and (3) mission objectives and procedural rules of engagement.</p> <p>TITLE II--OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS</p> <p>(Sec. 201) The bill grants competitive status for appointment to a position in the competitive service to any qualified employee of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction who was not terminated for cause and who completes at least 12 months of service at any time before October 5, 2013. </p> <p>(Sec. 202) The State Department shall certify to Congress annually for five years the independence and integrity of information technology systems of the Office of Inspector General (IG) of the Department and Broadcasting Board of Governors. </p> <p>(Sec. 203) Each State Department entity under the Foreign Service Act of 1980 shall report to the IG within five business days any allegations of: (1) program waste, fraud, or abuse; (2) criminal or serious misconduct on the part of an employee at the FS-1, GS-15, or GM-15 level or higher; (3) criminal misconduct on the part of any employee; and (4) serious, noncriminal misconduct on the part of any individual who is authorized to carry a weapon, make arrests, or conduct searches. </p> <p>(Sec. 204) The IG shall report to Congress regarding the requirement to audit the operations of each Foreign Service post and each bureau or other State Department office. </p> <p>(Sec. 205) It is the sense of Congress that the State Department has not implemented all of the recommendations made by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the IG related to embassy security and that some recommendations may yield potentially significant cost savings. </p> <p>(Sec. 206) The Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall limit the payment of special differentials to USAID Foreign Service criminal investigators to specified levels, retroactive to January 1, 2013.</p> <p>TITLE III--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS</p> <p>(Sec. 301) The State Department shall submit to Congress a U.S. strategy and implementation plan for combating sexual exploitation and abuse in U.N. peacekeeping operations.</p> <p>(Sec. 302) The bill expresses U.S. policy regarding the formula for determining the troop reimbursement rate paid to troop- and police-contributing countries for U.N. peacekeeping operations.</p> <p>(Sec. 303) It is U.S. policy that security assistance should not be provided to any unit of a foreign security force that has engaged in a gross violation of human rights or in acts of sexual exploitation or abuse, including while serving in a U.N. peacekeeping operation. </p> <p>(Sec. 304) The State Department shall urge the United Nations (U.N.) to share the raw data used to calculate member state peacekeeping assessment rates and to make such formula available. </p> <p>(Sec. 305) The President shall seek to obtain a U.N. commitment to make available to the United States any peacekeeping credits from a closed peacekeeping operation.</p> <p>(Sec. 306) The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 is amended to revise the requirements of the President's report on U.S. contributions to U.N. peacekeeping operations.</p> <p>(Sec. 307) The bill sets forth provisions with respect to whistle-blower protections for U.N. personnel.</p> <p>(Sec. 308) The Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 is amended to direct the State Department to report to Congress annually for three years regarding the employment of U.S. citizens by certain international organizations and the U.N.</p> <p>(Sec. 309) It is U.S. policy to strongly consider a U.N. member state's voting practices before entering into any agreements with such state.</p> <p>(Sec. 310) The State Department shall urge each future U.N. Secretary General candidate to circulate to the General Assembly member states a description of his or her U.N. priorities and objectives. It is U.S. policy to withhold support for any such candidate who has not produced a clear vision for leading the U.N.</p> <p>(Sec. 311) It is the sense of Congress that the United States should work to ensure that: (1) the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) takes steps to remove permanent items on its agenda that single out a specific country or a specific territory or territories; and (2) the UNHRC does not include a member state that is subject to Security Council sanctions, that is under investigation for human rights abuses, that has repeatedly provided support for international terrorism, or that has been designated as a country of particular concern for religious freedom. </p> <p>(Sec. 312) The Office of Management and Budget shall annually report to Congress on all assessed and voluntary U.S. government contributions in excess of $100,000 to the U.N. and its affiliated agencies during the previous fiscal year. </p> <p>(Sec. 313) GAO shall report to Congress on the costs, strengths, and limitations of U.S. and U.N. peacekeeping operations.</p> <p>TITLE IV--PERSONNEL AND ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES</p> <p>(Sec. 401) The State Department shall implement for positions in the local compensation plan at each diplomatic post a prevailing wage rates goal that: (1) is based on the specific recruiting and retention needs of each such post and on local labor market conditions, and (2) is not less than the 50th percentile of the prevailing local market wage. Such goal shall not apply if compliance would be inconsistent with U.S. or local law or the public interest.</p> <p>(Sec. 402) It is the sense of Congress that the State Department should expand the Overseas Development Program. </p> <p>(Sec. 403) The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended to require, with a specified exception, that the promotion of any individual joining the Foreign Service on or after January 1, 2017, to the Senior Foreign Service shall be contingent upon completing at least one tour in a global affairs bureau or position.</p> <p>(Sec. 404) It is the sense of Congress that the Foreign Service should permit mid-career entry for qualified individuals. </p> <p>The State Department shall establish a three-year pilot program for lateral entry into the Foreign Service.</p> <p>(Sec. 405) The bill: (1) makes permanent the State Department's authority to waive certain restrictions with respect to annuities and pay in order to reemploy an annuitant in a position for which recruiting or retaining a qualified employee is exceptionally difficulty or when a temporary emergency hiring need exists; and (2) eliminates provisions limiting such authority to postings in Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.</p> <p>The State Department shall report to Congress annually through 2022 describing the implementation status of all rightsizing recommendations made by the Office of Management, Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation related to overseas staffing levels. </p> <p>(Sec. 406) The State Department shall: (1) establish foreign economic policy priorities for each regional bureau and policies for integrating such priorities throughout the State Department; (2) task an appropriate Deputy Assistant Secretary within each regional bureau with the responsibility for economic matters and interests; and (3) establish a curriculum at the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center to develop the practical foreign economic policy expertise and skill sets of Foreign Service officers, including by making available distance-learning courses in commercial, economic, and business affairs.</p> <p>(Sec. 407) The bill expands training support services.</p> <p>(Sec. 408) State Department and Foreign Service special agents are authorized to investigate: (1) illegal passport or visa issuance or use; (2) State Department-related identity theft or document fraud; and (3) federal offenses committed within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, except as such jurisdiction relates to the premises of U.S. military missions and related residences.</p> <p>(Sec. 409) A limited Foreign Service appointment may be extended: (1) for an individual serving in the uniformed services whose appointment expires in the course of such service; or (2) in exceptional circumstances for a limited noncareer appointment not to exceed one year or a limited appointment of a career candidate for the minimum time needed to resolve a grievance, claim, or investigation. </p> <p>Noncareer employees who have served for five consecutive years under a limited appointment may be reappointed to a subsequent noncareer limited appointment if there is at least a one-year break in service before such new appointment. (This requirement may be may waived in cases of special need.)</p> <p>(Sec. 410) The State Department shall report to Congress every four years regarding efforts to promote equal opportunity for all American employees in direct hire and personal service contractors status, particularly Foreign Service employees, including traditionally underrepresented minority groups. </p> <p>(Sec. 411) The State Department shall submit a report to Congress that examines the feasibility and cost effectiveness of using private sector market data to determine cost-of-living adjustments for Foreign Service officers and federal government civilians stationed abroad.</p> <p>(Sec. 412) The bill provides that members of the Foreign Service other than chiefs of mission and ambassadors at large are eligible for retention, recruitment, and relocation bonuses.</p> <p>(Sec. 413) The State Department is urged to provide attention and oversight to the employment, retention, and promotion of traditionally underrepresented minority groups among mid- and senior-level career professionals through: (1) the International Career Advancement Program, (2) Seminar XXI at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for International Studies, and (3) other international leadership programs.</p> <p>(Sec. 414) The Department of State shall establish a right and process for employees to appeal any assignment restriction or preclusion. </p> <p>(Sec. 415) The State Department may suspend a Foreign Service member without pay when the member's security clearance is suspended or when there is reasonable cause to believe that the member has committed a crime for which he or she may be imprisoned. Such person is entitled to: (1) written notice stating the specific reasons for the proposed suspension; (2) reasonable time to respond orally and in writing; (3) representation; (4) a final written decision, including the specific reasons for such decision; and (5) file a grievance. </p> <p>(Sec. 416) It is the sense of Congress that regional bureau policy priorities and Foreign Service training should include recognition of the importance of the participation of women in preventing and resolving conflicts.</p> <p>(Sec. 417) The State Department shall report to Congress on workforce issues and challenges to career opportunities pertaining to couples in the Foreign Service. </p> <p>(Sec. 418) The State Department shall report to Congress on State Department special envoys, representatives, advisors, and coordinators.</p> <p>(Sec. 419) The State Department's Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism shall brief Congress on U.S. support to, and opportunities to coordinate with, American and European Jewish and other civil society organizations focusing on youth to combat anti-Semitism and other forms of religious, ethnic, or racial intolerance in Europe. </p> <p>TITLE V--CONSULAR AUTHORITIES</p> <p>(Sec. 501) The bill amends the Diplomatic Relations Act to authorize the State Department to specify privileges and immunities for a consular post, the members of a consular post, and their families that result in more favorable or less favorable treatment than is provided in the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (1963). </p> <p>(Sec. 502) It is the sense of Congress that all components of U.S. passports, including all passport security features, should be printed, manufactured, and assembled exclusively within the United States by U.S. companies, personnel, and contractors with appropriate security clearances. The State Department shall provide Congress with a list of all components of the U.S. passport made outside the United States, such components' costs, and the costs to produce and procure such items in the United States. </p> <p>TITLE VI--WESTERN HEMISPHERE DRUG POLICY COMMISSION</p> <p>(Sec. 601) The bill establishes the Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission, which shall: (1) conduct a comprehensive review of U.S. foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere to reduce the illicit drug supply, drug abuse, and the damage associated with illicit drug markets and trafficking; and (2) identify policy and program options to improve existing international and domestic counter narcotics policy. </p> <p>TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS </p> <p>(Sec. 701) The State Department may establish exchange programs under which State Department officers or employees and members of the Foreign Service may be assigned for not more than one year to a position with any foreign government or international entity that permits an employee to be assigned to a State Department position.</p> <p>(Sec. 702) The Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 is amended to extend the operating authority for the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy through October 1, 2020.</p> <p>(Sec. 703) The Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 is amended to permit Radio Free Asia to broadcast in the whole of Asia. (Currently, broadcasting is limited to China, Burma, Cambodia, Laos, North Korea, Tibet, and Vietnam.)</p> <p>The bill prohibits any change to the federal status of the Cuba Service or the Television Marti Service unless such service's establishing provision is repealed and such service is dissolved by an Act of Congress. </p> <p>It is the sense of Congress that the Broadcasting Board of Governors should start broadcasting in the Sindhi language.</p> <p>(Sec. 704) The bill allows payment of a reward to an individual who provides information leading to the arrest or conviction of any foreign national accused of aiding or abetting the commission of war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide or of preventing efforts to apprehend a foreign national accused of such activities.</p> <p>It is the sense of Congress that the refusal by other countries to extradite or otherwise render to the United States fugitives who have been indicted or convicted within the United States for serious crimes, including murder, hijacking, and acts of domestic terrorism, is an impediment to justice, undermines international security, and deserves high level diplomatic efforts toward resolution. </p> <p>The President shall brief Congress regarding the number of fugitives for whom the United States is seeking extradition or rendition.</p> <p>(Sec. 705) The Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 is amended to extend to October 1, 2018, the State Department's authority to reimburse fishermen for the fines and direct costs incurred from the illegal foreign seizure and detention of a U.S.-flagged fishing vessel.</p> <p>(Sec. 706) Beginning in FY 2017, the State Department shall: (1) increase by 10 the number of fellows selected for the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program, (2) increase by 10 the number of fellows selected for the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program, and (3) increase by 5 the number of fellows selected for the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program.</p> <p>(Sec. 707) GAO shall report to Congress on any critical telecommunications equipment, technologies, or services obtained or used by the State Department or its contractors that are linked to foreign cyber threat actors.</p> <p>(Sec. 708) The State Department shall submit to Congress an implementation plan required to: (1) establish a hub for analytics, data science, strategy, and knowledge management; and (2) migrate suitable information technology to a cloud computing service or a cloud-based solution. </p> <p>(Sec. 709) The President shall report to Congress regarding: (1) foreign governments believed to have facilitated ransom payments and foreign terrorist organizations that have received such payments; and (2) U.S. efforts to counter such payments, including coordination among U.S. allies to not pay ransoms. </p> <p>(Sec. 710) The President shall report to Congress on U.S. strategy to combat social media use by terrorists. </p> <p>(Sec. 711) The State Department shall report to Congress detailing State Department information technology acquisition practices.</p> <p>(Sec. 713) It is the sense of Congress that the State Department should recruit more employees who have a personal background in, and thorough understating of, the Middle East and the Muslim world.</p> <p>The State Department shall make efforts to recruit and retain individuals who have lived, worked, or studied in predominantly Muslim countries or communities. </p> <p>(Sec. 714) It is the sense of Congress that the State Department should ensure that its overseas employees' health coverage provides access for dependents with autism spectrum disorder.</p> <p>(Sec. 715) The bill repeals, and makes revisions to, specified reporting requirements.</p> <p>(Sec. 716) No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this bill. </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p>

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 123 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1635 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 18, 2015 Mr. Corker , from the Committee on Foreign Relations , reported the following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendar A BILL To authorize the Department of State for fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes.

1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal Year 2016 . (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—Department of State authorities and activities Subtitle A—Basic Authorities and Activities Sec. 101. American spaces review. Sec. 102. Identifying bilateral investment treaty opportunities. Sec. 103. Reinstatement of Hong Kong report. Sec. 104. Interagency hostage recovery coordinator. Sec. 105. United States-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue review. Sec. 106. Report on human rights violations in Burma. Sec. 107. Combating anti-semitism. Sec. 108. Biotechnology grants. Sec. 109. Definition of use in passport and visa offenses. Sec. 110. Science and technology fellowships. Sec. 111. Name changes. Sec. 112. Anti-piracy information sharing. Sec. 113. Report reform. Sec. 114. Sense of Congress on the United States alliance with Japan. Sec. 115. Sense of Congress on the defense relationship between the United States and the Republic of India. Sec. 116. Sense of Congress on the United States alliance with the Republic of Korea. Sec. 117. Sense of Congress on the relationship between the United States and Taiwan. Sec. 118. Report on political freedom in Venezuela. Sec. 119. Strategy for the Middle East in the event of a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran. Sec. 120. Department of State international cyberspace policy strategy. Sec. 121. Waiver of fees for renewal of immigrant visa for adopted child in certain situations. Sec. 122. American Hostages in Iran Compensation Fund. Sec. 123. Sense of Congress on anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority. Sec. 124. Support for the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and inviolability of post-Soviet countries in light of Russian aggression and interference. Sec. 125. Russian propaganda report. Sec. 126. Approval of export licences and letters of request to assist the Government of Ukraine. Subtitle B—Additional matters Sec. 131. Atrocities prevention board. Sec. 132. United States engagement in the indo-pacific. Sec. 133. Joint action plan to combat prejudice and discrimination and to foster inclusion. Sec. 134. Report on developing country debt sustainability. Sec. 135. United States strategy to prevent and respond to gender-based violence globally. Sec. 136. International corruption and accountability. Sec. 137. Quadrennial diplomacy and development review. Sec. 138. Disappeared persons in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Sec. 139. Report on implementation by the Government of Bahrain of recommendations from the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry. Sec. 140. Report on United States humanitarian assistance to Haiti and whether recent elections in Haiti meet international election standards. Sec. 141. Sense of Congress with respect to the imposition of additional sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. TITLE II—Organization and personnel of the Department of State Subtitle A—Organizational matters Sec. 201. Rightsizing accountability. Sec. 202. Integration of foreign economic policy. Sec. 203. Review of Bureau of African Affairs and Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs jurisdictions. Sec. 204. Special envoys, representatives, advisors, and coordinators. Sec. 205. Conflict prevention, mitigation and resolution, and the inclusion and participation of women. Sec. 206. Information technology system security. Sec. 207. Analysis of embassy cost sharing. Sec. 208. Parent advisory committee to the Interagency Working Group to Prevent International Parental Child Abduction. Sec. 209. Improving research and evaluation of public diplomacy. Sec. 210. Enhanced institutional capacity of the Bureau of African Affairs. Subtitle B—Personnel matters Sec. 211. Review of Foreign Service Officer compensation. Sec. 212. Repeal of recertification requirement for senior Foreign Service. Sec. 213. Compensatory time off for travel. Sec. 214. Certificates of demonstrated competence. Sec. 215. Foreign Service assignment restrictions. Sec. 216. Security clearance suspensions. Sec. 217. Economic statecraft education and training. Sec. 218. Report on diversity recruitment, employment, retention, and promotion. Sec. 219. Expansion of the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program, the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program, and the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program. Sec. 220. Retention of mid- and senior-level professionals from underrepresented groups. Sec. 221. Review of jurisdictional responsibilities of the Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan and the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs. Sec. 222. Congressional notification of countries compliance with minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. Sec. 223. International religious freedom training program. TITLE III—International organizations Subtitle A—United States contributions to international organizations Sec. 301. Reports concerning the United Nations. Sec. 302. Annual report on financial contributions to international organizations. Sec. 303. Report on peacekeeping arrears, credits, and contributions. Sec. 304. Assessment rate transparency. Subtitle B—Accountability at international organizations Sec. 311. Preventing abuse in peacekeeping. Sec. 312. Inclusion of peacekeeping abuses in country report on human rights practices. Sec. 313. Evaluation of United Nations peacekeeping missions. Subtitle C—Personnel matters Sec. 321. Encouraging employment of United States citizens at the United Nations. Sec. 322. Ensuring appropriate United Nations personnel salaries. TITLE IV—Consular authorities Sec. 401. Visa ineligibility for international child abductors. Sec. 402. Presumption of immigrant intent for H and L visa classifications. Sec. 403. Visa information sharing. TITLE V—Embassy Security Subtitle A—Allocation of authorized security appropriations. Sec. 501. Worldwide security protection. Sec. 502. Embassy security, construction and maintenance. Subtitle B—Contracting and other matters. Sec. 511. Local guard contracts abroad under diplomatic security program. Sec. 512. Disciplinary action resulting from unsatisfactory leadership in relation to a security incident. Sec. 513. Management and staff accountability. Sec. 514. Security enhancements for soft targets. Subtitle C—Marine Corps Security Guard Program Sec. 521. Additional reports on expansion and enhancement of Marine Corps Security Guard Program. Subtitle D—Defending high threat, high risk posts Sec. 531. Designation and reporting for high threat, high risk posts. Sec. 532. Designation and reporting for high-risk counterintelligence threat posts. Sec. 533. Enhanced qualifications for Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for high threat, high risk posts. Sec. 534. Security environment threat list briefings. Sec. 535. Comptroller General of the United States report on implementation of Benghazi Accountability Review Board recommendations. Sec. 536. Foreign Affairs Security Training Center. Sec. 537. Language training. Subtitle E—Accountability review boards Sec. 541. Provision of copies of accountability review board reports to Congress. Sec. 542. Staffing. TITLE VI—Management and accountability Sec. 601. Short title. Sec. 602. Competitive hiring status for former employees of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. Sec. 603. Assurance of independence of IT systems. Sec. 604. Protecting the integrity of internal investigations. Sec. 605. Report on Inspector General inspection and auditing of Foreign Service posts and bureaus and operating units Department of State. 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees 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 The term Department means the Department of State. (3) Peacekeeping credits The term peacekeeping credits means the amounts by which United States assessed peacekeeping contributions exceed actual expenditures, apportioned to the United States, of peacekeeping operations by the United Nations during a United Nations peacekeeping fiscal year. (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of State. I Department of State authorities and activities A Basic Authorities and Activities 101. American spaces review Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— (1) the full costs incurred by the Department to provide American Spaces, including— (A) American Centers, American Corners, Binational Centers, Information Resource Centers, and Science Centers; and (B) the total costs of all associated— (i) employee salaries, including foreign service, American civilian, and locally employed staff; (ii) programming expenses; (iii) operating expenses; (iv) contracting expenses; and (v) security expenses; (2) a breakdown of the total costs described in paragraph (1) by each space and type of space; (3) the total fees collected for entry to, or the use of, American Spaces and related resources, including a breakdown by the type of fee for each space and type of space; and (4) the total usage rates, including by type of service, for each space and type of space. 102. Identifying bilateral investment treaty opportunities Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the United States Trade Representative, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes a detailed description of— (1) the status of all ongoing investment treaty negotiations, including a strategy and timetable for concluding each such negotiation; (2) a strategy to expand the investment treaty agenda, including through— (A) launching new investment treaty negotiations with foreign partners that are currently capable of entering into such negotiations; and (B) building the capacity of foreign partners to enter into such negotiations, including by encouraging the adoption of best practices with respect to investment; and (3) an estimate of any resources that will be needed, including anticipated staffing levels— (A) to conclude all ongoing negotiations described in paragraph (1); (B) to launch new investment treaty negotiations, as described in paragraph (2)(A); and (C) to build the capacity of foreign partners, as described in paragraph (2)(B). 103. Reinstatement of Hong Kong report (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 2020, the Secretary shall submit the report required under section 301 of the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 ( 22 U.S.C. 5731 ) to the appropriate congressional committees. (b) Public disclosure The report submitted under subsection (a) should be unclassified and made publicly available, including through the Department’s public website. (c) Treatment of Hong Kong under United States law (1) Secretary of state certification requirement (A) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall certify to Congress whether Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is sufficiently autonomous to justify different treatment for its citizens from the treatment accorded to other citizens of the People’s Republic of China in any new laws, agreements, treaties, or arrangements entered into between the United States and Hong Kong after the date of the enactment of this Act. (B) Factor for consideration In making a certification under subparagraph (A), the Secretary should consider the terms, obligations, and expectations expressed in the Joint Declaration with respect to Hong Kong. (C) Exception A certification shall not be required under this subsection with respect to any new laws, agreements, treaties, or arrangements that support human rights, rule of law, or democracy in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. (2) Waiver authority The Secretary may waive the application of paragraph (1) if the Secretary— (A) determines that such a waiver is in the national interests of the United States; and (B) on or before the date on which such waiver would take effect, submits a notice of, and justification for, the waiver to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives . 104. Interagency hostage recovery coordinator (a) In general (1) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall designate an existing Federal officer to coordinate efforts to secure the release of United States persons who are hostages of hostile groups or state sponsors of terrorism. For purposes of carrying out the duties described in paragraph (2), such officer shall have the title of Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator . (2) Duties The Coordinator shall have the following duties: (A) Coordinate and direct all activities of the Federal Government relating to each hostage situation described in paragraph (1) to ensure efforts to secure the release of all hostages in the hostage situation are properly resourced and correct lines of authority are established and maintained. (B) Establish and direct a fusion cell consisting of appropriate personnel of the Federal Government with purview over each hostage situation described in paragraph (1). (C) Develop a strategy to keep family members of hostages described in paragraph (1) informed of the status of such hostages and inform such family members of updates, procedures, and policies that do not compromise the national security of the United States. (b) Limitation on authority The authority of the Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator shall be limited to hostage cases outside the United States. (c) Quarterly report (1) In general On a quarterly basis, the Coordinator shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the members of Congress described in paragraph (2) a report that includes a summary of each hostage situation described in sub-section (a)(1) and efforts to secure the release of all hostages in such hostage situation. (2) Members of congress described The members of Congress described in this subparagraph are, with respect to a United States person hostage covered by a report under paragraph (1), the Senators representing the State, and the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the House of Representatives representing the district, where a hostage described in subjection (a)(1) resides. (3) Form of report Each report under this subsection may be submitted in classified or unclassified form. (d) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the Federal Government to negotiate with a state sponsor of terrorism or an organization that the Secretary has designated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 ) or any other hostage-takers. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Hostile group The term hostile group means— (A) a group that is designated as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189(a) ); (B) a group that is engaged in armed conflict with the United States; or (C) any other group that the President determines to be a hostile group for purposes of this paragraph. (2) State sponsor of terrorism The term state sponsor of terrorism — (A) means a country the government of which the Secretary has determined, for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, or any other provision of law, to be a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism; and (B) includes North Korea. 105. United States-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue review (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, and in consultation with other departments and agencies, as appropriate, shall— (1) conduct a review of the United States-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (referred to in this section as the Dialogue ); and (2) submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that contains the findings of such review. (b) Contents The report described in subsection (a) shall include— (1) a list of all commitments agreed to by the United States and China at each of the first 6 rounds of meetings; (2) an assessment of the status of each commitment agreed to by the United States and China at each of the first 6 rounds of meetings, including a detailed description of— (A) any actions that have been taken with respect to such commitments; (B) any aspects of such commitments that remain unfulfilled; and (C) any actions that remain necessary to fulfill any unfulfilled commitments described in subparagraph (B); (3) an assessment of the effectiveness of the Dialogue in achieving and fulfilling significant commitments on United States priorities in the bilateral relationship, including— (A) the security situation in the East and South China Seas, including a peaceful resolution of maritime disputes in the region; (B) denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula; (C) cybertheft of United States intellectual property; (D) the treatment of political dissidents, media representatives, and ethnic and religious minorities; (E) reciprocal treatment of United States journalists and academics in China, including issuance of visas; (F) expanding investment and trade opportunities for United States businesses; (G) repatriation of North Korean refugees from China to North Korea; and (H) promoting and protecting rule of law and democratic institutions in Hong Kong; and (4) recommendations for enhancing the effectiveness of the Dialogue in achieving and fulfilling significant commitments on United States priorities described in paragraph (3), including consideration of the use of predetermined benchmarks for assessing whether the commitments achieved are significantly furthering such priorities. 106. Report on human rights violations in Burma Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that— (1) describes in detail all known widespread or systematic civil or political rights violations, including violations that may constitute crimes against humanity against ethnic, racial, or religious minorities in Burma, including the Rohingya people; and (2) provides recommendations for holding perpetrators of the violations described in paragraph (1) accountable for their actions. 107. Combating anti-semitism Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for Diplomatic and Consular Programs, $500,000 shall be made available to the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, to be used in support of efforts by American and European Jewish and other civil society organizations, focusing on youth, to combat anti-Semitism and other forms of religious, ethnic, or racial intolerance in Europe. 108. Biotechnology grants Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq. ), is amended by adding at the end the following: 63. Biotechnology grants authorized (a) In general The Secretary of State is authorized to support, through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, outreach, and public diplomacy activities, activities promoting the benefits of agricultural biotechnology, biofuels, science-based regulatory systems, and the application of such technologies for trade and development. (b) Limitation The total amount of grants provided pursuant to subsection (a) shall not exceed $500,000 in any fiscal year. . 109. Definition of use in passport and visa offenses (a) In general Chapter 75 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting before section 1541 the following: 1540. Definition of use and uses In this chapter, the terms use and uses shall be given their plain meaning, which shall include use for identification purposes. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 75 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 1541 the following: 1540. Definition of use and uses . . 110. 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: (e) Grants and cooperative agreements related to science and technology fellowship programs (1) In general The Secretary is authorized to provide grants or enter into cooperative agreements for science and technology fellowship programs of the Department of State. (2) Recruitment; stipends Assistance authorized under paragraph (1) may be used— (A) to recruit fellows; and (B) to pay stipends, travel, and other appropriate expenses to fellows. (3) Classification of stipends Stipends paid under paragraph (2)(B) shall not be considered compensation for purposes of section 209 of title 18, United States Code. (4) Limitation The total amount of assistance provided under this subsection may not exceed $500,000 in any fiscal year. . 111. Name changes (a) Public Law 87–195 Section 607(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2357(d) ) is amended by striking Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and inserting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, Environment, and Science . (b) Public Law 88–206 Section 617(a) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7671p(a) ) is amended by striking Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and inserting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, Environment, and Science . (c) Public Law 93–126 Section 9(a) of the Department of State Appropriations Authorization Act of 1973 ( 22 U.S.C. 2655a ) is amended— (1) by striking Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and inserting Bureau of Oceans, Environment, and Science ; and (2) by striking Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and inserting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, Environment, and Science . (d) Public Law 106–113 Section 1112(a) of the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 ( 22 U.S.C. 2652c(a) ) is amended by striking Verification and Compliance. and inserting Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance (referred to in this section as the Assistant Secretary ). . 112. Anti-piracy information sharing The Secretary is authorized to provide for the participation of 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, done at Singapore November 11, 2004. 113. Report reform (a) Human rights report Section 549 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2347h ) is repealed. (b) Rough diamonds annual report Section 12 of the Clean Diamond Trade Act ( 19 U.S.C. 3911 ) is amended to read as follows: 12. Reports For each country that, during the preceding 12-month period, exported rough diamonds to the United States, the exportation of which was not controlled through the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, and if the failure to do so has significantly increased the likelihood that those diamonds not so controlled are being imported into the United States, the President shall submit a semi-annual report to Congress that explains what actions have been taken by the United States or such country since the previous report to ensure that diamonds, the exportation of which was not controlled through the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, are not being imported from that country into the United States. A country shall be included in the report required under this section until the country is controlling the importation and exportation of rough diamonds through the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme. . 114. Sense of Congress on the United States alliance with Japan It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the alliance between the United States and Japan is a cornerstone of peace, security, and stability in the Asia-Pacific region and around the world; (2) Prime Minister Shiuzo Abe’s visit to the United States in April 2015 and historic address to a Joint Session of Congress symbolized the strength and importance of ties between the United States and Japan; (3) in 2015, which marks 70 years since the end of World War II, the United States and Japan continue to strengthen the alliance and work together to ensure a peaceful and prosperous future for the Asia-Pacific region and the world; (4) the Governments and people of the United States and Japan share values, interests, and capabilities that have helped to build a strong rules-based international order, based on a commitment to rules, norms and institutions; (5) the revised Guidelines for United States-Japan Defense Cooperation and Japan’s policy of Proactive Contribution to Peace will reinforce deterrence, update the roles and missions of the United States and Japan, enable Japan to expand its contributions to regional and global security, and allow the United States Government and the Government of Japan to enhance cooperation on security issues in the region and beyond; (6) the United States remain resolute in its commitments under the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security to respond to any armed attack in the territories under the administration of Japan; (7) although the United States Government does not take a position on the ultimate sovereignty of the Senkaku Islands, the United States Government acknowledges that they are under the administration of Japan and opposes any unilateral actions that would seek to undermine such administration; (8) the United States Government reaffirms that the unilateral actions of a third party will not affect the United States acknowledgment of the administration of Japan over the Senkaku Islands; (9) the United States Government and the Government of Japan continue to work together on common security interests, including to confront the threat posed by the nuclear and ballistic missile programs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea; (10) the United States Government and the Government of Japan remain committed to ensuring maritime security and respect for international law, including freedom of navigation and overflight; and (11) the United States Government and the Government of Japan continue to oppose the use of coercion, intimidation, or force to change the status quo, including in the East and South China Seas. 115. Sense of Congress on the defense relationship between the United States and the Republic of India (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The United States has an upgraded, strategic-plus relationship with India based on regional cooperation, space science cooperation, and defense cooperation. (2) The defense relationship between the United States and the Republic of India is strengthened by the common commitment of both countries to democracy. (3) The United States and the Republic of India share a common and long-standing commitment to civilian control of the military. (4) The United States and the Republic of India have increasingly worked together on defense cooperation across a range of activities, exercises, initiatives, and research. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the United States should— (1) continue to expand defense cooperation with the Republic of India; (2) welcome the role of the Republic of India in providing security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond; (3) work cooperatively with the Republic of India on matters relating to our common defense; (4) vigorously support the implementation of the United States-India Defense Framework Agreement; and (5) support the India Defense Trade and Technology Initiative. 116. Sense of Congress on the United States alliance with the Republic of Korea It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea has served as an anchor for stability, security, and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula, in the Asia-Pacific region, and around the world; (2) the United States and the Republic of Korea continue to strengthen and adapt the bilateral, regional, and global scope of the comprehensive strategic alliance between the 2 nations, to serve as a linchpin of peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, recognizing the shared values of democracy, human rights, free and open markets, and the rule of law, as reaffirmed in the May 2013 Joint Declaration in Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Alliance between the Republic of Korea and the United States of America ; (3) the United States and the Republic of Korea continue to broaden and deepen the alliance by strengthening the combined defense posture on the Korean Peninsula, enhancing mutual security based on the Republic of Korea-United States Mutual Defense Treaty, and promoting cooperation for regional and global security in the 21st century; (4) the United States and the Republic of Korea share deep concerns that the nuclear, cyber, and ballistic missiles programs of North Korea and its repeated provocations pose grave threats to peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia and recognize that both nations are determined to achieve the peaceful denuclearization of North Korea and remain fully committed to continuing close cooperation on the full range of issues related to North Korea; (5) the United States and the Republic of Korea are particularly concerned that the nuclear and ballistic missile programs of North Korea, including North Korean efforts to miniaturize their nuclear technology and improve the mobility of their ballistic missiles, have gathered significant momentum and are poised to expand in the coming years; (6) the Republic of Korea has made progress in enhancing future warfighting and interoperability capabilities by taking steps toward procuring Patriot Advanced Capability missiles, F–35 Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft, and RQ–4 Global Hawk Surveillance Aircraft; (7) the United States supports the vision of a Korean Peninsula free of nuclear weapons, free from the fear of war, and peacefully reunited on the basis of democratic and free market principles, as articulated in President Park's address in Dresden, Germany; and (8) the United States and the Republic of Korea share the future interests of both nations in securing peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia. 117. Sense of Congress on the relationship between the United States and Taiwan It is the sense of the Congress that— (1) the United States policy toward Taiwan is based upon the Taiwan Relations Act ( Public Law 96–8 ), which was enacted in 1979, and the Six Assurances given by President Ronald Reagan in 1982; (2) provision of defensive weapons to Taiwan should continue as mandated in the Taiwan Relations Act; and (3) enhanced trade relations with Taiwan should be pursued to mutually benefit the citizens of both countries. 118. Report on political freedom in Venezuela Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— (1) an assessment of the support provided by the United States to the people of Venezuela in their aspiration to live under conditions of peace and representative democracy (as defined by the Inter-American Democratic Charter of the Organization of American States, done at Lima September 11, 2001); (2) an assessment of work carried out by the United States, in cooperation with the other member states of the Organization of American States and countries of the European Union, to ensure— (A) the peaceful resolution of the current political situation in Venezuela; and (B) the immediate cessation of violence against antigovernment protestors; (3) a list of the government and security officials in Venezuela who— (A) are responsible for, or complicit in, the use of force in relation to antigovernment protests and similar acts of violence; and (B) have had their financial assets in the United States frozen or been placed on a visa ban by the United States; and (4) an assessment of United States support for the development of democratic political processes and independent civil society in Venezuela. 119. Strategy for the Middle East in the event of a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran (a) Strategy required The Secretary of State shall, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, other members of the National Security Council, and the heads of other appropriate departments and agencies of the United States Government, develop a strategy for the United States for the Middle East in the event of a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran. (b) Elements The strategy shall include the following: (1) Efforts to counter Iranian-sponsored terrorism in Middle East region. (2) Efforts to reassure United States allies and partners in Middle East. (3) Efforts to address the potential for a conventional or nuclear arms race in the Middle East. (c) Submission to Congress Not later than 60 days after entering into a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran, the Secretary shall submit the strategy developed under subsection (a) to— (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 120. Department of State international cyberspace policy strategy (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall produce a comprehensive strategy, with a classified annex if necessary, relating to United States international policy with regard to cyberspace. (b) Elements The strategy required in subsection (a) shall include: (1) A review of actions and activities undertaken by the Secretary of State to date to support the goal of the President’s International Strategy for Cyberspace, released in May 2011, to work internationally to promote an open, interoperable, secure, and reliable information and communications infrastructure that supports international trade and commerce, strengthens international security, and fosters free expression and innovation . (2) A plan of action to guide the Secretary's diplomacy with regard to nation-states, including conducting bilateral and multilateral activities to develop the norms of responsible international behavior in cyberspace, and status review of existing discussions in multilateral fora to obtain agreements on international norms in cyberspace. (3) A review of the alternative concepts with regard to international norms in cyberspace offered by other prominent nation-state actors, including China, Russia, Brazil, and India. (4) A detailed description of threats to United States national security in cyberspace from other nation-states, state-sponsored actors and private actors, to United States Federal and private sector infrastructure, United States intellectual property, and the privacy of United States citizens. (5) A review of policy tools available to the President of United States to deter nation-states, state-sponsored actors, and private actors, including, but not limited to, those outlined in Executive Order 13694, released on April 1, 2015. (6) A review of resources required by the Secretary, including the Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues, to conduct activities to build responsible norms of international cyber behavior. (c) Consultation The Secretary shall consult, as appropriate, with other United States Government agencies, the United States private sector, and United States nongovernmental organizations with recognized credentials and expertise in foreign policy, national security, and cybersecurity. (d) Release The Secretary shall publicly release the strategy required in subsection (a) and brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives upon its release, including on the classified annex, should the strategy include such an annex. 121. Waiver of fees for renewal of immigrant visa for adopted child in certain situations Section 221(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1201(c) ) is amended to read as follows: (c) Period of validity; renewal or replacement (1) Immigrant visas An immigrant visa shall be valid for such period, not exceeding 6 months, as shall be by regulations prescribed, except that any visa issued to a child lawfully adopted by a United States citizen and spouse while such citizen is serving abroad in the United States Armed Forces, or is employed abroad by the United States Government, or is temporarily abroad on business, shall be valid until such time, for a period not to exceed 3 years, as the adoptive citizen parent returns to the United States in due course of his service, employment, or business. (2) Nonimmigrant visas A nonimmigrant visa shall be valid for such periods as shall be prescribed by regulations. In prescribing the period of validity of a nonimmigrant visa in the case of nationals of any foreign country who are eligible for such visas, the Secretary of State shall, insofar as practicable, accord to such nationals the same treatment upon a reciprocal basis as such foreign country accords to nationals of the United States who are within a similar class, except that in the case of aliens who are nationals of a foreign country and who either are granted refugee status and firmly resettled in another foreign country or are granted permanent residence and residing in another foreign country, the Secretary of State may prescribe the period of validity of such a visa based upon the treatment granted by that other foreign country to alien refugees and permanent residents, respectively, in the United States. (3) Visa replacement An immigrant visa may be replaced under the original number during the fiscal year in which the original visa was issued for an immigrant who establishes to the satisfaction of the consular officer that the immigrant— (A) was unable to use the original immigrant visa during the period of its validity because of reasons beyond his control and for which he was not responsible; (B) is found by a consular officer to be eligible for an immigrant visa; and (C) pays again the statutory fees for an application and an immigrant visa. (4) Fee waiver If an immigrant visa was issued, on or after March 27, 2013, for a child who has been lawfully adopted, or who is coming to the United States to be adopted, by a United States citizen, any statutory immigrant visa fees relating to a renewal or replacement of such visa may be waived or, if already paid, may be refunded upon request, subject to such criteria as the Secretary of State may prescribe, if— (A) the immigrant child was unable to use the original immigrant visa during the period of its validity as a direct result of extraordinary circumstances, including the denial of an exit permit; and (B) if such inability was attributable to factors beyond the control of the adopting parent or parents and of the immigrant. . 122. American Hostages in Iran Compensation Fund (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that ensuring justice for United States victims of acts of terrorism by Iran who hold legal judgments against Iran relating to such acts is of paramount importance and should be expeditiously addressed. (b) Establishment There is established in the Treasury a fund, to be known as the American Hostages in Iran Compensation Fund (in this section referred to as the Fund ) for the purposes of— (1) making payments to the Americans held hostage in Iran and their spouses who are identified as members of the proposed class in case number 1:00–CV–03110 (EGS) of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia; and (2) satisfying claims against Iran relating to the taking of hostages and treatment of personnel of the United States embassy in Tehran, Iran, between November 3, 1979, and January 20, 1981. (c) Funding (1) Imposition of surcharge (A) In general There is imposed a surcharge equal to 30 percent of the amount of— (i) any fine or monetary penalty imposed, in whole or in part, for a violation of a law or regulation specified in subparagraph (B) committed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; or (ii) the monetary amount of a settlement entered into by a person with respect to a suspected violation of a law or regulation specified in subparagraph (B) related to activities undertaken on or after such date of enactment. (B) Laws and regulations specified A law or regulation specified in this subparagraph is any law or regulation that provides for a civil or criminal fine or monetary penalty for any economic activity relating to Iran that is administered by the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Justice, the Department of Commerce, or the Department of Energy. (C) Termination of deposits The imposition of the surcharge under subparagraph (A) shall terminate on the date on which all amounts described in subsection (d)(2) have been distributed to all recipients described in that subsection. (D) Rule of construction Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to require a person that is found to have violated a law or regulation specified in subparagraph (B) to pay a surcharge under subparagraph (A) if that person has not been assessed a fine or monetary penalty described in clause (i) of subparagraph (A) or entered into a settlement described in clause (ii) of that subparagraph for that violation. (2) Deposits into Fund; availability of amounts (A) Deposits The Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit in the Fund all surcharges collected pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), all contributions collected pursuant to paragraph (3), and any other funds made available pursuant to paragraph (4). (B) Payment of surcharge to Secretary of the Treasury A person upon which a surcharge is imposed under paragraph (1)(A) shall pay the surcharge to the Secretary without regard to whether the fine or penalty with respect to which the surcharge is imposed— (i) is paid directly to the Federal agency that administers the law or regulation pursuant to which the fine or penalty is imposed; or (ii) is deemed satisfied by a payment to another Federal agency. (C) Availability of amounts in Fund Amounts in the Fund shall be available, without further appropriation, to make payments under subsection (d). (3) Contributions The President may accept such amounts as may be contributed by individuals, business concerns, governments, or other entities for payments under this section and deposit such amounts into the Fund. (4) Other resources The President may identify and use other funds available for compensating claims under this section and deposit such amounts into the Fund. (d) Distribution of funds (1) Administration of Fund Payments from the Fund shall be administered by the Secretary of State in accordance with such rules and procedures as the Secretary may prescribe. (2) Payments Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), payments shall be made from the Fund to the following recipients in the following amounts: (A) To each living former hostage identified as a member of the proposed class described in subsection (b)(1), $6,750 for each day of captivity of the former hostage. (B) To the estate of each deceased former hostage identified as a member of the proposed class described in subsection (b)(1), $6,750 for each day of captivity of the former hostage. (C) To each spouse of a former hostage identified as a member of the proposed class described in subsection (b)(1) if the spouse is identified as a member of that proposed class, $600,000. (3) Priority Payments from the Fund shall be distributed under paragraph (2) in the following order: (A) First, to each living former hostage described in paragraph (2)(A). (B) Second, to the estate of each deceased former hostage described in paragraph (2)(B). (C) Third, to each spouse of a former hostage described in paragraph (2)(C). (4) Consent of recipient A payment to a recipient from the Fund under paragraph (2) shall be made only after receiving the consent of the recipient. (e) Preclusion of future actions and release of claims (1) Preclusion of future actions A recipient of a payment under subsection (d) may not file or maintain an action against Iran in any Federal or State court for any claim relating to the events described in subsection (b)(2). (2) Release of all claims Upon the payment of all amounts described in subsection (d)(2) to all recipients described in that subsection, all claims against Iran relating to the events described in subsection (b)(2) shall be deemed waived and forever released. (f) Deposit of remaining funds into the Treasury (1) In general Any amounts remaining in the Fund after the date specified in paragraph (2) shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. (2) Date specified The date specified in this paragraph is the later of— (A) the date on which all amounts described in subsection (d)(2) have been made to all recipients described in that subsection; or (B) the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (g) No judicial review Decisions made under this section shall not be subject to review in any judicial, administrative, or other proceeding. (h) Report to Congress on completion of payments Not later than 60 days after determining that a law or regulation specified in subsection (c)(1)(B) is terminated or suspended or that amounts in the Fund will be insufficient for the payment of all amounts described in subsection (d)(2) to all recipients described in that subsection by the date that is 444 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress recommendations to expedite the completion of the payment of those amounts. 123. Sense of Congress on anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority (a) Findings Congress finds that the 1995 Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, commonly referred to as Oslo II, specifically details that Israel and the Palestinian Authority shall abstain from incitement, including hostile propaganda, against each other and, without derogating from the principle of freedom of expression, shall take legal measures to prevent such incitement by any organizations, groups or individuals within their jurisdiction . (b) Sense of Congress Congress— (1) expresses support and admiration for individuals and organizations working to encourage cooperation between Israeli Jews and Palestinians, including— (A) Professor Mohammed Dajani Daoudi, who took students from al-Quds University in Jerusalem to visit Auschwitz in March 2014 only to return to death threats by fellow Palestinians and expulsion from his teacher’s union; (B) the Israel Palestine Center for Research and Information, the only joint Israeli-Palestinian public policy think-tank, (C) United Hatzalah, a nonprofit, fully volunteer Emergency Medical Services organization that, mobilizing volunteers who are religious or secular Jews, Arabs, Muslims, and Christians, provides EMS services to all people in Israel regardless of race, religion, or national origin; and (D) Breaking the Impasse, an apolitical initiative of Palestinian and Israeli business and civil society leaders who advocate for a two-state solution and an urgent diplomatic solution to the conflict; (2) reiterates strong condemnation of anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement in the Palestinian Authority as antithetical to the stated desire to achieve a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace settlement; and (3) urges President Abbas and Palestinian Authority officials to discontinue all official incitement that runs contrary to the determination to put an end to decades of confrontation. 124. Support for the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and inviolability of post-Soviet countries in light of Russian aggression and interference It is the sense of Congress that Congress— (1) supports the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and inviolability of post-Soviet countries within their internationally recognized borders; (2) expresses deep concern over increasingly aggressive actions by the Russian Federation; (3) is committed to providing sufficient funding for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs of the Department of State to address subversive and destabilizing activities by the Russian Federation within post-Soviet countries; (4) supports robust engagement between the United States and post-Soviet countries through— (A) the promotion of strengthened people-to-people ties, including through educational and cultural exchange programs; (B) anticorruption assistance; (C) public diplomacy; (D) economic diplomacy; and (E) other democratic reform efforts; (5) encourages the President to further enhance nondefense cooperation and diplomatic engagement with post-Soviet countries; (6) condemns the subversive and destabilizing activities undertaken by the Russian Federation within post-Soviet countries; (7) encourages enhanced cooperation between the United States and the European Union to promote greater Euro-Atlantic integration, including through— (A) the enlargement of the European Union; and (B) the Open Door policy of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; (8) urges continued cooperation between the United States and the European Union to maintain sanctions against the Russian Federation until the Government of Russia has— (A) fully implemented all provisions of the Minsk agreements, done at Minsk September 5, 2014 and February 12, 2015; and (B) demonstrated respect for the territorial sovereignty of Ukraine; (9) calls on the member states of the European Union to extend the current sanctions regime against the Russian Federation; and (10) urges the consideration of additional sanctions if the Russian Federation continue to engage in subversive and destabilizing activities within post-Soviet countries. 125. Russian propaganda report (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Russian Federation is waging a propaganda war against the United States and our allies; and (2) a successful strategy must be implemented to counter the threat posed by Russian propaganda. (b) Report Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually for the following 3 years, the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal officials, shall submit an unclassified report, with a classified annex, to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that contains a detailed analysis of— (1) the recent use of propaganda by the Government of Russia, including— (A) the forms of propaganda used, including types of media and programming; (B) the principal countries and regions targeted by Russian propaganda; and (C) the impact of Russian propaganda on such targets; (2) the response by United States allies, particularly European allies, to counter the threat of Russian propaganda; (3) the response by the United States to the threat of Russian propaganda; (4) the extent of the effectiveness of programs currently in use to counter Russian propaganda; (5) a strategy for improving the effectiveness of such programs; (6) any additional authority needed to counter the threat of Russian propaganda; and (7) the additional funding needed to successfully implement the strategy referred to in paragraph (5). 126. Approval of export licences and letters of request to assist the Government of Ukraine (a) In general (1) Export license applications (A) Submission to congress The Secretary shall submit to the specified congressional committees a detailed list of all export license applications, including requests for marketing licenses, for the sale of defense articles and defense services to Ukraine. (B) Contents The list submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include— (i) the date on which the application or request was first submitted; (ii) the current status of each application or request; and (iii) the estimated timeline for adjudication of such applications or requests. (C) Priority The Secretary should give priority to processing the applications and requests included on the list submitted under subparagraph (A). (2) Letters of request The Secretary shall submit to the specified congressional committees a detailed list of all pending Letters of Request for Foreign Military Sales to Ukraine, including— (A) the date on which each such letter was first submitted; (B) the current status of each such letter; and (C) the estimated timeline for the adjudication of each such letter. (b) Reports (1) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until the date set forth in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall submit a report to the specified congressional committees that describes the status of the applications, requests for marketing licenses, and Letters of Request described in subsection (a). (2) Termination date The date set forth in this paragraph is the earlier of— (A) the date on which the President certifies to Congress that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Government of Ukraine has been restored; or (B) the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Specified congressional committees defined In this section, the term specified congressional committees means— (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ; (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives ; (3) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate ; and (4) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives . B Additional matters 131. Atrocities prevention board (a) Establishment The President is authorized to establish, within the Executive Office of the President, an Interagency Atrocities Prevention Board (referred to in this section as the Board ). (b) Duties The Board is authorized— (1) to coordinate an interagency approach to preventing mass atrocities; (2) to propose policies to integrate the early warning systems of national security agencies, including intelligence agencies, with respect to incidents of mass atrocities and to coordinate the policy response to such incidents; (3) to identify relevant Federal agencies, which shall track and report on Federal funding spent on atrocity prevention efforts; (4) to oversee the development and implementation of comprehensive atrocities prevention and response strategies; (5) to identify available resources and policy options necessary to prevent the emergence or escalation of mass atrocities; (6) to identify and propose policies to close gaps in expertise, readiness, and planning for atrocities prevention and early action across Federal agencies, including training for employees at relevant Federal agencies; (7) to engage relevant civil society and nongovernmental organization stakeholders in regular consultations to solicit current information on countries of concern; and (8) to conduct an atrocity-specific expert review of policy and programming of all countries at risk for mass atrocities. (c) Leadership (1) In general The Board shall be headed by a Senior Director, who— (A) shall be appointed by the President; and (B) shall report to the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. (2) Responsibilities The Senior Director is authorized to have primary responsibility for— (A) recommending and, if adopted, promoting United States Government policies on preventing mass atrocities; and (B) carrying out the duties described in subsection (b). (d) Composition The Board shall be composed of— (1) representatives from— (A) the Department of State; (B) the United States Agency for International Development; (C) the Department of Defense; (D) the Department of Justice; (E) the Department of the Treasury; (F) the Department of Homeland Security; (G) the Central Intelligence Agency; (H) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; (I) the United States Mission to the United Nations; and (J) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and (2) such other individuals as the President may appoint. (e) Coordination The Board is authorized to coordinate with relevant officials and government agencies responsible for foreign policy with respect to particular regions and countries to help provide a cohesive, whole of government response and policy direction to emerging and ongoing atrocities. (f) Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a classified report, with an unclassified annex, which shall include— (1) an update on the interagency review mandated by Presidential Study Directive 10 that includes— (A) an evaluation of current mechanisms and capacities for government-wide detection, early warning, information-sharing, contingency planning, and coordination of efforts to prevent and respond to situations of genocide, mass atrocities, and other mass violence, including such mass gender- and ethnicity-based violence; (B) an assessment of the funding spent by relevant Federal agencies on atrocity prevention activities; (C) current annual global assessments of sources of conflict and instability; (D) recommendations to further strengthen United States capabilities to improve the mechanisms described in subparagraph (A); and (E) evaluations of the various approaches to enhancing capabilities and improving the mechanisms described in subparagraph (A); (2) recommendations to ensure burden sharing by— (A) improving international cooperation and coordination to enhance multilateral mechanisms for preventing genocide and atrocities, including improving the role of regional and international organizations in conflict prevention, mitigation, and response; and (B) strengthening regional organizations; and (3) the implementation status of the recommendations contained in the interagency review described in paragraph (1). (g) Materials and briefings The Senior Director and the members of the Board shall brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives at least annually. (h) Sunset This section shall cease to be effective on June 30, 2017. 132. United States engagement in the indo-pacific (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a comprehensive assessment to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives of the United States engagement in the Indo-Pacific, including with partners across the Indo-Pacific region. (b) Elements The assessment submitted under subsection (a) shall include— (1) a review of current and emerging United States diplomatic, national security, and economic interests and trends in the Indo-Pacific region; (2) a review of resources devoted to United States diplomatic, economic, trade, development, and cultural engagement and plans in the Indo-Pacific region during the 10-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this Act; (3) options for the realignment of United States engagement in the Indo-Pacific region to respond to new opportunities and challenges, including linking United States strategy more broadly across the Indo-Pacific region; and (4) the views of noted policy leaders and regional experts, including leaders and experts in the Indo-Pacific region, on the opportunities and challenges to United States engagement across the Indo-Pacific region. (c) Consultation The Secretary, as appropriate, shall consult with— (1) other United States Government agencies; and (2) independent, nongovernmental organizations with recognized credentials and expertise in foreign policy, national security, and international economic affairs that have access to policy experts throughout the United States and from the Indo-Pacific region. 133. Joint action plan to combat prejudice and discrimination and to foster inclusion (a) In general The Secretary is authorized to enter into a bilateral joint action plan with the European Union to combat prejudice and discrimination and to foster inclusion (referred to in this section as the Joint Action Plan ). (b) Contents of joint action plan The Joint Action Plan shall— (1) address anti-Semitism; (2) address prejudice against, and the discriminatory treatment of, racial, ethnic, and religious minorities; (3) promote equality of opportunity for access to quality education and economic opportunities; and (4) promote equal treatment by the justice system. (c) Cooperation In developing the Joint Action Plan, the Secretary shall— (1) leverage interagency policy expertise in the United States and Europe; (2) develop partnerships among civil society and private sector stakeholders; and (3) draw upon the extensive work done by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to address anti-Semitism. (d) Initiatives The Joint Action Plan may include initiatives for promoting equality of opportunity and methods of eliminating prejudice and discrimination based on religion, race, or ethnicity, including— (1) training programs; (2) regional initiatives to promote equality of opportunity through the strengthening of democratic institutions; (3) public-private partnerships with enterprises and nongovernmental organizations; (4) exchanges of technical experts; (5) scholarships and fellowships; and (6) political empowerment and leadership initiatives. (e) Deputy Assistant Secretary The Secretary shall task an existing Deputy Assistant Secretary with the responsibility for coordinating the implementation of the Joint Action Plan with his or her European Union counterpart. (f) Legal effects Any Joint Action Plan adopted under this section— (1) shall not be legally binding; and (2) shall create no rights or obligations under international or United States law. (g) Rules of construction Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize— (1) the Secretary to enter into a legally binding agreement or Joint Action Plan with the European Union; or (2) any additional appropriations for the purposes and initiatives described in this section. (h) Progress report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a progress report on the development of the Joint Action Plan to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives . 134. Report on developing country debt sustainability (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Treasury, shall submit a report containing an assessment of the current external debt environment for developing countries and identifying particular near-term risks to debt sustainability to— (1) the appropriate congressional committees; (2) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate ; and (3) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives . (b) Contents The report submitted under subsection (a) shall assess— (1) the impact of new lending relationships, including the role of new creditors; (2) the adequacy of current multilateral surveillance mechanisms in guarding against debt distress in developing countries; (3) the ability of developing countries to borrow on global capital markets; and (4) the interaction between debt sustainability objectives of the developing world and the development-oriented investment agenda of the G–20, including the impact of— (A) current debt sustainability objectives on investment in developing countries; and (B) investment objectives proposed by the G–20 on the ability to meet the goals of— (i) the Heavily Indebted Poor Country Initiative; and (ii) the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative. 135. United States strategy to prevent and respond to gender-based violence globally (a) Global strategy requirement Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter for 6 years, the Secretary of State shall develop or update a United States global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. The strategy shall be transmitted to the appropriate congressional committees and made publicly available on the Internet. (b) Initial strategy For the purposes of this section, the United States Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence Globally , issued in August 2012, shall be deemed to fulfill the initial requirement of subsection (a). (c) Collaboration and coordination In developing the strategy under subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall consult with— (1) the heads of relevant Federal agencies; (2) the Senior Policy Operating Group on Trafficking in Persons; and (3) representatives of civil society and multilateral organizations with demonstrated experience in addressing violence against women and girls or promoting gender equality internationally. (d) Priority country selection To further the objectives of the strategy described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall identify no less than 4 eligible low-income and lower-middle income countries with significant levels of violence against women and girls, including within displaced communities, that have the governmental or nongovernmental organizational capacity to manage and implement gender-based violence prevention and response program activities and should, when possible, be geographically, ethnically, and culturally diverse from one another. (e) Country plans In each country identified under subsection (d) the Secretary shall develop comprehensive, multisectoral, and holistic individual country plans designed to address and respond to violence against women and girls that include— (1) an assessment and description of the current or potential capacity of the government of each identified country and civil society organizations in each such identified country to address and respond to violence against women and girls; (2) an identification of coordination mechanisms with Federal agencies that— (A) have existing programs relevant to the strategy; (B) will be involved in new program activities; and (C) are engaged in broader United States strategies around development; (3) a description of the monitoring and evaluation mechanisms established for each identified country, and their intended use in assessing overall progress in prevention and response; (4) a projection of the general levels of resources needed to achieve the stated objectives in each identified country, including an accounting of— (A) activities and funding already expended by the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, other Federal agencies, donor country governments, and multilateral institutions; and (B) leveraged private sector resources; and (5) strategies, as appropriate, designed to accommodate the needs of stateless, disabled, internally displaced, refugee, or religious or ethnic minority women and girls. (f) Report on priority country selection and country plans Not more than 90 days after selection of the priority countries required under subsection (d), and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the priority country selection process, the development of specific country plans, and include an overview of all programming and specific activities being undertaken, the budget resources requested, and the specific activities to be supported by each Executive agency under the strategy if such resources are provided. (g) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize any additional appropriations for the purposes and initiatives of this section. 136. International corruption and accountability (a) Annual report Not later than June 1 of each year, the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (referred to in this section as the USAID Administrator ), the Secretary of Defense, and the heads of appropriate intelligence agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a Country Report on Corruption Practices, with a classified annex, which shall include information about countries for which a corruption analysis was conducted under subsection (b). (b) Corruption analysis elements The corruption analysis conducted under this subsection should include, among other elements— (1) an analysis of individuals and associations that comprise corruption networks in the country, including, as applicable— (A) government officials; (B) private sector actors; (C) criminals; and (D) members of illegal armed groups; (2) the identification of the state functions that have been captured by corrupt networks in the country, including, as applicable functions of— (A) the judicial branch; (B) the taxing authority; (C) the central bank; and (D) specific military or police units; (3) the identification of— (A) the key economic activities, whether licit or illicit, which are dominated by members of the corrupt network; and (B) other revenue streams that enrich such members; and (4) the identification of enablers of corrupt practices, within the country and outside the country. (c) Publication and briefings The Secretary shall— (1) publish the Country Report on Corruption and Accountability submitted under subsection (a) on the website of the Department; and (2) brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives on the information contained in the report published under paragraph (1). 137. Quadrennial diplomacy and development review (a) Requirement (1) Quadrennial reviews required Under the direction of the President, the Secretary of State shall every 4 years, during a year following a year evenly divisible by 4, conduct a review of United States diplomacy and development (to be known as a quadrennial diplomacy and development review ). (2) Scope of reviews Each quadrennial diplomacy and development review shall be a comprehensive examination of the national diplomacy and development policy and strategic framework of the United States for the next 4-year period until a subsequent review is due under paragraph (1). The review shall include— (A) recommendations regarding the long-term diplomacy and development policy and strategic framework of the United States; (B) priorities of the United States for diplomacy and development; and (C) guidance on the related programs, assets, capabilities, budget, policies, and authorities of the Department of State and United States Agency for International Development. (3) Consultation In conducting each quadrennial diplomacy and development review, after consultation with Department of State and United States Agency for International Development officials, the Secretary of State should consult with— (A) the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, including the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the Director of National Intelligence; (B) any other Federal agency that provides foreign assistance, including at a minimum the Export-Import Bank of the United States and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation; (C) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and, as appropriate, other members of Congress; and (D) other relevant governmental and nongovernmental entities, including private sector representatives, academics, and other policy experts. (b) Contents of review Each quadrennial diplomacy and development review shall— (1) delineate, as appropriate, the national diplomacy and development policy and strategic framework of the United States, consistent with appropriate national, Department of State, and United States Agency for International Development strategies, strategic plans, and relevant presidential directives, including the national security strategy prescribed pursuant to section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 404a ); (2) outline and prioritize the full range of critical national diplomacy and development areas, capabilities, and resources, including those implemented across agencies, and address the full range of challenges confronting the United States in this regard; (3) describe the interagency cooperation, and preparedness of relevant Federal assets, and the infrastructure, budget plan, and other elements of the diplomacy and development policies and programs of the United States required to execute successfully the full range of mission priorities outlined under paragraph (2); (4) describe the roles of international organizations and multilateral institutions in advancing United States diplomatic and development objectives, including the mechanisms for coordinating and harmonizing development policies and programs with partner countries and among donors; (5) identify the budget plan required to provide sufficient resources to successfully execute the full range of mission priorities outlined under paragraph (2); (6) include an assessment of the organizational alignment of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development with the national diplomacy and development policy and strategic framework referred to in paragraph (1) and the diplomacy and development mission priorities outlined under paragraph (2); (7) review and assess the effectiveness of the management mechanisms of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development for executing the strategic priorities outlined in the quadrennial diplomacy and development review, including the extent to which such effectiveness has been enhanced since the previous report; and (8) the relationship between the requirements of the quadrennial diplomacy and development review and the acquisition strategy and expenditure plan within the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development. (c) Foreign affairs policy board review The Secretary of State should apprise the Foreign Affairs Policy Board on an ongoing basis of the work undertaken in the conduct of the quadrennial diplomacy and development review. (d) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize any additional appropriations for the purposes and initiatives under this section. 138. Disappeared persons in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The United States— (A) values governance, security, and the rule of law in Mexico and Central America; and (B) has reemphasized its commitment to this region following the humanitarian crisis of unaccompanied children from these countries across the international border between the United States and Mexico in 2014. (2) Individuals migrating from Central America to the United States face great peril during their journey. Many go missing along the way and are often never heard from again. (b) Report of disappeared persons Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary, in close consultation with the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that includes— (1) the number of cases of enforced disappearances in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador; (2) an assessment of causes for the disappearances described in paragraph (1); (3) the primary individuals and groups responsible for such disappearances; and (4) the official government response in those countries to account for such disappeared persons. 139. Report on implementation by the Government of Bahrain of recommendations from the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (a) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit an unclassified report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes the implementation by the Government of Bahrain of the recommendations contained in the 2011 Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (referred to in this section as the Bahrain Report ). (b) Content The report required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) a description of the specific steps taken by the Government of Bahrain to implement each of the 26 recommendations contained in the Bahrain Report; (2) an assessment of whether the Government of Bahrain has fully complied with , partially implemented , or not meaningfully implemented each recommendation referred to in paragraph (1); and (3) an assessment of the impact of the findings in the Bahrain Report for the United States security posture in the Arab Gulf and the area of responsibility of the United States Central Command. 140. Report on United States humanitarian assistance to Haiti and whether recent elections in Haiti meet international election standards (a) Reauthorization Section 5(a) of the Assessing Progress in Haiti Act of 2014 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended by striking December 31, 2017 and inserting December 31, 2022 . (b) Report Section 5(b) of the Assessing Progress in Haiti Act of 2014 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (12), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (14) a determination of whether recent Haitian elections are free, fair and responsive to the people of Haiti; and (15) a description of any attempts to disqualify candidates for political officers in Haiti for political reasons. . 141. Sense of Congress with respect to the imposition of additional sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (in this section referred to as the DPRK ) tested nuclear weapons on 3 separate occasions, in October 2006, in May 2009, and in February 2013. (2) Nuclear experts have reported that the DPRK may currently have as many as 20 nuclear warheads and has the potential to possess as many as 100 warheads within the next 5 years. (3) According to the 2014 Department of Defense report, Military and Security Developments Involving the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (in this subsection referred to as the 2014 DoD report ), the DPRK has proliferated nuclear technology to Libya via the proliferation network of Pakistani scientist A.Q. Khan. (4) According to the 2014 DoD report, North Korea also provided Syria with nuclear reactor technology until 2007. . (5) On September 6, 2007, as part of Operation Orchard , the Israeli Air Force destroyed the suspected nuclear facility in Syria. (6) According to the 2014 DoD report, North Korea has exported conventional and ballistic missile-related equipment, components, materials, and technical assistance to countries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. . (7) On November 29, 1987, DPRK agents planted explosive devices onboard Korean Air flight 858, which killed all 115 passengers and crew on board. (8) On March 26, 2010, the DPRK fired upon and sank the South Korean warship Cheonan, killing 46 of her crew. (9) On November 23, 2010, the DPRK shelled South Korea’s Yeonpyeong Island, killing 4 South Korean citizens. (10) On February 7, 2014, the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on human rights in DPRK (in this subsection referred to as the Commission of Inquiry ) released a report detailing the atrocious human rights record of the DPRK. (11) Dr. Michael Kirby, Chair of the Commission of Inquiry, stated on March 17, 2014, The Commission of Inquiry has found systematic, widespread, and grave human rights violations occurring in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. It has also found a disturbing array of crimes against humanity. These crimes are committed against inmates of political and other prison camps; against starving populations; against religious believers; against persons who try to flee the country—including those forcibly repatriated by China. . (12) Dr. Michael Kirby also stated, These crimes arise from policies established at the highest level of the State. They have been committed, and continue to take place in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, because the policies, institutions, and patterns of impunity that lie at their heart remain in place. The gravity, scale, duration, and nature of the unspeakable atrocities committed in the country reveal a totalitarian State that does not have any parallel in the contemporary world. . (13) The Commission of Inquiry also notes, Since 1950, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has engaged in the systematic abduction, denial of repatriation, and subsequent enforced disappearance of persons from other countries on a large scale and as a matter of State policy. Well over 200,000 persons, including children, who were brought from other countries to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea may have become victims of enforced disappearance, and states that the DPRK has failed to account or address this injustice in any way. (14) According to reports and analysis from organizations such as the International Network for the Human Rights of North Korean Overseas Labor, the Korea Policy Research Center, NK Watch, the Asian Institute for Policy Studies, the Center for International and Strategic Studies, and the George W. Bush Institute, there may currently be as many as 100,000 North Korean overseas laborers in various nations around the world. (15) Such forced North Korean laborers are often subjected to harsh working conditions under the direct supervision of DPRK officials, and their salaries contribute to anywhere from $150,000,000 to $230,000,000 a year to the DPRK state coffers. (16) According to the Director of National Intelligence’s 2015 Worldwide Threat Assessment, North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile programs pose a serious threat to the United States and to the security environment in East Asia. . (17) The Worldwide Threat Assessment states, North Korea has also expanded the size and sophistication of its ballistic missile forces, ranging from close-range ballistic missiles to ICBMs, while continuing to conduct test launches. In 2014, North Korea launched an unprecedented number of ballistic missiles. . (18) On December 19, 2015, the Federal Bureau of Investigation declared that the DPRK was responsible for a cyberattack on Sony Pictures conducted on November 24, 2014. (19) From 1988 to 2008, the DPRK was designated by the United States Government as a state sponsor of terrorism. (20) The DPRK is currently in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1695 (2006), 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), and 2094 (2013). (21) The DPRK repeatedly violated agreements with the United States and the other so-called Six-Party Talks partners (the Republic of Korea, Japan, the Russian Federation, and the People’s Republic of China) designed to halt its nuclear weapons program, while receiving significant concessions, including fuel, oil, and food aid. (22) The Six-Party Talks have not been held since December 2008. (23) On May 9, 2015, the DPRK claimed that it has test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the DPRK represents a serious threat to the national security of the United States and United States allies in East Asia and to international peace and stability, and grossly violates the human rights of its own people; (2) the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury should impose additional sanctions against the DPRK, including targeting its financial assets around the world, specific designations relating to human rights abuses, and a redesignation of the DPRK as a state sponsor of terror; and (3) the President should not resume the negotiations with the DPRK, either bilaterally or as part of the Six-Party Talks, without strict preconditions, including that the DPRK— (A) adhere to its denuclearization commitments outlined in the 2005 Joint Statement of the Six-Party Talks; (B) commit to halting its ballistic missile programs and its proliferation activities; (C) cease military provocations; and (D) measurably and significantly improve its human rights record. II Organization and personnel of the Department of State A Organizational matters 201. Rightsizing accountability (a) In general Not later than 60 days after receiving rightsizing recommendations pursuant to a review conducted by the Office of Management, Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation relating to overseas staffing levels at United States overseas posts, the relevant chief of mission, in coordination with the relevant regional bureau, shall submit a response to the Office of Management, Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation that describes— (1) any rightsizing recommendations that are accepted by such chief of mission and regional bureau; (2) a detailed schedule for implementation of any such recommendations; (3) any recommendations that are rejected; and (4) a detailed justification providing the basis for the rejection of any such recommendations. (b) Annual report On the date on which the President’s annual budget request is submitted to Congress, the Secretary shall submit an annual report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes the status of all rightsizing recommendations and responses described in subsection (a) from the preceding 5 years, including— (1) a list of all such rightsizing recommendations made, including whether each such recommendation was accepted or rejected by the relevant chief of mission and regional bureau; (2) for each accepted recommendation, a detailed description of the current status of its implementation according to the schedule provided pursuant to subsection (a)(2), including an explanation for any departure from, or changes to, such schedule; and (3) for any rejected recommendations, the justification provided pursuant to subsection (a)(4). (c) Report on regional bureau staffing In conjunction with each report required under subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit a supplemental report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— (1) an enumeration of the domestic staff positions in each regional bureau of the Department; (2) a detailed explanation of the extent to which the staffing of each regional bureau reflects the overseas requirements of the United States within each such region; (3) a detailed plan, including an implementation schedule, for how the Department will seek to rectify any significant imbalances in staffing among regional bureaus or between any regional bureau and the overseas requirements of the United States within such region if the Secretary determines that such staffing does not reflect— (A) the foreign policy priorities of the United States; or (B) the effective conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States; and (4) a detailed description of the implementation status of any plan provided pursuant to paragraph (3), including an explanation for any departure from, or changes to, the implementation schedule provided with such plan. 202. Integration of foreign economic policy (a) In general The Secretary, in conjunction with the Under Secretary of Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, shall establish— (1) foreign economic policy priorities for each regional bureau, including for individual countries, as appropriate; and (2) policies and guidance for integrating such foreign economic policy priorities throughout the Department. (b) Deputy Assistant Secretary Within each regional bureau of the Department, the Secretary shall task an existing Deputy Assistant Secretary with appropriate training and background in economic and commercial affairs with the responsibility for economic matters and interests within the responsibilities of such regional bureau, including the integration of the foreign economic policy priorities established pursuant to subsection (a). (c) Coordination The Deputy Assistant Secretary given the responsibility for economic matters and interests pursuant to subsection (b) within each bureau shall— (1) at the direction of the relevant Assistant Secretary, review and report to the Assistant Secretary of such bureau on all economic matters and interests; and (2) serve as liaison with the Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment. 203. Review of Bureau of African Affairs and Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs jurisdictions (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (1) conduct a review of the jurisdictional responsibility of the Bureau of African Affairs and that of the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs relating to the North African countries of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya; and (2) submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— (A) the findings of the review conducted under paragraph (1); and (B) recommendations on whether jurisdictional responsibility among the bureaus referred to in paragraph (1) should be adjusted. (b) Review The review conducted under subsection (a)(1) shall— (1) identify regional strategic priorities; (2) assess regional dynamics between the North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa regions, including the degree to which the priorities identified pursuant to paragraph (1)— (A) are distinct between each such region; or (B) have similar application across such regions; (3) identify current priorities and effectiveness of United States Government regional engagement in North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, including through security assistance, economic assistance, humanitarian assistance, and trade; (4) assess the degree to which such engagement is— (A) inefficient, duplicative, or uncoordinated between the North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa regions; or (B) otherwise harmed or limited as a result of the current division of jurisdictional responsibilities; (5) assess the overall coherence and effectiveness of the current division of jurisdictional responsibilities in Africa between the Bureau of African Affairs and the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, including with regard to coordination with other United States departments or agencies; and (6) assess any opportunities and costs of transferring jurisdictional responsibility of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya from the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs to the Bureau of African Affairs. 204. Special envoys, representatives, advisors, and coordinators Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on special envoys, representatives, advisors, and coordinators of the Department, which shall include— (1) a tabulation of the current names, ranks, positions, and responsibilities of all special envoy, representative, advisor, and coordinator positions at the Department, with a separate accounting of all such positions at the level of Assistant Secretary (or equivalent) or above; and (2) for each position identified pursuant to paragraph (1)— (A) the date on which the position was created; (B) the mechanism by which the position was created, including the authority under which the position was created; (C) the positions authorized under section 1(d) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2651a(d) ); (D) a description of whether, and the extent to which, the responsibilities assigned to the position duplicate the responsibilities of other current officials within the Department, including other special envoys, representatives, and advisors; (E) which current official within the Department would be assigned the responsibilities of the position in the absence of the position; (F) to which current official within the Department the position directly reports; (G) the total number of staff assigned to support the position; and (H) with the exception of those created by statute, a detailed explanation of the necessity of the position to the effective conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States. 205. Conflict prevention, mitigation and resolution, and the inclusion and participation of women Section 704 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4024 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) The Secretary, in conjunction with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall ensure that all appropriate personnel, responsible for, or deploying to, countries or regions considered to be at risk of, undergoing, or emerging from violent conflict, including special envoys, members of mediation or negotiation teams, relevant members of the civil service or foreign service, and contractors, obtain training, as appropriate, in the following areas, each of which shall include a focus on women and ensuring women’s meaningful inclusion and participation: (1) Conflict prevention, mitigation, and resolution. (2) Protecting civilians from violence, exploitation, and trafficking in persons. (3) International human rights law and international humanitarian law. . 206. Information technology system security (a) In general The Secretary shall regularly consult with the Director of the National Security Agency and any other departments or agencies the Secretary determines to be appropriate regarding the security of United States Government and nongovernment information technology systems and networks owned, operated, managed, or utilized by the Department, including any such systems or networks facilitating the use of sensitive or classified information. (b) Consultation In performing the consultations required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make all such systems and networks available to the Director of the National Security Agency and any other such departments or agencies to carry out such tests and procedures as are necessary to ensure adequate policies and protections are in place to prevent penetrations or compromises of such systems and networks, including by malicious intrusions by any unauthorized individual or state actor or other entity. (c) Security breach reporting Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the National Security Agency and any other departments or agencies the Secretary determines to be appropriate, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes in detail— (1) all known or suspected penetrations or compromises of the systems or networks described in subsection (a) facilitating the use of classified information; and (2) all known or suspected significant penetrations or compromises of any other such systems and networks that occurred since the submission of the prior report. (d) Content Each report submitted under subsection (c) shall include— (1) a description of the relevant information technology system or network penetrated or compromised; (2) an assessment of the date and time such penetration or compromise occurred; (3) an assessment of the duration for which such system or network was penetrated or compromised, including whether such penetration or compromise is ongoing; (4) an assessment of the amount and sensitivity of information accessed and available to have been accessed by such penetration or compromise, including any such information contained on systems and networks owned, operated, managed, or utilized by any other department or agency of the United States Government; (5) an assessment of whether such system or network was penetrated by a malicious intrusion, including an assessment of— (A) the known or suspected perpetrators, including state actors; and (B) the methods used to conduct such penetration or compromise; and (6) a description of the actions the Department has taken, or plans to take, to prevent future, similar penetrations or compromises of such systems and networks. 207. Analysis of embassy cost sharing Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that assesses the cost-effectiveness and performance of the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services system (referred to in this section as the ICASS system ), including by assessing— (1) the general performance of the ICASS system in providing cost-effective, timely, efficient, appropriate, and reliable services that meet the needs of all departments and agencies served; (2) the extent to which additional cost savings and greater performance can be achieved under the current ICASS system and rules; (3) the standards applied in the selection of the ICASS provider and the extent to which such standards are consistently applied; and (4) potential reforms to the ICASS system, including— (A) the selection of more than 1 service provider under certain circumstances; (B) options for all departments or agencies to opt out of ICASS entirely or to opt out of individual services, including by debundling service packages; (C) increasing the reliance on locally employed staff or outsourcing to local firms, as appropriate; and (D) other modifications to the current ICASS system and rules that would incentivize greater effectiveness and cost efficiency. 208. Parent advisory committee to the Interagency Working Group to Prevent International Parental Child Abduction Section 433(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 241(b) ) is amended to read as follows: (b) Interagency coordination (1) Interagency working group The Secretary of State shall convene and chair an interagency working group to prevent international parental child abduction, which shall be composed of presidentially appointed, Senate confirmed, officials from— (A) the Department of State; (B) the Department of Homeland Security, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and (C) the Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2) Advisory committee The Secretary of State shall convene an advisory committee to the interagency working group established pursuant to paragraph (1), for the duration of the working group’s existence, which shall be composed of not less than 3 left-behind parents, serving for 2-year terms, who— (A) shall be selected by the Secretary; and (B) shall periodically consult with the interagency working group on all activities of the interagency working group, as appropriate. . 209. Improving research and evaluation of public diplomacy (a) In general The Secretary 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 the findings of the research and evaluations conducted under paragraph (1) available to Congress. (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 in the Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources for the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. (2) Limitation on appointment The appointment of a Director of Research and Evaluation pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not result in an increase in the overall full-time equivalent positions within the Department. (3) Responsibilities The Director of Research and Evaluation shall— (A) coordinate and oversee the research and evaluation of public diplomacy programs of the Department— (i) to improve public diplomacy strategies and tactics; and (ii) to ensure that programs are increasing the knowledge, understanding, and trust of the United States by relevant target audiences; (B) report to the Director of Policy and Planning; (C) routinely organize and oversee audience research, digital analytics and impact evaluations across all public diplomacy bureaus and offices of the Department; (D) support embassy public affairs sections; (E) share appropriate public diplomacy research and evaluation information within the Department and with other Federal departments and agencies; (F) regularly design and coordinate standardized research questions, methodologies, and procedures to ensure that public diplomacy activities across all public diplomacy bureaus and offices are designed to meet appropriate foreign policy objectives; and (G) report quarterly to the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, through the Commission’s Subcommittee on Research and Evaluation established pursuant to subsection (e), regarding the research and evaluation of all public diplomacy bureaus and offices of the Department. (4) Guidance and training Not later than 180 days after his or her appointment pursuant to paragraph (1), the Director of Research and Evaluation shall create guidance and training for all public diplomacy officers regarding the reading and interpretation of public diplomacy program evaluation findings to ensure that such findings and lessons learned are implemented in the planning and evaluation of all public diplomacy programs and activities throughout the Department. (c) Prioritizing research and evaluation (1) In general The Director of Policy, Planning, and Resources shall ensure that research and evaluation, as coordinated and overseen by the Director of Research and Evaluation, supports strategic planning and resource allocation across all public diplomacy bureaus and offices of the Department. (2) Allocation of resources Amounts allocated for the purposes of research and evaluation of public diplomacy programs and activities pursuant to subsection (a) shall be made available to be disbursed at the direction of the Director of Research and Evaluation among the research and evaluation staff across all public diplomacy bureaus and offices of the Department. (3) Sense of congress It is the sense of Congress that the Department should allocate, for the purposes of research and evaluation of public diplomacy activities and programs pursuant to subsection (a)— (A) 3 to 5 percent of program funds made available under the heading educational and cultural exchange programs ; and (B) 3 to 5 percent of program funds allocated for public diplomacy programs under the heading diplomatic and consular programs . (d) Limited exemption The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 ( 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ) shall not apply to collections of information directed at foreign individuals conducted by, or on behalf of, the Department for the purpose of audience research and impact evaluations, in accordance with the requirements under this section and in connection with the Department’s activities conducted pursuant to the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act ( 22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq. ) or the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq. ). (e) Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (1) Subcommittee for research and evaluation The Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy shall establish a Subcommittee for Research and Evaluation to monitor and advise on the research and evaluation activities of the Department and the Broadcasting Board of Governors. (2) Report The Subcommittee for Research and Evaluation established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall submit an annual report to Congress in conjunction with the Commission on Public Diplomacy’s Comprehensive Annual Report on the performance of the Department and the Broadcasting Board of Governors in carrying out research and evaluations of their respective public diplomacy programming. (3) Reauthorization Section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6553 ) is amended by striking October 1, 2015 and inserting October 1, 2020 . (f) Definitions In this section: (1) Audience research The term audience research means research conducted at the outset of public diplomacy program or campaign planning and design on specific audience segments to understand the attitudes, interests, knowledge and behaviors of such audience segments. (2) Digital analytics The term digital analytics means the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, accumulated in digital format, to indicate the outputs and outcomes of a public diplomacy program or campaign. (3) Impact evaluation The term impact evaluation means an assessment of the changes in the audience targeted by a public diplomacy program or campaign that can be attributed to such program or campaign. 210. Enhanced institutional capacity of the Bureau of African Affairs (a) In general The Secretary shall strengthen the institutional capacity of the Bureau of African Affairs to oversee programs and engage in strategic planning and crisis management by— (1) establishing an office within the Bureau of African Affairs that is separate and distinct from the regional affairs office specifically charged with overseeing strategy development and program implementation related to security assistance; (2) planning to facilitate the long-term planning process; and (3) developing a concrete plan to rightsize the Bureau of African Affairs not later than 180 days after the date enactment of this Act. (b) Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes the actions that have been taken to carry out subsection (a). (c) Authorization of appropriations Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize the appropriation of additional amounts to carry out this section, and the Secretary shall use existing resources to carry out the provisions of this section. B Personnel matters 211. Review of Foreign Service Officer compensation (a) Independent assessment (1) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall commission an independent assessment of Foreign Service Officer compensation to ensure that such compensation is achieving its purposes and the goals of the Department, including to recruit, retain, and maintain the world’s premier diplomatic corps. (2) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— (A) the results of the independent assessment commissioned pursuant to paragraph (1); and (B) the views of the Secretary regarding Foreign Service Officer compensation. (b) Content The report required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) a list of all compensation received by Foreign Service Officers assigned domestically or overseas, including base salary and any other benefits, allowances, differentials, or other financial incentives; (2) for each form of compensation described in paragraph (1)— (A) an explanation of its stated purpose; (B) a description of all relevant authorities, including statutory authority; and (C) an assessment of the degree to which its historical and current use matches its stated purpose; and (3) an assessment of the effectiveness of each form of compensation described in paragraph (1) in— (A) achieving its stated purpose; (B) achieving the recruiting and retention goals of the Department; and (C) achieving the assignment placement needs of the Department. 212. Repeal of recertification requirement for senior Foreign Service Section 305 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3945 ) is amended by striking subsection (d). 213. Compensatory time off for travel Section 5550b of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) The maximum amount of compensatory time off that may be earned under this section may not exceed 104 hours during any leave year (as defined in section 630.201(b) of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations). . 214. Certificates of demonstrated competence Not later than 7 days after submitting the report required under section 304(a)(4) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3944(a)(4) ) to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate , the President shall make the report available to the public, including by posting the on the website of the Department in a conspicuous manner and location. 215. Foreign Service assignment restrictions (a) Appeal of assignment restriction The Secretary shall establish a right and process for employees to appeal any assignment restriction or preclusion. (b) Certification Upon full implementation of a right and process for employees to appeal an assignment restriction or preclusion, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that— (1) certifies that such appeals process has been fully implemented; and (2) includes a detailed description of such process. (c) Notice The Secretary shall— (1) publish the right and process established pursuant to subsection (a) in the Foreign Affairs Manual; and (2) include a reference to such publication in the report required under subsection (b). (d) Prohibiting discrimination Section 502(a)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3982(a)(2) ) is amended to read as follows: (2) In making assignments under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that a member of the Service is not assigned to, or restricted from, a position at a post in a particular geographic area, or domestically in a position working on issues relating to a particular geographic area, exclusively on the basis of the race, ethnicity, or religion of that member. . 216. Security clearance suspensions (a) Suspension Section 610 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4010 ) is amended— (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the following: 610. Separation for cause; suspension ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) (1) In order to promote the efficiency of the Service, the Secretary may suspend a member of the Service without pay when— (A) the member’s security clearance is suspended; or (B) there is reasonable cause to believe that the member has committed a crime for which a sentence of imprisonment may be imposed. (2) Any member of the Foreign Service for whom a suspension is proposed under this subsection shall be entitled to— (A) written notice stating the specific reasons for the proposed suspension; (B) a reasonable time to respond orally and in writing to the proposed suspension; (C) representation by an attorney or other representative; and (D) a final written decision, including the specific reasons for such decision, as soon as practicable. (3) Any member suspended under this subsection may file a grievance in accordance with the procedures applicable to grievances under chapter 11. (4) If a grievance is filed under paragraph (3)— (A) the review by the Foreign Service Grievance Board shall be limited to a determination of whether the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) have been fulfilled; and (B) the Board may not exercise the authority provided under section 1106(8). (5) In this subsection: (A) The term reasonable time means— (i) with respect to a member of the Foreign Service assigned to duty in the United States, 15 days after receiving notice of the proposed suspension; and (ii) with respect to a member of the Foreign Service assigned to duty outside the United States, 30 days after receiving notice of the proposed suspension. (B) The terms suspend and suspension mean placing a member of the Foreign Service in a temporary status without duties and pay. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 2 of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 610 and inserting the following: Sec. 610. Separation for cause; suspension. . 217. Economic statecraft education and training The Secretary shall establish curriculum at the Foreign Services Institute to develop the practical foreign economic policy expertise and skill sets of Foreign Service officers, including by making available distance-learning courses in commercial, economic, and business affairs, including in— (1) the global business environment; (2) the economics of development; (3) development and infrastructure finance; (4) current trade and investment agreements negotiations; (5) implementing existing multilateral and World Trade Organization agreements, and United States trade and investment agreements; (6) best practices for customs and export procedures; and (7) market analysis and global supply chain management. 218. Report on diversity recruitment, employment, retention, and promotion (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and quadrennially thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit a comprehensive report to Congress that— (1) describes the efforts, consistent with existing law, including procedures, effects, and results of the Department since the period covered by the prior such report, to promote equal opportunity and inclusion for all American employees in direct hire and personal service contractors status, particularly employees of the Foreign Service, to include equal opportunity for all races, ethnicities, ages, genders, and service-disabled veterans, with a focus on traditionally underrepresented minority groups; (2) includes a section on— (A) the diversity of selection boards; (B) the employment of minority and service-disabled veterans during the most recent 10-year period, including— (i) the number hired through direct hires, internships, and fellowship programs; (ii) the number promoted to senior positions, including FS–01, GS–15, Senior Executive Service, and Senior Foreign Service; and (iii) attrition rates by grade, civil and foreign services, and the senior level ranks listed in clause (ii); (C) mentorship and retention programs; and (3) is organized in terms of real numbers and percentages at all levels. (b) Contents Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall describe the efforts of the Department— (1) to propagate fairness, impartiality, and inclusion in the work environment domestically and abroad; (2) to eradicate harassment, intolerance, and discrimination; (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 eliminate 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; (6) to resolve workplace conflicts, confrontations, and complaints in a prompt, impartial, constructive, and timely manner; (7) to improve demographic data availability and analysis regarding recruitment, hiring, promotion, training, length in service, assignment restrictions, and pass-through programs; (8) to recruit a diverse staff by— (A) recruiting women, minorities, veterans, and undergraduate and graduate students; (B) recruiting at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic serving institutions, women’s colleges, and colleges that typically serve majority minority populations; (C) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs in urban communities; (D) placing job advertisements in newspapers, magazines, and job sites oriented toward women and people of color; (E) providing opportunities through the Foreign Service Internship Program and other hiring initiatives; and (F) recruiting mid- and senior-level professionals through programs such as— (i) the International Career Advancement Program; (ii) the Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship Program; (iii) the Institute for International Public Policy Fellowship Program; (iv) Seminar XXI at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for International Studies; and (v) other similar, highly respected, international leadership programs; and (9) to provide opportunities through— (A) the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship Program; (B) the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program; and (C) the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program. (c) Scope of initial report The first report submitted to Congress under this section shall include the information described in subsection (b) for the 3 fiscal years immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the report is submitted. 219. Expansion of the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program, the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program, and the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program (a) Additional fellowships authorized Beginning in fiscal year 2016, the Secretary shall— (1) increase by 10 the number of fellows selected for the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program; (2) increase by 10 the number of fellows selected for the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program; and (3) increase by 5 the number of fellows selected for the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program. (b) Payne fellowship program Undergraduate and graduate components of the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program are authorized to conduct outreach to attract outstanding students who represent diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds with an interest in pursuing a Foreign Service career. 220. Retention of mid- and senior-level professionals from underrepresented groups (a) In general The Secretary should provide attention and oversight to the employment, retention, and promotion of underrepresented groups to promote a diverse ethnic representation among mid- and senior-level career professionals through programs such as— (1) the International Career Advancement Program; (2) Seminar XXI at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for International Studies; and (3) other highly respected international leadership programs. (b) Review of past programs The Secretary should review past programs designed to increase minority representation in international affairs positions, including— (1) the USAID Undergraduate Cooperative and Graduate Economics Program; (2) the Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship Program; and (3) the Institute for International Public Policy Fellowship Program. 221. Review of jurisdictional responsibilities of the Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan and the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (a) Review The Secretary of State shall conduct a review of the jurisdictional responsibilities of the Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) and the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA). (b) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the findings of the review conducted under subsection (a), including recommendations on whether jurisdictional responsibility between the 2 offices should be adjusted. 222. Congressional notification of countries compliance with minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking Section 110 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7107 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Congressional notification Not later than 30 days before the anticipated submission of each annual report under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of State shall notify and brief the appropriate congressional committees concerning the countries that will be upgraded to a higher tier or downgraded to a lower tier in such report. . 223. International religious freedom training program Section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4028 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; (2) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by inserting Refugees before The Secretary of State ; (3) in subsection (e), as redesignated, by inserting Child soldiers before The Secretary of State ; and (4) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: (a) Development of curriculum (1) In general The Secretary of State shall develop a curriculum for Foreign Service Officers that includes training on— (A) the scope and strategic value of international religious freedom; (B) how violations of international religious freedom harm fundamental United States interests; (C) how the advancement of international religious freedom can advance such interests; (D) how United States international religious freedom policy should be carried out in practice by United States diplomats and other Foreign Service Officers; and (E) the relevance and relationship of international religious freedom to United States defense, diplomacy, development, and public affairs efforts to combat violent extremism. (2) Role of other officials The Secretary of State shall carry out paragraph (1)— (A) with the assistance of the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom appointed under section 101(b) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6411(b) ); (B) in coordination with the Director of the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center and other Federal officials, as appropriate; and (C) in consultation with the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom established under section 201(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6431(a) ). (3) Resources The Secretary of State shall ensure the availability of sufficient resources to develop and implement the curriculum required under this subsection. (b) Religious freedom training (1) In general Not later than the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal Year 2016 , the Director of the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center shall begin training on religious freedom, using the curriculum developed under subsection (a), for Foreign Service officers, including— (A) entry level officers; (B) officers prior to departure for posting outside the United States; and (C) incoming deputy chiefs of mission and ambassadors. (2) Elements The training required under paragraph (1) shall be substantively incorporated into— (A) the A–100 course attended by Foreign Service Officers; (B) the specific country courses required of Foreign Service Officers prior to a posting outside the United States, with training tailored to— (i) the particular religious demography of such country; (ii) religious freedom conditions in such country; (iii) religious engagement strategies; and (iv) United States strategies for advancing religious freedom. (C) the courses required of incoming deputy chiefs of mission and ambassadors. (c) Information sharing The curriculum and training materials developed pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) shall be shared with the United States Armed Forces and all other Federal departments and agencies whose personnel serve as attachés, advisors, detailees, or otherwise in United States embassies globally to provide training on— (1) United States religious freedom policies; (2) religious traditions; (3) religious engagement strategies; (4) religious and cultural issues; and (5) efforts to combat terrorism and violent religious extremism. . III International organizations A United States contributions to international organizations 301. Reports concerning the United Nations (a) Report on anti-Semitic activity at the United Nations and its agencies Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes— (1) all activities at the United Nations and its subagencies that can be construed to exhibit an anti-Semitic bias, including official statements, proposed resolutions, and United Nations investigations; (2) the use of United Nations resources to promote anti-Semitic or anti-Israel rhetoric or propaganda, including publications, internet websites, and textbooks or other educational materials used to propagate political rhetoric regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; and (3) specific actions taken by the United States Government to address any of the activities described in paragraphs (1) and (2). (b) Report on all United States Government contributions to the United Nations Section 4(c) of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 ( 22 U.S.C. 287b(c) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (2), (3), (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following: (1) Contributions to the United Nations (A) In general A detailed description of all assessed and voluntary contributions, including in-kind contributions, of the United States to the United Nations and to each of its affiliated agencies and related bodies— (i) during the preceding fiscal year; (ii) estimated for the fiscal year in which the report is submitted; and (iii) requested in the budget of the President submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for the following fiscal year. (B) Content The description required under subparagraph (A) shall, for each fiscal year specified in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of that subparagraph, include— (i) the total amount or value of all contributions described in that subparagraph; (ii) the approximate percentage of all such contributions by the United States compared to all contributions to the United Nations and to each of its affiliated agencies and related bodies from any source; and (iii) for each such contribution described in subparagraph (A)— (I) the amount or value of the contribution; (II) whether the contribution was assessed by the United Nations or voluntary; (III) the purpose of the contribution; (IV) the department or agency of the United States Government responsible for the contribution; and (V) whether the United Nations or an affiliated agency or related body received the contribution and, if an affiliated agency or related body received the contribution, which such agency or body. (C) Public availability of information Not later than 14 days after submitting a report required under this subsection to the designated congressional committees, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall post a text-based, searchable version of the description required by subparagraph (A) on a publicly available Internet website of that Office. . 302. Annual report on financial contributions to international organizations Section 4(b) of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 ( 22 U.S.C. 287b(b) ) is amended by striking in which the United States participates as a member and inserting “, including— (1) the amount of such contributions that were assessed by an international organization and the amount of such contributions that were voluntary; and (2) the ratio of United States contributions to total contributions received for— (A) the United Nations, specialized agencies of the United Nations, and other United Nations funds, programs, and organizations; (B) peacekeeping; (C) inter-American organizations; (D) regional organizations; and (E) other international organizations. . 303. Report on peacekeeping arrears, credits, and contributions Section 4(c) of the United Nations Participation Act ( 22 U.S.C. 287b(c) ), as amended by section 301(b), is further amended by adding at the end the following: (6) Peacekeeping credits (A) In general A complete and full accounting of United States peacekeeping assessments and contributions for United Nations peacekeeping operations, including the following: (i) A tabulation of annual United Nations peacekeeping assessment rates, the peacekeeping contribution rate authorized by the United States, and the United States public law that authorized the contribution rate for the United Nations peacekeeping budget for each fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 1995 through the fiscal year following the date of the report. (ii) A tabulation of current United States accrued shortfalls and arrears in each respective ongoing or closed United Nations peacekeeping mission. (iii) A tabulation of all peacekeeping credits, including— (I) the total amount of peacekeeping credits determined by the United Nations to be available to the United States; (II) the total amount of peacekeeping credits determined by the United Nations to be unavailable to the United States; (III) the total amount of peacekeeping credits determined by the United Nations to be available to the United States from each open and closed peacekeeping mission; (IV) the total amount of peacekeeping credits determined by the United Nations to be unavailable to the United States from each open and closed peacekeeping mission; (V) the total amount of peacekeeping credits applied by the United Nations toward shortfalls from previous years that are apportioned to the United States; (VI) the total amount of peacekeeping credits applied by the United Nations toward offsetting future contributions of the United States; and (VII) the total amount of peacekeeping credits determined by the United Nations to be available to the United States that could be applied toward offsetting United States contributions in the following fiscal year. (iv) An explanation of any claim of unavailability by the United Nations of any peacekeeping credits described in clause (iii)(IV). (v) A description of any efforts by the United States to obtain reimbursement in accordance with the requirements of this Act, including Department of Defense materiel and services, and an explanation of any failure to obtain any such reimbursement. (B) Peacekeeping credits defined In this paragraph, the term peacekeeping credits means the amounts by which, during a United Nations peacekeeping fiscal year, the contributions of the United States to the United Nations for peacekeeping operations exceed the actual expenditures for peacekeeping operations by the United Nations that are apportioned to the United States. . 304. Assessment rate transparency (a) Report (1) In general Not later than 30 days after each time the United Nations General Assembly modifies the assessment levels for peacekeeping operations, the Secretary shall submit a report, which may include a classified annex, to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives . (2) Contents Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall describe— (A) the change, by amount and percentage, of the peacekeeping assessment charged to each member state; and (B) how the economic and strategic interests of each of the permanent members of the Security Council is being served by each peacekeeping mission currently in force. (b) Availability of peacekeeping assessment data The Secretary shall direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United Nations to urge the United Nations— (1) to share the raw data used to calculate member state peacekeeping assessment rates; and (2) to make available the formula for determining peacekeeping assessments. B Accountability at international organizations 311. Preventing abuse in peacekeeping Not later than 15 days before the anticipated date of a vote (or, in the case of exigent circumstances, as far in advance of the vote as is practicable) on a resolution approving a new peacekeeping mission under the auspices of the United Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or any other multilateral organization in which the United States participates, or to reauthorize an existing such mission, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on that mission that includes the following: (1) A description of the specific measures taken and planned to be taken by the organization related to the mission— (A) to prevent individuals who are employees or contractor personnel of the organization, or members of the forces serving in the mission from engaging in acts of trafficking in persons, exploitation of victims of trafficking, or sexual exploitation or abuse; and (B) to hold accountable any such individuals who engage in any such acts while participating in the mission. (2) An assessment of the effectiveness of each of the measures described in paragraph (1). (3) An accounting and assessment of all cases in which the organization has taken action to investigate allegations that individuals described in paragraph (1)(A) have engaged in acts described in that paragraph, including a description of the status of all such cases as of the date of the report. 312. Inclusion of peacekeeping abuses in country report on human rights practices Section 116(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151n(d) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (11)(C), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (12)(C)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (13) for each country that contributes personnel to United Nations peacekeeping missions, a description of— (A) any allegations of such personnel engaging in acts of trafficking in persons, exploitation of victims of trafficking, or sexual exploitation and abuse while participating in such a peacekeeping mission; (B) any repatriations of such personnel resulting from an allegation described in subparagraph (A); (C) any actions taken by such country with respect to personnel repatriated as a result of allegations described in subparagraph (A), including whether such personnel faced prosecution related to such allegations; and (D) the extent to which any actions taken as described in subparagraph (C) have been communicated by such country to the United Nations. . 313. Evaluation of United Nations peacekeeping missions (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— (1) a comprehensive evaluation of current United Nations peacekeeping missions; (2) a prioritization of the peacekeeping missions; (3) plans for phasing out and ending any mission that— (A) has substantially met its objectives and goals; or (B) will not be able to meet its objectives and goals; and (4) a plan for reviewing the status of open-ended mandates for— (A) the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK); (B) the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO); and (C) the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP). (b) Approval of future peacekeeping missions The President shall direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United Nations to ensure that no new United Nations peacekeeping mission is approved without a periodic mandate renewal. (c) Funding limitation The United States shall not provide funding for any United Nations peacekeeping mission beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act unless the mission has a periodic mandate renewal. C Personnel matters 321. Encouraging employment of United States citizens at the United Nations Section 181 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 ( 22 U.S.C. 276c–4 ) is amended to read as follows: 181. Employment of United States citizens by certain international organizations Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal Year 2016 , and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report that provides— (1) for each international organization that had a geographic distribution formula in effect on January 1, 1991, an assessment of whether that organization— (A) is taking good faith steps to increase the staffing of United States citizens, including, as appropriate, as assessment of any additional steps the organization could be taking to increase such staffing; and (B) has met the requirements of its geographic distribution formula; and (2) an assessment of United States representation among professional and senior-level positions at the United Nations, including— (A) an assessment of the proportion of United States citizens employed at the United Nations Secretariat and at all United Nations specialized agencies, funds, and programs relative to the total employment at the United Nations Secretariat and at all such agencies, funds, and programs; (B) as assessment of compliance by the United Nations Secretariat and such agencies, funds, and programs with any applicable geographic distribution formula; and (C) a description of any steps taken or planned to be taken by the United States to increase the staffing of United States citizens at the United Nations Secretariat and such agencies, funds and programs. . 322. Ensuring appropriate United Nations personnel salaries (a) Compensation of United Nations personnel The President shall direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United Nations— (1) to establish appropriate policies, procedures, and assumptions for— (A) determining comparable positions between officials in the professional and higher categories of employment at the United Nations headquarters in New York, New York, and in the United States Federal civil service; (B) calculating the margin between the compensation of such officials at the United Nations headquarters and the civil service; and (C) determining the appropriate margin for adoption by the United Nations to govern compensation for such officials; (2) to make all policies, procedures, and assumptions described in paragraph (1) available to the public; and (3) to limit increases in the compensation of United Nations officials to ensure that such officials remain within the margin range established by United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/40/244, or any subsequent margin range adopted by the United Nations to govern compensation for United Nations officials. (b) Report on salary margins The Secretary shall submit an annual report to the appropriate congressional committees, at the time of the submission of the budget of the President to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, that (1) describes the policies, procedures, and assumptions established or used by the United Nations— (A) to determine comparable positions between officials in the professional and higher categories of employment at the United Nations headquarters in New York, New York, and in the United States Federal civil service; (B) to calculate the percentage difference, or margin, between the compensation of such officials at the United Nations headquarters and the civil service; and (C) to determine the margin range established in United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/40/244, or any subsequent margin range adopted by the United Nations to govern compensation for United Nations officials; (2) assesses, in accordance with the policies, procedures, and assumptions described in paragraph (1), the margin between net salaries of officials in the professional and higher categories of employment at the United Nations in New York and those of comparable positions in the United States Federal civil service; (3) assesses any changes in the margin described in paragraph (2) from the previous year; (4) assesses the extent to which any changes in that margin resulted from modifications to the policies, procedures, and assumptions described in paragraph (1); and (5) provides the views of the Secretary on any changes in that margin and any such modifications. IV Consular authorities 401. Visa ineligibility for international child abductors Section 212(a)(10)(C)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(10)(C)(iii) ) is amended— (1) in subclause (I), by adding or at the end; (2) in subclause (II), by striking ; or at the end and inserting a period; and (3) by striking subclause (III). 402. Presumption of immigrant intent for H and L visa classifications Section 214(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(b) ) is amended— (1) by striking (other than a nonimmigrant described in subparagraph (L) or (V) of section 101(a)(15), and other than a nonimmigrant described in any provision of section 101(a)(15)(H)(i) except subclause (b1) of such section) ; (2) by striking under section 101(a)(15). and inserting under the immigration laws. ; and (3) by striking he each place such term appears and inserting the alien . 403. Visa information sharing Section 222(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1202(f)(2) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking issuance or refusal and inserting issuance, refusal, or revocation ; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking and on the basis of reciprocity ; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking illicit weapons; or and inserting illicit weapons, or in determining the removability or eligibility for a visa, admission, or another immigration benefit of persons who would be inadmissible to, or removable from, the United States; ; (C) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking for the purposes and inserting for 1 of the purposes ; and (ii) by striking or to deny visas to persons who would be inadmissible to the United States. and inserting ; or ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (C) with regard to any or all aliens in the database, specified data elements from each record, if the Secretary of State determines that it is in the national interest to provide such information to a foreign government. . V Embassy Security A Allocation of authorized security appropriations. 501. Worldwide security protection (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in fiscal year 2016 for worldwide security protection shall, before any such funds may be allocated to any other authorized purpose, be allocated for— (1) immediate threat mitigation support in accordance with subsection (b) at facilities determined to be high threat, high risk pursuant to section 531; (2) immediate threat mitigation support in accordance with subsection (b) at other facilities; and (3) locations with high vulnerabilities. (b) Immediate threat mitigation support prioritization In allocating funding for immediate threat mitigation support pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall prioritize funding for— (1) the purchasing of additional security equipment, including additional defensive weaponry; (2) the paying of expenses of additional security forces; and (3) any other purposes necessary to mitigate immediate threats to United States personnel serving overseas. 502. Embassy security, construction and maintenance (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in fiscal year 2016 for embassy security, construction and maintenance shall, before any funds may be allocated to any other authorized purpose, be allocated in the prioritized order of— (1) immediate threat mitigation projects in accordance with subsection (b) at facilities determined to be high threat, high risk pursuant to section 531; (2) other security upgrades to facilities determined to be high threat, high risk pursuant to section 531; (3) all other immediate threat mitigation projects in accordance with subsection (b); and (4) security upgrades to all other facilities or new construction for facilities determined to be high threat, high risk pursuant to section 531. (b) Immediate threat mitigation projects prioritization In allocating funding for immediate threat mitigation projects pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall prioritize funding for the construction of safeguards that provide immediate security benefits and any other purposes necessary to mitigate immediate threats to United States personnel serving overseas. (c) Additional limitation No funds authorized to be appropriated shall be obligated or expended for new embassy construction, other than for high threat, high risk facilities, unless the Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that— (1) the Department has fully complied with the requirements of subsection (a); (2) high threat, high risk facilities are being secured to the best of the United States Government’s ability; and (3) the Secretary will make funds available from the Embassy Security, Construction and Maintenance account or other sources to address any changed security threats or new or emergent security needs, including new immediate threat mitigation projects. (d) Report The Secretary shall report to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act on— (1) funding for the priorities described in subsection (a); (2) efforts to secure high threat, high risk facilities as well as high vulnerability locations facilities; and (3) plans to make funds available from the Embassy Security, Construction and Maintenance account or other sources to address any changed security threats or new or emergent security needs, including new immediate threat mitigation projects. B Contracting and other matters. 511. Local guard contracts abroad under diplomatic security program (a) In general Section 136(c)(3) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 ( 22 U.S.C. 4864(c)(3) ) is amended to read as follows: (3) in evaluating proposals for such contracts, award contracts to technically acceptable firms offering the lowest evaluated price, except that— (A) the Secretary may award contracts on the basis of best value (as determined by a cost-technical tradeoff analysis), especially for posts determined to be high threat, high risk pursuant to section 531 of the Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal Year 2016 ; and (B) proposals received from United States persons and qualified United States joint venture persons shall be evaluated by reducing the bid price by 10 percent; . (b) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that includes— (1) an explanation of the implementation of section 136(c)(3) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, as amended by subsection (a); and (2) for each instance in which a contract is awarded pursuant to subparagraph (A) of such section, a written justification and approval that describes the basis for such award and an explanation of the inability of the Secretary to satisfy the needs of the Department by awarding a contract to the technically acceptable firm offering the lowest evaluated price. 512. Disciplinary action resulting from unsatisfactory leadership in relation to a security incident Section 304(c) of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4834 (c)) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and moving such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right; (2) by striking Whenever in the first sentence immediately following the subsection heading and inserting the following: (1) In general Whenever ; and (3) by inserting at the end the following: (2) Certain security incidents (A) Unsatisfactory leadership Unsatisfactory leadership by a senior official with respect to a security incident involving loss of life, serious injury, or significant destruction of property at or related to a United States Government mission abroad may be grounds for disciplinary action. (B) Disciplinary action If a Board finds reasonable cause to believe that a senior official provided such unsatisfactory leadership, the Board may recommend disciplinary action subject to the procedures in paragraph (1). . 513. Management and staff accountability (a) Authority of Secretary of State Nothing in this Act or in any other provision of law may be construed to prevent the Secretary from using all authorities invested in the office of Secretary to take personnel action against any employee or official of the Department that the Secretary determines has breached the duty of that individual or has engaged in misconduct or unsatisfactorily performed the duties of employment of that individual, and such misconduct or unsatisfactory performance has significantly contributed to the serious injury, loss of life, or significant destruction of property, or a serious breach of security, even if such action is the subject of an Accountability Review Board's examination under section 304(a) of the Diplomatic Security Act ( 22 U.S.C. 4834(a) ). (b) Accountability Section 304 of the Diplomatic Security Act ( 22 U.S.C. 4834 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by inserting or has engaged in misconduct or unsatisfactorily performed the duties of employment of that individual, and such misconduct or unsatisfactory performance has significantly contributed to the serious injury, loss of life, or significant destruction of property, or the serious breach of security that is the subject of the Board's examination as described in subsection (a), after breached the duty of that individual ; (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Management accountability Whenever a Board determines that an individual has engaged in any conduct described in subsection (c), the Board shall evaluate the level and effectiveness of management and oversight conducted by employees or officials in the management chain of such individual. . 514. Security enhancements for soft targets Section 29 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2701 ) is amended, in the third sentence, by inserting physical security enhancements and after Such assistance may include . C Marine Corps Security Guard Program 521. Additional reports on expansion and enhancement of Marine Corps Security Guard Program Section 1269(a)(2) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 ( Public Law 113–291 ; 10 U.S.C. 5983 note) is amended by inserting and not less frequently than once each year thereafter until the date that is three years after such date after of this Act . D Defending high threat, high risk posts 531. Designation and reporting for high threat, high risk posts (a) Report required Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit, to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate , the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate , the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate , the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives , the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives , and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives , a classified report, with an unclassified summary, evaluating Department facilities that the Secretary determines to be high threat, high risk in accordance with subsection (c). (b) Contents For each facility determined to be high threat, high risk pursuant to subsection (a), the report submitted under subsection (a) shall include— (1) a narrative assessment describing the security threats and risks facing posts overseas and the overall threat level to United States personnel under chief of mission authority; (2) the number of diplomatic security personnel, Marine Corps security guards, and other Department personnel dedicated to providing security for United States personnel, information, and facilities; (3) an assessment of host nation willingness and capability to provide protection in the event of a security threat or incident, pursuant to the obligations of the United States under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, done at Vienna April 18, 1961; (4) an assessment of the quality and experience level of the team of United States senior security personnel assigned to the facility, considering collectively the assignment durations and lengths of government experience; (5) the number of Foreign Service Officers who have received Foreign Affairs Counter Threat training; (6) a summary of the requests made during the previous calendar year for additional resources, equipment, or personnel related to the security of the facility and the status of such requests; (7) an assessment of the ability of United States personnel to respond to and survive a fire attack, including— (A) whether the facility has adequate fire safety and security equipment for safe havens and safe areas; and (B) whether the employees working at the facility have been adequately trained on the equipment available; (8) if it is a new facility, a detailed description of the steps taken to provide security for the new facility, including whether a dedicated support cell was established in the Department to ensure proper and timely resourcing of security; and (9) a listing of any high threat, high risk facilities where the facilities of the Department and other government agencies are not collocated, including— (A) a rationale for the lack of collocation; and (B) a description of what steps, if any, are being taken to mitigate potential security vulnerabilities associated with the lack of collocation. (c) Determination of high threat, high risk facility In determining which facilities of the Department constitute high threat, high risk facilities under this section, the Secretary shall take into account with respect to each facility whether there are— (1) high to critical levels of political violence or terrorism; (2) national or local governments with inadequate capacity or political will to provide appropriate protection; and (3) in locations where there are high to critical levels of political violence or terrorism or where national or local governments lack the capacity or political will to provide appropriate protection— (A) mission physical security platforms that fall well below the Department's established standards; or (B) security personnel levels that are insufficient for the circumstances. (d) Inspector General review and report The Inspector General for the Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall annually— (1) review the determinations of the Secretary with respect to high threat, high risk facilities, including the basis for making such determinations; (2) review contingency planning for high threat, high risk facilities and evaluate the measures in place to respond to attacks on such facilities; (3) review the risk mitigation measures in place at high threat, high risk facilities to determine how the Secretary evaluates risk and whether the measures put in place sufficiently address the relevant risks; (4) review early warning systems in place at high threat, high risk facilities and evaluate the measures being taken to preempt and disrupt threats to such facilities; and (5) provide to the appropriate congressional committees— (A) an assessment of the determinations of the Secretary with respect to high threat, high risk facilities, including recommendations for additions or changes to the list of such facilities; and (B) a report on the reviews and evaluations undertaken pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (4). 532. Designation and reporting for high-risk counterintelligence threat posts (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate committees of congress The term appropriate committees of Congress means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ; (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate ; (C) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate ; (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate ; (E) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives ; (F) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives ; (G) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives ; and (H) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives (2) Priority 1 counterintelligence threat nation The term Priority 1 Counterintelligence Threat Nation means a country designated as such by the October 2012 National Intelligence Priorities Framework (NIPF). (b) Report required (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in conjunction with appropriate officials in the intelligence community and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress that assesses the counterintelligence threat to United States diplomatic facilities in Priority 1 Counterintelligence Threat Nations. (2) Contents The report required under paragraph (1) shall include— (A) an assessment of the use of locally employed staff and guard forces and a listing of diplomatic facilities in Priority 1 Counterintelligence Threat Nations without controlled access areas; and (B) recommendations for mitigating any counterintelligence threats and for any necessary facility upgrades, including costs assessment of any recommended mitigation or upgrades. 533. Enhanced qualifications for Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for high threat, high risk posts The Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 206 ( 22 U.S.C. 4824 ) the following new section: 207. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for High Threat, High Risk Posts The individual serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for High Threat, High Risk Posts shall have 1 or more of the following qualifications: (1) Service during the last 6 years at 1 or more posts designated as high threat, high risk by the Secretary of State at the time of service. (2) Previous service as the office director or deputy director of 1 or more of the following Department of State offices or successor entities carrying out substantively equivalent functions: (A) The Office of Mobile Security Deployments. (B) The Office of Special Programs and Coordination. (C) The Office of Overseas Protective Operations. (D) The Office of Physical Security Programs. (E) The Office of Intelligence and Threat Analysis. (3) Previous service as the Regional Security Officer at two or more overseas posts. (4) Other government or private sector experience substantially equivalent to service in the positions listed in paragraphs (1) through (3). . 534. Security environment threat list briefings (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and upon each subsequent update of the Security Environment Threat List (SETL), the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security shall provide classified briefings to the appropriate congressional committees on the Security Environment Threat List. (b) Content The briefings required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) an overview of the Security Environment Threat List; and (2) a summary assessment of the security posture of those facilities where the Security Environment Threat List assesses the threat environment to be most acute, including factors that informed such assessment. 535. Comptroller General of the United States report on implementation of Benghazi Accountability Review Board recommendations (a) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that describes the progress of the Secretary in implementing the recommendations of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board. (b) Content The report required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) an assessment of the progress the Secretary has made in implementing each specific recommendation of the Accountability Review Board; and (2) a description of any impediments to recommended reforms, such as budget constraints, bureaucratic obstacles within the Department or in the broader interagency community, or limitations under current law. (c) Form The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. 536. Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (a) Office of Management and Budget Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees all documents and materials related to its consideration and analysis concerning the Foreign Affairs Security Training Center at Fort Picket, Virginia, and any alternative facilities. (b) Department of State Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees all documents and materials related to the determination to construct a new Foreign Affairs Security Training Center at Fort Picket, Virginia, including any that are related to the development and adoption of all related training requirements, including any documents and materials related to the consideration and analysis of such facility performed by the Office of Management and Budget. 537. Language training (a) In general Title IV of the Diplomatic Security Act ( 22 U.S.C. 4851 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 416. Language requirements for diplomatic security personnel assigned to high threat, high risk posts (a) In general Diplomatic security personnel assigned permanently to, or who are serving in, long-term temporary duty status as designated by the Secretary of State at a high threat, high risk post should receive language training described in subsection (b) in order to prepare such personnel for duty requirements at such post. (b) Language training described Language training referred to in subsection (a) should prepare personnel described in such subsection— (1) to speak the language at issue with sufficient structural accuracy and vocabulary to participate effectively in most formal and informal conversations on subjects germane to security; and (2) to read within an adequate range of speed and with almost complete comprehension on subjects germane to security. (c) Inspector general review Not later than September 30, 2016, the Inspector General of the Department of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors shall— (1) review the language training conducted pursuant to this section; and (2) make the results of such review available to the Secretary of State and the appropriate congressional committees. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 ( Public Law 99–399 ) is amended by inserting after the item relating the section 415 the following: Sec. 416. Language requirements for diplomatic security personnel assigned to high threat, high risk posts. . E Accountability review boards 541. Provision of copies of accountability review board reports to Congress Not later than 2 days after an Accountability Review Board provides its report to the Secretary of State in accordance with title III of the Omnibus Diplomatic and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 ( 22 U.S.C. 4831 et seq. ), the Secretary shall provide copies of the report to the appropriate congressional committees for retention and review by those committees. 542. Staffing Section 302(b)(2) of the Diplomatic Security Act ( 22 U.S.C. 4832(b)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Such persons shall be drawn from bureaus or other agency subunits that are not impacted by the incident that is the subject of the Board’s review. . VI Management and accountability 601. Short title This title may be cited at the Improving Department of State Oversight Act of 2015 . 602. Competitive hiring status for former employees of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction who completes at least 12 months of service at any time prior to the date of the termination of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (October 5, 2013), and was not terminated for cause shall acquire competitive status for appointment to any position in the competitive service for which the employee possesses the required qualifications. 603. Assurance of independence of IT systems The Secretary, with the concurrence of the Inspector General of the Department of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors, shall certify to the appropriate congressional committees that the Department has made reasonable efforts to ensure the integrity and independence of the Office of the Inspector General Information Technology systems. 604. Protecting the integrity of internal investigations Section 209(c)(5) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3929(c)(5) ) is amended by inserting at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Required reporting of allegations and investigations and inspector general authority (i) In general Each bureau, post or other office (in this subparagraph, an entity ) of the Department of State shall, within five business days, report to the Inspector General any allegations of— (I) waste, fraud, or abuse in a Department program or operation; (II) criminal or serious misconduct on the part of a Department employee at the FS–1, GS–15, GM–15 level or higher; (III) criminal misconduct on the part of any Department employee; and (IV) serious, noncriminal misconduct on the part of any individual who is authorized to carry a weapon, make arrests, or conduct searches, such as conduct that, if proved, would constitute perjury or material dishonesty, warrant suspension as discipline for a first offense, or result in loss of law enforcement authority. (ii) Inspector General authority The Inspector General may, pursuant to existing authority, investigate matters covered by clause (i). (iii) Limitation on investigations outside of Office of Inspector General No entity in the Department of State with concurrent jurisdiction over matters covered by clause (i), including the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, may initiate an investigation of such matter unless it has first reported the allegations to the Inspector General as required by clause (i), except as provided in clause (v) and (vi). (iv) Cooperation If an entity in the Department of State initiates an investigation of a matter covered in clause (i) the entity must, except as provided in clause (v), fully cooperate with the Inspector General, including— (I) by providing to the Inspector General all data and records obtained in connection with its investigation upon request of the Inspector General; (II) by coordinating, at the request of the Inspector General, such entity’s investigation with the Inspector General; and (III) by providing to the Inspector General requested support in aid of the Inspector General’s oversight and investigative responsibilities. (v) Exceptions The Inspector General may prescribe general rules under which any requirement of clause (iii) or clause (iv) may be dispensed with. (vi) Exigent circumstances Compliance with clauses (i), (iii), and (iv) of this subparagraph may be dispensed with by an entity of the Department of State if complying with them in an exigent circumstance would pose an imminent threat to human life, health or safety, or result in the irretrievable loss or destruction of critical evidence or witness testimony, in which case a report of the allegation shall be made not later than 48 hours after an entity begins an investigation under the authority of this clause and cooperation required under clause (iv) shall commence not later than 48 hours after the relevant exigent circumstance has ended. (vii) Rule of construction Nothing in this subparagraph may be interpreted to affect any duty or authority of the Inspector General under any provision of law, including the Inspector General’s duties or authorities under the Inspector General Act. . 605. Report on Inspector General inspection and auditing of Foreign Service posts and bureaus and operating units Department of State (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress on the requirement under section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3929(a)(1) ) that the Inspector General of the Department of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors inspect and audit, at least every 5 years, the administration of activities and operations of each Foreign Service post and each bureau and other operating unit of the Department. (b) Consideration of Multi-Tier system The report required under subsection (a) shall assess the advisability and feasibility of implementing a multi-tier system for inspecting Foreign Service posts featuring more (or less) frequent inspections and audits of posts based on risk, including security risk, as may be determined by the Inspector General. (c) Composition The report required under subsection (a) shall include separate portions prepared by the Inspector General of the Department of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors, and the Comptroller General of the United States, respectively.

June 18, 2015 Read twice and placed on the calendar

tv_txt: 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1635 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To authorize the Department of State for fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes.

1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal Year 2016 . (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—Department of State authorities and activities Subtitle A—Basic Authorities and Activities Sec. 101. American spaces review. Sec. 102. Identifying bilateral investment treaty opportunities. Sec. 103. Reinstatement of Hong Kong report. Sec. 104. Interagency hostage recovery coordinator. Sec. 105. United States-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue review. Sec. 106. Report on human rights violations in Burma. Sec. 107. Combating anti-semitism. Sec. 108. Biotechnology grants. Sec. 109. Definition of use in passport and visa offenses. Sec. 110. Science and technology fellowships. Sec. 111. Name changes. Sec. 112. Anti-piracy information sharing. Sec. 113. Report reform. Sec. 114. Sense of Congress on the United States alliance with Japan. Sec. 115. Sense of Congress on the defense relationship between the United States and the Republic of India. Sec. 116. Sense of Congress on the United States alliance with the Republic of Korea. Sec. 117. Sense of Congress on the relationship between the United States and Taiwan. Sec. 118. Report on political freedom in Venezuela. Sec. 119. Strategy for the Middle East in the event of a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran. Sec. 120. Department of State international cyberspace policy strategy. Sec. 121. Waiver of fees for renewal of immigrant visa for adopted child in certain situations. Sec. 122. Sense of Congress on anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority. Sec. 123. Support for the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and inviolability of post-Soviet countries in light of Russian aggression and interference. Sec. 124. Russian propaganda report. Sec. 125. Approval of export licences and letters of request to assist the Government of Ukraine. Subtitle B—Additional matters Sec. 131. Atrocities prevention board. Sec. 132. United States engagement in the Indo-Pacific. Sec. 133. Joint action plan to combat prejudice and discrimination and to foster inclusion. Sec. 134. Report on developing country debt sustainability. Sec. 135. United States strategy to prevent and respond to gender-based violence globally. Sec. 136. International corruption and accountability. Sec. 137. Quadrennial diplomacy and development review. Sec. 138. Disappeared persons in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Sec. 139. Report on implementation by the Government of Bahrain of recommendations from the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry. Sec. 140. Report on United States humanitarian assistance to Haiti and whether recent elections in Haiti meet international election standards. Sec. 141. Sense of Congress with respect to the imposition of additional sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. TITLE II—Organization and personnel of the Department of State Subtitle A—Organizational matters Sec. 201. Rightsizing accountability. Sec. 202. Integration of foreign economic policy. Sec. 203. Review of Bureau of African Affairs and Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs jurisdictions. Sec. 204. Special envoys, representatives, advisors, and coordinators. Sec. 205. Conflict prevention, mitigation and resolution, and the inclusion and participation of women. Sec. 206. Information technology system security. Sec. 207. Analysis of embassy cost sharing. Sec. 208. Parent advisory committee to the Interagency Working Group to Prevent International Parental Child Abduction. Sec. 209. Improving research and evaluation of public diplomacy. Sec. 210. Enhanced institutional capacity of the Bureau of African Affairs. Subtitle B—Personnel matters Sec. 211. Review of Foreign Service Officer compensation. Sec. 212. Repeal of recertification requirement for senior Foreign Service. Sec. 213. Compensatory time off for travel. Sec. 214. Certificates of demonstrated competence. Sec. 215. Foreign Service assignment restrictions. Sec. 216. Security clearance suspensions. Sec. 217. Economic statecraft education and training. Sec. 218. Report on diversity recruitment, employment, retention, and promotion. Sec. 219. Expansion of the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program, the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program, and the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program. Sec. 220. Retention of mid- and senior-level professionals from underrepresented groups. Sec. 221. Review of jurisdictional responsibilities of the Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan and the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs. Sec. 222. Congressional notification of countries compliance with minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. Sec. 223. International religious freedom training program. TITLE III—International organizations Subtitle A—United States contributions to international organizations Sec. 301. Reports concerning the United Nations. Sec. 302. Annual report on financial contributions to international organizations. Sec. 303. Report on peacekeeping arrears, credits, and contributions. Sec. 304. Assessment rate transparency. Subtitle B—Accountability at international organizations Sec. 311. Preventing abuse in peacekeeping. Sec. 312. Inclusion of peacekeeping abuses in country report on human rights practices. Sec. 313. Evaluation of United Nations peacekeeping missions. Subtitle C—Personnel matters Sec. 321. Encouraging employment of United States citizens at the United Nations. Sec. 322. Ensuring appropriate United Nations personnel salaries. TITLE IV—Consular authorities Sec. 401. Visa ineligibility for international child abductors. Sec. 402. Presumption of immigrant intent for H and L visa classifications. Sec. 403. Visa information sharing. TITLE V—Embassy Security Subtitle A—Allocation of authorized security appropriations. Sec. 501. Worldwide security protection. Sec. 502. Embassy security, construction and maintenance. Subtitle B—Contracting and other matters. Sec. 511. Local guard contracts abroad under diplomatic security program. Sec. 512. Disciplinary action resulting from unsatisfactory leadership in relation to a security incident. Sec. 513. Management and staff accountability. Sec. 514. Security enhancements for soft targets. Subtitle C—Marine Corps Security Guard Program Sec. 521. Additional reports on expansion and enhancement of Marine Corps Security Guard Program. Subtitle D—Defending high threat, high risk posts Sec. 531. Designation and reporting for high threat, high risk posts. Sec. 532. Designation and reporting for high-risk counterintelligence threat posts. Sec. 533. Enhanced qualifications for Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for high threat, high risk posts. Sec. 534. Security environment threat list briefings. Sec. 535. Comptroller General of the United States report on implementation of Benghazi Accountability Review Board recommendations. Sec. 536. Foreign Affairs Security Training Center. Sec. 537. Language training. Subtitle E—Accountability review boards Sec. 541. Provision of copies of accountability review board reports to Congress. Sec. 542. Staffing. TITLE VI—Management and accountability Sec. 601. Short title. Sec. 602. Competitive hiring status for former employees of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. Sec. 603. Assurance of independence of IT systems. Sec. 604. Protecting the integrity of internal investigations. Sec. 605. Report on Inspector General inspection and auditing of Foreign Service posts and bureaus and operating units Department of State. 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees 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 The term Department means the Department of State. (3) Peacekeeping credits The term peacekeeping credits means the amounts by which United States assessed peacekeeping contributions exceed actual expenditures, apportioned to the United States, of peacekeeping operations by the United Nations during a United Nations peacekeeping fiscal year. (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of State. I Department of State authorities and activities A Basic Authorities and Activities 101. American spaces review Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— (1) the full costs incurred by the Department to provide American Spaces, including— (A) American Centers, American Corners, Binational Centers, Information Resource Centers, and Science Centers; and (B) the total costs of all associated— (i) employee salaries, including foreign service, American civilian, and locally employed staff; (ii) programming expenses; (iii) operating expenses; (iv) contracting expenses; and (v) security expenses; (2) a breakdown of the total costs described in paragraph (1) by each space and type of space; (3) the total fees collected for entry to, or the use of, American Spaces and related resources, including a breakdown by the type of fee for each space and type of space; and (4) the total usage rates, including by type of service, for each space and type of space. 102. Identifying bilateral investment treaty opportunities Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the United States Trade Representative, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes a detailed description of— (1) the status of all ongoing investment treaty negotiations, including a strategy and timetable for concluding each such negotiation; (2) a strategy to expand the investment treaty agenda, including through— (A) launching new investment treaty negotiations with foreign partners that are currently capable of entering into such negotiations; and (B) building the capacity of foreign partners to enter into such negotiations, including by encouraging the adoption of best practices with respect to investment; and (3) an estimate of any resources that will be needed, including anticipated staffing levels— (A) to conclude all ongoing negotiations described in paragraph (1); (B) to launch new investment treaty negotiations, as described in paragraph (2)(A); and (C) to build the capacity of foreign partners, as described in paragraph (2)(B). 103. Reinstatement of Hong Kong report (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 2020, the Secretary shall submit the report required under section 301 of the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 ( 22 U.S.C. 5731 ) to the appropriate congressional committees. (b) Public disclosure The report submitted under subsection (a) should be unclassified and made publicly available, including through the Department’s public website. (c) Treatment of Hong Kong under United States law (1) Secretary of state certification requirement (A) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall certify to Congress whether Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is sufficiently autonomous to justify different treatment for its citizens from the treatment accorded to other citizens of the People’s Republic of China in any new laws, agreements, treaties, or arrangements entered into between the United States and Hong Kong after the date of the enactment of this Act. (B) Factor for consideration In making a certification under subparagraph (A), the Secretary should consider the terms, obligations, and expectations expressed in the Joint Declaration with respect to Hong Kong. (C) Exception A certification shall not be required under this subsection with respect to any new laws, agreements, treaties, or arrangements that support human rights, rule of law, or democracy in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. (2) Waiver authority The Secretary may waive the application of paragraph (1) if the Secretary— (A) determines that such a waiver is in the national interests of the United States; and (B) on or before the date on which such waiver would take effect, submits a notice of, and justification for, the waiver to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives . 104. Interagency hostage recovery coordinator (a) In general (1) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall designate an existing Federal officer to coordinate efforts to secure the release of United States persons who are hostages of hostile groups or state sponsors of terrorism. For purposes of carrying out the duties described in paragraph (2), such officer shall have the title of Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator . (2) Duties The Coordinator shall have the following duties: (A) Coordinate and direct all activities of the Federal Government relating to each hostage situation described in paragraph (1) to ensure efforts to secure the release of all hostages in the hostage situation are properly resourced and correct lines of authority are established and maintained. (B) Establish and direct a fusion cell consisting of appropriate personnel of the Federal Government with purview over each hostage situation described in paragraph (1). (C) Develop a strategy to keep family members of hostages described in paragraph (1) informed of the status of such hostages and inform such family members of updates, procedures, and policies that do not compromise the national security of the United States. (b) Limitation on authority The authority of the Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator shall be limited to hostage cases outside the United States. (c) Quarterly report (1) In general On a quarterly basis, the Coordinator shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the members of Congress described in paragraph (2) a report that includes a summary of each hostage situation described in sub-section (a)(1) and efforts to secure the release of all hostages in such hostage situation. (2) Members of congress described The members of Congress described in this subparagraph are, with respect to a United States person hostage covered by a report under paragraph (1), the Senators representing the State, and the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the House of Representatives representing the district, where a hostage described in subjection (a)(1) resides. (3) Form of report Each report under this subsection may be submitted in classified or unclassified form. (d) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the Federal Government to negotiate with a state sponsor of terrorism or an organization that the Secretary has designated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 ) or any other hostage-takers. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Hostile group The term hostile group means— (A) a group that is designated as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189(a) ); (B) a group that is engaged in armed conflict with the United States; or (C) any other group that the President determines to be a hostile group for purposes of this paragraph. (2) State sponsor of terrorism The term state sponsor of terrorism — (A) means a country the government of which the Secretary has determined, for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, or any other provision of law, to be a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism; and (B) includes North Korea. 105. United States-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue review (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, and in consultation with other departments and agencies, as appropriate, shall— (1) conduct a review of the United States-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (referred to in this section as the Dialogue ); and (2) submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that contains the findings of such review. (b) Contents The report described in subsection (a) shall include— (1) a list of all commitments agreed to by the United States and China at each of the first 6 rounds of meetings; (2) an assessment of the status of each commitment agreed to by the United States and China at each of the first 6 rounds of meetings, including a detailed description of— (A) any actions that have been taken with respect to such commitments; (B) any aspects of such commitments that remain unfulfilled; and (C) any actions that remain necessary to fulfill any unfulfilled commitments described in subparagraph (B); (3) an assessment of the effectiveness of the Dialogue in achieving and fulfilling significant commitments on United States priorities in the bilateral relationship, including— (A) the security situation in the East and South China Seas, including a peaceful resolution of maritime disputes in the region; (B) denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula; (C) cybertheft of United States intellectual property; (D) the treatment of political dissidents, media representatives, and ethnic and religious minorities; (E) reciprocal treatment of United States journalists and academics in China, including issuance of visas; (F) expanding investment and trade opportunities for United States businesses; (G) repatriation of North Korean refugees from China to North Korea; and (H) promoting and protecting rule of law and democratic institutions in Hong Kong; and (4) recommendations for enhancing the effectiveness of the Dialogue in achieving and fulfilling significant commitments on United States priorities described in paragraph (3), including consideration of the use of predetermined benchmarks for assessing whether the commitments achieved are significantly furthering such priorities. 106. Report on human rights violations in Burma Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate , and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that— (1) describes in detail all known widespread or systematic civil or political rights violations, including violations that may constitute crimes against humanity against ethnic, racial, or religious minorities in Burma, including the Rohingya people; and (2) provides recommendations for holding perpetrators of the violations described in paragraph (1) accountable for their actions. 107. Combating anti-semitism Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for Diplomatic and Consular Programs, $500,000 shall be made available to the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, to be used in support of efforts by American and European Jewish and other civil society organizations, focusing on youth, to combat anti-Semitism and other forms of religious, ethnic, or racial intolerance in Europe. 108. Biotechnology grants Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq. ), is amended by adding at the end the following: 63. Biotechnology grants authorized (a) In general The Secretary of State is authorized to support, through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, outreach, and public diplomacy activities, activities promoting the benefits of agricultural biotechnology, biofuels, science-based regulatory systems, and the application of such technologies for trade and development. (b) Limitation The total amount of grants provided pursuant to subsection (a) shall not exceed $500,000 in any fiscal year. . 109. Definition of use in passport and visa offenses (a) In general Chapter 75 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting before section 1541 the following: 1540. Definition of use and uses In this chapter, the terms use and uses shall be given their plain meaning, which shall include use for identification purposes. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 75 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 1541 the following: 1540. Definition of use and uses . . 110. 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: (e) Grants and cooperative agreements related to science and technology fellowship programs (1) In general The Secretary is authorized to provide grants or enter into cooperative agreements for science and technology fellowship programs of the Department of State. (2) Recruitment; stipends Assistance authorized under paragraph (1) may be used— (A) to recruit fellows; and (B) to pay stipends, travel, and other appropriate expenses to fellows. (3) Classification of stipends Stipends paid under paragraph (2)(B) shall not be considered compensation for purposes of section 209 of title 18, United States Code. (4) Limitation The total amount of assistance provided under this subsection may not exceed $500,000 in any fiscal year. . 111. Name changes (a) Public Law 87–195 Section 607(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2357(d) ) is amended by striking Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and inserting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, Environment, and Science . (b) Public Law 88–206 Section 617(a) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7671p(a) ) is amended by striking Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and inserting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, Environment, and Science . (c) Public Law 93–126 Section 9(a) of the Department of State Appropriations Authorization Act of 1973 ( 22 U.S.C. 2655a ) is amended— (1) by striking Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and inserting Bureau of Oceans, Environment, and Science ; and (2) by striking Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and inserting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, Environment, and Science . (d) Public Law 106–113 Section 1112(a) of the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 ( 22 U.S.C. 2652c(a) ) is amended by striking Verification and Compliance. and inserting Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance (referred to in this section as the Assistant Secretary ). . 112. Anti-piracy information sharing The Secretary is authorized to provide for the participation of 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, done at Singapore November 11, 2004. 113. Report reform (a) Human rights report Section 549 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2347h ) is repealed. (b) Rough diamonds annual report Section 12 of the Clean Diamond Trade Act ( 19 U.S.C. 3911 ) is amended to read as follows: 12. Reports For each country that, during the preceding 12-month period, exported rough diamonds to the United States, the exportation of which was not controlled through the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, and if the failure to do so has significantly increased the likelihood that those diamonds not so controlled are being imported into the United States, the President shall submit a semi-annual report to Congress that explains what actions have been taken by the United States or such country since the previous report to ensure that diamonds, the exportation of which was not controlled through the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, are not being imported from that country into the United States. A country shall be included in the report required under this section until the country is controlling the importation and exportation of rough diamonds through the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme. . 114. Sense of Congress on the United States alliance with Japan It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the alliance between the United States and Japan is a cornerstone of peace, security, and stability in the Asia-Pacific region and around the world; (2) Prime Minister Shiuzo Abe’s visit to the United States in April 2015 and historic address to a Joint Session of Congress symbolized the strength and importance of ties between the United States and Japan; (3) in 2015, which marks 70 years since the end of World War II, the United States and Japan continue to strengthen the alliance and work together to ensure a peaceful and prosperous future for the Asia-Pacific region and the world; (4) the Governments and people of the United States and Japan share values, interests, and capabilities that have helped to build a strong rules-based international order, based on a commitment to rules, norms and institutions; (5) the revised Guidelines for United States-Japan Defense Cooperation and Japan’s policy of Proactive Contribution to Peace will reinforce deterrence, update the roles and missions of the United States and Japan, enable Japan to expand its contributions to regional and global security, and allow the United States Government and the Government of Japan to enhance cooperation on security issues in the region and beyond; (6) the United States remain resolute in its commitments under the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security to respond to any armed attack in the territories under the administration of Japan; (7) although the United States Government does not take a position on the ultimate sovereignty of the Senkaku Islands, the United States Government acknowledges that they are under the administration of Japan and opposes any unilateral actions that would seek to undermine such administration; (8) the United States Government reaffirms that the unilateral actions of a third party will not affect the United States acknowledgment of the administration of Japan over the Senkaku Islands; (9) the United States Government and the Government of Japan continue to work together on common security interests, including to confront the threat posed by the nuclear and ballistic missile programs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea; (10) the United States Government and the Government of Japan remain committed to ensuring maritime security and respect for international law, including freedom of navigation and overflight; and (11) the United States Government and the Government of Japan continue to oppose the use of coercion, intimidation, or force to change the status quo, including in the East and South China Seas. 115. Sense of Congress on the defense relationship between the United States and the Republic of India (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The United States has an upgraded, strategic-plus relationship with India based on regional cooperation, space science cooperation, and defense cooperation. (2) The defense relationship between the United States and the Republic of India is strengthened by the common commitment of both countries to democracy. (3) The United States and the Republic of India share a common and long-standing commitment to civilian control of the military. (4) The United States and the Republic of India have increasingly worked together on defense cooperation across a range of activities, exercises, initiatives, and research. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the United States should— (1) continue to expand defense cooperation with the Republic of India; (2) welcome the role of the Republic of India in providing security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond; (3) work cooperatively with the Republic of India on matters relating to our common defense; (4) vigorously support the implementation of the United States-India Defense Framework Agreement; and (5) support the India Defense Trade and Technology Initiative. 116. Sense of Congress on the United States alliance with the Republic of Korea It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea has served as an anchor for stability, security, and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula, in the Asia-Pacific region, and around the world; (2) the United States and the Republic of Korea continue to strengthen and adapt the bilateral, regional, and global scope of the comprehensive strategic alliance between the 2 nations, to serve as a linchpin of peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, recognizing the shared values of democracy, human rights, free and open markets, and the rule of law, as reaffirmed in the May 2013 Joint Declaration in Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Alliance between the Republic of Korea and the United States of America ; (3) the United States and the Republic of Korea continue to broaden and deepen the alliance by strengthening the combined defense posture on the Korean Peninsula, enhancing mutual security based on the Republic of Korea-United States Mutual Defense Treaty, and promoting cooperation for regional and global security in the 21st century; (4) the United States and the Republic of Korea share deep concerns that the nuclear, cyber, and ballistic missiles programs of North Korea and its repeated provocations pose grave threats to peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia and recognize that both nations are determined to achieve the peaceful denuclearization of North Korea and remain fully committed to continuing close cooperation on the full range of issues related to North Korea; (5) the United States and the Republic of Korea are particularly concerned that the nuclear and ballistic missile programs of North Korea, including North Korean efforts to miniaturize their nuclear technology and improve the mobility of their ballistic missiles, have gathered significant momentum and are poised to expand in the coming years; (6) the Republic of Korea has made progress in enhancing future warfighting and interoperability capabilities by taking steps toward procuring Patriot Advanced Capability missiles, F–35 Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft, and RQ–4 Global Hawk Surveillance Aircraft; (7) the United States supports the vision of a Korean Peninsula free of nuclear weapons, free from the fear of war, and peacefully reunited on the basis of democratic and free market principles, as articulated in President Park's address in Dresden, Germany; and (8) the United States and the Republic of Korea share the future interests of both nations in securing peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia. 117. Sense of Congress on the relationship between the United States and Taiwan It is the sense of the Congress that— (1) the United States policy toward Taiwan is based upon the Taiwan Relations Act ( Public Law 96–8 ), which was enacted in 1979, and the Six Assurances given by President Ronald Reagan in 1982; (2) provision of defensive weapons to Taiwan should continue as mandated in the Taiwan Relations Act; and (3) enhanced trade relations with Taiwan should be pursued to mutually benefit the citizens of both countries. 118. Report on political freedom in Venezuela Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— (1) an assessment of the support provided by the United States to the people of Venezuela in their aspiration to live under conditions of peace and representative democracy (as defined by the Inter-American Democratic Charter of the Organization of American States, done at Lima September 11, 2001); (2) an assessment of work carried out by the United States, in cooperation with the other member states of the Organization of American States and countries of the European Union, to ensure— (A) the peaceful resolution of the current political situation in Venezuela; and (B) the immediate cessation of violence against antigovernment protestors; (3) a list of the government and security officials in Venezuela who— (A) are responsible for, or complicit in, the use of force in relation to antigovernment protests and similar acts of violence; and (B) have had their financial assets in the United States frozen or been placed on a visa ban by the United States; and (4) an assessment of United States support for the development of democratic political processes and independent civil society in Venezuela. 119. Strategy for the Middle East in the event of a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran (a) Strategy required The Secretary of State shall, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, other members of the National Security Council, and the heads of other appropriate departments and agencies of the United States Government, develop a strategy for the United States for the Middle East. (b) Elements The strategy shall include the following: (1) Efforts to counter Iranian-sponsored terrorism in Middle East region. (2) Efforts to reassure United States allies and partners in Middle East. (3) Efforts to address the potential for a conventional or nuclear arms race in the Middle East. (c) Submission to Congress Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit the strategy developed under subsection (a) to— (1) the majority leader, the minority leader, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (2) the Speaker, the majority leader, the minority leader, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 120. Department of State international cyberspace policy strategy (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall produce a comprehensive strategy, with a classified annex if necessary, relating to United States international policy with regard to cyberspace. (b) Elements The strategy required in subsection (a) shall include: (1) A review of actions and activities undertaken by the Secretary of State to date to support the goal of the President’s International Strategy for Cyberspace, released in May 2011, to work internationally to promote an open, interoperable, secure, and reliable information and communications infrastructure that supports international trade and commerce, strengthens international security, and fosters free expression and innovation . (2) A plan of action to guide the Secretary's diplomacy with regard to nation-states, including conducting bilateral and multilateral activities to develop the norms of responsible international behavior in cyberspace, and status review of existing discussions in multilateral fora to obtain agreements on international norms in cyberspace. (3) A review of the alternative concepts with regard to international norms in cyberspace offered by other prominent nation-state actors, including China, Russia, Brazil, and India. (4) A detailed description of threats to United States national security in cyberspace from other nation-states, state-sponsored actors and private actors, to United States Federal and private sector infrastructure, United States intellectual property, and the privacy of United States citizens. (5) A review of policy tools available to the President of United States to deter nation-states, state-sponsored actors, and private actors, including, but not limited to, those outlined in Executive Order 13694, released on April 1, 2015. (6) A review of resources required by the Secretary, including the Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues, to conduct activities to build responsible norms of international cyber behavior. (c) Consultation The Secretary shall consult with other United States Government agencies, including the intelligence community, and, as appropriate, the United States private sector, and United States nongovernmental organizations with recognized credentials and expertise in foreign policy, national security, and cybersecurity. (d) Release The Secretary shall publicly release the strategy required in subsection (a) and brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives upon its release, including on the classified annex, should the strategy include such an annex. 121. Waiver of fees for renewal of immigrant visa for adopted child in certain situations Section 221(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1201(c) ) is amended to read as follows: (c) Period of validity; renewal or replacement (1) Immigrant visas An immigrant visa shall be valid for such period, not exceeding 6 months, as shall be by regulations prescribed, except that any visa issued to a child lawfully adopted by a United States citizen and spouse while such citizen is serving abroad in the United States Armed Forces, or is employed abroad by the United States Government, or is temporarily abroad on business, shall be valid until such time, for a period not to exceed 3 years, as the adoptive citizen parent returns to the United States in due course of his service, employment, or business. (2) Nonimmigrant visas A nonimmigrant visa shall be valid for such periods as shall be prescribed by regulations. In prescribing the period of validity of a nonimmigrant visa in the case of nationals of any foreign country who are eligible for such visas, the Secretary of State shall, insofar as practicable, accord to such nationals the same treatment upon a reciprocal basis as such foreign country accords to nationals of the United States who are within a similar class, except that in the case of aliens who are nationals of a foreign country and who either are granted refugee status and firmly resettled in another foreign country or are granted permanent residence and residing in another foreign country, the Secretary of State may prescribe the period of validity of such a visa based upon the treatment granted by that other foreign country to alien refugees and permanent residents, respectively, in the United States. (3) Visa replacement An immigrant visa may be replaced under the original number during the fiscal year in which the original visa was issued for an immigrant who establishes to the satisfaction of the consular officer that the immigrant— (A) was unable to use the original immigrant visa during the period of its validity because of reasons beyond his control and for which he was not responsible; (B) is found by a consular officer to be eligible for an immigrant visa; and (C) pays again the statutory fees for an application and an immigrant visa. (4) Fee waiver If an immigrant visa was issued, on or after March 27, 2013, for a child who has been lawfully adopted, or who is coming to the United States to be adopted, by a United States citizen, any statutory immigrant visa fees relating to a renewal or replacement of such visa may be waived or, if already paid, may be refunded upon request, subject to such criteria as the Secretary of State may prescribe, if— (A) the immigrant child was unable to use the original immigrant visa during the period of its validity as a direct result of extraordinary circumstances, including the denial of an exit permit; and (B) if such inability was attributable to factors beyond the control of the adopting parent or parents and of the immigrant. . 122. Sense of Congress on anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority (a) Findings Congress finds that the 1995 Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, commonly referred to as Oslo II, specifically details that Israel and the Palestinian Authority shall abstain from incitement, including hostile propaganda, against each other and, without derogating from the principle of freedom of expression, shall take legal measures to prevent such incitement by any organizations, groups or individuals within their jurisdiction . (b) Sense of Congress Congress— (1) expresses support and admiration for individuals and organizations working to encourage cooperation between Israeli Jews and Palestinians, including— (A) Professor Mohammed Dajani Daoudi, who took students from al-Quds University in Jerusalem to visit Auschwitz in March 2014 only to return to death threats by fellow Palestinians and expulsion from his teacher’s union; (B) the Israel Palestine Center for Research and Information, the only joint Israeli-Palestinian public policy think-tank, (C) United Hatzalah, a nonprofit, fully volunteer Emergency Medical Services organization that, mobilizing volunteers who are religious or secular Jews, Arabs, Muslims, and Christians, provides EMS services to all people in Israel regardless of race, religion, or national origin; and (D) Breaking the Impasse, an apolitical initiative of Palestinian and Israeli business and civil society leaders who advocate for a two-state solution and an urgent diplomatic solution to the conflict; (2) reiterates strong condemnation of anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement in the Palestinian Authority as antithetical to the stated desire to achieve a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace settlement; and (3) urges President Abbas and Palestinian Authority officials to discontinue all official incitement that runs contrary to the determination to put an end to decades of confrontation. 123. Support for the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and inviolability of post-Soviet countries in light of Russian aggression and interference It is the sense of Congress that Congress— (1) supports the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and inviolability of post-Soviet countries within their internationally recognized borders; (2) expresses deep concern over increasingly aggressive actions by the Russian Federation; (3) is committed to providing sufficient funding for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs of the Department of State to address subversive and destabilizing activities by the Russian Federation within post-Soviet countries; (4) supports robust engagement between the United States and post-Soviet countries through— (A) the promotion of strengthened people-to-people ties, including through educational and cultural exchange programs; (B) anticorruption assistance; (C) public diplomacy; (D) economic diplomacy; and (E) other democratic reform efforts; (5) encourages the President to further enhance nondefense cooperation and diplomatic engagement with post-Soviet countries; (6) condemns the subversive and destabilizing activities undertaken by the Russian Federation within post-Soviet countries; (7) encourages enhanced cooperation between the United States and the European Union to promote greater Euro-Atlantic integration, including through— (A) the enlargement of the European Union; and (B) the Open Door policy of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; (8) urges continued cooperation between the United States and the European Union to maintain sanctions against the Russian Federation until the Government of Russia has— (A) fully implemented all provisions of the Minsk agreements, done at Minsk September 5, 2014 and February 12, 2015; and (B) demonstrated respect for the territorial sovereignty of Ukraine; (9) calls on the member states of the European Union to extend the current sanctions regime against the Russian Federation; and (10) urges the consideration of additional sanctions if the Russian Federation continue to engage in subversive and destabilizing activities within post-Soviet countries. 124. Russian propaganda report (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Russian Federation is waging a propaganda war against the United States and our allies; and (2) a successful strategy must be implemented to counter the threat posed by Russian propaganda. (b) Report Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually for the following 3 years, the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal officials, shall submit an unclassified report, with a classified annex, to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate , the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate , the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives , and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives that contains a detailed analysis of— (1) the recent use of propaganda by the Government of Russia, including— (A) the forms of propaganda used, including types of media and programming; (B) the principal countries and regions targeted by Russian propaganda; and (C) the impact of Russian propaganda on such targets; (2) the response by United States allies, particularly European allies, to counter the threat of Russian propaganda; (3) the response by the United States to the threat of Russian propaganda; (4) the extent of the effectiveness of programs currently in use to counter Russian propaganda; (5) a strategy for improving the effectiveness of such programs; (6) any additional authority needed to counter the threat of Russian propaganda; and (7) the additional funding needed to successfully implement the strategy referred to in paragraph (5). 125. Approval of export licences and letters of request to assist the Government of Ukraine (a) In general (1) Export license applications (A) Submission to congress The Secretary shall submit to the specified congressional committees a detailed list of all export license applications, including requests for marketing licenses, for the sale of defense articles and defense services to Ukraine. (B) Contents The list submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include— (i) the date on which the application or request was first submitted; (ii) the current status of each application or request; and (iii) the estimated timeline for adjudication of such applications or requests. (C) Priority The Secretary should give priority to processing the applications and requests included on the list submitted under subparagraph (A). (2) Letters of request The Secretary shall submit to the specified congressional committees a detailed list of all pending Letters of Request for Foreign Military Sales to Ukraine, including— (A) the date on which each such letter was first submitted; (B) the current status of each such letter; and (C) the estimated timeline for the adjudication of each such letter. (b) Reports (1) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until the date set forth in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall submit a report to the specified congressional committees that describes the status of the applications, requests for marketing licenses, and Letters of Request described in subsection (a). (2) Termination date The date set forth in this paragraph is the earlier of— (A) the date on which the President certifies to Congress that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Government of Ukraine has been restored; or (B) the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Specified congressional committees defined In this section, the term specified congressional committees means— (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ; (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives ; (3) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate ; and (4) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives . B Additional matters 131. Atrocities prevention board (a) Establishment The President is authorized to establish, within the Executive Office of the President, an Interagency Atrocities Prevention Board (referred to in this section as the Board ). (b) Duties The Board is authorized— (1) to coordinate an interagency approach to preventing mass atrocities; (2) to propose policies to integrate the early warning systems of national security agencies, including intelligence agencies, with respect to incidents of mass atrocities and to coordinate the policy response to such incidents; (3) to identify relevant Federal agencies, which shall track and report on Federal funding spent on atrocity prevention efforts; (4) to oversee the development and implementation of comprehensive atrocities prevention and response strategies; (5) to identify available resources and policy options necessary to prevent the emergence or escalation of mass atrocities; (6) to identify and propose policies to close gaps in expertise, readiness, and planning for atrocities prevention and early action across Federal agencies, including training for employees at relevant Federal agencies; (7) to engage relevant civil society and nongovernmental organization stakeholders in regular consultations to solicit current information on countries of concern; and (8) to conduct an atrocity-specific expert review of policy and programming of all countries at risk for mass atrocities. (c) Leadership (1) In general The Board shall be headed by a Senior Director, who— (A) shall be appointed by the President; and (B) shall report to the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. (2) Responsibilities The Senior Director is authorized to have primary responsibility for— (A) recommending and, if adopted, promoting United States Government policies on preventing mass atrocities; and (B) carrying out the duties described in subsection (b). (d) Composition The Board shall be composed of— (1) representatives from— (A) the Department of State; (B) the United States Agency for International Development; (C) the Department of Defense; (D) the Department of Justice; (E) the Department of the Treasury; (F) the Department of Homeland Security; (G) the Central Intelligence Agency; (H) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; (I) the United States Mission to the United Nations; and (J) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and (2) such other individuals as the President may appoint. (e) Coordination The Board is authorized to coordinate with relevant officials and government agencies responsible for foreign policy with respect to particular regions and countries to help provide a cohesive, whole of government response and policy direction to emerging and ongoing atrocities. (f) Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a classified report, with an unclassified annex, which shall include— (1) an update on the interagency review mandated by Presidential Study Directive 10 that includes— (A) an evaluation of current mechanisms and capacities for government-wide detection, early warning, information-sharing, contingency planning, and coordination of efforts to prevent and respond to situations of genocide, mass atrocities, and other mass violence, including such mass gender- and ethnicity-based violence; (B) an assessment of the funding spent by relevant Federal agencies on atrocity prevention activities; (C) current annual global assessments of sources of conflict and instability; (D) recommendations to further strengthen United States capabilities to improve the mechanisms described in subparagraph (A); and (E) evaluations of the various approaches to enhancing capabilities and improving the mechanisms described in subparagraph (A); (2) recommendations to ensure burden sharing by— (A) improving international cooperation and coordination to enhance multilateral mechanisms for preventing genocide and atrocities, including improving the role of regional and international organizations in conflict prevention, mitigation, and response; and (B) strengthening regional organizations; and (3) the implementation status of the recommendations contained in the interagency review described in paragraph (1). (g) Materials and briefings The Senior Director and the members of the Board shall brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives at least annually. (h) Sunset This section shall cease to be effective on June 30, 2017. 132. United States engagement in the indo-pacific (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a comprehensive assessment to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives of the United States engagement in the Indo-Pacific, including with partners across the Indo-Pacific region. (b) Elements The assessment submitted under subsection (a) shall include— (1) a review of current and emerging United States diplomatic, national security, and economic interests and trends in the Indo-Pacific region; (2) a review of resources devoted to United States diplomatic, economic, trade, development, and cultural engagement and plans in the Indo-Pacific region during the 10-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this Act; (3) options for the realignment of United States engagement in the Indo-Pacific region to respond to new opportunities and challenges, including linking United States strategy more broadly across the Indo-Pacific region; and (4) the views of noted policy leaders and regional experts, including leaders and experts in the Indo-Pacific region, on the opportunities and challenges to United States engagement across the Indo-Pacific region. (c) Consultation The Secretary, as appropriate, shall consult with— (1) other United States Government agencies; and (2) independent, nongovernmental organizations with recognized credentials and expertise in foreign policy, national security, and international economic affairs that have access to policy experts throughout the United States and from the Indo-Pacific region. 133. Joint action plan to combat prejudice and discrimination and to foster inclusion (a) In general The Secretary is authorized to enter into a bilateral joint action plan with the European Union to combat prejudice and discrimination and to foster inclusion (referred to in this section as the Joint Action Plan ). (b) Contents of joint action plan The Joint Action Plan shall— (1) address anti-Semitism; (2) address prejudice against, and the discriminatory treatment of, racial, ethnic, and religious minorities; (3) promote equality of opportunity for access to quality education and economic opportunities; and (4) promote equal treatment by the justice system. (c) Cooperation In developing the Joint Action Plan, the Secretary shall— (1) leverage interagency policy expertise in the United States and Europe; (2) develop partnerships among civil society and private sector stakeholders; and (3) draw upon the extensive work done by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to address anti-Semitism. (d) Initiatives The Joint Action Plan may include initiatives for promoting equality of opportunity and methods of eliminating prejudice and discrimination based on religion, race, or ethnicity, including— (1) training programs; (2) regional initiatives to promote equality of opportunity through the strengthening of democratic institutions; (3) public-private partnerships with enterprises and nongovernmental organizations; (4) exchanges of technical experts; (5) scholarships and fellowships; and (6) political empowerment and leadership initiatives. (e) Deputy Assistant Secretary The Secretary shall task an existing Deputy Assistant Secretary with the responsibility for coordinating the implementation of the Joint Action Plan with his or her European Union counterpart. (f) Legal effects Any Joint Action Plan adopted under this section— (1) shall not be legally binding; and (2) shall create no rights or obligations under international or United States law. (g) Rules of construction Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize— (1) the Secretary to enter into a legally binding agreement or Joint Action Plan with the European Union; or (2) any additional appropriations for the purposes and initiatives described in this section. (h) Progress report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a progress report on the development of the Joint Action Plan to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives . 134. Report on developing country debt sustainability (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Treasury, shall submit a report containing an assessment of the current external debt environment for developing countries and identifying particular near-term risks to debt sustainability to— (1) the appropriate congressional committees; (2) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate ; and (3) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives . (b) Contents The report submitted under subsection (a) shall assess— (1) the impact of new lending relationships, including the role of new creditors; (2) the adequacy of current multilateral surveillance mechanisms in guarding against debt distress in developing countries; (3) the ability of developing countries to borrow on global capital markets; and (4) the interaction between debt sustainability objectives of the developing world and the development-oriented investment agenda of the G–20, including the impact of— (A) current debt sustainability objectives on investment in developing countries; and (B) investment objectives proposed by the G–20 on the ability to meet the goals of— (i) the Heavily Indebted Poor Country Initiative; and (ii) the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative. 135. United States strategy to prevent and respond to gender-based violence globally (a) Global strategy requirement Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter for 6 years, the Secretary of State shall develop or update a United States global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. The strategy shall be transmitted to the appropriate congressional committees and made publicly available on the Internet. (b) Initial strategy For the purposes of this section, the United States Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence Globally , issued in August 2012, shall be deemed to fulfill the initial requirement of subsection (a). (c) Collaboration and coordination In developing the strategy under subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall consult with— (1) the heads of relevant Federal agencies; (2) the Senior Policy Operating Group on Trafficking in Persons; and (3) representatives of civil society and multilateral organizations with demonstrated experience in addressing violence against women and girls or promoting gender equality internationally. (d) Priority country selection To further the objectives of the strategy described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall identify no less than 4 eligible low-income and lower-middle income countries with significant levels of violence against women and girls, including within displaced communities, that have the governmental or nongovernmental organizational capacity to manage and implement gender-based violence prevention and response program activities and should, when possible, be geographically, ethnically, and culturally diverse from one another. (e) Country plans In each country identified under subsection (d) the Secretary shall develop comprehensive, multisectoral, and holistic individual country plans designed to address and respond to violence against women and girls that include— (1) an assessment and description of the current or potential capacity of the government of each identified country and civil society organizations in each such identified country to address and respond to violence against women and girls; (2) an identification of coordination mechanisms with Federal agencies that— (A) have existing programs relevant to the strategy; (B) will be involved in new program activities; and (C) are engaged in broader United States strategies around development; (3) a description of the monitoring and evaluation mechanisms established for each identified country, and their intended use in assessing overall progress in prevention and response; (4) a projection of the general levels of resources needed to achieve the stated objectives in each identified country, including an accounting of— (A) activities and funding already expended by the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, other Federal agencies, donor country governments, and multilateral institutions; and (B) leveraged private sector resources; and (5) strategies, as appropriate, designed to accommodate the needs of stateless, disabled, internally displaced, refugee, or religious or ethnic minority women and girls. (f) Report on priority country selection and country plans Not more than 90 days after selection of the priority countries required under subsection (d), and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the priority country selection process, the development of specific country plans, and include an overview of all programming and specific activities being undertaken, the budget resources requested, and the specific activities to be supported by each Executive agency under the strategy if such resources are provided. (g) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize any additional appropriations for the purposes and initiatives of this section. 136. International corruption and accountability (a) Annual report Not later than June 1 of each year, the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (referred to in this section as the USAID Administrator ), the Secretary of Defense, and the heads of appropriate intelligence agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a Country Report on Corruption Practices, with a classified annex, which shall include information about countries for which a corruption analysis was conducted under subsection (b). (b) Corruption analysis elements The corruption analysis conducted under this subsection should include, among other elements— (1) an analysis of individuals and associations that comprise corruption networks in the country, including, as applicable— (A) government officials; (B) private sector actors; (C) criminals; and (D) members of illegal armed groups; (2) the identification of the state functions that have been captured by corrupt networks in the country, including, as applicable functions of— (A) the judicial branch; (B) the taxing authority; (C) the central bank; and (D) specific military or police units; (3) the identification of— (A) the key economic activities, whether licit or illicit, which are dominated by members of the corrupt network; and (B) other revenue streams that enrich such members; and (4) the identification of enablers of corrupt practices, within the country and outside the country. (c) Publication and briefings The Secretary shall— (1) publish the Country Report on Corruption and Accountability submitted under subsection (a) on the website of the Department; and (2) brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives on the information contained in the report published under paragraph (1). 137. Quadrennial diplomacy and development review (a) Requirement (1) Quadrennial reviews required Under the direction of the President, the Secretary of State shall every 4 years, during a year following a year evenly divisible by 4, conduct a review of United States diplomacy and development (to be known as a quadrennial diplomacy and development review ). (2) Scope of reviews Each quadrennial diplomacy and development review shall be a comprehensive examination of the national diplomacy and development policy and strategic framework of the United States for the next 4-year period until a subsequent review is due under paragraph (1). The review shall include— (A) recommendations regarding the long-term diplomacy and development policy and strategic framework of the United States; (B) priorities of the United States for diplomacy and development; and (C) guidance on the related programs, assets, capabilities, budget, policies, and authorities of the Department of State and United States Agency for International Development. (3) Consultation In conducting each quadrennial diplomacy and development review, after consultation with Department of State and United States Agency for International Development officials, the Secretary of State should consult with— (A) the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, including the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the Director of National Intelligence; (B) any other Federal agency that provides foreign assistance, including at a minimum the Export-Import Bank of the United States and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation; (C) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and, as appropriate, other members of Congress; and (D) other relevant governmental and nongovernmental entities, including private sector representatives, academics, and other policy experts. (b) Contents of review Each quadrennial diplomacy and development review shall— (1) delineate, as appropriate, the national diplomacy and development policy and strategic framework of the United States, consistent with appropriate national, Department of State, and United States Agency for International Development strategies, strategic plans, and relevant presidential directives, including the national security strategy prescribed pursuant to section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 404a ); (2) outline and prioritize the full range of critical national diplomacy and development areas, capabilities, and resources, including those implemented across agencies, and address the full range of challenges confronting the United States in this regard; (3) describe the interagency cooperation, and preparedness of relevant Federal assets, and the infrastructure, budget plan, and other elements of the diplomacy and development policies and programs of the United States required to execute successfully the full range of mission priorities outlined under paragraph (2); (4) describe the roles of international organizations and multilateral institutions in advancing United States diplomatic and development objectives, including the mechanisms for coordinating and harmonizing development policies and programs with partner countries and among donors; (5) identify the budget plan required to provide sufficient resources to successfully execute the full range of mission priorities outlined under paragraph (2); (6) include an assessment of the organizational alignment of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development with the national diplomacy and development policy and strategic framework referred to in paragraph (1) and the diplomacy and development mission priorities outlined under paragraph (2); (7) review and assess the effectiveness of the management mechanisms of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development for executing the strategic priorities outlined in the quadrennial diplomacy and development review, including the extent to which such effectiveness has been enhanced since the previous report; and (8) the relationship between the requirements of the quadrennial diplomacy and development review and the acquisition strategy and expenditure plan within the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development. (c) Foreign affairs policy board review The Secretary of State should apprise the Foreign Affairs Policy Board on an ongoing basis of the work undertaken in the conduct of the quadrennial diplomacy and development review. (d) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize any additional appropriations for the purposes and initiatives under this section. 138. Disappeared persons in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The United States— (A) values governance, security, and the rule of law in Mexico and Central America; and (B) has reemphasized its commitment to this region following the humanitarian crisis of unaccompanied children from these countries across the international border between the United States and Mexico in 2014. (2) Individuals migrating from Central America to the United States face great peril during their journey. Many go missing along the way and are often never heard from again. (b) Report of disappeared persons Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary, in close consultation with the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that includes— (1) the number of cases of enforced disappearances in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador; (2) an assessment of causes for the disappearances described in paragraph (1); (3) the primary individuals and groups responsible for such disappearances; and (4) the official government response in those countries to account for such disappeared persons. 139. Report on implementation by the Government of Bahrain of recommendations from the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (a) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit an unclassified report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes the implementation by the Government of Bahrain of the recommendations contained in the 2011 Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (referred to in this section as the Bahrain Report ). (b) Content The report required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) a description of the specific steps taken by the Government of Bahrain to implement each of the 26 recommendations contained in the Bahrain Report; (2) an assessment of whether the Government of Bahrain has fully complied with , partially implemented , or not meaningfully implemented each recommendation referred to in paragraph (1); and (3) an assessment of the impact of the findings in the Bahrain Report for the United States security posture in the Arab Gulf and the area of responsibility of the United States Central Command. 140. Report on United States humanitarian assistance to Haiti and whether recent elections in Haiti meet international election standards (a) Reauthorization Section 5(a) of the Assessing Progress in Haiti Act of 2014 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended by striking December 31, 2017 and inserting December 31, 2022 . (b) Report Section 5(b) of the Assessing Progress in Haiti Act of 2014 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (12), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (14) a determination of whether recent Haitian elections are free, fair and responsive to the people of Haiti; and (15) a description of any attempts to disqualify candidates for political officers in Haiti for political reasons. . 141. Sense of Congress with respect to the imposition of additional sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (in this section referred to as the DPRK ) tested nuclear weapons on 3 separate occasions, in October 2006, in May 2009, and in February 2013. (2) Nuclear experts have reported that the DPRK may currently have as many as 20 nuclear warheads and has the potential to possess as many as 100 warheads within the next 5 years. (3) According to the 2014 Department of Defense report, Military and Security Developments Involving the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (in this subsection referred to as the 2014 DoD report ), the DPRK has proliferated nuclear technology to Libya via the proliferation network of Pakistani scientist A.Q. Khan. (4) According to the 2014 DoD report, North Korea also provided Syria with nuclear reactor technology until 2007. . (5) On September 6, 2007, as part of Operation Orchard , the Israeli Air Force destroyed the suspected nuclear facility in Syria. (6) According to the 2014 DoD report, North Korea has exported conventional and ballistic missile-related equipment, components, materials, and technical assistance to countries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. . (7) On November 29, 1987, DPRK agents planted explosive devices onboard Korean Air flight 858, which killed all 115 passengers and crew on board. (8) On March 26, 2010, the DPRK fired upon and sank the South Korean warship Cheonan, killing 46 of her crew. (9) On November 23, 2010, the DPRK shelled South Korea’s Yeonpyeong Island, killing 4 South Korean citizens. (10) On February 7, 2014, the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on human rights in DPRK (in this subsection referred to as the Commission of Inquiry ) released a report detailing the atrocious human rights record of the DPRK. (11) Dr. Michael Kirby, Chair of the Commission of Inquiry, stated on March 17, 2014, The Commission of Inquiry has found systematic, widespread, and grave human rights violations occurring in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. It has also found a disturbing array of crimes against humanity. These crimes are committed against inmates of political and other prison camps; against starving populations; against religious believers; against persons who try to flee the country—including those forcibly repatriated by China. . (12) Dr. Michael Kirby also stated, These crimes arise from policies established at the highest level of the State. They have been committed, and continue to take place in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, because the policies, institutions, and patterns of impunity that lie at their heart remain in place. The gravity, scale, duration, and nature of the unspeakable atrocities committed in the country reveal a totalitarian State that does not have any parallel in the contemporary world. . (13) The Commission of Inquiry also notes, Since 1950, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has engaged in the systematic abduction, denial of repatriation, and subsequent enforced disappearance of persons from other countries on a large scale and as a matter of State policy. Well over 200,000 persons, including children, who were brought from other countries to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea may have become victims of enforced disappearance, and states that the DPRK has failed to account or address this injustice in any way. (14) According to reports and analysis from organizations such as the International Network for the Human Rights of North Korean Overseas Labor, the Korea Policy Research Center, NK Watch, the Asian Institute for Policy Studies, the Center for International and Strategic Studies, and the George W. Bush Institute, there may currently be as many as 100,000 North Korean overseas laborers in various nations around the world. (15) Such forced North Korean laborers are often subjected to harsh working conditions under the direct supervision of DPRK officials, and their salaries contribute to anywhere from $150,000,000 to $230,000,000 a year to the DPRK state coffers. (16) According to the Director of National Intelligence’s 2015 Worldwide Threat Assessment, North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile programs pose a serious threat to the United States and to the security environment in East Asia. . (17) The Worldwide Threat Assessment states, North Korea has also expanded the size and sophistication of its ballistic missile forces, ranging from close-range ballistic missiles to ICBMs, while continuing to conduct test launches. In 2014, North Korea launched an unprecedented number of ballistic missiles. . (18) On December 19, 2015, the Federal Bureau of Investigation declared that the DPRK was responsible for a cyberattack on Sony Pictures conducted on November 24, 2014. (19) From 1988 to 2008, the DPRK was designated by the United States Government as a state sponsor of terrorism. (20) The DPRK is currently in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1695 (2006), 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), and 2094 (2013). (21) The DPRK repeatedly violated agreements with the United States and the other so-called Six-Party Talks partners (the Republic of Korea, Japan, the Russian Federation, and the People’s Republic of China) designed to halt its nuclear weapons program, while receiving significant concessions, including fuel, oil, and food aid. (22) The Six-Party Talks have not been held since December 2008. (23) On May 9, 2015, the DPRK claimed that it has test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the DPRK represents a serious threat to the national security of the United States and United States allies in East Asia and to international peace and stability, and grossly violates the human rights of its own people; (2) the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury should impose additional sanctions against the DPRK, including targeting its financial assets around the world, specific designations relating to human rights abuses, and a redesignation of the DPRK as a state sponsor of terror; and (3) the President should not resume the negotiations with the DPRK, either bilaterally or as part of the Six-Party Talks, without strict preconditions, including that the DPRK— (A) adhere to its denuclearization commitments outlined in the 2005 Joint Statement of the Six-Party Talks; (B) commit to halting its ballistic missile programs and its proliferation activities; (C) cease military provocations; and (D) measurably and significantly improve its human rights record. II Organization and personnel of the Department of State A Organizational matters 201. Rightsizing accountability (a) In general Not later than 60 days after receiving rightsizing recommendations pursuant to a review conducted by the Office of Management, Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation relating to overseas staffing levels at United States overseas posts, the relevant chief of mission, in coordination with the relevant regional bureau, shall submit a response to the Office of Management, Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation that describes— (1) any rightsizing recommendations that are accepted by such chief of mission and regional bureau; (2) a detailed schedule for implementation of any such recommendations; (3) any recommendations that are rejected; and (4) a detailed justification providing the basis for the rejection of any such recommendations. (b) Annual report On the date on which the President’s annual budget request is submitted to Congress, the Secretary shall submit an annual report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes the status of all rightsizing recommendations and responses described in subsection (a) from the preceding 5 years, including— (1) a list of all such rightsizing recommendations made, including whether each such recommendation was accepted or rejected by the relevant chief of mission and regional bureau; (2) for each accepted recommendation, a detailed description of the current status of its implementation according to the schedule provided pursuant to subsection (a)(2), including an explanation for any departure from, or changes to, such schedule; and (3) for any rejected recommendations, the justification provided pursuant to subsection (a)(4). (c) Report on regional bureau staffing In conjunction with each report required under subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit a supplemental report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— (1) an enumeration of the domestic staff positions in each regional bureau of the Department; (2) a detailed explanation of the extent to which the staffing of each regional bureau reflects the overseas requirements of the United States within each such region; (3) a detailed plan, including an implementation schedule, for how the Department will seek to rectify any significant imbalances in staffing among regional bureaus or between any regional bureau and the overseas requirements of the United States within such region if the Secretary determines that such staffing does not reflect— (A) the foreign policy priorities of the United States; or (B) the effective conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States; and (4) a detailed description of the implementation status of any plan provided pursuant to paragraph (3), including an explanation for any departure from, or changes to, the implementation schedule provided with such plan. 202. Integration of foreign economic policy (a) In general The Secretary, in conjunction with the Under Secretary of Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, shall establish— (1) foreign economic policy priorities for each regional bureau, including for individual countries, as appropriate; and (2) policies and guidance for integrating such foreign economic policy priorities throughout the Department. (b) Deputy Assistant Secretary Within each regional bureau of the Department, the Secretary shall task an existing Deputy Assistant Secretary with appropriate training and background in economic and commercial affairs with the responsibility for economic matters and interests within the responsibilities of such regional bureau, including the integration of the foreign economic policy priorities established pursuant to subsection (a). (c) Coordination The Deputy Assistant Secretary given the responsibility for economic matters and interests pursuant to subsection (b) within each bureau shall— (1) at the direction of the relevant Assistant Secretary, review and report to the Assistant Secretary of such bureau on all economic matters and interests; and (2) serve as liaison with the Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment. 203. Review of Bureau of African Affairs and Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs jurisdictions (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (1) conduct a review of the jurisdictional responsibility of the Bureau of African Affairs and that of the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs relating to the North African countries of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya; and (2) submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— (A) the findings of the review conducted under paragraph (1); and (B) recommendations on whether jurisdictional responsibility among the bureaus referred to in paragraph (1) should be adjusted. (b) Review The review conducted under subsection (a)(1) shall— (1) identify regional strategic priorities; (2) assess regional dynamics between the North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa regions, including the degree to which the priorities identified pursuant to paragraph (1)— (A) are distinct between each such region; or (B) have similar application across such regions; (3) identify current priorities and effectiveness of United States Government regional engagement in North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, including through security assistance, economic assistance, humanitarian assistance, and trade; (4) assess the degree to which such engagement is— (A) inefficient, duplicative, or uncoordinated between the North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa regions; or (B) otherwise harmed or limited as a result of the current division of jurisdictional responsibilities; (5) assess the overall coherence and effectiveness of the current division of jurisdictional responsibilities in Africa between the Bureau of African Affairs and the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, including with regard to coordination with other United States departments or agencies; and (6) assess any opportunities and costs of transferring jurisdictional responsibility of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya from the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs to the Bureau of African Affairs. 204. Special envoys, representatives, advisors, and coordinators Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on special envoys, representatives, advisors, and coordinators of the Department, which shall include— (1) a tabulation of the current names, ranks, positions, and responsibilities of all special envoy, representative, advisor, and coordinator positions at the Department, with a separate accounting of all such positions at the level of Assistant Secretary (or equivalent) or above; and (2) for each position identified pursuant to paragraph (1)— (A) the date on which the position was created; (B) the mechanism by which the position was created, including the authority under which the position was created; (C) the positions authorized under section 1(d) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2651a(d) ); (D) a description of whether, and the extent to which, the responsibilities assigned to the position duplicate the responsibilities of other current officials within the Department, including other special envoys, representatives, and advisors; (E) which current official within the Department would be assigned the responsibilities of the position in the absence of the position; (F) to which current official within the Department the position directly reports; (G) the total number of staff assigned to support the position; and (H) with the exception of those created by statute, a detailed explanation of the necessity of the position to the effective conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States. 205. Conflict prevention, mitigation and resolution, and the inclusion and participation of women Section 704 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4024 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) The Secretary, in conjunction with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall ensure that all appropriate personnel, responsible for, or deploying to, countries or regions considered to be at risk of, undergoing, or emerging from violent conflict, including special envoys, members of mediation or negotiation teams, relevant members of the civil service or foreign service, and contractors, obtain training, as appropriate, in the following areas, each of which shall include a focus on women and ensuring women’s meaningful inclusion and participation: (1) Conflict prevention, mitigation, and resolution. (2) Protecting civilians from violence, exploitation, and trafficking in persons. (3) International human rights law and international humanitarian law. . 206. Information technology system security (a) In general The Secretary shall regularly consult with the Director of the National Security Agency and any other departments or agencies the Secretary determines to be appropriate regarding the security of United States Government and nongovernment information technology systems and networks owned, operated, managed, or utilized by the Department, including any such systems or networks facilitating the use of sensitive or classified information. (b) Consultation In performing the consultations required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make all such systems and networks available to the Director of the National Security Agency and any other such departments or agencies to carry out such tests and procedures as are necessary to ensure adequate policies and protections are in place to prevent penetrations or compromises of such systems and networks, including by malicious intrusions by any unauthorized individual or state actor or other entity. (c) Security breach reporting Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the National Security Agency and any other departments or agencies the Secretary determines to be appropriate, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees and to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives that describes in detail— (1) all known or suspected penetrations or compromises of the systems or networks described in subsection (a) facilitating the use of classified information; and (2) all known or suspected significant penetrations or compromises of any other such systems and networks that occurred since the submission of the prior report. (d) Content Each report submitted under subsection (c) shall include— (1) a description of the relevant information technology system or network penetrated or compromised; (2) an assessment of the date and time such penetration or compromise occurred; (3) an assessment of the duration for which such system or network was penetrated or compromised, including whether such penetration or compromise is ongoing; (4) an assessment of the amount and sensitivity of information accessed and available to have been accessed by such penetration or compromise, including any such information contained on systems and networks owned, operated, managed, or utilized by any other department or agency of the United States Government; (5) an assessment of whether such system or network was penetrated by a malicious intrusion, including an assessment of— (A) the known or suspected perpetrators, including state actors; and (B) the methods used to conduct such penetration or compromise; and (6) a description of the actions the Department has taken, or plans to take, to prevent future, similar penetrations or compromises of such systems and networks. 207. Analysis of embassy cost sharing Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees and to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives that assesses the cost-effectiveness and performance of the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services system (referred to in this section as the ICASS system ), including by assessing— (1) the general performance of the ICASS system in providing cost-effective, timely, efficient, appropriate, and reliable services that meet the needs of all departments and agencies served; (2) the extent to which additional cost savings and greater performance can be achieved under the current ICASS system and rules; (3) the standards applied in the selection of the ICASS provider and the extent to which such standards are consistently applied; and (4) potential reforms to the ICASS system, including— (A) the selection of more than 1 service provider under certain circumstances; (B) options for all departments or agencies to opt out of ICASS entirely or to opt out of individual services, including by debundling service packages; (C) increasing the reliance on locally employed staff or outsourcing to local firms, as appropriate; and (D) other modifications to the current ICASS system and rules that would incentivize greater effectiveness and cost efficiency. 208. Parent advisory committee to the Interagency Working Group to Prevent International Parental Child Abduction Section 433(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 241(b) ) is amended to read as follows: (b) Interagency coordination (1) Interagency working group The Secretary of State shall convene and chair an interagency working group to prevent international parental child abduction, which shall be composed of presidentially appointed, Senate confirmed, officials from— (A) the Department of State; (B) the Department of Homeland Security, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and (C) the Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2) Advisory committee The Secretary of State shall convene an advisory committee to the interagency working group established pursuant to paragraph (1), for the duration of the working group’s existence, which shall be composed of not less than 3 left-behind parents, serving for 2-year terms, who— (A) shall be selected by the Secretary; and (B) shall periodically consult with the interagency working group on all activities of the interagency working group, as appropriate. . 209. Improving research and evaluation of public diplomacy (a) In general The Secretary 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 the findings of the research and evaluations conducted under paragraph (1) available to Congress. (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 in the Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources for the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. (2) Limitation on appointment The appointment of a Director of Research and Evaluation pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not result in an increase in the overall full-time equivalent positions within the Department. (3) Responsibilities The Director of Research and Evaluation shall— (A) coordinate and oversee the research and evaluation of public diplomacy programs of the Department— (i) to improve public diplomacy strategies and tactics; and (ii) to ensure that programs are increasing the knowledge, understanding, and trust of the United States by relevant target audiences; (B) report to the Director of Policy and Planning; (C) routinely organize and oversee audience research, digital analytics and impact evaluations across all public diplomacy bureaus and offices of the Department; (D) support embassy public affairs sections; (E) share appropriate public diplomacy research and evaluation information within the Department and with other Federal departments and agencies; (F) regularly design and coordinate standardized research questions, methodologies, and procedures to ensure that public diplomacy activities across all public diplomacy bureaus and offices are designed to meet appropriate foreign policy objectives; and (G) report quarterly to the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, through the Commission’s Subcommittee on Research and Evaluation established pursuant to subsection (e), regarding the research and evaluation of all public diplomacy bureaus and offices of the Department. (4) Guidance and training Not later than 180 days after his or her appointment pursuant to paragraph (1), the Director of Research and Evaluation shall create guidance and training for all public diplomacy officers regarding the reading and interpretation of public diplomacy program evaluation findings to ensure that such findings and lessons learned are implemented in the planning and evaluation of all public diplomacy programs and activities throughout the Department. (c) Prioritizing research and evaluation (1) In general The Director of Policy, Planning, and Resources shall ensure that research and evaluation, as coordinated and overseen by the Director of Research and Evaluation, supports strategic planning and resource allocation across all public diplomacy bureaus and offices of the Department. (2) Allocation of resources Amounts allocated for the purposes of research and evaluation of public diplomacy programs and activities pursuant to subsection (a) shall be made available to be disbursed at the direction of the Director of Research and Evaluation among the research and evaluation staff across all public diplomacy bureaus and offices of the Department. (3) Sense of congress It is the sense of Congress that the Department should allocate, for the purposes of research and evaluation of public diplomacy activities and programs pursuant to subsection (a)— (A) 3 to 5 percent of program funds made available under the heading educational and cultural exchange programs ; and (B) 3 to 5 percent of program funds allocated for public diplomacy programs under the heading diplomatic and consular programs . (d) Limited exemption The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 ( 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ) shall not apply to collections of information directed at foreign individuals conducted by, or on behalf of, the Department for the purpose of audience research and impact evaluations, in accordance with the requirements under this section and in connection with the Department’s activities conducted pursuant to the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act ( 22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq. ) or the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq. ). (e) Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (1) Subcommittee for research and evaluation The Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy shall establish a Subcommittee for Research and Evaluation to monitor and advise on the research and evaluation activities of the Department and the Broadcasting Board of Governors. (2) Report The Subcommittee for Research and Evaluation established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall submit an annual report to Congress in conjunction with the Commission on Public Diplomacy’s Comprehensive Annual Report on the performance of the Department and the Broadcasting Board of Governors in carrying out research and evaluations of their respective public diplomacy programming. (3) Reauthorization Section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6553 ) is amended by striking October 1, 2015 and inserting October 1, 2020 . (f) Definitions In this section: (1) Audience research The term audience research means research conducted at the outset of public diplomacy program or campaign planning and design on specific audience segments to understand the attitudes, interests, knowledge and behaviors of such audience segments. (2) Digital analytics The term digital analytics means the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, accumulated in digital format, to indicate the outputs and outcomes of a public diplomacy program or campaign. (3) Impact evaluation The term impact evaluation means an assessment of the changes in the audience targeted by a public diplomacy program or campaign that can be attributed to such program or campaign. 210. Enhanced institutional capacity of the Bureau of African Affairs (a) In general The Secretary shall strengthen the institutional capacity of the Bureau of African Affairs to oversee programs and engage in strategic planning and crisis management by— (1) establishing an office within the Bureau of African Affairs that is separate and distinct from the regional affairs office specifically charged with overseeing strategy development and program implementation related to security assistance; (2) planning to facilitate the long-term planning process; and (3) developing a concrete plan to rightsize the Bureau of African Affairs not later than 180 days after the date enactment of this Act. (b) Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes the actions that have been taken to carry out subsection (a). (c) Authorization of appropriations Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize the appropriation of additional amounts to carry out this section, and the Secretary shall use existing resources to carry out the provisions of this section. B Personnel matters 211. Review of Foreign Service Officer compensation (a) Independent assessment (1) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall commission an independent assessment of Foreign Service Officer compensation to ensure that such compensation is achieving its purposes and the goals of the Department, including to recruit, retain, and maintain the world’s premier diplomatic corps. (2) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— (A) the results of the independent assessment commissioned pursuant to paragraph (1); and (B) the views of the Secretary regarding Foreign Service Officer compensation. (b) Content The report required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) a list of all compensation received by Foreign Service Officers assigned domestically or overseas, including base salary and any other benefits, allowances, differentials, or other financial incentives; (2) for each form of compensation described in paragraph (1)— (A) an explanation of its stated purpose; (B) a description of all relevant authorities, including statutory authority; and (C) an assessment of the degree to which its historical and current use matches its stated purpose; and (3) an assessment of the effectiveness of each form of compensation described in paragraph (1) in— (A) achieving its stated purpose; (B) achieving the recruiting and retention goals of the Department; and (C) achieving the assignment placement needs of the Department. 212. Repeal of recertification requirement for senior Foreign Service Section 305 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3945 ) is amended by striking subsection (d). 213. Compensatory time off for travel Section 5550b of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) The maximum amount of compensatory time off that may be earned under this section may not exceed 104 hours during any leave year (as defined in section 630.201(b) of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations). . 214. Certificates of demonstrated competence Not later than 7 days after submitting the report required under section 304(a)(4) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3944(a)(4) ) to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate , the President shall make the report available to the public, including by posting the on the website of the Department in a conspicuous manner and location. 215. Foreign Service assignment restrictions (a) Appeal of assignment restriction The Secretary shall establish a right and process for employees to appeal any assignment restriction or preclusion. (b) Certification Upon full implementation of a right and process for employees to appeal an assignment restriction or preclusion, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that— (1) certifies that such appeals process has been fully implemented; and (2) includes a detailed description of such process. (c) Notice The Secretary shall— (1) publish the right and process established pursuant to subsection (a) in the Foreign Affairs Manual; and (2) include a reference to such publication in the report required under subsection (b). (d) Prohibiting discrimination Section 502(a)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3982(a)(2) ) is amended to read as follows: (2) In making assignments under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that a member of the Service is not assigned to, or restricted from, a position at a post in a particular geographic area, or domestically in a position working on issues relating to a particular geographic area, exclusively on the basis of the race, ethnicity, or religion of that member. . 216. Security clearance suspensions (a) Suspension Section 610 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4010 ) is amended— (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the following: 610. Separation for cause; suspension ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) (1) In order to promote the efficiency of the Service, the Secretary may suspend a member of the Service without pay when— (A) the member’s security clearance is suspended; or (B) there is reasonable cause to believe that the member has committed a crime for which a sentence of imprisonment may be imposed. (2) Any member of the Foreign Service for whom a suspension is proposed under this subsection shall be entitled to— (A) written notice stating the specific reasons for the proposed suspension; (B) a reasonable time to respond orally and in writing to the proposed suspension; (C) representation by an attorney or other representative; and (D) a final written decision, including the specific reasons for such decision, as soon as practicable. (3) Any member suspended under this subsection may file a grievance in accordance with the procedures applicable to grievances under chapter 11. (4) If a grievance is filed under paragraph (3)— (A) the review by the Foreign Service Grievance Board shall be limited to a determination of whether the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) have been fulfilled; and (B) the Board may not exercise the authority provided under section 1106(8). (5) In this subsection: (A) The term reasonable time means— (i) with respect to a member of the Foreign Service assigned to duty in the United States, 15 days after receiving notice of the proposed suspension; and (ii) with respect to a member of the Foreign Service assigned to duty outside the United States, 30 days after receiving notice of the proposed suspension. (B) The terms suspend and suspension mean placing a member of the Foreign Service in a temporary status without duties and pay. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 2 of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 610 and inserting the following: Sec. 610. Separation for cause; suspension. . 217. Economic statecraft education and training The Secretary shall establish curriculum at the Foreign Services Institute to develop the practical foreign economic policy expertise and skill sets of Foreign Service officers, including by making available distance-learning courses in commercial, economic, and business affairs, including in— (1) the global business environment; (2) the economics of development; (3) development and infrastructure finance; (4) current trade and investment agreements negotiations; (5) implementing existing multilateral and World Trade Organization agreements, and United States trade and investment agreements; (6) best practices for customs and export procedures; and (7) market analysis and global supply chain management. 218. Report on diversity recruitment, employment, retention, and promotion (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and quadrennially thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit a comprehensive report to Congress that— (1) describes the efforts, consistent with existing law, including procedures, effects, and results of the Department since the period covered by the prior such report, to promote equal opportunity and inclusion for all American employees in direct hire and personal service contractors status, particularly employees of the Foreign Service, to include equal opportunity for all races, ethnicities, ages, genders, and service-disabled veterans, with a focus on traditionally underrepresented minority groups; (2) includes a section on— (A) the diversity of selection boards; (B) the employment of minority and service-disabled veterans during the most recent 10-year period, including— (i) the number hired through direct hires, internships, and fellowship programs; (ii) the number promoted to senior positions, including FS–01, GS–15, Senior Executive Service, and Senior Foreign Service; and (iii) attrition rates by grade, civil and foreign services, and the senior level ranks listed in clause (ii); (C) mentorship and retention programs; and (3) is organized in terms of real numbers and percentages at all levels. (b) Contents Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall describe the efforts of the Department— (1) to propagate fairness, impartiality, and inclusion in the work environment domestically and abroad; (2) to eradicate harassment, intolerance, and discrimination; (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 eliminate 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; (6) to resolve workplace conflicts, confrontations, and complaints in a prompt, impartial, constructive, and timely manner; (7) to improve demographic data availability and analysis regarding recruitment, hiring, promotion, training, length in service, assignment restrictions, and pass-through programs; (8) to recruit a diverse staff by— (A) recruiting women, minorities, veterans, and undergraduate and graduate students; (B) recruiting at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic serving institutions, women’s colleges, and colleges that typically serve majority minority populations; (C) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs in urban communities; (D) placing job advertisements in newspapers, magazines, and job sites oriented toward women and people of color; (E) providing opportunities through the Foreign Service Internship Program and other hiring initiatives; and (F) recruiting mid- and senior-level professionals through programs such as— (i) the International Career Advancement Program; (ii) the Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship Program; (iii) the Institute for International Public Policy Fellowship Program; (iv) Seminar XXI at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for International Studies; and (v) other similar, highly respected, international leadership programs; and (9) to provide opportunities through— (A) the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship Program; (B) the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program; and (C) the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program. (c) Scope of initial report The first report submitted to Congress under this section shall include the information described in subsection (b) for the 3 fiscal years immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the report is submitted. 219. Expansion of the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program, the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program, and the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program (a) Additional fellowships authorized Beginning in fiscal year 2016, the Secretary shall— (1) increase by 10 the number of fellows selected for the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program; (2) increase by 10 the number of fellows selected for the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program; and (3) increase by 5 the number of fellows selected for the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program. (b) Payne fellowship program Undergraduate and graduate components of the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program are authorized to conduct outreach to attract outstanding students who represent diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds with an interest in pursuing a Foreign Service career. 220. Retention of mid- and senior-level professionals from underrepresented groups (a) In general The Secretary should provide attention and oversight to the employment, retention, and promotion of underrepresented groups to promote a diverse ethnic representation among mid- and senior-level career professionals through programs such as— (1) the International Career Advancement Program; (2) Seminar XXI at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for International Studies; and (3) other highly respected international leadership programs. (b) Review of past programs The Secretary should review past programs designed to increase minority representation in international affairs positions, including— (1) the USAID Undergraduate Cooperative and Graduate Economics Program; (2) the Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship Program; and (3) the Institute for International Public Policy Fellowship Program. 221. Review of jurisdictional responsibilities of the Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan and the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (a) Review The Secretary of State shall conduct a review of the jurisdictional responsibilities of the Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) and the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA). (b) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the findings of the review conducted under subsection (a), including recommendations on whether jurisdictional responsibility between the 2 offices should be adjusted. 222. Congressional notification of countries compliance with minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking Section 110 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7107 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Congressional notification Not later than 30 days before the anticipated submission of each annual report under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of State shall notify and brief the appropriate congressional committees concerning the countries that will be upgraded to a higher tier or downgraded to a lower tier in such report. . 223. International religious freedom training program Section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4028 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; (2) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by inserting Refugees before The Secretary of State ; (3) in subsection (e), as redesignated, by inserting Child soldiers before The Secretary of State ; and (4) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: (a) Development of curriculum (1) In general The Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom appointed under section 101(b) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6411(b) ) shall develop a curriculum for Foreign Service Officers that includes training on— (A) the scope and strategic value of international religious freedom; (B) how violations of international religious freedom harm fundamental United States interests; (C) how the advancement of international religious freedom can advance such interests; (D) how United States international religious freedom policy should be carried out in practice by United States diplomats and other Foreign Service Officers; and (E) the relevance and relationship of international religious freedom to United States defense, diplomacy, development, and public affairs efforts to combat violent extremism. (2) Role of other officials The Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom shall carry out paragraph (1)— (A) in coordination with the Director of the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center and other Federal officials, as appropriate; and (B) in consultation with the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom established under section 201(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6431(a) ). (3) Resources The Secretary of State shall ensure the availability of sufficient resources to develop and implement the curriculum required under this subsection. (b) Religious freedom training (1) In general Not later than the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal Year 2016 , the Director of the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center shall begin training on religious freedom, using the curriculum developed under subsection (a), for Foreign Service officers, including— (A) entry level officers; (B) officers prior to departure for posting outside the United States; and (C) incoming deputy chiefs of mission and ambassadors. (2) Elements The training required under paragraph (1) shall be substantively incorporated into— (A) the A–100 course attended by Foreign Service Officers; (B) the specific country courses required of Foreign Service Officers prior to a posting outside the United States, with training tailored to— (i) the particular religious demography of such country; (ii) religious freedom conditions in such country; (iii) religious engagement strategies; and (iv) United States strategies for advancing religious freedom. (C) the courses required of incoming deputy chiefs of mission and ambassadors. (c) Information sharing The curriculum and training materials developed pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) shall be shared with the United States Armed Forces and all other Federal departments and agencies whose personnel serve as attachés, advisors, detailees, or otherwise in United States embassies globally to provide training on— (1) United States religious freedom policies; (2) religious traditions; (3) religious engagement strategies; (4) religious and cultural issues; and (5) efforts to combat terrorism and violent religious extremism. . III International organizations A United States contributions to international organizations 301. Reports concerning the United Nations (a) Report on anti-Semitic activity at the United Nations and its agencies Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes— (1) all activities at the United Nations and its subagencies that can be construed to exhibit an anti-Semitic bias, including official statements, proposed resolutions, and United Nations investigations; (2) the use of United Nations resources to promote anti-Semitic or anti-Israel rhetoric or propaganda, including publications, internet websites, and textbooks or other educational materials used to propagate political rhetoric regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; and (3) specific actions taken by the United States Government to address any of the activities described in paragraphs (1) and (2). (b) Report on all United States Government contributions to the United Nations Section 4(c) of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 ( 22 U.S.C. 287b(c) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (2), (3), (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following: (1) Contributions to the United Nations (A) In general A detailed description of all assessed and voluntary contributions, including in-kind contributions, of the United States to the United Nations and to each of its affiliated agencies and related bodies— (i) during the preceding fiscal year; (ii) estimated for the fiscal year in which the report is submitted; and (iii) requested in the budget of the President submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for the following fiscal year. (B) Content The description required under subparagraph (A) shall, for each fiscal year specified in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of that subparagraph, include— (i) the total amount or value of all contributions described in that subparagraph; (ii) the approximate percentage of all such contributions by the United States compared to all contributions to the United Nations and to each of its affiliated agencies and related bodies from any source; and (iii) for each such contribution described in subparagraph (A)— (I) the amount or value of the contribution; (II) whether the contribution was assessed by the United Nations or voluntary; (III) the purpose of the contribution; (IV) the department or agency of the United States Government responsible for the contribution; and (V) whether the United Nations or an affiliated agency or related body received the contribution and, if an affiliated agency or related body received the contribution, which such agency or body. (C) Public availability of information Not later than 14 days after submitting a report required under this subsection to the designated congressional committees, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall post a text-based, searchable version of the description required by subparagraph (A) on a publicly available Internet website of that Office. . 302. Annual report on financial contributions to international organizations Section 4(b) of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 ( 22 U.S.C. 287b(b) ) is amended by striking in which the United States participates as a member and inserting “, including— (1) the amount of such contributions that were assessed by an international organization and the amount of such contributions that were voluntary; and (2) the ratio of United States contributions to total contributions received for— (A) the United Nations, specialized agencies of the United Nations, and other United Nations funds, programs, and organizations; (B) peacekeeping; (C) inter-American organizations; (D) regional organizations; and (E) other international organizations. . 303. Report on peacekeeping arrears, credits, and contributions Section 4(c) of the United Nations Participation Act ( 22 U.S.C. 287b(c) ), as amended by section 301(b), is further amended by adding at the end the following: (6) Peacekeeping credits (A) In general A complete and full accounting of United States peacekeeping assessments and contributions for United Nations peacekeeping operations, including the following: (i) A tabulation of annual United Nations peacekeeping assessment rates, the peacekeeping contribution rate authorized by the United States, and the United States public law that authorized the contribution rate for the United Nations peacekeeping budget for each fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 1995 through the fiscal year following the date of the report. (ii) A tabulation of current United States accrued shortfalls and arrears in each respective ongoing or closed United Nations peacekeeping mission. (iii) A tabulation of all peacekeeping credits, including— (I) the total amount of peacekeeping credits determined by the United Nations to be available to the United States; (II) the total amount of peacekeeping credits determined by the United Nations to be unavailable to the United States; (III) the total amount of peacekeeping credits determined by the United Nations to be available to the United States from each open and closed peacekeeping mission; (IV) the total amount of peacekeeping credits determined by the United Nations to be unavailable to the United States from each open and closed peacekeeping mission; (V) the total amount of peacekeeping credits applied by the United Nations toward shortfalls from previous years that are apportioned to the United States; (VI) the total amount of peacekeeping credits applied by the United Nations toward offsetting future contributions of the United States; and (VII) the total amount of peacekeeping credits determined by the United Nations to be available to the United States that could be applied toward offsetting United States contributions in the following fiscal year. (iv) An explanation of any claim of unavailability by the United Nations of any peacekeeping credits described in clause (iii)(IV). (v) A description of any efforts by the United States to obtain reimbursement in accordance with the requirements of this Act, including Department of Defense materiel and services, and an explanation of any failure to obtain any such reimbursement. (B) Peacekeeping credits defined In this paragraph, the term peacekeeping credits means the amounts by which, during a United Nations peacekeeping fiscal year, the contributions of the United States to the United Nations for peacekeeping operations exceed the actual expenditures for peacekeeping operations by the United Nations that are apportioned to the United States. . 304. Assessment rate transparency (a) Report (1) In general Not later than 30 days after each time the United Nations General Assembly modifies the assessment levels for peacekeeping operations, the Secretary shall submit a report, which may include a classified annex, to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives . (2) Contents Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall describe— (A) the change, by amount and percentage, of the peacekeeping assessment charged to each member state; and (B) how the economic and strategic interests of each of the permanent members of the Security Council is being served by each peacekeeping mission currently in force. (b) Availability of peacekeeping assessment data The Secretary shall direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United Nations to urge the United Nations— (1) to share the raw data used to calculate member state peacekeeping assessment rates; and (2) to make available the formula for determining peacekeeping assessments. B Accountability at international organizations 311. Preventing abuse in peacekeeping Not later than 15 days before the anticipated date of a vote (or, in the case of exigent circumstances, as far in advance of the vote as is practicable) on a resolution approving a new peacekeeping mission under the auspices of the United Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or any other multilateral organization in which the United States participates, or to reauthorize an existing such mission, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on that mission that includes the following: (1) A description of the specific measures taken and planned to be taken by the organization related to the mission— (A) to prevent individuals who are employees or contractor personnel of the organization, or members of the forces serving in the mission from engaging in acts of trafficking in persons, exploitation of victims of trafficking, or sexual exploitation or abuse; and (B) to hold accountable any such individuals who engage in any such acts while participating in the mission. (2) An assessment of the effectiveness of each of the measures described in paragraph (1). (3) An accounting and assessment of all cases in which the organization has taken action to investigate allegations that individuals described in paragraph (1)(A) have engaged in acts described in that paragraph, including a description of the status of all such cases as of the date of the report. 312. Inclusion of peacekeeping abuses in country report on human rights practices Section 116(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151n(d) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (11)(C), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (12)(C)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (13) for each country that contributes personnel to United Nations peacekeeping missions, a description of— (A) any allegations of such personnel engaging in acts of trafficking in persons, exploitation of victims of trafficking, or sexual exploitation and abuse while participating in such a peacekeeping mission; (B) any repatriations of such personnel resulting from an allegation described in subparagraph (A); (C) any actions taken by such country with respect to personnel repatriated as a result of allegations described in subparagraph (A), including whether such personnel faced prosecution related to such allegations; and (D) the extent to which any actions taken as described in subparagraph (C) have been communicated by such country to the United Nations. . 313. Evaluation of United Nations peacekeeping missions (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— (1) a comprehensive evaluation of current United Nations peacekeeping missions; (2) a prioritization of the peacekeeping missions; (3) plans for phasing out and ending any mission that— (A) has substantially met its objectives and goals; or (B) will not be able to meet its objectives and goals; and (4) a plan for reviewing the status of open-ended mandates for— (A) the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK); (B) the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO); and (C) the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP). (b) Approval of future peacekeeping missions The President shall direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United Nations to ensure that no new United Nations peacekeeping mission is approved without a periodic mandate renewal. (c) Funding limitation The United States shall not provide funding for any United Nations peacekeeping mission beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act unless the mission has a periodic mandate renewal. C Personnel matters 321. Encouraging employment of United States citizens at the United Nations Section 181 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 ( 22 U.S.C. 276c–4 ) is amended to read as follows: 181. Employment of United States citizens by certain international organizations Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal Year 2016 , and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report that provides— (1) for each international organization that had a geographic distribution formula in effect on January 1, 1991, an assessment of whether that organization— (A) is taking good faith steps to increase the staffing of United States citizens, including, as appropriate, as assessment of any additional steps the organization could be taking to increase such staffing; and (B) has met the requirements of its geographic distribution formula; and (2) an assessment of United States representation among professional and senior-level positions at the United Nations, including— (A) an assessment of the proportion of United States citizens employed at the United Nations Secretariat and at all United Nations specialized agencies, funds, and programs relative to the total employment at the United Nations Secretariat and at all such agencies, funds, and programs; (B) as assessment of compliance by the United Nations Secretariat and such agencies, funds, and programs with any applicable geographic distribution formula; and (C) a description of any steps taken or planned to be taken by the United States to increase the staffing of United States citizens at the United Nations Secretariat and such agencies, funds and programs. . 322. Ensuring appropriate United Nations personnel salaries (a) Compensation of United Nations personnel The President shall direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United Nations— (1) to establish appropriate policies, procedures, and assumptions for— (A) determining comparable positions between officials in the professional and higher categories of employment at the United Nations headquarters in New York, New York, and in the United States Federal civil service; (B) calculating the margin between the compensation of such officials at the United Nations headquarters and the civil service; and (C) determining the appropriate margin for adoption by the United Nations to govern compensation for such officials; (2) to make all policies, procedures, and assumptions described in paragraph (1) available to the public; and (3) to limit increases in the compensation of United Nations officials to ensure that such officials remain within the margin range established by United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/40/244, or any subsequent margin range adopted by the United Nations to govern compensation for United Nations officials. (b) Report on salary margins The Secretary shall submit an annual report to the appropriate congressional committees, at the time of the submission of the budget of the President to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, that (1) describes the policies, procedures, and assumptions established or used by the United Nations— (A) to determine comparable positions between officials in the professional and higher categories of employment at the United Nations headquarters in New York, New York, and in the United States Federal civil service; (B) to calculate the percentage difference, or margin, between the compensation of such officials at the United Nations headquarters and the civil service; and (C) to determine the margin range established in United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/40/244, or any subsequent margin range adopted by the United Nations to govern compensation for United Nations officials; (2) assesses, in accordance with the policies, procedures, and assumptions described in paragraph (1), the margin between net salaries of officials in the professional and higher categories of employment at the United Nations in New York and those of comparable positions in the United States Federal civil service; (3) assesses any changes in the margin described in paragraph (2) from the previous year; (4) assesses the extent to which any changes in that margin resulted from modifications to the policies, procedures, and assumptions described in paragraph (1); and (5) provides the views of the Secretary on any changes in that margin and any such modifications. IV Consular authorities 401. Visa ineligibility for international child abductors Section 212(a)(10)(C)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(10)(C)(iii) ) is amended— (1) in subclause (I), by adding or at the end; (2) in subclause (II), by striking ; or at the end and inserting a period; and (3) by striking subclause (III). 402. Presumption of immigrant intent for H and L visa classifications Section 214(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(b) ) is amended— (1) by striking (other than a nonimmigrant described in subparagraph (L) or (V) of section 101(a)(15), and other than a nonimmigrant described in any provision of section 101(a)(15)(H)(i) except subclause (b1) of such section) ; (2) by striking under section 101(a)(15). and inserting under the immigration laws. ; and (3) by striking he each place such term appears and inserting the alien . 403. Visa information sharing Section 222(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1202(f)(2) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking issuance or refusal and inserting issuance, refusal, or revocation ; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking and on the basis of reciprocity ; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking illicit weapons; or and inserting illicit weapons, or in determining the removability or eligibility for a visa, admission, or another immigration benefit of persons who would be inadmissible to, or removable from, the United States; ; (C) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking for the purposes and inserting for 1 of the purposes ; and (ii) by striking or to deny visas to persons who would be inadmissible to the United States. and inserting ; or ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (C) with regard to any or all aliens in the database, specified data elements from each record, if the Secretary of State determines that it is in the national interest to provide such information to a foreign government. . V Embassy Security A Allocation of authorized security appropriations. 501. Worldwide security protection (a) In general Funds made available in fiscal year 2016 for worldwide security protection shall to the extent practicable, before any such funds may be allocated to any other authorized purpose, be allocated for— (1) immediate threat mitigation support in accordance with subsection (b) at facilities determined to be high threat, high risk pursuant to section 531; (2) immediate threat mitigation support in accordance with subsection (b) at other facilities; and (3) locations with high vulnerabilities. (b) Immediate threat mitigation support prioritization In allocating funding for immediate threat mitigation support pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall prioritize funding for— (1) the purchasing of additional security equipment, including additional defensive weaponry; (2) the paying of expenses of additional security forces; and (3) any other purposes necessary to mitigate immediate threats to United States personnel serving overseas. 502. Embassy security, construction and maintenance (a) In general Funds made available in fiscal year 2016 for Worldwide Security Upgrades within embassy security, construction and maintenance shall to the extent practicable, before any funds may be allocated to any other authorized purpose, be allocated in the prioritized order of— (1) immediate threat mitigation projects in accordance with subsection (b) at facilities determined to be high threat, high risk pursuant to section 531; (2) other security upgrades to facilities determined to be high threat, high risk pursuant to section 531; (3) all other immediate threat mitigation projects in accordance with subsection (b); and (4) security upgrades to all other facilities or new construction for facilities determined to be high threat, high risk pursuant to section 531. (b) Immediate threat mitigation projects prioritization In allocating funding for immediate threat mitigation projects pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall prioritize funding for the construction of safeguards that provide immediate security benefits and any other purposes necessary to mitigate immediate threats to United States personnel serving overseas. (c) Additional limitation No funds authorized to be appropriated shall be obligated for new embassy construction, other than for high threat, high risk facilities, unless the Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that— (1) the Department has fully complied with the requirements of subsection (a); (2) high threat, high risk facilities are being secured to the best of the United States Government’s ability; and (3) the Secretary will make funds available from the Embassy Security, Construction and Maintenance account or other sources to address any changed security threats or new or emergent security needs, including new immediate threat mitigation projects. (d) Report The Secretary shall report to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act on— (1) funding for the priorities described in subsection (a); (2) efforts to secure high threat, high risk facilities as well as high vulnerability locations facilities; and (3) plans to make funds available from the Embassy Security, Construction and Maintenance account or other sources to address any changed security threats or new or emergent security needs, including new immediate threat mitigation projects. B Contracting and other matters. 511. Local guard contracts abroad under diplomatic security program (a) In general Section 136(c)(3) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 ( 22 U.S.C. 4864(c)(3) ) is amended to read as follows: (3) in evaluating proposals for such contracts, award contracts to technically acceptable firms offering the lowest evaluated price, except that— (A) the Secretary may award contracts on the basis of best value (as determined by a cost-technical tradeoff analysis), especially for posts determined to be high threat, high risk pursuant to section 531 of the Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal Year 2016 ; and (B) proposals received from United States persons and qualified United States joint venture persons shall be evaluated by reducing the bid price by 10 percent; . (b) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that includes— (1) an explanation of the implementation of section 136(c)(3) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, as amended by subsection (a); and (2) for each instance in which a contract is awarded pursuant to subparagraph (A) of such section, a written justification and approval that describes the basis for such award and an explanation of the inability of the Secretary to satisfy the needs of the Department by awarding a contract to the technically acceptable firm offering the lowest evaluated price. 512. Disciplinary action resulting from unsatisfactory leadership in relation to a security incident Section 304(c) of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4834 (c)) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and moving such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right; (2) by striking Whenever in the first sentence immediately following the subsection heading and inserting the following: (1) In general Whenever ; and (3) by inserting at the end the following: (2) Certain security incidents (A) Unsatisfactory leadership Unsatisfactory leadership by a senior official with respect to a security incident involving loss of life, serious injury, or significant destruction of property at or related to a United States Government mission abroad may be grounds for disciplinary action. (B) Disciplinary action If a Board finds reasonable cause to believe that a senior official provided such unsatisfactory leadership, the Board may recommend disciplinary action subject to the procedures in paragraph (1). . 513. Management and staff accountability (a) Authority of Secretary of State Nothing in this Act or in any other provision of law may be construed to prevent the Secretary from using all authorities invested in the office of Secretary to take personnel action against any employee or official of the Department that the Secretary determines has breached the duty of that individual or has engaged in misconduct or unsatisfactorily performed the duties of employment of that individual, and such misconduct or unsatisfactory performance has significantly contributed to the serious injury, loss of life, or significant destruction of property, or a serious breach of security, even if such action is the subject of an Accountability Review Board's examination under section 304(a) of the Diplomatic Security Act ( 22 U.S.C. 4834(a) ). (b) Accountability Section 304 of the Diplomatic Security Act ( 22 U.S.C. 4834 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by inserting or has engaged in misconduct or unsatisfactorily performed the duties of employment of that individual, and such misconduct or unsatisfactory performance has significantly contributed to the serious injury, loss of life, or significant destruction of property, or the serious breach of security that is the subject of the Board's examination as described in subsection (a), after breached the duty of that individual ; (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Management accountability Whenever a Board determines that an individual has engaged in any conduct described in subsection (c), the Board shall evaluate the level and effectiveness of management and oversight conducted by employees or officials in the management chain of such individual. . 514. Security enhancements for soft targets Section 29 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2701 ) is amended, in the third sentence, by inserting physical security enhancements and after Such assistance may include . C Marine Corps Security Guard Program 521. Additional reports on expansion and enhancement of Marine Corps Security Guard Program Section 1269(a)(2) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 ( Public Law 113–291 ; 10 U.S.C. 5983 note) is amended by inserting and not less frequently than once each year thereafter until the date that is three years after such date after of this Act . D Defending high threat, high risk posts 531. Designation and reporting for high threat, high risk posts (a) Report required Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit, to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate , the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate , the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate , the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives , the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives , and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives , a classified report, with an unclassified summary, evaluating Department facilities that the Secretary determines to be high threat, high risk in accordance with subsection (c). (b) Contents For each facility determined to be high threat, high risk pursuant to subsection (a), the report submitted under subsection (a) shall include— (1) a narrative assessment describing the security threats and risks facing posts overseas and the overall threat level to United States personnel under chief of mission authority; (2) the number of diplomatic security personnel, Marine Corps security guards, and other Department personnel dedicated to providing security for United States personnel, information, and facilities; (3) an assessment of host nation willingness and capability to provide protection in the event of a security threat or incident, pursuant to the obligations of the United States under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, done at Vienna April 18, 1961; (4) an assessment of the quality and experience level of the team of United States senior security personnel assigned to the facility, considering collectively the assignment durations and lengths of government experience; (5) the number of Foreign Service Officers who have received Foreign Affairs Counter Threat training; (6) a summary of the requests made during the previous calendar year for additional resources, equipment, or personnel related to the security of the facility and the status of such requests; (7) an assessment of the ability of United States personnel to respond to and survive a fire attack, including— (A) whether the facility has adequate fire safety and security equipment for safe havens and safe areas; and (B) whether the employees working at the facility have been adequately trained on the equipment available; (8) if it is a new facility, a detailed description of the steps taken to provide security for the new facility, including whether a dedicated support cell was established in the Department to ensure proper and timely resourcing of security; and (9) a listing of any high threat, high risk facilities where the facilities of the Department and other government agencies are not collocated, including— (A) a rationale for the lack of collocation; and (B) a description of what steps, if any, are being taken to mitigate potential security vulnerabilities associated with the lack of collocation. (c) Determination of high threat, high risk facility In determining which facilities of the Department constitute high threat, high risk facilities under this section, the Secretary shall take into account with respect to each facility whether there are— (1) high to critical levels of political violence or terrorism; (2) national or local governments with inadequate capacity or political will to provide appropriate protection; and (3) in locations where there are high to critical levels of political violence or terrorism or where national or local governments lack the capacity or political will to provide appropriate protection— (A) mission physical security platforms that fall well below the Department's established standards; or (B) security personnel levels that are insufficient for the circumstances. (d) Inspector General review and report The Inspector General for the Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall annually— (1) review the determinations of the Secretary with respect to high threat, high risk facilities, including the basis for making such determinations; (2) review contingency planning for high threat, high risk facilities and evaluate the measures in place to respond to attacks on such facilities; (3) review the risk mitigation measures in place at high threat, high risk facilities to determine how the Secretary evaluates risk and whether the measures put in place sufficiently address the relevant risks; (4) review early warning systems in place at high threat, high risk facilities and evaluate the measures being taken to preempt and disrupt threats to such facilities; and (5) provide to the appropriate congressional committees— (A) an assessment of the determinations of the Secretary with respect to high threat, high risk facilities, including recommendations for additions or changes to the list of such facilities; and (B) a report on the reviews and evaluations undertaken pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (4). 532. Designation and reporting for high-risk counterintelligence threat posts (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate committees of congress The term appropriate committees of Congress means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ; (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate ; (C) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate ; (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate ; (E) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives ; (F) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives ; (G) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives ; and (H) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives (2) Priority 1 counterintelligence threat nation The term Priority 1 Counterintelligence Threat Nation means a country designated as such by the October 2012 National Intelligence Priorities Framework (NIPF). (b) Report required (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in conjunction with appropriate officials in the intelligence community and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress that assesses the counterintelligence threat to United States diplomatic facilities in Priority 1 Counterintelligence Threat Nations. (2) Contents The report required under paragraph (1) shall include— (A) an assessment of the use of locally employed staff and guard forces and a listing of diplomatic facilities in Priority 1 Counterintelligence Threat Nations without controlled access areas; and (B) recommendations for mitigating any counterintelligence threats and for any necessary facility upgrades, including costs assessment of any recommended mitigation or upgrades. 533. Enhanced qualifications for Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for high threat, high risk posts The Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 206 ( 22 U.S.C. 4824 ) the following new section: 207. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for High Threat, High Risk Posts The individual serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for High Threat, High Risk Posts shall have 1 or more of the following qualifications: (1) Service during the last 6 years at 1 or more posts designated as high threat, high risk by the Secretary of State at the time of service. (2) Previous service as the office director or deputy director of 1 or more of the following Department of State offices or successor entities carrying out substantively equivalent functions: (A) The Office of Mobile Security Deployments. (B) The Office of Special Programs and Coordination. (C) The Office of Overseas Protective Operations. (D) The Office of Physical Security Programs. (E) The Office of Intelligence and Threat Analysis. (3) Previous service as the Regional Security Officer at two or more overseas posts. (4) Other government or private sector experience substantially equivalent to service in the positions listed in paragraphs (1) through (3). . 534. Security environment threat list briefings (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and upon each subsequent update of the Security Environment Threat List (SETL), the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security shall provide classified briefings to the appropriate congressional committees on the Security Environment Threat List. (b) Content The briefings required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) an overview of the Security Environment Threat List; and (2) a summary assessment of the security posture of those facilities where the Security Environment Threat List assesses the threat environment to be most acute, including factors that informed such assessment. 535. Comptroller General of the United States report on implementation of Benghazi Accountability Review Board recommendations (a) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that describes the progress of the Secretary in implementing the recommendations of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board. (b) Content The report required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) an assessment of the progress the Secretary has made in implementing each specific recommendation of the Accountability Review Board; and (2) a description of any impediments to recommended reforms, such as budget constraints, bureaucratic obstacles within the Department or in the broader interagency community, or limitations under current law. (c) Form The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. 536. Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (a) Office of Management and Budget Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees all documents and materials related to its consideration and analysis concerning the Foreign Affairs Security Training Center at Fort Picket, Virginia, and any alternative facilities. (b) Department of State Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees all documents and materials related to the determination to construct a new Foreign Affairs Security Training Center at Fort Picket, Virginia, including any that are related to the development and adoption of all related training requirements, including any documents and materials related to the consideration and analysis of such facility performed by the Office of Management and Budget. 537. Language training (a) In general Title IV of the Diplomatic Security Act ( 22 U.S.C. 4851 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 416. Language requirements for diplomatic security personnel assigned to high threat, high risk posts (a) In general Diplomatic security personnel assigned permanently to, or who are serving in, long-term temporary duty status as designated by the Secretary of State at a high threat, high risk post should receive language training described in subsection (b) in order to prepare such personnel for duty requirements at such post. (b) Language training described Language training referred to in subsection (a) should prepare personnel described in such subsection— (1) to speak the language at issue with sufficient structural accuracy and vocabulary to participate effectively in most formal and informal conversations on subjects germane to security; and (2) to read within an adequate range of speed and with almost complete comprehension on subjects germane to security. (c) Inspector general review Not later than September 30, 2016, the Inspector General of the Department of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors shall— (1) review the language training conducted pursuant to this section; and (2) make the results of such review available to the Secretary of State and the appropriate congressional committees. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 ( Public Law 99–399 ) is amended by inserting after the item relating the section 415 the following: Sec. 416. Language requirements for diplomatic security personnel assigned to high threat, high risk posts. . E Accountability review boards 541. Provision of copies of accountability review board reports to Congress Not later than 2 days after an Accountability Review Board provides its report to the Secretary of State in accordance with title III of the Omnibus Diplomatic and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 ( 22 U.S.C. 4831 et seq. ), the Secretary shall provide copies of the report to the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, and the minority leader of the House of Representatives, and to the appropriate congressional committees for retention and review by those committees. 542. Staffing Section 302(b)(2) of the Diplomatic Security Act ( 22 U.S.C. 4832(b)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Such persons shall be drawn from bureaus or other agency subunits that are not impacted by the incident that is the subject of the Board’s review. . VI Management and accountability 601. Short title This title may be cited at the Improving Department of State Oversight Act of 2015 . 602. Competitive hiring status for former employees of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction who completes at least 12 months of service at any time prior to the date of the termination of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (October 5, 2013), and was not terminated for cause shall acquire competitive status for appointment to any position in the competitive service for which the employee possesses the required qualifications. 603. Assurance of independence of IT systems The Secretary, with the concurrence of the Inspector General of the Department of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors, shall certify to the appropriate congressional committees that the Department has made reasonable efforts to ensure the integrity and independence of the Office of the Inspector General Information Technology systems. 604. Protecting the integrity of internal investigations Section 209(c)(5) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3929(c)(5) ) is amended by inserting at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Required reporting of allegations and investigations and inspector general authority (i) In general Each bureau, post or other office (in this subparagraph, an entity ) of the Department of State shall, within five business days, report to the Inspector General any allegations of— (I) waste, fraud, or abuse in a Department program or operation; (II) criminal or serious misconduct on the part of a Department employee at the FS–1, GS–15, GM–15 level or higher; (III) criminal misconduct on the part of any Department employee; and (IV) serious, noncriminal misconduct on the part of any individual who is authorized to carry a weapon, make arrests, or conduct searches, such as conduct that, if proved, would constitute perjury or material dishonesty, warrant suspension as discipline for a first offense, or result in loss of law enforcement authority. (ii) Inspector General authority The Inspector General may, pursuant to existing authority, investigate matters covered by clause (i). (iii) Limitation on investigations outside of Office of Inspector General No entity in the Department of State with concurrent jurisdiction over matters covered by clause (i), including the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, may initiate an investigation of such matter unless it has first reported the allegations to the Inspector General as required by clause (i), except as provided in clause (v) and (vi). (iv) Cooperation If an entity in the Department of State initiates an investigation of a matter covered in clause (i) the entity must, except as provided in clause (v), fully cooperate with the Inspector General, including— (I) by providing to the Inspector General all data and records obtained in connection with its investigation upon request of the Inspector General; (II) by coordinating, at the request of the Inspector General, such entity’s investigation with the Inspector General; and (III) by providing to the Inspector General requested support in aid of the Inspector General’s oversight and investigative responsibilities. (v) Exceptions The Inspector General may prescribe general rules under which any requirement of clause (iii) or clause (iv) may be dispensed with. (vi) Exigent circumstances Compliance with clauses (i), (iii), and (iv) of this subparagraph may be dispensed with by an entity of the Department of State if complying with them in an exigent circumstance would pose an imminent threat to human life, health or safety, or result in the irretrievable loss or destruction of critical evidence or witness testimony, in which case a report of the allegation shall be made not later than 48 hours after an entity begins an investigation under the authority of this clause and cooperation required under clause (iv) shall commence not later than 48 hours after the relevant exigent circumstance has ended. (vii) Rule of construction Nothing in this subparagraph may be interpreted to affect any duty or authority of the Inspector General under any provision of law, including the Inspector General’s duties or authorities under the Inspector General Act. . 605. Report on Inspector General inspection and auditing of Foreign Service posts and bureaus and operating units Department of State (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress on the requirement under section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3929(a)(1) ) that the Inspector General of the Department of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors inspect and audit, at least every 5 years, the administration of activities and operations of each Foreign Service post and each bureau and other operating unit of the Department. (b) Consideration of Multi-Tier system The report required under subsection (a) shall assess the advisability and feasibility of implementing a multi-tier system for inspecting Foreign Service posts featuring more (or less) frequent inspections and audits of posts based on risk, including security risk, as may be determined by the Inspector General. (c) Composition The report required under subsection (a) shall include separate portions prepared by the Inspector General of the Department of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors, and the Comptroller General of the United States, respectively.

Passed the Senate April 28, 2016. Secretary

tv_txt: IC 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1635 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 19, 2016 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs AN ACT To authorize the Department of State for fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes.

1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal Year 2016 . (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—Department of State authorities and activities Subtitle A—Basic Authorities and Activities Sec. 101. American spaces review. Sec. 102. Identifying bilateral investment treaty opportunities. Sec. 103. Reinstatement of Hong Kong report. Sec. 104. Interagency hostage recovery coordinator. Sec. 105. United States-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue review. Sec. 106. Report on human rights violations in Burma. Sec. 107. Combating anti-semitism. Sec. 108. Biotechnology grants. Sec. 109. Definition of use in passport and visa offenses. Sec. 110. Science and technology fellowships. Sec. 111. Name changes. Sec. 112. Anti-piracy information sharing. Sec. 113. Report reform. Sec. 114. Sense of Congress on the United States alliance with Japan. Sec. 115. Sense of Congress on the defense relationship between the United States and the Republic of India. Sec. 116. Sense of Congress on the United States alliance with the Republic of Korea. Sec. 117. Sense of Congress on the relationship between the United States and Taiwan. Sec. 118. Report on political freedom in Venezuela. Sec. 119. Strategy for the Middle East in the event of a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran. Sec. 120. Department of State international cyberspace policy strategy. Sec. 121. Waiver of fees for renewal of immigrant visa for adopted child in certain situations. Sec. 122. Sense of Congress on anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority. Sec. 123. Support for the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and inviolability of post-Soviet countries in light of Russian aggression and interference. Sec. 124. Russian propaganda report. Sec. 125. Approval of export licences and letters of request to assist the Government of Ukraine. Subtitle B—Additional matters Sec. 131. Atrocities prevention board. Sec. 132. United States engagement in the Indo-Pacific. Sec. 133. Joint action plan to combat prejudice and discrimination and to foster inclusion. Sec. 134. Report on developing country debt sustainability. Sec. 135. United States strategy to prevent and respond to gender-based violence globally. Sec. 136. International corruption and accountability. Sec. 137. Quadrennial diplomacy and development review. Sec. 138. Disappeared persons in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Sec. 139. Report on implementation by the Government of Bahrain of recommendations from the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry. Sec. 140. Report on United States humanitarian assistance to Haiti and whether recent elections in Haiti meet international election standards. Sec. 141. Sense of Congress with respect to the imposition of additional sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. TITLE II—Organization and personnel of the Department of State Subtitle A—Organizational matters Sec. 201. Rightsizing accountability. Sec. 202. Integration of foreign economic policy. Sec. 203. Review of Bureau of African Affairs and Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs jurisdictions. Sec. 204. Special envoys, representatives, advisors, and coordinators. Sec. 205. Conflict prevention, mitigation and resolution, and the inclusion and participation of women. Sec. 206. Information technology system security. Sec. 207. Analysis of embassy cost sharing. Sec. 208. Parent advisory committee to the Interagency Working Group to Prevent International Parental Child Abduction. Sec. 209. Improving research and evaluation of public diplomacy. Sec. 210. Enhanced institutional capacity of the Bureau of African Affairs. Subtitle B—Personnel matters Sec. 211. Review of Foreign Service Officer compensation. Sec. 212. Repeal of recertification requirement for senior Foreign Service. Sec. 213. Compensatory time off for travel. Sec. 214. Certificates of demonstrated competence. Sec. 215. Foreign Service assignment restrictions. Sec. 216. Security clearance suspensions. Sec. 217. Economic statecraft education and training. Sec. 218. Report on diversity recruitment, employment, retention, and promotion. Sec. 219. Expansion of the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program, the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program, and the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program. Sec. 220. Retention of mid- and senior-level professionals from underrepresented groups. Sec. 221. Review of jurisdictional responsibilities of the Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan and the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs. Sec. 222. Congressional notification of countries compliance with minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. Sec. 223. International religious freedom training program. TITLE III—International organizations Subtitle A—United States contributions to international organizations Sec. 301. Reports concerning the United Nations. Sec. 302. Annual report on financial contributions to international organizations. Sec. 303. Report on peacekeeping arrears, credits, and contributions. Sec. 304. Assessment rate transparency. Subtitle B—Accountability at international organizations Sec. 311. Preventing abuse in peacekeeping. Sec. 312. Inclusion of peacekeeping abuses in country report on human rights practices. Sec. 313. Evaluation of United Nations peacekeeping missions. Subtitle C—Personnel matters Sec. 321. Encouraging employment of United States citizens at the United Nations. Sec. 322. Ensuring appropriate United Nations personnel salaries. TITLE IV—Consular authorities Sec. 401. Visa ineligibility for international child abductors. Sec. 402. Presumption of immigrant intent for H and L visa classifications. Sec. 403. Visa information sharing. TITLE V—Embassy Security Subtitle A—Allocation of authorized security appropriations. Sec. 501. Worldwide security protection. Sec. 502. Embassy security, construction and maintenance. Subtitle B—Contracting and other matters. Sec. 511. Local guard contracts abroad under diplomatic security program. Sec. 512. Disciplinary action resulting from unsatisfactory leadership in relation to a security incident. Sec. 513. Management and staff accountability. Sec. 514. Security enhancements for soft targets. Subtitle C—Marine Corps Security Guard Program Sec. 521. Additional reports on expansion and enhancement of Marine Corps Security Guard Program. Subtitle D—Defending high threat, high risk posts Sec. 531. Designation and reporting for high threat, high risk posts. Sec. 532. Designation and reporting for high-risk counterintelligence threat posts. Sec. 533. Enhanced qualifications for Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for high threat, high risk posts. Sec. 534. Security environment threat list briefings. Sec. 535. Comptroller General of the United States report on implementation of Benghazi Accountability Review Board recommendations. Sec. 536. Foreign Affairs Security Training Center. Sec. 537. Language training. Subtitle E—Accountability review boards Sec. 541. Provision of copies of accountability review board reports to Congress. Sec. 542. Staffing. TITLE VI—Management and accountability Sec. 601. Short title. Sec. 602. Competitive hiring status for former employees of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. Sec. 603. Assurance of independence of IT systems. Sec. 604. Protecting the integrity of internal investigations. Sec. 605. Report on Inspector General inspection and auditing of Foreign Service posts and bureaus and operating units Department of State. 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees 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 The term Department means the Department of State. (3) Peacekeeping credits The term peacekeeping credits means the amounts by which United States assessed peacekeeping contributions exceed actual expenditures, apportioned to the United States, of peacekeeping operations by the United Nations during a United Nations peacekeeping fiscal year. (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of State. I Department of State authorities and activities A Basic Authorities and Activities 101. American spaces review Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— (1) the full costs incurred by the Department to provide American Spaces, including— (A) American Centers, American Corners, Binational Centers, Information Resource Centers, and Science Centers; and (B) the total costs of all associated— (i) employee salaries, including foreign service, American civilian, and locally employed staff; (ii) programming expenses; (iii) operating expenses; (iv) contracting expenses; and (v) security expenses; (2) a breakdown of the total costs described in paragraph (1) by each space and type of space; (3) the total fees collected for entry to, or the use of, American Spaces and related resources, including a breakdown by the type of fee for each space and type of space; and (4) the total usage rates, including by type of service, for each space and type of space. 102. Identifying bilateral investment treaty opportunities Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the United States Trade Representative, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes a detailed description of— (1) the status of all ongoing investment treaty negotiations, including a strategy and timetable for concluding each such negotiation; (2) a strategy to expand the investment treaty agenda, including through— (A) launching new investment treaty negotiations with foreign partners that are currently capable of entering into such negotiations; and (B) building the capacity of foreign partners to enter into such negotiations, including by encouraging the adoption of best practices with respect to investment; and (3) an estimate of any resources that will be needed, including anticipated staffing levels— (A) to conclude all ongoing negotiations described in paragraph (1); (B) to launch new investment treaty negotiations, as described in paragraph (2)(A); and (C) to build the capacity of foreign partners, as described in paragraph (2)(B). 103. Reinstatement of Hong Kong report (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 2020, the Secretary shall submit the report required under section 301 of the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 ( 22 U.S.C. 5731 ) to the appropriate congressional committees. (b) Public disclosure The report submitted under subsection (a) should be unclassified and made publicly available, including through the Department’s public website. (c) Treatment of Hong Kong under United States law (1) Secretary of state certification requirement (A) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall certify to Congress whether Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is sufficiently autonomous to justify different treatment for its citizens from the treatment accorded to other citizens of the People’s Republic of China in any new laws, agreements, treaties, or arrangements entered into between the United States and Hong Kong after the date of the enactment of this Act. (B) Factor for consideration In making a certification under subparagraph (A), the Secretary should consider the terms, obligations, and expectations expressed in the Joint Declaration with respect to Hong Kong. (C) Exception A certification shall not be required under this subsection with respect to any new laws, agreements, treaties, or arrangements that support human rights, rule of law, or democracy in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. (2) Waiver authority The Secretary may waive the application of paragraph (1) if the Secretary— (A) determines that such a waiver is in the national interests of the United States; and (B) on or before the date on which such waiver would take effect, submits a notice of, and justification for, the waiver to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives . 104. Interagency hostage recovery coordinator (a) In general (1) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall designate an existing Federal officer to coordinate efforts to secure the release of United States persons who are hostages of hostile groups or state sponsors of terrorism. For purposes of carrying out the duties described in paragraph (2), such officer shall have the title of Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator . (2) Duties The Coordinator shall have the following duties: (A) Coordinate and direct all activities of the Federal Government relating to each hostage situation described in paragraph (1) to ensure efforts to secure the release of all hostages in the hostage situation are properly resourced and correct lines of authority are established and maintained. (B) Establish and direct a fusion cell consisting of appropriate personnel of the Federal Government with purview over each hostage situation described in paragraph (1). (C) Develop a strategy to keep family members of hostages described in paragraph (1) informed of the status of such hostages and inform such family members of updates, procedures, and policies that do not compromise the national security of the United States. (b) Limitation on authority The authority of the Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator shall be limited to hostage cases outside the United States. (c) Quarterly report (1) In general On a quarterly basis, the Coordinator shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the members of Congress described in paragraph (2) a report that includes a summary of each hostage situation described in sub-section (a)(1) and efforts to secure the release of all hostages in such hostage situation. (2) Members of congress described The members of Congress described in this subparagraph are, with respect to a United States person hostage covered by a report under paragraph (1), the Senators representing the State, and the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the House of Representatives representing the district, where a hostage described in subjection (a)(1) resides. (3) Form of report Each report under this subsection may be submitted in classified or unclassified form. (d) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the Federal Government to negotiate with a state sponsor of terrorism or an organization that the Secretary has designated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 ) or any other hostage-takers. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Hostile group The term hostile group means— (A) a group that is designated as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189(a) ); (B) a group that is engaged in armed conflict with the United States; or (C) any other group that the President determines to be a hostile group for purposes of this paragraph. (2) State sponsor of terrorism The term state sponsor of terrorism — (A) means a country the government of which the Secretary has determined, for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, or any other provision of law, to be a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism; and (B) includes North Korea. 105. United States-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue review (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, and in consultation with other departments and agencies, as appropriate, shall— (1) conduct a review of the United States-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (referred to in this section as the Dialogue ); and (2) submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that contains the findings of such review. (b) Contents The report described in subsection (a) shall include— (1) a list of all commitments agreed to by the United States and China at each of the first 6 rounds of meetings; (2) an assessment of the status of each commitment agreed to by the United States and China at each of the first 6 rounds of meetings, including a detailed description of— (A) any actions that have been taken with respect to such commitments; (B) any aspects of such commitments that remain unfulfilled; and (C) any actions that remain necessary to fulfill any unfulfilled commitments described in subparagraph (B); (3) an assessment of the effectiveness of the Dialogue in achieving and fulfilling significant commitments on United States priorities in the bilateral relationship, including— (A) the security situation in the East and South China Seas, including a peaceful resolution of maritime disputes in the region; (B) denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula; (C) cybertheft of United States intellectual property; (D) the treatment of political dissidents, media representatives, and ethnic and religious minorities; (E) reciprocal treatment of United States journalists and academics in China, including issuance of visas; (F) expanding investment and trade opportunities for United States businesses; (G) repatriation of North Korean refugees from China to North Korea; and (H) promoting and protecting rule of law and democratic institutions in Hong Kong; and (4) recommendations for enhancing the effectiveness of the Dialogue in achieving and fulfilling significant commitments on United States priorities described in paragraph (3), including consideration of the use of predetermined benchmarks for assessing whether the commitments achieved are significantly furthering such priorities. 106. Report on human rights violations in Burma Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate , and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that— (1) describes in detail all known widespread or systematic civil or political rights violations, including violations that may constitute crimes against humanity against ethnic, racial, or religious minorities in Burma, including the Rohingya people; and (2) provides recommendations for holding perpetrators of the violations described in paragraph (1) accountable for their actions. 107. Combating anti-semitism Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for Diplomatic and Consular Programs, $500,000 shall be made available to the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, to be used in support of efforts by American and European Jewish and other civil society organizations, focusing on youth, to combat anti-Semitism and other forms of religious, ethnic, or racial intolerance in Europe. 108. Biotechnology grants Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq. ), is amended by adding at the end the following: 63. Biotechnology grants authorized (a) In general The Secretary of State is authorized to support, through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, outreach, and public diplomacy activities, activities promoting the benefits of agricultural biotechnology, biofuels, science-based regulatory systems, and the application of such technologies for trade and development. (b) Limitation The total amount of grants provided pursuant to subsection (a) shall not exceed $500,000 in any fiscal year. . 109. Definition of use in passport and visa offenses (a) In general Chapter 75 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting before section 1541 the following: 1540. Definition of use and uses In this chapter, the terms use and uses shall be given their plain meaning, which shall include use for identification purposes. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 75 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 1541 the following: 1540. Definition of use and uses . . 110. 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: (e) Grants and cooperative agreements related to science and technology fellowship programs (1) In general The Secretary is authorized to provide grants or enter into cooperative agreements for science and technology fellowship programs of the Department of State. (2) Recruitment; stipends Assistance authorized under paragraph (1) may be used— (A) to recruit fellows; and (B) to pay stipends, travel, and other appropriate expenses to fellows. (3) Classification of stipends Stipends paid under paragraph (2)(B) shall not be considered compensation for purposes of section 209 of title 18, United States Code. (4) Limitation The total amount of assistance provided under this subsection may not exceed $500,000 in any fiscal year. . 111. Name changes (a) Public Law 87–195 Section 607(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2357(d) ) is amended by striking Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and inserting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, Environment, and Science . (b) Public Law 88–206 Section 617(a) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7671p(a) ) is amended by striking Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and inserting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, Environment, and Science . (c) Public Law 93–126 Section 9(a) of the Department of State Appropriations Authorization Act of 1973 ( 22 U.S.C. 2655a ) is amended— (1) by striking Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and inserting Bureau of Oceans, Environment, and Science ; and (2) by striking Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and inserting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, Environment, and Science . (d) Public Law 106–113 Section 1112(a) of the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 ( 22 U.S.C. 2652c(a) ) is amended by striking Verification and Compliance. and inserting Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance (referred to in this section as the Assistant Secretary ). . 112. Anti-piracy information sharing The Secretary is authorized to provide for the participation of 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, done at Singapore November 11, 2004. 113. Report reform (a) Human rights report Section 549 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2347h ) is repealed. (b) Rough diamonds annual report Section 12 of the Clean Diamond Trade Act ( 19 U.S.C. 3911 ) is amended to read as follows: 12. Reports For each country that, during the preceding 12-month period, exported rough diamonds to the United States, the exportation of which was not controlled through the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, and if the failure to do so has significantly increased the likelihood that those diamonds not so controlled are being imported into the United States, the President shall submit a semi-annual report to Congress that explains what actions have been taken by the United States or such country since the previous report to ensure that diamonds, the exportation of which was not controlled through the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, are not being imported from that country into the United States. A country shall be included in the report required under this section until the country is controlling the importation and exportation of rough diamonds through the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme. . 114. Sense of Congress on the United States alliance with Japan It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the alliance between the United States and Japan is a cornerstone of peace, security, and stability in the Asia-Pacific region and around the world; (2) Prime Minister Shiuzo Abe’s visit to the United States in April 2015 and historic address to a Joint Session of Congress symbolized the strength and importance of ties between the United States and Japan; (3) in 2015, which marks 70 years since the end of World War II, the United States and Japan continue to strengthen the alliance and work together to ensure a peaceful and prosperous future for the Asia-Pacific region and the world; (4) the Governments and people of the United States and Japan share values, interests, and capabilities that have helped to build a strong rules-based international order, based on a commitment to rules, norms and institutions; (5) the revised Guidelines for United States-Japan Defense Cooperation and Japan’s policy of Proactive Contribution to Peace will reinforce deterrence, update the roles and missions of the United States and Japan, enable Japan to expand its contributions to regional and global security, and allow the United States Government and the Government of Japan to enhance cooperation on security issues in the region and beyond; (6) the United States remain resolute in its commitments under the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security to respond to any armed attack in the territories under the administration of Japan; (7) although the United States Government does not take a position on the ultimate sovereignty of the Senkaku Islands, the United States Government acknowledges that they are under the administration of Japan and opposes any unilateral actions that would seek to undermine such administration; (8) the United States Government reaffirms that the unilateral actions of a third party will not affect the United States acknowledgment of the administration of Japan over the Senkaku Islands; (9) the United States Government and the Government of Japan continue to work together on common security interests, including to confront the threat posed by the nuclear and ballistic missile programs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea; (10) the United States Government and the Government of Japan remain committed to ensuring maritime security and respect for international law, including freedom of navigation and overflight; and (11) the United States Government and the Government of Japan continue to oppose the use of coercion, intimidation, or force to change the status quo, including in the East and South China Seas. 115. Sense of Congress on the defense relationship between the United States and the Republic of India (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The United States has an upgraded, strategic-plus relationship with India based on regional cooperation, space science cooperation, and defense cooperation. (2) The defense relationship between the United States and the Republic of India is strengthened by the common commitment of both countries to democracy. (3) The United States and the Republic of India share a common and long-standing commitment to civilian control of the military. (4) The United States and the Republic of India have increasingly worked together on defense cooperation across a range of activities, exercises, initiatives, and research. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the United States should— (1) continue to expand defense cooperation with the Republic of India; (2) welcome the role of the Republic of India in providing security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond; (3) work cooperatively with the Republic of India on matters relating to our common defense; (4) vigorously support the implementation of the United States-India Defense Framework Agreement; and (5) support the India Defense Trade and Technology Initiative. 116. Sense of Congress on the United States alliance with the Republic of Korea It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea has served as an anchor for stability, security, and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula, in the Asia-Pacific region, and around the world; (2) the United States and the Republic of Korea continue to strengthen and adapt the bilateral, regional, and global scope of the comprehensive strategic alliance between the 2 nations, to serve as a linchpin of peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, recognizing the shared values of democracy, human rights, free and open markets, and the rule of law, as reaffirmed in the May 2013 Joint Declaration in Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Alliance between the Republic of Korea and the United States of America ; (3) the United States and the Republic of Korea continue to broaden and deepen the alliance by strengthening the combined defense posture on the Korean Peninsula, enhancing mutual security based on the Republic of Korea-United States Mutual Defense Treaty, and promoting cooperation for regional and global security in the 21st century; (4) the United States and the Republic of Korea share deep concerns that the nuclear, cyber, and ballistic missiles programs of North Korea and its repeated provocations pose grave threats to peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia and recognize that both nations are determined to achieve the peaceful denuclearization of North Korea and remain fully committed to continuing close cooperation on the full range of issues related to North Korea; (5) the United States and the Republic of Korea are particularly concerned that the nuclear and ballistic missile programs of North Korea, including North Korean efforts to miniaturize their nuclear technology and improve the mobility of their ballistic missiles, have gathered significant momentum and are poised to expand in the coming years; (6) the Republic of Korea has made progress in enhancing future warfighting and interoperability capabilities by taking steps toward procuring Patriot Advanced Capability missiles, F–35 Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft, and RQ–4 Global Hawk Surveillance Aircraft; (7) the United States supports the vision of a Korean Peninsula free of nuclear weapons, free from the fear of war, and peacefully reunited on the basis of democratic and free market principles, as articulated in President Park's address in Dresden, Germany; and (8) the United States and the Republic of Korea share the future interests of both nations in securing peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia. 117. Sense of Congress on the relationship between the United States and Taiwan It is the sense of the Congress that— (1) the United States policy toward Taiwan is based upon the Taiwan Relations Act ( Public Law 96–8 ), which was enacted in 1979, and the Six Assurances given by President Ronald Reagan in 1982; (2) provision of defensive weapons to Taiwan should continue as mandated in the Taiwan Relations Act; and (3) enhanced trade relations with Taiwan should be pursued to mutually benefit the citizens of both countries. 118. Report on political freedom in Venezuela Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— (1) an assessment of the support provided by the United States to the people of Venezuela in their aspiration to live under conditions of peace and representative democracy (as defined by the Inter-American Democratic Charter of the Organization of American States, done at Lima September 11, 2001); (2) an assessment of work carried out by the United States, in cooperation with the other member states of the Organization of American States and countries of the European Union, to ensure— (A) the peaceful resolution of the current political situation in Venezuela; and (B) the immediate cessation of violence against antigovernment protestors; (3) a list of the government and security officials in Venezuela who— (A) are responsible for, or complicit in, the use of force in relation to antigovernment protests and similar acts of violence; and (B) have had their financial assets in the United States frozen or been placed on a visa ban by the United States; and (4) an assessment of United States support for the development of democratic political processes and independent civil society in Venezuela. 119. Strategy for the Middle East in the event of a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran (a) Strategy required The Secretary of State shall, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, other members of the National Security Council, and the heads of other appropriate departments and agencies of the United States Government, develop a strategy for the United States for the Middle East. (b) Elements The strategy shall include the following: (1) Efforts to counter Iranian-sponsored terrorism in Middle East region. (2) Efforts to reassure United States allies and partners in Middle East. (3) Efforts to address the potential for a conventional or nuclear arms race in the Middle East. (c) Submission to Congress Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit the strategy developed under subsection (a) to— (1) the majority leader, the minority leader, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (2) the Speaker, the majority leader, the minority leader, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 120. Department of State international cyberspace policy strategy (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall produce a comprehensive strategy, with a classified annex if necessary, relating to United States international policy with regard to cyberspace. (b) Elements The strategy required in subsection (a) shall include: (1) A review of actions and activities undertaken by the Secretary of State to date to support the goal of the President’s International Strategy for Cyberspace, released in May 2011, to work internationally to promote an open, interoperable, secure, and reliable information and communications infrastructure that supports international trade and commerce, strengthens international security, and fosters free expression and innovation . (2) A plan of action to guide the Secretary's diplomacy with regard to nation-states, including conducting bilateral and multilateral activities to develop the norms of responsible international behavior in cyberspace, and status review of existing discussions in multilateral fora to obtain agreements on international norms in cyberspace. (3) A review of the alternative concepts with regard to international norms in cyberspace offered by other prominent nation-state actors, including China, Russia, Brazil, and India. (4) A detailed description of threats to United States national security in cyberspace from other nation-states, state-sponsored actors and private actors, to United States Federal and private sector infrastructure, United States intellectual property, and the privacy of United States citizens. (5) A review of policy tools available to the President of United States to deter nation-states, state-sponsored actors, and private actors, including, but not limited to, those outlined in Executive Order 13694, released on April 1, 2015. (6) A review of resources required by the Secretary, including the Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues, to conduct activities to build responsible norms of international cyber behavior. (c) Consultation The Secretary shall consult with other United States Government agencies, including the intelligence community, and, as appropriate, the United States private sector, and United States nongovernmental organizations with recognized credentials and expertise in foreign policy, national security, and cybersecurity. (d) Release The Secretary shall publicly release the strategy required in subsection (a) and brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives upon its release, including on the classified annex, should the strategy include such an annex. 121. Waiver of fees for renewal of immigrant visa for adopted child in certain situations Section 221(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1201(c) ) is amended to read as follows: (c) Period of validity; renewal or replacement (1) Immigrant visas An immigrant visa shall be valid for such period, not exceeding 6 months, as shall be by regulations prescribed, except that any visa issued to a child lawfully adopted by a United States citizen and spouse while such citizen is serving abroad in the United States Armed Forces, or is employed abroad by the United States Government, or is temporarily abroad on business, shall be valid until such time, for a period not to exceed 3 years, as the adoptive citizen parent returns to the United States in due course of his service, employment, or business. (2) Nonimmigrant visas A nonimmigrant visa shall be valid for such periods as shall be prescribed by regulations. In prescribing the period of validity of a nonimmigrant visa in the case of nationals of any foreign country who are eligible for such visas, the Secretary of State shall, insofar as practicable, accord to such nationals the same treatment upon a reciprocal basis as such foreign country accords to nationals of the United States who are within a similar class, except that in the case of aliens who are nationals of a foreign country and who either are granted refugee status and firmly resettled in another foreign country or are granted permanent residence and residing in another foreign country, the Secretary of State may prescribe the period of validity of such a visa based upon the treatment granted by that other foreign country to alien refugees and permanent residents, respectively, in the United States. (3) Visa replacement An immigrant visa may be replaced under the original number during the fiscal year in which the original visa was issued for an immigrant who establishes to the satisfaction of the consular officer that the immigrant— (A) was unable to use the original immigrant visa during the period of its validity because of reasons beyond his control and for which he was not responsible; (B) is found by a consular officer to be eligible for an immigrant visa; and (C) pays again the statutory fees for an application and an immigrant visa. (4) Fee waiver If an immigrant visa was issued, on or after March 27, 2013, for a child who has been lawfully adopted, or who is coming to the United States to be adopted, by a United States citizen, any statutory immigrant visa fees relating to a renewal or replacement of such visa may be waived or, if already paid, may be refunded upon request, subject to such criteria as the Secretary of State may prescribe, if— (A) the immigrant child was unable to use the original immigrant visa during the period of its validity as a direct result of extraordinary circumstances, including the denial of an exit permit; and (B) if such inability was attributable to factors beyond the control of the adopting parent or parents and of the immigrant. . 122. Sense of Congress on anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority (a) Findings Congress finds that the 1995 Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, commonly referred to as Oslo II, specifically details that Israel and the Palestinian Authority shall abstain from incitement, including hostile propaganda, against each other and, without derogating from the principle of freedom of expression, shall take legal measures to prevent such incitement by any organizations, groups or individuals within their jurisdiction . (b) Sense of Congress Congress— (1) expresses support and admiration for individuals and organizations working to encourage cooperation between Israeli Jews and Palestinians, including— (A) Professor Mohammed Dajani Daoudi, who took students from al-Quds University in Jerusalem to visit Auschwitz in March 2014 only to return to death threats by fellow Palestinians and expulsion from his teacher’s union; (B) the Israel Palestine Center for Research and Information, the only joint Israeli-Palestinian public policy think-tank, (C) United Hatzalah, a nonprofit, fully volunteer Emergency Medical Services organization that, mobilizing volunteers who are religious or secular Jews, Arabs, Muslims, and Christians, provides EMS services to all people in Israel regardless of race, religion, or national origin; and (D) Breaking the Impasse, an apolitical initiative of Palestinian and Israeli business and civil society leaders who advocate for a two-state solution and an urgent diplomatic solution to the conflict; (2) reiterates strong condemnation of anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement in the Palestinian Authority as antithetical to the stated desire to achieve a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace settlement; and (3) urges President Abbas and Palestinian Authority officials to discontinue all official incitement that runs contrary to the determination to put an end to decades of confrontation. 123. Support for the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and inviolability of post-Soviet countries in light of Russian aggression and interference It is the sense of Congress that Congress— (1) supports the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and inviolability of post-Soviet countries within their internationally recognized borders; (2) expresses deep concern over increasingly aggressive actions by the Russian Federation; (3) is committed to providing sufficient funding for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs of the Department of State to address subversive and destabilizing activities by the Russian Federation within post-Soviet countries; (4) supports robust engagement between the United States and post-Soviet countries through— (A) the promotion of strengthened people-to-people ties, including through educational and cultural exchange programs; (B) anticorruption assistance; (C) public diplomacy; (D) economic diplomacy; and (E) other democratic reform efforts; (5) encourages the President to further enhance nondefense cooperation and diplomatic engagement with post-Soviet countries; (6) condemns the subversive and destabilizing activities undertaken by the Russian Federation within post-Soviet countries; (7) encourages enhanced cooperation between the United States and the European Union to promote greater Euro-Atlantic integration, including through— (A) the enlargement of the European Union; and (B) the Open Door policy of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; (8) urges continued cooperation between the United States and the European Union to maintain sanctions against the Russian Federation until the Government of Russia has— (A) fully implemented all provisions of the Minsk agreements, done at Minsk September 5, 2014 and February 12, 2015; and (B) demonstrated respect for the territorial sovereignty of Ukraine; (9) calls on the member states of the European Union to extend the current sanctions regime against the Russian Federation; and (10) urges the consideration of additional sanctions if the Russian Federation continue to engage in subversive and destabilizing activities within post-Soviet countries. 124. Russian propaganda report (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Russian Federation is waging a propaganda war against the United States and our allies; and (2) a successful strategy must be implemented to counter the threat posed by Russian propaganda. (b) Report Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually for the following 3 years, the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal officials, shall submit an unclassified report, with a classified annex, to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate , the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate , the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives , and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives that contains a detailed analysis of— (1) the recent use of propaganda by the Government of Russia, including— (A) the forms of propaganda used, including types of media and programming; (B) the principal countries and regions targeted by Russian propaganda; and (C) the impact of Russian propaganda on such targets; (2) the response by United States allies, particularly European allies, to counter the threat of Russian propaganda; (3) the response by the United States to the threat of Russian propaganda; (4) the extent of the effectiveness of programs currently in use to counter Russian propaganda; (5) a strategy for improving the effectiveness of such programs; (6) any additional authority needed to counter the threat of Russian propaganda; and (7) the additional funding needed to successfully implement the strategy referred to in paragraph (5). 125. Approval of export licences and letters of request to assist the Government of Ukraine (a) In general (1) Export license applications (A) Submission to congress The Secretary shall submit to the specified congressional committees a detailed list of all export license applications, including requests for marketing licenses, for the sale of defense articles and defense services to Ukraine. (B) Contents The list submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include— (i) the date on which the application or request was first submitted; (ii) the current status of each application or request; and (iii) the estimated timeline for adjudication of such applications or requests. (C) Priority The Secretary should give priority to processing the applications and requests included on the list submitted under subparagraph (A). (2) Letters of request The Secretary shall submit to the specified congressional committees a detailed list of all pending Letters of Request for Foreign Military Sales to Ukraine, including— (A) the date on which each such letter was first submitted; (B) the current status of each such letter; and (C) the estimated timeline for the adjudication of each such letter. (b) Reports (1) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until the date set forth in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall submit a report to the specified congressional committees that describes the status of the applications, requests for marketing licenses, and Letters of Request described in subsection (a). (2) Termination date The date set forth in this paragraph is the earlier of— (A) the date on which the President certifies to Congress that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Government of Ukraine has been restored; or (B) the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Specified congressional committees defined In this section, the term specified congressional committees means— (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ; (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives ; (3) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate ; and (4) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives . B Additional matters 131. Atrocities prevention board (a) Establishment The President is authorized to establish, within the Executive Office of the President, an Interagency Atrocities Prevention Board (referred to in this section as the Board ). (b) Duties The Board is authorized— (1) to coordinate an interagency approach to preventing mass atrocities; (2) to propose policies to integrate the early warning systems of national security agencies, including intelligence agencies, with respect to incidents of mass atrocities and to coordinate the policy response to such incidents; (3) to identify relevant Federal agencies, which shall track and report on Federal funding spent on atrocity prevention efforts; (4) to oversee the development and implementation of comprehensive atrocities prevention and response strategies; (5) to identify available resources and policy options necessary to prevent the emergence or escalation of mass atrocities; (6) to identify and propose policies to close gaps in expertise, readiness, and planning for atrocities prevention and early action across Federal agencies, including training for employees at relevant Federal agencies; (7) to engage relevant civil society and nongovernmental organization stakeholders in regular consultations to solicit current information on countries of concern; and (8) to conduct an atrocity-specific expert review of policy and programming of all countries at risk for mass atrocities. (c) Leadership (1) In general The Board shall be headed by a Senior Director, who— (A) shall be appointed by the President; and (B) shall report to the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. (2) Responsibilities The Senior Director is authorized to have primary responsibility for— (A) recommending and, if adopted, promoting United States Government policies on preventing mass atrocities; and (B) carrying out the duties described in subsection (b). (d) Composition The Board shall be composed of— (1) representatives from— (A) the Department of State; (B) the United States Agency for International Development; (C) the Department of Defense; (D) the Department of Justice; (E) the Department of the Treasury; (F) the Department of Homeland Security; (G) the Central Intelligence Agency; (H) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; (I) the United States Mission to the United Nations; and (J) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and (2) such other individuals as the President may appoint. (e) Coordination The Board is authorized to coordinate with relevant officials and government agencies responsible for foreign policy with respect to particular regions and countries to help provide a cohesive, whole of government response and policy direction to emerging and ongoing atrocities. (f) Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a classified report, with an unclassified annex, which shall include— (1) an update on the interagency review mandated by Presidential Study Directive 10 that includes— (A) an evaluation of current mechanisms and capacities for government-wide detection, early warning, information-sharing, contingency planning, and coordination of efforts to prevent and respond to situations of genocide, mass atrocities, and other mass violence, including such mass gender- and ethnicity-based violence; (B) an assessment of the funding spent by relevant Federal agencies on atrocity prevention activities; (C) current annual global assessments of sources of conflict and instability; (D) recommendations to further strengthen United States capabilities to improve the mechanisms described in subparagraph (A); and (E) evaluations of the various approaches to enhancing capabilities and improving the mechanisms described in subparagraph (A); (2) recommendations to ensure burden sharing by— (A) improving international cooperation and coordination to enhance multilateral mechanisms for preventing genocide and atrocities, including improving the role of regional and international organizations in conflict prevention, mitigation, and response; and (B) strengthening regional organizations; and (3) the implementation status of the recommendations contained in the interagency review described in paragraph (1). (g) Materials and briefings The Senior Director and the members of the Board shall brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives at least annually. (h) Sunset This section shall cease to be effective on June 30, 2017. 132. United States engagement in the indo-pacific (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a comprehensive assessment to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives of the United States engagement in the Indo-Pacific, including with partners across the Indo-Pacific region. (b) Elements The assessment submitted under subsection (a) shall include— (1) a review of current and emerging United States diplomatic, national security, and economic interests and trends in the Indo-Pacific region; (2) a review of resources devoted to United States diplomatic, economic, trade, development, and cultural engagement and plans in the Indo-Pacific region during the 10-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this Act; (3) options for the realignment of United States engagement in the Indo-Pacific region to respond to new opportunities and challenges, including linking United States strategy more broadly across the Indo-Pacific region; and (4) the views of noted policy leaders and regional experts, including leaders and experts in the Indo-Pacific region, on the opportunities and challenges to United States engagement across the Indo-Pacific region. (c) Consultation The Secretary, as appropriate, shall consult with— (1) other United States Government agencies; and (2) independent, nongovernmental organizations with recognized credentials and expertise in foreign policy, national security, and international economic affairs that have access to policy experts throughout the United States and from the Indo-Pacific region. 133. Joint action plan to combat prejudice and discrimination and to foster inclusion (a) In general The Secretary is authorized to enter into a bilateral joint action plan with the European Union to combat prejudice and discrimination and to foster inclusion (referred to in this section as the Joint Action Plan ). (b) Contents of joint action plan The Joint Action Plan shall— (1) address anti-Semitism; (2) address prejudice against, and the discriminatory treatment of, racial, ethnic, and religious minorities; (3) promote equality of opportunity for access to quality education and economic opportunities; and (4) promote equal treatment by the justice system. (c) Cooperation In developing the Joint Action Plan, the Secretary shall— (1) leverage interagency policy expertise in the United States and Europe; (2) develop partnerships among civil society and private sector stakeholders; and (3) draw upon the extensive work done by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to address anti-Semitism. (d) Initiatives The Joint Action Plan may include initiatives for promoting equality of opportunity and methods of eliminating prejudice and discrimination based on religion, race, or ethnicity, including— (1) training programs; (2) regional initiatives to promote equality of opportunity through the strengthening of democratic institutions; (3) public-private partnerships with enterprises and nongovernmental organizations; (4) exchanges of technical experts; (5) scholarships and fellowships; and (6) political empowerment and leadership initiatives. (e) Deputy Assistant Secretary The Secretary shall task an existing Deputy Assistant Secretary with the responsibility for coordinating the implementation of the Joint Action Plan with his or her European Union counterpart. (f) Legal effects Any Joint Action Plan adopted under this section— (1) shall not be legally binding; and (2) shall create no rights or obligations under international or United States law. (g) Rules of construction Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize— (1) the Secretary to enter into a legally binding agreement or Joint Action Plan with the European Union; or (2) any additional appropriations for the purposes and initiatives described in this section. (h) Progress report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a progress report on the development of the Joint Action Plan to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives . 134. Report on developing country debt sustainability (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Treasury, shall submit a report containing an assessment of the current external debt environment for developing countries and identifying particular near-term risks to debt sustainability to— (1) the appropriate congressional committees; (2) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate ; and (3) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives . (b) Contents The report submitted under subsection (a) shall assess— (1) the impact of new lending relationships, including the role of new creditors; (2) the adequacy of current multilateral surveillance mechanisms in guarding against debt distress in developing countries; (3) the ability of developing countries to borrow on global capital markets; and (4) the interaction between debt sustainability objectives of the developing world and the development-oriented investment agenda of the G–20, including the impact of— (A) current debt sustainability objectives on investment in developing countries; and (B) investment objectives proposed by the G–20 on the ability to meet the goals of— (i) the Heavily Indebted Poor Country Initiative; and (ii) the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative. 135. United States strategy to prevent and respond to gender-based violence globally (a) Global strategy requirement Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter for 6 years, the Secretary of State shall develop or update a United States global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. The strategy shall be transmitted to the appropriate congressional committees and made publicly available on the Internet. (b) Initial strategy For the purposes of this section, the United States Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence Globally , issued in August 2012, shall be deemed to fulfill the initial requirement of subsection (a). (c) Collaboration and coordination In developing the strategy under subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall consult with— (1) the heads of relevant Federal agencies; (2) the Senior Policy Operating Group on Trafficking in Persons; and (3) representatives of civil society and multilateral organizations with demonstrated experience in addressing violence against women and girls or promoting gender equality internationally. (d) Priority country selection To further the objectives of the strategy described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall identify no less than 4 eligible low-income and lower-middle income countries with significant levels of violence against women and girls, including within displaced communities, that have the governmental or nongovernmental organizational capacity to manage and implement gender-based violence prevention and response program activities and should, when possible, be geographically, ethnically, and culturally diverse from one another. (e) Country plans In each country identified under subsection (d) the Secretary shall develop comprehensive, multisectoral, and holistic individual country plans designed to address and respond to violence against women and girls that include— (1) an assessment and description of the current or potential capacity of the government of each identified country and civil society organizations in each such identified country to address and respond to violence against women and girls; (2) an identification of coordination mechanisms with Federal agencies that— (A) have existing programs relevant to the strategy; (B) will be involved in new program activities; and (C) are engaged in broader United States strategies around development; (3) a description of the monitoring and evaluation mechanisms established for each identified country, and their intended use in assessing overall progress in prevention and response; (4) a projection of the general levels of resources needed to achieve the stated objectives in each identified country, including an accounting of— (A) activities and funding already expended by the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, other Federal agencies, donor country governments, and multilateral institutions; and (B) leveraged private sector resources; and (5) strategies, as appropriate, designed to accommodate the needs of stateless, disabled, internally displaced, refugee, or religious or ethnic minority women and girls. (f) Report on priority country selection and country plans Not more than 90 days after selection of the priority countries required under subsection (d), and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the priority country selection process, the development of specific country plans, and include an overview of all programming and specific activities being undertaken, the budget resources requested, and the specific activities to be supported by each Executive agency under the strategy if such resources are provided. (g) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize any additional appropriations for the purposes and initiatives of this section. 136. International corruption and accountability (a) Annual report Not later than June 1 of each year, the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (referred to in this section as the USAID Administrator ), the Secretary of Defense, and the heads of appropriate intelligence agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a Country Report on Corruption Practices, with a classified annex, which shall include information about countries for which a corruption analysis was conducted under subsection (b). (b) Corruption analysis elements The corruption analysis conducted under this subsection should include, among other elements— (1) an analysis of individuals and associations that comprise corruption networks in the country, including, as applicable— (A) government officials; (B) private sector actors; (C) criminals; and (D) members of illegal armed groups; (2) the identification of the state functions that have been captured by corrupt networks in the country, including, as applicable functions of— (A) the judicial branch; (B) the taxing authority; (C) the central bank; and (D) specific military or police units; (3) the identification of— (A) the key economic activities, whether licit or illicit, which are dominated by members of the corrupt network; and (B) other revenue streams that enrich such members; and (4) the identification of enablers of corrupt practices, within the country and outside the country. (c) Publication and briefings The Secretary shall— (1) publish the Country Report on Corruption and Accountability submitted under subsection (a) on the website of the Department; and (2) brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives on the information contained in the report published under paragraph (1). 137. Quadrennial diplomacy and development review (a) Requirement (1) Quadrennial reviews required Under the direction of the President, the Secretary of State shall every 4 years, during a year following a year evenly divisible by 4, conduct a review of United States diplomacy and development (to be known as a quadrennial diplomacy and development review ). (2) Scope of reviews Each quadrennial diplomacy and development review shall be a comprehensive examination of the national diplomacy and development policy and strategic framework of the United States for the next 4-year period until a subsequent review is due under paragraph (1). The review shall include— (A) recommendations regarding the long-term diplomacy and development policy and strategic framework of the United States; (B) priorities of the United States for diplomacy and development; and (C) guidance on the related programs, assets, capabilities, budget, policies, and authorities of the Department of State and United States Agency for International Development. (3) Consultation In conducting each quadrennial diplomacy and development review, after consultation with Department of State and United States Agency for International Development officials, the Secretary of State should consult with— (A) the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, including the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the Director of National Intelligence; (B) any other Federal agency that provides foreign assistance, including at a minimum the Export-Import Bank of the United States and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation; (C) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and, as appropriate, other members of Congress; and (D) other relevant governmental and nongovernmental entities, including private sector representatives, academics, and other policy experts. (b) Contents of review Each quadrennial diplomacy and development review shall— (1) delineate, as appropriate, the national diplomacy and development policy and strategic framework of the United States, consistent with appropriate national, Department of State, and United States Agency for International Development strategies, strategic plans, and relevant presidential directives, including the national security strategy prescribed pursuant to section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 404a ); (2) outline and prioritize the full range of critical national diplomacy and development areas, capabilities, and resources, including those implemented across agencies, and address the full range of challenges confronting the United States in this regard; (3) describe the interagency cooperation, and preparedness of relevant Federal assets, and the infrastructure, budget plan, and other elements of the diplomacy and development policies and programs of the United States required to execute successfully the full range of mission priorities outlined under paragraph (2); (4) describe the roles of international organizations and multilateral institutions in advancing United States diplomatic and development objectives, including the mechanisms for coordinating and harmonizing development policies and programs with partner countries and among donors; (5) identify the budget plan required to provide sufficient resources to successfully execute the full range of mission priorities outlined under paragraph (2); (6) include an assessment of the organizational alignment of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development with the national diplomacy and development policy and strategic framework referred to in paragraph (1) and the diplomacy and development mission priorities outlined under paragraph (2); (7) review and assess the effectiveness of the management mechanisms of the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development for executing the strategic priorities outlined in the quadrennial diplomacy and development review, including the extent to which such effectiveness has been enhanced since the previous report; and (8) the relationship between the requirements of the quadrennial diplomacy and development review and the acquisition strategy and expenditure plan within the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development. (c) Foreign affairs policy board review The Secretary of State should apprise the Foreign Affairs Policy Board on an ongoing basis of the work undertaken in the conduct of the quadrennial diplomacy and development review. (d) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize any additional appropriations for the purposes and initiatives under this section. 138. Disappeared persons in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The United States— (A) values governance, security, and the rule of law in Mexico and Central America; and (B) has reemphasized its commitment to this region following the humanitarian crisis of unaccompanied children from these countries across the international border between the United States and Mexico in 2014. (2) Individuals migrating from Central America to the United States face great peril during their journey. Many go missing along the way and are often never heard from again. (b) Report of disappeared persons Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary, in close consultation with the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that includes— (1) the number of cases of enforced disappearances in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador; (2) an assessment of causes for the disappearances described in paragraph (1); (3) the primary individuals and groups responsible for such disappearances; and (4) the official government response in those countries to account for such disappeared persons. 139. Report on implementation by the Government of Bahrain of recommendations from the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (a) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit an unclassified report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes the implementation by the Government of Bahrain of the recommendations contained in the 2011 Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (referred to in this section as the Bahrain Report ). (b) Content The report required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) a description of the specific steps taken by the Government of Bahrain to implement each of the 26 recommendations contained in the Bahrain Report; (2) an assessment of whether the Government of Bahrain has fully complied with , partially implemented , or not meaningfully implemented each recommendation referred to in paragraph (1); and (3) an assessment of the impact of the findings in the Bahrain Report for the United States security posture in the Arab Gulf and the area of responsibility of the United States Central Command. 140. Report on United States humanitarian assistance to Haiti and whether recent elections in Haiti meet international election standards (a) Reauthorization Section 5(a) of the Assessing Progress in Haiti Act of 2014 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended by striking December 31, 2017 and inserting December 31, 2022 . (b) Report Section 5(b) of the Assessing Progress in Haiti Act of 2014 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (12), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (14) a determination of whether recent Haitian elections are free, fair and responsive to the people of Haiti; and (15) a description of any attempts to disqualify candidates for political officers in Haiti for political reasons. . 141. Sense of Congress with respect to the imposition of additional sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (in this section referred to as the DPRK ) tested nuclear weapons on 3 separate occasions, in October 2006, in May 2009, and in February 2013. (2) Nuclear experts have reported that the DPRK may currently have as many as 20 nuclear warheads and has the potential to possess as many as 100 warheads within the next 5 years. (3) According to the 2014 Department of Defense report, Military and Security Developments Involving the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (in this subsection referred to as the 2014 DoD report ), the DPRK has proliferated nuclear technology to Libya via the proliferation network of Pakistani scientist A.Q. Khan. (4) According to the 2014 DoD report, North Korea also provided Syria with nuclear reactor technology until 2007. . (5) On September 6, 2007, as part of Operation Orchard , the Israeli Air Force destroyed the suspected nuclear facility in Syria. (6) According to the 2014 DoD report, North Korea has exported conventional and ballistic missile-related equipment, components, materials, and technical assistance to countries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. . (7) On November 29, 1987, DPRK agents planted explosive devices onboard Korean Air flight 858, which killed all 115 passengers and crew on board. (8) On March 26, 2010, the DPRK fired upon and sank the South Korean warship Cheonan, killing 46 of her crew. (9) On November 23, 2010, the DPRK shelled South Korea’s Yeonpyeong Island, killing 4 South Korean citizens. (10) On February 7, 2014, the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on human rights in DPRK (in this subsection referred to as the Commission of Inquiry ) released a report detailing the atrocious human rights record of the DPRK. (11) Dr. Michael Kirby, Chair of the Commission of Inquiry, stated on March 17, 2014, The Commission of Inquiry has found systematic, widespread, and grave human rights violations occurring in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. It has also found a disturbing array of crimes against humanity. These crimes are committed against inmates of political and other prison camps; against starving populations; against religious believers; against persons who try to flee the country—including those forcibly repatriated by China. . (12) Dr. Michael Kirby also stated, These crimes arise from policies established at the highest level of the State. They have been committed, and continue to take place in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, because the policies, institutions, and patterns of impunity that lie at their heart remain in place. The gravity, scale, duration, and nature of the unspeakable atrocities committed in the country reveal a totalitarian State that does not have any parallel in the contemporary world. . (13) The Commission of Inquiry also notes, Since 1950, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has engaged in the systematic abduction, denial of repatriation, and subsequent enforced disappearance of persons from other countries on a large scale and as a matter of State policy. Well over 200,000 persons, including children, who were brought from other countries to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea may have become victims of enforced disappearance, and states that the DPRK has failed to account or address this injustice in any way. (14) According to reports and analysis from organizations such as the International Network for the Human Rights of North Korean Overseas Labor, the Korea Policy Research Center, NK Watch, the Asian Institute for Policy Studies, the Center for International and Strategic Studies, and the George W. Bush Institute, there may currently be as many as 100,000 North Korean overseas laborers in various nations around the world. (15) Such forced North Korean laborers are often subjected to harsh working conditions under the direct supervision of DPRK officials, and their salaries contribute to anywhere from $150,000,000 to $230,000,000 a year to the DPRK state coffers. (16) According to the Director of National Intelligence’s 2015 Worldwide Threat Assessment, North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile programs pose a serious threat to the United States and to the security environment in East Asia. . (17) The Worldwide Threat Assessment states, North Korea has also expanded the size and sophistication of its ballistic missile forces, ranging from close-range ballistic missiles to ICBMs, while continuing to conduct test launches. In 2014, North Korea launched an unprecedented number of ballistic missiles. . (18) On December 19, 2015, the Federal Bureau of Investigation declared that the DPRK was responsible for a cyberattack on Sony Pictures conducted on November 24, 2014. (19) From 1988 to 2008, the DPRK was designated by the United States Government as a state sponsor of terrorism. (20) The DPRK is currently in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1695 (2006), 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), and 2094 (2013). (21) The DPRK repeatedly violated agreements with the United States and the other so-called Six-Party Talks partners (the Republic of Korea, Japan, the Russian Federation, and the People’s Republic of China) designed to halt its nuclear weapons program, while receiving significant concessions, including fuel, oil, and food aid. (22) The Six-Party Talks have not been held since December 2008. (23) On May 9, 2015, the DPRK claimed that it has test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the DPRK represents a serious threat to the national security of the United States and United States allies in East Asia and to international peace and stability, and grossly violates the human rights of its own people; (2) the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury should impose additional sanctions against the DPRK, including targeting its financial assets around the world, specific designations relating to human rights abuses, and a redesignation of the DPRK as a state sponsor of terror; and (3) the President should not resume the negotiations with the DPRK, either bilaterally or as part of the Six-Party Talks, without strict preconditions, including that the DPRK— (A) adhere to its denuclearization commitments outlined in the 2005 Joint Statement of the Six-Party Talks; (B) commit to halting its ballistic missile programs and its proliferation activities; (C) cease military provocations; and (D) measurably and significantly improve its human rights record. II Organization and personnel of the Department of State A Organizational matters 201. Rightsizing accountability (a) In general Not later than 60 days after receiving rightsizing recommendations pursuant to a review conducted by the Office of Management, Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation relating to overseas staffing levels at United States overseas posts, the relevant chief of mission, in coordination with the relevant regional bureau, shall submit a response to the Office of Management, Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation that describes— (1) any rightsizing recommendations that are accepted by such chief of mission and regional bureau; (2) a detailed schedule for implementation of any such recommendations; (3) any recommendations that are rejected; and (4) a detailed justification providing the basis for the rejection of any such recommendations. (b) Annual report On the date on which the President’s annual budget request is submitted to Congress, the Secretary shall submit an annual report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes the status of all rightsizing recommendations and responses described in subsection (a) from the preceding 5 years, including— (1) a list of all such rightsizing recommendations made, including whether each such recommendation was accepted or rejected by the relevant chief of mission and regional bureau; (2) for each accepted recommendation, a detailed description of the current status of its implementation according to the schedule provided pursuant to subsection (a)(2), including an explanation for any departure from, or changes to, such schedule; and (3) for any rejected recommendations, the justification provided pursuant to subsection (a)(4). (c) Report on regional bureau staffing In conjunction with each report required under subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit a supplemental report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— (1) an enumeration of the domestic staff positions in each regional bureau of the Department; (2) a detailed explanation of the extent to which the staffing of each regional bureau reflects the overseas requirements of the United States within each such region; (3) a detailed plan, including an implementation schedule, for how the Department will seek to rectify any significant imbalances in staffing among regional bureaus or between any regional bureau and the overseas requirements of the United States within such region if the Secretary determines that such staffing does not reflect— (A) the foreign policy priorities of the United States; or (B) the effective conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States; and (4) a detailed description of the implementation status of any plan provided pursuant to paragraph (3), including an explanation for any departure from, or changes to, the implementation schedule provided with such plan. 202. Integration of foreign economic policy (a) In general The Secretary, in conjunction with the Under Secretary of Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, shall establish— (1) foreign economic policy priorities for each regional bureau, including for individual countries, as appropriate; and (2) policies and guidance for integrating such foreign economic policy priorities throughout the Department. (b) Deputy Assistant Secretary Within each regional bureau of the Department, the Secretary shall task an existing Deputy Assistant Secretary with appropriate training and background in economic and commercial affairs with the responsibility for economic matters and interests within the responsibilities of such regional bureau, including the integration of the foreign economic policy priorities established pursuant to subsection (a). (c) Coordination The Deputy Assistant Secretary given the responsibility for economic matters and interests pursuant to subsection (b) within each bureau shall— (1) at the direction of the relevant Assistant Secretary, review and report to the Assistant Secretary of such bureau on all economic matters and interests; and (2) serve as liaison with the Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment. 203. Review of Bureau of African Affairs and Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs jurisdictions (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (1) conduct a review of the jurisdictional responsibility of the Bureau of African Affairs and that of the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs relating to the North African countries of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya; and (2) submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— (A) the findings of the review conducted under paragraph (1); and (B) recommendations on whether jurisdictional responsibility among the bureaus referred to in paragraph (1) should be adjusted. (b) Review The review conducted under subsection (a)(1) shall— (1) identify regional strategic priorities; (2) assess regional dynamics between the North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa regions, including the degree to which the priorities identified pursuant to paragraph (1)— (A) are distinct between each such region; or (B) have similar application across such regions; (3) identify current priorities and effectiveness of United States Government regional engagement in North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, including through security assistance, economic assistance, humanitarian assistance, and trade; (4) assess the degree to which such engagement is— (A) inefficient, duplicative, or uncoordinated between the North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa regions; or (B) otherwise harmed or limited as a result of the current division of jurisdictional responsibilities; (5) assess the overall coherence and effectiveness of the current division of jurisdictional responsibilities in Africa between the Bureau of African Affairs and the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, including with regard to coordination with other United States departments or agencies; and (6) assess any opportunities and costs of transferring jurisdictional responsibility of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya from the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs to the Bureau of African Affairs. 204. Special envoys, representatives, advisors, and coordinators Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on special envoys, representatives, advisors, and coordinators of the Department, which shall include— (1) a tabulation of the current names, ranks, positions, and responsibilities of all special envoy, representative, advisor, and coordinator positions at the Department, with a separate accounting of all such positions at the level of Assistant Secretary (or equivalent) or above; and (2) for each position identified pursuant to paragraph (1)— (A) the date on which the position was created; (B) the mechanism by which the position was created, including the authority under which the position was created; (C) the positions authorized under section 1(d) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2651a(d) ); (D) a description of whether, and the extent to which, the responsibilities assigned to the position duplicate the responsibilities of other current officials within the Department, including other special envoys, representatives, and advisors; (E) which current official within the Department would be assigned the responsibilities of the position in the absence of the position; (F) to which current official within the Department the position directly reports; (G) the total number of staff assigned to support the position; and (H) with the exception of those created by statute, a detailed explanation of the necessity of the position to the effective conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States. 205. Conflict prevention, mitigation and resolution, and the inclusion and participation of women Section 704 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4024 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) The Secretary, in conjunction with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall ensure that all appropriate personnel, responsible for, or deploying to, countries or regions considered to be at risk of, undergoing, or emerging from violent conflict, including special envoys, members of mediation or negotiation teams, relevant members of the civil service or foreign service, and contractors, obtain training, as appropriate, in the following areas, each of which shall include a focus on women and ensuring women’s meaningful inclusion and participation: (1) Conflict prevention, mitigation, and resolution. (2) Protecting civilians from violence, exploitation, and trafficking in persons. (3) International human rights law and international humanitarian law. . 206. Information technology system security (a) In general The Secretary shall regularly consult with the Director of the National Security Agency and any other departments or agencies the Secretary determines to be appropriate regarding the security of United States Government and nongovernment information technology systems and networks owned, operated, managed, or utilized by the Department, including any such systems or networks facilitating the use of sensitive or classified information. (b) Consultation In performing the consultations required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make all such systems and networks available to the Director of the National Security Agency and any other such departments or agencies to carry out such tests and procedures as are necessary to ensure adequate policies and protections are in place to prevent penetrations or compromises of such systems and networks, including by malicious intrusions by any unauthorized individual or state actor or other entity. (c) Security breach reporting Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the National Security Agency and any other departments or agencies the Secretary determines to be appropriate, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees and to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives that describes in detail— (1) all known or suspected penetrations or compromises of the systems or networks described in subsection (a) facilitating the use of classified information; and (2) all known or suspected significant penetrations or compromises of any other such systems and networks that occurred since the submission of the prior report. (d) Content Each report submitted under subsection (c) shall include— (1) a description of the relevant information technology system or network penetrated or compromised; (2) an assessment of the date and time such penetration or compromise occurred; (3) an assessment of the duration for which such system or network was penetrated or compromised, including whether such penetration or compromise is ongoing; (4) an assessment of the amount and sensitivity of information accessed and available to have been accessed by such penetration or compromise, including any such information contained on systems and networks owned, operated, managed, or utilized by any other department or agency of the United States Government; (5) an assessment of whether such system or network was penetrated by a malicious intrusion, including an assessment of— (A) the known or suspected perpetrators, including state actors; and (B) the methods used to conduct such penetration or compromise; and (6) a description of the actions the Department has taken, or plans to take, to prevent future, similar penetrations or compromises of such systems and networks. 207. Analysis of embassy cost sharing Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees and to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives that assesses the cost-effectiveness and performance of the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services system (referred to in this section as the ICASS system ), including by assessing— (1) the general performance of the ICASS system in providing cost-effective, timely, efficient, appropriate, and reliable services that meet the needs of all departments and agencies served; (2) the extent to which additional cost savings and greater performance can be achieved under the current ICASS system and rules; (3) the standards applied in the selection of the ICASS provider and the extent to which such standards are consistently applied; and (4) potential reforms to the ICASS system, including— (A) the selection of more than 1 service provider under certain circumstances; (B) options for all departments or agencies to opt out of ICASS entirely or to opt out of individual services, including by debundling service packages; (C) increasing the reliance on locally employed staff or outsourcing to local firms, as appropriate; and (D) other modifications to the current ICASS system and rules that would incentivize greater effectiveness and cost efficiency. 208. Parent advisory committee to the Interagency Working Group to Prevent International Parental Child Abduction Section 433(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 241(b) ) is amended to read as follows: (b) Interagency coordination (1) Interagency working group The Secretary of State shall convene and chair an interagency working group to prevent international parental child abduction, which shall be composed of presidentially appointed, Senate confirmed, officials from— (A) the Department of State; (B) the Department of Homeland Security, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and (C) the Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2) Advisory committee The Secretary of State shall convene an advisory committee to the interagency working group established pursuant to paragraph (1), for the duration of the working group’s existence, which shall be composed of not less than 3 left-behind parents, serving for 2-year terms, who— (A) shall be selected by the Secretary; and (B) shall periodically consult with the interagency working group on all activities of the interagency working group, as appropriate. . 209. Improving research and evaluation of public diplomacy (a) In general The Secretary 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 the findings of the research and evaluations conducted under paragraph (1) available to Congress. (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 in the Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources for the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. (2) Limitation on appointment The appointment of a Director of Research and Evaluation pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not result in an increase in the overall full-time equivalent positions within the Department. (3) Responsibilities The Director of Research and Evaluation shall— (A) coordinate and oversee the research and evaluation of public diplomacy programs of the Department— (i) to improve public diplomacy strategies and tactics; and (ii) to ensure that programs are increasing the knowledge, understanding, and trust of the United States by relevant target audiences; (B) report to the Director of Policy and Planning; (C) routinely organize and oversee audience research, digital analytics and impact evaluations across all public diplomacy bureaus and offices of the Department; (D) support embassy public affairs sections; (E) share appropriate public diplomacy research and evaluation information within the Department and with other Federal departments and agencies; (F) regularly design and coordinate standardized research questions, methodologies, and procedures to ensure that public diplomacy activities across all public diplomacy bureaus and offices are designed to meet appropriate foreign policy objectives; and (G) report quarterly to the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, through the Commission’s Subcommittee on Research and Evaluation established pursuant to subsection (e), regarding the research and evaluation of all public diplomacy bureaus and offices of the Department. (4) Guidance and training Not later than 180 days after his or her appointment pursuant to paragraph (1), the Director of Research and Evaluation shall create guidance and training for all public diplomacy officers regarding the reading and interpretation of public diplomacy program evaluation findings to ensure that such findings and lessons learned are implemented in the planning and evaluation of all public diplomacy programs and activities throughout the Department. (c) Prioritizing research and evaluation (1) In general The Director of Policy, Planning, and Resources shall ensure that research and evaluation, as coordinated and overseen by the Director of Research and Evaluation, supports strategic planning and resource allocation across all public diplomacy bureaus and offices of the Department. (2) Allocation of resources Amounts allocated for the purposes of research and evaluation of public diplomacy programs and activities pursuant to subsection (a) shall be made available to be disbursed at the direction of the Director of Research and Evaluation among the research and evaluation staff across all public diplomacy bureaus and offices of the Department. (3) Sense of congress It is the sense of Congress that the Department should allocate, for the purposes of research and evaluation of public diplomacy activities and programs pursuant to subsection (a)— (A) 3 to 5 percent of program funds made available under the heading educational and cultural exchange programs ; and (B) 3 to 5 percent of program funds allocated for public diplomacy programs under the heading diplomatic and consular programs . (d) Limited exemption The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 ( 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ) shall not apply to collections of information directed at foreign individuals conducted by, or on behalf of, the Department for the purpose of audience research and impact evaluations, in accordance with the requirements under this section and in connection with the Department’s activities conducted pursuant to the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act ( 22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq. ) or the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq. ). (e) Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (1) Subcommittee for research and evaluation The Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy shall establish a Subcommittee for Research and Evaluation to monitor and advise on the research and evaluation activities of the Department and the Broadcasting Board of Governors. (2) Report The Subcommittee for Research and Evaluation established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall submit an annual report to Congress in conjunction with the Commission on Public Diplomacy’s Comprehensive Annual Report on the performance of the Department and the Broadcasting Board of Governors in carrying out research and evaluations of their respective public diplomacy programming. (3) Reauthorization Section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6553 ) is amended by striking October 1, 2015 and inserting October 1, 2020 . (f) Definitions In this section: (1) Audience research The term audience research means research conducted at the outset of public diplomacy program or campaign planning and design on specific audience segments to understand the attitudes, interests, knowledge and behaviors of such audience segments. (2) Digital analytics The term digital analytics means the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, accumulated in digital format, to indicate the outputs and outcomes of a public diplomacy program or campaign. (3) Impact evaluation The term impact evaluation means an assessment of the changes in the audience targeted by a public diplomacy program or campaign that can be attributed to such program or campaign. 210. Enhanced institutional capacity of the Bureau of African Affairs (a) In general The Secretary shall strengthen the institutional capacity of the Bureau of African Affairs to oversee programs and engage in strategic planning and crisis management by— (1) establishing an office within the Bureau of African Affairs that is separate and distinct from the regional affairs office specifically charged with overseeing strategy development and program implementation related to security assistance; (2) planning to facilitate the long-term planning process; and (3) developing a concrete plan to rightsize the Bureau of African Affairs not later than 180 days after the date enactment of this Act. (b) Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes the actions that have been taken to carry out subsection (a). (c) Authorization of appropriations Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize the appropriation of additional amounts to carry out this section, and the Secretary shall use existing resources to carry out the provisions of this section. B Personnel matters 211. Review of Foreign Service Officer compensation (a) Independent assessment (1) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall commission an independent assessment of Foreign Service Officer compensation to ensure that such compensation is achieving its purposes and the goals of the Department, including to recruit, retain, and maintain the world’s premier diplomatic corps. (2) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— (A) the results of the independent assessment commissioned pursuant to paragraph (1); and (B) the views of the Secretary regarding Foreign Service Officer compensation. (b) Content The report required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) a list of all compensation received by Foreign Service Officers assigned domestically or overseas, including base salary and any other benefits, allowances, differentials, or other financial incentives; (2) for each form of compensation described in paragraph (1)— (A) an explanation of its stated purpose; (B) a description of all relevant authorities, including statutory authority; and (C) an assessment of the degree to which its historical and current use matches its stated purpose; and (3) an assessment of the effectiveness of each form of compensation described in paragraph (1) in— (A) achieving its stated purpose; (B) achieving the recruiting and retention goals of the Department; and (C) achieving the assignment placement needs of the Department. 212. Repeal of recertification requirement for senior Foreign Service Section 305 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3945 ) is amended by striking subsection (d). 213. Compensatory time off for travel Section 5550b of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) The maximum amount of compensatory time off that may be earned under this section may not exceed 104 hours during any leave year (as defined in section 630.201(b) of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations). . 214. Certificates of demonstrated competence Not later than 7 days after submitting the report required under section 304(a)(4) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3944(a)(4) ) to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate , the President shall make the report available to the public, including by posting the on the website of the Department in a conspicuous manner and location. 215. Foreign Service assignment restrictions (a) Appeal of assignment restriction The Secretary shall establish a right and process for employees to appeal any assignment restriction or preclusion. (b) Certification Upon full implementation of a right and process for employees to appeal an assignment restriction or preclusion, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that— (1) certifies that such appeals process has been fully implemented; and (2) includes a detailed description of such process. (c) Notice The Secretary shall— (1) publish the right and process established pursuant to subsection (a) in the Foreign Affairs Manual; and (2) include a reference to such publication in the report required under subsection (b). (d) Prohibiting discrimination Section 502(a)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3982(a)(2) ) is amended to read as follows: (2) In making assignments under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that a member of the Service is not assigned to, or restricted from, a position at a post in a particular geographic area, or domestically in a position working on issues relating to a particular geographic area, exclusively on the basis of the race, ethnicity, or religion of that member. . 216. Security clearance suspensions (a) Suspension Section 610 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4010 ) is amended— (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the following: 610. Separation for cause; suspension ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) (1) In order to promote the efficiency of the Service, the Secretary may suspend a member of the Service without pay when— (A) the member’s security clearance is suspended; or (B) there is reasonable cause to believe that the member has committed a crime for which a sentence of imprisonment may be imposed. (2) Any member of the Foreign Service for whom a suspension is proposed under this subsection shall be entitled to— (A) written notice stating the specific reasons for the proposed suspension; (B) a reasonable time to respond orally and in writing to the proposed suspension; (C) representation by an attorney or other representative; and (D) a final written decision, including the specific reasons for such decision, as soon as practicable. (3) Any member suspended under this subsection may file a grievance in accordance with the procedures applicable to grievances under chapter 11. (4) If a grievance is filed under paragraph (3)— (A) the review by the Foreign Service Grievance Board shall be limited to a determination of whether the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) have been fulfilled; and (B) the Board may not exercise the authority provided under section 1106(8). (5) In this subsection: (A) The term reasonable time means— (i) with respect to a member of the Foreign Service assigned to duty in the United States, 15 days after receiving notice of the proposed suspension; and (ii) with respect to a member of the Foreign Service assigned to duty outside the United States, 30 days after receiving notice of the proposed suspension. (B) The terms suspend and suspension mean placing a member of the Foreign Service in a temporary status without duties and pay. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 2 of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 610 and inserting the following: Sec. 610. Separation for cause; suspension. . 217. Economic statecraft education and training The Secretary shall establish curriculum at the Foreign Services Institute to develop the practical foreign economic policy expertise and skill sets of Foreign Service officers, including by making available distance-learning courses in commercial, economic, and business affairs, including in— (1) the global business environment; (2) the economics of development; (3) development and infrastructure finance; (4) current trade and investment agreements negotiations; (5) implementing existing multilateral and World Trade Organization agreements, and United States trade and investment agreements; (6) best practices for customs and export procedures; and (7) market analysis and global supply chain management. 218. Report on diversity recruitment, employment, retention, and promotion (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and quadrennially thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit a comprehensive report to Congress that— (1) describes the efforts, consistent with existing law, including procedures, effects, and results of the Department since the period covered by the prior such report, to promote equal opportunity and inclusion for all American employees in direct hire and personal service contractors status, particularly employees of the Foreign Service, to include equal opportunity for all races, ethnicities, ages, genders, and service-disabled veterans, with a focus on traditionally underrepresented minority groups; (2) includes a section on— (A) the diversity of selection boards; (B) the employment of minority and service-disabled veterans during the most recent 10-year period, including— (i) the number hired through direct hires, internships, and fellowship programs; (ii) the number promoted to senior positions, including FS–01, GS–15, Senior Executive Service, and Senior Foreign Service; and (iii) attrition rates by grade, civil and foreign services, and the senior level ranks listed in clause (ii); (C) mentorship and retention programs; and (3) is organized in terms of real numbers and percentages at all levels. (b) Contents Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall describe the efforts of the Department— (1) to propagate fairness, impartiality, and inclusion in the work environment domestically and abroad; (2) to eradicate harassment, intolerance, and discrimination; (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 eliminate 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; (6) to resolve workplace conflicts, confrontations, and complaints in a prompt, impartial, constructive, and timely manner; (7) to improve demographic data availability and analysis regarding recruitment, hiring, promotion, training, length in service, assignment restrictions, and pass-through programs; (8) to recruit a diverse staff by— (A) recruiting women, minorities, veterans, and undergraduate and graduate students; (B) recruiting at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic serving institutions, women’s colleges, and colleges that typically serve majority minority populations; (C) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs in urban communities; (D) placing job advertisements in newspapers, magazines, and job sites oriented toward women and people of color; (E) providing opportunities through the Foreign Service Internship Program and other hiring initiatives; and (F) recruiting mid- and senior-level professionals through programs such as— (i) the International Career Advancement Program; (ii) the Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship Program; (iii) the Institute for International Public Policy Fellowship Program; (iv) Seminar XXI at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for International Studies; and (v) other similar, highly respected, international leadership programs; and (9) to provide opportunities through— (A) the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship Program; (B) the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program; and (C) the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program. (c) Scope of initial report The first report submitted to Congress under this section shall include the information described in subsection (b) for the 3 fiscal years immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the report is submitted. 219. Expansion of the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program, the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program, and the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program (a) Additional fellowships authorized Beginning in fiscal year 2016, the Secretary shall— (1) increase by 10 the number of fellows selected for the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program; (2) increase by 10 the number of fellows selected for the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program; and (3) increase by 5 the number of fellows selected for the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program. (b) Payne fellowship program Undergraduate and graduate components of the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program are authorized to conduct outreach to attract outstanding students who represent diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds with an interest in pursuing a Foreign Service career. 220. Retention of mid- and senior-level professionals from underrepresented groups (a) In general The Secretary should provide attention and oversight to the employment, retention, and promotion of underrepresented groups to promote a diverse ethnic representation among mid- and senior-level career professionals through programs such as— (1) the International Career Advancement Program; (2) Seminar XXI at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for International Studies; and (3) other highly respected international leadership programs. (b) Review of past programs The Secretary should review past programs designed to increase minority representation in international affairs positions, including— (1) the USAID Undergraduate Cooperative and Graduate Economics Program; (2) the Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship Program; and (3) the Institute for International Public Policy Fellowship Program. 221. Review of jurisdictional responsibilities of the Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan and the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (a) Review The Secretary of State shall conduct a review of the jurisdictional responsibilities of the Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) and the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA). (b) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the findings of the review conducted under subsection (a), including recommendations on whether jurisdictional responsibility between the 2 offices should be adjusted. 222. Congressional notification of countries compliance with minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking Section 110 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7107 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Congressional notification Not later than 30 days before the anticipated submission of each annual report under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of State shall notify and brief the appropriate congressional committees concerning the countries that will be upgraded to a higher tier or downgraded to a lower tier in such report. . 223. International religious freedom training program Section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4028 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; (2) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by inserting Refugees before The Secretary of State ; (3) in subsection (e), as redesignated, by inserting Child soldiers before The Secretary of State ; and (4) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: (a) Development of curriculum (1) In general The Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom appointed under section 101(b) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6411(b) ) shall develop a curriculum for Foreign Service Officers that includes training on— (A) the scope and strategic value of international religious freedom; (B) how violations of international religious freedom harm fundamental United States interests; (C) how the advancement of international religious freedom can advance such interests; (D) how United States international religious freedom policy should be carried out in practice by United States diplomats and other Foreign Service Officers; and (E) the relevance and relationship of international religious freedom to United States defense, diplomacy, development, and public affairs efforts to combat violent extremism. (2) Role of other officials The Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom shall carry out paragraph (1)— (A) in coordination with the Director of the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center and other Federal officials, as appropriate; and (B) in consultation with the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom established under section 201(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6431(a) ). (3) Resources The Secretary of State shall ensure the availability of sufficient resources to develop and implement the curriculum required under this subsection. (b) Religious freedom training (1) In general Not later than the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal Year 2016 , the Director of the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center shall begin training on religious freedom, using the curriculum developed under subsection (a), for Foreign Service officers, including— (A) entry level officers; (B) officers prior to departure for posting outside the United States; and (C) incoming deputy chiefs of mission and ambassadors. (2) Elements The training required under paragraph (1) shall be substantively incorporated into— (A) the A–100 course attended by Foreign Service Officers; (B) the specific country courses required of Foreign Service Officers prior to a posting outside the United States, with training tailored to— (i) the particular religious demography of such country; (ii) religious freedom conditions in such country; (iii) religious engagement strategies; and (iv) United States strategies for advancing religious freedom. (C) the courses required of incoming deputy chiefs of mission and ambassadors. (c) Information sharing The curriculum and training materials developed pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) shall be shared with the United States Armed Forces and all other Federal departments and agencies whose personnel serve as attachés, advisors, detailees, or otherwise in United States embassies globally to provide training on— (1) United States religious freedom policies; (2) religious traditions; (3) religious engagement strategies; (4) religious and cultural issues; and (5) efforts to combat terrorism and violent religious extremism. . III International organizations A United States contributions to international organizations 301. Reports concerning the United Nations (a) Report on anti-Semitic activity at the United Nations and its agencies Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes— (1) all activities at the United Nations and its subagencies that can be construed to exhibit an anti-Semitic bias, including official statements, proposed resolutions, and United Nations investigations; (2) the use of United Nations resources to promote anti-Semitic or anti-Israel rhetoric or propaganda, including publications, internet websites, and textbooks or other educational materials used to propagate political rhetoric regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; and (3) specific actions taken by the United States Government to address any of the activities described in paragraphs (1) and (2). (b) Report on all United States Government contributions to the United Nations Section 4(c) of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 ( 22 U.S.C. 287b(c) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (2), (3), (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following: (1) Contributions to the United Nations (A) In general A detailed description of all assessed and voluntary contributions, including in-kind contributions, of the United States to the United Nations and to each of its affiliated agencies and related bodies— (i) during the preceding fiscal year; (ii) estimated for the fiscal year in which the report is submitted; and (iii) requested in the budget of the President submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for the following fiscal year. (B) Content The description required under subparagraph (A) shall, for each fiscal year specified in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of that subparagraph, include— (i) the total amount or value of all contributions described in that subparagraph; (ii) the approximate percentage of all such contributions by the United States compared to all contributions to the United Nations and to each of its affiliated agencies and related bodies from any source; and (iii) for each such contribution described in subparagraph (A)— (I) the amount or value of the contribution; (II) whether the contribution was assessed by the United Nations or voluntary; (III) the purpose of the contribution; (IV) the department or agency of the United States Government responsible for the contribution; and (V) whether the United Nations or an affiliated agency or related body received the contribution and, if an affiliated agency or related body received the contribution, which such agency or body. (C) Public availability of information Not later than 14 days after submitting a report required under this subsection to the designated congressional committees, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall post a text-based, searchable version of the description required by subparagraph (A) on a publicly available Internet website of that Office. . 302. Annual report on financial contributions to international organizations Section 4(b) of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 ( 22 U.S.C. 287b(b) ) is amended by striking in which the United States participates as a member and inserting “, including— (1) the amount of such contributions that were assessed by an international organization and the amount of such contributions that were voluntary; and (2) the ratio of United States contributions to total contributions received for— (A) the United Nations, specialized agencies of the United Nations, and other United Nations funds, programs, and organizations; (B) peacekeeping; (C) inter-American organizations; (D) regional organizations; and (E) other international organizations. . 303. Report on peacekeeping arrears, credits, and contributions Section 4(c) of the United Nations Participation Act ( 22 U.S.C. 287b(c) ), as amended by section 301(b), is further amended by adding at the end the following: (6) Peacekeeping credits (A) In general A complete and full accounting of United States peacekeeping assessments and contributions for United Nations peacekeeping operations, including the following: (i) A tabulation of annual United Nations peacekeeping assessment rates, the peacekeeping contribution rate authorized by the United States, and the United States public law that authorized the contribution rate for the United Nations peacekeeping budget for each fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 1995 through the fiscal year following the date of the report. (ii) A tabulation of current United States accrued shortfalls and arrears in each respective ongoing or closed United Nations peacekeeping mission. (iii) A tabulation of all peacekeeping credits, including— (I) the total amount of peacekeeping credits determined by the United Nations to be available to the United States; (II) the total amount of peacekeeping credits determined by the United Nations to be unavailable to the United States; (III) the total amount of peacekeeping credits determined by the United Nations to be available to the United States from each open and closed peacekeeping mission; (IV) the total amount of peacekeeping credits determined by the United Nations to be unavailable to the United States from each open and closed peacekeeping mission; (V) the total amount of peacekeeping credits applied by the United Nations toward shortfalls from previous years that are apportioned to the United States; (VI) the total amount of peacekeeping credits applied by the United Nations toward offsetting future contributions of the United States; and (VII) the total amount of peacekeeping credits determined by the United Nations to be available to the United States that could be applied toward offsetting United States contributions in the following fiscal year. (iv) An explanation of any claim of unavailability by the United Nations of any peacekeeping credits described in clause (iii)(IV). (v) A description of any efforts by the United States to obtain reimbursement in accordance with the requirements of this Act, including Department of Defense materiel and services, and an explanation of any failure to obtain any such reimbursement. (B) Peacekeeping credits defined In this paragraph, the term peacekeeping credits means the amounts by which, during a United Nations peacekeeping fiscal year, the contributions of the United States to the United Nations for peacekeeping operations exceed the actual expenditures for peacekeeping operations by the United Nations that are apportioned to the United States. . 304. Assessment rate transparency (a) Report (1) In general Not later than 30 days after each time the United Nations General Assembly modifies the assessment levels for peacekeeping operations, the Secretary shall submit a report, which may include a classified annex, to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives . (2) Contents Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall describe— (A) the change, by amount and percentage, of the peacekeeping assessment charged to each member state; and (B) how the economic and strategic interests of each of the permanent members of the Security Council is being served by each peacekeeping mission currently in force. (b) Availability of peacekeeping assessment data The Secretary shall direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United Nations to urge the United Nations— (1) to share the raw data used to calculate member state peacekeeping assessment rates; and (2) to make available the formula for determining peacekeeping assessments. B Accountability at international organizations 311. Preventing abuse in peacekeeping Not later than 15 days before the anticipated date of a vote (or, in the case of exigent circumstances, as far in advance of the vote as is practicable) on a resolution approving a new peacekeeping mission under the auspices of the United Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or any other multilateral organization in which the United States participates, or to reauthorize an existing such mission, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on that mission that includes the following: (1) A description of the specific measures taken and planned to be taken by the organization related to the mission— (A) to prevent individuals who are employees or contractor personnel of the organization, or members of the forces serving in the mission from engaging in acts of trafficking in persons, exploitation of victims of trafficking, or sexual exploitation or abuse; and (B) to hold accountable any such individuals who engage in any such acts while participating in the mission. (2) An assessment of the effectiveness of each of the measures described in paragraph (1). (3) An accounting and assessment of all cases in which the organization has taken action to investigate allegations that individuals described in paragraph (1)(A) have engaged in acts described in that paragraph, including a description of the status of all such cases as of the date of the report. 312. Inclusion of peacekeeping abuses in country report on human rights practices Section 116(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151n(d) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (11)(C), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (12)(C)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (13) for each country that contributes personnel to United Nations peacekeeping missions, a description of— (A) any allegations of such personnel engaging in acts of trafficking in persons, exploitation of victims of trafficking, or sexual exploitation and abuse while participating in such a peacekeeping mission; (B) any repatriations of such personnel resulting from an allegation described in subparagraph (A); (C) any actions taken by such country with respect to personnel repatriated as a result of allegations described in subparagraph (A), including whether such personnel faced prosecution related to such allegations; and (D) the extent to which any actions taken as described in subparagraph (C) have been communicated by such country to the United Nations. . 313. Evaluation of United Nations peacekeeping missions (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— (1) a comprehensive evaluation of current United Nations peacekeeping missions; (2) a prioritization of the peacekeeping missions; (3) plans for phasing out and ending any mission that— (A) has substantially met its objectives and goals; or (B) will not be able to meet its objectives and goals; and (4) a plan for reviewing the status of open-ended mandates for— (A) the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK); (B) the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO); and (C) the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP). (b) Approval of future peacekeeping missions The President shall direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United Nations to ensure that no new United Nations peacekeeping mission is approved without a periodic mandate renewal. (c) Funding limitation The United States shall not provide funding for any United Nations peacekeeping mission beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act unless the mission has a periodic mandate renewal. C Personnel matters 321. Encouraging employment of United States citizens at the United Nations Section 181 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 ( 22 U.S.C. 276c–4 ) is amended to read as follows: 181. Employment of United States citizens by certain international organizations Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal Year 2016 , and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report that provides— (1) for each international organization that had a geographic distribution formula in effect on January 1, 1991, an assessment of whether that organization— (A) is taking good faith steps to increase the staffing of United States citizens, including, as appropriate, as assessment of any additional steps the organization could be taking to increase such staffing; and (B) has met the requirements of its geographic distribution formula; and (2) an assessment of United States representation among professional and senior-level positions at the United Nations, including— (A) an assessment of the proportion of United States citizens employed at the United Nations Secretariat and at all United Nations specialized agencies, funds, and programs relative to the total employment at the United Nations Secretariat and at all such agencies, funds, and programs; (B) as assessment of compliance by the United Nations Secretariat and such agencies, funds, and programs with any applicable geographic distribution formula; and (C) a description of any steps taken or planned to be taken by the United States to increase the staffing of United States citizens at the United Nations Secretariat and such agencies, funds and programs. . 322. Ensuring appropriate United Nations personnel salaries (a) Compensation of United Nations personnel The President shall direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United Nations— (1) to establish appropriate policies, procedures, and assumptions for— (A) determining comparable positions between officials in the professional and higher categories of employment at the United Nations headquarters in New York, New York, and in the United States Federal civil service; (B) calculating the margin between the compensation of such officials at the United Nations headquarters and the civil service; and (C) determining the appropriate margin for adoption by the United Nations to govern compensation for such officials; (2) to make all policies, procedures, and assumptions described in paragraph (1) available to the public; and (3) to limit increases in the compensation of United Nations officials to ensure that such officials remain within the margin range established by United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/40/244, or any subsequent margin range adopted by the United Nations to govern compensation for United Nations officials. (b) Report on salary margins The Secretary shall submit an annual report to the appropriate congressional committees, at the time of the submission of the budget of the President to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, that (1) describes the policies, procedures, and assumptions established or used by the United Nations— (A) to determine comparable positions between officials in the professional and higher categories of employment at the United Nations headquarters in New York, New York, and in the United States Federal civil service; (B) to calculate the percentage difference, or margin, between the compensation of such officials at the United Nations headquarters and the civil service; and (C) to determine the margin range established in United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/40/244, or any subsequent margin range adopted by the United Nations to govern compensation for United Nations officials; (2) assesses, in accordance with the policies, procedures, and assumptions described in paragraph (1), the margin between net salaries of officials in the professional and higher categories of employment at the United Nations in New York and those of comparable positions in the United States Federal civil service; (3) assesses any changes in the margin described in paragraph (2) from the previous year; (4) assesses the extent to which any changes in that margin resulted from modifications to the policies, procedures, and assumptions described in paragraph (1); and (5) provides the views of the Secretary on any changes in that margin and any such modifications. IV Consular authorities 401. Visa ineligibility for international child abductors Section 212(a)(10)(C)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(10)(C)(iii) ) is amended— (1) in subclause (I), by adding or at the end; (2) in subclause (II), by striking ; or at the end and inserting a period; and (3) by striking subclause (III). 402. Presumption of immigrant intent for H and L visa classifications Section 214(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(b) ) is amended— (1) by striking (other than a nonimmigrant described in subparagraph (L) or (V) of section 101(a)(15), and other than a nonimmigrant described in any provision of section 101(a)(15)(H)(i) except subclause (b1) of such section) ; (2) by striking under section 101(a)(15). and inserting under the immigration laws. ; and (3) by striking he each place such term appears and inserting the alien . 403. Visa information sharing Section 222(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1202(f)(2) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking issuance or refusal and inserting issuance, refusal, or revocation ; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking and on the basis of reciprocity ; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking illicit weapons; or and inserting illicit weapons, or in determining the removability or eligibility for a visa, admission, or another immigration benefit of persons who would be inadmissible to, or removable from, the United States; ; (C) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking for the purposes and inserting for 1 of the purposes ; and (ii) by striking or to deny visas to persons who would be inadmissible to the United States. and inserting ; or ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (C) with regard to any or all aliens in the database, specified data elements from each record, if the Secretary of State determines that it is in the national interest to provide such information to a foreign government. . V Embassy Security A Allocation of authorized security appropriations. 501. Worldwide security protection (a) In general Funds made available in fiscal year 2016 for worldwide security protection shall to the extent practicable, before any such funds may be allocated to any other authorized purpose, be allocated for— (1) immediate threat mitigation support in accordance with subsection (b) at facilities determined to be high threat, high risk pursuant to section 531; (2) immediate threat mitigation support in accordance with subsection (b) at other facilities; and (3) locations with high vulnerabilities. (b) Immediate threat mitigation support prioritization In allocating funding for immediate threat mitigation support pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall prioritize funding for— (1) the purchasing of additional security equipment, including additional defensive weaponry; (2) the paying of expenses of additional security forces; and (3) any other purposes necessary to mitigate immediate threats to United States personnel serving overseas. 502. Embassy security, construction and maintenance (a) In general Funds made available in fiscal year 2016 for Worldwide Security Upgrades within embassy security, construction and maintenance shall to the extent practicable, before any funds may be allocated to any other authorized purpose, be allocated in the prioritized order of— (1) immediate threat mitigation projects in accordance with subsection (b) at facilities determined to be high threat, high risk pursuant to section 531; (2) other security upgrades to facilities determined to be high threat, high risk pursuant to section 531; (3) all other immediate threat mitigation projects in accordance with subsection (b); and (4) security upgrades to all other facilities or new construction for facilities determined to be high threat, high risk pursuant to section 531. (b) Immediate threat mitigation projects prioritization In allocating funding for immediate threat mitigation projects pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall prioritize funding for the construction of safeguards that provide immediate security benefits and any other purposes necessary to mitigate immediate threats to United States personnel serving overseas. (c) Additional limitation No funds authorized to be appropriated shall be obligated for new embassy construction, other than for high threat, high risk facilities, unless the Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that— (1) the Department has fully complied with the requirements of subsection (a); (2) high threat, high risk facilities are being secured to the best of the United States Government’s ability; and (3) the Secretary will make funds available from the Embassy Security, Construction and Maintenance account or other sources to address any changed security threats or new or emergent security needs, including new immediate threat mitigation projects. (d) Report The Secretary shall report to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act on— (1) funding for the priorities described in subsection (a); (2) efforts to secure high threat, high risk facilities as well as high vulnerability locations facilities; and (3) plans to make funds available from the Embassy Security, Construction and Maintenance account or other sources to address any changed security threats or new or emergent security needs, including new immediate threat mitigation projects. B Contracting and other matters. 511. Local guard contracts abroad under diplomatic security program (a) In general Section 136(c)(3) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 ( 22 U.S.C. 4864(c)(3) ) is amended to read as follows: (3) in evaluating proposals for such contracts, award contracts to technically acceptable firms offering the lowest evaluated price, except that— (A) the Secretary may award contracts on the basis of best value (as determined by a cost-technical tradeoff analysis), especially for posts determined to be high threat, high risk pursuant to section 531 of the Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal Year 2016 ; and (B) proposals received from United States persons and qualified United States joint venture persons shall be evaluated by reducing the bid price by 10 percent; . (b) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that includes— (1) an explanation of the implementation of section 136(c)(3) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, as amended by subsection (a); and (2) for each instance in which a contract is awarded pursuant to subparagraph (A) of such section, a written justification and approval that describes the basis for such award and an explanation of the inability of the Secretary to satisfy the needs of the Department by awarding a contract to the technically acceptable firm offering the lowest evaluated price. 512. Disciplinary action resulting from unsatisfactory leadership in relation to a security incident Section 304(c) of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4834 (c)) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and moving such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right; (2) by striking Whenever in the first sentence immediately following the subsection heading and inserting the following: (1) In general Whenever ; and (3) by inserting at the end the following: (2) Certain security incidents (A) Unsatisfactory leadership Unsatisfactory leadership by a senior official with respect to a security incident involving loss of life, serious injury, or significant destruction of property at or related to a United States Government mission abroad may be grounds for disciplinary action. (B) Disciplinary action If a Board finds reasonable cause to believe that a senior official provided such unsatisfactory leadership, the Board may recommend disciplinary action subject to the procedures in paragraph (1). . 513. Management and staff accountability (a) Authority of Secretary of State Nothing in this Act or in any other provision of law may be construed to prevent the Secretary from using all authorities invested in the office of Secretary to take personnel action against any employee or official of the Department that the Secretary determines has breached the duty of that individual or has engaged in misconduct or unsatisfactorily performed the duties of employment of that individual, and such misconduct or unsatisfactory performance has significantly contributed to the serious injury, loss of life, or significant destruction of property, or a serious breach of security, even if such action is the subject of an Accountability Review Board's examination under section 304(a) of the Diplomatic Security Act ( 22 U.S.C. 4834(a) ). (b) Accountability Section 304 of the Diplomatic Security Act ( 22 U.S.C. 4834 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by inserting or has engaged in misconduct or unsatisfactorily performed the duties of employment of that individual, and such misconduct or unsatisfactory performance has significantly contributed to the serious injury, loss of life, or significant destruction of property, or the serious breach of security that is the subject of the Board's examination as described in subsection (a), after breached the duty of that individual ; (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Management accountability Whenever a Board determines that an individual has engaged in any conduct described in subsection (c), the Board shall evaluate the level and effectiveness of management and oversight conducted by employees or officials in the management chain of such individual. . 514. Security enhancements for soft targets Section 29 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2701 ) is amended, in the third sentence, by inserting physical security enhancements and after Such assistance may include . C Marine Corps Security Guard Program 521. Additional reports on expansion and enhancement of Marine Corps Security Guard Program Section 1269(a)(2) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 ( Public Law 113–291 ; 10 U.S.C. 5983 note) is amended by inserting and not less frequently than once each year thereafter until the date that is three years after such date after of this Act . D Defending high threat, high risk posts 531. Designation and reporting for high threat, high risk posts (a) Report required Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit, to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate , the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate , the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate , the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives , the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives , and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives , a classified report, with an unclassified summary, evaluating Department facilities that the Secretary determines to be high threat, high risk in accordance with subsection (c). (b) Contents For each facility determined to be high threat, high risk pursuant to subsection (a), the report submitted under subsection (a) shall include— (1) a narrative assessment describing the security threats and risks facing posts overseas and the overall threat level to United States personnel under chief of mission authority; (2) the number of diplomatic security personnel, Marine Corps security guards, and other Department personnel dedicated to providing security for United States personnel, information, and facilities; (3) an assessment of host nation willingness and capability to provide protection in the event of a security threat or incident, pursuant to the obligations of the United States under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, done at Vienna April 18, 1961; (4) an assessment of the quality and experience level of the team of United States senior security personnel assigned to the facility, considering collectively the assignment durations and lengths of government experience; (5) the number of Foreign Service Officers who have received Foreign Affairs Counter Threat training; (6) a summary of the requests made during the previous calendar year for additional resources, equipment, or personnel related to the security of the facility and the status of such requests; (7) an assessment of the ability of United States personnel to respond to and survive a fire attack, including— (A) whether the facility has adequate fire safety and security equipment for safe havens and safe areas; and (B) whether the employees working at the facility have been adequately trained on the equipment available; (8) if it is a new facility, a detailed description of the steps taken to provide security for the new facility, including whether a dedicated support cell was established in the Department to ensure proper and timely resourcing of security; and (9) a listing of any high threat, high risk facilities where the facilities of the Department and other government agencies are not collocated, including— (A) a rationale for the lack of collocation; and (B) a description of what steps, if any, are being taken to mitigate potential security vulnerabilities associated with the lack of collocation. (c) Determination of high threat, high risk facility In determining which facilities of the Department constitute high threat, high risk facilities under this section, the Secretary shall take into account with respect to each facility whether there are— (1) high to critical levels of political violence or terrorism; (2) national or local governments with inadequate capacity or political will to provide appropriate protection; and (3) in locations where there are high to critical levels of political violence or terrorism or where national or local governments lack the capacity or political will to provide appropriate protection— (A) mission physical security platforms that fall well below the Department's established standards; or (B) security personnel levels that are insufficient for the circumstances. (d) Inspector General review and report The Inspector General for the Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall annually— (1) review the determinations of the Secretary with respect to high threat, high risk facilities, including the basis for making such determinations; (2) review contingency planning for high threat, high risk facilities and evaluate the measures in place to respond to attacks on such facilities; (3) review the risk mitigation measures in place at high threat, high risk facilities to determine how the Secretary evaluates risk and whether the measures put in place sufficiently address the relevant risks; (4) review early warning systems in place at high threat, high risk facilities and evaluate the measures being taken to preempt and disrupt threats to such facilities; and (5) provide to the appropriate congressional committees— (A) an assessment of the determinations of the Secretary with respect to high threat, high risk facilities, including recommendations for additions or changes to the list of such facilities; and (B) a report on the reviews and evaluations undertaken pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (4). 532. Designation and reporting for high-risk counterintelligence threat posts (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate committees of congress The term appropriate committees of Congress means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ; (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate ; (C) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate ; (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate ; (E) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives ; (F) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives ; (G) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives ; and (H) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives (2) Priority 1 counterintelligence threat nation The term Priority 1 Counterintelligence Threat Nation means a country designated as such by the October 2012 National Intelligence Priorities Framework (NIPF). (b) Report required (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in conjunction with appropriate officials in the intelligence community and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress that assesses the counterintelligence threat to United States diplomatic facilities in Priority 1 Counterintelligence Threat Nations. (2) Contents The report required under paragraph (1) shall include— (A) an assessment of the use of locally employed staff and guard forces and a listing of diplomatic facilities in Priority 1 Counterintelligence Threat Nations without controlled access areas; and (B) recommendations for mitigating any counterintelligence threats and for any necessary facility upgrades, including costs assessment of any recommended mitigation or upgrades. 533. Enhanced qualifications for Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for high threat, high risk posts The Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 206 ( 22 U.S.C. 4824 ) the following new section: 207. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for High Threat, High Risk Posts The individual serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for High Threat, High Risk Posts shall have 1 or more of the following qualifications: (1) Service during the last 6 years at 1 or more posts designated as high threat, high risk by the Secretary of State at the time of service. (2) Previous service as the office director or deputy director of 1 or more of the following Department of State offices or successor entities carrying out substantively equivalent functions: (A) The Office of Mobile Security Deployments. (B) The Office of Special Programs and Coordination. (C) The Office of Overseas Protective Operations. (D) The Office of Physical Security Programs. (E) The Office of Intelligence and Threat Analysis. (3) Previous service as the Regional Security Officer at two or more overseas posts. (4) Other government or private sector experience substantially equivalent to service in the positions listed in paragraphs (1) through (3). . 534. Security environment threat list briefings (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and upon each subsequent update of the Security Environment Threat List (SETL), the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security shall provide classified briefings to the appropriate congressional committees on the Security Environment Threat List. (b) Content The briefings required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) an overview of the Security Environment Threat List; and (2) a summary assessment of the security posture of those facilities where the Security Environment Threat List assesses the threat environment to be most acute, including factors that informed such assessment. 535. Comptroller General of the United States report on implementation of Benghazi Accountability Review Board recommendations (a) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that describes the progress of the Secretary in implementing the recommendations of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board. (b) Content The report required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) an assessment of the progress the Secretary has made in implementing each specific recommendation of the Accountability Review Board; and (2) a description of any impediments to recommended reforms, such as budget constraints, bureaucratic obstacles within the Department or in the broader interagency community, or limitations under current law. (c) Form The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. 536. Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (a) Office of Management and Budget Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees all documents and materials related to its consideration and analysis concerning the Foreign Affairs Security Training Center at Fort Picket, Virginia, and any alternative facilities. (b) Department of State Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees all documents and materials related to the determination to construct a new Foreign Affairs Security Training Center at Fort Picket, Virginia, including any that are related to the development and adoption of all related training requirements, including any documents and materials related to the consideration and analysis of such facility performed by the Office of Management and Budget. 537. Language training (a) In general Title IV of the Diplomatic Security Act ( 22 U.S.C. 4851 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 416. Language requirements for diplomatic security personnel assigned to high threat, high risk posts (a) In general Diplomatic security personnel assigned permanently to, or who are serving in, long-term temporary duty status as designated by the Secretary of State at a high threat, high risk post should receive language training described in subsection (b) in order to prepare such personnel for duty requirements at such post. (b) Language training described Language training referred to in subsection (a) should prepare personnel described in such subsection— (1) to speak the language at issue with sufficient structural accuracy and vocabulary to participate effectively in most formal and informal conversations on subjects germane to security; and (2) to read within an adequate range of speed and with almost complete comprehension on subjects germane to security. (c) Inspector general review Not later than September 30, 2016, the Inspector General of the Department of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors shall— (1) review the language training conducted pursuant to this section; and (2) make the results of such review available to the Secretary of State and the appropriate congressional committees. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 ( Public Law 99–399 ) is amended by inserting after the item relating the section 415 the following: Sec. 416. Language requirements for diplomatic security personnel assigned to high threat, high risk posts. . E Accountability review boards 541. Provision of copies of accountability review board reports to Congress Not later than 2 days after an Accountability Review Board provides its report to the Secretary of State in accordance with title III of the Omnibus Diplomatic and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 ( 22 U.S.C. 4831 et seq. ), the Secretary shall provide copies of the report to the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, and the minority leader of the House of Representatives, and to the appropriate congressional committees for retention and review by those committees. 542. Staffing Section 302(b)(2) of the Diplomatic Security Act ( 22 U.S.C. 4832(b)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Such persons shall be drawn from bureaus or other agency subunits that are not impacted by the incident that is the subject of the Board’s review. . VI Management and accountability 601. Short title This title may be cited at the Improving Department of State Oversight Act of 2015 . 602. Competitive hiring status for former employees of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction who completes at least 12 months of service at any time prior to the date of the termination of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (October 5, 2013), and was not terminated for cause shall acquire competitive status for appointment to any position in the competitive service for which the employee possesses the required qualifications. 603. Assurance of independence of IT systems The Secretary, with the concurrence of the Inspector General of the Department of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors, shall certify to the appropriate congressional committees that the Department has made reasonable efforts to ensure the integrity and independence of the Office of the Inspector General Information Technology systems. 604. Protecting the integrity of internal investigations Section 209(c)(5) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3929(c)(5) ) is amended by inserting at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Required reporting of allegations and investigations and inspector general authority (i) In general Each bureau, post or other office (in this subparagraph, an entity ) of the Department of State shall, within five business days, report to the Inspector General any allegations of— (I) waste, fraud, or abuse in a Department program or operation; (II) criminal or serious misconduct on the part of a Department employee at the FS–1, GS–15, GM–15 level or higher; (III) criminal misconduct on the part of any Department employee; and (IV) serious, noncriminal misconduct on the part of any individual who is authorized to carry a weapon, make arrests, or conduct searches, such as conduct that, if proved, would constitute perjury or material dishonesty, warrant suspension as discipline for a first offense, or result in loss of law enforcement authority. (ii) Inspector General authority The Inspector General may, pursuant to existing authority, investigate matters covered by clause (i). (iii) Limitation on investigations outside of Office of Inspector General No entity in the Department of State with concurrent jurisdiction over matters covered by clause (i), including the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, may initiate an investigation of such matter unless it has first reported the allegations to the Inspector General as required by clause (i), except as provided in clause (v) and (vi). (iv) Cooperation If an entity in the Department of State initiates an investigation of a matter covered in clause (i) the entity must, except as provided in clause (v), fully cooperate with the Inspector General, including— (I) by providing to the Inspector General all data and records obtained in connection with its investigation upon request of the Inspector General; (II) by coordinating, at the request of the Inspector General, such entity’s investigation with the Inspector General; and (III) by providing to the Inspector General requested support in aid of the Inspector General’s oversight and investigative responsibilities. (v) Exceptions The Inspector General may prescribe general rules under which any requirement of clause (iii) or clause (iv) may be dispensed with. (vi) Exigent circumstances Compliance with clauses (i), (iii), and (iv) of this subparagraph may be dispensed with by an entity of the Department of State if complying with them in an exigent circumstance would pose an imminent threat to human life, health or safety, or result in the irretrievable loss or destruction of critical evidence or witness testimony, in which case a report of the allegation shall be made not later than 48 hours after an entity begins an investigation under the authority of this clause and cooperation required under clause (iv) shall commence not later than 48 hours after the relevant exigent circumstance has ended. (vii) Rule of construction Nothing in this subparagraph may be interpreted to affect any duty or authority of the Inspector General under any provision of law, including the Inspector General’s duties or authorities under the Inspector General Act. . 605. Report on Inspector General inspection and auditing of Foreign Service posts and bureaus and operating units Department of State (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress on the requirement under section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3929(a)(1) ) that the Inspector General of the Department of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors inspect and audit, at least every 5 years, the administration of activities and operations of each Foreign Service post and each bureau and other operating unit of the Department. (b) Consideration of Multi-Tier system The report required under subsection (a) shall assess the advisability and feasibility of implementing a multi-tier system for inspecting Foreign Service posts featuring more (or less) frequent inspections and audits of posts based on risk, including security risk, as may be determined by the Inspector General. (c) Composition The report required under subsection (a) shall include separate portions prepared by the Inspector General of the Department of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors, and the Comptroller General of the United States, respectively.

Passed the Senate April 28, 2016. Julie E. Adams, Secretary

tv_txt: 114th CONGRESS 2d Session In the House of Representatives, U. S., December 5, 2016 AMENDMENT:

That the bill from the Senate (S. 1635) entitled An Act to authorize the Department of State for fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes. , do pass with the following Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 1. Short title; Table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 . (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—Embassy Security and Personnel Protection Subtitle A—Review and Planning Requirements Sec. 101. Designation of high risk, high threat posts. Sec. 102. Contingency plans for high risk, high threat posts. Sec. 103. Direct reporting. Sec. 104. Accountability Review Board recommendations related to unsatisfactory leadership. Subtitle B—Physical Security and Personnel Requirements Sec. 111. Capital security cost sharing program. Sec. 112. Local guard contracts abroad under diplomatic security program. Sec. 113. Transfer authority. Sec. 114. Security enhancements for soft targets. Sec. 115. Exemption from certain procurement protest procedures for noncompetitive contracting in emergency circumstances. Sec. 116. Sense of Congress regarding minimum security standards for temporary United States diplomatic and consular posts. Sec. 117. Assignment of personnel at high risk, high threat posts. Sec. 118. Annual report on embassy construction costs. Sec. 119. Embassy security, construction, and maintenance. Subtitle C—Security Training Sec. 121. Security training for personnel assigned to high risk, high threat posts. Sec. 122. Sense of Congress regarding language requirements for diplomatic security personnel assigned to high risk, high threat post. Subtitle D—Expansion of the Marine Corps Security Guard Detachment Program Sec. 131. Marine Corps Security Guard Program. Title II—Office of Inspector General of the Department of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors Sec. 201. Competitive hiring status for former employees of the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. Sec. 202. Certification of independence of information technology systems of the Office of Inspector General of the Department of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors. Sec. 203. Protecting the integrity of internal investigations. Sec. 204. Report on Inspector General inspection and auditing of Foreign Service posts and bureaus and other offices of the Department. Sec. 205. Implementing GAO and OIG recommendations. Sec. 206. Inspector General salary limitations. Title III—International organizations Sec. 301. Oversight of and accountability for peacekeeper abuses. Sec. 302. Reimbursement of contributing countries. Sec. 303. Withholding of assistance. Sec. 304. United Nations peacekeeping assessment formula. Sec. 305. Reimbursement or application of credits. Sec. 306. Report on United States contributions to the United Nations relating to peacekeeping operations. Sec. 307. Whistleblower protections for United Nations personnel. Sec. 308. Encouraging employment of United States citizens at the United Nations. Sec. 309. Statement of policy on Member State’s voting practices at the United Nations. Sec. 310. Qualifications of the United Nations Secretary General. Sec. 311. Policy regarding the United Nations Human Rights Council. Sec. 312. Additional report on other United States contributions to the United Nations. Sec. 313. Comparative report on peacekeeping operations. Title IV—Personnel and organizational issues Sec. 401. Locally-employed staff wages. Sec. 402. Expansion of civil service opportunities. Sec. 403. Promotion to the Senior Foreign Service. Sec. 404. Lateral entry into the Foreign Service. Sec. 405. Reemployment of annuitants and workforce rightsizing. Sec. 406. Integration of foreign economic policy. Sec. 407. Training support services. Sec. 408. Special agents. Sec. 409. Limited appointments in the Foreign Service. Sec. 410. Report on diversity recruitment, employment, retention, and promotion. Sec. 411. Market data for cost-of-living adjustments. Sec. 412. Technical amendment to Federal Workforce Flexibility Act. Sec. 413. Retention of mid- and senior-level professionals from traditionally underrepresented minority groups. Sec. 414. Employee assignment restrictions. Sec. 415. Security clearance suspensions. Sec. 416. Sense of Congress on the integration of policies related to the participation of women in preventing and resolving conflicts. Sec. 417. Foreign Service families workforce study. Sec. 418. Special envoys, representatives, advisors, and coordinators of the Department. Sec. 419. Combating anti-Semitism. Title V—Consular authorities Sec. 501. Codification of enhanced consular immunities. Sec. 502. Passports made in the United States. Title VI—Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission Sec. 601. Establishment. Sec. 602. Duties. Sec. 603. Membership. Sec. 604. Powers. Sec. 605. Staff. Sec. 606. Sunset. Title VII—Miscellaneous provisions Sec. 701. Foreign relations exchange programs. Sec. 702. United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. Sec. 703. Broadcasting Board of Governors. Sec. 704. Rewards for Justice. Sec. 705. Extension of period for reimbursement of seized commercial fishermen. Sec. 706. Expansion of the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program, the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program, and the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program. Sec. 707. GAO report on Department critical telecommunications equipment or services obtained from suppliers closely linked to a leading cyber-threat actor. Sec. 708. Implementation plan for information technology and knowledge management. Sec. 709. Ransoms to foreign terrorist organizations. Sec. 710. Strategy to combat terrorist use of social media. Sec. 711. Report on Department information technology acquisition practices. Sec. 712. Public availability of reports on nominees to be chiefs of mission. Sec. 713. Recruitment and retention of individuals who have lived, worked, or studied in predominantly Muslim countries or communities. Sec. 714. Sense of Congress regarding coverage of appropriate therapies for dependents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Sec. 715. Repeal of obsolete reports. Sec. 716. Prohibition on additional funding. 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (2) Department Unless otherwise specified, the term Department means the Department of State. (3) Foreign Service The term Foreign Service has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3902 ). (4) Inspector General Unless otherwise specified, the term Inspector General means the Office of Inspector General of the Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors. (5) Peacekeeping credits The term peacekeeping credits means the amounts by which United States assessed peacekeeping contributions exceed actual expenditures, apportioned to the United States, of peacekeeping operations by the United Nations during a United Nations peacekeeping fiscal year. (6) Secretary Unless otherwise specified, the term Secretary means the Secretary of State. I Embassy Security and Personnel Protection A Review and Planning Requirements 101. Designation of high risk, high threat posts (a) In general Title I of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 ( 22 U.S.C. 4801 et seq. ; relating to diplomatic security) is amended by inserting after section 103 the following new sections: 104. Designation of high risk, high threat posts (a) Initial designation Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Department of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report, in classified form, that contains a list of diplomatic and consular posts designated as high risk, high threat posts. (b) Designations before opening or reopening posts Before opening or reopening a diplomatic or consular post, the Secretary shall determine if such post should be designated as a high risk, high threat post. (c) Designating existing posts The Secretary shall regularly review existing diplomatic and consular posts to determine if any such post should be designated as a high risk, high threat post if conditions at such post or the surrounding security environment require such a designation. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. (2) High risk, high threat post The term high risk, high threat post means a United States diplomatic or consular post or other United States mission abroad, as determined by the Secretary, that, among other factors— (A) is located in a country— (i) with high to critical levels of political violence and terrorism; and (ii) the government of which lacks the ability or willingness to provide adequate security; and (B) has mission physical security platforms that fall below the Department of State’s established standards. 105. Briefings on embassy security (a) Briefing The Secretary shall provide monthly briefings to the appropriate congressional committees on— (1) any plans to open or reopen a high risk, high threat post, including— (A) the importance and appropriateness of the objectives of the proposed post to the national security of the United States, and the type and level of security threats such post could encounter; (B) working plans to expedite the approval and funding for establishing and operating such post, implementing physical security measures, providing necessary security and management personnel, and the provision of necessary equipment; (C) security tripwires that would determine specific action, including enhanced security measures or evacuation of such post, based on the improvement or deterioration of the local security environment; and (D) in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, an evaluation of available United States military assets and operational plans to respond to such posts in extremis; (2) personnel staffing and rotation cycles at high risk, high threat posts; (3) the current security posture at posts of particular concern as determined by such committees; and (4) the progress towards implementation of the provisions specified in title I of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017. (b) Congressional notification (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), not later than 30 days before opening or reopening a high risk, high threat post, the Secretary shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of the decision to open or reopen such post. (2) Emergency circumstances If the Secretary determines that the national security interests of the United States require the opening or reopening of a high risk, high threat post in fewer than 30 days, then as soon as possible, but not later than 48 hours before such opening or reopening, the Secretary shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a notification detailing the decision to open or reopen such post, the nature of the critical national security interests at stake, and the circumstances that prevented the normal 30-day notice under paragraph (1). (c) Appropriate congressional committees In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. . (b) Conforming amendment The table of contents of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 103 the following new items: Sec. 104. Designation of high risk, high threat posts. Sec. 105. Briefings on embassy security. . 102. Contingency plans for high risk, high threat posts Subsection (a) of section 606 of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 ( 22 U.S.C. 4865 ; relating to diplomatic security) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A), in the first sentence— (A) by inserting and from complex attacks (as such term is defined in section 416 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986), after attacks from vehicles ; and (B) by inserting or such a complex attack before the period at the end; (2) in paragraph (7), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , including at high risk, high threat posts (as such term is defined in section 104 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986), including options for the deployment of additional military personnel or equipment to bolster security and rapid deployment of armed or surveillance assets in response to an attack . 103. Direct reporting The Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security shall report directly to the Secretary, without being required to obtain the approval or concurrence of any other official of the Department, as threats and circumstances require. 104. Accountability Review Board recommendations related to unsatisfactory leadership (a) In general Subsection (c) of section 304 of the Diplomatic Security Act ( 22 U.S.C. 4834 ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (A) by striking Whenever and inserting If ; and (B) by striking has breached the duty of that individual and inserting has engaged in misconduct or unsatisfactorily performed the duties of employment of that individual, and such misconduct or unsatisfactory performance has significantly contributed to the serious injury, loss of life, or significant destruction of property, or the serious breach of security that is the subject of the Board’s examination as described in subsection (a) ; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking finding each place it appears and inserting findings ; and (3) in the matter following paragraph (3)— (A) by striking has breached a duty of that individual and inserting has engaged in misconduct or unsatisfactorily performed the duties of employment of that individual as described in this subsection ; and (B) by striking to the performance of the duties of that individual . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any Accountability Review Board that is convened under section 301 of the Diplomatic Security Act ( 22 U.S.C. 4831 ) on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. B Physical Security and Personnel Requirements 111. Capital security cost sharing program (a) Sense of Congress on the capital security cost sharing program It is the sense of Congress that the Capital Security Cost Sharing Program should prioritize the construction of new facilities and the maintenance of existing facilities at high risk, high threat posts. (b) Restriction on construction of office space Paragraph (2) of section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of division A of H.R. 3427, as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106–113 ; 113 Stat. 1501A–453; 22 U.S.C. 4865 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: A project to construct a diplomatic facility of the United States may not include office space or other accommodations for an employee of a Federal department or agency to the extent that the Secretary of State determines that such department or agency has not provided to the Department of State the full amount of funding required under paragraph (1), notwithstanding any authorization and appropriation of relevant funds by Congress. . 112. Local guard contracts abroad under diplomatic security program Section 136 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 ( 22 U.S.C. 4864 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Award of local guard and protective service contracts In evaluating proposals for local guard contracts under this section, the Secretary of State may award such contracts on the basis of best value as determined by a cost-technical tradeoff analysis (as described in Federal Acquisition Regulation part 15.101) and, with respect to such contracts for posts that are not high risk, high threat posts (as such term is defined in section 104 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 ( 22 U.S.C. 4801 et seq. ; relating to diplomatic security)), subject to congressional notification 15-days prior to any such award. . 113. Transfer authority Section 4 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 ( 22 U.S.C. 295 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (j) (1) In addition to exercising any other transfer authority available to the Secretary of State, and subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary may transfer to, and merge with, any appropriation for embassy security, construction, and maintenance such amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2018 for any other purpose related to the administration of foreign affairs on or after January 1, 2017, if the Secretary determines such transfer is necessary to provide for the security of sites and buildings in foreign countries under the jurisdiction and control of the Secretary. (2) Any funds transferred pursuant to paragraph (1)— (A) shall not exceed 20 percent of any appropriation made available for fiscal year 2018 for the Department of State under the heading Administration of Foreign Affairs , and no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfer; and (B) shall be merged with funds in the heading to which transferred, and shall be available subject to the same terms and conditions as the funds with which merged. (3) Not later than 15 days before any transfer of funds pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall notify in writing the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. Any such notification shall include a description of the particular security need necessitating the transfer at issue. . 114. Security enhancements for soft targets Section 29 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2701 ) is amended, in the third sentence, by inserting physical security enhancements and after may include . 115. Exemption from certain procurement protest procedures for noncompetitive contracting in emergency circumstances A determination by the Department to use procedures other than competitive procedures under section 3304 of title 41, United States Code, in order to meet emergency security requirements, as determined by the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee, including physical security upgrades, protective equipment, and other immediate threat mitigation projects, shall not be subject to challenge by protest under either subchapter V of chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code, or section 1491 of title 28, United States Code. 116. Sense of Congress regarding minimum security standards for temporary United States diplomatic and consular posts It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Overseas Security Policy Board’s security standards for facilities should apply to all facilities consistent with 12 FAM 311.2; and (2) such facilities should comply with requirements for attaining a waiver or exception to applicable standards if it is in the national interest of the United States. 117. Assignment of personnel at high risk, high threat posts The Secretary to the extent practicable shall station key personnel for sustained periods of time at high risk, high threat posts (as such term is defined in section 104 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986, as added by section 401 of this Act) in order to— (1) establish institutional knowledge and situational awareness that would allow for a fuller familiarization of the local political and security environment in which such posts are located; and (2) ensure that necessary security procedures are implemented. 118. Annual report on embassy construction costs (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive report regarding all ongoing embassy 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 embassy construction projects and major embassy security upgrade projects: (1) The initial cost estimate. (2) The amount expended on the project to date. (3) The projected timeline for completing the project. (4) Any cost overruns incurred by the project. (c) Initial report The first report required under subsection (a) shall include an annex regarding all embassy construction projects and major embassy security upgrade projects completed during the 10-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this Act, including, for each such project, the following: (1) The initial cost estimate. (2) The amount actually expended on the project. (3) Any additional time required to complete the project beyond the initial timeline. (4) Any cost overruns incurred by the project. 119. Embassy security, construction, and maintenance Section 1 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 ( 22 U.S.C. 292 ), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Authorization for improvements and construction The Secretary of State may improve or construct facilities overseas for other Federal departments and agencies on an advance-of-funds or reimbursable basis if such advances or reimbursements are credited to the Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance account and remain available until expended. . C Security Training 121. Security training for personnel assigned to high risk, high threat posts (a) In general Title IV of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 ( 22 U.S.C. 4851 et seq. ; relating to diplomatic security) is amended by adding at the end the following new sections: 416. Security training for personnel assigned to a high risk, high threat post (a) In general Individuals assigned permanently to or who are in long-term temporary duty status as designated by the Secretary of State at a high risk, high threat post shall receive security training described in subsection (b) on a mandatory basis in order to prepare such individuals for living and working at such posts. (b) Security training described Security training referred to in subsection (a)— (1) is training to improve basic knowledge and skills; and (2) may include— (A) an ability to recognize, avoid, and respond to potential terrorist situations, including a complex attack; (B) conducting surveillance detection; (C) providing emergency medical care; (D) ability to detect the presence of improvised explosive devices; (E) minimal firearms familiarization; and (F) defensive driving maneuvers. (c) Effective date The requirements of this section shall take effect upon the date of the enactment of this section. (d) Definitions In this section and section 417: (1) Complex attack The term complex attack has the meaning given such term by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, as follows: An attack conducted by multiple hostile elements which employ at least two distinct classes of weapon systems (i.e., indirect fire and direct fire, improvised explosive devices, and surface to air fire). . (2) High risk, high threat post The term high risk, high threat post has the meaning given such term in section 104. 417. Security management training for officials assigned to a high risk, high threat post (a) In general Officials described in subsection (c) who are assigned to a high risk, high threat post shall receive security training described in subsection (b) on a mandatory basis in order to improve the ability of such officials to make security-related management decisions. (b) Security training described Security training referred to in subsection (a) may include— (1) development of skills to better evaluate threats; (2) effective use of security resources to mitigate such threats; and (3) improved familiarity of available security resources. (c) Officials described Officials referred to in subsection (a) are the following: (1) Members of the Senior Foreign Service appointed under section 302(a)(1) or 303 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3942(a)(1) and 3943) or members of the Senior Executive Service (as such term is described in section 3132(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code). (2) Foreign Service officers appointed under section 302(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3942(a)(1) ) holding a position in classes FS–1 or FS–2. (3) Foreign Service Specialists appointed by the Secretary under section 303 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3943 ) holding a position in classes FS–1 or FS–2. (4) Individuals holding a position in grades GS–14 or GS–15. (5) Personal services contractors and other contractors serving in positions or capacities similar to the officials described in paragraphs (1) through (4). (d) Effective date The requirements of this section shall take effect beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section. . (b) Conforming amendment The table of contents of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 415 the following new items: Sec. 416. Security training for personnel assigned to a high risk, high threat post. Sec. 417. Security management training for officials assigned to a high risk, high threat post. . 122. Sense of Congress regarding language requirements for diplomatic security personnel assigned to high risk, high threat post (a) In general It is the sense of Congress that diplomatic security personnel assigned permanently to or who are in long-term temporary duty status as designated by the Secretary at a high risk, high threat post should receive language training described in subsection (b) in order to prepare such personnel for duty requirements at such post. (b) Language training described Language training referred to in subsection (a) should prepare personnel described in such subsection to— (1) speak the language at issue with sufficient structural accuracy and vocabulary to participate effectively in most formal and informal conversations on subjects germane to security; and (2) read within an adequate range of speed and with almost complete comprehension on subjects germane to security. D Expansion of the Marine Corps Security Guard Detachment Program 131. Marine Corps Security Guard Program (a) In general Pursuant to the responsibility of the Secretary for diplomatic security under section 103 of the Diplomatic Security Act ( 22 U.S.C. 4802 ; enacted as part of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 ( Public Law 99–399 )), the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct an annual review of the Marine Corps Security Guard Program, including the following: (1) An evaluation of whether the size and composition of the Marine Corps Security Guard Program is adequate to meet global diplomatic security requirements. (2) An assessment of whether the Marine Corps security guards are appropriately deployed among United States embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic facilities to respond to evolving security developments and potential threats to United States interests abroad. (3) An assessment of the mission objectives of the Marine Corps Security Guard Program and the procedural rules of engagement to protect diplomatic personnel under the Program. (b) Reporting requirement Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate an unclassified report, with a classified annex as necessary, that addresses the requirements specified in subsection (a). II Office of Inspector General of the Department of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors 201. Competitive hiring status for former employees of the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee of the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction who completes at least 12 months of continuous employment within the Office at any time prior to October 5, 2013, and was not terminated for cause shall acquire competitive status for appointment to any position in the competitive service for which the employee possesses the required qualifications. 202. Certification of independence of information technology systems of the Office of Inspector General of the Department of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for 4 years, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, with respect to the network, information systems, and files of the Office of Inspector General of the Department and Broadcasting Board of Governors managed by the Department, a certification that the Department has ensured the integrity and independence of such network, information systems, and files, including the prevention of access to such network, information systems, and files other than as authorized by the Inspector General or the Attorney General, or, for purposes of ensuring information and systems security pursuant to applicable statute, the Chief Information Officer of the Department. 203. Protecting the integrity of internal investigations Subsection (c) of section 209 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3929 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) Required reporting of allegations and investigations and Inspector General authority (A) In general The head of a bureau, post, or other office of the Department of State (in this paragraph referred to as a Department entity ) shall submit to the Inspector General a report of any allegation of— (i) waste, fraud, or abuse in a Department program or operation; (ii) criminal or serious misconduct on the part of a Department employee at the FS–1, GS–15, or GM–15 level or higher; (iii) criminal misconduct on the part of a Department employee; and (iv) serious, noncriminal misconduct on the part of any Department employee who is authorized to carry a weapon, make arrests, or conduct searches, such as conduct that, if proved, would constitute perjury or material dishonesty, warrant suspension as discipline for a first offense, or result in loss of law enforcement authority. (B) Deadline The head of a Department entity shall submit to the Inspector General a report of an allegation described in subparagraph (A) not later than 5 business days after the date on which the head of such Department entity is made aware of such allegation. . 204. Report on Inspector General inspection and auditing of Foreign Service posts and bureaus and other offices of the Department (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the requirement under section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3929(a)(1) ) that the Inspector General inspect and audit, at least every 5 years, the administration of activities and operations of each Foreign Service post and each bureau or other office of the Department. (b) Consideration of multi-Tier system The report required under subsection (a) shall assess the advisability and feasibility of implementing a multi-tier system for inspecting Foreign Service posts and bureaus and other offices of the Department under section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 featuring more or less frequent inspections and audits based on risk, including security risk, as may be determined by the Inspector General. 205. Implementing GAO and OIG recommendations (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Department has not implemented all of the recommendations made by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) related to embassy security and that some recommendations may yield potentially significant cost savings to the Department. (b) Briefing The Secretary shall provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional committees detailing the rationale for not implementing recommendations made by the GAO and OIG related to embassy security or those that may yield significant cost savings to the Department, if implemented. 206. Inspector General salary limitations Section 412 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3972 ) is amended by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection: (b) The Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall limit the payment of special differentials to USAID Foreign Service criminal investigators to levels at which the aggregate of basic pay and special differential for any pay period would equal, for such criminal investigators, the bi-weekly pay limitations on premium pay regularly placed on other criminal investigators within the Federal law enforcement community. This provision shall be retroactive to January 1, 2013. . III International organizations 301. Oversight of and accountability for peacekeeper abuses (a) Strategy To ensure reform and accountability Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit, in unclassified form, to the appropriate congressional committees— (1) a United States strategy for combating sexual exploitation and abuse in United Nations peacekeeping operations; and (2) an implementation plan for achieving the objectives set forth in the strategy described in paragraph (1). (b) Objectives The objectives of the strategy required under subsection (a) shall be the following: (1) To dramatically reduce the incidence of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by civilian and military personnel assigned to United Nations peacekeeping operations. (2) To ensure the introduction and implementation by the United Nations of improved training, oversight, and accountability mechanisms for United Nations peacekeeping operations and the personnel involved with such operations. (3) To ensure swift justice for any such personnel who are found to have committed sexual exploitation or abuse. (4) To assist the United Nations and troop- or police-contributing countries, as necessary and appropriate, to improve their ability to prevent, identify, and prosecute sexual exploitation or abuse by personnel involved in peacekeeping operations. (c) Elements The strategy required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements and objectives: (1) The amendment of the model memorandum of understanding and review of all current memorandums of understanding for troop- or police-contributing countries participating in United Nations peacekeeping operations to strengthen provisions relating to the investigation, repatriation, prosecution, and discipline of troops or police that are credibly alleged to have engaged in cases of misconduct. (2) The establishment of onsite courts-martial, as appropriate, for the prosecution of crimes committed by military peacekeeping personnel, that is consistent with each peacekeeping operations’ status of forces agreement with its host country. (3) The exploration of appropriate arrangements to waive the immunity of civilian employees of the United Nations and its specialized agencies, funds, and programs to enable the prosecution of such employees who are credibly alleged to have engaged in sexual exploitation, abuse, or other crimes. (4) The creation of a United Nations Security Council ombudsman office that— (A) is authorized to conduct ongoing oversight of peacekeeping operations; (B) reports directly to the Security Council on— (i) offenses committed by peacekeeping personnel or United Nations civilian staff or volunteers; and (ii) the actions taken in response to such offenses; and (C) provides reports to the Security Council on the conduct of personnel in each peacekeeping operation not less frequently than annually and before the expiration or renewal of the mandate of any such peacekeeping operation. (5) The provision of guidance from the United Nations on the establishment of a standing claims commission for each peacekeeping operation— (A) to address any grievances by a host country’s civilian population against United Nations personnel in cases of alleged abuses by peacekeeping personnel; and (B) to provide means for the government of the country of which culpable United Nations peacekeeping or civilian personnel are nationals to compensate the victims of such crimes. (6) The adoption of a United Nations policy and plan that increases the number of troop- or police-contributing countries that— (A) obtain and maintain DNA samples from each national of such country who is a member of a United Nations military contingent or formed police unit, consistent with national laws, of such contingent or unit; and (B) make such DNA samples available to investigators from the troop- or police-contributing country (except that such should not be made available to the United Nations) if allegations of sexual exploitation or abuse arise. (7) The adoption of a United Nations policy that bars troop- or police-contributing countries that fail to fulfill their obligation to ensure good order and discipline among their troops from providing any further troops for peace operations or restricts peacekeeper reimbursements to such countries until appropriate training, institutional reform, and oversight mechanisms to prevent such problems from recurring have been put in place. (8) The implementation of appropriate risk reduction policies, including refusal by the United Nations to deploy uniformed personnel from any troop- or police-contributing country that does not adequately— (A) investigate allegations of sexual exploitation or abuse involving nationals of such country; and (B) ensure justice for those personnel determined to have been responsible for such sexual exploitation or abuse. (d) Implementation The United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations shall use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United Nations to advance the objectives of the strategy required by subsection (a). (e) Peacekeeping training The United States should deny further United States peacekeeper training or related assistance, except for training specifically designed to reduce the incidence of sexual exploitation or abuse, or to assist in its identification or prosecution, to any troop- or police-contributing country that does not— (1) implement and maintain effective measures to enhance the discovery of sexual exploitation and abuse offenses committed by peacekeeping personnel who are nationals of such country; (2) adequately respond to complaints about such offenses by carrying out swift and effective disciplinary action against the personnel who are found to have committed such offenses; and (3) provide detailed reporting to the ombudsman described in subsection (c)(4) (or other appropriate United Nations official) that describes the offenses committed by the nationals of such country and such country’s responses to such offenses. (f) Assistance The United States should develop support mechanisms to assist troop- or police-contributing countries, as necessary and appropriate— (1) to improve their capacity to investigate allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse offenses committed by nationals of such countries while participating in a United Nations peacekeeping operation; and (2) to appropriately hold accountable any individual who commits an act of sexual exploitation or abuse. (g) Human rights reporting In coordination with the ombudsman described in subsection (c)(4) (or other appropriate United Nations official), the Secretary shall identify, in the Department’s annual country reports on human rights practices, the countries of origin of any peacekeeping personnel or units that— (1) are characterized by noteworthy patterns of sexual exploitation or abuse; or (2) have failed to institute appropriate institutional and procedural reforms after being made aware of any such patterns. 302. Reimbursement of contributing countries It is the policy of the United States that— (1) the present formula for determining the troop reimbursement rate paid to troop- and police-contributing countries for United Nations peacekeeping operations should be clearly explained and made available to the public on the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations website; (2) regular audits of the nationally-determined pay and benefits given to personnel from troop- and police-contributing countries participating in United Nations peacekeeping operations should be conducted to help inform the reimbursement rate referred to in paragraph (1); and (3) the survey mechanism developed by the United Nations Secretary General’s Senior Advisory Group on Peacekeeping Operations for collecting troop- and police-contributing country data on common and extraordinary expenses associated with deploying personnel to peacekeeping operations should be coordinated with the audits described in paragraph (2) to ensure proper oversight and accountability. 303. Withholding of assistance It is the policy of the United States that security assistance should not be provided to any unit of the security forces of a foreign country if such unit has engaged in a gross violation of human rights or in acts of sexual exploitation or abuse, including while serving in a United Nations peacekeeping operation. 304. United Nations peacekeeping assessment formula The Secretary shall direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United Nations to urge the United Nations to share the raw data used to calculate Member State peacekeeping assessment rates and to make available the formula for determining peacekeeping assessments. 305. Reimbursement or application of credits Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United Nations to seek and timely obtain a commitment from the United Nations to make available to the United States any peacekeeping credits that are generated from a closed peacekeeping operation. 306. Report on United States contributions to the United Nations relating to peacekeeping operations (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 4(c) of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 ( 22 U.S.C. 287b(c) ) is amended— (1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: (A) A description of all assistance from the United States to the United Nations to support peacekeeping operations that— (i) was provided during the previous fiscal year; (ii) is expected to be provided during the fiscal year; or (iii) is included in the annual budget request to Congress for the forthcoming fiscal year. ; (2) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows: (D) For assessed or voluntary contributions described in subparagraph (B)(iii) or (C)(iii) that exceed $100,000 in value, including in-kind contributions— (i) the total amount or estimated value of all such contributions to the United Nations and to each of its affiliated agencies and related bodies; (ii) the nature and estimated total value of all in-kind contributions in support of United Nations peacekeeping operations and other international peacekeeping operations, including— (I) logistics; (II) airlift; (III) arms and materiel; (IV) nonmilitary technology and equipment; (V) personnel; and (VI) training; (iii) the approximate percentage of all such contributions to the United Nations and to each such agency or body when compared with all contributions to the United Nations and to each such agency or body from any source; and (iv) for each such United States Government contribution to the United Nations and to each such agency or body— (I) the amount or value of the contribution; (II) a description of the contribution, including whether it is an assessed or voluntary contribution; (III) the purpose of the contribution; (IV) the department or agency of the United States Government responsible for the contribution; and (V) the United Nations or United Nations affiliated agency or related body that received the contribution. ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) The report required under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. . (b) Public availability of information Not later than 14 days after submitting each report under section 4(c) of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 ( 22 U.S.C. 287b(c) ), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall post a text-based, searchable version of any unclassified information described in paragraph (1)(D) of such section (as amended by subsection (a) of this section) on a publicly available website. 307. Whistleblower protections for United Nations personnel The President shall direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United Nations to— (1) call for the removal of any official of the United Nations or of any United Nations agency, program, commission, or fund who the Secretary has determined has failed to uphold the highest standards of ethics and integrity established by the United Nations, including such standards specified in United Nations Codes of Conduct and Codes of Ethics, or whose conduct, with respect to preventing sexual exploitation and abuse by United Nations peacekeepers, has resulted in the erosion of public confidence in the United Nations; (2) ensure that best practices with regard to whistleblower protections are extended to all personnel serving the United Nations or serving any United Nations agency, program, commission, or fund, especially personnel participating in United Nations peacekeeping operations, United Nations police officers, United Nations staff, contractors, and victims of misconduct, wrongdoing, or criminal behavior involving United Nations personnel; (3) ensure that the United Nations implements protective measures for whistleblowers who report significant allegations of misconduct, wrongdoing, or criminal behavior by personnel serving the United Nations or serving any United Nations agency, program, commission, or fund, especially personnel participating in United Nations peacekeeping operations, United Nations staff, or contractors, specifically by implementing best practices for the protection of such whistleblowers from retaliation, including— (A) protection against retaliation for internal and lawful public disclosures; (B) legal burdens of proof; (C) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation; (D) access to independent adjudicative bodies, including external arbitration; and (E) results that eliminate the effects of proven retaliation; (4) insist that the United Nations provides adequate redress to any whistleblower who has suffered from retribution in violation of the protective measures specified in paragraph (3), including reinstatement to any position from which such whistleblower was wrongfully removed, or reassignment to a comparable position at the same level of pay, plus any compensation for any arrearage in salary to which such whistleblower would have otherwise been entitled but for the wrongful retribution; (5) call for public disclosure of the number and general description of— (A) complaints submitted to the United Nations’ Ethics Office, local Conduct and Discipline teams, or other entity designated to receive complaints from whistleblowers; (B) determinations that probable cause exists to conduct an investigation, and specification of the entity conducting such investigation, including the Office of Internal Oversight Services, the Office of Audit and Investigations (for UNDP), the Office of Internal Audit (for UNICEF), and the Inspector General’s Office (for UNHCR); (C) dispositions of such investigations, including dismissal and referral for adjudication, specifying the adjudicating entity, such as the United Nations Dispute Tribunal; and (D) results of adjudication, including disciplinary measures proscribed and whether such measures were effected, including information with respect to complaints regarding allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by United Nations peacekeepers, allegations of fraud in procurement and contracting, and all other allegations of misconduct, wrongdoing, or criminal behavior; (6) insist that the full, unredacted text of any investigation or adjudication referred to in paragraph (5) are made available to Member States upon request; and (7) call for an examination of the feasibility of establishing a stand-alone agency at the United Nations, independent of the Secretary General, to investigate all allegations of misconduct, wrongdoing, or criminal behavior, reporting to the Member States of the General Assembly, paid for from the United Nations regular budget, to replace existing investigative bodies, including the Office of Internal Oversight Services, the Office of Audit and Investigations, the Office of Internal Audit, and the Office of Inspector General of the Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors. 308. Encouraging employment of United States citizens at the United Nations Section 181 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 ( 22 U.S.C. 276c–4 ) is amended to read as follows: 181. Employment of United States citizens by certain international organizations Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2017, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report that provides— (1) for each international organization that had a geographic distribution formula in effect on January 1, 1991, an assessment of whether that organization— (A) is taking good faith steps to increase the staffing of United States citizens, including, as appropriate, as assessment of any additional steps the organization could be taking to increase such staffing; and (B) has met the requirements of its geographic distribution formula; and (2) an assessment of United States representation among professional and senior-level positions at the United Nations, including— (A) an assessment of the proportion of United States citizens employed at the United Nations Secretariat and at all United Nations specialized agencies, funds, and programs relative to the total employment at the United Nations Secretariat and at all such agencies, funds, and programs; (B) an assessment of compliance by the United Nations Secretariat and such agencies, funds, and programs with any applicable geographic distribution formula; and (C) a description of any steps taken or planned to be taken by the United States to increase the staffing of United States citizens at the United Nations Secretariat and such agencies, funds and programs. . 309. Statement of policy on Member State’s voting practices at the United Nations It is the policy of the United States to strongly consider a Member State’s voting practices at the United Nations before entering into any agreements with the Member State. 310. Qualifications of the United Nations Secretary General (a) Sense of Congress The Secretary shall direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United Nations to urge each future candidate for the position of the United Nations Secretary General to circulate to the Member States of the General Assembly a description of his or her priorities and objectives for leading the organization and ensuring that it upholds the principles outlined by the United Nations Charter, including specific recommendations to improve strategic planning and enact far-reaching management, performance, and accountability reforms. (b) Proposal for United Nations reform The descriptions referred to in subsection (a) shall include the following elements: (1) A process for determining the goals, objectives, and benchmarks for the timely withdrawal of peacekeeping forces prior to the approval by the United Nations Security Council of a new or expanded peacekeeping operation. (2) A proposal for ensuring that the numbers and qualifications of staff are clearly aligned with the specific needs of each United Nations agency, mission, and program, including measures to ensure that such agencies, missions, and programs have the flexibility needed to hire and release employees as workforce needs change over time. (c) Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States to withhold support for any candidate for the position of United Nations Secretary General unless such candidate has produced a clear vision for leading the United Nations, including a robust reform agenda as described in subsection (b), and circulated such l to the Member States of the General Assembly. 311. Policy regarding the United Nations Human Rights Council (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the United States should use its voice, vote, and influence at the United Nations to work to ensure that— (1) the United Nations Human Rights Council takes steps to remove permanent items on the United Nations Human Rights Council’s agenda or program of work that target or single out a specific country or a specific territory or territories; (2) the United Nations Human Rights Council does not include a Member State of the United Nations— (A) subject to sanctions by the United Nations Security Council; (B) under a United Nations Security Council-mandated investigation for human rights abuses; (C) which the Secretary has determined, for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act), section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or other provision of law, is a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism; or (D) which the President has designated as a country of particular concern for religious freedom under section 402(b) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998; and (3) the percentage of United States citizens employed at the senior level in each of the Research and Right to Development Division, the Human Rights Treaties Division, the Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division, and the Human Rights Council and Special Procedures Division of the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner during the most recently completed plenary session of the United Nations General Assembly is at least equivalent to the percentage of the total United States assessed contribution to the United Nations regular budget during such plenary session of the United Nations General Assembly. (b) Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for each of the following 5 years, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes— (1) the resolutions that were considered in the United Nations Human Rights Council during the previous 12 months; (2) the steps that have been taken during that 12-month period to remove permanent items on the United Nations Human Rights Council’s agenda or program of work that target or single out a specific country or a specific territory or territories; (3) a detailed list of any country currently on, or running for a seat on, the United Nations Human Rights Council that meets any of the criteria described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of subsection (a)(3); and (4) the current employment breakdown by nationality at each of the four major divisions of the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner as specified in subsection (a)(4). 312. Additional report on other United States contributions to the United Nations (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a report on all assessed and voluntary contributions with a value greater than $100,000, including in-kind, of the United States Government to the United Nations and its affiliated agencies and related bodies during the previous fiscal year. (b) Content The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements: (1) The total amount of all assessed and voluntary contributions, including in-kind, of the United States Government to the United Nations and its affiliated agencies and related bodies during the previous fiscal year. (2) The approximate percentage of United States Government contributions to each United Nations affiliated agency or body in such fiscal year when compared with all contributions to each such agency or body from any source in such fiscal year. (3) For each such United States Government contribution— (A) the amount of each such contribution; (B) a description of each such contribution (including whether assessed or voluntary); (C) the department or agency of the United States Government responsible for each such contribution; (D) the purpose of each such contribution; and (E) the United Nations or its affiliated agency or related body receiving the contribution. (c) Scope of initial report The first report required under subsection (a) shall include the information required under this section for the previous 3 fiscal years. (d) Public availability of information Not later than 14 days after submitting a report required under subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall post a public version of such report on a text-based, searchable, and publicly available Internet Web site. 313. Comparative report on peacekeeping operations Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the costs, strengths, and limitations of United States and United Nations peacekeeping operations, which shall include— (1) a comparison of the costs of current United Nations peacekeeping operations and the estimated cost of comparable United States peacekeeping operations; and (2) an analysis of the strengths and limitations of— (A) a peacekeeping operation led by the United States; and (B) a peacekeeping operation led by the United Nations. IV Personnel and organizational issues 401. Locally-employed staff wages (a) Market-Responsive staff wages Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and periodically thereafter, the Secretary shall establish and implement a prevailing wage rates goal for positions in the local compensation plan, as described in section 408 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3968 ), at each diplomatic post that— (1) is based on the specific recruiting and retention needs of each such post and local labor market conditions, as determined annually; and (2) is not less than the 50th percentile of the prevailing wage for comparable employment in the labor market surrounding each such post. (b) Exception The prevailing wage rate goal established under subsection (a) shall not apply if compliance with such subsection would be inconsistent with applicable United States law, the law in the locality of employment, or the public interest. (c) Recordkeeping requirement The analytical assumptions underlying the calculation of wage levels at each diplomatic post under subsection (a), and the data upon which such calculation is based— (1) shall be filed electronically and retained for not less than 5 years; and (2) shall be made available to the appropriate congressional committees upon request. 402. Expansion of civil service opportunities It is the sense of Congress that the Department should— (1) expand the Overseas Development Program from 20 positions to not fewer than 40 positions within 1 year of the date of the enactment of this Act; (2) analyze the costs and benefits of further expansion of the Overseas Development Program; and (3) expand the Overseas Development Program to more than 40 positions if the benefits identified in paragraph (2) outweigh the costs identified in such paragraph. 403. Promotion to the Senior Foreign Service Section 601(c) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4001(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) (A) The promotion of any individual joining the Service on or after January 1, 2017, to the Senior Foreign Service shall be contingent upon such individual completing at least one tour in— (i) a global affairs bureau; or (ii) a global affairs position. (B) The requirements under subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the Secretary certifies that the individual proposed for promotion to the Senior Foreign Service— (i) has met all other requirements applicable to such promotion; and (ii) was unable to complete a tour in a global affairs bureau or global affairs position because there was not a reasonable opportunity for such individual to be assigned to such a position. (C) In this paragraph— (i) the term global affairs bureau means any bureau of the Department that is under the responsibility of— (I) the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and Environment; (II) the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Affairs; (III) the Under Secretary for Management; (IV) the Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs; (V) the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; or (VI) the Under Secretary for Civilian, Security, Democracy, and Human Rights; and (ii) the term global affairs position means any position funded with amounts appropriated to the Department under the heading Diplomatic Policy and Support . . 404. Lateral entry into the Foreign Service (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Foreign Service should permit mid-career entry into the Foreign Service for qualified individuals who are willing to bring their outstanding talents and experiences to the work of the Foreign Service. (b) Pilot program Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 3-year pilot program for lateral entry into the Foreign Service that— (1) targets mid-career individuals from the civil service and private sector who have skills and experience that would be extremely valuable to the Foreign Service; (2) is in full comportment with current Foreign Service intake procedures, including the requirement to pass the Foreign Service exam; (3) offers participants in such pilot program placement in the Foreign Service at a grade level higher than FS–4 if such placement is warranted by the education and qualifying experience of such individuals; (4) requires only one directed assignment in a position appropriate to such pilot program participant’s grade level; (5) includes, as part of the required initial training, a class or module that specifically prepares participants in such pilot program for life in the Foreign Service, including conveying to such participants essential elements of the practical knowledge that is normally acquired during a Foreign Service officer’s initial assignments; and (6) includes an annual assessment of the progress of such pilot program by a review board consisting of Department officials with appropriate expertise, including employees of the Foreign Service, in order to evaluate such pilot program’s success. (c) Annual reporting Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for the duration of the pilot program described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes the following: (1) The cumulative number of accepted and unaccepted applicants to such pilot program. (2) The cumulative number of pilot program participants placed into each Foreign Service cone. (3) The grade level at which each pilot program participant entered the Foreign Service. (4) Information about the first assignment to which each pilot program participant was directed. (5) The structure and operation of such pilot program, including— (A) the operation of such pilot program to date; and (B) any observations and lessons learned about such pilot program that the Secretary considers relevant. (d) Longitudinal data The Secretary shall— (1) collect and maintain data on the career progression of each pilot program participant for the length of each participant’s Foreign Service career; and (2) make the data described in paragraph (1) available to the appropriate congressional committees upon request. 405. Reemployment of annuitants and workforce rightsizing (a) Waiver of annuity limitations Subsection (g) of section 824 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4064 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking to facilitate the and all that follows through Afghanistan, ; (2) by striking paragraph (2); and (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). (b) Repeal of sunset provision Subsection (a) of section 61 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2733 ) is amended to read as follows: (a) Authority The Secretary of State may waive the application of section 8344 or 8468 of title 5, United States Code, on a case-by-case basis, for employment of an annuitant in a position in the Department of State for which there is exceptional difficulty in recruiting or retaining a qualified employee, or when a temporary emergency hiring need exists. . (c) Rightsizing report On the date on which the President’s annual budget request is submitted to Congress each year through 2022, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes the implementation status of all rightsizing recommendations made by the Office of Management, Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation of the Department related to overseas staffing levels, including whether each such recommendation was accepted or rejected by the relevant chief of mission and regional bureau. 406. Integration of foreign economic policy (a) In general The Secretary, in conjunction with the Under Secretary of Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, shall establish— (1) foreign economic policy priorities for each regional bureau, including for individual countries, as appropriate; and (2) policies and guidance for integrating such foreign economic policy priorities throughout the Department. (b) Deputy Assistant Secretary Within each regional bureau of the Department, the Secretary shall task an existing Deputy Assistant Secretary with appropriate training and background in economic and commercial affairs with the responsibility for economic matters and interests within the responsibilities of each such regional bureau, including the integration of the foreign economic policy priorities established pursuant to subsection (a). (c) Training The Secretary shall establish curriculum at the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center to develop the practical foreign economic policy expertise and skill sets of Foreign Service officers, including by making available distance-learning courses in commercial, economic, and business affairs, including in the following: (1) The global business environment. (2) The economics of development. (3) Development and infrastructure finance. (4) Current trade and investment agreements negotiations. (5) Implementing existing multilateral and World Trade Organization agreements, and United States trade and investment agreements. (6) Best practices for customs and export procedures. (7) Market analysis and global supply chain management. 407. Training support services Subparagraph (B) of section 704(a)(4) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4024(a)(4) ) is amended by striking language instructors, linguists, and other academic and training specialists and inserting education and training specialists, including language instructors and linguists, and other specialists who perform work directly relating to the design, delivery, oversight, or coordination of training delivered by the institution . 408. Special agents (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 37(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2709(a) ) is amended to read as follows: (1) conduct investigations concerning— (A) illegal passport or visa issuance or use; (B) identity theft or document fraud affecting or relating to the programs, functions, or authorities of the Department of State; or (C) Federal offenses committed within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States (as defined in section 7(9) of title 18, United States Code), except as such jurisdiction relates to the premises of United States military missions and related residences; . (b) Construction Nothing in the amendment made by subsection (a) may be construed to limit the investigative authority of any Federal department or agency other than the Department. 409. Limited appointments in the Foreign Service Section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3949 ), is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking subsection (b) and inserting subsections (b) and (c) ; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking if continued service and inserting the following: “if— (A) continued service ; (ii) in such subparagraph (A) (as so inserted and designated by clause (i) of this subparagraph), by inserting or after the semicolon at the end; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) the individual is serving in the uniformed services (as defined in section 4303 of title 38, United States Code) and the limited appointment expires in the course of such service; ; (B) in paragraph (4), by striking and at the end; (C) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) in exceptional circumstances if the Secretary determines the needs of the Service require the extension of— (A) a limited noncareer appointment for a period not to exceed 1 year; or (B) a limited appointment of a career candidate for the minimum time needed to resolve a grievance, claim, investigation, or complaint not otherwise provided for in this section. ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) noncareer employees who have served for 5 consecutive years under a limited appointment under this section may be reappointed to a subsequent noncareer limited appointment if there is at least a 1-year break in service before such new appointment. (2) The Secretary may waive the 1-year break requirement under paragraph (1) in cases of special need. . 410. Report on diversity recruitment, employment, retention, and promotion (a) In general The Secretary should provide oversight to the employment, retention, and promotion of traditionally underrepresented minority groups. (b) Additional recruitment and outreach required The Department should conduct recruitment activities that— (1) develop and implement effective mechanisms to ensure that the Department is able effectively to recruit and retain highly qualified candidates from a wide diversity of institutions; and (2) improve and expand recruitment and outreach programs at minority-serving institutions. (c) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and quadrennially thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a comprehensive report that describes the efforts, consistent with existing law, including procedures, effects, and results of the Department since the period covered by the prior such report, to promote equal opportunity and inclusion for all American employees in direct hire and personal service contractors status, particularly employees of the Foreign Service, including equal opportunity for all traditionally underrepresented minority groups. 411. Market data for cost-of-living adjustments (a) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that examines the feasibility and cost effectiveness of using private sector market data to determine cost of living adjustments for Foreign Service officers and Federal Government civilians who are stationed abroad. (b) Content The report required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) a list of at least four private sector providers of international cost-of-living data that the Secretary determines are qualified to provide such data; (2) a list of cities in which the Department maintains diplomatic posts for which private sector cost-of-living data is not available; (3) a comparison of— (A) the cost of purchasing cost-of-living data from each provider listed in paragraph (1); and (B) the cost (including Department labor costs) of producing such rates internally; and (4) for countries in which the Department provides a cost-of-living allowance greater than zero and the World Bank estimates that the national price level of the country is less than the national price level of the United States, a comparison of cost-of-living allowances, excluding housing costs, of the private sector providers referred to in paragraph (1) to rates constructed by the Department’s Office of Allowances. (c) Waiver If the Secretary determines that compliance with subsection (b)(4) at a particular location is cost-prohibitive, the Secretary may waive the requirement under such subsection for such location if the Secretary submits to the appropriate congressional committees written notice and an explanation of the reasons for such waiver. 412. Technical amendment to Federal Workforce Flexibility Act Chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A) of section 5753(a)(2), by inserting , excluding members of the Foreign Service other than chiefs of mission and ambassadors at large before the semicolon at the end; and (2) in subparagraph (A) of section 5754(a)(2), by inserting , excluding members of the Foreign Service other than chiefs of mission and ambassadors at large before the semicolon at the end. 413. Retention of mid- and senior-level professionals from traditionally underrepresented minority groups The Secretary should provide attention and oversight to the employment, retention, and promotion of traditionally underrepresented minority groups to promote a diverse representation among mid- and senior-level career professionals through programs such as— (1) the International Career Advancement Program; (2) Seminar XXI at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for International Studies; and (3) other highly respected international leadership programs. 414. Employee assignment restrictions (a) Appeal of assignment restriction The Secretary shall establish a right and process for employees to appeal any assignment restriction or preclusion. (b) Certification Upon full implementation of a right and process for employees to appeal an assignment restriction or preclusion under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committee a report that— (1) certifies that such process has been fully implemented; (2) includes a detailed description of such process; and (3) details the number and nature of assignment restrictions and preclusions for the previous 3 years. (c) Notice The Secretary shall— (1) publish in the Foreign Affairs Manual information relating to the right and process established pursuant to subsection (a); and (2) include a reference to such publication in the report required under subsection (b). (d) Prohibiting discrimination Paragraph (2) of section 502(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3982(a) ) is amended— (1) by inserting or prohibited from being assigned to after assigned to ; and (2) by striking exclusively . 415. Security clearance suspensions (a) In general Section 610 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4010 ) is amended— (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the following: Separation for cause; Suspension ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) (1) In order to promote the efficiency of the Service, the Secretary may suspend a member of the Service when— (A) the member’s security clearance is suspended; or (B) there is reasonable cause to believe that the member has committed a crime for which a sentence of imprisonment may be imposed. (2) Any member of the Service for whom a suspension is proposed under this subsection shall be entitled to— (A) written notice stating the specific reasons for the proposed suspension; (B) a reasonable time to respond orally and in writing to the proposed suspension; (C) obtain at such member’s own expense representation by an attorney or other representative; and (D) a final written decision, including the specific reasons for such decision, as soon as practicable. (3) Any member suspended under this subsection may file a grievance in accordance with the procedures applicable to grievances under chapter 11 of title I. (4) If a grievance is filed pursuant to paragraph (3)— (A) the review by the Foreign Service Grievance Board shall be limited to a determination of whether the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) have been fulfilled; and (B) the Board may not exercise the authority provided under section 1106(8). (5) In this subsection: (A) The term reasonable time means— (i) with respect to a member of the Service assigned to duty in the United States, 15 days after receiving notice of the proposed suspension; and (ii) with respect to a member of the Service assigned to duty outside the United States, 30 days after receiving notice of the proposed suspension. (B) The terms suspend and suspension mean placing a member of the Foreign Service in a temporary status without duties. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 2 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended by striking the item relating to section 610 and inserting the following new item: Sec. 610. Separation for cause; Suspension. . 416. Sense of Congress on the integration of policies related to the participation of women in preventing and resolving conflicts It is the sense of Congress that— (1) within each regional bureau of the Department, the Secretary should task an existing Deputy Assistant Secretary with the responsibility for overseeing the integration of policy priorities related to the importance of the participation of women in preventing and resolving conflicts; and (2) the Director of the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center should incorporate at least one training session related to the importance of the participation of women in preventing and resolving conflicts into— (A) the A–100 course attended by Foreign Service Officers; and (B) with respect to Foreign Service Officers who have completed the A–100 course, at least one training course that will be completed not later than the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 417. Foreign Service families workforce study Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on workforce issues and challenges to career opportunities pertaining to tandem couples in the Foreign Service as well as couples with respect to which only one spouse is in the Foreign Service. 418. Special envoys, representatives, advisors, and coordinators of the Department 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 special envoys, representatives, advisors, and coordinators of the Department, that includes— (1) a tabulation of the current names, ranks, positions, and responsibilities of all special envoy, representative, advisor, and coordinator positions at the Department, with a separate accounting of all such positions at the level of Assistant Secretary (or equivalent) or above; and (2) for each position identified pursuant to paragraph (1)— (A) the date on which such position was created; (B) the mechanism by which such position was created, including the authority under which such position was created; (C) such positions authorized under section (d) of section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2651a ); (D) a description of whether, and the extent to which, the responsibilities assigned to such position duplicate the responsibilities of other current officials within the Department, including other special envoys, representatives, advisors, and coordinators; (E) which current official of the Department would be assigned the responsibilities of such position in the absence of such position; (F) to which current official of the Department such position directly reports; (G) the total number of staff assigned to support such position; and (H) with the exception of positions created by statute, a detailed explanation of the necessity of such position to the effective conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States. 419. Combating anti-Semitism Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism of the Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism of the Department shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on United States support to, and opportunities to coordinate with, American and European Jewish and other civil society organizations, focusing on youth, to combat anti-Semitism and other forms of religious, ethnic, or racial intolerance in Europe. V Consular authorities 501. Codification of enhanced consular immunities Section 4 of the Diplomatic Relations Act ( 22 U.S.C. 254c ) is amended— (1) by striking The President and inserting the following: (a) In general The President ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Consular immunity (1) In general The Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Attorney General, may, on the basis of reciprocity and under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine, specify privileges and immunities for a consular post, the members of a consular post, and their families which result in more favorable or less favorable treatment than is provided in the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, of April 24, 1963 (T.I.A.S. 6820), entered into force for the United States on December 24, 1969. (2) Consultation Before exercising the authority under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate regarding the circumstances that may warrant the need for privileges and immunities providing more favorable or less favorable treatment than is provided in the Vienna Convention. . 502. Passports made in the United States (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that all components of United States passports, including all passport security features, should be printed, manufactured, and assembled exclusively within the United States by United States companies and personnel, contractors, and subcontractors with appropriate security clearances. (b) Briefings The Secretary, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall provide a briefing, which may be given in a classified environment if necessary, to the appropriate congressional committees that includes the following details: (1) A list of all components of the United States passport made outside the United States. (2) The costs of all components of the United States passports made outside the United States. (3) Comparable costs to produce and procure in the United States the items identified in paragraphs (1) and (2). VI Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission 601. Establishment There is established an independent commission to be known as the Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission (in this title referred to as the Commission ). 602. Duties (a) Review of illicit drug control policies The Commission shall conduct a comprehensive review of United States foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere to reduce the illicit drug supply and drug abuse and reduce the damage associated with illicit drug markets and trafficking. The Commission shall also identify policy and program options to improve existing international counternarcotics policy. The review shall include the following topics: (1) An evaluation of United States-funded international illicit drug control programs in the Western Hemisphere, including drug interdiction, crop eradication, alternative development, drug production surveys, police and justice sector training, demand reduction, and strategies to target drug kingpins. (2) An evaluation of the impact of United States counternarcotics assistance programs in the Western Hemisphere, including the Colombia Strategic Development Initiative, the Merida Initiative, the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative and the Central America Regional Security Initiative, in curbing drug production, drug trafficking, and drug-related violence and improving citizen security. (3) An evaluation of how the President’s annual determination of major drug-transit and major illicit drug producing countries pursuant to section 706 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 ( 22 U.S.C. 2291j–1 ) serves United States interests with respect to United States international illicit drug control policies. (4) An evaluation of whether the proper indicators of success are being used to evaluate United States international illicit drug control policy. (5) An evaluation of United States efforts to stop illicit proceeds from drug trafficking organizations from entering the United States financial system. (6) An evaluation of the links between the illegal narcotics trade in the Western Hemisphere and terrorist activities around the world. (7) An evaluation of United States efforts to combat narco-terrorism in the Western Hemisphere. (8) An evaluation of the financing of foreign terrorist organizations by drug trafficking organizations and an evaluation of United States efforts to stop such activities. (9) An evaluation of alternative drug policy models in the Western Hemisphere. (10) An evaluation of the impact of local drug consumption in Latin America and the Caribbean in promoting violence and insecurity. (11) Recommendations on how best to improve United States counternarcotics policies in the Western Hemisphere. (b) Coordination with governments, international organizations, and nongovernmental organizations in the western hemisphere In conducting the review required under subsection (a), the Commission is encouraged to consult with— (1) government, academic, and nongovernmental leaders, as well as leaders from international organizations, from throughout the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean; and (2) the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD). (c) Report (1) In general Not later than 18 months after the first meeting of the Commission, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Secretary, and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy a report that contains— (A) a detailed statement of the recommendations, findings, and conclusions of the Commission under subsection (a); and (B) summaries of the input and recommendations of the leaders and organizations with which the Commission consulted under subsection (b). (2) Public availability The report required under this subsection shall be made available to the public. 603. Membership (a) Number and appointment The Commission shall be composed of 10 members to be appointed as follows: (1) The majority leader and minority leader of the Senate shall each appoint two members. (2) The Speaker and the minority leader of the House of Representatives shall each appoint two members. (3) The President shall appoint two members. (b) Prohibition (1) In general The Commission may not include— (A) Members of Congress; or (B) Federal, State, or local government officials. (2) Member of congress In this subsection, the term Member of Congress includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress. (c) Appointment of initial members The initial members of the Commission shall be appointed not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Vacancies Any vacancies shall not affect the power and duties of the Commission, but shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. An appointment required by subsection (a) should be made within 90 days of a vacancy on the Commission. (e) Period of appointment Each member shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. (f) Initial meeting and selection of chairperson (1) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall hold an initial meeting to develop and implement a schedule for completion of the review and report required under section 362. (2) Chairperson At the initial meeting, the Commission shall select a Chairperson from among its members. (g) Quorum Six members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. (h) Compensation Members of the Commission— (1) shall not be considered to be a Federal employee for any purpose by reason of service on the Commission; and (2) shall serve without pay. (i) Travel expenses Members shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business in performance of services for the Commission. 604. Powers (a) Meetings The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairperson or a majority of its members. (b) Hearings The Commission may hold such hearings and undertake such other activities as the Commission determines necessary to carry out its duties. (c) Other resources (1) Documents, statistical data, and other such information (A) In general The Library of Congress, the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Department, and any other Federal department or agency shall, in accordance with the protection of classified information, provide reasonable access to documents, statistical data, and other such information the Commission determines necessary to carry out its duties. (B) Obtaining information The Chairperson of the Commission shall request the head of an agency described in subparagraph (A) for access to documents, statistical data, or other such information described in such subparagraph that is under the control of such agency in writing when necessary. (2) Office space and administrative support The Administrator of General Services shall make office space available for day-to-day activities of the Commission and for scheduled meetings of the Commission. Upon request, the Administrator shall provide, on a reimbursable basis, such administrative support as the Commission requests to fulfill its duties. (d) Authority To use United States mails The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the United States. (e) Authority To Contract (1) In general Subject to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, the Commission is authorized to enter into contracts with Federal and State agencies, private firms, institutions, and individuals for the conduct of activities necessary to the discharge of its duties under section 602. (2) Termination A contract, lease, or other legal agreement entered into by the Commission may not extend beyond the date of termination of the Commission. 605. Staff (a) Director The Commission shall have a Director who shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Commission. The Director shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule. (b) Staff (1) In general With the approval of the Commission, the Director may appoint such personnel as the Director determines to be appropriate. Such personnel shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule. (2) Additional staff The Commission may appoint and fix the compensation of such other personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its duties, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that no rate of pay fixed under this subsection may exceed the equivalent of that payable to a person occupying a position at level V of the Executive Schedule. (c) Experts and consultants With the approval of the Commission, the Director may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code. (d) Detail of government employees Upon the request of the Commission, the head of any Federal agency may detail, without reimbursement, any of the personnel of such agency to the Commission to assist in carrying out the duties of the Commission. Any such detail shall not interrupt or otherwise affect the civil service status or privileges of the personnel. (e) Volunteer services Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Commission may accept and use voluntary and uncompensated services as the Commission determines necessary. 606. Sunset The Commission shall terminate on the date that is 60 days after the date on which the Commission submits its report to Congress pursuant to section 602(c). VII Miscellaneous provisions 701. Foreign relations exchange programs (a) Exchanges authorized Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 63. Foreign relations exchange programs (a) Authority The Secretary may establish exchange programs under which officers or employees of the Department of State, including individuals appointed under title 5, United States Code, and members of the Foreign Service (as defined in section 103 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3903 )), may be assigned, for not more than 1 year, to a position with any foreign government or international entity that permits an employee to be assigned to a position with the Department of State. (b) Salary and benefits (1) Members of Foreign Service During a period in which a member of the Foreign Service is participating in an exchange program authorized pursuant to subsection (a), such member shall be entitled to the salary and benefits to which such member would receive but for the assignment under this section. (2) Non-foreign service employees of Department An employee of the Department of State other than a member of the Foreign Service participating in an exchange program authorized pursuant to subsection (a) shall be treated in all respects as if detailed to an international organization pursuant to section 3343(c) of title 5, United States Code. (3) Foreign participants The salary and benefits of an employee of a foreign government or international entity participating in an exchange program authorized pursuant to subsection (a) shall be paid by such government or entity during the period in which such employee is participating in such program, and shall not be reimbursed by the Department of State. (c) Non-Reciprocal assignment The Secretary may authorize a non-reciprocal assignment of personnel pursuant to this section, with or without reimbursement from the foreign government or international entity for all or part of the salary and other expenses payable during such assignment, if such is in the interests of the United States. (d) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize the appointment as an officer or employee of the United States of— (1) an individual whose allegiance is to any country, government, or foreign or international entity other than to the United States; or (2) an individual who has not met the requirements of sections 3331, 3332, 3333, and 7311 of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of law concerning eligibility for appointment as, and continuation of employment as, an officer or employee of the United States. . 702. United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (a) In general Section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6553 ) is amended by striking October 1, 2015 and inserting October 1, 2020 . (b) Retroactivity of effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as of October 1, 2016. Any lapse in powers, authorities, or responsibilities of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy from the period beginning on October 1, 2016, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be deemed to have not so lapsed. 703. Broadcasting Board of Governors (a) Broadcasting to Asia Section 309 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 ( 22 U.S.C. 6208 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking the following countries and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting Asia. ; and (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking the respective countries of . (b) Prohibitions (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any change to the Federal status of— (A) the Cuba Service established pursuant to section 4 of the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act ( 22 U.S.C. 1465b ; Public Law 98–111 ) is prohibited unless such section is explicitly repealed and such service is dissolved by an Act of Congress enacted on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (B) the Television Marti Service established by section 244(a) of Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act ( 22 U.S.C. 1465cc ; Public Law 101–246 ) is prohibited unless such section is explicitly repealed and such service is dissolved by an Act of Congress enacted on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Definition In this subsection, the term change to the Federal status , with respect to a service referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1), includes any significant restructuring, privatization, subordination to a private or private-public entity, or merger with a private or public-private entity of such service. (c) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Broadcasting Board of Governors should start broadcasting in the Sindhi language. 704. Rewards for Justice (a) Rewards authorized (1) In general Section 36(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2708(b) ) is amended in paragraphs (4) and (5) by striking or (9) each place it appears and inserting (9), or (10) . (2) Reports; definitions Section 36 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2708 ) is amended— (A) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Reports on rewards authorized Not less than 15 days after a reward is authorized under this section, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report, which may be submitted in classified form if necessary to protect intelligence sources and methods, detailing information about the reward, including the identity of the individual for whom the reward is being made, the amount of the reward, the acts with respect to which the reward is being made, and how the reward is being publicized. ; and (B) in subsection (k)(2), by striking International Relations and inserting Foreign Affairs . (3) Effective date The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to any reward authorized under section 36 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (as so amended) on or after such date. (b) Extraditions (1) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the refusal by other countries to extradite or otherwise render to the United States fugitives who have been indicted or convicted within the United States for serious crimes, including murder, hijacking, and acts of domestic terrorism, is an impediment to justice, undermines international security, and deserves high level diplomatic efforts toward resolution. (2) Briefing requirement Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall provide to Congress a briefing related to the issues raised in paragraph (1), including— (A) the number of fugitives and others for whom the United States Government is seeking extradition or rendition, both in total and listed by country; (B) the average length of time such extradition or rendition requests have been outstanding, both in general and by country; (C) discussion of diplomatic and other efforts the United States has undertaken to secure the return of such fugitives; (D) discussion of factors that have been barriers to the resolution of such cases; and (E) information on the number of United States citizens whose extradition has been sought by foreign governments during the past 5 years, both in total and listed by country, and a discussion of the outcome of such requests. 705. Extension of period for reimbursement of seized commercial fishermen Subsection (e) of section 7 of the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967 ( 22 U.S.C. 1977 ) is amended by striking 2008 and inserting 2018 . 706. Expansion of the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program, the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program, and the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program (a) Additional fellowships authorized Beginning in fiscal year 2017, the Secretary shall— (1) increase by 10 the number of fellows selected for the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program; (2) increase by 10 the number of fellows selected for the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program; and (3) increase by 5 the number of fellows selected for the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed as authorizing the hiring of additional personnel at the Department beyond existing, projected hiring patterns. 707. GAO report on Department critical telecommunications equipment or services obtained from suppliers closely linked to a leading cyber-threat actor (a) Report required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on any critical telecommunications equipment, technologies, or services obtained or used by the Department or its contractors or subcontrators that is— (1) manufactured by a foreign supplier, or a contractor or subcontractor of such supplier, that is closely linked to a leading cyber-threat actor; or (2) from an entity that incorporates or utilizes information technology manufactured by a foreign supplier, or a contractor or subcontractor of such supplier, that is closely linked to a leading cyber-threat actor. (b) Form The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Leading cyber-threat actor The term leading cyber-threat actor means a country identified as a leading threat actor in cyberspace in the report entitled Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community , dated February 9, 2016. (2) Closely linked The term closely linked , with respect to a foreign supplier, contractor, or subcontrator and a leading cyber-threat actor, means the foreign supplier, contractor, or subcontractor— (A) has ties to the military forces of such actor; (B) has ties to the intelligence services of such actor; (C) is the beneficiary of significant low interest or no-interest loans, loan forgiveness, or other support of such actor; or (D) is incorporated or headquartered in the territory of such actor. 708. Implementation plan for information technology and knowledge management Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an implementation plan, including timelines and resources, required to— (1) establish a hub for analytics, data science, strategy, and knowledge management at the Department; and (2) migrate suitable information technology (as such term is defined in section 11101(6) of title 40 United States Code) to a cloud computing service or a cloud-based solution. 709. Ransoms to foreign terrorist organizations (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, in consultation with the Secretary, shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report covering the previous calendar providing the following details: (1) Which foreign governments are believed to have facilitated, directly or indirectly, the payment of ransoms. (2) Which foreign terrorist organizations received payments from foreign governments identified in paragraph (1). (3) The amount of each such payment. (4) The means of delivering such payments. (5) A summary of the efforts of the United States to counter such payments. (6) Recommendations for improving coordination among the foreign allies of the United States to not pay ransoms. (b) Form The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, may include a classified annex, shall be made available to the public by posting the unclassified form of such report on the website of the Department, and may be included in any other report that is required to be made public. 710. Strategy to combat terrorist use of social media (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on United States strategy to combat terrorists’ and terrorist organizations’ use of social media consistent with the President’s 2011 Strategic Implementation Plan for Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the United States . (b) Elements The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An evaluation of what role social media plays in radicalization in the United States and elsewhere. (2) An analysis of how terrorists and terrorist organizations are using social media, including trends. (3) A summary of the Federal Government’s efforts to disrupt and counter the use of social media by terrorists and terrorist organizations, an evaluation of the success of such efforts, and recommendations for improvement. (4) An analysis of how social media is being used for counter-radicalization and counter-propaganda purposes, irrespective of whether or not such efforts are made by the Federal Government. (5) An assessment of the value to law enforcement of social media posts by terrorists and terrorist organizations. (6) An overview of social media training available to law enforcement and intelligence personnel that enables such personnel to understand and combat the use of social media by terrorists and terrorist organizations, as well as recommendations for improving or expanding existing training opportunities. (c) Form The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex in accordance with the protection of intelligence sources and methods. (d) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 711. Report on Department information technology acquisition practices (a) Report required 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 detailing the Department’s information technology acquisition practices. (b) Elements of report The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements: (1) Agency chief investment officer authority enhancements, including reporting on incremental developments regarding whether information technology investments are delivering functionality every 6 months. (2) Enhanced transparency and risk management, including the methodology for calculating risk. (3) The frequency and status of agency-wide portfolio reviews to identify opportunities for information technology efficiency, effectiveness, duplication, and potential savings. (4) Data center consolidation and optimization, including potential savings. 712. Public availability of reports on nominees to be chiefs of mission Not later than 7 days after submitting the report required under section 304(a)(4) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3944(a)(4) ) to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the President shall make the report available to the public, including by posting the report on the website of the Department in a conspicuous manner and location. 713. Recruitment and retention of individuals who have lived, worked, or studied in predominantly Muslim countries or communities (a) Findings Congress finds that successful engagement, including robust public diplomacy, with predominantly Muslim countries and communities is critical for achieving United States foreign policy objectives. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Department should recruit more employees that have a personal background in, and thorough understating of, the cultures, languages, and history of the Middle East and wider Muslim world. (c) Recruitment and retention of certain individuals The Secretary shall make every effort to recruit and retain individuals that have lived, worked, or studied in predominantly Muslim countries or communities, including individuals who have studied at an Islamic institution of higher learning. 714. Sense of Congress regarding coverage of appropriate therapies for dependents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) (a) Finding Congress finds that physical, occupational, speech, and applied behavioral analysis (ABA) therapies are evidenced-based interventions proven to bring about positive change and assist in the long term development of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should endeavor to ensure coverage and access, for dependents with ASD of overseas employees, to the therapies described in subsection (a), including through telehealth, computer software programs, or alternative means if appropriate providers are not accessible due to such employees’ placement overseas. 715. Repeal of obsolete reports (a) Repeal of certain reporting requirements The following provisions of law are repealed: (1) Section 12 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 (Act of May 7, 1926, 22 U.S.C. 303 ). (2) Section 404 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 ( Public Law 102–138 , 22 U.S.C. 2778 note). (b) Other reporting reform (1) Section 613 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 ( Public Law 107–228 , 22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended— (A) by striking subsection (b); (B) by striking (a) Policy.— ; and (C) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively, and moving such subsections, as so redesignated, two ems to the left. (2) Section 721 of Appendix G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2000 ( Public Law 106–113 , 22 U.S.C. 287 note) is amended— (A) by striking subsection (c); and (B) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c). (3) Section 10 of the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–446 , 22 U.S.C. 2378b note) is amended— (A) by striking subsection (b); and (B) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). (4) Section 1207 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 ( Public Law 107–314 , 22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended— (A) by striking subsection (d); and (B) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). (5) Subsection (c) of section 601 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4001 ) is amended by striking paragraphs (4) and (5). 716. Prohibition on additional funding No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act.

Karen L. Haas Clerk.

tv_txt: One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen S. 1635 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To authorize the Department of State for fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes.

1. Short title; Table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 . (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—Embassy Security and Personnel Protection Subtitle A—Review and Planning Requirements Sec. 101. Designation of high risk, high threat posts. Sec. 102. Contingency plans for high risk, high threat posts. Sec. 103. Direct reporting. Sec. 104. Accountability Review Board recommendations related to unsatisfactory leadership. Subtitle B—Physical Security and Personnel Requirements Sec. 111. Capital security cost sharing program. Sec. 112. Local guard contracts abroad under diplomatic security program. Sec. 113. Transfer authority. Sec. 114. Security enhancements for soft targets. Sec. 115. Exemption from certain procurement protest procedures for noncompetitive contracting in emergency circumstances. Sec. 116. Sense of Congress regarding minimum security standards for temporary United States diplomatic and consular posts. Sec. 117. Assignment of personnel at high risk, high threat posts. Sec. 118. Annual report on embassy construction costs. Sec. 119. Embassy security, construction, and maintenance. Subtitle C—Security Training Sec. 121. Security training for personnel assigned to high risk, high threat posts. Sec. 122. Sense of Congress regarding language requirements for diplomatic security personnel assigned to high risk, high threat post. Subtitle D—Expansion of the Marine Corps Security Guard Detachment Program Sec. 131. Marine Corps Security Guard Program. Title II—Office of Inspector General of the Department of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors Sec. 201. Competitive hiring status for former employees of the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. Sec. 202. Certification of independence of information technology systems of the Office of Inspector General of the Department of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors. Sec. 203. Protecting the integrity of internal investigations. Sec. 204. Report on Inspector General inspection and auditing of Foreign Service posts and bureaus and other offices of the Department. Sec. 205. Implementing GAO and OIG recommendations. Sec. 206. Inspector General salary limitations. Title III—International organizations Sec. 301. Oversight of and accountability for peacekeeper abuses. Sec. 302. Reimbursement of contributing countries. Sec. 303. Withholding of assistance. Sec. 304. United Nations peacekeeping assessment formula. Sec. 305. Reimbursement or application of credits. Sec. 306. Report on United States contributions to the United Nations relating to peacekeeping operations. Sec. 307. Whistleblower protections for United Nations personnel. Sec. 308. Encouraging employment of United States citizens at the United Nations. Sec. 309. Statement of policy on Member State’s voting practices at the United Nations. Sec. 310. Qualifications of the United Nations Secretary General. Sec. 311. Policy regarding the United Nations Human Rights Council. Sec. 312. Additional report on other United States contributions to the United Nations. Sec. 313. Comparative report on peacekeeping operations. Title IV—Personnel and organizational issues Sec. 401. Locally-employed staff wages. Sec. 402. Expansion of civil service opportunities. Sec. 403. Promotion to the Senior Foreign Service. Sec. 404. Lateral entry into the Foreign Service. Sec. 405. Reemployment of annuitants and workforce rightsizing. Sec. 406. Integration of foreign economic policy. Sec. 407. Training support services. Sec. 408. Special agents. Sec. 409. Limited appointments in the Foreign Service. Sec. 410. Report on diversity recruitment, employment, retention, and promotion. Sec. 411. Market data for cost-of-living adjustments. Sec. 412. Technical amendment to Federal Workforce Flexibility Act. Sec. 413. Retention of mid- and senior-level professionals from traditionally underrepresented minority groups. Sec. 414. Employee assignment restrictions. Sec. 415. Security clearance suspensions. Sec. 416. Sense of Congress on the integration of policies related to the participation of women in preventing and resolving conflicts. Sec. 417. Foreign Service families workforce study. Sec. 418. Special envoys, representatives, advisors, and coordinators of the Department. Sec. 419. Combating anti-Semitism. Title V—Consular authorities Sec. 501. Codification of enhanced consular immunities. Sec. 502. Passports made in the United States. Title VI—Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission Sec. 601. Establishment. Sec. 602. Duties. Sec. 603. Membership. Sec. 604. Powers. Sec. 605. Staff. Sec. 606. Sunset. Title VII—Miscellaneous provisions Sec. 701. Foreign relations exchange programs. Sec. 702. United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. Sec. 703. Broadcasting Board of Governors. Sec. 704. Rewards for Justice. Sec. 705. Extension of period for reimbursement of seized commercial fishermen. Sec. 706. Expansion of the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program, the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program, and the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program. Sec. 707. GAO report on Department critical telecommunications equipment or services obtained from suppliers closely linked to a leading cyber-threat actor. Sec. 708. Implementation plan for information technology and knowledge management. Sec. 709. Ransoms to foreign terrorist organizations. Sec. 710. Strategy to combat terrorist use of social media. Sec. 711. Report on Department information technology acquisition practices. Sec. 712. Public availability of reports on nominees to be chiefs of mission. Sec. 713. Recruitment and retention of individuals who have lived, worked, or studied in predominantly Muslim countries or communities. Sec. 714. Sense of Congress regarding coverage of appropriate therapies for dependents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Sec. 715. Repeal of obsolete reports. Sec. 716. Prohibition on additional funding. 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (2) Department Unless otherwise specified, the term Department means the Department of State. (3) Foreign Service The term Foreign Service has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3902 ). (4) Inspector General Unless otherwise specified, the term Inspector General means the Office of Inspector General of the Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors. (5) Peacekeeping credits The term peacekeeping credits means the amounts by which United States assessed peacekeeping contributions exceed actual expenditures, apportioned to the United States, of peacekeeping operations by the United Nations during a United Nations peacekeeping fiscal year. (6) Secretary Unless otherwise specified, the term Secretary means the Secretary of State. I Embassy Security and Personnel Protection A Review and Planning Requirements 101. Designation of high risk, high threat posts (a) In general Title I of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 ( 22 U.S.C. 4801 et seq. ; relating to diplomatic security) is amended by inserting after section 103 the following new sections: 104. Designation of high risk, high threat posts (a) Initial designation Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Department of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report, in classified form, that contains a list of diplomatic and consular posts designated as high risk, high threat posts. (b) Designations before opening or reopening posts Before opening or reopening a diplomatic or consular post, the Secretary shall determine if such post should be designated as a high risk, high threat post. (c) Designating existing posts The Secretary shall regularly review existing diplomatic and consular posts to determine if any such post should be designated as a high risk, high threat post if conditions at such post or the surrounding security environment require such a designation. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. (2) High risk, high threat post The term high risk, high threat post means a United States diplomatic or consular post or other United States mission abroad, as determined by the Secretary, that, among other factors— (A) is located in a country— (i) with high to critical levels of political violence and terrorism; and (ii) the government of which lacks the ability or willingness to provide adequate security; and (B) has mission physical security platforms that fall below the Department of State’s established standards. 105. Briefings on embassy security (a) Briefing The Secretary shall provide monthly briefings to the appropriate congressional committees on— (1) any plans to open or reopen a high risk, high threat post, including— (A) the importance and appropriateness of the objectives of the proposed post to the national security of the United States, and the type and level of security threats such post could encounter; (B) working plans to expedite the approval and funding for establishing and operating such post, implementing physical security measures, providing necessary security and management personnel, and the provision of necessary equipment; (C) security tripwires that would determine specific action, including enhanced security measures or evacuation of such post, based on the improvement or deterioration of the local security environment; and (D) in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, an evaluation of available United States military assets and operational plans to respond to such posts in extremis; (2) personnel staffing and rotation cycles at high risk, high threat posts; (3) the current security posture at posts of particular concern as determined by such committees; and (4) the progress towards implementation of the provisions specified in title I of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017. (b) Congressional notification (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), not later than 30 days before opening or reopening a high risk, high threat post, the Secretary shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of the decision to open or reopen such post. (2) Emergency circumstances If the Secretary determines that the national security interests of the United States require the opening or reopening of a high risk, high threat post in fewer than 30 days, then as soon as possible, but not later than 48 hours before such opening or reopening, the Secretary shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a notification detailing the decision to open or reopen such post, the nature of the critical national security interests at stake, and the circumstances that prevented the normal 30-day notice under paragraph (1). (c) Appropriate congressional committees In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. . (b) Conforming amendment The table of contents of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 103 the following new items: Sec. 104. Designation of high risk, high threat posts. Sec. 105. Briefings on embassy security. . 102. Contingency plans for high risk, high threat posts Subsection (a) of section 606 of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 ( 22 U.S.C. 4865 ; relating to diplomatic security) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A), in the first sentence— (A) by inserting and from complex attacks (as such term is defined in section 416 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986), after attacks from vehicles ; and (B) by inserting or such a complex attack before the period at the end; (2) in paragraph (7), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , including at high risk, high threat posts (as such term is defined in section 104 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986), including options for the deployment of additional military personnel or equipment to bolster security and rapid deployment of armed or surveillance assets in response to an attack . 103. Direct reporting The Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security shall report directly to the Secretary, without being required to obtain the approval or concurrence of any other official of the Department, as threats and circumstances require. 104. Accountability Review Board recommendations related to unsatisfactory leadership (a) In general Subsection (c) of section 304 of the Diplomatic Security Act ( 22 U.S.C. 4834 ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (A) by striking Whenever and inserting If ; and (B) by striking has breached the duty of that individual and inserting has engaged in misconduct or unsatisfactorily performed the duties of employment of that individual, and such misconduct or unsatisfactory performance has significantly contributed to the serious injury, loss of life, or significant destruction of property, or the serious breach of security that is the subject of the Board’s examination as described in subsection (a) ; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking finding each place it appears and inserting findings ; and (3) in the matter following paragraph (3)— (A) by striking has breached a duty of that individual and inserting has engaged in misconduct or unsatisfactorily performed the duties of employment of that individual as described in this subsection ; and (B) by striking to the performance of the duties of that individual . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any Accountability Review Board that is convened under section 301 of the Diplomatic Security Act ( 22 U.S.C. 4831 ) on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. B Physical Security and Personnel Requirements 111. Capital security cost sharing program (a) Sense of Congress on the capital security cost sharing program It is the sense of Congress that the Capital Security Cost Sharing Program should prioritize the construction of new facilities and the maintenance of existing facilities at high risk, high threat posts. (b) Restriction on construction of office space Paragraph (2) of section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of division A of H.R. 3427, as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106–113 ; 113 Stat. 1501A–453; 22 U.S.C. 4865 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: A project to construct a diplomatic facility of the United States may not include office space or other accommodations for an employee of a Federal department or agency to the extent that the Secretary of State determines that such department or agency has not provided to the Department of State the full amount of funding required under paragraph (1), notwithstanding any authorization and appropriation of relevant funds by Congress. . 112. Local guard contracts abroad under diplomatic security program Section 136 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 ( 22 U.S.C. 4864 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Award of local guard and protective service contracts In evaluating proposals for local guard contracts under this section, the Secretary of State may award such contracts on the basis of best value as determined by a cost-technical tradeoff analysis (as described in Federal Acquisition Regulation part 15.101) and, with respect to such contracts for posts that are not high risk, high threat posts (as such term is defined in section 104 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 ( 22 U.S.C. 4801 et seq. ; relating to diplomatic security)), subject to congressional notification 15-days prior to any such award. . 113. Transfer authority Section 4 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 ( 22 U.S.C. 295 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (j) (1) In addition to exercising any other transfer authority available to the Secretary of State, and subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may transfer to, and merge with, any appropriation for fiscal year 2018 under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs , including for Worldwide Security Protection, and under the heading Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance funds appropriated under such headings if the Secretary determines such transfer is necessary to implement the recommendations of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board, or to prevent or respond to security situations and requirements. (A) shall not exceed 20 percent of any appropriation made available for fiscal year 2018 for the Department of State under the heading Administration of Foreign Affairs , and no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfer; and (B) shall be merged with funds in the heading to which transferred, and shall be available subject to the same terms and conditions as the funds with which merged. (2) Not later than 15 days before any transfer of funds pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall notify in writing the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. Any such notification shall include a description of the particular security need necessitating the transfer at issue. . 114. Security enhancements for soft targets Section 29 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2701 ) is amended, in the third sentence, by inserting physical security enhancements and after may include . 115. Exemption from certain procurement protest procedures for noncompetitive contracting in emergency circumstances A determination by the Department to use procedures other than competitive procedures under section 3304 of title 41, United States Code, in order to meet emergency security requirements, as determined by the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee, including physical security upgrades, protective equipment, and other immediate threat mitigation projects, shall not be subject to challenge by protest under either subchapter V of chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code, or section 1491 of title 28, United States Code. 116. Sense of Congress regarding minimum security standards for temporary United States diplomatic and consular posts It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Overseas Security Policy Board’s security standards for facilities should apply to all facilities consistent with 12 FAM 311.2; and (2) such facilities should comply with requirements for attaining a waiver or exception to applicable standards if it is in the national interest of the United States. 117. Assignment of personnel at high risk, high threat posts The Secretary to the extent practicable shall station key personnel for sustained periods of time at high risk, high threat posts (as such term is defined in section 104 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986, as added by section 401 of this Act) in order to— (1) establish institutional knowledge and situational awareness that would allow for a fuller familiarization of the local political and security environment in which such posts are located; and (2) ensure that necessary security procedures are implemented. 118. Annual report on embassy construction costs (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive report regarding all ongoing embassy 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 embassy construction projects and major embassy security upgrade projects: (1) The initial cost estimate. (2) The amount expended on the project to date. (3) The projected timeline for completing the project. (4) Any cost overruns incurred by the project. (c) Initial report The first report required under subsection (a) shall include an annex regarding all embassy construction projects and major embassy security upgrade projects completed during the 10-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this Act, including, for each such project, the following: (1) The initial cost estimate. (2) The amount actually expended on the project. (3) Any additional time required to complete the project beyond the initial timeline. (4) Any cost overruns incurred by the project. 119. Embassy security, construction, and maintenance Section 1 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 ( 22 U.S.C. 292 ), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Authorization for improvements and construction The Secretary of State may improve or construct facilities overseas for other Federal departments and agencies on an advance-of-funds or reimbursable basis if such advances or reimbursements are credited to the Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance account and remain available until expended. . C Security Training 121. Security training for personnel assigned to high risk, high threat posts (a) In general Title IV of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 ( 22 U.S.C. 4851 et seq. ; relating to diplomatic security) is amended by adding at the end the following new sections: 416. Security training for personnel assigned to a high risk, high threat post (a) In general Individuals assigned permanently to or who are in long-term temporary duty status as designated by the Secretary of State at a high risk, high threat post shall receive security training described in subsection (b) on a mandatory basis in order to prepare such individuals for living and working at such posts. (b) Security training described Security training referred to in subsection (a)— (1) is training to improve basic knowledge and skills; and (2) may include— (A) an ability to recognize, avoid, and respond to potential terrorist situations, including a complex attack; (B) conducting surveillance detection; (C) providing emergency medical care; (D) ability to detect the presence of improvised explosive devices; (E) minimal firearms familiarization; and (F) defensive driving maneuvers. (c) Effective date The requirements of this section shall take effect upon the date of the enactment of this section. (d) Definitions In this section and section 417: (1) Complex attack The term complex attack has the meaning given such term by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, as follows: An attack conducted by multiple hostile elements which employ at least two distinct classes of weapon systems (i.e., indirect fire and direct fire, improvised explosive devices, and surface to air fire). . (2) High risk, high threat post The term high risk, high threat post has the meaning given such term in section 104. 417. Security management training for officials assigned to a high risk, high threat post (a) In general Officials described in subsection (c) who are assigned to a high risk, high threat post shall receive security training described in subsection (b) on a mandatory basis in order to improve the ability of such officials to make security-related management decisions. (b) Security training described Security training referred to in subsection (a) may include— (1) development of skills to better evaluate threats; (2) effective use of security resources to mitigate such threats; and (3) improved familiarity of available security resources. (c) Officials described Officials referred to in subsection (a) are the following: (1) Members of the Senior Foreign Service appointed under section 302(a)(1) or 303 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3942(a)(1) and 3943) or members of the Senior Executive Service (as such term is described in section 3132(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code). (2) Foreign Service officers appointed under section 302(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3942(a)(1) ) holding a position in classes FS–1 or FS–2. (3) Foreign Service Specialists appointed by the Secretary under section 303 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3943 ) holding a position in classes FS–1 or FS–2. (4) Individuals holding a position in grades GS–14 or GS–15. (5) Personal services contractors and other contractors serving in positions or capacities similar to the officials described in paragraphs (1) through (4). (d) Effective date The requirements of this section shall take effect beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section. . (b) Conforming amendment The table of contents of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 415 the following new items: Sec. 416. Security training for personnel assigned to a high risk, high threat post. Sec. 417. Security management training for officials assigned to a high risk, high threat post. . 122. Sense of Congress regarding language requirements for diplomatic security personnel assigned to high risk, high threat post (a) In general It is the sense of Congress that diplomatic security personnel assigned permanently to or who are in long-term temporary duty status as designated by the Secretary at a high risk, high threat post should receive language training described in subsection (b) in order to prepare such personnel for duty requirements at such post. (b) Language training described Language training referred to in subsection (a) should prepare personnel described in such subsection to— (1) speak the language at issue with sufficient structural accuracy and vocabulary to participate effectively in most formal and informal conversations on subjects germane to security; and (2) read within an adequate range of speed and with almost complete comprehension on subjects germane to security. D Expansion of the Marine Corps Security Guard Detachment Program 131. Marine Corps Security Guard Program (a) In general Pursuant to the responsibility of the Secretary for diplomatic security under section 103 of the Diplomatic Security Act ( 22 U.S.C. 4802 ; enacted as part of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 ( Public Law 99–399 )), the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct an annual review of the Marine Corps Security Guard Program, including the following: (1) An evaluation of whether the size and composition of the Marine Corps Security Guard Program is adequate to meet global diplomatic security requirements. (2) An assessment of whether the Marine Corps security guards are appropriately deployed among United States embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic facilities to respond to evolving security developments and potential threats to United States interests abroad. (3) An assessment of the mission objectives of the Marine Corps Security Guard Program and the procedural rules of engagement to protect diplomatic personnel under the Program. (b) Reporting requirement Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate an unclassified report, with a classified annex as necessary, that addresses the requirements specified in subsection (a). II Office of Inspector General of the Department of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors 201. Competitive hiring status for former employees of the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee of the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction who completes at least 12 months of continuous employment within the Office at any time prior to October 5, 2013, and was not terminated for cause shall acquire competitive status for appointment to any position in the competitive service for which the employee possesses the required qualifications. 202. Certification of independence of information technology systems of the Office of Inspector General of the Department of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for 4 years, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, with respect to the network, information systems, and files of the Office of Inspector General of the Department and Broadcasting Board of Governors managed by the Department, a certification that the Department has ensured the integrity and independence of such network, information systems, and files, including the prevention of access to such network, information systems, and files other than as authorized by the Inspector General or the Attorney General, or, for purposes of ensuring information and systems security pursuant to applicable statute, the Chief Information Officer of the Department. 203. Protecting the integrity of internal investigations Subsection (c) of section 209 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3929 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) Required reporting of allegations and investigations and Inspector General authority (A) In general The head of a bureau, post, or other office of the Department of State (in this paragraph referred to as a Department entity ) shall submit to the Inspector General a report of any allegation of— (i) waste, fraud, or abuse in a Department program or operation; (ii) criminal or serious misconduct on the part of a Department employee at the FS–1, GS–15, or GM–15 level or higher; (iii) criminal misconduct on the part of a Department employee; and (iv) serious, noncriminal misconduct on the part of any Department employee who is authorized to carry a weapon, make arrests, or conduct searches, such as conduct that, if proved, would constitute perjury or material dishonesty, warrant suspension as discipline for a first offense, or result in loss of law enforcement authority. (B) Deadline The head of a Department entity shall submit to the Inspector General a report of an allegation described in subparagraph (A) not later than 5 business days after the date on which the head of such Department entity is made aware of such allegation. . 204. Report on Inspector General inspection and auditing of Foreign Service posts and bureaus and other offices of the Department (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the requirement under section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3929(a)(1) ) that the Inspector General inspect and audit, at least every 5 years, the administration of activities and operations of each Foreign Service post and each bureau or other office of the Department. (b) Consideration of multi-Tier system The report required under subsection (a) shall assess the advisability and feasibility of implementing a multi-tier system for inspecting Foreign Service posts and bureaus and other offices of the Department under section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 featuring more or less frequent inspections and audits based on risk, including security risk, as may be determined by the Inspector General. 205. Implementing GAO and OIG recommendations (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Department has not implemented all of the recommendations made by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) related to embassy security and that some recommendations may yield potentially significant cost savings to the Department. (b) Briefing The Secretary shall provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional committees detailing the rationale for not implementing recommendations made by the GAO and OIG related to embassy security or those that may yield significant cost savings to the Department, if implemented. 206. Inspector General salary limitations Section 412 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3972 ) is amended by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection: (b) The Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall limit the payment of special differentials to USAID Foreign Service criminal investigators to levels at which the aggregate of basic pay and special differential for any pay period would equal, for such criminal investigators, the bi-weekly pay limitations on premium pay regularly placed on other criminal investigators within the Federal law enforcement community. This provision shall be retroactive to January 1, 2013. . III International organizations 301. Oversight of and accountability for peacekeeper abuses (a) Strategy To ensure reform and accountability Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit, in unclassified form, to the appropriate congressional committees— (1) a United States strategy for combating sexual exploitation and abuse in United Nations peacekeeping operations; and (2) an implementation plan for achieving the objectives set forth in the strategy described in paragraph (1). (b) Objectives The objectives of the strategy required under subsection (a) shall be the following: (1) To dramatically reduce the incidence of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by civilian and military personnel assigned to United Nations peacekeeping operations. (2) To ensure the introduction and implementation by the United Nations of improved training, oversight, and accountability mechanisms for United Nations peacekeeping operations and the personnel involved with such operations. (3) To ensure swift justice for any such personnel who are found to have committed sexual exploitation or abuse. (4) To assist the United Nations and troop- or police-contributing countries, as necessary and appropriate, to improve their ability to prevent, identify, and prosecute sexual exploitation or abuse by personnel involved in peacekeeping operations. (c) Elements The strategy required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements and objectives: (1) The amendment of the model memorandum of understanding and review of all current memorandums of understanding for troop- or police-contributing countries participating in United Nations peacekeeping operations to strengthen provisions relating to the investigation, repatriation, prosecution, and discipline of troops or police that are credibly alleged to have engaged in cases of misconduct. (2) The establishment of onsite courts-martial, as appropriate, for the prosecution of crimes committed by military peacekeeping personnel, that is consistent with each peacekeeping operations’ status of forces agreement with its host country. (3) The exploration of appropriate arrangements to waive the immunity of civilian employees of the United Nations and its specialized agencies, funds, and programs to enable the prosecution of such employees who are credibly alleged to have engaged in sexual exploitation, abuse, or other crimes. (4) The creation of a United Nations Security Council ombudsman office that— (A) is authorized to conduct ongoing oversight of peacekeeping operations; (B) reports directly to the Security Council on— (i) offenses committed by peacekeeping personnel or United Nations civilian staff or volunteers; and (ii) the actions taken in response to such offenses; and (C) provides reports to the Security Council on the conduct of personnel in each peacekeeping operation not less frequently than annually and before the expiration or renewal of the mandate of any such peacekeeping operation. (5) The provision of guidance from the United Nations on the establishment of a standing claims commission for each peacekeeping operation— (A) to address any grievances by a host country’s civilian population against United Nations personnel in cases of alleged abuses by peacekeeping personnel; and (B) to provide means for the government of the country of which culpable United Nations peacekeeping or civilian personnel are nationals to compensate the victims of such crimes. (6) The adoption of a United Nations policy and plan that increases the number of troop- or police-contributing countries that— (A) obtain and maintain DNA samples from each national of such country who is a member of a United Nations military contingent or formed police unit, consistent with national laws, of such contingent or unit; and (B) make such DNA samples available to investigators from the troop- or police-contributing country (except that such should not be made available to the United Nations) if allegations of sexual exploitation or abuse arise. (7) The adoption of a United Nations policy that bars troop- or police-contributing countries that fail to fulfill their obligation to ensure good order and discipline among their troops from providing any further troops for peace operations or restricts peacekeeper reimbursements to such countries until appropriate training, institutional reform, and oversight mechanisms to prevent such problems from recurring have been put in place. (8) The implementation of appropriate risk reduction policies, including refusal by the United Nations to deploy uniformed personnel from any troop- or police-contributing country that does not adequately— (A) investigate allegations of sexual exploitation or abuse involving nationals of such country; and (B) ensure justice for those personnel determined to have been responsible for such sexual exploitation or abuse. (d) Implementation The United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations shall use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United Nations to advance the objectives of the strategy required by subsection (a). (e) Peacekeeping training The United States should deny further United States peacekeeper training or related assistance, except for training specifically designed to reduce the incidence of sexual exploitation or abuse, or to assist in its identification or prosecution, to any troop- or police-contributing country that does not— (1) implement and maintain effective measures to enhance the discovery of sexual exploitation and abuse offenses committed by peacekeeping personnel who are nationals of such country; (2) adequately respond to complaints about such offenses by carrying out swift and effective disciplinary action against the personnel who are found to have committed such offenses; and (3) provide detailed reporting to the ombudsman described in subsection (c)(4) (or other appropriate United Nations official) that describes the offenses committed by the nationals of such country and such country’s responses to such offenses. (f) Assistance The United States should develop support mechanisms to assist troop- or police-contributing countries, as necessary and appropriate— (1) to improve their capacity to investigate allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse offenses committed by nationals of such countries while participating in a United Nations peacekeeping operation; and (2) to appropriately hold accountable any individual who commits an act of sexual exploitation or abuse. (g) Human rights reporting In coordination with the ombudsman described in subsection (c)(4) (or other appropriate United Nations official), the Secretary shall identify, in the Department’s annual country reports on human rights practices, the countries of origin of any peacekeeping personnel or units that— (1) are characterized by noteworthy patterns of sexual exploitation or abuse; or (2) have failed to institute appropriate institutional and procedural reforms after being made aware of any such patterns. 302. Reimbursement of contributing countries It is the policy of the United States that— (1) the present formula for determining the troop reimbursement rate paid to troop- and police-contributing countries for United Nations peacekeeping operations should be clearly explained and made available to the public on the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations website; (2) regular audits of the nationally-determined pay and benefits given to personnel from troop- and police-contributing countries participating in United Nations peacekeeping operations should be conducted to help inform the reimbursement rate referred to in paragraph (1); and (3) the survey mechanism developed by the United Nations Secretary General’s Senior Advisory Group on Peacekeeping Operations for collecting troop- and police-contributing country data on common and extraordinary expenses associated with deploying personnel to peacekeeping operations should be coordinated with the audits described in paragraph (2) to ensure proper oversight and accountability. 303. Withholding of assistance It is the policy of the United States that security assistance should not be provided to any unit of the security forces of a foreign country if such unit has engaged in a gross violation of human rights or in acts of sexual exploitation or abuse, including while serving in a United Nations peacekeeping operation. 304. United Nations peacekeeping assessment formula The Secretary shall direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United Nations to urge the United Nations to share the raw data used to calculate Member State peacekeeping assessment rates and to make available the formula for determining peacekeeping assessments. 305. Reimbursement or application of credits Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United Nations to seek and timely obtain a commitment from the United Nations to make available to the United States any peacekeeping credits that are generated from a closed peacekeeping operation. 306. Report on United States contributions to the United Nations relating to peacekeeping operations (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 4(c) of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 ( 22 U.S.C. 287b(c) ) is amended— (1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: (A) A description of all assistance from the United States to the United Nations to support peacekeeping operations that— (i) was provided during the previous fiscal year; (ii) is expected to be provided during the fiscal year; or (iii) is included in the annual budget request to Congress for the forthcoming fiscal year. ; (2) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows: (D) For assessed or voluntary contributions described in subparagraph (B)(iii) or (C)(iii) that exceed $100,000 in value, including in-kind contributions— (i) the total amount or estimated value of all such contributions to the United Nations and to each of its affiliated agencies and related bodies; (ii) the nature and estimated total value of all in-kind contributions in support of United Nations peacekeeping operations and other international peacekeeping operations, including— (I) logistics; (II) airlift; (III) arms and materiel; (IV) nonmilitary technology and equipment; (V) personnel; and (VI) training; (iii) the approximate percentage of all such contributions to the United Nations and to each such agency or body when compared with all contributions to the United Nations and to each such agency or body from any source; and (iv) for each such United States Government contribution to the United Nations and to each such agency or body— (I) the amount or value of the contribution; (II) a description of the contribution, including whether it is an assessed or voluntary contribution; (III) the purpose of the contribution; (IV) the department or agency of the United States Government responsible for the contribution; and (V) the United Nations or United Nations affiliated agency or related body that received the contribution. ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) The report required under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. . (b) Public availability of information Not later than 14 days after submitting each report under section 4(c) of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 ( 22 U.S.C. 287b(c) ), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall post a text-based, searchable version of any unclassified information described in paragraph (1)(D) of such section (as amended by subsection (a) of this section) on a publicly available website. 307. Whistleblower protections for United Nations personnel The President shall direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United Nations to— (1) call for the removal of any official of the United Nations or of any United Nations agency, program, commission, or fund who the Secretary has determined has failed to uphold the highest standards of ethics and integrity established by the United Nations, including such standards specified in United Nations Codes of Conduct and Codes of Ethics, or whose conduct, with respect to preventing sexual exploitation and abuse by United Nations peacekeepers, has resulted in the erosion of public confidence in the United Nations; (2) ensure that best practices with regard to whistleblower protections are extended to all personnel serving the United Nations or serving any United Nations agency, program, commission, or fund, especially personnel participating in United Nations peacekeeping operations, United Nations police officers, United Nations staff, contractors, and victims of misconduct, wrongdoing, or criminal behavior involving United Nations personnel; (3) ensure that the United Nations implements protective measures for whistleblowers who report significant allegations of misconduct, wrongdoing, or criminal behavior by personnel serving the United Nations or serving any United Nations agency, program, commission, or fund, especially personnel participating in United Nations peacekeeping operations, United Nations staff, or contractors, specifically by implementing best practices for the protection of such whistleblowers from retaliation, including— (A) protection against retaliation for internal and lawful public disclosures; (B) legal burdens of proof; (C) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation; (D) access to independent adjudicative bodies, including external arbitration; and (E) results that eliminate the effects of proven retaliation; (4) insist that the United Nations provides adequate redress to any whistleblower who has suffered from retribution in violation of the protective measures specified in paragraph (3), including reinstatement to any position from which such whistleblower was wrongfully removed, or reassignment to a comparable position at the same level of pay, plus any compensation for any arrearage in salary to which such whistleblower would have otherwise been entitled but for the wrongful retribution; (5) call for public disclosure of the number and general description of— (A) complaints submitted to the United Nations’ Ethics Office, local Conduct and Discipline teams, or other entity designated to receive complaints from whistleblowers; (B) determinations that probable cause exists to conduct an investigation, and specification of the entity conducting such investigation, including the Office of Internal Oversight Services, the Office of Audit and Investigations (for UNDP), the Office of Internal Audit (for UNICEF), and the Inspector General’s Office (for UNHCR); (C) dispositions of such investigations, including dismissal and referral for adjudication, specifying the adjudicating entity, such as the United Nations Dispute Tribunal; and (D) results of adjudication, including disciplinary measures proscribed and whether such measures were effected, including information with respect to complaints regarding allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by United Nations peacekeepers, allegations of fraud in procurement and contracting, and all other allegations of misconduct, wrongdoing, or criminal behavior; (6) insist that the full, unredacted text of any investigation or adjudication referred to in paragraph (5) are made available to Member States upon request; and (7) call for an examination of the feasibility of establishing a stand-alone agency at the United Nations, independent of the Secretary General, to investigate all allegations of misconduct, wrongdoing, or criminal behavior, reporting to the Member States of the General Assembly, paid for from the United Nations regular budget, to replace existing investigative bodies, including the Office of Internal Oversight Services, the Office of Audit and Investigations, the Office of Internal Audit, and the offices of inspectors general of relevant United Nations agencies . 308. Encouraging employment of United States citizens at the United Nations Section 181 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 ( 22 U.S.C. 276c–4 ) is amended to read as follows: 181. Employment of United States citizens by certain international organizations Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2017, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report that provides— (1) for each international organization that had a geographic distribution formula in effect on January 1, 1991, an assessment of whether that organization— (A) is taking good faith steps to increase the staffing of United States citizens, including, as appropriate, as assessment of any additional steps the organization could be taking to increase such staffing; and (B) has met the requirements of its geographic distribution formula; and (2) an assessment of United States representation among professional and senior-level positions at the United Nations, including— (A) an assessment of the proportion of United States citizens employed at the United Nations Secretariat and at all United Nations specialized agencies, funds, and programs relative to the total employment at the United Nations Secretariat and at all such agencies, funds, and programs; (B) an assessment of compliance by the United Nations Secretariat and such agencies, funds, and programs with any applicable geographic distribution formula; and (C) a description of any steps taken or planned to be taken by the United States to increase the staffing of United States citizens at the United Nations Secretariat and such agencies, funds and programs. . 309. Statement of policy on Member State’s voting practices at the United Nations It is the policy of the United States to strongly consider a Member State’s voting practices at the United Nations before entering into any agreements with the Member State. 310. Qualifications of the United Nations Secretary General (a) Sense of Congress The Secretary shall direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United Nations to urge each future candidate for the position of the United Nations Secretary General to circulate to the Member States of the General Assembly a description of his or her priorities and objectives for leading the organization and ensuring that it upholds the principles outlined by the United Nations Charter, including specific recommendations to improve strategic planning and enact far-reaching management, performance, and accountability reforms. (b) Proposal for United Nations reform The descriptions referred to in subsection (a) shall include the following elements: (1) A process for determining the goals, objectives, and benchmarks for the timely withdrawal of peacekeeping forces prior to the approval by the United Nations Security Council of a new or expanded peacekeeping operation. (2) A proposal for ensuring that the numbers and qualifications of staff are clearly aligned with the specific needs of each United Nations agency, mission, and program, including measures to ensure that such agencies, missions, and programs have the flexibility needed to hire and release employees as workforce needs change over time. (c) Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States to withhold support for any candidate for the position of United Nations Secretary General unless such candidate has produced a clear vision for leading the United Nations, including a robust reform agenda as described in subsection (b), and circulated such l to the Member States of the General Assembly. 311. Policy regarding the United Nations Human Rights Council (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the United States should use its voice, vote, and influence at the United Nations to work to ensure that— (1) the United Nations Human Rights Council takes steps to remove permanent items on the United Nations Human Rights Council’s agenda or program of work that target or single out a specific country or a specific territory or territories; (2) the United Nations Human Rights Council does not include a Member State of the United Nations— (A) subject to sanctions by the United Nations Security Council; (B) under a United Nations Security Council-mandated investigation for human rights abuses; (C) which the Secretary has determined, for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act), section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or other provision of law, is a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism; or (D) which the President has designated as a country of particular concern for religious freedom under section 402(b) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998; and (3) the percentage of United States citizens employed at the senior level in each of the Research and Right to Development Division, the Human Rights Treaties Division, the Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division, and the Human Rights Council and Special Procedures Division of the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner during the most recently completed plenary session of the United Nations General Assembly is at least equivalent to the percentage of the total United States assessed contribution to the United Nations regular budget during such plenary session of the United Nations General Assembly. (b) Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for each of the following 5 years, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes— (1) the resolutions that were considered in the United Nations Human Rights Council during the previous 12 months; (2) the steps that have been taken during that 12-month period to remove permanent items on the United Nations Human Rights Council’s agenda or program of work that target or single out a specific country or a specific territory or territories; (3) a detailed list of any country currently on, or running for a seat on, the United Nations Human Rights Council that meets any of the criteria described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of subsection (a)(3); and (4) the current employment breakdown by nationality at each of the four major divisions of the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner as specified in subsection (a)(4). 312. Additional report on other United States contributions to the United Nations (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a report on all assessed and voluntary contributions with a value greater than $100,000, including in-kind, of the United States Government to the United Nations and its affiliated agencies and related bodies during the previous fiscal year. (b) Content The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements: (1) The total amount of all assessed and voluntary contributions, including in-kind, of the United States Government to the United Nations and its affiliated agencies and related bodies during the previous fiscal year. (2) The approximate percentage of United States Government contributions to each United Nations affiliated agency or body in such fiscal year when compared with all contributions to each such agency or body from any source in such fiscal year. (3) For each such United States Government contribution— (A) the amount of each such contribution; (B) a description of each such contribution (including whether assessed or voluntary); (C) the department or agency of the United States Government responsible for each such contribution; (D) the purpose of each such contribution; and (E) the United Nations or its affiliated agency or related body receiving the contribution. (c) Scope of initial report The first report required under subsection (a) shall include the information required under this section for the previous 3 fiscal years. (d) Public availability of information Not later than 14 days after submitting a report required under subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall post a public version of such report on a text-based, searchable, and publicly available Internet Web site. 313. Comparative report on peacekeeping operations Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the costs, strengths, and limitations of United States and United Nations peacekeeping operations, which shall include— (1) a comparison of the costs of current United Nations peacekeeping operations and the estimated cost of comparable United States peacekeeping operations; and (2) an analysis of the strengths and limitations of— (A) a peacekeeping operation led by the United States; and (B) a peacekeeping operation led by the United Nations. IV Personnel and organizational issues 401. Locally-employed staff wages (a) Market-Responsive staff wages Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and periodically thereafter, the Secretary shall establish and implement a prevailing wage rates goal for positions in the local compensation plan, as described in section 408 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3968 ), at each diplomatic post that— (1) is based on the specific recruiting and retention needs of each such post and local labor market conditions, as determined annually; and (2) is not less than the 50th percentile of the prevailing wage for comparable employment in the labor market surrounding each such post. (b) Exception The prevailing wage rate goal established under subsection (a) shall not apply if compliance with such subsection would be inconsistent with applicable United States law, the law in the locality of employment, or the public interest. (c) Recordkeeping requirement The analytical assumptions underlying the calculation of wage levels at each diplomatic post under subsection (a), and the data upon which such calculation is based— (1) shall be filed electronically and retained for not less than 5 years; and (2) shall be made available to the appropriate congressional committees upon request. 402. Expansion of civil service opportunities It is the sense of Congress that the Department should— (1) expand the Overseas Development Program from 20 positions to not fewer than 40 positions within 1 year of the date of the enactment of this Act; (2) analyze the costs and benefits of further expansion of the Overseas Development Program; and (3) expand the Overseas Development Program to more than 40 positions if the benefits identified in paragraph (2) outweigh the costs identified in such paragraph. 403. Promotion to the Senior Foreign Service Section 601(c) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4001(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) (A) The promotion of any individual joining the Service on or after January 1, 2017, to the Senior Foreign Service shall be contingent upon such individual completing at least one tour in— (i) a global affairs bureau; or (ii) a global affairs position. (B) The requirements under subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the Secretary certifies that the individual proposed for promotion to the Senior Foreign Service— (i) has met all other requirements applicable to such promotion; and (ii) was unable to complete a tour in a global affairs bureau or global affairs position because there was not a reasonable opportunity for such individual to be assigned to such a position. (C) In this paragraph— (i) the term global affairs bureau means any bureau of the Department that is under the responsibility of— (I) the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and Environment; (II) the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Affairs; (III) the Under Secretary for Management; (IV) the Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs; (V) the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; or (VI) the Under Secretary for Civilian, Security, Democracy, and Human Rights; and (ii) the term global affairs position means any position funded with amounts appropriated to the Department under the heading Diplomatic Policy and Support . . 404. Lateral entry into the Foreign Service (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Foreign Service should permit mid-career entry into the Foreign Service for qualified individuals who are willing to bring their outstanding talents and experiences to the work of the Foreign Service. (b) Pilot program Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 3-year pilot program for lateral entry into the Foreign Service that— (1) targets mid-career individuals from the civil service and private sector who have skills and experience that would be extremely valuable to the Foreign Service; (2) is in full comportment with current Foreign Service intake procedures, including the requirement to pass the Foreign Service exam; (3) offers participants in such pilot program placement in the Foreign Service at a grade level higher than FS–4 if such placement is warranted by the education and qualifying experience of such individuals; (4) requires only one directed assignment in a position appropriate to such pilot program participant’s grade level; (5) includes, as part of the required initial training, a class or module that specifically prepares participants in such pilot program for life in the Foreign Service, including conveying to such participants essential elements of the practical knowledge that is normally acquired during a Foreign Service officer’s initial assignments; and (6) includes an annual assessment of the progress of such pilot program by a review board consisting of Department officials with appropriate expertise, including employees of the Foreign Service, in order to evaluate such pilot program’s success. (c) Annual reporting Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for the duration of the pilot program described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes the following: (1) The cumulative number of accepted and unaccepted applicants to such pilot program. (2) The cumulative number of pilot program participants placed into each Foreign Service cone. (3) The grade level at which each pilot program participant entered the Foreign Service. (4) Information about the first assignment to which each pilot program participant was directed. (5) The structure and operation of such pilot program, including— (A) the operation of such pilot program to date; and (B) any observations and lessons learned about such pilot program that the Secretary considers relevant. (d) Longitudinal data The Secretary shall— (1) collect and maintain data on the career progression of each pilot program participant for the length of each participant’s Foreign Service career; and (2) make the data described in paragraph (1) available to the appropriate congressional committees upon request. 405. Reemployment of annuitants and workforce rightsizing (a) Waiver of annuity limitations Subsection (g) of section 824 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4064 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking to facilitate the and all that follows through Afghanistan, ; (2) by striking paragraph (2); and (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). (b) Repeal of sunset provision Subsection (a) of section 61 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2733 ) is amended to read as follows: (a) Authority The Secretary of State may waive the application of section 8344 or 8468 of title 5, United States Code, on a case-by-case basis, for employment of an annuitant in a position in the Department of State for which there is exceptional difficulty in recruiting or retaining a qualified employee, or when a temporary emergency hiring need exists. . (c) Rightsizing report On the date on which the President’s annual budget request is submitted to Congress each year through 2022, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes the implementation status of all rightsizing recommendations made by the Office of Management, Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation of the Department related to overseas staffing levels, including whether each such recommendation was accepted or rejected by the relevant chief of mission and regional bureau. 406. Integration of foreign economic policy (a) In general The Secretary, in conjunction with the Under Secretary of Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, shall establish— (1) foreign economic policy priorities for each regional bureau, including for individual countries, as appropriate; and (2) policies and guidance for integrating such foreign economic policy priorities throughout the Department. (b) Deputy Assistant Secretary Within each regional bureau of the Department, the Secretary shall task an existing Deputy Assistant Secretary with appropriate training and background in economic and commercial affairs with the responsibility for economic matters and interests within the responsibilities of each such regional bureau, including the integration of the foreign economic policy priorities established pursuant to subsection (a). (c) Training The Secretary shall establish curriculum at the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center to develop the practical foreign economic policy expertise and skill sets of Foreign Service officers, including by making available distance-learning courses in commercial, economic, and business affairs, including in the following: (1) The global business environment. (2) The economics of development. (3) Development and infrastructure finance. (4) Current trade and investment agreements negotiations. (5) Implementing existing multilateral and World Trade Organization agreements, and United States trade and investment agreements. (6) Best practices for customs and export procedures. (7) Market analysis and global supply chain management. 407. Training support services Subparagraph (B) of section 704(a)(4) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4024(a)(4) ) is amended by striking language instructors, linguists, and other academic and training specialists and inserting education and training specialists, including language instructors and linguists, and other specialists who perform work directly relating to the design, delivery, oversight, or coordination of training delivered by the institution . 408. Special agents (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 37(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2709(a) ) is amended to read as follows: (1) conduct investigations concerning— (A) illegal passport or visa issuance or use; (B) identity theft or document fraud affecting or relating to the programs, functions, or authorities of the Department of State; or (C) Federal offenses committed within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States (as defined in section 7(9) of title 18, United States Code), except as such jurisdiction relates to the premises of United States military missions and related residences; . (b) Construction Nothing in the amendment made by subsection (a) may be construed to limit the investigative authority of any Federal department or agency other than the Department. 409. Limited appointments in the Foreign Service Section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3949 ), is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking subsection (b) and inserting subsections (b) and (c) ; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking if continued service and inserting the following: “if— (A) continued service ; (ii) in such subparagraph (A) (as so inserted and designated by clause (i) of this subparagraph), by inserting or after the semicolon at the end; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) the individual is serving in the uniformed services (as defined in section 4303 of title 38, United States Code) and the limited appointment expires in the course of such service; ; (B) in paragraph (4), by striking and at the end; (C) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) in exceptional circumstances if the Secretary determines the needs of the Service require the extension of— (A) a limited noncareer appointment for a period not to exceed 1 year; or (B) a limited appointment of a career candidate for the minimum time needed to resolve a grievance, claim, investigation, or complaint not otherwise provided for in this section. ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) noncareer employees who have served for 5 consecutive years under a limited appointment under this section may be reappointed to a subsequent noncareer limited appointment if there is at least a 1-year break in service before such new appointment. (2) The Secretary may waive the 1-year break requirement under paragraph (1) in cases of special need. . 410. Report on diversity recruitment, employment, retention, and promotion (a) In general The Secretary should provide oversight to the employment, retention, and promotion of traditionally underrepresented minority groups. (b) Additional recruitment and outreach required The Department should conduct recruitment activities that— (1) develop and implement effective mechanisms to ensure that the Department is able effectively to recruit and retain highly qualified candidates from a wide diversity of institutions; and (2) improve and expand recruitment and outreach programs at minority-serving institutions. (c) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and quadrennially thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a comprehensive report that describes the efforts, consistent with existing law, including procedures, effects, and results of the Department since the period covered by the prior such report, to promote equal opportunity and inclusion for all American employees in direct hire and personal service contractors status, particularly employees of the Foreign Service, including equal opportunity for all traditionally underrepresented minority groups. 411. Market data for cost-of-living adjustments (a) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that examines the feasibility and cost effectiveness of using private sector market data to determine cost of living adjustments for Foreign Service officers and Federal Government civilians who are stationed abroad. (b) Content The report required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) a list of at least four private sector providers of international cost-of-living data that the Secretary determines are qualified to provide such data; (2) a list of cities in which the Department maintains diplomatic posts for which private sector cost-of-living data is not available; (3) a comparison of— (A) the cost of purchasing cost-of-living data from each provider listed in paragraph (1); and (B) the cost (including Department labor costs) of producing such rates internally; and (4) for countries in which the Department provides a cost-of-living allowance greater than zero and the World Bank estimates that the national price level of the country is less than the national price level of the United States, a comparison of cost-of-living allowances, excluding housing costs, of the private sector providers referred to in paragraph (1) to rates constructed by the Department’s Office of Allowances. (c) Waiver If the Secretary determines that compliance with subsection (b)(4) at a particular location is cost-prohibitive, the Secretary may waive the requirement under such subsection for such location if the Secretary submits to the appropriate congressional committees written notice and an explanation of the reasons for such waiver. 412. Technical amendment to Federal Workforce Flexibility Act Chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A) of section 5753(a)(2), by inserting , excluding members of the Foreign Service other than chiefs of mission and ambassadors at large before the semicolon at the end; and (2) in subparagraph (A) of section 5754(a)(2), by inserting , excluding members of the Foreign Service other than chiefs of mission and ambassadors at large before the semicolon at the end. 413. Retention of mid- and senior-level professionals from traditionally underrepresented minority groups The Secretary should provide attention and oversight to the employment, retention, and promotion of traditionally underrepresented minority groups to promote a diverse representation among mid- and senior-level career professionals through programs such as— (1) the International Career Advancement Program; (2) Seminar XXI at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for International Studies; and (3) other highly respected international leadership programs. 414. Employee assignment restrictions (a) Appeal of assignment restriction The Secretary shall establish a right and process for employees to appeal any assignment restriction or preclusion. (b) Certification Upon full implementation of a right and process for employees to appeal an assignment restriction or preclusion under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committee a report that— (1) certifies that such process has been fully implemented; (2) includes a detailed description of such process; and (3) details the number and nature of assignment restrictions and preclusions for the previous 3 years. (c) Notice The Secretary shall— (1) publish in the Foreign Affairs Manual information relating to the right and process established pursuant to subsection (a); and (2) include a reference to such publication in the report required under subsection (b). (d) Prohibiting discrimination Paragraph (2) of section 502(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3982(a) ) is amended— (1) by inserting or prohibited from being assigned to after assigned to ; and (2) by striking exclusively . 415. Security clearance suspensions (a) In general Section 610 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4010 ) is amended— (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the following: Separation for cause; Suspension ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) (1) In order to promote the efficiency of the Service, the Secretary may suspend a member of the Service when— (A) the member’s security clearance is suspended; or (B) there is reasonable cause to believe that the member has committed a crime for which a sentence of imprisonment may be imposed. (2) Any member of the Service for whom a suspension is proposed under this subsection shall be entitled to— (A) written notice stating the specific reasons for the proposed suspension; (B) a reasonable time to respond orally and in writing to the proposed suspension; (C) obtain at such member’s own expense representation by an attorney or other representative; and (D) a final written decision, including the specific reasons for such decision, as soon as practicable. (3) Any member suspended under this subsection may file a grievance in accordance with the procedures applicable to grievances under chapter 11 of title I. (4) If a grievance is filed pursuant to paragraph (3)— (A) the review by the Foreign Service Grievance Board shall be limited to a determination of whether the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) have been fulfilled; and (B) the Board may not exercise the authority provided under section 1106(8). (5) In this subsection: (A) The term reasonable time means— (i) with respect to a member of the Service assigned to duty in the United States, 15 days after receiving notice of the proposed suspension; and (ii) with respect to a member of the Service assigned to duty outside the United States, 30 days after receiving notice of the proposed suspension. (B) The terms suspend and suspension mean placing a member of the Foreign Service in a temporary status without duties. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 2 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended by striking the item relating to section 610 and inserting the following new item: Sec. 610. Separation for cause; Suspension. . 416. Sense of Congress on the integration of policies related to the participation of women in preventing and resolving conflicts It is the sense of Congress that— (1) within each regional bureau of the Department, the Secretary should task an existing Deputy Assistant Secretary with the responsibility for overseeing the integration of policy priorities related to the importance of the participation of women in preventing and resolving conflicts; and (2) the Director of the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center should incorporate at least one training session related to the importance of the participation of women in preventing and resolving conflicts into— (A) the A–100 course attended by Foreign Service Officers; and (B) with respect to Foreign Service Officers who have completed the A–100 course, at least one training course that will be completed not later than the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 417. Foreign Service families workforce study Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on workforce issues and challenges to career opportunities pertaining to tandem couples in the Foreign Service as well as couples with respect to which only one spouse is in the Foreign Service. 418. Special envoys, representatives, advisors, and coordinators of the Department 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 special envoys, representatives, advisors, and coordinators of the Department, that includes— (1) a tabulation of the current names, ranks, positions, and responsibilities of all special envoy, representative, advisor, and coordinator positions at the Department, with a separate accounting of all such positions at the level of Assistant Secretary (or equivalent) or above; and (2) for each position identified pursuant to paragraph (1)— (A) the date on which such position was created; (B) the mechanism by which such position was created, including the authority under which such position was created; (C) such positions authorized under section (d) of section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2651a ); (D) a description of whether, and the extent to which, the responsibilities assigned to such position duplicate the responsibilities of other current officials within the Department, including other special envoys, representatives, advisors, and coordinators; (E) which current official of the Department would be assigned the responsibilities of such position in the absence of such position; (F) to which current official of the Department such position directly reports; (G) the total number of staff assigned to support such position; and (H) with the exception of positions created by statute, a detailed explanation of the necessity of such position to the effective conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States. 419. Combating anti-Semitism Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism of the Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism of the Department shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on United States support to, and opportunities to coordinate with, American and European Jewish and other civil society organizations, focusing on youth, to combat anti-Semitism and other forms of religious, ethnic, or racial intolerance in Europe. V Consular authorities 501. Codification of enhanced consular immunities Section 4 of the Diplomatic Relations Act ( 22 U.S.C. 254c ) is amended— (1) by striking The President and inserting the following: (a) In general The President ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Consular immunity (1) In general The Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Attorney General, may, on the basis of reciprocity and under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine, specify privileges and immunities for a consular post, the members of a consular post, and their families which result in more favorable or less favorable treatment than is provided in the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, of April 24, 1963 (T.I.A.S. 6820), entered into force for the United States on December 24, 1969. (2) Consultation Before exercising the authority under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate regarding the circumstances that may warrant the need for privileges and immunities providing more favorable or less favorable treatment than is provided in the Vienna Convention. . 502. Passports made in the United States (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that all components of United States passports, including all passport security features, should be printed, manufactured, and assembled exclusively within the United States by United States companies and personnel, contractors, and subcontractors with appropriate security clearances. (b) Briefings The Secretary, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall provide a briefing, which may be given in a classified environment if necessary, to the appropriate congressional committees that includes the following details: (1) A list of all components of the United States passport made outside the United States. (2) The costs of all components of the United States passports made outside the United States. (3) Comparable costs to produce and procure in the United States the items identified in paragraphs (1) and (2). VI Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission 601. Establishment There is established an independent commission to be known as the Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission (in this title referred to as the Commission ). 602. Duties (a) Review of illicit drug control policies The Commission shall conduct a comprehensive review of United States foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere to reduce the illicit drug supply and drug abuse and reduce the damage associated with illicit drug markets and trafficking. The Commission shall also identify policy and program options to improve existing international counternarcotics policy. The review shall include the following topics: (1) An evaluation of United States-funded international illicit drug control programs in the Western Hemisphere, including drug interdiction, crop eradication, alternative development, drug production surveys, police and justice sector training, demand reduction, and strategies to target drug kingpins. (2) An evaluation of the impact of United States counternarcotics assistance programs in the Western Hemisphere, including the Colombia Strategic Development Initiative, the Merida Initiative, the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative and the Central America Regional Security Initiative, in curbing drug production, drug trafficking, and drug-related violence and improving citizen security. (3) An evaluation of how the President’s annual determination of major drug-transit and major illicit drug producing countries pursuant to section 706 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 ( 22 U.S.C. 2291j–1 ) serves United States interests with respect to United States international illicit drug control policies. (4) An evaluation of whether the proper indicators of success are being used to evaluate United States international illicit drug control policy. (5) An evaluation of United States efforts to stop illicit proceeds from drug trafficking organizations from entering the United States financial system. (6) An evaluation of the links between the illegal narcotics trade in the Western Hemisphere and terrorist activities around the world. (7) An evaluation of United States efforts to combat narco-terrorism in the Western Hemisphere. (8) An evaluation of the financing of foreign terrorist organizations by drug trafficking organizations and an evaluation of United States efforts to stop such activities. (9) An evaluation of alternative drug policy models in the Western Hemisphere. (10) An evaluation of the impact of local drug consumption in Latin America and the Caribbean in promoting violence and insecurity. (11) Recommendations on how best to improve United States counternarcotics policies in the Western Hemisphere. (b) Coordination with governments, international organizations, and nongovernmental organizations in the western hemisphere In conducting the review required under subsection (a), the Commission is encouraged to consult with— (1) government, academic, and nongovernmental leaders, as well as leaders from international organizations, from throughout the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean; and (2) the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD). (c) Report (1) In general Not later than 18 months after the first meeting of the Commission, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Secretary, and the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy a report that contains— (A) a detailed statement of the recommendations, findings, and conclusions of the Commission under subsection (a); and (B) summaries of the input and recommendations of the leaders and organizations with which the Commission consulted under subsection (b). (2) Public availability The report required under this subsection shall be made available to the public. 603. Membership (a) Number and appointment The Commission shall be composed of 10 members to be appointed as follows: (1) The majority leader and minority leader of the Senate shall each appoint two members. (2) The Speaker and the minority leader of the House of Representatives shall each appoint two members. (3) The President shall appoint two members. (b) Prohibition (1) In general The Commission may not include— (A) Members of Congress; or (B) Federal, State, or local government officials. (2) Member of congress In this subsection, the term Member of Congress includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress. (c) Appointment of initial members The initial members of the Commission shall be appointed not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Vacancies Any vacancies shall not affect the power and duties of the Commission, but shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. An appointment required by subsection (a) should be made within 90 days of a vacancy on the Commission. (e) Period of appointment Each member shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. (f) Initial meeting and selection of chairperson (1) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall hold an initial meeting to develop and implement a schedule for completion of the review and report required under section 362. (2) Chairperson At the initial meeting, the Commission shall select a Chairperson from among its members. (g) Quorum Six members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. (h) Compensation Members of the Commission— (1) shall not be considered to be a Federal employee for any purpose by reason of service on the Commission; and (2) shall serve without pay. (i) Travel expenses Members shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business in performance of services for the Commission. 604. Powers (a) Meetings The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairperson or a majority of its members. (b) Hearings The Commission may hold such hearings and undertake such other activities as the Commission determines necessary to carry out its duties. (c) Other resources (1) Documents, statistical data, and other such information (A) In general The Library of Congress, the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Department, and any other Federal department or agency shall, in accordance with the protection of classified information, provide reasonable access to documents, statistical data, and other such information the Commission determines necessary to carry out its duties. (B) Obtaining information The Chairperson of the Commission shall request the head of an agency described in subparagraph (A) for access to documents, statistical data, or other such information described in such subparagraph that is under the control of such agency in writing when necessary. (2) Office space and administrative support The Administrator of General Services shall make office space available for day-to-day activities of the Commission and for scheduled meetings of the Commission. Upon request, the Administrator shall provide, on a reimbursable basis, such administrative support as the Commission requests to fulfill its duties. (d) Authority To use United States mails The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the United States. (e) Authority To Contract (1) In general Subject to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, the Commission is authorized to enter into contracts with Federal and State agencies, private firms, institutions, and individuals for the conduct of activities necessary to the discharge of its duties under section 602. (2) Termination A contract, lease, or other legal agreement entered into by the Commission may not extend beyond the date of termination of the Commission. 605. Staff (a) Director The Commission shall have a Director who shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Commission. The Director shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule. (b) Staff (1) In general With the approval of the Commission, the Director may appoint such personnel as the Director determines to be appropriate. Such personnel shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule. (2) Additional staff The Commission may appoint and fix the compensation of such other personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its duties, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that no rate of pay fixed under this subsection may exceed the equivalent of that payable to a person occupying a position at level V of the Executive Schedule. (c) Experts and consultants With the approval of the Commission, the Director may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code. (d) Detail of government employees Upon the request of the Commission, the head of any Federal agency may detail, without reimbursement, any of the personnel of such agency to the Commission to assist in carrying out the duties of the Commission. Any such detail shall not interrupt or otherwise affect the civil service status or privileges of the personnel. (e) Volunteer services Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Commission may accept and use voluntary and uncompensated services as the Commission determines necessary. 606. Sunset The Commission shall terminate on the date that is 60 days after the date on which the Commission submits its report to Congress pursuant to section 602(c). VII Miscellaneous provisions 701. Foreign relations exchange programs (a) Exchanges authorized Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 63. Foreign relations exchange programs (a) Authority The Secretary may establish exchange programs under which officers or employees of the Department of State, including individuals appointed under title 5, United States Code, and members of the Foreign Service (as defined in section 103 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3903 )), may be assigned, for not more than 1 year, to a position with any foreign government or international entity that permits an employee to be assigned to a position with the Department of State. (b) Salary and benefits (1) Members of Foreign Service During a period in which a member of the Foreign Service is participating in an exchange program authorized pursuant to subsection (a), such member shall be entitled to the salary and benefits to which such member would receive but for the assignment under this section. (2) Non-foreign service employees of Department An employee of the Department of State other than a member of the Foreign Service participating in an exchange program authorized pursuant to subsection (a) shall be treated in all respects as if detailed to an international organization pursuant to section 3343(c) of title 5, United States Code. (3) Foreign participants The salary and benefits of an employee of a foreign government or international entity participating in an exchange program authorized pursuant to subsection (a) shall be paid by such government or entity during the period in which such employee is participating in such program, and shall not be reimbursed by the Department of State. (c) Non-Reciprocal assignment The Secretary may authorize a non-reciprocal assignment of personnel pursuant to this section, with or without reimbursement from the foreign government or international entity for all or part of the salary and other expenses payable during such assignment, if such is in the interests of the United States. (d) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize the appointment as an officer or employee of the United States of— (1) an individual whose allegiance is to any country, government, or foreign or international entity other than to the United States; or (2) an individual who has not met the requirements of sections 3331, 3332, 3333, and 7311 of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of law concerning eligibility for appointment as, and continuation of employment as, an officer or employee of the United States. . 702. United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (a) In general Section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6553 ) is amended by striking October 1, 2015 and inserting October 1, 2020 . (b) Retroactivity of effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as of October 1, 2016. Any lapse in powers, authorities, or responsibilities of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy from the period beginning on October 1, 2016, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be deemed to have not so lapsed. 703. Broadcasting Board of Governors (a) Broadcasting to Asia Section 309 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 ( 22 U.S.C. 6208 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking the following countries and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting Asia. ; and (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking the respective countries of . (b) Prohibitions (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any change to the Federal status of— (A) the Cuba Service established pursuant to section 4 of the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act ( 22 U.S.C. 1465b ; Public Law 98–111 ) is prohibited unless such section is explicitly repealed and such service is dissolved by an Act of Congress enacted on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (B) the Television Marti Service established by section 244(a) of Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act ( 22 U.S.C. 1465cc ; Public Law 101–246 ) is prohibited unless such section is explicitly repealed and such service is dissolved by an Act of Congress enacted on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Definition In this subsection, the term change to the Federal status , with respect to a service referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1), includes any significant restructuring, privatization, subordination to a private or private-public entity, or merger with a private or public-private entity of such service. (c) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Broadcasting Board of Governors should start broadcasting in the Sindhi language. 704. Rewards for Justice (a) Rewards authorized (1) In general Section 36(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2708(b) ) is amended in paragraphs (4) and (5) by striking or (9) each place it appears and inserting (9), or (10) . (2) Reports; definitions Section 36 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2708 ) is amended— (A) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Reports on rewards authorized Not less than 15 days after a reward is authorized under this section, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report, which may be submitted in classified form if necessary to protect intelligence sources and methods, detailing information about the reward, including the identity of the individual for whom the reward is being made, the amount of the reward, the acts with respect to which the reward is being made, and how the reward is being publicized. ; and (B) in subsection (k)(2), by striking International Relations and inserting Foreign Affairs . (3) Effective date The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to any reward authorized under section 36 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (as so amended) on or after such date. (b) Extraditions (1) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the refusal by other countries to extradite or otherwise render to the United States fugitives who have been indicted or convicted within the United States for serious crimes, including murder, hijacking, and acts of domestic terrorism, is an impediment to justice, undermines international security, and deserves high level diplomatic efforts toward resolution. (2) Briefing requirement Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall provide to Congress a briefing related to the issues raised in paragraph (1), including— (A) the number of fugitives and others for whom the United States Government is seeking extradition or rendition, both in total and listed by country; (B) the average length of time such extradition or rendition requests have been outstanding, both in general and by country; (C) discussion of diplomatic and other efforts the United States has undertaken to secure the return of such fugitives; (D) discussion of factors that have been barriers to the resolution of such cases; and (E) information on the number of United States citizens whose extradition has been sought by foreign governments during the past 5 years, both in total and listed by country, and a discussion of the outcome of such requests. 705. Extension of period for reimbursement of seized commercial fishermen Subsection (e) of section 7 of the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967 ( 22 U.S.C. 1977 ) is amended by striking 2008 and inserting 2018 . 706. Expansion of the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program, the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program, and the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program (a) Additional fellowships authorized Beginning in fiscal year 2017, the Secretary shall— (1) increase by 10 the number of fellows selected for the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program; (2) increase by 10 the number of fellows selected for the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program; and (3) increase by 5 the number of fellows selected for the Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed as authorizing the hiring of additional personnel at the Department beyond existing, projected hiring patterns. 707. GAO report on Department critical telecommunications equipment or services obtained from suppliers closely linked to a leading cyber-threat actor (a) Report required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on any critical telecommunications equipment, technologies, or services obtained or used by the Department or its contractors or subcontrators that is— (1) manufactured by a foreign supplier, or a contractor or subcontractor of such supplier, that is closely linked to a leading cyber-threat actor; or (2) from an entity that incorporates or utilizes information technology manufactured by a foreign supplier, or a contractor or subcontractor of such supplier, that is closely linked to a leading cyber-threat actor. (b) Form The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Leading cyber-threat actor The term leading cyber-threat actor means a country identified as a leading threat actor in cyberspace in the report entitled Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community , dated February 9, 2016. (2) Closely linked The term closely linked , with respect to a foreign supplier, contractor, or subcontrator and a leading cyber-threat actor, means the foreign supplier, contractor, or subcontractor— (A) has ties to the military forces of such actor; (B) has ties to the intelligence services of such actor; (C) is the beneficiary of significant low interest or no-interest loans, loan forgiveness, or other support of such actor; or (D) is incorporated or headquartered in the territory of such actor. 708. Implementation plan for information technology and knowledge management Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an implementation plan, including timelines and resources, required to— (1) establish a hub for analytics, data science, strategy, and knowledge management at the Department; and (2) migrate suitable information technology (as such term is defined in section 11101(6) of title 40 United States Code) to a cloud computing service or a cloud-based solution. 709. Ransoms to foreign terrorist organizations (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, in consultation with the Secretary, shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report covering the previous calendar providing the following details: (1) Which foreign governments are believed to have facilitated, directly or indirectly, the payment of ransoms. (2) Which foreign terrorist organizations received payments from foreign governments identified in paragraph (1). (3) The amount of each such payment. (4) The means of delivering such payments. (5) A summary of the efforts of the United States to counter such payments. (6) Recommendations for improving coordination among the foreign allies of the United States to not pay ransoms. (b) Form The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, may include a classified annex, shall be made available to the public by posting the unclassified form of such report on the website of the Department, and may be included in any other report that is required to be made public. 710. Strategy to combat terrorist use of social media (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on United States strategy to combat terrorists’ and terrorist organizations’ use of social media consistent with the President’s 2011 Strategic Implementation Plan for Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the United States . (b) Elements The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An evaluation of what role social media plays in radicalization in the United States and elsewhere. (2) An analysis of how terrorists and terrorist organizations are using social media, including trends. (3) A summary of the Federal Government’s efforts to disrupt and counter the use of social media by terrorists and terrorist organizations, an evaluation of the success of such efforts, and recommendations for improvement. (4) An analysis of how social media is being used for counter-radicalization and counter-propaganda purposes, irrespective of whether or not such efforts are made by the Federal Government. (5) An assessment of the value to law enforcement of social media posts by terrorists and terrorist organizations. (6) An overview of social media training available to law enforcement and intelligence personnel that enables such personnel to understand and combat the use of social media by terrorists and terrorist organizations, as well as recommendations for improving or expanding existing training opportunities. (c) Form The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex in accordance with the protection of intelligence sources and methods. (d) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 711. Report on Department information technology acquisition practices (a) Report required 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 detailing the Department’s information technology acquisition practices. (b) Elements of report The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements: (1) Agency chief investment officer authority enhancements, including reporting on incremental developments regarding whether information technology investments are delivering functionality every 6 months. (2) Enhanced transparency and risk management, including the methodology for calculating risk. (3) The frequency and status of agency-wide portfolio reviews to identify opportunities for information technology efficiency, effectiveness, duplication, and potential savings. (4) Data center consolidation and optimization, including potential savings. 712. Public availability of reports on nominees to be chiefs of mission Not later than 7 days after submitting the report required under section 304(a)(4) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3944(a)(4) ) to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the President shall make the report available to the public, including by posting the report on the website of the Department in a conspicuous manner and location. 713. Recruitment and retention of individuals who have lived, worked, or studied in predominantly Muslim countries or communities (a) Findings Congress finds that successful engagement, including robust public diplomacy, with predominantly Muslim countries and communities is critical for achieving United States foreign policy objectives. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Department should recruit more employees that have a personal background in, and thorough understating of, the cultures, languages, and history of the Middle East and wider Muslim world. (c) Recruitment and retention of certain individuals The Secretary shall make every effort to recruit and retain individuals that have lived, worked, or studied in predominantly Muslim countries or communities, including individuals who have studied at an Islamic institution of higher learning. 714. Sense of Congress regarding coverage of appropriate therapies for dependents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) (a) Finding Congress finds that physical, occupational, speech, and applied behavioral analysis (ABA) therapies are evidenced-based interventions proven to bring about positive change and assist in the long term development of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should endeavor to ensure coverage and access, for dependents with ASD of overseas employees, to the therapies described in subsection (a), including through telehealth, computer software programs, or alternative means if appropriate providers are not accessible due to such employees’ placement overseas. 715. Repeal of obsolete reports (a) Repeal of certain reporting requirements The following provisions of law are repealed: (1) Section 12 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 (Act of May 7, 1926, 22 U.S.C. 303 ). (2) Section 404 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 ( Public Law 102–138 , 22 U.S.C. 2778 note). (b) Other reporting reform (1) Section 613 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 ( Public Law 107–228 , 22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended— (A) by striking subsection (b); (B) by striking (a) Policy.— ; and (C) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively, and moving such subsections, as so redesignated, two ems to the left. (2) Section 721 of Appendix G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2000 ( Public Law 106–113 , 22 U.S.C. 287 note) is amended— (A) by striking subsection (c); and (B) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c). (3) Section 10 of the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–446 , 22 U.S.C. 2378b note) is amended— (A) by striking subsection (b); and (B) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). (4) Section 1207 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 ( Public Law 107–314 , 22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended— (A) by striking subsection (d); and (B) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). (5) Subsection (c) of section 601 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4001 ) is amended by striking paragraphs (4) and (5). 716. Prohibition on additional funding No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act.

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