3.0.0 3210 2023-01-11T13:15:59Z 2023-01-11T13:15:59Z Senate S S 2010-04-15 111 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-04-15T17:25:03Z 2010-04-15 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2010-04-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES N D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2010-04-15 True International Affairs Advisory bodies Building construction Congressional oversight Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Executive agency funding and structure Government buildings, facilities, and property Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management International Affairs 00 2010-04-15 Introduced in Senate 2010-04-29T14:01:14Z Embassy Design and Security Act of 2010 - States that it is U.S. policy to adopt design excellence as a mandate for a new generation of secure, high-performance diplomatic and consular facilities.

Urges the Secretary of State to establish: (1) a design excellence program modeled after the General Services Administration (GSA) program to integrate security, innovation, and design and construction best practices for all facilities constructed under the direction of the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations; and (2) a high-level board to track the design excellence program's progress.

Directs the Secretary to reestablish the Architectural Advisory Board to: (1) advise the Department of State on design standards; and (2) review design quality and fitness.

]]> Embassy Design and Security Act of 2010 Display Title Embassy Design and Security Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a Design Excellence Program at the Department of State, to reestablish the Architectural Advisory Board, to assess the Standard Embassy Design Program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Embassy Design and Security Act of 2010 Introduced in Senate 2010-04-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3210is/xml/BILLS-111s3210is.xml 2010-04-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.