3.0.0 193 2022-11-01T13:49:28Z 2022-11-01T13:49:28Z House HR 2019-01-03 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McCAUL:H.R. 193.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates[Page H216]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-01-03T16:21:50Z Department of State Authorization Act of 2019 116 3352 HR 2019-09-09 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS 2019-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2019-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 N K000385 Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] Robin Kelly D IL L. 2 2019-01-03 True International Affairs Building construction Congressional oversight Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Government buildings, facilities, and property Performance measurement Protection of officials Public contracts and procurement International Affairs 00 2019-01-03 Introduced in House 2019-07-16T14:09:33Z Improving Embassy Design and Security Act

This bill amends procedures related to Department of State overseas construction to reduce costs.

For any new embassy or consulate compound construction projects, the State Department may use a non-standard design only after consulting Congress. The State Department shall justify the choice to use such a design and provide documentation of the full lifecycle costs and the project's completion date, compared to the project if it used a standard design.

The State Department shall report to Congress quarterly on overseas capital construction projects; currently it is required to report annually on embassy construction costs. The bill also expands the required information for such reports, including the value of all requests to adjust the contract amount (such as a request for equitable adjustment or a certified claim).

The bill also directs the State Department to complete all contractor performance evaluations by October 1, 2021.

The State Department shall use the design-build project delivery method (where a single firm is responsible for both designing and construction) for all diplomatic posts and shall notify Congress if it seeks to use a different method for a project.

The bill directs the State Department to report to Congress on various topics, including a six-year Long-Range Overseas Building Plan, a Long-Range Overseas Maintenance Plan, and a report detailing steps to expand the embassy construction contractor base to increase competition.

]]> Improving Embassy Design and Security Act Display Title Improving Embassy Design and Security Act Official Title as Introduced To improve the design and construction of diplomatic posts, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Improving Embassy Design and Security Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr193ih/xml/BILLS-116hr193ih.xml 2019-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 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.