[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[H.R. 2601 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2601

  To authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal 
              years 2006 and 2007, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 24, 2005

  Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Payne) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on International 
                               Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal 
              years 2006 and 2007, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
               TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 101. Administration of foreign affairs.
Sec. 102. Contributions to international organizations.
Sec. 103. International Commissions.
Sec. 104. Migration and Refugee Assistance.
Sec. 105. Centers and foundations.
Sec. 106. United States international broadcasting activities.
        TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

Sec. 201. Interference with protective functions.
Sec. 202. International litigation fund.
Sec. 203. Retention of medical reimbursements.
Sec. 204. Buying power maintenance account.
Sec. 205. Accountability review boards.
Sec. 206. Designation of Colin L. Powell Residential Plaza.
Sec. 207. Removal of contracting prohibition.
    TITLE III--ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Sec. 301. Education allowances.
Sec. 302. Official residence expenses.
Sec. 303. Increased limits applicable to post differentials and danger 
                            pay allowances.
Sec. 304. Home leave.
Sec. 305. Overseas equalization and comparability pay adjustment.
Sec. 306. Fellowship of Hope Program.
Sec. 307. Regulations regarding retirement credit for government 
                            service performed abroad.
Sec. 308. Suspension of foreign service members without pay.
Sec. 309. Death gratuity.
Sec. 310. Clarification of Foreign Service Grievance Board procedures.
Sec. 311. Repeal of recertification requirement for members of the 
                            Senior Foreign Service.
Sec. 312. Technical amendments to Title 5 provisions on recruitment, 
                            relocation, and retention bonuses.
Sec. 313. Limited appointments in the Foreign Service.
Sec. 314. Statement of Congress.
Sec. 315. Sense of Congress regarding additional United States consular 
                            posts.
                 TITLE IV--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Sec. 401. REDI Center.
Sec. 402. Extension of authorization of appropriation for the United 
                            States Commission on International 
                            Religious Freedom.
Sec. 403. International Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue.
   TITLE V--CHANGES IN ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL 
                              BROADCASTING

Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Middle East Broadcasting Networks.
Sec. 503. Improving signal delivery to Cuba.
Sec. 504. Establishing permanent authority for Radio Free Asia.
Sec. 505. Personal services contracting program.
Sec. 506. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands education 
                            benefits.
     TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Sec. 601. Statement of policy relating to democracy in Iran.
Sec. 602. Dual gateway policy of the Government of Ireland.
Sec. 603. Trans-Sahara counter-terrorism initiative.
Sec. 604. Report on Haiti.
Sec. 605. Reports on acquisition and major security upgrades.
Sec. 606. Report on real estate transactions.
Sec. 607. Verification reports to Congress.
Sec. 608. Reports on protection of refugees from North Korea.
Sec. 609. Reports on actions taken by the United States to encourage 
                            respect for human rights.
Sec. 610. Report on services for children with autism at overseas 
                            missions.
Sec. 611. Report on Internet jamming.
Sec. 612. Report on Department of State employment composition.
Sec. 613. Sense of Congress regarding Korean Fulbright programs.
Sec. 614. Location of international institutions in Africa.
Sec. 615. Prohibition on commemorations relating to leaders of Imperial 
                            Japan.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on 
        International Relations of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
            (2) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
        Department of State.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of State.

               TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 101. ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

    The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of State under ``Administration of Foreign Affairs'' to 
carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities in 
the conduct of foreign affairs of the United States and for other 
purposes authorized by law:
            (1) Diplomatic and consular programs.--For ``Diplomatic and 
        Consular Programs'', $3,769,118,000 for fiscal year 2006, and 
        $3,896,611,500 for fiscal year 2007.
                    (A) Worldwide security upgrades.--In addition to 
                amounts authorized to be appropriated under paragraph 
                (1), $689,523,000 for fiscal year 2006, and 
                $710,208,690 for fiscal year 2007, are authorized to be 
                appropriated for worldwide security upgrades.
                    (B) Public diplomacy.--Of the amounts authorized to 
                be appropriated under paragraph (1), $333,863,000 for 
                fiscal year 2006, and $343,699,000 for fiscal year 
                2007, are authorized to be appropriated for public 
                diplomacy.
                    (C) Bureau of democracy, human rights, and labor.--
                Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
                paragraph (1), $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, and 
                $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, are authorized to be 
                appropriated for salaries and expenses of the Bureau of 
                Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
                    (D) Anti-semitism.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
                appropriated under paragraph (1), $225,000 for fiscal 
                year 2006 and $225,000 for fiscal year 2007 are 
                authorized to be appropriated for necessary expenses to 
                fund secondments, hiring of staff, and support targeted 
                projects of the Office of Democratic Institutions and 
                Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security 
                and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) regarding anti-
                Semitism and intolerance and for the OSCE/ODIHR Law 
                Enforcement Officers Hate Crimes Training Program.
                    (E) Religious freedom.--
                            (i) In general.--Of the amounts authorized 
                        to be appropriated under paragraph (1), 
                        $205,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $205,000 for 
                        fiscal year 2007 are authorized to be 
                        appropriated for necessary expenses to fund 
                        activities of the Organization for Security and 
                        Cooperation in Europe relating to freedom of 
                        religion and belief.
                            (ii) OSCE projects, activities, and 
                        missions.--
                                    (I) Projects and activities.--Of 
                                the amounts authorized to be 
                                appropriated under subparagraph (A), 
                                $125,000 for fiscal year 2006 and 
                                $125,000 for fiscal year 2007 are 
                                authorized to be appropriated for 
                                necessary expenses to fund for 
                                secondments, hiring of staff, and 
                                support targeted projects of the Office 
                                of Democratic Institutions and Human 
                                Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for 
                                Security and Cooperation in Europe 
                                (OSCE) regarding religious freedom and 
                                for the OSCE/ODIHR Panel of Experts on 
                                Freedom of Religion or Belief.
                                    (II) Missions.--Of the amounts 
                                authorized to be appropriated under 
                                subparagraph (A), $80,000 for fiscal 
                                year 2006 and $80,000 for fiscal year 
                                2007 are authorized to be appropriated 
                                for OSCE Missions in Armenia, 
                                Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, 
                                Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan 
                                and Uzbekistan for activities to 
                                address issues relating to religious 
                                freedom and belief and to fund the 
                                hiring of new staff who are dedicated 
                                to religious freedom and belief.
                    (F) Charles b. rangel international affairs 
                program.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
                under paragraph (1), $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2006 
                and $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2007 are authorized to 
                be appropriated for the Charles B. Rangel International 
                Affairs Program at Howard University.
            (2) Capital investment fund.--For ``Capital Investment 
        Fund'', $131,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, and $131,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2007.
            (3) Embassy security, construction and maintenance.--For 
        ``Embassy Security, Construction and Maintenance'', 
        $1,526,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, and $1,550,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2007.
            (4) Educational and cultural exchange programs.--
                    (A) In general.--For ``Educational and Cultural 
                Exchange Programs'', $428,900,000 for the fiscal year 
                2006, and $438,500,000 for fiscal year 2007.
                    (B) Summer institutes for korean student leaders.--
                Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
                subparagraph (A), $750,000 for fiscal year 2006 and 
                $750,000 for fiscal year 2007 are authorized to be 
                appropriated for summer academic study programs in the 
                United States (focusing on United States political 
                systems, government institutions, society, and 
                democratic culture) for college and university students 
                from the Republic of Korea, to be known as the ``United 
                States Summer Institutes for Korean Student Leaders''.
                    (C) Sudanese scholarships.--Of the amounts 
                authorized to be available under subparagraph (A), 
                $500,000 for fiscal year 2004 and $500,000 for fiscal 
                year 2005 is authorized to be available for 
                scholarships for students from southern Sudan for 
                secondary or postsecondary education in the United 
                States, to be known as ``Sudanese Scholarships''.
            (5) Representation allowances.--For ``Representation 
        Allowances'', $8,281,000 for fiscal year 2006, and $8,281,000 
        for fiscal year 2007.
            (6) Protection of foreign missions and officials.--For 
        ``Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials'', $9,390,000 
        for fiscal year 2006 and $9,390,000 for fiscal year 2007.
            (7) Emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service.--
        For ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service'', 
        $12,143,000 for fiscal year 2006, and $12,143,000 for fiscal 
        year 2007.
            (8) Repatriation loans.--For ``Repatriation Loans'', 
        $1,319,000 for fiscal year 2006, and $1,319,000 for fiscal year 
        2007.
            (9) Payment to the american institute in taiwan.--For 
        ``Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan'', $19,751,000 
        for fiscal year 2006, and $20,146,020 for fiscal year 2007.
            (10) Office of the inspector general.--For ``Office of the 
        Inspector General'', $29,983,000 for fiscal year 2006, and 
        $29,983,000 for fiscal year 2007.

SEC. 102. CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) Assessed Contributions to International Organizations.--There 
are authorized to be appropriated for ``Contributions to International 
Organizations'', $1,296,500,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $1,322,430,000 
for fiscal year 2007, for the Department of State to carry out the 
authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of 
the foreign affairs of the United States with respect to international 
organizations and to carry out other authorities in law consistent with 
such purposes.
    (b) Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities.--There 
are authorized to be appropriated for ``Contributions for International 
Peacekeeping Activities'', $1,035,500,000 for fiscal year 2006, and 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007, for the Department 
of State to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and 
responsibilities of the United States with respect to international 
peacekeeping activities and to carry out other authorities in law 
consistent with such purposes. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this 
subsection are authorized to remain available until expended.
    (c) Foreign Currency Exchange Rates.--
            (1) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to 
        amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a), there 
        are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
        for each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to offset adverse 
        fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
            (2) Availability of funds.--Amounts appropriated under this 
        subsection shall remain available for obligation and 
        expenditure only to the extent that the Director of the Office 
        of Management and Budget determines and certifies to Congress 
        that such amounts are necessary due to such fluctuations.

SEC. 103. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS.

    The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated under 
``International Commissions'' for the Department of State to carry out 
the authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct 
of the foreign affairs of the United States and for other purposes 
authorized by law:
            (1) International boundary and water commission, united 
        states and mexico.--For ``International Boundary and Water 
        Commission, United States and Mexico''--
                    (A) for ``Salaries and Expenses'', $28,200,000 for 
                fiscal year 2006, and $28,200,000 for fiscal year 2007; 
                and
                    (B) for ``Construction'', $6,100,000 for fiscal 
                year 2006, and $6,100,000 for fiscal year 2007.
            (2) International boundary commission, united states and 
        canada.--For ``International Boundary Commission, United States 
        and Canada'', $1,429,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $1,429,000 
        for fiscal year 2007.
            (3) International joint commission.--For ``International 
        Joint Commission'', $6,320,000 for fiscal year 2006 and 
        $6,320,000 for fiscal year 2007.
            (4) International fisheries commissions.--For 
        ``International Fisheries Commissions'', $25,123,000 for fiscal 
        year 2006 and $25,123,000 for fiscal year 2007.

SEC. 104. MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.

    There are authorized to be appropriated for the Department of State 
for ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'' for authorized activities, 
$955,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $983,650,000 for fiscal year 
2007.

SEC. 105. CENTERS AND FOUNDATIONS.

    (a) Asia Foundation.--There are authorized to be appropriated for 
``The Asia Foundation'' for authorized activities, $18,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2006 and $18,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
    (b) National Endowment for Democracy.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated for the ``National Endowment for Democracy'' for 
authorized activities, $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $80,000,000 
for fiscal year 2007.
    (c) Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and 
West.--There are authorized to be appropriated for the ``Center for 
Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West'' for 
authorized activities, $13,024,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $13,024,000 
for fiscal year 2007.

SEC. 106. UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ACTIVITIES.

    The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out United States Government international broadcasting activities 
under the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 
1948, the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, the Television Broadcasting 
to Cuba Act, the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994, 
and the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998, and to 
carry out other authorities in law consistent with such purposes:
            (1) For ``International Broadcasting Operations'', 
        $603,394,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $621,495,820 for fiscal 
        year 2007. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
        under this paragraph, $5,000,000 is authorized to be 
        appropriated for fiscal year 2006 and $5,000,000 is authorized 
        to be appropriated for fiscal year 2007 for increased 
        broadcasting to Belarus.
            (2) For ``Broadcasting Capital Improvements'', $26,893,000 
        for fiscal year 2006 and $26,893,000 for fiscal year 2007.
            (3) For ``Broadcasting to Cuba'', $37,931,000 for fiscal 
        year 2006 and $29,931,000 for fiscal year 2007, to remain 
        available until expended, for necessary expenses to enable the 
        Broadcasting Board of Governors to carry out broadcasting to 
        Cuba, including the purchase, rent, construction, and 
        improvement of facilities for radio and television transmission 
        and reception, and the purchase, lease, and installation of 
        necessary equipment, including aircraft, for radio and 
        television transmission and reception.

        TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

SEC. 201. INTERFERENCE WITH PROTECTIVE FUNCTIONS.

    (a) Offense.--Chapter 7 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 117. Interference with certain protective functions
    ``Whoever knowingly and willfully obstructs, resists, or interferes 
with a Federal law enforcement agent engaged, within the United States 
or the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United 
States, in the performance of the protective functions authorized by 
section 37 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2709) or section 103 of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 
4802) shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one 
year, or both.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``117. Interference with certain protective functions.''.

SEC. 202. INTERNATIONAL LITIGATION FUND.

    Section 38(d)(3) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2710(d)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``as a result of a decision of an 
        international tribunal,'' after ``received by the Department of 
        State''; and
            (2) by inserting a comma after ``United States 
        Government''.

SEC. 203. RETENTION OF MEDICAL REIMBURSEMENTS.

    Section 904 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4084) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Reimbursements paid to the Department of State for funding 
the costs of medical care abroad for employees and eligible family 
members shall be credited to the currently available applicable 
appropriation account. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, such 
reimbursements shall be available for obligation and expenditure during 
the fiscal year in which they are received or for such longer period of 
time as may be provided in law.''.

SEC. 204. BUYING POWER MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.

    Section 24(b)(7) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2696(b)(7)) is amended by striking subparagraph (D).

SEC. 205. ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARDS.

    Section 301(a) of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4831(a)) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and 
        inserting ``paragraphs (2) and (3)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Facilities in afghanistan and iraq.--
                    ``(A) Limited exemptions from requirement to 
                convene board.--The Secretary of State is not required 
                to convene a Board in the case of an incident that--
                            ``(i) involves serious injury, loss of 
                        life, or significant destruction of property 
                        at, or related to, a United States Government 
                        mission in Afghanistan or Iraq; and
                            ``(ii) occurs during the period beginning 
                        on July 1, 2004 and ending on September 30, 
                        2009.
                    ``(B) Reporting requirements.--In the case of an 
                incident described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
                shall--
                            ``(i) promptly notify the Committee on 
                        International Relations of the House of 
                        Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
                        Relations of the Senate of the incident;
                            ``(ii) conduct an inquiry of the incident; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) upon completion of the inquiry 
                        required by clause (ii), submit to each such 
                        Committee a report on the findings and 
                        recommendations related to such inquiry and the 
                        actions taken with respect to such 
                        recommendations.''.

SEC. 206. DESIGNATION OF COLIN L. POWELL RESIDENTIAL PLAZA.

    (a) The Federal building in Kingston, Jamaica, formerly known as 
the Crowne Plaza and currently a staff housing facility for the Embassy 
of the United States in Jamaica, shall be known and designated as the 
``Colin L. Powell Residential Plaza''.
    (b) Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or 
other record of the United States to the Federal building referred to 
in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Colin L. 
Powell Residential Plaza''.

SEC. 207. REMOVAL OF CONTRACTING PROHIBITION.

    Section 406(c) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism 
Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-399) (relating to the ineligibility of persons 
doing business with Libya to be awarded a contract) is repealed.

    TITLE III--ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

SEC. 301. EDUCATION ALLOWANCES.

    Section 5924(4) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of subparagraph (A), by inserting 
        ``United States'' after ``nearest'';
            (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
        following new subparagraph:
                    ``(B) The travel expenses of dependents of an 
                employee to and from a secondary or post-secondary 
                educational institution, not to exceed one annual trip 
                each way for each dependent, except that an allowance 
                payment under subparagraph (A) may not be made for a 
                dependent during the 12 months following the arrival of 
                the dependent at the selected educational institution 
                under authority contained in this subparagraph.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) Allowances provided pursuant to subparagraphs 
                (A) and (B) may include, at the election of the 
                employee, payment or reimbursement of the costs 
                incurred to store baggage for the employee's dependent 
                at or in the vicinity of the dependent's school during 
                the dependent's annual trip between the school and the 
                employee's duty station, except that such payment or 
                reimbursement may not exceed the cost that the 
                Government would incur to transport the baggage with 
                the dependent in connection with the annual trip, and 
                such payment or reimbursement shall be in lieu of 
                transportation of the baggage.''.

SEC. 302. OFFICIAL RESIDENCE EXPENSES.

    Section 5913 of Title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Funds made available under subsection (b) may be provided in 
advance to persons eligible to receive reimbursements.''.

SEC. 303. INCREASED LIMITS APPLICABLE TO POST DIFFERENTIALS AND DANGER 
              PAY ALLOWANCES.

    (a) Repeal of Limited-Scope Effective Date for Previous Increase.--
Subsection (c) of section 591 of the Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2004 (division D of 
Public Law 108-199) is repealed.
    (b) Post Differentials.--Section 5925(a) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended in the third sentence by striking ``25 percent of the 
rate of basic pay or, in the case of an employee of the United States 
Agency for International Development,''.
    (c) Danger Pay Allowances.--Section 5928 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``25 percent of the basic pay of the 
employee or 35 percent of the basic pay of the employee in the case of 
an employee of the United States Agency for International Development'' 
both places that it appears and inserting ``35 percent of the basic pay 
of the employee''.
    (d) Criteria.--The Secretary of State shall inform the Committee on 
International Relations of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate of the criteria to be used 
in determinations of appropriate adjustments in post differentials 
under section 5925(a) of title 5, United States Code, as amended by 
subsection (b), and danger pay allowances under section 5928 of title 
5, United States Code, as amended by subsection (c).
    (e) Study and Report.--Not later than two years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall conduct a study 
assessing the effect of the increases in post differentials and danger 
pay allowances made by the amendments in subsections (b) and (c), 
respectively, in filling ``hard-to-fill'' positions and shall submit a 
report of such study to the congressional committees described in 
subsection (d).

SEC. 304. HOME LEAVE.

    Chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (relating 
to travel, leave, and other benefits) is amended--
            (1) in section 901(6) (22 U.S.C. 4081(6)), by striking 
        ``unbroken by home leave'' both places that it appears; and
            (2) in section 903(a) (22 U.S.C. 4083), by striking ``18 
        months'' and inserting ``12 months''.

SEC. 305. OVERSEAS EQUALIZATION AND COMPARABILITY PAY ADJUSTMENT.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 4 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 3961 et seq.) (relating to compensation) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section:

``SEC. 415. OVERSEAS COMPARABILITY PAY ADJUSTMENT.

    ``(a) In General.--In accordance with subsection (c), a member of 
the Service who is designated class 1 or below and who does not have as 
an official duty station a location in the continental United States or 
in a non-foreign area shall receive locality-based comparability 
payments under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, that would 
be paid to such member if such member's official duty station would 
have been Washington, D.C.
    ``(b) Treatment as Basic Pay.--The locality-based comparability 
payment described in subsection (a) shall--
            ``(1) be considered to be part of the basic pay of a member 
        in accordance with section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, 
        for the same purposes for which comparability payments are 
        considered to be part of basic pay under such section; and
            ``(2) be subject to any applicable pay limitations.
    ``(c) Phase-In.--The comparability pay adjustment described under 
this section shall be paid to a member described in subsection (a) in 
three phases, as follows:
            ``(1) In fiscal year 2006, 33.33 percent of the amount of 
        such adjustment to which such member is entitled.
            ``(2) In fiscal year 2007, 66.66 percent of the amount of 
        such adjustment to which such member is entitled.
            ``(3) In fiscal year 2008 and subsequent fiscal years, 
        100.00 percent of the amount of such adjustment to which such 
        member is entitled.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments Relating to the Retirement and Disability 
System of the Foreign Service.--
            (1) Contributions to the fund.--Section 805(a) of the 
        Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4045(a)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the first sentence, by striking 
                        ``7.25 percent'' and inserting ``7.00 
                        percent''; and
                            (ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
                        ``The contribution by the employing agency'' 
                        through ``and shall be made'' and inserting 
                        ``An equal amount shall be contributed by the 
                        employing agency'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``plus 
                        an amount equal to .25 percent of basic pay''; 
                        and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), in the first 
                        sentence, by striking ``plus an amount equal to 
                        .25 percent of basic pay''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``plus .25 
                percent''.
            (2) Computation of annuities.--Section 806(a)(9) of such 
        Act (22 U.S.C. 4046(a)(9)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``is outside'' and inserting ``was 
                outside''; and
                    (B) by inserting after ``continental United 
                States'' the following: ``for any period of time from 
                December 29, 2002, to the first day of the first full 
                pay period beginning after the date of applicability of 
                the overseas comparability pay adjustment under section 
                415'';
            (3) Entitlement to annuity.--Section 855(a)(3) of such Act 
        (22 U.S.C. 4071d(a)(3)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``is outside'' and inserting ``was 
                outside''; and
                    (B) by inserting after ``continental United 
                States'' the following: ``for any period of time from 
                December 29, 2002, to the first day of the first full 
                pay period beginning after the date of applicability of 
                the overseas comparability pay adjustment under section 
                415''.
            (4) Deductions and withholdings from pay.--Section 
        856(a)(2) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 4071e(a)(2)) is amended to 
        read as follows:
            ``(2) The applicable percentage under this subsection shall 
        be as follows:

 
 
 
``Percentage                        Time Period
  7.5.............................  Before January 1, 1999.
  7.75............................  January 1, 1999, to December 31,
                                     1999.
  7.9.............................  January 1, 2000, to December 31,
                                     2000.
  7.55............................  January 11, 2003, to September 30,
                                     2004.
  7.5.............................  After September 30, 2004.''.

    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply beginning on 
the first day of the first full pay period beginning after such date.

SEC. 306. FELLOWSHIP OF HOPE PROGRAM.

    (a) Fellowship Authorized.--Chapter 5 of title I of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3981 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section:

``SEC. 506. FELLOWSHIP OF HOPE.

    ``(a) The Secretary is authorized to establish a program to be 
known as the `Fellowship of Hope Program'. Under the Program, the 
Secretary may assign a member of the Service, for not more than one 
year, to a position with any designated country or designated entity 
that permits an employee of such country or entity to be assigned to a 
position with the Department.
    ``(b) The salary and benefits of a member of the Service shall be 
paid as described in subsection (b) of section 503 during a period in 
which such member is participating in the Fellowship of Hope Program. 
The salary and benefits of an employee of a designated country or 
designated entity participating in the Program shall be paid by such 
country or entity during the period in which such employee is 
participating in the Program.
    ``(c) In this section:
            ``(1) The term `designated country' means a member country 
        of--
                    ``(A) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; or
                    ``(B) the European Union.
            ``(2) The term `designated entity' means--
                    ``(A) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; or
                    ``(B) the European Union.
    ``(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to--
            ``(1) authorize the appointment as an officer or employee 
        of the United States of--
                    ``(A) an individual whose allegiance is to any 
                country, government, or foreign or international entity 
                other than to the United States; or
                    ``(B) an individual who has not met the 
                requirements of sections 3331, 3332, 3333, and 7311 of 
                title 5, United States Code, and any other provision of 
                law concerning eligibility for appointment as, and 
                continuation of employment as, an officer or employee 
                of the United States; or
            ``(2) authorize the Secretary to assign a member of the 
        Service to a position with any foreign country whose law, or to 
        any foreign or international entity whose rules, require such 
        member to give allegiance or loyalty to such country or entity 
        while assigned to such position.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Such Act is amended--
            (1) in section 503 (22 U.S.C. 3983)--
                    (A) in the section heading, by striking ``and'' and 
                inserting ``foreign governments, or''; and
                    (B) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
                        by inserting ``foreign government,'' after 
                        ``organization,''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, or 
                        with a foreign government under section 506'' 
                        before the semicolon; and
            (2) in section 2, in the table of contents--
                    (A) by striking the item relating to section 503 
                and inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 503. Assignments to agencies, international organizations, 
                            foreign governments, or other bodies.'';
                and
                    (B) by inserting after the item relating to section 
                505 the following new item:

``Sec. 506. Fellowship of Hope Program.''.

SEC. 307. REGULATIONS REGARDING RETIREMENT CREDIT FOR GOVERNMENT 
              SERVICE PERFORMED ABROAD.

    Section 321(f) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Year 2003 (5 U.S.C. 8411 note; Public Law 107-228) is amended by 
inserting ``, not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007,'' 
after ``regulations''.

SEC. 308. SUSPENSION OF FOREIGN SERVICE MEMBERS WITHOUT PAY.

    (a) Suspension.--Section 610 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4010) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(c)(1) The Secretary may suspend a member of the Service without 
pay when there is reasonable cause to believe that the member has 
committed a crime for which a sentence of imprisonment may be imposed 
and there is a connection between the conduct and the efficiency of the 
Foreign Service.
    ``(2) Any member of the Service for whom a suspension is proposed 
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 section may file a grievance 
in accordance with the procedures applicable to grievances under 
chapter 11 of this title.
    ``(4) 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 the placing 
        of a member of the Service in a temporary status without duties 
        and pay.''.
    (b) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Amendment of section heading.--Such section, as amended 
        by subsection (a), is further amended in the section heading by 
        inserting ``; suspension'' before the period at the end.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--Section 2 of such Act is amended, 
        in the table of contents, by striking the item relating to 
        section 610 and inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 610. Separation for cause; suspension.''.

SEC. 309. DEATH GRATUITY.

    Section 413(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3973(a)) is amended in the first sentence by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ``or $100,000, whichever is greater''.

SEC. 310. CLARIFICATION OF FOREIGN SERVICE GRIEVANCE BOARD PROCEDURES.

    Section 1106(8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
4136(8)) is amended in the first sentence--
            (1) by inserting ``the involuntary separation of the 
        grievant (other than an involuntary separation for cause under 
        section 610(a)),'' after ``considering''; and
            (2) by striking ``the grievant or'' and inserting ``the 
        grievant, or''.

SEC. 311. REPEAL OF RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
              SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE.

    Section 305(d) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3945(d)) is hereby repealed.

SEC. 312. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 5 PROVISIONS ON RECRUITMENT, 
              RELOCATION, AND RETENTION BONUSES.

    Title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 5753(a)(2)(A), by inserting before the 
        semicolon at the end the following: ``, but does not include 
        members of the Foreign Service other than chiefs of mission and 
        ambassadors-at-large''; and
            (2) in section 5754(a)(2)(A), by inserting before the 
        semicolon at the end the following: ``, but does not include 
        members of the Foreign Service other than chiefs of mission and 
        ambassadors-at-large''.

SEC. 313. 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) or (c)'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
    ``(3) as a career candidate, if--
            ``(A) continued service is determined appropriate to remedy 
        a matter that would be cognizable as a grievance under chapter 
        11; or
            ``(B) the career candidate is called to military active 
        duty pursuant to the Uniformed Services Employment and 
        Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-353; codified 
        in chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code) and the limited 
        appointment expires in the course of such military active 
        duty:'';
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (C) in paragraph (5) by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and'' ; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
    ``(6) in exceptional circumstances where the Secretary determines 
the needs of the Service require the extension of a limited 
appointment--
            ``(A) for a period of time not to exceed 12 months, 
        provided such period of time does not permit additional review 
        by the boards under section 306; or
            ``(B) for the minimum time needed to settle a grievance, 
        claim, or complaint not otherwise provided for in this 
        section.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Noncareer specialist employees who have served five 
consecutive years under a limited appointment may be reappointed to a 
subsequent limited appointment provided there is at least a one year 
break in service before such new appointment. This requirement may be 
waived by the Director General in cases of special need.''.

SEC. 314. STATEMENT OF CONGRESS.

    Congress declares that the recent changes proposed by the 
Department of State to the career development program for members of 
the Senior Foreign Service will help promote well-rounded and effective 
members of the Senior Foreign Service, and should be implemented as 
planned in the coming years. Congress fully supports the proposed 
changes that require that in order to be eligible for promotion into 
the Senior Foreign Service, a member of the Foreign Service must 
demonstrate over the course of the career of such member the following:
            (1) Operational effectiveness, including a breadth of 
        experience in several regions and over several functions.
            (2) Leadership and management effectiveness.
            (3) Sustained professional language proficiency.
            (4) Responsiveness to Service needs.

SEC. 315. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ADDITIONAL UNITED STATES CONSULAR 
              POSTS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that to help advance United States 
economic, political, and public diplomacy interests, the Secretary of 
State should make best efforts to establish United States consulates or 
other appropriate United States diplomatic presence in Pusan, South 
Korea and Hat Yai, Thailand.

                 TITLE IV--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

SEC. 401. REDI CENTER.

    The Secretary of State is authorized to provide for the 
participation by the United States in the Regional Emerging Disease 
Intervention (``REDI'') Center in Singapore.

SEC. 402. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION FOR THE UNITED 
              STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 207 of the International 
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6435) is amended by striking 
``$3,000,000 for the fiscal year 2003'' and inserting ``$3,300,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2006 through 2011''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended 
by striking ``subparagraph'' and inserting ``subsection''.

SEC. 403. INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE.

    Section 633(e) of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (division 
B of Public Law 108-199; 22 U.S.C. 2078(e)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The United States, through the Department 
        of State, shall retain ownership of the Palazzo Corpi building 
        in Istanbul, Turkey, and the'' and inserting ``The''; and
            (2) by striking ``at such location'' and inserting ``at an 
        appropriate location''.

   TITLE V--CHANGES IN ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL 
                              BROADCASTING

SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``International Broadcasting 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007''.

SEC. 502. MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS.

    (a) Middle East Broadcasting Networks.--The United States 
International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 309 (22 U.S.C. 6208) the following 
new section:

``SEC. 309A. MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS.

    ``(a) Authority.--Grants authorized under section 305 shall be 
available to make annual grants to the Middle East Broadcasting 
Networks for the purpose of carrying out radio and television 
broadcasting to the Middle East region.
    ``(b) Function.--Middle East Broadcasting Networks shall provide 
radio and television programming consistent with the broadcasting 
standards and broadcasting principles set forth in section 303.
    ``(c) Grant Agreement.--Any grant agreement or grants under this 
section shall be subject to the following limitations and restrictions:
            ``(1) The Board may not make any grant to the non-profit 
        corporation, Middle East Broadcasting Networks, unless its 
        certificate of incorporation provides that--
                    ``(A) The Board of Directors of Middle East 
                Broadcasting Networks shall consist of the members of 
                the Broadcasting Board of Governors established under 
                section 304 and of no other members.
                    ``(B) Such Board of Directors shall make all major 
                policy determinations governing the operation of Middle 
                East Broadcasting Networks, and shall appoint and fix 
                the compensation of such managerial officers and 
                employees of Middle East Broadcasting Networks as it 
                considers necessary to carry out the purposes of the 
                grant provided under this title, except that no officer 
                or employee may be paid basic compensation at a rate in 
                excess of the rate for level II of the Executive 
                Schedule as provided under section 5313 of title 5, 
                United States Code.
            ``(2) Any grant agreement under this section shall require 
        that any contract entered into by Middle East Broadcasting 
        Networks shall specify that all obligations are assumed by 
        Middle East Broadcasting Networks and not by the United States 
        Government.
            ``(3) Any grant agreement shall require that any lease 
        agreement entered into by Middle East Broadcasting Networks 
        shall be, to the maximum extent possible, assignable to the 
        United States Government.
            ``(4) Grants awarded under this section shall be made 
        pursuant to a grant agreement which requires that grant funds 
        be used only for activities consistent with this section, and 
        that failure to comply with such requirements shall permit the 
        grant to be terminated without fiscal obligation to the United 
        States.
            ``(5) Duplication of language services and technical 
        operations between the Middle East Broadcasting Networks 
        (including Radio Sawa), RFE/RL, and the International 
        Broadcasting Bureau will be reduced to the extent appropriate, 
        as determined by the Board.
    ``(d) Not a Federal Agency or Instrumentality.--Nothing in this 
title may be construed to make--
            ``(1) the Middle East Broadcasting Networks a Federal 
        agency or instrumentality; or
            ``(2) the officers or employees of the Middle East 
        Broadcasting Networks officers or employees of the United 
        States Government.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Such Act is further 
amended--
            (1) in section 304(g) (22 U.S.C. 6203(g)), by inserting ``, 
        the Middle East Broadcasting Networks,'' after 
        ``Incorporated'';
            (2) in section 305 (22 U.S.C. 6204)--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (5), by striking ``308 and 
                        309'' and inserting ``308, 309, and 309A''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (6), by striking ``308 
                        and 309'' and inserting ``308, 309, and 309A''; 
                        and
                    (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``308 and 309'' 
                and inserting ``308, 309, and 309A''; and
            (3) in section 307 (22 U.S.C. 6206)--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``308 and 309'' 
                and inserting ``308, 309, and 309A''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c), in the second sentence, by 
                inserting ``, the Middle East Broadcasting Networks,'' 
                after ``Asia''.
    (c) Technical and Conforming Amendment to Title 5.--Section 
8332(b)(11) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
``the Middle East Broadcasting Networks;'' after ``Radio Free Asia;''.

SEC. 503. IMPROVING SIGNAL DELIVERY TO CUBA.

    Section 3 of the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465a; 
Public Law 98-111) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (b);
            (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following 
        new subsection:
    ``(c) To effect radio broadcasting to Cuba, the Board is authorized 
to utilize the United States International Broadcasting facilities 
located in Marathon, Florida, and the 1180 AM frequency used at those 
facilities. In addition to the above facilities, the Board may 
simultaneously utilize other governmental and nongovernmental 
broadcasting transmission facilities and other frequencies, including 
the Amplitude Modulation (AM) band, the Frequency Modulation (FM) band, 
and the Shortwave (SW) band. The Board may lease time on commercial or 
noncommercial educational AM band, FM band, and SW band radio 
broadcasting stations to carry a portion of the service programs or to 
rebroadcast service programs.'';
            (3) by striking subsection (d);
            (4) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following 
        new subsection:
    ``(e) Any service program of United States Government radio 
broadcasts to Cuba authorized by this section shall be designated 
`Radio Marti program'.''; and
            (5) by striking subsection (f).

SEC. 504. ESTABLISHING PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR RADIO FREE ASIA.

    Section 309 of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 
1994 (22 U.S.C. 6208) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``, and shall further 
        specify that funds to carry out the activities of Radio Free 
        Asia may not be available after September 30, 2009''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (f).

SEC. 505. PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTING PROGRAM.

    Section 504 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 
2003 (Public Law 107-228) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``pilot'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``pilot'';
                    (B) by striking ``(in this section referred to as 
                the `program')''; and
                    (C) by striking ``producers, and writers'' and 
                inserting ``and other broadcasting specialists'';
            (3) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ``60'' and inserting 
        ``100''; and
            (4) by striking subsection (c).

SEC. 506. COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS EDUCATION 
              BENEFITS.

    Section 305(a) of the United States International Broadcasting Act 
of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6204(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph 
(18) the following new paragraph:
            ``(19)(A) To provide for the payment of primary and 
        secondary school expenses for dependents of personnel stationed 
        in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) at a 
        cost not to exceed expenses authorized by the Department of 
        Defense for such schooling for dependents of members of the 
        Armed Forces stationed in the Commonwealth, if the Board 
        determines that schools available in the Commonwealth are 
        unable to provide adequately for the education of the 
        dependents of such personnel.
            ``(B) To provide transportation for dependents of such 
        personnel between their places of residence and those schools 
        for which expenses are provided under subparagraph (A), if the 
        Board determines that such schools are not accessible by public 
        means of transportation.''.

     TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

SEC. 601. STATEMENT OF POLICY RELATING TO DEMOCRACY IN IRAN.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Iran is neither free nor democratic. Men and women are 
        not treated equally in Iran, women are legally deprived of 
        internationally recognized human rights, and religious freedom 
        is not respected under the laws of Iran. Undemocratic 
        institutions, such as the Guardians Council, thwart the 
        decisions of elected leaders.
            (2) The April 2005 report of the Department of State states 
        that Iran remained the most active state sponsor of terrorism 
        in 2004.
            (3) That report also states that Iran continues to provide 
        funding, safe-haven, training, and weapons to known terrorist 
        groups, including Hizballah, Hamas, the Palestine Islamic 
        Jihad, al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, and the Popular Front for the 
        Liberation of Palestine, and has harbored senior members of al-
        Qaeda.
    (b) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States that--
            (1) currently, there is not a free and fully democratic 
        government in Iran;
            (2) the United States supports transparent, full democracy 
        in Iran;
            (3) the United States supports the rights of the Iranian 
        people to choose their system of government; and
            (4) the United States condemns the brutal treatment, 
        imprisonment, and torture of Iranian civilians who express 
        political dissent.

SEC. 602. DUAL GATEWAY POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall review the dual 
gateway policy and determine the effects the discontinuation of such 
policy might have on the economy of the United States and the economy 
of western Ireland before the United States takes any action that could 
lead to the discontinuation of such policy.
    (b) Economic Impact Study.--In determining the effects that the 
discontinuation of such policy might have on the economy of the United 
States, the Secretary, in consultation with the heads of other 
appropriate departments and agencies, shall consider the effects the 
discontinuation of such policy might have on United States businesses 
operating in western Ireland, Irish businesses operating in and around 
Shannon Airport, and United States air carriers serving Ireland.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
describing the determinations made under subsection (a), together with 
any recommendations for United States action.
    (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``dual gateway policy'' 
means the policy of the Government of Ireland requiring certain air 
carriers serving Dublin Airport to undertake an equal numbers of 
flights to Shannon Airport and Dublin Airport during each calendar 
year.

SEC. 603. TRANS-SAHARA COUNTER-TERRORISM INITIATIVE.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that efforts by 
the Government of the United States to expand the Pan Sahel Initiative 
into a robust counter-terrorism program in the Saharan region of 
Africa, to be known as the ``Trans-Sahara Counter Terrorism 
Initiative'', should be strongly supported.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
        to the appropriate congressional committees a detailed 
        strategy, in classified form, regarding the plan of the 
        Government of the United States to expand the Pan Sahel 
        Initiative into a robust counter-terrorism program in the 
        Saharan region of Africa, to be known as the ``Trans-Sahara 
        Counter Terrorism Initiative''.
            (2) Contents.-- The report shall include the following:
                    (A) The names of the countries that will 
                participate in the Initiative.
                    (B) A description of the types of security 
                assistance necessary to create rapid reaction security 
                forces in order to bolster the capacity of the 
                countries referred to in subparagraph (A) to govern 
                their borders.
                    (C) A description of training to ensure respect for 
                human rights and civilian authority by rapid reaction 
                security forces referred to in subparagraph (B) and 
                other appropriate individuals and entities of the 
                countries referred to in subparagraph (A).
                    (D) A description of the types of public diplomacy 
                and related assistance that will be provided to promote 
                development and counter radical Islamist elements that 
                may be gaining a foothold in the region.
            (3) Update.--The Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
        congressional committees an update of the report required by 
        this subsection not later than one year after the date of the 
        initial submission of the report under this subsection.
    (c) Cooperation of Other Departments and Agencies.--The head of 
each appropriate department and agency of the Government of the United 
States shall cooperate fully with, and assist in the implementation of, 
the strategy described in subsection (b)(1) and shall make such 
resources and information available as is necessary to ensure the 
success of the Initiative described in such subsection.

SEC. 604. REPORT ON HAITI.

    Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act 
and one year thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report on United States efforts 
to--
            (1) assist in the disarmament of illegally armed forces in 
        Haiti, including through a program of gun exchanges;
            (2) assist in the reform of the Haitian National Police; 
        and
            (3) support stabilization in Haiti.

SEC. 605. REPORTS ON ACQUISITION AND MAJOR SECURITY UPGRADES.

    Section 605(c) of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of the Admiral James W. Nance 
and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 
and 2001; Public Law 106-113-Appendix G) is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``Semiannual Reports'' and 
        inserting ``Reports'';
            (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``June 1 and''; and
            (3) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``two fiscal 
        quarters'' and inserting ``year''.

SEC. 606. REPORT ON REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.

    Section 12 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 
303) is hereby repealed.

SEC. 607. VERIFICATION REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

    Section 403(a) of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 
2593a(a)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
            (1) by striking ``prepared by the Secretary of State with 
        the concurrence of the Director of Central Intelligence and in 
        consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
        Energy, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,''; and
            (2) by inserting ``, as the President considers 
        appropriate'' after ``include''.

SEC. 608. REPORTS ON PROTECTION OF REFUGEES FROM NORTH KOREA.

    Section 305(a) of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (Public 
Law 108-333; 22 U.S.C. 7845) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) a detailed description of the measures undertaken by 
        the Secretary of State to carry out section 303, including 
        country-specific information with respect to United States 
        efforts to secure the cooperation and permission of the 
        governments of countries in East and Southeast Asia to 
        facilitate United States processing of North Koreans seeking 
        protection as refugees. The information required by this 
        paragraph may be provided in a classified format, if 
        necessary.''.

SEC. 609. REPORTS ON ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE UNITED STATES TO ENCOURAGE 
              RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS.

    Section 665(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228) is amended by striking ``30 days'' and 
inserting ``90 days''.

SEC. 610. REPORT ON SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AT OVERSEAS 
              MISSIONS.

    (a) Study.--With respect to countries in which there is at least 
one mission of the United States, the Secretary of State shall conduct 
a study of the availability of programs that address the special needs 
of children with autism, including the availability of speech 
therapists and pediatric occupational therapists at Department of 
Defense sponsored schools. Such study shall include the estimated 
incidence of autism among dependents of members of the Foreign Service 
and dependents of specialist Foreign Service personnel. Such study 
shall also include an analysis of the possibility of establishing 
``Educational Centers of Excellence'' for such children.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the completion of the 
study required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report containing the findings 
of the study together with any recommendations for related action.

SEC. 611. REPORT ON INTERNET JAMMING.

    Not later than March 1 of the year following the date of the 
enactment of this Act and one year thereafter, the Chairman of the 
Broadcasting Board of Governors shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the status of state-sponsored and 
state-directed Internet jamming by repressive foreign governments and a 
description of efforts by the United States to counter such jamming. 
Each report shall list the countries the governments of which pursue 
Internet censorship or jamming, provide information concerning the 
government agencies or quasi-governmental organizations of such 
governments that engage in Internet jamming; and describe with the 
greatest particularity practicable the technological means by which 
such jamming is accomplished. If the Chairman determines that such is 
appropriate, the Chairman may submit such report together with a 
classified annex.

SEC. 612. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF STATE EMPLOYMENT COMPOSITION.

    (a) Statement of Policy.--In order for the Department of State to 
accurately represent all people in the United States, the Department 
must accurately reflect the diversity of the United States.
    (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report containing information 
on--
            (1) the number of racial and ethnic minorities and the 
        number of women employed at the Department of State, including 
        the percentages of each such racial or ethnic minority and the 
        percentage of women in comparison with all employees of the 
        Department, as of the first day of the first fiscal year after 
        such date; and
            (2) the number of racial and ethnic minorities and the 
        number of women recruited for employment at the Department, 
        including the percentages of each such racial or ethnic 
        minority and the percentage of women in comparison with all 
        individuals recruited for such employment, during the 
        immediately preceding fiscal year.

SEC. 613. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING KOREAN FULBRIGHT PROGRAMS.

    It is the sense of Congress that Fulbright program activities for 
the Republic of Korea (commonly referred to as ``South Korea'') 
should--
            (1) include participation by students from throughout South 
        Korea, including proportional representation from areas outside 
        of Seoul;
            (2) attempt to include Korean students from a broad range 
        of educational institutions, including schools other than elite 
        universities;
            (3) broaden the Korean student emphasis beyond degree-
        seeking graduate students to include opportunities for one-year 
        nondegree study at United States colleges and universities by 
        pre-doctoral Korean students; and
            (4) include a significant number of Korean students 
        planning to work or practice in areas other than advanced 
        research and university teaching, such as in government 
        service, media, law, and business.

SEC. 614. LOCATION OF INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN AFRICA.

    (a) Statement of Congress.--Congress declares that, for the purpose 
of maintaining regional balances with respect to the location of 
international organizations and institutions in Africa, such 
organizations or institutions, such as the African Development Bank, 
that move their headquarters offices from their original locations for 
reasons of security should return once those security issues have been 
resolved or should relocate to another country in the region in which 
the organization or institution was originally headquartered.
    (b) Consultations Regarding Return.--The Secretary of State is 
authorized to begin consultations with appropriate parties to determine 
the feasibility of returning such organizations and institutions to the 
regions in which they were originally headquartered.

SEC. 615. PROHIBITION ON COMMEMORATIONS RELATING TO LEADERS OF IMPERIAL 
              JAPAN.

    The Department of State, both in Washington and at United States 
diplomatic missions and facilities in foreign countries, shall not 
engage in any activity, including the celebration of the recently 
enacted Showa holiday, which may, in any manner, serve to commemorate 
or be construed as serving to commemorate leaders of Imperial Japan who 
were connected to the attack on the United States Fleet at Pearl 
Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941.
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