[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 3546 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3546

To establish the National Center for Strategic Communication to advise 
the President regarding public diplomacy and international broadcasting 
     to promote democracy and human rights, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 23 (legislative day, September 17), 2008

 Mr. Brownback introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish the National Center for Strategic Communication to advise 
the President regarding public diplomacy and international broadcasting 
     to promote democracy and human rights, 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 ``Strategic Communications Act of 
2008''.

SEC. 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 Foreign Affairs of the House 
                of Representatives;
                    (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
                and
                    (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives.
            (2) Center.--The term ``Center'' means the National Center 
        for Strategic Communication established under section 5(a).
            (3) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        Strategic Communication of the Center appointed under section 
        5(b).
            (4) National strategic communications strategy.--The term 
        ``national strategic communications strategy'' means the 
        comprehensive strategy for strategic communication developed 
        under section 6.
            (5) Strategic communications.--The term ``strategic 
        communications'' means engaging foreign audiences through 
        coordinated and truthful communications programs that create, 
        preserve, or strengthen conditions favorable to the advancement 
        of the national interests of the United States.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the Sense of Congress that--
            (1) radical Islamists deny these moral principles and use 
        terrorism to achieve their ideological ends;
            (2) radical Islamists seek to--
                    (A) morally delegitimize democracy; and
                    (B) forcefully impose a universal political order 
                that denies and suppresses the unalienable rights of 
                human beings;
            (3) although military force may sometimes be necessary, 
        military force alone cannot defeat the threat posed by Islamist 
        extremism;
            (4) the founding principles of the United States, including 
        freedom, human rights, and the rule of law, must be advanced 
        and defended against those who--
                    (A) deny the truth of such principles; and
                    (B) seek to overthrow such principles;
            (5) the United States, out of a decent respect to the 
        opinions of mankind, owes an explanation of its founding 
        principles and the purposes of democratic, constitutional, and 
        political order; and
            (6) the United States Government needs an organization 
        whose mission is to engage foreign audiences in ways that 
        advance the national interests of the United States, 
        including--
                    (A) advancing understanding and appreciation for 
                the founding principles of the United States; and
                    (B) defeating the ideas that are inimical to the 
                founding principles of the United States.

SEC. 4. BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

    (a) Abolishment of Broadcasting Board of Governors.--The United 
States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.) 
is repealed on the date that is 6 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    (b) Special Immigrant Status.--Section 101(a)(27) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)) is amended by 
striking ``for the International Broadcasting Bureau of the 
Broadcasting Board of Governors, or for a grantee of the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors,'' and inserting ``for the National Center for 
Strategic Communication''.
    (c) Dissemination Abroad of Information About the United States.--
Title V of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act 
of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1461) is amended--
            (1) in the title heading, by striking ``ABROAD'';
            (2) by striking subsection (a); and
            (3) in subsection (b), by redesignating paragraphs (1), 
        (2), and (3) as subsections (a), (b), and (c).
    (d) Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy.--Section 1(b)(3) of the 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)(3)) 
is repealed on the date that is 6 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    (e) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) United states information and educational exchange act 
        of 1948.--The United States Information and Educational 
        Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) in title V (22 U.S.C. 1461 et seq.)--
                            (i) by striking section 505; and
                            (ii) in section 506, by striking subsection 
                        (c); and
                    (B) in title VIII (22 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.), by 
                striking section 802(b)(4).
            (2) State department basic authorities act of 1956.--Title 
        I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
        U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) in section 23(a), by striking ``, the 
                Broadcasting Board of Governors,'';
                    (B) in section 25(f), by striking ``the 
                Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Administrator 
                of the Agency for International Development with 
                respect to the Board and the Agency'' and inserting 
                ``the Administrator of the Agency for International 
                Development with respect to the Agency'';
                    (C) in section 26(b), by striking ``the 
                Broadcasting Board of Governors, and the Administrator 
                of the Agency for International Development with 
                respect to the Board and the Agency'' and inserting 
                ``the Administrator of the Agency for International 
                Development with respect to the Agency'';
                    (D) in section 32, by striking ``the Broadcasting 
                Board of Governors and the Administrator of the Agency 
                for International Development with respect to their 
                respective agencies'' and inserting ``the Administrator 
                of the Agency for International Development with 
                respect to the Agency''; and
                    (E) by amending section 60(b)(2) to read as 
                follows:
            ``(2) develop--
                    ``(A) a comprehensive and coherent strategy for the 
                use of public diplomacy resources; and
                    ``(B) long-term measurable objectives for United 
                States public diplomacy.''.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL CENTER FOR STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the National Center for 
Strategic Communication.
    (b) Director.--
            (1) Appointment.--The Center shall be headed by the 
        Director of Strategic Communication, appointed by the 
        President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
            (2) Simultaneous service prohibited.--The Director may not 
        simultaneously serve in any other capacity in the Executive 
        Branch.
            (3) Reporting requirement.--The Director shall regularly 
        report to the President of the United States with respect to 
        matters described in subsection (d).
    (c) Deputy Director.--
            (1) Appointment.--The Director shall be assisted by a 
        Deputy Director, who shall be appointed by the President, by 
        and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
            (2) Duties.--The Deputy Director shall--
                    (A) perform such duties and exercise such powers as 
                the Director may prescribe; and
                    (B) act for, and exercise the powers of, the 
                Director when the Director is disabled or the position 
                of Director is vacant.
    (d) Matters To Be Reported to the President.--The matters described 
in this subsection are--
            (1) the budget and programs of the Center;
            (2) the conduct of strategic communications implemented by 
        the Center and by other elements of the United States 
        Government; and
            (3) the planning and progress of joint strategic 
        communications.
    (e) Primary Missions.--The primary missions of the Center are--
            (1) to serve as the primary organization in the United 
        States Government for conducting strategic communications, 
        including information, educational, and cultural activities 
        that are designed--
                    (A) to influence the opinions of foreign audiences 
                in support of American ideals and in opposition to 
                violent extremism;
                    (B) to dissuade foreign audiences from supporting 
                violence;
                    (C) to provide other peoples with a better 
                understanding of the policies, values, institutions and 
                culture of the United States;
                    (D) to support other peoples who share the values 
                of the United States, including those who seek to 
                advance freedom and oppose violent extremism; and
                    (E) to promote the founding principles of the 
                United States abroad, especially inalienable individual 
                rights, freedom, democracy, and the rule of law;
            (2) to develop and oversee the execution of the national 
        strategic communications strategy;
            (3) to encourage private institutions in the United States 
        to develop their own exchange activities, and provide 
        assistance for those exchange activities which are in the 
        broadest national interest;
            (4) to ensure that international informational, 
        educational, and cultural activities conducted or planned by 
        other departments and agencies of the United States Government 
        are consistent with the national strategic communications 
        strategy;
            (5) to promote United States participation in international 
        events relevant to the mission of the Agency;
            (6) to direct and coordinate foreign broadcasting by the 
        United States Government; and
            (7) to research and analyze--
                    (A) global public opinion;
                    (B) media trends and influences on audiences;
                    (C) existing and emerging information technologies; 
                and
                    (D) the implications of all source intelligence 
                assessments.
    (f) General Authorization.--Subject to the direction of the 
President, the Director may design and implement programs and 
activities intended to achieve the missions described in subsection (e) 
through--
            (1) the dissemination of truthful information across all 
        forms of information media;
            (2) information centers and instructors located outside of 
        the United States;
            (3) cooperative efforts with private, nonprofit, and 
        nongovernmental organizations;
            (4) joint initiatives with other agencies of the United 
        States Government, as appropriate; and
            (5) exchange programs.
    (g) Duties and Responsibilities of the Director.--
            (1) In general.--The Director shall--
                    (A) serve as the principal advisor to the President 
                on strategic communications;
                    (B) provide guidance for strategic communications 
                conducted across the United States Government, and for 
                the effective integration of strategic communications 
                across agency boundaries within and outside the United 
                States;
                    (C) advise the President on the extent to which the 
                strategic communications recommendations and budget 
                proposals of the departments, agencies, and elements of 
                the United States Government--
                            (i) conform to the priorities established 
                        by the President; and
                            (ii) are consistent with the national 
                        strategic communications strategy;
                    (D) coordinate the strategic communications efforts 
                of all Federal agencies, as appropriate;
                    (E) oversee United States' foreign broadcasts, 
                including Voice of America and surrogate broadcast 
                programs;
                    (F) ensure the design and implementation of 
                appropriate program evaluation methodologies;
                    (G) ensure that United States Agency for 
                International Development programs are accompanied by 
                appropriate strategic communications efforts;
                    (H) have primary responsibility to assist and 
                advise the President in the formation and 
                implementation of United States strategic communication 
                policies and activities, including international 
                educational and cultural exchange programs, 
                information, and international broadcasting; and
                    (I) ensure the use of all relevant forms of 
                Internet-based communication in support of the missions 
                described in subsection (e) and the strategy described 
                in section 6.
            (2) Prohibition.--The Director may not initiate, terminate, 
        or manage any program or activity of any other component of the 
        United States Government without the consent of the head of the 
        relevant department or agency.
    (h) Assistant Director for the Strategic Communications Corps.--
            (1) Appointment.--The President shall appoint an Assistant 
        Director for the Strategic Communications Corps, by and with 
        the advise and consent of the Senate.
            (2) Powers; duties.--The Assistant Director for the 
        Strategic Communications Corps shall--
                    (A) assist the Director in overseeing and 
                coordinating--
                            (i) the implementation of the national 
                        strategic communication strategy on a regional 
                        and country-by-country basis; and
                            (ii) the activities of all of the employees 
                        of the Center who are stationed overseas;
                    (B) recommend ways to improve the national 
                strategic communications strategy based on information 
                received from the strategic communication officers; and
                    (C) exercise such powers and perform such other 
                duties prescribed by the Director.
            (3) Strategic communications officers.--The Assistant 
        Director for the Strategic Communications Corps, in 
        consultation with the Director, shall appoint strategic 
        communications officers, who shall--
                    (A) execute the missions of the Center, as directed 
                by the Assistant Director for the Strategic 
                Communications Corps;
                    (B) be stationed at United States embassies and 
                consulates selected by the Assistant Director, in 
                consultation with the Secretary of State, based on 
                their importance in implementing the national strategic 
                communications strategy and serve as members of the 
                country team;
                    (C) work under the direction of the Assistant 
                Director;
                    (D) ensure the effective implementation of the 
                national strategic communications strategy in the 
                country or area in which they serve, by--
                            (i) ensuring communication occurs in a 
                        manner relevant to, and consistent with, local 
                        social and cultural conditions; and
                            (ii) working with local individuals and 
                        groups, as appropriate, to achieve the goals 
                        and mission of the Center; and
                    (E) recommend ways to improve the national 
                strategic communications strategy.
    (i) Assistant Director for Information Operations.--
            (1) Appointment.--The President shall appoint an Assistant 
        Director for Information Operations, by and with the advise and 
        consent of the Senate.
            (2) Powers; duties.--Subject to the authority, direction, 
        and control of the Director, the Assistant Director for 
        Information Operations shall--
                    (A) supervise all broadcasting activities conducted 
                pursuant to this Act, the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba 
                Act (22 U.S.C. 1465 et seq.), the Television 
                Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465aa et seq.), 
                and Worldnet Television;
                    (B) review and evaluate the mission and operation 
                of, and assess the quality, effectiveness, and 
                professional integrity of, all the activities described 
                in subparagraph (A) within the context of the broad 
                foreign policy objectives of the United States;
                    (C) ensure that United States international 
                broadcasting is conducted in accordance with the 
                standards and principles contained in sections 8 and 9;
                    (D) review, evaluate, and determine, at least 
                annually, after consultation with the Director, the 
                addition or deletion of language services;
                    (E) make and supervise grants for broadcasting and 
                related activities;
                    (F) allocate funds appropriated for international 
                broadcasting activities among the various elements of 
                the International Broadcasting Bureau and grantees, 
                subject to applicable reprogramming notification 
                requirements for the reallocation of funds;
                    (G) review engineering activities to ensure that 
                all broadcasting elements receive the highest quality 
                and cost-effective delivery services;
                    (H) undertake such studies as may be necessary to 
                identify areas in which broadcasting activities under 
                the authority of the Center could be made more 
                efficient and economical;
                    (I) submit to an annual report to Congress and the 
                President that--
                            (i) summarizes and evaluates activities 
                        under this Act, the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba 
                        Act (22 U.S.C. 1465 et seq.), and the 
                        Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 
                        1465aa et seq.); and
                            (ii) places special emphasis on the 
                        evaluation conducted under subparagraph (B); 
                        and
                            (iii) includes information on funds 
                        expended on administrative and managerial 
                        services by the International Broadcasting 
                        Bureau and by grantees and the steps the Center 
                        has taken to reduce unnecessary overhead costs 
                        for each of the broadcasting services;
                    (J) provide for the use of United States Government 
                transmitter capacity for relay of Radio Free Asia, to 
                the extent the Assistant Director determines 
                appropriate;
                    (K) procure such goods and services from other 
                departments or agencies for the Center and the 
                International Broadcasting Bureau as the Assistant 
                Director determines are appropriate;
                    (L) administer the international information 
                programs transferred from the Department of State under 
                section 7;
                    (M) ensure the transparency of the content of 
                United States foreign broadcasts; and
                    (N) exercise such powers and perform such other 
                duties prescribed by the Director.
    (j) Assistant Director for Global Networks.--
            (1) Appointment.--The President shall appoint an Assistant 
        Director for Global Networks, by and with the advise and 
        consent of the Senate.
            (2) Powers; duties.--Subject to the authority, direction, 
        and control of the Director, the Assistant Director for Global 
        Networks shall--
                    (A) award grants to private and nonprofit 
                organizations to perform information operations 
                consistent with the missions of the Center and the 
                national strategic communications strategy;
                    (B) Administer the educational and cultural 
                exchange programs transferred from the Department of 
                State under section 7; and
                    (C) perform such duties and exercise such powers as 
                the Director may prescribe.
    (k) Strategic Communications Board.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is established within the Center 
        a Strategic Communications Board, which shall be led by the 
        Deputy Director, who shall--
                    (A) report regularly to the Director on progress in 
                implementing the national strategic communication 
                strategy;
                    (B) make recommendations on necessary adjustments 
                to the strategy; and
                    (C) inform the Director of the start or progress of 
                information operations conducted by the department, 
                office, or agency the liaison represents.
            (2) Designation.--Department heads shall designate 
        officials of appropriate rank to serve as members of the 
        Strategic Communications Board from--
                    (A) the Department of State;
                    (B) the Office of the Secretary of Defense;
                    (C) the Joint Chiefs of Staff
                    (D) the Department of Commerce;
                    (E) the Department of the Treasury;
                    (F) the Office of the Director of National 
                Intelligence; and
                    (G) the United States Agency for International 
                Development.
            (3) Modification.--The President, after notifying the 
        appropriate congressional committees, may modify the 
        composition of the Strategic Communications Board.
    (l) International Broadcasting Bureau.--
            (1) Continuation.--Notwithstanding section 4(a), the 
        International Broadcasting Bureau, established by section 6206 
        of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 
        (Public Law 103-326), shall continue to carry out all 
        nonmilitary international broadcasting activities supported by 
        the United States Government.
            (2) Director.--The Director of the Bureau shall--
                    (A) be appointed by the President, by and with the 
                advice and consent of the Senate;
                    (B) report to the Assistant Director for 
                Information Operations appointed under subsection (i);
                    (C) be entitled to receive compensation at the rate 
                prescribed by law for level IV of the Executive 
                Schedule; and
                    (D) organize and chair a coordinating committee to 
                examine and make recommendations to the Center on long-
                term strategies for the future of international 
                broadcasting, including--
                            (i) the use of new technologies;
                            (ii) further consolidation of broadcast 
                        services; and
                            (iii) consolidation of existing public 
                        affairs and legislative relations functions in 
                        the various international broadcasting 
                        entities.
            (3) Coordinating committee.--The coordinating committee 
        shall include representatives of Radio Free Asia, RFE/RL, 
        Incorporated, and, as appropriate, the Office of Cuba 
        Broadcasting, the Voice of America, and Worldnet.
    (m) Detailees.--The Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, 
and the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the 
Director, shall ensure that at least 1 individual from each department 
or office is always detailed to the offices of the assistant directors 
appointed pursuant to subsections (h), (i) and (j).

SEC. 6. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY.

    (a) Strategy.--The Director, in consultation with the Strategic 
Communications Board established under section 5(k), shall develop a 
comprehensive interagency strategy for strategic communication.
    (b) Contents.--The national strategic communications strategy shall 
contain--
            (1) overall goals and objectives;
            (2) actions to be performed; and
            (3) benchmarks and timetables for the achievement of such 
        goals and objectives.
    (c) Components.--The national strategic communications strategy 
shall include the following components:
            (1) Prioritizing the mission of supporting specific foreign 
        policy and national security objectives, such as 
        counterterrorism and efforts to combat extremist ideology, in 
        parallel and in complement with, as appropriate, the missions 
        of the Center described in section 5(e).
            (2) Improving coordination across departments and agencies 
        of the Federal Government on--
                    (A) strategic planning;
                    (B) research activities, including research into 
                the attitudes and behaviors of foreign audiences and 
                assessments of past strategic communications efforts; 
                and
                    (C) the acquisition or development of editorial 
                content, including content for Internet Web sites and 
                print publications.
            (3) Developing a more rigorous, research-based, targeted 
        approach to strategic communications efforts differentiated for 
        specific target audiences in various countries and regions.
            (4) Developing rigorous monitoring and evaluation 
        mechanisms.
            (5) Making greater use of participation from private sector 
        entities, academic institutions, not-for-profit organizations, 
        and other nongovernmental organizations in supporting strategic 
        communications efforts.
            (6) Using all available forms of information technology.
    (d) Reports.--
            (1) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after being 
        confirmed by the Senate, the Director shall submit a report to 
        the appropriate congressional committees that describes the 
        strategy developed under this section.
            (2) Subsequent reports.--Not less than once every 2 years 
        after the submission of the initial report under paragraph (1), 
        the Director, after consultation with the liaison officials 
        described in section 5(k), shall submit a report to the 
        appropriate congressional committees that describes--
                    (A) the status of the implementation of the 
                national strategic communications strategy;
                    (B) progress made by the Center toward achievement 
                of the benchmarks; and
                    (C) any changes to the strategy since the 
                submission of the previous report.

SEC. 7. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS AND PERSONNEL.

    (a) Functions Transferred.--All the functions of the Under 
Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, in effect on the day 
before the date of the enactment of this Act, are transferred to the 
Director, except for the functions of the Bureau of Public Affairs and 
any office or component of such agency, under any statute, 
reorganization plan, Executive Order, or other provision of law.
    (b) Personnel Transferred.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, all personnel and positions reporting to the Under Secretary for 
Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (except the personnel and positions 
in the Bureau of Public Affairs) shall be transferred to the Center, 
not later than the date on which such Under Secretary position is 
repealed--
            (1) at the same grade or class;
            (2) at the same rate of basic pay or basic salary rate; and
            (3) with the same tenure held immediately preceding such 
        transfer.
    (c) Foreign Service Officers.--
            (1) In general.--Any Foreign Service Officer transferred 
        under subsection (b) shall retain status within the Foreign 
        Service upon any return to employment at the Department of 
        State.
            (2) Savings provision.--Nothing in this section may be 
        construed to require that any position at the Center be filled 
        by a Foreign Service Officer.
    (d) Assignment Authority.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraphs (2) 
        through (4), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
        the Director, during the 6-month period beginning on the date 
        of the transfer of personnel under subsection (b), is 
        authorized to assign such personnel to any position or set of 
        duties in the Center regardless of the position held or duties 
        performed by such personnel before such transfer.
            (2) Pay grade.--An assignment under paragraph (1) shall not 
        reduce the grade, class, or rate of basic pay or basic salary 
        or change the tenure of any personnel subject to such 
        assignment.
            (3) Consultation requirement.--The Director shall consult 
        with the relevant exclusive representatives (as defined in 
        section 1002 of the Foreign Service Act and in section 7103 of 
        title 5, United States Code) with regard to the exercise of the 
        authority under this subsection.
            (4) Limitation.--Nothing in this subsection may be 
        construed to authorize the Director to assign any individual to 
        any position that by law requires appointment by the President, 
        by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

SEC. 8. BROADCASTING STANDARDS AND PRINCIPLES.

    (a) Broadcasting Standards.--United States international 
broadcasting shall--
            (1) be consistent with the broad foreign policy objectives 
        of the United States;
            (2) not duplicate the activities of private United States 
        broadcasters;
            (3) be conducted in accordance with the highest 
        professional standards of broadcast journalism;
            (4) be based on reliable information about its audience; 
        and
            (5) promote respect for the founding principles of the 
        United States, including freedom, human rights, and the rule of 
        law.
    (b) Broadcasting Principles.--United States international 
broadcasting shall include--
            (1) news which is consistently reliable, authoritative, 
        accurate, and comprehensive;
            (2) clear and effective presentation of the policies of the 
        United States Government and responsible discussion and opinion 
        on those policies, including editorials, broadcast by the Voice 
        of America, which present the views of the United States 
        Government;
            (3) the capability to provide a surge capacity to support 
        United States foreign policy objectives during crises abroad;
            (4) programming to meet needs which remain unserved by the 
        totality of media voices available to the people of certain 
        nations;
            (5) information about developments in each significant 
        region of the world;
            (6) a variety of opinions and voices from within particular 
        nations and regions prevented by censorship or repression from 
        speaking to their fellow countrymen;
            (7) reliable research capacity to meet the criteria under 
        this section;
            (8) adequate transmitter and relay capacity to support the 
        activities described in this section; and
            (9) training and technical support for independent 
        indigenous media through government agencies or private United 
        States entities.

SEC. 9. VOICE OF AMERICA.

    (a) In General.--The long-range interests of the United States are 
served by communicating directly with the people of the world by radio. 
Voice of America can only be effective by winning the attention and 
respect of its listeners.
    (b) Governing Principles.--To accomplish the objectives described 
in subsection (a), Voice of America shall present the policies of the 
United States clearly and effectively, including presentations of 
responsible discussions and opinion regarding these policies.

SEC. 10. REORGANIZATION REPORT.

    (a) Submission of Plan and Report.--Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit a 
reorganization plan and report to the appropriate congressional 
committees regarding--
            (1) the termination of the authorities of the Under 
        Secretary for Public Diplomacy;
            (2) the termination of the Broadcasting Board of Governors;
            (3) the transfer of public diplomacy functions and 
        personnel from the Department of State to the Center; and
            (4) any recommendations to transfer other strategic 
        communications functions to the Center from any part of the 
        United States Government.
    (b) Plan Elements.--The plan submitted to the appropriate 
congressional committees under this section shall--
            (1) identify the functions of each agency that will be 
        transferred to the Center under the plan;
            (2) specify the steps to be taken by the Director that will 
        be required under the plan in order to permit the Center to 
        carry out the functions transferred to it under the plan;
            (3) specify the funds that will be transferred to the 
        Center as a result of the transfer of functions to the Center;
            (4) specify the proposed allocations within the Center of 
        unexpended funds transferred in connection with the transfer of 
        functions under the plan; and
            (5) specify the proposed disposition of the property, 
        facilities, contracts, records, and other assets and 
        liabilities in connection with the transfer of the functions to 
        the Center.
    (c) Modification of Plan.--The President may, on the basis of 
consultations with the appropriate congressional committees, modify or 
revise any part of the reorganization plan submitted under this 
section.
    (d) Report.--The report accompanying the reorganization plan 
submitted under this section shall contain a description of the 
implementation of the plan, including--
            (1) a detailed description of--
                    (A) the actions necessary or planned to complete 
                the reorganization;
                    (B) the anticipated nature and substance of any 
                orders, directives, and other administrative and 
                operational actions which are expected to be required 
                for completing or implementing the reorganization; and
                    (C) any preliminary actions which have been taken 
                in the implementation process;
            (2) the number of personnel and positions of each covered 
        agency (including civil service personnel, Foreign Service 
        personnel, and detailees) that are expected to be--
                    (A) transferred to the Center;
                    (B) separated from service with such agency; or
                    (C) eliminated under the plan;
            (3) a projected schedule for the transfers, separations, 
        and terminations referred to in paragraph (2);
            (4) the number of personnel and positions of the Department 
        of State (including civil service personnel, Foreign Service 
        personnel, and detailees) that are expected to be transferred 
        within the Department, separated from service with the 
        Department, or eliminated under the plan, and a projected 
        schedule for such transfers, separations, and terminations;
            (5) a projected schedule for completion of the 
        implementation process; and
            (6) recommendations, if any, for legislation that may be 
        necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act relating to 
        personnel and incidental transfers.
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