[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2971 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 585
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2971

                          [Report No. 111-301]

 To authorize certain authorities by the Department of State, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 29, 2010

 Mr. Kerry (for himself and Mr. Lugar) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

                           September 23, 2010

                Reported by Mr. Kerry, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize certain authorities by the Department of State, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>Sec. 1. Short title.
<DELETED>Sec. 2. Table of contents.
<DELETED>Sec. 3. Definitions.
    <DELETED>TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

                  <DELETED>Subtitle A--General Matters

<DELETED>Sec. 101. International Litigation Fund.
<DELETED>Sec. 102. Actuarial valuations.
<DELETED>Sec. 103. Special agents.
<DELETED>Sec. 104. Accountability review boards.
<DELETED>Sec. 105. Security enhancements for soft targets.
<DELETED>Sec. 106. Enhanced Department of State authority for uniformed 
                            security officers.
<DELETED>Sec. 107. Local guard contracts abroad under diplomatic 
                            security program.
<DELETED>Sec. 108. Overseas procurement flexibility.
<DELETED>Sec. 109. Renaming of Bureau of Oceans and International 
                            Environmental and Scientific Affairs.
<DELETED>Sec. 110. Extension of period for reimbursement for seized 
                            commercial fishermen.
<DELETED>Sec. 111. Authority to issue administrative subpoenas.
<DELETED>Sec. 112. Home-to-work transportation.
<DELETED>Sec. 113. Technical amendment to Federal Workforce Flexibility 
                            Act.
<DELETED>Sec. 114. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Account.
                 <DELETED>Subtitle B--Public Diplomacy

<DELETED>Sec. 121. Public diplomacy resource centers.
<DELETED>Sec. 122. Employment of non-citizens for international 
                            broadcasting.
<DELETED>Sec. 123. Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty pay parity.
<DELETED>Sec. 124. Extension of grant authority for Radio Free Asia.
<DELETED>Sec. 125. Personal services contracting program for the 
                            Broadcasting Board of Governors.
<DELETED>Sec. 126. Reauthorization of United States Advisory Commission 
                            on Public Diplomacy.
<DELETED>Sec. 127. Dissemination of public diplomacy information within 
                            the United States.
<DELETED>Sec. 128. Science and technology fellowships.
<DELETED>Sec. 129. Grants for international documentary exchange 
                            programs.
       <DELETED>Subtitle C--Consular Services and Related Matters

<DELETED>Sec. 131. Reforming refugee processing.
<DELETED>Sec. 132. Definition of ``use'' in passport and visa offenses.
<DELETED>Sec. 133. Visa ineligibility for international child 
                            abduction.
<DELETED>Sec. 134. Vaccination waiver for adopted children.
<DELETED>Sec. 135. Signed photograph requirement for visa applications.
<DELETED>Sec. 136. Electronic transmission of domestic violence 
                            information to visa applicants.
<DELETED>Sec. 137. Sibling adoptions.
<DELETED>Sec. 138. Passport execution fee.
<DELETED>Sec. 139. Fraud prevention and detection fees.
<DELETED>Sec. 140. Technical amendments relating to the Intelligence 
                            Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
                            2004.
  <DELETED>TITLE II--ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                                 STATE

        <DELETED>Subtitle A--Modernizing the Department of State

<DELETED>Sec. 201. Creation of a modern and expeditionary Foreign 
                            Service.
<DELETED>Sec. 202. Conflict prevention, mitigation, and resolution 
                            training.
       <DELETED>Subtitle B--Foreign Services Overseas Pay Equity

<DELETED>Sec. 211. Short title.
<DELETED>Sec. 212. Overseas comparability pay adjustment.
     <DELETED>Subtitle C--Other Organization and Personnel Matters

<DELETED>Sec. 221. Death gratuity.
<DELETED>Sec. 222. Expansion and extension of annuitant waiver for 
                            response readiness corps.
<DELETED>Sec. 223. Reemployment of annuitants.
<DELETED>Sec. 224. Locally employed staff.
<DELETED>Sec. 225. Repeal of recertification requirement for senior 
                            foreign service.
<DELETED>Sec. 226. Foreign relations exchange programs.
<DELETED>Sec. 227. Enhanced personnel authorities for the inspector 
                            general of the department of State.
<DELETED>Sec. 228. Personal services contractors.
<DELETED>Sec. 229. Amendment to the Foreign Service Act of 1980.
            <DELETED>TITLE III--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

<DELETED>Sec. 301. Promoting assignments to international 
                            organizations.
<DELETED>Sec. 302. Synchronization of United States contributions to 
                            international organizations.
<DELETED>Sec. 303. Peacekeeping contributions.
<DELETED>Sec. 304. Buying power maintenance, international 
                            organizations.
<DELETED>Sec. 305. United States participation in the Inter-
                            Parliamentary Union.
<DELETED>Sec. 306. Provision of living quarters and allowances to the 
                            United States representatives to the United 
                            Nations.
              <DELETED>TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

<DELETED>Sec. 401. Limitation on assistance to governments of countries 
                            in default.
<DELETED>Sec. 402. Increased authority to provide assistance for law 
                            enforcement forces.
<DELETED>Sec. 403. Building public awareness and dialogue.
<DELETED>Sec. 404. Exception to certain multiple award contract 
                            requirements.
<DELETED>Sec. 405. Millennium challenge assistance.
<DELETED>Sec. 406. Enhancing the capacity of the Office of the 
                            Inspector General for the United States 
                            Agency for International Development.
<DELETED>Sec. 407. Prohibitions on foreign assistance for the 
                            production of certain agricultural 
                            commodities.
           <DELETED>TITLE V--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

<DELETED>Sec. 501. Authorization of appropriations.

<DELETED>SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The 
        term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the 
        Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee 
        on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Secretary.--Except as otherwise provided, the 
        term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of State.</DELETED>

         <DELETED>TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND 
                          ACTIVITIES</DELETED>

             <DELETED>Subtitle A--General Matters</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 101. INTERNATIONAL LITIGATION FUND.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 38(d)(3) of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2710(d)(3)) is amended by striking ``from 
another agency of the United States Government'' and inserting ``as a 
result of a decision of an international tribunal, from another agency 
of the United States Government,''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 102. ACTUARIAL VALUATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Authority of Secretary of State To Make Actuarial 
Valuations.--Section 818 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
4058) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``Secretary 
        of the Treasury'' and inserting ``Secretary of State''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by amending the second sentence to read as 
        follows: ``The Secretary of State may expend such sums as may 
        be necessary to administer the provisions of this chapter, 
        including actuarial advice, but only to the extent and in such 
        amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations 
        acts.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Authority of Secretary of State To Determine Portion 
of Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund Available for 
Investment.--Section 819 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 4059) is amended by 
striking ``Secretary of the Treasury'' the second place it appears and 
inserting ``Secretary of State''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Authority of Secretary of State To Prescribe Mortality 
Tables.--Section 825(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 4065(b)) is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``subsection (a) (2), (3), or 
        (4)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of subsection 
        (a)''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``Secretary of the Treasury'' and 
        inserting ``Secretary of State''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Authority of Secretary of State To Make Periodic 
Valuations.--Section 859(c) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4071h(c)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``Secretary of the Treasury'' and 
        inserting ``Secretary of State''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``and shall advise the Secretary 
        of State of (1) the normal cost of the System, (2) the 
        supplemental liability of the System, and (3) the amounts 
        necessary to finance the costs of the System.'' and inserting 
        the following: ``that will provide--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) the normal cost of the System;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) the supplemental liability of the System; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) the amounts necessary to finance the costs 
        of the System.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 103. SPECIAL AGENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 37 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a), by amending paragraph (1) 
        to read as follows:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) conduct investigations concerning--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) illegal passport or visa issuance or 
                use;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) identity theft or document fraud 
                affecting, or relating to, the programs, functions, or 
                authorities of the Department of State; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Federal offenses committed within 
                the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of 
                the United States (as such term is defined in section 
                7(9) of title 18, United States Code), except as that 
                jurisdiction relates to the premises of United States 
                military installations and related residences;''; 
                and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a)(1) 
may be construed to limit the investigative authority of any other 
Federal department or agency.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 104. ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARDS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 
Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
        ``Afghanistan and'' and inserting ``Afghanistan, pakistan, 
        and''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subparagraph (A)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in clause (i), by striking 
                ``Afghanistan or'' and inserting ``Afghanistan, 
                Pakistan, or''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``2009'' 
                and inserting ``2012''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 105. SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS FOR SOFT TARGETS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 29 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2701) is amended by inserting ``physical security 
enhancements and'' after ``Such assistance may include''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 106. ENHANCED DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITY FOR UNIFORMED 
              SECURITY OFFICERS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is 
amended by inserting after section 37 (22 U.S.C. 2709) the 
following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 37A. PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS AND AREAS IN THE UNITED 
              STATES BY UNIFORMED GUARDS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Enforcement Authorities for Uniformed Guards.--The 
Secretary of State may authorize Department of State uniformed guards 
to protect buildings and areas within the United States for which the 
Department of State provides protective services, including duty in 
areas outside the property to the extent necessary to protect the 
property and persons in that area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Powers of Guards.--While engaged in the performance 
of official duties as a uniformed guard under subsection (a), a guard 
may--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) enforce Federal laws and regulations for the 
        protection of persons and property;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) carry firearms; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) make arrests without warrant for--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) any offense against the United 
                States committed in the guard's presence; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) any felony cognizable under the laws 
                of the United States if the guard has reasonable 
                grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has 
                committed, or is committing, such felony in connection 
                with the buildings, areas, or persons, for which the 
                Department of State is providing protective 
                services.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Regulations.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of State, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, may 
        prescribe such regulations as may be necessary for the 
        administration of buildings and areas within the United States 
        for which the Department of State provides protective services, 
        including reasonable penalties for violations of such 
        regulations, within the limits prescribed in subsection 
        (d).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Posting.--The regulations prescribed under 
        paragraph (1) shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the 
        property.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Penalties.--A person violating a regulation 
prescribed under subsection (c) shall be fined under title 18, United 
States Code, imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or both.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Attorney General Approval.--The powers granted to 
guards designated under this section shall be exercised in accordance 
with guidelines approved by the Attorney General.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Relationship to Other Authority.--Nothing in this 
section may be construed to affect the authority of the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, the Administrator of General Services, or any 
Federal law enforcement agency.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 107. LOCAL GUARD CONTRACTS ABROAD UNDER DIPLOMATIC 
              SECURITY PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Section 136(c)(3) of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 
4864(c)(3)) is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) in evaluating proposals for such contracts, 
        award contracts to technically acceptable firms offering the 
        lowest evaluated price, except that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the Secretary may award contracts on 
                the basis of best value (as determined by a cost-
                technical tradeoff analysis); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) proposals received from United 
                States persons and qualified United States joint 
                venture persons shall be evaluated by reducing the bid 
                price by 10 percent;''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress 
that describes the implementation of section 136(c)(3) of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, as amended by 
subsection (a).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 108. OVERSEAS PROCUREMENT FLEXIBILITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 3 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2670) is amended by--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (l), by striking ``and'' at the 
        end;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (m), by striking the period at 
        the end and inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(n) make and carry out contracts for procurement outside 
the United States of goods or services needed for the operation of 
United States diplomatic and consular posts and related facilities 
outside the United States, provided that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) laws of the United States relating to the 
        negotiation, making, contents, or performance of government 
        contracts for goods or services, and advance payments and 
        indemnification in relation to such contracts shall apply with 
        respect to such contracts except to the extent that the 
        Secretary determines (other than for section 27 of the Office 
        of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 423)) that the 
        Secretary could not reasonably meet the need of a post or 
        facility for such goods and services by use of authority 
        available to the Secretary under a law other than this 
        subsection;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) issue guidance addressing use of 
                this authority; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) require written approval to waive 
                specific laws or procurement regulations under this 
                authority by the Procurement Executive (without further 
                delegation); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) no individual contract action entered into 
        under this authority shall exceed $2,000,000 unless approved in 
        writing by the Chief Acquisition Officer of the Department of 
        State (without further delegation).''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 109. RENAMING OF BUREAU OF OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL 
              ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Department of State Appropriations Authorization Act 
of 1973.--Section 9(a) of the Department of State Appropriations 
Authorization Act of 1973 (22 U.S.C. 2655a) is amended by striking 
``Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs'' each 
place it appears and inserting ``Oceans, Environment, and 
Science''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.--Section 607(d) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2357(d)) is amended by 
striking ``Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific 
Affairs'' and inserting ``Oceans, Environment, and Science''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Clean Air Act.--Section 617(a) of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7671p(a)) is amended by striking ``Oceans and International 
Environmental and Scientific Affairs'' and inserting ``Oceans, 
Environment, and Science''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 110. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR SEIZED 
              COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 7(e) of the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 (22 
U.S.C. 1977(e)) is amended by striking ``2008'' and inserting 
``2013''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 111. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ADMINISTRATIVE 
              SUBPOENAS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 3486 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) paragraph (1)(A)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in the matter preceding clause 
                        (i), by striking ``of'' and inserting 
                        ``to'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in clause (i)(II), by 
                        striking ``or'' at the end;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) in clause (ii), by striking 
                        the comma at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) by inserting after clause 
                        (ii) the following:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) an offense under section 
                        878, or a threat against a person, foreign 
                        mission or organization authorized to receive 
                        protection by special agents of the Department 
                        of State and the Foreign Service under section 
                        37(a)(3) of the State Department Basic 
                        Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709(a)(3)) 
                        if the Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic 
                        Security or the Director of the Diplomatic 
                        Security Service determines that the threat 
                        constituting the offense or threat against the 
                        person or place protected is imminent, the 
                        Secretary of State; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) an offense under chapter 
                        75, the Secretary of State,'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by amending paragraph (9) to read as 
                follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(9) A subpoena issued under clause (i)(II), (ii), (iii), 
or (iv) of paragraph (1)(A) may require production as soon as possible, 
but in no event less than 24 hours after service of the subpoena.''; 
and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(11) As soon as practicable following the issuance of a 
subpoena under paragraph (1)(A)(iii), the Secretary of State shall 
notify the Attorney General of such issuance.''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (e)(1), by adding at the end the 
        following: ``This subsection shall only apply to administrative 
        subpoenas issued under subsection (a)(1)(A)(i).''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 112. HOME-TO-WORK TRANSPORTATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 1344(b)(4) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ``the Deputy Secretary of State, the Deputy 
Secretary of State for Management and Resources,'' before ``principal 
diplomatic''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 113. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO FEDERAL WORKFORCE FLEXIBILITY 
              ACT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in section 5753(a)(2)(A), by inserting ``, 
        excluding members of the Foreign Service other than chiefs of 
        mission, ambassadors at large, and other members of the Foreign 
        Service subject to examinations under section 302(b) of the 
        Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3941(b))'' before the 
        semicolon at the end; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in section 5754(a)(2)(A), by inserting ``, 
        excluding members of the Foreign Service other chiefs of 
        mission, ambassadors at large, and other members of the Foreign 
        Service subject to examinations under section 302(b) of the 
        Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3941(b))'' before the 
        semicolon at the end.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 114. EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE 
              ACCOUNT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 2(c)(2) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance 
Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(2)) is amended by striking 
``$100,000,000'' and inserting ``$200,000,000''.</DELETED>

            <DELETED>Subtitle B--Public Diplomacy</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 121. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RESOURCE CENTERS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) of the 177 information resource centers 
        operated by the Department of State as of February 2009--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) 87 (49 percent) operated on a ``by 
                appointment only'' basis; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) 18 (11 percent) did not permit any 
                public access;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) information resource centers located outside 
        United States embassy compounds receive significantly more 
        visitors than the centers located inside such compounds, 
        including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) twice the number of visitors in 
                Africa;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) 6 times more visitors in the Middle 
                East; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) 22 times more visitors in Asia; 
                and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Iran has increased the number of similar 
        Iranian facilities, known as Iranian Cultural Centers, to about 
        60 throughout the world.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Secretary of State should initiate a 
        reexamination of the public diplomacy platform strategy of the 
        United States with a goal of reestablishing publicly accessible 
        American Centers;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) after taking into account relevant security 
        considerations, the Secretary of State should consider placing 
        United States public diplomacy facilities at locations 
        conducive to maximizing their use, consistent with the 
        authority given to the Secretary under section 606(a)(2)(B) of 
        the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 
        1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865(a)(2)(B)) to waive certain requirements of 
        that Act.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 122. EMPLOYMENT OF NON-CITIZENS FOR INTERNATIONAL 
              BROADCASTING.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 804(1) of the United States Information and 
Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1474(1)) is amended by 
striking ``suitably qualified United States citizens'' and inserting 
``United States citizens applicants who are equally or better qualified 
than non-United States citizen applicants''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 123. RADIO FREE EUROPE AND RADIO LIBERTY PAY 
              PARITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 308(h)(1) of the United States International 
Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6207(h)(1)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subparagraph (A)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``or (C)''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by inserting ``(or level II of the 
                Executive Schedule under section 5313 of such title, if 
                the Board certifies that the employees are covered by a 
                performance appraisal system meeting the certification 
                criteria under section 5307(d) of such title)'' before 
                the period at the end; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking subparagraph (C).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 124. EXTENSION OF GRANT AUTHORITY FOR RADIO FREE 
              ASIA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 309(f) of the United States International 
Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6208(f)) is amended by striking 
``September 30, 2010'' and inserting ``September 30, 2011''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 125. PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTING PROGRAM FOR THE 
              BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 504 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228; 22 U.S.C. 6206 note) is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the section heading, by striking 
        ``pilot'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``pilot'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking ``, without regard to 
                Civil Service and classification laws,''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by adding at the end the following: 
                ``A personal services contractor hired pursuant to this 
                section shall not be considered a Federal employee (as 
                defined under section 2105 of title 5, United States 
                Code) for any purpose.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
        following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) The annual salary rate for personal services 
        contractors may not exceed the rate for level IV of the 
        Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States 
        Code.''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in subsection (c)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``the pilot program 
                authorized by this section'' and inserting ``the 
                program''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking ``December 31, 2009'' and 
                inserting ``December 31, 2011''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 126. REAUTHORIZATION OF UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION 
              ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and 
Restructuring Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6553) is amended by striking 
``October 1, 2010'' and inserting ``October 1, 2011''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 127. DISSEMINATION OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY INFORMATION WITHIN 
              THE UNITED STATES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 501(b) of the United States Information and 
Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1461) is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Director of 
        the United States Information Agency'' and inserting 
        ``Secretary of State'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
        paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
        following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) The Broadcasting Board of Governors may make 
available to the Archivist of the United States, for domestic 
distribution, motion pictures, films, videotape, and other material 
prepared by the Broadcasting Board of Governors for dissemination 
abroad 2 years after the initial dissemination of the material abroad, 
or in the case of such material not disseminated abroad, 2 years after 
the preparation of the material.''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by amending paragraph (3), as redesignated, to 
        read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(3) The Secretary of State and the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors shall be reimbursed for any attendant expenses. Any 
reimbursement to the Secretary or the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
under this paragraph shall be credited to the applicable appropriation 
of the Department of State or the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 128. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIPS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Under the authority, direction, and 
control of the President, the Secretary of State, in accordance with 
the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2451 et seq.), may increase the number of educational and cultural 
exchange activities involving persons from scientific, medicine, 
research, and academic sectors by--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) establishing new programs under such Act; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) expanding the coverage of existing programs 
        under such Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Science Envoy Program.--Section 504 of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 2656d), is 
amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e)(1) The Secretary may award grants and enter into 
cooperative agreements related to science and technology fellowship 
programs of the Department of State, including for assistance in 
recruiting fellows and the payment of stipends, travel, and other 
appropriate expenses to fellows.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) Grants awarded under this subsection may be--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(A) part of the United States Science Envoy 
        program; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) used to select our Nation's preeminent 
        scientists, Nobel laureates, and leaders in technology who will 
        travel overseas to represent the commitment of the United 
        States to collaborate with other countries to promote the 
        advancement of science and technology throughout the world 
        based on issues of common interest and expertise.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(3) Stipends awarded under this subsection shall not be 
considered compensation for purposes of section 209 of title 18, United 
States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(4) The total amount of grants awarded under this 
subsection shall not exceed $2,000,000 in any fiscal year.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 129. GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY EXCHANGE 
              PROGRAMS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Assistance.--The Secretary of State may award grants, 
on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine, to United 
States film makers and nongovernmental organizations that use 
independently produced documentary films to promote better 
understanding of--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the United States among individuals in other 
        countries; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) global perspectives and other countries among 
        individuals in the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Use of Grant Funds.--Grants awarded under subsection 
(a) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be used--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) to fund, distribute, and promote documentary 
        films that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) convey a diversity of views about life 
                in the United States to foreign audiences; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) bring insightful foreign perspectives 
                to United States audiences;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) to support--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the production of documentaries 
                described in paragraph (1) that are made by independent 
                foreign and domestic producers, selected through a peer 
                review process; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the distribution and screening of such 
                documentaries in diverse locations throughout the 
                United States;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) to develop a network of overseas partners to 
        produce, distribute, and broadcast such documentaries according 
        to the allowable rights of each program; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) to help distribute foreign documentaries in 
        the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Preference Factors.--In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give preference to nongovernmental 
organizations that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) are as cost effective as possible; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) have experience supporting independently 
        produced documentary films.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress 
that describes in detail the implementation of this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated for Educational and Cultural Exchange 
Programs under section 101(6), there is authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary of State such sums as may be necessary for each of 
fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to carry out this section.</DELETED>

  <DELETED>Subtitle C--Consular Services and Related Matters</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 131. REFORMING REFUGEE PROCESSING.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Family Reunification.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Multiple forms of relief.--Section 207(c)(1) 
        of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157(c)(1)) is 
        amended by adding at the end ``Applicants for admission as 
        refugees under this section may simultaneously pursue admission 
        under any visa category for which such applicants may be 
        eligible.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Separated children.--Section 207(c)(2) of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157(c)(2)) is 
        amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking the 
                last sentence;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
                subparagraph (D); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
                the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(B) A child who is younger than 18 years of age on the 
date of the child's application for admission as a refugee shall be 
admitted as a refugee if not otherwise entitled to such admission if--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(i) such child is an orphan because of the death 
        or disappearance of, abandonment or desertion by, or separation 
        or loss from, both parents, or for whom the sole or surviving 
        parent is incapable of providing the proper care and has 
        relinquished physical custody of the child;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(ii) such child is in the physical custody of, 
        and living under the care of, an alien approved for admission 
        to the United States as a refugee under paragraph 
        (1);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(iii) it is in the best interest of such child 
        to be placed with the alien described in clause (ii);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(iv) such child is not a person described in the 
        second sentence of section 101(a)(42); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(v) such child is otherwise admissible under 
        paragraph (3).''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Children of refugee spouses.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Refugees.--Section 207(c) of the 
                Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157(c)) is 
                amended--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) by inserting after 
                                subparagraph (B), as added by paragraph 
                                (2), the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(C) If a person granted refugee status under 
subparagraph (A) proves that he or she is the birth parent or adoptive 
parent of a child and such child was under the age of 21 on the date 
the parent was granted such status, such child shall be eligible for 
admission as a refugee if the child--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(i) is accompanying or following to join such 
        parent;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(ii) is not a person described in the second 
        sentence of section 101(a)(42); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(iii) is admissible (except as otherwise 
        provided under paragraph (3)).''; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) by adding at the end 
                                the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(E) The admission of a person as a refugee under this 
paragraph shall be charged against the numerical limitation established 
in accordance with the appropriate subsection under which the principal 
refugee's admission is charged.''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in paragraph (4), by 
                        inserting ``or the spouse's child'' after ``of 
                        the alien''.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Asylees.--Section 208(b)(3) of the 
                Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(3)) 
                is amended--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by redesignating subparagraph 
                        (B) as subparagraph (C); and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by inserting after 
                        subparagraph (A) the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Eligibility of child to join 
                parent.--If an alien who qualifies for asylee status 
                under subparagraph (A) as the spouse of an alien who 
                has been granted asylum under this subsection proves 
                that he or she is the birth parent or adoptive parent 
                of a child and such child was under the age of 21 on 
                the date the parent was granted such status, such child 
                shall be granted asylee status if the child--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) is accompanying or following 
                        to join such parent; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) is otherwise 
                        admissible.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Adjustments of Status of Refugees.--Section 209 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1159) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as 
        follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) Requirements for Adjustment of Status of Refugee.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland 
        Security or the Attorney General, in the discretion of the 
        Secretary or the Attorney General and under such regulations as 
        the Secretary or the Attorney General may prescribe, may adjust 
        the status of any alien admitted as a refugee under section 207 
        to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 
        residence if the alien--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) applies for such 
                adjustment;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) has been physically present in the 
                United States for at least 1 year after being admitted 
                as a refugee;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) is not firmly resettled in any 
                foreign country;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) has not had his or her refugee 
                status terminated by the Secretary of Homeland Security 
                under section 207(c)(4);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) is not, as of the date of 
                application for adjustment, the subject of a procedure 
                to terminate refugee status, pursuant to such 
                regulations as the Secretary of Homeland Security may 
                prescribe; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) is admissible (except as otherwise 
                provided under subsection (c)) as an immigrant under 
                this Act at the time of examination for adjustment of 
                such alien.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Record.--Notwithstanding any numerical 
        limitation under this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
        or the Attorney General shall, upon the approval of an 
        application under paragraph (1), establish a record of the 
        alien's admission for lawful permanent residence as of--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the date of such alien's admission 
                as a refugee, if the alien applies for adjustment not 
                later than 2 years after the date of admission as a 
                refugee; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the date of the application for 
                adjustment in all other cases.''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end ``An 
        application for adjustment under this section may be filed up 
        to 3 months before the date on which the applicant would first 
        otherwise be eligible for adjustment under this 
        section.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on the first day of the first fiscal year that begins 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 132. DEFINITION OF ``USE'' IN PASSPORT AND VISA 
              OFFENSES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Chapter 75 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the table of sections, by inserting before 
        the item relating to section 1541 the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``1540. Meaning of `use' and `uses'.'';
        <DELETED>and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by inserting before section 1541 the 
        following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 1540. Meaning of `use' and `uses'</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``For purposes of this chapter, the terms `use' and `uses' 
shall be given their plain meaning, including use for identification 
purposes.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 133. VISA INELIGIBILITY FOR INTERNATIONAL CHILD 
              ABDUCTION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 212(a)(10)(C)(iii) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(10)(C)(iii)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subclause (I), by adding ``or'' at the 
        end;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subclause (II), by striking ``; or'' at the 
        end and inserting a period; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by striking subclause (III).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 134. VACCINATION WAIVER FOR ADOPTED CHILDREN.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 212(a)(1)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(1)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking 
``section 101(b)(1)(F),'' and inserting ``subparagraph (F) or (G) of 
section 101(b)(1);''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 135. SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH REQUIREMENT FOR VISA 
              APPLICATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 221(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1201(b)) is amended by striking ``signed by him''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 136. ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 
              INFORMATION TO VISA APPLICANTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 833(a)(5)(A) of the Violence Against Women and 
Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (8 U.S.C. 
1375a(a)(5)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) Subject to such regulations 
                        as the Secretary of State may prescribe, 
                        mailings required under this subsection may be 
                        transmitted by electronic means if an applicant 
                        consents to electronic service.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 137. SIBLING ADOPTIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 101(b)(1)(G) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)(G)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by redesignating clause (ii) as subclause 
        (VI);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``25 years of age'' and all that 
        follows through ``if--'' and inserting ``25 years of age, if--
        '';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by striking ``a child under the age of 
        sixteen'' and inserting the following ``a child who--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) is younger than 16 years of 
                        age'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in subclause (VI), as redesignated, by 
        striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) subject to the same 
                        conditions as in clause (i), except with 
                        respect to the age of the child--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) is a natural sibling 
                                of a child described in clause (i), 
                                subparagraph (E)(i), or subparagraph 
                                (F)(i);</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) has been adopted 
                                abroad, or is coming to the United 
                                States for adoption, by the adoptive 
                                parent (or prospective adoptive parent) 
                                or parents of the sibling described in 
                                clause (i), subparagraph (E)(i), or 
                                subparagraph (F)(i); and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) is younger than 18 
                                years of at the time a petition is 
                                filed in his or her behalf to accord a 
                                classification as an immediate relative 
                                under section 201(b).''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 138. PASSPORT EXECUTION FEE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 1(a) of the Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(a)) 
is amended by striking ``and a fee, prescribed by the Secretary of 
State by regulation, for executing each such application except that 
the'' and inserting ``. There shall also be collected a fee, prescribed 
by the Secretary of State by regulation, for executing each such 
application, which, for applications filed at passport facilities 
opened after October 1, 2008, shall be deposited as an offsetting 
collection to the appropriate Department of State appropriation, to 
remain available until expended to recover the costs of passport 
processing. The''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 139. FRAUD PREVENTION AND DETECTION FEES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 286(v)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(v)(2)(A)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
        striking ``at United States embassies and consulates 
        abroad'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in clause (ii)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``primarily''; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking ``or pursuant to the terms 
                of a memorandum of understanding or other agreement 
                between the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
                Homeland Security; and'' and inserting ``, as 
                appropriate;'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by inserting after clause (ii) the 
        following:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) to purchase, lease, 
                        construct, and operate facilities for the 
                        processing of visas described in subparagraph 
                        (H)(i), (H)(ii), or (L) of section 101(a)(15); 
                        and''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 140. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE INTELLIGENCE 
              REFORM AND TERRORISM PREVENTION ACT OF 2004.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Title VII of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in section 7201(c)(1), by inserting ``and the 
        Department of State'' after ``used by the Department of 
        Homeland Security''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in section 7209(d) (8 U.S.C. 1185 note), by 
        striking ``the Secretary, in conjunction with the Secretary of 
        Homeland Security'' and inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security, in consultation with the Secretary of 
        State''.</DELETED>

  <DELETED>TITLE II--ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                            STATE</DELETED>

   <DELETED>Subtitle A--Modernizing the Department of State</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 201. CREATION OF A MODERN AND EXPEDITIONARY FOREIGN 
              SERVICE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Targeted Expansion of Foreign Service.--The Secretary 
of State shall expand the Foreign Service to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) fill vacancies, particularly overseas 
        vacancies that are critical to key United States foreign policy 
        and national security interests, to prevent crises from 
        emerging;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) increase the capacity of the Department of 
        State to assign and deploy Foreign Service officers and other 
        personnel to prevent, mitigate, and respond to international 
        crises and instability in foreign countries that threaten key 
        United States foreign policy and national security interests; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) ensure that members of the Foreign Service, 
        before beginning assignments that require additional or 
        improved skills--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) receive language, security, area, and 
                other training that is necessary to successfully 
                execute their responsibilities in their new 
                assignments; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) have the opportunity to obtain 
                advanced and other education that will increase the 
                capacity of the Foreign Service to complete its 
                mission.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Authorized Personnel Increases.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Department of state.--The Secretary of State 
        is authorized to increase the number of members of the Foreign 
        Service--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by 750 above attrition during fiscal 
                year 2010; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by an additional 750 above attrition 
                during fiscal year 2011.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) USAID.--In addition to the personnel increases 
        authorized under paragraph (1), the Administrator of the United 
        States Agency for International Development (USAID) is 
        authorized to increase the number of members of the Foreign 
        Service employed by USAID--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by 350 above attrition during fiscal 
                year 2010; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by an additional 350 above attrition 
                during fiscal year 2011.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this 
        subsection may be construed to limit the authority of the 
        Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United States 
        Agency for International Development to hire 
        personnel.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Training.--Section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of 
1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) The Secretary of State shall ensure that members of 
the Service, before receiving assignments that require new and improved 
skills--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) receive language, security, area, and other 
        training that is necessary to successfully execute their 
        responsibilities in their new assignments; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) have opportunities during their careers to 
        obtain advanced education and training in academic and other 
        relevant institutions in the United States and in other 
        countries to increase the capacity of the Service to fulfill 
        its mission.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 202. CONFLICT PREVENTION, MITIGATION, AND RESOLUTION 
              TRAINING.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of 
1980, as amended by section 301(d), is further amended by adding at the 
end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) The Secretary of State shall ensure that relevant 
officers of the Foreign Service deploying to areas undergoing 
significant conflict or considered to be at risk of significant 
conflict receive appropriate advanced training in conflict prevention, 
mitigation, and resolution, including an understanding of--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) peace processes, negotiations, and decision-
        making;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) patterns of escalation;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) country and region-specific issues, 
        including resource allocation, as contributing factors to peace 
        or conflict; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) how to function successfully when--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) public order has been undermined by 
                instability; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) there is no civil authority that can 
                effectively provide public safety.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees that describes the efforts made by 
the Department of State to further expand and facilitate conflict 
prevention, mitigation, and resolution training.</DELETED>

  <DELETED>Subtitle B--Foreign Services Overseas Pay Equity</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 211. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This subtitle may be cited as the ``Foreign Service 
Overseas Pay Equity Act of 2009''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 212. OVERSEAS COMPARABILITY PAY ADJUSTMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Overseas Comparability Pay Adjustment.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Chapter 4 of title I of the 
        Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3961 et seq.) is amended 
        by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 415. OVERSEAS COMPARABILITY PAY ADJUSTMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--A member of the Service who is 
designated class 1 or below for purposes of section 403 and whose 
official duty station is neither in the continental United States nor 
in a nonforeign area shall receive, in accordance with the phase-in 
schedule set forth in subsection (c), a locality-based comparability 
payment (stated as a percentage) equal to the locality-based 
comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that would be provided 
under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, if such member's 
official duty station were in the District of Columbia.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Treatment as Basic Pay.--The amount of any locality-
based comparability payment, which is payable to a member of the 
Service under this section--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) shall be considered a part of the basic pay 
        of such member for the purposes described in--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) section 5304(c)(2)(A) of title 5, 
                United States Code; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) chapter 8 of this Act; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) shall be subject to any limitations on pay 
        applicable to locality-based comparability payments under 
        section 5304 of title 5, United States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Phase-In.--The locality-based comparability payment 
payable to a member of the Service under this section--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) during the period beginning on the first day 
        of the first full pay period that is 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this subsection, and ending on the last day of 
        the last pay period in fiscal year 2009, shall be up to 33.33 
        percent of the payment which would otherwise apply under 
        subsection (a);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) during the period beginning on the first day 
        of the first pay period in fiscal year 2010 and ending on the 
        last day of the last pay period in fiscal year 2010, shall be 
        up to 66.67 percent of the payment which would otherwise apply 
        under subsection (a); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) beginning on the first day of the first pay 
        period in fiscal year 2011, shall be equal to the payment 
        determined under subsection (a).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Nonforeign Area Defined.--In this section, the term 
`nonforeign area' means 1 of the areas listed in section 591.205 of 
title 5, Code of Federal Regulations.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of contents 
        under section 2 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
        3901 et seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating 
        to section 414 the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``Sec. 415. Overseas comparability pay adjustment.''.
<DELETED>    (b) Conforming Amendments Relating to the Foreign Service 
Retirement Systems.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Contributions to the fund.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--Section 805(a) of the 
                Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4045(a)) is 
                amended--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) by striking ``7.25 
                                percent'' and inserting ``7 percent''; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) by striking ``The 
                                contribution by the employing agency'' 
                                and all that follows through ``and 
                                shall be made'' and inserting ``An 
                                equal amount shall be contributed by 
                                the employing agency'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) in subparagraph (A), 
                                by striking ``, plus an amount equal to 
                                .25 percent of basic pay''; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) in subparagraph (B), 
                                by striking ``, plus an amount equal to 
                                .25 percent of basic pay''; 
                                and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) in paragraph (3), by 
                        striking ``, plus .25 percent''.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Effective date.--The amendments made 
                by subparagraph (A) shall take effect on the first day 
                of the first pay period beginning on or after October 
                1, 2011 (or during any portion of such pay 
                period).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Computation of annuities.--Section 806(a)(9) 
        of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4046(a)(9)) is 
        amended by striking ``is outside the continental United States 
        shall'' and inserting ``was outside the continental United 
        States during the period beginning on December 29, 2002, and 
        ending on the day before the first day of the first pay period 
        beginning on or after October 1, 2010, shall, to the extent 
        that such computation is based on the basic salary or basic pay 
        of such member while the member was outside the United 
        States,''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Entitlement to annuity.--Section 855(a)(3) of 
        the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4071d(a)(3)) is 
        amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``section 8414'' and 
                inserting ``section 8415''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking ``is outside the 
                continental United States shall'' and inserting ``was 
                outside the continental United States during the period 
                beginning on December 29, 2002, and ending on the day 
                before the first day of the first pay period beginning 
                on or after October 1, 2011 (or during any portion of 
                such pay period), shall, to the extent that such 
                computation is based on the basic salary or basic pay 
                of such member while the member was outside the United 
                States,''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) The applicable percentage specified in this 
paragraph shall be as follows:</DELETED>


----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 ``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 the day before the first day of the first
                                                pay period beginning on or after October 1, 2011.
7.5..........................................  Beginning on the first day of the first pay period beginning on
                                                or after October 1, 2011.''.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<DELETED>    (c) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than October 1, 
2011, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives, and Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform of the House of Representatives that includes--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) an assessment of all allowances provided to 
        members of the Foreign Service under--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Foreign Service Act of 1980; 
                or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) title 5, United States Code; 
                and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) an explanation of how such allowances have 
        been, or will be, affected by the amendments to the Foreign 
        Service Act of 1980 made under this Act.</DELETED>

<DELETED>Subtitle C--Other Organization and Personnel Matters</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 221. DEATH GRATUITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 413(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 3973(a)) is amended by striking ``at the time of death.'' and 
inserting ``at level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of 
title 5, United States Code, at the time of death except that for 
employees compensated under a local compensation plan established under 
section 408, the amount of such gratuity shall be equal to the greater 
of 1 year's salary at the time of death or 1 year's basic salary at the 
highest step of the highest grade on the local compensation plan from 
which the employee was being paid at the time of death.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 222. EXPANSION AND EXTENSION OF ANNUITANT WAIVER FOR 
              RESPONSE READINESS CORPS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Amendments to State Department Basic Authorities Act 
of 1956.--Section 61(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2733(a)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or to posts 
        vacated'' and inserting ``, to positions in the Response 
        Readiness Corps, or to posts vacated''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2010'' and 
        inserting ``2012''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Amendments to Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.--Section 
625(j)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2385(j)(1)) 
is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or to posts 
        vacated'' and inserting ``, to positions in the Response 
        Readiness Corps, or to posts vacated''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``2010'' and 
        inserting ``2012''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 223. REEMPLOYMENT OF ANNUITANTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 824(g) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4064(g)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``to 
        facilitate the assignment of persons to Iraq and Afghanistan or 
        to posts vacated by members of the Service assigned to Iraq and 
        Afghanistan'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking paragraph (2); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
        (2).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 224. LOCALLY EMPLOYED STAFF.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Findings.--Based on information obtained from the 
April 2009 report from the Office of the Inspector General of the 
Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors, entitled 
``Review of Locally Employed Staff Compensation Issues'' (Report Number 
ISP-I-09-44), Congress makes the following findings:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide retain 
        over 51,000 locally employed (LE) staff under local 
        compensation plans (LCPs) in about 170 overseas missions. A 
        report by the Office of the Inspector General of the Department 
        of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors, entitled 
        ``Review of Locally Employed Staff Compensation Issues'' 
        (Report Number ISP-I-09-44), stated that: ``The U.S. is falling 
        behind in providing a competitive compensation package for LE 
        staff that is commensurate with their experience, technical 
        skills, and responsibilities''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) The ability of United States overseas missions 
        to retain LE staff and to recruit new, qualified staff is vital 
        to the success of those missions.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) To addresses differences in the skill levels 
        required for different categories of LE staff positions, the 
        Inspector General's report recommended that ``separate data and 
        separate scales should be established for certain types of 
        employees''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) The current LE staff compensation review 
        process requires improvement, including increasing transparency 
        and interagency involvement, reducing disparities between the 
        salary and budget cycles, and improving the use of outmoded and 
        cumbersome communication technology.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Review.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after 
        date of the enactment of this Act, and not less than every 5 
        years thereafter, the Secretary of State shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) review salary and compensation 
                guidelines for overseas, locally employed staff of the 
                Department of State;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) review--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) whether the United States is 
                        falling behind in providing a competitive 
                        compensation package for locally employed staff 
                        that is commensurate with their experience, 
                        technical skills, and responsibilities; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the implications for 
                        providing average salary increases that are 
                        approximately 60 percent of prevailing 
                        practice;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) provide recommendations on how to 
                recruit new, qualified staff; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) provide recommendations for separate 
                data and a separate pay scale for highly skilled and 
                trained professional positions.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Compensation database.--Not later than 180 
        days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
        of State shall establish a comprehensive database for salary 
        and compensation information for such staff, as recommended by 
        the Office of Inspector General in a April 2009 report entitled 
        ``Review of Locally Employed Staff Compensation Issues'' 
        (Report Number ISP-I-09-44).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Pay scales for locally employed 
        professionals.--The review under paragraph (1)(A) shall include 
        a summary of efforts to address pay scales for locally employed 
        staff to ensure adequate compensation for professional level 
        positions, such as medical officers, laboratory management, 
        public health information technology positions, and other 
        highly skilled positions.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Guidelines.--Not later than 90 days after enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State shall consult with appropriate 
congressional committees on proposed guidelines for awards, pay scales, 
and compensation of overseas, locally employed staff of the Department 
of State, including for loss of life while on duty.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Locally Employed Staff Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``locally employed staff'' means employees compensated under local 
compensation plans established under section 408 of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3968).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 225. REPEAL OF RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR SENIOR 
              FOREIGN SERVICE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 305 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3945) is amended by striking subsection (d).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 226. FOREIGN RELATIONS EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 63. FOREIGN RELATIONS EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may establish exchange 
programs under which officers or employees of the Department of State, 
including individuals appointed under title 5, United States Code, and 
members of the Foreign Service may be assigned, for a period not to 
exceed 1 year, to a position with any foreign government or 
international entity that permits an employee to be assigned to a 
position with the Department of State.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Salary and Benefits.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Foreign service members.--During a period in 
        which a member of the Foreign Service is participating in an 
        exchange program authorized under subsection (a), such member 
        shall be entitled to the salary and benefits to which such 
        member would be entitled if such member were assigned to an 
        agency, international organization, or other body under section 
        503 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
        3983).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Detailees.--An employee of the Department of 
        State (other than a member of the Foreign Service participating 
        in an exchange program authorized under subsection (a)) shall 
        be treated in all respects as if detailed to an international 
        organization under section 3343(b) of title 5, United States 
        Code. The salary of such employee shall be the higher of the 
        salary that the employee would receive but for the assignment 
        under this section or the salary of the position to which the 
        employee is assigned.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Payment.--The salary and benefits of an 
        employee of a foreign government or international entity 
        participating in a program established under this section shall 
        be paid by such government or entity during the period in which 
        such employee is participating in the program, and shall not be 
        reimbursed by the Department of State.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Nonreciprocal Assignments.--The Secretary may 
authorize a nonreciprocal assignment of personnel pursuant to this 
section, with or without reimbursement from the foreign government or 
international entity for all or part of the salary and other expenses 
payable during the assignment, if such assignment is in the interests 
of the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may 
be construed to authorize the appointment as an officer or employee of 
the United States of--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) an individual whose allegiance is to any 
        country, government, or foreign or international entity other 
        than to the United States; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) 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, and continuation of employment, as 
        an officer or employee of the United States.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 227. ENHANCED PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES FOR THE INSPECTOR 
              GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Annuitant.--The term ``annuitant'' means an 
        individual who, based on the service of such individual, is 
        entitled to benefits under a retirement system for Government 
        employees.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Government employee.--The term ``Government 
        employee'' has the meaning given the term ``employee'' in 
        section 2105(a) of title 5, United States Code.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Inspector general.--The term ``Inspector 
        General'' means the Inspector General of the Department of 
        State.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Office.--The term ``Office'' means the Office 
        of Inspector General of the Department of State.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Provisions Relating to Reemployed Annuitants.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Waiver authority.--Subject to the conditions 
        set forth in paragraph (3), the Inspector General may waive the 
        application of any provision of law set forth in paragraph (2) 
        on behalf of any reemployed annuitant serving in a position 
        within the Office.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Provisions.--The provisions of law set forth 
        in this paragraph are--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) subsections (a) through (d) of section 
                8344 of title 5, United States Code;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) subsections (a) through (e) of section 
                8468 of title 5, United States Code;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) subsections (a) through (d) of section 
                824 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
                4064); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) any other similar provision of law, as 
                identified by the Inspector General in 
                regulations.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Conditions.--Waiver authority under this 
        subsection may be exercised only--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) on a case-by-case basis; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) if, and for so long as, such waiver--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) is necessary due to--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) difficulty in the 
                                recruitment or retention of a qualified 
                                employee for the position involved; 
                                or</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) a temporary emergency 
                                hiring need; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) does not cause the number of 
                        employees within the Office who are exempted 
                        from 1 or more of the provisions of law set 
                        forth in paragraph (2) (whether pursuant to a 
                        waiver under this subsection or otherwise) to 
                        exceed, as of any given date, 35 percent of the 
                        total workforce of the Office, determined on a 
                        full-time equivalent basis.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this 
        subsection may be construed to permit or require that any 
        reemployed annuitant benefitting from a waiver of a provision 
        of law set forth in paragraph (2) be treated as a Government 
        employee for purposes of the retirement system to which such 
        provision relates.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Provisions Relating to Contracts for Personal 
Services.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Inspector General may 
        contract with United States citizens for personal services to 
        facilitate and support the Office's oversight of programs and 
        operations. Such citizens shall not, by virtue of any such 
        contract, be considered to be Government employees for purposes 
        of any law administered, in whole or in part, by the Office of 
        Personnel Management.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Relation to other laws.--Except as provided in 
        paragraph (2), this subsection shall not affect any 
        determination as to whether an individual performing services 
        pursuant to any contract under this subsection is a Government 
        employee for purposes of any law of the United States. The 
        Secretary of State may determine the applicability, with 
        respect to any such individual, of any law administered, in 
        whole or in part, by the Secretary.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Conditions.--The Inspector General may not 
        enter into a personal services contract under this subsection 
        unless--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in the judgment of the Inspector 
                General, personnel resources of the Office would 
                otherwise be insufficient;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the contract is for a term of 2 years 
                or less, unless the Inspector General determines that 
                exceptional circumstances justify an extension of not 
                longer than 1 additional year; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) not more than 20 percent of the 
                workforce of the Office, as of any given date, consists 
                of individuals serving under personal services 
                contracts (whether entered into under this subsection 
                or otherwise), determined on a full-time equivalent 
                basis.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Other authorities not affected.--The authority 
        under this subsection is in addition to any other authority 
        available to the Inspector General to engage individuals under 
        a personal services contract.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Report.--In the Office of the Inspector General's 
semiannual report to Congress, the Inspector General shall include 
information on the usage and rationale related to annuitants hired 
under this section.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 228. PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--In addition to other authorities that may 
be available, the Secretary of State may establish a pilot program 
(referred to in this section as the ``Program'') to respond to new or 
emerging needs or to augment existing services by contracting with 
United States nationals and aliens lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence to provide personal services in the United States or in the 
United States and outside the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Conditions.--The Program authorized under subsection 
(a) may be established if--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Secretary determines that existing 
        personnel resources are insufficient;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the length of each contract, including 
        options, is not greater than 2 years, unless the Secretary 
        determines that exceptional circumstances justify an extension 
        of up to 1 additional year;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) not more than 200 people are employed at any 
        time as personal services contractors under this section; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) the Program is only used to obtain specialized 
        skills or experience or to respond to urgent needs.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Status of Personal Service Contractors.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Office of personnel management.--An individual 
        entering into a personal services contract under the Program 
        shall not, by virtue of such hiring, be considered to be an 
        employee of the United States Government for purposes of any 
        law administered by the Office of Personnel Management. The 
        Secretary may determine the applicability to such individuals 
        of section 2(f) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
        (22 U.S.C. 2669(f)) and of any other law administered by the 
        Secretary concerning the employment of such 
        individuals.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Federal employment status.--Except as provided 
        in paragraph (1), this section shall not affect the 
        determination as to whether an individual entering into a 
        personal services contract under the Program is an employee of 
        the United States Government for purposes of any Federal 
        law.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Termination of Authority.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The authority to award personal 
        services contracts under the Program shall terminate on 
        September 30, 2014.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Effect on existing contracts.--Any contract 
        entered into before the termination date set forth in paragraph 
        (1) may remain in effect until the expiration date set forth in 
        such contract.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 229. AMENDMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE ACT OF 
              1980.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 209 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3929) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (5); 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (d)(2)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in subparagraph (D), by adding ``and'' 
                at the end;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``; 
                and'' and inserting a period; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by striking subparagraph 
                (F).</DELETED>

       <DELETED>TITLE III--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 301. PROMOTING ASSIGNMENTS TO INTERNATIONAL 
              ORGANIZATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
the Secretary should--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) ensure that the Department of State is able to 
        appropriately staff United States missions both within the 
        United States and abroad that are dedicated to representing the 
        United States to international organizations and multilateral 
        institutions, including missions in New York, Brussels, Geneva, 
        Rome, Montreal, Nairobi, Vienna, and Paris;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) develop persons with specialized skills 
        necessary to become experts in multilateral diplomacy given the 
        large number of positions in the United States and abroad that 
        are dedicated to this specialty; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) consider as a factor for promotions whether a 
        member of the Foreign Service has served in a position whose 
        primary responsibility is to formulate policy toward, or 
        represent the United States at, an international organization, 
        a multilateral institution, or a broad-based multilateral 
        negotiation of an international instrument.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 302. SYNCHRONIZATION OF UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
              INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In accordance with section 404 of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act of 2003 (Public Law 107-228; 116 Stat. 1389), there 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the 
synchronization of United States contributions to international 
organizations.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 303. PEACEKEEPING CONTRIBUTIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 404(b)(2)(B) of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236; 22 
U.S.C. 287e note) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vi) For assessments made during 
                        calendar year 2010 and thereafter, 27.5 
                        percent.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 304. BUYING POWER MAINTENANCE, INTERNATIONAL 
              ORGANIZATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.), as amended by section 328, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 64. BUYING POWER MAINTENANCE, INTERNATIONAL 
              ORGANIZATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Establishment of Account.--There is established in 
the Treasury of the United States the `Buying Power Maintenance, 
International Organizations account' (referred to in this section as 
the `account') to offset fluctuations in foreign currency exchange 
rates that adversely affect United States contributions to 
international organizations.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Authority To Transfer Amounts to Account.--The 
Secretary of State may transfer to, and merge with, the account such 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the Contributions 
to International Organizations account as the Secretary determines are 
beyond the needs of activities funded from that account because of 
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Authority To Transfer Amounts From Account.--In 
order to offset adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange 
rates, the Secretary of State may transfer to, and merge with, the 
Contributions to International Organizations account such amounts from 
the account as the Secretary determines are necessary to provide for 
the activities funded under that account.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Transfer of Unobligated Amounts.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Subject to the limitations 
        under this subsection, not later than the last day of the fifth 
        fiscal year after the fiscal year for which amounts are 
        appropriated or otherwise made available for the Contributions 
        to International Organizations account, the Secretary of State 
        may transfer any unobligated balance of such amounts to the 
        account.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Limitation.--The balance of the account may 
        not exceed $100,000,000 as a result of any amounts transferred 
        under this subsection.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Reprogramming.--Any transfer under this 
        subsection--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) shall be treated as a reprogramming 
                of funds under section 34; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) shall only be available for 
                obligation or expenditure in accordance with the 
                procedures established under such section.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Scope.--The authority under this section may 
        only be exercised with respect to amounts appropriated or 
        otherwise made available after September 30, 2009.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts transferred to the 
account under this section shall remain available until 
expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Other Authorities Not Affected.--The authority to 
transfer amounts under this section is in addition to transfer 
authority otherwise available to the Secretary of State under any other 
provision of law.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 305. UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN THE INTER-
              PARLIAMENTARY UNION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 2503 of the 
Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of 
Public Law 105-277; 22 U.S.C. 276 note), the Secretary of State is 
authorized--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) to facilitate the readmission and 
        participation of the United States in the Inter-Parliamentary 
        Union; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) to pay expenses to meet the annual obligations 
        of membership in the Inter-Parliamentary Union, in accordance 
        with the assessments determined by the Governing 
        Council.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Representation.--Notwithstanding section 2503 of the 
Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of 
Public Law 105-277; 22 U.S.C. 276 note), the majority leader of the 
Senate, in consultation with the minority leader of the Senate, and the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, in consultation with the 
minority leader of the House of Representatives, are authorized to 
designate Members of Congress to serve as delegates to the Assembly of 
the Inter-Parliamentary Union.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 306. PROVISION OF LIVING QUARTERS AND ALLOWANCES TO THE 
              UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVES TO THE UNITED 
              NATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 9(2) of the United Nations Participation Act of 
1945 (22 U.S.C. 287e-1(2)) is amended by striking ``30'' and inserting 
``35''.</DELETED>

         <DELETED>TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 401. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS OF COUNTRIES 
              IN DEFAULT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.--Section 620(q) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370(q)) is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``any country'' and inserting 
        ``the government of any country'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``such country'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``such government''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by striking ``six calendar months'' and 
        inserting ``1 year''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Arms Export Control Act.--Chapter 4 of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2791 et seq.), is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by redesignating section 47 as section 48; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by inserting after section 46 the 
        following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 47. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS OF 
              COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``No assistance may be furnished under section 23 of this 
Act to the government of any country which is in default, during a 
period exceeding 1 year, in payment to the United States of principal 
or interest on any loan made to the government of such country under 
this Act, unless--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) such government meets its obligations under 
        the loan; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) the President--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) determines that assistance to such 
                country is in the national interest of the United 
                States; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) notifies the Speaker of the House of 
                Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations 
                of the Senate of such determination.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 402. INCREASED AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR LAW 
              ENFORCEMENT FORCES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Police Training.--Section 660 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2420) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (b)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or'' 
                at the end;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``, and 
                the provision of professional'' and all that follows 
                through the semicolon at the end and inserting ``, 
                including any regional, district, municipal, or other 
                subnational entity emerging from 
                instability;'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in paragraph (7), by striking the 
                period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) with respect to the provision of 
        professional training, including training in internationally 
        recognized standards of human rights and the rule of 
        law;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(9) with respect to assistance to foster 
        civilian police roles that support democratic governance and 
        foster improved police-community relations;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(10) with respect to assistance to combat 
        trafficking in persons, address sexual and gender-based 
        violence, reduce corruption, prevent conflict, and respond to 
        disasters;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(11) with respect to assistance to address 
        inhumane conditions in prisons and other detention facilities 
        administered by foreign governments that are making efforts to 
        address the health, sanitation, nutrition, and other basic 
        needs of prisoners;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(12) with respect to assistance provided for 
        prisoners for humanitarian or development purposes; 
        or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(13) with respect to assistance to support 
        humanitarian operations and activities.''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as 
        follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Assistance under chapter 4 of part II that is 
otherwise prohibited under subsection (a) may be provided to a country 
if the Secretary determines and certifies to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives that such assistance is in the national 
interest of the United States.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Administration of Justice.--Section 534 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346c) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``in countries 
        in Latin America and the Caribbean'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (b)(3)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
                ``and'' at the end;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 
                ``and'' after the semicolon; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) programs to enhance the protection 
                of participants in judicial cases;'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by striking subsection (c);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in subsection (e), by striking the second and 
        third sentences; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
        subsections (c) and (d), respectively.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 403. BUILDING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND DIALOGUE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 122 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2151t) is amended by inserting at the end the 
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f)(1) The Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development is authorized--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(A) to encourage the people of the United States 
        to further dialogue and understanding of development, 
        humanitarian assistance, and foreign assistance programs; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) to facilitate widespread public discussion, 
        analysis, and review of the issues addressed in the final 
        report of the Helping to Enhance the Livelihood of People 
        Around the Globe Commission (HELP Commission), issued in 
        December 2007, with special regard to the HELP Commission's 
        call to encourage Executive agencies to more fully explain 
        United States development activities to the American people in 
        order to raise the American people's understanding about and 
        support for foreign assistance.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) Not to exceed $1,000,000 of the amounts made 
available each fiscal year for the purposes of this chapter may be used 
to ensure effective engagement with the American people in 
understanding and promoting public understanding of development, 
humanitarian assistance, and foreign assistance programs, in addition 
to funds otherwise available for such purposes.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 404. EXCEPTION TO CERTAIN MULTIPLE AWARD CONTRACT 
              REQUIREMENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, as amended by section 705, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new section:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 620P. USAID EXCEPTION TO CERTAIN MULTIPLE AWARD 
              CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``In entering into any multiple award task order or 
indefinite delivery or indefinite quality contract, the Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Development may provide 
an exception to the fair opportunity process for placing task orders 
under such contracts when the order is placed with any category of 
small or small disadvantaged business.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 405. MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Extension of Compacts.--Section 609(j) of the 
Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7708(j)) is amended to read 
as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(j) Extension of Compact.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Except as provided under 
        paragraph (2), the duration of a Compact shall not exceed 5 
        years.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Exception.--The duration of a Compact may be 
        extended beyond 5 years if the Board--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) determines that a project included 
                in the Compact cannot be completed in 5 years or less; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) approves an extension of the Compact 
                that does not extend the total duration of the Compact 
                beyond 7 years.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Congressional notification.--Not later than 
        15 days before the date on which the Board approves the 
        extension of a Compact beyond 5 years pursuant to paragraph 
        (2), the Board, acting through the Chief Executive Officer, 
        shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) notify the Committee on Foreign 
                Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
                Affairs of the House of Representatives of its intent 
                to approve such extension; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) provide the committees referred to 
                in subparagraph (A) with a detailed explanation for the 
                determination and approval described in paragraph 
                (2).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Concurrent and Subsequent Compacts.--Section 609(k) 
such Act (22 U.S.C. 7708(k)) is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(k) Concurrent and Subsequent Compacts.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), and 
        in accordance with the requirements of this title, an eligible 
        country and the United States--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) may enter into and have in effect 
                more than 1 Compact, but not more than 3 Compacts, at 
                any given time; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) may enter into subsequent Compacts 
                after the expiration of existing Compacts.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Requirements.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Concurrent compacts.--An eligible 
                country and the United States may not enter into a 
                concurrent Compact unless the Board determines that 
                such country is making considerable and demonstrable 
                progress in implementing the terms of its existing 
                Compact and supplementary agreements to such 
                Compact.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Subsequent compacts.--An eligible 
                country and the United States may not enter into a 
                subsequent Compact unless the Board determines that--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) such country has 
                        substantially met the objectives of prior 
                        Compacts between the country and the United 
                        States and supplementary agreements to such 
                        Compacts; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the country has 
                        demonstrated sufficient capacity to perform 
                        successfully on the subsequent 
                        Compact.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
and (b) shall apply with respect to Compacts entered into between the 
United States and an eligible country under the Millennium Challenge 
Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) before, on, or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Maintaining Candidate Status for Purposes of Income 
Category.--Section 606 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 
U.S.C. 7705) is amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Maintaining Candidate Status.--A candidate country 
transitioning out of 1 of the income categories identified in 
subsections (a) and (b) shall be allowed to retain its candidacy at the 
lower income category for the year of its transition and for 1 
subsequent fiscal year.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 406. ENHANCING THE CAPACITY OF THE OFFICE OF THE 
              INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR 
              INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Reemployment of Annuitants.--To facilitate the 
assignment of persons to positions in Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, 
or to positions vacated by members of the Foreign Service assigned to 
Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, the Inspector General of the United 
States Agency for International Development may waive the application 
of the provisions of section 8344 or 8468 of title 5, United States 
Code, on a case-by-case basis, for employment of an annuitant in a 
position in the Office of Inspector General for which there is--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) difficulty in recruiting or retaining a 
        qualified employee; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) a temporary emergency hiring need.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Sunset.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Subsection (a) is repealed on 
        October 1, 2011.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Effect of repeal.--An annuitant reemployed 
        pursuant to the waiver under subsection (a) before October 1, 
        2011 may continue such employment until not later than 
        September 30, 2012.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Not Considered Employees.--An employee reemployed 
pursuant to the waiver under subsection (a) shall not be considered an 
employee for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, 
United States Code, or chapter 84 of such title.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 407. PROHIBITIONS ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE FOR THE 
              PRODUCTION OF CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 620 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2370) is amended by inserting after subsection (l) the following 
new subsection:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(m) Prohibitions on Assistance for the Production of 
Agricultural Commodities Available in Surplus Quantities.--(1) No 
assistance shall be furnished under chapter 1 of part I of this Act to 
a country to build or expand the capacity of producers in the country 
to produce an agricultural commodity if the President determines that--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(A) the agricultural commodity is likely to be 
        available in surplus quantities on the world market when the 
        building or expansion of such capacity is complete; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) the production or expanded production of the 
        agricultural commodity by producers in that country would cause 
        substantial injury to producers in the United States that 
        produce that agricultural commodity or a similar or competing 
        agricultural commodity.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to 
assistance to a country that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(A)(i) is eligible for assistance from the 
        International Development Association;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(ii) is not eligible for assistance from the 
        International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(iii) does not export on a consistent basis the 
        agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance is 
        furnished; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) the President determines is recovering from 
        widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a complex 
        emergency.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(n) Restriction on Assistance for the Production and 
Exportation of Certain Agricultural Commodities.--(1) No assistance 
shall be furnished under chapter 1 of part I of this Act to a country 
to carry out any testing, breeding feasibility studies, variety 
improvement efforts, introduction efforts, consulting, publications, 
conferences, or training with respect to the production of an 
agricultural commodity in that country if the President determines 
that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(A) the agricultural commodity is or will be 
        produced to be exported from that country; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) the exportation of the agricultural 
        commodity from that country will result in increased 
        competition for that agricultural commodity, or a similar or 
        competing agricultural commodity, produced in the United 
        States.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to 
assistance furnished--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(A) to a developing country to carry out an 
        activity involving the production of an agricultural commodity 
        that is designed to increase food security in that country if 
        the President determines that the activity will not have a 
        significant impact on the exportation of that agricultural 
        commodity from the United States; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) to a country that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(i)(I) is eligible for assistance from 
                the International Development Association;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(II) is not eligible for assistance from 
                the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
                Development; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(III) does not export on a consistent 
                basis the agricultural commodity with respect to which 
                assistance is furnished; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(ii) the President determines is 
                recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian 
                crisis, or a complex emergency.''.</DELETED>

      <DELETED>TITLE V--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    There are authorized to be appropriated for each of the 
fiscal years 2010 and 2011 such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
this Act.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011''.

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--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

                      Subtitle A--General Matters

Sec. 101. International Litigation Fund.
Sec. 102. Actuarial valuations.
Sec. 103. Special agents.
Sec. 104. Accountability review boards.
Sec. 105. Security enhancements for soft targets.
Sec. 106. Enhanced Department of State authority for uniformed security 
                            officers.
Sec. 107. Local guard contracts abroad under diplomatic security 
                            program.
Sec. 108. Overseas procurement flexibility.
Sec. 109. Renaming of Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental 
                            and Scientific Affairs.
Sec. 110. Extension of period for reimbursement for seized commercial 
                            fishermen.
Sec. 111. Authority to issue administrative subpoenas.
Sec. 112. Home-to-work transportation.
Sec. 113. Technical amendment to Federal Workforce Flexibility Act.
Sec. 114. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Account.
Sec. 115. Annual report on international religious freedom.
Sec. 116. Assistant Secretary for International Information Programs.
Sec. 117. Reimbursement for use of Government vehicles overseas.

                      Subtitle B--Public Diplomacy

Sec. 121. Public diplomacy resource centers.
Sec. 122. Employment of noncitizens for international broadcasting.
Sec. 123. Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty pay parity.
Sec. 124. Radio Free Asia.
Sec. 125. Personal services contracting program for the Broadcasting 
                            Board of Governors.
Sec. 126. United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.
Sec. 127. Dissemination of public diplomacy information within the 
                            United States.
Sec. 128. Science and technology fellowships.
Sec. 129. Grants for international documentary exchange programs.
Sec. 130. Transfer of the Vietnam Education Foundation to the 
                            Department of State.
Sec. 131. Broadcasting Board of Governors.
Sec. 132. Statement of policy regarding citizen diplomacy.
Sec. 133. Performance-based measurement reporting requirements for 
                            international exchange programs.
Sec. 134. Sense of Congress on international broadcasting in Iran.

           Subtitle C--Consular Services and Related Matters

Sec. 141. Reforming refugee processing.
Sec. 142. Definition of ``use'' in passport and visa offenses.
Sec. 143. Visa ineligibility for international child abduction.
Sec. 144. Vaccination waiver for adopted children.
Sec. 145. Signed photograph requirement for visa applications.
Sec. 146. Electronic transmission of domestic violence information to 
                            visa applicants.
Sec. 147. Sibling adoptions.
Sec. 148. Technical amendments relating to the Intelligence Reform and 
                            Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.
Sec. 149. Videoconference interviews.

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

            Subtitle A--Modernizing the Department of State

Sec. 201. Creation of a modern and expeditionary Foreign Service.
Sec. 202. Conflict prevention, mitigation, and resolution training.
Sec. 203. Mass atrocities.
Sec. 204. Crisis response.

            Subtitle B--Foreign Services Overseas Pay Equity

Sec. 211. Short title.
Sec. 212. Overseas comparability pay adjustment.

          Subtitle C--Other Organization and Personnel Matters

Sec. 221. Death gratuity.
Sec. 222. Expansion and extension of annuitant waiver for response 
                            readiness corps.
Sec. 223. Reemployment of annuitants.
Sec. 224. Locally employed staff.
Sec. 225. Repeal of recertification requirement for senior foreign 
                            service.
Sec. 226. Foreign relations exchange programs.
Sec. 227. Enhanced personnel authorities for the Inspector General of 
                            the Department of State.
Sec. 228. Personal services contractors.
Sec. 229. Amendment to the Foreign Service Act of 1980.
Sec. 230. Office for Global Women's Issues.
Sec. 231. Home leave.
Sec. 232. Training support services.
Sec. 233. Employment of minorities and women.

                 TITLE III--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Sec. 301. Promoting assignments to international organizations.
Sec. 302. Synchronization of United States contributions to 
                            international organizations.
Sec. 303. Peacekeeping contributions.
Sec. 304. Buying power maintenance, international organizations.
Sec. 305. United States participation in the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
Sec. 306. Provision of living quarters and allowances to the United 
                            States Representatives to the United 
                            Nations.
Sec. 307. Recruitment and retention of United States citizens in 
                            international organizations.
Sec. 308. United States membership in the International Renewable 
                            Energy Agency.

                   TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 401. Limitation on assistance to governments of countries in 
                            default.
Sec. 402. Increased authority to provide assistance for law enforcement 
                            forces.
Sec. 403. Building public awareness and dialogue.
Sec. 404. Exception to certain multiple award contract requirements.
Sec. 405. Millennium challenge assistance.
Sec. 406. Enhancing the capacity of the Office of the Inspector General 
                            for the United States Agency for 
                            International Development.
Sec. 407. Prohibitions on foreign assistance for the production of 
                            certain agricultural commodities.
Sec. 408. Sense of Congress relating to transparency for extractive 
                            industries.
Sec. 409. Sense of Congress regarding Central Asia.
Sec. 410. Sense of Congress on global Internet freedom.
Sec. 411. Global Health Initiative.
Sec. 412. Discrimination related to sexual orientation.

             TITLE V--PEACE CORPS IMPROVEMENT AND EXPANSION

Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Findings.
Sec. 503. Assessment and strategic plan for improving and expanding 
                            Peace Corps.
Sec. 504. Sense of Congress on number of Presidential appointments 
                            under Peace Corps Act.

               TITLE VI--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

                    Subtitle A--Department of State

Sec. 601. Administration of foreign affairs.
Sec. 602. International organizations and conferences.
Sec. 603. International commissions.
Sec. 604. Migration and refugee assistance.
Sec. 605. Centers and foundations.

    Subtitle B--United States International Broadcasting Activities

Sec. 611. Authorization of appropriations.

                        Subtitle C--Peace Corps

Sec. 621. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on 
        Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
        Affairs of the House of Representatives.
            (2) Secretary.--Except as otherwise provided, the term 
        ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of State.

        TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

                      Subtitle A--General Matters

SEC. 101. 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 by striking ``from another 
agency of the United States Government'' and inserting ``as a result of 
a decision of an international tribunal, from another agency of the 
United States Government,''.

SEC. 102. ACTUARIAL VALUATIONS.

    (a) Authority of Secretary of State To Make Actuarial Valuations.--
Section 818 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4058) is 
amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``Secretary of the 
        Treasury'' and inserting ``Secretary of State''; and
            (2) by amending the second sentence to read as follows: 
        ``The Secretary of State may expend such sums as may be 
        necessary to administer the provisions of this chapter, 
        including actuarial advice, but only to the extent and in such 
        amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations acts.''.
    (b) Authority of Secretary of State To Determine Portion of Foreign 
Service Retirement and Disability Fund Available for Investment.--
Section 819 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 4059) is amended by striking 
``Secretary of the Treasury'' the second place it appears and inserting 
``Secretary of State''.
    (c) Authority of Secretary of State To Prescribe Mortality 
Tables.--Section 825(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 4065(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``subsection (a) (2), (3), or (4)'' and 
        inserting ``paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a)''; and
            (2) by striking ``Secretary of the Treasury'' and inserting 
        ``Secretary of State''.
    (d) Authority of Secretary of State To Make Periodic Valuations.--
Section 859(c) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4071h(c)) 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Secretary of the Treasury'' and inserting 
        ``Secretary of State''; and
            (2) by striking ``and shall advise the Secretary of State 
        of (1) the normal cost of the System, (2) the supplemental 
        liability of the System, and (3) the amounts necessary to 
        finance the costs of the System.'' and inserting the following: 
        ``that will provide--
            ``(1) the normal cost of the System;
            ``(2) the supplemental liability of the System; and
            ``(3) the amounts necessary to finance the costs of the 
        System.''.

SEC. 103. SPECIAL AGENTS.

    Section 37 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2709) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
        follows:
            ``(1) conduct investigations concerning--
                    ``(A) illegal passport or visa issuance or use;
                    ``(B) identity theft or document fraud affecting, 
                or relating to, the programs, functions, or authorities 
                of the Department of State; and
                    ``(C) Federal offenses committed within the special 
                maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United 
                States (as such term is defined in section 7(9) of 
                title 18, United States Code), except as that 
                jurisdiction relates to the premises of United States 
                military installations and related residences;''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a)(1) may be 
construed to limit the investigative authority of any other Federal 
department or agency.''.

SEC. 104. ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARDS.

    Section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 
Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Afghanistan 
        and'' and inserting ``Afghanistan, pakistan, and''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``Afghanistan or'' 
                and inserting ``Afghanistan, Pakistan, or''; and
                    (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``2009'' and 
                inserting ``2012''.

SEC. 105. SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS FOR SOFT TARGETS.

    Section 29 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2701) is amended by inserting ``physical security 
enhancements and'' after ``Such assistance may include''.

SEC. 106. ENHANCED DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITY FOR UNIFORMED SECURITY 
              OFFICERS.

    The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended by 
inserting after section 37 (22 U.S.C. 2709) the following:

``SEC. 37A. PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS AND AREAS IN THE UNITED STATES BY 
              UNIFORMED GUARDS.

    ``(a) Enforcement Authorities for Uniformed Guards.--The Secretary 
of State may authorize Department of State uniformed guards to protect 
buildings and areas within the United States for which the Department 
of State provides protective services, including duty in areas outside 
the property to the extent necessary to protect the property and 
persons in that area.
    ``(b) Powers of Guards.--While engaged in the performance of 
official duties as a uniformed guard under subsection (a), a guard 
may--
            ``(1) enforce Federal laws and regulations for the 
        protection of persons and property;
            ``(2) carry firearms; and
            ``(3) make arrests without warrant for--
                    ``(A) any offense against the United States 
                committed in the guard's presence; or
                    ``(B) any felony cognizable under the laws of the 
                United States if the guard has reasonable grounds to 
                believe that the person to be arrested has committed, 
                or is committing, such felony in connection with the 
                buildings, areas, or persons, for which the Department 
                of State is providing protective services.
    ``(c) Regulations.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of State, in consultation 
        with the Secretary of Homeland Security, may prescribe such 
        regulations as may be necessary for the administration of 
        buildings and areas within the United States for which the 
        Department of State provides protective services, including 
        reasonable penalties for violations of such regulations, within 
        the limits prescribed in subsection (d).
            ``(2) Posting.--The regulations prescribed under paragraph 
        (1) shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the property.
    ``(d) Penalties.--A person violating a regulation prescribed under 
subsection (c) shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, 
imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or both.
    ``(e) Attorney General Approval.--The powers granted to guards 
designated under this section shall be exercised in accordance with 
guidelines approved by the Attorney General.
    ``(f) Relationship to Other Authority.--Nothing in this section may 
be construed to affect the authority of the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, the Administrator of General Services, or any Federal law 
enforcement agency.''.

SEC. 107. LOCAL GUARD CONTRACTS ABROAD UNDER DIPLOMATIC SECURITY 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 136(c)(3) of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 4864(c)(3)) is 
amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) in evaluating proposals for such contracts, award 
        contracts to technically acceptable firms offering the lowest 
        evaluated price, except that--
                    ``(A) the Secretary may award contracts on the 
                basis of best value (as determined by a cost-technical 
                tradeoff analysis); and
                    ``(B) proposals received from United States persons 
                and qualified United States joint venture persons shall 
                be evaluated by reducing the bid price by 10 
                percent;''.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that 
describes the implementation of section 136(c)(3) of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, as amended by 
subsection (a).

SEC. 108. OVERSEAS PROCUREMENT FLEXIBILITY.

    Section 3 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2670) is amended by--
            (1) in subsection (l), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subsection (m), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) adding at the end the following:
    ``(n) make and carry out contracts for procurement outside the 
United States of goods or services needed for the operation of United 
States diplomatic and consular posts and related facilities outside the 
United States, provided that--
            ``(1) laws of the United States relating to the 
        negotiation, making, contents, or performance of government 
        contracts for goods or services, and advance payments and 
        indemnification in relation to such contracts shall apply with 
        respect to such contracts except to the extent that the 
        Secretary determines (other than for section 27 of the Office 
        of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 423)) that the 
        Secretary could not reasonably meet the need of a post or 
        facility for such goods and services by use of authority 
        available to the Secretary under a law other than this 
        subsection;
            ``(2) the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) issue guidance addressing use of this 
                authority; and
                    ``(B) require written approval to waive specific 
                laws or procurement regulations under this authority by 
                the Procurement Executive (without further delegation); 
                and
            ``(3) no individual contract action entered into under this 
        authority shall exceed $2,000,000 unless approved in writing by 
        the Chief Acquisition Officer of the Department of State 
        (without further delegation).''.

SEC. 109. RENAMING OF BUREAU OF OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL 
              AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS.

    (a) Department of State Appropriations Authorization Act of 1973.--
Section 9(a) of the Department of State Appropriations Authorization 
Act of 1973 (22 U.S.C. 2655a) is amended by striking ``Oceans and 
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs'' each place it 
appears and inserting ``Oceans, Environment, and Science''.
    (b) Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.--Section 607(d) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2357(d)) is amended by striking 
``Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs'' and 
inserting ``Oceans, Environment, and Science''.
    (c) Clean Air Act.--Section 617(a) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7671p(a)) is amended by striking ``Oceans and International 
Environmental and Scientific Affairs'' and inserting ``Oceans, 
Environment, and Science''.

SEC. 110. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR SEIZED COMMERCIAL 
              FISHERMEN.

    Section 7(e) of the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 
1977(e)) is amended by striking ``2008'' and inserting ``2013''.

SEC. 111. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS.

    Section 3486 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) paragraph (1)(A)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``of'' and inserting ``to'';
                            (ii) in clause (i)(II), by striking ``or'' 
                        at the end;
                            (iii) in clause (ii), by striking the comma 
                        at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
                            (iv) by inserting after clause (ii) the 
                        following:
                            ``(iii) an offense under section 878, or a 
                        threat against a person, foreign mission or 
                        organization authorized to receive protection 
                        by special agents of the Department of State 
                        and the Foreign Service under section 37(a)(3) 
                        of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
                        of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709(a)(3)) if the Assistant 
                        Secretary for Diplomatic Security or the 
                        Director of the Diplomatic Security Service 
                        determines that the threat constituting the 
                        offense or threat against the person or place 
                        protected is imminent, the Secretary of State; 
                        or
                            ``(iv) an offense under chapter 75, the 
                        Secretary of State,'';
                    (B) by amending paragraph (9) to read as follows:
    ``(9) A subpoena issued under clause (i)(II), (ii), (iii), or (iv) 
of paragraph (1)(A) may require production as soon as possible, but in 
no event less than 24 hours after service of the subpoena.''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(11) As soon as practicable following the issuance of a subpoena 
under paragraph (1)(A)(iii), the Secretary of State shall notify the 
Attorney General of such issuance.''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)(1), by adding at the end the 
        following: ``This subsection shall only apply to administrative 
        subpoenas issued under subsection (a)(1)(A)(i).''.

SEC. 112. HOME-TO-WORK TRANSPORTATION.

    Section 1344(b)(4) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``the Deputy Secretary of State, the Deputy Secretary of 
State for Management and Resources,'' before ``principal diplomatic''.

SEC. 113. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO FEDERAL WORKFORCE FLEXIBILITY ACT.

    Chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 5753(a)(2)(A), by inserting ``, excluding 
        members of the Foreign Service other than chiefs of mission, 
        ambassadors at large, and other members of the Foreign Service 
        subject to examinations under section 302(b) of the Foreign 
        Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3941(b))'' before the semicolon 
        at the end; and
            (2) in section 5754(a)(2)(A), by inserting ``, excluding 
        members of the Foreign Service other chiefs of mission, 
        ambassadors at large, and other members of the Foreign Service 
        subject to examinations under section 302(b) of the Foreign 
        Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3941(b))'' before the semicolon 
        at the end.

SEC. 114. EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT.

    Section 2(c)(2) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 
(22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``$100,000,000'' and 
inserting ``$200,000,000''.

SEC. 115. ANNUAL REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

    Section 102(b)(1) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 
1998 (22 U.S.C. 6412(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``September 1'' and 
inserting ``April 1''.

SEC. 116. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS.

    Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``24'' and inserting 
        ``25'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Assistant secretary for international information 
        programs.--There shall be in the Department of State an 
        Assistant Secretary for International Information Programs, 
        who--
                    ``(A) shall oversee the Bureau of International 
                Information Programs; and
                    ``(B) shall be responsible to the Secretary of 
                State for matters pertaining to the engagement of 
                international audiences on issues of United States 
                policy, society, and values to help create an 
                environment that is receptive to the interests of the 
                United States.''.

SEC. 117. REIMBURSEMENT FOR USE OF GOVERNMENT VEHICLES OVERSEAS.

    Section 28 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2700) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Funds received by the Department of State in connection with 
the use of vehicles owned or leased by the Government under subsection 
(a)--
            ``(1) may be credited to the appropriate account of the 
        Department of State; and
            ``(2) if so credited, shall be available only for expenses 
        related to the purchase, lease, maintenance, or operation of 
        such vehicles.''.

                      Subtitle B--Public Diplomacy

SEC. 121. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RESOURCE CENTERS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) of the 177 information resource centers operated by the 
        Department of State as of February 2009--
                    (A) 87 (49 percent) operated on a ``by appointment 
                only'' basis; and
                    (B) 18 (11 percent) did not permit any public 
                access;
            (2) information resource centers located outside United 
        States embassy compounds receive significantly more visitors 
        than the centers located inside such compounds, including--
                    (A) twice the number of visitors in Africa;
                    (B) 6 times more visitors in the Middle East; and
                    (C) 22 times more visitors in Asia; and
            (3) Iran has increased the number of similar Iranian 
        facilities, known as Iranian Cultural Centers, to about 60 
        throughout the world.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the Secretary of State should initiate a reexamination 
        of the public diplomacy platform strategy of the United States 
        with a goal of reestablishing publicly accessible American 
        Centers;
            (2) after taking into account relevant security 
        considerations, the Secretary of State should consider placing 
        United States public diplomacy facilities at locations 
        conducive to maximizing their use, consistent with the 
        authority given to the Secretary under section 606(a)(2)(B) of 
        the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 
        1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865(a)(2)(B)) to waive certain requirements of 
        that Act.

SEC. 122. EMPLOYMENT OF NONCITIZENS FOR INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING.

    Section 804(1) of the United States Information and Educational 
Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1474(1)) is amended by striking 
``suitably qualified United States citizens'' and inserting ``United 
States citizens applicants who are equally or better qualified than 
non-United States citizen applicants''.

SEC. 123. RADIO FREE EUROPE AND RADIO LIBERTY PAY PARITY.

    Section 308(h)(1) of the United States International Broadcasting 
Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6207(h)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by striking ``or (C)''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``(or level II of the Executive 
                Schedule under section 5313 of such title, if the Board 
                certifies that the employees are covered by a 
                performance appraisal system meeting the certification 
                criteria under section 5307(d) of such title)'' before 
                the period at the end; and
            (2) by striking subparagraph (C).

SEC. 124. 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, 2010''';
            (2) by striking subsection (f);
            (3) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsection 
        (f) and (g), respectively; and
            (4) in subsection (f), as redesignated--
                    (A) by striking ```The Board''' and inserting the 
                following: ``(1) NOTIFICATION.--The Board'';
                    (B) by striking ```before entering''' and inserting 
                the following: ``before--
                    ``(A) entering'';
                    (C) by striking ``Radio Free Asia.'' and inserting 
                the following: ``Radio Free Asia; or
                    ``(B) entering into any agreements in regard to the 
                utilization of Radio Free Asia transmitters, equipment, 
                or other resources that will significantly reduce the 
                broadcasting activities of Radio Free Asia.'';
                    (D) by striking ``The Chairman'' and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(2) Consultation.--The Chairman''; and
                    (E) by inserting ``or Radio Free Asia broadcasting 
                activities'' before the period at the end.

SEC. 125. PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTING PROGRAM FOR THE BROADCASTING 
              BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

    Section 504 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 
2003 (Public Law 107-228; 22 U.S.C. 6206 note) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``pilot'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``pilot'';
                    (B) by striking ``, without regard to Civil Service 
                and classification laws,''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following: ``A 
                personal services contractor hired pursuant to this 
                section shall not be considered a Federal employee (as 
                defined under section 2105 of title 5, United States 
                Code) for any purpose.'';
            (3) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) The annual salary rate for personal services 
        contractors may not exceed the rate for level IV of the 
        Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States 
        Code.''; and
            (4) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``the pilot program authorized by 
                this section'' and inserting ``the program''; and
                    (B) by striking ``December 31, 2009'' and inserting 
                ``December 31, 2011''.

SEC. 126. UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.

    (a) Reauthorization.--Section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs Reform 
and Restructuring Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6553) is amended by striking 
October 1, 2010 and inserting ``October 1, 2011''.
    (b) Study and Report.--Section 604(c)(2) of the United States 
Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1469(c)(2)) 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(2)(A) Not less frequently than once every 2 years, the 
Commission shall--
            ``(i) conduct an in-depth study of United States public 
        diplomacy programs, policies, and activities;
            ``(ii) assess the effectiveness of the various mechanisms 
        of public diplomacy conducted by the United States Government 
        in light of public and media attitudes around the world toward 
        the United States, its people, and United States foreign 
        policy; and
            ``(iii) develop appropriate recommendations.
    ``(B) The Commission is authorized to use amounts in its allotted 
budget to award grants to assist in carrying out its duties under this 
paragraph.
    ``(C) The Commission shall submit a comprehensive report of each 
study required under subparagraph (A) to the Secretary, the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives.
    ``(D) Upon the request of the Commission, the Secretary, the Chair 
of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and the head of any other 
Federal agency that conducts public diplomacy or strategic 
communications activities shall provide information to the Commission, 
as appropriate, to assist the Commission in carrying out its duties 
under this paragraph.''.
    (c) Enhancing the Expertise of the United States Advisory 
Commission on Public Diplomacy.--
            (1) Qualification of members.--Section 604(a)(2) of the 
        United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 
        (22 U.S.C. 1469(a)(2)) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) 
                as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``The members'' 
                and inserting the following:
    ``(3) The members''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3), as designated by subparagraph 
                (B), by adding at the end the following: ``At least 4 
                members shall have substantial experience in the 
                conduct or evaluation of public diplomacy or comparable 
                activities in the private or public sector. No member 
                may be an officer or employee of the United States.''.
            (2) Applicability.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)(C) 
        shall not apply to individuals who are current or former 
        members of the United States Advisory Commission on Public 
        Diplomacy as of the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 127. DISSEMINATION OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY INFORMATION WITHIN THE 
              UNITED STATES.

    Section 501(b) of the United States Information and Educational 
Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1461) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Director of the United 
        States Information Agency'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
        State'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
        (3) and (4), respectively;
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
    ``(2) The Broadcasting Board of Governors may make available to the 
Archivist of the United States, for domestic distribution, motion 
pictures, films, videotape, and other material prepared by the 
Broadcasting Board of Governors for dissemination abroad 2 years after 
the initial dissemination of the material abroad, or in the case of 
such material not disseminated abroad, 2 years after the preparation of 
the material.''; and
            (4) by amending paragraph (3), as redesignated, to read as 
        follows:
    ``(3) The Secretary of State and the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors shall be reimbursed for any attendant expenses. Any 
reimbursement to the Secretary or the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
under this paragraph shall be credited to the applicable appropriation 
of the Department of State or the Broadcasting Board of Governors.''.

SEC. 128. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIPS.

    (a) In General.--Under the authority, direction, and control of the 
President, the Secretary of State, in accordance with the Mutual 
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), 
may increase the number of educational and cultural exchange activities 
involving persons from scientific, medicine, research, and academic 
sectors by--
            (1) establishing new programs under such Act; and
            (2) expanding the coverage of existing programs under such 
        Act.
    (b) Science Envoy Program.--Section 504 of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 2656d), is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(e)(1) The Secretary may award grants and enter into cooperative 
agreements related to science and technology fellowship programs of the 
Department of State, including for assistance in recruiting fellows and 
the payment of stipends, travel, and other appropriate expenses to 
fellows.
    ``(2) Grants awarded under this subsection may be--
            ``(A) part of the United States Science Envoy program; and
            ``(B) used to select our Nation's preeminent scientists, 
        Nobel laureates, and leaders in technology who will travel 
        overseas to represent the commitment of the United States to 
        collaborate with other countries to promote the advancement of 
        science and technology throughout the world based on issues of 
        common interest and expertise.
    ``(3) Stipends awarded under this subsection shall not be 
considered compensation for purposes of section 209 of title 18, United 
States Code.
    ``(4) The total amount of grants awarded under this subsection 
shall not exceed $2,000,000 in any fiscal year.''.

SEC. 129. GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Assistance.--The Secretary of State may award grants, on such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine, to United States 
film makers and nongovernmental organizations that use independently 
produced documentary films to promote better understanding of the 
United States among individuals in other countries.
    (b) Use of Grant Funds.--Grants awarded under subsection (a) shall, 
to the maximum extent practicable, be used--
            (1) to fund, distribute, and promote documentary films that 
        convey a diversity of views about life in the United States to 
        foreign audiences;
            (2) to support the production of documentaries described in 
        paragraph (1) that are made by independent foreign and domestic 
        producers, selected through a peer review process; and
            (3) to develop a network of overseas partners to produce, 
        distribute, and broadcast such documentaries according to the 
        allowable rights of each program.
    (c) Preference Factors.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
Secretary shall give preference to nongovernmental organizations that--
            (1) are as cost effective as possible; and
            (2) have experience supporting independently produced 
        documentary films.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that 
describes in detail the implementation of this section.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amounts authorized to 
be appropriated for Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs under 
section 101(6), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
of State such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 
and 2011 to carry out this section.

SEC. 130. TRANSFER OF THE VIETNAM EDUCATION FOUNDATION TO THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

    (a) Purposes.--Section 202 of the Vietnam Education Foundation Act 
of 2000 (title II of division B of Public Law 106-554) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) To support the development of 1 or more academic 
        institutions in Vietnam by financing the participation of 
        United States institutions of higher education in the 
        governance, management, and academic activities of such 
        academic institutions in Vietnam.''.
    (b) Establishment.--Section 204 of the Vietnam Education Foundation 
Act of 2000 is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 204. ESTABLISHMENT.

    ``There is established, within the Bureau of Educational and 
Cultural Affairs of the Department of State, the Vietnam Education 
Foundation (referred to in this title as the `Foundation').''.
    (c) Replacement of Board of Directors With Advisory Committee.--
Section 205 of the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 is amended 
to read as follows:

``SEC. 205. VIETNAM EDUCATION FOUNDATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    ``(a) Establishment.--
            ``(1) In general.--There shall be established a Vietnam 
        Education Foundation Advisory Committee (referred to in this 
        section as the `Advisory Committee'), which shall provide 
        advice to the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for 
        Educational and Cultural Affairs regarding the Foundation's 
        activities.
            ``(2) Membership.--The Advisory Committee shall be composed 
        of 7 members, of whom--
                    ``(A) 3 shall be appointed by the Secretary;
                    ``(B) 1 shall be appointed by the majority leader 
                of the Senate;
                    ``(C) 1 shall be appointed by the minority leader 
                of the Senate;
                    ``(D) 1 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
                House of Representatives; and
                    ``(E) 1 shall be appointed by the minority leader 
                of the House of Representatives.
            ``(3) Appointment of incumbent members of board of 
        directors.--Members appointed to the Advisory Committee may 
        include individuals who were members of the Board of Directors 
        of the Foundation on the date immediately preceding the date of 
        the enactment of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
        Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011.
    ``(b) Supervision.--The Foundation shall be subject to the 
supervision and direction of the Secretary, working through the 
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, and in 
consultation with the Advisory Committee.''.
    (d) Fellowship Program.--Section 206(a)(1)(A) of the Vietnam 
Education Foundation Act of 2000 is amended by striking ``technology, 
and computer sciences'' and inserting ``academic computer science, 
public policy, and academic and public management''.
    (e) Appointment of Executive Director.--Section 208(a) of the 
Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``shall be 
        appointed'' and inserting ``may be appointed'';
            (2) in the second sentence, by inserting ``, serve the 
        Advisory Committee,'' after ``Executive Officer of the 
        Foundation''; and
            (3) by striking the last sentence.
    (f) Conforming Amendments.--The Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 
2000 is amended--
            (1) in section 203--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (1);
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
                paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (2), as 
                redesignated, the following:
            ``(3) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
        of State.'';
            (2) in section 208--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                        ``Board'' and inserting ``Secretary''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``Board'' each place it 
                        appears and inserting ``Secretary''; and
                    (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``Board'' and 
                inserting ``Secretary''; and
            (3) in section 209(b), by striking ``Board'' and inserting 
        ``Secretary''.
    (g) Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961.--Section 
112(a) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2460(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) programs administered by the Vietnam Education 
        Foundation.''.
    (h) Transfer of Functions.--
            (1) In general.--All functions and assets of the Vietnam 
        Education Foundation, as of the day before the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, are transferred to the Bureau of 
        Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State.
            (2) Personnel.--The Assistant Secretary for Educational and 
        Cultural Affairs may hire--
                    (A) personnel who were employed by the Vietnam 
                Education Foundation on the day before the date of the 
                enactment of this Act; and
                    (B) such other personnel as may be necessary to 
                support the Foundation, in accordance with part III of 
                title 5, United States Code.
    (i) Support for Institutional Development in Vietnam.--
            (1) Grants authorized.--The Secretary of State, acting 
        through the Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural 
        Affairs, may award 1 or more grants to institutions of higher 
        education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))).
            (2) Use of funds.--Grant funds awarded under paragraph (1) 
        shall be used to implement graduate-level academic and public 
        policy management leadership programs in Vietnam that--
                    (A) support the equitable and sustainable 
                socioeconomic development of Vietnam;
                    (B) feature teaching and research components;
                    (C) promote the development of institutional 
                capacity in Vietnam;
                    (D) operate according to core principles of good 
                governance; and
                    (E) enjoy autonomy from the Government of Vietnam.
            (3) Application.--
                    (A) In general.--Each institution of higher 
                education desiring a grant under this section shall 
                submit an application to the Secretary of State at such 
                time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
                information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
                    (B) Competitive basis.--Each grant authorized under 
                paragraph (1) shall be awarded under the Mutual 
                Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 
                U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), and established Federal 
                assistance award procedures of the Bureau of 
                Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of 
                State.
            (4) Source of grant funds.--The Secretary of State may use 
        amounts made available to the Vietnam Education Foundation 
        under section 207(c) of the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 
        2000 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note) for grants authorized under this 
        section.
    (j) Effective Date.--This section, and the amendments made by this 
section, shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 131. BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

    (a) Elimination of Editorials as Broadcasting Principle of United 
States Government.--Section 303(b)(3) of the United States 
International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6202(b)(3)) is 
amended by striking ``, including editorials,''.
    (b) Extension of Immunity From Civil Liability to Members of 
Broadcasting Board of Governors Acting in Capacity as Board Members of 
Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc..--Section 304(g) of the United 
States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6203(g)) is 
amended by striking ``RFE/RL Incorporated and'' and inserting ``RFE/RL 
Incorporated, Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc., and''.

SEC. 132. STATEMENT OF POLICY REGARDING CITIZEN DIPLOMACY.

    It shall be the policy of the United States --
            (1) to recognize the valuable work done by citizen 
        diplomacy organizations and individual citizen diplomat 
        volunteers, who address critical human needs, build bridges 
        across cultures, and promote mutual understanding between 
        Americans and the rest of the world;
            (2) to encourage more Americans to engage with citizens 
        from other countries through a variety of opportunities, 
        including studying abroad, hosting foreign students, and 
        participating in international volunteer programs;
            (3) to collaborate with nongovernmental organizations, 
        academic institutions, businesses, and faith-based 
        organizations to find ways to further empower and enable United 
        States citizens to engage in international volunteer and study 
        opportunities;
            (4) to encourage citizen diplomacy programs at the 
        Department of State and in the private sector as part of the 
        public diplomacy and development missions of the United States 
        Government; and
            (5) to continue to support, expand, and improve existing 
        United States Government programs that foster citizen diplomacy 
        and international volunteerism in development work, including 
        the Fulbright Program, Volunteers for Prosperity, and the Peace 
        Corps.

SEC. 133. PERFORMANCE-BASED MEASUREMENT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR 
              INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.

    Section 112 of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Report on Secondary School Academic Year Exchange Programs.--
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011, and annually 
thereafter, the President shall submit a report to the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives and the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate that describes the performance of the secondary 
school programs for international students of the Bureau, including--
            ``(1) information for each exchange program supported by 
        the United States on the objectives of such exchange;
            ``(2) the number of exchange participants supported;
            ``(3) the types of exchange activities conducted;
            ``(4) the total amount of Federal expenditures for such 
        exchanges;
            ``(5) the extent to which such exchanges are duplicative;
            ``(6) the number of sponsor organizations that are 
        designated by the Department of State to run international 
        secondary school exchange programs;
            ``(7) the types and number of incidents reported to the 
        Bureau's Office of Private Sector Exchange involving an 
        international student;
            ``(8) the average number of incidents per sponsoring 
        organization that the Office of Private Sector Exchange has 
        been made aware of, including serious problems or controversies 
        such as the death of a student, an accident, an arrest, or 
        reports of sexual abuse;
            ``(9) the average number of complaints reported to the 
        Office of Private Sector Exchange by a student, host family, 
        natural parent, or an interested citizen regarding the 
        performance by a sponsor of its responsibilities in the conduct 
        of its designated exchange visitor program as set forth in the 
        Exchange Visitor Program Regulations;
            ``(10) the number of visa designation compliance auditing 
        site visits made by United States Government officials to 
        sponsoring organizations running or participating in 
        international exchange programs, excluding routine contacts 
        between staff and officials of the Bureau and sponsoring 
        organizations as part of program management activities;
            ``(11) an analysis of the satisfaction of international 
        secondary school academic year participants with their program 
        experience;
            ``(12) the average cost per international secondary school 
        academic year participant;
            ``(13) the numbers of hours program staff members and 
        volunteers of the exchange program designated organizations are 
        trained in secondary school academic year youth exchange 
        oversight and monitoring and J-visa compliance, and by what 
        type of resource; and
            ``(14) an analysis of best practices in the areas of 
        recruitment and selection of host parents, program management 
        of sponsor organizations, and other related issues used to run 
        these international exchange programs.''.

SEC. 134. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING IN IRAN.

    It is the sense of Congress that the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors should expand international broadcasting in Iran, including 
through increased Farsi language news programming, counter-jamming and 
Internet censorship circumvention measures, and other means which 
provide for the dissemination of accurate and independent information 
to the people of Iran through radio, television, Internet, mobile 
devices, and other forms of connective technology.

           Subtitle C--Consular Services and Related Matters

SEC. 141. REFORMING REFUGEE PROCESSING.

    (a) Adjustments of Status of Refugees.--Section 209(a)(1) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1159) is amended, in the 
matter following subparagraph (C)--
            (1) by striking ``or be returned to the custody of'' and 
        inserting ``to''; and
            (2) by striking ``for inspection and examination'' and 
        inserting ``to be inspected and examined''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 142. DEFINITION OF ``USE'' IN PASSPORT AND VISA OFFENSES.

    Chapter 75 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the table of sections, by inserting before the item 
        relating to section 1541 the following:

``1540. Meaning of `use' and `uses'.'';
        and
            (2) by inserting before section 1541 the following:
``Sec. 1540. Meaning of `use' and `uses'
    ``For purposes of this chapter, the terms `use' and `uses' shall be 
given their plain meaning, including use for identification 
purposes.''.

SEC. 143. VISA INELIGIBILITY FOR INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION.

    Section 212(a)(10)(C)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(10)(C)(iii)) is amended--
            (1) in subclause (I), by adding ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in subclause (II), by striking ``; or'' at the end and 
        inserting a period; and
            (3) by striking subclause (III).

SEC. 144. VACCINATION WAIVER FOR ADOPTED CHILDREN.

    Section 212(a)(1)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1182(a)(1)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking ``section 
101(b)(1)(F),'' and inserting ``subparagraph (F) or (G) of section 
101(b)(1);''.

SEC. 145. SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH REQUIREMENT FOR VISA APPLICATIONS.

    Section 221(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1201(b)) is amended by striking ``signed by him''.

SEC. 146. ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INFORMATION TO 
              VISA APPLICANTS.

    Section 833(a)(5)(A) of the Violence Against Women and Department 
of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (8 U.S.C. 1375a(a)(5)(A)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iv) Subject to such regulations as the 
                        Secretary of State may prescribe, mailings 
                        required under this subsection may be 
                        transmitted by electronic means if an applicant 
                        consents to electronic service.''.

SEC. 147. SIBLING ADOPTIONS.

    Section 101(b)(1)(G) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)(G)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating clause (ii) as subclause (VI);
            (2) by striking ``25 years of age'' and all that follows 
        through ``if--'' and inserting ``25 years of age, if--'';
            (3) by striking ``a child under the age of sixteen'' and 
        inserting the following ``a child who--
                            ``(i) is younger than 16 years of age'';
            (4) in subclause (VI), as redesignated, by striking the 
        period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ii) subject to the same conditions as in 
                        clause (i), except with respect to the age of 
                        the child--
                                    ``(I) is a natural sibling of a 
                                child described in clause (i), 
                                subparagraph (E)(i), or subparagraph 
                                (F)(i);
                                    ``(II) has been adopted abroad, or 
                                is coming to the United States for 
                                adoption, by the adoptive parent (or 
                                prospective adoptive parent) or parents 
                                of the sibling described in clause (i), 
                                subparagraph (E)(i), or subparagraph 
                                (F)(i); and
                                    ``(III) is younger than 18 years of 
                                at the time a petition is filed in his 
                                or her behalf to accord a 
                                classification as an immediate relative 
                                under section 201(b).''.

SEC. 148. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE INTELLIGENCE REFORM AND 
              TERRORISM PREVENTION ACT OF 2004.

    Title VII of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act 
of 2004 (Public Law 108-458) is amended--
            (1) in section 7201(c)(1), by inserting ``and the 
        Department of State'' after ``used by the Department of 
        Homeland Security''; and
            (2) in section 7209(d) (8 U.S.C. 1185 note), by striking 
        ``the Secretary, in conjunction with the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security'' and inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
        in consultation with the Secretary of State''.

SEC. 149. VIDEOCONFERENCE INTERVIEWS.

    (a) Pilot Program.--The Secretary of State may develop and conduct 
a 2-year pilot program for the processing of tourist visas using secure 
remote videoconferencing technology as a method for conducting visa 
interviews of applicants. In developing the pilot program, the 
Secretary of State shall work with other Federal agencies that use such 
secure communications to help ensure security of the videoconferencing 
transmission and encryption.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after initiating the 
        pilot program under subsection (a) and not later than 3 months 
        after the end of the 2-year period referred to in subsection 
        (a), the Secretary of State shall submit a report on such pilot 
        program to the appropriate congressional committees.
            (2) Contents.--Each report submitted under this subsection 
        shall--
                    (A) assess the efficacy and security of using 
                secure remote videoconferencing technology as a method 
                for conducting visa interviews of applicants, including 
                any effect such method may have on an interviewer's 
                ability to determine an applicant's credibility and 
                uncover fraud; and
                    (B) include recommendations on whether or not the 
                pilot program should be continued, broadened, or 
                modified.

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

            Subtitle A--Modernizing the Department of State

SEC. 201. CREATION OF A MODERN AND EXPEDITIONARY FOREIGN SERVICE.

    (a) Targeted Expansion of Foreign Service.--The Secretary of State 
shall expand the Foreign Service to--
            (1) fill vacancies, particularly overseas vacancies that 
        are critical to key United States foreign policy and national 
        security interests, to prevent crises from emerging;
            (2) increase the capacity of the Department of State to 
        assign and deploy Foreign Service officers and other personnel 
        to prevent, mitigate, and respond to international crises and 
        instability in foreign countries that threaten key United 
        States foreign policy and national security interests; and
            (3) ensure that members of the Foreign Service, before 
        beginning assignments that require additional or improved 
        skills--
                    (A) receive language, security, area, and other 
                training that is necessary to successfully execute 
                their responsibilities in their new assignments; and
                    (B) have the opportunity to obtain advanced and 
                other education that will increase the capacity of the 
                Foreign Service to complete its mission.
    (b) Authorized Personnel Increases.--
            (1) Department of state.--The Secretary of State is 
        authorized to increase the number of members of the Foreign 
        Service--
                    (A) by 750 above attrition during fiscal year 2010; 
                and
                    (B) by an additional 750 above attrition during 
                fiscal year 2011.
            (2) USAID.--In addition to the personnel increases 
        authorized under paragraph (1), the Administrator of the United 
        States Agency for International Development (USAID) is 
        authorized to increase the number of members of the Foreign 
        Service employed by USAID--
                    (A) by 350 above attrition during fiscal year 2010; 
                and
                    (B) by an additional 350 above attrition during 
                fiscal year 2011.
            (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
        be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of State 
        or the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
        International Development to hire personnel.
    (c) Training.--Section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4028) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) The Secretary of State shall ensure that members of the 
Service, before receiving assignments that require new and improved 
skills--
            ``(1) receive language, security, area, civilian-military 
        roles, and other training that is necessary to successfully 
        execute their responsibilities in their new assignments; and
            ``(2) have opportunities during their careers to obtain 
        advanced education and training in academic and other relevant 
        institutions in the United States and in other countries to 
        increase the capacity of the Service to fulfill its mission.''.

SEC. 202. CONFLICT PREVENTION, MITIGATION, AND RESOLUTION TRAINING.

    (a) In General.--Section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as 
amended by section 301(d), is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(e) The Secretary of State shall ensure that relevant officers of 
the Foreign Service deploying to areas undergoing significant conflict 
or considered to be at risk of significant conflict receive appropriate 
advanced training in conflict prevention, mitigation, and resolution, 
including an understanding of--
            ``(1) peace processes, negotiations, and decision-making;
            ``(2) patterns of escalation;
            ``(3) country and region-specific issues, including 
        resource allocation, as contributing factors to peace or 
        conflict;
            ``(4) related civilian-military coordination and planning; 
        and
            ``(5) how to function successfully when--
                    ``(A) public order has been undermined by 
                instability; or
                    ``(B) there is no civil authority that can 
                effectively provide public safety.''.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees that describes the efforts made by the 
Department of State to further expand and facilitate conflict 
prevention, mitigation, and resolution training.

SEC. 203. MASS ATROCITIES.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the maintenance of global peace and security--
                    (A) is in the interest of the United States; and
                    (B) is threatened by acts of genocide and other 
                mass atrocities against civilians;
            (2) several studies, including ``Preventing Genocide: A 
        Blueprint for U.S. Policymakers'', published in December 2008 
        by the Genocide Prevention Task Force, which was co-chaired by 
        former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former 
        Secretary of Defense William Cohen, offer recommendations to 
        improve United States capabilities to predict, detect, respond 
        to, and prevent mass atrocities; and
            (3) the enhanced capacity to prevent and address such mass 
        atrocities is in the humanitarian and strategic interests of 
        the United States.
    (b) Early Warning Assessment.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit, to 
the appropriate congressional committees, an assessment of--
            (1) current methods to monitor indicators of potential mass 
        atrocities; and
            (2) capabilities to provide early warnings to relevant 
        agencies and appropriate congressional committees to reduce the 
        risk of mass atrocities against civilians.

SEC. 204. CRISIS RESPONSE.

    Section 1603(5) of the Reconstruction and Stabilization Civilian 
Management Act of 2008 (title XVI of Public Law 110-417; 22 U.S.C. 
2734a note) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(5) Personnel.--The term `personnel' means--
                    ``(A) individuals serving in any service described 
                in section 2101 of title 5, United States Code, other 
                than in the legislative or judicial branch;
                    ``(B) individuals employed by personal services 
                contract, including individuals employed pursuant to--
                            ``(i) section 2(c) of the State Department 
                        Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
                        2669(c)); or
                            ``(ii) section 636(a)(3) of the Foreign 
                        Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2396(a)(3));
                    ``(C) individuals appointed under section 303 of 
                the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3943); and
                    ``(D) Locally employed staff who are employed by 
                participating agencies.''.

            Subtitle B--Foreign Services Overseas Pay Equity

SEC. 211. SHORT TITLE.

    This subtitle may be cited as the ``Foreign Service Overseas Pay 
Equity Act of 2009''.

SEC. 212. OVERSEAS COMPARABILITY PAY ADJUSTMENT.

    (a) Overseas Comparability Pay Adjustment.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 4 of title I of the Foreign 
        Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3961 et seq.) is amended by 
        adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 415. OVERSEAS COMPARABILITY PAY ADJUSTMENT.

    ``(a) In General.--A member of the Service who is designated class 
1 or below for purposes of section 403 and whose official duty station 
is neither in the continental United States nor in a nonforeign area 
shall receive, in accordance with the phase-in schedule set forth in 
subsection (c), a locality-based comparability payment (stated as a 
percentage) equal to the locality-based comparability payment (stated 
as a percentage) that would be provided under section 5304 of title 5, 
United States Code, if such member's official duty station were in the 
District of Columbia.
    ``(b) Treatment as Basic Pay.--The amount of any locality-based 
comparability payment, which is payable to a member of the Service 
under this section--
            ``(1) shall be considered a part of the basic pay of such 
        member for the purposes described in--
                    ``(A) section 5304(c)(2)(A) of title 5, United 
                States Code; and
                    ``(B) chapter 8 of this Act; and
            ``(2) shall be subject to any limitations on pay applicable 
        to locality-based comparability payments under section 5304 of 
        title 5, United States Code.
    ``(c) Phase-In.--The locality-based comparability payment payable 
to a member of the Service under this section--
            ``(1) during the period beginning on the first day of the 
        first full pay period that is 90 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this subsection, and ending on the last day of the 
        last pay period in fiscal year 2009, shall be up to 33.33 
        percent of the payment which would otherwise apply under 
        subsection (a);
            ``(2) during the period beginning on the first day of the 
        first pay period in fiscal year 2010 and ending on the last day 
        of the last pay period in fiscal year 2010, shall be up to 
        66.67 percent of the payment which would otherwise apply under 
        subsection (a); and
            ``(3) beginning on the first day of the first pay period in 
        fiscal year 2011, shall be equal to the payment determined 
        under subsection (a).
    ``(d) Nonforeign Area Defined.--In this section, the term 
`nonforeign area' means 1 of the areas listed in section 591.205 of 
title 5, Code of Federal Regulations.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of contents under 
        section 2 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et 
        seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
        section 414 the following:

``Sec. 415. Overseas comparability pay adjustment.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments Relating to the Foreign Service 
Retirement Systems.--
            (1) Contributions to the fund.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 805(a) of the Foreign 
                Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4045(a)) is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) by striking ``7.25 percent'' 
                                and inserting ``7 percent''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``The contribution 
                                by the employing agency'' and all that 
                                follows through ``and shall be made'' 
                                and inserting ``An equal amount shall 
                                be contributed by the employing 
                                agency'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (A), by 
                                striking ``, plus an amount equal to 
                                .25 percent of basic pay''; and
                                    (II) in subparagraph (B), by 
                                striking ``, plus an amount equal to 
                                .25 percent of basic pay''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``, 
                        plus .25 percent''.
                    (B) Effective date.--The amendments made by 
                subparagraph (A) shall take effect on the first day of 
                the first pay period beginning on or after October 1, 
                2011 (or during any portion of such pay period).
            (2) Computation of annuities.--Section 806(a)(9) of the 
        Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4046(a)(9)) is amended 
        by striking ``is outside the continental United States shall'' 
        and inserting ``was outside the continental United States 
        during the period beginning on December 29, 2002, and ending on 
        the day before the first day of the first pay period beginning 
        on or after October 1, 2010, shall, to the extent that such 
        computation is based on the basic salary or basic pay of such 
        member while the member was outside the United States,''.
            (3) Entitlement to annuity.--Section 855(a)(3) of the 
        Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4071d(a)(3)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``section 8414'' and inserting 
                ``section 8415''; and
                    (B) by striking ``is outside the continental United 
                States shall'' and inserting ``was outside the 
                continental United States during the period beginning 
                on December 29, 2002, and ending on the day before the 
                first day of the first pay period beginning on or after 
                October 1, 2011 (or during any portion of such pay 
                period), shall, to the extent that such computation is 
                based on the basic salary or basic pay of such member 
                while the member was outside the United States,''.
            (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 specified in this paragraph shall 
be as follows:


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                 ``Percentage                                             Time Period
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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 the day before the first day of the first
                                                pay period beginning on or after October 1, 2011.
7.5..........................................  Beginning on the first day of the first pay period beginning on
                                                or after October 1, 2011.''.
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    (c) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than October 1, 2011, the 
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives, and Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform of the House of Representatives that includes--
            (1) an assessment of all allowances provided to members of 
        the Foreign Service under--
                    (A) the Foreign Service Act of 1980; or
                    (B) title 5, United States Code; and
            (2) an explanation of how such allowances have been, or 
        will be, affected by the amendments to the Foreign Service Act 
        of 1980 made under this Act.

          Subtitle C--Other Organization and Personnel Matters

SEC. 221. DEATH GRATUITY.

    Section 413(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3973(a)) is amended by striking ``at the time of death.'' and inserting 
``at level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, 
United States Code, at the time of death except that for employees 
compensated under a local compensation plan established under section 
408, the amount of such gratuity shall be equal to the greater of 1 
year's salary at the time of death or 1 year's basic salary at the 
highest step of the highest grade on the local compensation plan from 
which the employee was being paid at the time of death.''.

SEC. 222. EXPANSION AND EXTENSION OF ANNUITANT WAIVER FOR RESPONSE 
              READINESS CORPS.

    (a) Amendments to State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956.--
Section 61(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2733(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or to posts vacated'' 
        and inserting ``, to positions in the Response Readiness Corps, 
        or to posts vacated''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2010'' and inserting 
        ``2012''.
    (b) Amendments to Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.--Section 
625(j)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2385(j)(1)) 
is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or to posts 
        vacated'' and inserting ``, to positions in the Response 
        Readiness Corps, or to posts vacated''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``2010'' and inserting 
        ``2012''.

SEC. 223. REEMPLOYMENT OF ANNUITANTS.

    Section 824(g) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
4064(g)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``to facilitate the 
        assignment of persons to Iraq and Afghanistan or to posts 
        vacated by members of the Service assigned to Iraq and 
        Afghanistan'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (2); and
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).

SEC. 224. LOCALLY EMPLOYED STAFF.

    (a) Findings.--Based on information obtained from the April 2009 
report from the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of 
State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors, entitled ``Review of 
Locally Employed Staff Compensation Issues'' (Report Number ISP-I-09-
44), Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) United States embassies and consulates worldwide retain 
        over 51,000 locally employed staff under local compensation 
        plans in about 170 overseas missions. A report by the Office of 
        the Inspector General of the Department of State and the 
        Broadcasting Board of Governors, entitled ``Review of Locally 
        Employed Staff Compensation Issues'' (Report Number ISP-I-09-
        44), stated: ``The U.S. is falling behind in providing a 
        competitive compensation package for locally employed staff 
        that is commensurate with their experience, technical skills, 
        and responsibilities.''.
            (2) The ability of United States overseas missions to 
        retain locally employed staff and to recruit new, qualified 
        staff is vital to the success of those missions.
            (3) To addresses differences in the skill levels required 
        for different categories of locally employed staff positions, 
        the Inspector General's report recommended that ``separate data 
        and separate scales should be established for certain types of 
        employees''.
            (4) The current locally employed staff compensation review 
        process requires improvement, including increasing transparency 
        and interagency involvement, reducing disparities between the 
        salary and budget cycles, and improving the use of outmoded and 
        cumbersome communication technology.
    (b) Review.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after date of the 
        enactment of this Act, and not less than every 5 years 
        thereafter, the Secretary of State shall--
                    (A) review salary and compensation guidelines for 
                overseas, locally employed staff of the Department of 
                State;
                    (B) review--
                            (i) whether the United States is falling 
                        behind in providing a competitive compensation 
                        package for locally employed staff that is 
                        commensurate with their experience, technical 
                        skills, and responsibilities; and
                            (ii) the implications for providing average 
                        salary increases that are approximately 60 
                        percent of prevailing practice;
                    (C) provide recommendations on how to recruit new, 
                qualified staff; and
                    (D) provide recommendations for separate data and a 
                separate pay scale for highly skilled and trained 
                professional positions.
            (2) Compensation database.--Not later than 180 days after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
        shall establish a comprehensive database for salary and 
        compensation information for such staff, as recommended by the 
        Office of Inspector General in a April 2009 report entitled 
        ``Review of Locally Employed Staff Compensation Issues'' 
        (Report Number ISP-I-09-44).
            (3) Pay scales for locally employed professionals.--The 
        review under paragraph (1)(A) shall include a summary of 
        efforts to address pay scales for locally employed staff to 
        ensure adequate compensation for professional level positions, 
        such as medical officers, laboratory management, public health 
        information technology positions, and other highly skilled 
        positions.
    (c) Guidelines.--Not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall consult with appropriate 
congressional committees on proposed guidelines for awards, pay scales, 
and compensation of overseas, locally employed staff of the Department 
of State, including for loss of life while on duty.
    (d) Locally Employed Staff Defined.--In this section, the term 
``locally employed staff'' means employees compensated under local 
compensation plans established under section 408 of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3968).

SEC. 225. REPEAL OF RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR SENIOR FOREIGN 
              SERVICE.

    Section 305 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3945) is 
amended by striking subsection (d).

SEC. 226. FOREIGN RELATIONS EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.

    Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 63. FOREIGN RELATIONS EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may establish exchange programs 
under which officers or employees of the Department of State, including 
individuals appointed under title 5, United States Code, and members of 
the Foreign Service may be assigned, for a period not to exceed 1 year, 
to a position with any foreign government or international entity that 
permits an employee to be assigned to a position with the Department of 
State.
    ``(b) Salary and Benefits.--
            ``(1) Foreign service members.--During a period in which a 
        member of the Foreign Service is participating in an exchange 
        program authorized under subsection (a), such member shall be 
        entitled to the salary and benefits to which such member would 
        be entitled if such member were assigned to an agency, 
        international organization, or other body under section 503 of 
        the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3983).
            ``(2) Detailees.--An employee of the Department of State 
        (other than a member of the Foreign Service participating in an 
        exchange program authorized under subsection (a)) shall be 
        treated in all respects as if detailed to an international 
        organization under section 3343(b) of title 5, United States 
        Code. The salary of such employee shall be the higher of the 
        salary that the employee would receive but for the assignment 
        under this section or the salary of the position to which the 
        employee is assigned.
            ``(3) Payment.--The salary and benefits of an employee of a 
        foreign government or international entity participating in a 
        program established under this section shall be paid by such 
        government or entity during the period in which such employee 
        is participating in the program, and shall not be reimbursed by 
        the Department of State.
    ``(c) Nonreciprocal Assignments.--The Secretary may authorize a 
nonreciprocal assignment of personnel pursuant to this section, with or 
without reimbursement from the foreign government or international 
entity for all or part of the salary and other expenses payable during 
the assignment, if such assignment is in the interests of the United 
States.
    ``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
construed to authorize the appointment as an officer or employee of the 
United States of--
            ``(1) an individual whose allegiance is to any country, 
        government, or foreign or international entity other than to 
        the United States; or
            ``(2) an individual who has not met the requirements of 
        sections 3331, 3332, 3333, and 7311 of title 5, United States 
        Code, and any other provision of law concerning eligibility for 
        appointment, and continuation of employment, as an officer or 
        employee of the United States.''.

SEC. 227. ENHANCED PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES FOR THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF 
              THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Annuitant.--The term ``annuitant'' means an individual 
        who, based on the service of such individual, is entitled to 
        benefits under a retirement system for Government employees.
            (2) Government employee.--The term ``Government employee'' 
        has the meaning given the term ``employee'' in section 2105(a) 
        of title 5, United States Code.
            (3) Inspector general.--The term ``Inspector General'' 
        means the Inspector General of the Department of State.
            (4) Office.--The term ``Office'' means the Office of 
        Inspector General of the Department of State.
    (b) Provisions Relating to Reemployed Annuitants.--
            (1) Waiver authority.--Subject to the conditions set forth 
        in paragraph (3), the Inspector General may waive the 
        application of any provision of law set forth in paragraph (2) 
        on behalf of any reemployed annuitant serving in a position 
        within the Office.
            (2) Provisions.--The provisions of law set forth in this 
        paragraph are--
                    (A) subsections (a) through (d) of section 8344 of 
                title 5, United States Code;
                    (B) subsections (a) through (e) of section 8468 of 
                title 5, United States Code;
                    (C) subsections (a) through (d) of section 824 of 
                the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064); and
                    (D) any other similar provision of law, as 
                identified by the Inspector General in regulations.
            (3) Conditions.--Waiver authority under this subsection may 
        be exercised only--
                    (A) on a case-by-case basis; and
                    (B) if, and for so long as, such waiver--
                            (i) is necessary due to--
                                    (I) difficulty in the recruitment 
                                or retention of a qualified employee 
                                for the position involved; or
                                    (II) a temporary emergency hiring 
                                need; and
                            (ii) does not cause the number of employees 
                        within the Office who are exempted from 1 or 
                        more of the provisions of law set forth in 
                        paragraph (2) (whether pursuant to a waiver 
                        under this subsection or otherwise) to exceed, 
                        as of any given date, 25 percent of the total 
                        workforce of the Office, determined on a full-
                        time equivalent basis.
            (4) Other authorities not affected.--The authority under 
        this subsection is in addition to any other authority available 
        to the Inspector General to engage individuals as reemployed 
        annuitants.
            (5) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
        be construed to permit or require that any reemployed annuitant 
        benefitting from a waiver of a provision of law set forth in 
        paragraph (2) be treated as a Government employee for purposes 
        of the retirement system to which such provision relates.
    (c) Provisions Relating to Contracts for Personal Services.--
            (1) In general.--The Inspector General may contract with 
        United States citizens for personal services to facilitate and 
        support the Office's oversight of programs and operations. Such 
        citizens shall not, by virtue of any such contract, be 
        considered to be Government employees for purposes of any law 
        administered, in whole or in part, by the Office of Personnel 
        Management.
            (2) Relation to other laws.--Except as provided in 
        paragraph (2), this subsection shall not affect any 
        determination as to whether an individual performing services 
        pursuant to any contract under this subsection is a Government 
        employee for purposes of any law of the United States. The 
        Secretary of State may determine the applicability, with 
        respect to any such individual, of any law administered, in 
        whole or in part, by the Secretary.
            (3) Conditions.--The Inspector General may not enter into a 
        personal services contract under this subsection unless--
                    (A) in the judgment of the Inspector General, 
                personnel resources of the Office would otherwise be 
                insufficient;
                    (B) the contract is for a term of 2 years or less, 
                unless the Inspector General determines that 
                exceptional circumstances justify an extension of not 
                longer than 1 additional year; and
                    (C) not more than 15 percent of the workforce of 
                the Office, as of any given date, consists of 
                individuals serving under personal services contracts 
                (whether entered into under this subsection or 
                otherwise), determined on a full-time equivalent basis.
            (4) Other authorities not affected.--The authority under 
        this subsection is in addition to any other authority available 
        to the Inspector General to engage individuals under a personal 
        services contract.
    (d) Report.--In the Office of the Inspector General's semiannual 
report to Congress, the Inspector General shall include information on 
the usage and rationale related to annuitants hired under this section.

SEC. 228. PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.

    (a) In General.--In addition to other authorities that may be 
available, the Secretary of State may establish a pilot program 
(referred to in this section as the ``Program'') to respond to new or 
emerging needs or to augment existing services by contracting with 
United States nationals and aliens lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence to provide personal services in the United States or in the 
United States and outside the United States.
    (b) Conditions.--The Program authorized under subsection (a) may be 
established if--
            (1) the Secretary determines that existing personnel 
        resources are insufficient;
            (2) the length of each contract, including options, is not 
        greater than 2 years, unless the Secretary determines that 
        exceptional circumstances justify an extension of up to 1 
        additional year;
            (3) not more than 200 people are employed at any time as 
        personal services contractors under this section; and
            (4) the Program is only used to obtain specialized skills 
        or experience or to respond to urgent needs.
    (c) Status of Personal Service Contractors.--
            (1) Office of personnel management.--An individual entering 
        into a personal services contract under the Program shall not, 
        by virtue of such hiring, be considered to be an employee of 
        the United States Government for purposes of any law 
        administered by the Office of Personnel Management. The 
        Secretary may determine the applicability to such individuals 
        of section 2(f) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
        (22 U.S.C. 2669(f)) and of any other law administered by the 
        Secretary concerning the employment of such individuals.
            (2) Federal employment status.--Except as provided in 
        paragraph (1), this section shall not affect the determination 
        as to whether an individual entering into a personal services 
        contract under the Program is an employee of the United States 
        Government for purposes of any Federal law.
    (d) Termination of Authority.--
            (1) In general.--The authority to award personal services 
        contracts under the Program shall terminate on September 30, 
        2014.
            (2) Effect on existing contracts.--Any contract entered 
        into before the termination date set forth in paragraph (1) may 
        remain in effect until the expiration date set forth in such 
        contract.

SEC. 229. AMENDMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE ACT OF 1980.

    Section 209 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (5); and
            (2) in subsection (d)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (D), by adding ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a period; and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (F).

SEC. 230. OFFICE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--There is established, in the Office of the 
        Secretary of State, the Office for Global Women's Issues 
        (referred to in this section as the ``Office'').
            (2) Staff.--The Secretary of State may assign appropriate 
        staff with relevant technical and operational expertise to the 
        Office to carry out the purposes of this section.
    (b) Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues.--The Office 
shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues 
(referred to in this section as the ``Ambassador''), who--
            (1) shall be appointed by the President, by and with the 
        advice and consent of the Senate;
            (2) shall report directly to the Secretary of State; and
            (3) shall have the rank and status of Ambassador-at-Large.
    (c) Duties.--
            (1) In general.--The Ambassador is authorized to--
                    (A) coordinate and advise on activities, policies, 
                programs, and funding of relevant bureaus and offices 
                of the Department of State, which relate to--
                            (i) gender integration;
                            (ii) women's and girls' economic, social, 
                        and legal development, protection, and 
                        improvement in role and status in societies; 
                        and
                            (iii) prevention and response to violence 
                        against women and girls, including child 
                        marriage and forced marriage;
                    (B) promote and advance the full integration of 
                gender analysis into the programs, structures, 
                processes, and capacities of the Department of State 
                and other Federal Government agencies conducting 
                international programs;
                    (C) work with relevant offices of the Department of 
                State to promote the collection, retention, and 
                analysis of data on programs and activities of the 
                Department--
                            (i) to integrate gender into its policies 
                        and programs;
                            (ii) regarding the protection and economic, 
                        social, and legal development of women and 
                        girls;
                            (iii) to improve the role and status of 
                        women and girls in societies; and
                            (iv) to prevent and respond to violence 
                        against women and girls, including child 
                        marriage and forced marriage; and
                    (D) design, support, and implement relevant 
                activities and programs regarding international girls' 
                and women's issues, in coordination with relevant 
                bureaus and offices of the Department of State;
            (2) Coordinating role.--The Ambassador is authorized to--
                    (A) advise and coordinate with relevant Executive 
                Branch agencies engaged in international women's 
                policies and programs, including the Department of 
                Justice, the Department of Labor, the Department of 
                Education, the Department of Health and Human Services, 
                the Department of Agriculture, the Department of 
                Defense, the Department of Commerce, the United States 
                Agency for International Development, and the 
                Millennium Challenge Corporation, on policies, 
                programs, and funding of such agencies relating to 
                women's issues in their international programs and 
                policies; and
                    (B) work with the relevant Executive Branch 
                agencies described in subparagraph (A) to compile and 
                make public comprehensive information about 
                international programs of the United States Government 
                relating to--
                            (i) the economic, social, and legal 
                        development of women and girls;
                            (ii) the protection of women and girls;
                            (iii) the improvement of the role and 
                        status of women and girls in societies;
                            (iv) the prevention of, and response to, 
                        violence against women and girls, including 
                        child marriage and forced marriage; and
                            (v) the outcomes and effectiveness of such 
                        programs.
            (3) Diplomatic representation.--Subject to the direction of 
        the President and the Secretary of State, the Ambassador is 
        authorized to represent the United States in matters relevant 
        to the status of women internationally.
    (d) Interagency Cooperation.--
            (1) Authorization.--The Ambassador is authorized--
                    (A) to provide advice and guidance, as appropriate, 
                to the Federal Government agencies described in 
                subsection (c)(2)(A); and
                    (B) on behalf of the Secretary of State, to convene 
                periodic meetings with other Federal Government 
                agencies to enhance and ensure effective coordination 
                of policies, programs, and resources regarding critical 
                issues related to international women's status and 
                development.
            (2) Sense of the senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
        that the heads of the relevant Federal Government agencies 
        described in subsection (c)(2)(A) should ensure effective 
        implementation and coordination of all international women's 
        policies and programs by sharing information with the Office on 
        programs described in subsection (c)(2)(B) on an annual basis.
    (e) Congressional Briefings.--Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
Ambassador shall brief Congress on the integration of gender 
considerations into its strategies, programming, and associated 
outcomes, and interagency cooperation.
    (f) Relationship to Other Laws Regarding Abortion.--Nothing in this 
Act shall be construed as affecting in any way existing statutory 
prohibitions related to abortion or existing statutory prohibitions on 
the use of funds to lobby for or against abortion.
    (g) Statement of Policy.--The United States Government remains 
committed to programs that seek to eliminate sex-selective abortion, 
coercive abortion, and involuntary sterilization.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
2011 through 2015 to carry out the activities authorized under this 
section.

SEC. 231. HOME LEAVE.

    (a) Home Leave Travel for Family Members.--Section 901(2) of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(2)) is amended to read as 
follows:
            ``(2) authorized or required home leave, including optional 
        home leave travel, in an amount that does not exceed the cost, 
        per person, of the member of the Service, by--
                    ``(A) family members residing at the employee's 
                post of assignment; and
                    ``(B) family members residing at other authorized 
                locations because they are prevented by official order 
                from residing at post;''.
    (b) Home Leave Technical Amendment.--Section 903(a) of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4083(a)) is amended by striking ``18 
months of continuous service abroad'' and inserting ``12 months of 
continuous service abroad (or after a shorter period of such service if 
the member's assignment is terminated for the convenience of the 
Service)''.

SEC. 232. TRAINING SUPPORT SERVICES.

    Section 704(a)(4)(B) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
4024(a)(4)(B)) is amended--
     (a) by inserting ``education and training specialists, including'' 
after ``to serve as''; and
    (b) by striking ``other academic and training specialists'' and 
inserting ``other specialists who perform work directly relating to the 
design, delivery, oversight, or coordination of training delivered by 
the institution''.

SEC. 233. EMPLOYMENT OF MINORITIES AND WOMEN.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the United States Government should support programs 
        that promote the participation of minorities and women in the 
        Foreign Service;
            (2) members of the Foreign Service should reflect the 
        diversity of American society and the wide-ranging talents and 
        background of its people;
            (3) the participation of minorities and women in the 
        Foreign Service would help promote and advance the goals of 
        United States foreign policy.
    (b) Report Concerning the Employment of Minorities and Women.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than April 1, 2011, and April 1, 
        2012, the Secretary shall submit a comprehensive report to 
        Congress, with respect to the preceding calendar year, 
        concerning the employment of members of minority groups and 
        women at the Department of State, including the Civil Service 
        and the Foreign Service.
            (2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall be organized in terms of real numbers and percentages, 
        instead of ratios, and shall report--
                    (A) for the last preceding Foreign Service 
                examination and promotion cycles for which such 
                information is available, the numbers and percentages 
                of--
                            (i) members of all minority groups and 
                        women taking the written Foreign Service 
                        examination;
                            (ii) members of all minority groups and 
                        women successfully completing and passing the 
                        written Foreign Service examination;
                            (iii) members of all minority groups and 
                        women successfully completing and passing the 
                        oral Foreign Service examination;
                            (iv) members of all minority groups and 
                        women entering the junior officer class of the 
                        Foreign Service;
                            (v) members of all minority groups and 
                        women who are Foreign Service officers at each 
                        grade; and
                            (vi) members of all minority groups and 
                        women promoted to each grade of the Foreign 
                        Service; and
                    (B) for the last preceding year for Civil Service 
                employment at the Department of State for which such 
                information is available, the numbers and percentages 
                of--
                            (i) members of all minority groups and 
                        women entering the Civil Service;
                            (ii) members of all minority groups and 
                        women who are Civil Service employees at each 
                        grade of the Civil Service; and
                            (iii) members of all minority groups and 
                        women promoted at each grade of the Civil 
                        Service.
    (c) Recruitment of Minority Groups and Women.--
            (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
        to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal 
        years 2010 and 2011, for the recruitment of members of minority 
        groups and women for careers in the Foreign Service and 
        international affairs.
            (2) Conduct of recruitment activities.--
                    (A) In general.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to 
                paragraph (1) may only be used for activities directly 
                related to the recruitment of minorities and women, 
                such as--
                            (i) creating recruitment materials designed 
                        to target members of minority groups and women; 
                        and
                            (ii) travel expenses of recruitment trips 
                        to colleges, universities, and other 
                        institutions or locations.
                    (B) Limitation.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to 
                paragraph (1) may not be used to pay the salaries of 
                Department of State employees.

                 TITLE III--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

SEC. 301. PROMOTING ASSIGNMENTS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Secretary should--
            (1) ensure that the Department of State is able to 
        appropriately staff United States missions both within the 
        United States and abroad that are dedicated to representing the 
        United States to international organizations and multilateral 
        institutions, including missions in New York, Brussels, Geneva, 
        Rome, Montreal, Nairobi, Vienna, and Paris;
            (2) develop persons with specialized skills necessary to 
        become experts in multilateral diplomacy given the large number 
        of positions in the United States and abroad that are dedicated 
        to this specialty; and
            (3) consider as a factor for promotions whether a member of 
        the Foreign Service has served in a position whose primary 
        responsibility is to formulate policy toward, or represent the 
        United States at, an international organization, a multilateral 
        institution, or a broad-based multilateral negotiation of an 
        international instrument.

SEC. 302. SYNCHRONIZATION OF UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
              INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

    In accordance with section 404 of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act of 2003 (Public Law 107-228; 116 Stat. 1389), there 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the 
synchronization of United States contributions to international 
organizations.

SEC. 303. PEACEKEEPING CONTRIBUTIONS.

    Section 404(b)(2)(B) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236; 22 U.S.C. 287e note) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(vi) For assessments made during calendar 
                        year 2010 and thereafter, 27.5 percent.''.

SEC. 304. BUYING POWER MAINTENANCE, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

    Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2651a et seq.), as amended by section 328, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 64. BUYING POWER MAINTENANCE, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

    ``(a) Establishment of Account.--There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States the `Buying Power Maintenance, 
International Organizations account' (referred to in this section as 
the `account') to offset fluctuations in foreign currency exchange 
rates that adversely affect United States contributions to 
international organizations.
    ``(b) Authority To Transfer Amounts to Account.--The Secretary of 
State may transfer to, and merge with, the account such amounts 
appropriated or otherwise made available for the Contributions to 
International Organizations account as the Secretary determines are 
beyond the needs of activities funded from that account because of 
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
    ``(c) Authority To Transfer Amounts From Account.--In order to 
offset adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, the 
Secretary of State may transfer to, and merge with, the Contributions 
to International Organizations account such amounts from the account as 
the Secretary determines are necessary to provide for the activities 
funded under that account.
    ``(d) Transfer of Unobligated Amounts.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to the limitations under this 
        subsection, not later than the last day of the fifth fiscal 
        year after the fiscal year for which amounts are appropriated 
        or otherwise made available for the Contributions to 
        International Organizations account, the Secretary of State may 
        transfer any unobligated balance of such amounts to the 
        account.
            ``(2) Limitation.--The balance of the account may not 
        exceed $100,000,000 as a result of any amounts transferred 
        under this subsection.
            ``(3) Reprogramming.--Any transfer under this subsection--
                    ``(A) shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds 
                under section 34; and
                    ``(B) shall only be available for obligation or 
                expenditure in accordance with the procedures 
                established under such section.
            ``(4) Scope.--The authority under this section may only be 
        exercised with respect to amounts appropriated or otherwise 
        made available after September 30, 2009.
    ``(e) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts transferred to the account 
under this section shall remain available until expended.
    ``(f) Other Authorities Not Affected.--The authority to transfer 
amounts under this section is in addition to transfer authority 
otherwise available to the Secretary of State under any other provision 
of law.''.

SEC. 305. UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN THE INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 2503 of the Foreign 
Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public Law 
105-277; 22 U.S.C. 276 note), the Secretary of State is authorized--
            (1) to facilitate the readmission and participation of the 
        United States in the Inter-Parliamentary Union; and
            (2) to pay expenses to meet the annual obligations of 
        membership in the Inter-Parliamentary Union, in accordance with 
        the assessments determined by the Governing Council.
    (b) Representation.--Notwithstanding section 2503 of the Foreign 
Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public Law 
105-277; 22 U.S.C. 276 note), the majority leader of the Senate, in 
consultation with the minority leader of the Senate, and the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives, in consultation with the minority leader 
of the House of Representatives, are authorized to designate Members of 
Congress to serve as delegates to the Assembly of the Inter-
Parliamentary Union.

SEC. 306. PROVISION OF LIVING QUARTERS AND ALLOWANCES TO THE UNITED 
              STATES REPRESENTATIVES TO THE UNITED NATIONS.

    Section 9 of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 
U.S.C. 287e-1) is amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 9. (a) The Secretary of State, under such regulations as the 
Secretary shall prescribe, and notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) 
of section 3324 of title 31, United States Code, and section 5536 of 
title 5, United States Code, may--
            ``(1) make available, to the Permanent Representative of 
        the United States to the United Nations and the Deputy 
        Permanent Representative of the United States to the United 
        Nations--
                    ``(A) living quarters leased or rented by the 
                United States for a period not longer than 10 years; 
                and
                    ``(B) allowances for unusual expenses incident to 
                the operation and maintenance of such living quarters 
                that are similar to expenses authorized under section 
                5913 of title 5, United States Code; and
            ``(2) make available living quarters in New York leased or 
        rented by the United States for--
                    ``(A) a period not longer than 10 years to other 
                United States representatives to the United Nations and 
                to not more than 2 employees who serve at the pleasure 
                of the Permanent Representative of the United States to 
                the United Nations; and
                    ``(B) a period not longer than 5 years to not more 
                than 35 members of the Foreign Service assigned to the 
                United States Mission to the United Nations; and
            ``(3) provide an allowance, as the Secretary considers 
        appropriate, to each Delegate and Alternate Delegate of the 
        United States to any session of the General Assembly of the 
        United Nations who is not a permanent member of the staff of 
        the United States Mission to the United Nations, in order to 
        compensate each such Delegate or Alternate Delegate for 
        necessary housing and subsistence expenses with respect to 
        attending any such session.
    ``(b) The Secretary of State may not make available living quarters 
or allowances under subsection (a) to an employee who is occupying 
living quarters that are owned by such employee.
    ``(c) Living quarters and allowances provided under subsection (a) 
shall be considered for all purposes as authorized under--
            ``(1) chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 
        1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081 et seq.); and
            ``(2) section 5913 of title 5, United States Code.
    ``(d) The Inspector General of the Department of State shall--
            ``(1) periodically review the administration of this 
        section to achieve cost savings; and
            ``(2) develop appropriate recommendations for the Secretary 
        of State regarding the administration of this section.''.

SEC. 307. RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS IN 
              INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall continue efforts to increase 
the number of qualified United States citizens employed by the United 
Nations and by other international organizations.
    (b) Duties of the Secretary.--Not later than 90 days after date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary--
            (1) shall develop, recruit, and maintain a roster of 
        qualified United States candidates for professional positions 
        and senior positions at the United Nations and other 
        international organizations, including those related to United 
        Nations peacekeeping operations;
            (2) shall designate an employee of the Department of 
        State--
                    (A) to closely monitor job openings at the United 
                Nations and other international organizations; and
                    (B) to connect those job openings with United 
                States citizens listed on the roster described in 
                paragraph (1) or through other mechanisms;
            (3) should establish a program that sponsors Junior 
        Professional Officers and Associate Expert positions, similar 
        to the support provided to such positions by Austria, Canada, 
        Switzerland, and the United Kingdom; and
            (4) shall update, as appropriate, reports to the 
        appropriate congressional committees that describe the measures 
        being taken by the Department of State to facilitate the 
        recruitment of qualified United States citizens for employment 
        at the United Nations and other international organizations.
    (c) Duties of the Secretary of the Treasury.--Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall--
            (1) develop, recruit, and maintain a roster of qualified 
        United States candidates for professional positions and senior 
        positions at international financial institutions (referred to 
        in this subsection as ``IFIs''), including the World Bank, the 
        International Monetary Fund, and other regional development 
        banks;
            (2) designate an employee of the Department of Treasury or 
        the Department of State--
                    (A) to closely monitor job openings at IFIs;
                    (B) to provide public notice of these openings, to 
                the extent possible; and
                    (C) to connect such job openings with United States 
                citizens who are listed on the roster described in 
                paragraph (1) or who are otherwise eligible;
            (3) update, as appropriate, reports to the appropriate 
        congressional committees that describes the measures being 
        taken by the Department of Treasury and the Department of State 
        to facilitate the recruitment of qualified United States 
        citizens for employment at IFIs; and
            (4) coordinate with the employee designated in paragraph 
        (2) to facilitate awareness of openings at international 
        organizations and IFIs.

SEC. 308. UNITED STATES MEMBERSHIP IN THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE 
              ENERGY AGENCY.

    (a) In General.--The President is authorized--
            (1) to accept the terms and conditions of the Statute of 
        the International Renewable Energy Agency (referred to in this 
        section as the ``Agency''); and
            (2) to maintain membership of the United States in the 
        Agency.
    (b) Payments of Assessed Contributions.--For fiscal year 2011 and 
each fiscal year thereafter, United States assessed contributions to 
the Agency may be paid from amounts appropriated under the heading 
``Contributions to International Organizations''.

                   TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 401. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS OF COUNTRIES IN 
              DEFAULT.

    (a) Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.--Section 620(q) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370(q)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``any country'' and inserting ``the 
        government of any country'';
            (2) by striking ``such country'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``such government''; and
            (3) by striking ``six calendar months'' and inserting ``1 
        year''.
    (b) Arms Export Control Act.--Chapter 4 of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2791 et seq.), is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 47 as section 48; and
            (2) by inserting after section 46 the following:

``SEC. 47. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS OF COUNTRIES IN 
              DEFAULT.

    ``No assistance may be furnished under section 23 of this Act to 
the government of any country which is in default, during a period 
exceeding 1 year, in payment to the United States of principal or 
interest on any loan made to the government of such country under this 
Act, unless--
            ``(1) such government meets its obligations under the loan; 
        or
            ``(2) the President--
                    ``(A) determines that assistance to such country is 
                in the national interest of the United States; and
                    ``(B) notifies the Speaker of the House of 
                Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations 
                of the Senate of such determination.''.

SEC. 402. INCREASED AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT 
              FORCES.

    (a) Police Training.--Section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2420) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``, and the 
                provision of professional'' and all that follows 
                through the semicolon at the end and inserting ``, 
                including any regional, district, municipal, or other 
                subnational entity emerging from instability;'';
                    (C) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) with respect to the provision of professional 
        training, including training in internationally recognized 
        standards of human rights and the rule of law;
            ``(9) with respect to assistance to foster civilian police 
        roles that support democratic governance and foster improved 
        police-community relations;
            ``(10) with respect to assistance to combat trafficking in 
        persons, address sexual and gender-based violence, reduce 
        corruption, prevent conflict, and respond to disasters;
            ``(11) with respect to assistance to address inhumane 
        conditions in prisons and other detention facilities 
        administered by foreign governments that are making efforts to 
        address the health, sanitation, nutrition, and other basic 
        needs of prisoners;
            ``(12) with respect to assistance provided for prisoners 
        for humanitarian or development purposes; or
            ``(13) with respect to assistance to support humanitarian 
        operations and activities.''; and
            (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
    ``(d) Assistance under chapter 4 of part II that is otherwise 
prohibited under subsection (a) may be provided to a country if the 
Secretary determines and certifies to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives that such assistance is in the national 
interest of the United States.''.
    (b) Administration of Justice.--Section 534 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346c) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``in countries in Latin 
        America and the Caribbean'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``and'' after 
                the semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) programs to enhance the protection of 
                participants in judicial cases;'';
            (3) by striking subsection (c);
            (4) in subsection (e), by striking the second and third 
        sentences; and
            (5) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
        (c) and (d), respectively.

SEC. 403. BUILDING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND DIALOGUE.

    Section 122 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151t) 
is amended by inserting at the end the following:
    ``(f)(1) The Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development is authorized--
            ``(A) to encourage the people of the United States to 
        further dialogue and understanding of development, humanitarian 
        assistance, and foreign assistance programs; and
            ``(B) to facilitate widespread public discussion, analysis, 
        and review of the issues addressed in the final report of the 
        Helping to Enhance the Livelihood of People Around the Globe 
        Commission (HELP Commission), issued in December 2007, with 
        special regard to the HELP Commission's call to encourage 
        Executive agencies to more fully explain United States 
        development activities to the American people in order to raise 
        the American people's understanding about and support for 
        foreign assistance.
    ``(2) Not to exceed $1,000,000 of the amounts made available each 
fiscal year for the purposes of this chapter may be used to ensure 
effective engagement with the American people in understanding and 
promoting public understanding of development, humanitarian assistance, 
and foreign assistance programs, in addition to funds otherwise 
available for such purposes.''.

SEC. 404. EXCEPTION TO CERTAIN MULTIPLE AWARD CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.

    Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
amended by section 705, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

``SEC. 620P. USAID EXCEPTION TO CERTAIN MULTIPLE AWARD CONTRACT 
              REQUIREMENTS.

    ``In entering into any multiple award task order or indefinite 
delivery or indefinite quality contract, the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development may provide an 
exception to the fair opportunity process for placing task orders under 
such contracts when the order is placed with any category of small or 
small disadvantaged business.''.

SEC. 405. MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Extension of Compacts.--Section 609(j) of the Millennium 
Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7708(j)) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(j) Extension of Compact.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraph (2), 
        the duration of a Compact shall not exceed 5 years.
            ``(2) Exception.--The duration of a Compact may be extended 
        beyond 5 years if the Board--
                    ``(A) determines that a project included in the 
                Compact cannot be completed in 5 years or less; and
                    ``(B) approves an extension of the Compact that 
                does not extend the total duration of the Compact 
                beyond 7 years.
            ``(3) Congressional notification.--Not later than 15 days 
        before the date on which the Board is scheduled to vote on the 
        extension of a Compact beyond 5 years pursuant to paragraph 
        (2), the Board, acting through the Chief Executive Officer, 
        shall--
                    ``(A) notify the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
                the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
                House of Representatives of its intent to approve such 
                extension; and
                    ``(B) provide the committees referred to in 
                subparagraph (A) with a detailed explanation for the 
                determination and approval described in paragraph 
                (2).''.
    (b) Concurrent and Subsequent Compacts.--Section 609(k) such Act 
(22 U.S.C. 7708(k)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(k) Concurrent and Subsequent Compacts.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), and in 
        accordance with the requirements of this title, an eligible 
        country and the United States--
                    ``(A) may enter into and have in effect more than 1 
                Compact at any given time; and
                    ``(B) may enter into subsequent Compacts after the 
                expiration of existing Compacts.
            ``(2) Requirements.--
                    ``(A) Concurrent compacts.--An eligible country and 
                the United States may not enter into a concurrent 
                Compact unless the Board determines that such country 
                is making considerable and demonstrable progress in 
                implementing the terms of its existing Compact and 
                supplementary agreements to such Compact.
                    ``(B) Subsequent compacts.--An eligible country and 
                the United States may not enter into a subsequent 
                Compact unless the Board determines that--
                            ``(i) such country has substantially met 
                        the objectives of prior Compacts between the 
                        country and the United States and supplementary 
                        agreements to such Compacts; or
                            ``(ii) the country has demonstrated 
                        sufficient capacity to perform successfully on 
                        the subsequent Compact.''.
    (c) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
shall apply with respect to Compacts entered into between the United 
States and an eligible country under the Millennium Challenge Act of 
2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) before, on, or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    (d) Maintaining Candidate Status for Purposes of Income Category.--
Section 606 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7705) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by amending the paragraph heading to 
                        read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--'';
                            (ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``fiscal year 2004'' and 
                        inserting ``any fiscal year'';
                            (iii) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 
                        as follows:
                    ``(A) the country--
                            ``(i) has a per capita income that is not 
                        greater than the World Bank's lower middle 
                        income country threshold for such fiscal year; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) is among the 75 lowest per capita 
                        income countries, as identified by the World 
                        Bank; and''; and
                            (iv) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``subject to paragraph (3)'' and inserting 
                        ``subject to paragraph (2)'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (2); and
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
                (2);
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``for fiscal year 2006 or a 
                        subsequent fiscal year'' and inserting ``for 
                        any fiscal year''; and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
                        and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) has a per capita income that is not greater 
                than the World Bank's lower middle income country 
                threshold for such fiscal year;
                    ``(B) is not among the 75 lowest per capita income 
                countries as identified by the World Bank; and
                    ``(C) meets the requirements under subsection 
                (a)(1)(B).''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``for fiscal year 2006 or 
                        any subsequent fiscal year'' and inserting 
                        ``for any fiscal year''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``for fiscal year 2006 or 
                        the subsequent fiscal year, as the case may 
                        be'' and inserting ``for such fiscal year'';
            (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Maintaining Candidate Status.--A candidate country 
transitioning between the income categories identified in subsections 
(a) and (b) may retain its candidacy at the former income category for 
the year of such transition and for the 2 subsequent fiscal years.''.

SEC. 406. ENHANCING THE CAPACITY OF THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
              FOR THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
              DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Provisions Relating to Reemployed Annuitants.--
            (1) Waiver authority.--To facilitate the assignment of 
        persons to positions in Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, or to 
        positions vacated by members of the Foreign Service assigned to 
        Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, the Inspector General of the 
        United States Agency for International Development (referred to 
        in this section as the ``Inspector General'') may, subject to 
        paragraph (3), waive the application of the provisions of law 
        set forth in paragraph (2) on behalf of any reemployed 
        annuitant serving in a position within the Office of Inspector 
        General.
            (2) Provisions.--The provisions of law set forth in this 
        paragraph are--
                    (A) subsections (a) through (d) of section 8344 of 
                title 5, United States Code;
                    (B) subsections (a) through (e) of section 8468 of 
                such title; and
                    (C) subsections (a) through (d) of section 824 of 
                the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064).
            (3) Conditions.--Waiver authority under this subsection may 
        be exercised only--
                    (A) on a case-by-case basis; and
                    (B) if, and for so long as, such waiver is 
                necessary due to--
                            (i) difficulty in the recruitment or 
                        retention of a qualified employee for the 
                        position involved; or
                            (ii) a temporary emergency hiring need.
            (4) Sunset.--
                    (A) In general.--This subsection is repealed on 
                October 1, 2012.
                    (B) Effect of repeal.--An annuitant reemployed 
                before October 1, 2012, pursuant to the waiver under 
                paragraph (1), may continue such employment until not 
                later than September 30, 2013.
    (b) Provisions Relating to Contracts for Personal Services.--
            (1) In general.--The Inspector General may contract with 
        United States citizens for personal services to facilitate and 
        support the Office's oversight of programs and operations. Such 
        citizens shall not, by virtue of any such contract, be 
        considered to be employees of the Federal Government for 
        purposes of any law administered, in whole or in part, by the 
        Office Personnel Management.
            (2) Relation to other laws.--Nothing in this subsection may 
        be construed to affect any determination as to whether an 
        individual performing services pursuant to any contract under 
        this subsection is a Government employee for purposes of any 
        law of the United States. The Administrator of the United 
        States Agency for International Development may determine the 
        applicability, with respect to any such individual, of any law 
        administered, in whole or in part, by the Administrator.
            (3) Conditions.--The Inspector General may not enter into a 
        personal services contract under this subsection unless--
                    (A) the Inspector General determines that the 
                personnel resources of the Office would otherwise be 
                insufficient;
                    (B) the contract is for a term of 2 years or less, 
                unless the Inspector General determines that 
                exceptional circumstances justify an extension of up to 
                1 additional year; and
                    (C) not more than 5 percent of the personnel of the 
                Office (determined on a full time equivalent basis), as 
                of any given date, consists of individuals serving 
                under personal services contracts.
            (4) Other authorities not affected.--The authority under 
        this subsection is in addition to any other authority available 
        to the Inspector General to enter into personal services 
        contracts with individuals.
    (c) Not Considered Employees.--An employee reemployed pursuant to 
the waiver under subsection (a) shall not be considered an employee for 
purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States 
Code, or chapter 84 of such title.
    (d) Report.--In the Office of the Inspector General's semiannual 
report to Congress, the Inspector General shall include information on 
the usage and rationale related to annuitants hired under this section.
    (e) Pay Parity for Foreign Service Officer Investigators.--Section 
5541(2)(C)(xiv) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:
                            ``(xiv) a Foreign Service officer, except 
                        that Foreign Service officers serving as 
                        criminal investigators in the Office of 
                        Inspector General of the United States Agency 
                        for International Development shall be eligible 
                        for and receive availability pay on the same 
                        terms as criminal investigators (as defined in 
                        section 5545a).''.

SEC. 407. PROHIBITIONS ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF 
              CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.

    Section 620 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370) 
is amended by inserting after subsection (l) the following new 
subsection:
    ``(m) Prohibitions on Assistance for the Production of Agricultural 
Commodities Available in Surplus Quantities.--(1) No assistance shall 
be furnished under chapter 1 of part I of this Act to a country to 
build or expand the capacity of producers in the country to produce an 
agricultural commodity if the President determines that--
            ``(A) the agricultural commodity is likely to be available 
        in surplus quantities on the world market when the building or 
        expansion of such capacity is complete; and
            ``(B) the production or expanded production of the 
        agricultural commodity by producers in that country would cause 
        substantial injury to producers in the United States that 
        produce that agricultural commodity or a similar or competing 
        agricultural commodity.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to assistance to a 
country that--
            ``(A)(i) is eligible for assistance from the International 
        Development Association;
            ``(ii) is not eligible for assistance from the 
        International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; and
            ``(iii) does not export on a consistent basis the 
        agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance is 
        furnished; or
            ``(B) the President determines is recovering from 
        widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a complex 
        emergency.
    ``(n) Restriction on Assistance for the Production and Exportation 
of Certain Agricultural Commodities.--(1) No assistance shall be 
furnished under chapter 1 of part I of this Act to a country to carry 
out any testing, breeding feasibility studies, variety improvement 
efforts, introduction efforts, consulting, publications, conferences, 
or training with respect to the production of an agricultural commodity 
in that country if the President determines that--
            ``(A) the agricultural commodity is or will be produced to 
        be exported from that country; and
            ``(B) the exportation of the agricultural commodity from 
        that country will result in increased competition for that 
        agricultural commodity, or a similar or competing agricultural 
        commodity, produced in the United States.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to assistance 
furnished--
            ``(A) to a developing country to carry out an activity 
        involving the production of an agricultural commodity that is 
        designed to increase food security in that country if the 
        President determines that the activity will not have a 
        significant impact on the exportation of that agricultural 
        commodity from the United States; or
            ``(B) to a country that--
                    ``(i)(I) is eligible for assistance from the 
                International Development Association;
                    ``(II) is not eligible for assistance from the 
                International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; 
                and
                    ``(III) does not export on a consistent basis the 
                agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance 
                is furnished; or
                    ``(ii) the President determines is recovering from 
                widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a 
                complex emergency.''.

SEC. 408. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO TRANSPARENCY FOR EXTRACTIVE 
              INDUSTRIES.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the President should work with foreign governments, 
        including members of the Group of 8 and the Group of 20, to 
        establish domestic requirements that companies under the 
        jurisdiction of each government publicly disclose any payments 
        made to a government relating to the commercial development of 
        oil, natural gas, and minerals;
            (2) the United States Government should commit to global 
        leadership of transparency in extractive industries by 
        supporting--
                    (A) multilateral pro-transparency efforts, such as 
                the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, in 
                revenue collection, budgeting, expenditure, and wealth 
                management;
                    (B) bilateral efforts to promote good governance in 
                the extractive industries through United States 
                missions and activities abroad;
                    (C) the implementation of extractive industries 
                reporting requirements for companies under the 
                jurisdiction of the United States; and
                    (D) efforts to persuade other members of the 
                Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development 
                and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation to adopt uniform 
                legislation to ensure a coordinated regulatory 
                approach; and
            (3) the President should commit the United States to become 
        a Candidate Country of the Extractive Industry Transparency 
        Initiative.

SEC. 409. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CENTRAL ASIA.

    It is the Sense of Congress that--
            (1) the countries of Central Asia, which include 
        Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and 
        Uzbekistan--
                    (A) provide vital support to coalition efforts in 
                Afghanistan;
                    (B) sit at the crossroads between Europe and Asia; 
                and
                    (C) have the potential to link global markets;
            (2) because of Central Asia's strategic importance, the 
        United States should invest resources in the region to improve 
        relations and promote shared objectives;
            (3) it is critical for the United States to continue to 
        engage with the countries of Central Asia to further democracy, 
        human rights, and economic prosperity, including engaging in 
        regional economic integration efforts with Afghanistan and 
        South Asia;
            (4) the United States should engage proactively in efforts 
        to promote and facilitate the development of road 
        transportation linkages across Central Asia and Afghanistan, 
        which are key to stimulating economic opportunity and trade in 
        the region; and
            (5) upon determination by the President that Kazakhstan and 
        Tajikistan are complying with applicable freedom of emigration 
        requirements, Congress should take steps to terminate the 
        applicability of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
        2431 et seq.), also known as the ``Jackson-Vanik amendment'', 
        for such countries because of--
                    (A) their compliance with the law's provisions; and
                    (B) their record of cooperation with the United 
                States in key areas.

SEC. 410. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM.

    It is the Sense of Congress that--
            (1) Internet access and freedom are foreign policy 
        priorities of the United States;
            (2) in places where the Internet and other forms of 
        connective technology are limited, censored, restricted, 
        monitored, distorted, or otherwise denied to the people, the 
        United States Government, through diplomacy and assistance 
        programs, should help to expand Internet access, develop 
        effective personal and organizational digital safety and 
        information security tools, and support freedom of expression, 
        online education and networking, and the free flow of 
        information over the Internet and other forms of connective 
        technology worldwide, especially in countries which impose 
        online limitations, censorship, monitoring, distortion, and 
        other restrictions on the Internet and other forms of media, 
        including through the development of Internet censorship 
        circumvention tools and technology.

SEC. 411. GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVE.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Global Health Initiative presents an opportunity to 
        build upon current successes and to promote further advances in 
        global health, in accordance with the Tom Lantos and Henry J. 
        Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, 
        Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008; and
            (2) in order to promote effective coordination and 
        management in the field of global health, a full-time country 
        level coordinator with management experience should head the 
        interagency country team for United States missions in each 
        Global Health Initiative Plus country.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the President shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees that describes the implementation of the 
Global Health Initiative, including--
            (1) an assessment of the progress made toward--
                    (A) implementing a woman- and girl-centered 
                approach;
                    (B) increasing the impact of health programs 
                through strategic coordination and integration;
                    (C) leveraging and strengthening relationships with 
                key multilateral organizations, global health 
                partnerships, and private sector investors;
                    (D) encouraging country ownership and investment in 
                country-led plans;
                    (E) building sustainable health systems;
                    (F) making improvements in metrics, monitoring, and 
                evaluation; and
                    (G) promoting research and innovation;
            (2) a detailed description of Global Health Initiative 
        programs and practices in each of the Global Health Initiative 
        Plus countries;
            (3) an aggregated assessment of progress made toward the 
        declared targets of the Global Health Initiative; and
            (4) a discussion of metrics to be used to measure progress 
        toward achievement of objectives in the areas of--
                    (A) HIV/AIDS;
                    (B) tuberculosis;
                    (C) malaria;
                    (D) maternal health;
                    (E) child health;
                    (F) nutrition;
                    (G) family planning;
                    (H) neglected tropical diseases; and
                    (I) health system strengthening.

SEC. 412. DISCRIMINATION RELATED TO SEXUAL ORIENTATION.

    (a) Tracking Violence or Criminalization Related to Sexual 
Orientation.--The Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and 
Labor should designate a Bureau-based officer or officers who shall be 
responsible for tracking violence, criminalization, and restrictions on 
the enjoyment of fundamental freedoms, consistent with United States 
law, in foreign countries based on actual or perceived sexual 
orientation and gender identity.
    (b) International Efforts To Revise Laws Criminalizing 
Homosexuality.--The Secretary of State shall work though appropriate 
United States Government employees at United States diplomatic and 
consular missions to encourage the governments of other countries to 
reform or repeal laws of such countries criminalizing homosexuality or 
consensual homosexual conduct, or restricting the enjoyment of 
fundamental freedoms, consistent with United States law, by homosexual 
individuals or organizations.
    (c) Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.--The Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 is amended--
            (1) in section 116(d) (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d))--
                    (A) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (11), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(12) wherever applicable, violence or discrimination that 
        affects the fundamental freedoms, consistent with United States 
        law, of an individual in foreign countries that is based on 
        actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity.''; 
        and
            (2) in section 502B(b) (22 U.S.C. 2304(b)), by inserting 
        after the eighth sentence the following new sentence: 
        ``Wherever applicable, violence or discrimination that affects 
        the fundamental freedoms, consistent with United States law, of 
        an individual in foreign countries that is based on actual or 
        perceived sexual orientation and gender identity.''.
    (d) Training for Foreign Service Officers.--Section 708(a) of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028(a)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
        ``the Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor,'' before 
        ``the Ambassador at Large'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) instruction, in courses covering human rights 
        reporting and advocacy work, on identifying violence or 
        discrimination that affects the fundamental freedoms, 
        consistent with United States law, of an individual that is 
        based on actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender 
        identity.''.

             TITLE V--PEACE CORPS IMPROVEMENT AND EXPANSION

SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Peace Corps Improvement and 
Expansion Act of 2010''.

SEC. 502. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Firmly established beliefs of the Peace Corps include 
        the following:
                    (A) The act of volunteering has inherent value.
                    (B) The foreign policy goals of the United States 
                are advanced by--
                            (i) contributing to the reduction of 
                        poverty; and
                            (ii) fostering international understanding.
            (2) More than 195,000 volunteers have ably served in the 
        Peace Corps in 139 countries by--
                    (A) working towards economic and social 
                development; and
                    (B) promoting a better understanding of--
                            (i) the people of the United States on the 
                        part of the peoples served; and
                            (ii) other peoples on the part of the 
                        people of the United States.
            (3) Today, the importance and necessity is greater than 
        ever for the Peace Corps--
                    (A) to promote global economic and social 
                development;
                    (B) to promote understanding and friendship; and
                    (C) to foster collaboration with international 
                nongovernmental organizations.
            (4) Since 1961, a bipartisan succession of Presidents and 
        Congresses have endorsed the expansion of the Peace Corps in 
        order--
                    (A) to meet requests from countries to increase the 
                size of the Peace Corps programs in their countries;
                    (B) to initiate Peace Corps programs in countries 
                where the Peace Corps does not currently operate;
                    (C) to provide more opportunities for the people of 
                the United States to engage in volunteer service 
                abroad; and
                    (D) to renew dormant Peace Corps programs.
            (5) The purpose of the Peace Corps, as declared by section 
        2(a) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501(a)), is to promote 
        world peace and friendship by helping--
                    (A) the people of interested countries in meeting 
                their needs for trained men and women, particularly in 
                meeting the basic needs of those living in the poorest 
                areas of such countries;
                    (B) to promote a better understanding of people of 
                the United States on the part of the peoples served; 
                and
                    (C) to promote a better understanding of other 
                peoples on the part of the people of the United States.
            (6) As the Peace Corps reaches its 50th anniversary in 
        2011, a new forward-looking strategy should be developed to 
        improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Peace Corps in 
        pursuing the goals described in paragraph (5) by analyzing and 
        accounting for the strengths and weaknesses of--
                    (A) the program model of the Peace Corps;
                    (B) the current and planned distribution of Peace 
                Corps volunteers throughout the world;
                    (C) partnership opportunities and operations of the 
                Peace Corps; and
                    (D) recruitment and management practices of the 
                Peace Corps with respect to the diversity of Peace 
                Corps volunteers and staff.

SEC. 503. ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIC PLAN FOR IMPROVING AND EXPANDING 
              PEACE CORPS.

    (a) Assessment.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Peace Corps 
        shall complete the assessment described in paragraph (2) to 
        determine how best--
                    (A) to strengthen the management capabilities and 
                program effectiveness of the Peace Corps;
                    (B) to expand opportunities for Peace Corps 
                volunteers; and
                    (C) to increase the size of the Peace Corps.
            (2) Assessment described.--The assessment described in this 
        paragraph means an assessment of--
                    (A) how the purpose of the Peace Corps declared 
                under section 2(a) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 
                2501(a)) translates into tangible strategic plans for 
                the Peace Corps;
                    (B) the distribution of Peace Corps volunteers in 
                country programs, including how and why volunteers are 
                assigned to various countries and jurisdictions of 
                within countries;
                    (C) the most effective and efficient methods of 
                improving and strengthening activities relating to the 
                Peace Corps' goal of promoting a better understanding 
                of other peoples on the part of the people of the 
                United States, including enhanced funding to implement, 
                scale, and replicate such activities;
                    (D) the prospects for partnerships with 
                international and host country nongovernmental 
                organizations and other entities to achieve the goals 
                of the Peace Corps through development projects;
                    (E) the adequacy of the current program model of 
                the Peace Corps and the feasibility of program models 
                such as the Peace Corps Response Program;
                    (F) the effectiveness and efficiency of volunteer 
                recruitment strategies, including strategies for 
                recruitment at graduate schools, methods, and resource 
                allocations used by the Peace Corps;
                    (G) the effectiveness of the Peace Corps in 
                recruiting ethnically, socio-economically, and 
                geographically diverse volunteers with wide-ranging 
                skills and interests;
                    (H) the skills and interests of current Peace Corps 
                volunteers;
                    (I) options for diversification of the skills and 
                interests of Peace Corps volunteers, including 
                volunteers with skills and interests that relate to 
                public health, information technology, urban planning, 
                social services, communications, and community 
                organizing;
                    (J) the Peace Corps volunteer training programs;
                    (K) the options available to volunteers to suspend 
                payment of student loans while serving in the Peace 
                Corps;
                    (L) the medical care received by volunteers while 
                serving in the Peace Corps;
                    (M) the procedures of the Peace Corps for mandatory 
                medical separation of volunteers serving in the Peace 
                Corps;
                    (N) the medical screening process for volunteers 
                entering service in the Peace Corps, including--
                            (i) the cost to the Peace Corps of 
                        providing full reimbursement for medical tests 
                        under taken by volunteers applying for or 
                        entering service in the Peace Corps;
                            (ii) expanded information for applicants 
                        including potentially disqualifying medical 
                        conditions; and
                            (iii) the cost of extending the medical 
                        care provided by the Peace Corps to volunteers 
                        serving in the Peace Corps to include the 5-
                        month period beginning on the date on which a 
                        volunteer completes service in the Peace Corps;
                    (O) the causes of the early termination of service 
                in the Peace Corps, using the cohort and other 
                statistically appropriate methods and the reasons cited 
                by volunteers terminating their service in the Peace 
                Corps early;
                    (P) how the Peace Corps can utilize information 
                technology to improve--
                            (i) program efficiency, effectiveness, and 
                        coordination; and
                            (ii) communication among volunteers;
                    (Q) mechanisms for soliciting the views of 
                volunteers serving in the Peace Corps, on a 
                confidential basis, regarding--
                            (i) the support provided to such volunteers 
                        by senior staff of the Peace Corps; and
                            (ii) the operations of the Peace Corps, 
                        including--
                                    (I) staffing decisions;
                                    (II) site selection;
                                    (III) language training;
                                    (IV) country programs; and
                                    (V) dialogue with host country 
                                partners and ministries;
                    (R) mechanisms for incorporating the views of 
                volunteers referred to in subparagraph (Q) into 
                programming and management decisions of the Peace 
                Corps; and
                    (S) the adequacy of various post-service benefits 
                for volunteers and the potential impact of such 
                benefits on increasing, diversifying, and improving the 
                pool of Peace Corps applicants.
            (3) Method.--The assessment required under this subsection 
        shall--
                    (A) be built on a review of past experiences and 
                studies; and
                    (B) draw on the knowledge of--
                            (i) current Peace Corps volunteers and 
                        staff, at all levels of seniority;
                            (ii) returned Peace Corps volunteers and 
                        staff; and
                            (iii) host country nationals and officials 
                        who have worked closely with Peace Corps 
                        volunteers.
    (b) Strategic Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Peace Corps 
        shall develop, based on the assessment required under 
        subsection (a), a strategic plan for the Peace Corps that--
                    (A) encompasses the findings of the Director with 
                respect to such assessment; and
                    (B) includes the matters described in paragraph 
                (2).
            (2) Matters described.--The matters described in this 
        paragraph are--
                    (A) 1-year and 5-year goals and benchmarks for the 
                Peace Corps that address--
                            (i) each matter included in the assessment 
                        required under subsection (a); and
                            (ii) such other matters as the Director 
                        considers appropriate; and
                    (B) strategies for--
                            (i) distributing volunteers to countries in 
                        which they have maximum value-added for the 
                        host country, for the United States, and for 
                        the volunteers themselves;
                            (ii) identifying countries with strategic 
                        value to Peace Corps goals, currently not 
                        served or dormant, and proposals for starting 
                        new country programs or re-activating dormant 
                        programs, as well as countries with less 
                        strategic relevance to Peace Corps goals, 
                        including proposals for reducing or closing 
                        such country programs;
                            (iii) balancing the Peace Corps' 
                        independence with its need to remain relevant 
                        to broader United States foreign goals; and
                            (iv) ensuring that Peace Corps operations 
                        and goals are not adversely affected in 
                        situations where the bilateral relationship 
                        between the host country and the United States 
                        is problematic.
    (c) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Peace Corps 
        shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
        committees that includes--
                    (A) the findings of the Director with respect to 
                the assessment required under subsection (a); and
                    (B) the strategic plan developed under subsection 
                (b).
            (2) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this 
        subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
        means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
                Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
                    (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
                of Representatives; and
                    (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives.

SEC. 504. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NUMBER OF PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS 
              UNDER PEACE CORPS ACT.

    It is the sense of Congress that, except for appointments made 
under section 12 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2511), the President 
should not make more than 15 concurrent appointments under such Act (22 
U.S.C. 2501 et seq.).

               TITLE VI--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

                    Subtitle A--Department of State

SEC. 601. ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--The following amounts are authorized to be 
appropriated under ``Administration of Foreign Affairs'' for the 
Department of State 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:
    (b) Diplomatic and Consular Programs.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated for 
        fiscal year 2011, for ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'', 
        $9,545,221,000, of which--
                    (A) $1,560,700,000 is authorized to be appropriated 
                for worldwide security protection; and
                    (B) $567,570,000 is authorized to be appropriated 
                for public diplomacy.
            (2) Transfers.--
                    (A) To emergencies account.--Of the amounts 
                authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (1), up 
                to $10,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with 
                amounts in, the ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and 
                Consular Service Account''.
                    (B) From emergencies account.--Of the amounts 
                authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2011 for 
                the ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular 
                Service Account,'' up to $1,000,000 may be transferred 
                to, and merged with amounts in, the ``Repatriation 
                Loans Program Account''.
    (c) Capital Investment Fund.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $144,100,000 for fiscal year 2011 for ``Capital Investment 
Fund'', .
    (d) Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance.--There is 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2011--
            (1) $857,300,000 for ongoing operations; and
            (2) $824,200,000 for worldwide security upgrades.
    (e) Civilian Stabilization Initiative.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $184,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, for ``Civilian 
Stabilization Initiative''.
    (f) Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs.--There is 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2011, for ``Educational 
and Cultural Exchange Programs'', $633,200,000, of which--
            (1) $750,000 may be used to carry out the Tibetan 
        scholarship program established under section 103(b)(1) of the 
        Human Rights, Refugee, and Other Foreign Relations Provisions 
        Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-319); and
            (2) $650,000 may be used for the ``Ngawang Choepel Exchange 
        Programs'' (formerly known as ``programs of educational and 
        cultural exchange between the United States and the people of 
        Tibet'') under section 103(a) of such Act.
    (g) Representation Allowances.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $8,175,000 for fiscal year 2011 for ``Representation 
Allowances''.
    (h) Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials.--There is 
authorized to be appropriated $27,200,000 for fiscal year 2011 for 
``Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials''.
    (i) Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service.--There is 
authorized to be appropriated $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2011 for 
``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service''.
    (j) Repatriation Loans.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
$1,450,000 for fiscal year 2011, for ``Repatriation Loans''.
    (k) Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan.--There is 
authorized to be appropriated $21,420,000 for fiscal year 2011 for 
``Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan''.
    (l) Office of the Inspector General.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2011, for ``Office of the Inspector 
General'', $120,152,000, of which--
            (1) $22,125 ,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the 
        Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction; and
            (2) $35,287,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the 
        Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.

SEC. 602. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES.

    (a) Assessed Contributions to International Organizations.--There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State for fiscal 
year 2011, for ``Contributions to International Organizations'', 
$1,595,430,000 to carry out--
            (1) the authorities, functions, duties, and 
        responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the 
        United States with respect to international organizations; and
            (2) other authorized activities relating to such purposes.
    (b) Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities.--There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State for fiscal 
year 2011, for ``Contributions for International Peacekeeping 
Activities'', $2,182,300,000, which--
            (1) shall be used to carry out--
                    (A) the authorities, functions, duties, and 
                responsibilities of the United States with respect to 
                international peacekeeping activities; and
                    (B) other authorized activities relating to such 
                purposes; and
            (2) shall remain available until expended.
    (c) Foreign Currency Exchange Rate.--
            (1) In general.--In addition to amounts authorized to be 
        appropriated under this section, there are authorized to be 
        appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011 
        to offset adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange 
        rates.
            (2) Limitation.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to this 
        subsection shall be 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 the fluctuations described in 
        paragraph (1).

SEC. 603. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS.

    (a) In General.--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 with respect to international commissions and for other purposes 
authorized by law:
    (b) International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and 
Mexico.--There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2011, 
for ``International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and 
Mexico''--
            (1) $47,431,000 for ``Salaries and Expenses''; and
            (2) $26,900,000 for ``Construction''.
    (c) International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada.--
There is authorized to be appropriated $2,422,000 for fiscal year 2011 
for ``International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada''.
    (d) International Joint Commission.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $7,631,000 for fiscal year 2011 for ``International Joint 
Commission''.
    (e) International Fisheries Commissions.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
        $43,600,000 for fiscal year 2011 for ``International Fisheries 
        Commissions''.
            (2) Pacific salmon treaty.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
        appropriated for fiscal year 2011 for ``International Fisheries 
        Commissions'', up to $15,000,000 may be used in each fiscal 
        year to make such payments to Canada as may be necessary to 
        fulfill United States obligations under the Pacific Salmon 
        Treaty.

SEC. 604. MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2011, for authorized activities for 
``Migration and Refugee Assistance'', $1,605,400,000--
            (1) of which $25,000,000 may be used for the resettlement 
        of humanitarian migrants to Israel; and
            (2) which shall remain available until expended.
    (b) Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Account.--Section 
2(c)(2) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 
2601(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``$100,000,000'' and inserting 
``$200,000,000.''.

SEC. 605. CENTERS AND FOUNDATIONS.

    (a) Asia Foundation.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
$15,690,000 for fiscal year 2011 to carry out authorized activities for 
``The Asia Foundation''.
    (b) National Endowment for Democracy.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2011 to carry out authorized 
activities for ``National Endowment for Democracy''.
    (c) Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and 
West.--There is authorized to be appropriated $11,400,000 for fiscal 
year 2011 to carry out authorized activities for ``Center for Cultural 
and Technical Interchange Between East and West''.

    Subtitle B--United States International Broadcasting Activities

SEC. 611. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There 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 related to such purposes--
            (1) $755,143,000 for fiscal year 2011 for ``International 
        Broadcasting Operations''; and
            (2) $13,635,000 for the fiscal year 2011 for ``Broadcasting 
        Capital Improvements''.

                        Subtitle C--Peace Corps

SEC. 621. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 3(b)(1) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2502(b)(1)) is 
amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) There is authorized to be appropriated $446,150,000 
        for fiscal year 2011 to carry out the purposes of this 
        chapter.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 585

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2971

                          [Report No. 111-301]

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                                 A BILL

 To authorize certain authorities by the Department of State, and for 
                            other purposes.

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                           September 23, 2010

                       Reported with an amendment