[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[S. 1426 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1426

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 27, 2011

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

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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,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013''.

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. Security enhancements for soft targets.
Sec. 105. Enhanced Department of State authority for uniformed security 
                            officers.
Sec. 106. Local guard contracts abroad under diplomatic security 
                            program.
Sec. 107. Extension of period for reimbursement for seized commercial 
                            fishermen.
Sec. 108. Authority to issue administrative subpoenas.
Sec. 109. Technical amendment to Federal Workforce Flexibility Act.
Sec. 110. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Account.
Sec. 111. Reimbursement for use of Government vehicles overseas.
Sec. 112. Accountability review boards.
Sec. 113. Home-to-work transportation.
                      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. Personal services contracting program for the Broadcasting 
                            Board of Governors.
Sec. 125. Dissemination of public diplomacy information within the 
                            United States.
Sec. 126. Science and technology fellowships.
Sec. 127. Broadcasting Board of Governors.
Sec. 128. Journalist protection grants.
Sec. 129. Performance-based measurement reporting requirements for 
                            international exchange programs.
Sec. 130. Transfer of Vietnam Education Foundation to the Department of 
                            State.
           Subtitle C--Consular Services and Related Matters

Sec. 141. Protections for refugees.
Sec. 142. Signed photograph requirement for visa applications.
Sec. 143. Electronic transmission of domestic violence information to 
                            visa applicants.
Sec. 144. Video conference interviews.
Sec. 145. Visa ineligibility for international child abductors.
    TITLE II--ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

            Subtitle A--Modernizing the Department of State

Sec. 201. Conflict prevention, mitigation, and resolution training.
Sec. 202. Mass atrocities.
Sec. 203. Crisis response.
Sec. 204. Embassy design.
Sec. 205. Civilian stabilization operations.
Sec. 206. Maintenance cost sharing program.
            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. Locally employed staff.
Sec. 224. Foreign relations exchange programs.
Sec. 225. Enhanced personnel authorities for the Inspector General of 
                            the Department of State.
Sec. 226. Amendment to the Foreign Service Act of 1980.
Sec. 227. Office for Global Women's Issues.
Sec. 228. United States Agency for International Development Women's 
                            Development Advisor.
Sec. 229. Home leave.
Sec. 230. Training support services.
Sec. 231. Extension of passport surcharge.
Sec. 232. Border crossing card fee for minors.
                 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. United States participation in the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
Sec. 305. Provision of living quarters and allowances to the United 
                            States Representatives to the United 
                            Nations.
Sec. 306. Recruitment and retention of United States citizens in 
                            international organizations.
Sec. 307. 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 regarding Central Asia.
Sec. 409. Global Health Initiative.
Sec. 410. Discrimination related to sexual orientation.
Sec. 411. Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
Sec. 412. Global Internet Freedom.
Sec. 413. International cyberspace and cybersecurity coordination.
Sec. 414. Promoting global access to connective technologies.
Sec. 415. Transition initiatives account.
Sec. 416. Report on United States Government humanitarian assistance 
                            programs.
Sec. 417. Report repeals.
Sec. 418. Working Capital Fund.
Sec. 419. Retention of interest earned on advanced funds.
Sec. 420. Statement of global development policy.
Sec. 421. USAID missions.
Sec. 422. Monitoring and evaluation of United States foreign 
                            assistance.
Sec. 423. National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security.
             TITLE V--PEACE CORPS IMPROVEMENT AND EXPANSION

Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Findings.
Sec. 503. Report on the implementation of the Peace Corps comprehensive 
                            agency assessment.
Sec. 504. Personal services contractors.
      TITLE VI--R.M.S. TITANIC MARITIME MEMORIAL PRESERVATION ACT

Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 603. Definitions.
Sec. 604. Implementation of the international agreement.
Sec. 605. Effective date.
               TITLE VII--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

                    Subtitle A--Department of State

Sec. 701. Administration of foreign affairs.
Sec. 702. International organizations and conferences.
Sec. 703. International commissions.
Sec. 704. Migration and refugee assistance.
Sec. 705. Centers and foundations.
    Subtitle B--United States International Broadcasting Activities

Sec. 711. Authorization of appropriations.
                        Subtitle C--Peace Corps

Sec. 721. Authorization of appropriations.
                      Subtitle D--Other Provisions

Sec. 731. Relationship to other laws.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--Except as 
        provided in section 503(c), 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. 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. 105. 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. 106. 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. 107. 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. 108. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS.

    Section 3486 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in 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. 109. 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 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.

SEC. 110. EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT.

    Section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 
(22 U.S.C. 2601(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``President'' each place such term appears 
        and inserting ``Secretary of State''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$100,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$200,000,000''.

SEC. 111. 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.''.

SEC. 112. ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARDS.

    (a) Waiver From Requirement To Convene 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 to read as 
follows:
            ``(3) Waiver authority.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of State may waive 
                the requirement to convene a Board in the case of an 
                incident that involves serious injury, loss of life, or 
                significant destruction of property at, or related to, 
                a United States Government mission.
                    ``(B) Waiver requirements.--If the Secretary waives 
                the requirement under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
                shall--
                            ``(i) promptly notify the Committee on 
                        Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
                        Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
                        Representatives of the incident;
                            ``(ii) conduct an inquiry into the incident 
                        and the circumstances surrounding the incident; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) upon completing the inquiry 
                        required by clause (ii), submit a report to 
                        each committee described in clause (i) that 
                        contains--
                                    ``(I) the findings and 
                                recommendations related to such 
                                inquiry; and
                                    ``(II) the actions taken with 
                                respect to such recommendations.''.

SEC. 113. 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''.

                      Subtitle B--Public Diplomacy

SEC. 121. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RESOURCE CENTERS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (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.
            (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 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; and
            (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 of the United States Information and Educational 
Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1474) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``In carrying out'' and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(a) Authorized Activities.--In carrying out'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(1), as redesignated, by striking 
        ``Attorney General'' and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland 
        Security''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Defined Term.--As used in subsection (a)(1), the term 
`suitably qualified United States citizens' means applicants who--
            ``(1) are United States citizens; and
            ``(2) are equally or better qualified than the applicants 
        who are not United States citizens.''.

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

    (a) In General.--Section 308(h)(1)(C) of the United States 
International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6207(h)(1)(C)) is 
amended by striking ``, to pay up to three'' and inserting ``to pay 
employees, who are equivalent to senior executives under section 3132 
of title 5, United States Code, senior level employees under section 
5108 of such title, or scientific or professional employees under 
section 3104 of such title, a salary that is equal to or less than--
                    ``(i) the rate of pay payable for level III of the 
                Executive Schedule under section 5314 of such title; or
                    ``(ii) if the Board certifies that the employees 
                are covered by a performance appraisal system meeting 
                the certification criteria established by regulation 
                under section 5307(d) of such title, the rate of pay 
                payable for level II of the Executive Schedule under 
                section 5313 of such title.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect immediately after the expiration of the pay freeze period 
required under section 147 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 
(Public Law 111-242).

SEC. 124. 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)--
                    (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``60'' and 
                inserting ``125''; and
                    (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), by striking ``December 31, 2009'' 
        and inserting ``December 31, 2014''.

SEC. 125. DISSEMINATION OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY INFORMATION WITHIN THE 
              UNITED STATES.

    (a) Application of Certain Laws.--Section 1333 of the Foreign 
Affairs Agencies Consolidation Act of 1998 (subdivision A of division G 
of Public Law 105-277; 22 U.S.C. 6552) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or the international 
        broadcasting programs as carried out by the Broadcasting Board 
        of Governors after the transfer of functions pursuant to this 
        subdivision'' before the period at the end;
            (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following: 
        ``Nothing in section 501 (22 U.S.C. 1461), section 202 (22 
        U.S.C. 1461-1), or section 208 (22 U.S.C. 1461-1a) shall apply 
        to prohibit or restrict international broadcast operations 
        transferred to the Broadcasting Board of Governors pursuant to 
        this subdivision.''; and
            (3) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: 
        ``The limitation under this subsection shall not apply to funds 
        authorized to be appropriated for international broadcasting 
        programs carried out by the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
        pursuant to the United States International Broadcasting Act of 
        1994 (22 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.).''.
    (b) Exception to Ban on Domestic Activities by the USIA.--Section 
208 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 
1987 (Public Law 99-93; 22 U.S.C. 1461-1a) is amended by inserting ``or 
the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 
6201 et seq.)'' before the period at the end.

SEC. 126. 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, medical, 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. 127. 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. 128. JOURNALIST PROTECTION GRANTS.

    Section 305(a)(15) of the United States International Broadcasting 
Act (22 U.S.C. 6204(a)(15)) is amended by adding the following:
            ``(C) To award and administer grants to support journalists 
        writing and reporting for Broadcasting Board of Governors 
        broadcasters in accordance with the standards and principles 
        contained in section 303, including support in defending 
        against civil and criminal prosecution in jurisdictions outside 
        the United States.''.

SEC. 129. 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 2012 and 2013, and annually 
thereafter, the President shall submit a report to the Chairman of the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 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) a description of each J-visa secondary exchange 
        program and the objectives of each exchange;
            ``(2) the number of exchange student participants during 
        the past year;
            ``(3) the total amount of Federal expenditures for such 
        exchanges;
            ``(4) the total amount of fee-based income;
            ``(5) a description of duplicative programs;
            ``(6) the number of sponsor organizations that are 
        designated by the Department of State to run international 
        secondary school exchange programs;
            ``(7) a list of sponsor organizations against whom action 
        has been taken by the Department of State, and the 
        organizations' remedial efforts, if any;
            ``(8) the types and number of incidents reported to the 
        Bureau's Office of Private Sector Exchange involving an 
        international student;
            ``(9) the 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, reports of sexual 
        harassment and abuse, placement in substandard housing, 
        placements with repeat sexual or other abuse offenders, and 
        complaints logged against such repeat offender hosts;
            ``(10) the 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;
            ``(11) 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;
            ``(12) the number of Department of State personnel 
        responsible for conducting the audits described in paragraph 
        (11) and the documentation and follow up of the information 
        gathered in such audits;
            ``(13) a survey of international secondary school academic 
        year participants to determine their outlook and obtain their 
        recommendations regarding their experiences with such programs;
            ``(14) an analysis of the implementation of new rules, 
        procedures, regulations, or reforms enacted by the Department 
        of State for the secondary school J-visa exchange program;
            ``(15) the average academic year cost per international 
        secondary school participant;
            ``(16) 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
            ``(17) 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. 130. TRANSFER OF VIETNAM EDUCATION FOUNDATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              STATE.

    (a) Purposes.--Section 202 of the Vietnam Education Foundation Act 
of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(3) To support the development of 1 or more academic 
        institutions in Vietnam by providing financial assistance to 
        United States institutions of higher education and not-for-
        profit organizations to participate in the governance, 
        management, and academic activities of such academic 
        institutions.''.
    (b) Definitions.--Section 203 of such Act is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Advisory committee.--The term `Advisory Committee' 
        means the Vietnam Education Foundation Advisory Committee 
        established under section 205.'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6);
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Fund.--The term `Fund' means the Vietnam Debt 
        Repayment Fund established under section 207;''; and
            (5) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
            ``(5) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
        of State.''.
    (c) Establishment.--Section 204 of such Act is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``, within the Bureau of Educational and 
        Cultural Affairs of the Department of State,'' after 
        ``established''; and
            (2) by striking ``as an independent'' and all that follows 
        through ``Code''.
    (d) Replacement of Board of Directors With Advisory Committee.--
Section 205 of such Act 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, 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 on 
        which the Advisory Committee was established.
    ``(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.''.
    (e) Fellowship Program.--Section 206(a)(1)(A) of the Vietnam 
Education Foundation Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended by 
striking ``technology, and computer sciences'' and inserting ``academic 
computer science, public policy, management, and other applied academic 
disciplines relevant to Vietnam's development''.
    (f) Vietnam Debt Repayment Fund.--Section 207 of such Act is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(in this subsection 
        referred to as the `Fund')''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and 
                inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--During each of the fiscal years 2011 
        through 2018, $5,000,000 of the amounts in the Fund shall be 
        available, in accordance with paragraph (2), for expenditure 
        by--
                    ``(A) the Foundation;
                    ``(B) institutions of higher education (as defined 
                in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
                (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))); and
                    ``(C) not-for-profit organizations engaged in the 
                promotion of institutional innovation in Vietnamese 
                higher education.
            ``(2) Disbursement.--The Secretary of the Treasury, upon 
        the request of the Secretary, shall transfer amounts made 
        available under paragraph (1) to--
                    ``(A) the Foundation for the purpose of carrying 
                out this title;
                    ``(B) institutions of higher education selected by 
                the Secretary for the purpose of establishing 1 or more 
                academic institutions in Vietnam with graduate level 
                programs in public policy, management, and related 
                fields; and
                    ``(C) not-for-profit organizations for the purpose 
                of establishing a new, independent Vietnamese academic 
                institution.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``to the 
                Foundation under paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``under 
                this subsection''.
    (g) Appointment of Executive Director.--Section 208(a) of such Act 
is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``by Board'';
            (2) by striking ``There'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--There'';
            (3) by striking ``shall be appointed by the Board'' and 
        inserting ``may be appointed by the Secretary, in consultation 
        with the Advisory Committee,''; and
            (4) by striking ``The Executive Director shall be'' and all 
        that follows and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Duties.--The Executive Director--
                    ``(A) shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the 
                Foundation;
                    ``(B) shall serve the Advisory Committee;
                    ``(C) shall carry out the functions of the 
                Foundation subject to the supervision and direction of 
                the Secretary;
                    ``(D) shall carry out such other functions, 
                consistent with the provisions of this title as the 
                Secretary may prescribe.''.
    (h) Conforming Amendments.--The Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended--
            (1) in section 206(e), by striking ``Board'' and inserting 
        ``Secretary'';
            (2) in section 207(d), by striking ``Board'' and inserting 
        ``Secretary'';
            (3) in section 208(d), by striking ``Board'' and inserting 
        ``Secretary''; and
            (4) in section 209--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ``a majority 
                of the members of the Board'' and inserting ``the 
                Secretary''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``Board'' and 
                inserting ``Secretary''.
    (i) 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 the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``but not limited to'';
            (2) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) programs administered by the Vietnam Education 
        Foundation.''.
    (j) 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 (5 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.).
    (k) Support for Institutional Innovation 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, for the purposes set forth 
        in paragraph (2), to--
                    (A) institutions of higher education (as defined in 
                section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
                U.S.C. 1001(a))); and
                    (B) not-for-profit organizations engaged in the 
                promotion of institutional innovation in Vietnamese 
                higher education.
            (2) Use of funds.--Grant funds awarded under paragraph (1) 
        shall be used to establish 1 or more academic institutions in 
        Vietnam, with graduate level programs in public policy, 
        management, and related fields, that--
                    (A) support the equitable and sustainable 
                socioeconomic development of Vietnam;
                    (B) feature teaching and research components;
                    (C) promote the development of institutional 
                capacity and innovation in Vietnam;
                    (D) operate according to core principles of good 
                governance; and
                    (E) are autonomous from the Government of Vietnam.
            (3) Application.--
                    (A) In general.--Each institution of higher 
                education and not-for-profit organization desiring a 
                grant under this subsection 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.--The process for selecting 
                grantees under this subsection shall conform to--
                            (i) the requirements set forth under the 
                        Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 
                        1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451); and
                            (ii) 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 from the Vietnam Debt Repayment Fund made available 
        under section 207(c) of the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 
        2000 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note) for grants authorized under this 
        subsection.
            (5) Annual report.--The Secretary of State shall submit an 
        annual report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives that summarizes the activities carried out 
        under this subsection during the most recent fiscal year.
    (l) 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.

           Subtitle C--Consular Services and Related Matters

SEC. 141. PROTECTIONS FOR REFUGEES.

    (a) Adjustments of Status of Refugees.--Section 209 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1159) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) Eligibility.--Any alien who has been admitted to the 
        United States under section 207 shall, at the end of the 1-year 
        period described in subparagraph (B), be eligible for 
        adjustment of status as an immigrant to the United States if--
                    ``(A) the alien's admission has not been terminated 
                by the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney 
                General pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary 
                or the Attorney General may prescribe;
                    ``(B) the alien has been physically present in the 
                United States for at least 1 year; and
                    ``(C) the alien has not acquired permanent resident 
                status.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2) Any alien 
                who is found upon inspection and examination'' and 
                inserting ``(2) Effect of adjustment Any alien who is 
                found''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: 
        ``An application for adjustment under this section may be filed 
        on or after the date that is 3 months before the first date on 
        which the applicant would be eligible for adjustment under this 
        section.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 142. 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. 143. 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. 144. VIDEO CONFERENCE 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.

SEC. 145. VISA INELIGIBILITY FOR INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTORS.

    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).

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

            Subtitle A--Modernizing the Department of State

SEC. 201. CONFLICT PREVENTION, MITIGATION, AND RESOLUTION TRAINING.

    (a) In General.--Section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 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.
    ``(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, in accordance with 
section 703(e) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as added by 
subsection (a).

SEC. 202. 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 to identify precursors and patterns of 
        escalation associated with such crimes against humanity;
            (2) capabilities to provide early warnings to relevant 
        agencies and appropriate congressional committees to reduce the 
        risk of mass atrocities against civilians; and
            (3) bilateral and multilateral tools available to the 
        United States and the international community to mitigate the 
        risk of mass atrocities against civilians.

SEC. 203. CRISIS RESPONSE.

    (a) Expansion of Personnel Definition.--The Reconstruction and 
Stabilization Civilian Management Act of 2008 (title XVI of Public Law 
110-417) is amended--
            (1) in section 1603 (22 U.S.C. 2734a note), by amending 
        paragraph (5) 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.''; and
            (2) in section 1606(b) (22 U.S.C. 2734a(b)), by inserting 
        ``and to provide any related support'' after ``assign personnel 
        of such agency''.
    (b) Department of State Organization.--Section 62 of the State 
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2734) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Exception to Civil Service Provisions.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of State may--
                    ``(A) select and appoint employees without regard 
                to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
                governing appointment in the competitive service; and
                    ``(B) may fix the basic compensation of such 
                employees without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter 
                III of chapter 53 of such title 5.
            ``(2) Delegation.--The Secretary of State may authorize the 
        head of any agency to exercise the authority set forth in 
        paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Defined term.--In this subsection, the term 
        `employees' means individuals who--
                    ``(A) qualify as an employee (as defined in section 
                2105 of title 5, United States Code); and
                    ``(B) are appointed on a time-limited basis solely 
                to carry out reconstruction and stabilization 
                activities in accordance with this section.''.

SEC. 204. EMBASSY DESIGN.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Embassies--
                    (A) are an important reflection of American values, 
                openness, ingenuity, and innovation;
                    (B) should reflect the best of United States 
                design, architecture, sustainability, and technology; 
                and
                    (C) should maintain security as a top priority.
            (2) As the Honorable Daniel Patrick Moynihan noted, and as 
        President John F. Kennedy stated in his address to the 
        Massachusetts legislature on January 9, 1961, ``It should be 
        our object to meet the test of Pericles' evocation to the 
        Athenians . . . We do not imitate--for we are a model to 
        others.''.
            (3) In his seminal memo entitled ``Guiding Principles for 
        Federal Architecture,'' Senator Moynihan laid out the following 
        core principles:
                    (A) ``The policy shall be to provide requisite and 
                adequate facilities in an architectural style and form 
                which is distinguished and which will reflect the 
                dignity, enterprise, vigor, and stability of the 
                American National Government.''.
                    (B) ``The development of an official style must be 
                avoided . . . The advice of distinguished architects, 
                as a rule, ought to be sought prior to the award of 
                important design contracts.''.
                    (C) ``The choice and development of the building 
                site should be considered the first step of the design 
                process.''.
            (4) The principles set forth in paragraph (3) provide the 
        foundation for the Design Excellence Program of the General 
        Services Administration (GSA), which--
                    (A) establishes nationwide policies and procedures 
                for selecting distinguished architects and artists for 
                GSA commissions; and
                    (B) implements rigorous review processes to produce 
                facilities and civic artworks of outstanding quality 
                and value.
            (5) Section 401 of the Energy Independence and Security Act 
        of 2007 (Public Law 110-140) defines a high performance 
        building as ``a building that integrates and optimizes on a 
        life cycle basis all major high performance attributes, 
        including energy conservation, environment, safety, security, 
        durability, accessibility, cost-benefit, productivity, 
        sustainability, functionality, and operational 
        considerations''.
            (6) The 2009 report by the American Institute of Architects 
        entitled ``Design for Diplomacy: New Embassies for the 21st 
        Century'' states that there was ``significant interest in 
        developing an approach that would enable architects and 
        engineers to design embassies that reflected the unique needs 
        of a site at a foreign post.''.
            (7) In the 2007 Center for Strategic and International 
        Studies report entitled ``The Embassy of the Future,'' the 
        Embassy of the Future Commission makes the following 
        statements:
                    (A) ``The new embassy facilities have in some 
                places created the perception among some of a fearful 
                United States, retreating behind high walls and 
                isolating itself from the people it is trying to 
                reach.''.
                    (B) ``The commission believes that it is important 
                to meet security needs in ways that reflect the new 
                diplomatic job.''.
                    (C) ``[S]etbacks, barriers, and other security 
                features can be designed in ways that integrate 
                security with the overall building design and 
                surroundings.''.
    (b) Statement of Policy.--It shall be the policy of the United 
States to adopt design excellence as a mandate to advance a new 
generation of secure, high-performance, sustainable embassies and 
diplomatic facilities in support of United States diplomacy.
    (c) Sense of Congress on Colocation and Security Requirements.--It 
is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Secretary of State should consider placing United 
        States Government personnel at locations conducive to 
        maximizing their use when assessing the necessity and 
        efficiency of colocating all United States Government personnel 
        at a single site;
            (2) while cost efficiency considerations may justify the 
        consolidation of multiple Federal departments and agencies in a 
        single location, such a determination should not be made 
        without taking into account other crucial policy 
        considerations;
            (3) the Secretary should consider alternative location 
        arrangements that do not affect the strength and 
        appropriateness of security arrangements for United States 
        Government personnel;
            (4) security standards must remain uniformly high in all 
        locations hosting United States Government personnel;
            (5) the perimeter distance requirement set forth under 
        section 606(a)(3) of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
        Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865(a)(3)) imposes a 
        uniform security standard for all diplomatic facilities 
        regardless of country context or specific security needs;
            (6) a more thoughtful approach would tailor specific 
        security requirements, such as perimeter distance requirements, 
        to particular security considerations in a given country; and
            (7) while Congress intends for every country with 
        diplomatic representation to have a modern, secure, safe, and 
        functional facility, Congress recognizes the importance of 
        integrating security and cost with the long-term impact on the 
        mission of the Department of State.
    (d) Diplomatic Facilities Task Force.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall establish a 
        diplomatic facilities task force (referred to in this 
        subsection as the ``task force'') to--
                    (A) review existing regulations, standards, and 
                procedures to implement paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
                section 606(a) of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
                Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865(a)); and
                    (B) make appropriate recommendations--
                            (i) to modify or revoke such regulations, 
                        standards, and procedures; and
                            (ii) to modify the regulations, standards, 
                        and procedures under such Act.
            (2) Composition.--The task force shall be composed of 7 
        members, of whom--
                    (A) 3 shall be appointed by the Secretary from 
                among senior career professionals of the Department of 
                State with different personnel backgrounds, at least 2 
                of whom shall be from the Foreign Service;
                    (B) 3 shall be appointed by the Secretary, in 
                consultation with the Senate, from among professionals 
                outside the United States Government with significant 
                knowledge and experience in construction and security 
                issues; and
                    (C) 1 shall be appointed by the Administrator of 
                the Agency for International Development (USAID) from 
                among senior foreign service officers of USAID.
            (3) Deadline for appointments.--All members of the task 
        force shall be appointed not later than 60 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act.
            (4) Termination.--The task force shall terminate on the 
        date on which the Secretary submits the assessment required 
        under subsection (c) to Congress.
    (e) Reports.--
            (1) Diplomatic facilities task force recommendations.--Not 
        later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
        the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committee 
        on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
        Affairs of the House of Representatives that describes--
                    (A) the recommendations made by the diplomatic 
                facilities task force under subsection (e)(1)(B); and
                    (B) the impact of such recommendations on the 
                operations of, and security standards for, United 
                States diplomatic facilities.
            (2) Government accountability office report.--Not later 
        than 120 days after the submission of the report under 
        paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the United States 
        shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
        committees that contains--
                    (A) a review of, and comments on, the 
                recommendations made by the diplomatic facilities task 
                force under subsection (e)(1)(B); and
                    (B) the Comptroller General's recommendations for 
                improving the security standards at all United States 
                diplomatic facilities.

SEC. 205. CIVILIAN STABILIZATION OPERATIONS.

    Section 618 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2368) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) Assistance.--''; 
        and
            (2) by striking subsection (b).

SEC. 206. MAINTENANCE COST SHARING PROGRAM.

    Section 604(e)(1) of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 note) is amended by 
striking ``providing new,'' and inserting ``providing, maintaining, 
repairing, and renovating''.

            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 2011''.

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 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 2011, 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 2012, shall be equal to the payment determined 
        under subsection (a).
    ``(d) Nonforeign Area Defined.--In this section, the term 
`nonforeign area' means one 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, 
                2012 (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, 2011, 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, 2012 (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:


----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 ``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, 2012.
7.5..........................................  Beginning on the first day of the first pay period beginning on
                                                or after October 1, 2012.''.
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    (c) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than October 1, 2012, 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 the 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. 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. ``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 address 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 the 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 the report referred to in 
        subsection (a).
            (3) Pay scales for locally employed professionals.--The 
        review conducted 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 the date of the 
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 compensation 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. 224. 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 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. 225. 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 Inspector General's semiannual report 
to Congress, the Inspector General shall include information on the 
hiring of annuitants under this section and the rationale for such 
hiring.

SEC. 226. 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. 227. 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) Statement of Policy.--The United States Government remains 
committed to programs that seek to eliminate sex-selective abortion, 
coercive abortion, and involuntary sterilization.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
2012 through 2016 to carry out the activities authorized under this 
section.

SEC. 228. UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WOMEN'S 
              DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--There is established, within the Office of 
        the Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
        Development (referred to in this section as ``USAID''), the 
        Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment 
        (referred to in this section as the ``Coordinator''). The USAID 
        Administrator may assign appropriate staff with relevant 
        technical and operational expertise to the Coordinator as may 
        be needed to assist the Coordinator in carrying out the 
        purposes of this section.
            (2) Support staff.--The Office of Gender Equality and 
        Women's Empowerment shall report programmatically to the 
        Coordinator. A Senior Gender Advisor shall be appointed within 
        the Policy, Planning, and Learning Bureau to help provide 
        internal policy guidance and oversight ensuring gender 
        integration throughout the USAID. The USAID Administrator may 
        assign additional staff with technical and operational 
        expertise to assist the Senior Gender Advisor in carrying out 
        the purposes of this section.
    (b) Duties.--
            (1) In general.--The Coordinator is authorized--
                    (A) to participate in high level strategic policy, 
                planning, operations, and evaluations throughout all 
                regional and functional disciplines of USAID;
                    (B) to coordinate and advise USAID efforts to 
                integrate gender in foreign assistance design, 
                strategy, and programs;
                    (C) to help shape efforts to promote gender 
                equality and women's empowerment, including--
                            (i) programs promoting gender integration;
                            (ii) women's and girls' economic, social, 
                        and legal advancement and protection; and
                            (iii) efforts to combat sexual and gender-
                        based violence; and
                    (D) to collect and make publicly available data and 
                analysis on gender integration activities, women's 
                development, and strategies for gender-based violence 
                prevention and response, in accordance with agency-wide 
                mechanisms for data collection, monitoring, and 
                evaluation.
            (2) Diplomatic representation.--Subject to the direction of 
        the President and the USAID Administrator, the Coordinator is 
        authorized to represent the United States in matters relevant 
        to the status of women internationally.
    (c) Congressional Briefings.--Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the USAID 
Administrator or the Coordinator shall provide information to Congress 
that describes the status of efforts to integrate attention to gender, 
women's development, and gender-based violence prevention and response 
into USAID strategies, programming, and associated outcomes.

SEC. 229. 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. 230. 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--
            (1) by inserting ``education and training specialists, 
        including'' after ``to serve as''; and
            (2) 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. 231. EXTENSION OF PASSPORT SURCHARGE.

    Section 1(b) of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)) 
is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (2); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).

SEC. 232. BORDER CROSSING CARD FEE FOR MINORS.

    Section 410(a)(1)(A) of the Department of State and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (title IV of division A of Public Law 
105-277) is amended by striking ``a fee of $13'' and inserting ``a fee 
equal to \1/2\ of the fee that would otherwise apply for processing a 
machine readable combined border crossing identification card and 
nonimmigrant visa''.

                 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) train persons with the specialized skills that are 
        necessary to become experts in multilateral diplomacy in order 
        to fill the many 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 2011 and thereafter, 27.5 percent.''.

SEC. 304. 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. 305. 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;
            ``(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. 306. 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 the 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 the 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 describe the measures being taken 
        by the Department of the 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. 307. 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 2012 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) In addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, 
not more than $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.''.

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.''.
    (b) Concurrent and Subsequent Compacts.--Section 609(k) of 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.--An eligible country and the United 
        States may enter into concurrent Compacts if the Board 
        determines that such country--
                    ``(A) is making significant, consistent progress in 
                implementing the terms of any existing Compacts; and
                    ``(B) will contribute--
                            ``(i) in the case of a candidate country 
                        (as defined in section 606(a)), not less than 
                        7.5 percent of the total amount agreed upon for 
                        a subsequent Compact; or
                            ``(ii) in the case of a candidate country 
                        (as defined in section 606(b)), not less than 
                        15 percent of the total amount agreed upon for 
                        a subsequent Compact.
            ``(3) Funding.--The Corporation shall commit any funding 
        for a concurrent Compact at the time the Corporation funds the 
        Compact.
            ``(4) Timing.--A concurrent Compact shall be signed not 
        later than 2 years after the date on which the earlier compact 
        was signed.
            ``(5) Limitation on compacts.--The Corporation shall 
        provide not more than 15 years of Compact funding to any 
        country.''.
    (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) Status of Countries as Candidate Countries Under the Millennium 
Challenge Act of 2003.--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 ``a 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.--Beginning in fiscal year 2012, 
a country the per capita income of which changes during a fiscal year 
so that the country no longer meets the requirements for being a 
candidate country under subsection (a)(1) or (b)(1) shall, 
notwithstanding that change in per capita income, continue to be 
eligible to be a candidate country under subsection (a)(1) or (b)(1) 
(as the case may be) during that fiscal year and the 3 fiscal years 
thereafter to the same extent and in the same manner as if the per 
capita income of the country had not changed.''.

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, 2014.
                    (B) Effect of repeal.--An annuitant reemployed 
                before October 1, 2014, pursuant to the waiver under 
                paragraph (1), may continue such employment until not 
                later than September 30, 2015.
    (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 of 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.

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 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. 409. 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 ongoing 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 (Public 
        Law 110-293); 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.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report 
        to the appropriate congressional committees that assesses the 
        state of implementation and early impact of the Global Health 
        Initiative (referred to in this subsection as the ``GHI'') on 
        how the United States approaches global health.
            (2) Finding.--The original 8 GHI Plus countries 
        (Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nepal, 
        and Rwanda) have been designated as ``learning laboratories'' 
        for accelerating the objectives of the GHI--
                    (A) to increase the impact of United States 
                assistance;
                    (B) to achieve efficiencies;
                    (C) to improve cost effectiveness; and
                    (D) to enhance the sustainability of United States 
                support through greater country ownership.
            (3) Contents.--The report submitted under this subsection 
        shall include--
                    (A) an overview of the initial implementation 
                phases of the GHI as a cross-cutting effort to achieve 
                the objectives described in paragraph (2);
                    (B) a preliminary assessment of the GHI, as 
                implemented in each of the original 8 GHI Plus 
                countries, including--
                            (i) a preliminary assessment of the added 
                        value of the measures taken as a result of 
                        implementation of the GHI with qualitative and 
                        quantitative examples of efficiencies and 
                        integration;
                            (ii) a description of the outputs achieved;
                            (iii) a description of the intended 
                        outcomes of interventions and changes in 
                        approach stemming from the GHI on disease 
                        burden, health systems, and other indicators;
                            (iv) a description of changes in the 
                        dialogue between the United States Government, 
                        the government of the country, and the 
                        relationship with public and private partners; 
                        and
                            (v) an assessment of the sustainability of 
                        United States global health assistance and the 
                        means by which sustainability or country 
                        ownership will be measured; and
                    (C) a strategic plan for the further implementation 
                of the GHI, including the means by which lessons 
                learned in GHI Plus countries will be communicated to 
                and applied in--
                            (i) the development and implementation of 
                        GHI strategies in other countries; and
                            (ii) the development of monitoring and 
                        evaluation tools to measure the impact of 
                        United States programming in specific countries 
                        and globally.

SEC. 410. 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 through 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 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 116(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:
            ``(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:
            ``(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.''.

SEC. 411. OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION.

    Section 235 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961(a) (22 U.S.C. 
2195(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``(A)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``sections 234(b) and (c)'' and 
                inserting ``subsections (b) and (c) of section 234'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (2); and
            (3) by striking ``(B)'' and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Authorized transfers.--''.

SEC. 412. GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM.

    (a) Policy.--It shall be the policy of the United States--
            (1) to promote and protect the exercise of fundamental 
        freedoms over the Internet, mobile networks, and other 
        connection technologies;
            (2) to use appropriate instruments of United States 
        influence, including diplomacy, technology, and trade and 
        economic policy, to support and promote the free flow of 
        electronic information;
            (3) to work with international and multilateral partners to 
        promote the exercise of fundamental freedoms over the Internet, 
        mobile networks, and other connection technologies; and
            (4) to integrate the promotion of Internet freedom into 
        broader country, regional, and economic policies of the 
        Department of State.
    (b) Functions.--The Secretary of State, through the Bureau of 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, the Bureau of Economic Affairs, and 
the regional geographic bureaus, and in consultation with the United 
States Agency for International Development and the Broadcasting Board 
of Governors, as appropriate, shall, on a global level--
            (1) closely monitor threats or limitations to users' 
        exercise of fundamental rights over connection technologies, 
        especially the Internet and mobile devices, and include 
        information about these threats or limitations in the annual 
        Country Reports on Human Rights Practices;
            (2) create and implement guidelines for the bureaus and 
        embassies of the Department of State to respond to governmental 
        actions to harass, limit, censor, or otherwise restrict the 
        exercise of fundamental freedoms through information and 
        communications technology;
            (3) respond diplomatically to situations in which the 
        Internet and other forms of connective technology are 
        intentionally limited, censored, restricted, monitored, 
        distorted, or otherwise denied to users; and
            (4) develop and implement, programmatically and 
        diplomatically, bilateral and multilateral efforts to protect 
        and promote broad-based information and communications freedom 
        and access by implementing a strategy that includes--
                    (A) advocating for fundamental freedoms over the 
                Internet, mobile networks, and other connection 
                technologies, such as freedom of expression, 
                association, speech, religion, and assembly through 
                bilateral, multilateral, and public diplomacy, and 
                support for local advocacy efforts; and
                    (B) utilizing trade and economic fora, tools, 
                mechanisms, treaties, and agreements to change 
                restrictive regulations, practices, and policies.
    (c) Primary Responsibilities.--The Bureau of Democracy, Human 
Rights and Labor, in consultation with all other relevant bureaus, 
shall take the lead in--
            (1) empowering users to develop innovative tools--
                    (A) to ameliorate their restrictive environments; 
                and
                    (B) to maximize their digital safety and security;
            (2) providing training, education, and networking to users 
        seeking greater freedom to safely access information online and 
        through other forms of connective technology;
            (3) providing technical assistance to reform regulatory and 
        policy restrictions on the free flow of information through 
        information and communications technology worldwide;
            (4) supporting research and development into innovative 
        tools to assist users who are monitored, censored, blocked, or 
        otherwise restricted from exercising rights; and
            (5) supporting the development and deployment of Internet 
        censorship circumvention and related tools and technology.
    (d) Joint Strategies.--The Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development, in cooperation with the Bureau of 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, and the Bureau of Economic Affairs, 
and through consultation with the Broadcasting Board of Governors, 
shall develop and implement joint strategies relevant for United States 
Agency for International Development bureaus and offices and overseas 
missions described in subsection (b)(4) that emphasize the promotion of 
digital safety, user empowerment, and public awareness messaging.
    (e) Strategic Plan.--The Broadcasting Board of Governors, in 
consultation with the Department of State, shall develop and implement 
a strategic plan relevant for its related entities pursuant to 
subsection (b)(4) that emphasizes the use and support of--
            (1) Internet circumvention;
            (2) other anti-censorship tools and methods; and
            (3) individual online safety and security.

SEC. 413. INTERNATIONAL CYBERSPACE AND CYBERSECURITY COORDINATION.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) On December 15, 2010, as part of the release of the 
        first Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review, Secretary 
        of State Hillary Clinton announced the establishment of a 
        Coordinator for Cyber Issues, ``who will lead State's 
        engagement on cybersecurity and other cyber issues, including 
        efforts to protect a critical part of diplomacy--the 
        confidentiality of communications between and among 
        governments.''.
            (2) On February 2, 2010, Admiral Dennis C. Blair, the 
        Director of National Intelligence, testified before the Select 
        Committee on Intelligence of the Senate regarding the Annual 
        Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community, stating 
        ``The national security of the United States, our economic 
        prosperity, and the daily functioning of our government are 
        dependent on a dynamic public and private information 
        infrastructure, which includes telecommunications, computer 
        networks and systems, and the information residing within. This 
        critical infrastructure is severely threatened . . . We cannot 
        protect cyberspace without a coordinated and collaborative 
        effort that incorporates both the U.S. private sector and our 
        international partners.''.
            (3) In a January 2010 speech on Internet freedom, Secretary 
        of State Hillary Clinton stated: ``Those who disrupt the free 
        flow of information in our society, or any other, pose a threat 
        to our economy, our government, and our civil society. 
        Countries or individuals that engage in cyber attacks should 
        face consequences and international condemnation. In an 
        Internet-connected world, an attack on one nation's networks 
        can be an attack on all. And by reinforcing that message, we 
        can create norms of behavior among States and encourage respect 
        for the global networked commons.''.
            (4) James Lewis, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic 
        and International Studies, asserts, in ``Securing Cyberspace 
        for the 44th Presidency'', ``The international aspects of 
        cybersecurity have been among the least developed elements of 
        U.S. cybersecurity policy. Given the multinational and global 
        aspects of network security, this must be remedied, as 
        energetic engagement could produce real benefits in promoting 
        U.S. objectives and reducing risk.''.
            (5) The 2010 National Broadband Plan of the Federal 
        Communications Commission recommends that ``[t]he Executive 
        Branch should develop a coordinated foreign cybersecurity 
        assistance program to assist foreign countries in the 
        development of legal and technical expertise to address 
        cybersecurity.''.
            (6) The May 2009 White House Cyberspace Policy Review 
        asserts ``[t]he Nation also needs a strategy for cybersecurity 
        designed to shape the international environment and bring like-
        minded nations together on a host of issues, such as technical 
        standards and acceptable legal norms regarding territorial 
        jurisdiction, sovereign responsibility, and use of force. 
        International norms are critical to establishing a secure and 
        thriving digital infrastructure.''.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) even as the United States and the global system have 
        become increasingly more dependent on cyberspace for basic and 
        critical functions and services, a lack of sufficient norms and 
        principles to govern the international cyberspace environment 
        has resulted in significant cyber vulnerabilities and the 
        potential for massive state failure in the event of coordinated 
        cyber attacks;
            (2) the multilateral system has not--
                    (A) addressed these vulnerabilities in a consistent 
                or systematic manner; or
                    (B) established a basic framework of best practices 
                and governance to address and respond to emerging cyber 
                threats;
            (3) the international community should strongly consider 
        the utility of negotiating a multilateral framework on 
        cyberwarfare that would create shared norms for cyber conduct 
        and head off the potentiality for larger disruptions related to 
        cyberwarfare;
            (4) United States diplomatic engagement towards 
        international cybersecurity issues--
                    (A) has been uncoordinated and fragmented; and
                    (B) has not taken advantage of securing cyberspace 
                within a multilateral framework;
            (5) the Secretary of State, in consultation with other 
        relevant Federal agencies, should develop and establish a clear 
        and coordinated strategy for international cyberspace and 
        cybersecurity engagement, which should--
                    (A) review and assess existing strategies for 
                international cyberspace and cybersecurity policy and 
                engagement;
                    (B) define short- and long-term objectives for 
                United States cyberspace and cybersecurity policy;
                    (C) consider how to support a policy of United 
                States Government collaboration and coordination with 
                other countries and organizations in order to bolster 
                an international framework of cyber norms, governance, 
                and deterrence;
                    (D) consider the utility of negotiating a 
                multilateral framework that would provide 
                internationally acceptable principles to better 
                mitigate cyberwarfare, including noncombatants;
                    (E) share and disseminate relevant threat 
                information with key stakeholders;
                    (F) be developed in consultation with other United 
                States Government agencies with relevant technical 
                expertise or policy mandates pertaining to cyberspace 
                and cybersecurity issues; and
                    (G) draw upon the expertise of technology, security 
                and policy experts, private sector actors, 
                international organizations, and other appropriate 
                entities; and
            (6) the Secretary of State's announcement, in the 
        Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review, of the creation 
        of an Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues is a welcome 
        first step that will help the United States define and organize 
        civilian efforts to appropriately engage and coordinate cyber 
        issues of global concern.
    (c) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to 
promote, in coordination with public and private stakeholders and the 
international community, engagement on international cyber issues 
through increased diplomatic engagement, capacity building, and 
collaboration on cyber issues of global concern.
    (d) Coordinator for Cyberspace and Cybersecurity Issues.--Section 1 
of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) 
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
    ``(g) Cyberspace and Cybersecurity Issues.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is established within the office 
        of the Secretary of State a Coordinator for Cyberspace and 
        Cybersecurity Issues (referred to in this subsection as the 
        `Coordinator'), who shall be appointed by the President, by and 
        with the advice and consent of the Senate.
            ``(2) Duties.--
                    ``(A) Principal duties.--The Coordinator shall--
                            ``(i) be the principal official within the 
                        senior management of the Department of State 
                        responsible for cyberspace and cybersecurity 
                        issues;
                            ``(ii) be the principal advisor to the 
                        Secretary of State on international cyberspace 
                        and cybersecurity issues;
                            ``(iii) report directly to the Secretary of 
                        State; and
                            ``(iv) perform such duties and exercise 
                        such powers as the Secretary of State shall 
                        prescribe.
                    ``(B) Additional duties.--In addition to the duties 
                described in subparagraph (A), the Coordinator shall--
                            ``(i) provide strategic direction and 
                        coordination for United States Government 
                        policy and programs aimed at addressing and 
                        responding to cyberspace and cybersecurity 
                        issues overseas, especially in relation to 
                        issues that affect United States foreign policy 
                        and related national security concerns;
                            ``(ii) coordinate with relevant Federal 
                        departments and agencies, including the 
                        Department of Homeland Security, the Department 
                        of Defense, the Department of the Treasury, the 
                        Department of Justice, the Department of 
                        Commerce, and the intelligence community to 
                        develop interagency plans regarding 
                        international cyberspace and cybersecurity 
                        issues;
                            ``(iii) provide a focal point for the 
                        private sector to coordinate on international 
                        cyberspace and cybersecurity issues; and
                            ``(iv) build multilateral cooperation to 
                        develop international norms, common policies, 
                        and responses to secure the integrity of 
                        cyberspace.
            ``(3) Rank and status of ambassador.--The Coordinator shall 
        have the rank and status of Ambassador at Large.
            ``(4) Country and regional cyberspace and cybersecurity 
        policy coordinators.--The Secretary of State, in consultation 
        with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies and in 
        coordination with the relevant Chief of Mission, should 
        designate an employee to have primary responsibility for 
        matters relating to cyberspace and cybersecurity policy in each 
        country or region that the Secretary considers significant with 
        respect to efforts of the United States Government to combat 
        cybersecurity globally.''.
    (e) Strategy for United States Engagement on International Cyber 
Issues.--
            (1) Strategy for united states cyber engagement.--The 
        Coordinator, in consultation with appropriate departments and 
        agencies of the United States Government, shall--
                    (A) develop a strategy to support the objective of 
                promoting United States engagement on international 
                cyber issues; and
                    (B) submit the to the appropriate congressional 
                committees.
            (2) Content.--The strategy developed under paragraph (1) 
        shall--
                    (A) include--
                            (i) efforts to be undertaken;
                            (ii) specific and measurable goals;
                            (iii) benchmarks and time frames for 
                        achieving the objectives set forth in 
                        subsection (b)(5)(B); and
                            (iv) progress made towards achieving such 
                        objectives; and
                    (B) to the greatest extent possible--
                            (i) be developed in consultation with other 
                        United States Government agencies with relevant 
                        technical expertise or policy mandates 
                        pertaining to cyberspace and cybersecurity 
                        issues; and
                            (ii) draw upon the expertise of technology, 
                        security, and policy experts, private sector 
                        actors, international organizations, and other 
                        appropriate entities.
            (3) Components.--The strategy developed under paragraph (1) 
        should include--
                    (A) assessments and reviews of existing strategies 
                for international cyberspace and cybersecurity policy 
                and engagement;
                    (B) short- and long-term objectives for United 
                States cyberspace and cybersecurity engagement; and
                    (C) a description of programs, activities, and 
                policies to foster United States Government 
                collaboration and coordination with other countries and 
                organizations to bolster an international framework of 
                cyber norms, governance, and deterrence, including 
                consideration of the utility of negotiating a 
                multilateral framework to provide internationally 
                acceptable principles to better mitigate cyberwarfare, 
                including noncombatants.
            (4) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
        report on the strategy developed under paragraph (1) to--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
                Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
                of Representatives.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section 
and the amendments made by this section.

SEC. 414. PROMOTING GLOBAL ACCESS TO CONNECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Internet and mobile technology is increasingly used by 
        the Department of State and the United States Agency for 
        International Development (USAID) to reach aid beneficiaries 
        and the general public in recipient countries.
            (2) The use of mobile devices to deliver life-saving 
        information, provide essential banking services, and connect 
        individuals has become a core pillar in development and 
        democracy promotion.
            (3) Recent uprisings in the Arab world showed a high use of 
        social media to spread messages of discontent and to organize 
        mass demonstrations.
            (4) While the use of mobile telephones is growing at a 
        rapid pace in the developing world, global access to Internet 
        service remains low.
            (5) According to 2009 data from the International 
        Telecommunications Union--
                    (A) in Egypt--
                            (i) 24 percent of the population use the 
                        Internet;
                            (ii) 3 percent access the Internet through 
                        a fixed subscription;
                            (iii) 1.3 percent access the Internet 
                        through fixed broadband; and
                            (iv) 8 percent access the Internet through 
                        mobile broadband; and
                    (B) in Yemen--
                            (i) 10 percent of the population use the 
                        Internet;
                            (ii) 0.23 percent access the Internet 
                        through fixed broadband; and
                            (iii) none access the Internet through 
                        mobile broadband.
    (b) Global Access Strategy.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the USAID Administrator, shall develop and implement a global 
access strategy that--
            (1) identifies any causal connection between access to 
        connective technologies and the fulfillment of diplomatic, 
        economic, or development goals and objectives, in cooperation 
        with relevant multilateral or nongovernmental entities;
            (2) if a causal connection is identified under paragraph 
        (1), includes a strategy for increasing access for relevant 
        embassy and USAID mission performance plans;
            (3) ensures that funds for democracy and human rights 
        development and promotion, economic growth, transparency, 
        governance, and innovation are provided to increase and promote 
        access, including technical or in-kind assistance;
            (4) promotes government-to-government diplomatic engagement 
        on the issue; and
            (5) encourages public-private partnerships with United 
        States telecommunications and innovation firms.

SEC. 415. TRANSITION INITIATIVES ACCOUNT.

    Section 494 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to 
read as follows:

``SEC. 494. TRANSITION ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of State is authorized to provide assistance to countries in 
crisis, or facing the imminent threat of crisis, for the purpose of 
supporting transition to democracy and long-term development.
    ``(b) Purpose of Assistance.--Assistance under this section may 
include support for--
            ``(1) the development, strengthening, or preservation of 
        democratic institutions and processes;
            ``(2) the revitalization of basic infrastructure; and
            ``(3) the peaceful resolution of conflict.
    ``(c) Report.--Not later than 5 days before beginning a new 
assistance program under this section, the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development shall submit a report to 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that describes the new 
assistance program.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
        to the President $50,000,000 to carry out this section, which 
        amount shall remain available until expended.
            ``(2) Additional assistance.--In addition to any authority 
        otherwise available to provide assistance in furtherance of the 
        purposes described in subsection (a), and in addition to 
        amounts otherwise available to carry out this section, the 
        Secretary may expend up to $15,000,000 of the amounts 
        appropriated to carry out this part to carry out this section 
        if the Secretary determines that it is important to the 
        national interests of the United States to provide transition 
        assistance beyond the assistance provided with the amounts 
        appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 416. REPORT ON UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE 
              PROGRAMS.

    (a) Presidential Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees on overseas United States 
Government humanitarian assistance programs that contains--
            (1) a list of all United States Government departments and 
        agencies, including the Department of Defense, involved in 
        implementing humanitarian assistance programs;
            (2) a list of funding costs associated with each respective 
        department and agency undertaking humanitarian assistance 
        programs, including the Department of Defense;
            (3) a description of the scope, size, and components of all 
        humanitarian assistance programs for fiscal years 2010 and 
        2011;
            (4) an evaluation of the appropriate role of United States 
        Government departments and agencies, especially the 
        coordination between United States civilian agencies and the 
        United States military in carrying out humanitarian assistance 
        programs, including a discussion of--
                    (A) obstacles to more effective humanitarian 
                coordination between Combatant Commands and civilian 
                agencies within their respective areas of 
                responsibility;
                    (B) Department of Defense guidance and directives 
                concerning foreign disaster relief operations;
                    (C) the extent to which the Department of Defense 
                has previously supported United States foreign disaster 
                relief operations;
                    (D) the extent to which Combatant Commands--
                            (i) included foreign disaster relief in 
                        their theater campaign plans; and
                            (ii) developed contingency plans to respond 
                        to foreign disasters, such as the 2010 
                        earthquake in Haiti;
                    (E) the extent to which the Department of Defense 
                and the Combatant Commands ensure relief efforts are 
                coordinated by sharing their guidance, directives, and 
                plans for foreign disasters with other United States 
                Government agencies, including--
                            (i) the Office of Foreign Disaster 
                        Assistance of the United States Agency for 
                        International Development;
                            (ii) the Department of State;
                            (iii) nongovernmental agencies; and
                            (iv) foreign partners;
                    (F) mechanisms within the Combatant Commands to 
                further collaborate with interagency partners when 
                responding to foreign disasters;
                    (G) the extent to which the Department of Defense 
                has reviewed and assessed its foreign disaster relief 
                operations for opportunities to reduce duplication and 
                overlap with the efforts of other United States 
                Government agencies; and
                    (H) structural or organizational improvements, 
                including system-wide humanitarian training for 
                relevant military personnel, that would assist with 
                more effective coordination; and
            (5) recommendations for legislative modifications, if any, 
        to existing authorities relating to humanitarian assistance 
        programs.
    (b) Government Accountability Officer Report.--Not later than 18 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees that contains--
            (1) a review of, and comments addressing, how effectively 
        the Department of Defense and the Combatant Commands undertake 
        and coordinate humanitarian assistance activities; and
            (2) recommendations for improving humanitarian coordination 
        between the military and civilian agencies.

SEC. 417. REPORT REPEALS.

    (a) Annual Report on Financial Contributions to International 
Organizations.--Section 4(b) of the United Nations Participation Act 
(22 U.S.C. 287b(b)) is repealed.
    (b) Report on Visa Issuance to Inadmissible Aliens.--Section 51(a) 
of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
2723(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1) Denial of visas.--
        ''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (2).
    (c) Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 Reports.--The Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (Public Law 87-195) is amended--
            (1) in section 133 (22 U.S.C. 2152c)--
                    (A) by striking subsection (d); and
                    (B) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
                (d);
            (2) in section 620C (22 U.S.C. 2373)--
                    (A) by striking subsection (c); and
                    (B) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
                subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and
            (3) in section 620F (22 U.S.C. 2376), by striking 
        subsection (c).
    (d) Annual Reports on Soviet and Eastern European Training.--
Section 807 of the Soviet-Eastern European Research and Training Act of 
1983 (22 U.S.C. 4506) is repealed.
    (e) Annual SEED Program Report.--Section 704 of the Support for 
East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-179) is 
repealed.
    (f) PLO Commitments Compliance Report.--Section 804(b) of the PLO 
Commitments Compliance Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-246) is repealed.
    (g) Report on Middle East Arms Transfers.--Section 404(c) of the 
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public 
Law 102-138) is repealed.
    (h) Annual Report on Assistance for Independent States of Former 
Soviet Union.--Section 104 of the FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 102-
511) is repealed.
    (i) Annual Report on Violations of Territorial Integrity in Former 
Soviet Union.--Section 560(g) of the Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 
103-87) is amended by striking ``: Provided further, That thirty days'' 
and all that follows and inserting a period.
    (j) Reports on Partnership for Peace Initiative and Outstanding 
Expropriations Claims.--Title V of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236) is amended--
            (1) in section 514, by striking subsection (a); and
            (2) in section 527--
                    (A) by striking subsection (f); and
                    (B) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as 
                subsections (f) and (g), respectively.
    (k) Report on Military Activities of North Korea.--Section 585 of 
the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is 
repealed.
    (l) Reports on Acquisitions and United Nations Policy on Israel.--
The Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 (as enacted by reference 
in section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106-113) is amended--
            (1) in section 605, by striking subsection (c); and
            (2) in section 721--
                    (A) by striking subsection (c);
                    (B) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
                (c); and
                    (C) in subsection (c), as redesignated, by striking 
                ``At the time of the submission of each annual report 
                under subsection (c), the Secretary'' and inserting 
                ``The Secretary''.
    (m) Report on Extradition of Narcotics Traffickers.--Section 3203 
of Public Law 106-246 is repealed.
    (n) Report on Terrorist Lookout Committees.--Section 304 of the 
Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 (Public 107-
173) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (f); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).
    (o) Other Reports.--
            (1) Reports on activities in colombia and german 
        foundation.--The Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal 
        Year 2003 (division A of Public Law 107-228) is amended--
                    (A) by striking section 694; and
                    (B) by striking section 704.
            (2) Implementation report.--Section 1321 of the Security 
        Assistance Act of 2002 (division B of Public Law 107-228) is 
        repealed.
    (p) Chief of Mission Staff Element Reports.--Section 409(c) of the 
Department of State and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public 
Law 108-447) is repealed.

SEC. 418. WORKING CAPITAL FUND.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
        Development.
            (2) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Working Capital Fund 
        established pursuant to subsection (b).
            (3) Local entity.--The term ``local entity'' means an 
        individual, a corporation, or another group of persons located, 
        or having as its principal place of business or operations, in 
        a country receiving assistance from funds appropriated under 
        title III.
            (4) USAID.--The term ``USAID'' means the United States 
        Agency for International Development.
    (b) Establishment.--The Administrator is authorized to establish a 
Working Capital Fund.
    (c) Deposits.--Up to 1 percent of the total value of obligations 
entered into by USAID from appropriations available to USAID, and any 
appropriation made available for the purpose of providing capital, may 
be deposited into the Fund during any fiscal year. Receipts from the 
disposal of, or repayments for the loss or damage to, property held in 
the Fund, rebates, reimbursements, refunds and other credits applicable 
to the operation of the Fund may be deposited into the Fund.
    (d) Use of Funds.--Amounts deposited into the Fund during any 
fiscal year shall be available, without fiscal year limitation in 
addition to other funds available for such purposes, for administrative 
costs resulting from agency implementation and procurement reform 
efforts, the administration of the Fund, and administrative 
contingencies designated by the Administrator, including--
            (1) personal and nonpersonal services;
            (2) training; and
            (3) supplies.
    (e) Transfer.--At the close of each fiscal year, the Administrator 
shall transfer from the Fund to the General Fund of the Treasury--
            (1) amounts in excess of $100,000,000; and
            (2) such other amounts as the Administrator determines to 
        be in excess of the needs of the Fund.
    (f) Procurement Reform.--
            (1) Local competition.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
        Administrator may use amounts made available under this Act or 
        otherwise appropriated for the Department of State, Foreign 
        Operations, and Related Programs, to award contracts or other 
        instruments in which competition is limited to local entities.
            (2) Limitation.--Contracts and other instruments awarded 
        under paragraph (1) may not exceed $5,000,000.

SEC. 419. RETENTION OF INTEREST EARNED ON ADVANCED FUNDS.

    Section 635 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2395) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(n) The Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development may enter into agreements with international 
organizations that provide for the retention of interest earned on the 
advance of funds by such organizations.''.

SEC. 420. STATEMENT OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Since 1,000,000,000 people worldwide live on less than 
        $1 per day, the majority of whom are women, and an additional 
        1,600,000,000 people struggle to survive on less than $2 per 
        day--
                    (A) United States development programs should 
                continue to promote country-led solutions to reduce 
                poverty and eliminate extreme global poverty through 
                sustainable economic growth; and
                    (B) efforts described in subparagraph (A) should be 
                consistent with the United Nations Millennium 
                Development Goals, including a 50 percent reduction 
                between 1990 and 2015 in the proportion of people 
                worldwide who live on less than $1 per day.
            (2) Integrating sustainable development into United States 
        development assistance is an important component of 
        comprehensive and effective aid programs.
            (3) In 1987, the World Commission on Environment and 
        Development (the Brundtland Commission) published a report 
        entitled Our Common Future, which defined sustainable 
        development as ``development that meets the needs of the 
        present without compromising the ability of future generations 
        to meet their own needs''.
            (4) Outcomes from the 1992 United Nations Conference on 
        Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro (commonly 
        referred to as the Rio Conference or Earth Summit), the 2002 
        World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, and 
        the recent sessions of the Commission on Sustainable 
        Development elevated public awareness on the need to integrate 
        environmental priorities with development objectives.
            (5) Actions that address the development challenges faced 
        by vulnerable and impoverished developing nations should--
                    (A) include focused attention on the sustainability 
                of the world's natural resources;
                    (B) balance environmental stewardship, economic 
                development, and social development;
                    (C) be informed by an assessment of the specific 
                impacts on women and men at all stages of the 
                development process; and
                    (D) consider that developing countries rely on 
                natural ecosystems and are likely to be affected by 
                climate change to a much greater degree than developed 
                countries, with women shouldering much of the burden 
                given their prominent roles in fuel and food 
                consumption and production.
            (6) Developing countries presently face and will continue 
        to face sharply decreasing yields from agriculture production 
        because of climate change, which undermines food security in 
        such countries.
            (7) Urbanization is a defining phenomenon of the 21st 
        century. Approximately 51 percent of the world's population 
        lives in cities of various sizes producing the majority of the 
        world's economic output. By 2030, an estimated 4,000,000,000 
        people will live in cities in the developing world and the 
        number of people living in slums is estimated to double. Urban 
        populations represent some of the most vulnerable populations 
        to climate changes, but are ill-equipped to address the 
        challenges associated with climate change.
            (8) Public-private partnerships are an essential tool to 
        advance our efforts in a range of critical areas. President 
        Obama has called partnerships ``a defining feature of our 
        foreign policy'' and a way to involve multiple stakeholders and 
        to conduct our diplomacy directly with citizens around the 
        world. The First Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review 
        states: ``Private sector partners can add value to our missions 
        . . . Their reach and influence continues to grow. So too must 
        our efforts to connect with, build upon, and amplify their work 
        to advance our common interests''.
            (9) Investing in innovation has the potential to solve 
        long-standing development challenges by--
                    (A) leveraging the power of research and 
                development to help the United States increase 
                investments in development-focused innovation;
                    (B) capitalizing new models for innovation and 
                bringing sustainable models to scale;
                    (C) increasing the creation and utilization of 
                science and technology by women and men in developing 
                countries; and
                    (D) removing impediments to innovation faced by the 
                private sector.
            (10) Transparency is--
                    (A) a prerequisite for development effectiveness; 
                and
                    (B) fundamental to the success of better governance 
                and enhanced development outcomes in recipient 
                countries.
            (11) The High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, 
        Republic of Korea, in November 2011, represents a critical 
        moment for donors--
                    (A) to generate political will for elevating and 
                maintaining development as an international priority in 
                the face of a range of competing international and 
                domestic agendas;
                    (B) to modernize the aid delivery model to 
                capitalize on new models of innovation and to scale up 
                the development impact of aid interventions;
                    (C) to assess commitments to improve the quality of 
                aid made at previous forums in Paris and Accra; and
                    (D) to establish a new consensus for a global 
                development partnership that will improve the 
                effectiveness of the official aid sector and capture 
                the different circumstances under which aid is 
                currently delivered.
    (b) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to promote 
broad-based, sustainable global development, reduce poverty, and 
eliminate extreme global poverty by--
            (1) maximizing good development principles and key reforms, 
        including--
                    (A) increasing efficiencies by eliminating wasteful 
                regulations and demanding clear results, demonstrated 
                by consistent evaluation;
                    (B) prioritizing accountability with clear 
                objectives, improved coordination with other donors and 
                stakeholders, increased transparency, and more 
                effective and meaningful monitoring and evaluation, 
                including attention to gender relations in all relevant 
                areas;
                    (C) incorporating local priorities and policy 
                reforms that will reflect developing country 
                priorities, including through the meaningful engagement 
                of local civil society;
                    (D) ensuring that gender equality and analyses of 
                impact by gender are incorporated and operationalized 
                throughout programs at all stages of the program cycle;
                    (E) maintaining distinctions between diplomacy and 
                development, recognizing that each harbors different 
                objectives, timelines, and priorities;
                    (F) reducing the footprint of the Department of 
                Defense in post-conflict reconstruction, stability, and 
                development aid so that the Department can focus its 
                resources and expertise on it primary mission; and
                    (G) supporting a strong, empowered United States 
                Agency for International Development that can 
                effectively address 21st century challenges and 
                priorities;
            (2) supporting and integrating principles of sustainable 
        development, including--
                    (A) integrating the current and predicted impacts 
                of climate change, based on sound science;
                    (B) ensuring that these principles, which balance 
                social, economic, and environmental concerns, are 
                mainstreamed into economic models, decision-making 
                mechanisms, and spatial planning;
                    (C) recognizing that climate change is--
                            (i) currently a serious challenge and 
                        threat in many parts of the world;
                            (ii) a potentially significant national and 
                        global security threat multiplier that is 
                        likely to exacerbate economic and social 
                        inequality and increase competition and 
                        conflict over agricultural, vegetative, marine, 
                        and water resources; and
                            (iii) will likely result in increased 
                        displacement of people, especially women and 
                        children, in addition to poverty and hunger 
                        within developing countries;
                    (D) assessing--
                            (i) the progress made to date and the 
                        remaining gaps in the implementation of the 
                        outcomes of the major summits on sustainable 
                        development;
                            (ii) the manner with which new and emerging 
                        challenges are addressed; and
                            (iii) the renewal of the United States 
                        Government's political commitment to 
                        sustainable development in upcoming 
                        international conferences;
                    (E) strengthening mechanisms to monitor critical 
                resources in order to--
                            (i) ensure resource sustainability for 
                        future generations; and
                            (ii) adjust present activities accordingly; 
                        and
                    (F) recognizing that sustainable development 
                efforts must incorporate a strong urban lens to help 
                cities--
                            (i) increase their resilience;
                            (ii) enact sustainable urban development 
                        policies and programs; and
                            (iii) prepare for numerous developmental, 
                        environmental, and climate change challenges;
            (3) expanding public-private sector partnerships and 
        leveraging private sector resources, including--
                    (A) streamlining the process for developing public-
                private partnerships and establishing a coordinated 
                approach among all United States departments and 
                agencies undertaking development programs and 
                activities;
                    (B) emphasizing alliances and coalitions by 
                bringing together a wide range of global partners 
                around a common partnership mission;
                    (C) enhancing training and incentives by--
                            (i) creating a training module in 
                        partnership development;
                            (ii) building appropriate incentive 
                        structures that reward partnership creation; 
                        and
                            (iii) hiring external partnership experts 
                        to build United States Government institutional 
                        expertise; and
                    (D) pursuing a range of innovative partnerships, 
                including connecting to State, local government 
                officials and diaspora communities in the United States 
                and throughout the world--
                            (i) to share best practices;
                            (ii) to provide technical assistance; and
                            (iii) to promote cooperation on shared 
                        challenges;
            (4) investing in innovation, including supporting and 
        accelerating programs and mechanisms at the United States 
        Agency for International Development (USAID), such as the 
        Development Innovation Ventures, which enable USAID to work 
        with partners to identify, test, and scale evidence-based 
        development solutions that can significantly improve outcomes; 
        and
            (5) enhancing transparency by--
                    (A) publishing detailed information on United 
                States Government humanitarian and development 
                assistance that is timely, accessible, comprehensive, 
                and comparable;
                    (B) providing comprehensive program level detail on 
                a publicly accessible Web site by expanding the Foreign 
                Assistance Dashboard; and
                    (C) ensuring that United States Government 
                assistance is reflected on partner countries' formal 
                budgeting systems, to the extent possible, by 
                establishing--
                            (i) a baseline by September 30, 2011, that 
                        identifies the percentage of all United States 
                        humanitarian and development assistance that is 
                        on-budget and the percentage that is off-
                        budget; and
                            (ii) consistent guidelines for United 
                        States agencies to follow to determine when the 
                        funding for humanitarian and development 
                        assistance is on-budget or off-budget.

SEC. 421. USAID MISSIONS.

    Any decision to open a new USAID mission or office or close or 
significantly reduce the number of personnel of any such mission or 
office shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
appropriate congressional committees unless there is a substantial 
security risk to mission personnel.

SEC. 422. MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF UNITED STATES FOREIGN 
              ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--The President shall develop and implement a 
rigorous system to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of United 
States foreign assistance.
    (b) Components of System.--In order to avoid duplication, ensure 
comprehensive coverage, credibility, unbiasedness, transparency, the 
generation of high quality information and knowledge, and to facilitate 
comparability of results and the development of a strong body of 
evidence, the system required under subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) a method of coordinating evaluation activities among 
        all Executive agencies carrying out United States foreign 
        assistance; and
            (2) a process for consulting with relevant stakeholders and 
        subject matter experts, as appropriate, on the planning, 
        design, and implementation of evaluation activities and the 
        dissemination of evaluation findings.
    (c) Required Actions.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
President shall ensure that the head of each Executive agency takes the 
following actions with regard to United States foreign assistance 
carried out by that agency:
            (1) Establish measurable and meaningful performance 
        objectives, including disaggregation by sex, as appropriate.
            (2) Establish criteria for the selection of programs, 
        projects, and activities to be subject to various evaluation 
        methodologies, with a particular emphasis on impact evaluation.
            (3) Establish or designate an organizational unit with 
        adequate staff and resources to oversee and provide technical 
        support for evaluation activities.
            (4) Develop a plan for improving the capacity of the agency 
        to conduct rigorous, relevant, and objective program monitoring 
        and evaluation, including--
                    (A) by providing relevant education and training 
                opportunities;
                    (B) by encouraging the adoption of improved 
                methodologies for data collection and analysis; and
                    (C) by ensuring that best practices are shared 
                within and between agencies.
            (5) Establish guidelines for enhancing, in cooperation with 
        other donors, the capacity of partner countries to monitor the 
        use of and evaluate the impact of donor assistance.
            (6) Establish a process for applying the findings and 
        results of monitoring and evaluation activities, including 
        impact evaluation research, into future program planning, 
        budgeting, design, and implementation.
            (7) Establish a policy for the publication of program 
        evaluations.
            (8) Develop, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, an 
        annual evaluation plan that describes how the agency will meet 
        the requirements under this section.
            (9) Identify the source or mechanism of funding to conduct 
        monitoring and evaluation of United States foreign assistance 
        carried out by such agency.
    (d) Submission of Evaluation Plans.--The President shall ensure 
that the evaluation plans required under subsection (c)(8)--
            (1) are submitted annually to the appropriate congressional 
        committees with the annual budget presentation; and
            (2) are published on a Government Web site.
    (e) Local Performance.--To the extent feasible and appropriate, 
evaluation activities carried out pursuant to the requirements under 
this section shall be carried out by, or with the participation of, 
organizations in the partner country.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
        House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign 
        Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
            (2) Evaluation.--The term ``evaluation'' means the 
        systematic and objective determination and assessment of the 
        design, implementation, and results of an ongoing or completed 
        program, project, or activity, including an explanation of the 
        reasons or causes for the observed results.
            (3) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 105 of title 5, United 
        States Code.
            (4) Impact.--The term ``impact'' means a long-term effect 
        of a program, project, or activity, whether positive or 
        negative, direct or indirect, intended or unintended.
            (5) Impact evaluation research.--The term ``impact 
        evaluation research'' means the application of research methods 
        and statistical analysis to measure the extent to which an 
        impact can be attributed to a United States foreign assistance 
        program, project, or activity rather than to other factors.
            (6) Partner country.--The term ``partner country'' means a 
        country that is a current or planned recipient of United States 
        foreign assistance.
            (7) Relevant stakeholder.--The term ``relevant 
        stakeholder'' means a party that is involved in funding, 
        designing or implementing a program being monitored or 
        evaluated.
            (8) United states foreign assistance.--The term ``United 
        States foreign assistance'' means assistance under this Act, 
        the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or related appropriations 
        Acts.

SEC. 423. NATIONAL ACTION PLAN ON WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY .

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 and 
        subsequent Resolutions 1880, 1888, 1889, and 1960 reaffirm the 
        critical role of women in the prevention and resolution of 
        conflicts, including in--
                    (A) peace negotiations;
                    (B) peacekeeping and peace-building efforts;
                    (C) humanitarian response; and
                    (D) post-conflict reconstruction;
            (2) On October 26, 2010, at remarks on the occasion of the 
        Tenth Anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 
        1325 on Women, Peace, and Security, the Secretary of State 
        announced the United States commitment to develop a United 
        States National Action Plan to accelerate the implementation of 
        Resolution 1325.
    (b) National Action Plan.--The President shall coordinate with 
executive branch agencies to draft a United States National Action Plan 
that seeks to ensure that the United States effectively promotes and 
supports the rights and roles of women in conflict-affected and post-
conflict regions through clear, measurable commitments--
            (1) to promote the active and meaningful participation of 
        women in affected areas in all aspects of conflict prevention, 
        management, and resolution;
            (2) to integrate the perspectives and interests of affected 
        women into conflict-prevention activities and strategies;
            (3) to promote the physical safety, economic security, and 
        dignity of women and girls;
            (4) to support women's equal access to aid distribution 
        mechanisms and services; and
            (5) to monitor, analyze, and evaluate implementation 
        efforts and their impact.
    (c) Congressional Notification and Briefing.--Upon the completion 
of the National Action Plan, the President shall notify Congress, and 
brief the leadership and relevant committees of Congress, regarding the 
precise commitments and implementation plan.

             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 2011''.

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 200,000 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.

SEC. 503. REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PEACE CORPS COMPREHENSIVE 
              AGENCY ASSESSMENT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year 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--
            (1) the progress made toward implementing the 
        recommendations of the Peace Corps Comprehensive Agency 
        Assessment of 2010; and
            (2) the impact of the Portfolio Review on the current and 
        planned distribution of Peace Corps volunteers throughout the 
        world.
    (b) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
            (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
            (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            (4) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
        Representatives.

SEC. 504. PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.

    Section 10(a)(5) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2509(a)(5)) is 
amended by striking ``for any purpose'' and inserting ``for the 
purposes of any law administered by the Office of Personnel 
Management''.

      TITLE VI--R.M.S. TITANIC MARITIME MEMORIAL PRESERVATION ACT

SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``R.M.S. Titanic Maritime Memorial 
Preservation Act of 2011''.

SEC. 602. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    Section 2 of the R.M.S. Titanic Maritime Memorial Act of 1986 (16 
U.S.C. 450rr) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``should be 
                designated'' and inserting ``is recognized'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``recent'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (D) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (E) by adding after paragraph (4) the following:
            ``(5) the Secretary of Commerce, through the National 
        Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine 
        Sanctuary Program, and in consultation with the Secretary of 
        State, other interested Federal agencies, academic and research 
        institutions, the public, the United Kingdom, France, and 
        Canada, issued Final Guidelines for Research, Exploration, and 
        Salvage of R.M.S. Titanic on April 12, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 
        18905), as directed under section 5; and
            ``(6) the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
        Secretary of Commerce, negotiated the International Agreement 
        with the United Kingdom, France, and Canada pursuant to section 
        6, which was signed on June 18, 2004, subject to acceptance by 
        the United States.''; and
            (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) Purpose.--The purposes of this Act are--
            ``(1) to ensure the protection of R.M.S. Titanic and its 
        wreck site as--
                    ``(A) an international maritime memorial and grave 
                site to those aboard the ship who perished in 1912; and
                    ``(B) a site of unique scientific, archeological, 
                cultural, and historical significance for present and 
                future generations;
            ``(2) to ensure that the planning and conduct of any 
        activities directed at R.M.S. Titanic and its wreck site are 
        consistent with applicable law, including the International 
        Agreement; and
            ``(3) to call upon the Secretary of State to encourage 
        other interested nations, especially nations with the 
        technological capability to access R.M.S. Titanic and its wreck 
        site, to consent to be bound by the International Agreement.''.

SEC. 603. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 3 of the R.M.S. Titanic Maritime Memorial Act of 1986 (16 
U.S.C. 450rr-1) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this Act--
            ``(1) the term `collection' means each grouping of R.M.S. 
        Titanic property, other than human remains, that results from 
        recovery activities after September 1, 1985, at the wreck site 
        of R.M.S. Titanic authorized by--
                    ``(A) an order of a United States court of 
                competent jurisdiction;
                    ``(B) a permit granted by the Secretary of Commerce 
                under section 7; or
                    ``(C) an order of a court or tribunal (including 
                any administrative body, Office of Maritime Affairs, or 
                Receiver of Wreck) of competent jurisdiction of the 
                United Kingdom, France, or Canada, or of a state party 
                to the International Agreement;
            ``(2) the term `import' means to bring into, or introduce 
        into, or attempt to bring into or introduce into, the United 
        States, including its territories and insular possessions, and 
        the territorial sea of the United States (as defined in 
        Presidential Proclamation 5928, issued December 27, 1988);
            ``(3) the term `International Agreement' means the 
        Agreement concerning the Shipwrecked Vessel RMS Titanic;
            ``(4) the term `Person' means any individual (whether or 
        not a citizen or national of the United States), any 
        corporation, partnership, association, or other entity (whether 
        or not organized or existing under the laws of any State), and 
        any Federal, State, local, or foreign government or any entity 
        of any such government;
            ``(5) the term `R.M.S. Titanic property' includes--
                    ``(A) the shipwrecked vessel R.M.S. Titanic;
                    ``(B) the cargo of R.M.S. Titanic, any other 
                contents from the ship, or any associated items 
                scattered on the ocean floor in the vicinity of the 
                ship, or any portion of the ship;
                    ``(C) all such property recovered from the wreck 
                site since September 1, 1985; and
                    ``(D) any human remains of those aboard R.M.S. 
                Titanic who perished;
            ``(6) the term `Rules' means the `Rules Concerning 
        Activities Aimed at the RMS Titanic and/or its Artifacts' 
        contained in the Annex to the International Agreement; and
            ``(7) the term `United States waters' means all waters of 
        the United States on the landward side of the baseline from 
        which the breadth of the United States territorial sea is 
        measured, and the waters of the United States territorial sea 
        as described in Presidential Proclamation 5928, dated December 
        27, 1988.''.

SEC. 604. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT.

    The R.M.S. Titanic Maritime Memorial Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 450rr 
et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by striking sections 5, 6, and 7;
            (2) by redesignating section 8 as section 20; and
            (3) by inserting after section 4 the following:

``SEC. 5. SCOPE AND APPLICABILITY.

    ``(a) In General.--This Act shall apply to--
            ``(1) any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United 
        States at the time that such person engages in an activity 
        prohibited under section 6;
            ``(2) any vessel of the United States, including--
                    ``(A) a vessel documented under chapter 121 of 
                title 46, United States Code, or vessels numbered as 
                provided under chapter 123 of such title;
                    ``(B) a vessel (other than a vessel that has been 
                granted the nationality of a foreign nation in 
                accordance with article 5 of the Convention on the High 
                Seas, done at Geneva on April 29, 1958, and article 91 
                of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea, signed at 
                Montego Bay, Jamaica on December 10, 1982, if a claim 
                of nationality or registry for the vessel is made by 
                the master or individual in charge at the time of the 
                action by an officer or employee of the United States 
                authorized to enforce applicable provisions of United 
                States law) owned in whole or part by--
                            ``(i) the United States or a territory, 
                        commonwealth, or possession of the United 
                        States and used on commercial service;
                            ``(ii) a State or a political subdivision 
                        of a State and used on commercial service;
                            ``(iii) a citizen or national of the United 
                        States; or
                            ``(iv) a corporation created under the laws 
                        of the United States, any State, the District 
                        of Columbia, or any territory, commonwealth, or 
                        possession of the United States; and
                    ``(C) a vessel that was once documented under the 
                laws of the United States and, in violation of the laws 
                of the United States, was--
                            ``(i) sold to a person that is not a 
                        citizen of the United States; or
                            ``(ii) placed under foreign registry or a 
                        foreign flag, whether or not the vessel has 
                        been granted the nationality of a foreign 
                        nation;
            ``(3) any vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United 
        States including--
                    ``(A) a vessel without nationality;
                    ``(B) a vessel assimilated to a vessel without 
                nationality, in accordance with paragraph (2) of 
                article 6 of the Convention on the High Seas, done at 
                Geneva on April 29, 1958, or article 91 of the 
                Convention on the Law of the Sea, signed at Montego 
                Bay, Jamaica on December 10, 1982;
                    ``(C) a vessel registered in a foreign nation if--
                            ``(i) the flag nation has consented to, or 
                        waived objection to, the enforcement of United 
                        States law by the United States; and
                            ``(ii) such consent or waiver--
                                    ``(I) was obtained by radio, 
                                telephone, or similar oral or 
                                electronic means; and
                                    ``(II) is conclusively proved by 
                                certification of the Secretary of State 
                                or the Secretary's designee;
                    ``(D) a vessel located within the customs waters of 
                the United States; and
                    ``(E) a vessel located in the contiguous zone of 
                the United States (as defined in Presidential 
                Proclamation 7219, issued on September 2, 1999) that--
                            ``(i) is entering United States waters;
                            ``(ii) has departed United States waters; 
                        or
                            ``(iii) is a hovering vessel (as defined in 
                        section 401 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
                        U.S.C. 1401)); and
            ``(4) any property made forfeitable under section 11.
    ``(b) Vessel Without Nationality.--
            ``(1) In general.--In this Act, a vessel without 
        nationality includes--
                    ``(A) a vessel aboard which the master or person in 
                charge makes a claim of registry, which claim is denied 
                by the flag nation whose registry is claimed;
                    ``(B) a vessel aboard which the master or person in 
                charge fails, upon request of an officer of the United 
                States empowered to enforce applicable provisions of 
                United States law, to make a claim of nationality or 
                registry for that vessel; and
                    ``(C) a vessel aboard which the master or person in 
                charge makes a claim of registry and the claimed nation 
                of registry does not affirmatively and unequivocally 
                assert that the vessel is of its nationality.
            ``(2) Verification or denial.--A claim of registry under 
        subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (1) may be verified or 
        denied by radio, telephone, or similar oral or electronic 
        means. The response by the claimed flag nation is conclusively 
        proved by certification of the Secretary of State or the 
        Secretary's designee.
    ``(c) Claim of Nationality or Registry.--In this Act, a claim of 
nationality or registry is limited to--
            ``(1) possession on board the vessel and production of 
        documents evidencing the vessel's nationality in accordance 
        with article 5 of the Convention on the High Seas, done at 
        Geneva on April 29, 1958, and article 91 of the Convention on 
        the Law of the Sea, signed at Montego Bay, Jamaica on December 
        10, 1982;
            ``(2) flying the flag nation's ensign or flag; or
            ``(3) a verbal claim of nationality or registry by the 
        master or person in charge of the vessel.
    ``(d) Applicability.--This Act shall not apply to--
            ``(1) warships;
            ``(2) naval auxiliaries;
            ``(3) other vessels--
                    ``(A) owned or operated by the United States; and
                    ``(B) used only for government noncommercial 
                service, unless the vessel engages in an activity 
                designed to disturb, remove, or injure R.M.S. Titanic 
                property; or
            ``(4) any person on board a vessel described in paragraph 
        (1) who is acting in the course of such person's duties, unless 
        such person engages in an activity designed to disturb, remove, 
        or injure R.M.S. Titanic property.

``SEC. 6. PROHIBITIONS.

    ``Except as authorized under section 7, it is unlawful for any 
person or vessel described in section 5 to--
            ``(1) engage in any activity that disturbs, removes, or 
        injures, or attempts to disturb, remove, or injure, R.M.S. 
        Titanic property;
            ``(2) engage in any activity directed at R.M.S. Titanic 
        property located at the wreck site that poses a significant 
        threat to public safety;
            ``(3) engage in any activity that violates any provision of 
        this Act, or any regulation or permit issued under this Act, or 
        any provision of the Rules;
            ``(4) sell, purchase, barter, import, export, or offer to 
        sell, purchase, barter, import, export, in interstate or 
        foreign commerce, R.M.S. Titanic property not constituting a 
        collection; or
            ``(5) enter, or cause entry by means of any equipment, 
        instrumentality, or other property, into the hull sections of 
        R.M.S. Titanic.

``SEC. 7. PERMITS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce may issue a permit for 
an activity otherwise prohibited under section 6 if the Secretary 
determines that such activity--
            ``(1) is consistent with the International Agreement and 
        Rules; and
            ``(2)(A) furthers educational, scientific, or cultural 
        purposes in the public interest; or
            ``(B) is necessary to protect R.M.S. Titanic property from 
        a significant threat.
    ``(b) Applicability.--This section shall apply to any activities 
directed at R.M.S. Titanic property, including those authorized before 
the effective date of this Act by a court of competent jurisdiction.
    ``(c) Notice.--Any vessel described in paragraph (2) or (3) of 
section 5(a) that intends to stop within the zone located within the 
coordinates of 4146'00.036588" N, 04953'09.391344" W (Northeast 
corner); 4146'00.036588" N, 04959'51.08136" W (Northwest corner); 
4141'00.24864" N, 04953'09.391344" W (Southeast corner); 
4141'00.24864" N, 04959'51.08136" W (Southwest corner) shall, through 
its owner or agent, provide prior written notice of the timing and 
purpose of such intended entry to the Secretary of Commerce in a manner 
sufficient to allow the Secretary to determine whether a permit is 
required and whether a permit should be granted.
    ``(d) Terms and Conditions.--Any permit issued by the Secretary of 
Commerce under this section shall contain terms and conditions that 
fully comply with the Rules.
    ``(e) Fees.--The Secretary of Commerce may charge and retain 
reasonable fees to offset expenses associated with the processing of 
permit applications and the administration of permits issued under this 
section. Fees collected under this subsection shall be available to 
cover such costs without further appropriation and shall remain 
available until expended.
    ``(f) Deadlines.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraph (2), 
        the Secretary of Commerce shall act on an application for a 
        permit under this section not later than 180 days after the 
        date on which the Secretary has determined that the application 
        contains sufficient information for the Secretary to make a 
        decision on the application.
            ``(2) Additional time.--If the Secretary is unable to 
        comply with the deadline under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
        shall provide the applicant with written notification that up 
        to an additional 30 days will be needed to complete the review. 
        Under no circumstances may a complete application remain 
        pending for more than 210 days.
            ``(3) Rulemaking.--The Secretary shall promulgate 
        regulations to--
                    ``(A) identify the scientific, technical, 
                logistical, or other documentation or justification 
                required for the Secretary to make a decision on the 
                application for permit; and
                    ``(B) ensure the confidentiality of proprietary 
                information and data submitted under this section.

``SEC. 8. LIABILITY.

    ``(a) Liability to the United States.--Any person who engages in an 
activity prohibited under section 6 is liable for response costs, 
direct and indirect enforcement costs, and any damages resulting from 
such activity, including--
            ``(1) the reasonable costs incurred in storage, 
        restoration, care, maintenance, conservation, and curation of 
        R.M.S. Titanic property; and
            ``(2) the cost of retrieving any remaining information of a 
        scientific, archeological, cultural, or historical interest 
        from the site at which R.M.S. Titanic property was disturbed, 
        removed, or injured.
    ``(b) Liability in Rem.--Any vessel (including the vessel's gear, 
appurtenances, stores, and cargo), vehicle, aircraft, or other means of 
transportation, and any money or property used, or intended to be used, 
to facilitate any violation of this Act or any regulation or permit 
issued under this Act, shall be liable in rem to the United States for 
any fine, penalty, or damages assessed or imposed under this Act. The 
amount of such in rem liability shall constitute a lien and may be 
recovered in an action in rem in an appropriate district court of the 
United States.

``SEC. 9. CIVIL ENFORCEMENT.

    ``(a) Permit Sanction and Civil Administrative Penalty.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any person who violates any provision of 
        this Act, or any regulation or permit issued under this Act--
                    ``(A) may be subject to a permit sanction; and
                    ``(B) may be assessed a civil administrative 
                penalty by the Secretary of Commerce after notice and 
                an opportunity for a hearing.
            ``(2) Amount of penalty.--A penalty assessed under 
        paragraph (1)(B) may not exceed $250,000 per day for each such 
        violation. Each day of a continuing violation shall constitute 
        a separate violation.
            ``(3) Enforcement of penalty.--Upon failure of the 
        offending party to pay a penalty under this subsection, the 
        Attorney General, upon the request of the Secretary of 
        Commerce, may commence an action in the appropriate district 
        court of the United States to recover such penalty. In such 
        action, the validity and appropriateness of the final order 
        imposing the civil administrative penalty shall not be subject 
        to review.
    ``(b) Civil Judicial Penalty.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any person who violates any provision of 
        this Act, or any regulation or permit issued under this Act, 
        shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500,000 per 
        day for each such violation. Each day of a continuing violation 
        shall constitute a separate violation.
            ``(2) Enforcement of penalty.--Upon the request of the 
        Secretary of Commerce, the Attorney General may commence a 
        civil action in an appropriate district court of the United 
        States. Such court shall have jurisdiction to award civil 
        penalties. In determining the amount of a civil penalty, the 
        court may consider such matters as justice may require.
    ``(c) Civil Action.--Upon the request of the Secretary of Commerce, 
acting as trustee for R.M.S. Titanic property, the Attorney General may 
institute a civil action in an appropriate district court of the United 
States to--
            ``(1) recover response costs, direct and indirect 
        enforcement costs, and damages as set forth in section 8; or
            ``(2) obtain a court order directing any person in 
        possession of R.M.S. Titanic property unlawfully obtained to 
        deliver such R.M.S. Titanic property to the Secretary of 
        Commerce.
    ``(d) In Rem Action.--Upon the request of the Secretary of 
Commerce, acting as trustee for R.M.S. Titanic property, the Attorney 
General may institute an in rem action in an appropriate district court 
of the United States to--
            ``(1) satisfy a lien referred to in section 8 in an 
        appropriate district court of the United States; or
            ``(2) assume custody of R.M.S. Titanic property unlawfully 
        possessed as a result of a violation of this Act, or any 
        regulation or permit issued under this Act.
    ``(e) Injunctive Relief.--Upon the request of the Secretary of 
Commerce, the Attorney General may seek to obtain such relief in an 
appropriate district court of the United States as may be necessary to 
abate an imminent risk of--
            ``(1) the disturbance to, removal of, or injury to R.M.S. 
        Titanic property; or
            ``(2) the sale, purchase, barter, import, or export in 
        interstate or foreign commerce of R.M.S. Titanic property.

``SEC. 10. CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT.

    ``(a) In General.--Any person who knowingly commits any act 
prohibited under section 6 is guilty of an offense under this Act.
    ``(b) Penalty.--Any person who is convicted of an offense under 
this section shall be fined not more than $250,000 per day of 
violation, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.

``SEC. 11. SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The provisions of this Act may be enforced by 
the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Homeland Security, or 
their respective designees.
    ``(b) Detention and Arrest.--Any person authorized by the Secretary 
of Commerce or the Secretary of Homeland Security to enforce this Act 
may--
            ``(1) detain for inspection and inspect any package, crate, 
        or other container, including its contents, and all 
        accompanying documents, upon importation or exportation and 
        otherwise as permitted by law;
            ``(2) make arrests without a warrant for any violation of 
        this Act if the authorized person has reasonable grounds to 
        believe that the person to be arrested is committing the 
        violation in their presence or view;
            ``(3) execute and serve any arrest warrant, seizure 
        warrant, or other warrant or civil or criminal process issued 
        by any officer or court of competent jurisdiction for 
        enforcement of this Act, or any regulation or permit issued 
        under this Act; and
            ``(4) search and seize property described in paragraph (1), 
        with or without a warrant, as authorized by law.
    ``(c) Temporary Disposition of Property.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any R.M.S. Titanic property, or other 
        property seized pursuant to subsection (b)(4), shall be held by 
        any person authorized by the Secretary of Commerce or the 
        Secretary of Homeland Security pending disposition of civil or 
        criminal proceedings, administrative forfeiture proceedings, 
        actions in rem for forfeiture of such R.M.S. Titanic property 
        or other property pursuant to this section, or criminal 
        forfeiture proceedings pursuant to this section, as authorized 
        under section 2461(c) of title 28, United States Code.
            ``(2) Exception.--Instead of holding the property described 
        in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Commerce or the Secretary of 
        Homeland Security may permit the owner or consignee of such 
        property to post a bond or other surety satisfactory to the 
        Secretary of Commerce or the Secretary of Homeland Security.
    ``(d) Property Subject to Forfeiture.--The following property shall 
be subject to forfeiture to the United States:
            ``(1) Any R.M.S. Titanic property possessed, taken, 
        retained, purchased, sold, bartered, imported, or exported 
        contrary to the provisions of this Act, or any regulation or 
        permit issued under this Act.
            ``(2) Any property, real or personal, that constitutes, or 
        is derived from, the proceeds of any violation of this Act, or 
        any regulation or permit issued under this Act.
            ``(3) Any vessel (including the vessel's gear, 
        appurtenances, stores, and cargo), vehicle, aircraft, or other 
        means of transportation and any money or other property used or 
        intended to be used to facilitate any violation of this Act, or 
        any regulation or permit issued under this Act.
            ``(4) Any property traceable to the property described in 
        paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
    ``(e) Rebuttable Presumption.--In this section, there is a 
rebuttable presumption that all R.M.S. Titanic property found on board 
a vessel that is used or seized in connection with a violation of this 
Act, or any regulation or permit issued under this Act, was taken or 
retained in violation of this Act, or a regulation or permit issued 
under this Act.
    ``(f) Final Disposition of Property.--Upon forfeiture of any R.M.S. 
Titanic property or other property to the United States pursuant to 
this section, or the abandonment or waiver of any claim to any such 
property, the property shall be disposed of by the Secretary of 
Commerce in such a manner, consistent with the purposes of this Act, as 
the Secretary shall prescribe by regulation. Any R.M.S. Titanic 
property ordered forfeited to the United States shall be held in trust 
by the Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the public and disposed of in 
a manner consistent with the purposes of this Act. Forfeited R.M.S. 
Titanic property that does not constitute a collection may not be sold.
    ``(g) Civil Forfeitures.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        provisions of chapter 46 of title 18, United States Code, 
        relating to civil forfeitures shall extend to any seizure or 
        administrative or civil judicial forfeiture under this section 
        to the extent that such provisions are not inconsistent with 
        this Act.
            ``(2) Performance of duties.--Any duties imposed upon the 
        Attorney General, the Secretary of the Treasury, or the 
        Postmaster General shall be performed with respect to seizures 
        and forfeitures of property under this section by such 
        officers, agents, or other persons as may be authorized or 
        designated for that purpose by the Secretary of Commerce or the 
        Secretary of Homeland Security, as appropriate.
    ``(h) Criminal Forfeitures.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any person who is convicted of an 
        offense under section 10 shall forfeit property to the United 
        States pursuant to this section, as authorized by section 
        2461(c) of title 28, United States Code.
            ``(2) Procedures.--The procedures under section 413 of the 
        Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 853) (except subsection 
        (d) of such section), insofar as such provisions are not 
        inconsistent with this Act, shall apply to--
                    ``(A) all stages of a criminal forfeiture of 
                property under this section, including any seizure and 
                disposition of such property; and
                    ``(B) any administrative or judicial proceeding in 
                relation to such forfeiture.

``SEC. 12. DISPOSITION OF MONIES RECOVERED.

    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
monies collected under sections 8, 9, 10, and 11, either directly or 
through the sale of forfeited property, after payment of related 
expenses--
            ``(1) are authorized to be paid into 1 or more special 
        accounts of the Department of the Treasury; and
            ``(2) shall be used by the Secretary of Commerce for--
                    ``(A) conservation of Titanic artifacts recovered 
                pursuant to an enforcement action;
                    ``(B) conservation of any Titanic collection of 
                lawfully salvaged artifacts; or
                    ``(C) the collection of the USS Monitor National 
                Marine Sanctuary artifacts at The Mariners' Museum.
    ``(b) Disposition of Excess Funds.--If the proceeds from an 
enforcement action exceed the amount of funds needed for the 
conservation of artifacts from that case, the Titanic collection, and 
the Monitor collection, such excess amount shall be deposited in the 
General Fund of the Treasury.

``SEC. 13. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.

    ``In cooperation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
Commerce is authorized to inform and consult with representatives of 
foreign nations and others regarding the protection and preservation of 
R.M.S. Titanic property, including the issuance of permits pursuant to 
section 7.

``SEC. 14. AGREEMENTS AND AUTHORITY TO UTILIZE GRANT FUNDS.

    ``(a) Agreements.--The Secretary of Commerce may, as appropriate, 
enter into agreements with any person to use the personnel, services, 
equipment, or facilities of such person, on a reimbursable or 
nonreimbursable basis, to assist in carrying out the purposes of this 
Act.
    ``(b) Authority To Utilize Grant Funds.--The Secretary of 
Commerce--
            ``(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), may apply for, 
        accept, and obligate research grant funding from any Federal 
        source operating competitive grant programs if such funding 
        furthers the purposes of this Act;
            ``(2) may not apply for, accept, or obligate any grant 
        funding under paragraph (1) if--
                    ``(A) the granting agency is not authorized to 
                award grants to Federal agencies; or
                    ``(B) the grant will be used for any purposes, or 
                will be subject to any conditions, that are prohibited 
                by law or regulation;
            ``(3) may use amounts appropriated for the purpose of this 
        Act to satisfy a requirement to match grant funds with 
        recipient agency funds, except that no grant may be accepted 
        that requires a commitment before such amounts are 
        appropriated; and
            ``(4) shall deposit grant funds in the National Oceanic and 
        Atmospheric Administration account that serves to accomplish 
        the purpose for which the grant was awarded.

``SEC. 15. MONITORING AUTHORIZATION.

    ``In order to carry out the purposes of this Act, the Secretary of 
Commerce may--
            ``(1) monitor the wreck site of R.M.S. Titanic; and
            ``(2) conduct such monitoring in coordination with the 
        personnel, services, and facilities of other Federal 
        departments, agencies, or instrumentalities on a reimbursable 
        or nonreimbursable basis.

``SEC. 16. RULEMAKING.

    ``The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to promulgate regulations 
to implement this Act, including, as necessary, regulations providing 
for the issuance of permits under section 7. Such regulations shall be 
consistent with the International Agreement and Rules.

``SEC. 17. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.

    ``(a) Liability.--Nothing in sections 4281 through 4289 of the 
Revised Statutes of the United States or section 3 of the Act of 
February 13, 1893, shall limit the liability of any person under this 
Act.
    ``(b) Seizure and Forfeiture of Property.--Nothing in this Act may 
be construed to affect the seizure and forfeiture of property, 
including R.M.S. Titanic property, under the customs laws of the United 
States, or the issuance of penalties under such laws.
    ``(c) International Agreements.--This Act and any implementing 
regulations shall be applied in accordance with applicable law, 
including treaties, conventions, and other international agreements to 
which the United States is a party.
    ``(d) Freedoms of the High Seas.--Except to the extent that an 
activity is undertaken as a subterfuge for activities prohibited under 
this Act, nothing in this Act is intended to affect the exercise of 
traditional freedoms of the high seas, including--
            ``(1) navigation;
            ``(2) the laying of submarine cables and pipelines;
            ``(3) operation of vessels;
            ``(4) fishing; or
            ``(5) other internationally lawful uses of the sea related 
        to such freedoms.
    ``(e) Severability.--Each provision of this Act is severable. If a 
court of competent jurisdiction should find any provision of this Act 
to be unenforceable, all other provisions shall remain in full force 
and effect.
    ``(f) Salvage Rights.--An order granting salvage rights to R.M.S. 
Titanic by a court of competent jurisdiction prior to the effective 
date of this Act shall not exempt any person from complying with this 
Act or any regulation or permit issued under this Act. Without 
prejudice to the orders of a United States Court of competent 
jurisdiction, issued in reference to the entity known as `RMS Titanic, 
Inc.', prior to the effective date of this legislation (the status of 
such orders to be unaffected by this legislation), no person may obtain 
salvage rights to R.M.S. Titanic or R.M.S. Titanic property, after the 
effective date of this Act, except by an assignment or transfer of 
existing rights or through the orders of a United States Court of 
competent jurisdiction issued in reference to the entity known as 
`R.M.S. Titanic, Inc.'.
    ``(g) Law of Finds.--The law of finds shall not apply to R.M.S. 
Titanic or R.M.S. Titanic property.
    ``(h) Collection Management.--Each collection shall be managed and 
maintained in accordance with the Rules.

``SEC. 18. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.

    ``No civil action may be brought, and no criminal prosecution may 
be commenced, by the United States to enforce this Act, or any 
regulation or permit issued under this Act, after the date that is 8 
years after the date on which--
            ``(1) all facts material to the right of action or offense 
        are known by the Secretary of Commerce; and
            ``(2) jurisdiction can be exercised over the defendant.

``SEC. 19. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
$1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016 to carry out 
this Act, which shall remain available until expended.''.

SEC. 605. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this title shall take effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act.

               TITLE VII--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

                    Subtitle A--Department of State

SEC. 701. ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--The amounts set forth in this section 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 2012, for ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'', 
        $11,893,457,000, of which--
                    (A) $1,700,584,000 is authorized to be appropriated 
                for worldwide security protection; and
                    (B) $536,475,000 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 2012 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 $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 for the ``Capital 
Investment Fund''.
    (d) Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance.--There is 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2012--
            (1) $863,317,000 for ongoing operations; and
            (2) $938,200,000 for worldwide security upgrades.
    (e) Conflict Stabilization Operations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $92,200,000 for fiscal year 2012 for ``Conflict 
Stabilization Operations''.
    (f) Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs.--There is 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2012, for ``Educational 
and Cultural Exchange Programs'', $637,100,000, 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 2012 for ``Representation 
Allowances''.
    (h) Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials.--There is 
authorized to be appropriated $27,744,000 for fiscal year 2012 for 
``Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials''.
    (i) Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service.--There is 
authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 for 
``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service''.
    (j) Repatriation Loans.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
$1,800,000 for fiscal year 2012 for ``Repatriation Loans''.
    (k) Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan.--There is 
authorized to be appropriated $23,320,000 for fiscal year 2012 for 
``Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan''.
    (l) Office of the Inspector General.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2012, for ``Office of the Inspector 
General'', $128,086,000, of which--
            (1) $18,545,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the 
        Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction; and
            (2) $44,387,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the 
        Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
    (m) Fiscal Year 2013.--There are authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2013 such sums as may be necessary for the programs, funds, 
activities, and other financial instruments set forth in subsections 
(b) through (l).

SEC. 702. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES.

    (a) Assessed Contributions to International Organizations.--There 
is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2012, for 
``Contributions to International Organizations'', $1,619,400,000 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 for fiscal year 2012, for 
``Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities'', 
$1,920,000,000, 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 2012 
        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).
    (d) Fiscal Year 2013.--There are authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2013 such sums as may be necessary for the contributions 
described in subsections (a) and (b).

SEC. 703. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS.

    (a) In General.--The amounts set forth in this section 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 2012, 
for ``International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and 
Mexico''--
            (1) $45,591,000 for ``Salaries and Expenses''; and
            (2) $31,900,000 for ``Construction''.
    (c) International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada.--
There is authorized to be appropriated $2,422,000 for fiscal year 2012 
for ``International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada''.
    (d) International Joint Commission.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $7,237,000 for fiscal year 2012 for ``International Joint 
Commission''.
    (e) International Fisheries Commissions.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $31,291,000 for fiscal year 2012 for ``International 
Fisheries Commissions''.
    (f) Fiscal Year 2013.--There are authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2013 such sums as may be necessary for the international 
commissions referred to in subsections (b) through (e).

SEC. 704. MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Migration and Refugee Assistance.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2012, for authorized activities for 
``Migration and Refugee Assistance'', $1,613,100,000--
            (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.''.
    (c) United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance.--
There is authorized to be appropriated $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 
for ``U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance''.
    (d) Fiscal Year 2013.--There are authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2013 such sums as may be necessary for the migration and 
refugee assistance purposes referred to in subsections (a) through (c).

SEC. 705. CENTERS AND FOUNDATIONS.

    (a) Asia Foundation.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
$19,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 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 2012 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 2012 to carry out authorized activities for ``Center for Cultural 
and Technical Interchange Between East and West''.
    (d) Fiscal Year 2013.--There are authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2013 such sums as may be necessary for the centers and 
foundations referred to in subsections (a) through (c).

    Subtitle B--United States International Broadcasting Activities

SEC. 711. 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) for ``International Broadcasting Operations''--
                    (A) $754,261,000 for fiscal year 2012; and
                    (B) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
                2013; and
            (2) for ``Broadcasting Capital Improvements''--
                    (A) $12,769,000 for fiscal year 2012; and
                    (B) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
                2013.

                        Subtitle C--Peace Corps

SEC. 721. 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 to carry out 
        the purposes of this chapter--
                    ``(A) $439,600,000 for fiscal year 2012; and
                    ``(B) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
                2013.''.

                      Subtitle D--Other Provisions

SEC. 731. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.

    Nothing in this Act may 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.
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