1.This Act may be cited as the
Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013
.
2.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.
3.In this Act:
(1)Appropriate
congressional committeesExcept 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)Except
as otherwise provided, the term Secretary means the Secretary of
State.
<enum>I</enum><header>Department of
State authorities and activities</header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="id22190052-ef4c-4605-a50d-e0136149bd8a" level-type="subsequent"><enum>A</enum><header>General matters</header>
<section id="idb41767b7-e1a1-4480-885a-a92d2d25215f"><enum>101.</enum><header>International
Litigation Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
38(d)(3) of the <act-name parsable-cite="SDBAA">State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956</act-name> (22 U.S.C. 2710(d)(3)) is amended by
striking <quote>from another agency of the United States Government</quote> and
inserting <quote>as a result of a decision of an international tribunal, from
another agency of the United States Government,</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="idfacafdc1-18e9-4763-b7b8-db8a6d2c989c"><enum>102.</enum><header>Actuarial
valuations</header>
<subsection id="ide90a6c34-5d04-4521-be3b-0fd6d20562b0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority
of Secretary of State To make actuarial valuations</header><text>Section 818 of
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4058) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id62b3c815-2e08-45a1-84f1-032698164a12"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first
sentence, by striking <quote>Secretary of the Treasury</quote> and inserting
<quote>Secretary of State</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id39fa7871-3d08-4499-8a17-bb6deb64958b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending
the second sentence to read as follows: <quote>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.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4c20f3ad-f448-4679-a0bc-188f0999831b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authority
of Secretary of State To determine portion of foreign service retirement and
disability fund available for investment</header><text>Section 819 of such Act
(22 U.S.C. 4059) is amended by striking <quote>Secretary of the
Treasury</quote> the second place it appears and inserting <quote>Secretary of
State</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id66dcf58f-706e-4c4d-a368-8ebce11c3360"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authority
of Secretary of State To prescribe mortality tables</header><text>Section
825(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 4065(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id7d1a4a88-3a70-4c30-95fc-58e0d1d2b4b4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>subsection (a) (2), (3), or (4)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph
(2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2f2dacbc-f4ac-4cc7-ba30-47c4ca1fef0d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Secretary of the Treasury</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary of
State</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idccc3f35f-aa46-43d2-8f1b-bd9efa8fb2d1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authority
of Secretary of State To make periodic valuations</header><text>Section 859(c)
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4071h(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id4ddb20b9-aa27-4ea1-be36-7b6cc6f5bfd6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Secretary of the Treasury</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary of
State</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc571ee13-ad52-4c44-8972-d504b24177ef"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>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.</quote> and inserting the
following: “that will provide—</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb5346c15-38fb-4224-936e-d0e547c8b589" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id7e456f34-b415-43c5-bfe9-562e1c5b91d7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the normal
cost of the System;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5a20b99c-8260-4985-8cb8-4cb9b0c0d765"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the
supplemental liability of the System; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id487a45d5-9a5d-4231-be57-e9b0c8349c47"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the amounts
necessary to finance the costs of the
System.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id7572e432-49e4-45a3-b345-c4da27b82a05"><enum>103.</enum><header>Special
agents</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 37 of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id7f1af537-e359-4f76-9a2e-bd87ee9b67e4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by amending paragraph
(1) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf0d02e93-0cef-4f6f-ac5d-49fcbf991000" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id7060908c-2374-4d6c-8543-0b30153bc07d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct
investigations concerning—</text>
<subparagraph id="id70c46df8-523b-4639-9c1a-b0bfe9529222"><enum>(A)</enum><text>illegal
passport or visa issuance or use;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5438dee9-1bc9-4ef6-9ba6-301611c8c92d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identity
theft or document fraud affecting, or relating to, the programs, functions, or
authorities of the Department of State; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd741ff94-12f9-496c-947d-dd95e19db84e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id75cbe4f8-536e-4d6c-b5aa-e12887dfda71"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd6193354-e885-4425-becb-27eeab321b30" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id3c5e77ba-9485-4bb2-8431-5245faebc01f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in subsection (a)(1) may be construed to
limit the investigative authority of any other Federal department or
agency.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="idfaefe499-70cb-4d8b-a718-0df2b264a3b6"><enum>104.</enum><header>Security
enhancements for soft targets</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 29 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2701) is amended by inserting
<quote>physical security enhancements and</quote> after <quote>Such assistance
may include</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="id19cd1ac5-146b-4640-b668-33ae91d7ea7f"><enum>105.</enum><header>Enhanced
Department of State authority for uniformed security officers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The State Department Basic Authorities Act
of 1956 is amended by inserting after section 37 (22 U.S.C. 2709) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ee2cd79-8ef4-4800-bfc2-8c33e61c80b7" style="OLC">
<section id="idb1f17e91-6c44-4274-b4ff-90362d45511b"><enum>37A.</enum><header>Protection
of buildings and areas in the United States by uniformed guards</header>
<subsection id="idf6626160-51a0-4588-abbb-774cdd693cbb"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Enforcement
authorities for uniformed guards</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id445bcbb4-c3cc-4681-961f-d56a6b3045e7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Powers of
guards</header><text>While engaged in the performance of official duties as a
uniformed guard under subsection (a), a guard may—</text>
<paragraph id="id26feb06a-f194-4c92-877b-fbd89f2fa509"><enum>(1)</enum><text>enforce
Federal laws and regulations for the protection of persons and property;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6c5b33a7-a37b-4513-bc23-c881c749df23"><enum>(2)</enum><text>carry
firearms; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida4588e01-a0f2-406b-84d7-c92c9ad96a3d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>make arrests
without warrant for—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida873413d-dbc4-4330-be57-c4b9fa02f084"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any offense
against the United States committed in the guard’s presence; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id449bc4f0-57a6-458c-8ff9-6bfecc76dee2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9a2972e7-0c72-4d14-b087-a1f8f952246f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations</header>
<paragraph id="id766a7260-790e-4e7b-a7c5-8fc7f2e6b5f3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida51cd43c-e611-43c7-814f-1065333d823e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Posting</header><text>The
regulations prescribed under paragraph (1) shall be posted in a conspicuous
place on the property.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5cb43260-db0a-4c9a-afbf-7265a9da388a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id21f5fcfd-37d5-44bb-8db6-90a31c2d08c0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Attorney
General approval</header><text>The powers granted to guards designated under
this section shall be exercised in accordance with guidelines approved by the
Attorney General.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf7cc9664-d229-46fe-af5a-93d57311a7f8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Relationship
to other authority</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id2ae28a8c-63e5-424e-874f-eef1e76792d2"><enum>106.</enum><header>Local
guard contracts abroad under diplomatic security program</header>
<subsection id="idf2e408d8-bbea-47ac-8b16-c4aff40bbf9e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8abb3518-6fee-4ea1-86dc-8394b28961ee" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id8a1fc5c0-7275-4974-859a-187f1bda56e9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in evaluating
proposals for such contracts, award contracts to technically acceptable firms
offering the lowest evaluated price, except that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idb2fe6198-988a-40e3-8ac8-2c04262e23ac"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary
may award contracts on the basis of best value (as determined by a
cost-technical tradeoff analysis); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id893a878b-8509-4b46-8402-fd3f5025b250"><enum>(B)</enum><text>proposals
received from United States persons and qualified United States joint venture
persons shall be evaluated by reducing the bid price by 10
percent;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id6570f783-fdbd-4b3a-a892-04d4bf6e4223"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>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).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idfa768ff0-c084-4e7a-843f-fe46c0b810ef"><enum>107.</enum><header>Extension
of period for reimbursement for seized commercial fishermen</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7(e) of the Fishermen's Protective
Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1977(e)) is amended by striking <quote>2008</quote> and
inserting <quote>2013</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="idfcf9ca19-b578-4d75-ac50-ed8c4e234ab1"><enum>108.</enum><header>Authority
to issue administrative subpoenas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3486 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id82e3c660-6a76-4d6a-aa8f-8a80fa50c0c9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf53c9910-0de1-4755-8e71-9802eba8d67d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(A)—</text>
<clause id="ida46917bc-ef27-44fc-92e1-37dc992d2310"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>of</quote> and inserting
<quote>to</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="ida99bb1c3-a95f-45ca-9199-e22ca90f6abc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause
(i)(II), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</clause><clause id="id44cab97f-cb17-4447-a735-581d093ad85e"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in clause
(ii), by striking the comma at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id9e814b2b-1ac4-418f-8235-13d5de429ea7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by inserting
after clause (ii) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaa398330-e576-46a7-b2ee-3266dc5e188a" style="OLC">
<clause id="ida5d92f97-9bbc-449a-8e80-4db9b6cc55e2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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</text>
</clause><clause id="id97a23d16-4907-458e-ae41-ad3069fb6703"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>an offense
under chapter 75, the Secretary of
State,</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id987deeb6-41d1-44c8-a4a0-6afbf6b65246"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (9) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc4da2813-d6c6-4b44-b986-1584e1d70d57" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id06b19c22-f7c7-494e-ba8f-2aa885144f57" indent="up1"><enum>(9)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id56c6a070-9b5e-4766-8688-72e92896d2bf"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa47c949-1d5b-4c11-b069-be6fe2e13d6f" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id4d5e1979-26dd-4c01-b55e-dfaeeb9cdde3" indent="up1"><enum>(11)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6cadeb3f-d5d3-419c-88af-9621b1345844"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)(1), by adding at the end the following: <quote>This subsection shall only
apply to administrative subpoenas issued under subsection
(a)(1)(A)(i).</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id11b5f9c4-e066-4d18-82f5-ca0ff0437a65"><enum>109.</enum><header>Technical
amendment to Federal Workforce Flexibility Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id39d38082-8bbd-405b-988f-eb3ae3bbd523"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section
5753(a)(2)(A), by inserting <quote>, 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))</quote> before the semicolon at the
end; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id929f1de0-dae5-4196-a2a5-46c45531e1f0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section
5754(a)(2)(A), by inserting <quote>, 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))</quote> before the semicolon at the
end.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id845ce2da-e924-45c9-aef8-a6997b253def"><enum>110.</enum><header>Emergency
Refugee and Migration Assistance Account</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee
Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id73AA00D42046481F887A95215AA23347"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>President</quote> each
place such term appears and inserting <quote>Secretary of State</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFBF08F0A4C654D2D8E758DC93B947A29"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking
<quote>$100,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$200,000,000</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID58cbd97b51164d0fab2d791800ab16e8"><enum>111.</enum><header>Reimbursement
for use of Government vehicles overseas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 28 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2700) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID5bedaa6b00e442899081c90da1493cb6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(a)</quote> before <quote>The Secretary</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID826d209a940944d286210ff2980aac50"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id308ECA12826B47418389CCBA7C687A26" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDab689f7a7e544235991333e36d3cf5dc"><enum>(b)</enum><text>Funds received by
the Department of State in connection with the use of vehicles owned or leased
by the Government under subsection (a)—</text>
<paragraph id="id24DF908E4E1F45108D5083C6FDA517F9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may be credited
to the appropriate account of the Department of State; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id58326CC017F542D492CE2730E29F5A7C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if so credited,
shall be available only for expenses related to the purchase, lease,
maintenance, or operation of such
vehicles.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDfb8615ea03f94b158b8e2315f8e35c3c"><enum>112.</enum><header>Accountability
review boards</header>
<subsection id="ID522edfc0f770407f88a0ce6d8eb1c49c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Waiver from
requirement To convene accountability review boards</header><text>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:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC809249BD6454D878691AFCEB64A908C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDb8f3a22348e24023ab0b3ec241d065c0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Waiver
authority</header>
<subparagraph id="ID7877440536514e63bd687609560f7ee1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID56d13ca5f4cb47acaaa42c6ed1284b04"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Waiver
requirements</header><text>If the Secretary waives the requirement under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text>
<clause id="ID9b52b402b1e743c0a441f3da2afd7e5b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>promptly notify
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives of the incident;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDfb85187375304805a69cdb0846752428"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>conduct an
inquiry into the incident and the circumstances surrounding the incident;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID73e29a1a1a40415c9824f17968c74bd0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>upon completing
the inquiry required by clause (ii), submit a report to each committee
described in clause (i) that contains—</text>
<subclause id="IDc0eeeb7da0ba4881ba4ee96772166607"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the findings and
recommendations related to such inquiry; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDb7ad43b10c394aa5bffa9d46bcb8ead4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the actions
taken with respect to such
recommendations.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="idD6DE4A0B67FA4F7A81ACEE0E7630AFDA"><enum>113.</enum><header>Home-to-work
transportation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
1344(b)(4) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>the
Deputy Secretary of State, the Deputy Secretary of State for Management and
Resources,</quote> before <quote>principal diplomatic</quote>.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="idd0b86f00-8852-445f-8d45-76c2189f9ab0"><enum>B</enum><header>Public
Diplomacy</header>
<section commented="no" id="idf59d7365-032b-45b7-a468-22466ad07d12"><enum>121.</enum><header>Public
diplomacy resource centers</header>
<subsection id="id0ad4b03b-ef68-4fe0-88c9-33dbeb12dff8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
makes the following findings:</text>
<paragraph id="id12dd0507-6c97-4bf0-9e38-13e71a2e9151"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Of the 177
information resource centers operated by the Department of State as of February
2009—</text>
<subparagraph id="idb9d9da75-1b28-4b8c-83a8-80e3147bc91e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>87 (49
percent) operated on a <quote>by appointment only</quote> basis; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id57712d7f-cce8-40f6-9dfd-b41e2e9d70a4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>18 (11
percent) did not permit any public access.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbe7b5878-6351-4aa6-a439-8741b3f22776"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Information
resource centers located outside United States embassy compounds receive
significantly more visitors than the centers located inside such compounds,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id38b79c7f-54e9-49c6-834f-1f678045cf92"><enum>(A)</enum><text>twice the
number of visitors in Africa;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd853cbf3-ae9a-477b-8ea3-2ce838bfd356"><enum>(B)</enum><text>6 times more
visitors in the Middle East; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id89620661-e38f-4b97-b521-821466e3ddcf"><enum>(C)</enum><text>22 times more
visitors in Asia.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb36e1f21-607b-4ad2-8da3-fda12c1cd4da"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Iran has
increased the number of similar Iranian facilities, known as Iranian Cultural
Centers, to about 60 throughout the world.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2227542b-384d-478f-a435-f99103e3dea6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="ida8ee8242-9d27-4f9f-882d-6952a15a41d3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide2482fb8-c21b-42e1-9dc6-930f190ed1ca"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id81af2f0e-2444-4c00-b0f7-716851211fc1"><enum>122.</enum><header>Employment
of noncitizens for international broadcasting</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 804 of the United States Information
and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1474) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id9DCEFEE57BDA4758BD82CA621323F6DE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>In carrying out</quote>
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA7967C6278D740B1854450D1F9B2C1F4" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idF8423CC1A7DC4B679410338BF0F27044"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorized
activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying
out</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF1EF5ADF6B6B408799F40300415BB2B2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(1), as redesignated, by
striking <quote>Attorney General</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary of
Homeland Security</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id91CE9DDB913D4C31BED3827970F04B3D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3C2A950B2FFF4280A492FB961BE432C4" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id2D9490E33D4A45749C97788BBECCF3B8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Defined
term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As used in subsection
(a)(1), the term <term>suitably qualified United States citizens</term> means
applicants who—</text>
<paragraph id="id8A6D94769867481CABB0296BBBFBD7CD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are United States citizens; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id444AE120F3CE4508950DBB5BD5E8B912"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are equally or better qualified than the
applicants who are not United States
citizens.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id3125d576-0c79-4346-a747-5fb97a62e4cc"><enum>123.</enum><header>Radio Free
Europe and Radio Liberty pay parity</header>
<subsection id="id92EEB6711B5B4765B1A5ABDE54601D21"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 <quote>, to pay up to three</quote> 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—</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA411CCCA3FA459391EACE8E5EE4E3A1" style="OLC">
<clause id="id5CE6141B9EEE4721B86206F14DC159D1" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the rate of pay payable for level III of
the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of such title; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id044C6DDC976942D18EC351F037C3BF00" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idE00BEF024FCD4A49909BF54947037EFF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>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).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id4d3795e7-9555-4400-9abc-7b118a07a0cb"><enum>124.</enum><header>Personal
services contracting program for the Broadcasting Board of
Governors</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 504 of the
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228; 22
U.S.C. 6206 note), is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id905fc531-5117-4e84-b5b6-47aec6e48ebc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the
section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">pilot</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5b3242dd-53d9-4f86-842f-e9132e34bd84"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2f68cf5f-a21a-4dd6-a3f3-e409a28d0d29"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>pilot</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id366296ef-7a5c-4515-bb4b-82f4f896ebd4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>, without regard to Civil Service and classification laws,</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1006a1fe-399c-4bd6-85a9-7c39112389b3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at
the end the following: <quote>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.</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ided7fb809-aee6-42d0-b25f-b26ac4e22d1e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id098C6C6188D54685987BDFBB86F3864C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>60</quote> and inserting <quote>125</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFE9231BE57F34426984256981976BE86"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21230862-a8eb-4035-a63b-0d23518b8ece" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idca1424da-8bf7-4f13-a502-0324c2098550"><enum>(5)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb5b88096-8323-47e4-8e7a-932909a78a12"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(c), by striking <quote>December 31, 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>December
31, 2014</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id10306b07-4ec1-4ef1-979b-4c74c4adb055"><enum>125.</enum><header>Dissemination
of public diplomacy information within the United States</header>
<subsection id="id5F506CC7F70347089DB7C51FEDCF057B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Application of
certain laws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text>
<paragraph id="ID783f832c5cdf4ac89ebbf07a615389b2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a), by inserting <quote>or the international broadcasting programs as carried
out by the Broadcasting Board of Governors after the transfer of functions
pursuant to this subdivision</quote> before the period at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2ed3a98f908b45c0aac8273cade0ffe8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b), by adding at the end the following: <quote>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.</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID10aa4885938a4474be1bcbdc7cbc40ec"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(c), by adding at the end the following: <quote>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.).</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB6DDFBBD011640D995E59004ECE7A351"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception to
ban on domestic activities by the USIA</header><text>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 <quote>or the United States
International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.)</quote> before
the period at the end.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="idc6a572e0-1343-4254-b175-71a9b2acbf0a"><enum>126.</enum><header>Science
and technology fellowships</header>
<subsection id="id2ecf268e-1ab9-434a-99e5-7f1f4f3bf21a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="id2448bb9c-e69a-417a-b429-f91ee16f8018"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establishing
new programs under such Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id47647a45-4aff-4c28-b1d3-54bf9d9786b0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>expanding the
coverage of existing programs under such Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7fe6fa2b-6bba-4cf4-a4c7-3898e212d173"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Science
envoy program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id042924d1-4fe0-4b3f-baa5-15611d812d19" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id9c2a52ce-9809-4a73-8342-379ea93771c6"><enum>(e)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id4c257e6d-9b4d-4acf-aaa8-5cf9906d292d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id53d2bb1f-33c1-4507-b946-2d8db93ebffb" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Grants awarded under this subsection
may be—</text>
<subparagraph id="id51336684-6214-490d-b955-5e16c6ecb315"><enum>(A)</enum><text>part of the United States Science
Envoy Program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idedad7472-d42e-4a5b-b7e1-576511779523"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd20dc20f-6b3b-4df8-8222-dba98e6f07be" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Stipends awarded under this
subsection shall not be considered compensation for purposes of section 209 of
title 18, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd34adb27-23cd-4c2b-95f5-579f5a892280" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The total amount of grants awarded
under this subsection shall not exceed $2,000,000 in any fiscal
year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id7098B4B1A5B946489041B4B7B5DD9FD1"><enum>127.</enum><header>Broadcasting
Board of Governors</header>
<subsection id="id4F8ECFDD02F54AA5AD3B1E7BC5E0A3EF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Elimination of
editorials as broadcasting principle of United States Government</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 303(b)(3) of the United States
International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6202(b)(3)) is amended by
striking <quote>, including editorials,</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idB259288AF3774B8BB8A44BC12D014606"><enum>(b)</enum><header>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</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 304(g) of the
United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6203(g)) is
amended by striking <quote>RFE/RL Incorporated and</quote> and inserting
<quote>RFE/RL Incorporated, Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc.,
and</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID7b19353a408e436cb22b93a8f056f4c5"><enum>128.</enum><header>Journalist
protection grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
305(a)(15) of the United States International Broadcasting Act (22 U.S.C.
6204(a)(15)) is amended by adding the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3A73CDDB9FA349CFBAB3F95D4FF94F38" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDa8abf1295f924b1da6681dc57b503b72" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id44414B3C280C4D57995DFF0DC204DD9D"><enum>129.</enum><header>Performance-based
measurement reporting requirements for international exchange
programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" id="idF6554C7896D944D5913D6EBE439583CA" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idCA07BA2015A2439883F233A54B01065D"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Report on
secondary school academic year exchange programs</header><text>Not later than
90 days after the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 2012 and 2013</short-title>, and annually thereafter, the President shall
submit a report to the Chairman of the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives</committee-name> and the Chairman of the
<committee-name committee-id="SSFR00">Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate</committee-name> that describes the performance of the secondary school
programs for international students of the Bureau, including—</text>
<paragraph id="id936DAB91A0A440FABA49AC4A7507FFDA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of
each J-visa secondary exchange program and the objectives of each
exchange;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB965F64D27884C08A620655E922681D7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number of
exchange student participants during the past year;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD2EE43301F574679815B0BED093D13C9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the total amount
of Federal expenditures for such exchanges;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id242E589D585B435EA14EC22E856D382F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the total amount
of fee-based income;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idEE69E8D7DC6A410494471DF45436CE80"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a description of
duplicative programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6cab264d3f7742bab2bcd1b43c19b561"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the number of
sponsor organizations that are designated by the Department of State to run
international secondary school exchange programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID38f327c3b3d04dbba30ee501ab02657e"><enum>(7)</enum><text>a list of sponsor
organizations against whom action has been taken by the Department of State,
and the organizations’ remedial efforts, if any;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID91ebddcd4dc243da9f832b6cc1380b08"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the types and
number of incidents reported to the Bureau’s Office of Private Sector Exchange
involving an international student;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID02144c5d40a44d0780d7cc6f6fef9a95"><enum>(9)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD9A5FEEC27EA424D828A9A5B6A3DF953"><enum>(10)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6bb732c1489d40aeb4b789f5684fa792"><enum>(11)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5fe506cadd0e43f1b7e386852667b02f"><enum>(12)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID25a85342c3ed4292bf9572213fd5380e"><enum>(13)</enum><text>a survey of
international secondary school academic year participants to determine their
outlook and obtain their recommendations regarding their experiences with such
programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1073fbab550b4c0dbb780b8550c936b4"><enum>(14)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa51f16c7760c4771a1a0f602360ef008"><enum>(15)</enum><text>the average
academic year cost per international secondary school participant;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd0d79250b57c412d8f426466065fb9e4"><enum>(16)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa04cc29dd35240f8a3d75840b697ad3f"><enum>(17)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="idF8B98F4C05B94682AC14826E8D06C864" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>130.</enum><header>Transfer of Vietnam
Education Foundation to the Department of State</header>
<subsection id="ID6cb257bfbe8046189b58abe781f917a1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>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:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBE802F3535CA4457B3582F5043D164C9" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID90e6ec80921147caab6e25c056143be3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idB86843F4400842218DE0454553A5D5BC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section
203 of such Act is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idC6FA24F9134A499784F49C73BD86C465"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF415B8C8AC29451997E2778D41CA3458" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idC2F7A7D9CE9E4836BA1A92EDB966F1B0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Advisory
Committee</header><text>The term <term>Advisory Committee</term> means the
Vietnam Education Foundation Advisory Committee established under section
205.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF38B00BA808A4CDA96D71A792728DA99"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (4) as paragraph (6);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id044718DD60D144A89E6560CE49FC11AF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAD3069400A854D04A1B63307DF15218D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (2) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id212CD7973FD04A1583B74BEEFC540219" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id3F39416E104D4029A84927E967892E59"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Fund</header><text>The
term <term>Fund</term> means the Vietnam Debt Repayment Fund established under
section 207;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id80A5C535B4714B56B247B4AC2300EE89"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (4) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE7EB9EAE6C8D4D669AD0A3121A8EFF18" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id1637FEA0410644008FBF7AC6CD4F52C5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of
State.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb5cf6716768348e18394e8d451c7335e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Section
204 of such Act is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idB39572D40DD846E790455A6982ED3078"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, within the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the
Department of State,</quote> after <quote>established</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFFFF1DFCF5A34A5AA1F0A80104FF79A8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>as an independent</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>Code</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0b0f5d909ca6424fb2246e11e9bf0632"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Replacement of
Board of Directors With Advisory Committee</header><text>Section 205 of such
Act is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52391C21843444BAAEFBC2D0DD5BE029" style="OLC">
<section id="ID2d4fdb0679464abcb6db4324dea2b38a"><enum>205.</enum><header>Vietnam
Education Foundation Advisory Committee</header>
<subsection id="IDd98590adbb004352a91cb0f868c3a258"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="IDdea9330c1ecd4ec597788103bfa3febc"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID06a7d48de2434ff6996c13b07e70067d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Advisory Committee shall be composed of 7 members, of whom—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDc8775e66381c4a4fb1cc88f575349ed8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>3 shall be
appointed by the Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2fdc172a5f2643c498e13e3ac7b96520"><enum>(B)</enum><text>1 shall be
appointed by the majority leader of the Senate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe2638f82efc543d2b4d7b461eb7a42b4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>1 shall be
appointed by the minority leader of the Senate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5b0ac88710d449fc8399872a1e2c99d3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>1 shall be
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe0f4aaa64e2740eaa5607824fd0ab234"><enum>(E)</enum><text>1 shall be
appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe42e99e831704924937d9eb922650614"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Appointment of
incumbent members of board of directors</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDffe49e1d4ee44c65aa7e5764863dc752"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Supervision</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID6cfb8757133e4cadb78c705b01555ec8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Fellowship
Program</header><text>Section 206(a)(1)(A) of the Vietnam Education Foundation
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended by striking <quote>technology, and
computer sciences</quote> and inserting <quote>academic computer science,
public policy, management, and other applied academic disciplines relevant to
Vietnam's development</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID5a4a99207b9d4cb38617d388571a06be"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Vietnam Debt
Repayment Fund</header><text>Section 207 of such Act is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idAB57E51CFF8348BABA112AEEC3234417"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a), by striking <quote>(in this subsection referred to as the
<quote>Fund</quote>)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC37FB110804E41DAB841139B67E7E24C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1B22807ECDB54A22A7675B8709F6C25F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3F6B28C222EC46E7B1225A2E6C15ECC3" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id409EC90B3B114114A15BC1A0545E7D38"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="idFF23A6CDAB044FEC9A76F59E7927B9C3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
Foundation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAE8B000C452349648458410C9A99755E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>institutions of
higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id12F47DAAE87D4967B4EC303B802DA10C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>not-for-profit
organizations engaged in the promotion of institutional innovation in
Vietnamese higher education.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD175C1C64A3744FC9E13FD2BE7F56E31"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Disbursement</header><text>The
Secretary of the Treasury, upon the request of the Secretary, shall transfer
amounts made available under paragraph (1) to—</text>
<subparagraph id="idDBCE7CFA2571411FA648BD2F8EC10A75"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Foundation
for the purpose of carrying out this title;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA13D6F9BE4034E4283705D21BFA23D56"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF6995020F0CD44A68BB6C184C60C35CF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>not-for-profit
organizations for the purpose of establishing a new, independent Vietnamese
academic institution.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAD365043144841969632D7BADC91A1A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>to the Foundation under paragraph (1)</quote> and inserting
<quote>under this subsection</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id32295C0DF72747659FB292D932FF85A9"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Appointment of
Executive Director</header><text>Section 208(a) of such Act is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDa2117ab7a2e4461c99e17de88087350f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">by
board</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id32772A2574704B02A4BA3111C5931EB3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>There</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45CAE8A8A1654CD1B6B145B562111E17" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idB721B62136014859AA61F7B97FA13C4D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAD45075AF55B4218AEA00E2819BCC0EC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>shall be appointed by the Board</quote> and inserting <quote>may be
appointed by the Secretary, in consultation with the Advisory
Committee,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa5e4c21b65434070ae4b7998c45c0598"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The Executive Director shall be</quote> and all that follows and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC1A1532C21FD441D97B20D1117CE68AA" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idB10A729C74054629B90912FFA708DEC0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Executive Director—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5F4543A1CBF54C0CADE1C628902FC2A6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be the
Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF75C1216F7D44476A88149273AF8803C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall serve the
Advisory Committee;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD1E52F46D51B4079A6897386BE65ADFE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall carry out
the functions of the Foundation subject to the supervision and direction of the
Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB70050BC23EE484C969C564E7A3B4FBA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>shall carry out
such other functions, consistent with the provisions of this title as the
Secretary may
prescribe.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2e5113cd7451484ba65cd41e5de48a24"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text>The Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3af1fdb8ad8a446f9e91c09497e91098"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section
206(e), by striking <quote>Board</quote> and inserting
<quote>Secretary</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFECE22E4C06C4D22A02158BD2F8C6D84"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section
207(d), by striking <quote>Board</quote> and inserting
<quote>Secretary</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6AA0A8D28DA34C68ABD14373BF44CD97"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section
208(d), by striking <quote>Board</quote> and inserting
<quote>Secretary</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4cf58d7d36c244e8a87c770e63a04f49"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section
209—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA9395E7FE996422F8A7E918495FB019A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(4), by striking <quote>a majority of the members of the Board</quote> and
inserting <quote>the Secretary</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9490BB53CC9D4ADEBC7207BC8FA40B70"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(b), by striking <quote>Board</quote> and inserting
<quote>Secretary</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4cfc92cb43fe4b20ace4fa74ec6d7a23"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961</header><text>Section 112(a) of
the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460(a)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3c6d329001eb434aa87aa8b511d9e1b0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>but not limited to</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3C457AD94B2A4DDDBEB801E875BF40CC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (8),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID407c3cf855284a3791aa6a4ad680fe51"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (9),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd844173027ee46619707e5ec19b0c845"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F9D9CC4666345E08B2540036237640A" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID9f8634a249e84e4bbcbd8de5cf55fb0b"><enum>(10)</enum><text>programs
administered by the Vietnam Education
Foundation.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd61b612d0ae448868a0fa987346a9760"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Transfer of
functions</header>
<paragraph id="ID25bf319b84ef40358caafae6ba1f3227"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe0987c6bd1304f0a9aa1a5ac200c8b42"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Personnel</header><text>The
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs may hire—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9eed21d8e2054c19a9eade68b8c03463"><enum>(A)</enum><text>personnel who
were employed by the Vietnam Education Foundation on the day before the date of
the enactment of this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID12201ca2502f46bbb6746982652008a5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID979278821f3d40bb881707a45ad68edb"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Support for
institutional innovation in Vietnam</header>
<paragraph id="IDad0df70d76344c44bbdd2439f2c7241e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grants
authorized</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="id35038268468E4AC188C76CADE25BCD39"><enum>(A)</enum><text>institutions of
higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id94DEBDD573954BBF92734DD7B13549B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not-for-profit
organizations engaged in the promotion of institutional innovation in
Vietnamese higher education.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2ed27be1fd9040bc8b9d14a40ec7e8b1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID7439b121019f4bbcbdb380f9cdf14484"><enum>(A)</enum><text>support the
equitable and sustainable socioeconomic development of Vietnam;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID59f3206667f143c2a561b98f744fcad7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>feature teaching
and research components;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID792d5b911f4b43a8abf93e5741540060"><enum>(C)</enum><text>promote the
development of institutional capacity and innovation in Vietnam;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID72805f4810a9498ba4cb5e464af8497d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>operate according
to core principles of good governance; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1cc0da92168a4baba377811f30172435"><enum>(E)</enum><text>are autonomous
from the Government of Vietnam.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5c76c238b6474c7898c10d6a73f2c697"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application</header>
<subparagraph id="IDa2ddcf27fad945bf94236b7ee4a2632c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID548013a6459c4679a530e5b5b1aba09b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Competitive
basis</header><text>The process for selecting grantees under this subsection
shall conform to—</text>
<clause id="id1B44D2872E0741CDA1A56B0A4F6BDB78"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
requirements set forth under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451); and</text>
</clause><clause id="idBF6B56E876B74E49AAC3F4B6E70D8611"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>established
Federal assistance award procedures of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs of the Department of State.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbb0a14bae92e46e4933d09d1b24d13c1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Source of grant
funds</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC4594F28AFDA42D9BB3D2EAEB3162D1D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text>The Secretary of State shall submit an annual report to
the <committee-name committee-id="SSFR00">Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate</committee-name> and the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives</committee-name> that
summarizes the activities carried out under this subsection during the most
recent fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9582d08aa24440d3bfd4086adea81c63"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idee8d7862-3b28-4ec0-82ee-f82e10346cc9"><enum>C</enum><header>Consular
Services and Related Matters</header>
<section commented="no" id="id5CBCE718E85947CEB2C91E614D24722C"><enum>141.</enum><header>Protections
for refugees</header>
<subsection id="id26D97CF005BA480AB51BCC566A53CF63"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Adjustments of
status of refugees</header><text>Section 209 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1159) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idF3703C39E58A47468531586F23A13AF6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idDEE009D82ADE4240A734E3EA465E02E1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3995030F3641419A8211AF712732CCD5" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id539E85E5747843D8A5F9DC160E554E4F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD6381E5108244362B20A4F1F85A48583"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1EB60D348766499AB129EBAB8BFF364B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the alien has
been physically present in the United States for at least 1 year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9F16D62310E04FAE8B86D1BBE686ED51"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the alien has not
acquired permanent resident
status.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC92C5FDED0814E91839F16302991018C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>(2) Any alien who is found upon inspection and
examination</quote> and inserting <quote>(2)
<header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Effect of
adjustment</header-in-text> Any alien who is found</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7330d6d0fb2a4f449fc3cd0f98e26c27"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(c), by adding at the end the following: <quote>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.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id745C8C68781B49C9A701748790BB475B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on
the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id5f760b0a-d277-453a-bee4-8ce2cd533eca"><enum>142.</enum><header>Signed
photograph requirement for visa applications</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 221(b) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(b)) is amended by striking <quote>signed by
him</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ida093d0f6-4ecd-4711-8d6d-07a215cbb9b8"><enum>143.</enum><header>Electronic
transmission of domestic violence information to visa applicants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69ac4af7-f51d-4387-b768-9cb95df18006" style="OLC">
<clause id="iddf7d26f0-d861-415b-bc91-405ae3b83438"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>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.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID00fb82bdd7c44701a2132034e93ac37a"><enum>144.</enum><header>Video
conference interviews</header>
<subsection id="ID683d286c610b447aa50e6a573d6e0780"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Pilot
program</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDabd8a58a79cc467d8add0f83fcd3c638"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="idEE934F42C95B4D299DF00DEEDA33B8DD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF752E47A188B487A9B0E01561024AD07"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
report submitted under this subsection shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD8FD078584DD4761A4BE486D9FFFC13E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB71A55D6F243470DB35DBD5E1A09064D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include
recommendations on whether or not the pilot program should be continued,
broadened, or modified.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDf88f4cd6159d4be980243eb22d5c2d30"><enum>145.</enum><header>Visa
ineligibility for international child abductors</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 212(a)(10)(C)(iii) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(10)(C)(iii)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID132919aafe6b4568867e352225ba78c2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subclause (I),
by adding <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8207f9bf91714ab38dc990385ca29c9d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subclause
(II), by striking <quote>; or</quote> at the end and inserting a period;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcad5aba55ed141afa907debe753a8489"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
subclause (III).</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Organization
and Personnel of the Department of State</header>
<subtitle id="idb007554f-13ab-4d9b-9194-d3965ab5befd"><enum>A</enum><header>Modernizing
the Department of State</header>
<section id="idf94e8ee2-7f7e-405b-a37e-221d93ff7afb"><enum>201.</enum><header>Conflict
prevention, mitigation, and resolution training</header>
<subsection id="idac467881-aff4-4964-b507-2472025c9e43"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id420d8e85-9ec3-4f4a-bec0-9c0092d6e4f7" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ida7c9df99-90df-420b-b95c-1d579a5787f7"><enum>(d)</enum><text>The Secretary
of State shall ensure that members of the Service, before receiving assignments
that require new and improved skills—</text>
<paragraph id="ID6658f65c4b6346c1b36d55e05f7fb6af"><enum>(1)</enum><text>receive language,
security, area, civilian-military roles, and other training that is necessary
to successfully execute their responsibilities in their new assignments;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0b1595ff591546f98e92b728ac843d7a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idFC702A91B0B44278BD9130EEABBD6223"><enum>(e)</enum><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="id79305306-9314-4a57-a4f4-22c5cdc6ca47"><enum>(1)</enum><text>peace
processes, negotiations, and decision-making;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2a8ab9d8-8041-421c-8ddb-1b8c8468ffee"><enum>(2)</enum><text>patterns of
escalation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf14631d2-d0c5-424a-a77d-9f488599d1f3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>country- and
region-specific issues, including resource allocation, as contributing factors
to peace or conflict;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd62f0556-dd75-42f4-8462-f73c807ae592"><enum>(4)</enum><text>related
civilian-military coordination and planning; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id25B4C1AEE2FF4C4E878C56B9E39B5EF0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>how to function
successfully when—</text>
<subparagraph id="ide4d77187-e483-46e3-97b9-61582905ea04"><enum>(A)</enum><text>public order
has been undermined by instability; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf56b3e74-cf45-430e-88ef-496f38865026"><enum>(B)</enum><text>there is no
civil authority that can effectively provide public
safety.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52d1277c-4607-4255-ad66-e2e4e8ed4fb3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>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).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id97EE07249A6948D6B97C41875039ACA8"><enum>202.</enum><header>Mass
atrocities</header>
<subsection id="ID2ca7a0e9d08d4f0d80f5d21cdb53acd0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID0a2a3b4a8ce64473bd4c83f0a02f1f0d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the maintenance
of global peace and security—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID680606ec578d4891a95a041dab1403c1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is in the
interest of the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID05bf6b59e8174fbfbe24f5bbb014c43f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is threatened by
acts of genocide and other mass atrocities against civilians;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID80ebb5d23bda4aa390bc7329285b81e2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>several studies,
including <quote>Preventing Genocide: A Blueprint for U.S.
Policymakers,</quote> 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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDff1d8dc79f6144408f9d27af0e94478d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the enhanced
capacity to prevent and address such mass atrocities is in the humanitarian and
strategic interests of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6e8007e5d6ad4f5a971c2b258dabbbcc"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Early warning
assessment</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="id8C4AF5A31CAE4364A6EFDDA92414316B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>current methods
to monitor indicators of potential mass atrocities and to identify precursors
and patterns of escalation associated with such crimes against humanity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id412152EC8D494CFE80E993A530D54FCD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>capabilities to
provide early warnings to relevant agencies and appropriate congressional
committees to reduce the risk of mass atrocities against civilians; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID62bcdff2287e4049878ed4e36f09fe94"><enum>(3)</enum><text>bilateral and
multilateral tools available to the United States and the international
community to mitigate the risk of mass atrocities against civilians.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idB53A0ABCE3C24B849E50A135C2947697"><enum>203.</enum><header>Crisis
response</header>
<subsection id="idE15ECEFCD3FD4242BC00846A190CF477"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Expansion of
personnel definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Reconstruction and Stabilization Civilian Management Act of 2008 (title XVI of
Public Law 110–417) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id0CAC7703BDB4418FB5291BA27C6F9058"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 1603 (22 U.S.C. 2734a note), by
amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id498CBAFD471946349436097ABD5DE455" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID1f5536be20cf4a15ad2f5a750d0ccb76"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Personnel</header><text>The
term <term>personnel</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDa81cce06ce5b4509a6b6583955db8cbe"><enum>(A)</enum><text>individuals
serving in any service described in section 2101 of title 5, United States
Code, other than in the legislative or judicial branch;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfaa04f08461f45e0b4b7b98fb9423fd2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>individuals
employed by personal services contract, including individuals employed pursuant
to—</text>
<clause id="id14EF286C0A564678AB5CF266FE0648B7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>section 2(c) of
the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2669(c));
or</text>
</clause><clause id="idA272BA57242844ABA4B1907FD7E68700"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>section
636(a)(3) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2396(a)(3));</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbd19a5a3f77145c78057c50e70a8a715"><enum>(C)</enum><text>individuals
appointed under section 303 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
3943); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4c3356ae752a474697860b8edbfb1878"><enum>(D)</enum><text>locally employed
staff who are employed by participating
agencies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id36C94A1E496749069EB8921DDE5C6696"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section
1606(b) (22 U.S.C. 2734a(b)), by inserting <quote>and to provide any related
support</quote> after <quote>assign personnel of such agency</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id46E3A0644EB147F4A10EB66B74383433"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Department of
State organization</header><text>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:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFC69FD3B04CC4FD696D653018F62DBEB" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID7a963a90e0e54703a61efb0cbb8366cd"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Exception to
civil service provisions</header>
<paragraph id="id7A0589BB12F947BAAF6A4B04092496DD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of State may—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2D27C3429C7C49D9AE2E88EDDD9773BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>select and
appoint employees without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States
Code, governing appointment in the competitive service; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAD7CC3E274A946CFB1FA875EE09E1A14"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may fix the basic
compensation of such employees without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III
of chapter 53 of such title 5.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id65202D99C3F14B2BBD8F1245DDF8AC51"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Delegation</header><text>The
Secretary of State may authorize the head of any agency to exercise the
authority set forth in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idEC789E373F9B4DEF9225EE2EBAD92664"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Defined
term</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>employees</term> means
individuals who—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2C16CCB68DDA460087B50408484B680D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>qualify as an
employee (as defined in section 2105 of title 5, United States Code);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0AEE5A52B867492E87DDC7D40AA38F00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are appointed on
a time-limited basis solely to carry out reconstruction and stabilization
activities in accordance with this
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID4e0429b81fbe48dfb4fa7e495be042cf"><enum>204.</enum><header>Embassy
design</header>
<subsection id="ID70aef27a17a546cd98d4cfd11c0c72c9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
makes the following findings:</text>
<paragraph id="IDfb5cd97952d644b382476e920aba4c75"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Embassies—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0376d4fb8ecf41d881ddac622b2a1be4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are an important
reflection of American values, openness, ingenuity, and innovation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe7b7b097813742d5aac7bf662e1c1bec"><enum>(B)</enum><text>should reflect
the best of United States design, architecture, sustainability, and technology;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID43c696a40ae04928b124b826580ce0f4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>should maintain
security as a top priority.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDebaaf1f164f24ba586a790cae082c3bc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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, <quote>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.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID09998ddda37d40e29a45c7c8f695645c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In his seminal
memo entitled <quote>Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture,</quote>
Senator Moynihan laid out the following core principles:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0c7d7e0fa27044bda34bdf13202fbff3"><enum>(A)</enum><text><quote>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.</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6012e4ad31294260adc9d5d8ec9865ce"><enum>(B)</enum><text><quote>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.</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID24fb2e5b54e64a7a9ebb1cf1cf44c359"><enum>(C)</enum><text><quote>The choice
and development of the building site should be considered the first step of the
design process.</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0d3abbfb935e41daac7b3c94c9614c5a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The principles
set forth in paragraph (3) provide the foundation for the Design Excellence
Program of the General Services Administration (GSA), which—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID84790e0412b249758d427a213b8db358"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establishes
nationwide policies and procedures for selecting distinguished architects and
artists for GSA commissions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc5f680436ff34887b3fc9faa684ad816"><enum>(B)</enum><text>implements
rigorous review processes to produce facilities and civic artworks of
outstanding quality and value.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa6fd21d4fae44b7fac1bb7c9c2424b54"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 401 of
the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–140) defines a
high performance building as <quote>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</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2dac8c63bdbd43d9a269521dc4d0b0b1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The 2009 report
by the American Institute of Architects entitled <quote>Design for Diplomacy:
New Embassies for the 21st Century</quote> states that there was
<quote>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.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID21adbf4415404d63a2b8552b1133f3a0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>In the 2007
Center for Strategic and International Studies report entitled <quote>The
Embassy of the Future,</quote> the Embassy of the Future Commission makes the
following statements:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID7a7aec52e73d46dc8ee94dd682802fbb"><enum>(A)</enum><text><quote>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.</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0cbf90f244e042e9955a29ada0bf148f"><enum>(B)</enum><text><quote>The
commission believes that it is important to meet security needs in ways that
reflect the new diplomatic job.</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID19ae832b05e0482fa4dcf6ccd6f971dd"><enum>(C)</enum><text><quote>[S]etbacks,
barriers, and other security features can be designed in ways that integrate
security with the overall building design and surroundings.</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDdeaf8a30724a4d1b9f35d9a9c402cdaa"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Statement of
policy</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDf8e057eac08d47dbabc7cb06dcb1883e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress on colocation and security requirements</header><text>It is the sense
of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9c0594f924784cf48c400ec3877ace57"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1e2d5ca2c0b04694baafada688ca69d2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd0b38472d380439793ddcdd97993f4d3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Secretary
should consider alternative location arrangements that do not affect the
strength and appropriateness of security arrangements for United States
Government personnel;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID34239edb559f49a58aaa9e81d9df4317"><enum>(4)</enum><text>security
standards must remain uniformly high in all locations hosting United States
Government personnel;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd85cd637efde461b8b3bf80c2f6da8ab"><enum>(5)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfd0b13c8f70d434283bbdba5b189f665"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a more thoughtful
approach would tailor specific security requirements, such as perimeter
distance requirements, to particular security considerations in a given
country; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID37e99adce4274865b1bd6d5b4b92e735"><enum>(7)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3671740575944fad8e65a178de1a01d2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Diplomatic
Facilities Task Force</header>
<paragraph id="ID5556dc347b1b4b448a9a45c84f888b28"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of State shall establish a diplomatic
facilities task force (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>task
force</quote>) to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID59a8f701f4534fb08471ed750244018f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID85c454efc2574719b72901225714c0bf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make appropriate
recommendations—</text>
<clause id="IDd53763b3ac914f2c8785f506fe81039b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
modify or revoke such regulations, standards, and procedures; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID031a16e7e87a4f92913213a9d3fe1cb8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
modify the regulations, standards, and procedures under such Act.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa92df627bc4247a999fe23938dc4b175"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The
task force shall be composed of 7 members, of whom—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4e9b4b8bcf594576afe7a9650810c6b8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4ef2c76a440d45e9952fc2a280b3a019"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb42354a6239842c882770910486d7522"><enum>(C)</enum><text>1 shall be
appointed by the Administrator of the Agency for International Development
(USAID) from among senior foreign service officers of USAID.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcab06ec7e9354937873c4a2deb42372e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Deadline for
appointments</header><text>All members of the task force shall be appointed not
later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1a9406676d97491a9c53d5645e76b3af"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The
task force shall terminate on the date on which the Secretary submits the
assessment required under subsection (c) to Congress.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDea092191118342289469d06d945d94db"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<paragraph id="IDfdbba836eb8c4640ab112ac46e4baebf"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Diplomatic
facilities task force recommendations</header><text>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-name committee-id="SSFR00">Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate</committee-name> and the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives</committee-name> that describes—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID62e9424a5b714e16bbeb75d979d209fe"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
recommendations made by the diplomatic facilities task force under subsection
(e)(1)(B); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa6a417fdf5cc4030b4f18e3b06e1560b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the impact of
such recommendations on the operations of, and security standards for, United
States diplomatic facilities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID639a2b82e7ee4cc3adfab4db1443ef4e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Government
accountability office report</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDf22d676166c94bb18046f56de2f5ffbd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a review of, and
comments on, the recommendations made by the diplomatic facilities task force
under subsection (e)(1)(B); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID097bfa130193475d97cd3db28fe681a4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Comptroller
General’s recommendations for improving the security standards at all United
States diplomatic facilities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id963EFDBC27614D8296ED5D4636E096C0"><enum>205.</enum><header>Civilian
stabilization operations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 618 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2368) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id1EE8F918542F4D689AB57C0F7C17697D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>(a)
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Assistance</header-in-text>.—</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id39C9AE042A5643CCAC647C9DC5933620"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID5dc77ca76edf41b59e509ad2e527b0f5"><enum>206.</enum><header>Maintenance
cost sharing program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
604(e)(1) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999
(22 U.S.C. 4865 note) is amended by striking <quote>providing new,</quote> and
inserting <quote>providing, maintaining, repairing, and
renovating</quote>.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="idfba98568-ba37-41f9-b69a-5a0e526912f0"><enum>B</enum><header>Foreign
Services overseas pay equity</header>
<section id="idb9397345-1bb7-4adc-8b1f-857420a7d7e8"><enum>211.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Foreign Service Overseas
Pay Equity Act of 2011</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" id="id0512f2bd-0669-4fe6-9d22-40fce1f2ceed"><enum>212.</enum><header>Overseas
comparability pay adjustment</header>
<subsection id="ida5ffcb1f-8a2b-45d8-8f5c-0f2cc23e20c5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Overseas
comparability pay adjustment</header>
<paragraph id="id69700fad-b96c-4923-a6ef-a69f5b9492b4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6be51412-aed6-42a2-98c5-d06a669b01c6" style="OLC">
<section id="idd8f81a97-e8ee-4d31-8164-219e31ad3cc7"><enum>415.</enum><header>Overseas
comparability pay adjustment</header>
<subsection id="id6f986146-d1cf-42c3-83cc-fd6657e5d20b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idebeeb47e-bf4b-4e17-b99d-baef307514c4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Treatment
as basic pay</header><text>The amount of any locality-based comparability
payment payable to a member of the Service under this section—</text>
<paragraph id="idcdb86e41-1178-4ab5-bf91-99be7201f0e0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be
considered a part of the basic pay of such member for the purposes described
in—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3947df8f-cda9-40da-bcf0-527d36275c5f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>section
5304(c)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id584b525b-d27f-402d-a89b-8b6a7568d975"><enum>(B)</enum><text>chapter 8 of
this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id177d7093-8960-4ed8-b9de-54724f646f42"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be
subject to any limitations on pay applicable to locality-based comparability
payments under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf1efde8b-1077-4721-b7ff-a7bdb7cfa6c7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Phase-In</header><text>The
locality-based comparability payment payable to a member of the Service under
this section—</text>
<paragraph id="idcbbf68f7-5141-4a0e-befb-455e65f66116"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbf4d3f87-08c9-405e-818d-abf4bdb6b1c0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5f4b2cec-fa35-4085-b785-f7e725b4dca6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>beginning on
the first day of the first pay period in fiscal year 2012, shall be equal to
the payment determined under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd2eb6a25-1d08-4d20-8fbf-112b876010b5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Nonforeign
area defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>nonforeign
area</term> means one of the areas listed in section 591.205 of title 5, Code
of Federal
Regulations.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9913c87f-4fee-4ee3-98f3-003754d7b8a9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>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:</text>
<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section"><quote>Sec. 415. Overseas
comparability pay adjustment.</quote>.</toc-entry>
</toc>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id15198860-b62b-450b-89fd-0900d883d2b2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments relating to the foreign service retirement systems</header>
<paragraph id="ida5bc572a-aa6d-413a-822a-5ea8d12a0a86"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Contributions
to the fund</header>
<subparagraph id="id4a648ec9-d5a8-42db-9d2b-322fae205219"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 805(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
U.S.C. 4045(a)) is amended—</text>
<clause id="id4fa17c9e-f540-40b7-a8f7-af7b1d01ed6b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subclause id="id6c4f151f-c403-4992-8a01-aaeb84657515"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>7.25 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>7 percent</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id8029cf4c-2301-4b33-865b-54dfb186d265"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The contribution by the employing agency</quote> and all that follows
through <quote>and shall be made</quote> and inserting <quote>An equal amount
shall be contributed by the employing agency</quote>;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id6ed61e78-24fa-41d2-b420-613cd7bed390"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subclause id="id8d19f40e-1169-48a7-b575-7d57e0e72694"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>, plus an amount equal to .25 percent of
basic pay</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id41dfb598-16e7-49b1-ab6c-8ba93ddca938"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>, plus an amount equal to .25 percent of
basic pay</quote>; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ideb4f956a-9c24-4c90-a0c0-f2b5bfd30da0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
paragraph (3), by striking <quote>, plus .25 percent</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaef980bf-7d6b-4b77-a413-ef973e93e20c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>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).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide15ab11c-96db-4392-8a9c-2e337208827e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Computation
of annuities</header><text>Section 806(a)(9) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 4046(a)(9)) is amended by striking <quote>is outside the continental
United States shall</quote> and inserting <quote>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,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida47632c4-6473-42ba-b126-44d6a80a87bc"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Entitlement
to annuity</header><text>Section 855(a)(3) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 4071d(a)(3)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id00f22d97-996a-45bf-8b83-6652b0a8aa44"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>section 8414</quote> and inserting <quote>section 8415</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3468ed34-a10b-4025-8b69-b65a7c23b2d9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>is outside the continental United States shall</quote> and inserting
<quote>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,</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc4982c18-59a2-4836-ae25-7f190a50d770"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Deductions
and withholdings from pay</header><text>Section 856(a)(2) of such Act (22
U.S.C. 4071e(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idba3c06e7-3b45-421d-a28e-7c5d6c409120" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idc1b524e9-434d-4e08-be88-f294da91b6d1" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The applicable percentage specified
in this paragraph shall be as follows:</text>
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<tgroup cols="2" grid-typeface="1.1" rowsep="0" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.10.12"><colspec coldef="txt" colname="column1" colwidth="163pts" min-data-value="150" rowsep="0"></colspec><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="column2" colwidth="163pts" min-data-value="150" rowsep="0"></colspec>
<thead>
<row><entry align="center" colname="column1" morerows="0" namest="column1" rowsep="1">Percentage</entry><entry align="center" colname="column2" morerows="0" namest="column2" rowsep="1">Time Period</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">7.5</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">Before January 1, 1999.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">7.75</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">January 1, 1999, to December 31,
1999.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">7.9</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">January 1, 2000, to December 31,
2000.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">7.55</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">January 11, 2003, to the day before the
first day of the first pay period beginning on or after October 1,
2012.</entry>
</row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="force-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">7.5</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">Beginning on the first day of the first pay
period beginning on or after October 1, 2012.</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup></table>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide61f6996-45d6-4896-973f-5c7384ba5740"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reporting
requirement</header><text>Not later than October 1, 2012, the Secretary of
State shall submit a report to the <committee-name committee-id="SSFR00">Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate</committee-name>, the <committee-name committee-id="SSGA00">Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate</committee-name>, the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>, and the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives</committee-name> that includes—</text>
<paragraph id="id2ec16fef-18a3-446d-b00d-4ebda9d0e453"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an assessment
of all allowances provided to members of the Foreign Service under—</text>
<subparagraph id="idea1f8e70-057c-4c85-9fe9-6e0b43e722c7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Foreign
Service Act of 1980; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id85a1450e-e9e9-4548-a3a4-5330369b9ba6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>title 5,
United States Code; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5110d618-3bb0-4d52-ade4-aa49bd74d304"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idd70e2acc-bdb8-42a6-a37e-2e61eb94d3f9"><enum>C</enum><header>Other
organization and personnel matters</header>
<section id="id5cb92b88-2b73-4f51-842d-d42b2196e22f"><enum>221.</enum><header>Death
gratuity</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 413(a) of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3973(a)) is amended by striking
<quote>at the time of death.</quote> and inserting <quote>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.</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="id598c9c92-8013-48f3-bde7-0993833b19ae"><enum>222.</enum><header>Expansion
and extension of annuitant waiver for response readiness corps</header>
<subsection id="iddb08479b-5f34-4d5c-b752-d07498b1bea3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendments
to State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956</header><text>Section 61(a)
of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2733(a)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id98e0f31e-896f-4c4e-9661-cba6fb9a624d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1), by striking <quote>or to posts vacated</quote> and inserting <quote>, to
positions in the Response Readiness Corps, or to posts vacated</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5b339198-0a86-4fd5-b053-8d4310f970bc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2), by striking <quote>2010</quote> and inserting <quote>2012</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb67d5c46-af6d-4c7f-817d-5c888d6fd7ca"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendments
to Foreign Assistance Act of 1961</header><text>Section 625(j)(1) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2385(j)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id30039801-c5c1-4285-9a41-127f7c95b35c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>or to posts vacated</quote> and inserting
<quote>, to positions in the Response Readiness Corps, or to posts
vacated</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6b86ee59-2df5-4d8e-9a2b-dae07fce05e6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>2010</quote> and inserting
<quote>2012</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id1662ad75-4cc1-4786-bff7-e0241f3a70f5"><enum>223.</enum><header>Locally
employed staff</header>
<subsection id="idbeafa6da-f42f-475c-ac47-735ac7ae2336"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>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 <quote>Review of Locally Employed Staff Compensation
Issues</quote> (Report Number ISP–I–09–44), Congress makes the following
findings:</text>
<paragraph id="id994e90fa-6938-45d1-87ad-d3ccec1f7ed8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>United States
embassies and consulates worldwide retain over 51,000 locally employed staff
under local compensation plans in about 170 overseas missions. <quote>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.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id98cd0e7b-638c-41b2-bde4-c7caea3d12af"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id96cead50-9a11-4954-bab3-cbe0f7da7a59"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To address
differences in the skill levels required for different categories of locally
employed staff positions, the Inspector General’s report recommended that
<quote>separate data and separate scales should be established for certain
types of employees</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id46e1c686-8ebb-4d81-bf3f-acae94dc0b4e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide258a13e-d668-4e0f-bba1-4d5305bae57d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review</header>
<paragraph id="id61610eaf-ab7a-47f3-a230-e0f74324dc98"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf3605767-d509-4901-a241-e0179edfb6f7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>review salary
and compensation guidelines for overseas, locally employed staff of the
Department of State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4c134e57-67a8-4a3a-a718-15a0c767778f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>review—</text>
<clause id="id48fec174-5c56-450e-98fe-91ad18d9bbc5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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</text>
</clause><clause id="id955ee407-d552-4d2d-8ab6-d7fbab3cb0ee"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
implications for providing average salary increases that are approximately 60
percent of prevailing practice;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide06dde44-42b7-4f75-aaf2-25185390bd5c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide
recommendations on how to recruit new, qualified staff; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id84f3e83a-4911-409d-8021-e3e5beb18e59"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide
recommendations for separate data and a separate pay scale for highly skilled
and trained professional positions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb8761bac-44cf-42b0-8840-484a8002bdfb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compensation
database</header><text>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).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf38145a1-03d2-4f9e-9b10-51dd254c4620"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Pay scales
for locally employed professionals</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id63f36ca1-b837-4d7b-a949-6672a43a8abe"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idb2d641ad-99ac-4ae7-8477-f4d93f44d4c4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Locally
employed staff defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>locally
employed staff</term> means employees compensated under local compensation
plans established under section 408 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
U.S.C. 3968).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id5832ccb6-790d-43d8-9316-305c00ca29f6"><enum>224.</enum><header>Foreign
relations exchange programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89ce9ddf-58ea-42ea-b923-2787855ca786" style="OLC">
<section id="id6c857121-f54a-414a-9cc8-f499b9b31373"><enum>63.</enum><header>Foreign
relations exchange programs</header>
<subsection id="id440cb437-5dcb-49b0-ac3a-f1d4e2d19273"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idb8af6982-5d90-4629-9d59-c026536d3abc"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Salary and
benefits</header>
<paragraph id="iddc1f6e39-2c59-4041-b0d5-ecd273d43ed3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Foreign
service members</header><text>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).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0d192c84-daea-4526-80d5-3c0185853d0a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Detailees</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9b76cf22-3d53-4cc4-9163-7713416797f6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Payment</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide82c55a3-99ef-43c8-b68f-dec1410e5da2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Nonreciprocal
assignments</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id659ea76e-c162-4b4c-b0e3-5f89809f8c3d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed to
authorize the appointment as an officer or employee of the United States
of—</text>
<paragraph id="id8b64f348-62f5-46bb-abe1-7b29bee09199"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an individual
whose allegiance is to any country, government, or foreign or international
entity other than the United States; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id43861f55-81f8-48cf-86b2-521dfcf3934c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" id="id2536a728-1d6c-4a72-b658-aded38fe45bd"><enum>225.</enum><header>Enhanced
personnel authorities for the Inspector General of the Department of
State</header>
<subsection id="idcd2146ee-d40a-415c-86d4-53311200744c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="id3226c8ad-f752-4aa9-a13c-abe79ed6d121"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Annuitant</header><text>The
term <term>annuitant</term> means an individual who, based on the service of
such individual, is entitled to benefits under a retirement system for
Government employees.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0368a428-2d65-49c7-9977-58ee36f1aa6c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Government
employee</header><text>The term <term>Government employee</term> has the
meaning given the term <quote>employee</quote> in section 2105(a) of title 5,
United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id34c0438c-06e2-493e-82ef-3053b3e3e90d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Inspector
general</header><text>The term <term>Inspector General</term> means the
Inspector General of the Department of State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id335ae77d-2905-4f44-8a8e-ba590ff727b0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Office</header><text>The
term <term>Office</term> means the Office of Inspector General of the
Department of State.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9827b654-015c-4724-88a9-d6026285a983"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Provisions
relating to reemployed annuitants</header>
<paragraph id="idc12f4b6a-4f8a-4115-8585-e8625e5948d1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Waiver
authority</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfa2cf526-8159-452e-bd41-15178a262a2d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Provisions</header><text>The
provisions of law set forth in this paragraph are—</text>
<subparagraph id="id666bda6b-67a6-4821-8dae-0b6a19f38c33"><enum>(A)</enum><text>subsections
(a) through (d) of section 8344 of title 5, United States Code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd9ca4581-42eb-4a16-92d5-c89f4d3dcc97"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subsections
(a) through (e) of section 8468 of title 5, United States Code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9d207f25-d182-4beb-abc3-87f553260fc3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>subsections
(a) through (d) of section 824 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
4064); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8c44e387-1564-41f1-b153-754d07172bbf"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other
similar provision of law, as identified by the Inspector General in
regulations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4cc6bad7-0c0d-46db-809d-cf6bf86ae7b3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>Waiver
authority under this subsection may be exercised only—</text>
<subparagraph id="id89d9c54d-4255-448d-9a4e-65d2d76ca3a0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on a
case-by-case basis; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc174877a-2cc9-4a05-b0c2-19cd2b6fc92d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if, and for
so long as, such waiver—</text>
<clause id="idaec6f2cc-2ffc-4c52-931c-634c2692f41a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is necessary
due to—</text>
<subclause id="idd12d0779-8792-4b0a-ab77-32ae1af6f502"><enum>(I)</enum><text>difficulty in
the recruitment or retention of a qualified employee for the position involved;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id04571d6c-4e75-4b6a-9f3d-6f0910ba6334"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a temporary
emergency hiring need; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idd4dc64b2-b01b-428b-bc9d-7b01a0bef62d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idBB357D65DD28420DA704BB3025AEE234"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Other
authorities not affected</header><text>The authority under this subsection is
in addition to any other authority available to the Inspector General to engage
individuals as reemployed annuitants.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb8cc513a-8d7c-4cab-b958-ce18866619fe"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id641f85c1-4272-43e5-86b8-2addfc3ab7ae"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Provisions
relating to contracts for personal services</header>
<paragraph id="idec76cb01-6e57-4da4-a0ae-bb44985e0da9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id43f87b58-9627-4eb5-8299-1a68d1d2ae26"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Relation to
other laws</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id485b963a-928b-425d-9d51-830f6fb28efe"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>The
Inspector General may not enter into a personal services contract under this
subsection unless—</text>
<subparagraph id="id908f0920-c60d-4f5f-8f1b-6bbd091dcc90"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the
judgment of the Inspector General, personnel resources of the Office would
otherwise be insufficient;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc5fb48c6-4ec1-4de1-985e-cae6af6630bb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idef6485f3-b68f-43c2-a9a7-905df17c60cc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc2e90584-8727-4fde-a110-deb37e0be502"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Other
authorities not affected</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0bbd74d5-e8f1-4b99-a4b2-0c167c4f6357"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id57df5986-8d47-498e-9dc6-1193cd27dc6e"><enum>226.</enum><header>Amendment
to the Foreign Service Act of 1980</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 209 of the Foreign Service Act of
1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idcc43fdd1-799b-499e-97b4-9abe7d40fe4e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(c), by striking paragraph (5); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf103dbf5-3a76-4398-a4ff-60142e6fd117"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf6beb541-4ab1-4aef-957c-7ecf97869657"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (D), by adding <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idddf3d8be-e97b-4667-828b-946cc8af03e8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id83d3970c-9d29-4184-a341-7eb21a0fe11b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (F).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="ID3d5b13a7c6ef487780bffc976a3211aa"><enum>227.</enum><header>Office for
Global Women’s Issues</header>
<subsection id="ID6ac2a85aabbc4bcdb0cfa15501126525"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="idB6E623A4984C4EBB91E375DE0B53EA82"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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
<quote>Office</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id193DB53FC7974CD0BDB88B0D7D74563C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Staff</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID21485886969145859d437c3d8e3af44f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Ambassador-at-Large
for Global Women’s Issues</header><text>The Office shall be headed by an
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues (referred to in this section as
the <quote>Ambassador</quote>), who—</text>
<paragraph id="ID22f468ad71164984b6a8fa86e42903ad"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID237ac4f096b94f6a90822232d3a319b9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall report
directly to the Secretary of State; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID80c2c1a6087a4b82b05d45269bd87e85"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall have the
rank and status of Ambassador-at-Large.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID50294bd75a1d42abb4e2b015664be8b7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header>
<paragraph id="ID4b9bc860a8ec4c3e81558eb67b4199a4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Ambassador is authorized to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3d1f3797995640c8baa1c75bb4361767"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coordinate and
advise on activities, policies, programs, and funding of relevant bureaus and
offices of the Department of State, which relate to—</text>
<clause id="ID97fe845a84ef4b4d8d1f7ac4cac7035c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>gender
integration;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID214f9f1fb8ed411a8e85e352125c89b3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>women’s and
girls’ economic, social, and legal development, protection, and improvement in
role and status in societies; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID459e7667a44d4c80ab89f5eab4ddf9ab"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>prevention and
response to violence against women and girls, including child marriage and
forced marriage;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe252f98b34ac4e028865722ce29772b7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbe27965733a04051b57fa7d979a7c780"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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—</text>
<clause id="ID3d34435a713b4429b852294c1debffa2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
integrate gender into its policies and programs;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5601f7046f7443858a271cb5dbaa5ba1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>regarding the
protection and economic, social, and legal development of women and
girls;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4f556d5ba2e2420d89f314d32d6a8f84"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to improve the
role and status of women and girls in societies; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5f8553872b4740d2bdbc9fae0c6f7b44"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to
prevent and respond to violence against women and girls, including child
marriage and forced marriage; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc88633665b1b4b31a408ef7aa123f479"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1876931a645d4f1ea718830b304d9724"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coordinating
role</header><text>The Ambassador is authorized to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1c6870e6dbab4a71a8db439d3e05942a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbf40bf4478db42819517f1f722781a6e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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—</text>
<clause id="ID83dbc7fdc6c84cb9bf994e8e11f5817b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
economic, social, and legal development of women and girls;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDd28c6c392b354a1db3dd1a37b652e584"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the protection
of women and girls;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID527d0060edc04bf49c12773791524d6d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the improvement
of the role and status of women and girls in societies;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID37da8c6c7bbb4353bf33d4ced5593d50"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the prevention
of, and response to, violence against women and girls, including child marriage
and forced marriage; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID45c714d459c14a1d8a33c3225517ecbf"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the
outcomes and effectiveness of such programs.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1ef05599c1784b258ed667585b0f8dc8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Diplomatic
representation</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2093934b59c9421483e0fb6c8e00d943"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Interagency
cooperation</header>
<paragraph id="IDff4594ac17c4487d9fb5d75eff2abf7f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Ambassador is authorized—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6bb7ac9eba584b9dac01915296fb8141"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide advice and guidance, as
appropriate, to the Federal Government agencies described in subsection
(c)(2)(A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID36c97566a891434abb39cee21cb294cd"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8a5270382050467f9fea9ff0864423e4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sense of the
senate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbcf5c67aa4294c678eaec81fec6c1e97"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Congressional
briefings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id9E39C6A026C34A21831503FE53FFFE26"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Statement of
policy</header><text>The United States Government remains committed to programs
that seek to eliminate sex-selective abortion, coercive abortion, and
involuntary sterilization.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID5908612858e348db8c60d1748dabc102"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID0dee56177f27444385c26b8d548ef02f"><enum>228.</enum><header>United States
Agency for International Development Women’s Development Advisor</header>
<subsection id="IDa486c6ebec5644848e9a314102b508f0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="ID820e5ad11a2a44d7a412152f01013375"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established, within the Office of the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
(referred to in this section as <quote>USAID</quote>), the Senior Coordinator
for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Coordinator</quote>). 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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf5cffc03cd194c389c6de178a3142f9b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Support
staff</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID058ac394888b4a35923c321302ac07a1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header>
<paragraph id="ID6fc700ca7662424a9367875ceb1de813"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Coordinator is authorized—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID68c9fdbd198b460083bc849dccd904f3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to participate in
high level strategic policy, planning, operations, and evaluations throughout
all regional and functional disciplines of USAID;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6492712af8994ccebbe16e4d56b9c8ca"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to coordinate and
advise USAID efforts to integrate gender in foreign assistance design,
strategy, and programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDade00209e8384973b8c82033c7671733"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to help shape
efforts to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment, including—</text>
<clause id="idAFDC8216B7874B8DB78C03DDE50ADC52"><enum>(i)</enum><text>programs
promoting gender integration;</text>
</clause><clause id="idCEFAC1F952454E8BB199A061783D646C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>women’s and
girls’ economic, social, and legal advancement and protection; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id6CF165F0A41540F3B77253A97B84E843"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>efforts to
combat sexual and gender-based violence; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc7067096b0e447b7aa21503cb49982a7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbaa345e4dec144c8954a3ce4a15e974d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Diplomatic
representation</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID45040aa1cfd9411d9e3c479a22a6f2dc"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Congressional
briefings</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id6696C74052E649EAAA42762FCCE9401E"><enum>229.</enum><header>Home
leave</header>
<subsection id="id756C611926714EA2ACF680759F38FEEF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Home leave
travel for family members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 901(2) of the Foreign Service Act
of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(2)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32424B5CA93E444D81CC6F63656DF10C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID1e9597c7719f4b57b133b0190c663c87"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="idDA56EA268F354F97BB60B6BF99B3C792"><enum>(A)</enum><text>family members
residing at the employee’s post of assignment; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id24D0BFCE25284D30BB4BAA12693282F5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>family members
residing at other authorized locations because they are prevented by official
order from residing at
post;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id6B529E508FB44907B9D8F02933802877"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Home leave
technical amendment</header><text>Section 903(a) of the Foreign Service Act of
1980 (22 U.S.C. 4083(a)) is amended by striking <quote>18 months of continuous
service abroad</quote> and inserting <quote>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)</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID1c0118caea534241bddb89e592aca650"><enum>230.</enum><header>Training
support services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
704(a)(4)(B) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4024(a)(4)(B)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id8DBE637A38774A5AACF951B98BFC8135"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>education and training
specialists, including</quote> after <quote>to serve as</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id63E200C5F84D435CB47259BCDE920433"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>other academic and
training specialists</quote> and inserting <quote>other specialists who perform
work directly relating to the design, delivery, oversight, or coordination of
training delivered by the institution</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id4286EED6873E489C9F4E0191EE112DE2"><enum>231.</enum><header>Extension of
passport surcharge</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
1(b) of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id1ACD40AE628A40FE881E6AC9DF154A9C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (2); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8A0AC2EB55B2430A850E399BF013CC75"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id4F650D5F44BD49E2BE2A3DA1D600EAC6"><enum>232.</enum><header>Border
crossing card fee for minors</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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 <quote>a fee of $13</quote> and
inserting <quote>a fee equal to <fraction>1/2</fraction> of the fee that would
otherwise apply for processing a machine readable combined border crossing
identification card and nonimmigrant visa</quote>.</text>
</section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>International
organizations</header>
<section commented="no" id="idaefe1fc3-9ee2-4827-a2e7-12653684b21e"><enum>301.</enum><header>Promoting
assignments to international organizations</header>
<subsection id="iddc113342-591d-465e-9e89-2fcd8fcb05f7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary
should—</text>
<paragraph id="idc010d06d-229f-40a5-96d9-02a2913e6a77"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8c6e4d7a-8c90-41d3-aade-be0708b55b39"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida54026ed-028b-459c-a457-2b7c3ec3e9b2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="idb35f76df-8aa9-4b45-836d-ec717c657cae"><enum>302.</enum><header>Synchronization
of United States contributions to international organizations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</section><section id="id40376a2e-d9f7-456b-9ae3-0c1120d6acdb"><enum>303.</enum><header>Peacekeeping
contributions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcec06d06-87ef-46de-a16b-41bf8bc12cd7" style="OLC">
<clause id="idcc44f662-a3b7-4d13-a92e-62db5a7b3774"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>For
assessments made during calendar year 2011 and thereafter, 27.5
percent.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ida79b234f-9e54-442f-a842-afb8b8415832"><enum>304.</enum><header>United
States participation in the Inter-Parliamentary Union</header>
<subsection id="id288b28f6-6eb7-47d0-abad-2c702bac13af"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="idd7d229c4-46c0-4134-8b30-cec4c2d8c03d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to facilitate
the readmission and participation of the United States in the
Inter-Parliamentary Union; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idafde8b54-e33b-4846-acda-226606ee6afc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2d82355f-43c0-4be6-88d2-90d3fc2a578e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Representation</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDdde0c068654540c5bb58a82d96d67441"><enum>305.</enum><header>Provision of
living quarters and allowances to the United States Representatives to the
United Nations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9 of
the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287e–1) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF961C3B665BD44C787414E7F8F683276" style="traditional">
<section id="IDda1068f8c5e64850a75976acd6e2e106"><enum>9.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id938B17F781354639A25F7C7577D68C5C"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text>
<paragraph id="ID1b7f293e8fba491385d756010989c8a1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID527fd95b049d4373aa51b25946e089df"><enum>(A)</enum><text>living quarters
leased or rented by the United States for a period not longer than 10 years;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1ab70273a306438989a088e665938339"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID902f103356db41559b8717df8c05b7e3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make available
living quarters in New York leased or rented by the United States for—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID8d705d00fe2b4b2299042573ad02cdb2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3cc00556528542559776ef7f54630efe"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID51042494800f40db89589d76a95b3124"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idBCCA30A0402C49D3A3608A35C683E7C5"><enum>(b)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idFEAD0F9EC01543B9B5CC9B9D9C45F153"><enum>(c)</enum><text>Living quarters
and allowances provided under subsection (a) shall be considered for all
purposes as authorized under—</text>
<paragraph id="ID2d60236b0ebe471d9c65c9730bc1035a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>chapter 9 of
title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081 et seq.); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd7a869c746ce4b4ab7705ab0da1a5f39"><enum>(2)</enum><text>section 5913 of
title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC71E092CFD104E04AA6D0B27E34996E7"><enum>(d)</enum><text>The Inspector
General of the Department of State shall—</text>
<paragraph id="idAD0D9FE3097D40DF8326B2BF7282E567"><enum>(1)</enum><text>periodically
review the administration of this section to achieve cost savings; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD65B49BC61A140988F637158929A4BC1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop
appropriate recommendations for the Secretary of State regarding the
administration of this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" id="id1AFF481BACF346DCA6B8E133C43B824E"><enum>306.</enum><header>Recruitment
and retention of United States citizens in international organizations</header>
<subsection id="IDa9a90fb9c3484be0bb070bf3972624cc"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall continue efforts to increase the
number of qualified United States citizens employed by the United Nations and
by other international organizations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID5dbb3b3b25ee40a59ffb76a7e7d9d027"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties of the
Secretary</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="ID0a888addb4ae463795998ea9cb5c8368"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2dce5b88981e4ab98b76e706e87e57a4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall designate
an employee of the Department of State—</text>
<subparagraph id="id64B30F4A0C584D12BBB83AD9F014C4C3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to closely
monitor job openings at the United Nations and other international
organizations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD8D849A2B91C4A4F895A8E9204F8CBC3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to connect those
job openings with United States citizens listed on the roster described in
paragraph (1) or through other mechanisms;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7b33d23dfe3b4d5cb6f739b7342e774a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4d2ba8a4979446b7b1cd6498d3c605ed"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8377c61b24484e4e863440d55e159a00"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties of the
Secretary of the Treasury</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="ID6f98e2eb35894108a7c1ffbc149b452d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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 <quote>IFIs</quote>), including the World
Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and other regional development
banks;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID59b2b33d737a4c1a9e858c5266b3d5af"><enum>(2)</enum><text>designate an
employee of the Department of the Treasury or the Department of State—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDb52202b643f24e808e2df25f8d561278"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to closely
monitor job openings at IFIs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID352aa582de0e48d7bec6093a557eae13"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide public
notice of these openings, to the extent possible; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2532453dab9c435295c243ab8063e8fe"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to connect such
job openings with United States citizens who are listed on the roster described
in paragraph (1) or who are otherwise eligible;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID15f9079e2d1a4c738067ca2f76164b29"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa344d68ffe3241709b7c5939b42f6033"><enum>(4)</enum><text>coordinate with
the employee designated in paragraph (2) to facilitate awareness of openings at
international organizations and IFIs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id2C1B3703BB3B4B0CB634DFC9899437E5"><enum>307.</enum><header>United States
membership in the International Renewable Energy Agency</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="IDdfd620a4b95d4739bd6eeae3f42199c8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President is authorized—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idF902724F69DC49DB9E528FB308CD5AD5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to accept the
terms and conditions of the Statute of the International Renewable Energy
Agency (referred to in this section as the <quote>Agency</quote>); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id64AE8EF9121A403199A37D50F48B9A39"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to maintain
membership of the United States in the Agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="IDc7c723caecb74698bc758a5781b7bc06"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Payments of
assessed contributions</header><text>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 <quote>Contributions to International
Organizations</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Miscellaneous
provisions</header>
<section id="id96b42176-9f28-47f6-9c23-1ab515886a99"><enum>401.</enum><header>Limitation
on assistance to governments of countries in default</header>
<subsection id="id9dd44d91-909a-421c-873a-3d71166ef5d1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961</header><text>Section 620(q) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370(q)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id49a89919-47b1-41bc-a387-eebabcb053c8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>any country</quote> and inserting <quote>the government of any
country</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide32daaf9-74b6-4cd4-a1ec-7d1e4d2db23d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>such country</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>such
government</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1642554d-4c24-45dd-9a7f-4780e2f7678b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>six calendar months</quote> and inserting <quote>1 year</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7910ecf9-85b8-4133-8e7f-908ef59355b6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Arms Export
Control Act</header><text>Chapter 4 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2791 et seq.), is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idc6d1e2d2-4b6d-454c-9f05-b5f01b6082fb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by
redesignating section 47 as section 48; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3d7d446a-0dda-4bf0-9c2e-cdb8248278f4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after section 46 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idba2b99ef-5e20-4612-a843-d27533a3c50a" style="OLC">
<section id="id2d86a51d-7bea-40f3-aa7a-60e01e67d6b8"><enum>47.</enum><header>Limitation
on assistance to governments of countries in default</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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—</text>
<paragraph id="id3f1840d6-f453-4b79-bbea-0e7ce465cd37"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such government meets its obligations under
the loan; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id27664a38-b92d-4bde-9c7b-b050180c978b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the President—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf2de72a4-6c29-4028-bb11-7f179b914d9b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determines that assistance to such country
is in the national interest of the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id70c1941c-c49e-4c35-b1fb-d18304844829"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notifies the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate of such
determination.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ide164d351-418e-42e5-b181-98f576b4a355"><enum>402.</enum><header>Increased
authority to provide assistance for law enforcement forces</header>
<subsection id="idba9930a4-1058-44ef-b136-fa3faccaee2a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Police
training</header><text>Section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2420) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id557a5273-f68a-4df1-a56f-52fa75ddbef1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4e407639-5478-4b72-a028-e341fd703a1a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2966abba-3194-42e7-ae64-7feafaa610e2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(6), by striking <quote>, and the provision of professional</quote> and all
that follows through the semicolon at the end and inserting <quote>, including
any regional, district, municipal, or other subnational entity emerging from
instability;</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida31a3fd0-83bd-4aaf-9dfe-4f982ddb2320"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
(7), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcbe156bf-ef25-468e-9ec7-36f7b3ff9565"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida5a8efff-5022-4bd0-a218-3584c4198a03" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id4ae9d816-4e02-4497-855d-eadc2c843fd7"><enum>(8)</enum><text>with respect
to the provision of professional training, including training in
internationally recognized standards of human rights and the rule of
law;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcfe0d35f-d744-40bc-bd0d-6f86f0724c94"><enum>(9)</enum><text>with respect
to assistance to foster civilian police roles that support democratic
governance and foster improved police-community relations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id95936ee6-1e06-427b-b21e-e1cfb1d574bc"><enum>(10)</enum><text>with respect
to assistance to combat trafficking in persons, address sexual and gender-based
violence, reduce corruption, prevent conflict, and respond to disasters;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7627e78f-ecfb-4ccd-935e-3c6f32e7b10c"><enum>(11)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida312cb0c-e530-46f7-8e1d-9be00e47f826"><enum>(12)</enum><text>with respect
to assistance provided for prisoners for humanitarian or development purposes;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0bfce99c-aea1-405e-80b1-10ca72fce6d8"><enum>(13)</enum><text>with respect
to assistance to support humanitarian operations and
activities.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7473937c-5818-4f2d-99d2-93f065dea3ed"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending
subsection (d) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf40bc2b9-970c-4825-be82-0091843fe9c1" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idf154b2ba-77a6-49da-add5-80ffb38cca08"><enum>(d)</enum><text>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-name committee-id="SSFR00">Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate</committee-name> and the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives</committee-name> that such
assistance is in the national interest of the United
States.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7ac381d1-bc04-4405-a8cb-2e515e1accb4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration
of justice</header><text>Section 534 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2346c) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id066613b1-7dba-471b-8937-ede08fdba8c3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a), by striking <quote>in countries in Latin America and the
Caribbean</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id70b99cdf-de9d-40a6-be2b-4fee8cef42eb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id655b59c9-df08-4ce1-a7d0-aa556fb49e98"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id696e7d9e-256d-4a1c-80ea-4837d265fddb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (D), by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida17666f9-aab7-4e0c-b6f5-066797a892ee"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9382d838-5d87-4c64-8c8b-881efcfad86c" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id9101e6e9-dcf2-460b-b4d7-b41aef27032e"><enum>(E)</enum><text>programs to
enhance the protection of participants in judicial
cases;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9b1aff3c-8528-41fa-9962-098b76b7b4e2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (c);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3c8bd51c-d2a4-45a2-be4b-02b39ff0f53d"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(e), by striking the second and third sentences; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id939c14ad-9c54-4c33-ad4a-91fc33899c42"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by
redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d),
respectively.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idffef5276-96a0-464e-b4cd-d7c09bbc0ae9"><enum>403.</enum><header>Building
public awareness and dialogue</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 122 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151t) is amended by inserting at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbc5aab26-5a76-4384-b517-ece1d5f0fa6e" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idd13b0a71-0f1a-48e9-a34e-9d25663fbf91"><enum>(f)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ida53c3444-a159-4060-8aa4-4afd29eb7592"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Administrator
of the United States Agency for International Development is authorized—</text>
<subparagraph id="id49beb07a-941f-481f-8d7f-4c1b8cfe065f" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to encourage the people of the United
States to further dialogue and understanding of development, humanitarian
assistance, and foreign assistance programs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id613acdbb-e385-48bd-83c6-1bee5ae73dc0" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1514ecab-1264-430a-9b14-981e0d1d54b4" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id44298174-b9a9-48ce-9eff-9f27adafc35a"><enum>404.</enum><header>Exception
to certain multiple award contract requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida73fb606-9424-4185-893d-5951272c6992" style="OLC">
<section id="id12f1728d-34aa-45de-9812-27a118bad383"><enum>620P.</enum><header>USAID
exception to certain multiple award contract requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" id="id8cb3296f-2405-4d9c-8757-020e1c692375"><enum>405.</enum><header>Millennium
challenge assistance</header>
<subsection id="idd76ef6e2-6fb6-40b2-a222-075d5baef0b1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension
of compacts</header><text>Section 609(j) of the Millennium Challenge Act of
2003 (22 U.S.C. 7708(j)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19589B617C064BF6A901ADF29A43A4E7" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idb0f13933-9f67-4868-a47f-b343934ac1b9"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Extension
of compact</header>
<paragraph id="id2fc65671-9fac-4f11-8d6f-c4f3210c34c5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided under paragraph (2), the duration of a
Compact shall not exceed 5 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc26615ff-def5-402b-84ee-62c0df91993e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The
duration of a Compact may be extended beyond 5 years if the Board—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2588e015-8127-41ff-8624-a46ec47d1561"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determines
that a project included in the Compact cannot be completed in 5 years or less;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idda246677-91ac-490f-8e40-8119db9e9bab"><enum>(B)</enum><text>approves an
extension of the Compact that does not extend the total duration of the Compact
beyond 7
years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="iddd9896ed-6162-44b3-86ce-d21470e258fe"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Concurrent
and subsequent compacts</header><text>Section 609(k) of such Act (22 U.S.C.
7708(k)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc037268f-d340-472e-81ec-a0cc611a1fd4" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id7a5982e6-a5c2-4a51-a83c-b4daa6bfc3b3"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Concurrent
and subsequent compacts</header>
<paragraph id="idc5d0ea96-eed6-4ee2-bed6-5fbbb2701293"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), and in accordance with the
requirements of this title, an eligible country and the United States—</text>
<subparagraph id="idec5a1a87-b9e1-44ed-8ee3-ffb5c0caa559"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may enter
into, and have in effect, more than 1 Compact at any given time; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf1ab30e2-4fd0-4713-9c45-5c2d0ebf9c73"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may enter
into subsequent Compacts after the expiration of existing Compacts.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida72496d2-0c7c-492f-922d-208e0e4d008f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>An
eligible country and the United States may enter into concurrent Compacts if
the Board determines that such country—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5608D471105A4B57B7FA132DA88C0044"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is making
significant, consistent progress in implementing the terms of any existing
Compacts; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID72265228164f4549ba0e48a2fa6aaf57"><enum>(B)</enum><text>will
contribute—</text>
<clause id="id0B8BC3BA9E834D569363C25ECDA6694D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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</text>
</clause><clause id="idABD001E1B7A24A08A284748E240F3080"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5916680cc70846828c61d79cad28c326"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The
Corporation shall commit any funding for a concurrent Compact at the time the
Corporation funds the Compact.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9f9891d355fc451685cfd07e0fe8fb7b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>A
concurrent Compact shall be signed not later than 2 years after the date on
which the earlier compact was signed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6db502f39949499d88d2b958bae24ead"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitation on
compacts</header><text>The Corporation shall provide not more than 15 years of
Compact funding to any
country.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id282152df-0e30-40b2-ae37-dc80dec6312f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID643ddd64ff1e42278a9ee3dd3836a71d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Status of
countries as candidate countries under the Millennium Challenge Act of
2003</header><text>Section 606 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22
U.S.C. 7705) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id7900CB8BE3E940FA88C9806EF846B020"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idBA492084D33D43B5A2E2F17B1804EC0D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="id57D56D5F51704E01A985B81D2D879EB3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
amending the paragraph heading to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69FA375DD6D746A3A6C41095E73DE96D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idAE03A4B981FA4EBA91FF70F69739854E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="idC689678F32F54DE28FC075898A1E34B2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>fiscal year
2004</quote> and inserting <quote>a fiscal year</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="id606E615DE98B4B0F9C80924614405D04"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by amending
subparagraph (A) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90DB994A6A0E4CE28BA8EE945CE8F05E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id2BBB1CC7791645E7B891F337A4C4D98F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
country—</text>
<clause id="idA6900FC4A5BF4104A3EC6F27F42E02CC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has a per capita
income that is not greater than the World Bank’s lower middle income country
threshold for such fiscal year; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idE2A96190F83E42FA8D207B5FE54C5304"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is among the 75
lowest per capita income countries, as identified by the World Bank;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="idEAED74CDD68745ED95919193CFE5D00D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>subject to paragraph (3)</quote> and
inserting <quote>subject to paragraph (2)</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE337E9D981C44AD3A184F602F0EDF112"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1300FF3CBB064EAA8AC6438987DA8D51"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idFC65C7DD822B47ACB990AC8F240557B2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id07CAD629E2684A22B14394DDE6305C96"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="idBC4F0D17F21F4517999AAA396D475B8A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>for fiscal year 2006
or a subsequent fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>for any fiscal
year</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idEA4249F7DEC043598F4DCBCBA7CF3DDB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id506F74DF820C47D8863F16E3D57E5304" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id49CCBFBFC9914992A798C1EB8EE96BEB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has a per capita
income that is not greater than the World Bank’s lower middle income country
threshold for such fiscal year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7A2E2DA50B81404F8428286AE5558AF8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is not among the
75 lowest per capita income countries as identified by the World Bank;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8B6AECD9178A4CE484CEB3C48E536F7D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>meets the
requirements under subsection
(a)(1)(B).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id26B13D8599364D4BA607DAB402F2384D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<clause id="id974C5FED35954787AA32E945DC394AF4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>for fiscal year 2006 or any subsequent fiscal year</quote> and
inserting <quote>for any fiscal year</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id40533CA40AC046D3A9306C4981EE578A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>for fiscal year 2006 or the subsequent fiscal year, as the case
may be</quote> and inserting <quote>for such fiscal year</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC10F6B4326C74451936B76F17EBDEBA3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB5EAFE882D2547F4A0389727F904973D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting
after subsection (b) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4A5259FAEDF447CAA4C7BFB03A963BFC" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="ID682cd5a583794fb9abfe48d298801955"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Maintaining
candidate status</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="idb4cd359b-eb94-4bad-a40d-397dcde0f49d"><enum>406.</enum><header>Enhancing
the capacity of the Office of the Inspector General for the United States
Agency for International Development</header>
<subsection id="id538AA54029F3438886A0513965BE8796"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Provisions
relating to reemployed annuitants</header>
<paragraph id="idB8C55F157AFE4DEB9B695EAD5CAD666C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Waiver
authority</header><text>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 <quote>Inspector General</quote>) 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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC0FE79D634704223B46C318801ACADD4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Provisions</header><text>The
provisions of law set forth in this paragraph are—</text>
<subparagraph id="id25AC602AE1B449C58F5C3D20AC739FED"><enum>(A)</enum><text>subsections (a)
through (d) of section 8344 of title 5, United States Code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id716A2E1C2A47432690A768BA8A7C7FD6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subsections (a)
through (e) of section 8468 of such title; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4C987268520B47868FC8FFB5B32877CD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>subsections (a)
through (d) of section 824 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
4064).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6df7581fa8d84498832a87a961dba079"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>Waiver
authority under this subsection may be exercised only—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD18244E32D7049D2899152DD918EFD1A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on a case-by-case
basis; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7B010B60D2684F269E825CE0092F1B9B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if, and for so
long as, such waiver is necessary due to—</text>
<clause id="IDac7de67a4a68447c8d036e7a69e7b4e2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>difficulty in the
recruitment or retention of a qualified employee for the position involved;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID286e9ae774af4141b49b1b370302a979"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
temporary emergency hiring need.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE39FA624053247109F8FA1B4AB20C7C9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Sunset</header>
<subparagraph id="idCFFE3F50575143729CB0C9EF385C141F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>This subsection is repealed on October 1, 2014.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAA37757F18D44D4282828C6965CE0481"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effect of
repeal</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc64802884475461584df37d9499e826b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Provisions
relating to contracts for personal services</header>
<paragraph id="ID0b168883c6354e908e3c30cf459b6362"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcf7cce0e326e4c139f485b276aa3cb01"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Relation to
other laws</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDacbc98dc4e804cb297d657694e48829a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>The
Inspector General may not enter into a personal services contract under this
subsection unless—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDf454fa8cebec478784a3608fa50fc54d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Inspector
General determines that the personnel resources of the Office would otherwise
be insufficient;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb7feafe1a39e471aa9581ded14698da2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfdc5e045ec084155b3693ef396f9bb52"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6bb6cd2334aa475c9a542f20863fa024"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Other
authorities not affected</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0c1cf06f-9b84-4f2f-acc4-3e091f9871e2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Not
considered employees</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idB1078A3CEA654EE19764D1AC199CDBAC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id0eebdc95-405a-422e-a57f-d6c98bbc56b3"><enum>407.</enum><header>Prohibitions
on foreign assistance for the production of certain agricultural
commodities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1d5b8b9c-d620-49c2-8a68-3275fe9db9ac" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idab52fde2-f495-48c4-8dce-786e3f8144fa"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Prohibitions
on assistance for the production of agricultural commodities available in
surplus quantities</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id73025bb4-915b-410f-a173-d9fff772667f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="id88df7598-449d-40a5-8713-6b49ccfe709b" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id15505a5f-6422-43ce-8702-8619f4dd5680" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddd50dadd-ce11-439c-9503-5d0228c206e6" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Paragraph (1) shall not apply with
respect to assistance to a country that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idcfdf47ea-208a-48cc-a53f-581f8b2b6c54"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id7b2bc23a-9367-48c3-8e54-c881bf9610f9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is eligible for
assistance from the International Development Association;</text>
</clause><clause id="id81084c7c-9c04-4302-8d0f-e3a76137a95f" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is not eligible for assistance from
the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id64c8befc-6ee5-4140-8641-9d9ba77cafc0" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>does not export on a consistent
basis the agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance is furnished;
or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7d26cfa9-e7d0-4c14-8529-88411eed14fa"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the President determines is recovering
from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a complex emergency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida28c6aee-44e8-4501-995f-44b770931d8b"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Restriction
on assistance for the production and exportation of certain agricultural
commodities</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id4cd2ccca-9663-4412-bfbe-2e06cf14f607"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="id04f5f7c4-428f-477d-8c27-347c6f1edf27" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the agricultural commodity is or will
be produced to be exported from that country; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6f7595f1-4d16-4848-8990-79c6ff649b2d" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id65506b46-cee9-4bd3-8929-84e8bf3411f9" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Paragraph (1) shall not apply with
respect to assistance furnished—</text>
<subparagraph id="id02c0db01-bced-4411-89af-a939473b49cc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc1889abd-6ede-4ac4-b3db-125416d08e67"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to a country that—</text>
<clause id="id0ae2e7aa-93d0-43bc-b6b2-91e69b459453"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id61127807-8adf-4027-95d1-725b1bae2cad"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is eligible for
assistance from the International Development Association;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idd1a042fb-2467-454a-839a-1c78185f1992" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is not eligible for assistance
from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id1e46f28d-e935-45e1-880c-6ff3e31dc87f" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>does not export on a consistent
basis the agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance is furnished;
or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id28c2c1c9-5489-4d92-990c-a44a9b028561"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the President determines is
recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a complex
emergency.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID2a3cf993b20044d4bd07079c66fba53f"><enum>408.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress regarding Central Asia</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the Sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="IDb855703b4b48476fa0eefd29d5342742"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the countries of
Central Asia, which include Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
and Uzbekistan—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7D46D48EBFDA4F9183C2734C4A0DA933"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide vital
support to coalition efforts in Afghanistan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA88E33176F574FE0BB7B792F79AFD5DD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>sit at the
crossroads between Europe and Asia; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id146F52E6342C4DE596BC2F6A40DF4EB1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>have the
potential to link global markets;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id54B03D5D8DBE4A5D8C8B99F52A2804EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>because of
Central Asia’s strategic importance, the United States should invest resources
in the region to improve relations and promote shared objectives;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDad6d268ad3f247eeacbf07d5a47df424"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID956b8e5d7ae845cd811e5e0554e9eac6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID150ae7729bde46c79ea4257609f63f17"><enum>(5)</enum><text>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 <quote>Jackson-Vanik amendment</quote>, for
such countries because of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id006ED727FE3A43879A9B9E6ED817BF46"><enum>(A)</enum><text>their compliance
with the law’s provisions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id81AF12A8A3A94182816B562014621D68"><enum>(B)</enum><text>their record of
cooperation with the United States in key areas.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id37CC61BA20B541BC81BAEE77E2E39A8B"><enum>409.</enum><header>Global Health
Initiative</header>
<subsection id="ID4544b2adc5394c3795be59fcdb1c3a38"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID2fa031b0bbe74180973858f8dce98c71"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7d753fda3c704f43b16bac1c2e672c0b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb56f63780e7f4f5eaeb4e12bd771e0dc"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="idE16B0299F55B46358B897427C3C2A5E5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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
<quote>GHI</quote>) on how the United States approaches global health.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id64B98B23A0B347C1BFB30186211CFBC0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Finding</header><text>The
original 8 GHI Plus countries (Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Kenya, Malawi,
Mali, Nepal, and Rwanda) have been designated as <quote>learning
laboratories</quote> for accelerating the objectives of the GHI—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6A00884B24274D679E3C773EAAFD6FFF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to increase the
impact of United States assistance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id797B9CF92D784DE38E7432271B58EE95"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to achieve
efficiencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE947C067319D418BA3CA89979BF89CEC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to improve cost
effectiveness; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7C531AE7BE7046CD9EB0FB32C418A89B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to enhance the
sustainability of United States support through greater country
ownership.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC05B5E824B3E445899E270D5A90601BE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report submitted under this subsection shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDf1c918e25a4e4cca8fc532bc881db565"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an overview of
the initial implementation phases of the GHI as a cross-cutting effort to
achieve the objectives described in paragraph (2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1d1e3a5cb472425db12c989a8364a850"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a preliminary
assessment of the GHI, as implemented in each of the original 8 GHI Plus
countries, including—</text>
<clause id="IDb91de299a11e4b49af29a4cdc841cb3c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9fa09f09ac554dbe9a66045f6d92b473"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
description of the outputs achieved;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID27e5e6d8ef0048dd970121955aceedd2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a
description of the intended outcomes of interventions and changes in approach
stemming from the GHI on disease burden, health systems, and other
indicators;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDff6fef1f819849568c32eb90012812eb"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>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</text>
</clause><clause id="IDbd253680c3ec4d59b0d91654b7ff166f"><enum>(v)</enum><text>an
assessment of the sustainability of United States global health assistance and
the means by which sustainability or country ownership will be measured;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8cef1f5f90d64e5e9bccabc5d46bc7f5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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—</text>
<clause id="idF8C49ED5EC24427BA9A8054B9F743512"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
development and implementation of GHI strategies in other countries; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idEDD31049A213466781B45CE66010F2F0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the development
of monitoring and evaluation tools to measure the impact of United States
programming in specific countries and globally.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id1647E3E34ED14B02AF4CD4316B867157"><enum>410.</enum><header>Discrimination
related to sexual orientation</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H790BBA935E074EF19243F8D6FBEAD474"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Tracking
violence or criminalization related to sexual orientation</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H361FB106EE724E398A46AEA7B7A784F9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>International
efforts To revise laws criminalizing homosexuality</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H5CAB1539235B4138A278F90679E9DA4A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Annual country
reports on human rights practices</header><text>The Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H24621D7DE3DE4F4EB7BA82654FF604EA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section
116(d)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H66D0F4D363984AF8AAC054AE25A467D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (10),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA3324223C5F148F98CE6A204F37234BA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (11),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HFCBB172DF97D4A98B0BB3FBEBAD2A95F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3EAF91F78C894410B49433A1D3716E8D" style="traditional">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H35D22ECC98834E1D985874782F9F8B0A"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB22F7CCDD10A4D5787C65FB713D11AD9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 502B(b)
(22 U.S.C. 2304(b)), by inserting after the eighth sentence the following new
sentence: <quote>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.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HE5DD1AC767DF471BB50B05C93C3753F9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Training for
foreign service officers</header><text>Section 708(a) of the Foreign Service
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB06ACFF65D7340948B11375559832C89"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>the Secretary for Democracy, Human
Rights and Labor,</quote> before <quote>the Ambassador at Large</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF359144B14F84033AB515F1134FFCE98"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4308DBBC2ADD401E90FD838C4F1AD2FE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE745303BF9CC418F968069AB20BC4182"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H98617B7C353B4EC086214240538FAD79" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H2C6672D99A294B50B05020A06AC79B73"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="idF754A96A21A74862BF26B30668BB4969"><enum>411.</enum><header>Overseas
Private Investment Corporation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 235 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961(a) (22 U.S.C. 2195(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idA4688A3D110F4FD6960843371B0AF5A0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id00CBA6EA05ED409A9259B62FA83765B3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(A)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id6C10DF21D6B94378BF59C3D52C1AD818"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>sections 234(b) and (c)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsections (b) and
(c) of section 234</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id47679954937B448AB01EE2484801699C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (2); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id85EE5DE593C74D049488D4E7794C9A5F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(B)</quote> and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBFCE9D5B6D074A248F6DC1C2CEA6C2D7" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="id805125CE27B54853981DEF540548F808"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorized
transfers</header>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id50171ECCD9464236923EA87CDBFCC17F"><enum>412.</enum><header>Global
Internet Freedom</header>
<subsection id="ID176928af5fa14f04a07fc2594489f358"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Policy</header><text>It
shall be the policy of the United States—</text>
<paragraph id="id2886F56101114684B31FE3F4F59FA012"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to promote and
protect the exercise of fundamental freedoms over the Internet, mobile
networks, and other connection technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa922fa361f874ff6b6c151e7bcd84aba"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID841a56cdd0b54766849f22739f63c1ba"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to work with
international and multilateral partners to promote the exercise of fundamental
freedoms over the Internet, mobile networks, and other connection technologies;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5c8629be9d504281876cde0f1d240de9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to integrate the
promotion of Internet freedom into broader country, regional, and economic
policies of the Department of State.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3d35451537884ef69ee50f11555e3178"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="ID6336be1d5eec46cabdb3d32df0102424"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa97d32e34a8941a886e7c1f9845c10e4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7604e4ca82cc4985910275c5a7e92a18"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa1e08c33bae8460a8ba284df553b1ff7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID990114c199f2402d931ddeaa6f97ae87"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID12d9acbbb8d8457cb8e23bf4b80c9098"><enum>(B)</enum><text>utilizing trade
and economic fora, tools, mechanisms, treaties, and agreements to change
restrictive regulations, practices, and policies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe7986297d2374bfe894f06094e036834"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Primary
responsibilities</header><text>The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor,
in consultation with all other relevant bureaus, shall take the lead in—</text>
<paragraph id="IDf3dfed6b0981476cad4190e75da83ae6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>empowering users
to develop innovative tools—</text>
<subparagraph id="id70530A2A60C64936A74B0D580D659265"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to ameliorate
their restrictive environments; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id809D3AF977DD45B6AFE8AA7D299A3910"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to maximize their
digital safety and security;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7d72c77865de4971a3fd6e0c17a71d21"><enum>(2)</enum><text>providing
training, education, and networking to users seeking greater freedom to safely
access information online and through other forms of connective
technology;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDde1adc9ebe634a98ba74e1b9e6c0f1d2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>providing
technical assistance to reform regulatory and policy restrictions on the free
flow of information through information and communications technology
worldwide;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9f737b34372c4ebebbab2a35d4ccdd1e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>supporting
research and development into innovative tools to assist users who are
monitored, censored, blocked, or otherwise restricted from exercising rights;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDff16e65f5fa4439b97e04d8fb40ed91f"><enum>(5)</enum><text>supporting the
development and deployment of Internet censorship circumvention and related
tools and technology.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID126a7dd65b9141bf91649b922b5c0bcc"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Joint
strategies</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID0604036a712d4675882fb178dfd678c2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Strategic
plan</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="id24BE60CAEA604664A183F53D34C71024"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Internet
circumvention;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6AC11C14122F462C98E6257D0537134D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>other
anti-censorship tools and methods; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2B0F58C358E54F20849774D05C9E9B52"><enum>(3)</enum><text>individual online
safety and security.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID31eaba902c814559b81682c4abf40594"><enum>413.</enum><header>International
cyberspace and cybersecurity coordination</header>
<subsection id="id4F873FB5D5DA4B13AA483F3478F786DD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress makes the following
findings:</text>
<paragraph id="IDf1eb28a15d934ac09e9ac6a9db9c52dd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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, <quote>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.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id07F39AA0E9A741EA92B340033778D5A2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>On February 2,
2010, Admiral Dennis C. Blair, the Director of National Intelligence, testified
before the <committee-name committee-id="SLIN00">Select Committee on
Intelligence of the Senate</committee-name> regarding the Annual Threat
Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community, stating <quote>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.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd03d6543d193427aafe22a5042832e01"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In a January 2010
speech on Internet freedom, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated:
<quote>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.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7bc0fcf9c8504605be43bd4ab0f393a2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>James Lewis,
senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, asserts,
in <quote>Securing Cyberspace for the 44th Presidency</quote>, <quote>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.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDeb5b9ec9bef74d83acb59f80c1fde8bc"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The 2010 National
Broadband Plan of the Federal Communications Commission recommends that
<quote>[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.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc07d818d96e54c1c82b17cdce4eb6c92"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The May 2009
White House Cyberspace Policy Review asserts <quote>[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.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID75b1ff55a04a4a91af58d6c1401d53e0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="IDf231ab3563274ac5b722611e65b05250"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd24df87bfad34a62922dbfb6d691d7c9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the multilateral
system has not—</text>
<subparagraph id="id77644093F2E64A14ABA9F3F5168D7B10"><enum>(A)</enum><text>addressed these
vulnerabilities in a consistent or systematic manner; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id101B7F98A1EB4F4A9B8A3E0A57626049"><enum>(B)</enum><text>established a
basic framework of best practices and governance to address and respond to
emerging cyber threats;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDff4e51cb093b4af7ad536f25e20eba0f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID406f34300cac469dbf4d06280caff1b2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>United States
diplomatic engagement towards international cybersecurity issues—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1B7F51C726EA4A57899FCC317CC3B09E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has been
uncoordinated and fragmented; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id02F122BE8F4B4C8DB3A77E6FF31BCE16"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has not taken
advantage of securing cyberspace within a multilateral framework;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb7f1ae6b85984a108139c7508b59f279"><enum>(5)</enum><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID125440b94a514c8498968833afea8d3b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>review and assess
existing strategies for international cyberspace and cybersecurity policy and
engagement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID386615bbbce44d10bd88bc1c0b420918"><enum>(B)</enum><text>define short- and
long-term objectives for United States cyberspace and cybersecurity
policy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc326598d4ec741f7878968378bc67821"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc0b0e7392cf14c9385c308c8882bbf77"><enum>(D)</enum><text>consider the
utility of negotiating a multilateral framework that would provide
internationally acceptable principles to better mitigate cyberwarfare,
including noncombatants;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe1dc5a77b486420390b602e9b10ecbf5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>share and
disseminate relevant threat information with key stakeholders;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC933D2DC83424F7AAE33AA4260D9680A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>be developed in
consultation with other United States Government agencies with relevant
technical expertise or policy mandates pertaining to cyberspace and
cybersecurity issues; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDad482e73492c4b8c941d2f1e00c3d302"><enum>(G)</enum><text>draw upon the
expertise of technology, security and policy experts, private sector actors,
international organizations, and other appropriate entities; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id355B3D86382F4D7DA4CB887A910DAE79"><enum>(6)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id50E79EFA8EF7487DA0C4AA2F2ED402A0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Statement of
policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id168C367E426D4062AFEB44C3064F03F4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordinator for
Cyberspace and Cybersecurity Issues</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id781DAB64916D4CB2BA974F80766E8B61"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (g) as
subsection (h); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFB6128E15EA54DD4916747DE70C9A2A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after subsection (f) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB3DA66C57B2A4A9A87D6CBC38161A4BD" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID62be873e417143d09a29071717f99cfe"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Cyberspace and
cybersecurity issues</header>
<paragraph id="IDfc547db86d2148d79da4011d2bedf780"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 <quote>Coordinator</quote>), who shall be appointed by
the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc19d1efc093849a88413baf1f20cb1fb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header>
<subparagraph id="IDb3c1dcfc73e84a46bfd6c416f34cf956"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Principal
duties</header><text>The Coordinator shall—</text>
<clause id="idC6DD611CBBDE4D58823CB603734973D4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be the principal
official within the senior management of the Department of State responsible
for cyberspace and cybersecurity issues;</text>
</clause><clause id="id921531C47A42493D8345278AA4950FFC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be the principal
advisor to the Secretary of State on international cyberspace and cybersecurity
issues;</text>
</clause><clause id="id4D8D4295FA5747D486F54FFD62FE37F4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>report directly
to the Secretary of State; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id72915BB0C5284569BB8B38C032F4CD3B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>perform such
duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of State shall
prescribe.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd78f2f7804a54cd39504082cbd7d97b3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional
duties</header><text>In addition to the duties described in subparagraph (A),
the Coordinator shall—</text>
<clause id="ID17f15470de9a493cb03350338bcc7b33"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf81ae8b44fdc480b846b226adcb65325"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0c369a5e7d2649ffa553e6732a57f1e6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide a focal
point for the private sector to coordinate on international cyberspace and
cybersecurity issues; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDcffdc6203a3f435d99c2f024631c8b63"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>build
multilateral cooperation to develop international norms, common policies, and
responses to secure the integrity of cyberspace.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID01fd7122d94a438fa28e2c31277e0acc"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rank and status
of ambassador</header><text>The Coordinator shall have the rank and status of
Ambassador at Large.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id66607FFB6A6F4ACDAF4EA6A2FBD39F8B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Country and
regional cyberspace and cybersecurity policy coordinators</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1C40AA166A5146049EA501ACBA74701A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Strategy for
United States engagement on international cyber issues</header>
<paragraph id="IDc295f9fab533417b8b41ed49f56268e4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Strategy for
United States cyber engagement</header><text>The Coordinator, in consultation
with appropriate departments and agencies of the United States Government,
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD906BF4F9C21487899B64C0E43272427"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop a
strategy to support the objective of promoting United States engagement on
international cyber issues; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD6A05A88BE484E8EA2FFC90E33D457EF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit the to the
appropriate congressional committees.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID60f6652a47c6428aae51c50ab9e7982f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Content</header><text>The
strategy developed under paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDc3190bb305c741c7b0341a2ef43616dc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>include—</text>
<clause id="ID3a4b39ae7a54406daef185c48fd18bac"><enum>(i)</enum><text>efforts to be
undertaken;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID70d2b1a580604d87beabd75f8257a881"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>specific and
measurable goals;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID75a8417b89344384ab4e64fd8bd5f49f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>benchmarks and
time frames for achieving the objectives set forth in subsection (b)(5)(B);
and</text>
</clause><clause id="idA900C9183A41499C9F60F1DB9F965901"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>progress made
towards achieving such objectives; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID17657e796335476fa44e895409f38f83"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the greatest
extent possible—</text>
<clause id="ID29a0a35c60234accac0e9b1e089a70a5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be
developed in consultation with other United States Government agencies with
relevant technical expertise or policy mandates pertaining to cyberspace and
cybersecurity issues; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb5ce57ec35e6499394f7d46a81d2b36c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>draw upon the
expertise of technology, security, and policy experts, private sector actors,
international organizations, and other appropriate entities.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8d070eaeada24524a8ca2d48e217d04b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Components</header><text>The
strategy developed under paragraph (1) should include—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID914eb600e9e5427f83a0e89a5b830a1d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assessments and
reviews of existing strategies for international cyberspace and cybersecurity
policy and engagement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1f7c8a3ee10f490db9be2249f8d42817"><enum>(B)</enum><text>short- and
long-term objectives for United States cyberspace and cybersecurity engagement;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8412b8871cca4e6b8bc1942eccb31399"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2467536061c949b1ae61edffb3971dde"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA7075D017F3C43B1A547244C3FF0F872"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="SSFR00">Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate</committee-name>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDB6787217A7542CAB14D3BF03812852E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAB46857E07904C78A7CCBD24E16AEAAF"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
section and the amendments made by this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDd3a0e220dd2148baab2e036e8c6c88bf"><enum>414.</enum><header>Promoting
global access to connective technologies</header>
<subsection id="IDdf1711a8e5d2466b9b2f330cbc863aa6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
makes the following findings:</text>
<paragraph id="IDa524736f46f54e8585b7296a9523fa8a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf10259423e664d77b8c6eee10e1ff746"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbd25d7a7c8c04be0a1df73568cadf67d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Recent uprisings
in the Arab world showed a high use of social media to spread messages of
discontent and to organize mass demonstrations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDde08b105e28c402b944079674045b8d6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>While the use of
mobile telephones is growing at a rapid pace in the developing world, global
access to Internet service remains low.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id122C194506D844F78D3B389BAFF599AC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>According to 2009
data from the International Telecommunications Union—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6F89D34BD4AD4F5B888E148075DF0967"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in Egypt—</text>
<clause id="id08830CD6726D4E9FBA0F8DE471D3EC9F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>24
percent of the population use the Internet;</text>
</clause><clause id="id0E2065256B094733AC1B0A2A4E058894"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>3
percent access the Internet through a fixed subscription;</text>
</clause><clause id="id0C7C574F78A24F3AB4EB132C6E2401F4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>1.3 percent
access the Internet through fixed broadband; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id94CEE5D2136A4907AEE06C51DE858DAB"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>8
percent access the Internet through mobile broadband; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD7B676DE5A0942BDB1F3735AFADFA41D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in Yemen—</text>
<clause id="id906CE66E23A246B9BDB80C424C610B24"><enum>(i)</enum><text>10
percent of the population use the Internet;</text>
</clause><clause id="id255F01FD97F34730B6C47645A479F788"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>0.23 percent
access the Internet through fixed broadband; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idF8AF2B04C7574853A80F0555CC5BC6B4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>none access the
Internet through mobile broadband.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID008729c6ce2c4d5b8a61f36acdfac81d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Global access
strategy</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="IDf18de345daed476a97f5c3911e6c517a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID82f938343cd54de0b8c17a4a97d85c20"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if a causal
connection is identified under paragraph (1), includes a strategy for
increasing access for relevant embassy and USAID mission performance
plans;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID29cdf7e9adfd4c3ca955b418423d0735"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDca69b1cc83224c698c22f7a01bc56ab4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>promotes
government-to-government diplomatic engagement on the issue; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf95eeddabdbc45ab8358c9debe4001ec"><enum>(5)</enum><text>encourages
public-private partnerships with United States telecommunications and
innovation firms.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID2f0bf34e9529440094075fbf600ebc46"><enum>415.</enum><header>Transition
initiatives account</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
494 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBC26892B9F15407A8305D9A54F7D85C1" style="OLC">
<section id="IDdc19fc854cd849ceb3adc1075049d688"><enum>494.</enum><header>Transition
assistance</header>
<subsection id="ID26c496ae626844379bb0b260ba4773d0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID4b9334bb92334f759c46acf9caaa79b6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose of
assistance</header><text>Assistance under this section may include support
for—</text>
<paragraph id="IDa36b16220eb94ffd81343b9e43b96db6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the development,
strengthening, or preservation of democratic institutions and processes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID523e62bd47494ad38b91dcc884e65150"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the
revitalization of basic infrastructure; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5f0a3cfc8777423fa57a1ed770bff40c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the peaceful
resolution of conflict.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDba82a3cc7d6240cda8f0b003edfeefb3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>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-name committee-id="SSFR00">Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate</committee-name> and the
<committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives</committee-name> that describes the new assistance
program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDf361dfe55e664ae280c74990d0493066"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="IDa9467087ca734656aa58cc3607bb00a2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the President
$50,000,000 to carry out this section, which amount shall remain available
until expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1aed05c932704405b3ffb28bdd1091ab"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
assistance</header><text>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).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID2a138b2d057341339432a5b091012e87"><enum>416.</enum><header>Report on
United States Government humanitarian assistance programs</header>
<subsection id="id69C4FDD5916A42C7986283228FC03910"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Presidential
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text>
<paragraph id="IDb4c997e723324e22ba90161e65446ee9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a list of all
United States Government departments and agencies, including the Department of
Defense, involved in implementing humanitarian assistance programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID973135b581c9426bbad20dd4eb48efde"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a list of funding
costs associated with each respective department and agency undertaking
humanitarian assistance programs, including the Department of Defense;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3e3b60b3f15a4be491239b3a89661720"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of
the scope, size, and components of all humanitarian assistance programs for
fiscal years 2010 and 2011;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc052c82821d04ee7bc37d546db5a076c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3025fe21611849218ec7ff408f9d36e9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>obstacles to more
effective humanitarian coordination between Combatant Commands and civilian
agencies within their respective areas of responsibility;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7de6ece95def4018be21e53402736726"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Department of
Defense guidance and directives concerning foreign disaster relief
operations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID14bf5ef53b324366bfe66dbe9c97a55c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the extent to
which the Department of Defense has previously supported United States foreign
disaster relief operations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe1272e9a39984f3fb36db82353c5397e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the extent to
which Combatant Commands—</text>
<clause id="id3E26A6B1563247749AB92770342E812B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>included foreign
disaster relief in their theater campaign plans; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id0F331082F87E4E0FB557129747A5D7BC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>developed
contingency plans to respond to foreign disasters, such as the 2010 earthquake
in Haiti;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5c33467b4c6d42ec99b9963c5fdc5aac"><enum>(E)</enum><text>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—</text>
<clause id="id02DD666093E944919E49FEF36B80E715"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance of the United States Agency for
International Development;</text>
</clause><clause id="id5C69A9630A364F80BA9C5286263874F9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Department
of State;</text>
</clause><clause id="id62463EC05F474511AE27D053BE48BD7A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>nongovernmental
agencies; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idFB30FD99324D4CC4941B7D9BD9D066CD"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>foreign
partners;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID37f8050f26f94461b550b312db654c41"><enum>(F)</enum><text>mechanisms within
the Combatant Commands to further collaborate with interagency partners when
responding to foreign disasters;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3179f4ec55cd4da5b036943d9bc3ee8a"><enum>(G)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID50972d795e2843b7b2a77e268fdefca0"><enum>(H)</enum><text>structural or
organizational improvements, including system-wide humanitarian training for
relevant military personnel, that would assist with more effective
coordination; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb25ada9aafd44135b4c76ec7f582025e"><enum>(5)</enum><text>recommendations
for legislative modifications, if any, to existing authorities relating to
humanitarian assistance programs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0584D5287A75498B9D939F1CF55A8301"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Government
accountability officer report</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="ID576941f3e6ae4d8f835ed83b1c74e363"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a review of, and
comments addressing, how effectively the Department of Defense and the
Combatant Commands undertake and coordinate humanitarian assistance activities;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID346c0f44443a4ed0911697b91845f23e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommendations
for improving humanitarian coordination between the military and civilian
agencies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id1252A3488A244F9CAB396072210B9050"><enum>417.</enum><header>Report
repeals</header>
<subsection id="id69DC9669E89546D8927AEF1DE0287709"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual report
on financial contributions to international organizations</header><text>Section
4(b) of the United Nations Participation Act (22 U.S.C. 287b(b)) is
repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id8A11E10BD1EB4540AA7AA24B2AE880DB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on visa
issuance to inadmissible aliens</header><text>Section 51(a) of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2723(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id2A506176248E4B69B94DE8B21FD3853E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>(1) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Denial of
visas</header-in-text>.—</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFD634B815CAE47ECA0C19EA7E6BDE557"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB575FD8B925340E4A9EB303F3EE4A09D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 reports</header><text>The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(Public Law 87–195) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id4E374DCA2DBA4DB9A3A6A6A2D0FEAC97"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 133
(22 U.S.C. 2152c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA7B7FEF45DAD49E29F673F2BE1A55194"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (d); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9B4C83C8E856426391FAB875EA423B79"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (e) as subsection (d);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id214725F6CC17453EA9AEA711423E79E7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 620C
(22 U.S.C. 2373)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD97595AB0C9044A685C572C69C5633C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (c); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2F2B750BAAB148ED99769C8F381FF819"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id147F49544B2F4477A976D9483142FD59"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 620F
(22 U.S.C. 2376), by striking subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id471EEDB671C24E6B870A1F3F06553FCE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Annual reports
on Soviet and Eastern European training</header><text>Section 807 of the
Soviet-Eastern European Research and Training Act of 1983 (22 U.S.C. 4506) is
repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id2583B0003FAD43E89268C1FC63070C1C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Annual SEED
Program report</header><text>Section 704 of the Support for East European
Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–179) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id4D47CB5A51ED4BABB0D4BB432FBF002F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>PLO commitments
compliance report</header><text>Section 804(b) of the PLO Commitments
Compliance Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–246) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id126EBA0F0D9940638AD2E9C66D035FF4"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report on
Middle East arms transfers</header><text>Section 404(c) of the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102–138) is
repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idF1DD6D4DB82B45BFA79074F4D16F8086"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Annual report
on assistance for independent states of former Soviet
Union</header><text>Section 104 of the FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 102–511)
is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id8952B62163734945AE79A9641E4D3EB9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Annual report
on violations of territorial integrity in former Soviet
Union</header><text>Section 560(g) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing,
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103–87) is amended by
striking <quote>: <italic>Provided further,</italic> That thirty days</quote>
and all that follows and inserting a period.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id77202016A37F45B684022BDCC92CAA3E"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Reports on
Partnership for Peace initiative and outstanding expropriations
claims</header><text>Title V of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–236) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idCA179C403C8047228D39526559AED25A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 514,
by striking subsection (a); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3A2CAEBCEB6742E194854775A55DC63D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section
527—</text>
<subparagraph id="id529A6FD7F71043A6BA7896FEF4651390"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (f); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7DA87257EF7840DCBFF7FCC63C51C0CB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id42483728A4F74893AF19FE9F901CCDC8"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Report on
military activities of North Korea</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id3813080F34B64C2DAD67ADA3FC81F1C4"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Reports on
acquisitions and United Nations policy on Israel</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="id6A653031B6574383BCA09E31807EAAE3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 605,
by striking subsection (c); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6B4A113A2F254E55B3B1BD8D0F64DCED"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section
721—</text>
<subparagraph id="id92C6767D478044C09A327E0D78F3EE45"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (c);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF97BA42896F04DF99AAFFD0A962EB040"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (d) as subsection (c); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8F790EE4549241058D811816BC2D5C3B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection
(c), as redesignated, by striking <quote>At the time of the submission of each
annual report under subsection (c), the Secretary</quote> and inserting
<quote>The Secretary</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA3AF36B35E674BFFB46E5DB9AC48B90E"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Report on
extradition of narcotics traffickers</header><text>Section 3203 of Public Law
106–246 is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id00D2B48A0245422684B0ECEACA1AA917"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Report on
terrorist lookout committees</header><text>Section 304 of the Enhanced Border
Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 (Public 107–173) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id58C98AE57C7E403BBED21A0F4439DE9E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (f); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8E09FEC413D14700B64B70520CFD9187"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (g) as subsection (f).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1801E2B6932A4B54BB908BE9C8DD09AD"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Other
reports</header>
<paragraph id="idBFABE6B754D14B298A2C4E322616A530"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reports on
activities in colombia and german foundation</header><text>The Department of
State Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (division A of Public Law 107–228) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB889B34E92B643189FD04F5A7E027F02"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
section 694; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE38B9ECA149F47A38460BE28A03999FC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
section 704.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1403377A2654484483D18DDB6D1DBC49"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Implementation
report</header><text>Section 1321 of the Security Assistance Act of 2002
(division B of Public Law 107–228) is repealed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0BF7932029064A9A9732B9573A7D01F1"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Chief of
mission staff element reports</header><text>Section 409(c) of the Department of
State and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) is
repealed.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID9ad0c027317e4c78803ccba5bc1d339e"><enum>418.</enum><header>Working
Capital Fund</header>
<subsection id="ID9ba3bc1436dd4d74b297a29ece2f731e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="id7F4AF43C7ABA45908D761DCC82953107"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The
term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4D738C7AF0AE45E896A974572F15E9E0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fund</header><text>The
term <term>Fund</term> means the Working Capital Fund established pursuant to
subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7598fb71770f40e3892a58562ac76cc8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Local
entity</header><text>The term <term>local entity</term> 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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5D3DEAC5D9B54B72B5AD4EF6B2E06294"><enum>(4)</enum><header>USAID</header><text>The
term <term>USAID</term> means the United States Agency for International
Development.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6EB5723A62B3422D84A1EE10B81E9F6E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Administrator is authorized to establish a Working Capital Fund.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID31237f067b884233b22e2d80df04b94f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deposits</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDac2d4e14fa95415e9d7189c485f93743"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="ID0d5858924b754582af35b5b2f10ea484"><enum>(1)</enum><text>personal and
nonpersonal services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDde62be0d00344bfe9a3de1ec958cf31f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>training;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDca6a18a706174019970f6022976c48c9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>supplies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="IDeb2135d8e57440a5b87ed7b105f7c6ae"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Transfer</header><text>At
the close of each fiscal year, the Administrator shall transfer from the Fund
to the General Fund of the Treasury—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idB9DA9DEF7A014D47AEC0B37A9143090C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>amounts in excess
of $100,000,000; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id3BFA33B5358D4E4D8E9E82F9DB79984F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>such other
amounts as the Administrator determines to be in excess of the needs of the
Fund.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9cff79adc3e042529593d6f1280a2386"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Procurement
reform</header>
<paragraph id="IDc430247990584c6498d668e84c772c5c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Local
competition</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1F15B767AB664DACA6F7AC8B11508304"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Contracts
and other instruments awarded under paragraph (1) may not exceed
$5,000,000.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id74CBEC8BB975490EB9E5901993AD65AE"><enum>419.</enum><header>Retention of
interest earned on advanced funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 635 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2395) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB4D16B1A026A4F64B5A4DB9345675E73" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idB252ACA5B07A48FCA666DB0E56DC4E6D"><enum>(n)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID93c97b6df5dc4eecba02e83eaf811a58"><enum>420.</enum><header>Statement of
global development policy</header>
<subsection id="IDd5fd80a25b4b43cda015f9faf1c1ae5f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
makes the following findings:</text>
<paragraph id="IDc79efc7187a5492cbf2a09d17b77b220"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDc0dfd476a97c41f8b98a6dadfe9119db"><enum>(A)</enum><text>United States
development programs should continue to promote country-led solutions to reduce
poverty and eliminate extreme global poverty through sustainable economic
growth; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6fe62e6ec57d45639eb85262357513ad"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf9e02e77388544c4a99a868ca36f9dea"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Integrating
sustainable development into United States development assistance is an
important component of comprehensive and effective aid programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID93bfa63b595c4a57991045b944df6e1e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In 1987, the
World Commission on Environment and Development (the Brundtland Commission)
published a report entitled Our Common Future, which defined sustainable
development as <quote>development that meets the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own
needs</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID27d63d7f10514ca183c6510955d1e30b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3067d161ed374f71b14f6ad42b970b71"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Actions that
address the development challenges faced by vulnerable and impoverished
developing nations should—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9F90268C8AEA48949D83EEDC4AC38F44"><enum>(A)</enum><text>include focused
attention on the sustainability of the world’s natural resources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA989ADD490FD4A1088E2B0BDF79CF068"><enum>(B)</enum><text>balance
environmental stewardship, economic development, and social development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC08908E5FB3C43ECAA105F719007721E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>be informed by an
assessment of the specific impacts on women and men at all stages of the
development process; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE70C842BB4124F92B142F9CBDD84ED64"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID110eafc8b1664426b05d35a77da318ab"><enum>(6)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7ea519821c4a4d4ea2dac789e7d5ebeb"><enum>(7)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDff8a18dc6f2b42488c00cff828e6c34b"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Public-private
partnerships are an essential tool to advance our efforts in a range of
critical areas. President Obama has called partnerships <quote>a defining
feature of our foreign policy</quote> 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:
<quote>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</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8d9270c9daf14db8abd605b7c7c4b642"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Investing in
innovation has the potential to solve long-standing development challenges
by—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID48547e401ce0487598fb57def5ba65a1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>leveraging the
power of research and development to help the United States increase
investments in development-focused innovation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID38178e3d0aa44003ba178a400764a3a9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>capitalizing new
models for innovation and bringing sustainable models to scale;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID82293292e972469686cfdb359fe5806b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increasing the
creation and utilization of science and technology by women and men in
developing countries; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID92817261b6954fe897990ff3f24f1813"><enum>(D)</enum><text>removing
impediments to innovation faced by the private sector.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDdea11797e70a407e88b5e10257a6a657"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Transparency
is—</text>
<subparagraph id="idFA322309102A4630B044E45797C63247"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a prerequisite
for development effectiveness; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA51C764D1EA246ACA3F5360CEFBB44AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>fundamental to
the success of better governance and enhanced development outcomes in recipient
countries.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDaf758a3f9a2f4e6c8e463c544975571a"><enum>(11)</enum><text>The High Level
Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, Republic of Korea, in November 2011,
represents a critical moment for donors—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID24b867399d6745f3b437b74085fd154b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7d9687b4259648b1a6ef175a0dff4255"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to modernize the
aid delivery model to capitalize on new models of innovation and to scale up
the development impact of aid interventions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfb177d1ada8140b5a38c7932fb13fd86"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to assess
commitments to improve the quality of aid made at previous forums in Paris and
Accra; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2c584a8d5447429192e4569ae6ba5f80"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID392c3c49ecf645e39405698072705266"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Policy</header><text>It
is the policy of the United States to promote broad-based, sustainable global
development, reduce poverty, and eliminate extreme global poverty by—</text>
<paragraph id="IDc6705681a7604f5b8eec4c7e2798dd9b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>maximizing good
development principles and key reforms, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDbc3c486e6307439ab08dfe82ecdf1cb2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increasing
efficiencies by eliminating wasteful regulations and demanding clear results,
demonstrated by consistent evaluation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID047c2684b2a0497bb9f5c85b23ec94c3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3c849852368343adb31fc2e599d267ec"><enum>(C)</enum><text>incorporating
local priorities and policy reforms that will reflect developing country
priorities, including through the meaningful engagement of local civil
society;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID23133142ae984d7389731ff265d6465d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>ensuring that
gender equality and analyses of impact by gender are incorporated and
operationalized throughout programs at all stages of the program cycle;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2c8e23ddd33b46e19877d513b106c34b"><enum>(E)</enum><text>maintaining
distinctions between diplomacy and development, recognizing that each harbors
different objectives, timelines, and priorities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID413c57a4b91d44648fb51642fce4b7ce"><enum>(F)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0bac4f903d244e72a2f677b93f040911"><enum>(G)</enum><text>supporting a
strong, empowered United States Agency for International Development that can
effectively address 21st century challenges and priorities;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb362e025b6114c6bb1d2320dbcea3602"><enum>(2)</enum><text>supporting and
integrating principles of sustainable development, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID5aa27d880d064d4c8adc3cc0695a23ac"><enum>(A)</enum><text>integrating the
current and predicted impacts of climate change, based on sound science;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDea75c1d0d5e84fdfa7111c342d926d8d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensuring that
these principles, which balance social, economic, and environmental concerns,
are mainstreamed into economic models, decision-making mechanisms, and spatial
planning;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID20791e6fdfa24ba8988026edad22dd09"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recognizing that
climate change is—</text>
<clause id="ID0433720ae40843fb9c3be274b5b4d152"><enum>(i)</enum><text>currently a
serious challenge and threat in many parts of the world;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID721be114cde84f4c87a7dabed88bf684"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2067889583e84e81927c3b89ba0327f0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>will likely
result in increased displacement of people, especially women and children, in
addition to poverty and hunger within developing countries;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9b864aff2fca4b3bba5032d91f887f03"><enum>(D)</enum><text>assessing—</text>
<clause id="ID3504b445da7549808afb6e7b3b242d24"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
progress made to date and the remaining gaps in the implementation of the
outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6f167fae152e460fa601cedf8d20d77e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the manner with
which new and emerging challenges are addressed; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7392a9442d1b45b788873425a2ae9e6c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the renewal of
the United States Government’s political commitment to sustainable development
in upcoming international conferences;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID013690db05a841cb8123197813c50b13"><enum>(E)</enum><text>strengthening
mechanisms to monitor critical resources in order to—</text>
<clause id="ID03ceacd834cf400b866b5ac87ad59ec1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>ensure resource
sustainability for future generations; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID33389f0ed8e14830a73724935645c39b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>adjust present
activities accordingly; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID49090a7cb06d4beb92efadba15173f73"><enum>(F)</enum><text>recognizing that
sustainable development efforts must incorporate a strong urban lens to help
cities—</text>
<clause id="id39F89F35035246C1B97C9F04627264E4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>increase their
resilience;</text>
</clause><clause id="idD4B2254B32BF47A48AED2003B57B06B9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>enact
sustainable urban development policies and programs; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id645765C286444F78B96D02D65B129509"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>prepare for
numerous developmental, environmental, and climate change challenges;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0ccdaa84002c44d8a176e0c32efb581d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>expanding
public-private sector partnerships and leveraging private sector resources,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID7573c14b68c54d9faf33772fb59970a6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9bc986b6decb43f093446f1818dbba8a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>emphasizing
alliances and coalitions by bringing together a wide range of global partners
around a common partnership mission;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6c106bfe65d64e5c98c0e799a800b67e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>enhancing
training and incentives by—</text>
<clause id="id367F59F8745845E2B351E76266285537"><enum>(i)</enum><text>creating a
training module in partnership development;</text>
</clause><clause id="id8396F597A34946E8BDC741A79F0D882C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>building
appropriate incentive structures that reward partnership creation; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idC6664DBBFD4241548E55574BDEBB1310"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>hiring external
partnership experts to build United States Government institutional expertise;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID96c0dd8c9f7140af8a6cd416e42fd598"><enum>(D)</enum><text>pursuing a range
of innovative partnerships, including connecting to State, local government
officials and diaspora communities in the United States and throughout the
world—</text>
<clause id="id95D1B6854BA8437CBB66B66F62EA12A3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
share best practices;</text>
</clause><clause id="id6E2EA11EC37E4F7C802C0F08EC49F97D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
provide technical assistance; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idFF5CC4804EF74B8BAF53F73FCBBB3912"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to promote
cooperation on shared challenges;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8078946162384e15bc9e989d6d7b2040"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID037c84f4c09846eba003ca35222fd05d"><enum>(5)</enum><text>enhancing
transparency by—</text>
<subparagraph id="id586D1E9F61334EB78F3E09B532422EB8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>publishing
detailed information on United States Government humanitarian and development
assistance that is timely, accessible, comprehensive, and comparable;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFD2DB54CE0434E9693C9B6E345BF3068"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providing
comprehensive program level detail on a publicly accessible Web site by
expanding the Foreign Assistance Dashboard; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID14d05cd3d7f140cd8dbf821a9335e92f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensuring that
United States Government assistance is reflected on partner countries’ formal
budgeting systems, to the extent possible, by establishing—</text>
<clause id="ID0f4cb644f0f344b4b995850332a53b9c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7fed14994bc948009ed4587b19ed877a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>consistent
guidelines for United States agencies to follow to determine when the funding
for humanitarian and development assistance is on-budget or off-budget.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDa4bb75b2e1564cc4a5bd5b99e2a826c9"><enum>421.</enum><header>USAID
missions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</section><section id="H840DBCEB731D4CFE8E2FCB1AE45473DF"><enum>422.</enum><header>Monitoring and
evaluation of United States foreign assistance</header>
<subsection id="HFBEFD2CB85CD4D9B8C0977AC1E9EE68B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President shall develop and implement a rigorous
system to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of United States foreign
assistance.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAED4DD4A5687416CA3B9A389179722B1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Components of
system</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="H0DB9CCCC60DD49E5BE36603EE8CDBBE5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
method of coordinating evaluation activities among all Executive agencies
carrying out United States foreign assistance; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0A46A845335A4EE9910F0DBE3C564C6A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H529483659D0D4D9AA4C5C1D4B56A65D4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Required
actions</header><text>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:</text>
<paragraph id="H51EB544B97F24E76839BD4207C87FA7B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Establish
measurable and meaningful performance objectives, including disaggregation by
sex, as appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE49EE58E32FB45A18391CCB48F2C2F97"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Establish criteria
for the selection of programs, projects, and activities to be subject to
various evaluation methodologies, with a particular emphasis on impact
evaluation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2F095BB83B394DD28DD7E0FE2EC2CF85"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Establish or
designate an organizational unit with adequate staff and resources to oversee
and provide technical support for evaluation activities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5D45094539CB44C6B10CA2679EB980F7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Develop a plan for
improving the capacity of the agency to conduct rigorous, relevant, and
objective program monitoring and evaluation, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDD5ABC539C054514A8B291AEE1492AD8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by providing
relevant education and training opportunities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD1A3A6297E824DDD983F55E5958A7B8C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by encouraging the
adoption of improved methodologies for data collection and analysis; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H809FF4C5BA0C4B86B0EF026A06D5CEA5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by ensuring that
best practices are shared within and between agencies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H16ABA58B50A74FF2869D492AC971EC53"><enum>(5)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H06599DDBDEA04144BDB99B7855ACECE3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6374970F3D6A44D8AB04CA4AB53B9ACE"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Establish a policy
for the publication of program evaluations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H995AC9C8CED644BCA490FDA789D3CF44"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Develop, in
consultation with relevant stakeholders, an annual evaluation plan that
describes how the agency will meet the requirements under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H81AE177E7B5B4B908A7545F9C6A7FB6D"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Identify the
source or mechanism of funding to conduct monitoring and evaluation of United
States foreign assistance carried out by such agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H30E848CD3DB24964A874FF3C01A6AC21"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Submission of
evaluation plans</header><text>The President shall ensure that the evaluation
plans required under subsection (c)(8)—</text>
<paragraph id="id9C74C66C06AB4EA7A92E09C0FD322DAE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>are submitted
annually to the appropriate congressional committees with the annual budget
presentation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id64A42B6D1274499C96A771F3E4679098"><enum>(2)</enum><text>are published on
a Government Web site.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H97304DAEBE09428C8D956DDA7F1479BE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Local
performance</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFBA9CF4980FD4B4C99480E3332BAB305"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HFA5B9567002E4C7195773ABD036AD04B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate
congressional committees</header><text>The term <term>appropriate congressional
committees</term> 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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H31C41DF6C25347F99BFEB942205F6406"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>The
term <term>evaluation</term> 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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1C3A852EB91C4FC18B0C7AE211547D9D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Executive
agency</header><text>The term <term>Executive agency</term> has the meaning
given the term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H23267EAF3A1B402EA86E434213C8BC70"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Impact</header><text>The
term <term>impact</term> means a long-term effect of a program, project, or
activity, whether positive or negative, direct or indirect, intended or
unintended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA8BC4D9F99C54E6286AAF9550DBA2013"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Impact
evaluation research</header><text>The term <term>impact evaluation
research</term> 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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1F62519B7A444C7A99917CB402BEAB3A"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Partner
country</header><text>The term <term>partner country</term> means a country
that is a current or planned recipient of United States foreign
assistance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1F58E3865F8944A99B877982E1C34DF6"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Relevant
stakeholder</header><text>The term <term>relevant stakeholder</term> means a
party that is involved in funding, designing or implementing a program being
monitored or evaluated.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C7A6042834B4E21918983DD21A3B993"><enum>(8)</enum><header>United states
foreign assistance</header><text>The term <term>United States foreign
assistance</term> means assistance under this Act, the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961, or related appropriations Acts.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID2732734ab2ab48659119e395dcdab751"><enum>423.</enum><header>National
Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security </header>
<subsection id="ID36faa56643b34363a56e23cd864387fe"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
makes the following findings:</text>
<paragraph id="ID549f81fd9fda4770a150ffe1cf33e23f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="id711434C5FFE2447AAEC835643A674591"><enum>(A)</enum><text>peace
negotiations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC6C7128237D44D00BE6035F2827FE8CC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>peacekeeping and
peace-building efforts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDBE53C042D7E4AB2AE4DABFD9B819772"><enum>(C)</enum><text>humanitarian
response; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA34EC614E62B46FF9C363DF5CB97F89C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>post-conflict
reconstruction;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID23359519b8314ff3a78f058d95f803de"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID27b982c523bd453a8845c8d5ca7066af"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National Action
Plan</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="ID765fd25cbfea4829871f86610dc2d2e8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to promote the
active and meaningful participation of women in affected areas in all aspects
of conflict prevention, management, and resolution;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc2d0982ac5bf45eba5b9e5368717acc4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to integrate the
perspectives and interests of affected women into conflict-prevention
activities and strategies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc69818facf1f4554b62b5ec906e03ab7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to promote the
physical safety, economic security, and dignity of women and girls;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDce1fd3ef36914101835a9e37df63e1c1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to support
women’s equal access to aid distribution mechanisms and services; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID003e070fcd8c40209de4c40760069233"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to monitor,
analyze, and evaluate implementation efforts and their impact.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDdc731d86078d4facb4393683c569513a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Congressional
notification and briefing</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Peace Corps
Improvement and Expansion</header>
<section id="id9562BCBD5854435DB6C05CC6698F2E43" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>501.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Peace Corps Improvement and
Expansion Act of 2011</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID837082259465421f87c6b1ec2d6d7d31"><enum>502.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress makes the following
findings:</text>
<paragraph id="ID508e011584e0439483dea81e6be29c23"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Firmly
established beliefs of the Peace Corps include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="id60B9EE52AA3641A6B31DDC9B0E1475A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The act of
volunteering has inherent value.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8CE61019E46E47EE8E241CECC187D86D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The foreign
policy goals of the United States are advanced by—</text>
<clause id="idDC377C3F606F4029A0BCD89BE8E5C25E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>contributing to
the reduction of poverty; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id04E46BFBF7754DAEAA27C0425C2096E4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>fostering
international understanding.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID24ab91fe725d4b6aa938bdd9ff2b869a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>More than 200,000
volunteers have ably served in the Peace Corps in 139 countries by—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA10CAFCF94FE4F8EB85DD083003DA4BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>working towards
economic and social development; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id44BF6F4432754FF0A6468A07FF992314"><enum>(B)</enum><text>promoting a
better understanding of—</text>
<clause id="idB42EDFAE3C7E482D9F5094FC9B5F2C27"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
people of the United States on the part of the peoples served; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id9D34BAB3483E4EF5A74870776263FEAF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other peoples on
the part of the people of the United States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8fffedfe52fc4a5287d276ce28ab96e2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Today, the
importance and necessity is greater than ever for the Peace Corps—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD1C4893C9C5348EAB200BD9D20B87D80"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to promote global
economic and social development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id96E8F75BB997462EA8B7BA9545DA58F8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to promote
understanding and friendship; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF41F8EE89B9741768E67B405BE5F1574"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to foster
collaboration with international nongovernmental organizations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID53bec4db67694d16bd2732bbb488f5f8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Since 1961, a
bipartisan succession of Presidents and Congresses have endorsed the expansion
of the Peace Corps in order—</text>
<subparagraph id="id233AE5302782459D93B026FD7D325FC4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to meet requests
from countries to increase the size of the Peace Corps programs in their
countries;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEA4246D9D41244B7A50E74DE4AC607C9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to initiate Peace
Corps programs in countries where the Peace Corps does not currently
operate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF79BFF6452E746D4B00137BAC8C8C1F5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to provide more
opportunities for the people of the United States to engage in volunteer
service abroad; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id66BB26ABF84C4DC3A172D1DD2D26E966"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to renew dormant
Peace Corps programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id22B0BA46566F46A68341A7582957F71F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="idDF0F91333FC04E0892FE12237720D5D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9F076DF4A23447589415A9C313A00DD7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to promote a
better understanding of people of the United States on the part of the peoples
served; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB323C8D852DF404FA17245B4031C2DB4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to promote a
better understanding of other peoples on the part of the people of the United
States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="IDba270fe8c50b4412bac1e500a51c9520"><enum>503.</enum><header>Report on the
implementation of the Peace Corps comprehensive agency assessment</header>
<subsection id="id72338FED0653479081570898AB763C98"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="ID6f2020a68341459ea3440f2a3502775c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the progress made
toward implementing the recommendations of the Peace Corps Comprehensive Agency
Assessment of 2010; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1ac0ac3c695a4c5db341499db94fa8cc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the impact of the
Portfolio Review on the current and planned distribution of Peace Corps
volunteers throughout the world.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id524DBBC6F57D4373A17A03BC613C7CAE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appropriate
congressional committees defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>appropriate
congressional committees</term> means—</text>
<paragraph id="id2CDFFFFD061A419AB7279B2E4503045A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSFR00">Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate</committee-name>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA264D4A6FE994C369ED4AFCFFEA171C7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="SSAP00">Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate</committee-name>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAD0A2BCAE0534216B9F574A6C14F6140"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD8C4EEA98090435890FDC633854C5C22"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives</committee-name>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID4f9eec86490144b395cd3c3837ae9f63"><enum>504.</enum><header>Personal
services contractors</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
10(a)(5) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2509(a)(5)) is amended by striking
<quote>for any purpose</quote> and inserting <quote>for the purposes of any law
administered by the Office of Personnel Management</quote>.</text>
</section><enum>VI</enum><header>R.M.S. Titanic
Maritime Memorial Preservation Act</header>
<section id="ID38ffba97a22e4dd4bd70f35cf3091965"><enum>601.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>R.M.S. Titanic Maritime
Memorial Preservation Act of 2011</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID67fec5a4f35645cfbef7bc62f957cde7"><enum>602.</enum><header>Findings and
purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2 of the
R.M.S. Titanic Maritime Memorial Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 450rr) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idAE28472155634CEF80510FFCD9BB6787"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID171c54250376437586b0c545213dab1d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>should be designated</quote> and inserting <quote>is
recognized</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe1c9911c12ff4296a70174688af7888a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>recent</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID732a864c3a604766a5c3ba1af87a4626"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb687e6946d39487abaa4f182c90953e7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9c7691baec7c44e5b96c45390e85aa69"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding after
paragraph (4) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEA60962F4F734541AC1D88C8D9BAB226" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDd64a43154d9745ed873b179adad11eb2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID183f2226ea3f47f6b1ffe10726b25b64"><enum>(6)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6633305787d44be48220751a4f800bce"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending
subsection (b) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD06E1E1DAD543D69D9E397034B7B4F3" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID492b9d1a73a64c6fabffb5e77053703b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purposes of this Act are—</text>
<paragraph id="id327F37C97A3240018D6F0D18D37D1DBF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to ensure the
protection of R.M.S. Titanic and its wreck site as—</text>
<subparagraph id="id284945ABF5C647EAB0D3A5A34B480FB3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an international
maritime memorial and grave site to those aboard the ship who perished in 1912;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id360545968DDE4DF8A0AC8F6243267C67"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a site of unique
scientific, archeological, cultural, and historical significance for present
and future generations;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0ab460550b5f4719afe473e569c5a3cc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5e2aced0eb3344a28a513ac29d01163a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDa126f6dfa0554b5bac9d693df1c9deab"><enum>603.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC3FCF89C0F8E41AB9F9C50F6F471BF32" style="OLC">
<section id="ID7c0ae47b8e26413bbf3792dbe74f8f82"><enum>3.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act—</text>
<paragraph id="idBE5E04171B14478190B9E09C68D7DF47"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>collection</term> 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—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDed530c10d12f4a60b284ac4611075e57"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an order of a
United States court of competent jurisdiction;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID65511ea6cbc940d9996f91a767619bf9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a permit granted
by the Secretary of Commerce under section 7; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8141b183d662494e8d8ebe946c2d1859"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8d5841ed32d94898b8c4a8d726382a1f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>import</term> 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);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc0a2dfa4ab064c76b1a6fe5c142972c2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term
<term>International Agreement</term> means the Agreement concerning the
Shipwrecked Vessel RMS Titanic;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB49FA7668D0D43ACA6FA465E3907171B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term
<term>Person</term> 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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID54c61f9969a245a1b03afaaebf0d9794"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the term
<term>R.M.S. Titanic property</term> includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="id59C2EC3800A64F1C98BC2FAE83E4BD63"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the shipwrecked
vessel R.M.S. Titanic;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id09580CF09B0A41E49AA9A9640CD5DEAA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0207821703854AE4B21CF7140F439CC2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>all such property
recovered from the wreck site since September 1, 1985; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEC153D37C5C24EEE9DF699497B7BE3C4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any human remains
of those aboard R.M.S. Titanic who perished;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf90c6d35ceb84872bfc8dfb5363a8d45"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the term
<term>Rules</term> means the <quote>Rules Concerning Activities Aimed at the
RMS Titanic and/or its Artifacts</quote> contained in the Annex to the
International Agreement; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4c65396beaf843c59c5c4f53e2118295"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the term
<term>United States waters</term> 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.</text>
</paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID133ff28584f0429f977abf8582f188ba"><enum>604.</enum><header>Implementation
of the international agreement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The R.M.S. Titanic Maritime Memorial Act of
1986 (16 U.S.C. 450rr et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID68f8380f538d4b4d860c061e81d47f64"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
sections 5, 6, and 7;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8b04ec95707a4020b5594de85ed9870b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
section 8 as section 20; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDebbea65ade6548a3aa64aad54d2fd26c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
after section 4 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA983EBD1CD4D4DEA98CCD01A732CDEBB" style="OLC">
<section id="ID33c5dcb3c931491cb2135903c560e486"><enum>5.</enum><header>Scope and
applicability</header>
<subsection id="IDec8dfb997986404f9e7ecbd09c4f98cd"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>This Act shall apply to—</text>
<paragraph id="ID824bbbc164e3498eb6fb28bfdcd08fe6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any person
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States at the time that such person
engages in an activity prohibited under section 6;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6f151bcc14ce46cf9abd7542f337aaff"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any vessel of the
United States, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID8087acc019304b8fb8fdfb4fee256045"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a vessel
documented under chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, or vessels
numbered as provided under chapter 123 of such title;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6b4a4ee7cf0b4982871f48b9e748c70b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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—</text>
<clause id="ID8f2573cb0f34474a8838e56dc9d7c20f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the United States
or a territory, commonwealth, or possession of the United States and used on
commercial service;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID965809cb123c48d09423583c4d027246"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a State or a
political subdivision of a State and used on commercial service;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDcb4f57aaa8044943b4a035d46576fb0b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a citizen or
national of the United States; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4b504e897d2f4478b5f77b911b062672"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>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</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9e17592b4ce947909010b3e8f5d03710"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a vessel that was
once documented under the laws of the United States and, in violation of the
laws of the United States, was—</text>
<clause id="id27389109B5E24A58B0FD000AEAC0643C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>sold to a person
that is not a citizen of the United States; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id602F06B7E2AC44C7819BD9DBA7C8E878"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>placed under
foreign registry or a foreign flag, whether or not the vessel has been granted
the nationality of a foreign nation;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb69ba0cbcae54ec2b0e37fee68f1894a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any vessel
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States including—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDc82103e913184bb9b9f57df067da256e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a vessel without
nationality;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5368f62ee46246b1b8b3ead3c4104a17"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDca93ebd7b39741c6a1c7f8cec0014824"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a vessel
registered in a foreign nation if—</text>
<clause id="id4E77D963FFD448B5A18717A890AD335D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the flag nation
has consented to, or waived objection to, the enforcement of United States law
by the United States; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id5540228F0F4F4655A617DEF1590E0D7C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such consent or
waiver—</text>
<subclause id="id563D3CA38097473793C36CA51ED7DEF7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>was obtained by
radio, telephone, or similar oral or electronic means; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id3452A62AA364477EA2E4249DD6F547A5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is conclusively
proved by certification of the Secretary of State or the Secretary’s
designee;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID921f40382e5848b89c1b17f80e282e7d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a vessel located
within the customs waters of the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDece0ab54a41a4cd19a1aeb57842ee21c"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a vessel located
in the contiguous zone of the United States (as defined in Presidential
Proclamation 7219, issued on September 2, 1999) that—</text>
<clause id="ID60739d97d4d944da8b9e73422277aeed"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is entering
United States waters;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc17fa2c4411f4a7b9b85248c7dbe4087"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has departed
United States waters; or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDda6ee261d41848d89c57e36b8f7266b7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is a hovering
vessel (as defined in section 401 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1401));
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID63b0cfbe7654491da239a217ae912376"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any property made
forfeitable under section 11.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID07c614b766d44c4c9a8f700287e0f5d5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Vessel without
nationality</header>
<paragraph id="id8E5AEE28AD8648D69A3B6982445C4AF5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In this Act, a vessel without nationality
includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3fbd9f1d0f7d421ca5a55da2a074984c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDacf15eabd35a4a33a5094170d260a639"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0eb78342c6e743e0adee8035083aa1f1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA2E1519C3A874ED68BBF02CC0AC7DFF1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Verification or
denial</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDed72b12a39ee43ac92d003c74880aee5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Claim of
nationality or registry</header><text>In this Act, a claim of nationality or
registry is limited to—</text>
<paragraph id="ID10015ef438bc440b98a1bada5312832d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID515d3c29cbfa474aad1ef446f2f2548d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>flying the flag
nation’s ensign or flag; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbc4dcbdedb2a4e59aa0444fb0f20e5fa"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a verbal claim of
nationality or registry by the master or person in charge of the vessel.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID797157605e5642838e7877faefade5a6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>This
Act shall not apply to—</text>
<paragraph id="ID1214130181034cc0a04b44a2e7b1e6ec"><enum>(1)</enum><text>warships;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id30C2892E5CCD4CD3AA8291A9C5F3D83F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>naval
auxiliaries;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2253F973688E43D8AEEFB3DC7A84D598"><enum>(3)</enum><text>other
vessels—</text>
<subparagraph id="idAE2657CDD3F9446B9849BBBDDE683638"><enum>(A)</enum><text>owned or operated
by the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9F3F0EA4D13D420C969A512FBBA39D0E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID78185dd19a0045a88c73bb9927527ccb"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDf6b344cc521247988f0a55fd62ce3469"><enum>6.</enum><header>Prohibitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as authorized under section 7, it is
unlawful for any person or vessel described in section 5 to—</text>
<paragraph id="IDd6fc97e2c93345d4879c1120be4a0680"><enum>(1)</enum><text>engage in any
activity that disturbs, removes, or injures, or attempts to disturb, remove, or
injure, R.M.S. Titanic property;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID22a620326c6a4e8daee4f8096732fa91"><enum>(2)</enum><text>engage in any
activity directed at R.M.S. Titanic property located at the wreck site that
poses a significant threat to public safety;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd5b0a572e3c84b9bb35dbff012435a2a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID802192f3edba4025aa11b4c58fe6268a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6c7b165235784e638783d4dcf62ee64d"><enum>(5)</enum><text>enter, or cause
entry by means of any equipment, instrumentality, or other property, into the
hull sections of R.M.S. Titanic.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID1478fcd5e01b470897dc3d1a3360f721"><enum>7.</enum><header>Permits</header>
<subsection id="IDe2203e07b1bc49f9bb3bcdde99f5afaa"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Commerce may issue a permit for an
activity otherwise prohibited under section 6 if the Secretary determines that
such activity—</text>
<paragraph id="id052149C289C94F62BD27B5F03E4DC0CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is consistent
with the International Agreement and Rules; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7b570493b044488495209a559e2be184"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id2A1C48D88C084AF990CCA66B27045790"><enum>(A)</enum><text>furthers educational,
scientific, or cultural purposes in the public interest; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8F6B8CA2CF6E45F6A5A4513D7667BC1D" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is necessary to protect R.M.S. Titanic
property from a significant threat.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1a46f410e1ac4b588c148dbaea0a14d2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID51843c1b5b4141b38b0fae5c986a18eb"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID5692a24d16c5435abb93c6ee5572b8b3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Terms and
conditions</header><text>Any permit issued by the Secretary of Commerce under
this section shall contain terms and conditions that fully comply with the
Rules.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID5b60dbfb8c644151952120c6c9cd8c63"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Fees</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDc3bba41c2a294a47adca394079306756"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Deadlines</header>
<paragraph id="id87FC1928150642C596C61EB1BD5551CE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6037DA63A9394959822603E97C619D14"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
time</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id95C3831BBA1545DCBEB2694274EF0BC9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>The
Secretary shall promulgate regulations to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4693F1C1E3C64807889335CE6688D2A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify the
scientific, technical, logistical, or other documentation or justification
required for the Secretary to make a decision on the application for permit;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id80273154F6D54A5D8393088F297AAF18"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure the
confidentiality of proprietary information and data submitted under this
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDc3ed6d40f7434a8c9f3213e3e9349d37"><enum>8.</enum><header>Liability</header>
<subsection id="ID843717f15eaa42af82b9c7716f7af377"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Liability to
the United States</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="IDdcfc7521a9f74a4fa5f05b23387f488d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the reasonable
costs incurred in storage, restoration, care, maintenance, conservation, and
curation of R.M.S. Titanic property; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID16c05ffced4a4b93a2eedf63025f8a46"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7fbfb232388a4efa948fea8641b3389a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Liability in
rem</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID85d32c27fb3b43fc829c503ae05c8294"><enum>9.</enum><header>Civil
enforcement</header>
<subsection id="IDfd96a283b14844178067c67dd689b590"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Permit sanction
and civil administrative penalty</header>
<paragraph id="id38A760B4307F47F4BC52FE82CEA1328E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any person who violates any provision of this Act, or any
regulation or permit issued under this Act—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7E241A0D013F48E69C4B1D789914AFEF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may be subject to
a permit sanction; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3CE3DBA7C8F9488AAF7E946CAF25E3B3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be assessed a
civil administrative penalty by the Secretary of Commerce after notice and an
opportunity for a hearing.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idCA9A8E69B89249A1B237D034D73A0FE4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount of
penalty</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5D1393D8BF544F2684F60890D17D6E54"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Enforcement of
penalty</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDab9eefb6cea64a4fa7134c444cf5147e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Civil judicial
penalty</header>
<paragraph id="idDFC71DAE390B44A193267FB5E2E7B682"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFB955577289B4BAE85E72D8E4DA037A5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Enforcement of
penalty</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcafae7d5ee484ce5bd044302f47aa344"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Civil
action</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="IDe17bfcfee7e04b008e371fc8111ff349"><enum>(1)</enum><text>recover response
costs, direct and indirect enforcement costs, and damages as set forth in
section 8; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6381459ee0f4420fba8136a88771b111"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe799333c07fe410ba6186e58af22403c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>In rem
action</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="IDd5c12c9359d3445f8d5ad66de222fb4c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>satisfy a lien
referred to in section 8 in an appropriate district court of the United States;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID45a621bac9084fbfb7ab9890412d420e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID47e86b83504c4879adac521751062201"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Injunctive
relief</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="IDd70a2846f88940d08e5f86cb85831a13"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the disturbance
to, removal of, or injury to R.M.S. Titanic property; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDeefba14a5ec44a229d6099803de44813"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the sale,
purchase, barter, import, or export in interstate or foreign commerce of R.M.S.
Titanic property.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID301e5f0885694bdd8e241261281e1db7"><enum>10.</enum><header>Criminal
enforcement</header>
<subsection id="ID185848bf92f54b49a0f3368000e191b1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any person who knowingly commits any act prohibited under
section 6 is guilty of an offense under this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID5462585eed554fadba0621cb1acf18de"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Penalty</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID14c36251073344f38c2a9a039dc6361a"><enum>11.</enum><header>Seizure and
forfeiture</header>
<subsection id="ID3ab8bd9aee084bb6822526df87949117"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The
provisions of this Act may be enforced by the Secretary of Commerce and the
Secretary of Homeland Security, or their respective designees.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idD18021C76DAD423B9ACFD7300E9CFE01"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Detention and
arrest</header><text>Any person authorized by the Secretary of Commerce or the
Secretary of Homeland Security to enforce this Act may—</text>
<paragraph id="id2ED9A01E919146B19428FC01ABD7D03E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF1D735604E1945D684C890FFB7457999"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDBA66B47758F4C0DA8993740885D106A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idADFC98566E134CE98CFFEA43C8009367"><enum>(4)</enum><text>search and seize
property described in paragraph (1), with or without a warrant, as authorized
by law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC045B212621946EF8CAD1B125A17F949"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Temporary
disposition of property</header>
<paragraph id="id15B49C306DFD4404B12E57A167E9E6E5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id003BD27A11BA4F2A9918CCB0A9840C3F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa44542df10324710a7d4c8c6c1ac0f6d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Property
subject to forfeiture</header><text>The following property shall be subject to
forfeiture to the United States:</text>
<paragraph id="IDf2004bf98e224492bc2cf2aacb6ce3eb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd002f91e70e645b2964433c40408ebaa"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3b6989ff96434a81b49341c2a5396a2c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9d32f5e158f54e2383db2760f5f41d7f"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Any property
traceable to the property described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcae099c1d70a419a9a4cb5c6db694dd7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rebuttable
presumption</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID8928e34c839b4cd3843e09439cf227ef"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Final
disposition of property</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDb2e3e85e78804a27ab6c94aa14a99016"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Civil
forfeitures</header>
<paragraph id="idE8441B5B511946C99A6313F6C74169D4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6CA4ED672DF543EB8AF67D3FF55E79B1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Performance of
duties</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID21f54e633c5f48dbb2088b63b69064f7"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Criminal
forfeitures</header>
<paragraph id="id4359A873C197482EA98D58CEAD9364FC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id24A95364EE1645599C92C35E4C101DB2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD6AC66F6DA27495593B222EBA3B49A97"><enum>(A)</enum><text>all stages of a
criminal forfeiture of property under this section, including any seizure and
disposition of such property; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC3F61C5A787047ACAE30C9ABB286C078"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any
administrative or judicial proceeding in relation to such forfeiture.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID60ff17daf5f04a69aebbb3117b831a30"><enum>12.</enum><header>Disposition of
monies recovered</header>
<subsection id="id1B2AAC4720104644906014DD80534FF6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text>
<paragraph id="id5E4F4F65CBDC4330A7EFFB3355B69D39"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are authorized to be paid into 1 or more
special accounts of the Department of the Treasury; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1116CC91DF474A599D0DCFE7C391F7B5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be used by the Secretary of Commerce
for—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4B059FD69F5F4A8C968156B2F7071DA8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conservation of Titanic artifacts recovered
pursuant to an enforcement action;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA8775D91CB0C48D9B66801DD06EAD1B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conservation of any Titanic collection of
lawfully salvaged artifacts; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7B3BCBF271FD4E298153E3ADBDFF91D7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the collection of the USS Monitor National
Marine Sanctuary artifacts at The Mariners’ Museum.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6C2D0FEE04564BAFA59BCA17477CD994"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disposition of
excess funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID8bac9806c3494517bd1e699327c3737f"><enum>13.</enum><header>International
cooperation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</section><section id="ID966dfcaaae4840b19c9a9aef633a0877"><enum>14.</enum><header>Agreements and
authority to utilize grant funds</header>
<subsection id="ID430f036a891f474f80948cf76d1aba45"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Agreements</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID52cb92e69c004628b77881c030df56fa"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authority To
utilize grant funds</header><text>The Secretary of Commerce—</text>
<paragraph id="ID98c9c965bb4947dd84b373a6c2ad4ee3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc4d11755b2e84c2bb222073fa1445a23"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may not apply
for, accept, or obligate any grant funding under paragraph (1) if—</text>
<subparagraph id="id992AB625DCFE484B91C9D2967861F028"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the granting
agency is not authorized to award grants to Federal agencies; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4B124C36202C4BEEB82152910DA1F930"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the grant will be
used for any purposes, or will be subject to any conditions, that are
prohibited by law or regulation;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDdad5c979dca341e6a8500c24badd7d89"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID653a2c982b3b4a6d83db90f78b089e27"><enum>(4)</enum><text>shall deposit
grant funds in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration account that
serves to accomplish the purpose for which the grant was awarded.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID92d730a72f004b04917578c8fd15bc6f"><enum>15.</enum><header>Monitoring
authorization</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In order to
carry out the purposes of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce may—</text>
<paragraph id="id73C3D56B60C84453B68067E191CB8591"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">monitor the wreck site of R.M.S. Titanic;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0A31F6B1826F4E339A4C67757B2308AC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct such monitoring in coordination
with the personnel, services, and facilities of other Federal departments,
agencies, or instrumentalities on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable
basis.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDc9f66490183840ed8748e7e719300089"><enum>16.</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</section><section id="ID35de233e942042fb9ebac904b37c9bb1"><enum>17.</enum><header>Relationship to
other laws</header>
<subsection id="ID8a043f488e794f1bb29f8732a8ff90fd"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Liability</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID69a8bdbb1bb44ab5b25242123cfd64c9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Seizure and
forfeiture of property</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID3d5231b250f94a358055a880f25ebe38"><enum>(c)</enum><header>International
agreements</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDff4ccac970214d94bb67cf711d7e8f2e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Freedoms of the
high seas</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="IDa2d322fbd923441bbac8db3bff3dd259"><enum>(1)</enum><text>navigation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID15a92f7080e54aa68cd252e048ef890e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the laying of
submarine cables and pipelines;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbbd17846211a4e539d49f536f636f171"><enum>(3)</enum><text>operation of
vessels;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID99a7165ad9444213a68e18323268b9dd"><enum>(4)</enum><text>fishing;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2ac6453b3d7f43c79ea9a51d60c56cdf"><enum>(5)</enum><text>other
internationally lawful uses of the sea related to such freedoms.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc17ff0779dbd4c54959119028081305d"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Severability</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID31f722a8300e4333a6d989e161890228"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Salvage
rights</header><text>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
<quote>RMS Titanic, Inc.</quote>, 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.’.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDa2145a7764f24238b19a76ea2d91ddb1"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Law of
finds</header><text>The law of finds shall not apply to R.M.S. Titanic or
R.M.S. Titanic property.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID9fb68d9c7f8344b4b859b57024793c38"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Collection
management</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each collection
shall be managed and maintained in accordance with the Rules.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID1bc97afe38bb411692e58c4ecbbd1c9c"><enum>18.</enum><header>Statute of
limitations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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—</text>
<paragraph id="idA3FF9993395D4DB3AECBDE4D79714061"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all facts material to the right of action
or offense are known by the Secretary of Commerce; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id06068DC67942447EAD5181DB15273423"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">jurisdiction can be exercised over the
defendant.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID0f36f1c5c3bc4b369f36575f7d2fdc01"><enum>19.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb2d31953c3034d66b6e07387949a02b7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>605.</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The amendments made by
this title shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</section><enum>VII</enum><header>Authorization
of Appropriations</header>
<subtitle id="id534973C382DE44A88C30F25B457FF776"><enum>A</enum><header>Department of
State</header>
<section id="id36D229FF117D48BA92F4A36250AF36EA"><enum>701.</enum><header>Administration
of foreign affairs</header>
<subsection id="idD6754626ED8248ADAF97F4C030CFAB82"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amounts set forth
in this section are authorized to be appropriated under <quote>Administration
of Foreign Affairs</quote> 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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID30553f9165fa44cf9028b614294e7855"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Diplomatic and
consular programs</header>
<paragraph id="id43C81EBA1375429D90F76FF4A526C4D4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year
2012, for <quote>Diplomatic and Consular Programs</quote>, $11,893,457,000, of
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="id97F1E1030AA14855B9040DA29C4919F3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$1,700,584,000 is
authorized to be appropriated for worldwide security protection; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4E08569C039C4263A0964580A23267EB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$536,475,000 is
authorized to be appropriated for public diplomacy.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6E4AA86D9C254B028576040A6794A316"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transfers</header>
<subparagraph id="idC256D06401CB4A0FBA27F0F50E1EED79"><enum>(A)</enum><header>To emergencies
account</header><text>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 <quote>Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service
Account</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf07f334e9be3468faa3549eb927a17a4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>From
emergencies account</header><text>Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated
for fiscal year 2012 for the <quote>Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular
Service Account</quote>, up to $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged
with amounts in, the <quote>Repatriation Loans Program Account</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4b78a77170e54cedb59ffc1387b66e4f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Capital
investment fund</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated
$125,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 for the <quote>Capital Investment
Fund</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDbbde085f35fc495a9045f1edcee0dade"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Embassy
security, construction, and maintenance</header><text>There is authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2012—</text>
<paragraph id="id4BE7403EFAF04CE08AA4FCAF2532EACE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$863,317,000 for
ongoing operations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA48CD75DF13C4EAC8DE6A6797AFC2AC8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$938,200,000 for
worldwide security upgrades.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID403e818181894b39b81f4ee5ada037ca"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Conflict
stabilization operations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated
$92,200,000 for fiscal year 2012 for <quote>Conflict Stabilization
Operations</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDff34c9d7d76149aaa0cc9bedbc3e07bd"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Educational and
cultural exchange programs</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated
for fiscal year 2012, for <quote>Educational and Cultural Exchange
Programs</quote>, $637,100,000, of which—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3332b8d4356548438a459b5cc1f32136"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2380962B0E0F488CBDB4B835E8ACDEDB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$650,000 may be
used for the <quote>Ngawang Choepel Exchange Programs</quote> (formerly known
as <quote>programs of educational and cultural exchange between the United
States and the people of Tibet</quote>) under section 103(a) of such
Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb82252173f1e441ea05c21ee630373b3"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Representation
allowances</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated $8,175,000 for
fiscal year 2012 for <quote>Representation Allowances</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDb255d738477a42e89cc6044932c08eb3"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Protection of
foreign missions and officials</header><text>There is authorized to be
appropriated $27,744,000 for fiscal year 2012 for <quote>Protection of Foreign
Missions and Officials</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID2fe4ea21435c409690764cb9595c9ca3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Emergencies in
the diplomatic and consular service</header><text>There is authorized to be
appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 for <quote>Emergencies in the
Diplomatic and Consular Service</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID8822afd605ce4d17a50ebe17fdc607ad"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Repatriation
loans</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated $1,800,000 for
fiscal year 2012 for <quote>Repatriation Loans</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDd6352566c671424580acd94b1296804b"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Payment to the
American Institute in Taiwan</header><text>There is authorized to be
appropriated $23,320,000 for fiscal year 2012 for <quote>Payment to the
American Institute in Taiwan</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDdf6112ea3e6341f48d9e07a47d449e39"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Office of the
Inspector General</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 2012, for <quote>Office of the Inspector General</quote>,
$128,086,000, of which—</text>
<paragraph id="id60900367882044D89B361E2DCC3B837D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$18,545,000 is
authorized to be appropriated for the Special Inspector General for Iraq
Reconstruction; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4169FB249BF34D1889C22178CED6FE74"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$44,387,000 is
authorized to be appropriated for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan
Reconstruction.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6A3B58DF7A38453EACF06C5D69EC36C9"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Fiscal year
2013</header><text>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).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID15227d7ec09a40d6a0c0701a0a03f38c"><enum>702.</enum><header>International
organizations and conferences</header>
<subsection id="ID2e7b8b265cc14e35ae60b7f335890402"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assessed
contributions to international organizations</header><text>There is authorized
to be appropriated for fiscal year 2012, for <quote>Contributions to
International Organizations</quote>, $1,619,400,000 to carry out—</text>
<paragraph id="id95ADB18F5CFB409594E477126017C5FC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the authorities,
functions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs
of the United States with respect to international organizations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id67A9A14AB1134F2E863B37CF58AD1EAD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>other authorized
activities relating to such purposes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID32535e09570c4d74a2432b2ab8a28c8f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contributions
for international peacekeeping activities</header><text>There is authorized to
be appropriated for fiscal year 2012, for <quote>Contributions for
International Peacekeeping Activities</quote>, $1,920,000,000, which—</text>
<paragraph id="id9C36AF01ACDA4C96B0274771A07E7A39"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be used to
carry out—</text>
<subparagraph id="idCE61814FC7A5476D9227D0B4A9DC3F08"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the authorities,
functions, duties, and responsibilities of the United States with respect to
international peacekeeping activities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEA0474877AB4460988ADDB5FD6815228"><enum>(B)</enum><text>other authorized
activities relating to such purposes; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA0F1C9F71A9F457F89667137D4929C8E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall remain
available until expended.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID06d5f2186fac4886b4b843a52545d170"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Foreign
currency exchange rate</header>
<paragraph id="idCA2C69B8B0E84288AD3D7B21A9D865EE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8B028E0A238B437693A176D400D6FAE6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>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).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3E9A9BA9C1A641AE8D9BC77A66DC9991"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Fiscal year
2013</header><text>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).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID10ffe35d03fc48b099e3519e97ce512d"><enum>703.</enum><header>International
commissions</header>
<subsection id="ID6023db6c04054f1c93f84d93216e15c1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The amounts set forth in this section are authorized to
be appropriated under <quote>International Commissions</quote> 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:</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID90e198ebfdec4bb88b0c8f790b462b58"><enum>(b)</enum><header>International
Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico</header><text>There are
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2012, for <quote>International
Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico</quote>—</text>
<paragraph id="ID7a6376c930dc49d094a633351036a95c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$45,591,000 for
<quote>Salaries and Expenses</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID61bc74cbf43543a5b12ffc00f7079e79"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$31,900,000 for
<quote>Construction</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa1f68573f5384a9d8badacf24236dc60"><enum>(c)</enum><header>International
Boundary Commission, United States and Canada</header><text>There is authorized
to be appropriated $2,422,000 for fiscal year 2012 for <quote>International
Boundary Commission, United States and Canada</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID1258897df398445ab6da5659d7e2d6d4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>International
Joint Commission</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated
$7,237,000 for fiscal year 2012 for <quote>International Joint
Commission</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDb8400e2fcfc94ee2b1e99b57896b7f27"><enum>(e)</enum><header>International
Fisheries Commissions</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated
$31,291,000 for fiscal year 2012 for <quote>International Fisheries
Commissions</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id3CC7A8A94A1E407DA5C872A330C73B70"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Fiscal year
2013</header><text>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).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="ID6eae3dde360243dd812be1e31dba2a13"><enum>704.</enum><header>Migration and
refugee assistance</header>
<subsection id="IDca2a111bc301459eb2e716c8950835a5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Migration and
refugee assistance</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 2012, for authorized activities for <quote>Migration and Refugee
Assistance</quote>, $1,613,100,000—</text>
<paragraph id="idBE187967709941C3B40F08FDFB9EA8EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>of which
$25,000,000 may be used for the resettlement of humanitarian migrants to
Israel; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8C8C11CD11364D9891E8708369FBA869"><enum>(2)</enum><text>which shall
remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDaed7ceff8caa45159efa6c3225ad7257"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Emergency
Refugee and Migration Assistance Account</header><text>Section 2(c)(2) of the
Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(2)) is amended
by striking <quote>$100,000,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$200,000,000.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id38F2C468B6AE4169AC90E9C6BC61D2E9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>United States
emergency refugee and migration assistance</header><text>There is authorized to
be appropriated $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 for <quote>U.S. Emergency
Refugee and Migration Assistance</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id9F9C888A0B544745A07904BDE66B5366"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Fiscal year
2013</header><text>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).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDef6f5d3366244b268d7912e5b2cff5e5"><enum>705.</enum><header>Centers and
foundations</header>
<subsection id="IDea973a7b446849aaa869ca333b24ae7f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Asia
Foundation</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated $19,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012 to carry out authorized activities for <quote>The Asia
Foundation</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID7b9a39ee0a42462d91ff51eeed3f2065"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National
Endowment for Democracy</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated
$105,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 to carry out authorized activities for
<quote>National Endowment for Democracy</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID96be74f49957456ba4f952c3811663f0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Center for
Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West</header><text>There is
authorized to be appropriated $11,400,000 for fiscal year 2012 to carry out
authorized activities for <quote>Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange
Between East and West</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id7E427BF9BB054BC092A09D7296B03590"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Fiscal year
2013</header><text>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).</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id1DDA279F25CF48E6A24F0CDA059D4BE5"><enum>B</enum><header>United States
international broadcasting activities</header>
<section id="id53300448F0814C1D977A41FBA8DEC183"><enum>711.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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—</text>
<paragraph id="id5182455179CF4FAA843FF210168318E6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for <quote>International Broadcasting
Operations</quote>—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2AD22A5EE64F426C999B7980C05EE7A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$754,261,000 for fiscal year 2012;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3F1A99ED37FE4EDFB2F751C65BC38BDD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such sums as may
be necessary for fiscal year 2013; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID235dc451bbe44f6496327deebf7cfd4e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for
<quote>Broadcasting Capital Improvements</quote>—</text>
<subparagraph id="idBBAE6CF61538449FB813DBA2B3A3ECB0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$12,769,000 for
fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6595B9AD4ED94571A9139BEBB8B9EB4B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such sums as may
be necessary for fiscal year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id639D4FD038F4456EA930F207098E8BE4"><enum>C</enum><header>Peace
Corps</header>
<section id="id3E8AC0CEF1E148E4AAB7A3BEFA1A61D9"><enum>721.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
3(b)(1) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2502(b)(1)) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFDE59EC823F24F828228C0818C854A18" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID6bde77555b604d27b07c6fcdeedf0a98"><enum>(1)</enum><text>There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes of this chapter—</text>
<subparagraph id="id74623DEE1DB646838EB30E66C7E1A1A8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$439,600,000 for
fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id21AB763A19344A26ADE2A5D3B1B84E43"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such sums as may
be necessary for fiscal year
2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="id78EC2B02B0BE4F60BF8FB864972EF3A1"><enum>D</enum><header>Other
provisions</header>
<section id="idBB1EB3A8C33E444A811C0C122EB6403E"><enum>731.</enum><header>Relationship
to other laws</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</section></subtitle>