[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4653 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 490
117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4653
To provide for certain authorities of the Department of State, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 28, 2022
Mr. Menendez (for himself and Mr. Risch) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
September 15, 2022
Reported by Mr. Menendez, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To provide for certain authorities of the Department of State, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the
``Department of State Authorization Act of 2022''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act
is as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
<DELETED>Sec. 2. Definitions.
<DELETED>TITLE I--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
STATE
<DELETED>Sec. 101. Modernizing the Bureau of Arms Control,
Verification, and Compliance and the Bureau
of International Security and
Nonproliferation.
<DELETED>Sec. 102. Notification to Congress for United States nationals
unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad.
<DELETED>Sec. 103. Family Engagement Coordinator.
<DELETED>Sec. 104. Rewards for Justice.
<DELETED>Sec. 105. Ensuring geographic diversity and accessibility of
passport agencies.
<DELETED>Sec. 106. Cultural Antiquities Task Force.
<DELETED>TITLE II--PERSONNEL ISSUES
<DELETED>Sec. 201. Department of State paid Student Internship Program.
<DELETED>Sec. 202. Improvements to the prevention of, and the response
to, harassment, discrimination, sexual
assault, and related retaliation.
<DELETED>Sec. 203. Increasing the maximum amount authorized for science
and technology fellowship grants and
cooperative agreements.
<DELETED>Sec. 204. Additional personnel to address backlogs in hiring
and investigations.
<DELETED>Sec. 205. Commission on Reform and Modernization of the
Department of State.
<DELETED>Sec. 206. Foreign affairs training.
<DELETED>Sec. 207. Security clearance approval process.
<DELETED>Sec. 208. Addendum for study on foreign service allowances.
<DELETED>Sec. 209. Curtailments, removals from post, and waivers of
privileges and immunities.
<DELETED>Sec. 210. Report on worldwide availability.
<DELETED>Sec. 211. Professional development.
<DELETED>Sec. 212. Management assessments at diplomatic and consular
posts.
<DELETED>TITLE III--EMBASSY SECURITY AND CONSTRUCTION
<DELETED>Sec. 301. Amendments to Secure Embassy Construction and
Counterterrorism Act of 1999.
<DELETED>Sec. 302. Diplomatic support and security.
<DELETED>TITLE IV--A DIVERSE WORKFORCE: RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND
PROMOTION
<DELETED>Sec. 401. Report on barriers to applying for employment with
the Department of State.
<DELETED>Sec. 402. Collection, analysis, and dissemination of workforce
data.
<DELETED>Sec. 403. Centers of Excellence in Foreign Affairs and
Assistance.
<DELETED>TITLE V--INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY
<DELETED>Sec. 501. United States international cyberspace policy.
<DELETED>Sec. 502. Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.
<DELETED>Sec. 503. International cyberspace and digital policy
strategy.
<DELETED>Sec. 504. Government Accountability Office report on cyber
diplomacy.
<DELETED>Sec. 505. Report on diplomatic programs to detect and respond
to cyber threats against allies and
partners.
<DELETED>Sec. 506. Cybersecurity recruitment and retention.
<DELETED>Sec. 507. Short course on emerging technologies for senior
officials.
<DELETED>Sec. 508. Establishment and expansion of Regional Technology
Officer Program.
<DELETED>Sec. 509. Vulnerability disclosure policy and bug bounty
program report.
<DELETED>TITLE VI--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
<DELETED>Sec. 601. United States participation in international fairs
and expositions.
<DELETED>Sec. 602. Press freedom curriculum.
<DELETED>Sec. 603. Global Engagement Center.
<DELETED>Sec. 604. Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy.
<DELETED>TITLE VII--OTHER MATTERS
<DELETED>Sec. 701. Supporting the employment of United States citizens
by international organizations.
<DELETED>Sec. 702. Increasing housing availability for certain
employees assigned to the United States
Mission to the United Nations.
<DELETED>Sec. 703. Limitation on United States contributions to
peacekeeping operations not authorized by
the United Nations Security Council.
<DELETED>Sec. 704. Boards of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio
Free Asia, the Middle East Broadcasting
Networks, and the Open Technology Fund.
<DELETED>Sec. 705. Broadcasting entities no longer required to
consolidate into a single private,
nonprofit corporation.
<DELETED>Sec. 706. International broadcasting activities.
<DELETED>Sec. 707. Global internet freedom.
<DELETED>Sec. 708. Arms Export Control Act alignment with the Export
Control Reform Act.
<DELETED>Sec. 709. Increasing the maximum annual lease payment
available without approval by the
Secretary.
<DELETED>Sec. 710. Report on United States access to critical mineral
resources abroad.
<DELETED>Sec. 711. Ensuring the integrity of communications
cooperation.
<DELETED>Sec. 712. Congressional oversight, quarterly review, and
authority relating to concurrence provided
by chiefs of mission for the provision of
support relating to certain United States
Government operations.
<DELETED>Sec. 713. Provision of parking services and retention of
parking fees.
<DELETED>Sec. 714. Diplomatic reception areas.
<DELETED>Sec. 715. Consular and border security programs visa services
cost recovery proposal.
<DELETED>TITLE VIII--EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES
<DELETED>Sec. 801. Consulting services.
<DELETED>Sec. 802. Diplomatic facilities.
<DELETED>Sec. 803. Extension of existing authorities.
<DELETED>Sec. 804. War reserves stockpile and military training report.
<DELETED>SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> In this Act:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator''
means the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The
term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Department.--Unless otherwise specified, the
term ``Department'' means the Department of State.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Secretary.--Unless otherwise specified, the
term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of State.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) USAID.--The term ``USAID'' means the United
States Agency for International Development.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE I--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
STATE</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 101. MODERNIZING THE BUREAU OF ARMS CONTROL,
VERIFICATION, AND COMPLIANCE AND THE BUREAU OF
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> It is the sense of Congress that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the Secretary should take steps to address
staffing shortfalls in the chemical, biological, and nuclear
weapons issue areas in the Bureau of Arms Control,
Verification, and Compliance and in the Bureau of International
Security and Nonproliferation;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) maintaining a fully staffed and resourced
Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance and Bureau
of International Security and Nonproliferation is necessary to
effectively confront the threat of increased global
proliferation; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and
Compliance and the Bureau of International Security and
Nonproliferation should increase efforts and dedicate resources
to combat the dangers posed by the People's Republic of China's
conventional and nuclear build-up, the Russian Federation's
tactical nuclear weapons and new types of nuclear weapons,
bioweapons proliferation, dual use of life sciences research,
and chemical weapons.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 102. NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS FOR UNITED STATES NATIONALS
UNLAWFULLY OR WRONGFULLY DETAINED ABROAD.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 302 of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and
Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741) is amended--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, as
expeditiously as possible,'' after ``review''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as
follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(b) Referrals to Special Envoy; Notification to
Congress.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--Upon a determination by the
Secretary of State, based on the totality of the circumstances,
that there is credible information that the detention of a
United States national abroad is unlawful or wrongful, and
regardless of whether the detention is by a foreign government
or a nongovernmental actor, the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) expeditiously transfer
responsibility for such case from the Bureau of
Consular Affairs of the Department of State to the
Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) not later than 14 days after such
determination, notify the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives of such
determination and provide such committees with a
summary of the facts that led to such
determination.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Form.--The notification described in
paragraph (1)(B) may be classified, if necessary.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 103. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 303 of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and
Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741a) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(d) Family Engagement Coordinator.--There shall be, in
the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, a
Family Engagement Coordinator, who shall ensure--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) for a United States national unlawfully or
wrongfully detained abroad, that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) any interaction by executive branch
officials with any family member of such United States
national occurs in a coordinated fashion;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) such family member receives
consistent and accurate information from the United
States Government; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) appropriate coordination with the
Family Engagement Coordinator described in section
304(c)(2); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) for a United States national held hostage
abroad, that any engagement with a family member is coordinated
with, consistent with, and not duplicative of the efforts of
the Family Engagement Coordinator described in section
304(c)(2).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 104. REWARDS FOR JUSTICE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 36(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(b)) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or (10);'' and
inserting ``(10), or (14);'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in paragraph (12), by striking ``or'' at the
end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; or''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(14) the prevention, frustration, or resolution
of the hostage taking of a United States person, the
identification, location, arrest, or conviction of a person
responsible for the hostage taking of a United States person,
or the location of a United States person who has been taken
hostage, in any country.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 105. ENSURING GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF
PASSPORT AGENCIES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
Department initiatives to expand passport services and accessibility,
including through online modernization projects, should include the
construction of new physical passport agencies.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Review.--The Secretary shall conduct a review of the
geographic diversity and accessibility of existing passport agencies to
identify--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the geographic areas in the United States that
are farther than 6 hours' driving distance from the nearest
passport agency;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the per capita demand for passport services in
the areas described in paragraph (1); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) a plan to ensure that in-person services at
physical passport agencies are accessible to all eligible
Americans, including Americans living in large population
centers, in rural areas, and in States with a high per capita
demand for passport services.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Considerations.--The Secretary shall consider the
metrics identified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) when
determining locations for the establishment of new physical passport
agencies.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives that contains the findings of the review
conducted pursuant to subsection (b).</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 106. CULTURAL ANTIQUITIES TASK FORCE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> The Secretary is authorized to use up to $1,000,000 for
grants to carry out the activities of the Cultural Antiquities Task
Force.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE II--PERSONNEL ISSUES</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 201. DEPARTMENT OF STATE PAID STUDENT INTERNSHIP
PROGRAM.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish the
Department of State Student Internship Program (referred to in this
section as the ``Program'') to offer internship opportunities at the
Department to eligible students to raise awareness of the essential
role of diplomacy in the conduct of United States foreign policy and
the realization of United States foreign policy objectives.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Eligibility.--An applicant is eligible to participate
in the Program if the applicant--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) is enrolled at least half-time at--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) an institution of higher education (as
such term is defined in section 102(a) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a)));
or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) an institution of higher education
based outside the United States, as determined by the
Secretary of State; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) is eligible to receive and hold an appropriate
security clearance.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Selection.--The Secretary shall establish selection
criteria for students to be admitted into the Program that includes a
demonstrated interest in a career in foreign affairs.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Outreach.--The Secretary shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) widely advertise the Program, including--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) on the internet;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) through the Department's Diplomats in
Residence program; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) through other outreach and recruiting
initiatives targeting undergraduate and graduate
students; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) conduct targeted outreach to encourage
participation in the Program from--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) individuals belonging to traditionally
underrepresented racial, ethnic, geographic, gender,
and disability groups; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) students enrolled at minority-serving
institutions (which shall include any institution
listed in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Compensation.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Housing assistance.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) Abroad.--The Secretary shall provide
housing assistance to any student participating in the
Program whose permanent address is within the United
States if the location of the internship in which such
student is participating is outside of the United
States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Domestic.--The Secretary may provide
housing assistance to a student participating in the
Program whose permanent address is within the United
States if the location of the internship in which such
student is participating is more than 50 miles away
from such student's permanent address.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Travel assistance.--The Secretary shall
provide a student participating in the Program whose permanent
address is within the United States with financial assistance
that is sufficient to cover the travel costs of a single round
trip by air, train, bus, or other appropriate transportation
between the student's permanent address and the location of the
internship in which such student is participating if such
location is--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) more than 50 miles from the student's
permanent address; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) outside of the United
States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (f) Working With Institutions of Higher Education.--The
Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable, shall structure
internships to ensure that such internships satisfy criteria for
academic credit at the institutions of higher education in which
participants in such internships are enrolled.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (g) Transition Period.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs
(2) and (3), beginning not later than 2 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the Secretary shall convert unpaid
internship programs of the Department, including the
Foreign Service Internship Program, to internship
programs that offer compensation; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) upon selection as a candidate for
entry into an internship program of the Department, a
participant in such internship program may refuse
compensation, including if doing so allows such
participant to receive college or university curricular
credit.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Exception.--The transition required under
paragraph (1) shall not apply to unpaid internship programs of
the Department that are part of the Virtual Student Federal
Service internship program.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Waiver.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) In general.--The Secretary may waive
the requirement under paragraph (1)(A) with respect to
a particular unpaid internship program if the
Secretary, not later than 30 days after making a
determination that the conversion of such internship
program to a compensated internship program would not
be consistent with effective management goals, submits
a report explaining such determination to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) the appropriate congressional
committees;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Report.--The report required under
subparagraph (A) shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) describe the reasons why
converting an unpaid internship program of the
Department to an internship program that offers
compensation would not be consistent with
effective management goals; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii)(I) provide justification for
maintaining such unpaid status indefinitely;
or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) identify any additional
authorities or resources that would be
necessary to convert such unpaid internship
program to offer compensation in the
future.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (h) Reports.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report
to the committees referred to in subsection (g)(3)(A) that includes--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) data, to the extent the collection of such
information is permissible by law, regarding the number of
students who applied to the Program, were offered a position,
and participated, respectively, disaggregated by race,
ethnicity, gender, institution of higher education, home State,
State where each student graduated from high school, and
disability status;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) data regarding the number of security
clearance investigations initiated for the students described
in paragraph (1), including the timeline for such
investigations, whether such investigations were completed, and
when an interim security clearance was granted;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) information on Program expenditures;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) information regarding the Department's
compliance with subsection (g).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) Voluntary Participation.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Nothing in this section may be
construed to compel any student who is a participant in an
internship program of the Department to participate in the
collection of the data or divulge any personal information.
Such students shall be informed that their participation in the
data collection under this section is voluntary.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Privacy protection.--Any data collected under
this section shall be subject to the relevant privacy
protection statutes and regulations applicable to Federal
employees.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (j) Special Hiring Authority.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of
the Office of Personnel Management, with respect to the number of
interns to be hired each year, may--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) select, appoint, and employ individuals for up
to 1 year through compensated internships in the excepted
service; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) remove any compensated intern employed
pursuant to paragraph (1) without regard to the provisions of
law governing appointments in the competitive excepted
service.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (k) Availability of Appropriations.--Internships offered
and compensated by the Department under this section shall be funded
solely by available amounts appropriated under the heading ``Diplomatic
Programs''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 202. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PREVENTION OF, AND THE RESPONSE
TO, HARASSMENT, DISCRIMINATION, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND
RELATED RETALIATION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Coordination With Other Agencies.--The Secretary, in
coordination with the heads of other Federal agencies that provide
personnel to serve in overseas posts under Chief of Mission authority,
should develop interagency policies regarding harassment,
discrimination, sexual assault, and related retaliation, including
policies for--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) addressing, reporting, and providing
transitioning support;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) advocacy, service referrals, and travel
accommodations; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) disciplining anyone who violates Department
policies regarding harassment, discrimination, sexual assault,
or related retaliation occurring between covered individuals
and noncovered individuals.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Disciplinary Action.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Separation for cause.--Section 610(a)(1) of
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4010(a)(1)), is
amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by striking ``decide to'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by inserting ``upon receiving
notification from the Bureau of Diplomatic Security
that such member has engaged in criminal misconduct,
such as murder, rape, or other sexual assault'' before
the period at the end.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Update to manual.--The Director of Global
Talent shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) update the ``Grounds for Disciplinary
Action'' and ``List of Disciplinary Offenses and
Penalties'' sections of the Foreign Affairs Manual to
reflect the amendments made under paragraph (1);
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) communicate such updates to Department
staff through publication in Department
Notices.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Victim
Advocates.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Placement.--The Secretary shall ensure that
the Diplomatic Security Service's Victims' Resource Advocacy
Program--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) is appropriately staffed by advocates
who are physically present at--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) the headquarters of the
Department; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) major domestic and
international facilities and embassies, as
determined by the Secretary;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) considers the logistics that are
necessary to allow for the expedient travel of victims
from Department facilities that do not have advocates;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) uses funds available to the Department
to provide emergency food, shelter, clothing, and
transportation for victims involved in matters being
investigated by the Diplomatic Security
Service.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 203. INCREASING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FOR SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIP GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 504(e)(3) of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 2656d(e)(3)) is amended by striking
``$500,000'' and inserting ``$2,000,000''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 204. ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL TO ADDRESS BACKLOGS IN HIRING
AND INVESTIGATIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--The Secretary shall seek to increase the
number of personnel within the Bureau of Global Talent Management and
the Office of Civil Rights to address backlogs in hiring and
investigations into complaints conducted by the Office of Civil
Rights.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Employment Targets.--The Secretary shall seek to
employ--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) not fewer than 15 additional personnel in the
Bureau of Global Talent Management and the Office of Civil
Rights (compared to the number of personnel so employed as of
the day before the date of the enactment of this Act) by the
date that is 180 days after such date of enactment;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) not fewer than 15 additional personnel in such
Bureau and Office (compared to the number of personnel so
employed as of the day before the date of the enactment of this
Act) by the date that is 1 year after such date of
enactment.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 205. COMMISSION ON REFORM AND MODERNIZATION OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Commission on Reform and Modernization of the Department of State
Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Establishment of Commission.--There is established, in
the legislative branch, the Commission on Reform and Modernization of
the Department of State (referred to in this section as the
``Commission'').</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Purposes.--The purposes of the Commission are--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) to examine the changing nature of diplomacy in
the 21st century and the ways in which the Department and its
personnel can modernize to advance the interests of the United
States; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) to offer recommendations to the President and
Congress related to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the organizational structure of the
Department of State;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) personnel-related matters, including
recruitment, promotion, training, and retention of the
Department's workforce in order to retain the best and
brightest personnel and foster effective diplomacy
worldwide, including measures to strengthen diversity
and inclusion to ensure that the Department's workforce
represents all of America;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) the Department of State's
infrastructure (both domestic and overseas), including
infrastructure relating to information technology,
transportation, and security;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) the link among diplomacy and defense,
intelligence, development, commercial, health, law
enforcement, and other core United States
interests;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) core legislation that authorizes
United States diplomacy, including the Foreign Service
Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (F) related regulations, rules, and
processes that define United States diplomatic efforts,
including the Foreign Affairs Manual;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (G) Chief of Mission authority at United
States diplomatic missions overseas, including
authority over employees of other Federal departments
and agencies; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (H) treaties that impact United States
overseas presence.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Membership.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed
of 8 members, of whom--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) 1 member shall be appointed by the
chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate, who shall serve as co-chair of the
Commission;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) 1 member shall be appointed by the
ranking member of the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate, who shall serve as co-chair of the
Commission;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) 1 member shall be appointed by the
chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) 1 member shall be appointed by the
ranking member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of
the House of Representatives;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) 1 member shall be appointed by the
majority leader of the Senate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (F) 1 member shall be appointed by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (G) 1 member shall be appointed by the
minority leader of the Senate; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (H) 1 member shall be appointed by the
minority leader of the House of
Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Qualifications; meetings.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) Membership.--The members of the
Commission should be prominent United States citizens,
with national recognition and significant depth of
experience in international relations and with the
Department.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Political party affiliation.--Not more
than 4 members of the Commission may be from the same
political party.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) Meetings.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) Initial meeting.--The
Commission shall hold the first meeting and
begin operations as soon as
practicable.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) Frequency.--The Commission
shall meet at the call of the co-
chairs.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) Quorum.--Five members of the
Commission shall constitute a quorum for
purposes of conducting business, except that 2
members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum for purposes of receiving
testimony.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the
Commission shall not affect the powers of the
Commission, but shall be filled in the same manner as
the original appointment.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Functions of Commission.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The Commission shall act by
resolution agreed to by a majority of the members of the
Commission voting and present.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Panels.--The Commission may establish panels
composed of less than the full membership of the Commission for
purposes of carrying out the duties of the Commission under
this section. The actions of any such panel shall be subject to
the review and control of the Commission. Any findings and
determinations made by such a panel may not be considered the
findings and determinations of the Commission unless such
findings and determinations are approved by the
Commission.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Delegation.--Any member, agent, or staff of
the Commission may, if authorized by the co-chairs of the
Commission, take any action which the Commission is authorized
to take pursuant to this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (f) Powers of Commission.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Hearings and evidence.--The Commission or any
panel or member of the Commission, as delegated by the co-
chairs, may, for the purpose of carrying out this section--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) hold such hearings and meetings, take
such testimony, receive such evidence, and administer
such oaths as the Commission or such designated
subcommittee or designated member considers
necessary;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) require the attendance and testimony
of such witnesses and the production of such
correspondence, memoranda, papers, and documents, as
the Commission or such designated subcommittee or
designated member considers necessary; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) subject to applicable privacy laws and
relevant regulations, secure directly from any Federal
department or agency information and data necessary to
enable it to carry out its mission, which shall be
provided by the head or acting representative of the
department or agency not later than 30 days after the
Commission provides a written request for such
information and data.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Contracts.--The Commission, to such extent and
in such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts, may
enter into contracts to enable the Commission to discharge its
duties under this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Information from federal agencies.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) In general.--The Commission may secure
directly from any executive department, bureau, agency,
board, commission, office, independent establishment,
or instrumentality of the Government, information,
suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purposes
of this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Furnishing information.--Each
department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office,
independent establishment, or instrumentality, to the
extent authorized by law, shall furnish such
information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics
directly to the Commission, upon request made by a co-
chair, the chair of any panel created by a majority of
the Commission, or any member designated by a majority
of the Commission.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) Handling.--Information may only be
received, handled, stored, and disseminated by members
of the Commission and its staff in accordance with all
applicable statutes, regulations, and Executive
orders.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Assistance from federal agencies.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) Secretary of state.--The Secretary
shall provide to the Commission, on a nonreimbursable
basis, such administrative services, funds, staff,
facilities, and other support services as are necessary
for the performance of the Commission's duties under
this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Other departments and agencies.--Other
Federal departments and agencies may provide the
Commission such services, funds, facilities, staff, and
other support as such departments and agencies consider
advisable and as may be authorized by law.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) Cooperation.--The Commission shall
receive the full and timely cooperation of any
official, department, or agency of the Federal
Government whose assistance is necessary, as jointly
determined by the co-chairs of the Commission, for the
fulfillment of the duties of the Commission, including
the provision of full and current briefings and
analyses.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) Assistance from independent organizations.--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) In general.--In order to inform its
work, the Commission should review reports that were
written during the 15-year period ending on the date of
the enactment of this Act by independent organizations
and outside experts relating to reform and
modernization of the Department.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Avoiding duplication.--In analyzing
the reports referred to in subparagraph (A), the
Commission should pay particular attention to any
specific reform proposals that have been recommended by
2 or more of such reports.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) Postal services.--The Commission may use the
United States mails in the same manner and under the same
conditions as other departments and agencies of the Federal
Government.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) Gifts.--The Commission may accept, use, and
dispose of gifts or donations of services or
property.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (8) Congressional consultation.--Not less
frequently than quarterly, the Commission shall provide a
briefing to the appropriate congressional committees about the
work of the Commission.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (g) Staff and Compensation.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Staff.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) Compensation.--The co-chairs of the
Commission, in accordance with rules established by the
Commission, shall appoint and fix the compensation of a
staff director and such other personnel as may be
necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its
duties, without regard to the provisions of title 5,
United States Code, governing appointments in the
competitive service, and without regard to the
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter
53 of such title relating to classification and General
Schedule pay rates, except that no rate of pay fixed
under this subsection may exceed the equivalent of that
payable to a person occupying a position at level V of
the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such
title.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Detail of government employees.--A
Federal Government employee may be detailed to the
Commission without reimbursement, and such detail shall
be without interruption or loss of civil service status
or privilege.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) Procurement of temporary and
intermittent services.--The co-chairs of the Commission
may procure temporary and intermittent services under
section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at
rates for individuals that do not exceed the daily
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed
for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section
5315 of such title.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Commission members.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) Compensation.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) In general.--Except as
provided in paragraph (2), each member of the
Commission may be compensated at a rate not to
exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate
of basic pay in effect for a position at level
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315
of title 5, United States Code, for each day
during which that member is engaged in the
actual performance of the duties of the
Commission under this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) Waiver of certain
provisions.--Subsections (a) through (d) of
section 824 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 4064) are waived for an annuitant on
a temporary basis so as to be compensated for
work performed as part of the
Commission.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Travel expenses.--While away from their homes
or regular places of business in the performance of service for
the Commission, members and staff of the Commission, and any
Federal Government employees detailed to the Commission, shall
be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed
intermittently in Government service are allowed expenses under
section 5703(b) of title 5, United States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Security clearances for commission members and
staff.--The appropriate Federal agencies or departments shall
cooperate with the Commission in expeditiously providing to
Commission members and staff appropriate security clearances to
the extent possible pursuant to existing procedures and
requirements, except that no person shall be provided access to
classified information under this section without the
appropriate security clearances.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (h) Report.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall
submit a final report to the President and to Congress that--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) examines all substantive aspects of
Department personnel, management, and operations;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) contains such findings, conclusions,
and recommendations for corrective measures as have
been agreed to by a majority of Commission
members.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph
(1) shall include findings, conclusions, and recommendations
related to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the organizational structure of the
Department;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) personnel-related matters, including
recruitment, promotion, training, and retention of the
Department's workforce in order to retain the best and
brightest personnel and foster effective diplomacy
worldwide, including measures to strengthen diversity
and inclusion to ensure that the Department's workforce
represents all of America;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) the Department of State's
infrastructure (both domestic and overseas), including
infrastructure relating to information technology,
transportation, and security;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) the link between diplomacy and
defense, intelligence, development, commercial, health,
law enforcement, and other core United States
interests;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) core legislation that authorizes
United States diplomacy;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (F) related regulations, rules, and
processes that define United States diplomatic efforts,
including the Foreign Affairs Manual;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (G) treaties that impact United States
overseas presence;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (H) the authority of Chiefs of Mission at
United States diplomatic missions overseas, including
the degree of authority that Chiefs of Mission exercise
in reality over Department employees and other Federal
employees at overseas posts;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) any other areas that the Commission
considers necessary for a complete appraisal of United
States diplomacy and Department management and
operations; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (J) the amount of time, manpower, and
financial resources that would be necessary to
implement the recommendations specified under this
paragraph.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Department response.--The Secretary shall have
the right to review and respond to all Commission
recommendations--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) before the Commission submits its
report to the President and to Congress; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) not later than 90 days after receiving
such recommendations from the Commission.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) Termination of Commission.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The Commission, and all the
authorities under this section, shall terminate on the date
that is 60 days after the date on which the final report is
submitted pursuant to subsection (h).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Administrative activities before
termination.--The Commission may use the 60-day period referred
to in paragraph (1) for the purpose of concluding its
activities, including providing testimony to committees of
Congress concerning its reports and disseminating the
report.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Commission to carry out this section
$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Availability.--Amounts made available to the
Commission pursuant to paragraph (1) shall remain available
until the date on which the Commission is terminated pursuant
to subsection (i)(1).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (k) Inapplicability of Certain Administrative
Provisions.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Federal advisory committee act.--The Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the
Commission.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Freedom of information act.--The provisions of
section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred
to as the ``Freedom of Information Act'') shall not apply to
the activities, records, and proceedings of the
Commission.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 206. FOREIGN AFFAIRS TRAINING.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the Department is a crucial national security
agency, whose employees, both Foreign Service and Civil
Service, require the best possible training and professional
development at every stage of their careers to prepare them to
promote and defend United States national interests and the
health and safety of United States citizens abroad;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the Department faces increasingly complex and
rapidly evolving challenges, many of which are science- and
technology-driven, and which demand continual, high-quality
training and professional development of its
personnel;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) the new and evolving challenges of national
security in the 21st century necessitate the expansion of
standardized training and professional development
opportunities linked to equitable, accountable, and transparent
promotion and leadership practices for Department and other
national security agency personnel; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) consistent with gift acceptance authority of
the Department and other applicable laws in effect as of the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Department and the
Foreign Service Institute may accept funds and other resources
from foundations, not-for-profit corporations, and other
appropriate sources to help the Department and the Institute
enhance the quantity and quality of training and professional
development offerings, especially in the introduction of new,
innovative, and pilot model courses.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``appropriate
committees of Congress'' means--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) the Committee on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Training and Professional Development
Prioritization.--In order to provide the Civil Service of the
Department and the Foreign Service with the level of professional
development and training needed to effectively advance United States
interests across the world, the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) increase relevant offerings provided by the
Department--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) of interactive virtual instruction to
make training and professional development more
accessible and useful to personnel deployed throughout
the world; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) at partner organizations, including
universities, industry entities, and nongovernmental
organizations, throughout the United States to provide
useful outside perspectives to Department personnel by
providing such personnel--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) a more comprehensive outlook
on different sectors of United States society;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) practical experience dealing
with commercial corporations, universities,
labor unions, and other institutions critical
to United States diplomatic success;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) offer courses using computer-based or
computer-assisted simulations, allowing civilian officers to
lead decision making in a crisis environment, and encourage
officers of the Department, and reciprocally, officers of other
Federal departments to participate in similar exercises held by
the Department or other government organizations and the
private sector; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) increase the duration and expand the focus of
certain training and professional development courses,
including by extending--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the A-100 entry-level course to not
less than 12 weeks, which better matches the length of
entry-level training and professional development
provided to the officers in other national security
departments and agencies; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the Chief of Mission course to not
less than 6 weeks for first time Chiefs of Mission and
creating a comparable 6-week course for new Assistant
Secretaries and Deputy Assistant Secretaries to more
accurately reflect the significant responsibilities
accompanying such roles.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Fellowships.--The Director General of the Foreign
Service shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) establish new fellowship programs for Foreign
Service and Civil Service officers that include short- and
long-term opportunities at organizations, including--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) think tanks and nongovernmental
organizations;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the Department of Defense, the
elements of the intelligence community (as defined in
section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 3003)), and other relevant Federal
agencies;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) industry entities, especially such
entities related to technology, global operations,
finance, and other fields directly relevant to
international affairs; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) schools of international relations and
other relevant programs at universities throughout the
United States; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, submit a report to Congress that
describes how the Department could expand the Pearson Fellows
Program for Foreign Service Officers and the Brookings Fellow
Program for Civil Servants to provide fellows in such programs
with the opportunity to undertake a follow-on assignment within
the Department in an office in which fellows will gain
practical knowledge of the people and processes of Congress,
including offices other than the Legislative Affairs Bureau,
including--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) an assessment of the current state of
congressional fellowships, including the demand for
fellowships and the value the fellowships provide to
both the career of the officer and to the Department;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) an assessment of the options for
making congressional fellowships for both the Foreign
and Civil Services more career-enhancing.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Board of Visitors of the Foreign Service Institute.--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State
shall establish a Board of Visitors of the Foreign Service
Institute (referred to in this subsection as the
``Board'').</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Duties.--The Board shall provide the Secretary
with independent advice and recommendations regarding
organizational management, strategic planning, resource
management, curriculum development, and other matters of
interest to the Foreign Service Institute, including regular
observations about how well the Department is integrating
training and professional development into the work of the
Bureau for Global Talent Management.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Membership.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) In general.--The Board shall be--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) nonpartisan; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) composed of 12 members, of
whom--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) 2 members shall be
appointed by the Chairperson of the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) 2 members shall be
appointed by the ranking member of the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (III) 2 members shall be
appointed by the Chairperson of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (IV) 2 members shall be
appointed by the ranking member of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (V) 4 members shall be
appointed by the Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Qualifications.--Members of the Board
shall be appointed from among individuals who--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) are not officers or employees
of the Federal Government;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) have never been members of
the Senior Foreign Service or the Senior
Executive Service; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) are eminent authorities in
the fields of diplomacy, management,
leadership, economics, trade, technology, or
advanced international relations
education.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) Outside expertise.--Not fewer than 6
members of the Board shall have a minimum of 10 years
of expertise outside the field of diplomacy.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Terms.--Each member of the Board shall be
appointed for a term of 3 years, except that of the members
first appointed--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) 4 members shall be appointed for a
term of 3 years;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) 4 members shall be appointed for a
term of 2 years; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) 4 members shall be appointed for a
term of 1 year.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) Reappointment; replacement.--A member of the
Board may be reappointed or replaced at the discretion of the
official who made the original appointment.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) Chairperson; co-chairperson.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) Approval.--The Chairperson and Vice
Chairperson of the Board shall be approved by the
Secretary of State based upon a recommendation from the
members of the Board.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Service.--The Chairperson and Vice
Chairperson shall serve at the discretion of the
Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) Meetings.--The Board shall meet--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) at the call of the Director of the
Foreign Service Institute and the Chairperson;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) not fewer than 2 times per
year.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (8) Compensation.--Each member of the Board shall
serve without compensation, except that a member of the Board
shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States
Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business
in the performance of service for the Board. Notwithstanding
section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may
accept the voluntary and uncompensated service of members of
the Board.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (9) Applicability of federal advisory committee
act.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall
apply to the Board established under this subsection.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (f) Establishment of Provost of the Foreign Service
Institute.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Establishment.--There is established in the
Foreign Service Institute the position of Provost.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Appointment; reporting.--The Provost shall--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) be appointed by the Board of Visitors
of the Foreign Service Institute established under
subsection (e); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) report to the Director of the Foreign
Service Institute.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Qualifications.--The Provost--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) may not be an individual who is an
officer or employee of the Federal Government or who
has ever been a career member of the Senior Foreign
Service or the Senior Executive Service; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) shall be an eminent authority in the
fields of diplomacy, education, management, leadership,
economics, history, trade, or technology.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Duties.--The Provost shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) oversee, review, evaluate, and
coordinate the academic curriculum for all courses
taught and administered by the Foreign Service
Institute;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) coordinate the implementation of a
letter or numerical grading system for the performance
of Foreign Service officers in courses of the Foreign
Service Institute; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) report not less frequently than
quarterly to the Board of Visitors regarding the
development of curriculum and the performance of
Foreign Service officers.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) Term.--The Provost shall serve for a term of
not fewer than 5 years and may be reappointed for 1 additional
5-year term.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) Compensation.--The Provost shall receive a
salary commensurate with the rank and experience of a member of
the Senior Foreign Service or the Senior Executive Service, as
determined by the Board of Visitors.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (g) Other Agency Responsibilities and Opportunities for
Congressional Staff.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Other agencies.--National security agencies
other than the Department should be afforded the ability to
increase the enrollment of their personnel in courses at the
Foreign Service Institute and other training and professional
development facilities of the Department to promote a whole-of-
government approach to mitigating national security
challenges.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Congressional staff.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress
that describes--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the training and professional
development opportunities at the Foreign Service
Institute and other Department facilities for
congressional staff;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the budget impacts of such
opportunities; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) potential course offerings.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (h) Strategy for Adapting Training Requirements for Modern
Diplomatic Needs.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop
and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a strategy
for adapting and evolving training requirements to better meet
the Department's current and future needs for 21st century
diplomacy.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Elements.--The strategy required under
subsection (a) shall include the following elements:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) Integrating training requirements into
the Department's promotion policies, including
establishing educational and professional development
standards for training and attainment to be used as a
part of tenure and promotion guidelines.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Addressing multiple existing and
emerging national security challenges, including--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) democratic backsliding and
authoritarianism;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) countering, and assisting
United States allies to address, state-
sponsored disinformation, including through the
Global Engagement Center;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) cyber threats;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) aggression and malign
influence;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (v) the implications of climate
change for United States diplomacy;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (vi) nuclear threats.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) Establishing residential training for
the A-100 orientation course administered by the
Foreign Service Institute and evaluating the
feasibility of residential training for long-term
training opportunities.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Utilization of existing resources.--In
establishing the residential training program pursuant to
paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) collaborate with other national
security departments and agencies that employ
residential training for their orientation courses;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) consider using the Department's
Foreign Affairs Security Training Center in Blackstone,
Virginia.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) Report and Briefing Requirements.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a
report to the appropriate committees of Congress that
includes--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) a strategy for broadening and
deepening professional development and training at the
Department, including assessing current and future
needs for 21st century diplomacy;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the process used and resources needed
to implement the strategy referred to in subparagraph
(A) throughout the Department; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) the results and impact of the strategy
on the workforce of the Department, particularly the
relationship between professional development and
training and promotions for Department personnel, and
the measurement and evaluation methods used to evaluate
such results.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Briefing.--Not later than 1 year after the
date on which the Secretary submits the report required under
paragraph (1), and annually thereafter for 2 years, the
Secretary shall provide to the appropriate committees of
Congress a briefing on the information required to be included
in the report.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (j) Foreign Language Maintenance Incentive Program.--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Authorization.--The Secretary is authorized to
establish and implement an incentive program to encourage
members of the Foreign Service who possess language proficiency
in any of the languages that qualify for bonus points, as
determined by the Secretary, to maintain critical foreign
language skills.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress that
includes a detailed plan for implementing the program
authorized under paragraph (1), including anticipated resource
requirements to carry out such program.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (k) Department of State Workforce Management.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of
Congress that informed, data-driven, and long-term workforce
management, including with respect to the Foreign Service, the
Civil Service, locally employed staff, and contractors, is
needed to align diplomatic priorities with the appropriate
personnel and resources.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Annual workforce report.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) In general.--In order to understand
the Department's long-term trends with respect to its
workforce, the Secretary, is consultation with relevant
bureaus and offices, including the Bureau of Global
Talent Management, the Bureau of Consular Affairs, and
the Center for Analytics, shall submit a report to the
appropriate committees of Congress that details the
Department's workforce, disaggregated by Foreign
Service, Civil Service, locally employed staff, and
contractors, including, with respect to the reporting
period--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) the number of personnel who
were hired;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) the number of personnel whose
employment or contract was terminated or who
voluntarily left the Department;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) the number of personnel who
were promoted, including the grade to which
they were promoted;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) the demographic breakdown of
personnel; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (v) the distribution of the
Department's workforce based on domestic and
overseas assignments, including a breakdown of
the number of personnel in geographic and
functional bureaus, and the number of personnel
in overseas missions by region.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Initial report.--Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall submit the report described in
subparagraph (A) for each of the fiscal years 2002
through 2022.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) Recurring report.--Not later than
December 31, 2023, and annually thereafter for the
following 9 years, the Secretary shall submit the
report described in subparagraph (A) for the most
recently concluded fiscal year.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) Use of report data.--The data in each
of the reports required under this paragraph shall be
used by Congress, in coordination with the Secretary,
to inform recommendations on the appropriate size and
composition of the Department.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (l) Sense of Congress on the Importance of Filling the
Position of Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.--It
is the sense of Congress that since a vacancy in the position of Under
Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs is detrimental to the
national security interests of the United States, the President should
expeditiously nominate a qualified individual to such position whenever
such vacancy occurs to ensure that the bureaus reporting to such
position are able to fulfill their mission of--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) expanding and strengthening relationships
between the people of the United States and citizens of other
countries; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) engaging, informing, and understanding the
perspectives of foreign audiences.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (m) Report on Public Diplomacy.--Not later than 120 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit
a report to the appropriate committees of Congress that includes--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) an evaluation of the May 2019 merger of the
Bureau of Public Affairs and the Bureau of International
Information Programs into the Bureau of Global Public Affairs
with respect to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the efficacy of the current
configuration of the bureaus reporting to the Under
Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in
achieving the mission of the Department;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the metrics before and after such
merger, including personnel data, disaggregated by
position and location, content production, opinion
polling, program evaluations, and media
appearances;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) the results of a survey of public
diplomacy practitioners to determine their opinion of
the efficacy of such merger and any adjustments that
still need to be made; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) a plan for evaluating and monitoring,
not less frequently than once every 2 years, the
programs, activities, messaging, professional
development efforts, and structure of the Bureau of
Global Public Affairs, and submitting a summary of each
such evaluation to the appropriate committees of
Congress; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) a review of recent outside recommendations for
modernizing diplomacy at the Department with respect to public
diplomacy efforts, including--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) efforts in each of the bureaus
reporting to the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy
and Public Affairs to address issues of diversity and
inclusion in their work, structure, data collection,
programming, and personnel, including any collaboration
with the Chief Officer for Diversity and
Inclusion;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) proposals to collaborate with think
tanks and academic institutions working on public
diplomacy issues to implement recent outside
recommendations; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) additional authorizations and
appropriations necessary to implement such
recommendations.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 207. SECURITY CLEARANCE APPROVAL PROCESS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Recommendations.--Not later than 270 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit
recommendations to the appropriate congressional committees for
streamlining the security clearance approval process within the Bureau
of Diplomatic Security so that the security clearance approval process
for Civil Service and Foreign Service applicants is completed within 6
months, on average, and within 1 year, in the vast majority of
cases.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the
recommendations are submitted pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary
shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees
that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) describes the status of the efforts of the
Department to streamline the security clearance approval
process; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) identifies any remaining obstacles preventing
security clearances from being completed within the time frames
set forth in subsection (a), including lack of cooperation or
other actions by other Federal departments and
agencies.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 208. ADDENDUM FOR STUDY ON FOREIGN SERVICE
ALLOWANCES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees an addendum to the report required
under section 5302 of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2021
(division E of Public Law 117-81), which shall be entitled the ``Report
on Bidding for Domestic and Overseas Posts and Filling Unfilled
Positions''. The addendum shall be prepared using input from the same
federally funded research and development center that prepared the
analysis conducted for purposes of such report.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Elements.--The addendum required under subsection (a)
shall include--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the total number of domestic and overseas
positions open during the most recent summer bidding
cycle;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the total number of bids each position
received;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) the number of unfilled positions at the
conclusion of the most recent summer bidding cycle,
disaggregated by bureau; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) detailed recommendations and a timeline for--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) increasing the number of qualified
bidders for underbid positions; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) minimizing the number of unfilled
positions at the end of bidding season.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 209. CURTAILMENTS, REMOVALS FROM POST, AND WAIVERS OF
PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Curtailments Report.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees regarding curtailments of
Department personnel from overseas posts.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Contents.--The Secretary shall include in the
report required under paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) relevant information about any post
that, during the 6-month period preceding the report--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) had more than 5 curtailments;
or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) had curtailments representing
more than 5 percent of Department personnel at
such post; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) for each post referred to in
subparagraph (A), the number of curtailments,
disaggregated by month of occurrence.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Removal of Diplomats.--Not later than 5 days after the
date on which any United States personnel under Chief of Mission
authority is declared persona non grata by a host government, the
Secretary shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) notify the appropriate congressional
committees of such declaration; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) include with such notification--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the official reason for such
declaration (if provided by the host
government);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the date of the declaration;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) whether the Department responded by
declaring a host government's diplomat in the United
States persona non grata.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Waiver of Privileges and Immunities.--Not later than
15 days after any waiver of privileges and immunities pursuant to the
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, done at Vienna April 18,
1961, that is applicable to an entire diplomatic post or to the
majority of United States personnel under Chief of Mission authority,
the Secretary shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of
such waiver and the reason for such waiver.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Termination.--This section shall terminate on the date
that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 210. REPORT ON WORLDWIDE AVAILABILITY.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees on the feasibility of requiring that each
member of the Foreign Service, at the time of entry into the Foreign
Service and thereafter, be worldwide available, as determined by the
Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall include--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the feasibility of a worldwide availability
requirement for all members of the Foreign Service;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) considerations if such a requirement were to
be implemented, including the potential effect on recruitment
and retention; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) recommendations for exclusions and
limitations, including exemptions for medical reasons,
disability, and other circumstances.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 211. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Requirements.--The Secretary shall strongly encourage
that Foreign Service officers seeking entry into the Senior Foreign
Service participate in professional development described in subsection
(c).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Requirements.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit
recommendations on requiring that Foreign Service officers complete
professional development described in subsection (c) to be eligible for
entry into the Senior Foreign Service.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Professional Development Described.--Professional
development described in this subsection is not less than 6 months of
training or experience outside of the Department, including time
spent--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) as a detailee to another government agency,
including Congress or a State, Tribal, or local
government;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in Department-sponsored and -funded university
training that results in an advanced degree, excluding time
spent at a university that is fully funded or operated by the
Federal Government.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Promotion Precepts.--The Secretary shall instruct
promotion boards to consider positively long-term training and out-of-
agency detail assignments.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 212. MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENTS AT DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR
POSTS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Beginning not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall annually
conduct, at each diplomatic and consular post, a voluntary survey,
which shall be offered to all staff assigned to that post who are
citizens of the United States (excluding the Chief of Mission) to
assess the management and leadership of that post by the Chief of
Mission, the Deputy Chief of Mission, and the Charge
d'Affaires.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Anonymity.--All responses to the survey shall be--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) fully anonymized; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) made available to the Director General of the
Foreign Service.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Survey.--The survey shall seek to assess--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the general morale at post;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the presence of any hostile work
environment;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) the presence of any harassment,
discrimination, retaliation, or other mistreatment;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) effective leadership and collegial work
environment.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Director General Recommendations.--Upon compilation
and review of the surveys, the Director General of the Foreign Service
shall issue recommendations to posts, as appropriate, based on the
findings of the surveys.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Referral.--If the surveys reveal any action that is
grounds for referral to the Inspector General of the Department of
State and the Foreign Service, the Director General of the Foreign
Service may refer the matter to the Inspector General of the Department
of State and the Foreign Service, who shall, as the Inspector General
considers appropriate, conduct an inspection of the post in accordance
with section 209(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
3929(b)).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (f) Annual Report.--The Director General of the Foreign
Service shall submit an annual report to the appropriate congressional
committees that includes--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) any trends or summaries from the
surveys;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the posts where corrective action was
recommended or taken in response to any issues identified by
the surveys; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) the number of referrals to the Inspector
General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service, as
applicable.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (g) Initial Basis.--The Secretary shall carry out the
surveys required under this section on an initial basis for 5
years.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE III--EMBASSY SECURITY AND CONSTRUCTION</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS TO SECURE EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION AND
COUNTERTERRORISM ACT OF 1999.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of
2022''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Findings.--Congress makes the following
findings:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) The Secure Embassy Construction and
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of division A of
appendix G of Public Law 106-113) was a necessary response to
bombings on August 7, 1998, at the United States embassies in
Nairobi, Kenya, and in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, that were
destroyed by simultaneously exploding bombs. The resulting
explosions killed 220 persons and injured more than 4,000
others. Twelve Americans and 40 Kenyan and Tanzanian employees
of the United States Foreign Service were killed in the
attacks.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Those bombings, followed by the expeditionary
diplomatic efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, demonstrated the
need to prioritize the security of United States posts and
personnel abroad above other considerations.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Between 1999 and 2022, the risk calculus of
the Department impacted the ability of United States diplomats
around the world to advance the interests of the United States
through access to local populations, leaders, and
places.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) America's competitors and adversaries do not
have the same restrictions that United States diplomats have,
especially in critically important medium-threat and high-
threat posts.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) The Department's 2021 Overseas Security Panel
report states that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the requirement for setback and
collocation of diplomatic posts under paragraphs (2)
and (3) of section 606(a) of the Secure Embassy
Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22
U.S.C. 4865(a)) has led to skyrocketing costs of new
embassies and consulates; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the locations of such posts have
become less desirable, creating an extremely suboptimal
nexus that further hinders United States diplomats who
are willing to accept more risk in order to advance
United States interests.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the setback and collocation requirements
referred to in subsection (b)(5)(A), even with available
waivers, no longer provide the security such requirements used
to provide because of advancement in technologies, such as
remote controlled drones, that can evade walls and other such
static barriers;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the Department should focus on creating
performance security standards that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) attempt to keep the setback
requirements of diplomatic posts as limited as
possible; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) provide diplomats access to local
populations as much as possible, while still providing
a necessary level of security;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) collocation of diplomatic facilities is often
not feasible or advisable, particularly for public diplomacy
spaces whose mission is to reach and be accessible to wide
sectors of the public, including in countries with repressive
governments, since such spaces are required to permit the
foreign public to enter and exit the space easily and
openly;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) the Bureau of Diplomatic Security should--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) fully utilize the waiver process
provided under paragraphs (2)(B) and (3)(B) of section
606(a) of the Secure Embassy Construction and
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865(a));
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) appropriately exercise such waiver
process as a tool to right-size the appropriate
security footing at each diplomatic post rather than
only approving waivers in extreme
circumstances;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) the return of great power competition
requires--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) United States diplomats to do all they
can to outperform our adversaries; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the Department to better optimize use
of taxpayer funding to advance United States national
interests; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) this section will better enable United States
diplomats to compete in the 21st century, while saving United
States taxpayers millions in reduced property and maintenance
costs at embassies and consulates abroad.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Definition of United States Diplomatic Facility.--
Section 603 of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act
of 1999 (title VI of division A of appendix G of Public Law 106-113) is
amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``SEC. 603. UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC FACILITY
DEFINED.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``In this title, the terms `United States diplomatic
facility' and `diplomatic facility' mean any chancery, consulate, or
other office that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) is considered by the Secretary of State to
be diplomatic or consular premises, consistent with the Vienna
Convention on Diplomatic Relations, done at Vienna April 18,
1961, and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, done at
Vienna April 24, 1963, and was notified to the host government
as such; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) is otherwise subject to a publicly available
bilateral agreement with the host government (contained in the
records of the United States Department of State) that
recognizes the official status of the United States Government
personnel present at the facility.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Guidance and Requirements for Diplomatic Facilities.--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Guidance for closure of public diplomacy
facilities.--Section 5606(a) of the Public Diplomacy
Modernization Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-81; 22 U.S.C. 1475g
note) is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(a) In General.--In order to preserve public diplomacy
facilities that are accessible to the publics of foreign countries, not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Secure
Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 2022, the Secretary of
State shall adopt guidelines to collect and utilize information from
each diplomatic post at which the construction of a new embassy
compound or new consulate compound could result in the closure or co-
location of an American Space that is owned and operated by the United
States Government, generally known as an American Center, or any other
public diplomacy facility under the Secure Embassy Construction and
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 et seq.).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Security requirements for united states
diplomatic facilities.--Section 606(a) of the Secure Embassy
Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C.
4865(a)) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``the
threat'' and inserting ``a range of threats, including
that'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) in subparagraph (A)--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) by inserting ``in a
location that has certain minimum
ratings under the Security Environment
Threat List as determined by the
Secretary in his or her discretion''
after ``abroad''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) by inserting ``,
personnel of the Peace Corps, and
personnel of any other type or category
of facility that the Secretary may
identify'' after ``military
commander''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) by amending clause (i)
to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) In general.--Subject to
clause (ii), the Secretary of State may waive
subparagraph (A) if the Secretary, in
consultation with, as appropriate, the head of
each agency employing personnel that would not
be located at the site, if applicable,
determines that it is in the national interest
of the United States after taking account of
any considerations the Secretary in his or her
discretion considers relevant, which may
include security conditions.''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) in clause (ii), by
striking ``(ii) Chancery or consulate
building.--'' and all that follows
through ``15 days prior'' and inserting
the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) Chancery or consulate
building.--Prior''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) in paragraph (3)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) by amending subparagraph (A)
to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) Requirement.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) In general.--Each newly
acquired United States diplomatic facility in a
location that has certain minimum ratings under
the Security Environment Threat List as
determined by the Secretary of State in his or
her discretion shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(I) be constructed or
modified to meet the measured building
blast performance standard applicable
to a diplomatic facility sited not less
than 100 feet from the perimeter of the
property on which the facility is
situated; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(II) fulfill the
criteria described in clause
(ii).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) Alternative engineering
equivalency standard requirement.--Each
facility referred to in clause (i) may, instead
of meeting the requirement under such clause,
fulfill such other criteria as the Secretary is
authorized to employ to achieve an engineering
standard of security and degree of protection
that is equivalent to the numerical perimeter
distance setback described in such clause seeks
to achieve.''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) in clause (i)--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (aa) by striking
``security considerations
permit and''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (bb) by inserting
``after taking account of any
considerations the Secretary in
his or her discretion considers
relevant, which may include
security conditions'' after
``national interest of the
United States'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) in clause (ii), by
striking ``(ii) Chancery or consulate
building.--'' and all that follows
through ``15 days prior'' and inserting
the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) Chancery or consulate
building.--Prior''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (III) in clause (iii), by
striking ``an annual'' and inserting
``a quarterly''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 302. DIPLOMATIC SUPPORT AND SECURITY.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Diplomatic Support and Security Act of 2022''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Findings.--Congress makes the following
findings:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) A robust overseas diplomatic presence is part
of an effective foreign policy, particularly in volatile
environments where a flexible and timely diplomatic response
can be decisive in preventing and addressing
conflict.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Diplomats routinely put themselves and their
families at great personal risk to serve their country overseas
where they face threats related to international terrorism,
violent conflict, and public health.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) The Department has a remarkable record of
protecting personnel while enabling an enormous amount of
global diplomatic activity, often in unsecure and remote places
and facing a variety of evolving risks and threats. With
support from Congress, the Department of State has revised
policy, improved physical security through retrofitting and
replacing old facilities, deployed additional security
personnel and armored vehicles, and greatly enhanced training
requirements and training facilities, including the new Foreign
Affairs Security Training Center in Blackstone,
Virginia.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Diplomatic missions rely on robust staffing
and ambitious external engagement to advance United States
interests as diverse as competing with China's malign influence
around the world, fighting terrorism and transnational
organized crime, preventing and addressing violent conflict and
humanitarian disasters, promoting United States businesses and
trade, protecting the rights of marginalized groups, addressing
climate change, and preventing pandemic disease.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) Efforts to protect personnel overseas have
often resulted in inhibiting diplomatic activity and limiting
engagement between embassy personnel and local governments and
populations.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) Given that Congress currently provides annual
appropriations in excess of $1,900,000,000 for embassy
security, construction, and maintenance, the Department should
be able ensure a robust overseas presence without inhibiting
the ability of diplomats to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) meet outside United States secured
facilities with foreign leaders to explain, defend, and
advance United States priorities;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) understand and report on foreign
political, social, and economic conditions through
meeting and interacting with community officials
outside of United States facilities;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) provide United States citizen
services; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) collaborate and, at times, compete
with other diplomatic missions, particularly those,
such as that of the People's Republic of China, that do
not have restrictions on meeting locations.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) Given these stakes, Congress has a
responsibility to empower, support, and hold the Department
accountable for implementing an aggressive strategy to ensure a
robust overseas presence that mitigates potential risks and
adequately considers the myriad direct and indirect
consequences of a lack of diplomatic presence.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Encouraging Expeditionary Diplomacy.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Purpose.--Section 102(b) of the Diplomatic
Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4801(b)) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by amending paragraph (3) to read as
follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) to promote strengthened security measures,
institutionalize a culture of learning, and, in the case of
apparent gross negligence or breach of duty, recommend that the
Secretary investigate accountability for United States
Government personnel with security-related
responsibilities;'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and
(5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) to support a culture of risk management,
instead of risk avoidance, that enables the Department of State
to pursue its vital goals with full knowledge that it is
neither desirable nor possible for the Department to avoid all
risks;''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Briefings on embassy security.--Section
105(a)(1) of the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C.
4804(a)) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by striking ``any plans to open or
reopen a high risk, high threat post'' and inserting
``progress towards opening or reopening a high risk,
high threat post, and the risk to national security of
the continued closure or any suspension of operations
and remaining barriers to doing so'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting
``the risk to United States national security of the
post's continued closure or suspension of operations,''
after ``national security of the United States,'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting
``the type and level of security threats such post
could encounter, and'' before ``security
`tripwires'''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Security Review Committees.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Section 301 of the Diplomatic
Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in the section heading, by striking
``accountability review boards'' and inserting
``security review committees'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) by amending paragraph (1) to
read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) Convening the security review committee.--In
any case of a serious security incident involving loss of life,
serious injury, or significant destruction of property at, or
related to, a United States Government diplomatic mission
abroad (referred to in this title as a `Serious Security
Incident'), and in any case of a serious breach of security
involving intelligence activities of a foreign government
directed at a United States Government mission abroad, the
Secretary of State shall convene a Security Review Committee,
which shall issue a report providing a full account of what
occurred, consistent with section 304.'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Committee composition.--The Secretary shall
designate a Chairperson and may designate additional personnel
of commensurate seniority to serve on the Security Review
Committee, which shall include--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) the Director of the Office of
Management Strategy and Solutions;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) the Assistant Secretary responsible
for the region where the incident occurred;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) the Assistant Secretary of State for
Diplomatic Security;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(D) the Assistant Secretary of State for
Intelligence and Research;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(E) an Assistant Secretary-level
representative from any involved United States
Government department or agency; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(F) other personnel determined to be
necessary or appropriate.'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) in paragraph (3), as
redesignated by clause (ii)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) in the paragraph
heading, by striking ``Department of
defense facilities and personnel'' and
inserting ``Exceptions to convening a
security review committee'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) by striking ``The
Secretary of State is not required to
convene a Board in the case'' and
inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of State
is not required to convene a Security Review
Committee--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) if the Secretary determines
that the incident involves only causes
unrelated to security, such as when the
security at issue is outside of the scope of
the Secretary of State's security
responsibilities under section 103;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) if operational control of
overseas security functions has been delegated
to another agency in accordance with section
106;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) if the incident is a
cybersecurity incident and is covered by other
review mechanisms; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iv) in the case'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (III) by striking ``In any
such case'' and inserting the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) Department of defense
investigations.--In the case of an incident described
in subparagraph (A)(iv)''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(5) Rulemaking.--The Secretary of State shall
promulgate regulations defining the membership and operating
procedures for the Security Review Committee and provide such
guidance to the Chair and ranking members of the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives.'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in subsection (b)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in the subsection heading, by striking
``Boards'' and inserting ``Security Review
Committees''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as
follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall
convene an SRC not later than 60 days after the occurrence of
an incident described in subsection (a)(1), or 60 days after
the Department first becomes aware of such an incident,
whichever is earlier, except that the 60-day period for
convening an SRC may be extended for one additional 60-day
period if the Secretary determines that the additional period
is necessary.''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by amending subsection (c) to read as
follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(c) Congressional Notification.--Whenever the Secretary
of State convenes a Security Review Committee, the Secretary shall
promptly inform the chair and ranking member of the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the chair and ranking member of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 302 of
the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4832) is amended--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in the section heading, by striking
``accountability review board'' and inserting ``security review
committee''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by striking ``a Board'' each place such term
appears and inserting ``a Security Review
Committee''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (f) Serious Security Incident Investigation Process.--
Section 303 of the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4833) is
amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``SEC. 303. SERIOUS SECURITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION
PROCESS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(a) Investigation Process.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) Initiation upon reported incident.--A United
States mission shall submit an initial report of a Serious
Security Incident not later than 3 days after such incident
occurs, whenever feasible, at which time an investigation of
the incident shall be initiated.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Investigation.--Not later than 10 days after
the submission of a report pursuant to paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall direct the Diplomatic Security Service to
assemble an investigative team to investigate the incident and
independently establish what occurred. Each investigation under
this subsection shall cover--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) an assessment of what occurred, who
perpetrated or is suspected of having perpetrated the
Serious Security Incident, and whether applicable
security procedures were followed;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) in the event the Serious Security
Incident involved a United States diplomatic compound,
motorcade, residence, or other facility, an assessment
of whether adequate security countermeasures were in
effect based on known threat at the time of the
incident;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) if the incident involved an
individual or group of officers, employees, or family
members under Chief of Mission security responsibility
conducting approved operations or movements outside the
United States mission, an assessment of whether proper
security briefings and procedures were in place and
whether weighing of risk of the operation or movement
took place; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(D) an assessment of whether the failure
of any officials or employees to follow procedures or
perform their duties contributed to the security
incident.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) Investigative team.--The investigative team
assembled pursuant to paragraph (2) shall consist of
individuals from the Diplomatic Security Service who shall
provide an independent examination of the facts surrounding the
incident and what occurred. The Secretary, or the Secretary's
designee, shall review the makeup of the investigative team for
a conflict, appearance of conflict, or lack of independence
that could undermine the results of the investigation and may
remove or replace any members of the team to avoid such an
outcome.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(b) Report of Investigation.--Not later than 90 days
after the occurrence of a Serious Security Incident, the investigative
team investigating the incident shall prepare and submit a Report of
Investigation to the Security Review Committee that includes--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) a detailed description of the matters set
forth in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (a)(2),
including all related findings;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) a complete and accurate account of the
casualties, injuries, and damage resulting from the incident;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) a review of security procedures and
directives in place at the time of the incident.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(c) Confidentiality.--The investigative team
investigating a Serious Security Incident shall adopt such procedures
with respect to confidentiality as determined necessary, including
procedures relating to the conduct of closed proceedings or the
submission and use of evidence in camera, to ensure in particular the
protection of classified information relating to national defense,
foreign policy, or intelligence matters. The Director of National
Intelligence shall establish the level of protection required for
intelligence information and for information relating to intelligence
personnel included in the report required under subsection (b). The
Security Review Committee shall determine the level of classification
of the final report prepared pursuant to section 304(b), and shall
incorporate the same confidentiality measures in such report to the
maximum extent practicable.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (g) Findings and Recommendations of the Security Review
Committee.--Section 304 of the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (22
U.S.C. 4834) is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``SEC. 304. SECURITY REVIEW COMMITTEE FINDINGS AND
REPORT.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(a) Findings.--The Security Review Committee shall--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) review the Report of Investigation prepared
pursuant to section 303(b), and all other evidence, reporting,
and relevant information relating to a Serious Security
Incident at a United States mission abroad, including an
examination of the facts and circumstances surrounding any
serious injuries, loss of life, or significant destruction of
property resulting from the incident; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) determine, in writing--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) whether the incident was security
related and constituted a Serious Security
Incident;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) if the incident involved a
diplomatic compound, motorcade, residence, or other
mission facility--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) whether the security
systems, security countermeasures, and security
procedures operated as intended; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) whether such systems worked
to materially mitigate the attack or were found
to be inadequate to mitigate the threat and
attack;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) if the incident involved an
individual or group of officers conducting an approved
operation outside the mission, whether a valid process
was followed in evaluating the requested operation and
weighing the risk of the operation, which determination
shall not seek to assign accountability for the
incident unless the Security Review Committee
determines that an official breached his or her
duty;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(D) the impact of intelligence and
information availability, and whether the mission was
aware of the general operating threat environment or
any more specific threat intelligence or information
and took that into account in ongoing and specific
operations; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(E) any other facts and circumstances
that may be relevant to the appropriate security
management of United States missions abroad.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(b) Report.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) Submission to secretary of state.--Not later
than 60 days after receiving the Report of Investigation
prepared pursuant to section 303(b), the Security Review
Committee shall submit a report to the Secretary of State that
includes--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) the findings described in subsection
(a); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) any related
recommendations.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Submission to congress.--Not later than 90
days after receiving the report pursuant to paragraph (1), the
Secretary of State shall submit a copy of the report to the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(c) Personnel Recommendations.--If in the course of
conducting an investigation under section 303, the investigative team
finds reasonable cause to believe any individual described in section
303(a)(2)(D) has breached the duty of that individual or finds lesser
failures on the part of an individual in the performance of his or her
duties related to the incident, it shall be reported to the SRC. If the
SRC find reasonable cause to support the determination, it shall be
reported to the Secretary for appropriate action.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (h) Relation to Other Proceedings.--Section 305 of the
Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4835) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by inserting ``(a) No Effect on Existing
Remedies or Defenses.--'' before ``Nothing in this title'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(b) Future Inquiries.--Nothing in this title may be
construed to preclude the Secretary of State from convening a followup
public board of inquiry to investigate any security incident if the
incident was of such magnitude or significance that an internal process
is deemed insufficient to understand and investigate the incident. All
materials gathered during the procedures provided under this title
shall be provided to any related board of inquiry convened by the
Secretary.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE IV--A DIVERSE WORKFORCE: RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND
PROMOTION</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 401. REPORT ON BARRIERS TO APPLYING FOR EMPLOYMENT WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) identifies any barriers for applicants
applying for employment with the Department;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) provides demographic data of online applicants
during the most recent 3 years disaggregated by race,
ethnicity, gender, age, veteran status, disability, geographic
region, and any other categories determined by the
Secretary;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) assesses any barriers that exist for applying
online for employment with the Department, disaggregated by
race, ethnicity, gender, age, veteran status, disability,
geographic region, and any other categories determined by the
Secretary; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) includes recommendations for addressing any
disparities identified in the online application
process.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 402. COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND DISSEMINATION OF WORKFORCE
DATA.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Initial Report.--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 includes disaggregated
demographic data and other information regarding the diversity of the
workforce of the Department.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Data.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
include, to the maximum extent that the collection and dissemination of
such data can be done in a way that protects the confidentiality of
individuals and is otherwise permissible by law--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) demographic data on each element of the
workforce of the Department during the 5-year period ending on
the date of the enactment of this Act, disaggregated by rank
and grade or grade-equivalent, with respect to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) individuals hired to join the
workforce;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) individuals promoted, including
promotions to and within the Senior Executive Service
or the Senior Foreign Service;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) individuals serving as special
assistants in any of the offices of the Secretary of
State, the Deputy Secretary of State, the Counselor of
the Department of State, the Secretary's Policy
Planning Staff, the Under Secretary of State for Arms
Control and International Security, the Under Secretary
of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human
Rights, the Under Secretary of State for Economic
Growth, Energy, and the Environment, the Under
Secretary of State for Management, the Under Secretary
of State for Political Affairs, and the Under Secretary
of State for Public Diplomacy and Public
Affairs;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) individuals serving in each bureau's
front office;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) individuals serving as detailees to
the National Security Council;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (F) individuals serving on applicable
selection boards;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (G) members of any external advisory
committee or board who are subject to appointment by
individuals at senior positions in the
Department;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (H) individuals participating in
professional development programs of the Department and
the extent to which such participants have been placed
into senior positions within the Department after such
participation;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) individuals participating in
mentorship or retention programs; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (J) individuals who separated from the
agency, including individuals in the Senior Executive
Service or the Senior Foreign Service;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) an assessment of agency compliance with the
essential elements identified in Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission Management Directive 715, effective October 1, 2003;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) data on the overall number of individuals who
are part of the workforce, the percentages of such workforce
corresponding to each element specified in paragraph (1), and
the percentages corresponding to each rank, grade, or grade
equivalent.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Effectiveness of Department Efforts.--The report
required under subsection (a) shall describe and assess the
effectiveness of the efforts of the Department--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) to propagate fairness, impartiality, and
inclusion in the work environment, both domestically and
abroad;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) to enforce anti-harassment and anti-
discrimination policies, both domestically and at posts
overseas;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) to refrain from engaging in unlawful
discrimination in any phase of the employment process,
including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, assignments,
promotion, retention, and training;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) to prevent retaliation against employees for
participating in a protected equal employment opportunity
activity or for reporting sexual harassment or sexual
assault;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) to provide reasonable accommodation for
qualified employees and applicants with disabilities;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) to recruit a representative workforce by--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) recruiting women, persons with
disabilities, and minorities;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) recruiting at women's colleges,
historically Black colleges and universities, minority-
serving institutions, and other institutions serving a
significant percentage of minority students;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) placing job advertisements in
newspapers, magazines, and job sites oriented toward
women and minorities;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs
in urban and rural communities and at land-grant
colleges or universities;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) providing opportunities through the
Foreign Service Internship Program under chapter 12 of
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4141 et
seq.), and other hiring initiatives;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (F) recruiting mid-level and senior-level
professionals through programs designed to increase
representation in international affairs of people
belonging to traditionally under-
represented groups;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (G) offering the Foreign Service written
and oral assessment examinations in several locations
throughout the United States or via online platforms to
reduce the burden of applicants having to travel at
their own expense to take either or both such
examinations;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (H) expanding the use of paid internships;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) supporting recruiting and hiring
opportunities through--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) the Charles B. Rangel
International Affairs Fellowship
Program;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) the Thomas R. Pickering
Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) other initiatives, including
agencywide policy initiatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Annual Report.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
publication of the report required under subsection (a), the
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees, and make such report available on the
Department's website, that includes, without compromising the
confidentiality of individuals and to the extent otherwise
consistent with law--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) disaggregated demographic data, to the
maximum extent that collection of such data is
permissible by law, relating to the workforce and
information on the status of diversity and inclusion
efforts of the Department;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) an analysis of applicant flow data, to
the maximum extent that collection of such data is
permissible by law; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) disaggregated demographic data
relating to participants in professional development
programs of the Department and the rate of placement
into senior positions for participants in such
programs.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Combination with other annual report.--The
report required under paragraph (1) may be combined with
another annual report required by law, to the extent
practicable.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 403. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND
ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Purpose.--The purposes of this section are--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) to advance the values and interests of the
United States overseas through programs that foster innovation,
competitiveness, and a diversity of backgrounds, views, and
experience in the formulation and implementation of United
States foreign policy and assistance; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) to create opportunities for specialized
research, education, training, professional development, and
leadership opportunities for historically under-represented
populations within the Department and USAID.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Study.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The Secretary and the
Administrator of USAID shall conduct a study on the feasibility
of establishing Centers of Excellence in Foreign Affairs and
Assistance (referred to in this section as the ``Centers of
Excellence'') within institutions that serve historically
underrepresented populations to focus on 1 or more of the areas
described in paragraph (2).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Elements.--In conducting the study required
under paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Administrator,
respectively, shall consider--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) opportunities to enter into public-
private partnerships that will--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) increase diversity in foreign
affairs and foreign assistance Federal
careers;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) prepare a diverse cadre of
students (including nontraditional, mid-career,
part-time, and heritage students) and nonprofit
or business professionals with the skills and
education needed to meaningfully contribute to
the formulation and execution of United States
foreign policy and assistance;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) support the conduct of
research, education, and extension programs
that reflect diverse perspectives and a wide
range of views of world regions and
international affairs--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) to assist in the
development of regional and functional
foreign policy skills;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) to strengthen
international development and
humanitarian assistance programs;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (III) to strengthen
democratic institutions and processes
in policymaking, including supporting
public policies that engender equitable
and inclusive societies and focus on
challenges and inequalities in
education, health, wealth, justice, and
other sectors faced by diverse
communities;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) enable domestic and
international educational, internship,
fellowship, faculty exchange, training,
employment or other innovative programs to
acquire or strengthen knowledge of foreign
languages, cultures, societies, and
international skills and
perspectives;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (v) support collaboration among
institutions of higher education, including
community colleges, nonprofit organizations,
and corporations, to strengthen the engagement
between experts and specialists in the foreign
affairs and foreign assistance fields;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (vi) leverage additional public-
private partnerships with nonprofit
organizations, foundations, corporations,
institutions of higher education, and the
Federal Government; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) budget and staffing requirements,
including appropriate sources of funding, for the
establishment and conduct of operations of such Centers
of Excellence.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees that contains the findings of the
study conducted pursuant to subsection (b).</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE V--INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 501. UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL CYBERSPACE
POLICY.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--It is the policy of the United States--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) to work internationally to promote an open,
interoperable, reliable, and secure internet governed by the
multi-stakeholder model, which--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) promotes democracy, the rule of law,
and human rights, including freedom of
expression;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) supports the ability to innovate,
communicate, and promote economic prosperity;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) is designed to protect privacy and
guard against deception, fraud, and theft;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) to encourage and aid United States allies and
partners in improving their own technological capabilities and
resiliency to pursue, defend, and protect shared interests and
values, free from coercion and external pressure; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) in furtherance of the efforts described in
paragraphs (1) and (2)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) to provide incentives to the private
sector to accelerate the development of the
technologies referred to in such paragraphs;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) to modernize and harmonize with allies
and partners export controls and investment screening
regimes and associated policies and regulations;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) to enhance United States leadership in
technical standards-setting bodies and avenues for
developing norms regarding the use of digital
tools.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Implementation.--In implementing the policy described
in subsection (a), the President, in consultation with outside actors,
as appropriate, including private sector companies, nongovernmental
organizations, security researchers, and other relevant stakeholders,
in the conduct of bilateral and multilateral relations, shall strive--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) to clarify the applicability of international
laws and norms to the use of information and communications
technology (referred to in this subsection as
``ICT'');</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) to reduce and limit the risk of escalation and
retaliation in cyberspace, damage to critical infrastructure,
and other malicious cyber activity that impairs the use and
operation of critical infrastructure that provides services to
the public;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) to cooperate with like-minded countries that
share common values and cyberspace policies with the United
States, including respect for human rights, democracy, and the
rule of law, to advance such values and policies
internationally;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) to encourage the responsible development of
new, innovative technologies and ICT products that strengthen a
secure internet architecture that is accessible to
all;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) to secure and implement commitments on
responsible country behavior in cyberspace, including
commitments by countries--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) to not conduct, or knowingly support,
cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property, including
trade secrets or other confidential business
information, with the intent of providing competitive
advantages to companies or commercial
sectors;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) to take all appropriate and reasonable
efforts to keep their territories clear of
intentionally wrongful acts using ICT in violation of
international commitments;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) not to conduct or knowingly support
ICT activity that intentionally damages or otherwise
impairs the use and operation of critical
infrastructure providing services to the public, in
violation of international law;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) to take appropriate measures to
protect the country's critical infrastructure from ICT
threats;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) not to conduct or knowingly support
malicious international activity that harms the
information systems of authorized emergency response
teams (also known as ``computer emergency response
teams'' or ``cybersecurity incident response teams'')
of another country or authorize emergency response
teams to engage in malicious international activity, in
violation of international law;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (F) to respond to appropriate requests for
assistance to mitigate malicious ICT activity emanating
from their territory and aimed at the critical
infrastructure of another country;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (G) to not restrict cross-border data
flows or require local storage or processing of data;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (H) to protect the exercise of human
rights and fundamental freedoms on the internet, while
recognizing that the human rights that people have
offline also need to be protected online; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) to advance, encourage, and support the
development and adoption of internationally recognized
technical standards and best practices.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 502. BUREAU OF CYBERSPACE AND DIGITAL POLICY.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 1 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as
subsection (j) and (k), respectively;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by redesignating subsection (h) (as added by
section 361(a)(1) of division FF of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260)) as subsection
(l); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by inserting after subsection (h) the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--There is established, within
the Department of State, the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital
Policy (referred to in this subsection as the `Bureau'). The
head of the Bureau shall have the rank and status of ambassador
and shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Duties.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--The head of the Bureau
shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as
the Secretary of State shall prescribe, including
implementing the policy described in section 501(a) of
the Department of State Authorization Act of
2022.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) Duties described.--The principal
duties and responsibilities of the head of the Bureau
shall be--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) to serve as the principal
cyberspace policy official within the senior
management of the Department of State and as
the advisor to the Secretary of State for
cyberspace and digital issues;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) to lead, coordinate, and
execute, in coordination with other relevant
bureaus and offices, the Department of State's
diplomatic cyberspace, cybersecurity (including
efforts related to data privacy, data flows,
internet governance, information and
communications technology standards, and other
issues that the Secretary has assigned to the
Bureau);</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) to advance United States
national security and foreign policy interests
in cyberspace and to coordinate cyberspace
policy and other relevant functions with the
Department of State and with other components
of the Federal Government;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iv) to promote an open,
interoperable, reliable, and secure information
and communications technology infrastructure
globally;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(v) to represent the Secretary
of State in interagency efforts to develop and
advance Federal Government cyber priorities and
activities, including efforts to develop
credible national capabilities, strategies, and
policies to deter and counter cyber
adversaries, and carry out the purposes of
title V of the Department of State
Authorization Act of 2022;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(vi) to engage civil society,
the private sector, academia, and other public
and private entities on relevant international
cyberspace and information and communications
technology issues;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(vii) to lead United States
Government efforts to uphold and further
develop global deterrence frameworks for
malicious cyber activity;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(viii) to advise the Secretary
of State and coordinate with foreign
governments regarding responses to national
security-level cyber incidents, including
coordination on diplomatic response efforts to
support allies and partners threatened by
malicious cyber activity, in conjunction with
members of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization and like-minded
countries;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ix) to promote the building of
foreign capacity relating to cyberspace policy
priorities;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(x) to promote an open,
interoperable, reliable, and secure information
and communications technology infrastructure
globally and an open, interoperable, secure,
and reliable internet governed by the multi-
stakeholder model;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(xi) to promote an international
regulatory environment for technology
investments and the internet that benefits
United States economic and national security
interests;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(xii) to promote cross-border
flow of data and combat international
initiatives seeking to impose unreasonable
requirements on United States
businesses;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(xiii) to promote international
policies to protect the integrity of United
States and international telecommunications
infrastructure from foreign-based threats,
including cyber-enabled threats;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(xiv) to lead engagement, in
coordination with relevant executive branch
agencies, with foreign governments on relevant
international cyberspace, cybersecurity,
cybercrime, and digital economy issues
described in title V of the Department of State
Authorization Act of 2022;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(xv) to promote international
policies to secure radio frequency spectrum for
United States businesses and national security
needs;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(xvi) to promote and protect the
exercise of human rights, including freedom of
speech and religion, through the
internet;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(xvii) to build capacity of
United States diplomatic officials to engage on
cyberspace issues;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(xviii) to encourage the
development and adoption by foreign countries
of internationally recognized standards,
policies, and best practices;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(xix) to support efforts by the
Global Engagement Center to counter cyber-
enabled information operations against the
United States or its allies and partners;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(xx) to conduct such other
matters as the Secretary of State may
assign.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) Qualifications.--The head of the Bureau
should be an individual of demonstrated competency in the
fields of--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) cybersecurity and other relevant
cyberspace and information and communications
technology policy issues; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) international diplomacy.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) Organizational placement.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) Initial placement.--Except as
provided in subparagraph (B), the head of the Bureau
shall report to the Deputy Secretary of
State.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) Subsequent placement.--The head of
the Bureau may report to an Under Secretary of State or
to an official holding a higher position than Under
Secretary if, not later than 15 days before any change
in such reporting structure, the Secretary of State--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) consults with the Committee
on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) submits a report to such
committees that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(I) indicates that the
Secretary, with respect to the
reporting structure of the Bureau, has
consulted with and solicited feedback
from--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(aa) other
relevant Federal entities with
a role in international aspects
of cyber policy; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(bb) the
elements of the Department of
State with responsibility for
aspects of cyber policy,
including the elements
reporting to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(AA) the
Under Secretary of
State for Political
Affairs;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(BB) the
Under Secretary of
State for Civilian
Security, Democracy,
and Human
Rights;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(CC) the
Under Secretary of
State for Economic
Growth, Energy, and the
Environment;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(DD) the
Under Secretary of
State for Arms Control
and International
Security
Affairs;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(EE) the
Under Secretary of
State for Management;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(FF) the
Under Secretary of
State for Public
Diplomacy and Public
Affairs;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(II) describes the new
reporting structure for the head of the
Bureau and the justification for such
new structure; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(III) includes a plan
describing how the new reporting
structure will better enable the head
of the Bureau to carry out the duties
described in paragraph (2), including
the security, economic, and human
rights aspects of cyber
diplomacy.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(5) Special hiring authorities.--The Secretary
of State may--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) appoint employees without regard to
the provisions of title 5, United States Code,
regarding appointments in the competitive service;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) fix the basic compensation of such
employees without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter
III of chapter 53 of such title regarding
classification and General Schedule pay
rates.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(6) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this
subsection may be construed to preclude the head of the Bureau
from being designated as an Assistant Secretary, if such an
Assistant Secretary position does not increase the number of
Assistant Secretary positions at the Department above the
number authorized under subsection (c)(1).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the Bureau established under section 1(i) of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956, as added by subsection (a), should have a
diverse workforce composed of qualified individuals, including
individuals from traditionally underrepresented groups.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) United Nations.--The Permanent Representative of the
United States to the United Nations should use the voice, vote, and
influence of the United States to oppose any measure that is
inconsistent with the policy described in section 501(a).</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 503. INTERNATIONAL CYBERSPACE AND DIGITAL POLICY
STRATEGY.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Strategy Required.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the President, acting through the
Secretary, and in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal
departments and agencies, shall develop an international cyberspace and
digital policy strategy.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Elements.--The strategy required under subsection (a)
shall include--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) a review of actions and activities undertaken
to support the policy described in section 501(a);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) a plan of action to guide the diplomacy of the
Department with regard to foreign countries, including--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) conducting bilateral and multilateral
activities--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) to develop and support the
implementation of norms of responsible country
behavior in cyberspace consistent with the
objectives specified in section
501(b)(5);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) to reduce the frequency and
severity of cyberattacks on United States
individuals, businesses, governmental agencies,
and other organizations;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) to reduce cybersecurity
risks to United States and allied critical
infrastructure;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) to improve allies' and
partners' collaboration with the United States
on cybersecurity issues, including information
sharing, regulatory coordination and
improvement, and joint investigatory and law
enforcement operations related to cybercrime;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (v) to share best practices and
advance proposals to strengthen civilian and
private sector resiliency to threats and access
to opportunities in cyberspace; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) reviewing the status of existing
efforts in relevant multilateral fora, as appropriate,
to obtain commitments on international norms regarding
cyberspace;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) a review of alternative concepts for
international norms regarding cyberspace offered by foreign
countries;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) a detailed description of new and evolving
threats regarding cyberspace from foreign adversaries, state-
sponsored actors, and non-state actors to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) United States national
security;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the Federal and private sector
cyberspace infrastructure of the United
States;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) intellectual property in the United
States; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) the privacy and security of citizens
of the United States;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) a review of the policy tools available to the
President to deter and de-escalate tensions with foreign
countries, state-sponsored actors, and private actors
regarding--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) threats in cyberspace;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the degree to which such tools have
been used; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) whether such tools have been effective
deterrents;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) a review of resources required to conduct
activities to build responsible norms of international cyber
behavior;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) a review to determine whether the budgetary
resources, technical expertise, legal authorities, and
personnel available to the Department and other relevant
Federal agencies are adequate to achieve the actions and
activities undertaken to support the policy described in
section 501(a);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (8) a review to determine whether the Department
is properly organized and coordinated with other Federal
agencies to achieve the objectives described in section 501(b);
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (9) a plan of action, developed in consultation
with relevant Federal departments and agencies as the President
may direct, to guide the diplomacy of the Department with
respect to the inclusion of cyber issues in mutual defense
agreements.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Form of Strategy.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Public availability.--The strategy required
under subsection (a) shall be available to the public in
unclassified form, including through publication in the Federal
Register.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Classified annex.--The strategy required under
subsection (a) may include a classified annex.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the completion
of the strategy required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall
brief the appropriate congressional committees regarding the strategy,
including any material contained in a classified annex.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Updates.--The strategy required under subsection (a)
shall be updated--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) not later than 90 days after any material
change to United States policy described in such strategy;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) not later than 1 year after the inauguration
of each new President.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 504. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT ON CYBER
DIPLOMACY.</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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 and provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional
committees that includes--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) an assessment of the extent to which United
States diplomatic processes and other efforts with foreign
countries, including through multilateral fora, bilateral
engagements, and negotiated cyberspace agreements, advance the
full range of United States interests regarding cyberspace,
including the policy described in section 501(a);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) an assessment of the Department's
organizational structure and approach to managing its
diplomatic efforts to advance the full range of United States
interests regarding cyberspace, including a review of--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the establishment of a Bureau within
the Department to lead the Department's international
cyber mission;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the current or proposed diplomatic
mission, structure, staffing, funding, and activities
of such Bureau;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) how the establishment of such Bureau
has impacted or is likely to impact the structure and
organization of the Department; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) what challenges, if any, the
Department has faced or will face in establishing such
Bureau; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) any other matters that the Comptroller General
determines to be relevant.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 505. REPORT ON DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS TO DETECT AND RESPOND
TO CYBER THREATS AGAINST ALLIES AND PARTNERS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the heads of other
relevant Federal agencies, shall submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees that assesses the capabilities of the
Department to provide civilian-led support for acute cyber incident
response in ally and partner countries that includes--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) a description and assessment of the
Department's coordination with cyber programs and operations of
the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland
Security;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) recommendations on how to improve coordination
and executive of Department involvement in programs or
operations to support allies and partners in responding to
acute cyber incidents; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) the budgetary resources, technical expertise,
legal authorities, and personnel needed for the Department to
formulate and implement the programs described in this
section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 506. CYBERSECURITY RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
improving computer programming language proficiency will improve--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the cybersecurity effectiveness of the
Department; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the ability of foreign service officers to
engage with foreign audiences on cybersecurity
matters.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Technology Talent Acquisition.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish
positions within the Bureau of Global Talent Management that
are solely dedicated to the recruitment and retention of
Department personnel with backgrounds in cybersecurity,
engineering, data science, application development, artificial
intelligence, critical and emerging technology, and technology
and digital policy.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Goals.--The goals of the positions described
in paragraph (1) shall be--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) to fulfill the critical need of the
Department to recruit and retain employees for
cybersecurity, digital, and technology
positions;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) to actively recruit relevant
candidates from academic institutions, the private
sector, and related industries;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) to work with the Office of Personnel
Management and the United States Digital Service to
develop and implement best strategies for recruiting
and retaining technology talent; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) to inform and train supervisors at the
Department on the use of the authorities listed in
subsection (c)(1).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Implementation plan.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall submit a plan to the appropriate congressional committees
that describes how the objectives and goals set forth in
paragraphs (1) and (2) will be implemented.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is
authorized to be appropriated $750,000 for each of the fiscal
years 2023 through 2027 to carry out this subsection.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Annual Report on Hiring Authorities.--Not later than 1
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually
thereafter for the following 5 years, the Secretary shall submit a
report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) a list of the hiring authorities available to
the Department to recruit and retain personnel with backgrounds
in cybersecurity, engineering, data science, application
development, artificial intelligence, critical and emerging
technology, and technology and digital policy;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) a list of which hiring authorities described
in paragraph (1) have been used during the previous 5
years;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) the number of employees in qualified positions
hired, aggregated by position and grade level or pay
band;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) the number of employees who have been placed
in qualified positions, aggregated by bureau and offices within
the Department;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) the rate of attrition of individuals who begin
the hiring process and do not complete the process and a
description of the reasons for such attrition;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) the number of individuals who are interviewed
by subject matter experts and the number of individuals who are
not interviewed by subject matter experts; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) recommendations for--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) reducing the attrition rate referred
to in paragraph (5) by 5 percent each year;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) additional hiring authorities needed
to acquire needed technology talent;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) hiring personnel to hold public trust
positions until such personnel can obtain the necessary
security clearance; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) informing and training supervisors
within the Department on the use of the authorities
listed in paragraph (1).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Incentive Pay for Cybersecurity Professionals.--To
increase the number of qualified candidates available to fulfill the
cybersecurity needs of the Department, the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) include computer programming languages within
the Recruitment Language Program; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) provide appropriate language incentive
pay.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following 5
years, the Secretary shall provide a list to the appropriate
congressional committees that identifies--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the computer programming languages included
within the Recruitment Language Program and the language
incentive pay rate; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the number of individuals benefitting from the
inclusion of such computer programming languages in the
Recruitment Language Program and language incentive
pay.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 507. SHORT COURSE ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR SENIOR
OFFICIALS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and begin
providing, for senior officials of the Department, a course addressing
how the most recent and relevant technologies affect the activities of
the Department.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Throughput Objectives.--The Secretary should ensure
that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) during the first year that the course
developed pursuant to subsection (a) is offered, not fewer than
20 percent of senior officials are certified as having passed
such course; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in each subsequent year, until the date on
which 80 percent of senior officials are certified as having
passed such course, an additional 10 percent of senior
officials are certified as having passed such course.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 508. ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPANSION OF REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY
OFFICER PROGRAM.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Regional Technology Officer Program.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish
a program, which shall be known as the ``Regional Technology
Officer Program'' (referred to in this section as the
``Program'').</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Goals.--The goals of the Program shall include
the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) Promoting United States leadership in
technology abroad.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Working with partners to increase the
deployment of critical and emerging technology in
support of democratic values.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) Shaping diplomatic agreements in
regional and international fora with respect to
critical and emerging technologies.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) Building diplomatic capacity for
handling critical and emerging technology
issues.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) Facilitating the role of critical and
emerging technology in advancing the foreign policy
objectives of the United States through engagement with
research labs, incubators, and venture
capitalists.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (F) Maintaining the advantages of the
United States with respect to critical and emerging
technologies.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Implementation Plan.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit an
implementation plan to the appropriate congressional committees that
outlines strategies for--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) advancing the goals described in subsection
(a)(2);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) hiring Regional Technology Officers and
increasing the competitiveness of the Program within the
Foreign Service bidding process;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) expanding the Program to include a minimum of
15 Regional Technology Officers; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) assigning not fewer than 2 Regional Technology
Officers to posts within--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) each regional bureau of the
Department; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the Bureau of International
Organization Affairs.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Annual Briefing Requirement.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter
for the following 5 years, the Secretary shall brief the appropriate
congressional committees regarding the status of the implementation
plan required under subsection (b).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023
through 2027 to carry out this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 509. VULNERABILITY DISCLOSURE POLICY AND BUG BOUNTY
PROGRAM REPORT.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Bug bounty program.--The term ``bug bounty
program'' means a program under which an approved individual,
organization, or company is temporarily authorized to identify
and report vulnerabilities of internet-facing information
technology of the Department in exchange for
compensation.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Information technology.--The term
``information technology'' has the meaning given such term in
section 11101 of title 40, United States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Vulnerability Disclosure Policy.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall design,
establish, and make publicly known a Vulnerability Disclosure
Policy (referred to in this section as the ``VDP'') to improve
Department cybersecurity by--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) creating Department policy and
infrastructure to receive reports of and remediate
discovered vulnerabilities in line with existing
policies of the Office of Management and Budget and the
Department of Homeland Security Binding Operational
Directive 20-01 or any subsequent directive;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) providing a report on such policy and
infrastructure to Congress.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Annual reports.--Not later than 180 days after
the establishment of the VDP pursuant to paragraph (1), and
annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Secretary
shall submit a report on the VDP to the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives that includes
information relating to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the number and severity of all
security vulnerabilities reported;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the number of previously unidentified
security vulnerabilities remediated as a
result;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) the current number of outstanding
previously unidentified security vulnerabilities and
Department of State remediation plans;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) the average time between the reporting
of security vulnerabilities and remediation of such
vulnerabilities;.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) the resources, surge staffing, roles,
and responsibilities within the Department used to
implement the VDP and complete security vulnerability
remediation;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (F) how the VDP identified vulnerabilities
are incorporated into existing Department vulnerability
prioritization and management processes;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (G) any challenges in implementing the VDP
and plans for expansion or contraction in the scope of
the VDP across Department information systems;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (H) any other topic that the Secretary
determines to be relevant.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Bug Bounty Program Report.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a
report to Congress that describes any ongoing efforts by the
Department or a third-party vendor under contract with the
Department to establish or carry out a bug bounty program that
identifies security vulnerabilities of internet-
facing information technology of the Department.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the
date on which any bug bounty program is established, the
Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives regarding
such program, including information relating to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the number of approved individuals,
organizations, or companies involved in such program,
disaggregated by the number of approved individuals,
organizations, or companies that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) registered;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) were approved;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) submitted security
vulnerabilities; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) received
compensation;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the number and severity of all
security vulnerabilities reported as part of such
program;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) the number of previously unidentified
security vulnerabilities remediated as a result of such
program;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) the current number of outstanding
previously unidentified security vulnerabilities and
Department remediation plans for such outstanding
vulnerabilities;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) the average length of time between the
reporting of security vulnerabilities and remediation
of such vulnerabilities;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (F) the types of compensation provided
under such program;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (G) the lessons learned from such
program;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (H) the public accessibility of contact
information for the Department regarding the bug bounty
program;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) the incorporation of bug bounty
program identified vulnerabilities into existing
Department vulnerability prioritization and management
processes; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (J) any challenges in implementing the bug
bounty program and plans for expansion or contraction
in the scope of the bug bounty program across
Department information systems.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE VI--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 601. UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL FAIRS
AND EXPOSITIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 204 of the
Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 (22 U.S.C. 2452b), and subject to
subsection (b), amounts available under title I of the Department of
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2022 (division K of Public Law 117-103), or under prior such Acts, may
be made available to pay for expenses related to United States
participation in international fairs and expositions abroad, including
for construction and operation of pavilions or other major
exhibits.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Limitation on Solicitation of Funds.--Senior employees
of the Department, in their official capacity, may not solicit funds to
pay expenses for a United States pavilion or other major exhibit at any
international exposition or world's fair registered by the Bureau of
International Expositions.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated $20,000,000 to the Department for United States
participation in international fairs and expositions abroad, including
for construction and operation of pavilions or other major
exhibits.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 602. PRESS FREEDOM CURRICULUM.</DELETED>
<DELETED> The Secretary shall ensure that there is a press freedom
curriculum for the National Foreign Affairs Training Center that
enables Foreign Service officers to better understand issues of press
freedom and the tools that are available to help protect journalists
and promote freedom of the press norms, which may include--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the historic and current issues facing press
freedom, including countries of specific concern;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the Department's role in promoting press
freedom as an American value, a human rights issue, and a
national security imperative;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) ways to incorporate press freedom promotion
into other aspects of diplomacy; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) existing tools to assist journalists in
distress and methods for engaging foreign governments and
institutions on behalf of individuals engaged in journalistic
activity who are at risk of harm.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 603. GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 1287(j) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is amended
by striking ``the date that is 8 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act'' and inserting ``December 31, 2027''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Hiring Authority for Global Engagement Center.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary, during the
5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and
solely to carry out the functions of the Global Engagement Center
described in section 1287(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2656 note), may--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) appoint employees without regard to
appointment in the competitive service; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) fix the basic compensation of such employees
regarding classification and General Schedule pay
rates.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 604. UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 1(b)(3) of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at
the end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(F) coordinate the allocation and
management of the financial and human resources for
public diplomacy, including for--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) the Bureau of Educational
and Cultural Affairs;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) the Bureau of Global Public
Affairs;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) the Office of Policy,
Planning, and Resources for Public Diplomacy
and Public Affairs;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iv) the Global Engagement
Center; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(v) the public diplomacy
functions within the regional and functional
bureaus.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE VII--OTHER MATTERS</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 701. SUPPORTING THE EMPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS
BY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to promote
the employment and advancement of United States citizens by
international organizations and bodies, including by--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) providing stipends, consultation, and
analytical services to support United States citizen
applicants; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) making grants for the purposes described in
paragraph (1).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Using Diplomatic Programs Funding To Promote the
Employment of United States Citizens by International Organizations.--
Amounts appropriated under the heading ``diplomatic programs'' in any
Act making appropriations for the Department of State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs may be made available for grants,
programs, and activities described in subsection (a).</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 702. INCREASING HOUSING AVAILABILITY FOR CERTAIN
EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED TO THE UNITED STATES MISSION TO THE
UNITED NATIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Additional Employees.--Section 9(2) of the United
Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287e-1(2)), is amended by
striking ``30'' and inserting ``41''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Health Systems and Resilience Fund.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Establishment.--There is established in the
Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the
``Health Systems and Resilience Fund''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Health Systems and
Resilience Fund $10,000,000, which--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) shall be used by USAID for global
health activities in challenging environments and
countries in crisis; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) shall remain available until
expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 703. LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY THE UNITED
NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL.</DELETED>
<DELETED> The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C.
287 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``SEC. 12. LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY THE UNITED
NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or
otherwise made available to pay assessed and other expenses of
international peacekeeping activities under this Act may be made
available for an international peacekeeping operation that has not been
expressly authorized by the United Nations Security
Council.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 704. BOARDS OF RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY, RADIO
FREE ASIA, THE MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS, AND THE
OPEN TECHNOLOGY FUND.</DELETED>
<DELETED> The United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994
(22 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 306 (22
U.S.C. 6205) the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``SEC. 307. GRANTEE CORPORATE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(a) In General.--The corporate board of directors of
each grantee under this title--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) shall be bipartisan;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) shall have the sole responsibility to
operate their respective grantees within the jurisdiction of
their respective States of incorporation;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) shall be composed of not fewer than 5
members and not more than 7 members, who shall be qualified
individuals who are not employed in the public sector;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) shall appoint successors in the event of
vacancies on their respective boards, in accordance with
applicable bylaws.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(b) Not Federal Employees.--No employee of any grantee
under this title may be a Federal employee.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 705. BROADCASTING ENTITIES NO LONGER REQUIRED TO
CONSOLIDATE INTO A SINGLE PRIVATE, NONPROFIT
CORPORATION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 310 of the United States International
Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6209) is repealed.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 706. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ACTIVITIES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 305(a) of the United States International
Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6204(a)) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by striking paragraph (20);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by redesignating paragraphs (21), (22), and
(23) as paragraphs (20), (21), and (22), respectively;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) in paragraph (20), as redesignated, by
striking ``or between grantees,''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 707. GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United
States to promote internet freedom through programs of the Department
and USAID that preserve and expand the internet as an open, global
space for freedom of expression and association, which shall be
prioritized for countries--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) whose governments restrict freedom of
expression on the internet; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) that are important to the national interest of
the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Purpose and Coordination With Other Programs.--Global
internet freedom programming under this section--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) shall be coordinated with other United States
foreign assistance programs that promote democracy and support
the efforts of civil society--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) to counter the development of
repressive internet-related laws and regulations,
including countering threats to internet freedom at
international organizations;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) to combat violence against bloggers
and other civil society activists who utilize the
internet; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) to enhance digital security training
and capacity building for democracy
activists;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) shall seek to assist efforts--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) to research key threats to internet
freedom;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) to continue the development of
technologies that provide or enhance access to the
internet, including circumvention tools that bypass
internet blocking, filtering, and other censorship
techniques used by authoritarian governments;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) to maintain the technological
advantage of the Federal Government over the censorship
techniques described in subparagraph (B); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) shall be incorporated into country assistance
and democracy promotion strategies, as appropriate.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) $75,000,000 to the Department and USAID, which
shall be used to continue efforts to promote internet freedom
globally, and shall be matched, to the maximum extent
practicable, by sources other than the Federal Government,
including the private sector; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) $49,000,000 to the United States Agency for
Global Media (referred to in this section as the ``USAGM'') and
its grantees, which shall be used for internet freedom and
circumvention technologies that are designed--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) for open-source tools and techniques
to securely develop and distribute digital content
produced by the USAGM and its grantees;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) to facilitate audience access to such
digital content on websites that are
censored;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) to coordinate the distribution of such
digital content to targeted regional audiences;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) to promote and distribute such tools
and techniques, including digital security
techniques.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) United States Agency for Global Media Activities.--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Annual certification.--For any new tools or
techniques authorized under subsection (c)(2), the Chief
Executive Officer of the USGAM, in consultation with the
President of the Open Technology Fund (referred to in this
subsection as the ``OTF'') and relevant Federal departments and
agencies, shall submit an annual certification to the
appropriate congressional committees that verifies they--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) have evaluated the risks and benefits
of such new tools or techniques; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) have established safeguards to
minimize the use of such new tools or techniques for
illicit purposes.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Information sharing.--The Secretary may not
direct programs or policy of the USAGM or the OTF, but may
share any research and development with relevant Federal
departments and agencies for the exclusive purposes of--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) sharing information, technologies, and
best practices; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) assessing the effectiveness of such
technologies.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) United states agency for global media.--The
Chief Executive Officer of the USAGM, in consultation with the
President of the OTF, shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) coordinate international broadcasting
programs and incorporate such programs into country
broadcasting strategies, as appropriate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) solicit project proposals through an
open, transparent, and competitive application process,
including by seeking input from technical and subject
matter experts; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) support internet circumvention tools
and techniques for audiences in countries that are
strategic priorities for the OTF, in accordance with
USAGM's annual language service prioritization
review.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) USAGM Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Executive Office of the USAGM
shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that
describes--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) as of the date of the report--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the full scope of internet freedom
programs within the USAGM, including--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) the efforts of the Office of
Internet Freedom; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) the efforts of the Open
Technology Fund;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the capacity of internet censorship
circumvention tools supported by the Office of Internet
Freedom and grantees of the Open Technology Fund that
are available for use by individuals in foreign
countries seeking to counteract censors; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) any barriers to the provision of the
efforts described in clauses (i) and (ii) of
subparagraph (A), including access to surge funding;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) successful examples from the Office of
Internet Freedom and Open Technology Fund involving--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) responding rapidly to internet
shutdowns in closed societies; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) ensuring uninterrupted circumvention
services for USAGM entities to promote internet freedom
within repressive regimes.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (f) Joint Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Administrator of
USAID shall jointly submit a report, which may include a classified
annex, to the appropriate congressional committees that describes--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) as of the date of the report--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the full scope of internet freedom
programs within the Department and USAID, including--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) Department circumvention
efforts; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) USAID efforts to support
internet infrastructure;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the capacity of internet censorship
circumvention tools supported by the Federal Government
that are available for use by individuals in foreign
countries seeking to counteract censors; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) any barriers to provision of the
efforts enumerated in clauses (i) and (ii) of
subsection (e)(1)(A), including access to surge
funding; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) any new resources needed to provide the
Federal Government with greater capacity to provide and boost
internet access--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) to respond rapidly to internet
shutdowns in closed societies; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) to provide internet connectivity to
foreign locations where the provision of additional
internet access service would promote freedom from
repressive regimes.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (g) Security Audits.--Before providing any support for
open source technologies under this section, such technologies must
undergo comprehensive security audits to ensure that such technologies
are secure and have not been compromised in a manner that is
detrimental to the interest of the United States or to the interests of
individuals and organizations benefitting from programs supported by
such funding.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (h) Surge.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Authorization of appropriations.--Subject to
paragraph (2), there is authorized to be appropriated, in
addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purposes,
$2,500,000 to support internet freedom programs in closed
societies, including programs that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) are carried out in crisis situations
by vetted entities that are already engaged in internet
freedom programs;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) involve circumvention tools;
or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) increase the overseas bandwidth for
companies that received Federal funding during the
previous fiscal year.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Certification.--Amounts authorized to be
appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) may not be expended
until the Secretary has certified to the appropriate
congressional committees, the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives that the use of such funds is in the national
interest of the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``internet
censorship circumvention tool'' means a software application or other
tool that an individual can use to evade foreign government
restrictions on internet access.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 708. ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT ALIGNMENT WITH THE EXPORT
CONTROL REFORM ACT.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 38(e) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2778(e)) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by striking ``subsections (c), (d), (e), and
(g) of section 11 of the Export Administration Act of 1979, and
by subsections (a) and (c) of section 12 of such Act'' and
inserting ``subsections (c) and (d) of section 1760 of the
Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4819), and by
subsections (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(7), (c), and
(h) of section 1761 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 4820)'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by striking ``11(c)(2)(B) of such Act'' and
inserting ``1760(c)(2) of such Act (50 U.S.C.
4819(c)(2))'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by striking ``11(c) of the Export
Administration Act of 1979'' and inserting ``section 1760(c) of
the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4819(c))'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting ``the
greater of $1,200,000 or the amount that is twice the value of
the transaction that is the basis of the violation with respect
to which the penalty is imposed.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 709. INCREASING THE MAXIMUM ANNUAL LEASE PAYMENT
AVAILABLE WITHOUT APPROVAL BY THE SECRETARY.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 10(a) of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926
(22 U.S.C. 301(a)), is amended by striking ``$50,000'' and inserting
``$100,000''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 710. REPORT ON UNITED STATES ACCESS TO CRITICAL MINERAL
RESOURCES ABROAD.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees that details, with regard to the Department--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) diplomatic efforts to ensure United States
access to critical minerals acquired from outside of the United
States that are used to manufacture clean energy technologies;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) collaboration with other parts of the Federal
Government to build a robust supply chain for critical minerals
necessary to manufacture clean energy technologies.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 711. ENSURING THE INTEGRITY OF COMMUNICATIONS
COOPERATION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' means--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) the Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
of the House of Representatives; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) the Committee on Armed Services of the House
of Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Determination.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, not later than 15 days after any Chief of Mission determines that
communications equipment provided by the United States Government to a
foreign government has been used for a purpose other than the purpose
for which the equipment was authorized, the Secretary shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) an unclassified notification that indicates
that such an incident occurred and the country in which it
occurred; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) a classified notification that describes the
incident concerned, including a description of--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the Federal department or agency that
provided the equipment;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the foreign entity or individual that
used the equipment for unlawful purposes; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) how the equipment was used in an
unlawful manner.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 712. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT, QUARTERLY REVIEW, AND
AUTHORITY RELATING TO CONCURRENCE PROVIDED BY CHIEFS OF
MISSION FOR THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT RELATING TO CERTAIN
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Notification Required.--Not later than 30 days after
the date on which a Chief of Mission provides concurrence for the
provision of United States Government support to entities or
individuals engaged in facilitating or supporting United States
Government military- or security-related operations within the area of
responsibility of the Chief of Mission, the Secretary shall notify the
appropriate congressional committees of the provision of such
concurrence.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Semiannual Review, Determination, and Briefing
Required.--Not less frequently than every 180 days, the Secretary, in
order to ensure that the support described in subsection (a) continues
to align with United States foreign policy objectives and the
objectives of the Department, shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) conduct a review of any concurrence described
in subsection (a) in effect as of the date of the
review;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) based on the review, determine whether to
revoke any such concurrence pending further study and review;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) brief the appropriate congressional committees
on the results of the review.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Revocation of Concurrence.--If the Secretary
determines to revoke any concurrence described in subsection (a)
pursuant to a review conducted under subsection (b), the Secretary may
revoke such concurrence.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Annual Report Required.--Not later than January 31 of
each year, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report that includes the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) A description of any support described in
subsection (a) that was provided with the concurrence of a
Chief of Mission during the calendar year preceding the
calendar year in which the report is submitted.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) An analysis of the effects of the support
described in paragraph (1) on diplomatic lines of effort,
including with respect to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism,
Demining, and Related Programs (NADR) and associated
Antiterrorism Assistance (ATA) programs;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) International Narcotics Control and
Law Enforcement (INCLE) programs; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Foreign
Military Financing (FMF), and associated training
programs.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 713. PROVISION OF PARKING SERVICES AND RETENTION OF
PARKING FEES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> The Secretary of State may--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) provide parking services, including electric
vehicle charging and other parking services, in facilities
operated by or for the Department; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) charge fees for such services that may be
deposited into the appropriate account of the Department, to
remain available until expended for the purposes of such
account.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 714. DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION AREAS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``reception
areas'' has the meaning given such term in section 41(c) of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2713(c)).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) In General.--The Secretary may sell goods and services
and use the proceeds of such sales for administration and related
support of the reception areas consistent with section 41(a) of the
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C.
2713(a)).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Amounts Collected.--Amounts collected pursuant to the
authority provided under subsection (b) may be deposited into an
account in the Treasury, to remain available until expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 715. CONSULAR AND BORDER SECURITY PROGRAMS VISA SERVICES
COST RECOVERY PROPOSAL.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 103 of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa
Entry Reform Act of 2002 (8 U.S.C. 1713) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subsection (b)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by inserting ``or surcharge'' after
``machine-readable visa fee''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by adding at the end the following:
``The amount of the machine-readable visa fee or
surcharge under this subsection may also account for
the cost of other consular services that are not
otherwise subject to a fee or surcharge retained by the
Department of State.''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in subsection (d), by inserting ``or
surcharges'' after ``amounts collected as fees''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE VIII--EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 801. CONSULTING SERVICES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Any consulting services through procurement contracts
shall be limited to contracts in which such expenditures are a matter
of public record and available for public inspection, except where
otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive
order issued pursuant to existing law.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 802. DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> For the purposes of calculating the costs of providing new
United States diplomatic facilities in any fiscal year, in accordance
with section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 note), the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget, shall determine the annual program level and agency shares
for such fiscal year in a manner that is proportional to the
contribution of the Department of State for this purpose.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 803. EXTENSION OF EXISTING AUTHORITIES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Extension of Authorities.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Passport fees.--Section 1(b)(2) of the
Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2)) shall be
applied by striking ``September 30, 2010'' and inserting
``September 30, 2023''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Incentives for critical posts.--The authority
contained in section 1115(d) of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32) shall remain in effect through
``September 30, 2023''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) USAID civil service annuitant waiver.--Section
625(j)(1)(B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2385(j)(1)(B)) shall be applied by striking ``October 1, 2010''
and inserting ``September 30, 2023''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Overseas pay comparability and limitation.--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) In general.--The authority provided by
section 1113 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act,
2009 (Public Law 111-32) shall remain in effect through
September 30, 2023.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Limitation.--The authority described
in subparagraph (A) may not be used to pay an eligible
member of the Foreign Service (as defined in section
1113(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009
(Public Law 111-32)) a locality-based comparability
payment (stated as a percentage) that exceeds two-
thirds of the amount of the locality-based
comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that
would be payable to such member under section 5304 of
title 5, United States Code, if such member's official
duty station were in the District of
Columbia.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) Inspector general annuitant waiver.--The
authorities provided in section 1015(b) of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-212)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) shall remain in effect through
September 30, 2023; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) may be used to facilitate the
assignment of persons for oversight of programs in
Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, and
Yemen.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) Accountability review boards.--The authority
provided under section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic
Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3))
shall remain in effect for facilities in Afghanistan and shall
apply to facilities in Ukraine through September 30, 2023,
except that the notification and reporting requirements
contained in such section shall include the appropriate
congressional committees, the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) Department of state inspector general waiver
authority.--The Inspector General of the Department may waive
the provisions of subsections (a) through (d) of section 824 of
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064), on a case-by-
case basis, for an annuitant reemployed by the Inspector
General on a temporary basis, subject to the same constraints
and in the same manner by which the Secretary of State may
exercise such waiver authority pursuant to subsection (g) of
such section.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Extension of Procurement Authority.--Section 7077 of
the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I of Public Law 112-74) shall
continue in effect until September 30, 2023.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 804. WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE AND MILITARY TRAINING
REPORT.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Extension of War Reserves Stockpile Authority.--
Section 12001(d) of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005
(Public Law 108-287; 118 Stat. 1011) is amended by striking ``of this
section'' and all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting ``of this section after September 30, 2023.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Annual Foreign Military Training Report.--For the
purposes of implementing section 656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, the term ``military training provided to foreign military
personnel by the Department of Defense and the Department of State''
shall be deemed to include all military training provided by foreign
governments with funds appropriated to the Department of Defense or the
Department of State, except for training provided by the government of
a country designated under section 517(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C.
2321k(b)) as a major non-North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally. Such
third-country training shall be clearly identified in the report
submitted pursuant to such section 656.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Department of
State Authorization Act of 2022''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Sec. 101. Modernizing the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and
Compliance and the Bureau of International
Security and Nonproliferation.
Sec. 102. Notification to Congress for United States nationals
unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad.
Sec. 103. Family Engagement Coordinator.
Sec. 104. Rewards for Justice.
Sec. 105. Ensuring geographic diversity and accessibility of passport
agencies.
Sec. 106. Cultural Antiquities Task Force.
Sec. 107. Briefing on ``China House''.
Sec. 108. Office of Sanctions Coordination.
TITLE II--PERSONNEL ISSUES
Sec. 201. Department of State paid Student Internship Program.
Sec. 202. Improvements to the prevention of, and the response to,
harassment, discrimination, sexual assault,
and related retaliation.
Sec. 203. Increasing the maximum amount authorized for science and
technology fellowship grants and
cooperative agreements.
Sec. 204. Additional personnel to address backlogs in hiring and
investigations.
Sec. 205. Commission on Reform and Modernization of the Department of
State.
Sec. 206. Foreign affairs training.
Sec. 207. Security clearance approval process.
Sec. 208. Addendum for study on foreign service allowances.
Sec. 209. Curtailments, removals from post, and waivers of privileges
and immunities.
Sec. 210. Report on worldwide availability.
Sec. 211. Professional development.
Sec. 212. Management assessments at diplomatic and consular posts.
Sec. 213. Independent review of promotion policies.
Sec. 214. Third party verification of permanent change of station (PCS)
orders.
Sec. 215. Post-employment restrictions on Senate-confirmed officials at
the Department of State.
Sec. 216. Expansion of authorities regarding special rules for certain
monthly workers' compensation payments and
other payments.
TITLE III--EMBASSY SECURITY AND CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 301. Amendments to Secure Embassy Construction and
Counterterrorism Act of 1999.
Sec. 302. Diplomatic support and security.
Sec. 303. Establishment of United States embassies in Vanuatu,
Kiribati, and Tonga.
TITLE IV--A DIVERSE WORKFORCE: RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND PROMOTION
Sec. 401. Report on barriers to applying for employment with the
Department of State.
Sec. 402. Collection, analysis, and dissemination of workforce data.
Sec. 403. Centers of Excellence in Foreign Affairs and Assistance.
Sec. 404. Institute for Transatlantic Engagement.
Sec. 405. Rule of construction.
TITLE V--INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY
Sec. 501. United States international cyberspace policy.
Sec. 502. Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.
Sec. 503. International cyberspace and digital policy strategy.
Sec. 504. Government Accountability Office report on cyber diplomacy.
Sec. 505. Report on diplomatic programs to detect and respond to cyber
threats against allies and partners.
Sec. 506. Cybersecurity recruitment and retention.
Sec. 507. Short course on emerging technologies for senior officials.
Sec. 508. Establishment and expansion of Regional Technology Officer
Program.
Sec. 509. Vulnerability disclosure policy and bug bounty program
report.
TITLE VI--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
Sec. 601. United States participation in international fairs and
expositions.
Sec. 602. Press freedom curriculum.
Sec. 603. Global Engagement Center.
Sec. 604. Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy.
TITLE VII--OTHER MATTERS
Sec. 701. Supporting the employment of United States citizens by
international organizations.
Sec. 702. Increasing housing availability for certain employees
assigned to the United States Mission to
the United Nations.
Sec. 703. Limitation on United States contributions to peacekeeping
operations not authorized by the United
Nations Security Council.
Sec. 704. Boards of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia,
the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, and
the Open Technology Fund.
Sec. 705. Broadcasting entities no longer required to consolidate into
a single private, nonprofit corporation.
Sec. 706. International broadcasting activities.
Sec. 707. Global internet freedom.
Sec. 708. Arms Export Control Act alignment with the Export Control
Reform Act.
Sec. 709. Increasing the maximum annual lease payment available without
approval by the Secretary.
Sec. 710. Report on United States access to critical mineral resources
abroad.
Sec. 711. Ensuring the integrity of communications cooperation.
Sec. 712. Congressional oversight, quarterly review, and authority
relating to concurrence provided by chiefs
of mission for the provision of support
relating to certain United States
Government operations.
Sec. 713. Provision of parking services and retention of parking fees.
Sec. 714. Diplomatic reception areas.
Sec. 715. Consular and border security programs visa services cost
recovery proposal.
Sec. 716. Return of supporting documents for passport applications
through United States Postal Service
certified mail.
Sec. 717. Report on distribution of personnel and resources related to
ordered departures and post closures.
Sec. 718. Elimination of obsolete reports.
Sec. 719. Locality pay for Federal employees working overseas under
Domestic Employee Teleworking Overseas
agreements.
Sec. 720. Department of State diplomacy in response to the United
Nations Independent International
Commission of Inquiry on Israel.
Sec. 721. Prohibition on entry of officials of foreign governments
involved in significant corruption or gross
violations of human rights.
Sec. 722. Modifications to sanctions with respect to human rights
violations.
Sec. 723. Report of shooting of Palestinian-American journalist in
Jenin.
Sec. 724. Report on countering the activities of malign actors.
Sec. 725. Limitation on withdrawal from North Atlantic Treaty.
TITLE VIII--EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES
Sec. 801. Consulting services.
Sec. 802. Diplomatic facilities.
Sec. 803. Extension of existing authorities.
Sec. 804. War reserves stockpile and military training report.
TITLE IX--COMBATING GLOBAL CORRUPTION
Sec. 901. Short title.
Sec. 902. Definitions.
Sec. 903. Publication of tiered ranking list.
Sec. 904. Minimum standards for the elimination of corruption and
assessment of efforts to combat corruption.
Sec. 905. Imposition of sanctions under Global Magnitsky Human Rights
Accountability Act.
Sec. 906. Designation of embassy anti-corruption points of contact.
TITLE X--GLOBAL RESPECT ACT
Sec. 1001. Short title.
Sec. 1002. Findings.
Sec. 1003. Definitions.
Sec. 1004. Identification of foreign persons responsible for violations
of human rights of LGBTI individuals.
Sec. 1005. Inadmissibility of individuals responsible for violations of
human rights of LGBTI individuals.
Sec. 1006. Sense of Congress with respect to additional sanctions.
Sec. 1007. Report to Congress.
Sec. 1008. Discrimination related to sexual orientation or gender
identity.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development.
(2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives.
(3) Department.--Unless otherwise specified, the term
``Department'' means the Department of State.
(4) Secretary.--Unless otherwise specified, the term
``Secretary'' means the Secretary of State.
(5) USAID.--The term ``USAID'' means the United States
Agency for International Development.
TITLE I--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SEC. 101. MODERNIZING THE BUREAU OF ARMS CONTROL, VERIFICATION, AND
COMPLIANCE AND THE BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND
NONPROLIFERATION.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Secretary should take steps to address staffing
shortfalls in the chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons
issue areas in the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and
Compliance and in the Bureau of International Security and
Nonproliferation;
(2) maintaining a fully staffed and resourced Bureau of
Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance and Bureau of
International Security and Nonproliferation is necessary to
effectively confront the threat of increased global
proliferation; and
(3) the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and
Compliance and the Bureau of International Security and
Nonproliferation should increase efforts and dedicate resources
to combat the dangers posed by the People's Republic of China's
conventional and nuclear build-up, the Russian Federation's
tactical nuclear weapons and new types of nuclear weapons,
bioweapons proliferation, dual use of life sciences research,
and chemical weapons.
SEC. 102. NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS FOR UNITED STATES NATIONALS
UNLAWFULLY OR WRONGFULLY DETAINED ABROAD.
Section 302 of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-
Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, as expeditiously as
possible,'' after ``review''; and
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
``(b) Referrals to Special Envoy; Notification to Congress.--
``(1) In general.--Upon a determination by the Secretary of
State, based on the totality of the circumstances, that there
is credible information that the detention of a United States
national abroad is unlawful or wrongful, and regardless of
whether the detention is by a foreign government or a
nongovernmental actor, the Secretary shall--
``(A) expeditiously transfer responsibility for
such case from the Bureau of Consular Affairs of the
Department of State to the Special Envoy for Hostage
Affairs; and
``(B) not later than 14 days after such
determination, notify the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives of such
determination and provide such committees with a
summary of the facts that led to such determination.
``(2) Form.--The notification described in paragraph (1)(B)
may be classified, if necessary.''.
SEC. 103. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR.
Section 303 of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-
Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741a) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(d) Family Engagement Coordinator.--There shall be, in the Office
of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, a Family
Engagement Coordinator, who shall ensure--
``(1) for a United States national unlawfully or wrongfully
detained abroad, that--
``(A) any interaction by executive branch officials
with any family member of such United States national
occurs in a coordinated fashion;
``(B) such family member receives consistent and
accurate information from the United States Government;
and
``(C) appropriate coordination with the Family
Engagement Coordinator described in section 304(c)(2);
and
``(2) for a United States national held hostage abroad,
that any engagement with a family member is coordinated with,
consistent with, and not duplicative of the efforts of the
Family Engagement Coordinator described in section
304(c)(2).''.
SEC. 104. REWARDS FOR JUSTICE.
Section 36(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
(22 U.S.C. 2708(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or (10);'' and
inserting ``(10), or (14);'';
(2) in paragraph (12), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(3) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; or''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(14) the prevention, frustration, or resolution of the
hostage taking of a United States person, the identification,
location, arrest, or conviction of a person responsible for the
hostage taking of a United States person, or the location of a
United States person who has been taken hostage, in any
country.''.
SEC. 105. ENSURING GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF PASSPORT
AGENCIES.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that Department
initiatives to expand passport services and accessibility, including
through online modernization projects, should include the construction
of new physical passport agencies.
(b) Review.--The Secretary shall conduct a review of the geographic
diversity and accessibility of existing passport agencies to identify--
(1) the geographic areas in the United States that are
farther than 6 hours' driving distance from the nearest
passport agency;
(2) the per capita demand for passport services in the
areas described in paragraph (1); and
(3) a plan to ensure that in-person services at physical
passport agencies are accessible to all eligible Americans,
including Americans living in large population centers, in
rural areas, and in States with a high per capita demand for
passport services.
(c) Considerations.--The Secretary shall consider the metrics
identified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) when determining
locations for the establishment of new physical passport agencies.
(d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives that contains the findings of the review
conducted pursuant to subsection (b).
SEC. 106. CULTURAL ANTIQUITIES TASK FORCE.
The Secretary is authorized to use up to $1,000,000 for grants to
carry out the activities of the Cultural Antiquities Task Force.
SEC. 107. BRIEFING ON ``CHINA HOUSE''.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of State shall brief the appropriate congressional
committees regarding the organizational structure, personnel,
resources, and mission of the Department of State's ``China House''
team.
SEC. 108. OFFICE OF SANCTIONS COORDINATION.
(a) Extension of Authorities.--Section 1 of the State Department
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended, in
paragraph (4)(B) of subsection (l), as redesignated by section
502(a)(2) of this Act, by striking ``the date that is two years after
the date of the enactment of this subsection'' and inserting ``December
31, 2024''.
(b) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Office of Sanctions Coordination shall brief
the appropriate congressional committees with respect to the steps the
Office has taken to coordinate its activities with the Office of
Foreign Assets Control and humanitarian aid programs, in an effort to
help ensure appropriate flows of humanitarian assistance and goods to
countries subject to United States sanctions.
TITLE II--PERSONNEL ISSUES
SEC. 201. DEPARTMENT OF STATE PAID STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish the Department of
State Student Internship Program (referred to in this section as the
``Program'') to offer internship opportunities at the Department to
eligible students to raise awareness of the essential role of diplomacy
in the conduct of United States foreign policy and the realization of
United States foreign policy objectives.
(b) Eligibility.--An applicant is eligible to participate in the
Program if the applicant--
(1) is enrolled at least half-time at--
(A) an institution of higher education (as such
term is defined in section 102(a) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a))); or
(B) an institution of higher education based
outside the United States, as determined by the
Secretary of State; and
(2) is eligible to receive and hold an appropriate security
clearance.
(c) Selection.--The Secretary shall establish selection criteria
for students to be admitted into the Program that includes a
demonstrated interest in a career in foreign affairs.
(d) Outreach.--The Secretary shall--
(1) widely advertise the Program, including--
(A) on the internet;
(B) through the Department's Diplomats in Residence
program; and
(C) through other outreach and recruiting
initiatives targeting undergraduate and graduate
students; and
(2) conduct targeted outreach to encourage participation in
the Program from--
(A) individuals belonging to an underrepresented
group; and
(B) students enrolled at minority-serving
institutions (which shall include any institution
listed in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)).
(e) Compensation.--
(1) Housing assistance.--
(A) Abroad.--The Secretary shall provide housing
assistance to any student participating in the Program
whose permanent address is within the United States if
the location of the internship in which such student is
participating is outside of the United States.
(B) Domestic.--The Secretary may provide housing
assistance to a student participating in the Program
whose permanent address is within the United States if
the location of the internship in which such student is
participating is more than 50 miles away from such
student's permanent address.
(2) Travel assistance.--The Secretary shall provide a
student participating in the Program whose permanent address is
within the United States with financial assistance that is
sufficient to cover the travel costs of a single round trip by
air, train, bus, or other appropriate transportation between
the student's permanent address and the location of the
internship in which such student is participating if such
location is--
(A) more than 50 miles from the student's permanent
address; or
(B) outside of the United States.
(f) Working With Institutions of Higher Education.--The Secretary,
to the maximum extent practicable, shall structure internships to
ensure that such internships satisfy criteria for academic credit at
the institutions of higher education in which participants in such
internships are enrolled.
(g) Transition Period.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and
(3), beginning not later than 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act--
(A) the Secretary shall convert unpaid internship
programs of the Department, including the Foreign
Service Internship Program, to internship programs that
offer compensation; and
(B) upon selection as a candidate for entry into an
internship program of the Department, a participant in
such internship program may refuse compensation,
including if doing so allows such participant to
receive college or university curricular credit.
(2) Exception.--The transition required under paragraph (1)
shall not apply to unpaid internship programs of the Department
that are part of the Virtual Student Federal Service internship
program.
(3) Waiver.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary may waive the
requirement under paragraph (1)(A) with respect to a
particular unpaid internship program if the Secretary,
not later than 30 days after making a determination
that the conversion of such internship program to a
compensated internship program would not be consistent
with effective management goals, submits a report
explaining such determination to--
(i) the appropriate congressional
committees;
(ii) the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate; and
(iii) the Committee on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives.
(B) Report.--The report required under subparagraph
(A) shall--
(i) describe the reasons why converting an
unpaid internship program of the Department to
an internship program that offers compensation
would not be consistent with effective
management goals; and
(ii)(I) provide justification for
maintaining such unpaid status indefinitely; or
(II) identify any additional authorities or
resources that would be necessary to convert
such unpaid internship program to offer
compensation in the future.
(h) Reports.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to
the committees referred to in subsection (g)(3)(A) that includes--
(1) data, to the extent the collection of such information
is permissible by law, regarding the number of students who
applied to the Program, were offered a position, and
participated, respectively, disaggregated by race, ethnicity,
gender, institution of higher education, home State, State
where each student graduated from high school, and disability
status;
(2) data regarding the number of security clearance
investigations initiated for the students described in
paragraph (1), including the timeline for such investigations,
whether such investigations were completed, and when an interim
security clearance was granted;
(3) information on Program expenditures; and
(4) information regarding the Department's compliance with
subsection (g).
(i) Voluntary Participation.--
(1) In general.--Nothing in this section may be construed
to compel any student who is a participant in an internship
program of the Department to participate in the collection of
the data or divulge any personal information. Such students
shall be informed that their participation in the data
collection under this section is voluntary.
(2) Privacy protection.--Any data collected under this
section shall be subject to the relevant privacy protection
statutes and regulations applicable to Federal employees.
(j) Special Hiring Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Office
of Personnel Management, with respect to the number of interns to be
hired each year, may--
(1) select, appoint, and employ individuals for up to 1
year through compensated internships in the excepted service;
and
(2) remove any compensated intern employed pursuant to
paragraph (1) without regard to the provisions of law governing
appointments in the competitive excepted service.
(k) Availability of Appropriations.--Internships offered and
compensated by the Department under this section shall be funded solely
by available amounts appropriated under the heading ``Diplomatic
Programs''.
SEC. 202. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PREVENTION OF, AND THE RESPONSE TO,
HARASSMENT, DISCRIMINATION, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND RELATED
RETALIATION.
(a) Coordination With Other Agencies.--The Secretary, in
coordination with the heads of other Federal agencies that provide
personnel to serve in overseas posts under Chief of Mission authority,
should develop interagency policies regarding harassment,
discrimination, sexual assault, and related retaliation, including
policies for--
(1) addressing, reporting, and providing transitioning
support;
(2) advocacy, service referrals, and travel accommodations;
and
(3) disciplining anyone who violates Department policies
regarding harassment, discrimination, sexual assault, or
related retaliation occurring between covered individuals and
noncovered individuals.
(b) Disciplinary Action.--
(1) Separation for cause.--Section 610(a)(1) of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4010(a)(1)), is amended--
(A) by striking ``decide to''; and
(B) by inserting ``upon receiving notification from
the Bureau of Diplomatic Security that such member has
engaged in criminal misconduct, such as murder, rape,
or other sexual assault'' before the period at the end.
(2) Update to manual.--The Director of Global Talent
shall--
(A) update the ``Grounds for Disciplinary Action''
and ``List of Disciplinary Offenses and Penalties''
sections of the Foreign Affairs Manual to reflect the
amendments made under paragraph (1); and
(B) communicate such updates to Department staff
through publication in Department Notices.
(c) Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Victim Advocates.--
(1) Placement.--The Secretary shall ensure that the
Diplomatic Security Service's Victims' Resource Advocacy
Program--
(A) is appropriately staffed by advocates who are
physically present at--
(i) the headquarters of the Department; and
(ii) major domestic and international
facilities and embassies, as determined by the
Secretary;
(B) considers the logistics that are necessary to
allow for the expedient travel of victims from
Department facilities that do not have advocates; and
(C) uses funds available to the Department to
provide emergency food, shelter, clothing, and
transportation for victims involved in matters being
investigated by the Diplomatic Security Service.
SEC. 203. INCREASING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FOR SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIP GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.
Section 504(e)(3) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 2656d(e)(3)) is amended by striking
``$500,000'' and inserting ``$2,000,000''.
SEC. 204. ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL TO ADDRESS BACKLOGS IN HIRING AND
INVESTIGATIONS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall seek to increase the number of
personnel within the Bureau of Global Talent Management and the Office
of Civil Rights to address backlogs in hiring and investigations into
complaints conducted by the Office of Civil Rights.
(b) Employment Targets.--The Secretary shall seek to employ--
(1) not fewer than 15 additional personnel in the Bureau of
Global Talent Management and the Office of Civil Rights
(compared to the number of personnel so employed as of the day
before the date of the enactment of this Act) by the date that
is 180 days after such date of enactment; and
(2) not fewer than 15 additional personnel in such Bureau
and Office (compared to the number of personnel so employed as
of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act) by the
date that is 1 year after such date of enactment.
SEC. 205. COMMISSION ON REFORM AND MODERNIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
STATE.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Commission on
Reform and Modernization of the Department of State Act''.
(b) Establishment of Commission.--There is established, in the
legislative branch, the Commission on Reform and Modernization of the
Department of State (referred to in this section as the
``Commission'').
(c) Purposes.--The purposes of the Commission are--
(1) to examine the changing nature of diplomacy in the 21st
century and the ways in which the Department and its personnel
can modernize to advance the interests of the United States;
and
(2) to offer recommendations to the President and Congress
related to--
(A) the organizational structure of the Department,
including a review of the jurisdictional
responsibilities of all of the Department's regional
bureaus (the Bureau of African Affairs, the Bureau of
East Asian and Pacific Affairs, the Bureau of European
and Eurasian Affairs, the Bureau of Near Eastern
Affairs, the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs,
and the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs);
(B) personnel-related matters, including
recruitment, promotion, training, and retention of the
Department's workforce in order to retain the best and
brightest personnel and foster effective diplomacy
worldwide, including measures to strengthen diversity
and inclusion to ensure that the Department's workforce
represents all of America;
(C) the Department of State's infrastructure (both
domestic and overseas), including infrastructure
relating to information technology, transportation, and
security;
(D) the link among diplomacy and defense,
intelligence, development, commercial, health, law
enforcement, and other core United States interests;
(E) core legislation that authorizes United States
diplomacy, including the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(Public Law 96-465);
(F) related regulations, rules, and processes that
define United States diplomatic efforts, including the
Foreign Affairs Manual;
(G) Chief of Mission authority at United States
diplomatic missions overseas, including authority over
employees of other Federal departments and agencies;
and
(H) treaties that impact United States overseas
presence.
(d) Membership.--
(1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 8
members, of whom--
(A) 1 member shall be appointed by the chairperson
of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate,
who shall serve as co-chair of the Commission;
(B) 1 member shall be appointed by the ranking
member of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate, who shall serve as co-chair of the Commission;
(C) 1 member shall be appointed by the chairperson
of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives;
(D) 1 member shall be appointed by the ranking
member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives;
(E) 1 member shall be appointed by the majority
leader of the Senate;
(F) 1 member shall be appointed by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives;
(G) 1 member shall be appointed by the minority
leader of the Senate; and
(H) 1 member shall be appointed by the minority
leader of the House of Representatives.
(2) Qualifications; meetings.--
(A) Membership.--The members of the Commission
should be prominent United States citizens, with
national recognition and significant depth of
experience in international relations and with the
Department.
(B) Political party affiliation.--Not more than 4
members of the Commission may be from the same
political party.
(C) Meetings.--
(i) Initial meeting.--The Commission shall
hold the first meeting and begin operations as
soon as practicable.
(ii) Frequency.--The Commission shall meet
at the call of the co-chairs.
(iii) Quorum.--Five members of the
Commission shall constitute a quorum for
purposes of conducting business, except that 2
members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum for purposes of receiving testimony.
(D) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall
not affect the powers of the Commission, but shall be
filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
(e) Functions of Commission.--
(1) In general.--The Commission shall act by resolution
agreed to by a majority of the members of the Commission voting
and present.
(2) Panels.--The Commission may establish panels composed
of less than the full membership of the Commission for purposes
of carrying out the duties of the Commission under this
section. The actions of any such panel shall be subject to the
review and control of the Commission. Any findings and
determinations made by such a panel may not be considered the
findings and determinations of the Commission unless such
findings and determinations are approved by the Commission.
(3) Delegation.--Any member, agent, or staff of the
Commission may, if authorized by the co-chairs of the
Commission, take any action which the Commission is authorized
to take pursuant to this section.
(f) Powers of Commission.--
(1) Hearings and evidence.--The Commission or any panel or
member of the Commission, as delegated by the co-chairs, may,
for the purpose of carrying out this section--
(A) hold such hearings and meetings, take such
testimony, receive such evidence, and administer such
oaths as the Commission or such designated subcommittee
or designated member considers necessary;
(B) require the attendance and testimony of such
witnesses and the production of such correspondence,
memoranda, papers, and documents, as the Commission or
such designated subcommittee or designated member
considers necessary; and
(C) subject to applicable privacy laws and relevant
regulations, secure directly from any Federal
department or agency information and data necessary to
enable it to carry out its mission, which shall be
provided by the head or acting representative of the
department or agency not later than 30 days after the
Commission provides a written request for such
information and data.
(2) Contracts.--The Commission, to such extent and in such
amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts, may enter into
contracts to enable the Commission to discharge its duties
under this section.
(3) Information from federal agencies.--
(A) In general.--The Commission may secure directly
from any executive department, bureau, agency, board,
commission, office, independent establishment, or
instrumentality of the Government, information,
suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purposes
of this section.
(B) Furnishing information.--Each department,
bureau, agency, board, commission, office, independent
establishment, or instrumentality, to the extent
authorized by law, shall furnish such information,
suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to the
Commission, upon request made by a co-chair, the chair
of any panel created by a majority of the Commission,
or any member designated by a majority of the
Commission.
(C) Handling.--Information may only be received,
handled, stored, and disseminated by members of the
Commission and its staff in accordance with all
applicable statutes, regulations, and Executive orders.
(4) Assistance from federal agencies.--
(A) Secretary of state.--The Secretary shall
provide to the Commission, on a nonreimbursable basis,
such administrative services, funds, staff, facilities,
and other support services as are necessary for the
performance of the Commission's duties under this
section.
(B) Other departments and agencies.--Other Federal
departments and agencies may provide the Commission
such services, funds, facilities, staff, and other
support as such departments and agencies consider
advisable and as may be authorized by law.
(C) Cooperation.--The Commission shall receive the
full and timely cooperation of any official,
department, or agency of the Federal Government whose
assistance is necessary, as jointly determined by the
co-chairs of the Commission, for the fulfillment of the
duties of the Commission, including the provision of
full and current briefings and analyses.
(5) Assistance from independent organizations.--
(A) In general.--In order to inform its work, the
Commission should review reports that were written
during the 15-year period ending on the date of the
enactment of this Act by independent organizations and
outside experts relating to reform and modernization of
the Department.
(B) Avoiding duplication.--In analyzing the reports
referred to in subparagraph (A), the Commission should
pay particular attention to any specific reform
proposals that have been recommended by 2 or more of
such reports.
(6) Postal services.--The Commission may use the United
States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions
as other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
(7) Gifts.--The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of
gifts or donations of services or property.
(8) Congressional consultation.--Not less frequently than
quarterly, the Commission shall provide a briefing to the
appropriate congressional committees about the work of the
Commission.
(g) Staff and Compensation.--
(1) Staff.--
(A) Compensation.--The co-chairs of the Commission,
in accordance with rules established by the Commission,
shall appoint and fix the compensation of a staff
director and such other personnel as may be necessary
to enable the Commission to carry out its duties,
without regard to the provisions of title 5, United
States Code, governing appointments in the competitive
service, and without regard to the provisions of
chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such
title relating to classification and General Schedule
pay rates, except that no rate of pay fixed under this
subsection may exceed the equivalent of that payable to
a person occupying a position at level V of the
Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.
(B) Detail of government employees.--A Federal
Government employee may be detailed to the Commission
without reimbursement, and such detail shall be without
interruption or loss of civil service status or
privilege.
(C) Procurement of temporary and intermittent
services.--The co-chairs of the Commission may procure
temporary and intermittent services under section
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for
individuals that do not exceed the daily equivalent of
the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of
the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such
title.
(2) Commission members.--
(A) Compensation.--
(i) In general.--Except as provided in
paragraph (2), each member of the Commission
may be compensated at a rate not to exceed the
daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic
pay in effect for a position at level IV of the
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title
5, United States Code, for each day during
which that member is engaged in the actual
performance of the duties of the Commission
under this section.
(ii) Waiver of certain provisions.--
Subsections (a) through (d) of section 824 of
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
4064) are waived for an annuitant on a
temporary basis so as to be compensated for
work performed as part of the Commission.
(3) Travel expenses.--While away from their homes or
regular places of business in the performance of service for
the Commission, members and staff of the Commission, and any
Federal Government employees detailed to the Commission, shall
be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed
intermittently in Government service are allowed expenses under
section 5703(b) of title 5, United States Code.
(4) Security clearances for commission members and staff.--
The appropriate Federal agencies or departments shall cooperate
with the Commission in expeditiously providing to Commission
members and staff appropriate security clearances to the extent
possible pursuant to existing procedures and requirements,
except that no person shall be provided access to classified
information under this section without the appropriate security
clearances.
(h) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit a final
report to the President and to Congress that--
(A) examines all substantive aspects of Department
personnel, management, and operations; and
(B) contains such findings, conclusions, and
recommendations for corrective measures as have been
agreed to by a majority of Commission members.
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall include findings, conclusions, and recommendations
related to--
(A) the organizational structure of the Department,
including recommendations on whether any of the
jurisdictional responsibilities among the bureaus
referred to in subsection (c)(2)(A) should be adjusted,
with particular focus on the opportunities and costs of
adjusting jurisdictional responsibility between the
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs to the Bureau of African
Affairs, the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs,
the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, and any
other bureaus as may be necessary to advance United
States efforts to strengthen its diplomatic engagement
in the Indo-Pacific region;
(B) personnel-related matters, including
recruitment, promotion, training, and retention of the
Department's workforce in order to retain the best and
brightest personnel and foster effective diplomacy
worldwide, including measures to strengthen diversity
and inclusion to ensure that the Department's workforce
represents all of America;
(C) the Department of State's infrastructure (both
domestic and overseas), including infrastructure
relating to information technology, transportation, and
security;
(D) the link between diplomacy and defense,
intelligence, development, commercial, health, law
enforcement, and other core United States interests;
(E) core legislation that authorizes United States
diplomacy;
(F) related regulations, rules, and processes that
define United States diplomatic efforts, including the
Foreign Affairs Manual;
(G) treaties that impact United States overseas
presence;
(H) the authority of Chiefs of Mission at United
States diplomatic missions overseas, including the
degree of authority that Chiefs of Mission exercise in
reality over Department employees and other Federal
employees at overseas posts;
(I) any other areas that the Commission considers
necessary for a complete appraisal of United States
diplomacy and Department management and operations; and
(J) the amount of time, manpower, and financial
resources that would be necessary to implement the
recommendations specified under this paragraph.
(3) Department response.--The Secretary shall have the
right to review and respond to all Commission recommendations--
(A) before the Commission submits its report to the
President and to Congress; and
(B) not later than 90 days after receiving such
recommendations from the Commission.
(i) Termination of Commission.--
(1) In general.--The Commission, and all the authorities
under this section, shall terminate on the date that is 60 days
after the date on which the final report is submitted pursuant
to subsection (h).
(2) Administrative activities before termination.--The
Commission may use the 60-day period referred to in paragraph
(1) for the purpose of concluding its activities, including
providing testimony to committees of Congress concerning its
reports and disseminating the report.
(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to
the Commission to carry out this section $2,000,000 for fiscal
year 2023.
(2) Availability.--Amounts made available to the Commission
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall remain available until the date
on which the Commission is terminated pursuant to subsection
(i)(1).
(k) Inapplicability of Certain Administrative Provisions.--
(1) Federal advisory committee act.--The Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the
Commission.
(2) Freedom of information act.--The provisions of section
552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the
``Freedom of Information Act'') shall not apply to the
activities, records, and proceedings of the Commission.
SEC. 206. FOREIGN AFFAIRS TRAINING.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Department is a crucial national security agency,
whose employees, both Foreign Service and Civil Service,
require the best possible training and professional development
at every stage of their careers to prepare them to promote and
defend United States national interests and the health and
safety of United States citizens abroad;
(2) the Department faces increasingly complex and rapidly
evolving challenges, many of which are science- and technology-
driven, and which demand continual, high-quality training and
professional development of its personnel;
(3) the new and evolving challenges of national security in
the 21st century necessitate the expansion of standardized
training and professional development opportunities linked to
equitable, accountable, and transparent promotion and
leadership practices for Department and other national security
agency personnel; and
(4) consistent with gift acceptance authority of the
Department and other applicable laws in effect as of the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Department and the Foreign
Service Institute may accept funds and other resources from
foundations, not-for-profit corporations, and other appropriate
sources to help the Department and the Institute enhance the
quantity and quality of training and professional development
offerings, especially in the introduction of new, innovative,
and pilot model courses.
(b) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``appropriate
committees of Congress'' means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives; and
(4) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
(c) Training and Professional Development Prioritization.--In order
to provide the Civil Service of the Department and the Foreign Service
with the level of professional development and training needed to
effectively advance United States interests across the world, the
Secretary shall--
(1) increase relevant offerings provided by the
Department--
(A) of interactive virtual instruction to make
training and professional development more accessible
and useful to personnel deployed throughout the world;
or
(B) at partner organizations, including
universities, industry entities, and nongovernmental
organizations, throughout the United States to provide
useful outside perspectives to Department personnel by
providing such personnel--
(i) a more comprehensive outlook on
different sectors of United States society; and
(ii) practical experience dealing with
commercial corporations, universities, labor
unions, and other institutions critical to
United States diplomatic success;
(2) offer courses using computer-based or computer-assisted
simulations, allowing civilian officers to lead decision making
in a crisis environment, and encourage officers of the
Department, and reciprocally, officers of other Federal
departments to participate in similar exercises held by the
Department or other government organizations and the private
sector;
(3) increase the duration and expand the focus of certain
training and professional development courses, including by
extending--
(A) the A-100 entry-level course to as long as 12
weeks, which better matches the length of entry-level
training and professional development provided to the
officers in other national security departments and
agencies; and
(B) the Chief of Mission course to as long as 6
weeks for first time Chiefs of Mission and creating
comparable courses for new Assistant Secretaries and
Deputy Assistant Secretaries to more accurately reflect
the significant responsibilities accompanying such
roles; and
(4) ensure that Foreign Service officers who are assigned
to a country experiencing significant population displacement
due to the impacts of climatic and non-climatic shocks and
stresses, including rising sea levels and lack of access to
affordable and reliable energy and electricity, receive
specific instruction on United States policy with respect to
resiliency and adaptation to such climatic and non-climatic
shocks and stresses.
(d) Fellowships.--The Director General of the Foreign Service
shall--
(1) expand and establish new fellowship programs for
Foreign Service and Civil Service officers that include short-
and long-term opportunities at organizations, including--
(A) think tanks and nongovernmental organizations;
(B) the Department of Defense, the elements of the
intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)), and
other relevant Federal agencies;
(C) industry entities, especially such entities
related to technology, global operations, finance, and
other fields directly relevant to international
affairs; and
(D) schools of international relations and other
relevant programs at universities throughout the United
States; and
(2) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, submit a report to Congress that describes how the
Department could expand the Pearson Fellows Program for Foreign
Service Officers and the Brookings Fellow Program for Civil
Servants to provide fellows in such programs with the
opportunity to undertake a follow-on assignment within the
Department in an office in which fellows will gain practical
knowledge of the people and processes of Congress, including
offices other than the Legislative Affairs Bureau, including--
(A) an assessment of the current state of
congressional fellowships, including the demand for
fellowships and the value the fellowships provide to
both the career of the officer and to the Department;
and
(B) an assessment of the options for making
congressional fellowships for both the Foreign and
Civil Services more career-enhancing.
(e) Board of Visitors of the Foreign Service Institute.--
(1) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
establish a Board of Visitors of the Foreign Service Institute
(referred to in this subsection as the ``Board'').
(2) Duties.--The Board shall provide the Secretary with
independent advice and recommendations regarding organizational
management, strategic planning, resource management, curriculum
development, and other matters of interest to the Foreign
Service Institute, including regular observations about how
well the Department is integrating training and professional
development into the work of the Bureau for Global Talent
Management.
(3) Membership.--
(A) In general.--The Board shall be--
(i) nonpartisan; and
(ii) composed of 12 members, of whom--
(I) 2 members shall be appointed by
the Chairperson of the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(II) 2 members shall be appointed
by the ranking member of the Committee
on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(III) 2 members shall be appointed
by the Chairperson of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives;
(IV) 2 members shall be appointed
by the ranking member of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives; and
(V) 4 members shall be appointed by
the Secretary.
(B) Qualifications.--Members of the Board shall be
appointed from among individuals who--
(i) are not officers or employees of the
Federal Government; and
(ii) are eminent authorities in the fields
of diplomacy, national security, management,
leadership, economics, trade, technology, or
advanced international relations education.
(C) Outside expertise.--
(i) In general.--Not fewer than 6 members
of the Board shall have a minimum of 10 years
of relevant expertise outside the field of
diplomacy.
(ii) Prior senior service at the
department.--Not more than 6 members of the
Board may be persons who previously served in
the Senior Foreign Service or the Senior
Executive Service at the Department.
(4) Terms.--Each member of the Board shall be appointed for
a term of 3 years, except that of the members first appointed--
(A) 4 members shall be appointed for a term of 3
years;
(B) 4 members shall be appointed for a term of 2
years; and
(C) 4 members shall be appointed for a term of 1
year.
(5) Reappointment; replacement.--A member of the Board may
be reappointed or replaced at the discretion of the official
who made the original appointment.
(6) Chairperson; co-chairperson.--
(A) Approval.--The Chairperson and Vice Chairperson
of the Board shall be approved by the Secretary of
State based upon a recommendation from the members of
the Board.
(B) Service.--The Chairperson and Vice Chairperson
shall serve at the discretion of the Secretary.
(7) Meetings.--The Board shall meet--
(A) at the call of the Director of the Foreign
Service Institute and the Chairperson; and
(B) not fewer than 2 times per year.
(8) Compensation.--Each member of the Board shall serve
without compensation, except that a member of the Board shall
be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States
Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business
in the performance of service for the Board. Notwithstanding
section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may
accept the voluntary and uncompensated service of members of
the Board.
(9) Applicability of federal advisory committee act.--The
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to
the Board established under this subsection.
(f) Establishment of Provost of the Foreign Service Institute.--
(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Foreign
Service Institute the position of Provost.
(2) Appointment; reporting.--The Provost shall--
(A) be appointed by the Secretary; and
(B) report to the Director of the Foreign Service
Institute.
(3) Qualifications.--The Provost shall be--
(A) an eminent authority in the field of diplomacy,
national security, education, management, leadership,
economics, history, trade, adult education, or
technology; and
(B) a person with significant experience outside
the Department, whether in other national security
agencies or in the private sector, and preferably in
positions of authority in educational institutions or
the field of professional development and mid-career
training with oversight for the evaluation of academic
programs.
(4) Duties.--The Provost shall--
(A) oversee, review, evaluate, and coordinate the
academic curriculum for all courses taught and
administered by the Foreign Service Institute;
(B) coordinate the development of an evaluation
system to ascertain how well participants in Foreign
Service Institute courses have absorbed and utilized
the information, ideas, and skills imparted by each
such course, such that performance assessments can be
included in the personnel records maintained by the
Bureau of Global Talent Management and utilized in
Foreign Service Selection Boards, which may include--
(i) the implementation of a letter or
numerical grading system; and
(ii) assessments done after the course has
concluded; and
(C) report not less frequently than quarterly to
the Board of Visitors regarding the development of
curriculum and the performance of Foreign Service
officers.
(5) Term.--The Provost shall serve for a term of not fewer
than 5 years and may be reappointed for 1 additional 5-year
term.
(6) Compensation.--The Provost shall receive a salary
commensurate with the rank and experience of a member of the
Senior Foreign Service or the Senior Executive Service, as
determined by the Secretary.
(g) Other Agency Responsibilities and Opportunities for
Congressional Staff.--
(1) Other agencies.--National security agencies other than
the Department should be afforded the ability to increase the
enrollment of their personnel in courses at the Foreign Service
Institute and other training and professional development
facilities of the Department to promote a whole-of-government
approach to mitigating national security challenges.
(2) Congressional staff.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a
report to the appropriate committees of Congress that
describes--
(A) the training and professional development
opportunities at the Foreign Service Institute and
other Department facilities available to congressional
staff;
(B) the budget impacts of offering such
opportunities to congressional staff; and
(C) potential course offerings.
(h) Strategy for Adapting Training Requirements for Modern
Diplomatic Needs.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a strategy for
adapting and evolving training requirements to better meet the
Department's current and future needs for 21st century
diplomacy.
(2) Elements.--The strategy required under subsection (a)
shall include the following elements:
(A) Integrating training requirements into the
Department's promotion policies, including establishing
educational and professional development standards for
training and attainment to be used as a part of tenure
and promotion guidelines.
(B) Addressing multiple existing and emerging
national security challenges, including--
(i) democratic backsliding and
authoritarianism;
(ii) countering, and assisting United
States allies to address, state-sponsored
disinformation, including through the Global
Engagement Center;
(iii) cyber threats;
(iv) the aggression and malign influence of
Russia, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, the Maduro
Regime, and the Chinese Communist Party's
multi-faceted and comprehensive challenge to
the rules-based order;
(v) the implications of climate change for
United States diplomacy; and
(vi) nuclear threats.
(C) An examination of the likely advantages and
disadvantages of establishing residential training for
the A-100 orientation course administered by the
Foreign Service Institute and evaluating the
feasibility of residential training for other long-term
training opportunities.
(D) An examination of the likely advantages and
disadvantages of establishing a press freedom
curriculum for the National Foreign Affairs Training
Center that enables Foreign Service officers to better
understand issues of press freedom and the tools that
are available to help protect journalists and promote
freedom of the press norms, which may include--
(i) the historic and current issues facing
press freedom, including countries of specific
concern;
(ii) the Department's role in promoting
press freedom as an American value, a human
rights issue, and a national security
imperative;
(iii) ways to incorporate press freedom
promotion into other aspects of diplomacy; and
(iv) existing tools to assist journalists
in distress and methods for engaging foreign
governments and institutions on behalf of
individuals engaged in journalistic activity
who are at risk of harm.
(E) The expansion of external courses offered by
the Foreign Service Institute at academic institutions
or professional associations on specific topics,
including in-person and virtual courses on monitoring
and evaluation, audience analysis, and the use of
emerging technologies in diplomacy.
(3) Utilization of existing resources.--In examining the
advantages and disadvantages of establishing a residential
training program pursuant to paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary
shall--
(A) collaborate with other national security
departments and agencies that employ residential
training for their orientation courses; and
(B) consider using the Department's Foreign Affairs
Security Training Center in Blackstone, Virginia.
(i) Report and Briefing Requirements.--
(1) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to
the appropriate committees of Congress that includes--
(A) a strategy for broadening and deepening
professional development and training at the
Department, including assessing current and future
needs for 21st century diplomacy;
(B) the process used and resources needed to
implement the strategy referred to in subparagraph (A)
throughout the Department; and
(C) the results and impact of the strategy on the
workforce of the Department, particularly the
relationship between professional development and
training and promotions for Department personnel, and
the measurement and evaluation methods used to evaluate
such results.
(2) Briefing.--Not later than 1 year after the date on
which the Secretary submits the report required under paragraph
(1), and annually thereafter for 2 years, the Secretary shall
provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on
the information required to be included in the report.
(j) Foreign Language Maintenance Incentive Program.--
(1) Authorization.--The Secretary is authorized to
establish and implement an incentive program, with a similar
structure as the Foreign Language Proficiency Bonus offered by
the Department of Defense, to encourage members of the Foreign
Service who possess language proficiency in any of the
languages that qualify for additional incentive pay, as
determined by the Secretary, to maintain critical foreign
language skills.
(2) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a
report to the appropriate committees of Congress that includes
a detailed plan for implementing the program authorized under
paragraph (1), including anticipated resource requirements to
carry out such program.
(k) Department of State Workforce Management.--
(1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
informed, data-driven, and long-term workforce management,
including with respect to the Foreign Service, the Civil
Service, locally employed staff, and contractors, is needed to
align diplomatic priorities with the appropriate personnel and
resources.
(2) Annual workforce report.--
(A) In general.--In order to understand the
Department's long-term trends with respect to its
workforce, the Secretary, is consultation with relevant
bureaus and offices, including the Bureau of Global
Talent Management and the Center for Analytics, shall
submit a report to the appropriate committees of
Congress that details the Department's workforce,
disaggregated by Foreign Service, Civil Service,
locally employed staff, and contractors, including,
with respect to the reporting period--
(i) the number of personnel who were hired;
(ii) the number of personnel whose
employment or contract was terminated or who
voluntarily left the Department;
(iii) the number of personnel who were
promoted, including the grade to which they
were promoted;
(iv) the demographic breakdown of
personnel; and
(v) the distribution of the Department's
workforce based on domestic and overseas
assignments, including a breakdown of the
number of personnel in geographic and
functional bureaus, and the number of personnel
in overseas missions by region.
(B) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall submit the report described in subparagraph (A)
for each of the fiscal years 2016 through 2022.
(C) Recurring report.--Not later than December 31,
2023, and annually thereafter for the following 5
years, the Secretary shall submit the report described
in subparagraph (A) for the most recently concluded
fiscal year.
(D) Use of report data.--The data in each of the
reports required under this paragraph shall be used by
Congress, in coordination with the Secretary, to inform
recommendations on the appropriate size and composition
of the Department.
(l) Sense of Congress on the Importance of Filling the Position of
Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.--It is the
sense of Congress that since a vacancy in the position of Under
Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs is detrimental to the
national security interests of the United States, the President should
expeditiously nominate a qualified individual to such position whenever
such vacancy occurs to ensure that the bureaus reporting to such
position are able to fulfill their mission of--
(1) expanding and strengthening relationships between the
people of the United States and citizens of other countries;
and
(2) engaging, informing, and understanding the perspectives
of foreign audiences.
(m) Report on Public Diplomacy.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report
to the appropriate committees of Congress that includes--
(1) an evaluation of the May 2019 merger of the Bureau of
Public Affairs and the Bureau of International Information
Programs into the Bureau of Global Public Affairs with respect
to--
(A) the efficacy of the current configuration of
the bureaus reporting to the Under Secretary for Public
Diplomacy and Public Affairs in achieving the mission
of the Department;
(B) the metrics before and after such merger,
including personnel data, disaggregated by position and
location, content production, opinion polling, program
evaluations, and media appearances;
(C) the results of a survey of public diplomacy
practitioners to determine their opinion of the
efficacy of such merger and any adjustments that still
need to be made;
(D) a plan for evaluating and monitoring, not less
frequently than once every 2 years, the programs,
activities, messaging, professional development
efforts, and structure of the Bureau of Global Public
Affairs, and submitting a summary of each such
evaluation to the appropriate committees of Congress;
and
(2) a review of recent outside recommendations for
modernizing diplomacy at the Department with respect to public
diplomacy efforts, including--
(A) efforts in each of the bureaus reporting to the
Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
to address issues of diversity and inclusion in their
work, structure, data collection, programming, and
personnel, including any collaboration with the Chief
Officer for Diversity and Inclusion;
(B) proposals to collaborate with think tanks and
academic institutions working on public diplomacy
issues to implement recent outside recommendations; and
(C) additional authorizations and appropriations
necessary to implement such recommendations.
SEC. 207. SECURITY CLEARANCE APPROVAL PROCESS.
(a) Recommendations.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit recommendations to
the appropriate congressional committees for streamlining the security
clearance approval process within the Bureau of Diplomatic Security so
that the security clearance approval process for Civil Service and
Foreign Service applicants is completed within 6 months, on average,
and within 1 year, in the vast majority of cases.
(b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the recommendations are
submitted pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit a
report to the appropriate congressional committees that--
(1) describes the status of the efforts of the Department
to streamline the security clearance approval process; and
(2) identifies any remaining obstacles preventing security
clearances from being completed within the time frames set
forth in subsection (a), including lack of cooperation or other
actions by other Federal departments and agencies.
SEC. 208. ADDENDUM FOR STUDY ON FOREIGN SERVICE ALLOWANCES.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees an addendum to the report required under
section 5302 of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2021
(division E of Public Law 117-81), which shall be entitled the ``Report
on Bidding for Domestic and Overseas Posts and Filling Unfilled
Positions''. The addendum shall be prepared using input from the same
federally funded research and development center that prepared the
analysis conducted for purposes of such report.
(b) Elements.--The addendum required under subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) the total number of domestic and overseas positions
open during the most recent summer bidding cycle;
(2) the total number of bids each position received;
(3) the number of unfilled positions at the conclusion of
the most recent summer bidding cycle, disaggregated by bureau;
and
(4) detailed recommendations and a timeline for--
(A) increasing the number of qualified bidders for
underbid positions; and
(B) minimizing the number of unfilled positions at
the end of bidding season.
SEC. 209. CURTAILMENTS, REMOVALS FROM POST, AND WAIVERS OF PRIVILEGES
AND IMMUNITIES.
(a) Curtailments Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the
Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees regarding curtailments of Department
personnel from overseas posts.
(2) Contents.--The Secretary shall include in the report
required under paragraph (1)--
(A) relevant information about any post that,
during the 6-month period preceding the report--
(i) had more than 5 curtailments; or
(ii) had curtailments representing more
than 5 percent of Department personnel at such
post; and
(B) for each post referred to in subparagraph (A),
the number of curtailments, disaggregated by month of
occurrence.
(b) Removal of Diplomats.--Not later than 5 days after the date on
which any United States personnel under Chief of Mission authority is
declared persona non grata by a host government, the Secretary shall--
(1) notify the appropriate congressional committees of such
declaration; and
(2) include with such notification--
(A) the official reason for such declaration (if
provided by the host government);
(B) the date of the declaration; and
(C) whether the Department responded by declaring a
host government's diplomat in the United States persona
non grata.
(c) Waiver of Privileges and Immunities.--Not later than 15 days
after any waiver of privileges and immunities pursuant to the Vienna
Convention on Diplomatic Relations, done at Vienna April 18, 1961, that
is applicable to an entire diplomatic post or to the majority of United
States personnel under Chief of Mission authority, the Secretary shall
notify the appropriate congressional committees of such waiver and the
reason for such waiver.
(d) Termination.--This section shall terminate on the date that is
5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 210. REPORT ON WORLDWIDE AVAILABILITY.
(a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees on the feasibility of requiring that each
member of the Foreign Service, at the time of entry into the Foreign
Service and thereafter, be worldwide available, as determined by the
Secretary.
(b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) the feasibility of a worldwide availability requirement
for all members of the Foreign Service;
(2) considerations if such a requirement were to be
implemented, including the potential effect on recruitment and
retention; and
(3) recommendations for exclusions and limitations,
including exemptions for medical reasons, disability, and other
circumstances.
SEC. 211. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
(a) Requirements.--The Secretary shall strongly encourage that
Foreign Service officers seeking entry into the Senior Foreign Service
participate in professional development described in subsection (c).
(b) Requirements.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit recommendations on
requiring that Foreign Service officers complete professional
development described in subsection (c) to be eligible for entry into
the Senior Foreign Service.
(c) Professional Development Described.--Professional development
described in this subsection is not less than 6 months of training or
experience outside of the Department, including time spent--
(1) as a detailee to another government agency, including
Congress or a State, Tribal, or local government;
(2) in Department-sponsored and -funded university training
that results in an advanced degree, excluding time spent at a
university that is fully funded or operated by the Federal
Government.
(d) Promotion Precepts.--The Secretary shall instruct promotion
boards to consider positively long-term training and out-of-agency
detail assignments.
SEC. 212. MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENTS AT DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS.
(a) In General.--Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall annually conduct, at
each diplomatic and consular post, a voluntary survey, which shall be
offered to all staff assigned to that post who are citizens of the
United States (excluding the Chief of Mission) to assess the management
and leadership of that post by the Chief of Mission, the Deputy Chief
of Mission, and the Charge d'Affaires.
(b) Anonymity.--All responses to the survey shall be--
(1) fully anonymized; and
(2) made available to the Director General of the Foreign
Service.
(c) Survey.--The survey shall seek to assess--
(1) the general morale at post;
(2) the presence of any hostile work environment;
(3) the presence of any harassment, discrimination,
retaliation, or other mistreatment; and
(4) effective leadership and collegial work environment.
(d) Director General Recommendations.--Upon compilation and review
of the surveys, the Director General of the Foreign Service shall issue
recommendations to posts, as appropriate, based on the findings of the
surveys.
(e) Referral.--If the surveys reveal any action that is grounds for
referral to the Inspector General of the Department of State and the
Foreign Service, the Director General of the Foreign Service may refer
the matter to the Inspector General of the Department of State and the
Foreign Service, who shall, as the Inspector General considers
appropriate, conduct an inspection of the post in accordance with
section 209(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(b)).
(f) Annual Report.--The Director General of the Foreign Service
shall submit an annual report to the appropriate congressional
committees that includes--
(1) any trends or summaries from the surveys;
(2) the posts where corrective action was recommended or
taken in response to any issues identified by the surveys; and
(3) the number of referrals to the Inspector General of the
Department of State and the Foreign Service, as applicable.
(g) Initial Basis.--The Secretary shall carry out the surveys
required under this section on an initial basis for 5 years.
SEC. 213. INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF PROMOTION POLICIES.
Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a
comprehensive review of the policies, personnel, organization, and
processes related to promotions within the Department, including--
(1) a review of--
(A) the selection and oversight of Foreign Service
promotion panels; and
(B) the use of quantitative data and metrics in
such panels;
(2) an assessment of the promotion practices of the
Department, including how promotion processes are communicated
to the workforce and appeals processes; and
(3) recommendations for improving promotion panels and
promotion practices.
SEC. 214. THIRD PARTY VERIFICATION OF PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION (PCS)
ORDERS.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall establish a mechanism for third parties to
verify the employment of, and the validity of permanent change of
station (PCS) orders received by, members of the Foreign Service, in a
manner that protects the safety, security, and privacy of sensitive
employee information.
SEC. 215. POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS ON SENATE-CONFIRMED OFFICIALS AT
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) Congress and the executive branch have recognized the
importance of preventing and mitigating the potential for
conflicts of interest following government service, including
with respect to senior United States officials working on
behalf of foreign governments; and
(2) Congress and the executive branch should jointly
evaluate the status and scope of post-employment restrictions.
(b) Restrictions.--Section 1 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(m) Extended Post-employment Restrictions for Certain Senate-
confirmed Officials.--
``(1) Secretary of state and deputy secretary of state.--
With respect to a person serving as the Secretary of State or
Deputy Secretary of State, the restrictions described in
section 207(f)(1) of title 18, United States Code, shall apply
to representing, aiding, or advising a foreign governmental
entity before an officer or employee of the executive branch of
the United States at any time after the termination of that
person's service as Secretary or Deputy Secretary.
``(2) Under secretaries, assistant secretaries, and
ambassadors.--With respect to a person serving as an Under
Secretary, Assistant Secretary, or Ambassador at the Department
of State or the United States Permanent Representative to the
United Nations, the restrictions described in section 207(f)(1)
of title 18, United States Code, shall apply to representing,
aiding, or advising a foreign governmental entity before an
officer or employee of the executive branch of the United
States for 3 years after the termination of that person's
service in a position described in this paragraph, or the
duration of the term or terms of the President who appointed
that person to their position, whichever is longer.
``(3) Enhanced restrictions for post-employment work on
behalf of certain countries of concern.--
``(A) In general.--With respect to all former
officials listed in this subsection, the restrictions
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall apply to
representing, aiding, or advising a country of concern
described in subparagraph (B) before an officer or
employee of the executive branch of the United States
at any time after the termination of that person's
service in a position described in paragraph (1) or
(2).
``(B) Countries specified.--In this paragraph, the
term `country of concern' means--
``(i) the People's Republic of China;
``(ii) the Russian Federation;
``(iii) the Islamic Republic of Iran;
``(iv) the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea;
``(v) the Republic of Cuba; and
``(vi) the Syrian Arab Republic.
``(4) Penalties and injunctions.--Any violations of the
restrictions in paragraphs (1) or (2) shall be subject to the
penalties and injunctions provided for under section 216 of
title 18, United States Code.
``(5) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Foreign government entity.--The term `foreign
governmental entity' includes--
``(i) any person employed by--
``(I) any department, agency, or
other entity of a foreign government at
the national, regional, or local level;
``(II) any governing party or
coalition of a foreign government at
the national, regional, or local level;
or
``(III) any entity majority-owned
or majority-controlled by a foreign
government at the national, regional,
or local level; and
``(ii) in the case of a country described
in paragraph (3)(B), any company, economic
project, cultural organization, exchange
program, or nongovernmental organization that
is more than 33 percent owned or controlled by
the government of such country.
``(B) Representation.--The term `representation'
does not include representation by an attorney, who is
duly licensed and authorized to provide legal advice in
a United States jurisdiction, of a person or entity in
a legal capacity or for the purposes of rendering legal
advice.
``(6) Notice of restrictions.--Any person subject to the
restrictions of this subsection shall be provided notice of
these restrictions by the Department of State upon appointment
by the President, and subsequently upon termination of service
with the Department of State.
``(7) Effective date.--The restrictions under this
subsection shall apply only to persons who are appointed by the
President to the positions referenced in this subsection on or
after 120 days after the date of the enactment of the
Department of State Authorization Act of 2022.
``(8) Sunset.--The enhanced restrictions under paragraph
(3) shall expire on the date that is 7 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act.''.
SEC. 216. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITIES REGARDING SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN
MONTHLY WORKERS' COMPENSATION PAYMENTS AND OTHER
PAYMENTS.
Section 901 of division J of the Further Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2020 (22 U.S.C. 2680b) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(j) Expansion of Authorities.--The head of any Federal agency may
exercise the authorities of this section, including to designate an
incident, whether the incident occurred in the United States or abroad,
for purposes of subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B)(ii) of subsection (e)(4)
when the incident affects United States Government employees of the
agency or their dependents who are not under the security
responsibility of the Secretary of State as set forth in section 103 of
the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22
U.S.C. 4802) or when operational control of overseas security
responsibility for such employees or dependents has been delegated to
the head of the agency.''.
TITLE III--EMBASSY SECURITY AND CONSTRUCTION
SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS TO SECURE EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION AND
COUNTERTERRORISM ACT OF 1999.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Secure Embassy
Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 2022''.
(b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism
Act of 1999 (title VI of division A of appendix G of Public Law
106-113) was a necessary response to bombings on August 7,
1998, at the United States embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and in
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, that were destroyed by simultaneously
exploding bombs. The resulting explosions killed 220 persons
and injured more than 4,000 others. Twelve Americans and 40
Kenyan and Tanzanian employees of the United States Foreign
Service were killed in the attacks.
(2) Those bombings, followed by the expeditionary
diplomatic efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, demonstrated the
need to prioritize the security of United States posts and
personnel abroad above other considerations.
(3) Between 1999 and 2022, the risk calculus of the
Department impacted the ability of United States diplomats
around the world to advance the interests of the United States
through access to local populations, leaders, and places.
(4) America's competitors and adversaries do not have the
same restrictions that United States diplomats have, especially
in critically important medium-threat and high-threat posts.
(5) The Department's 2021 Overseas Security Panel report
states that--
(A) the requirement for setback and collocation of
diplomatic posts under paragraphs (2) and (3) of
section 606(a) of the Secure Embassy Construction and
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865(a)) has
led to skyrocketing costs of new embassies and
consulates; and
(B) the locations of such posts have become less
desirable, creating an extremely suboptimal nexus that
further hinders United States diplomats who are willing
to accept more risk in order to advance United States
interests.
(c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the setback and collocation requirements referred to in
subsection (b)(5)(A), even with available waivers, no longer
provide the security such requirements used to provide because
of advancement in technologies, such as remote controlled
drones, that can evade walls and other such static barriers;
(2) the Department should focus on creating performance
security standards that--
(A) attempt to keep the setback requirements of
diplomatic posts as limited as possible; and
(B) provide diplomats access to local populations
as much as possible, while still providing a necessary
level of security;
(3) collocation of diplomatic facilities is often not
feasible or advisable, particularly for public diplomacy spaces
whose mission is to reach and be accessible to wide sectors of
the public, including in countries with repressive governments,
since such spaces are required to permit the foreign public to
enter and exit the space easily and openly;
(4) the Bureau of Diplomatic Security should--
(A) fully utilize the waiver process provided under
paragraphs (2)(B) and (3)(B) of section 606(a) of the
Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of
1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865(a)); and
(B) appropriately exercise such waiver process as a
tool to right-size the appropriate security footing at
each diplomatic post rather than only approving waivers
in extreme circumstances;
(5) the return of great power competition requires--
(A) United States diplomats to do all they can to
outperform our adversaries; and
(B) the Department to better optimize use of
taxpayer funding to advance United States national
interests; and
(6) this section will better enable United States diplomats
to compete in the 21st century, while saving United States
taxpayers millions in reduced property and maintenance costs at
embassies and consulates abroad.
(d) Definition of United States Diplomatic Facility.--Section 603
of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999
(title VI of division A of appendix G of Public Law 106-113) is amended
to read as follows:
``SEC. 603. UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC FACILITY DEFINED.
``In this title, the terms `United States diplomatic facility' and
`diplomatic facility' mean any chancery, consulate, or other office
that--
``(1) is considered by the Secretary of State to be
diplomatic or consular premises, consistent with the Vienna
Convention on Diplomatic Relations, done at Vienna April 18,
1961, and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, done at
Vienna April 24, 1963, and was notified to the host government
as such; or
``(2) is otherwise subject to a publicly available
bilateral agreement with the host government (contained in the
records of the United States Department of State) that
recognizes the official status of the United States Government
personnel present at the facility.''.
(e) Guidance and Requirements for Diplomatic Facilities.--
(1) Guidance for closure of public diplomacy facilities.--
Section 5606(a) of the Public Diplomacy Modernization Act of
2021 (Public Law 117-81; 22 U.S.C. 1475g note) is amended to
read as follows:
``(a) In General.--In order to preserve public diplomacy facilities
that are accessible to the publics of foreign countries, not later than
180 days after the date of the enactment of the Secure Embassy
Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 2022, the Secretary of State
shall adopt guidelines to collect and utilize information from each
diplomatic post at which the construction of a new embassy compound or
new consulate compound could result in the closure or co-location of an
American Space that is owned and operated by the United States
Government, generally known as an American Center, or any other public
diplomacy facility under the Secure Embassy Construction and
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 et seq.).''.
(2) Security requirements for united states diplomatic
facilities.--Section 606(a) of the Secure Embassy Construction
and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865(a)) is
amended--
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``the threat''
and inserting ``a range of threats, including that'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by inserting ``in a location
that has certain minimum ratings under
the Security Environment Threat List as
determined by the Secretary in his or
her discretion'' after ``abroad''; and
(II) by inserting ``, personnel of
the Peace Corps, and personnel of any
other type or category of facility that
the Secretary may identify'' after
``military commander''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) by amending clause (i) to read
as follows:
``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii),
the Secretary of State may waive subparagraph
(A) if the Secretary, in consultation with, as
appropriate, the head of each agency employing
personnel that would not be located at the
site, if applicable, determines that it is in
the national interest of the United States
after taking account of any considerations the
Secretary in his or her discretion considers
relevant, which may include security
conditions.''; and
(II) in clause (ii), by striking
``(ii) Chancery or consulate
building.--'' and all that follows
through ``15 days prior'' and inserting
the following:
``(ii) Chancery or consulate building.--
Prior''; and
(C) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as
follows:
``(A) Requirement.--
``(i) In general.--Each newly acquired
United States diplomatic facility in a location
that has certain minimum ratings under the
Security Environment Threat List as determined
by the Secretary of State in his or her
discretion shall--
``(I) be constructed or modified to
meet the measured building blast
performance standard applicable to a
diplomatic facility sited not less than
100 feet from the perimeter of the
property on which the facility is
situated; or
``(II) fulfill the criteria
described in clause (ii).
``(ii) Alternative engineering equivalency
standard requirement.--Each facility referred
to in clause (i) may, instead of meeting the
requirement under such clause, fulfill such
other criteria as the Secretary is authorized
to employ to achieve an engineering standard of
security and degree of protection that is
equivalent to the numerical perimeter distance
setback described in such clause seeks to
achieve.''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) in clause (i)--
(aa) by striking ``security
considerations permit and'';
and
(bb) by inserting ``after
taking account of any
considerations the Secretary in
his or her discretion considers
relevant, which may include
security conditions'' after
``national interest of the
United States'';
(II) in clause (ii), by striking
``(ii) Chancery or consulate
building.--'' and all that follows
through ``15 days prior'' and inserting
the following:
``(ii) Chancery or consulate building.--
Prior''; and
(III) in clause (iii), by striking
``an annual'' and inserting ``a
quarterly''.
SEC. 302. DIPLOMATIC SUPPORT AND SECURITY.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Diplomatic
Support and Security Act of 2022''.
(b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) A robust overseas diplomatic presence is part of an
effective foreign policy, particularly in volatile environments
where a flexible and timely diplomatic response can be decisive
in preventing and addressing conflict.
(2) Diplomats routinely put themselves and their families
at great personal risk to serve their country overseas where
they face threats related to international terrorism, violent
conflict, and public health.
(3) The Department has a remarkable record of protecting
personnel while enabling an enormous amount of global
diplomatic activity, often in unsecure and remote places and
facing a variety of evolving risks and threats. With support
from Congress, the Department of State has revised policy,
improved physical security through retrofitting and replacing
old facilities, deployed additional security personnel and
armored vehicles, and greatly enhanced training requirements
and training facilities, including the new Foreign Affairs
Security Training Center in Blackstone, Virginia.
(4) Diplomatic missions rely on robust staffing and
ambitious external engagement to advance United States
interests as diverse as competing with China's malign influence
around the world, fighting terrorism and transnational
organized crime, preventing and addressing violent conflict and
humanitarian disasters, promoting United States businesses and
trade, protecting the rights of marginalized groups, addressing
climate change, and preventing pandemic disease.
(5) Efforts to protect personnel overseas have often
resulted in inhibiting diplomatic activity and limiting
engagement between embassy personnel and local governments and
populations.
(6) Given that Congress currently provides annual
appropriations in excess of $1,900,000,000 for embassy
security, construction, and maintenance, the Department should
be able ensure a robust overseas presence without inhibiting
the ability of diplomats to--
(A) meet outside United States secured facilities
with foreign leaders to explain, defend, and advance
United States priorities;
(B) understand and report on foreign political,
social, and economic conditions through meeting and
interacting with community officials outside of United
States facilities;
(C) provide United States citizen services; and
(D) collaborate and, at times, compete with other
diplomatic missions, particularly those, such as that
of the People's Republic of China, that do not have
restrictions on meeting locations.
(7) Given these stakes, Congress has a responsibility to
empower, support, and hold the Department accountable for
implementing an aggressive strategy to ensure a robust overseas
presence that mitigates potential risks and adequately
considers the myriad direct and indirect consequences of a lack
of diplomatic presence.
(c) Encouraging Expeditionary Diplomacy.--
(1) Purpose.--Section 102(b) of the Diplomatic Security Act
of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4801(b)) is amended--
(A) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
``(3) to promote strengthened security measures,
institutionalize a culture of learning, and, in the case of
apparent gross negligence or breach of duty, recommend that the
Secretary investigate accountability for United States
Government personnel with security-related responsibilities;'';
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as
paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4) to support a culture of risk management, instead of
risk avoidance, that enables the Department of State to pursue
its vital goals with full knowledge that it is neither
desirable nor possible for the Department to avoid all
risks;''.
(2) Briefings on embassy security.--Section 105(a)(1) of
the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4804(a)) is
amended--
(A) by striking ``any plans to open or reopen a
high risk, high threat post'' and inserting ``progress
towards opening or reopening a high risk, high threat
post, and the risk to national security of the
continued closure or any suspension of operations and
remaining barriers to doing so'';
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``the risk to
United States national security of the post's continued
closure or suspension of operations,'' after ``national
security of the United States,''; and
(C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``the type
and level of security threats such post could
encounter, and'' before ``security `tripwires'''.
(d) Security Review Committees.--
(1) In general.--Section 301 of the Diplomatic Security Act
of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831) is amended--
(A) in the section heading, by striking
``accountability review boards'' and inserting
``security review committees'';
(B) in subsection (a)--
(i) by amending paragraph (1) to read as
follows:
``(1) Convening the security review committee.--In any case
of a serious security incident involving loss of life, serious
injury, or significant destruction of property at, or related
to, a United States Government diplomatic mission abroad
(referred to in this title as a `Serious Security Incident'),
and in any case of a serious breach of security involving
intelligence activities of a foreign government directed at a
United States Government mission abroad, the Secretary of State
shall convene a Security Review Committee, which shall issue a
report providing a full account of what occurred, consistent
with section 304.'';
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;
(D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) Committee composition.--The Secretary shall designate
a Chairperson and may designate additional personnel of
commensurate seniority to serve on the Security Review
Committee, which shall include--
``(A) the Director of the Office of Management
Strategy and Solutions;
``(B) the Assistant Secretary responsible for the
region where the incident occurred;
``(C) the Assistant Secretary of State for
Diplomatic Security;
``(D) the Assistant Secretary of State for
Intelligence and Research;
``(E) an Assistant Secretary-level representative
from any involved United States Government department
or agency; and
``(F) other personnel determined to be necessary or
appropriate.'';
(i) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by
clause (ii)--
(I) in the paragraph heading, by
striking ``Department of defense
facilities and personnel'' and
inserting ``Exceptions to convening a
security review committee'';
(II) by striking ``The Secretary of
State is not required to convene a
Board in the case'' and inserting the
following:
``(A) In general.--The Secretary of State is not
required to convene a Security Review Committee--
``(i) if the Secretary determines that the
incident involves only causes unrelated to
security, such as when the security at issue is
outside of the scope of the Secretary of
State's security responsibilities under section
103;
``(ii) if operational control of overseas
security functions has been delegated to
another agency in accordance with section 106;
``(iii) if the incident is a cybersecurity
incident and is covered by other review
mechanisms; or
``(iv) in the case''; and
(III) by striking ``In any such
case'' and inserting the following:
``(B) Department of defense investigations.--In the
case of an incident described in subparagraph
(A)(iv)''; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Rulemaking.--The Secretary of State shall promulgate
regulations defining the membership and operating procedures
for the Security Review Committee and provide such guidance to
the Chair and ranking members of the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of
the House of Representatives.'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking
``Boards'' and inserting ``Security Review
Committees''; and
(B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall convene an
SRC not later than 60 days after the occurrence of an incident
described in subsection (a)(1), or 60 days after the Department
first becomes aware of such an incident, whichever is earlier,
except that the 60-day period for convening an SRC may be
extended for one additional 60-day period if the Secretary
determines that the additional period is necessary.''; and
(3) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
``(c) Congressional Notification.--Whenever the Secretary of State
convenes a Security Review Committee, the Secretary shall promptly
inform the chair and ranking member of the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the chair and ranking member of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.''.
(e) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 302 of the
Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4832) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``accountability
review board'' and inserting ``security review committee''; and
(2) by striking ``a Board'' each place such term appears
and inserting ``a Security Review Committee''.
(f) Serious Security Incident Investigation Process.--Section 303
of the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4833) is amended to
read as follows:
``SEC. 303. SERIOUS SECURITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION PROCESS.
``(a) Investigation Process.--
``(1) Initiation upon reported incident.--A United States
mission shall submit an initial report of a Serious Security
Incident not later than 3 days after such incident occurs,
whenever feasible, at which time an investigation of the
incident shall be initiated.
``(2) Investigation.--Not later than 10 days after the
submission of a report pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall direct the Diplomatic Security Service to assemble an
investigative team to investigate the incident and
independently establish what occurred. Each investigation under
this subsection shall cover--
``(A) an assessment of what occurred, who
perpetrated or is suspected of having perpetrated the
Serious Security Incident, and whether applicable
security procedures were followed;
``(B) in the event the Serious Security Incident
involved a United States diplomatic compound,
motorcade, residence, or other facility, an assessment
of whether adequate security countermeasures were in
effect based on known threat at the time of the
incident;
``(C) if the incident involved an individual or
group of officers, employees, or family members under
Chief of Mission security responsibility conducting
approved operations or movements outside the United
States mission, an assessment of whether proper
security briefings and procedures were in place and
whether weighing of risk of the operation or movement
took place; and
``(D) an assessment of whether the failure of any
officials or employees to follow procedures or perform
their duties contributed to the security incident.
``(3) Investigative team.--The investigative team assembled
pursuant to paragraph (2) shall consist of individuals from the
Diplomatic Security Service who shall provide an independent
examination of the facts surrounding the incident and what
occurred. The Secretary, or the Secretary's designee, shall
review the makeup of the investigative team for a conflict,
appearance of conflict, or lack of independence that could
undermine the results of the investigation and may remove or
replace any members of the team to avoid such an outcome.
``(b) Report of Investigation.--Not later than 90 days after the
occurrence of a Serious Security Incident, the investigative team
investigating the incident shall prepare and submit a Report of
Investigation to the Security Review Committee that includes--
``(1) a detailed description of the matters set forth in
subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (a)(2), including
all related findings;
``(2) a complete and accurate account of the casualties,
injuries, and damage resulting from the incident; and
``(3) a review of security procedures and directives in
place at the time of the incident.
``(c) Confidentiality.--The investigative team investigating a
Serious Security Incident shall adopt such procedures with respect to
confidentiality as determined necessary, including procedures relating
to the conduct of closed proceedings or the submission and use of
evidence in camera, to ensure in particular the protection of
classified information relating to national defense, foreign policy, or
intelligence matters. The Director of National Intelligence shall
establish the level of protection required for intelligence information
and for information relating to intelligence personnel included in the
report required under subsection (b). The Security Review Committee
shall determine the level of classification of the final report
prepared pursuant to section 304(b), and shall incorporate the same
confidentiality measures in such report to the maximum extent
practicable.''.
(g) Findings and Recommendations of the Security Review
Committee.--Section 304 of the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 (22
U.S.C. 4834) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 304. SECURITY REVIEW COMMITTEE FINDINGS AND REPORT.
``(a) Findings.--The Security Review Committee shall--
``(1) review the Report of Investigation prepared pursuant
to section 303(b), and all other evidence, reporting, and
relevant information relating to a Serious Security Incident at
a United States mission abroad, including an examination of the
facts and circumstances surrounding any serious injuries, loss
of life, or significant destruction of property resulting from
the incident; and
``(2) determine, in writing--
``(A) whether the incident was security related and
constituted a Serious Security Incident;
``(B) if the incident involved a diplomatic
compound, motorcade, residence, or other mission
facility--
``(i) whether the security systems,
security countermeasures, and security
procedures operated as intended; and
``(ii) whether such systems worked to
materially mitigate the attack or were found to
be inadequate to mitigate the threat and
attack;
``(C) if the incident involved an individual or
group of officers conducting an approved operation
outside the mission, whether a valid process was
followed in evaluating the requested operation and
weighing the risk of the operation, which determination
shall not seek to assign accountability for the
incident unless the Security Review Committee
determines that an official breached his or her duty;
``(D) the impact of intelligence and information
availability, and whether the mission was aware of the
general operating threat environment or any more
specific threat intelligence or information and took
that into account in ongoing and specific operations;
and
``(E) any other facts and circumstances that may be
relevant to the appropriate security management of
United States missions abroad.
``(b) Report.--
``(1) Submission to secretary of state.--Not later than 60
days after receiving the Report of Investigation prepared
pursuant to section 303(b), the Security Review Committee shall
submit a report to the Secretary of State that includes--
``(A) the findings described in subsection (a); and
``(B) any related recommendations.
``(2) Submission to congress.--Not later than 90 days after
receiving the report pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary
of State shall submit a copy of the report to the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives.
``(c) Personnel Recommendations.--If in the course of conducting an
investigation under section 303, the investigative team finds
reasonable cause to believe any individual described in section
303(a)(2)(D) has breached the duty of that individual or finds lesser
failures on the part of an individual in the performance of his or her
duties related to the incident, it shall be reported to the SRC. If the
SRC find reasonable cause to support the determination, it shall be
reported to the Secretary for appropriate action.''.
(h) Relation to Other Proceedings.--Section 305 of the Diplomatic
Security Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4835) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a) No Effect on Existing Remedies or
Defenses.--'' before ``Nothing in this title''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Future Inquiries.--Nothing in this title may be construed to
preclude the Secretary of State from convening a followup public board
of inquiry to investigate any security incident if the incident was of
such magnitude or significance that an internal process is deemed
insufficient to understand and investigate the incident. All materials
gathered during the procedures provided under this title shall be
provided to any related board of inquiry convened by the Secretary.''.
SEC. 303. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES EMBASSIES IN VANUATU,
KIRIBATI, AND TONGA.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Pacific Islands are vital to United States national
security and national interests in the Indo-Pacific region and
globally.
(2) The Pacific Islands region spans 15 percent of the
world's surface area and controls access to open waters in the
Central Pacific, sea lanes to the Western Hemisphere, supply
lines to United States forward-deployed forces in East Asia,
and economically important fisheries.
(3) The Pacific Islands region is home to the State of
Hawaii, 11 United States territories, United States Naval Base
Guam, and United States Andersen Air Force Base.
(4) Pacific Island countries cooperate with the United
States and United States partners on maritime security and
efforts to stop illegal, unreported, and destructive fishing.
(5) The Pacific Islands are rich in biodiversity and are on
the frontlines of environmental challenges and climate issues.
(6) The People's Republic of China (PRC) seeks to increase
its influence in the Pacific Islands region, including through
infrastructure development under the PRC's One Belt, One Road
Initiative and its new security agreement with the Solomon
Islands.
(7) The United States Embassy in Papua New Guinea manages
the diplomatic affairs of the United States to the Republic of
Vanuatu, and the United States Embassy in Fiji manages the
diplomatic affairs of the United States to the Republic of
Kiribati and the Kingdom of Tonga.
(8) The United States requires a physical diplomatic
presence in the Republic of Vanuatu, the Republic of Kiribati,
and the Kingdom of Tonga, to ensure the physical and
operational security of our efforts in those countries to
deepen relations, protect United States national security, and
pursue United States national interests.
(9) Increasing the number of United States embassies
dedicated solely to a Pacific Island country demonstrates the
United States' ongoing commitment to the region and to the
Pacific Island countries.
(b) Establishment of Embassies.--
(1) In general.--As soon as possible, and not later than 2
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State shall establish physical United States
embassies in the Republic of Kiribati and the Kingdom of Tonga,
and a physical presence in the Republic of Vanuatu.
(2) Other strategies.--
(A) Physical infrastructure.--In establishing
embassies pursuant to paragraph (1) and creating the
physical infrastructure to ensure the physical and
operational safety of embassy personnel, the Secretary
may pursue rent or purchase existing buildings or co-
locate personnel in embassies of like-minded partners,
such as Australia and New Zealand.
(B) Personnel.--In establishing a physical presence
in the Republic of Vanuatu pursuant to paragraph (1),
the Secretary may assign 1 or more United States
Government personnel to the Republic of Vanuatu as part
of the United States mission in Papua New Guinea.
(3) Waiver authority.--The President may waive the
requirements under paragraph (1) for a period of one year if
the President determines and reports to Congress in advance
that such waiver is necessary to protect the national security
interests of the United States.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amounts authorized to
be appropriated to the Department of State for Embassy Security,
Construction, and Maintenance, $40,200,000 is authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2023 for establishment and maintenance of
the three embassies pursuant to subsection (b), and $3,000,000 is
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2024 to maintain the
embassies.
(d) Report.--
(1) Defined term.--In this subsection, the term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate;
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives; and
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Progress report.--Not later than 180 days following the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that
includes--
(A) a description of the status of activities
carried out to achieve the objectives described in this
section;
(B) an estimate of when embassies and a physical
presence will be fully established pursuant to
subsection (b)(1); and
(C) an update on events in the Pacific Islands
region relevant to the establishment of United States
embassies, including activities by the People's
Republic of China.
(3) Report on final disposition.--Not later than 2 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress
that--
(A) confirms the establishment of the 2 embassies
and the physical presence required under subsection
(b)(1); or
(B) if the embassies and physical presence required
in subsection (b)(1) has not been established, a
justification for such failure to comply with such
requirement.
TITLE IV--A DIVERSE WORKFORCE: RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND PROMOTION
SEC. 401. REPORT ON BARRIERS TO APPLYING FOR EMPLOYMENT WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees that--
(1) identifies any barriers for applicants applying for
employment with the Department;
(2) provides demographic data of online applicants during
the most recent 3 years disaggregated by race, ethnicity,
gender, age, veteran status, disability, geographic region, and
any other categories determined by the Secretary;
(3) assesses any barriers that exist for applying online
for employment with the Department, disaggregated by race,
ethnicity, gender, age, veteran status, disability, geographic
region, and any other categories determined by the Secretary;
and
(4) includes recommendations for addressing any disparities
identified in the online application process.
SEC. 402. COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND DISSEMINATION OF WORKFORCE DATA.
(a) Initial Report.--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 includes disaggregated
demographic data and other information regarding the diversity of the
workforce of the Department.
(b) Data.--The report required under subsection (a) shall include,
to the maximum extent that the collection and dissemination of such
data can be done in a way that protects the confidentiality of
individuals and is otherwise permissible by law--
(1) demographic data on each element of the workforce of
the Department during the 5-year period ending on the date of
the enactment of this Act, disaggregated by rank and grade or
grade-equivalent, with respect to--
(A) individuals hired to join the workforce;
(B) individuals promoted, including promotions to
and within the Senior Executive Service or the Senior
Foreign Service;
(C) individuals serving as special assistants in
any of the offices of the Secretary of State, the
Deputy Secretary of State, the Counselor of the
Department of State, the Secretary's Policy Planning
Staff, the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control
and International Security, the Under Secretary of
State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human
Rights, the Under Secretary of State for Economic
Growth, Energy, and the Environment, the Under
Secretary of State for Management, the Under Secretary
of State for Political Affairs, and the Under Secretary
of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs;
(D) individuals serving in each bureau's front
office;
(E) individuals serving as detailees to the
National Security Council;
(F) individuals serving on applicable selection
boards;
(G) members of any external advisory committee or
board who are subject to appointment by individuals at
senior positions in the Department;
(H) individuals participating in professional
development programs of the Department and the extent
to which such participants have been placed into senior
positions within the Department after such
participation;
(I) individuals participating in mentorship or
retention programs; and
(J) individuals who separated from the agency,
including individuals in the Senior Executive Service
or the Senior Foreign Service;
(2) an assessment of agency compliance with the essential
elements identified in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Management Directive 715, effective October 1, 2003; and
(3) data on the overall number of individuals who are part
of the workforce, the percentages of such workforce
corresponding to each element specified in paragraph (1), and
the percentages corresponding to each rank, grade, or grade
equivalent.
(c) Effectiveness of Department Efforts.--The report required under
subsection (a) shall describe and assess the effectiveness of the
efforts of the Department--
(1) to propagate fairness, impartiality, and inclusion in
the work environment, both domestically and abroad;
(2) to enforce anti-harassment and anti-discrimination
policies, both domestically and at posts overseas;
(3) to refrain from engaging in unlawful discrimination in
any phase of the employment process, including recruitment,
hiring, evaluation, assignments, promotion, retention, and
training;
(4) to prevent retaliation against employees for
participating in a protected equal employment opportunity
activity or for reporting sexual harassment or sexual assault;
(5) to provide reasonable accommodation for qualified
employees and applicants with disabilities; and
(6) to recruit a representative workforce by--
(A) recruiting women, persons with disabilities,
and minorities;
(B) recruiting at women's colleges, historically
Black colleges and universities, minority-serving
institutions, and other institutions serving a
significant percentage of minority students;
(C) placing job advertisements in newspapers,
magazines, and job sites oriented toward women and
minorities;
(D) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs in urban
and rural communities and at land-grant colleges or
universities;
(E) providing opportunities through the Foreign
Service Internship Program under chapter 12 of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4141 et seq.),
and other hiring initiatives;
(F) recruiting mid-level and senior-level
professionals through programs designed to increase
representation in international affairs of people
belonging to traditionally under-
represented groups;
(G) offering the Foreign Service written and oral
assessment examinations in several locations throughout
the United States or via online platforms to reduce the
burden of applicants having to travel at their own
expense to take either or both such examinations;
(H) expanding the use of paid internships; and
(I) supporting recruiting and hiring opportunities
through--
(i) the Charles B. Rangel International
Affairs Fellowship Program;
(ii) the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign
Affairs Fellowship Program; and
(iii) other initiatives, including
agencywide policy initiatives.
(d) Annual Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
publication of the report required under subsection (a), the
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees, and make such report available on the
Department's website, that includes, without compromising the
confidentiality of individuals and to the extent otherwise
consistent with law--
(A) disaggregated demographic data, to the maximum
extent that collection of such data is permissible by
law, relating to the workforce and information on the
status of diversity and inclusion efforts of the
Department;
(B) an analysis of applicant flow data, to the
maximum extent that collection of such data is
permissible by law; and
(C) disaggregated demographic data relating to
participants in professional development programs of
the Department and the rate of placement into senior
positions for participants in such programs.
(2) Combination with other annual report.--The report
required under paragraph (1) may be combined with another
annual report required by law, to the extent practicable.
SEC. 403. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND ASSISTANCE.
(a) Purpose.--The purposes of this section are--
(1) to advance the values and interests of the United
States overseas through programs that foster innovation,
competitiveness, and a diversity of backgrounds, views, and
experience in the formulation and implementation of United
States foreign policy and assistance; and
(2) to create opportunities for specialized research,
education, training, professional development, and leadership
opportunities for individuals belonging to an underrepresented
group within the Department and USAID.
(b) Study.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary and the Administrator of
USAID shall conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing
Centers of Excellence in Foreign Affairs and Assistance
(referred to in this section as the ``Centers of Excellence'')
within institutions that serve individuals belonging to an
underrepresented group to focus on 1 or more of the areas
described in paragraph (2).
(2) Elements.--In conducting the study required under
paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Administrator,
respectively, shall consider--
(A) opportunities to enter into public-private
partnerships that will--
(i) increase diversity in foreign affairs
and foreign assistance Federal careers;
(ii) prepare a diverse cadre of students
(including nontraditional, mid-career, part-
time, and heritage students) and nonprofit or
business professionals with the skills and
education needed to meaningfully contribute to
the formulation and execution of United States
foreign policy and assistance;
(iii) support the conduct of research,
education, and extension programs that reflect
diverse perspectives and a wide range of views
of world regions and international affairs--
(I) to assist in the development of
regional and functional foreign policy
skills;
(II) to strengthen international
development and humanitarian assistance
programs; and
(III) to strengthen democratic
institutions and processes in
policymaking, including supporting
public policies that engender equitable
and inclusive societies and focus on
challenges and inequalities in
education, health, wealth, justice, and
other sectors faced by diverse
communities;
(iv) enable domestic and international
educational, internship, fellowship, faculty
exchange, training, employment or other
innovative programs to acquire or strengthen
knowledge of foreign languages, cultures,
societies, and international skills and
perspectives;
(v) support collaboration among
institutions of higher education, including
community colleges, nonprofit organizations,
and corporations, to strengthen the engagement
between experts and specialists in the foreign
affairs and foreign assistance fields; and
(vi) leverage additional public-private
partnerships with nonprofit organizations,
foundations, corporations, institutions of
higher education, and the Federal Government;
and
(B) budget and staffing requirements, including
appropriate sources of funding, for the establishment
and conduct of operations of such Centers of
Excellence.
(c) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees that contains the findings of the
study conducted pursuant to subsection (b).
SEC. 404. INSTITUTE FOR TRANSATLANTIC ENGAGEMENT.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary is authorized to establish the
Institute for Transatlantic Engagement (referred to in this section as
the ``Institute'').
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Institute shall be to strengthen
national security by highlighting, to a geographically diverse set of
populations from the United States and member countries of the European
Union, the importance of the transatlantic relationship and the threats
posed by adversarial countries, such as the Russian Federation and the
People's Republic of China, to democracy, free-market economic
principles, and human rights, with the aim that lessons learned from
the Institute will be shared across the United States and Europe.
(c) Director.--The Institute shall be headed by a Director, who
shall have expertise in transatlantic relations and diverse populations
in the United States and Europe.
(d) Scope and Activities.--The Institute shall--
(1) strengthen knowledge of the formation and
implementation of transatlantic policies critical to national
security, including the threats posed by the Russian Federation
and the People's Republic of China;
(2) increase awareness of the roles of government and
nongovernmental actors, such as multilateral organizations,
businesses, civil society actors, academia, think tanks, and
philanthropic institutions, in transatlantic policy development
and execution;
(3) increase understanding of the manner in which diverse
backgrounds and perspectives affect the development of
transatlantic policies;
(4) enhance the skills, abilities, and effectiveness of
government officials at national and international levels;
(5) increase awareness of the importance of, and interest
in, international public service careers;
(6) annually invite not fewer than 30 individuals to
participate in programs of the Institute;
(7) not less than 3 times annually, convene representatives
of United States and European Union governments for a program
offered by the Institute that is not less than 2 days in
duration; and
(8) develop metrics to track the success and efficacy of
the program.
(e) Eligibility to Participate.--Participants in the programs of
the Institute shall include elected government officials--
(1) serving at national, regional, or local levels in the
United States and member countries of the European Union; and
(2) who represent geographically diverse backgrounds or
constituencies in the United States and Europe.
(f) Selection of Participants.--
(1) United states participants.--Participants from the
United States shall be appointed in an equally divided manner
by the chairpersons and ranking members of the appropriate
congressional committees.
(2) European union participants.--Participants from
European Union member countries shall be appointed by the
Secretary, in consultation with the chairpersons and ranking
members of the appropriate congressional committees.
(g) Restrictions.--
(1) Unpaid participation.--Participants in the Institute
may not be paid a salary for such participation.
(2) Reimbursement.--The Institute may pay or reimburse
participants for reasonable travel, lodging, and food in
connection with participation in the program.
(3) Travel.--No funds authorized to be appropriated under
subsection (h) may be used for travel for Members of Congress
to participate in Institute activities.
(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $750,000 for fiscal year 2023.
SEC. 405. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act may be construed as altering existing law
regarding merit system principles.
TITLE V--INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY
SEC. 501. UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL CYBERSPACE POLICY.
(a) In General.--It is the policy of the United States--
(1) to work internationally to promote an open,
interoperable, reliable, and secure internet governed by the
multi-stakeholder model, which--
(A) promotes democracy, the rule of law, and human
rights, including freedom of expression;
(B) supports the ability to innovate, communicate,
and promote economic prosperity; and
(C) is designed to protect privacy and guard
against deception, fraud, and theft;
(2) to encourage and aid United States allies and partners
in improving their own technological capabilities and
resiliency to pursue, defend, and protect shared interests and
values, free from coercion and external pressure; and
(3) in furtherance of the efforts described in paragraphs
(1) and (2)--
(A) to provide incentives to the private sector to
accelerate the development of the technologies referred
to in such paragraphs;
(B) to modernize and harmonize with allies and
partners export controls and investment screening
regimes and associated policies and regulations; and
(C) to enhance United States leadership in
technical standards-setting bodies and avenues for
developing norms regarding the use of digital tools.
(b) Implementation.--In implementing the policy described in
subsection (a), the President, in consultation with outside actors, as
appropriate, including private sector companies, nongovernmental
organizations, security researchers, and other relevant stakeholders,
in the conduct of bilateral and multilateral relations, shall strive--
(1) to clarify the applicability of international laws and
norms to the use of information and communications technology
(referred to in this subsection as ``ICT'');
(2) to reduce and limit the risk of escalation and
retaliation in cyberspace, damage to critical infrastructure,
and other malicious cyber activity that impairs the use and
operation of critical infrastructure that provides services to
the public;
(3) to cooperate with like-minded countries that share
common values and cyberspace policies with the United States,
including respect for human rights, democracy, and the rule of
law, to advance such values and policies internationally;
(4) to encourage the responsible development of new,
innovative technologies and ICT products that strengthen a
secure internet architecture that is accessible to all;
(5) to secure and implement commitments on responsible
country behavior in cyberspace, including commitments by
countries--
(A) to not conduct, or knowingly support, cyber-
enabled theft of intellectual property, including trade
secrets or other confidential business information,
with the intent of providing competitive advantages to
companies or commercial sectors;
(B) to take all appropriate and reasonable efforts
to keep their territories clear of intentionally
wrongful acts using ICT in violation of international
commitments;
(C) not to conduct or knowingly support ICT
activity that intentionally damages or otherwise
impairs the use and operation of critical
infrastructure providing services to the public, in
violation of international law;
(D) to take appropriate measures to protect the
country's critical infrastructure from ICT threats;
(E) not to conduct or knowingly support malicious
international activity that harms the information
systems of authorized emergency response teams (also
known as ``computer emergency response teams'' or
``cybersecurity incident response teams'') of another
country or authorize emergency response teams to engage
in malicious international activity, in violation of
international law;
(F) to respond to appropriate requests for
assistance to mitigate malicious ICT activity emanating
from their territory and aimed at the critical
infrastructure of another country;
(G) to not restrict cross-border data flows or
require local storage or processing of data; and
(H) to protect the exercise of human rights and
fundamental freedoms on the internet, while recognizing
that the human rights that people have offline also
need to be protected online; and
(6) to advance, encourage, and support the development and
adoption of internationally recognized technical standards and
best practices.
SEC. 502. BUREAU OF CYBERSPACE AND DIGITAL POLICY.
(a) In General.--Section 1 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsection
(j) and (k), respectively;
(2) by redesignating subsection (h) (as added by section
361(a)(1) of division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260)) as subsection (l); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (h) the following:
``(i) Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.--
``(1) In general.--There is established, within the
Department of State, the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital
Policy (referred to in this subsection as the `Bureau'). The
head of the Bureau shall have the rank and status of ambassador
and shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate.
``(2) Duties.--
``(A) In general.--The head of the Bureau shall
perform such duties and exercise such powers as the
Secretary of State shall prescribe, including
implementing the policy described in section 501(a) of
the Department of State Authorization Act of 2022.
``(B) Duties described.--The principal duties and
responsibilities of the head of the Bureau shall be--
``(i) to serve as the principal cyberspace
policy official within the senior management of
the Department of State and as the advisor to
the Secretary of State for cyberspace and
digital issues;
``(ii) to lead, coordinate, and execute, in
coordination with other relevant bureaus and
offices, the Department of State's diplomatic
cyberspace, cybersecurity (including efforts
related to data privacy, data flows, internet
governance, information and communications
technology standards, and other issues that the
Secretary has assigned to the Bureau);
``(iii) to advance United States national
security and foreign policy interests in
cyberspace and to coordinate cyberspace policy
and other relevant functions with the
Department of State and with other components
of the Federal Government;
``(iv) to promote an open, interoperable,
reliable, and secure information and
communications technology infrastructure
globally;
``(v) to represent the Secretary of State
in interagency efforts to develop and advance
Federal Government cyber priorities and
activities, including efforts to develop
credible national capabilities, strategies, and
policies to deter and counter cyber
adversaries, and carry out the purposes of
title V of the Department of State
Authorization Act of 2022;
``(vi) to engage civil society, the private
sector, academia, and other public and private
entities on relevant international cyberspace
and information and communications technology
issues;
``(vii) to lead United States Government
efforts to uphold and further develop global
deterrence frameworks for malicious cyber
activity;
``(viii) to advise the Secretary of State
and coordinate with foreign governments
regarding responses to national security-level
cyber incidents, including coordination on
diplomatic response efforts to support allies
and partners threatened by malicious cyber
activity, in conjunction with members of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization and like-
minded countries;
``(ix) to promote the building of foreign
capacity relating to cyberspace policy
priorities;
``(x) to promote an open, interoperable,
reliable, and secure information and
communications technology infrastructure
globally and an open, interoperable, secure,
and reliable internet governed by the multi-
stakeholder model;
``(xi) to promote an international
regulatory environment for technology
investments and the internet that benefits
United States economic and national security
interests;
``(xii) to promote cross-border flow of
data and combat international initiatives
seeking to impose unreasonable requirements on
United States businesses;
``(xiii) to promote international policies
to protect the integrity of United States and
international telecommunications infrastructure
from foreign-based threats, including cyber-
enabled threats;
``(xiv) to lead engagement, in coordination
with relevant executive branch agencies, with
foreign governments on relevant international
cyberspace, cybersecurity, cybercrime, and
digital economy issues described in title V of
the Department of State Authorization Act of
2022;
``(xv) to promote international policies to
secure radio frequency spectrum for United
States businesses and national security needs;
``(xvi) to promote and protect the exercise
of human rights, including freedom of speech
and religion, through the internet;
``(xvii) to build capacity of United States
diplomatic officials to engage on cyberspace
issues;
``(xviii) to encourage the development and
adoption by foreign countries of
internationally recognized standards, policies,
and best practices;
``(xix) to support efforts by the Global
Engagement Center to counter cyber-enabled
information operations against the United
States or its allies and partners; and
``(xx) to conduct such other matters as the
Secretary of State may assign.
``(3) Qualifications.--The head of the Bureau should be an
individual of demonstrated competency in the fields of--
``(A) cybersecurity and other relevant cyberspace
and information and communications technology policy
issues; and
``(B) international diplomacy.
``(4) Organizational placement.--
``(A) Initial placement.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), the head of the Bureau shall report
to the Deputy Secretary of State.
``(B) Subsequent placement.--The head of the Bureau
may report to an Under Secretary of State or to an
official holding a higher position than Under Secretary
if, not later than 15 days before any change in such
reporting structure, the Secretary of State--
``(i) consults with the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives; and
``(ii) submits a report to such committees
that--
``(I) indicates that the Secretary,
with respect to the reporting structure
of the Bureau, has consulted with and
solicited feedback from--
``(aa) other relevant
Federal entities with a role in
international aspects of cyber
policy; and
``(bb) the elements of the
Department of State with
responsibility for aspects of
cyber policy, including the
elements reporting to--
``(AA) the Under
Secretary of State for
Political Affairs;
``(BB) the Under
Secretary of State for
Civilian Security,
Democracy, and Human
Rights;
``(CC) the Under
Secretary of State for
Economic Growth,
Energy, and the
Environment;
``(DD) the Under
Secretary of State for
Arms Control and
International Security
Affairs;
``(EE) the Under
Secretary of State for
Management; and
``(FF) the Under
Secretary of State for
Public Diplomacy and
Public Affairs;
``(II) describes the new reporting
structure for the head of the Bureau
and the justification for such new
structure; and
``(III) includes a plan describing
how the new reporting structure will
better enable the head of the Bureau to
carry out the duties described in
paragraph (2), including the security,
economic, and human rights aspects of
cyber diplomacy.
``(5) Special hiring authorities.--The Secretary of State
may--
``(A) appoint employees without regard to the
provisions of title 5, United States Code, regarding
appointments in the competitive service; and
``(B) fix the basic compensation of such employees
without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of
chapter 53 of such title regarding classification and
General Schedule pay rates.
``(6) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may
be construed to preclude the head of the Bureau from being
designated as an Assistant Secretary, if such an Assistant
Secretary position does not increase the number of Assistant
Secretary positions at the Department above the number
authorized under subsection (c)(1).''.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the Bureau
established under section 1(i) of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956, as added by subsection (a), should have a
diverse workforce composed of qualified individuals, including
individuals belonging to an underrepresented group.
(c) United Nations.--The Permanent Representative of the United
States to the United Nations should use the voice, vote, and influence
of the United States to oppose any measure that is inconsistent with
the policy described in section 501(a).
SEC. 503. INTERNATIONAL CYBERSPACE AND DIGITAL POLICY STRATEGY.
(a) Strategy Required.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President, acting through the Secretary, and
in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments
and agencies, shall develop an international cyberspace and digital
policy strategy.
(b) Elements.--The strategy required under subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) a review of actions and activities undertaken to
support the policy described in section 501(a);
(2) a plan of action to guide the diplomacy of the
Department with regard to foreign countries, including--
(A) conducting bilateral and multilateral
activities--
(i) to develop and support the
implementation of norms of responsible country
behavior in cyberspace consistent with the
objectives specified in section 501(b)(5);
(ii) to reduce the frequency and severity
of cyberattacks on United States individuals,
businesses, governmental agencies, and other
organizations;
(iii) to reduce cybersecurity risks to
United States and allied critical
infrastructure;
(iv) to improve allies' and partners'
collaboration with the United States on
cybersecurity issues, including information
sharing, regulatory coordination and
improvement, and joint investigatory and law
enforcement operations related to cybercrime;
and
(v) to share best practices and advance
proposals to strengthen civilian and private
sector resiliency to threats and access to
opportunities in cyberspace; and
(B) reviewing the status of existing efforts in
relevant multilateral fora, as appropriate, to obtain
commitments on international norms regarding
cyberspace;
(3) a review of alternative concepts for international
norms regarding cyberspace offered by foreign countries;
(4) a detailed description of new and evolving threats
regarding cyberspace from foreign adversaries, state-sponsored
actors, and non-state actors to--
(A) United States national security;
(B) the Federal and private sector cyberspace
infrastructure of the United States;
(C) intellectual property in the United States; and
(D) the privacy and security of citizens of the
United States;
(5) a review of the policy tools available to the President
to deter and de-escalate tensions with foreign countries,
state-sponsored actors, and private actors regarding--
(A) threats in cyberspace;
(B) the degree to which such tools have been used;
and
(C) whether such tools have been effective
deterrents;
(6) a review of resources required to conduct activities to
build responsible norms of international cyber behavior;
(7) a review to determine whether the budgetary resources,
technical expertise, legal authorities, and personnel available
to the Department and other relevant Federal agencies are
adequate to achieve the actions and activities undertaken to
support the policy described in section 501(a);
(8) a review to determine whether the Department is
properly organized and coordinated with other Federal agencies
to achieve the objectives described in section 501(b); and
(9) a plan of action, developed in consultation with
relevant Federal departments and agencies as the President may
direct, to guide the diplomacy of the Department with respect
to the inclusion of cyber issues in mutual defense agreements.
(c) Form of Strategy.--
(1) Public availability.--The strategy required under
subsection (a) shall be available to the public in unclassified
form, including through publication in the Federal Register.
(2) Classified annex.--The strategy required under
subsection (a) may include a classified annex.
(d) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the completion of the
strategy required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall brief the
appropriate congressional committees regarding the strategy, including
any material contained in a classified annex.
(e) Updates.--The strategy required under subsection (a) shall be
updated--
(1) not later than 90 days after any material change to
United States policy described in such strategy; and
(2) not later than 1 year after the inauguration of each
new President.
SEC. 504. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT ON CYBER DIPLOMACY.
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
and provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional committees that
includes--
(1) an assessment of the extent to which United States
diplomatic processes and other efforts with foreign countries,
including through multilateral fora, bilateral engagements, and
negotiated cyberspace agreements, advance the full range of
United States interests regarding cyberspace, including the
policy described in section 501(a);
(2) an assessment of the Department's organizational
structure and approach to managing its diplomatic efforts to
advance the full range of United States interests regarding
cyberspace, including a review of--
(A) the establishment of a Bureau within the
Department to lead the Department's international cyber
mission;
(B) the current or proposed diplomatic mission,
structure, staffing, funding, and activities of such
Bureau;
(C) how the establishment of such Bureau has
impacted or is likely to impact the structure and
organization of the Department; and
(D) what challenges, if any, the Department has
faced or will face in establishing such Bureau; and
(3) any other matters that the Comptroller General
determines to be relevant.
SEC. 505. REPORT ON DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS TO DETECT AND RESPOND TO CYBER
THREATS AGAINST ALLIES AND PARTNERS.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the heads of other relevant
Federal agencies, shall submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees that assesses the capabilities of the
Department to provide civilian-led support for acute cyber incident
response in ally and partner countries that includes--
(1) a description and assessment of the Department's
coordination with cyber programs and operations of the
Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security;
(2) recommendations on how to improve coordination and
executive of Department involvement in programs or operations
to support allies and partners in responding to acute cyber
incidents; and
(3) the budgetary resources, technical expertise, legal
authorities, and personnel needed for the Department to
formulate and implement the programs described in this section.
SEC. 506. CYBERSECURITY RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that improving
computer programming language proficiency will improve--
(1) the cybersecurity effectiveness of the Department; and
(2) the ability of foreign service officers to engage with
foreign audiences on cybersecurity matters.
(b) Technology Talent Acquisition.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish positions
within the Bureau of Global Talent Management that are solely
dedicated to the recruitment and retention of Department
personnel with backgrounds in cybersecurity, engineering, data
science, application development, artificial intelligence,
critical and emerging technology, and technology and digital
policy.
(2) Goals.--The goals of the positions described in
paragraph (1) shall be--
(A) to fulfill the critical need of the Department
to recruit and retain employees for cybersecurity,
digital, and technology positions;
(B) to actively recruit relevant candidates from
academic institutions, the private sector, and related
industries;
(C) to work with the Office of Personnel Management
and the United States Digital Service to develop and
implement best strategies for recruiting and retaining
technology talent; and
(D) to inform and train supervisors at the
Department on the use of the authorities listed in
subsection (c)(1).
(3) Implementation plan.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a
plan to the appropriate congressional committees that describes
how the objectives and goals set forth in paragraphs (1) and
(2) will be implemented.
(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated $750,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023
through 2027 to carry out this subsection.
(c) Annual Report on Hiring Authorities.--Not later than 1 year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter
for the following 5 years, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees that includes--
(1) a list of the hiring authorities available to the
Department to recruit and retain personnel with backgrounds in
cybersecurity, engineering, data science, application
development, artificial intelligence, critical and emerging
technology, and technology and digital policy;
(2) a list of which hiring authorities described in
paragraph (1) have been used during the previous 5 years;
(3) the number of employees in qualified positions hired,
aggregated by position and grade level or pay band;
(4) the number of employees who have been placed in
qualified positions, aggregated by bureau and offices within
the Department;
(5) the rate of attrition of individuals who begin the
hiring process and do not complete the process and a
description of the reasons for such attrition;
(6) the number of individuals who are interviewed by
subject matter experts and the number of individuals who are
not interviewed by subject matter experts; and
(7) recommendations for--
(A) reducing the attrition rate referred to in
paragraph (5) by 5 percent each year;
(B) additional hiring authorities needed to acquire
needed technology talent;
(C) hiring personnel to hold public trust positions
until such personnel can obtain the necessary security
clearance; and
(D) informing and training supervisors within the
Department on the use of the authorities listed in
paragraph (1).
(d) Incentive Pay for Cybersecurity Professionals.--To increase the
number of qualified candidates available to fulfill the cybersecurity
needs of the Department, the Secretary shall--
(1) include computer programming languages within the
Recruitment Language Program; and
(2) provide appropriate language incentive pay.
(e) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the
Secretary shall provide a list to the appropriate congressional
committees that identifies--
(1) the computer programming languages included within the
Recruitment Language Program and the language incentive pay
rate; and
(2) the number of individuals benefitting from the
inclusion of such computer programming languages in the
Recruitment Language Program and language incentive pay.
SEC. 507. SHORT COURSE ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR SENIOR OFFICIALS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and begin providing,
for senior officials of the Department, a course addressing how the
most recent and relevant technologies affect the activities of the
Department.
(b) Throughput Objectives.--The Secretary should ensure that--
(1) during the first year that the course developed
pursuant to subsection (a) is offered, not fewer than 20
percent of senior officials are certified as having passed such
course; and
(2) in each subsequent year, until the date on which 80
percent of senior officials are certified as having passed such
course, an additional 10 percent of senior officials are
certified as having passed such course.
SEC. 508. ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPANSION OF REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
PROGRAM.
(a) Regional Technology Officer Program.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a
program, which shall be known as the ``Regional Technology
Officer Program'' (referred to in this section as the
``Program'').
(2) Goals.--The goals of the Program shall include the
following:
(A) Promoting United States leadership in
technology abroad.
(B) Working with partners to increase the
deployment of critical and emerging technology in
support of democratic values.
(C) Shaping diplomatic agreements in regional and
international fora with respect to critical and
emerging technologies.
(D) Building diplomatic capacity for handling
critical and emerging technology issues.
(E) Facilitating the role of critical and emerging
technology in advancing the foreign policy objectives
of the United States through engagement with research
labs, incubators, and venture capitalists.
(F) Maintaining the advantages of the United States
with respect to critical and emerging technologies.
(b) Implementation Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit an implementation
plan to the appropriate congressional committees that outlines
strategies for--
(1) advancing the goals described in subsection (a)(2);
(2) hiring Regional Technology Officers and increasing the
competitiveness of the Program within the Foreign Service
bidding process;
(3) expanding the Program to include a minimum of 15
Regional Technology Officers; and
(4) assigning not fewer than 2 Regional Technology Officers
to posts within--
(A) each regional bureau of the Department; and
(B) the Bureau of International Organization
Affairs.
(c) Annual Briefing Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the
following 5 years, the Secretary shall brief the appropriate
congressional committees regarding the status of the implementation
plan required under subsection (b).
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2027
to carry out this section.
SEC. 509. VULNERABILITY DISCLOSURE POLICY AND BUG BOUNTY PROGRAM
REPORT.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Bug bounty program.--The term ``bug bounty program''
means a program under which an approved individual,
organization, or company is temporarily authorized to identify
and report vulnerabilities of internet-facing information
technology of the Department in exchange for compensation.
(2) Information technology.--The term ``information
technology'' has the meaning given such term in section 11101
of title 40, United States Code.
(b) Vulnerability Disclosure Policy.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall design,
establish, and make publicly known a Vulnerability Disclosure
Policy (referred to in this section as the ``VDP'') to improve
Department cybersecurity by--
(A) creating Department policy and infrastructure
to receive reports of and remediate discovered
vulnerabilities in line with existing policies of the
Office of Management and Budget and the Department of
Homeland Security Binding Operational Directive 20-01
or any subsequent directive; and
(B) providing a report on such policy and
infrastructure to Congress.
(2) Annual reports.--Not later than 180 days after the
establishment of the VDP pursuant to paragraph (1), and
annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Secretary
shall submit a report on the VDP to the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives that includes
information relating to--
(A) the number and severity of all security
vulnerabilities reported;
(B) the number of previously unidentified security
vulnerabilities remediated as a result;
(C) the current number of outstanding previously
unidentified security vulnerabilities and Department of
State remediation plans;
(D) the average time between the reporting of
security vulnerabilities and remediation of such
vulnerabilities;.
(E) the resources, surge staffing, roles, and
responsibilities within the Department used to
implement the VDP and complete security vulnerability
remediation;
(F) how the VDP identified vulnerabilities are
incorporated into existing Department vulnerability
prioritization and management processes;
(G) any challenges in implementing the VDP and
plans for expansion or contraction in the scope of the
VDP across Department information systems; and
(H) any other topic that the Secretary determines
to be relevant.
(c) Bug Bounty Program Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report
to Congress that describes any ongoing efforts by the
Department or a third-party vendor under contract with the
Department to establish or carry out a bug bounty program that
identifies security vulnerabilities of internet-
facing information technology of the Department.
(2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on
which any bug bounty program is established, the Secretary
shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland
Security of the House of Representatives regarding such
program, including information relating to--
(A) the number of approved individuals,
organizations, or companies involved in such program,
disaggregated by the number of approved individuals,
organizations, or companies that--
(i) registered;
(ii) were approved;
(iii) submitted security vulnerabilities;
and
(iv) received compensation;
(B) the number and severity of all security
vulnerabilities reported as part of such program;
(C) the number of previously unidentified security
vulnerabilities remediated as a result of such program;
(D) the current number of outstanding previously
unidentified security vulnerabilities and Department
remediation plans for such outstanding vulnerabilities;
(E) the average length of time between the
reporting of security vulnerabilities and remediation
of such vulnerabilities;
(F) the types of compensation provided under such
program;
(G) the lessons learned from such program;
(H) the public accessibility of contact information
for the Department regarding the bug bounty program;
(I) the incorporation of bug bounty program
identified vulnerabilities into existing Department
vulnerability prioritization and management processes;
and
(J) any challenges in implementing the bug bounty
program and plans for expansion or contraction in the
scope of the bug bounty program across Department
information systems.
TITLE VI--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
SEC. 601. UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL FAIRS AND
EXPOSITIONS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 204 of the Admiral James
W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 2000 and 2001 (22 U.S.C. 2452b), and subject to subsection (b),
amounts available under title I of the Department of State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (division K
of Public Law 117-103), or under prior such Acts, may be made available
to pay for expenses related to United States participation in
international fairs and expositions abroad, including for construction
and operation of pavilions or other major exhibits.
(b) Limitation on Solicitation of Funds.--Senior employees of the
Department, in their official capacity, may not solicit funds to pay
expenses for a United States pavilion or other major exhibit at any
international exposition or world's fair registered by the Bureau of
International Expositions.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $20,000,000 to the Department for United States
participation in international fairs and expositions abroad, including
for construction and operation of pavilions or other major exhibits.
SEC. 602. PRESS FREEDOM CURRICULUM.
The Secretary shall ensure that there is a press freedom curriculum
for the National Foreign Affairs Training Center that enables Foreign
Service officers to better understand issues of press freedom and the
tools that are available to help protect journalists and promote
freedom of the press norms, which may include--
(1) the historic and current issues facing press freedom,
including countries of specific concern;
(2) the Department's role in promoting press freedom as an
American value, a human rights issue, and a national security
imperative;
(3) ways to incorporate press freedom promotion into other
aspects of diplomacy; and
(4) existing tools to assist journalists in distress and
methods for engaging foreign governments and institutions on
behalf of individuals engaged in journalistic activity who are
at risk of harm.
SEC. 603. GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER.
(a) In General.--Section 1287(j) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is amended
by striking ``the date that is 8 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act'' and inserting ``December 31, 2027''.
(b) Hiring Authority for Global Engagement Center.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the Secretary, during the 5-year period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and solely to carry
out the functions of the Global Engagement Center described in section
1287(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
(22 U.S.C. 2656 note), may--
(1) appoint employees without regard to appointment in the
competitive service; and
(2) fix the basic compensation of such employees regarding
classification and General Schedule pay rates.
SEC. 604. UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.
Section 1(b)(3) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(F) coordinate the allocation and management of
the financial and human resources for public diplomacy,
including for--
``(i) the Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs;
``(ii) the Bureau of Global Public Affairs;
``(iii) the Office of Policy, Planning, and
Resources for Public Diplomacy and Public
Affairs;
``(iv) the Global Engagement Center; and
``(v) the public diplomacy functions within
the regional and functional bureaus.''.
TITLE VII--OTHER MATTERS
SEC. 701. SUPPORTING THE EMPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS BY
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Department should continue to eliminate the
unreasonable barriers United States nationals face to obtain
employment in the United Nations Secretariat, fund, programs,
and agencies; and
(2) the Department should bolster efforts to increase the
number of qualified United States nationals who are candidates
for leadership and oversight positions in the United Nations
system, agencies, and commissions, and in other international
organizations.
(b) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to promote the
employment and advancement of United States citizens by international
organizations and bodies, including by--
(1) providing stipends, consultation, and analytical
services to support United States citizen applicants; and
(2) making grants for the purposes described in paragraph
(1).
(c) Using Diplomatic Programs Funding To Promote the Employment of
United States Citizens by International Organizations.--Amounts
appropriated under the heading ``diplomatic programs'' in any Act
making appropriations for the Department of State, Foreign Operations,
and Related Programs may be made available for grants, programs, and
activities described in subsection (b).
(d) Strategy to Establish Junior Professional Program.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with
the Secretary of the Treasury and other relevant cabinet
members, shall publish a strategy for encouraging United States
citizens to pursue careers with international organizations,
particularly organizations that--
(A) set international scientific, technical, or
commercial standards; or
(B) are involved in international finance and
development.
(2) Report to congress.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in
coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury and other
relevant cabinet members, shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees that identifies--
(A) the number of United States citizens who are
involved in relevant junior professional programs in an
international organization;
(B) the distribution of individuals described in
subparagraph (A) among various international
organizations; and
(C) the types of predeployment training that are
available to United States citizens through a junior
professional program at an international organization.
SEC. 702. INCREASING HOUSING AVAILABILITY FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES
ASSIGNED TO THE UNITED STATES MISSION TO THE UNITED
NATIONS.
Section 9(2) of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22
U.S.C. 287e-1(2)), is amended by striking ``30'' and inserting ``41''.
SEC. 703. LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO PEACEKEEPING
OPERATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY
COUNCIL.
The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 12. LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO PEACEKEEPING
OPERATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY
COUNCIL.
``None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made
available to pay assessed and other expenses of international
peacekeeping activities under this Act may be made available for an
international peacekeeping operation that has not been expressly
authorized by the United Nations Security Council.''.
SEC. 704. BOARDS OF RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY, RADIO FREE ASIA,
THE MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS, AND THE OPEN
TECHNOLOGY FUND.
The United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C.
6201 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 306 (22 U.S.C.
6205) the following:
``SEC. 307. GRANTEE CORPORATE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS.
``(a) In General.--The corporate board of directors of each grantee
under this title--
``(1) shall be bipartisan;
``(2) shall, except as otherwise provided in this Act, have
the sole responsibility to operate their respective grantees
within the jurisdiction of their respective States of
incorporation;
``(3) shall be composed of not fewer than 5 members, who
shall be qualified individuals who are not employed in the
public sector; and
``(4) shall appoint successors in the event of vacancies on
their respective boards, in accordance with applicable bylaws.
``(b) Not Federal Employees.--No employee of any grantee under this
title may be a Federal employee.''.
SEC. 705. BROADCASTING ENTITIES NO LONGER REQUIRED TO CONSOLIDATE INTO
A SINGLE PRIVATE, NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Section 310 of the United States International Broadcasting Act of
1994 (22 U.S.C. 6209) is repealed.
SEC. 706. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ACTIVITIES.
Section 305(a) of the United States International Broadcasting Act
of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6204(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (20);
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (21), (22), and (23) as
paragraphs (20), (21), and (22), respectively; and
(3) in paragraph (20), as redesignated, by striking ``or
between grantees,''.
SEC. 707. GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM.
(a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to
promote internet freedom through programs of the Department and USAID
that preserve and expand the internet as an open, global space for
freedom of expression and association, which shall be prioritized for
countries--
(1) whose governments restrict freedom of expression on the
internet; and
(2) that are important to the national interest of the
United States.
(b) Purpose and Coordination With Other Programs.--Global internet
freedom programming under this section--
(1) shall be coordinated with other United States foreign
assistance programs that promote democracy and support the
efforts of civil society--
(A) to counter the development of repressive
internet-related laws and regulations, including
countering threats to internet freedom at international
organizations;
(B) to combat violence against bloggers and other
civil society activists who utilize the internet; and
(C) to enhance digital security training and
capacity building for democracy activists;
(2) shall seek to assist efforts--
(A) to research key threats to internet freedom;
(B) to continue the development of technologies
that provide or enhance access to the internet,
including circumvention tools that bypass internet
blocking, filtering, and other censorship techniques
used by authoritarian governments; and
(C) to maintain the technological advantage of the
Federal Government over the censorship techniques
described in subparagraph (B); and
(3) shall be incorporated into country assistance and
democracy promotion strategies, as appropriate.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2023--
(1) $75,000,000 to the Department and USAID, which shall be
used to continue efforts to promote internet freedom globally,
and shall be matched, to the maximum extent practicable, by
sources other than the Federal Government, including the
private sector; and
(2) $49,000,000 to the United States Agency for Global
Media (referred to in this section as the ``USAGM'') and its
grantees, which shall be used for internet freedom and
circumvention technologies that are designed--
(A) for open-source tools and techniques to
securely develop and distribute digital content
produced by the USAGM and its grantees;
(B) to facilitate audience access to such digital
content on websites that are censored;
(C) to coordinate the distribution of such digital
content to targeted regional audiences; and
(D) to promote and distribute such tools and
techniques, including digital security techniques.
(d) United States Agency for Global Media Activities.--
(1) Annual certification.--For any new tools or techniques
authorized under subsection (c)(2), the Chief Executive Officer
of the USGAM, in consultation with the President of the Open
Technology Fund (referred to in this subsection as the ``OTF'')
and relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit an
annual certification to the appropriate congressional
committees that verifies they--
(A) have evaluated the risks and benefits of such
new tools or techniques; and
(B) have established safeguards to minimize the use
of such new tools or techniques for illicit purposes.
(2) Information sharing.--The Secretary may not direct
programs or policy of the USAGM or the OTF, but may share any
research and development with relevant Federal departments and
agencies for the exclusive purposes of--
(A) sharing information, technologies, and best
practices; and
(B) assessing the effectiveness of such
technologies.
(3) United states agency for global media.--The Chief
Executive Officer of the USAGM, in consultation with the
President of the OTF, shall--
(A) coordinate international broadcasting programs
and incorporate such programs into country broadcasting
strategies, as appropriate;
(B) solicit project proposals through an open,
transparent, and competitive application process,
including by seeking input from technical and subject
matter experts; and
(C) support internet circumvention tools and
techniques for audiences in countries that are
strategic priorities for the OTF, in accordance with
USAGM's annual language service prioritization review.
(e) USAGM Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Chief Executive Office of the USAGM shall
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that
describes--
(1) as of the date of the report--
(A) the full scope of internet freedom programs
within the USAGM, including--
(i) the efforts of the Office of Internet
Freedom; and
(ii) the efforts of the Open Technology
Fund;
(B) the capacity of internet censorship
circumvention tools supported by the Office of Internet
Freedom and grantees of the Open Technology Fund that
are available for use by individuals in foreign
countries seeking to counteract censors; and
(C) any barriers to the provision of the efforts
described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A),
including access to surge funding; and
(2) successful examples from the Office of Internet Freedom
and Open Technology Fund involving--
(A) responding rapidly to internet shutdowns in
closed societies; and
(B) ensuring uninterrupted circumvention services
for USAGM entities to promote internet freedom within
repressive regimes.
(f) Joint Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Administrator of USAID
shall jointly submit a report, which may include a classified annex, to
the appropriate congressional committees that describes--
(1) as of the date of the report--
(A) the full scope of internet freedom programs
within the Department and USAID, including--
(i) Department circumvention efforts; and
(ii) USAID efforts to support internet
infrastructure;
(B) the capacity of internet censorship
circumvention tools supported by the Federal Government
that are available for use by individuals in foreign
countries seeking to counteract censors; and
(C) any barriers to provision of the efforts
enumerated in clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection
(e)(1)(A), including access to surge funding; and
(2) any new resources needed to provide the Federal
Government with greater capacity to provide and boost internet
access--
(A) to respond rapidly to internet shutdowns in
closed societies; and
(B) to provide internet connectivity to foreign
locations where the provision of additional internet
access service would promote freedom from repressive
regimes.
(g) Security Audits.--Before providing any support for open source
technologies under this section, such technologies must undergo
comprehensive security audits to ensure that such technologies are
secure and have not been compromised in a manner that is detrimental to
the interest of the United States or to the interests of individuals
and organizations benefitting from programs supported by such funding.
(h) Surge.--
(1) Authorization of appropriations.--Subject to paragraph
(2), there is authorized to be appropriated, in addition to
amounts otherwise made available for such purposes, $2,500,000
to support internet freedom programs in closed societies,
including programs that--
(A) are carried out in crisis situations by vetted
entities that are already engaged in internet freedom
programs;
(B) involve circumvention tools; or
(C) increase the overseas bandwidth for companies
that received Federal funding during the previous
fiscal year.
(2) Certification.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated
pursuant to paragraph (1) may not be expended until the
Secretary has certified to the appropriate congressional
committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
that the use of such funds is in the national interest of the
United States.
(i) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``internet censorship
circumvention tool'' means a software application or other tool that an
individual can use to evade foreign government restrictions on internet
access.
SEC. 708. ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT ALIGNMENT WITH THE EXPORT CONTROL
REFORM ACT.
Section 38(e) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(e)) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``subsections (c), (d), (e), and (g) of
section 11 of the Export Administration Act of 1979, and by
subsections (a) and (c) of section 12 of such Act'' and
inserting ``subsections (c) and (d) of section 1760 of the
Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4819), and by
subsections (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(7), (c), and
(h) of section 1761 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 4820)'';
(2) by striking ``11(c)(2)(B) of such Act'' and inserting
``1760(c)(2) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 4819(c)(2))'';
(3) by striking ``11(c) of the Export Administration Act of
1979'' and inserting ``section 1760(c) of the Export Control
Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4819(c))''; and
(4) by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting ``the greater of
$1,200,000 or the amount that is twice the value of the
transaction that is the basis of the violation with respect to
which the penalty is imposed.''.
SEC. 709. INCREASING THE MAXIMUM ANNUAL LEASE PAYMENT AVAILABLE WITHOUT
APPROVAL BY THE SECRETARY.
Section 10(a) of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 (22 U.S.C.
301(a)), is amended by striking ``$50,000'' and inserting ``$100,000''.
SEC. 710. REPORT ON UNITED STATES ACCESS TO CRITICAL MINERAL RESOURCES
ABROAD.
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees that details, with regard to the Department--
(1) diplomatic efforts to ensure United States access to
critical minerals acquired from outside of the United States
that are used to manufacture clean energy technologies; and
(2) collaboration with other parts of the Federal
Government to build a robust supply chain for critical minerals
necessary to manufacture clean energy technologies.
SEC. 711. ENSURING THE INTEGRITY OF COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATION.
(a) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
(3) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
(4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives;
(5) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
House of Representatives; and
(6) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives.
(b) Determination.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not
later than 15 days after any Chief of Mission determines that
communications equipment provided by the United States Government to a
foreign government has been used for a purpose other than the purpose
for which the equipment was authorized, the Secretary shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees--
(1) an unclassified notification that indicates that such
an incident occurred and the country in which it occurred; and
(2) a classified notification that describes the incident
concerned, including a description of--
(A) the Federal department or agency that provided
the equipment;
(B) the foreign entity or individual that used the
equipment for unlawful purposes; and
(C) how the equipment was used in an unlawful
manner.
SEC. 712. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT, QUARTERLY REVIEW, AND AUTHORITY
RELATING TO CONCURRENCE PROVIDED BY CHIEFS OF MISSION FOR
THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT RELATING TO CERTAIN UNITED
STATES GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.
(a) Notification Required.--Not later than 30 days after the date
on which a Chief of Mission provides concurrence for the provision of
United States Government support to entities or individuals engaged in
facilitating or supporting United States Government military- or
security-related operations within the area of responsibility of the
Chief of Mission, the Secretary shall notify the appropriate
congressional committees of the provision of such concurrence.
(b) Semiannual Review, Determination, and Briefing Required.--Not
less frequently than every 180 days, the Secretary, in order to ensure
that the support described in subsection (a) continues to align with
United States foreign policy objectives and the objectives of the
Department, shall--
(1) conduct a review of any concurrence described in
subsection (a) in effect as of the date of the review;
(2) based on the review, determine whether to revoke any
such concurrence pending further study and review; and
(3) brief the appropriate congressional committees on the
results of the review.
(c) Revocation of Concurrence.--If the Secretary determines to
revoke any concurrence described in subsection (a) pursuant to a review
conducted under subsection (b), the Secretary may revoke such
concurrence.
(d) Annual Report Required.--Not later than January 31 of each
year, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report that includes the following:
(1) A description of any support described in subsection
(a) that was provided with the concurrence of a Chief of
Mission during the calendar year preceding the calendar year in
which the report is submitted.
(2) An analysis of the effects of the support described in
paragraph (1) on diplomatic lines of effort, including with
respect to--
(A) Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining, and
Related Programs (NADR) and associated Antiterrorism
Assistance (ATA) programs;
(B) International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement (INCLE) programs; and
(C) Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Foreign Military
Financing (FMF), and associated training programs.
SEC. 713. PROVISION OF PARKING SERVICES AND RETENTION OF PARKING FEES.
The Secretary of State may--
(1) provide parking services, including electric vehicle
charging and other parking services, in facilities operated by
or for the Department; and
(2) charge fees for such services that may be deposited
into the appropriate account of the Department, to remain
available until expended for the purposes of such account.
SEC. 714. DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION AREAS.
(a) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``reception areas''
has the meaning given such term in section 41(c) of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2713(c)).
(b) In General.--The Secretary may sell goods and services and use
the proceeds of such sales for administration and related support of
the reception areas consistent with section 41(a) of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2713(a)).
(c) Amounts Collected.--Amounts collected pursuant to the authority
provided under subsection (b) may be deposited into an account in the
Treasury, to remain available until expended.
SEC. 715. CONSULAR AND BORDER SECURITY PROGRAMS VISA SERVICES COST
RECOVERY PROPOSAL.
Section 103 of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform
Act of 2002 (8 U.S.C. 1713) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by inserting ``or surcharge'' after ``machine-
readable visa fee''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following: ``The
amount of the machine-readable visa fee or surcharge
under this subsection may also account for the cost of
other consular services that are not otherwise subject
to a fee or surcharge retained by the Department of
State.''; and
(2) in subsection (d), by inserting ``or surcharges'' after
``amounts collected as fees''.
SEC. 716. RETURN OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FOR PASSPORT APPLICATIONS
THROUGH UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE CERTIFIED MAIL.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a procedure that
provides, to any individual applying for a new United States passport
or to renew the United States passport of the individual by mail, the
option to have supporting documents for the application returned to the
individual by the United States Postal Service through certified mail.
(b) Cost.--
(1) Responsibility.--The cost of returning supporting
documents to an individual as described in subsection (a) shall
be the responsibility of the individual.
(2) Fee.--The fee charged to the individual by the
Secretary for returning supporting documents as described in
subsection (a) shall be the sum of--
(A) the retail price charged by the United States
Postal Service for the service; and
(B) the estimated cost of processing the return of
the supporting documents.
(3) Report.--The Secretary shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees that--
(A) details the costs included in the processing
fee described in paragraph (2); and
(B) includes an estimate of the average cost per
request.
SEC. 717. REPORT ON DISTRIBUTION OF PERSONNEL AND RESOURCES RELATED TO
ORDERED DEPARTURES AND POST CLOSURES.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees that describes--
(1) how Department personnel and resources dedicated to
Mission Afghanistan were reallocated following the closure of
diplomatic posts in Afghanistan in August 2021; and
(2) the extent to which Department personnel and resources
for Mission Iraq were reallocated following ordered departures
for diplomatic posts in March 2020, and how such resources were
reallocated.
SEC. 718. ELIMINATION OF OBSOLETE REPORTS.
(a) Certification of Effectiveness of the Australia Group.--Section
2(7) of Senate Resolution 75 (105th Congress) is amended by striking
subparagraph (C).
(b) Activities of the Taliban.--Section 7044(a)(4) of the
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2021 (division K of Public Law 116-260) is amended
by striking ``the following purposes--'' and all that follows through
``(B)''.
(c) Plans to Implement the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange
Initiative.--The Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act
(subtitle D of title III of division FF of Public Law 116-260) is
amended by striking section 336.
(d) Progress Report on Jerusalem Embassy.--The Jerusalem Embassy
Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-45) is amended by striking section 6.
(e) Burma's Timber Trade.--The Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE
(Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-286; 50
U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking section 12.
(f) Monitoring of Assistance for Afghanistan.--Section 103 of the
Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7513) is amended by
striking subsection (d).
(g) Presidential Anti-pedophilia Certification.--Section 102 of the
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public
Law 103-236) is amended by striking subsection (g).
(h) Microenterprise for Self-reliance Report.--Title III of the
Microenterprise for Self-Reliance and International Anti-Corruption Act
of 2000 (Public Law 106-309; 22 U.S.C. 2462 note) is amended by
striking section 304.
(i) Promoting the Rule of Law in the Russian Federation to Support
United States Trade and Investment.--The Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law
Accountability Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-208), is amended--
(1) in the table of contents, by amending the item relating
to section 202 to read as follows:
``Sec. 202. Reporting bribery and corruption in the Russian Federation
to support United States trade and
investment.''.
(2) by amending section 202 to read as follows:
``SEC. 202. REPORTING BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
TO SUPPORT UNITED STATES TRADE AND INVESTMENT.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce shall establish and
maintain a dedicated phone hotline and secure website, accessible from
within and outside the Russian Federation, for the purpose of allowing
United States entities--
``(1) to report instances of bribery, attempted bribery, or
other forms of corruption in the Russian Federation that impact
or potentially impact their operations; and
``(2) to request the assistance of the United States with
respect to issues relating to corruption in the Russian
Federation.
``(b) Report Required.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
effective date under section 102(b) of the extension of
nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of the Russian
Federation, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce
shall submit a report to the Committee on Finance of the Senate
and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives that includes--
``(A) the number of instances in which bribery,
attempted bribery, or other forms of corruption have
been reported using the hotline or website established
pursuant to subsection (a);
``(B) a description of the regions in the Russian
Federation in which such instances are alleged to have
occurred;
``(C) a summary of actions taken by the United
States to provide assistance to United States entities
pursuant to subsection (a)(2); and
``(D) a description of the efforts taken by the
Secretary of Commerce to inform United States entities
conducting business in the Russian Federation, or
considering conducting business in the Russian
Federation, of the availability of assistance through
the hotline and website established pursuant to
subsection (a).
``(2) Confidentiality.--The Secretary of Commerce may not
include, in the report required under paragraph (1), the
identity of a United States entity that reports instances of
bribery, attempted bribery, or other forms of corruption in the
Russian Federation or requests assistance pursuant to
subsection (a).''.
SEC. 719. LOCALITY PAY FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WORKING OVERSEAS UNDER
DOMESTIC EMPLOYEE TELEWORKING OVERSEAS AGREEMENTS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Civil service.--The term ``civil service'' has the
meaning given the term in section 2101 of title 5, United
States Code.
(2) Covered employee.--The term ``covered employee'' means
an employee who--
(A) occupies a position in the civil service; and
(B) is working overseas under a Domestic Employee
Teleworking Overseas agreement.
(3) Locality pay.--The term ``locality pay'' means a
locality-based comparability payment paid in accordance with
subsection (b).
(4) Nonforeign area.--The term ``nonforeign area'' has the
meaning given the term in section 591.205 of title 5, Code of
Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.
(5) Overseas.--The term ``overseas'' means any geographic
location that is not in--
(A) the continental United States; or
(B) a nonforeign area.
(b) Payment of Locality Pay.--Each covered employee shall be paid
locality pay in an amount that is equal to the lesser of--
(1) the amount of a locality-based comparability payment
that the covered employee would have been paid under section
5304 or 5304a of title 5, United States Code, had the official
duty station of the covered employee not been changed to
reflect an overseas location under the applicable Domestic
Employee Teleworking Overseas agreement; or
(2) the amount of a locality-based comparability payment
that the covered employee would be paid under section 1113 of
the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32),
as limited under section 803(a)(4)(B) of this Act, if the
covered employee were an eligible member of the Foreign Service
(as defined in subsection (b) of such section 1113).
(c) Application.--Locality pay paid to a covered employee under
this section--
(1) shall begin to be paid not later than 60 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2) shall be treated in the same manner, and subject to the
same terms and conditions, as a locality-based comparability
payment paid under section 5304 or 5304a of title 5, United
States Code.
(d) Annuity Computation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, for purposes of any annuity computation under chapter 83 or 84 of
title 5, United States Code, the basic pay of a covered employee
shall--
(1) be considered to be the rate of basic pay that would
have been paid to the covered employee had the official duty
station of the covered employee not been changed to reflect an
overseas location under the applicable Domestic Employee
Teleworking Overseas agreement; and
(2) include locality pay paid to the covered employee under
this section.
SEC. 720. DEPARTMENT OF STATE DIPLOMACY IN RESPONSE TO THE UNITED
NATIONS INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY
ON ISRAEL.
(a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States for
the Secretary to pursue, during the United Nations General Assembly and
in all future participation in United Nations' fora, with respect to
the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on
the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in
Israel (referred to in this subsection as the ``Commission'')--
(1) the establishment of criteria for the dissolution of
the Commission, mirroring standard criteria established in
other recent Commissions of Inquiry on Syria, Libya, South
Sudan, and Venezuela;
(2) the dissolution of the Commission in the context of the
United States'--
(A) participation in the United Nations General
Assembly Third Committee; and
(B) engagement on the United Nations Human Rights
Council;
(3) the determination of an expiration date for the
Commission that is as soon as possible;
(4) continued advocacy in the United Nations General
Assembly Fifth Committee to limit resources available to the
Commission commensurate with other recent Commissions of
Inquiry; and
(5) continued advocacy for membership in the United Nations
Human Rights Council of countries that do not pursue
antisemitic or anti-Israel agendas.
(b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees describing the actions taken by
the Department in pursuit of the goals set forth in subsection (a).
SEC. 721. PROHIBITION ON ENTRY OF OFFICIALS OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS
INVOLVED IN SIGNIFICANT CORRUPTION OR GROSS VIOLATIONS OF
HUMAN RIGHTS.
(a) Ineligibility.--
(1) In general.--Any official of a foreign government, and
the immediate family members of such an official, about whom
the Secretary has credible information has been involved,
directly or indirectly, in significant corruption, including
corruption related to the extraction of natural resources, or a
gross violation of human rights shall be ineligible for entry
into the United States.
(2) Designation.--The Secretary shall publicly or privately
designate or identify each official of a foreign government,
and the immediate family members of such official, about whom
the Secretary has such credible information related to any act
described in paragraph (1), without regard to whether the
official has applied for a visa.
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to an individual
if the entry of the individual into the United States would further
important United States law enforcement objectives or is necessary to
permit the United States to fulfill its obligations under the Agreement
regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake
Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947,
between the United Nations and the United States, or any other
applicable international obligations of the United States.
(c) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the application of subsection
(a) if the Secretary determines that such a waiver would serve a
compelling national interest or that the circumstances that caused the
individual concerned to be ineligible for entry or admission to the
United States pursuant to subsection (a)(1) or to be designated
pursuant to subsection (a)(2) have changed sufficiently.
(d) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
a report that, for the reporting period--
(A) includes the information related to corruption
or violation of human rights concerning each individual
found to be ineligible for entry into the United States
under subsection (a)(1);
(B) identifies--
(i) each individual whom the Secretary
designated or identified pursuant to subsection
(a)(2); and
(ii) each individual who would have been so
ineligible but for the application of
subsection (b); and
(C) includes a list of waivers provided under
subsection (c) and a justification for each waiver.
(2) Form.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified
annex.
(3) Public availability.--The Secretary shall make
available to the public on a publicly accessible internet
website of the Department of State the unclassified portion of
each report required by paragraph (1).
(e) Referral for Financial Sanctions.--Following the application of
subsection (a), the Secretary should, as appropriate, refer to the
Secretary of the Treasury, through the Office of Foreign Assets
Control, a list of persons who have been designated pursuant to
subsection (a)(2) and related supporting information for review for the
imposition of sanctions, in accordance with United States law, to block
the transfer of property and interests in property, and all financial
transactions, in the United States involving any person described in
subsection (a).
(f) Clarification.--For purposes of subsections (a) and (d), the
records of the Department and of diplomatic and consular offices of the
United States pertaining to the issuance or refusal of visas or permits
to enter the United States shall not be considered confidential.
SEC. 722. MODIFICATIONS TO SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO HUMAN RIGHTS
VIOLATIONS.
(a) Sense of Congress.--
(1) In general.--The Global Magnitsky Human Rights
Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 1262 the following:
``SEC. 1262A. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
``It is the sense of Congress that the President should establish
and regularize information sharing and sanctions-related decision
making with like-minded governments possessing human rights and anti-
corruption sanctions programs similar in nature to those authorized
under this subtitle.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section
2(b) and in title XII of division A of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328) are
each amended by inserting after the items relating to section
1262 the following:
``Sec. 1262A. Sense of Congress.''.
(b) Imposition of Sanctions.--
(1) In general.--Section 1263(a) of the Global Magnitsky
Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 10102) is amended by
striking paragraphs (2) through (4) and inserting the
following:
``(2) is a current or former government official, or a
person acting for or on behalf of such an official, who is
responsible for or complicit in, or has directly or indirectly
engaged in--
``(A) corruption, including--
``(i) the misappropriation of state assets;
``(ii) the expropriation of private assets
for personal gain;
``(iii) corruption related to government
contracts or the extraction of natural
resources; or
``(iv) bribery; or
``(B) the transfer or facilitation of the transfer
of the proceeds of corruption;
``(3) is or has been a leader or official of--
``(A) an entity, including a government entity,
that has engaged in, or whose members have engaged in,
any of the activities described in paragraph (1) or (2)
related to the tenure of the leader or official; or
``(B) an entity whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to this section as a
result of activities related to the tenure of the
leader or official;
``(4) has materially assisted, sponsored, or provided
financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or
services to or in support of--
``(A) an activity described in paragraph (1) or (2)
that is conducted by a foreign person;
``(B) a person whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to this section; or
``(C) an entity, including a government entity,
that has engaged in, or whose members have engaged in,
an activity described in paragraph (1) or (2) conducted
by a foreign person; or
``(5) is owned or controlled by, or has acted or been
purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, a
person whose property and interests in property are blocked
pursuant to this section.''.
(2) Consideration of certain information.--Subsection
(c)(2) of such section is amended by inserting ``corruption
and'' after ``monitor''.
(3) Requests by congress.--Subsection (d)(2) of such
section is amended to read as follows:
``(2) Requirements.--A request under paragraph (1) with
respect to whether a foreign person has engaged in an activity
described in subsection (a) shall be submitted to the President
in writing jointly by the chairperson and ranking member of one
of the appropriate congressional committees.''.
(c) Reports to Congress.--Section 1264(a) of the Global Magnitsky
Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 10103(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(7) a description of additional steps taken by the
President through diplomacy, international engagement, and
assistance to foreign or security sectors to address persistent
underlying causes of conduct giving rise to the imposition of
sanctions under this section, as amended on or after the date
of the enactment of this paragraph, in each country in which
foreign persons with respect to which such sanctions have been
imposed are located; and
``(8) a description of additional steps taken by the
President to ensure the pursuit of judicial accountability in
appropriate jurisdictions with respect to foreign persons
subject to sanctions under this section.''.
SEC. 723. REPORT OF SHOOTING OF PALESTINIAN-AMERICAN JOURNALIST IN
JENIN.
Not later than 14 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees
a complete copy, in classified or unclassified format, as appropriate,
of the report overseen by the United States Security Coordinator for
Israel and the Palestinian Authority regarding the circumstances
surrounding the shooting of Shireen Abu Akleh in Jenin on May 11, 2022.
SEC. 724. REPORT ON COUNTERING THE ACTIVITIES OF MALIGN ACTORS.
(a) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with
the Secretary of the Treasury and the Administrator, shall
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees
regarding United States diplomatic efforts in Africa in
achieving United States policy goals and countering the
activities of malign actors.
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall include--
(A) case studies from Mali, Sudan, the Central
African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
and South Sudan, with the goal of assessing the
effectiveness of diplomatic tools during the 5-year
period ending on the date of the enactment of this Act;
and
(B) an assessment of--
(i) the extent and effectiveness of certain
diplomatic tools to advance United States
priorities in the respective case study
countries, including--
(I) in-country diplomatic presence;
(II) humanitarian and development
assistance;
(III) support for increased 2-way
trade and investment;
(IV) United States security
assistance;
(V) public diplomacy; and
(VI) accountability measures,
including sanctions;
(ii) whether the use of the diplomatic
tools described in clause (i) achieved the
diplomatic ends for which they were intended;
and
(iii) the means by which the Russian
Federation and the People's Republic of China
exploited any openings for diplomatic
engagement in the case study countries.
(b) Form.--The report required under subsection (b) shall be
submitted in classified form.
(c) Classified Briefing Required.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Administrator
shall jointly brief Congress regarding the report required under
subsection (b).
SEC. 725. LIMITATION ON WITHDRAWAL FROM NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY.
(a) Opposition of Congress to Suspension, Termination,
Denunciation, or Withdrawal From North Atlantic Treaty.--The President
shall not suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw the United States
from the North Atlantic Treaty, done at Washington, DC, April 4, 1949,
except by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, provided that
two-thirds of the Senators present concur, or pursuant to an Act of
Congress.
(b) Limitation on the Use of Funds.--No funds authorized or
appropriated by any Act may be used to support, directly or indirectly,
any efforts on the part of any United States Government official to
take steps to suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw the United
States from the North Atlantic Treaty, done at Washington, DC, April 4,
1949, until such time as both the Senate and the House of
Representatives pass, by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of Members,
a joint resolution approving the withdrawal of the United States from
the treaty or pursuant to an Act of Congress.
(c) Notification of Treaty Action.--
(1) Consultation.--Prior to the notification described in
paragraph (2), the President shall consult with the appropriate
congressional committees in relation to any effort to suspend,
terminate, denounce, or withdraw the United States from the
North Atlantic Treaty.
(2) Notification.--The President shall notify the
appropriate congressional committees in writing of any effort
to suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw the United States
from the North Atlantic Treaty, as soon as possible, but in no
event later than 180 days before taking such action.
(d) Authorization of Legal Counsel to Represent Congress.--Both the
Senate Legal Counsel and the General Counsel to the House of
Representatives are authorized to independently or collectively
represent Congress in initiating or intervening in any judicial
proceedings in any Federal court of competent jurisdiction on behalf of
Congress in order to oppose any effort to suspend, terminate, denounce,
or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty in a
manner inconsistent with this section.
(e) Reporting Requirement.--Any legal counsel operating pursuant to
subsection (d) shall report as soon as practicable to the appropriate
congressional committees with respect to any judicial proceedings which
the Senate Legal Counsel or the General Counsel to the House of
Representatives, as the case may be, initiates or in which it
intervenes pursuant to subsection (d).
(f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to authorize, imply, or otherwise indicate that the President
may suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw from any treaty to which
the Senate has provided its advice and consent without the advice and
consent of the Senate to such act or pursuant to an Act of Congress.
(g) Severability.--If any provision of this section or the
application of such provision is held by a Federal court to be
unconstitutional, the remainder of this section and the application of
the provisions of such to any person or circumstance shall not be
affected thereby.
(h) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``withdrawal'',
``denunciation'', ``suspension'', and ``termination'' have the meaning
given such terms in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties,
concluded at Vienna May 23, 1969.
TITLE VIII--EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES
SEC. 801. CONSULTING SERVICES.
Any consulting services through procurement contracts shall be
limited to contracts in which such expenditures are a matter of public
record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise
provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued
pursuant to existing law.
SEC. 802. DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES.
For the purposes of calculating the costs of providing new United
States diplomatic facilities in any fiscal year, in accordance with
section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism
Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 note), the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget,
shall determine the annual program level and agency shares for such
fiscal year in a manner that is proportional to the contribution of the
Department of State for this purpose.
SEC. 803. EXTENSION OF EXISTING AUTHORITIES.
(a) Extension of Authorities.--
(1) Passport fees.--Section 1(b)(2) of the Passport Act of
June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2)) shall be applied by striking
``September 30, 2010'' and inserting ``September 30, 2024''.
(2) Incentives for critical posts.--The authority contained
in section 1115(d) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009
(Public Law 111-32) shall remain in effect through ``September
30, 2024''.
(3) USAID civil service annuitant waiver.--Section
625(j)(1)(B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2385(j)(1)(B)) shall be applied by striking ``October 1, 2010''
and inserting ``September 30, 2024''.
(4) Overseas pay comparability and limitation.--
(A) In general.--The authority provided by section
1113 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009
(Public Law 111-32) shall remain in effect through
September 30, 2024.
(B) Limitation.--The authority described in
subparagraph (A) may not be used to pay an eligible
member of the Foreign Service (as defined in section
1113(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009
(Public Law 111-32)) a locality-based comparability
payment (stated as a percentage) that exceeds two-
thirds of the amount of the locality-based
comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that
would be payable to such member under section 5304 of
title 5, United States Code, if such member's official
duty station were in the District of Columbia.
(5) Inspector general annuitant waiver.--The authorities
provided in section 1015(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-212)--
(A) shall remain in effect through September 30,
2024; and
(B) may be used to facilitate the assignment of
persons for oversight of programs in Somalia, South
Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen.
(6) Accountability review boards.--The authority provided
under section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and
Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3)) shall remain
in effect for facilities in Afghanistan and shall apply to
facilities in Ukraine through September 30, 2024, except that
the notification and reporting requirements contained in such
section shall include the appropriate congressional committees,
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(7) Department of state inspector general waiver
authority.--The Inspector General of the Department may waive
the provisions of subsections (a) through (d) of section 824 of
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064), on a case-by-
case basis, for an annuitant reemployed by the Inspector
General on a temporary basis, subject to the same constraints
and in the same manner by which the Secretary of State may
exercise such waiver authority pursuant to subsection (g) of
such section.
(b) Extension of Procurement Authority.--Section 7077 of the
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I of Public Law 112-74) shall
continue in effect until September 30, 2024.
SEC. 804. WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE AND MILITARY TRAINING REPORT.
(a) Extension of War Reserves Stockpile Authority.--Section
12001(d) of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public
Law 108-287; 118 Stat. 1011) is amended by striking ``of this section''
and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``of
this section after September 30, 2024.''.
(b) Annual Foreign Military Training Report.--For the purposes of
implementing section 656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the
term ``military training provided to foreign military personnel by the
Department of Defense and the Department of State'' shall be deemed to
include all military training provided by foreign governments with
funds appropriated to the Department of Defense or the Department of
State, except for training provided by the government of a country
designated under section 517(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2321k(b)) as a
major non-North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally. Such third-country
training shall be clearly identified in the report submitted pursuant
to such section 656.
TITLE IX--COMBATING GLOBAL CORRUPTION
SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Combating Global Corruption Act of
2022''.
SEC. 902. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Corrupt actor.--The term ``corrupt actor'' means--
(A) any foreign person or entity that is a
government official or government entity responsible
for, or complicit in, an act of corruption; and
(B) any company, in which a person or entity
described in subparagraph (A) has a significant stake,
which is responsible for, or complicit in, an act of
corruption.
(2) Corruption.--The term ``corruption'' means the unlawful
exercise of entrusted public power for private gain, including
by bribery, nepotism, fraud, or embezzlement.
(3) Significant corruption.--The term ``significant
corruption'' means corruption committed at a high level of
government that has some or all of the following
characteristics:
(A) Illegitimately distorts major decision-making,
such as policy or resource determinations, or other
fundamental functions of governance.
(B) Involves economically or socially large-scale
government activities.
SEC. 903. PUBLICATION OF TIERED RANKING LIST.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall annually publish, on a
publicly accessible website, a tiered ranking of all foreign countries.
(b) Tier 1 Countries.--A country shall be ranked as a tier 1
country in the ranking published under subsection (a) if the government
of such country is complying with the minimum standards set forth in
section 904.
(c) Tier 2 Countries.--A country shall be ranked as a tier 2
country in the ranking published under subsection (a) if the government
of such country is making efforts to comply with the minimum standards
set forth in section 904, but is not achieving the requisite level of
compliance to be ranked as a tier 1 country.
(d) Tier 3 Countries.--A country shall be ranked as a tier 3
country in the ranking published under subsection (a) if the government
of such country is making de minimis or no efforts to comply with the
minimum standards set forth in section 904.
SEC. 904. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF CORRUPTION AND
ASSESSMENT OF EFFORTS TO COMBAT CORRUPTION.
(a) In General.--The government of a country is complying with the
minimum standards for the elimination of corruption if the government--
(1) has enacted and implemented laws and established
government structures, policies, and practices that prohibit
corruption, including significant corruption;
(2) enforces the laws described in paragraph (1) by
punishing any person who is found, through a fair judicial
process, to have violated such laws;
(3) prescribes punishment for significant corruption that
is commensurate with the punishment prescribed for serious
crimes; and
(4) is making serious and sustained efforts to address
corruption, including through prevention.
(b) Factors for Assessing Government Efforts To Combat
Corruption.--In determining whether a government is making serious and
sustained efforts to address corruption, the Secretary of State shall
consider, to the extent relevant or appropriate, factors such as--
(1) whether the government of the country has criminalized
corruption, investigates and prosecutes acts of corruption, and
convicts and sentences persons responsible for such acts over
which it has jurisdiction, including, as appropriate,
incarcerating individuals convicted of such acts;
(2) whether the government of the country vigorously
investigates, prosecutes, convicts, and sentences public
officials who participate in or facilitate corruption,
including nationals of the country who are deployed in foreign
military assignments, trade delegations abroad, or other
similar missions, who engage in or facilitate significant
corruption;
(3) whether the government of the country has adopted
measures to prevent corruption, such as measures to inform and
educate the public, including potential victims, about the
causes and consequences of corruption;
(4) what steps the government of the country has taken to
prohibit government officials from participating in,
facilitating, or condoning corruption, including the
investigation, prosecution, and conviction of such officials;
(5) the extent to which the country provides access, or, as
appropriate, makes adequate resources available, to civil
society organizations and other institutions to combat
corruption, including reporting, investigating, and monitoring;
(6) whether an independent judiciary or judicial body in
the country is responsible for, and effectively capable of,
deciding corruption cases impartially, on the basis of facts
and in accordance with the law, without any improper
restrictions, influences, inducements, pressures, threats, or
interferences (direct or indirect);
(7) whether the government of the country is assisting in
international investigations of transnational corruption
networks and in other cooperative efforts to combat significant
corruption, including, as appropriate, cooperating with the
governments of other countries to extradite corrupt actors;
(8) whether the government of the country recognizes the
rights of victims of corruption, ensures their access to
justice, and takes steps to prevent victims from being further
victimized or persecuted by corrupt actors, government
officials, or others;
(9) whether the government of the country protects victims
of corruption or whistleblowers from reprisal due to such
persons having assisted in exposing corruption, and refrains
from other discriminatory treatment of such persons;
(10) whether the government of the country is willing and
able to recover and, as appropriate, return the proceeds of
corruption;
(11) whether the government of the country is taking steps
to implement financial transparency measures in line with the
Financial Action Task Force recommendations, including due
diligence and beneficial ownership transparency requirements;
(12) whether the government of the country is facilitating
corruption in other countries in connection with state-directed
investment, loans or grants for major infrastructure, or other
initiatives; and
(13) such other information relating to corruption as the
Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(c) Assessing Government Efforts to Combat Corruption in Relation
to Relevant International Commitments.--In determining whether a
government is making serious and sustained efforts to address
corruption, the Secretary shall consider the government of a country's
compliance with the following, as relevant:
(1) The Inter-American Convention against Corruption of the
Organization of American States, done at Caracas March 29,
1996.
(2) The Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public
Officials in International Business Transactions of the
Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development, done at
Paris December 21, 1997 (commonly referred to as the ``Anti-
Bribery Convention'').
(3) The United Nations Convention against Transnational
Organized Crime, done at New York November 15, 2000.
(4) The United Nations Convention against Corruption, done
at New York October 31, 2003.
(5) Such other treaties, agreements, and international
standards as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
SEC. 905. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS UNDER GLOBAL MAGNITSKY HUMAN RIGHTS
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary
of the Treasury, should evaluate whether there are foreign persons
engaged in significant corruption for the purposes of potential
imposition of sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights
Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 114-328; 22
U.S.C. 2656 note)--
(1) in all countries identified as tier 3 countries under
section 903; or
(2) in relation to the planning or construction or any
operation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
(b) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after publishing the
list required under section 903(a) and annually thereafter, the
Secretary shall submit to the committees specified in subsection (f) a
report that includes--
(1) a list of foreign persons with respect to which the
President imposed sanctions pursuant to the evaluation under
subsection (a);
(2) the dates on which such sanctions were imposed;
(3) the reasons for imposing such sanctions; and
(4) a list of all foreign persons found to have been
engaged in significant corruption in relation to the planning,
construction, or operation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
(c) Form of Report.--Each report required under subsection (b)
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified
annex.
(d) Briefing in Lieu of Report.--The Secretary, in coordination
with the Secretary of the Treasury, may (except with respect to the
list required under subsection (b)(4)) provide a briefing to the
committees specified in subsection (f) instead of submitting a written
report required under subsection (b), if doing so would better serve
existing United States anti-corruption efforts or the national
interests of the Untied States.
(e) Termination of Requirements Relating to Nord Stream 2.--The
requirements under subsections (a)(2) and (b)(4) shall terminate on the
date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(f) Committees Specified.--The committees specified in this
subsection are--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(3) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of
the Senate;
(4) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
(5) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives;
(6) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives;
(7) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives; and
(8) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives.
SEC. 906. DESIGNATION OF EMBASSY ANTI-CORRUPTION POINTS OF CONTACT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall annually designate an anti-
corruption point of contact at the United States diplomatic post to
each country identified as tier 2 or tier 3 under section 3, or which
the Secretary otherwise determines is in need of such a point of
contact. The point of contact shall be the chief of mission or the
chief of mission's designee.
(b) Responsibilities.--Each anti-corruption point of contact
designated under subsection (a) shall be responsible for enhancing
coordination and promoting the implementation of a whole-of-government
approach among the relevant Federal departments and agencies
undertaking efforts to--
(1) promote good governance in foreign countries; and
(2) enhance the ability of such countries--
(A) to combat public corruption; and
(B) to develop and implement corruption risk
assessment tools and mitigation strategies.
(c) Training.--The Secretary shall implement appropriate training
for anti-corruption points of contact designated under subsection (a).
TITLE X--GLOBAL RESPECT ACT
SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Global Respect Act of 2022''.
SEC. 1002. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The dignity, freedom, and equality of all human beings
are fundamental to a thriving global community.
(2) The rights to life, liberty, and security of the
person, the right to privacy, and the right to freedom of
expression and association are fundamental human rights.
(3) An alarming trend of violence directed at lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, and intersex (commonly referred to as
``LGBTI'') individuals around the world continues.
(4) Approximately one-third of all countries have laws
criminalizing consensual same-sex relations, and many have
enacted policies or laws that would further target LGBTI
individuals.
(5) Every year thousands of individuals around the world
are targeted for harassment, attack, arrest, and murder on the
basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
(6) Those who commit crimes against LGBTI individuals often
do so with impunity, and are not held accountable for their
crimes.
(7) Homophobic and transphobic statements by government
officials in many countries in every region of the world
promote negative public attitudes and can lead to violence
toward LGBTI individuals.
(8) In many instances, police, prison, military, and
civilian government authorities have been directly complicit in
abuses aimed at LGBTI citizens, including arbitrary arrest,
torture, and sexual abuse.
(9) Celebrations of LGBTI individuals and communities, such
as film festivals, Pride events, and demonstrations are often
forced underground due to inaction on the part of, or
harassment by, local law enforcement and government officials,
in violation of freedoms of assembly and expression.
(10) Laws criminalizing consensual same-sex relations
severely hinder access to HIV/AIDS treatment, information, and
preventive measures for LGBTI individuals and families.
(11) Many countries are making positive developments in the
protection of the basic human rights of LGBTI individuals.
SEC. 1003. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Admission; admitted.--The terms ``admission'' and
``admitted'' have the meanings given such terms in section 101
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101).
(2) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means--
(A) an individual who is a citizen or national of a
foreign country (including any such individual who is
also a citizen or national of the United States),
including leaders or officials of governmental entities
of a foreign country; and
(B) any entity not organized solely under the laws
of the United States or existing solely in the United
States, including governmental entities of a foreign
country.
SEC. 1004. IDENTIFICATION OF FOREIGN PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR VIOLATIONS
OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF LGBTI INDIVIDUALS.
(a) List Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the
President shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a list of each foreign person that the President
determines, based on credible information, on or after such
date of enactment--
(A) engages in, is responsible for, or is complicit
in, conduct described in paragraph (2);
(B) acts as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign
person in a matter relating to conduct described in
paragraph (2); or
(C) is responsible for, or complicit in, inciting a
foreign person to engage in conduct described in
paragraph (2).
(2) Conduct described.--Conduct described in this paragraph
is any of the following, conducted with respect to an
individual based on the actual or perceived sexual orientation,
gender identity, or sex characteristics of the individual:
(A) Cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or
punishment of the individual.
(B) Prolonged detention of the individual without
charges or trial.
(C) Causing the disappearance of the individual by
the abduction and clandestine detention of the
individual.
(D) Other flagrant denial of the right to life,
liberty, or the security of the individual.
(3) Credible information.--For purposes of paragraph (1),
credible information includes information obtained by other
countries or nongovernmental organizations that monitor
violations of human rights.
(b) Updates.--The President shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees an update of the list required under
subsection (a) as new information becomes available.
(c) Removal.--A foreign person may be removed from the list
required under subsection (a) if the President determines and reports
to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 15 days
before the removal of such foreign person from the list that--
(1) credible information exists that the foreign person did
not engage in the activity for which the person was added to
the list;
(2) the person has been prosecuted appropriately for the
activity; or
(3) the person has credibly demonstrated a significant
change in behavior, has paid an appropriate consequence for the
activity, and has credibly committed to not engage in an
activity described in subsection (a) in the future.
(d) Form.--
(1) In general.--The list required under subsection (a)--
(A) shall, notwithstanding the requirements of
section 222(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1202(f)) with respect to confidentiality of
records pertaining to the issuance or refusal of visas
or permits to enter the United States, be submitted in
unclassified form and be published in the Federal
Register; and
(B) may include a classified annex only as provided
under paragraph (2).
(2) Use of classified annex.--The President may include a
foreign person on the list required under subsection (a) in a
classified annex to the list if the President--
(A) determines that--
(i) it is vital for the national security
interests of the United States to do so; and
(ii) the use of the annex, and the
inclusion of the foreign person in the annex,
would not undermine the overall purpose of this
section to publicly identify foreign persons
engaging in activities described in subsection
(a) in order to increase accountability for
such conduct; and
(B) not later than 15 days before including the
foreign person in the annex, submits to the appropriate
congressional committees notice of, and a justification
for, including or continuing to include the foreign
person in the classified annex despite the existence of
any publicly available credible information indicating
that the foreign person engaged in an activity
described in subsection (a).
(e) Public Submission of Information.--The President shall issue
public guidance, including through United States diplomatic and
consular posts, setting forth the manner by which the names of foreign
persons that may meet the criteria to be included on the list required
under subsection (a) may be submitted to the Secretary for evaluation.
(f) Requests From Appropriate Congressional Committees.--
(1) Consideration of information.--The President shall
consider information provided by the chairperson or ranking
member of any of the appropriate congressional committees in
determining whether to include a foreign person on the list
required under subsection (a).
(2) Requests.--Not later than 120 days after receiving a
written request from the chairperson or ranking member of one
of the appropriate congressional committees with respect to
whether a foreign person meets the criteria for being added to
the list required under subsection (a), the President shall
submit a response to the chairperson or ranking member, as the
case may be, with respect to the determination of the President
with respect to such foreign person.
(3) Removal.--If the President removes from the list
required under subsection (a) a foreign person that had been
placed on the list pursuant to a request the chairperson or
ranking. member of one of the appropriate congressional
committees under paragraph (2), the President shall provide to
the chairperson or ranking member any information that
contributed to the decision to remove such foreign person from
the list.
(4) Form.--The President may submit a response required by
paragraph (2) or (3) in classified form if the President
determines that it is necessary for the national security
interests of the United States to do so.
SEC. 1005. INADMISSIBILITY OF INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR VIOLATIONS OF
HUMAN RIGHTS OF LGBTI INDIVIDUALS.
(a) Ineligibility for Visas and Admission to the United States.--An
individual who is a foreign person on the list required under section
1004(a) is ineligible--
(1) to receive a visa to enter the United States; or
(2) to be admitted to the United States.
(b) Current Visas Revoked and Removal From United States.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall revoke, in accordance
with section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1201(i)), the visa or other documentation of an
individual on the list required under section 1004(a), and the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall remove any such individual
from the United States.
(2) Regulations required.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall prescribe such regulations
as are necessary to carry out this subsection.
(c) Waivers.--The President may waive the application of subsection
(a) or (b) with respect to a foreign person if the President--
(1) determines that such a waiver--
(A) is necessary to permit the United States to
comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of
the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26,
1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between
the United Nations and the United States, the
Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April
24, 1963, and entered into force March 19, 1967, or
other applicable international obligations of the
United States; or
(B) is in the national security interests of the
United States; and
(2) not less than 15 days before granting such waiver,
submits to the appropriate congressional committees a notice
of, and justification for, the waiver.
SEC. 1006. SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS.
It is the sense of Congress that the President should use existing
authorities to impose targeted sanctions (in addition to section 1005)
with respect to foreign persons on the list required under section
1004(a) to push for accountability for flagrant denials of the right to
life, liberty, or the security of such foreign persons.
SEC. 1007. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report describing--
(1) the actions taken to carry out this title, including--
(A) the number of foreign persons added to or
removed from the list required under section 1004(a)
during the year preceding the report, the dates on
which such foreign persons were added or removed, and
the reasons for adding or removing such foreign
persons; and
(B) in each report after the first such report, an
analysis that compares increases or decreases in the
number of foreign persons added to or removed from the
list year-over-year and the reasons for such increases
or decreases; and
(2) any efforts by the President to coordinate with the
governments of other countries, as appropriate, to impose
sanctions that are similar to the sanctions imposed under this
title.
SEC. 1008. DISCRIMINATION RELATED TO SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER
IDENTITY.
(a) Tracking Violence or Criminalization Related to Sexual
Orientation or Gender Identity.--The Assistant Secretary of State for
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor shall designate a Bureau-based
senior officer or officers who shall be responsible for tracking
violence, criminalization, and restrictions on the enjoyment of
fundamental freedoms in foreign countries based on actual or perceived
sexual orientation or gender identity.
(b) Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.--The Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 is amended--
(1) in section 116(d) (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d))--
(A) in paragraph (11)(C), by striking ``and'' at
the end;
(B) in paragraph (12)(C)(ii), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(13) wherever applicable, violence or discrimination that
affects the fundamental freedoms, including widespread or
systematic violation of the freedoms of expression,
association, or assembly of an individual in foreign countries
that is based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or
gender identity.''; and
(2) in section 502B(b) (22 U.S.C. 2304(b)), by inserting
after the ninth sentence the following: ``Wherever applicable,
each report under this section shall also include information
regarding violence or discrimination that affects the
fundamental freedoms, including widespread or systematic
violation of the freedoms of expression, association, or
assembly of an individual in foreign countries that is based on
actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex
characteristics.''.
Calendar No. 490
117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4653
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A BILL
To provide for certain authorities of the Department of State, and for
other purposes.
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September 15, 2022
Reported with an amendment