[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[S. 2043 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 189
118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2043

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

                             June 15, 2023

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

                            August 22, 2023

 Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of July 27, 2023, 
                   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 2023''.</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--DIPLOMATIC SECURITY AND CONSULAR AFFAIRS

<DELETED>Sec. 101. Passport fee expenditure authority extension.
<DELETED>Sec. 102. Special hiring authority for passport services.
<DELETED>Sec. 103. Quarterly report on passport wait times.
<DELETED>Sec. 104. Passport travel advisories.
<DELETED>Sec. 105. Increased accountability in assignment restrictions 
                            and reviews.
<DELETED>Sec. 106. Suitability reviews for Foreign Service Institute 
                            instructors.
<DELETED>Sec. 107. Diplomatic security fellowship programs.
                  <DELETED>TITLE II--PERSONNEL MATTERS

        <DELETED>Subtitle A--Hiring, Promotion, and Development

<DELETED>Sec. 201. Adjustment to promotion precepts.
<DELETED>Sec. 202. Hiring authorities.
<DELETED>Sec. 203. Extending paths to service for paid student interns.
<DELETED>Sec. 204. Lateral Entry Program.
<DELETED>Sec. 205. Mid-Career Mentoring Program.
<DELETED>Sec. 206. Consideration of career civil servants as chiefs of 
                            missions.
<DELETED>Sec. 207. Civil service rotational program.
<DELETED>Sec. 208. Reporting requirement on chiefs of mission.
<DELETED>Sec. 209. Report on chiefs of mission and deputy chiefs of 
                            mission.
<DELETED>Sec. 210. Protection of retirement annuity for reemployment by 
                            Department.
<DELETED>Sec. 211. Enhanced vetting for senior diplomatic posts.
<DELETED>Sec. 212. Efforts to improve retention and prevent 
                            retaliation.
       <DELETED>Subtitle B--Pay, Benefits, and Workforce Matters

<DELETED>Sec. 221. Education allowance.
<DELETED>Sec. 222. Per diem allowance for newly hired members of the 
                            Foreign Service.
<DELETED>Sec. 223. Improving mental health services for foreign and 
                            civil servants.
<DELETED>Sec. 224. Emergency back-up care.
<DELETED>Sec. 225. Authority to provide services to non-chief of 
                            mission personnel.
<DELETED>Sec. 226. Exception for government-financed air 
                            transportation.
<DELETED>Sec. 227. Enhanced authorities to protect locally employed 
                            staff during emergencies.
<DELETED>Sec. 228. Internet at hardship posts.
<DELETED>Sec. 229. Competitive local compensation plan.
<DELETED>Sec. 230. Supporting tandem couples in the Foreign Service.
<DELETED>Sec. 231. Accessibility at diplomatic missions.
      <DELETED>TITLE III--INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY

<DELETED>Sec. 301. Data-informed diplomacy.
<DELETED>Sec. 302. Establishment and expansion of the Bureau Chief Data 
                            Officer Program.
<DELETED>Sec. 303. Task force to address artificial intelligence-
                            enabled influence operations.
<DELETED>Sec. 304. Establishment of the Chief Artificial Intelligence 
                            Officer of the Department of State.
<DELETED>Sec. 305. Strengthening the Chief Information Officer of the 
                            Department of State.
<DELETED>Sec. 306. Sense of Congress on strengthening enterprise 
                            governance.
<DELETED>Sec. 307. Digital connectivity and cybersecurity partnership.
<DELETED>Sec. 308. Establishment of a cyberspace, digital connectivity, 
                            and related technologies (CDT) fund.
             <DELETED>TITLE IV--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS

<DELETED>Sec. 401. Personal services contractors.
<DELETED>Sec. 402. Hard-to-fill posts.
<DELETED>Sec. 403. Enhanced oversight of the Office of Civil Rights.
<DELETED>Sec. 404. Crisis response operations.
                  <DELETED>TITLE V--ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY

<DELETED>Sec. 501. Duties of officers performing economic functions.
<DELETED>Sec. 502. Report on recruitment, retention, and promotion of 
                            Foreign Service economic officers.
<DELETED>Sec. 503. Mandate to revise Department of State metrics for 
                            successful economic and commercial 
                            diplomacy.
<DELETED>Sec. 504. Chief of mission economic responsibilities.
<DELETED>Sec. 505. Direction to embassy deal teams.
<DELETED>Sec. 506. Establishment of a ``Deal Team of the Year'' award.
                  <DELETED>TITLE VI--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

<DELETED>Sec. 601. National advertising campaign.
<DELETED>Sec. 602. Public diplomacy outreach.
<DELETED>Sec. 603. Modification on use of funds for Radio Free Europe/
                            Radio Liberty.
<DELETED>Sec. 604. International broadcasting.
<DELETED>Sec. 605. John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship program.
<DELETED>Sec. 606. Domestic engagement and public diplomacy.
<DELETED>Sec. 607. Extension of Global Engagement Center.
<DELETED>Sec. 608. Paperwork Reduction Act.
<DELETED>Sec. 609. Expansion of Diplomats in Residence Programs.
                   <DELETED>TITLE VII--OTHER MATTERS

<DELETED>Sec. 701. Expanding the use of DDTC licensing fees.
<DELETED>Sec. 702. Waiver authority related to prohibition on certain 
                            semiconductor products and services.
<DELETED>Sec. 703. Prohibition on entry of officials of foreign 
                            governments involved in significant 
                            corruption or gross violations of human 
                            rights.
<DELETED>Sec. 704. Protection of cultural heritage during crises.
<DELETED>Sec. 705. National Museum of American Diplomacy.
<DELETED>Sec. 706. Extraterritorial offenses committed by United States 
                            nationals serving with international 
                            organizations.
<DELETED>Sec. 707. Extension of certain privileges and immunities to 
                            the international energy forum.
<DELETED>Sec. 708. Extension of certain privileges and immunities to 
                            the Conseil Europeen pour la recherche 
                            nucleaire (CERN; the European Organization 
                            for Nuclear Research).
<DELETED>Sec. 709. Internships of United States nationals at 
                            international organizations.
<DELETED>Sec. 710. Training for international organizations.
<DELETED>Sec. 711. Modification to transparency on international 
                            agreements and non-binding instruments.
<DELETED>Sec. 712. Congressional oversight, quarterly review, and 
                            authority relating to concurrence provided 
                            by chiefs of mission for support of certain 
                            Government operations.
<DELETED>Sec. 713. Modification and repeal of reports.

<DELETED>SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The 
        term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the 
        Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee 
        on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
        Department of State.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of State.</DELETED>

  <DELETED>TITLE I--DIPLOMATIC SECURITY AND CONSULAR AFFAIRS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 101. PASSPORT FEE EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY 
              EXTENSION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative Fee.--To make 
permanent the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative fee, section 1(b) of 
the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(1)) is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1)''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Passport Fees.--Section 1(b) of the Passport Act of 
June 4, 1920, as amended by subsection (a), shall be applied through 
fiscal year 2028 by striking ``such costs'' and inserting ``the costs 
of providing consular services''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Modernization of Passport Processing.--A portion of 
the expanded expenditure authorities provided in subsections (a) and 
(b) shall be used to modernize consular systems, with an emphasis on 
passport and citizenship services.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 102. SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORITY FOR PASSPORT 
              SERVICES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    During the 3-year period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, without regard to the 
provisions under sections 3309 through 3318 of title 5, United States 
Code, may directly appoint candidates to positions in the competitive 
service (as defined in section 2102 of such title) at the Department in 
the Passport and Visa Examining Series 0967.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 103. QUARTERLY REPORT ON PASSPORT WAIT TIMES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, and quarterly thereafter for the following 3 years, the 
Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees that describes--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the current estimated wait times for passport 
        processing;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the steps that have been taken by the 
        Department to reduce wait times to a reasonable time;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) efforts to improve the rollout of the online 
        passport renewal processing program, including how much of 
        passport revenues the Department is spending on consular 
        systems modernization; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) how the Department details its staff and 
        resources to passport services programs.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 104. PASSPORT TRAVEL ADVISORIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Department shall make prominently available in United 
States passports, on the first two pages of the passport, the following 
information:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) A prominent, clear advisory for all travelers 
        to check travel.state.gov for updated travel warnings and 
        advisories.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) A prominent, clear notice urging all travelers 
        to register with the Department prior to overseas 
        travel.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 105. INCREASED ACCOUNTABILITY IN ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTIONS 
              AND REVIEWS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the use of policies to restrict personnel from 
        serving in certain assignments may undermine the Department's 
        ability to deploy relevant cultural and linguistic skills at 
        diplomatic posts abroad if not applied judiciously; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Department should continuously evaluate 
        all processes relating to assignment restrictions, assignment 
        reviews, and preclusions at the Department.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Notification of Status.--Beginning not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) provide a status update for all Department 
        personnel who, prior to such date of enactment, were subject to 
        a prior assignment restriction, assignment review, or 
        preclusion for whom a review or decision related to assignment 
        is pending; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) on an ongoing basis, provide a status update 
        for any Department personnel who has been the subject of a 
        pending assignment restriction or pending assignment review for 
        more than 30 days.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Notification Content.--The notification required under 
subsection (b) shall inform relevant personnel, as of the date of the 
notification--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) whether any prior assignment restriction has 
        been lifted;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) if their assignment status is subject to 
        ongoing review, and an estimated date for completion; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) if they are subject to any other restrictions 
        on their ability to serve at posts abroad.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Adjudication of Ongoing Assignment Reviews.--The 
Department shall establish a reasonable time limit for the Department 
to complete an assignment review, and establish a deadline by which it 
must inform personnel of a decision related to such a review. For any 
personnel the Department determines are ineligible to serve in an 
assignment due to an assignment restriction or assignment review, a 
Security Appeal Panel shall convene not later than 60 days of an appeal 
being filed.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Security Review Panel.--Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Security Appeal Panel shall 
be comprised of--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the head of an office responsible for human 
        resources or discrimination who reports directly to the 
        Secretary;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
        the Bureau of Global Talent Management;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
        the Bureau of Intelligence and Research;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) an Assistant Secretary or Deputy, or 
        equivalent, from a third bureau as designated by the Under 
        Secretary for Management;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) a representative from the geographic bureau to 
        which the restriction applies; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) a representative from the Office of the Legal 
        Adviser and a representative from the Bureau of Diplomatic 
        Security, who shall serve as non-voting advisors.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Appeal Rights.--Section 414(a) of the Department of 
State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2734c(a)) is amended 
by striking the first two sentences and inserting ``The Secretary shall 
establish and maintain a right and process for employees to appeal a 
decision related to an assignment, based on a restriction, review, or 
preclusion. Such right and process shall ensure that any such employee 
shall have the same appeal rights as provided by the Department 
regarding denial or revocation of a security clearance.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (g) FAM Update.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall amend all relevant 
provisions of the Foreign Service Manual, and any associated or related 
policies of the Department, to comply with this section.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 106. SUITABILITY REVIEWS FOR FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE 
              INSTRUCTORS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Secretary shall ensure that all instructors at the 
Foreign Service Institute, including direct hires and contractors, who 
provide language instruction are--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) subject to suitability reviews and background 
        investigations; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) subject to continuous vetting or 
        reinvestigations to the extend consistent with Department and 
        Executive policy for other Department personnel.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 107. DIPLOMATIC SECURITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Section 47 of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2719) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting 
        the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Diplomatic Security Fellowship Programs.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of State, 
        working through the Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic 
        Security, shall establish Diplomatic Security fellowship 
        programs to provide grants to United States nationals pursuing 
        undergraduate studies who commit to pursuing a career as a 
        special agent, security engineering officer, or in the civil 
        service in the Bureau of Diplomatic Security.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Rulemaking.--The Secretary shall promulgate 
        regulations for the administration of Diplomatic Security 
        fellowship programs that set forth--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the eligibility requirements for 
                receiving a grant under this subsection;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the process by which eligible 
                applicants may request such a grant;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) the maximum amount of such a grant; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) the educational progress to which 
                all grant recipients are obligated.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 
2028 to carry out this section.</DELETED>

             <DELETED>TITLE II--PERSONNEL MATTERS</DELETED>

   <DELETED>Subtitle A--Hiring, Promotion, and Development</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 201. ADJUSTMENT TO PROMOTION PRECEPTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 603(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4003(b)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by redesignating paragraph (2), (3), and (4) 
        as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following 
        new paragraphs:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) experience serving at an international 
        organization, multilateral institution, or engaging in 
        multinational negotiations;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) willingness to serve in hardship posts 
        overseas or across geographically distinct regions;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) experience advancing policies or developing 
        expertise that enhance the United States' competitiveness with 
        regard to critical and emerging technologies.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 202. HIRING AUTHORITIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Department should possess hiring 
        authorities to enable recruitment of individuals representative 
        of the nation with special skills needed to address 21st 
        century diplomacy challenges; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Secretary shall conduct a survey of hiring 
        authorities held by the Department to identify--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) hiring authorities already authorized 
                by Congress;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) others authorities granted through 
                Presidential decree or executive order; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) any authorities needed to enable 
                recruitment of individuals with the special skills 
                described in paragraph (1).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) 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 a description of all 
existing hiring authorities and legislative proposals on any new needed 
authorities.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Special Hiring Authority.--For an initial period of 
not more than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary may appoint, without regard to the provisions of sections 
3309 through 3318 of title 5, United States Code, candidates directly 
to positions in the competitive service at the Department, as defined 
in section 2102 of that title, in the following occupational series: 
1560 Data Science, 2210 Information Technology Management, and 0201 
Human Resources Management.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 203. EXTENDING PATHS TO SERVICE FOR PAID STUDENT 
              INTERNS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For up to 2 years following the end of a compensated 
internship at the Department or the United States Agency for 
International Development, the Department or USAID may offer employment 
to up to 25 such interns and appoint them directly to positions in the 
competitive service, as defined in section 2102 of title 5, United 
States Code, without regard to the provisions of sections 3309 through 
3318 of such title.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 204. LATERAL ENTRY PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Section 404 of the Department of State 
Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-323; 130 Stat. 1928) 
is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (b)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
                by striking ``3-year'' and inserting ``5-
                year'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; 
                and'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in paragraph (6), by striking the 
                period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraphs:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) does not include the use of Foreign Service-
        Limited or other noncareer Foreign Service hiring authorities; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) includes not fewer than 30 participants for 
        each year of the pilot program.''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Certification.--If the Secretary does not commence 
the lateral entry program within 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
the appropriate congressional committees--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) certifying that progress is being made on 
        implementation of the pilot program and describing such 
        progress, including the date on which applicants will be able 
        to apply;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) estimating the date by which the pilot 
        program will be fully implemented;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) outlining how the Department will use the 
        Lateral Entry Program to fill needed skill sets in key areas 
        such as cyberspace, emerging technologies, economic statecraft, 
        multilateral diplomacy, and data and other 
        sciences.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 205. MID-CAREER MENTORING PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in collaboration with 
the Director of the Foreign Service Institute, is authorized to 
establish a Mid-Career Mentoring Program (referred to in this section 
as the ``Program'') for employees who have demonstrated outstanding 
service and leadership.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Selection.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Nominations.--The head of each bureau shall 
        semiannually nominate participants for the Program from a pool 
        of applicants in the positions described in paragraph (2)(B), 
        including from posts both domestically and abroad.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Submission of slate of nominees to 
        secretary.--The Director of the Foreign Service Institute, in 
        consultation with the Director General of the Foreign Service, 
        shall semiannually--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) vet the nominees most recently 
                nominated pursuant to paragraph (1); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) submit to the Secretary a slate of 
                applicants to participate in the Program, who shall 
                consist of at least--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) 10 Foreign Service Officers 
                        and specialists classified at the FS-03 or FS-
                        04 level of the Foreign Service Salary 
                        Schedule;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) 10 Civil Service employees 
                        classified at GS-12 or GS-13 of the General 
                        Schedule; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) 5 Foreign Service Officers 
                        from the United States Agency for International 
                        Development.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Final selection.--The Secretary shall select 
        the applicants who will be invited to participate in the 
        Program from the slate received pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) 
        and extend such an invitation to each selected 
        applicant.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Program Sessions.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Frequency; duration.--All of the participants 
        who accept invitations extended pursuant to subsection (b)(3) 
        shall meet 3 to 4 times per year for training sessions with 
        high-level leaders of the Department and USAID, including 
        private group meetings with the Secretary and the Administrator 
        of the United States Agency for International 
        Development.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Themes.--Each session referred to in paragraph 
        (1) shall focus on specific themes developed jointly by the 
        Foreign Service Institute and the Executive Secretariat focused 
        on substantive policy issues and leadership 
        practices.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Mentoring Program.--The Secretary and the 
Administrator each shall establish a mentoring and coaching program 
that pairs a senior leader of the Department or USAID with each of the 
program participants who complete the Program during the 1-year period 
immediately following their participation in the Program.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Annual Report.--Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for three years, 
the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees that describes the activities of the Program during the most 
recent year.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 206. CONSIDERATION OF CAREER CIVIL SERVANTS AS CHIEFS OF 
              MISSIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 304(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 3944) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
        (3); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following 
        new paragraph:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) The Secretary shall also furnish to the President, 
on an annual basis and to assist the President in selecting qualified 
candidates for appointments or assignments as chief of mission, the 
names of between 5 and 10 career civil servants serving at the 
Department of State or the United States Agency for International 
Development who are qualified to serve as chiefs of mission, together 
with pertinent information about such individuals.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 207. CIVIL SERVICE ROTATIONAL PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment of Pilot Rotational Program for Civil 
Service.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program to provide qualified 
civil servants serving at the Department an opportunity to serve at a 
United States embassy, including identifying criteria and an 
application process for such program.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Program.--The program established under this section 
shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) provide at least 20 career civil servants the 
        opportunity to serve for 2 to 3 years at a United States 
        embassy to gain additional skills and experience;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) offer such civil servants the opportunity to 
        serve in a political or economic section at a United States 
        embassy; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) include clear and transparent criteria for 
        eligibility and selection, which shall include a minimum of 5 
        years of service at the Department.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Subsequent Position and Promotion.--Following a 
rotation at a United States embassy pursuant to the program established 
by this section, participants in the program must be afforded, at 
minimum, a position equivalent in seniority, compensation, and 
responsibility to the position occupied prior serving in the program. 
Successful completion of a rotation at a United States embassy shall be 
considered favorably with regard to applications for promotion in civil 
service jobs at the Department.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Implementation.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall identify not less 
than 20 positions in United States embassies for the program 
established under this section and offered at least 20 civil servants 
the opportunity to serve in a rotation at a United States embassy 
pursuant to this section.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 208. REPORTING REQUIREMENT ON CHIEFS OF 
              MISSION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Not later than 30 days following the end of each calendar 
quarter, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) a list of every chief of mission or United 
        States representative overseas with the rank of Ambassador who, 
        during the prior quarter, was outside a country of assignment 
        for more than 14 cumulative days for purposes other than 
        official travel or temporary duty orders;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the number of days each such chief of mission 
        or United States representative overseas with the rank of 
        Ambassador was outside a country of assignment during the 
        previous quarter for purposes other than official travel or 
        temporary duty orders; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) a list of any country other than the country 
        of assignment in which a chief of mission or United States 
        representative overseas with the rank of Ambassador has spent 
        more than 14 days during the previous quarter.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 209. REPORT ON CHIEFS OF MISSION AND DEPUTY CHIEFS OF 
              MISSION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Not later than April 1, 2024, and annually thereafter for 
the next 4 years, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that includes--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Foreign Service cone of each current chief 
        of mission and deputy chief of mission (or whoever is acting in 
        the capacity of chief or deputy chief if neither is present) 
        for each United States embassy at which there is a Foreign 
        Service office filling either of those positions; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) aggregated data for all chiefs of mission and 
        deputy chiefs of mission described in paragraph (1), 
        disaggregated by cone.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 210. PROTECTION OF RETIREMENT ANNUITY FOR REEMPLOYMENT BY 
              DEPARTMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) No Termination or Reduction of Retirement Annuity or 
Pay for Reemployment.--Notwithstanding section 824 of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064), if a covered annuitant becomes 
employed by the Department--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the payment of any retirement annuity, retired 
        pay, or retainer pay otherwise payable to the covered annuitant 
        shall not terminate; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the amount of the retirement annuity, retired 
        pay, or retainer pay otherwise payable to the covered annuitant 
        shall not be reduced.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Covered Annuitant Defined.--In this section, the term 
``covered annuitant'' means any individual who is receiving a 
retirement annuity under--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability 
        System under subchapter I of chapter 8 of title I of the 
        Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4041 et seq.); 
        or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Foreign Service Pension System under 
        subchapter II of such chapter (22 U.S.C. 4071 et 
        seq.).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 211. ENHANCED VETTING FOR SENIOR DIPLOMATIC 
              POSTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Comprehensive Policy on Vetting and Transparency.--Not 
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall develop a consistent and enhanced vetting process to 
ensure that individuals with substantiated claims of discrimination, 
harassment, or bullying are not considered for promotions to senior 
positions.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Elements of Comprehensive Vetting Policy.--Following 
the conclusion of any investigation into an allegation of 
discrimination, harassment, or bullying, the Office of Civil Rights, 
Office of Global Talent Management, and other offices with 
responsibilities related to the investigation shall jointly or 
individually submit a written summary of any findings of any 
substantiated allegations, along with a summary of findings to the 
Committee responsible for promotions (the ``D Committee'') prior to 
such Committee rendering a recommendation for promotion.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Response.--The Secretary shall develop a process for 
candidates to respond to any allegations that are substantiated and 
presented to the D Committee.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Annual Reports.--Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five 
years, the Secretary shall submit to the Department workforce and the 
appropriate congressional committees a report on the number of 
candidates confirmed for senior diplomatic posts against whom there 
were found to have been substantiated allegations.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 212. EFFORTS TO IMPROVE RETENTION AND PREVENT 
              RETALIATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Streamlined Reporting.--Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
single point of initial reporting for allegations of discrimination, 
bullying, and harassment that provides an initial review of the 
allegations and, if necessary, the ability to file multiple claims 
based on a single complaint.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Ensuring Implementation of Corrective Action and 
Management Recommendations.--The Secretary shall ensure follow up with 
each complainant who makes an allegation of discrimination, harassment, 
or bullying pursuant to subsection (a) and the head of the respective 
bureau not later than 180 days after the conclusion of any 
investigation where an allegation is substantiated, and again one year 
after the conclusion of any such investigation, to ensure that any 
recommendations for corrective action related to the complainant have 
been acted on where appropriate. If such recommendations have not be 
implemented, a written statement shall be provided to the head of the 
bureau and complainant and affected employees explaining why the 
recommendations have not been implemented.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Climate Surveys of Employees of the Department.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Required biennial surveys.--Not later than 180 
        days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 2 
        years thereafter, the Secretary shall conduct a Department-wide 
        survey of all Department personnel regarding harassment, 
        discrimination, bullying, and related retaliation that includes 
        workforce perspectives on the accessibility and effectiveness 
        of the Bureau of Global Talent Management and Office of Civil 
        Rights in the efforts and processes to address these 
        issues.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Pilot surveys.--Not later than 180 days after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
        conduct a Department-wide survey for Locally Employed Staff 
        regarding retention, training, promotion, and other matters, 
        including harassment, discrimination, bullying, and related 
        retaliation, that includes workforce perspectives on the 
        accessibility and effectiveness of complaint 
        measures.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the 
        conclusion of each survey conducted pursuant to this 
        subsection, the Secretary shall make the key findings available 
        to the Department workforce and shall submit them to the 
        appropriate congressional committees.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Retaliation Prevention Efforts.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Employee evaluation.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--If there is a pending 
                investigation of discrimination, bullying, or 
                harassment against a superior who is responsible for 
                rating or reviewing the complainant employee, the 
                complainant shall be reviewed by the superior's 
                supervisor.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Effective date.--This paragraph shall 
                take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
                this Act.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Retaliation prevention guidance.--Any 
        Department employee against whom an allegation of 
        discrimination, bullying, or harassment has been made shall 
        receive written guidance (a ``retaliation hold'') on the types 
        of actions that can be considered retaliation against the 
        complainant employee. The employee's immediate supervisor shall 
        also receive the retaliation hold guidance.</DELETED>

  <DELETED>Subtitle B--Pay, Benefits, and Workforce Matters</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 221. EDUCATION ALLOWANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 908. EDUCATION ALLOWANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``A Department employee who is on leave to perform service 
in the uniformed services (as defined in section 4303(13) of title 38, 
United States Code) may receive an education allowance if the employee 
would, if not for such service, be eligible to receive the education 
allowance.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
2 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 note) is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 907 the 
following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``Sec. 908. Education allowance''.

<DELETED>SEC. 222. PER DIEM ALLOWANCE FOR NEWLY HIRED MEMBERS OF THE 
              FOREIGN SERVICE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Per Diem Allowance.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph 
        (2), any newly hired Foreign Service employee who is in initial 
        orientation training, or any other training expected to last 
        less than 6 months before transferring to the employee's first 
        assignment, in the Washington, D.C., area shall, for the 
        duration of such training, receive a per diem allowance at the 
        levels prescribed under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 
        United States Code.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Limitation on lodging expenses.--A newly hired 
        Foreign Service employee may not receive any lodging expenses 
        under the applicable per diem allowance pursuant to paragraph 
        (1) if that employee--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) has a permanent residence in the 
                Washington, D.C., area (not including Government-
                supplied housing during such orientation training or 
                other training); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) does not vacate such residence during 
                such orientation training or other training.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Definitions.--In this section--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the term ``per diem allowance'' has the 
        meaning given that term under section 5701 of title 5, United 
        States Code; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the term ``Washington, D.C., area'' means the 
        geographic area within a 50 mile radius of the Washington 
        Monument.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 223. IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR FOREIGN AND 
              CIVIL SERVANTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Additional Personnel to Address Mental Health.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Secretary shall seek to 
        increase the number of personnel within the Bureau of Medical 
        Services to address mental health needs for both foreign and 
        civil servants.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Employment targets.--Not later than 180 days 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
        shall seek to employ not fewer than 15 additional personnel in 
        the Bureau of Medical Services, compared to the number of 
        personnel employed as of the date of the enactment of this 
        Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the 
accessibility of mental health care providers and services available to 
Department personnel, including an assessment of--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the accessibility of mental health care 
        providers at diplomatic posts and in the United 
        States;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the accessibility of inpatient services for 
        mental health care for Department personnel;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) steps that may be taken to improve such 
        accessibility;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the 
        mental health of Department personnel, particularly those who 
        served abroad between March 1, 2020, and December 31, 2022, and 
        Locally Employed Staff, where information is 
        available;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) recommended steps to improve the manner in 
        which the Department advertises mental health services to the 
        workforce; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) additional authorities and resources needed to 
        better meet the mental health needs of Department 
        personnel.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to appropriate 
congressional committees a report containing the findings of the study 
under subsection (b).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 224. EMERGENCY BACK-UP CARE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary and the Administrator for 
the United States Agency for International Development are authorized 
to provide for unanticipated non-medical care, including childcare, 
eldercare, and essential services directly related to caring for an 
acute injury or illness, for USAID and Department employees and their 
family members, including through the provision of such non-medical 
services, referrals to care providers, and reimbursement of reasonable 
expenses for such services.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Limitation.--Services provided pursuant to this 
section shall not exceed $2,000,000 per fiscal year.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 225. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO NON-CHIEF OF 
              MISSION PERSONNEL.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 904 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
4084) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (g), by striking ``abroad for 
        employees and eligible family members'' and inserting ``under 
        this section''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) Physical and Mental Health Care Services in Special 
Circumstances.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to 
        direct health care providers employed under subsection (c) of 
        this section to furnish physical and mental health care 
        services to an individual otherwise ineligible for services 
        under this section if necessary to preserve life or limb or if 
        intended to facilitate an overseas evacuation, recovery, or 
        return. Such services may be provided incidental to the 
        following activities:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Activities undertaken abroad 
                pursuant to section 3 and section 4 of the State 
                Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
                2670, 2671).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Recovery of hostages or of 
                wrongfully or unlawfully detained individuals abroad, 
                including pursuant to section 302 of the Robert 
                Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking 
                Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Secretarial dispatches to 
                international disaster sites deployed pursuant to 
                section 207 of the Aviation Security Improvement Act of 
                1990 (22 U.S.C. 5506).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) Deployments undertaken pursuant to 
                section 606(a)(6)(A)(iii) of the Secure Embassy 
                Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 
                U.S.C. 4865(a)(6)(A)(iii)).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Prioritization of other functions.--The 
        Secretary shall prioritize the allocation of Department 
        resources to the health care program described in subsections 
        (a) through (g) above the functions described in paragraph 
        (1).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Regulations.--The Secretary should prescribe 
        applicable regulations to implement this section, taking into 
        account the prioritization in paragraph (2) and the activities 
        described in paragraph (1).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Reimbursable basis.--Services rendered under 
        this subsection shall be provided on a reimbursable basis to 
        the extent practicable.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 226. EXCEPTION FOR GOVERNMENT-FINANCED AIR 
              TRANSPORTATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Reducing Hardship for Transportation of Domestic 
Animals.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
        and (c) of section 40118 of title 49, United States Code, the 
        Department is authorized to pay for the transportation by a 
        foreign air carrier of Department personnel and any in-cabin or 
        accompanying checked baggage or cargo if--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) no air carrier holding a certificate 
                under section 41102 of such title is willing and able 
                to transport up to 3 domestic animals accompanying such 
                Federal personnel; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the transportation is from a place--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) outside the United States to a 
                        place in the United States;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in the United States to a 
                        place outside the United States; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) outside the United States to 
                        another place outside the United 
                        States.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Limitation.--An amount paid pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) for transportation by a foreign carrier may not 
        be greater than the amount that would otherwise have been paid 
        had the transportation been on an air carrier holding a 
        certificate under section 41102 had that carrier been willing 
        and able to provide such transportation. If the amount that 
        would otherwise have been paid to such an air carrier is less 
        than the cost of transportation on the applicable foreign 
        carrier, the Department personnel may pay the difference of 
        such amount.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Domestic animal defined.--In this subsection, 
        the term ``domestic animal'' means a dog or a cat.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 227. ENHANCED AUTHORITIES TO PROTECT LOCALLY EMPLOYED 
              STAFF DURING EMERGENCIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) locally employed staff provide essential 
        contributions at United States diplomatic and consular posts 
        around the world, including by providing--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) security to United States government 
                personnel serving in the country;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) advice, expertise, and other services 
                for the promotion of political, economic, public 
                affairs, commercial, security, and other interests of 
                critical importance to the United States;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) a wide range of logistical and 
                administrative support to every office in each mission 
                working to advance United States interests around the 
                world, including services and support vital to the 
                upkeep and maintenance of United States 
                missions;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) consular services to support the 
                welfare and well-being of United States citizens and to 
                provide for the expeditious processing of visa 
                applications;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) institutional memory on a wide range 
                of embassy engagements on bilateral issues; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) enduring connections to host country 
                contacts, both inside and outside the host government, 
                including within media, civil society, the business 
                community, academia, the armed forces, and elsewhere; 
                and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) locally employed staff make important 
        contributions that should warrant the United States Government 
        to give due consideration for their security and safety when 
        diplomatic missions face emergency situations.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Authorization to Provide Emergency Support.--In 
emergency situations, in addition to other authorities that may be 
available in emergencies or other exigent circumstances, the Secretary 
is authorized to use funds made available to the Department to provide 
support to ensure the safety and security of locally employed staff and 
their immediate family members, including for--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) providing transport or relocating locally 
        employed staff and their immediate family members to a safe and 
        secure environment;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) providing short-term housing or lodging for up 
        to six months for locally employed staff and their immediate 
        family members;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) procuring or providing other essential items 
        and services to support the safety and security of locally 
        employed staff and their immediate family members.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Temporary Housing.--To ensure the safety and security 
of locally employed staff and their immediate family members consistent 
with this section, Chiefs of Missions are authorized to allow locally 
employed staff and their immediate family members to reside temporarily 
in the residences of United States direct hire employees, either in the 
host country or other countries, provided that such stays are offered 
voluntarily by United States direct hire employees.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Foreign Affairs Manual.--Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall amend the 
Foreign Affairs Manual to reflect the authorizations and requirements 
of this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Emergency Situation Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``emergency situation'' means armed conflict, civil unrest, 
natural disaster, or other types of instability that pose a threat to 
the safety and security of locally employed staff, particularly when 
and if a United States diplomatic or consular post must suspend 
operations.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Report.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--No later than 180 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a 
        report to the appropriate congressional committees describing 
        prior actions the Department has taken with regard to locally 
        employed staff and their immediate family members following 
        suspensions or closures of United States diplomatic posts over 
        the prior 4 years, including Kyiv, Kabul, Minsk, and 
        Khartoum.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph 
        (1) shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) describe any actions the Department 
                took to assist locally employed staff and their 
                immediate family members;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) identify any obstacles that made 
                providing support or assistance to locally employed 
                staff and their immediate family members 
                difficult;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) examine lessons learned and propose 
                recommendations to better protect the safety and 
                security of locally employed staff and their family 
                members, including any additional authorities that may 
                be required; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) provide an analysis of and offer 
                recommendations on any other steps that could improve 
                efforts to protect the safety and security of locally 
                employed staff and their immediate family 
                members.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 228. INTERNET AT HARDSHIP POSTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>     Section 3 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2670) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (l), by striking ``; and'' and 
        inserting a semicolon;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (m) by striking the period at 
        the end and by inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(n) pay expenses to provide internet services in 
residences owned or leased by the United States Government in foreign 
countries for the use of Department personnel where Department 
personnel receive a post hardship differential equivalent to 30 percent 
or more above basic compensation.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 229. COMPETITIVE LOCAL COMPENSATION PLAN.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment and Implementation of Prevailing Wage 
Rates Goal.--Section 401(a) of the Department of State Authorities Act, 
fiscal year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 3968a(a)) is amended in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``periodically'' and inserting 
``every 3 years''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees that includes--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) compensation (including position 
        classification) plans for locally employed staff based upon 
        prevailing wage rates and compensation practices for 
        corresponding types of positions in the locality of employment; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) an assessment of the feasibility and impact of 
        changing the prevailing wage rate goal for positions in the 
        local compensation plan from the 50th percentile to the 75th 
        percentile.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 230. SUPPORTING TANDEM COUPLES IN THE FOREIGN 
              SERVICE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) challenges finding and maintaining spousal 
        employment and family dissatisfaction are one of the leading 
        reasons employees cite for leaving the Department;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) tandem Foreign Service personnel represent 
        important members of the Foreign Service community, who act as 
        force multipliers for our diplomacy;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the Department can and should do more to keep 
        tandem couples posted together and consider family member 
        employment needs when assigning tandem officers; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) common sense steps providing more flexibility 
        in the assignments process would improve outcomes for tandem 
        officers without disadvantaging other Foreign Service 
        officers.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Family togetherness.--The term ``family 
        togetherness'' means facilitating the placement of Foreign 
        Service personnel at the same United States diplomatic post 
        when both spouses are members of a tandem couple of Foreign 
        Service Officers.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Tandem foreign service officer; tandem.--The 
        terms ``tandem Foreign Service personnel'' and ``tandem'' mean 
        a member of a couple of which one spouse is a career or career 
        candidate employee of the Foreign Service and the other spouse 
        is a career or career candidate employee of the Foreign Service 
        or an employee of one of the agencies authorized to use the 
        Foreign Service Personnel System under section 202 of the 
        Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3922).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Family Togetherness in Assignments.--Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Department shall 
amend and update its policies to further promote the principle of 
family togetherness in the Foreign Service, which shall include the 
following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Entry-level foreign service personnel.--The 
        Secretary shall adopt policies and procedures to facilitate the 
        assignment of entry-level tandem Foreign Service personnel on 
        directed assignments to the same diplomatic post or country as 
        their tandem spouse if they request to be assigned to the same 
        post or country. The Secretary shall also provide a written 
        justification to the requesting personnel explaining any denial 
        of a request that would result in a tandem couple not serving 
        together at the same post or country.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Tenured foreign service personnel.--The 
        Secretary shall add family togetherness to the criteria when 
        making a needs of the Service determination, as defined by the 
        Foreign Affairs Manual, for the placement of tenured tandem 
        Foreign Service personnel at United States diplomatic 
        posts.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Updates to antinepotism policy.--The Secretary 
        shall update antinepotism policies so that nepotism rules only 
        apply when an employee and a relative are placed into positions 
        wherein they jointly and exclusively control government 
        resources, property, or money or establish government 
        policy.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Temporary supervision of tandem spouse.--The 
        Secretary shall update policies to allow for a tandem spouse to 
        temporarily supervise another tandem spouse for up to 90 days 
        in a calendar year, including at a United States diplomatic 
        mission.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that includes--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the number of Foreign Service tandem couples 
        currently serving; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) an estimate of the cost savings that would 
        result if all Foreign Service tandem couples were placed at a 
        single post.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 231. ACCESSIBILITY AT DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Department shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees that includes--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) a list of the overseas United States 
        diplomatic missions that, as of the date of the enactment of 
        this Act, are not readily accessible to and usable by 
        individuals with disabilities;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) any efforts in progress to make such missions 
        readily accessible to and usable by individuals with 
        disabilities; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) an estimate of the cost to make all such 
        missions readily accessible to and usable by individuals with 
        disabilities.</DELETED>

 <DELETED>TITLE III--INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 301. DATA-INFORMED DIPLOMACY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following 
findings:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In a rapidly evolving and digitally 
        interconnected global landscape, access to and maintenance of 
        reliable, readily available data is key to informed 
        decisionmaking and diplomacy and therefore should be considered 
        a strategic asset.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) In order to achieve its mission in the 21st 
        century, the Department must adapt to these trends by 
        maintaining and providing timely access to high-quality data at 
        the time and place needed, while simultaneously cultivating a 
        data-savvy workforce.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Leveraging data science and data analytics has 
        the potential to improve the performance of the Department's 
        workforce by providing otherwise unknown insights into program 
        deficiencies, shortcomings, or other gaps in 
        analysis.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) While innovative technologies such as 
        artificial intelligence and machine learning have the potential 
        to empower the Department to analyze and act upon data at 
        scale, systematized, sustainable data management and 
        information synthesis remain a core competency necessary for 
        data-driven decisionmaking.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) The goals set out by the Department's 
        Enterprise Data Council (EDC) as the areas of most critical 
        need for the Department, including Cultivating a Data Culture, 
        Accelerating Decisions through Analytics, Establishing Mission-
        Driven Data Management, and Enhancing Enterprise Data 
        Governance, are laudable and will remain critical as the 
        Department develops into a data-driven agency.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Department should prioritize the 
        recruitment and retainment of top data science talent in 
        support of its data-informed diplomacy efforts as well as its 
        broader modernization agenda; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Department should strengthen data fluency 
        among its workforce, promote data collaboration across and 
        within its bureaus, and enhance its enterprise data 
        oversight.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 302. ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE BUREAU CHIEF DATA 
              OFFICER PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Bureau Chief Data Officer Program.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish 
        a program, which shall be known as the ``Bureau Chief Data 
        Officer Program'' (referred to in this section as the 
        ``Program''), overseen by the Department's Chief Data Officer. 
        The Bureau Chief Data Officers hired under this program shall 
        report to the Department's Chief Data Officer.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Goals.--The goals of the Program shall include 
        the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Cultivating a data culture by 
                promoting data fluency and data collaboration across 
                the Department.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Promoting increased data analytics use 
                in critical decisionmaking areas.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Promoting data integration and 
                standardization.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) Increasing efficiencies across the 
                Department by incentivizing acquisition of enterprise 
                data solutions and subscription data services to be 
                shared across bureaus and offices and within 
                bureaus.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Implementation Plan.--Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees an implementation plan that 
outlines strategies for--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) advancing the goals described in subsection 
        (a)(2);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) hiring Bureau Chief Data Officers at the GS-14 
        or GS-15 grade or a similar rank;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) assigning at least one Bureau Chief Data 
        Officer to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) each regional bureau of the 
                Department;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Bureau of International 
                Organization Affairs;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the Office of the Chief 
                Economist;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) the Office of the Science and 
                Technology Advisor;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) the Bureau of Cyber and Digital 
                Policy;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) the Bureau of Diplomatic 
                Security;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) the Bureau for Global Talent 
                Management; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (H) the Bureau of Consular Affairs; 
                and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) allocation of necessary resources to sustain 
        the Program.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Assignment.--In implementing the Bureau Chief Data 
Officer Program, Bureaus may not dual-hat currently employed personnel 
as Bureau Chief Data Officers.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Annual Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
for the following 3 years, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees regarding the status of the 
implementation plan required under subsection (b).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 303. TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-
              ENABLED INFLUENCE OPERATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the rapid development of publicly available, 
        affordable generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology, 
        including the use of large language models (LLM) to fuel 
        natural language processing applications, has the potential to 
        fundamentally alter the nature of disinformation and propaganda 
        campaigns by enabling finely tailored, auto-generated 
        disinformation swiftly, in any language, at scale, and at low-
        costs;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) academia and private industry, including 
        social media platforms, play a critical role in establishing 
        safeguards for powerful, publicly available tools for producing 
        AI-generated content, and it is in the United States national 
        security interest to ensure that these technologies are not 
        misused by foreign malign actors to enhance influence 
        operations abroad;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the ability to identify, track, and label 
        original text, audio, and visual content is becoming 
        increasingly vital to United States national interests as 
        sophisticated AI-generated content creation becomes 
        increasingly available to the public at low costs;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) coalitions such as the Content Authenticity 
        Initiative (CAI) and the Coalition for Content Provenance and 
        Authority (C2PA) play important roles in establishing open 
        industry standards for content authenticity and digital content 
        provenance, which will become increasingly vulnerable to 
        manipulation and distortion through AI-powered tools; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) the Department, as the lead agency for United 
        States public diplomacy, should work within the interagency 
        process to develop a common approach to United States 
        international engagement on issues related to AI-enabled 
        disinformation.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Statement of Policy.--It shall be the policy of the 
United States--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) to share knowledge with allies and partners of 
        instances when foreign state actors have leveraged generative 
        AI to augment disinformation campaigns or propaganda;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) to work with private industry and academia to 
        mitigate the risks associated with public research on 
        generative AI technologies; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) to support efforts in developing digital 
        content provenance detection techniques and technologies in 
        line with United States national security interests.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Establishment of Countering AI-Enabled Disinformation 
Task Force.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
        establish within the Department a Countering AI-Enabled 
        Disinformation Task Force (referred to in this section as the 
        ``Task Force'') to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) identify potential responses to the 
                growing threat of AI-enabled disinformation and its use 
                by foreign state actors to augment influence operations 
                and disinformation campaigns;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) work closely with private industry and 
                academia to identify and coordinate efforts in 
                developing digital content provenance detection 
                techniques and technologies;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) develop the Department's internal 
                coordination across regional and functional bureaus on 
                the issue of AI-enabled disinformation;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) develop a unified approach to 
                international coordination on--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) establishing standards around 
                        digital content provenance techniques and 
                        technologies, specifically as it relates to 
                        countering AI-enabled disinformation campaign; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) assessing the potential for 
                        establishing frameworks around the 
                        proliferation of tools that facilitate AI-
                        enabled disinformation; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) identify any additional tools or 
                resources necessary to enhance the Department's ability 
                to--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) detect AI-enabled foreign 
                        disinformation and propaganda;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) rapidly produce original 
                        counter-messaging to address AI-enabled 
                        disinformation campaigns;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) expand digital literacy 
                        programming abroad to include education on how 
                        media consumers in recipient countries can 
                        identify and inoculate themselves from 
                        synthetically produced media; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) coordinate and collaborate 
                        with other governments, international 
                        organizations, civil society, the private 
                        sector, and others, as necessary.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Membership.--The Task Force shall be comprised 
        of a representative from relevant offices, as determined by the 
        Secretary, including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital 
                Policy;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Under Secretary for Public 
                Diplomacy and Public Affairs;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the Global Engagement 
                Center;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) the Office of the Science and 
                Technology Advisor to the Secretary;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) the Bureau of Oceans and International 
                Environmental and Scientific Affairs;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) the Bureau for Intelligence and 
                Research;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) the Center for Analytics of the Office 
                of Management Strategy and Solutions;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (H) the Foreign Service Institute School 
                of Applied Information Technology; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (I) any others the Secretary determines 
                appropriate.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Task Force Report.--Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report 
to the appropriate congressional committees on the establishment and 
progress of the Task Force's work, including in pursuit of the 
objectives described in subsection(c)(1).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Artificial intelligence.--The term 
        ``artificial intelligence'' has the meaning given that term in 
        section 238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 
        U.S.C. 4001 note).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Digital content provenance.--The term 
        ``digital content provenance'' means the verifiable chronology 
        of the origin and history of a piece of digital content, such 
        as an image, video, audio recording, or electronic 
        document.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 304. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CHIEF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 
              OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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 
new subsection:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(n) Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--There shall be within the 
        Department of State a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, 
        which may be dual-hatted as the Department's Chief Data 
        Officer, who shall be a member of the Senior Executive 
        Service.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Duties described.--The principal duties and 
        responsibilities of the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer 
        shall be--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) to evaluate, oversee, and, if 
                appropriate, facilitate the responsible adoption of 
                artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning 
                applications to improve policy, programs, and 
                management operations of the Department of State; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) to act as the principal advisor to 
                the Secretary of State on the ethical use of AI and 
                advanced analytics in conducting data-informed 
                diplomacy.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Qualifications.--The Chief Artificial 
        Intelligence Officer should be an individual with demonstrated 
        skill and competency in--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the use and application of data 
                analytics, AI, and machine learning; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) transformational leadership and 
                organizational change management, particularly within 
                large, complex organizations.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Partner with the chief information officer 
        on scaling artificial intelligence use cases.--To ensure 
        alignment between the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and 
        the Chief Information Officer, the Chief Information Officer 
        will consult with the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer on 
        best practices for rolling out and scaling AI capabilities 
        across the Bureau of Information and Resource Management's 
        broader portfolio of software applications.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Artificial intelligence defined.--In this 
        subsection, the term `artificial intelligence' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 238(g) of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 
        U.S.C. 4001 note).''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 305. STRENGTHENING THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF STATE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Chief Information Officer of the 
Department shall be consulted on all decisions to approve or 
disapprove, significant new unclassified information technology 
expenditures, including software, of the Department, including 
expenditures related to information technology acquired, managed, and 
maintained by other bureaus and offices within the Department, in order 
to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) encourage the use of enterprise software and 
        information technology solutions where such solutions exist or 
        can be developed in a timeframe and manner consistent with 
        maintaining and enhancing the continuity and improvement of 
        Department operations;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) increase the bargaining power of the 
        Department in acquiring information technology solutions across 
        the Department;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) reduce the number of redundant Authorities to 
        Operate (ATO), which, instead of using one ATO-approved 
        platform across bureaus, requires multiple ATOs for software 
        use cases across different bureaus;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) enhance the efficiency, reduce redundancy, and 
        increase interoperability of the use of information technology 
        across the enterprise of the Department;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) enhance training and alignment of information 
        technology personnel with the skills required to maintain 
        systems across the Department;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) reduce costs related to the maintenance of, or 
        effectuate the retirement of, legacy systems;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) ensure the development and maintenance of 
        security protocols regarding the use of information technology 
        solutions and software across the Department; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) improve end-user training on the operation of 
        information technology solutions and to enhance end-user 
        cybersecurity practices.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Strategy and Implementation Plan Required.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information 
        Officer of the Department shall develop, in consultation with 
        relevant bureaus and offices as appropriate, a strategy and a 
        5-year implementation plan to advance the objectives described 
        in subsection (a).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Consultation.--No later than one year after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information 
        Officer shall submit the strategy required by this subsection 
        to the appropriate congressional committees and shall consult 
        with the appropriate congressional committees, not less than on 
        an annual basis for 5 years, regarding the progress related to 
        the implementation plan required by this subjection.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Improvement Plan for the Bureau for Information 
Resources Management.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information 
        Officer shall develop policies and protocols to improve the 
        customer service orientation, quality and timely delivery of 
        information technology solutions, and training and support for 
        bureau and office-level information technology 
        officers.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Survey.--Not later than one year after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 
        five years, the Chief Information Officer shall undertake a 
        client satisfaction survey of bureau information technology 
        officers to obtain feedback on metrics related to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) customer service orientation of the 
                Bureau of Information Resources Management;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) quality and timelines of capabilities 
                delivered;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) maintenance and upkeep of information 
                technology solutions;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) training and support for senior bureau 
                and office-level information technology officers; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) other matters which the Chief 
                Information Officer, in consultation with client 
                bureaus and offices, determine appropriate.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Submission of findings.--Not later than 60 
        days after completing each survey required under paragraph (2), 
        the Chief Information Officer shall submit a summary of the 
        findings to the appropriate congressional committees.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Significant Expenditure Defined.--For purposes of this 
section, the term ``significant expenditure'' means any cumulative 
expenditure in excess of $250,000 total in a single fiscal year for a 
new unclassified software or information technology 
capability.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 306. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON STRENGTHENING ENTERPRISE 
              GOVERNANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>     It is the sense of Congress that in order to modernize 
the Department, enterprise-wide governance regarding budget and 
finance, information technology, and the creation, analysis, and use of 
data across the Department is necessary to better align resources to 
strategy, including evaluating trade-offs, and to enhance efficiency 
and security in using data and technology as tools to inform and 
evaluate the conduct of United States foreign policy.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 307. DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY AND CYBERSECURITY 
              PARTNERSHIP.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership.--
The Secretary is authorized to establish a program, which may be known 
as the ``Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership'', to help 
foreign countries--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) expand and increase secure internet access and 
        digital infrastructure in emerging markets, including demand 
        for and availability of high-quality information and 
        communications technology (ICT) equipment, software, and 
        services;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) protect technological assets, including 
        data;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) adopt policies and regulatory positions that 
        foster and encourage open, interoperable, reliable, and secure 
        internet, the free flow of data, multi-stakeholder models of 
        internet governance, and pro-competitive and secure ICT 
        policies and regulations;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) access United States exports of ICT goods and 
        services;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) expand interoperability and promote the 
        diversification of ICT goods and supply chain services to be 
        less reliant on PRC imports;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) promote best practices and common standards 
        for a national approach to cybersecurity; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) advance other priorities consistent with 
        paragraphs (1) through (6), as determined by the 
        Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Use of Funds.--Funds made available to carry out this 
section, including unexpended funds from fiscal years 2018 through 
2022, may be used to strengthen civilian cybersecurity and information 
and communications technology capacity, including participation of 
foreign law enforcement and military personnel in non-military 
activities, notwithstanding any other provision of law, provided that 
such support is essential to enabling civilian and law enforcement of 
cybersecurity and information and communication technology related 
activities in their respective countries.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Implementation Plan.--Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees an implementation plan for the 
coming year to advance the goals identified in subsection 
(a).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Consultation.--In developing and operationalizing the 
implementation plan required under subsection (c), the Secretary shall 
consult with--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the appropriate congressional 
        committees;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) United States industry leaders;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) other relevant technology experts, including 
        the Open Technology Fund;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) representatives from relevant United States 
        Government agencies; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) representatives from like-minded allies and 
        partners.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 
2028 to carry out this section. Such funds, including funds authorized 
to be appropriated under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', may be 
made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law to 
strengthen civilian cybersecurity and information and communications 
technology capacity, including for participation of foreign law 
enforcement and military personnel in non-military activities, and for 
contributions. Such funds shall remain available until 
expended.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 308. ESTABLISHMENT OF A CYBERSPACE, DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY, 
              AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES (CDT) FUND.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
chapter:</DELETED>

 <DELETED>``CHAPTER 10--CYBERSPACE, DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY, AND RELATED 
                   TECHNOLOGIES (CDT) FUND</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 591. FINDINGS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``Congress makes the following findings:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Increasingly digitized and interconnected 
        social, political, and economic systems have introduced new 
        vulnerabilities for malicious actors to exploit, which 
        threatens economic and national security.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) The rapid development, deployment, and 
        integration of information and communication technologies into 
        all aspects of modern life bring mounting risks of accidents 
        and malicious activity involving such technologies, and their 
        potential consequences.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Because information and communication 
        technologies are globally manufactured, traded, and networked, 
        the economic and national security of the United State depends 
        greatly on cybersecurity practices of other actors, including 
        other countries.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) United States assistance to countries and 
        international organizations to bolster civilian capacity to 
        address national cybersecurity and deterrence in cyberspace can 
        help--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) reduce vulnerability in the 
                information and communication technologies ecosystem; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) advance national and economic 
                security objectives.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 592. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE AND FUNDING FOR 
              CYBERSPACE, DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY, AND RELATED 
              TECHNOLOGIES (CDT) CAPACITY BUILDING 
              ACTIVITIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary of State is authorized 
to provide assistance to foreign governments and organizations, 
including national, regional, and international institutions, on such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine, in order to--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) advance a secure and stable 
        cyberspace;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) protect and expand trusted digital 
        ecosystems and connectivity;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) build the cybersecurity capacity of partner 
        countries and organizations; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) ensure that the development of standards and 
        the deployment and use of technology supports and reinforces 
        human rights and democratic values, including through the 
        Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Scope of Uses.--Assistance under this section may 
include programs to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) advance the adoption and deployment of 
        secure and trustworthy information and communications 
        technology (ICT) infrastructure and services, including efforts 
        to grow global markets for secure ICT goods and services and 
        promote a more diverse and resilient ICT supply 
        chain;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) provide technical and capacity building 
        assistance to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) promote policy and regulatory 
                frameworks that create an enabling environment for 
                digital connectivity and a vibrant digital 
                economy;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) ensure technologies, including 
                related new and emerging technologies, are developed, 
                deployed, and used in ways that support and reinforce 
                democratic values and human rights;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) promote innovation and competition; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) support digital governance with the 
                development of rights-respecting international norms 
                and standards;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) help countries prepare for, defend against, 
        and respond to malicious cyber activities, including through--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the adoption of cybersecurity best 
                practices;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the development of national 
                strategies to enhance cybersecurity;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) the deployment of cybersecurity 
                tools and services to increase the security, strength, 
                and resilience of networks and 
                infrastructure;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) support for the development of 
                cybersecurity watch, warning, response, and recovery 
                capabilities, including through the development of 
                cybersecurity incident response teams;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) support for collaboration with the 
                Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) 
                and other relevant Federal agencies to enhance 
                cybersecurity;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) programs to strengthen allied and 
                partner governments' capacity to detect, investigate, 
                deter, and prosecute cybercrimes;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) programs to provide information and 
                resources to diplomats engaging in discussions and 
                negotiations around international law and capacity 
                building measures related to cybersecurity;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(H) capacity building for cybersecurity 
                partners, including law enforcement and military 
                entities as described in subsection (f);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(I) programs that enhance the ability of 
                relevant stakeholders to act collectively against 
                shared cybersecurity threats;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(J) the advancement of programs in 
                support of the Framework of Responsible State Behavior 
                in Cyberspace; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(K) the fortification of deterrence 
                instruments in cyberspace; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) such other purpose and functions as the 
        Secretary of State may designate.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Responsibility for Policy Decisions and 
Justification.--The Secretary of State shall be responsible for policy 
decisions regarding programs under this chapter, with respect to--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) whether there will be cybersecurity and 
        digital capacity building programs for a foreign country or 
        entity operating in that country;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) the amount of funds for each foreign country 
        or entity; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) the scope and nature of such uses of 
        funding.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Detailed Justification for Uses and Purposes of 
Funds.--The Secretary of State shall provide, on an annual basis, a 
detailed justification for the uses and purposes of the amounts 
provided under this chapter, including information concerning--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) the amounts and kinds of grants;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) the amounts and kinds of budgetary support 
        provided, if any; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) the amounts and kinds of project assistance 
        provided for what purpose and with such amounts.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Assistance and Funding Under Other Authorities.--The 
authority granted under this section to provide assistance or funding 
for countries and organizations does not preclude the use of funds 
provided to carry out other authorities also available for such 
purpose.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Availability of Funds.--Amounts appropriated to 
carry out this chapter may be used, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, to strengthen civilian cybersecurity and information and 
communications technology capacity, including participation of foreign 
law enforcement and military personnel in non-military activities, 
provided that such support is essential to enabling civilian and law 
enforcement of cybersecurity and information and communication 
technology related activities in their respective countries.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(g) Notification Requirements.--Funds made available 
under this section shall be obligated in accordance with the procedures 
applicable to reprogramming notifications pursuant to section 634A of 
this Act.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 593. REVIEW OF EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE CAPACITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in consultation 
as appropriate with other relevant Federal departments and agencies is 
authorized to conduct a review that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) analyzes the United States Government's 
        capacity to promptly and effectively deliver emergency support 
        to countries experiencing major cybersecurity and ICT 
        incidents;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) identifies relevant factors constraining the 
        support referred to in paragraph (1); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) develops a strategy to improve coordination 
        among relevant Federal agencies and to resolve such 
        constraints.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this chapter, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that 
contains the results of the review conducted pursuant to subsection 
(a).</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 594. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``There is authorized to be appropriated $150,000,000 
during the 5-year period beginning on October 1, 2023, to carry out the 
purposes of this chapter.''.</DELETED>

        <DELETED>TITLE IV--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 401. PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Exigent Circumstances and Crisis Response.--To assist 
the Department in addressing and responding to exigent circumstances 
and urgent crises abroad, the Department is authorized to employ a 
limited number of personal services contractors in order to meet 
exigent needs, subject to the requirements of this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Authority.--The authority to employ personal services 
contractors is in addition to any existing authorities to enter into 
personal services contracts.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Employing and Allocation of Personnel.--To meet the 
needs described in subsection (a) and subject to the requirements in 
subsection (d), the Department may--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) enter into contracts to employ a total of up 
        to 100 personal services contractors at any given time for each 
        of fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) allocate up to 20 personal services 
        contractors to a given bureau, without regard to the sources of 
        funding such office relies on to compensate 
        individuals.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Limitation.--Employment authorized by this section 
shall not exceed two calendar years.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Notification and Reporting to Congress.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Notification.--Not later than 15 days after 
        the use of authority under this section, the Secretary shall 
        notify the appropriate congressional committees of the number 
        of personal services contractors being employed, the expected 
        length of employment, the relevant bureau, the purpose for 
        using personal services contractors, and the justification, 
        including the exigent circumstances requiring such 
        use.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Annual reporting.--Not later than 60 days 
        after the end of each fiscal year, the Department shall submit 
        to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing 
        the number of personal services contractors employed pursuant 
        to this section for the prior fiscal year, the length of 
        employment, the relevant bureau by which they were employed 
        pursuant to this section, the purpose for using personal 
        services contractors, disaggregated demographic data of such 
        contractors, and the justification for the employment, 
        including the exigent circumstances.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 402. HARD-TO-FILL POSTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the number of hard-to-fill vacancies at United 
        States diplomatic missions are far too high and present a 
        national security risk to the United States; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) if the Department is unable to incentivize 
        officers to accept hard-to-fill positions, the Department 
        should consider directed assignments to more effectively 
        advance the national interests of the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Report on Development of Incentives for Hard-to-fill 
Posts.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees on efforts to develop new incentives for hard-
to-fill positions at United States diplomatic missions. The report 
shall include a description of the incentives developed to date and 
proposals to try to more effectively fill hard-to-fill posts.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 403. ENHANCED OVERSIGHT OF THE OFFICE OF CIVIL 
              RIGHTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Report With Recommendations and Management 
Structure.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Under Secretary of Management shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report with any recommendations 
for the long-term structure and management of the Office of Civil 
Rights, including--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) whether OCR should report directly to someone 
        other than the Secretary, such as the Under Secretary of 
        Management;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) any changes made within OCR to its 
        investigative processes to improve the integrity and 
        thoroughness of its investigations; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) any recommendations to improve the management 
        structure, investigative process, and oversight of the 
        Office.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 404. CRISIS RESPONSE OPERATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall institute the following 
changes and ensure that the following elements have been integrated 
into the ongoing crisis response management and response by the Crisis 
Management and Strategy Office:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) The Department's crisis response planning and 
        operations shall conduct, maintain, and update on a regular 
        basis contingency plans for posts and regions experiencing or 
        vulnerable to conflict or emergency conditions, including armed 
        conflict, national disasters, significant political or military 
        upheaval, and emergency evacuations.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) The Department's crisis response efforts shall 
        be led by an individual with significant experience responding 
        to prior crises, who shall be so designated by the 
        Secretary.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) The Department's crisis response efforts shall 
        provide at least quarterly updates to the Secretary and other 
        relevant senior officials, including a plan and schedule to 
        develop contingency planning for identified posts and regions 
        consistent with paragraph (1).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) The decision to develop contingency planning 
        for any particular post or region shall be made independent of 
        any regional bureau.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) The crisis response team shall develop and 
        maintain best practices for evacuations, closures, and 
        emergency conditions.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Update.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit an update to the 
appropriate congressional committees outlining the steps taken to 
implement this section, along with any other recommendations to improve 
the Department's crisis management and response operations.</DELETED>

             <DELETED>TITLE V--ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 501. DUTIES OF OFFICERS PERFORMING ECONOMIC 
              FUNCTIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title I of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3981 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 506. DUTIES OF OFFICERS PERFORMING ECONOMIC 
              FUNCTIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Defined Term.--In this section, the term `United 
States person' means--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully 
        admitted for permanent residence to the United States; 
        or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) an entity organized under the laws of the 
        United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, 
        including a foreign branch of such an entity.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to direct 
the economic officers of the Foreign Service as appropriate to carry 
out the full spectrum of economic statecraft and commercial diplomacy 
work that advances United States foreign policy priorities in the host 
country or domestic posting to which they are assigned, including--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) to negotiate economic and other related 
        agreements with foreign governments and international 
        organizations;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) to inform the Department, and when 
        appropriate, the Washington, D.C., headquarters offices of 
        Federal agencies, with respect to the positions of foreign 
        governments and international organizations in negotiations on 
        such matters as economic, energy, environment, science and 
        health;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) to advance--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the routine implementation and 
                maintenance of economic, environment, science, and 
                health agreements; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) other initiatives in the countries 
                to which such officers are assigned related to 
                improving economic or commercial relations for the 
                benefit of United States persons, including 
                businesses;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) to identify, and help design and execute, 
        and advance in consultation with other Federal agencies, United 
        States policies, programs, and initiatives, including capacity-
        building efforts, to advance policies of foreign governments 
        that improve local economic governance, market-based business 
        environments, and market access, increase trade and investment 
        opportunities, or provide a more level playing field for United 
        States persons, including with respect to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) improving revenue 
                collection;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) streamlining customs processes and 
                improving customs transparency and 
                efficiency;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) improving regulatory 
                management;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) improving procurement processes, 
                including facilitating transparency in tendering, 
                bidding, and contact negotiation;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) advancing intellectual property 
                protections;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) eliminating anticompetitive 
                subsidies and improving the transparency of remaining 
                subsidies;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) improving budget management and 
                oversight; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(H) strengthening management of 
                important economic sectors;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) to prioritize active support of economic and 
        commercial goals of the United States, and as appropriate, 
        United States persons abroad, in conjunction with the United 
        States and Foreign Commercial Service established by section 
        2301 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 
        4721);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) to provide United States persons with 
        information on all United States Government support with 
        respect to international economic matters;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) to receive feedback from United States 
        persons with respect to support described in paragraphs (5) and 
        (6), and report that feedback to the chief of mission and to 
        the headquarters of the Department;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) to consult closely and regularly with the 
        private sector in accordance with section 709 of the 
        Championing American Business through Diplomacy Act of 2019 (22 
        U.S.C. 9905);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(9) to identify and execute opportunities for 
        the United States to counter policies, initiatives, or 
        activities by authoritarian governments or enterprises 
        affiliated with such governments that are anticompetitive or 
        undermine the sovereignty or prosperity of the United States or 
        a partner country;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(10) to identify and execute opportunities for 
        the United States in new and emerging areas of trade and 
        investment, such as digital trade, critical minerals 
        extraction, refining, and processing, energy, and 
        innovation;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(11) to monitor the development and 
        implementation of bilateral and multilateral economic and other 
        related agreements and provide recommendations to the Secretary 
        and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies with respect 
        to United States actions and initiatives relating to those 
        agreements;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(12) to maintain complete and accurate records 
        of the performance measurements of the Department for economic 
        and commercial diplomacy activities, as directed by the chief 
        of mission and other senior officials of the 
        Department;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(13) to report on issues and developments 
        related to economic, commercial, trade, and investment matters 
        with direct relevance to United States economic and national 
        security interests, especially when accurate, reliable, timely, 
        and cost-effective information is unavailable from non-United 
        States Government sources; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(14) to coordinate all activities, as necessary 
        and appropriate, with counterparts in other agencies.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Regulatory Updates.--The Secretary shall update 
guidance in the Foreign Affairs Manual and other regulations and 
guidance as necessary to implement this section.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 505 the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``Sec. 506. Duties of economic officers.''.

<DELETED>SEC. 502. REPORT ON RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND PROMOTION OF 
              FOREIGN SERVICE ECONOMIC OFFICERS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees regarding the recruitment, 
retention, and promotion of economic officers in the Foreign 
Service.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (b) 
shall include--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) an overview of the key challenges the 
        Department faces in--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) recruiting individuals to serve as 
                economic officers in the Foreign Service; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) retaining individuals serving as 
                economic officers in the Foreign Service, particularly 
                at the level of GS-14 of the General Schedule and 
                higher;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) an overview of the key challenges in 
        recruiting and retaining qualified individuals to serve in 
        economic positions in the Civil Service;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) a comparison of promotion rates for economic 
        officers in the Foreign Service relative to other officers in 
        the Foreign Service;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) the identification, disaggregated by region, 
        of hard-to-fill posts and proposed incentives to improve 
        staffing of economic officers in the Foreign Service at such 
        posts; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) a summary and analysis of the factors that 
        lead to the promotion of--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) economic officers in the Foreign 
                Service; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) individuals serving in economic 
                positions in the Civil Service.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 503. MANDATE TO REVISE DEPARTMENT OF STATE METRICS FOR 
              SUCCESSFUL ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Mandate to Revise Department of State Performance 
Measures for Economic and Commercial Diplomacy.--The Secretary shall, 
as part of the Department's next regularly scheduled review on metrics 
and performance measures, include revisions of Department performance 
measures for economic and commercial diplomacy, by identifying outcome-
oriented, and not process-oriented, performance metrics, including 
metrics that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) measure how Department efforts advanced 
        specific economic and commercial objectives and led to 
        successes for the United States or other private sector actors 
        overseas; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) focus on customer satisfaction with Department 
        services and assistance.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Plan for Ensuring Complete Data for Performance 
Measures.--As part of the review required under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall include a plan for ensuring that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Department, both at its main headquarters 
        and at domestic and overseas posts, maintains and fully updates 
        data on performance measures; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Department leadership and the appropriate 
        congressional committees can evaluate the extent to which the 
        Department is advancing United States economic and commercial 
        interests abroad through meeting performance targets.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Report on Private Sector Surveys.--The Secretary shall 
prepare a report that lists and describes all the methods through which 
the Department conducts surveys of the private sector to measure 
private sector satisfaction with assistance and services provided by 
the Department to advance private sector economic and commercial goals 
in foreign markets.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the revised performance metrics required under 
        subsection (a); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the report required under subsection 
        (c).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 504. CHIEF OF MISSION ECONOMIC 
              RESPONSIBILITIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3927) is amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Embassy Economic Team.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Coordination and supervision.--Each chief of 
        mission shall coordinate and supervise the implementation of 
        all United States economic policy interests within the host 
        country in which the diplomatic mission is located, among all 
        United States Government departments and agencies present in 
        such country.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Accountability.--The chief of mission is 
        responsible for the performance of the diplomatic mission in 
        advancing United States economic policy interests within the 
        host country.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Mission economic team.--The chief of mission 
        shall designate appropriate embassy staff to form a mission 
        economic team that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) monitors notable economic, 
                commercial, and investment-related developments in the 
                host country; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) develops plans and strategies for 
                advancing United States economic and commercial 
                interests in the host country, including--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) tracking legislative, 
                        regulatory, judicial, and policy developments 
                        that could affect United States economic, 
                        commercial, and investment interests;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) advocating for best 
                        practices with respect to policy and regulatory 
                        developments;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) conducting regular 
                        analyses of market systems, trends, prospects, 
                        and opportunities for value-addition, including 
                        risk assessments and constraints analyses of 
                        key sectors and of United States strategic 
                        competitiveness, and other reporting on 
                        commercial opportunities and investment 
                        climate; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) providing recommendations 
                        for responding to developments that may 
                        adversely affect United States economic and 
                        commercial interests.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 505. DIRECTION TO EMBASSY DEAL TEAMS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of deal teams at United States 
embassies and consulates are--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) to promote a private sector-led approach--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) to advance economic growth and job 
                creation that is tailored, as appropriate, to specific 
                economic sectors; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) to advance strategic 
                partnerships;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) to prioritize efforts--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) to identify commercial and investment 
                opportunities;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) to advocate for improvements in the 
                business and investment climate;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) to engage and consult with private 
                sector partners; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) to report on the activities described 
                in subparagraphs (A) through (C), in accordance with 
                the applicable requirements under sections 706 and 707 
                of the Championing American Business Through Diplomacy 
                Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 9902 and 9903);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3)(A)(i) to identify trade and investment 
        opportunities for United States companies in foreign markets; 
        or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (ii) to assist with existing trade and 
                investment opportunities already identified by United 
                States companies; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (B) to deploy United States Government economic 
        and other tools to help such United States companies to secure 
        their objectives;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) to identify and facilitate opportunities for 
        entities in a host country to increase exports to, or 
        investment in, the United States in order to grow two-way trade 
        and investment;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) to modernize, streamline, and improve access 
        to resources and services designed to promote increased trade 
        and investment opportunities;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) to identify and secure United States or allied 
        government support of strategic projects, including projects 
        vulnerable to predatory investment by an authoritarian country 
        or entity in such country, where support or investment serves 
        an important United States interest;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) to coordinate across the Unites States 
        Government to ensure the appropriate and most effective use of 
        United States Government tools to support United States 
        economic, commercial, and investment objectives; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) to coordinate with the multi-agency DC Central 
        Deal Team, established in February 2020, on the matters 
        described in paragraphs (1) through (7) and other relevant 
        matters.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Clarification.--A deal team may be composed of the 
personnel comprising the mission economic team formed pursuant to 
section 207(e)(3) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as added by 
section 504.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Restrictions.--A deal team may not provide support 
for, or assist a United States person with a transaction involving, a 
government, or an entity owned or controlled by a government, if the 
Secretary determines that such government--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) has repeatedly provided support for acts of 
        international terrorism, as described in--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export 
                Control Reform Act of 2018 (subtitle B of title XVII of 
                Public Law 115-232);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) section 620A(a) of the Foreign 
                Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371(a));</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) section 40(d) of the Arms Export 
                Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)); or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) any other relevant provision of law; 
                or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) has engaged in an activity that would trigger 
        a restriction under section 116(a) or 502B(a)(2) of the Foreign 
        Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(a) and 2304(a)(2)) or 
        any other relevant provision of law.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Further Restrictions.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Prohibition on support of sanctioned 
        persons.--Deal teams may not carry out activities prohibited 
        under United States sanctions laws or regulations, including 
        dealings with persons on the list of specially designated 
        persons and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign 
        Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury, except to the 
        extent otherwise authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury or 
        the Secretary.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Prohibition on support of activities subject 
        to sanctions.--Any person receiving support from a deal team 
        must be in compliance with all United States sanctions laws and 
        regulations as a condition for receiving such 
        assistance.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Chief of Mission Authority and Accountability.--The 
chief of mission to a foreign country--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) is the designated leader of a deal team in 
        such country; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) shall be held accountable for the performance 
        and effectiveness of United States deal teams in such 
        country.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Guidance Cable.--The Department shall send out regular 
guidance on Deal Team efforts by an All Diplomatic and Consular Posts 
(referred to in this section as ``ALDAC'') that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) describes the role of deal teams; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) includes relevant and up-to-date information 
        to enhance the effectiveness of deal teams in a 
        country.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (g) Confidentiality of Information.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--In preparing the cable required 
        under subsection (f), the Secretary shall protect from 
        disclosure any proprietary information of a United States 
        person marked as business confidential information unless the 
        person submitting such information--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) had notice, at the time of submission, 
                that such information would be released by; 
                or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) subsequently consents to the release 
                of such information.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Treatment as trade secrets.--Proprietary 
        information obtained by the United States Government from a 
        United States person pursuant to the activities of deal teams 
        shall be--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) considered to be trade secrets and 
                commercial or financial information (as such terms are 
                used under section 552b(c)(4) of title 5, United States 
                Code); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) exempt from disclosure without the 
                express approval of the person.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (h) Sunset.--The requirements under subsections (f) 
through (h) shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 506. ESTABLISHMENT OF A ``DEAL TEAM OF THE YEAR'' 
              AWARD.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall annually present a 
new award, to be known as the ``Deal Team of the Year Award'' to the 
deal team at one United States mission in each region of the Department 
to recognize outstanding achievements in supporting a United States 
company or companies pursuing commercial deals abroad or in identifying 
new deal prospects for United States companies.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Award Content.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Department of state.--Each member of a deal 
        team receiving an award pursuant to subsection (a) shall 
        receive a certificate that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) is signed by the Secretary; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B)(i) in the case of a member of the 
                Foreign Service, is included in the next employee 
                evaluation report; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (ii) in the case of a Civil Service 
                employee, is included in the next annual performance 
                review.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Other federal agencies.--If an award is 
        presented pursuant to subsection (a) to a Federal Government 
        employee who is not employed by the Department, the employing 
        agency may determine whether to provide such employee any 
        recognition or benefits in addition to the recognition or 
        benefits provided by the Department.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Eligibility.--Any interagency economics team at a 
United States overseas mission under chief of mission authority that 
assists United States companies with identifying, navigating, and 
securing trade and investment opportunities in a foreign country or 
that facilitates beneficial foreign investment into the United States 
is eligible for an award under this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Report.--Not later than the last day of the fiscal 
year in which awards are presented pursuant to subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees that includes--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) each mission receiving a Deal Team of the Year 
        Award.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the names and agencies of each awardee within 
        the recipient deal teams; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) a detailed description of the reason such deal 
        teams received such award.</DELETED>

             <DELETED>TITLE VI--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 601. NATIONAL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall submit a strategy to the appropriate 
congressional committees that assesses the potential benefits and costs 
of a national advertising campaign to improve the recruitment in the 
Civil Service and the Foreign Service by raising public awareness of 
the important accomplishments of the Department.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 602. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY OUTREACH.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Coordination of Resources.--The Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development and the Secretary 
shall direct public affairs sections at United States embassies and 
USAID Mission Program Officers at USAID missions to coordinate, enhance 
and prioritize resources for public diplomacy and awareness campaigns 
around United States diplomatic and development efforts, including 
through--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the utilization of new media technology for 
        maximum public engagement; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) enact coordinated comprehensive community 
        outreach to increase public awareness and understanding and 
        appreciation of United States diplomatic and development 
        efforts.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Development Outreach and Coordination Officers.--USAID 
should prioritize hiring of additional Development Outreach and 
Coordination officers in USAID missions to support the purposes of 
subsection (a).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Best Practices.--The Secretary and the Administrator 
of USAID shall identify 10 countries in which Embassies and USAID 
missions have successfully executed efforts, including monitoring and 
evaluation of such efforts, described in (a) and develop best practices 
to be turned into Department and USAID guidance.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 603. MODIFICATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR RADIO FREE EUROPE/
              RADIO LIBERTY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In section 308(h) of the United States International 
Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6207(h)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking subparagraphs (1), (3), and (5); 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (4) as 
        paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 604. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Voice of America.--Section 303 of the United States 
International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6202) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Voice of America Operations and Structure.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Operations.--The Director of the Voice of 
        America (VOA)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) shall direct and supervise the 
                operations of VOA, including making all major decisions 
                relating its staffing; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) may utilize any authorities made 
                available to the United States Agency for Global Media 
                or to its Chief Executive Officer under this Act or 
                under any other Act to carry out its operations in an 
                effective manner.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of VOA shall 
        submit a plan to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives to ensure that the personnel structure of VOA 
        is sufficient to effectively carry out the principles described 
        in subsection (c).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Appointment of Chief Executive Officer.--Section 304 
of such Act (22 U.S.C. 6203) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``as an entity 
        described in section 104 of title 5, United States Code'' and 
        inserting ``under the direction of the International 
        Broadcasting Advisory Board''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking the second 
        sentence and inserting the following: ``Notwithstanding any 
        other provision of law, when a vacancy arises, until such time 
        as a Chief Executive Officer, to whom sections 3345 through 
        3349b of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply, is 
        appointed and confirmed by the Senate, an acting Chief 
        Executive Officer shall be appointed by the International 
        Broadcasting Advisory Board and shall continue to serve and 
        exercise the authorities and powers under this title as the 
        sole means of filling such vacancy, for the duration of the 
        vacancy. In the absence of a quorum on the International 
        Broadcasting Advisory Board, the first principal deputy of the 
        United States Agency for Global Media shall serve as acting 
        Chief Executive Officer.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Chief Executive Officer Authorities.--Section 
305(a)(1) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 6204(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
``To supervise all'' and inserting ``To oversee, coordinate, and 
provide strategic direction for''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) International Broadcasting Advisory Board.--Section 
306(a) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 6205(a)) is amended by striking ``advise 
the Chief Executive Officer of'' and inserting ``oversee and advise the 
Chief Executive Officer and''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Radio Free Africa; Radio Free Americas.--Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief 
Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media 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 details the 
financial and other resources that would be required to establish and 
operate 2 nonprofit organizations, modeled after Radio Free Europe/
Radio Liberty and Radio Free Asia, for the purposes of providing 
accurate, uncensored, and reliable news and information to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the region of Africa, with respect to Radio 
        Free Africa; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the region of Latin America and the Caribbean, 
        with respect to Radio Free Americas.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 605. JOHN LEWIS CIVIL RIGHTS FELLOWSHIP 
              PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Mutual Educational and Cultural 
Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 115. JOHN LEWIS CIVIL RIGHTS FELLOWSHIP 
              PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established the John Lewis 
Civil Rights Fellowship Program (referred to in this section as the 
`Fellowship Program') within the J. William Fulbright Educational 
Exchange Program.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Fellowship Program 
are--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) to honor the legacy of Representative John 
        Lewis by promoting a greater understanding of the history and 
        tenets of nonviolent civil rights movements; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) to advance foreign policy priorities of the 
        United States by promoting studies, research, and international 
        exchange in the subject of nonviolent movements that 
        established and protected civil rights around the 
        world.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Administration.--The Bureau of Educational and 
Cultural Affairs (referred to in this section as the `Bureau') shall 
administer the Fellowship Program in accordance with policy guidelines 
established by the Board, in consultation with the binational Fulbright 
Commissions and United States Embassies.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Selection of Fellows.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Board shall annually select 
        qualified individuals to participate in the Fellowship Program. 
        The Bureau may determine the number of fellows selected each 
        year, which, whenever feasible, shall be not fewer than 
        25.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Outreach.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--To the extent 
                practicable, the Bureau shall conduct outreach at 
                institutions, including--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) minority serving 
                        institutions, including historically Black 
                        colleges and universities; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) other appropriate 
                        institutions, as determined by the 
                        Bureau.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Definitions.--In this 
                paragraph:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) Historically black college 
                        and university.--The term `historically Black 
                        college and university' has the meaning given 
                        the term `part B institution' in section 322 of 
                        the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
                        1061).</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Minority serving 
                        institution.--The term `minority-serving 
                        institution' means an eligible institution 
                        under section 371(a) of the Higher Education 
                        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Fellowship Orientation.--Annually, the Bureau shall 
organize and administer a fellowship orientation, which shall--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) be held in Washington, D.C., or at another 
        location selected by the Bureau; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) include programming to honor the legacy of 
        Representative John Lewis.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Structure.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Work plan.--To carry out the purposes 
        described in subsection (b)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) each fellow selected pursuant to 
                subsection (d) shall arrange an internship or research 
                placement--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) with a nongovernmental 
                        organization, academic institution, or other 
                        organization approved by the Bureau; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) in a country with an 
                        operational Fulbright U.S. Student Program; 
                        and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the Bureau shall, for each fellow, 
                approve a work plan that identifies the target 
                objectives for the fellow, including specific duties 
                and responsibilities relating to those 
                objectives.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Conferences; presentations.--Each fellow 
        shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) attend a fellowship orientation 
                organized and administered by the Bureau under 
                subsection (e);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) not later than the date that is 1 
                year after the end of the fellowship period, attend a 
                fellowship summit organized and administered by the 
                Bureau, which--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) whenever feasible, shall be 
                        held in Atlanta, Georgia, or another location 
                        of importance to the civil rights movement in 
                        the United States; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) may coincide with other 
                        events facilitated by the Bureau; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) at such summit, give a presentation 
                on lessons learned during the period of 
                fellowship.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Fellowship period.--Each fellowship under 
        this section shall continue for a period determined by the 
        Bureau, which, whenever feasible, shall be not fewer than 10 
        months.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(g) Fellowship Award.--The Bureau shall provide each 
fellow under this section with an allowance that is equal to the amount 
needed for--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) the reasonable costs of the fellow during 
        the fellowship period; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) travel and lodging expenses related to 
        attending the orientation and summit required under subsection 
        (e)(2).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(h) Annual Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the completion of the Fellowship Program by the initial cohort of 
fellows selected under subsection (d), and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives a report on the implementation of the Fellowship 
Program, including--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) a description of the demographics of the 
        cohort of fellows who completed a fellowship during the 
        preceding 1-year period;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) a description of internship and research 
        placements, and research projects selected by such cohort, 
        under the Fellowship Program, including feedback from--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) such cohort on implementation of the 
                Fellowship Program; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the Secretary on lessons learned; 
                and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) an analysis of trends relating to the 
        diversity of each cohort of fellows and the topics of projects 
        completed since the establishment of the Fellowship 
        Program.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments to the Mutual 
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961.--Section 112(a) of the 
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 
2460(a)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``; and'' and 
        inserting a semicolon;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(10) the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship 
        Program established under section 115, which provides funding 
        for international internships and research placements for 
        early- to mid-career individuals from the United States to 
        study nonviolent civil rights movements in self-arranged 
        placements with universities or nongovernmental organizations 
        in foreign countries.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 606. DOMESTIC ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Strategy Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a 
strategy to explain to the American people the value of the work of the 
Department and United States foreign policy to advancing the national 
security of the United States. The strategy shall include--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) tools to inform the American people about the 
        non-partisan importance of United States diplomacy and foreign 
        relations and to utilize public diplomacy to meet the United 
        States' national security priorities;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) efforts to reach the widest possible audience 
        of Americans, including those who historically have not had 
        exposure to United States foreign policy efforts and 
        priorities;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) additional staffing and resource needs 
        including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) domestic positions within the Bureau 
                of Global Public Affairs to focus on engagement with 
                the American people as outlined in paragraph 
                (1);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) positions within the Bureau of 
                Educational and Cultural Affairs to enhance program and 
                reach the widest possible audience;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) increasing the number of fellowship 
                and detail programs that place Foreign Service and 
                civil service employees outside the Department for a 
                limited time, including Pearson Fellows, Reta Joe Lewis 
                Local Diplomats, Brookings Fellows, and Georgetown 
                Fellows; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) recommendations for increasing 
                participation in the Hometown Diplomats program and 
                evaluating this program as well as other opportunities 
                for Department officers to engage with American 
                audiences while traveling within the United 
                States.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 607. EXTENSION OF GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 1287 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is amended by striking 
subsection (j).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 608. PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 5603(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) United States Information and Educational 
        Exchange Act of 1948 (Public Law 80-402).''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 609. EXPANSION OF DIPLOMATS IN RESIDENCE 
              PROGRAMS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Not later than two year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Secretary shall increase the number of 
        diplomats in the Diplomats in Residence Program from seventeen 
        to at least twenty; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Administrator of the United States Agency 
        for International Development shall increase the number of 
        development diplomats in the Diplomats in Residence Program 
        from one to at least three.</DELETED>

              <DELETED>TITLE VII--OTHER MATTERS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 701. EXPANDING THE USE OF DDTC LICENSING FEES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 45 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2717) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``100 percent of the registration 
        fees collected by the Office of Trade Controls of the 
        Department of State'' and inserting ``100 percent of the 
        defense trade control registration fees collected by the 
        Department of State'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by inserting ``management, licensing, 
        compliance, and policy activities in the defense trade controls 
        function, including'' after ``expenses incurred 
        for'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in paragraph (1), by striking ``contract 
        personnel to assist in'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and 
        inserting a semicolon;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
        the end and inserting a semicolon; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraphs:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) the facilitation of defense trade policy 
        development and implementation, review of commodity 
        jurisdiction determinations, public outreach to industry and 
        foreign parties, and analysis of scientific and technological 
        developments as they relate to the exercise of defense trade 
        control authorities; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) contract personnel to assist in such 
        activities.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 702. WAIVER AUTHORITY RELATED TO PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN 
              SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 5949(b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) as 
        paragraphs (4) through (8), respectively; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following 
        new paragraph:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Secretary of state.--The Secretary of State 
        may provide a waiver on a date later than the effective date 
        described in subsection (c) if the Secretary determines the 
        waiver is in the critical national security interests of the 
        United States.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 703. PROHIBITION ON ENTRY OF OFFICIALS OF FOREIGN 
              GOVERNMENTS INVOLVED IN SIGNIFICANT CORRUPTION OR GROSS 
              VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Ineligibility.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Officials of foreign governments, 
        and their immediate family members, about whom the Secretary 
        has credible information have been involved, directly or 
        indirectly, in significant corruption, including corruption 
        related to the extraction of natural resources, or a gross 
        violation of human rights, including the wrongful detention of 
        locally employed staff of a United States diplomatic mission or 
        a United States citizen or national, shall be ineligible for 
        entry into the United States.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Additional sanctions.--Concurrent with the 
        application of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, as 
        appropriate, refer the matter to the Office of Foreign Assets 
        Control of the Department of the Treasury to determine whether 
        to apply sanctions authorities 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 such paragraph.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Designation.--The Secretary shall also 
        publicly or privately designate or identify the officials of 
        foreign governments about whom the Secretary has such credible 
        information, and their immediate family members, without regard 
        to whether the individual has applied for a visa.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Exceptions.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Specific purposes.--Individuals shall not be 
        ineligible for entry into the United States pursuant to 
        subsection (a) if such entry would further important United 
        States law enforcement objectives or is necessary to permit the 
        United States to fulfill its obligations under the United 
        Nations Headquarters Agreement.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Rule of construction regarding international 
        obligations.--Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to 
        derogate from United States obligations under applicable 
        international agreements.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the application of 
subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that the waiver would serve 
a compelling national interest or that the circumstances that caused 
the individual to be ineligible have changed sufficiently.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Report.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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, including a classified annex if 
        necessary, that includes--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) a description of information related 
                to corruption or violation of human rights concerning 
                each of the individuals found ineligible in the 
                previous 12 months pursuant to subsection (a)(1) as 
                well as the individuals who the Secretary designated or 
                identified pursuant to subsection (a)(3), or who would 
                be ineligible but for the application of subsection 
                (b); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) a list of any waivers provided under 
                subsection (c), together with a justification for each 
                waiver.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Form and publication.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Form.--Each report required under 
                paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form 
                but may include a classified annex.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Public availability.--The Secretary 
                shall make available to the public on a publicly 
                accessible internet website of the Department the 
                unclassified portion of each report required under 
                paragraph (1).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) 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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 704. PROTECTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE DURING 
              CRISES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Notwithstanding the limitations specified in section 
304(c) of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 2603(c)) and without regard to whether a country is a State 
Party to the Convention (as defined in sections 302 of such Act (19 
U.S.C. 2601)), the Secretary may exercise the authority under section 
304 of such Act (19 U.S.C. 2603) to impose import restrictions set 
forth in section 307 of such Act (19 U.S.C. 2606) if the Secretary 
determines that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) imposition of such restrictions is in the 
        national interest of the United States; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) an emergency condition (as defined in section 
        304 of such Act (19 U.S.C. 2603)) applies.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 705. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN DIPLOMACY.</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>``SEC. 64. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN DIPLOMACY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Activities.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Support authorized.--The Secretary of State 
        is authorized to provide, by contract, grant, or otherwise, for 
        the performance of appropriate museum visitor and educational 
        outreach services and related events, including organizing 
        programs and conference activities, creating, designing, and 
        installing exhibits, and conducting museum shop services and 
        food services in the public exhibition and related physical and 
        virtual space utilized by the National Museum of American 
        Diplomacy.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Recovery of costs.--The Secretary of State 
        is authorized to recover any revenues generated under the 
        authority of paragraph (1) for visitor and educational outreach 
        services and related events referred to in such paragraph, 
        including fees for use of facilities at the National Museum for 
        American Diplomacy. Any such revenues may be retained as a 
        recovery of the costs of operating the museum, credited to any 
        Department of State appropriation, and shall remain available 
        until expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Disposition of Documents, Artifacts, and Other 
Articles.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Property.--All historic documents, 
        artifacts, or other articles permanently acquired by the 
        Department of State and determined by the Secretary of State to 
        be suitable for display by the National Museum of American 
        Diplomacy shall be considered to be the property of the United 
        States Government and shall be subject to disposition solely in 
        accordance with this subsection.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Sale, trade, or transfer.--Whenever the 
        Secretary of State makes a determination described in paragraph 
        (3) with respect to a document, artifact, or other article 
        under paragraph (1), taking into account considerations such as 
        the museum's collections management policy and best 
        professional museum practices, the Secretary may sell at fair 
        market value, trade, or transfer such document, artifact, or 
        other article without regard to the requirements of subtitle I 
        of title 40, United States Code. The proceeds of any such sale 
        may be used solely for the advancement of the mission of the 
        National Museum of American Diplomacy and may not be used for 
        any purpose other than the acquisition and direct care of the 
        collections of the Museum.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Determinations prior to sale, trade, or 
        transfer.--The determination described in this paragraph with 
        respect to a document, artifact, or other article under 
        paragraph (1) is a determination that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the document, artifact, or other 
                article no longer serves to further the purposes of the 
                National Museum of American Diplomacy as set forth in 
                the collections management policy of the 
                Museum;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the sale, trade, or transfer of the 
                document, artifact, or other article would serve to 
                maintain the standards of the collection of the Museum; 
                or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) the sale, trade, or transfer of the 
                document, artifact, or other article would be in the 
                best interests of the United States.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Loans.--In addition to the authorization 
        under paragraph (2) relating to the sale, trade, or transfer of 
        documents, artifacts, or other articles under paragraph (1), 
        the Secretary of State may loan the documents, artifacts, or 
        other articles, when not needed for use or display by the 
        National Museum of American Diplomacy, to the Smithsonian 
        Institution or a similar institution for repair, study, or 
        exhibition.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 706. EXTRATERRITORIAL OFFENSES COMMITTED BY UNITED STATES 
              NATIONALS SERVING WITH INTERNATIONAL 
              ORGANIZATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Jurisdiction.--Whoever, while a United States national 
or lawful permanent resident serving with the United Nations, its 
specialized agencies, or other international organization the Secretary 
has designated for purposes of this section and published in the 
Federal Register, or while accompanying such an individual, engages in 
conduct, or conspires or attempts to engage in conduct, outside the 
United States that would constitute an offense punishable by 
imprisonment for more than one year if the conduct had been engaged in 
within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United 
States, shall be subject to United States jurisdiction in order to be 
tried for that offense.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Accompanying such individual.--The term 
        ``accompanying such individual'' means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) being a dependent, or family member of 
                a United States national or lawful permanent resident 
                serving with the United Nations, its specialized 
                agencies, or other international organization 
                designated under subsection (a);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) residing with such United States 
                national or lawful permanent resident serving with the 
                United Nations, its specialized agencies, or other 
                international organization designated under subsection 
                (a); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) not being a national of or ordinarily 
                resident in the country where the offense is 
                committed.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Serving with the united nations, its 
        specialized agencies, or other international organization as 
        the secretary of state may designate.--The term ``serving with 
        the United Nations, its specialized agencies, or other 
        international organization as the Secretary of State may 
        designate'' under subsection (a) means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) being a United States national or 
                lawful permanent resident employed as an employee, a 
                contractor (including a subcontractor at any tier), an 
                employee of a contractor (or a subcontractor at any 
                tier), an expert on mission, or an unpaid intern or 
                volunteer of the United Nations, including any of its 
                funds, programs or subsidiary bodies, or any of the 
                United Nations specialized agencies, or of any 
                international organization designated under subsection 
                (a)(1); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) being present or residing outside the 
                United States in connection with such 
                employment.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) United states national.--The term ``United 
        States national'' has the meaning given the term ``national of 
        the United States'' in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration 
        and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to limit or affect the application of extraterritorial 
jurisdiction related to any other Federal law.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 707. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES TO 
              THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY FORUM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 
288 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``Sec. 20.  Under such terms and conditions as the 
President shall determine, the President is authorized to extend the 
provisions of this subchapter to the International Energy Forum 
Secretariat in the same manner, to the same extent, and subject to the 
same conditions, as they may be extended to a public international 
organization in which the United States participates pursuant to any 
treaty or under the authority of any Act of Congress authorizing such 
participation or making an appropriation for such 
participation.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 708. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES TO 
              THE CONSEIL EUROPEEN POUR LA RECHERCHE NUCLEAIRE (CERN; 
              THE EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR NUCLEAR 
              RESEARCH).</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 
288 et seq.), as amended by section 707 is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new section:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``Sec. 21.  Under such terms and conditions as the 
President shall determine, the President is authorized to extend the 
provisions of this title to the European Organization for Nuclear 
Research (CERN) in the same manner, to the same extent, and subject to 
the same conditions, as it may be extended to a public international 
organization in which the United States participates pursuant to any 
treaty or under the authority of any Act of Congress authorizing such 
participation or making an appropriation for such 
participation.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 709. INTERNSHIPS OF UNITED STATES NATIONALS AT 
              INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State is authorized to 
bolster efforts to increase the number of United States citizens 
representative of the American people occupying positions in the United 
Nations system, agencies, and commissions, and in other international 
organizations, including by awarding grants to educational institutions 
and students.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) 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 congressional committees that identifies--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the number of United States citizens who are 
        involved in internship programs at international 
        organizations;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the distribution of the individuals described 
        in paragraph (1) among various international organizations; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) grants, programs, and other activities that 
        are being utilized to recruit and fund United States citizens 
        to participate in internship programs at international 
        organizations.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Eligibility.--An individual referred to in subsection 
(a) is an individual who--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) is enrolled at or received their degree 
        withvin two years from--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) an institution of higher education; 
                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 a citizen of the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
to be appropriated $1,500,000 for the Department of State for fiscal 
year 2024 to carry out the grant program authorized under subsection 
(a).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 710. TRAINING FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Training Programs.--Section 708 of the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028) is amended by adding at the end of the 
following new subsection:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Training in Multilateral Diplomacy.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation 
        with other senior officials as appropriate, shall establish 
        training courses on--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the conduct of diplomacy at 
                international organizations and other multilateral 
                institutions; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) broad-based multilateral 
                negotiations of international instruments.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Required training.--Members of the Service, 
        including appropriate chiefs of mission and other officers who 
        are assigned to United States missions representing the United 
        States to international organizations and other multilateral 
        institutions or who are assigned in other positions that have 
        as their primary responsibility formulation of policy related 
        to such organizations and institutions, or participation in 
        negotiations of international instruments, shall receive 
        specialized training in the areas described in paragraph (1) 
        prior to the beginning of service for such assignment or, if 
        receiving such training at that time is not practical, within 
        the first year of beginning such assignment.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Training for Department Employees.--The Secretary of 
State shall ensure that employees of the Department of State who are 
assigned to positions described in paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of 
section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (as added by subsection 
(a) of this section), including members of the civil service or general 
service, or who are seconded to international organizations for a 
period of at least one year, receive training described in such 
subsection and participate in other such courses as the Secretary may 
recommend to build or augment identifiable skills that would be useful 
for such Department officials representing United States interests at 
these institutions and organizations.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 711. MODIFICATION TO TRANSPARENCY ON INTERNATIONAL 
              AGREEMENTS AND NON-BINDING INSTRUMENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 112b of title 1, United States Code, as most 
recently amended by section 5947 of the James M. Inhofe National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 
Stat. 3476), is further amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by redesignating subsections (h) through (l) 
        as subsections (i) through (m), respectively; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the 
        following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(h)(1) If the Secretary is aware or has reason to 
believe that the requirements of subsection (a), (b), or (c) have not 
been fulfilled with respect to an international agreement or qualifying 
non-binding instrument, the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(A) immediately bring the matter to the 
        attention of the office or agency responsible for the agreement 
        or qualifying non-binding instrument; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) request the office or agency to provide 
        within 7 days the text or other information necessary to 
        fulfill the requirements of the relevant subsection.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) Upon receiving the text or other information 
requested pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(A) fulfill the requirements of subsection (a), 
        (b), or (c), as the case may be, with respect to the agreement 
        or qualifying non-binding instrument concerned--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(i) by including such text or other 
                information in the next submission required by 
                subsection (a)(1);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(ii) by providing such information in 
                writing to the Majority Leader of the Senate, the 
                Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House 
                of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of 
                Representatives, and the appropriate congressional 
                committees before provision of the submission described 
                in clause (i); or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(iii) in relation to subsection (b), by 
                making the text of the agreement or qualifying non-
                binding instrument and the information described in 
                subparagraphs (A)(iii) and (B)(iii) of subsection 
                (a)(1) relating to the agreement or instrument 
                available to the public on the website of the 
                Department of State within 15 days of receiving the 
                text or other information requested pursuant to 
                paragraph (1); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) provide to the Majority Leader of the 
        Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the 
        House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of 
        Representatives, and the appropriate congressional committees, 
        either in the next submission required by subsection (a)(1) or 
        before such submission, a written statement explaining the 
        reason for the delay in fulfilling the requirements of 
        subsection (a), (b), or (c), as the case may be.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 712. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT, QUARTERLY REVIEW, AND 
              AUTHORITY RELATING TO CONCURRENCE PROVIDED BY CHIEFS OF 
              MISSION FOR SUPPORT OF CERTAIN GOVERNMENT 
              OPERATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Notification Required.--Not later than 30 days after 
the date on which a chief of mission concurs with providing 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 such concurrence.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Semiannual Review, Determination, and Briefing 
Required.--Not less frequently than semiannually, 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) that is in effect;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) determine, based on such review, whether to 
        revoke any such concurrence pending further study and review; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) brief the appropriate congressional committees 
        regarding the results of such review.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Revocation of Concurrence.--If the Secretary 
determines, pursuant to a review conducted under subsection (b), that 
any concurrence described in subsection (a) should be revoked, the 
Secretary may revoke such concurrence.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Annual Report Required.--Not later than January 31 of 
each year, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees that includes--</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; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) an analysis of the effects of such support on 
        diplomatic lines of effort, including with respect to--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, 
                demining, and related Programs and associated anti-
                terrorism assistance programs;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) international narcotics control and 
                law enforcement programs; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) foreign military sales, foreign 
                military financing, and associated training 
                programs.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 713. MODIFICATION AND REPEAL OF REPORTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.--The 
Secretary shall examine the production of the 2023 and subsequent 
annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices by the Assistant 
Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor as required under 
sections 116(d) and 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2151n(d), 2304(b)) to maximize--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) cost and personnel efficiencies;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the potential use of data and analytic tools 
        and visualization; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) advancement of the modernization agenda for 
        the Department announced by the Secretary on October 27, 
        2021.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Elimination of Obsolete Reports.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Reports relating to afghanistan and the 
        taliban.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Quarterly reports.--Notwithstanding 
                sections 7019(e) of the Department of State, Foreign 
                Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 
                2021 (division K of Public Law 116-260), the following 
                reports are not required to be submitted after the date 
                of the enactment of this Act:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) Quarterly report detailing the 
                        number of personnel present in Afghanistan 
                        under Chief of Mission authority under section 
                        (22 U.S.C. 2927), as described in House Report 
                        116-444.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Quarterly report detailing 
                        the status of intra-Afghan peace 
                        negotiations.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Bimonthly report detailing the 
                activities of the taliban.--Section 7044(a)(4) of the 
                Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
                Programs Appropriations Act of 2021 (division K of 
                Public Law 116-260) is amended by striking ``the 
                following purposes'' and all that follows through 
                ``(B)''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Annual reports relating to funding mechanisms 
        for telecommunications security and semiconductors.--Division H 
        of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
        Authorization Act fo Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) is 
        amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in section 9202(a)(2) (47 U.S.C. 
                906(a)(2))--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by striking subparagraph (C); 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
                        (D) as subparagraph (C); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in section 9905 (15 U.S.C. 4655)--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by striking subsection (c); 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by redesignating subsection 
                        (d) as subsection (c).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Reports relating to foreign assistance to 
        counter russian influence and media organizations controlled by 
        russia.--The Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia 
        Act of 2017 (title II of Public Law 115-44) is amended--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in section 254(e)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) by striking ``In 
                                general.--'';</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) by redesignating 
                                subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 
                                paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), 
                                respectively, and moving such 
                                paragraphs 2 ems to the left; 
                                and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by striking paragraph (2); 
                        and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking section 255.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Annual report on promoting the rule of law in 
        the russian federation.--Section 202 of the Russia and Moldova 
        Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law 
        Accountability Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-208) is amended by 
        striking subsection (a).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Annual report on advancing freedom and 
        democracy.--Section 2121 of the Advance Democratic Values, 
        Address Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 
        2007 (title XXI of Public Law 110-53) is amended by striking 
        subsection (c).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Annual reports on united states-vietnam human 
        rights dialogue meetings.--Section 702 of the Foreign Relations 
        Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2151n note) is 
        repealed.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Modification of Reporting Requirements.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Changing the frequency of the report on the 
        use of pakistan counterinsurgency capability fund.--
        Notwithstanding section 7010 of House of Representatives Report 
        112-331, the Secretary of State shall provide to the Committee 
        on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives a written report 
        on the use of funds made available under the heading ``Pakistan 
        Counterinsurgency Capability Fund'' on an annual 
        basis.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Report on democratization in burma.--Section 
        570(d) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
        Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 (titles I through V of Public 
        Law 104-208) is amended by striking ``Every six months 
        following the enactment of this Act, the President shall report 
        to'' and inserting ``The President shall submit an annual 
        report to''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Department of 
State Authorization Act of 2023''.
    (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--DIPLOMATIC SECURITY AND CONSULAR AFFAIRS

Sec. 101. Passport fee expenditure authority extension.
Sec. 102. Special hiring authority for passport services.
Sec. 103. Quarterly report on passport wait times.
Sec. 104. Passport travel advisories.
Sec. 105. Strategy to ensure access to passport services for all 
                            Americans.
Sec. 106. Strengthening the National Passport Information Center.
Sec. 107. Strengthening passport customer visibility and transparency.
Sec. 108. Annual Office of Authentications report.
Sec. 109. Annual special immigrant visa report.
Sec. 110. Increased accountability in assignment restrictions and 
                            reviews.
Sec. 111. Suitability reviews for Foreign Service Institute 
                            instructors.
Sec. 112. Diplomatic security fellowship programs.
Sec. 113. Victims Resource Advocacy Program.
Sec. 114. Authority for special agents to investigate trafficking in 
                            persons violations.

                      TITLE II--PERSONNEL MATTERS

             Subtitle A--Hiring, Promotion, and Development

Sec. 201. Adjustment to promotion precepts.
Sec. 202. Hiring authorities.
Sec. 203. Extending paths to service for paid student interns.
Sec. 204. Lateral Entry Program.
Sec. 205. Mid-Career Mentoring Program.
Sec. 206. Report on the Foreign Service Institute's language program .
Sec. 207. Consideration of career civil servants as chiefs of missions.
Sec. 208. Civil service rotational program.
Sec. 209. Reporting requirement on chiefs of mission.
Sec. 210. Report on chiefs of mission and deputy chiefs of mission.
Sec. 211. Protection of retirement annuity for reemployment by 
                            Department.
Sec. 212. Enhanced vetting for senior diplomatic posts.
Sec. 213. Efforts to improve retention and prevent retaliation.
Sec. 214. National advertising campaign.
Sec. 215. Expansion of diplomats in residence programs.

            Subtitle B--Pay, Benefits, and Workforce Matters

Sec. 221. Education allowance.
Sec. 222. Per diem allowance for newly hired members of the Foreign 
                            Service.
Sec. 223. Improving mental health services for foreign and civil 
                            servants.
Sec. 224. Emergency back-up care.
Sec. 225. Authority to provide services to non-chief of mission 
                            personnel.
Sec. 226. Exception for government-financed air transportation.
Sec. 227. Enhanced authorities to protect locally employed staff during 
                            emergencies.
Sec. 228. Internet at hardship posts.
Sec. 229. Competitive local compensation plan.
Sec. 230. Supporting tandem couples in the Foreign Service.
Sec. 231. Accessibility at diplomatic missions.
Sec. 232. Report on breastfeeding accommodations overseas.
Sec. 233. Determining the effectiveness of knowledge transfers between 
                            Foreign Service Officers.
Sec. 234. Education allowance for dependents of Department of State 
                            employees located in United States 
                            territories.

          TITLE III--INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY

Sec. 301. Data-informed diplomacy.
Sec. 302. Establishment and expansion of the Bureau Chief Data Officer 
                            Program.
Sec. 303. Task force to address artificial intelligence-enabled 
                            influence operations.
Sec. 304. Establishment of the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer of 
                            the Department of State.
Sec. 305. Strengthening the Chief Information Officer of the Department 
                            of State.
Sec. 306. Sense of Congress on strengthening enterprise governance.
Sec. 307. Digital connectivity and cybersecurity partnership.
Sec. 308. Establishment of a cyberspace, digital connectivity, and 
                            related technologies (CDT) fund.
Sec. 309. Cyber protection support for personnel of the Department of 
                            State in positions highly vulnerable to 
                            cyber attack.

                 TITLE IV--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS

Sec. 401. Personal services contractors.
Sec. 402. Hard-to-fill posts.
Sec. 403. Enhanced oversight of the Office of Civil Rights.
Sec. 404. Crisis response operations.
Sec. 405. Special Envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum.
Sec. 406. Special Envoy for Belarus.
Sec. 407. Overseas placement of special appointment positions.
Sec. 408. Establishment of Office of the Special Representative for 
                            City and State Diplomacy.
Sec. 409. Office of Global Women's Issues.

                      TITLE V--ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY

Sec. 501. Duties of officers performing economic functions.
Sec. 502. Report on recruitment, retention, and promotion of Foreign 
                            Service economic officers.
Sec. 503. Mandate to revise Department of State metrics for successful 
                            economic and commercial diplomacy.
Sec. 504. Chief of mission economic responsibilities.
Sec. 505. Direction to embassy deal teams.
Sec. 506. Establishment of a ``Deal Team of the Year'' award.

                       TITLE VI--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

Sec. 601. Public diplomacy outreach.
Sec. 602. Modification on use of funds for Radio Free Europe/Radio 
                            Liberty.
Sec. 603. International broadcasting.
Sec. 604. John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship program.
Sec. 605. Domestic engagement and public affairs.
Sec. 606. Extension of Global Engagement Center.
Sec. 607. Paperwork Reduction Act.
Sec. 608. Modernization and enhancement strategy.

                        TITLE VII--OTHER MATTERS

Sec. 701. Expanding the use of DDTC licensing fees.
Sec. 702. Prohibition on entry of officials of foreign governments 
                            involved in significant corruption or gross 
                            violations of human rights.
Sec. 703. Protection of cultural heritage during crises.
Sec. 704. National Museum of American Diplomacy.
Sec. 705. Extraterritorial offenses committed by United States 
                            nationals serving with international 
                            organizations.
Sec. 706. Extension of certain privileges and immunities to the 
                            International Energy Forum.
Sec. 707. Extension of certain privileges and immunities to the Conseil 
                            Europeen pour la recherche nucleaire (CERN; 
                            the European Organization for Nuclear 
                            Research).
Sec. 708. Internships of United States nationals at international 
                            organizations.
Sec. 709. Training for international organizations.
Sec. 710. Modification to transparency on international agreements and 
                            non-binding instruments.
Sec. 711. Strategy for the efficient processing of all Afghan special 
                            immigrant visa applications and appeals.
Sec. 712. Report on partner forces utilizing United States security 
                            assistance identified as using hunger as a 
                            weapon of war.
Sec. 713. Infrastructure projects and investments by the United States 
                            and People's Republic of China.
Sec. 714. Special envoys.
Sec. 715. US-ASEAN Center.
Sec. 716. Report on vetting of students from national defense 
                            universities and other academic 
                            institutions of the People's Republic of 
                            China.
Sec. 717. Briefings on the United States-European Union Trade and 
                            Technology Council.
Sec. 718. Congressional oversight, quarterly review, and authority 
                            relating to concurrence provided by chiefs 
                            of mission for support of certain 
                            Government operations.
Sec. 719. Modification and repeal of reports.
Sec. 720. Modification of Build Act of 2018 to prioritize projects that 
                            advance national security.
Sec. 721. Permitting for international bridges.
Sec. 722. Prohibition on nomination of certain countries as program 
                            countries for purposes of the visa waiver 
                            program.

                TITLE VIII--COMBATING GLOBAL CORRUPTION

Sec. 801. Short title.
Sec. 802. Definitions.
Sec. 803. Publication of tiered ranking list.
Sec. 804. Minimum standards for the elimination of corruption and 
                            assessment of efforts to combat corruption.
Sec. 805. Imposition of sanctions under Global Magnitsky Human Rights 
                            Accountability Act.
Sec. 806. Designation of embassy anti-corruption points of contact.

                        TITLE IX--AUKUS MATTERS

Sec. 901. Definitions.

              Subtitle A--Outlining the AUKUS Partnership

Sec. 911. Statement of policy on the AUKUS partnership.
Sec. 912. Senior Advisor for the AUKUS partnership at the Department of 
                            State.

    Subtitle B--Authorization for Submarine Transfers, Support, and 
                 Infrastructure Improvement Activities

Sec. 921. Australia, United Kingdom, and United States submarine 
                            security activities.
Sec. 922. Acceptance of contributions for Australia, United Kingdom, 
                            and United States submarine security 
                            activities; AUKUS Submarine Security 
                            Activities Account.
Sec. 923. Australia, United Kingdom, and United States submarine 
                            security training.

  Subtitle C--Streamlining and Protecting Transfers of United States 
                  Military Technology From Compromise

Sec. 931. Priority for Australia and the United Kingdom in Foreign 
                            Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales.
Sec. 932. Identification and pre-clearance of platforms, technologies, 
                            and equipment for sale to Australia and the 
                            United Kingdom through Foreign Military 
                            Sales and Direct Commercial Sales.
Sec. 933. Export control exemptions and standards.
Sec. 934. Expedited review of export licenses for exports of advanced 
                            technologies to Australia, the United 
                            Kingdom, and Canada.
Sec. 935. United States Munitions List.

                    Subtitle D--Other AUKUS Matters

Sec. 941. Reporting related to the AUKUS partnership.
Sec. 942. Report on defense cooperation and export regulation.
Sec. 943. Report on protection of sensitive information and technology.
Sec. 944. Report on the United States submarine industrial base.
Sec. 945. Report on navy submarine requirements.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

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

           TITLE I--DIPLOMATIC SECURITY AND CONSULAR AFFAIRS

SEC. 101. PASSPORT FEE EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY EXTENSION.

    (a) Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative Fee.--To make permanent 
the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative fee, section 1(b) of the 
Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1)''; and
            (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3).
    (b) Passport Fees.--Section 1(b) of the Passport Act of June 4, 
1920, as amended by subsection (a), shall be applied through fiscal 
year 2028 by striking ``such costs'' and inserting ``the costs of 
providing consular services''.
    (c) Modernization of Passport Processing.--A portion of the 
expanded expenditure authorities provided in subsections (a) and (b) 
shall be used--
            (1) to modernize consular systems, with an emphasis on 
        passport and citizenship services; and
            (2) towards a feasibility study on how the Department could 
        provide urgent, in-person passport services to significant 
        populations with the longest travel times to existing passport 
        agencies, including the possibility of building new passport 
        agencies.

SEC. 102. SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORITY FOR PASSPORT SERVICES.

    During the 3-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State, without regard to the provisions 
under sections 3309 through 3318 of title 5, United States Code, may 
directly appoint candidates to positions in the competitive service (as 
defined in section 2102 of such title) at the Department in the 
Passport and Visa Examining Series 0967.

SEC. 103. QUARTERLY REPORT ON PASSPORT WAIT TIMES.

    Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and quarterly thereafter for the following 3 years, the Secretary shall 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that 
describes--
            (1) the current estimated wait times for passport 
        processing;
            (2) the steps that have been taken by the Department to 
        reduce wait times to a reasonable time;
            (3) efforts to improve the rollout of the online passport 
        renewal processing program, including how much of passport 
        revenues the Department is spending on consular systems 
        modernization;
            (4) the demand for urgent passport services by major 
        metropolitan area;
            (5) the steps that have been taken by the Department to 
        reduce and meet the demand for urgent passport services, 
        particularly in areas that are greater than 5 hours driving 
        time from the nearest passport agency; and
            (6) how the Department details its staff and resources to 
        passport services programs.

SEC. 104. PASSPORT TRAVEL ADVISORIES.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Department shall make prominently available in United States 
regular passports, on the first three pages of the passport, the 
following information:
            (1) A prominent, clear advisory for all travelers to check 
        travel.state.gov for updated travel warnings and advisories.
            (2) A prominent, clear notice urging all travelers to 
        register with the Department prior to overseas travel.
            (3) A prominent, clear advisory--
                    (A) noting that many countries deny entry to 
                travelers during the last 6 months of their passport 
                validity period; and
                    (B) urging all travelers to renew their passport 
                not later than 1 year prior to its expiration.

SEC. 105. STRATEGY TO ENSURE ACCESS TO PASSPORT SERVICES FOR ALL 
              AMERICANS.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit a strategy to the appropriate 
congressional committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives for ensuring reasonable access to passport services for 
all Americans, which shall include--
            (1) a detailed strategy describing how the Department 
        could--
                    (A) by not later than 1 year after submission of 
                the strategy, reduce passport processing times to an 
                acceptable average for renewals and for expedited 
                service; and
                    (B) by not later than 2 years after the submission 
                of the strategy, provide United States residents living 
                in a significant population center more than a 5-hour 
                drive from a passport agency with urgent, in-person 
                passport services, including the possibility of 
                building new passport agencies; and
            (2) a description of the specific resources required to 
        implement the strategy.

SEC. 106. STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL PASSPORT INFORMATION CENTER.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that passport 
wait times since 2021 have been unacceptably long and have created 
frustration among those seeking to obtain or renew passports.
    (b) Online Chat Feature.--The Department should develop an online 
tool with the capability for customers to correspond with customer 
service representatives regarding questions and updates pertaining to 
their application for a passport or for the renewal of a passport.
    (c) GAO Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall initiate a review of NPIC operations, which shall include an 
analysis of the extent to which NPIC--
            (1) responds to constituent inquiries by telephone, 
        including how long constituents are kept on hold and their 
        ability to be placed in a queue;
            (2) provides personalized customer service;
            (3) maintains its telecommunications infrastructure to 
        ensure it effectively handles call volumes; and
            (4) other relevant issues the Comptroller General deems 
        appropriate.

SEC. 107. STRENGTHENING PASSPORT CUSTOMER VISIBILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.

    (a) Online Status Tool.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Department should modernize the online 
passport application status tool to include, to the greatest extent 
possible, step by step updates on the status of their application, 
including with respect to the following stages:
            (1) Submitted for processing.
            (2) In process at a lockbox facility.
            (3) Awaiting adjudication.
            (4) In process of adjudication.
            (5) Adjudicated with a result of approval or denial.
            (6) Materials shipped.
    (b) Additional Information.--The tool pursuant to subsection (a) 
should include a display that informs each passport applicant of--
            (1) the date on which his or her passport application was 
        received; and
            (2) the estimated wait time remaining in the passport 
        application process.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs 
shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that 
outlines a plan for coordinated comprehensive public outreach to 
increase public awareness and understanding of--
            (1) the online status tool required under subsection (a);
            (2) passport travel advisories required under section 104; 
        and
            (3) passport wait times.

SEC. 108. ANNUAL OFFICE OF AUTHENTICATIONS REPORT.

    (a) Report.--The Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs 
shall submit an annual report for 5 years to the appropriated 
congressional committees that describes--
            (1) the number of incoming authentication requests, broken 
        down by month and type of request, to show seasonal 
        fluctuations in demand;
            (2) the average time taken by the Office of Authentications 
        of the Department of State to authenticate documents, broken 
        down by month to show seasonal fluctuations in wait times;
            (3) how the Department of State details staff to the Office 
        of Authentications; and
            (4) the impact that hiring additional, permanent, dedicated 
        staff for the Office of Authentications would have on the 
        processing times referred to in paragraph (2).
    (b) Authorization.--The Secretary of State is authorized to hire 
additional, permanent, dedicated staff for the Office of 
Authentications.

SEC. 109. ANNUAL SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA REPORT.

    Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Assistant Secretary of 
State for Consular Affairs shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, 
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a 
report that identifies --
            (1) the number of approved applications awaiting visas 
        authorized under section 203(b)(4) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(4)) (commonly known as EB-4 
        visas) for special immigrants described in section 
        101(a)(27)(D) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(D)) who are 
        employed by the United States Government, broken down by 
        country;
            (2) an estimate of--
                    (A) the number of special immigrant visas 
                authorized under such section 101(a)(27)(D) that will 
                be issued during the current fiscal year; and
                    (B) the number of special immigrant visa applicants 
                who will not be granted such a visa during the current 
                fiscal year;
            (3) the estimated period between the date on which a 
        qualified applicant for such a special immigrant visa submits a 
        completed application for such a visa and the date on which 
        such applicant would be issued such a visa; and
            (4) the specific high-risk populations, broken down by 
        country, who will face increased hardship due to Department of 
        State delays in processing special immigrant visa applications 
        under such section 101(a)(27)(D).

SEC. 110. INCREASED ACCOUNTABILITY IN ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTIONS AND 
              REVIEWS.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the use of policies to restrict personnel from serving 
        in certain assignments may undermine the Department's ability 
        to deploy relevant cultural and linguistic skills at diplomatic 
        posts abroad if not applied judiciously; and
            (2) the Department should continuously evaluate all 
        processes relating to assignment restrictions, assignment title 
        reviews, and preclusions at the Department.
    (b) Notification of Status.--Beginning not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
            (1) provide a status update for all Department personnel 
        who, prior to such date of enactment, were subject to a prior 
        assignment restriction, assignment review, or preclusion for 
        whom a review or decision related to assignment is pending; and
            (2) on an ongoing basis, provide a status update for any 
        Department personnel who has been the subject of a pending 
        assignment restriction or pending assignment review for more 
        than 30 days.
    (c) Notification Content.--The notification required under 
subsection (b) shall inform relevant personnel, as of the date of the 
notification--
            (1) whether any prior assignment restriction has been 
        lifted;
            (2) if their assignment status is subject to ongoing 
        review, and an estimated date for completion; and
            (3) if they are subject to any other restrictions on their 
        ability to serve at posts abroad.
    (d) Adjudication of Ongoing Assignment Reviews.--
            (1) Time limit.--The Department shall establish a 
        reasonable time limit for the Department to complete an 
        assignment review and establish a deadline by which it must 
        inform personnel of a decision related to such a review.
            (2) Appeals.--For any personnel the Department determines 
        are ineligible to serve in an assignment due to an assignment 
        restriction or assignment review, a Security Appeal Panel shall 
        convene not later than 120 days of an appeal being filed.
            (3) Entry-level bidding process.--The Department shall 
        include a description of the assignment review process and 
        critical human intelligence threat posts in a briefing to new 
        officers as part of their entry-level bidding process.
            (4) Point of contact.--The Department shall designate point 
        of contacts in the Bureau of Diplomatic Security and Bureau of 
        Global Talent Management to answer employee and Career 
        Development Officer questions about assignment restrictions, 
        assignment reviews, and preclusions.
    (e) Security Review Panel.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Security Appeal Panel shall be 
comprised of--
            (1) the head of an office responsible for human resources 
        or discrimination who reports directly to the Secretary;
            (2) the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau 
        of Global Talent Management;
            (3) the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau 
        of Intelligence and Research;
            (4) an Assistant Secretary or Deputy, or equivalent, from a 
        third bureau as designated by the Under Secretary for 
        Management;
            (5) a representative from the geographic bureau to which 
        the restriction applies; and
            (6) a representative from the Office of the Legal Adviser 
        and a representative from the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, 
        who shall serve as non-voting advisors.
    (f) Appeal Rights.--Section 414(a) of the Department of State 
Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2734c(a)) is amended by 
striking the first two sentences and inserting ``The Secretary shall 
establish and maintain a right and process for employees to appeal a 
decision related to an assignment, based on a restriction, review, or 
preclusion. Such right and process shall ensure that any such employee 
shall have the same appeal rights as provided by the Department 
regarding denial or revocation of a security clearance.''.
    (g) FAM Update.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall amend all relevant 
provisions of the Foreign Service Manual, and any associated or related 
policies of the Department, to comply with this section.

SEC. 111. SUITABILITY REVIEWS FOR FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE 
              INSTRUCTORS.

    The Secretary shall ensure that all instructors at the Foreign 
Service Institute, including direct hires and contractors, who provide 
language instruction are--
            (1) subject to suitability reviews and background 
        investigations; and
            (2) subject to continuous vetting or reinvestigations to 
        the extend consistent with Department and Executive policy for 
        other Department personnel.

SEC. 112. DIPLOMATIC SECURITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 47 of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2719) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Diplomatic Security Fellowship Programs.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of State, working 
        through the Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security, shall 
        establish Diplomatic Security fellowship programs to provide 
        grants to United States nationals pursuing undergraduate 
        studies who commit to pursuing a career as a special agent, 
        security engineering officer, or in the civil service in the 
        Bureau of Diplomatic Security.
            ``(2) Rulemaking.--The Secretary shall promulgate 
        regulations for the administration of Diplomatic Security 
        fellowship programs that set forth--
                    ``(A) the eligibility requirements for receiving a 
                grant under this subsection;
                    ``(B) the process by which eligible applicants may 
                request such a grant;
                    ``(C) the maximum amount of such a grant; and
                    ``(D) the educational progress to which all grant 
                recipients are obligated.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028 to 
carry out this section.

SEC. 113. VICTIMS RESOURCE ADVOCACY PROGRAM.

    (a) Investigation Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to 
investigate violations of chapter 77 of title 18, United States Code.
    (b) Funding for Human Trafficking Victims and Dependents.--The 
Secretary is authorized to fund costs, including through the Diplomatic 
Security Service, Victims' Resource Advocacy Program, to support basic 
care and resource needs for victims of trafficking in persons and their 
dependents, who are involved in matters under Diplomatic Security 
Service investigation.

SEC. 114. AUTHORITY FOR SPECIAL AGENTS TO INVESTIGATE TRAFFICKING IN 
              PERSONS VIOLATIONS.

    Section 37(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2709(a)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; or'' and inserting 
        a semicolon;
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(C) violations of chapter 77 of title 18, United 
                States Code; or''.

                      TITLE II--PERSONNEL MATTERS

             Subtitle A--Hiring, Promotion, and Development

SEC. 201. ADJUSTMENT TO PROMOTION PRECEPTS.

    Section 603(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
4003(b)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (2), (3), and (4) as 
        paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraphs:
            ``(2) experience serving at an international organization, 
        multilateral institution, or engaging in multinational 
        negotiations;
            ``(3) willingness to serve in hardship posts overseas or 
        across geographically distinct regions;
            ``(4) experience advancing policies or developing expertise 
        that enhance the United States' competitiveness with regard to 
        critical and emerging technologies;
            ``(5) willingness to participate in appropriate and 
        relevant professional development opportunities offered by the 
        Foreign Service Institute or other educational institutions 
        associated with the Department;
            ``(6) willingness to enable and encourage subordinates at 
        various levels to avail themselves of appropriate and relevant 
        professional development opportunities offered by the Foreign 
        Service Institute or other educational institutions associated 
        with the Department;''.

SEC. 202. HIRING AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Department should possess hiring authorities to 
        enable recruitment of individuals representative of the nation 
        with special skills needed to address 21st century diplomacy 
        challenges; and
            (2) the Secretary shall conduct a survey of hiring 
        authorities held by the Department to identify--
                    (A) hiring authorities already authorized by 
                Congress;
                    (B) others authorities granted through Presidential 
                decree or executive order; and
                    (C) any authorities needed to enable recruitment of 
                individuals with the special skills described in 
                paragraph (1).
    (b) 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 a description of all 
existing hiring authorities and legislative proposals on any new needed 
authorities.
    (c) Special Hiring Authority.--For an initial period of not more 
than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
may appoint, without regard to the provisions of sections 3309 through 
3318 of title 5, United States Code, candidates directly to positions 
in the competitive service at the Department, as defined in section 
2102 of that title, in the following occupational series: 1560 Data 
Science, 2210 Information Technology Management, and 0201 Human 
Resources Management.

SEC. 203. EXTENDING PATHS TO SERVICE FOR PAID STUDENT INTERNS.

    For up to 2 years following the end of a compensated internship at 
the Department or the United States Agency for International 
Development, the Department or USAID may offer employment to up to 25 
such interns and appoint them directly to positions in the competitive 
service, as defined in section 2102 of title 5, United States Code, 
without regard to the provisions of sections 3309 through 3318 of such 
title.

SEC. 204. LATERAL ENTRY PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 404 of the Department of State Authorities 
Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-323; 130 Stat. 1928) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``3-year'' and inserting ``5-year'';
                    (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and'';
                    (C) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraphs:
            ``(7) does not include the use of Foreign Service-Limited 
        or other noncareer Foreign Service hiring authorities; and
            ``(8) includes not fewer than 30 participants for each year 
        of the pilot program.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Certification.--If the Secretary does not commence the 
lateral entry program within 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees--
            ``(1) certifying that progress is being made on 
        implementation of the pilot program and describing such 
        progress, including the date on which applicants will be able 
        to apply;
            ``(2) estimating the date by which the pilot program will 
        be fully implemented;
            ``(3) outlining how the Department will use the Lateral 
        Entry Program to fill needed skill sets in key areas such as 
        cyberspace, emerging technologies, economic statecraft, 
        multilateral diplomacy, and data and other sciences.''.

SEC. 205. MID-CAREER MENTORING PROGRAM.

    (a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in collaboration with the 
Director of the Foreign Service Institute, is authorized to establish a 
Mid-Career Mentoring Program (referred to in this section as the 
``Program'') for employees who have demonstrated outstanding service 
and leadership.
    (b) Selection.--
            (1) Nominations.--The head of each bureau shall 
        semiannually nominate participants for the Program from a pool 
        of applicants in the positions described in paragraph (2)(B), 
        including from posts both domestically and abroad.
            (2) Submission of slate of nominees to secretary.--The 
        Director of the Foreign Service Institute, in consultation with 
        the Director General of the Foreign Service, shall 
        semiannually--
                    (A) vet the nominees most recently nominated 
                pursuant to paragraph (1); and
                    (B) submit to the Secretary a slate of applicants 
                to participate in the Program, who shall consist of at 
                least--
                            (i) 10 Foreign Service Officers and 
                        specialists classified at the FS-03 or FS-04 
                        level of the Foreign Service Salary Schedule;
                            (ii) 10 Civil Service employees classified 
                        at GS-12 or GS-13 of the General Schedule; and
                            (iii) 5 Foreign Service Officers from the 
                        United States Agency for International 
                        Development.
            (3) Final selection.--The Secretary shall select the 
        applicants who will be invited to participate in the Program 
        from the slate received pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) and extend 
        such an invitation to each selected applicant.
            (4) Merit principles.--Section 105 of the Foreign Service 
        Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3905) shall apply to nominations, 
        submissions to the Secretary, and selections for the Program 
        under this section.
    (c) Program Sessions.--
            (1) Frequency; duration.--All of the participants who 
        accept invitations extended pursuant to subsection (b)(3) shall 
        meet 3 to 4 times per year for training sessions with high-
        level leaders of the Department and USAID, including private 
        group meetings with the Secretary and the Administrator of the 
        United States Agency for International Development.
            (2) Themes.--Each session referred to in paragraph (1) 
        shall focus on specific themes developed jointly by the Foreign 
        Service Institute and the Executive Secretariat focused on 
        substantive policy issues and leadership practices.
    (d) Mentoring Program.--The Secretary and the Administrator each 
shall establish a mentoring and coaching program that pairs a senior 
leader of the Department or USAID with each of the program participants 
who complete the Program during the 1-year period immediately following 
their participation in the Program.
    (e) Annual Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for three years, the 
Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees that describes the activities of the Program during the most 
recent year and includes disaggregated demographic data on participants 
in the Program.

SEC. 206. REPORT ON THE FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE'S LANGUAGE PROGRAM .

    Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees that includes--
            (1) the average pass and fail rates for language programs 
        at the Foreign Service Institute disaggregated by language 
        during the 5-year period immediately preceding the date of the 
        enactment of this Act;
            (2) the number of language instructors at the Foreign 
        Service Institute, and a comparison of the instructor/student 
        ratio in the language programs at the Foreign Service Institute 
        disaggregated by language;
            (3) salaries for language instructors disaggregated by 
        language, and a comparison to salaries for instructors teaching 
        languages in comparable employment;
            (4) recruitment and retention plans for language 
        instructors, disaggregated by language where necessary and 
        practicable; and
            (5) any plans to increase pass rates for languages with 
        high failure rates.

SEC. 207. CONSIDERATION OF CAREER CIVIL SERVANTS AS CHIEFS OF MISSIONS.

    Section 304(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3944) 
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(2) The Secretary shall also furnish to the President, on an 
annual basis and to assist the President in selecting qualified 
candidates for appointments or assignments as chief of mission, the 
names of between 5 and 10 career civil servants serving at the 
Department of State or the United States Agency for International 
Development who are qualified to serve as chiefs of mission, together 
with pertinent information about such individuals.''.

SEC. 208. CIVIL SERVICE ROTATIONAL PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment of Pilot Rotational Program for Civil Service.--
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall establish a program to provide qualified civil 
servants serving at the Department an opportunity to serve at a United 
States embassy, including identifying criteria and an application 
process for such program.
    (b) Program.--The program established under this section shall--
            (1) provide at least 20 career civil servants the 
        opportunity to serve for 2 to 3 years at a United States 
        embassy to gain additional skills and experience;
            (2) offer such civil servants the opportunity to serve in a 
        political or economic section at a United States embassy; and
            (3) include clear and transparent criteria for eligibility 
        and selection, which shall include a minimum of 5 years of 
        service at the Department.
    (c) Subsequent Position and Promotion.--Following a rotation at a 
United States embassy pursuant to the program established by this 
section, participants in the program must be afforded, at minimum, a 
position equivalent in seniority, compensation, and responsibility to 
the position occupied prior serving in the program. Successful 
completion of a rotation at a United States embassy shall be considered 
favorably with regard to applications for promotion in civil service 
jobs at the Department.
    (d) Implementation.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall identify not less than 20 
positions in United States embassies for the program established under 
this section and offered at least 20 civil servants the opportunity to 
serve in a rotation at a United States embassy pursuant to this 
section.

SEC. 209. REPORTING REQUIREMENT ON CHIEFS OF MISSION.

    Not later than 30 days following the end of each calendar quarter, 
the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees--
            (1) a list of every chief of mission or United States 
        representative overseas with the rank of Ambassador who, during 
        the prior quarter, was outside a country of assignment for more 
        than 14 cumulative days for purposes other than official travel 
        or temporary duty orders; and
            (2) the number of days each such chief of mission or United 
        States representative overseas with the rank of Ambassador was 
        outside a country of assignment during the previous quarter for 
        purposes other than official travel or temporary duty orders.

SEC. 210. REPORT ON CHIEFS OF MISSION AND DEPUTY CHIEFS OF MISSION.

    Not later than April 1, 2024, and annually thereafter for the next 
4 years, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that includes--
            (1) the Foreign Service cone of each current chief of 
        mission and deputy chief of mission (or whoever is acting in 
        the capacity of chief or deputy chief if neither is present) 
        for each United States embassy at which there is a Foreign 
        Service office filling either of those positions; and
            (2) aggregated data for all chiefs of mission and deputy 
        chiefs of mission described in paragraph (1), disaggregated by 
        cone.

SEC. 211. PROTECTION OF RETIREMENT ANNUITY FOR REEMPLOYMENT BY 
              DEPARTMENT.

    (a) No Termination or Reduction of Retirement Annuity or Pay for 
Reemployment.--Notwithstanding section 824 of the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064), if a covered annuitant becomes employed by 
the Department--
            (1) the payment of any retirement annuity, retired pay, or 
        retainer pay otherwise payable to the covered annuitant shall 
        not terminate; and
            (2) the amount of the retirement annuity, retired pay, or 
        retainer pay otherwise payable to the covered annuitant shall 
        not be reduced.
    (b) Covered Annuitant Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered 
annuitant'' means any individual who is receiving a retirement annuity 
under--
            (1) the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System 
        under subchapter I of chapter 8 of title I of the Foreign 
        Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4041 et seq.); or
            (2) the Foreign Service Pension System under subchapter II 
        of such chapter (22 U.S.C. 4071 et seq.).

SEC. 212. ENHANCED VETTING FOR SENIOR DIPLOMATIC POSTS.

    (a) Comprehensive Policy on Vetting and Transparency.--Not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall develop a consistent and enhanced vetting process to 
ensure that individuals with substantiated claims of discrimination, 
harassment, or bullying are not considered for assignments to senior 
positions.
    (b) Elements of Comprehensive Vetting Policy.--Following the 
conclusion of any investigation into an allegation of discrimination, 
harassment, or bullying, the Office of Civil Rights, Bureau of Global 
Talent Management, and other offices with responsibilities related to 
the investigation reporting directly to the Secretary shall jointly or 
individually submit a written summary of any findings of any 
substantiated allegations, along with a summary of findings to the 
Committee responsible for assignments to senior positions prior to such 
Committee rendering a recommendation for assignment.
    (c) Response.--The Secretary shall develop a process for candidates 
to respond to any allegations that are substantiated and presented to 
the Committee responsible for assignments to senior positions.
    (d) Annual Reports.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five years, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Department workforce and the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the number of candidates confirmed 
for senior diplomatic posts against whom there were found to have been 
substantiated allegations.
    (e) Senior Positions Defined.--In this section, the term ``senior 
positions'' means Chief of Mission, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Deputy 
Chief of Mission, and Principal Officer (i.e. Consuls General) 
positions.

SEC. 213. EFFORTS TO IMPROVE RETENTION AND PREVENT RETALIATION.

    (a) Streamlined Reporting.--Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a single 
point of initial reporting for allegations of discrimination, bullying, 
and harassment that provides an initial review of the allegations and, 
if necessary, the ability to file multiple claims based on a single 
complaint.
    (b) Ensuring Implementation of Corrective Action and Management 
Recommendations.--The Secretary shall ensure follow up with each 
complainant who makes an allegation of discrimination, harassment, or 
bullying pursuant to subsection (a) and the head of the respective 
bureau not later than 180 days after the conclusion of any 
investigation where an allegation is substantiated, and again one year 
after the conclusion of any such investigation, to ensure that any 
recommendations for corrective action related to the complainant have 
been acted on where appropriate. If such recommendations have not be 
implemented, a written statement shall be provided to the head of the 
bureau and complainant and affected employees explaining why the 
recommendations have not been implemented.
    (c) Climate Surveys of Employees of the Department.--
            (1) Required biennial surveys.--Not later than 180 days 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 2 years 
        thereafter, the Secretary shall conduct a Department-wide 
        survey of all Department personnel regarding harassment, 
        discrimination, bullying, and related retaliation that includes 
        workforce perspectives on the accessibility and effectiveness 
        of the Bureau of Global Talent Management and Office of Civil 
        Rights in the efforts and processes to address these issues.
            (2) Required annual surveys.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
                date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
                thereafter, the Secretary shall conduct an annual 
                employee satisfaction survey to assess the level of job 
                satisfaction, work environment, and overall employee 
                experience within the Department.
                    (B) Open-ended responses.--The survey required 
                under subparagraph (A) shall include options for open-
                ended responses.
                    (C) Survey questions.--The survey shall include 
                questions regarding--
                            (i) work-life balance;
                            (ii) compensation and benefits;
                            (iii) career development opportunities;
                            (iv) the performance evaluation and 
                        promotion process, including fairness and 
                        transparency;
                            (v) communication channels and 
                        effectiveness;
                            (vi) leadership and management;
                            (vii) organizational culture;
                            (viii) awareness and effectiveness of 
                        complaint measures;
                            (ix) accessibility and accommodations;
                            (x) availability of transportation to and 
                        from a work station;
                            (xi) information technology infrastructure 
                        functionality and accessibility;
                            (xii) the employee's understanding of the 
                        Department's structure, mission, and goals;
                            (xiii) alignment and relevance of work to 
                        the Department's mission; and
                            (xiv) sense of empowerment to affect 
                        positive change.
            (3) Required exit surveys.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
                date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
                develop and implement a standardized, confidential exit 
                survey process that includes anonymous feedback and 
                exit interviews with employees who voluntarily separate 
                from the Department, whether through resignation, 
                retirement, or other means.
                    (B) Scope.--The exit surveys conducted pursuant to 
                subparagraph (A)shall--
                            (i) be designed to gather insights and 
                        feedback from departing employees regarding--
                                    (I) their reasons for leaving, 
                                including caretaking responsibilities, 
                                career limitations for partner or 
                                spouse, and discrimination, harassment, 
                                bullying, or retaliation;
                                    (II) their overall experience with 
                                the Department; and
                                    (III) any suggestions for 
                                improvement; and
                            (ii) include questions related to--
                                    (I) the employee's reasons for 
                                leaving;
                                    (II) job satisfaction;
                                    (III) work environment;
                                    (IV) professional growth 
                                opportunities;
                                    (V) leadership effectiveness;
                                    (VI) suggestions for enhancing the 
                                Department's performance; and
                                    (VII) if applicable, the name and 
                                industry of the employee's future 
                                employer.
                    (C) Compilation of results.--The Secretary shall 
                compile and analyze the anonymized exit survey data 
                collected pursuant to this paragraph to identify 
                trends, common themes, and areas needing improvement 
                within the Department.
            (4) Pilot surveys.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a 
        Department-wide survey for Locally Employed Staff regarding 
        retention, training, promotion, and other matters, including 
        harassment, discrimination, bullying, and related retaliation, 
        that includes workforce perspectives on the accessibility and 
        effectiveness of complaint measures.
            (5) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the conclusion of 
        each survey conducted pursuant to this subsection, the 
        Secretary shall make the key findings available to the 
        Department workforce and shall submit them to the appropriate 
        congressional committees.
    (d) Retaliation Prevention Efforts.--
            (1) Employee evaluation.--
                    (A) In general.--If there is a pending 
                investigation of discrimination, bullying, or 
                harassment against a superior who is responsible for 
                rating or reviewing the complainant employee, the 
                complainant shall be reviewed by the superior's 
                supervisor.
                    (B) Effective date.--This paragraph shall take 
                effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
                Act.
            (2) Retaliation prevention guidance.--Any Department 
        employee against whom an allegation of discrimination, 
        bullying, or harassment has been made shall receive written 
        guidance (a ``retaliation hold'') on the types of actions that 
        can be considered retaliation against the complainant employee. 
        The employee's immediate supervisor shall also receive the 
        retaliation hold guidance.

SEC. 214. NATIONAL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN.

    Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit a strategy to the appropriate 
congressional committees that assesses the potential benefits and costs 
of a national advertising campaign to improve the recruitment in the 
Civil Service and the Foreign Service by raising public awareness of 
the important accomplishments of the Department.

SEC. 215. EXPANSION OF DIPLOMATS IN RESIDENCE PROGRAMS.

    Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act--
            (1) the Secretary shall increase the number of diplomats in 
        the Diplomats in Residence Program from 17 to at least 20; and
            (2) the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
        International Development shall increase the number of 
        development diplomats in the Diplomats in Residence Program 
        from 1 to at least 3.

            Subtitle B--Pay, Benefits, and Workforce Matters

SEC. 221. EDUCATION ALLOWANCE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 
1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

``SEC. 908. EDUCATION ALLOWANCE.

    ``A Department employee who is on leave to perform service in the 
uniformed services (as defined in section 4303(13) of title 38, United 
States Code) may receive an education allowance if the employee would, 
if not for such service, be eligible to receive the education 
allowance.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 2 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 note) is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 907 the following:

``Sec. 908. Education allowance''.

SEC. 222. PER DIEM ALLOWANCE FOR NEWLY HIRED MEMBERS OF THE FOREIGN 
              SERVICE.

    (a) Per Diem Allowance.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), any 
        newly hired Foreign Service employee who is in initial 
        orientation training, or any other training expected to last 
        less than 6 months before transferring to the employee's first 
        assignment, in the Washington, D.C., area shall, for the 
        duration of such training, receive a per diem allowance at the 
        levels prescribed under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 
        United States Code.
            (2) Limitation on lodging expenses.--A newly hired Foreign 
        Service employee may not receive any lodging expenses under the 
        applicable per diem allowance pursuant to paragraph (1) if that 
        employee--
                    (A) has a permanent residence in the Washington, 
                D.C., area (not including Government-supplied housing 
                during such orientation training or other training); 
                and
                    (B) does not vacate such residence during such 
                orientation training or other training.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``per diem allowance'' has the meaning given 
        that term under section 5701 of title 5, United States Code; 
        and
            (2) the term ``Washington, D.C., area'' means the 
        geographic area within a 50 mile radius of the Washington 
        Monument.

SEC. 223. IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR FOREIGN AND CIVIL 
              SERVANTS.

    (a) Additional Personnel to Address Mental Health.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall seek to increase the 
        number of personnel within the Bureau of Medical Services to 
        address mental health needs for both foreign and civil 
        servants.
            (2) Employment targets.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall seek to 
        employ not fewer than 15 additional personnel in the Bureau of 
        Medical Services, compared to the number of personnel employed 
        as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the 
accessibility of mental health care providers and services available to 
Department personnel, including an assessment of--
            (1) the accessibility of mental health care providers at 
        diplomatic posts and in the United States;
            (2) the accessibility of inpatient services for mental 
        health care for Department personnel;
            (3) steps that may be taken to improve such accessibility;
            (4) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental 
        health of Department personnel, particularly those who served 
        abroad between March 1, 2020, and December 31, 2022, and 
        Locally Employed Staff, where information is available;
            (5) recommended steps to improve the manner in which the 
        Department advertises mental health services to the workforce; 
        and
            (6) additional authorities and resources needed to better 
        meet the mental health needs of Department personnel.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to appropriate 
congressional committees a report containing the findings of the study 
under subsection (b).

SEC. 224. EMERGENCY BACK-UP CARE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary and the Administrator for the United 
States Agency for International Development are authorized to provide 
for unanticipated non-medical care, including childcare, eldercare, and 
essential services directly related to caring for an acute injury or 
illness, for USAID and Department employees and their family members, 
including through the provision of such non-medical services, referrals 
to care providers, and reimbursement of reasonable expenses for such 
services.
    (b) Limitation.--Services provided pursuant to this section shall 
not exceed $2,000,000 per fiscal year.

SEC. 225. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO NON-CHIEF OF MISSION 
              PERSONNEL.

    Section 904 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4084) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (g), by striking ``abroad for employees 
        and eligible family members'' and inserting ``under this 
        section''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(a) Physical and Mental Health Care Services in Special 
Circumstances.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to direct 
        health care providers employed under subsection (c) of this 
        section to furnish physical and mental health care services to 
        an individual otherwise ineligible for services under this 
        section if necessary to preserve life or limb or if intended to 
        facilitate an overseas evacuation, recovery, or return. Such 
        services may be provided incidental to the following 
        activities:
                    ``(A) Activities undertaken abroad pursuant to 
                section 3 and section 4 of the State Department Basic 
                Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2670, 2671).
                    ``(B) Recovery of hostages or of wrongfully or 
                unlawfully detained individuals abroad, including 
                pursuant to section 302 of the Robert Levinson Hostage 
                Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (22 
                U.S.C. 1741).
                    ``(C) Secretarial dispatches to international 
                disaster sites deployed pursuant to section 207 of the 
                Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990 (22 U.S.C. 
                5506).
                    ``(D) Deployments undertaken pursuant to section 
                606(a)(6)(A)(iii) of the Secure Embassy Construction 
                and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 
                4865(a)(6)(A)(iii)).
            ``(2) Prioritization of other functions.--The Secretary 
        shall prioritize the allocation of Department resources to the 
        health care program described in subsections (a) through (g) 
        above the functions described in paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Regulations.--The Secretary should prescribe 
        applicable regulations to implement this section, taking into 
        account the prioritization in paragraph (2) and the activities 
        described in paragraph (1).
            ``(4) Reimbursable basis.--Services rendered under this 
        subsection shall be provided on a reimbursable basis to the 
        extent practicable.''.

SEC. 226. EXCEPTION FOR GOVERNMENT-FINANCED AIR TRANSPORTATION.

    (a) Reducing Hardship for Transportation of Domestic Animals.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (c) of 
        section 40118 of title 49, United States Code, the Department 
        is authorized to pay for the transportation by a foreign air 
        carrier of Department personnel and any in-cabin or 
        accompanying checked baggage or cargo if--
                    (A) no air carrier holding a certificate under 
                section 41102 of such title is willing and able to 
                transport up to 3 domestic animals accompanying such 
                Federal personnel; and
                    (B) the transportation is from a place--
                            (i) outside the United States to a place in 
                        the United States;
                            (ii) in the United States to a place 
                        outside the United States; or
                            (iii) outside the United States to another 
                        place outside the United States.
            (2) Limitation.--An amount paid pursuant to paragraph (1) 
        for transportation by a foreign carrier may not be greater than 
        the amount that would otherwise have been paid had the 
        transportation been on an air carrier holding a certificate 
        under section 41102 had that carrier been willing and able to 
        provide such transportation. If the amount that would otherwise 
        have been paid to such an air carrier is less than the cost of 
        transportation on the applicable foreign carrier, the 
        Department personnel may pay the difference of such amount.
            (3) Domestic animal defined.--In this subsection, the term 
        ``domestic animal'' means a dog or a cat.

SEC. 227. ENHANCED AUTHORITIES TO PROTECT LOCALLY EMPLOYED STAFF DURING 
              EMERGENCIES.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) locally employed staff provide essential contributions 
        at United States diplomatic and consular posts around the 
        world, including by providing--
                    (A) security to United States government personnel 
                serving in the country;
                    (B) advice, expertise, and other services for the 
                promotion of political, economic, public affairs, 
                commercial, security, and other interests of critical 
                importance to the United States;
                    (C) a wide range of logistical and administrative 
                support to every office in each mission working to 
                advance United States interests around the world, 
                including services and support vital to the upkeep and 
                maintenance of United States missions;
                    (D) consular services to support the welfare and 
                well-being of United States citizens and to provide for 
                the expeditious processing of visa applications;
                    (E) institutional memory on a wide range of embassy 
                engagements on bilateral issues; and
                    (F) enduring connections to host country contacts, 
                both inside and outside the host government, including 
                within media, civil society, the business community, 
                academia, the armed forces, and elsewhere; and
            (2) locally employed staff make important contributions 
        that should warrant the United States Government to give due 
        consideration for their security and safety when diplomatic 
        missions face emergency situations.
    (b) Authorization to Provide Emergency Support.--In emergency 
situations, in addition to other authorities that may be available in 
emergencies or other exigent circumstances, the Secretary is authorized 
to use funds made available to the Department to provide support to 
ensure the safety and security of locally employed staff and their 
immediate family members, including for--
            (1) providing transport or relocating locally employed 
        staff and their immediate family members to a safe and secure 
        environment;
            (2) providing short-term housing or lodging for up to six 
        months for locally employed staff and their immediate family 
        members;
            (3) procuring or providing other essential items and 
        services to support the safety and security of locally employed 
        staff and their immediate family members.
    (c) Temporary Housing.--To ensure the safety and security of 
locally employed staff and their immediate family members consistent 
with this section, Chiefs of Missions are authorized to allow locally 
employed staff and their immediate family members to reside temporarily 
in the residences of United States direct hire employees, either in the 
host country or other countries, provided that such stays are offered 
voluntarily by United States direct hire employees.
    (d) Foreign Affairs Manual.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall amend the Foreign 
Affairs Manual to reflect the authorizations and requirements of this 
section.
    (e) Emergency Situation Defined.--In this section, the term 
``emergency situation'' means armed conflict, civil unrest, natural 
disaster, or other types of instability that pose a threat to the 
safety and security of locally employed staff, particularly when and if 
a United States diplomatic or consular post must suspend operations.
    (f) Report.--
            (1) 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, the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report 
        describing prior actions the Department has taken with regard 
        to locally employed staff and their immediate family members 
        following suspensions or closures of United States diplomatic 
        posts over the prior 10 years, including Kyiv, Kabul, Minsk, 
        Khartoum, and Juba.
            (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
        shall--
                    (A) describe any actions the Department took to 
                assist locally employed staff and their immediate 
                family members;
                    (B) identify any obstacles that made providing 
                support or assistance to locally employed staff and 
                their immediate family members difficult;
                    (C) examine lessons learned and propose 
                recommendations to better protect the safety and 
                security of locally employed staff and their family 
                members, including any additional authorities that may 
                be required; and
                    (D) provide an analysis of and offer 
                recommendations on any other steps that could improve 
                efforts to protect the safety and security of locally 
                employed staff and their immediate family members.

SEC. 228. INTERNET AT HARDSHIP POSTS.

     Section 3 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2670) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (l), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
        a semicolon;
            (2) in subsection (m) by striking the period at the end and 
        by inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(n) pay expenses to provide internet services in residences owned 
or leased by the United States Government in foreign countries for the 
use of Department personnel where Department personnel receive a post 
hardship differential equivalent to 30 percent or more above basic 
compensation.''.

SEC. 229. COMPETITIVE LOCAL COMPENSATION PLAN.

    (a) Establishment and Implementation of Prevailing Wage Rates 
Goal.--Section 401(a) of the Department of State Authorities Act, 
fiscal year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 3968a(a)) is amended in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``periodically'' and inserting 
``every 3 years''.
    (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees that includes--
            (1) compensation (including position classification) plans 
        for locally employed staff based upon prevailing wage rates and 
        compensation practices for corresponding types of positions in 
        the locality of employment; and
            (2) an assessment of the feasibility and impact of changing 
        the prevailing wage rate goal for positions in the local 
        compensation plan from the 50th percentile to the 75th 
        percentile.

SEC. 230. SUPPORTING TANDEM COUPLES IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) challenges finding and maintaining spousal employment 
        and family dissatisfaction are one of the leading reasons 
        employees cite for leaving the Department;
            (2) tandem Foreign Service personnel represent important 
        members of the Foreign Service community, who act as force 
        multipliers for our diplomacy;
            (3) the Department can and should do more to keep tandem 
        couples posted together and consider family member employment 
        needs when assigning tandem officers; and
            (4) common sense steps providing more flexibility in the 
        assignments process would improve outcomes for tandem officers 
        without disadvantaging other Foreign Service officers.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Family togetherness.--The term ``family togetherness'' 
        means facilitating the placement of Foreign Service personnel 
        at the same United States diplomatic post when both spouses are 
        members of a tandem couple of Foreign Service personnel.
            (2) Tandem foreign service personnel; tandem.--The terms 
        ``tandem Foreign Service personnel'' and ``tandem'' mean a 
        member of a couple of which one spouse is a career or career 
        candidate employee of the Foreign Service and the other spouse 
        is a career or career candidate employee of the Foreign Service 
        or an employee of one of the agencies authorized to use the 
        Foreign Service Personnel System under section 202 of the 
        Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3922).
    (c) Family Togetherness in Assignments.--Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Department shall amend and 
update its policies to further promote the principle of family 
togetherness in the Foreign Service, which shall include the following:
            (1) Entry-level foreign service personnel.--The Secretary 
        shall adopt policies and procedures to facilitate the 
        assignment of entry-level tandem Foreign Service personnel on 
        directed assignments to the same diplomatic post or country as 
        their tandem spouse if they request to be assigned to the same 
        post or country. The Secretary shall also provide a written 
        justification to the requesting personnel explaining any denial 
        of a request that would result in a tandem couple not serving 
        together at the same post or country.
            (2) Tenured foreign service personnel.--The Secretary shall 
        add family togetherness to the criteria when making a needs of 
        the Service determination, as defined by the Foreign Affairs 
        Manual, for the placement of tenured tandem Foreign Service 
        personnel at United States diplomatic posts.
            (3) Updates to antinepotism policy.--The Secretary shall 
        update antinepotism policies so that nepotism rules only apply 
        when an employee and a relative are placed into positions 
        wherein they jointly and exclusively control government 
        resources, property, or money or establish government policy.
            (4) Temporary supervision of tandem spouse.--The Secretary 
        shall update policies to allow for a tandem spouse to 
        temporarily supervise another tandem spouse for up to 90 days 
        in a calendar year, including at a United States diplomatic 
        mission.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and annually thereafter for two years, the Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
includes--
            (1) the number of Foreign Service tandem couples currently 
        serving;
            (2) the number of Foreign Service tandems currently serving 
        in separate locations, or, to the extent possible, are on leave 
        without pay (LWOP); and
            (3) an estimate of the cost savings that would result if 
        all Foreign Service tandem couples were placed at a single 
        post.

SEC. 231. ACCESSIBILITY AT DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Department 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 includes--
            (1) a list of the overseas United States diplomatic 
        missions that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, are 
        not readily accessible to and usable by individuals with 
        disabilities;
            (2) any efforts in progress to make such missions readily 
        accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities; and
            (3) an estimate of the cost to make all such missions 
        readily accessible to and usable by individuals with 
        disabilities.

SEC. 232. REPORT ON BREASTFEEDING ACCOMMODATIONS OVERSEAS.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that includes--
            (1) a detailed report on the Department's efforts to equip 
        100 percent of United States embassies and consulates with 
        dedicated lactation spaces, other than bathrooms, that are 
        shielded from view and free from intrusion from coworkers and 
        the public for use by employees, including the expected demand 
        for such space as well as the status of such rooms when there 
        is no demand for such space; and
            (2) a description of costs and other resources needed to 
        provide such spaces.

SEC. 233. DETERMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF KNOWLEDGE TRANSFERS BETWEEN 
              FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS.

    The Secretary shall assess the effectiveness of knowledge transfers 
between Foreign Service officers who are departing from overseas 
positions and Foreign Service Officers who are arriving at such 
positions, and make recommendations for approving such knowledge 
transfers, as appropriate, by--
            (1) not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, conducting a written survey of a representative 
        sample of Foreign Service Officers working in overseas 
        assignments that analyzes the effectiveness of existing 
        mechanisms to facilitate transitions, including training, 
        mentorship, information technology, knowledge management, 
        relationship building, the role of locally employed staff, and 
        organizational culture; and
            (2) not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, submitting to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
        of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
        of Representatives a report that includes a summary and 
        analysis of results of the survey conducted pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) that--
                    (A) identifies best practices and areas for 
                improvement;
                    (B) describes the Department's methodology for 
                determining which Foreign Service Officers should 
                receive familiarization trips before arriving at a new 
                post;
                    (C) includes recommendations regarding future 
                actions the Department should take to maximize 
                effective knowledge transfer between Foreign Service 
                Officers;
                    (D) identifies any steps taken, or intended to be 
                taken, to implement such recommendations, including any 
                additional resources or authorities necessary to 
                implement such recommendations; and
                    (E) provides recommendations to Congress for 
                legislative action to advance the priority described in 
                subparagraph (C).

SEC. 234. EDUCATION ALLOWANCE FOR DEPENDENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
              EMPLOYEES LOCATED IN UNITED STATES TERRITORIES.

    (a) In General.--An individual employed by the Department at a 
location described in subsection (b) shall be eligible for a cost-of-
living allowance for the education of the dependents of such employee 
in an amount that does not exceed the educational allowance authorized 
by the Secretary of Defense for such location.
    (b) Location Described.--A location is described in this subsection 
if--
            (1) such location is in a territory of the United States; 
        and
            (2) the Secretary of Defense has determined that schools 
        available in such location are unable to adequately provide for 
        the education of--
                    (A) dependents of members of the Armed Forces; or
                    (B) dependents of employees of the Department of 
                Defense.

          TITLE III--INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY

SEC. 301. DATA-INFORMED DIPLOMACY.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) In a rapidly evolving and digitally interconnected 
        global landscape, access to and maintenance of reliable, 
        readily available data is key to informed decisionmaking and 
        diplomacy and therefore should be considered a strategic asset.
            (2) In order to achieve its mission in the 21st century, 
        the Department must adapt to these trends by maintaining and 
        providing timely access to high-quality data at the time and 
        place needed, while simultaneously cultivating a data-savvy 
        workforce.
            (3) Leveraging data science and data analytics has the 
        potential to improve the performance of the Department's 
        workforce by providing otherwise unknown insights into program 
        deficiencies, shortcomings, or other gaps in analysis.
            (4) While innovative technologies such as artificial 
        intelligence and machine learning have the potential to empower 
        the Department to analyze and act upon data at scale, 
        systematized, sustainable data management and information 
        synthesis remain a core competency necessary for data-driven 
        decisionmaking.
            (5) The goals set out by the Department's Enterprise Data 
        Council (EDC) as the areas of most critical need for the 
        Department, including Cultivating a Data Culture, Accelerating 
        Decisions through Analytics, Establishing Mission-Driven Data 
        Management, and Enhancing Enterprise Data Governance, are 
        laudable and will remain critical as the Department develops 
        into a data-driven agency.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Department should prioritize the recruitment and 
        retainment of top data science talent in support of its data-
        informed diplomacy efforts as well as its broader modernization 
        agenda; and
            (2) the Department should strengthen data fluency among its 
        workforce, promote data collaboration across and within its 
        bureaus, and enhance its enterprise data oversight.

SEC. 302. ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE BUREAU CHIEF DATA OFFICER 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Bureau Chief Data Officer Program.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
        program, which shall be known as the ``Bureau Chief Data 
        Officer Program'' (referred to in this section as the 
        ``Program''), overseen by the Department's Chief Data Officer. 
        The Bureau Chief Data Officers hired under this program shall 
        report to the Department's Chief Data Officer.
            (2) Goals.--The goals of the Program shall include the 
        following:
                    (A) Cultivating a data culture by promoting data 
                fluency and data collaboration across the Department.
                    (B) Promoting increased data analytics use in 
                critical decisionmaking areas.
                    (C) Promoting data integration and standardization.
                    (D) Increasing efficiencies across the Department 
                by incentivizing acquisition of enterprise data 
                solutions and subscription data services to be shared 
                across bureaus and offices and within bureaus.
    (b) Implementation Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, 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 an implementation plan that outlines strategies for--
            (1) advancing the goals described in subsection (a)(2);
            (2) hiring Bureau Chief Data Officers at the GS-14 or GS-15 
        grade or a similar rank;
            (3) assigning at least one Bureau Chief Data Officer to--
                    (A) each regional bureau of the Department;
                    (B) the Bureau of International Organization 
                Affairs;
                    (C) the Office of the Chief Economist;
                    (D) the Office of the Science and Technology 
                Advisor;
                    (E) the Bureau of Cyber and Digital Policy;
                    (F) the Bureau of Diplomatic Security;
                    (G) the Bureau for Global Talent Management; and
                    (H) the Bureau of Consular Affairs; and
            (4) allocation of necessary resources to sustain the 
        Program.
    (c) Assignment.--In implementing the Bureau Chief Data Officer 
Program, Bureaus may not dual-hat currently employed personnel as 
Bureau Chief Data Officers.
    (d) Annual Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the 
following 3 years, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees regarding the status of the 
implementation plan required under subsection (b).

SEC. 303. TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ENABLED 
              INFLUENCE OPERATIONS.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the rapid development of publicly available, affordable 
        generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology, including 
        the use of large language models (LLM) to fuel natural language 
        processing applications, has the potential to fundamentally 
        alter the nature of disinformation and propaganda campaigns by 
        enabling finely tailored, auto-generated disinformation 
        swiftly, in any language, at scale, and at low-costs;
            (2) academia and private industry, including social media 
        platforms, play a critical role in establishing safeguards for 
        powerful, publicly available tools for producing AI-generated 
        content, and it is in the United States national security 
        interest to ensure that these technologies are not misused by 
        foreign malign actors to enhance influence operations abroad;
            (3) the ability to identify, track, and label original 
        text, audio, and visual content is becoming increasingly vital 
        to United States national interests as sophisticated AI-
        generated content creation becomes increasingly available to 
        the public at low costs;
            (4) coalitions such as the Content Authenticity Initiative 
        (CAI) and the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authority 
        (C2PA) play important roles in establishing open industry 
        standards for content authenticity and digital content 
        provenance, which will become increasingly vulnerable to 
        manipulation and distortion through AI-powered tools; and
            (5) the Department, as the lead agency for United States 
        public diplomacy, should work within the interagency process to 
        develop a common approach to United States international 
        engagement on issues related to AI-enabled disinformation.
    (b) Statement of Policy.--It shall be the policy of the United 
States--
            (1) to share knowledge with allies and partners of 
        instances when foreign state actors have leveraged generative 
        AI to augment disinformation campaigns or propaganda;
            (2) to work with private industry and academia to mitigate 
        the risks associated with public research on generative AI 
        technologies; and
            (3) to support efforts in developing digital content 
        provenance detection techniques and technologies in line with 
        United States national security interests.
    (c) Establishment of Countering AI-Enabled Disinformation Task 
Force.--
            (1) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 
        within the Department a Countering AI-Enabled Disinformation 
        Task Force (referred to in this section as the ``Task Force'') 
        to--
                    (A) identify potential responses to the growing 
                threat of AI-enabled disinformation and its use by 
                foreign state actors to augment influence operations 
                and disinformation campaigns;
                    (B) work closely with private industry and academia 
                to identify and coordinate efforts in developing 
                digital content provenance detection techniques and 
                technologies;
                    (C) develop the Department's internal coordination 
                across regional and functional bureaus on the issue of 
                AI-enabled disinformation;
                    (D) develop a unified approach to international 
                coordination on--
                            (i) establishing standards around digital 
                        content provenance techniques and technologies, 
                        specifically as it relates to countering AI-
                        enabled disinformation campaign; and
                            (ii) assessing the potential for 
                        establishing frameworks around the 
                        proliferation of tools that facilitate AI-
                        enabled disinformation; and
                    (E) identify any additional tools or resources 
                necessary to enhance the Department's ability to--
                            (i) detect AI-enabled foreign 
                        disinformation and propaganda;
                            (ii) rapidly produce original counter-
                        messaging to address AI-enabled disinformation 
                        campaigns;
                            (iii) expand digital literacy programming 
                        abroad to include education on how media 
                        consumers in recipient countries can identify 
                        and inoculate themselves from synthetically 
                        produced media; and
                            (iv) coordinate and collaborate with other 
                        governments, international organizations, civil 
                        society, the private sector, and others, as 
                        necessary.
            (2) Membership.--The Task Force shall be comprised of a 
        representative from relevant offices, as determined by the 
        Secretary, including--
                    (A) the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy;
                    (B) the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and 
                Public Affairs;
                    (C) the Global Engagement Center;
                    (D) the Office of the Science and Technology 
                Advisor to the Secretary;
                    (E) the Bureau of Oceans and International 
                Environmental and Scientific Affairs;
                    (F) the Bureau for Intelligence and Research;
                    (G) the Center for Analytics of the Office of 
                Management Strategy and Solutions;
                    (H) the Foreign Service Institute School of Applied 
                Information Technology; and
                    (I) any others the Secretary determines 
                appropriate.
    (d) Task Force Report.--Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees on the establishment and progress 
of the Task Force's work, including in pursuit of the objectives 
described in subsection(c)(1).
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Artificial intelligence.--The term ``artificial 
        intelligence'' has the meaning given that term in section 
        238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act 
        for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note).
            (2) Digital content provenance.--The term ``digital content 
        provenance'' means the verifiable chronology of the origin and 
        history of a piece of digital content, such as an image, video, 
        audio recording, or electronic document.

SEC. 304. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CHIEF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER OF 
              THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

    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 new 
subsection:
    ``(n) Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer.--
            ``(1) In general.--There shall be within the Department of 
        State a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, which may be 
        dual-hatted as the Department's Chief Data Officer, who shall 
        be a member of the Senior Executive Service.
            ``(2) Duties described.--The principal duties and 
        responsibilities of the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer 
        shall be--
                    ``(A) to evaluate, oversee, and, if appropriate, 
                facilitate the responsible adoption of artificial 
                intelligence (AI) and machine learning applications to 
                help inform decisions by policymakers and to support 
                programs and management operations of the Department of 
                State; and
                    ``(B) to act as the principal advisor to the 
                Secretary of State on the ethical use of AI and 
                advanced analytics in conducting data-informed 
                diplomacy.
            ``(3) Qualifications.--The Chief Artificial Intelligence 
        Officer should be an individual with demonstrated skill and 
        competency in--
                    ``(A) the use and application of data analytics, 
                AI, and machine learning; and
                    ``(B) transformational leadership and 
                organizational change management, particularly within 
                large, complex organizations.
            ``(4) Partner with the chief information officer on scaling 
        artificial intelligence use cases.--To ensure alignment between 
        the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and the Chief 
        Information Officer, the Chief Information Officer will consult 
        with the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer on best 
        practices for rolling out and scaling AI capabilities across 
        the Bureau of Information and Resource Management's broader 
        portfolio of software applications.
            ``(5) Artificial intelligence defined.--In this subsection, 
        the term `artificial intelligence' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 238(g) of the National Defense Authorization 
        Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. 4001 
        note).''.

SEC. 305. STRENGTHENING THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT 
              OF STATE.

    (a) In General.--The Chief Information Officer of the Department 
shall be consulted on all decisions to approve or disapprove, 
significant new unclassified information technology expenditures, 
including software, of the Department, including expenditures related 
to information technology acquired, managed, and maintained by other 
bureaus and offices within the Department, in order to--
            (1) encourage the use of enterprise software and 
        information technology solutions where such solutions exist or 
        can be developed in a timeframe and manner consistent with 
        maintaining and enhancing the continuity and improvement of 
        Department operations;
            (2) increase the bargaining power of the Department in 
        acquiring information technology solutions across the 
        Department;
            (3) reduce the number of redundant Authorities to Operate 
        (ATO), which, instead of using one ATO-approved platform across 
        bureaus, requires multiple ATOs for software use cases across 
        different bureaus;
            (4) enhance the efficiency, reduce redundancy, and increase 
        interoperability of the use of information technology across 
        the enterprise of the Department;
            (5) enhance training and alignment of information 
        technology personnel with the skills required to maintain 
        systems across the Department;
            (6) reduce costs related to the maintenance of, or 
        effectuate the retirement of, legacy systems;
            (7) ensure the development and maintenance of security 
        protocols regarding the use of information technology solutions 
        and software across the Department; and
            (8) improve end-user training on the operation of 
        information technology solutions and to enhance end-user 
        cybersecurity practices.
    (b) Strategy and Implementation Plan Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer of the 
        Department shall develop, in consultation with relevant bureaus 
        and offices as appropriate, a strategy and a 5-year 
        implementation plan to advance the objectives described in 
        subsection (a).
            (2) Consultation.--No later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer shall 
        submit the strategy required by this subsection to the 
        appropriate congressional committees and shall consult with the 
        appropriate congressional committees, not less than on an 
        annual basis for 5 years, regarding the progress related to the 
        implementation plan required by this subjection.
    (c) Improvement Plan for the Bureau for Information Resources 
Management.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer shall 
        develop policies and protocols to improve the customer service 
        orientation, quality and timely delivery of information 
        technology solutions, and training and support for bureau and 
        office-level information technology officers.
            (2) Survey.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five years, 
        the Chief Information Officer shall undertake a client 
        satisfaction survey of bureau information technology officers 
        to obtain feedback on metrics related to--
                    (A) customer service orientation of the Bureau of 
                Information Resources Management;
                    (B) quality and timelines of capabilities 
                delivered;
                    (C) maintenance and upkeep of information 
                technology solutions;
                    (D) training and support for senior bureau and 
                office-level information technology officers; and
                    (E) other matters which the Chief Information 
                Officer, in consultation with client bureaus and 
                offices, determine appropriate.
            (3) Submission of findings.--Not later than 60 days after 
        completing each survey required under paragraph (2), the Chief 
        Information Officer shall submit a summary of the findings to 
        the appropriate congressional committees.
    (d) Significant Expenditure Defined.--For purposes of this section, 
the term ``significant expenditure'' means any cumulative expenditure 
in excess of $250,000 total in a single fiscal year for a new 
unclassified software or information technology capability.

SEC. 306. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON STRENGTHENING ENTERPRISE GOVERNANCE.

     It is the sense of Congress that in order to modernize the 
Department, enterprise-wide governance regarding budget and finance, 
information technology, and the creation, analysis, and use of data 
across the Department is necessary to better align resources to 
strategy, including evaluating trade-offs, and to enhance efficiency 
and security in using data and technology as tools to inform and 
evaluate the conduct of United States foreign policy.

SEC. 307. DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY AND CYBERSECURITY PARTNERSHIP.

    (a) Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership.--The 
Secretary is authorized to establish a program, which may be known as 
the ``Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership'', to help 
foreign countries--
            (1) expand and increase secure internet access and digital 
        infrastructure in emerging markets, including demand for and 
        availability of high-quality information and communications 
        technology (ICT) equipment, software, and services;
            (2) protect technological assets, including data;
            (3) adopt policies and regulatory positions that foster and 
        encourage open, interoperable, reliable, and secure internet, 
        the free flow of data, multi-stakeholder models of internet 
        governance, and pro-competitive and secure ICT policies and 
        regulations;
            (4) access United States exports of ICT goods and services;
            (5) expand interoperability and promote the diversification 
        of ICT goods and supply chain services to be less reliant on 
        PRC imports;
            (6) promote best practices and common standards for a 
        national approach to cybersecurity; and
            (7) advance other priorities consistent with paragraphs (1) 
        through (6), as determined by the Secretary.
    (b) Use of Funds.--Funds made available to carry out this section, 
including unexpended funds from fiscal years 2018 through 2022, may be 
used to strengthen civilian cybersecurity and information and 
communications technology capacity, including participation of foreign 
law enforcement and military personnel in non-military activities, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, provided that such support 
is essential to enabling civilian and law enforcement of cybersecurity 
and information and communication technology related activities in 
their respective countries.
    (c) Implementation Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees an implementation plan for the 
coming year to advance the goals identified in subsection (a).
    (d) Consultation.--In developing and operationalizing the 
implementation plan required under subsection (c), the Secretary shall 
consult with--
            (1) the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee 
        on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives;
            (2) United States industry leaders;
            (3) other relevant technology experts, including the Open 
        Technology Fund;
            (4) representatives from relevant United States Government 
        agencies; and
            (5) representatives from like-minded allies and partners.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028 to 
carry out this section. Such funds, including funds authorized to be 
appropriated under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', may be made 
available, notwithstanding any other provision of law to strengthen 
civilian cybersecurity and information and communications technology 
capacity, including for participation of foreign law enforcement and 
military personnel in non-military activities, and for contributions. 
Such funds shall remain available until expended.

SEC. 308. ESTABLISHMENT OF A CYBERSPACE, DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY, AND 
              RELATED TECHNOLOGIES (CDT) FUND.

    Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2301 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:

      ``CHAPTER 10--CYBERSPACE, DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY, AND RELATED 
                        TECHNOLOGIES (CDT) FUND

``SEC. 591. FINDINGS.

    ``Congress makes the following findings:
            ``(1) Increasingly digitized and interconnected social, 
        political, and economic systems have introduced new 
        vulnerabilities for malicious actors to exploit, which 
        threatens economic and national security.
            ``(2) The rapid development, deployment, and integration of 
        information and communication technologies into all aspects of 
        modern life bring mounting risks of accidents and malicious 
        activity involving such technologies, and their potential 
        consequences.
            ``(3) Because information and communication technologies 
        are globally manufactured, traded, and networked, the economic 
        and national security of the United State depends greatly on 
        cybersecurity practices of other actors, including other 
        countries.
            ``(4) United States assistance to countries and 
        international organizations to bolster civilian capacity to 
        address national cybersecurity and deterrence in cyberspace can 
        help--
                    ``(A) reduce vulnerability in the information and 
                communication technologies ecosystem; and
                    ``(B) advance national and economic security 
                objectives.

``SEC. 592. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE AND FUNDING FOR CYBERSPACE, 
              DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY, AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES (CDT) 
              CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary of State is authorized to 
provide assistance to foreign governments and organizations, including 
national, regional, and international institutions, on such terms and 
conditions as the Secretary may determine, in order to--
            ``(1) advance a secure and stable cyberspace;
            ``(2) protect and expand trusted digital ecosystems and 
        connectivity;
            ``(3) build the cybersecurity capacity of partner countries 
        and organizations; and
            ``(4) ensure that the development of standards and the 
        deployment and use of technology supports and reinforces human 
        rights and democratic values, including through the Digital 
        Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership.
    ``(b) Scope of Uses.--Assistance under this section may include 
programs to--
            ``(1) advance the adoption and deployment of secure and 
        trustworthy information and communications technology (ICT) 
        infrastructure and services, including efforts to grow global 
        markets for secure ICT goods and services and promote a more 
        diverse and resilient ICT supply chain;
            ``(2) provide technical and capacity building assistance 
        to--
                    ``(A) promote policy and regulatory frameworks that 
                create an enabling environment for digital connectivity 
                and a vibrant digital economy;
                    ``(B) ensure technologies, including related new 
                and emerging technologies, are developed, deployed, and 
                used in ways that support and reinforce democratic 
                values and human rights;
                    ``(C) promote innovation and competition; and
                    ``(D) support digital governance with the 
                development of rights-respecting international norms 
                and standards;
            ``(3) help countries prepare for, defend against, and 
        respond to malicious cyber activities, including through--
                    ``(A) the adoption of cybersecurity best practices;
                    ``(B) the development of national strategies to 
                enhance cybersecurity;
                    ``(C) the deployment of cybersecurity tools and 
                services to increase the security, strength, and 
                resilience of networks and infrastructure;
                    ``(D) support for the development of cybersecurity 
                watch, warning, response, and recovery capabilities, 
                including through the development of cybersecurity 
                incident response teams;
                    ``(E) support for collaboration with the 
                Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) 
                and other relevant Federal agencies to enhance 
                cybersecurity;
                    ``(F) programs to strengthen allied and partner 
                governments' capacity to detect, investigate, deter, 
                and prosecute cybercrimes;
                    ``(G) programs to provide information and resources 
                to diplomats engaging in discussions and negotiations 
                around international law and capacity building measures 
                related to cybersecurity;
                    ``(H) capacity building for cybersecurity partners, 
                including law enforcement and military entities as 
                described in subsection (f);
                    ``(I) programs that enhance the ability of relevant 
                stakeholders to act collectively against shared 
                cybersecurity threats;
                    ``(J) the advancement of programs in support of the 
                Framework of Responsible State Behavior in Cyberspace; 
                and
                    ``(K) the fortification of deterrence instruments 
                in cyberspace; and
            ``(4) such other purpose and functions as the Secretary of 
        State may designate.
    ``(c) Responsibility for Policy Decisions and Justification.--The 
Secretary of State shall be responsible for policy decisions regarding 
programs under this chapter, with respect to--
            ``(1) whether there will be cybersecurity and digital 
        capacity building programs for a foreign country or entity 
        operating in that country;
            ``(2) the amount of funds for each foreign country or 
        entity; and
            ``(3) the scope and nature of such uses of funding.
    ``(d) Detailed Justification for Uses and Purposes of Funds.--The 
Secretary of State shall provide, on an annual basis, a detailed 
justification for the uses and purposes of the amounts provided under 
this chapter, including information concerning--
            ``(1) the amounts and kinds of grants;
            ``(2) the amounts and kinds of budgetary support provided, 
        if any; and
            ``(3) the amounts and kinds of project assistance provided 
        for what purpose and with such amounts.
    ``(e) Assistance and Funding Under Other Authorities.--The 
authority granted under this section to provide assistance or funding 
for countries and organizations does not preclude the use of funds 
provided to carry out other authorities also available for such 
purpose.
    ``(f) Availability of Funds.--Amounts appropriated to carry out 
this chapter may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
to strengthen civilian cybersecurity and information and communications 
technology capacity, including participation of foreign law enforcement 
and military personnel in non-military activities, provided that such 
support is essential to enabling civilian and law enforcement of 
cybersecurity and information and communication technology related 
activities in their respective countries.
    ``(g) Notification Requirements.--Funds made available under this 
section shall be obligated in accordance with the procedures applicable 
to reprogramming notifications pursuant to section 634A of this Act.

``SEC. 593. REVIEW OF EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE CAPACITY.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in consultation as 
appropriate with other relevant Federal departments and agencies is 
authorized to conduct a review that--
            ``(1) analyzes the United States Government's capacity to 
        promptly and effectively deliver emergency support to countries 
        experiencing major cybersecurity and ICT incidents;
            ``(2) identifies relevant factors constraining the support 
        referred to in paragraph (1); and
            ``(3) develops a strategy to improve coordination among 
        relevant Federal agencies and to resolve such constraints.
    ``(b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this chapter, the Secretary of State shall submit a report 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that contains the 
results of the review conducted pursuant to subsection (a).

``SEC. 594. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There is authorized to be appropriated $150,000,000 during the 5-
year period beginning on October 1, 2023, to carry out the purposes of 
this chapter.''.

SEC. 309. CYBER PROTECTION SUPPORT FOR PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              STATE IN POSITIONS HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO CYBER ATTACK.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) At-risk personnel.--The term ``at-risk personnel'' 
        means personnel of the Department--
                    (A) whom the Secretary determines to be highly 
                vulnerable to cyber attacks and hostile information 
                collection activities because of their positions in the 
                Department; and
                    (B) whose personal technology devices or personal 
                accounts are highly vulnerable to cyber attacks and 
                hostile information collection activities.
            (2) Personal accounts.--The term ``personal accounts'' 
        means accounts for online and telecommunications services, 
        including telephone, residential internet access, email, text 
        and multimedia messaging, cloud computing, social media, health 
        care, and financial services, used by personnel of the 
        Department outside of the scope of their employment with the 
        Department.
            (3) Personal technology devices.--The term ``personal 
        technology devices'' means technology devices used by personnel 
        of the Department outside of the scope of their employment with 
        the Department, including networks to which such devices 
        connect.
    (b) Requirement to Provide Cyber Protection Support.--The 
Secretary, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence--
            (1) shall offer cyber protection support for the personal 
        technology devices and personal accounts of at-risk personnel; 
        and
            (2) may provide the support described in paragraph (1) to 
        any Department personnel who request such support.
    (c) Nature of Cyber Protection Support.--Subject to the 
availability of resources, the cyber protection support provided to 
personnel pursuant to subsection (b) may include training, advice, 
assistance, and other services relating to protection against cyber 
attacks and hostile information collection activities.
    (d) Privacy Protections for Personal Devices.--The Department is 
prohibited from accessing or retrieving any information from any 
personal technology device or personal account of Department employees 
receiving cyber protection support described by this section unless--
            (1) access or information retrieval is necessary for 
        carrying out the cyber protection support specified in this 
        section; and
            (2) the Department has received explicit consent from the 
        employee to access a personal technology device or personal 
        account prior to each time such device or account is accessed.
    (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
construed--
            (1) to encourage Department personnel to use personal 
        technology devices for official business; or
            (2) to authorize cyber protection support for senior 
        Department personnel using personal devices, networks, and 
        personal accounts in an official capacity.
    (f) 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 regarding the provision of cyber 
protection support pursuant to subsection (b), which shall include--
            (1) a description of the methodology used to make the 
        determination under subsection (a)(1); and
            (2) guidance for the use of cyber protection support and 
        tracking of support requests for personnel receiving cyber 
        protection support pursuant to subsection (b).

                 TITLE IV--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS

SEC. 401. PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.

    (a) Exigent Circumstances and Crisis Response.--To assist the 
Department in addressing and responding to exigent circumstances and 
urgent crises abroad, the Department is authorized to employ, 
domestically and abroad, a limited number of personal services 
contractors in order to meet exigent needs, subject to the requirements 
of this section.
    (b) Authority.--The authority to employ personal services 
contractors is in addition to any existing authorities to enter into 
personal services contracts and authority provided in the Afghanistan 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (division C of Public Law 117-
43).
    (c) Employing and Allocation of Personnel.--To meet the needs 
described in subsection (a) and subject to the requirements in 
subsection (d), the Department may--
            (1) enter into contracts to employ a total of up to 100 
        personal services contractors at any given time for each of 
        fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026; and
            (2) allocate up to 20 personal services contractors to a 
        given bureau, without regard to the sources of funding such 
        office relies on to compensate individuals.
    (d) Limitation.--Employment authorized by this section shall not 
exceed two calendar years.
    (e) Notification and Reporting to Congress.--
            (1) Notification.--Not later than 15 days after the use of 
        authority under this section, the Secretary shall notify the 
        appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives of the number of 
        personal services contractors being employed, the expected 
        length of employment, the relevant bureau, the purpose for 
        using personal services contractors, and the justification, 
        including the exigent circumstances requiring such use.
            (2) Annual reporting.--Not later than 60 days after the end 
        of each fiscal year, the Department 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 
        describing the number of personal services contractors employed 
        pursuant to this section for the prior fiscal year, the length 
        of employment, the relevant bureau by which they were employed 
        pursuant to this section, the purpose for using personal 
        services contractors, disaggregated demographic data of such 
        contractors, and the justification for the employment, 
        including the exigent circumstances.

SEC. 402. HARD-TO-FILL POSTS.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the number of hard-to-fill vacancies at United States 
        diplomatic missions is far too high, particularly in Sub-
        Saharan Africa;
            (2) these vacancies--
                    (A) adversely impact the Department's execution of 
                regional strategies;
                    (B) hinder the ability of the United States to 
                effectively compete with strategic competitors, such as 
                the People's Republic of China and the Russian 
                Federation; and
                    (C) present a clear national security risk to the 
                United States; and
            (3) if the Department is unable to incentivize officers to 
        accept hard-to-fill positions, the Department should consider 
        directed assignments, particularly for posts in Africa, and 
        other means to more effectively advance the national interests 
        of the United States.
    (b) Report on Development of Incentives for Hard-to-fill Posts.--
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 on efforts to develop new incentives for hard-to-fill 
positions at United States diplomatic missions. The report shall 
include a description of the incentives developed to date and proposals 
to try to more effectively fill hard-to-fill posts.
    (c) Study on Feasibility of Allowing Non-Consular Foreign Service 
Officers Given Directed Consular Posts to Volunteer for Hard-to-fill 
Posts in Understaffed Regions.--
            (1) Study.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
                date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
                conduct a study on--
                            (i) the number of Foreign Service positions 
                        vacant for six months or longer at overseas 
                        posts, including for consular, political, and 
                        economic positions, over the last five years, 
                        broken down by region, and a comparison of the 
                        proportion of vacancies between regions; and
                            (ii) the feasibility of allowing first-tour 
                        Foreign Service generalists in non-Consular 
                        cones, directed for a consular tour, to 
                        volunteer for reassignment at hard-to-fill 
                        posts in understaffed regions.
                    (B) Matters to be considered.--The study conducted 
                under subparagraph (A) shall consider whether allowing 
                first-tour Foreign Service generalists to volunteer as 
                described in such subparagraph would address current 
                vacancies and what impact the new mechanism would have 
                on consular operations.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 60 days after completing the 
        study required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit 
        to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing 
        the findings of the study.

SEC. 403. ENHANCED OVERSIGHT OF THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS.

    (a) Report With Recommendations and Management Structure.--Not 
later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report with any recommendations for the long-term structure and 
management of the Office of Civil Rights (OCR), including--
            (1) an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of OCR's 
        investigative processes and procedures;
            (2) any changes made within OCR to its investigative 
        processes to improve the integrity and thoroughness of its 
        investigations; and
            (3) any recommendations to improve the management 
        structure, investigative process, and oversight of the Office.

SEC. 404. CRISIS RESPONSE OPERATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall institute the following 
changes and ensure that the following elements have been integrated 
into the ongoing crisis response management and response by the Crisis 
Management and Strategy Office:
            (1) The Department's crisis response planning and 
        operations shall conduct, maintain, and update on a regular 
        basis contingency plans for posts and regions experiencing or 
        vulnerable to conflict or emergency conditions, including armed 
        conflict, national disasters, significant political or military 
        upheaval, and emergency evacuations.
            (2) The Department's crisis response efforts shall be led 
        by an individual with significant experience responding to 
        prior crises, who shall be so designated by the Secretary.
            (3) The Department's crisis response efforts shall provide 
        at least quarterly updates to the Secretary and other relevant 
        senior officials, including a plan and schedule to develop 
        contingency planning for identified posts and regions 
        consistent with paragraph (1).
            (4) The decision to develop contingency planning for any 
        particular post or region shall be made independent of any 
        regional bureau.
            (5) The crisis response team shall develop and maintain 
        best practices for evacuations, closures, and emergency 
        conditions.
    (b) Update.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for 
        the next five years, 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 an update 
        outlining the steps taken to implement this section, along with 
        any other recommendations to improve the Department's crisis 
        management and response operations.
            (2) Contents.--Each update submitted pursuant to paragraph 
        (1) should include--
                    (A) a list of the posts whose contingency plans, 
                including any noncombatant evacuation contingencies, 
                has been reviewed and updated as appropriate during the 
                preceding 180 days; and
                    (B) an assessment of the Secretary's confidence 
                that each post--
                            (i) has continuously reached out to United 
                        States persons in country to maintain and 
                        update contact information for as many such 
                        persons as practicable; and
                            (ii) is prepared to communicate with such 
                        persons in an emergency or crisis situation.
            (3) Form.--Each update submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) 
        shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
        classified annex.

SEC. 405. SPECIAL ENVOY TO THE PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the United States must increase its diplomatic activity 
        and presence in the Pacific, particularly among Pacific Island 
        nations; and
            (2) the Special Envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum--
                    (A) should advance the United States partnership 
                with Pacific Island Forum nations and with the 
                organization itself on key issues of importance to the 
                Pacific region; and
                    (B) should coordinate policies across the Pacific 
                region with like-minded democracies.
    (b) Appointment of Special Envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum.--
Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2651a), as amended by section 304, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(o) Special Envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum.--
            ``(1) Appointment.--The President shall appoint, by and 
        with the advice and consent of the Senate, a qualified 
        individual to serve as Special Envoy to the Pacific Islands 
        Forum (referred to in this section as the `Special Envoy').
            ``(2) Considerations.--
                    ``(A) Selection.--The Special Envoy shall be--
                            ``(i) a United States Ambassador to a 
                        country that is a member of the Pacific Islands 
                        Forum; or
                            ``(ii) a qualified individual who is not 
                        described in clause (i).
                    ``(B) Limitations.--If the President appoints an 
                Ambassador to a country that is a member of the Pacific 
                Islands Forum to serve concurrently as the Special 
                Envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum, such Ambassador--
                            ``(i) may not begin service as the Special 
                        Envoy until he or she has been confirmed by the 
                        Senate for an ambassadorship to a country that 
                        is a member of the Pacific Islands Forum; and
                            ``(ii) shall not receive additional 
                        compensation for his or her service as Special 
                        Envoy.
            ``(3) Duties.--The Special Envoy shall--
                    ``(A) represent the United States in its role as 
                dialogue partner to the Pacific Islands Forum; and
                    ``(B) carry out such other duties as the President 
                or the Secretary of State may prescribe.''.
    (c) 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 describes how the Department 
will increase its ability to recruit and retain highly-qualified 
ambassadors, special envoys, and other senior personnel in posts in 
Pacific island countries as the Department expands its diplomatic 
footprint throughout the region.

SEC. 406. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR BELARUS.

    (a) Special Envoy.--The President shall appoint a Special Envoy for 
Belarus within the Department (referred to in this section as the 
``Special Envoy''). The Special Envoy should be a person of recognized 
distinction in the field of European security, geopolitics, democracy 
and human rights, and may be a career Foreign Service officer.
    (b) Central Objective.--The central objective of the Special Envoy 
is to coordinate and promote efforts--
            (1) to improve respect for the fundamental human rights of 
        the people of Belarus;
            (2) to sustain focus on the national security implications 
        of Belarus's political and military alignment for the United 
        States; and
            (3) to respond to the political, economic, and security 
        impacts of events in Belarus upon neighboring countries and the 
        wider region.
    (c) Duties and Responsibilities.--The Special Envoy shall--
            (1) engage in discussions with Belarusian officials 
        regarding human rights, political, economic and security issues 
        in Belarus;
            (2) support international efforts to promote human rights 
        and political freedoms in Belarus, including coordination and 
        dialogue between the United States and the United Nations, the 
        Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the 
        European Union, Belarus, and the other countries in Eastern 
        Europe;
            (3) consult with nongovernmental organizations that have 
        attempted to address human rights and political and economic 
        instability in Belarus;
            (4) make recommendations regarding the funding of 
        activities promoting human rights, democracy, the rule of law, 
        and the development of a market economy in Belarus;
            (5) review strategies for improving protection of human 
        rights in Belarus, including technical training and exchange 
        programs;
            (6) develop an action plan for holding to account the 
        perpetrators of the human rights violations documented in the 
        United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights report on the 
        situation of human rights in Belarus in the run-up to the 2020 
        presidential election and its aftermath (Human Rights Council 
        Resolution 49/36);
            (7) engage with member countries of the North Atlantic 
        Treaty Organization, the Organization for Security and 
        Cooperation in Europe and the European Union with respect to 
        the implications of Belarus's political and security alignment 
        for transatlantic security; and
            (8) work within the Department and among partnering 
        countries to sustain focus on the political situation in 
        Belarus.
    (d) Role.--The position of Special Envoy--
            (1) shall be a full-time position;
            (2) may not be combined with any other position within the 
        Department;
            (3) shall only exist as long as United States diplomatic 
        operations in Belarus at United States Embassy Minsk have been 
        suspended; and
            (4) shall oversee the operations and personnel of the 
        Belarus Affairs Unit.
    (e) Report on Activities.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following 
5 years, the Secretary, in consultation with the Special Envoy, shall 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that 
describes the activities undertaken pursuant to subsection (c) during 
the reporting period.
    (f) Sunset.--The position of Special Envoy for Belarus Affairs and 
the authorities provided by this section shall terminate 5 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 407. OVERSEAS PLACEMENT OF SPECIAL APPOINTMENT POSITIONS.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on current special appointment positions at United States 
diplomatic missions that do not exercise significant authority, and all 
positions under schedule B or schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of 
title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, at United States diplomatic 
missions. The report shall include the title and responsibilities of 
each position, the expected duration of the position, the name of the 
individual currently appointed to the position, and the hiring 
authority utilized to fill the position.

SEC. 408. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR 
              CITY AND STATE DIPLOMACY.

    Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2651a), as amended by section 405, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(p) Office of the Special Representative for City and State 
Diplomacy.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is established within the Office 
        of Global Partnerships of the Department of State an Office of 
        the Special Representative for City and State Diplomacy (in 
        this subsection referred to as the `Office').
            ``(2) Head.--The head of the Office shall be the Special 
        Representative for City and State Diplomacy, who shall be 
        responsible for developing strategies to advise and enhance 
        subnational diplomacy throughout the United States.
            ``(3) Duties.--
                    ``(A) Principal duty.--The principal duty of the 
                Special Representative shall be providing the overall 
                strategic guidance of Department of State support for 
                subnational engagements by State and municipal 
                governments with foreign governments. The Special 
                Representative shall be the principal adviser to the 
                Secretary of State on subnational engagements, the 
                principal official on such matters within the senior 
                management of the Department of State, and lead 
                coordinator on such matters for other relevant Federal 
                agencies.
                    ``(B) Additional duties.--The additional duties of 
                the Special Representative shall include the following:
                            ``(i) Providing strategic guidance for 
                        overall Department of State policy and programs 
                        in support of subnational engagements by State 
                        and municipal governments with foreign 
                        governments, including with respect to the 
                        following:
                                    ``(I) Identifying policy, program, 
                                and funding discrepancies among 
                                relevant Federal agencies regarding 
                                subnational diplomacy engagement.
                                    ``(II) Advising on efforts to 
                                better align the Department of State 
                                and other Federal agencies in support 
                                of such engagements.
                            ``(ii) Identifying areas of alignment 
                        between United States foreign policy and State 
                        and municipal goals.
                            ``(iii) Facilitating tools for State and 
                        municipal officials to communicate with the 
                        United States public regarding the breadth of 
                        international engagement by subnational actors 
                        and the impact of diplomacy across the United 
                        States.
                            ``(iv) Facilitating linkages and networks 
                        among State and municipal governments and 
                        between State and municipal governments and 
                        their foreign counterparts.
                            ``(v) Under the direction of the Secretary, 
                        negotiating agreements and memoranda of 
                        understanding with foreign governments related 
                        to subnational engagements and priorities.
                            ``(vi) Supporting United States economic 
                        interests through subnational engagements, in 
                        consultation and coordination with the 
                        Department of Commerce, the Department of the 
                        Treasury, and the Office of the United States 
                        Trade Representative.
            ``(4) Coordination.--With respect to matters involving 
        trade promotion and inward investment facilitation, the Office 
        shall coordinate with and support the International Trade 
        Administration of the Department of Commerce as the lead 
        Federal agency for trade promotion and facilitation of business 
        investment in the United States.
            ``(5) Detailees.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of State, with 
                respect to employees of the Department of State, is 
                authorized to detail a member of the civil service or 
                Foreign Service to State and municipal governments on a 
                reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis. Such details 
                shall be for a period not to exceed two years, and 
                shall be without interruption or loss of status or 
                privilege.
                    ``(B) Responsibilities.--Detailees under 
                subparagraph (A) should carry out the following 
                responsibilities:
                            ``(i) Supporting the mission and objectives 
                        of the host subnational government office.
                            ``(ii) Advising State and municipal 
                        government officials regarding questions of 
                        global affairs, foreign policy, cooperative 
                        agreements, and public diplomacy.
                            ``(iii) Coordinating activities relating to 
                        State and municipal government subnational 
                        engagements with the Department of State, 
                        including the Office, Department leadership, 
                        and regional and functional bureaus of the 
                        Department, as appropriate.
                            ``(iv) Engaging Federal agencies regarding 
                        security, public health, trade promotion, and 
                        other programs executed at the State or 
                        municipal government level.
                            ``(v) Any other duties requested by State 
                        and municipal governments and approved by the 
                        Office.
                    ``(C) Additional personnel support for subnational 
                engagement.--For the purposes of this subsection, the 
                Secretary of State--
                            ``(i) is authorized to employ individuals 
                        by contract;
                            ``(ii) is encouraged to make use of the re-
                        hired annuitants authority under section 3323 
                        of title 5, United States Code, particularly 
                        for annuitants who are already residing across 
                        the United States who may have the skills and 
                        experience to support subnational governments; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) is encouraged to make use of 
                        authorities under the Intergovernmental 
                        Personnel Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) 
                        to temporarily assign State and local 
                        government officials to the Department of State 
                        or overseas missions to increase their 
                        international experience and add their 
                        perspectives on United States priorities to the 
                        Department.
            ``(6) Report and briefing.--
                    ``(A) Report.--Not later than one year after the 
                date of the enactment of this subsection, the Special 
                Representative shall submit to the Committee on Foreign 
                Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
                Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives a report that includes information 
                relating to the following:
                            ``(i) The staffing plan (including 
                        permanent and temporary staff) for the Office 
                        and a justification for the location of the 
                        Office within the Department of State's 
                        organizational structure.
                            ``(ii) The funding level provided to the 
                        Office for the Office, together with a 
                        justification relating to such level.
                            ``(iii) The rank and title granted to the 
                        Special Representative, together with a 
                        justification relating to such decision and an 
                        analysis of whether the rank and title is 
                        required to fulfill the duties of the Office.
                            ``(iv) A strategic plan for the Office, 
                        including relating to--
                                    ``(I) supporting subnational 
                                engagements to improve United States 
                                foreign policy effectiveness;
                                    ``(II) enhancing the awareness, 
                                understanding, and involvement of 
                                United States citizens in the foreign 
                                policy process; and
                                    ``(III) better engaging with 
                                foreign subnational governments to 
                                strengthen diplomacy.
                            ``(v) Any other matters as determined 
                        relevant by the Special Representative.
                    ``(B) Briefings.--Not later than 30 days after the 
                submission of the report required under subparagraph 
                (A) and annually thereafter, the Special Representative 
                shall brief the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
                Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
                Appropriations of the House of Representatives on the 
                work of the Office and any changes made to the 
                organizational structure or funding of the Office.
            ``(7) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
        be construed as precluding--
                    ``(A) the Office from being elevated to a bureau 
                within the Department of State; or
                    ``(B) the Special Representative from being 
                elevated to 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).
            ``(8) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Municipal.--The term `municipal' means, with 
                respect to the government of a municipality in the 
                United States, a municipality with a population of not 
                fewer than 100,000 people.
                    ``(B) State.--The term `State' means the 50 States, 
                the District of Columbia, and any territory or 
                possession of the United States.
                    ``(C) Subnational engagement.--The term 
                `subnational engagement' means formal meetings or 
                events between elected officials of State or municipal 
                governments and their foreign counterparts.''.

SEC. 409. OFFICE OF GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the Office 
of Global Women's Issues (referred to in this section as the 
``Office'') in the Department should--
            (1) be headed by the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's 
        Issues, who should be appointed by the President, by and with 
        the advice and consent of the Senate;
            (2) coordinate, under the direction of the Secretary, the 
        United States foreign policy efforts to promote gender equality 
        and the rights and empowerment of women and girls in United 
        States diplomacy, partnerships, and programs;
            (3) serve as the principal advisor to the Secretary 
        regarding gender equality, women's and girls' empowerment, and 
        violence against women and girls as a priority of United States 
        foreign policy;
            (4) represent the United States in diplomatic and 
        multilateral fora on matters relevant to the status of women 
        and girls;
            (5) advise the Secretary and provide input on all 
        activities, policies, programs, and funding relating to gender 
        equality and the advancement of women and girls internationally 
        for all bureaus and offices of the Department and in the 
        international programs of all other Federal agencies;
            (6) work to ensure that efforts to advance gender equality 
        and women's and girls' empowerment are fully integrated into 
        the programs, structures, processes, and capacities of all 
        bureaus and offices of the Department and in the international 
        programs of other Federal agencies; and
            (7) conduct regular consultations with civil society 
        organizations that are working to advance gender equality and 
        empower women and girls internationally.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report or provide a 
briefing to the appropriate congressional committees regarding the 
efforts of the Office to carry out the duties described in subsection 
(a).

                      TITLE V--ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY

SEC. 501. DUTIES OF OFFICERS PERFORMING ECONOMIC FUNCTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 
1980 (22 U.S.C. 3981 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

``SEC. 506. DUTIES OF OFFICERS PERFORMING ECONOMIC FUNCTIONS.

    ``(a) Defined Term.--In this section, the term `United States 
person' means--
            ``(1) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted 
        for permanent residence to the United States; or
            ``(2) an entity organized under the laws of the United 
        States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including 
        a foreign branch of such an entity.
    ``(b) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to direct the 
officers performing economic functions of the Foreign Service as 
appropriate to carry out the full spectrum of economic statecraft and 
commercial diplomacy work that advances United States foreign policy 
priorities in the host country or domestic posting to which they are 
assigned, including--
            ``(1) to negotiate economic and other related agreements 
        with foreign governments and international organizations;
            ``(2) to inform the Department, and when appropriate, the 
        Washington, D.C., headquarters offices of Federal agencies, 
        with respect to the positions of foreign governments and 
        international organizations in negotiations on such matters as 
        economic, energy, environment, science and health;
            ``(3) to advance--
                    ``(A) the routine implementation and maintenance of 
                economic, environment, science, and health agreements; 
                and
                    ``(B) other initiatives in the countries to which 
                such officers are assigned related to improving 
                economic or commercial relations for the benefit of 
                United States persons, including businesses;
            ``(4) to identify, help design and execute, and advance, in 
        consultation with other Federal agencies, United States 
        policies, programs, and initiatives, including capacity-
        building efforts, to advance policies of foreign governments 
        that improve local economic governance, market-based business 
        environments, and market access, increase trade and investment 
        opportunities, or provide a more level playing field for United 
        States persons, including with respect to--
                    ``(A) improving revenue collection;
                    ``(B) streamlining customs processes and improving 
                customs transparency and efficiency;
                    ``(C) improving regulatory management;
                    ``(D) improving procurement processes, including 
                facilitating transparency in tendering, bidding, and 
                contact negotiation;
                    ``(E) advancing intellectual property protections;
                    ``(F) eliminating anticompetitive subsidies and 
                improving the transparency of remaining subsidies;
                    ``(G) improving budget management and oversight; 
                and
                    ``(H) strengthening management of important 
                economic sectors;
            ``(5) to prioritize active support of economic and 
        commercial goals of the United States, and as appropriate, 
        United States persons abroad, in conjunction with the United 
        States and Foreign Commercial Service established by section 
        2301 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4721);
            ``(6) to provide United States persons with information on 
        all United States Government support with respect to 
        international economic matters;
            ``(7) to receive feedback from United States persons with 
        respect to support described in paragraphs (5) and (6), and 
        report that feedback to the chief of mission and to the 
        headquarters of the Department;
            ``(8) to consult closely and regularly with the private 
        sector in accordance with section 709 of the Championing 
        American Business through Diplomacy Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 
        9905);
            ``(9) to identify and execute opportunities for the United 
        States to counter policies, initiatives, or activities by 
        authoritarian governments or enterprises affiliated with such 
        governments that are anticompetitive or undermine the 
        sovereignty or prosperity of the United States or a partner 
        country;
            ``(10) to identify and execute opportunities for the United 
        States in new and emerging areas of trade and investment, such 
        as digital trade, critical minerals extraction, refining, and 
        processing, energy, and innovation;
            ``(11) to monitor the development and implementation of 
        bilateral and multilateral economic and other related 
        agreements and provide recommendations to the Secretary and the 
        heads of other relevant Federal agencies with respect to United 
        States actions and initiatives relating to those agreements;
            ``(12) to maintain complete and accurate records of the 
        performance measurements of the Department for economic and 
        commercial diplomacy activities, as directed by the chief of 
        mission and other senior officials of the Department;
            ``(13) to report on issues and developments related to 
        economic, commercial, trade, investment, energy, environment, 
        science, and health matters with direct relevance to United 
        States economic and national security interests, especially 
        when accurate, reliable, timely, and cost-effective information 
        is unavailable from non-United States Government sources; and
            ``(14) to coordinate all activities, as necessary and 
        appropriate, with counterparts in other agencies.
    ``(c) Regulatory Updates.--The Secretary shall update guidance in 
the Foreign Affairs Manual and other regulations and guidance as 
necessary to implement this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 505 the following:

``Sec. 506. Duties of economic officers.''.

SEC. 502. REPORT ON RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND PROMOTION OF FOREIGN 
              SERVICE ECONOMIC OFFICERS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees regarding the recruitment, 
retention, and promotion of economic officers in the Foreign Service.
    (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (b) shall 
include--
            (1) an overview of the key challenges the Department faces 
        in--
                    (A) recruiting individuals to serve as economic 
                officers in the Foreign Service; and
                    (B) retaining individuals serving as economic 
                officers in the Foreign Service, particularly at the 
                level of GS-14 of the General Schedule and higher;
            (2) an overview of the key challenges in recruiting and 
        retaining qualified individuals to serve in economic positions 
        in the Civil Service;
            (3) a comparison of promotion rates for economic officers 
        in the Foreign Service relative to other officers in the 
        Foreign Service;
            (4) a summary of the educational history and training of 
        current economic officers in the Foreign Service and Civil 
        Service officers serving in economic positions;
            (5) the identification, disaggregated by region, of hard-
        to-fill posts and proposed incentives to improve staffing of 
        economic officers in the Foreign Service at such posts;
            (6) a summary and analysis of the factors that lead to the 
        promotion of--
                    (A) economic officers in the Foreign Service; and
                    (B) individuals serving in economic positions in 
                the Civil Service; and
            (7) a summary and analysis of current Department-funded or 
        run training opportunities and externally-funded programs, 
        including the Secretary's Leadership Seminar at Harvard 
        Business School, for--
                    (A) economic officers in the Foreign Service; and
                    (B) individuals serving in economic positions in 
                the Civil Service.

SEC. 503. MANDATE TO REVISE DEPARTMENT OF STATE METRICS FOR SUCCESSFUL 
              ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY.

    (a) Mandate to Revise Department of State Performance Measures for 
Economic and Commercial Diplomacy.--The Secretary shall, as part of the 
Department's next regularly scheduled review on metrics and performance 
measures, include revisions of Department performance measures for 
economic and commercial diplomacy, by identifying outcome-oriented, and 
not process-oriented, performance metrics, including metrics that--
            (1) measure how Department efforts advanced specific 
        economic and commercial objectives and led to successes for the 
        United States or other private sector actors overseas; and
            (2) focus on customer satisfaction with Department services 
        and assistance.
    (b) Plan for Ensuring Complete Data for Performance Measures.--As 
part of the review required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
include a plan for ensuring that--
            (1) the Department, both at its main headquarters and at 
        domestic and overseas posts, maintains and fully updates data 
        on performance measures; and
            (2) Department leadership and the appropriate congressional 
        committees can evaluate the extent to which the Department is 
        advancing United States economic and commercial interests 
        abroad through meeting performance targets.
    (c) Report on Private Sector Surveys.--The Secretary shall prepare 
a report that lists and describes all the methods through which the 
Department conducts surveys of the private sector to measure private 
sector satisfaction with assistance and services provided by the 
Department to advance private sector economic and commercial goals in 
foreign markets.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 90 days after conducting the review 
pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees--
            (1) the revised performance metrics required under 
        subsection (a); and
            (2) the report required under subsection (c).

SEC. 504. CHIEF OF MISSION ECONOMIC RESPONSIBILITIES.

    Section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Embassy Economic Team.--
            ``(1) Coordination and supervision.--Each chief of mission 
        shall coordinate and supervise the implementation of all United 
        States economic policy interests within the host country in 
        which the diplomatic mission is located, among all United 
        States Government departments and agencies present in such 
        country.
            ``(2) Accountability.--The chief of mission is responsible 
        for the performance of the diplomatic mission in advancing 
        United States economic policy interests within the host 
        country.
            ``(3) Mission economic team.--The chief of mission shall 
        designate appropriate embassy staff to form a mission economic 
        team that--
                    ``(A) monitors notable economic, commercial, and 
                investment-related developments in the host country; 
                and
                    ``(B) develops plans and strategies for advancing 
                United States economic and commercial interests in the 
                host country, including--
                            ``(i) tracking legislative, regulatory, 
                        judicial, and policy developments that could 
                        affect United States economic, commercial, and 
                        investment interests;
                            ``(ii) advocating for best practices with 
                        respect to policy and regulatory developments;
                            ``(iii) conducting regular analyses of 
                        market systems, trends, prospects, and 
                        opportunities for value-addition, including 
                        risk assessments and constraints analyses of 
                        key sectors and of United States strategic 
                        competitiveness, and other reporting on 
                        commercial opportunities and investment 
                        climate; and
                            ``(iv) providing recommendations for 
                        responding to developments that may adversely 
                        affect United States economic and commercial 
                        interests.''.

SEC. 505. DIRECTION TO EMBASSY DEAL TEAMS.

    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of deal teams at United States 
embassies and consulates are--
            (1) to promote a private sector-led approach--
                    (A) to advance economic growth and job creation 
                that is tailored, as appropriate, to specific economic 
                sectors; and
                    (B) to advance strategic partnerships;
            (2) to prioritize efforts--
                    (A) to identify commercial and investment 
                opportunities;
                    (B) to advocate for improvements in the business 
                and investment climate;
                    (C) to engage and consult with private sector 
                partners; and
                    (D) to report on the activities described in 
                subparagraphs (A) through (C), in accordance with the 
                applicable requirements under sections 706 and 707 of 
                the Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act 
                of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 9902 and 9903);
            (3)(A)(i) to identify trade and investment opportunities 
        for United States companies in foreign markets; or
                    (ii) to assist with existing trade and investment 
                opportunities already identified by United States 
                companies; and
            (B) to deploy United States Government economic and other 
        tools to help such United States companies to secure their 
        objectives;
            (4) to identify and facilitate opportunities for entities 
        in a host country to increase exports to, or investment in, the 
        United States in order to grow two-way trade and investment;
            (5) to modernize, streamline, and improve access to 
        resources and services designed to promote increased trade and 
        investment opportunities;
            (6) to identify and secure United States or allied 
        government support of strategic projects, such as ports, 
        railways, energy production and distribution, critical minerals 
        development, telecommunications networks, and other critical 
        infrastructure projects vulnerable to predatory investment by 
        an authoritarian country or entity in such country where 
        support or investment serves an important United States 
        interest;
            (7) to coordinate across the Unites States Government to 
        ensure the appropriate and most effective use of United States 
        Government tools to support United States economic, commercial, 
        and investment objectives; and
            (8) to coordinate with the multi-agency DC Central Deal 
        Team, established in February 2020, on the matters described in 
        paragraphs (1) through (7) and other relevant matters.
    (b) Clarification.--A deal team may be composed of the personnel 
comprising the mission economic team formed pursuant to section 
207(e)(3) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as added by section 504.
    (c) Restrictions.--A deal team may not provide support for, or 
assist a United States person with a transaction involving, a 
government, or an entity owned or controlled by a government, if the 
Secretary determines that such government--
            (1) has repeatedly provided support for acts of 
        international terrorism, as described in--
                    (A) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export Control 
                Reform Act of 2018 (subtitle B of title XVII of Public 
                Law 115-232);
                    (B) section 620A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
                of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371(a));
                    (C) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act 
                (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)); or
                    (D) any other relevant provision of law; or
            (2) has engaged in an activity that would trigger a 
        restriction under section 116(a) or 502B(a)(2) of the Foreign 
        Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(a) and 2304(a)(2)) or 
        any other relevant provision of law.
    (d) Further Restrictions.--
            (1) Prohibition on support of sanctioned persons.--Deal 
        teams may not carry out activities prohibited under United 
        States sanctions laws or regulations, including dealings with 
        persons on the list of specially designated persons and blocked 
        persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of 
        the Department of the Treasury, except to the extent otherwise 
        authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary.
            (2) Prohibition on support of activities subject to 
        sanctions.--Any person receiving support from a deal team must 
        be in compliance with all United States sanctions laws and 
        regulations as a condition for receiving such assistance.
    (e) Chief of Mission Authority and Accountability.--The chief of 
mission to a foreign country--
            (1) is the designated leader of a deal team in such 
        country; and
            (2) shall be held accountable for the performance and 
        effectiveness of United States deal teams in such country.
    (f) Guidance Cable.--The Department shall send out regular guidance 
on Deal Team efforts by an All Diplomatic and Consular Posts (referred 
to in this section as ``ALDAC'') that--
            (1) describes the role of deal teams; and
            (2) includes relevant and up-to-date information to enhance 
        the effectiveness of deal teams in a country.
    (g) Confidentiality of Information.--
            (1) In general.--In preparing the cable required under 
        subsection (f), the Secretary shall protect from disclosure any 
        proprietary information of a United States person marked as 
        business confidential information unless the person submitting 
        such information--
                    (A) had notice, at the time of submission, that 
                such information would be released by; or
                    (B) subsequently consents to the release of such 
                information.
            (2) Treatment as trade secrets.--Proprietary information 
        obtained by the United States Government from a United States 
        person pursuant to the activities of deal teams shall be--
                    (A) considered to be trade secrets and commercial 
                or financial information (as such terms are used under 
                section 552b(c)(4) of title 5, United States Code); and
                    (B) exempt from disclosure without the express 
                approval of the person.
    (h) Sunset.--The requirements under subsections (f) through (h) 
shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 506. ESTABLISHMENT OF A ``DEAL TEAM OF THE YEAR'' AWARD.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a new award, to 
be known as the ``Deal Team of the Year Award'', and annually present 
the award to a deal team at one United States mission in each region to 
recognize outstanding achievements in supporting a United States 
company or companies pursuing commercial deals abroad or in identifying 
new deal prospects for United States companies.
    (b) Award Content.--
            (1) Department of state.--Each member of a deal team 
        receiving an award pursuant to subsection (a) shall receive a 
        certificate that is signed by the Secretary and--
                    (A) in the case of a member of the Foreign Service, 
                is included in the next employee evaluation report; or
                    (B) in the case of a Civil Service employee, is 
                included in the next annual performance review.
            (2) Other federal agencies.--If an award is presented 
        pursuant to subsection (a) to a Federal Government employee who 
        is not employed by the Department, the employing agency may 
        determine whether to provide such employee any recognition or 
        benefits in addition to the recognition or benefits provided by 
        the Department.
    (c) Eligibility.--Any interagency economics team at a United States 
overseas mission under chief of mission authority that assists United 
States companies with identifying, navigating, and securing trade and 
investment opportunities in a foreign country or that facilitates 
beneficial foreign investment into the United States is eligible for an 
award under this section.
    (d) Report.--Not later than the last day of the fiscal year in 
which awards are presented pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that 
includes--
            (1) each mission receiving a Deal Team of the Year Award.
            (2) the names and agencies of each awardee within the 
        recipient deal teams; and
            (3) a detailed description of the reason such deal teams 
        received such award.

                       TITLE VI--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

SEC. 601. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY OUTREACH.

    (a) Coordination of Resources.--The Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development and the Secretary shall 
direct public affairs sections at United States embassies and USAID 
Mission Program Officers at USAID missions to coordinate, enhance and 
prioritize resources for public diplomacy and awareness campaigns 
around United States diplomatic and development efforts, including 
through--
            (1) the utilization of new media technology for maximum 
        public engagement; and
            (2) enact coordinated comprehensive community outreach to 
        increase public awareness and understanding and appreciation of 
        United States diplomatic and development efforts.
    (b) Development Outreach and Coordination Officers.--USAID should 
prioritize hiring of additional Development Outreach and Coordination 
officers in USAID missions to support the purposes of subsection (a).
    (c) Best Practices.--The Secretary and the Administrator of USAID 
shall identify 10 countries in which Embassies and USAID missions have 
successfully executed efforts, including monitoring and evaluation of 
such efforts, described in (a) and develop best practices to be turned 
into Department and USAID guidance.

SEC. 602. MODIFICATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO 
              LIBERTY.

    In section 308(h) of the United States International Broadcasting 
Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6207(h)) is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraphs (1), (3), and (5); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (4) as paragraphs 
        (1) and (2), respectively.

SEC. 603. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING.

    (a) Voice of America.--Section 303 of the United States 
International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6202) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Voice of America Operations and Structure.--
            ``(1) Operations.--The Director of the Voice of America 
        (VOA)--
                    ``(A) shall direct and supervise the operations of 
                VOA, including making all major decisions relating its 
                staffing; and
                    ``(B) may utilize any authorities made available to 
                the United States Agency for Global Media or to its 
                Chief Executive Officer under this Act or under any 
                other Act to carry out its operations in an effective 
                manner.
            ``(2) Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Director of VOA shall submit a plan 
        to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives to 
        ensure that the personnel structure of VOA is sufficient to 
        effectively carry out the principles described in subsection 
        (c).''.
    (b) Appointment of Chief Executive Officer.--Section 304 of such 
Act (22 U.S.C. 6203) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``as an entity described 
        in section 104 of title 5, United States Code'' and inserting 
        ``under the direction of the International Broadcasting 
        Advisory Board''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking the second sentence 
        and inserting the following: ``Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, when a vacancy arises, until such time as a 
        Chief Executive Officer, to whom sections 3345 through 3349b of 
        title 5, United States Code, shall not apply, is appointed and 
        confirmed by the Senate, an acting Chief Executive Officer 
        shall be appointed by the International Broadcasting Advisory 
        Board and shall continue to serve and exercise the authorities 
        and powers under this title as the sole means of filling such 
        vacancy, for the duration of the vacancy. In the absence of a 
        quorum on the International Broadcasting Advisory Board, the 
        first principal deputy of the United States Agency for Global 
        Media shall serve as acting Chief Executive Officer.''.
    (c) Chief Executive Officer Authorities.--Section 305(a)(1) of such 
Act (22 U.S.C. 6204(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``To supervise all'' 
and inserting ``To oversee, coordinate, and provide strategic direction 
for''.
    (d) International Broadcasting Advisory Board.--Section 306(a) of 
such Act (22 U.S.C. 6205(a)) is amended by striking ``advise the Chief 
Executive Officer of'' and inserting ``oversee and advise the Chief 
Executive Officer and''.
    (e) Radio Free Africa; Radio Free Americas.--Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Executive 
Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media 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 details the 
financial and other resources that would be required to establish and 
operate 2 nonprofit organizations, modeled after Radio Free Europe/
Radio Liberty and Radio Free Asia, for the purposes of providing 
accurate, uncensored, and reliable news and information to--
            (1) the region of Africa, with respect to Radio Free 
        Africa; and
            (2) the region of Latin America and the Caribbean, with 
        respect to Radio Free Americas.

SEC. 604. JOHN LEWIS CIVIL RIGHTS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 115. JOHN LEWIS CIVIL RIGHTS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established the John Lewis Civil 
Rights Fellowship Program (referred to in this section as the 
`Fellowship Program') within the J. William Fulbright Educational 
Exchange Program.
    ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Fellowship Program are--
            ``(1) to honor the legacy of Representative John Lewis by 
        promoting a greater understanding of the history and tenets of 
        nonviolent civil rights movements; and
            ``(2) to advance foreign policy priorities of the United 
        States by promoting studies, research, and international 
        exchange in the subject of nonviolent movements that 
        established and protected civil rights around the world.
    ``(c) Administration.--The Bureau of Educational and Cultural 
Affairs (referred to in this section as the `Bureau') shall administer 
the Fellowship Program in accordance with policy guidelines established 
by the Board, in consultation with the binational Fulbright Commissions 
and United States Embassies.
    ``(d) Selection of Fellows.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Board shall annually select 
        qualified individuals to participate in the Fellowship Program. 
        The Bureau may determine the number of fellows selected each 
        year, which, whenever feasible, shall be not fewer than 25.
            ``(2) Outreach.--
                    ``(A) In general.--To the extent practicable, the 
                Bureau shall conduct outreach at institutions, 
                including--
                            ``(i) minority serving institutions, 
                        including historically Black colleges and 
                        universities; and
                            ``(ii) other appropriate institutions, as 
                        determined by the Bureau.
                    ``(B) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                            ``(i) Historically black college and 
                        university.--The term `historically Black 
                        college and university' has the meaning given 
                        the term `part B institution' in section 322 of 
                        the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
                        1061).
                            ``(ii) Minority serving institution.--The 
                        term `minority-serving institution' means an 
                        eligible institution under section 371(a) of 
                        the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
                        1067q(a)).
    ``(e) Fellowship Orientation.--Annually, the Bureau shall organize 
and administer a fellowship orientation, which shall--
            ``(1) be held in Washington, D.C., or at another location 
        selected by the Bureau; and
            ``(2) include programming to honor the legacy of 
        Representative John Lewis.
    ``(f) Structure.--
            ``(1) Work plan.--To carry out the purposes described in 
        subsection (b)--
                    ``(A) each fellow selected pursuant to subsection 
                (d) shall arrange an internship or research placement--
                            ``(i) with a nongovernmental organization, 
                        academic institution, or other organization 
                        approved by the Bureau; and
                            ``(ii) in a country with an operational 
                        Fulbright U.S. Student Program; and
                    ``(B) the Bureau shall, for each fellow, approve a 
                work plan that identifies the target objectives for the 
                fellow, including specific duties and responsibilities 
                relating to those objectives.
            ``(2) Conferences; presentations.--Each fellow shall--
                    ``(A) attend a fellowship orientation organized and 
                administered by the Bureau under subsection (e);
                    ``(B) not later than the date that is 1 year after 
                the end of the fellowship period, attend a fellowship 
                summit organized and administered by the Bureau, 
                which--
                            ``(i) whenever feasible, shall be held in 
                        Atlanta, Georgia, or another location of 
                        importance to the civil rights movement in the 
                        United States; and
                            ``(ii) may coincide with other events 
                        facilitated by the Bureau; and
                    ``(C) at such summit, give a presentation on 
                lessons learned during the period of fellowship.
            ``(3) Fellowship period.--Each fellowship under this 
        section shall continue for a period determined by the Bureau, 
        which, whenever feasible, shall be not fewer than 10 months.
    ``(g) Fellowship Award.--The Bureau shall provide each fellow under 
this section with an allowance that is equal to the amount needed for--
            ``(1) the reasonable costs of the fellow during the 
        fellowship period; and
            ``(2) travel and lodging expenses related to attending the 
        orientation and summit required under subsection (e)(2).
    ``(h) Annual Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
completion of the Fellowship Program by the initial cohort of fellows 
selected under subsection (d), and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives a report on the implementation of the Fellowship 
Program, including--
            ``(1) a description of the demographics of the cohort of 
        fellows who completed a fellowship during the preceding 1-year 
        period;
            ``(2) a description of internship and research placements, 
        and research projects selected by such cohort, under the 
        Fellowship Program, including feedback from--
                    ``(A) such cohort on implementation of the 
                Fellowship Program; and
                    ``(B) the Secretary on lessons learned; and
            ``(3) an analysis of trends relating to the diversity of 
        each cohort of fellows and the topics of projects completed 
        since the establishment of the Fellowship Program.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments to the Mutual Educational 
and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961.--Section 112(a) of the Mutual 
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2460(a)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(10) the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Program 
        established under section 115, which provides funding for 
        international internships and research placements for early- to 
        mid-career individuals from the United States to study 
        nonviolent civil rights movements in self-arranged placements 
        with universities or nongovernmental organizations in foreign 
        countries.''.

SEC. 605. DOMESTIC ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

    (a) Strategy Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a strategy to 
explain to the American people the value of the work of the Department 
and United States foreign policy to advancing the national security of 
the United States. The strategy shall include--
            (1) tools to inform the American people about the non-
        partisan importance of United States diplomacy and foreign 
        relations and to utilize public diplomacy to meet the United 
        States' national security priorities;
            (2) efforts to reach the widest possible audience of 
        Americans, including those who historically have not had 
        exposure to United States foreign policy efforts and 
        priorities;
            (3) additional staffing and resource needs including--
                    (A) domestic positions within the Bureau of Global 
                Public Affairs to focus on engagement with the American 
                people as outlined in paragraph (1);
                    (B) positions within the Bureau of Educational and 
                Cultural Affairs to enhance program and reach the 
                widest possible audience;
                    (C) increasing the number of fellowship and detail 
                programs that place Foreign Service and civil service 
                employees outside the Department for a limited time, 
                including Pearson Fellows, Reta Joe Lewis Local 
                Diplomats, Brookings Fellows, and Georgetown Fellows; 
                and
                    (D) recommendations for increasing participation in 
                the Hometown Diplomats program and evaluating this 
                program as well as other opportunities for Department 
                officers to engage with American audiences while 
                traveling within the United States.

SEC. 606. EXTENSION OF GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER.

    Section 1287(j) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is amended by striking ``on the 
date that is 8 years after the date of the enactment of this Act'' and 
inserting ``on September 30, 2033''.

SEC. 607. PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT.

    Section 5603(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) United States Information and Educational Exchange 
        Act of 1948 (Public Law 80-402).''.

SEC. 608. MODERNIZATION AND ENHANCEMENT STRATEGY.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit a strategy to the appropriate 
congressional committees for--
            (1) modernizing and increasing the operational and 
        programming capacity of American Spaces and American Corners 
        throughout the world, including by leveraging public-private 
        partnerships;
            (2) providing salaries to locally employed staff of 
        American Spaces and American Corners; and
            (3) providing opportunities for United States businesses 
        and nongovernmental organizations to better utilize American 
        Spaces.

                        TITLE VII--OTHER MATTERS

SEC. 701. EXPANDING THE USE OF DDTC LICENSING FEES.

    Section 45 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2717) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``100 percent of the registration fees 
        collected by the Office of Trade Controls of the Department of 
        State'' and inserting ``100 percent of the defense trade 
        control registration fees collected by the Department of 
        State'';
            (2) by inserting ``management, licensing, compliance, and 
        policy activities in the defense trade controls function, 
        including'' after ``expenses incurred for'';
            (3) in paragraph (1), by striking ``contract personnel to 
        assist in'';
            (4) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
        semicolon;
            (5) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(4) the facilitation of defense trade policy development 
        and implementation, review of commodity jurisdiction 
        determinations, public outreach to industry and foreign 
        parties, and analysis of scientific and technological 
        developments as they relate to the exercise of defense trade 
        control authorities; and
            ``(5) contract personnel to assist in such activities.''.

SEC. 702. PROHIBITION ON ENTRY OF OFFICIALS OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS 
              INVOLVED IN SIGNIFICANT CORRUPTION OR GROSS VIOLATIONS OF 
              HUMAN RIGHTS.

    (a) Ineligibility.--
            (1) In general.--Officials of foreign governments, and 
        their immediate family members, about whom the Secretary has 
        credible information have been involved, directly or 
        indirectly, in significant corruption, including corruption 
        related to the extraction of natural resources, or a gross 
        violation of human rights, including the wrongful detention of 
        locally employed staff of a United States diplomatic mission or 
        a United States citizen or national, shall be ineligible for 
        entry into the United States.
            (2) Additional sanctions.--Concurrent with the application 
        of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, as appropriate, refer 
        the matter to the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the 
        Department of the Treasury to determine whether to apply 
        sanctions authorities 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 such paragraph.
            (3) Designation.--The Secretary shall also publicly or 
        privately designate or identify the officials of foreign 
        governments about whom the Secretary has such credible 
        information, and their immediate family members, without regard 
        to whether the individual has applied for a visa.
    (b) Exceptions.--
            (1) Specific purposes.--Individuals shall not be ineligible 
        for entry into the United States pursuant to subsection (a) if 
        such entry would further important United States law 
        enforcement objectives or is necessary to permit the United 
        States to fulfill its obligations under the United Nations 
        Headquarters Agreement.
            (2) Rule of construction regarding international 
        obligations.--Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to 
        derogate from United States obligations under applicable 
        international agreements.
    (c) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the application of subsection 
(a) if the Secretary determines that the waiver would serve a 
compelling national interest or that the circumstances that caused the 
individual to be ineligible 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, including a classified annex if necessary, that 
        includes--
                    (A) a description of information related to 
                corruption or violation of human rights concerning each 
                of the individuals found ineligible in the previous 12 
                months pursuant to subsection (a)(1) as well as the 
                individuals who the Secretary designated or identified 
                pursuant to subsection (a)(3), or who would be 
                ineligible but for the application of subsection (b); 
                and
                    (B) a list of any waivers provided under subsection 
                (c), together with a justification for each waiver.
            (2) Form and publication.--
                    (A) Form.--Each report required under paragraph (1) 
                shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include 
                a classified annex.
                    (B) Public availability.--The Secretary shall make 
                available to the public on a publicly accessible 
                internet website of the Department the unclassified 
                portion of each report required under paragraph (1).
    (e) 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. 703. PROTECTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE DURING CRISES.

    Notwithstanding the limitations specified in section 304(c) of the 
Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2603(c)) 
and without regard to whether a country is a State Party to the 
Convention (as defined in sections 302 of such Act (19 U.S.C. 2601)), 
the Secretary may exercise the authority under section 304 of such Act 
(19 U.S.C. 2603) to impose import restrictions set forth in section 307 
of such Act (19 U.S.C. 2606) if the Secretary determines that--
            (1) imposition of such restrictions is in the national 
        interest of the United States; and
            (2) an emergency condition (as defined in section 304 of 
        such Act (19 U.S.C. 2603)) applies.

SEC. 704. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN DIPLOMACY.

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

``SEC. 64. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN DIPLOMACY.

    ``(a) Activities.--
            ``(1) Support authorized.--The Secretary of State is 
        authorized to provide, by contract, grant, or otherwise, for 
        the performance of appropriate museum visitor and educational 
        outreach services and related events, including organizing 
        programs and conference activities, creating, designing, and 
        installing exhibits, and conducting museum shop services and 
        food services in the public exhibition and related physical and 
        virtual space utilized by the National Museum of American 
        Diplomacy.
            ``(2) Recovery of costs.--The Secretary of State is 
        authorized to recover any revenues generated under the 
        authority of paragraph (1) for visitor and educational outreach 
        services and related events referred to in such paragraph, 
        including fees for use of facilities at the National Museum for 
        American Diplomacy. Any such revenues may be retained as a 
        recovery of the costs of operating the museum, credited to any 
        Department of State appropriation, and shall remain available 
        until expended.
    ``(b) Disposition of Documents, Artifacts, and Other Articles.--
            ``(1) Property.--All historic documents, artifacts, or 
        other articles permanently acquired by the Department of State 
        and determined by the Secretary of State to be suitable for 
        display by the National Museum of American Diplomacy shall be 
        considered to be the property of the United States Government 
        and shall be subject to disposition solely in accordance with 
        this subsection.
            ``(2) Sale, trade, or transfer.--Whenever the Secretary of 
        State makes a determination described in paragraph (3) with 
        respect to a document, artifact, or other article under 
        paragraph (1), taking into account considerations such as the 
        museum's collections management policy and best professional 
        museum practices, the Secretary may sell at fair market value, 
        trade, or transfer such document, artifact, or other article 
        without regard to the requirements of subtitle I of title 40, 
        United States Code. The proceeds of any such sale may be used 
        solely for the advancement of the mission of the National 
        Museum of American Diplomacy and may not be used for any 
        purpose other than the acquisition and direct care of the 
        collections of the Museum.
            ``(3) Determinations prior to sale, trade, or transfer.--
        The determination described in this paragraph with respect to a 
        document, artifact, or other article under paragraph (1) is a 
        determination that--
                    ``(A) the document, artifact, or other article no 
                longer serves to further the purposes of the National 
                Museum of American Diplomacy as set forth in the 
                collections management policy of the Museum;
                    ``(B) the sale, trade, or transfer of the document, 
                artifact, or other article would serve to maintain the 
                standards of the collection of the Museum; or
                    ``(C) the sale, trade, or transfer of the document, 
                artifact, or other article would be in the best 
                interests of the United States.
            ``(4) Loans.--In addition to the authorization under 
        paragraph (2) relating to the sale, trade, or transfer of 
        documents, artifacts, or other articles under paragraph (1), 
        the Secretary of State may loan the documents, artifacts, or 
        other articles, when not needed for use or display by the 
        National Museum of American Diplomacy, to the Smithsonian 
        Institution or a similar institution for repair, study, or 
        exhibition.''.

SEC. 705. EXTRATERRITORIAL OFFENSES COMMITTED BY UNITED STATES 
              NATIONALS SERVING WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) Jurisdiction.--Whoever, while a United States national or 
lawful permanent resident serving with the United Nations, its 
specialized agencies, or other international organization the Secretary 
has designated for purposes of this section and published in the 
Federal Register, or while accompanying such an individual, engages in 
conduct, or conspires or attempts to engage in conduct, outside the 
United States that would constitute an offense punishable by 
imprisonment for more than one year if the conduct had been engaged in 
within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United 
States, shall be subject to United States jurisdiction in order to be 
tried for that offense.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Accompanying such individual.--The term ``accompanying 
        such individual'' means--
                    (A) being a dependent, or family member of a United 
                States national or lawful permanent resident serving 
                with the United Nations, its specialized agencies, or 
                other international organization designated under 
                subsection (a);
                    (B) residing with such United States national or 
                lawful permanent resident serving with the United 
                Nations, its specialized agencies, or other 
                international organization designated under subsection 
                (a); and
                    (C) not being a national of or ordinarily resident 
                in the country where the offense is committed.
            (2) Serving with the united nations, its specialized 
        agencies, or other international organization as the secretary 
        of state may designate.--The term ``serving with the United 
        Nations, its specialized agencies, or other international 
        organization as the Secretary of State may designate'' under 
        subsection (a) means--
                    (A) being a United States national or lawful 
                permanent resident employed as an employee, a 
                contractor (including a subcontractor at any tier), an 
                employee of a contractor (or a subcontractor at any 
                tier), an expert on mission, or an unpaid intern or 
                volunteer of the United Nations, including any of its 
                funds, programs or subsidiary bodies, or any of the 
                United Nations specialized agencies, or of any 
                international organization designated under subsection 
                (a)(1); and
                    (B) being present or residing outside the United 
                States in connection with such employment.
            (3) United states national.--The term ``United States 
        national'' has the meaning given the term ``national of the 
        United States'' in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)).
    (c) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to limit or affect the application of extraterritorial 
jurisdiction related to any other Federal law.

SEC. 706. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES TO THE 
              INTERNATIONAL ENERGY FORUM.

    The International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 20.  Under such terms and conditions as the President shall 
determine, the President is authorized to extend the provisions of this 
subchapter to the International Energy Forum Secretariat in the same 
manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same conditions, as they 
may be extended to a public international organization in which the 
United States participates pursuant to any treaty or under the 
authority of any Act of Congress authorizing such participation or 
making an appropriation for such participation.''.

SEC. 707. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES TO THE CONSEIL 
              EUROPEEN POUR LA RECHERCHE NUCLEAIRE (CERN; THE EUROPEAN 
              ORGANIZATION FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH).

    The International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288 et 
seq.), as amended by section 706, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 21.  Under such terms and conditions as the President shall 
determine, the President is authorized to extend the provisions of this 
title to the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in the 
same manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same conditions, as 
it may be extended to a public international organization in which the 
United States participates pursuant to any treaty or under the 
authority of any Act of Congress authorizing such participation or 
making an appropriation for such participation.''.

SEC. 708. INTERNSHIPS OF UNITED STATES NATIONALS AT INTERNATIONAL 
              ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State is authorized to bolster 
efforts to increase the number of United States citizens representative 
of the American people occupying positions in the United Nations 
system, agencies, and commissions, and in other international 
organizations, including by awarding grants to educational institutions 
and students.
    (b) 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 congressional committees that identifies--
            (1) the number of United States citizens who are involved 
        in internship programs at international organizations;
            (2) the distribution of the individuals described in 
        paragraph (1) among various international organizations; and
            (3) grants, programs, and other activities that are being 
        utilized to recruit and fund United States citizens to 
        participate in internship programs at international 
        organizations.
    (c) Eligibility.--An individual referred to in subsection (a) is an 
individual who--
            (1) is enrolled at or received their degree within two 
        years from--
                    (A) an institution of higher education; or
                    (B) an institution of higher education based 
                outside the United States, as determined by the 
                Secretary of State; and
            (2) is a citizen of the United States.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $1,500,000 for the Department of State for fiscal year 
2024 to carry out the grant program authorized under subsection (a).

SEC. 709. TRAINING FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) Training Programs.--Section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of 
1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028) is amended by adding at the end of the following 
new subsection:
    ``(e) Training in Multilateral Diplomacy.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
        other senior officials as appropriate, shall establish training 
        courses on--
                    ``(A) the conduct of diplomacy at international 
                organizations and other multilateral institutions; and
                    ``(B) broad-based multilateral negotiations of 
                international instruments.
            ``(2) Required training.--Members of the Service, including 
        appropriate chiefs of mission and other officers who are 
        assigned to United States missions representing the United 
        States to international organizations and other multilateral 
        institutions or who are assigned in other positions that have 
        as their primary responsibility formulation of policy related 
        to such organizations and institutions, or participation in 
        negotiations of international instruments, shall receive 
        specialized training in the areas described in paragraph (1) 
        prior to the beginning of service for such assignment or, if 
        receiving such training at that time is not practical, within 
        the first year of beginning such assignment.''.
    (b) Training for Department Employees.--The Secretary of State 
shall ensure that employees of the Department of State who are assigned 
to positions described in paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of section 
708 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (as added by subsection (a) of 
this section), including members of the civil service or general 
service, or who are seconded to international organizations for a 
period of at least one year, receive training described in such 
subsection and participate in other such courses as the Secretary may 
recommend to build or augment identifiable skills that would be useful 
for such Department officials representing United States interests at 
these institutions and organizations.

SEC. 710. MODIFICATION TO TRANSPARENCY ON INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS AND 
              NON-BINDING INSTRUMENTS.

    Section 112b of title 1, United States Code, as most recently 
amended by section 5947 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 
3476), is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (h) through (l) as 
        subsections (i) through (m), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
    ``(h)(1) If the Secretary is aware or has reason to believe that 
the requirements of subsection (a), (b), or (c) have not been fulfilled 
with respect to an international agreement or qualifying non-binding 
instrument, the Secretary shall--
            ``(A) immediately bring the matter to the attention of the 
        office or agency responsible for the agreement or qualifying 
        non-binding instrument; and
            ``(B) request the office or agency to provide within 7 days 
        the text or other information necessary to fulfill the 
        requirements of the relevant subsection.
    ``(2) Upon receiving the text or other information requested 
pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
            ``(A) fulfill the requirements of subsection (a), (b), or 
        (c), as the case may be, with respect to the agreement or 
        qualifying non-binding instrument concerned--
                    ``(i) by including such text or other information 
                in the next submission required by subsection (a)(1);
                    ``(ii) by providing such information in writing to 
                the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader 
                of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 
                Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of 
                Representatives, and the appropriate congressional 
                committees before provision of the submission described 
                in clause (i); or
                    ``(iii) in relation to subsection (b), by making 
                the text of the agreement or qualifying non-binding 
                instrument and the information described in 
                subparagraphs (A)(iii) and (B)(iii) of subsection 
                (a)(1) relating to the agreement or instrument 
                available to the public on the website of the 
                Department of State within 15 days of receiving the 
                text or other information requested pursuant to 
                paragraph (1); and
            ``(B) provide to the Majority Leader of the Senate, the 
        Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of 
        Representatives, and the appropriate congressional committees, 
        either in the next submission required by subsection (a)(1) or 
        before such submission, a written statement explaining the 
        reason for the delay in fulfilling the requirements of 
        subsection (a), (b), or (c), as the case may be.''.

SEC. 711. STRATEGY FOR THE EFFICIENT PROCESSING OF ALL AFGHAN SPECIAL 
              IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATIONS AND APPEALS.

    Section 602 of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (Public Law 
111-8; 8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by striking ``In this section'' and inserting ``Except as 
        otherwise explicitly provided, in this section''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(16) Department of state strategy for efficient 
        processing of applications and appeals.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after 
                the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the 
                Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary 
                of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, the 
                head of any other relevant Federal agency, the 
                appropriate committees of Congress, and civil society 
                organizations (including legal advocates), shall 
                develop a strategy to address applications pending at 
                all steps of the special immigrant visa process under 
                this section.
                    ``(B) Elements.--The strategy required by 
                subparagraph (A) shall include the following:
                            ``(i) A review of current staffing levels 
                        and needs across all interagency offices and 
                        officials engaged in the special immigrant visa 
                        process under this section.
                            ``(ii) An analysis of the expected Chief of 
                        Mission approvals and denials of applications 
                        in the pipeline in order to project the 
                        expected number of visas necessary to provide 
                        special immigrant status to all approved 
                        applicants under this Act during the several 
                        years after the date of the enactment of this 
                        paragraph.
                            ``(iii) A plan for collecting and 
                        disaggregating data on--
                                    ``(I) individuals who have applied 
                                for special immigrant visas under this 
                                section; and
                                    ``(II) individuals who have been 
                                issued visas under this section.
                            ``(iv) An assessment as to whether adequate 
                        guidelines exist for reconsidering or reopening 
                        applications for special immigrant visas under 
                        this section in appropriate circumstances and 
                        consistent with applicable laws.
                            ``(v) An assessment of the procedures 
                        throughout the special immigrant visa 
                        application process, including at the 
                        Portsmouth Consular Center, and the 
                        effectiveness of communication between the 
                        Portsmouth Consular Center and applicants, 
                        including an identification of any area in 
                        which improvements to the efficiency of such 
                        procedures and communication may be made.
                    ``(C) Form.--The strategy required by subparagraph 
                (A) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
                include an classified annex.
                    ``(D) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--
                In this paragraph, the term `appropriate committees of 
                Congress' means--
                            ``(i) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
                        the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee 
                        on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, 
                        and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
                        Senate; and
                            ``(ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
                        the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee 
                        on Homeland Security, and the Committee on 
                        Armed Services of the House of 
                        Representatives.''.

SEC. 712. REPORT ON PARTNER FORCES UTILIZING UNITED STATES SECURITY 
              ASSISTANCE IDENTIFIED AS USING HUNGER AS A WEAPON OF WAR.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the United States recognizes the link between armed 
        conflict and conflict-induced food insecurity;
            (2) Congress recognizes and condemns the role of nefarious 
        security actors, including state and non-state armed groups, 
        who have utilized hunger as a weapon of war, including through 
        the unanimous adoption of House of Representatives Resolution 
        922 and Senate Resolution 669 relating to ``[c]ondemning the 
        use of hunger as a weapon of war and recognizing the effect of 
        conflict on global food security and famine'';
            (3) United Nations Security Council Resolution 2417 
        articulates principles that should serve as an important 
        framework for holding perpetrators that use hunger as a weapon 
        of war accountable; and
            (4) the United States should use the diplomatic and 
        humanitarian tools at our disposal to not only fight global 
        hunger, mitigate the spread of conflict, and promote critical, 
        lifesaving assistance, but also hold perpetrators using hunger 
        as a weapon of war to account.
    (b) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
            (1) Hunger as a weapon of war.--The term ``hunger as a 
        weapon of war'' means--
                    (A) intentional starvation of civilians;
                    (B) intentional and reckless destruction, removal, 
                looting, or rendering useless objects necessary for 
                food production and distribution, such as farmland, 
                markets, mills, food processing and storage facilities, 
                food stuffs, crops, livestock, agricultural assets, 
                waterways, water systems, drinking water facilities and 
                supplies, and irrigation networks;
                    (C) undue denial of humanitarian access and 
                deprivation of objects indispensable to people's 
                survival, such as food supplies and nutrition 
                resources; and
                    (D) willful interruption of market systems for 
                populations in need, including through the prevention 
                of travel and manipulation of currency exchange.
            (2) Security assistance.--The term ``security assistance'' 
        means assistance meeting the definition of ``security 
        assistance'' under section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act 
        of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304).
    (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, and the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on Armed Services 
of the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives regarding--
            (1) United States-funded security assistance and 
        cooperation; and
            (2) whether the governments and entities receiving such 
        assistance have or are currently using hunger as a weapon of 
        war.
    (d) Elements.--The report required under subsection (c) shall--
            (1) identify countries receiving United States-funded 
        security assistance or participating in security programs and 
        activities, including in coordination with the Department of 
        Defense, that are currently experiencing famine-like conditions 
        as a result of conflict;
            (2) describe the actors and actions taken by such actors in 
        the countries identified pursuant to paragraph (1) who are 
        utilizing hunger as a weapon of war; and
            (3) describe any current or existing plans to continue 
        providing United States-funded security assistance to recipient 
        countries.
    (e) Form.--The report required under subsection (c) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 713. INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND INVESTMENTS BY THE UNITED STATES 
              AND PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, shall submit a report to 
the appropriate congressional committees regarding the opportunities 
and costs of infrastructure projects in Middle East, African, and Latin 
American and Caribbean countries, which shall--
            (1) describe the nature and total funding of United States 
        infrastructure investments and construction in Middle East, 
        African, and Latin American and Caribbean countries, and that 
        of United States allies and partners in the same regions;
            (2) describe the nature and total funding of infrastructure 
        investments and construction by the People's Republic of China 
        in Middle East, African, and Latin American and Caribbean 
        countries;
            (3) assess the national security threats posed by the 
        infrastructure investment gap between the People's Republic of 
        China and the United States and United States allies and 
        partners, including--
                    (A) infrastructure, such as ports;
                    (B) access to critical and strategic minerals;
                    (C) digital and telecommunication infrastructure;
                    (D) threats to supply chains; and
                    (E) general favorability towards the People's 
                Republic of China and the United States and United 
                States' allies and partners among Middle East, African, 
                and Latin American and Caribbean countries;
            (4) assess the opportunities and challenges for companies 
        based in the United States to invest in infrastructure projects 
        in Middle East, African, and Latin American and Caribbean 
        countries;
            (5) describe options for the United States Government to 
        undertake to increase support for United States businesses 
        engaged in large-scale infrastructure projects in Middle East, 
        African, and Latin American and Caribbean countries; and
            (6) identify regional infrastructure priorities, ranked 
        according to United States national interests, in Middle East, 
        African, and Latin American and Caribbean countries.

SEC. 714. SPECIAL ENVOYS.

    (a) Review.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a review of all 
special envoy positions to determine--
            (1) which special envoy positions are needed to accomplish 
        the mission of the Department;
            (2) which special envoy positions could be absorbed into 
        the Department's existing bureau structure;
            (3) which special envoy positions were established by an 
        Act of Congress; and
            (4) which special envoy positions were created by the 
        Executive Branch without explicit congressional approval.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the completion of the 
review required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit a 
report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes--
            (1) a list of every special envoy position in the 
        Department;
            (2) a detailed justification of the need for each special 
        envoy, if warranted;
            (3) a list of the special envoy positions that could be 
        absorbed into the Department's existing bureau structure 
        without compromising the mission of the Department;
            (4) a list of the special envoy positions that were created 
        by an Act of Congress; and
            (5) a list of the special envoy positions that are not 
        expressly authorized by statute.

SEC. 715. US-ASEAN CENTER.

    (a) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``ASEAN'' means the 
Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
    (b) Establishment.--The Secretary is authorized to enter into a 
public-private partnership for the purposes of establishing a US-ASEAN 
Center in the United States to support United States economic and 
cultural engagement with Southeast Asia.
    (c) Functions.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the US-
ASEAN Center established pursuant to subsection (b) may--
            (1) provide grants for research to support and elevate the 
        importance of the US-ASEAN partnership;
            (2) facilitate activities to strengthen US-ASEAN trade and 
        investment;
            (3) expand economic and technological relationships between 
        ASEAN countries and the United States into new areas of 
        cooperation;
            (4) provide training to United States citizens and citizens 
        of ASEAN countries that improve people-to-people ties;
            (5) develop educational programs to increase awareness for 
        the United States and ASEAN countries on the importance of 
        relations between the United States and ASEAN countries; and
            (6) carry out other activities the Secretary considers 
        necessary to strengthen ties between the United States and 
        ASEAN countries and achieve the objectives of the US-ASEAN 
        Center.

SEC. 716. REPORT ON VETTING OF STUDENTS FROM NATIONAL DEFENSE 
              UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS OF THE 
              PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that includes--
            (1) an evaluation of the screening process of foreign 
        nationals entering the United States from the People's Republic 
        of China who attend or have attended--
                    (A) a top tier university administered by the 
                Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the 
                People's Republic of China; or
                    (B) an academic institution of the People's 
                Republic of China identified on the list required by 
                section 1286(c)(8) of the John S. McCain National 
                Defense Authorization Act of 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 
                10 U.S.C. 2358 note);
            (2) an assessment of any vulnerabilities in the screening 
        process, and recommendations for legal, regulatory, or other 
        changes or steps to address such vulnerabilities; and
            (3) the number of visas approved and denied by the 
        Department, to the extent possible, for students from the 
        People's Republic of China in science, technology, engineering, 
        and mathematics fields, including the number of such students 
        who are pursuing an advanced degree or repeating a degree in 
        such fields over the last five years.
    (b) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee 
        on the Judiciary of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
        Homeland Security, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
        House of Representatives.

SEC. 717. BRIEFINGS ON THE UNITED STATES-EUROPEAN UNION TRADE AND 
              TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL.

    It is the sense of Congress that the United States-European Union 
Trade and Technology Council is an important forum for the United 
States and in the European Union to engage on transatlantic trade, 
investment, and engagement on matters related to critical and emerging 
technology and that the Department should provide regular updates to 
the appropriate congressional committees on the deliverables and policy 
initiatives announced at United States-European Union Trade and 
Technology Council ministerials.

SEC. 718. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT, QUARTERLY REVIEW, AND AUTHORITY 
              RELATING TO CONCURRENCE PROVIDED BY CHIEFS OF MISSION FOR 
              SUPPORT OF CERTAIN GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.

    (a) Notification Required.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
on which a chief of mission concurs with providing 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 
such concurrence.
    (b) Semiannual Review, Determination, and Briefing Required.--Not 
less frequently than semiannually, 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) that is in effect;
            (2) determine, based on such review, whether to revoke any 
        such concurrence pending further study and review; and
            (3) brief the appropriate congressional committees 
        regarding the results of such review.
    (c) Revocation of Concurrence.--If the Secretary determines, 
pursuant to a review conducted under subsection (b), that any 
concurrence described in subsection (a) should be revoked, the 
Secretary may revoke such concurrence.
    (d) Annual Report Required.--Not later than January 31 of each 
year, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees that includes--
            (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; and
            (2) an analysis of the effects of such support on 
        diplomatic lines of effort, including with respect to--
                    (A) nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining, and 
                related programs and associated anti-terrorism 
                assistance programs;
                    (B) international narcotics control and law 
                enforcement programs; and
                    (C) foreign military sales, foreign military 
                financing, and associated training programs.

SEC. 719. MODIFICATION AND REPEAL OF REPORTS.

    (a) Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall examine the production 
        of the 2023 and subsequent annual Country Reports on Human 
        Rights Practices by the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, 
        Human Rights, and Labor as required under sections 116(d) and 
        502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
        2151n(d), 2304(b)) to maximize--
                    (A) cost and personnel efficiencies;
                    (B) the potential use of data and analytic tools 
                and visualization; and
                    (C) advancement of the modernization agenda for the 
                Department announced by the Secretary on October 27, 
                2021.
            (2) Transnational repression amendments to annual country 
        reports on human rights practices.--Section 116(d) of the 
        Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)) is amended 
        by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(13) Wherever applicable, a description of the nature and 
        extent of acts of transnational repression that occurred during 
        the preceding year, including identification of--
                    ``(A) incidents in which a government harassed, 
                intimidated, or killed individuals outside of their 
                internationally recognized borders and the patterns of 
                such repression among repeat offenders;
                    ``(B) countries in which such transnational 
                repression occurs and the role of the governments of 
                such countries in enabling, preventing, mitigating, and 
                responding to such acts;
                    ``(C) the tactics used by the governments of 
                countries identified pursuant to subparagraph (A), 
                including the actions identified and any new techniques 
                observed;
                    ``(D) in the case of digital surveillance and 
                harassment, the type of technology or platform, 
                including social media, smart city technology, health 
                tracking systems, general surveillance technology, and 
                data access, transfer, and storage procedures, used by 
                the governments of countries identified pursuant to 
                subparagraph (A) for such actions; and
                    ``(E) groups and types of individuals targeted by 
                acts of transnational repression in each country in 
                which such acts occur.''.
    (b) Elimination of Obsolete Reports.--
            (1) Annual reports relating to funding mechanisms for 
        telecommunications security and semiconductors.--Division H of 
        the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
        Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) is amended--
                    (A) in section 9202(a)(2) (47 U.S.C. 906(a)(2))--
                            (i) by striking subparagraph (C); and
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
                        subparagraph (C); and
                    (B) in section 9905 (15 U.S.C. 4655)--
                            (i) by striking subsection (c); and
                            (ii) by redesignating subsection (d) as 
                        subsection (c).
            (2) Reports relating to foreign assistance to counter 
        russian influence and media organizations controlled by 
        russia.--The Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia 
        Act of 2017 (title II of Public Law 115-44) is amended--
                    (A) in section 254(e)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) by striking ``In general.--'';
                                    (II) by redesignating subparagraphs 
                                (A), (B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), 
                                (2), and (3), respectively, and moving 
                                such paragraphs 2 ems to the left; and
                            (ii) by striking paragraph (2); and
                    (B) by striking section 255.
            (3) Annual report on promoting the rule of law in the 
        russian federation.--Section 202 of the Russia and Moldova 
        Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law 
        Accountability Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-208) is amended by 
        striking subsection (a).
            (4) Annual report on advancing freedom and democracy.--
        Section 2121 of the Advance Democratic Values, Address 
        Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 2007 
        (title XXI of Public Law 110-53) is amended by striking 
        subsection (c).
            (5) Annual reports on united states-vietnam human rights 
        dialogue meetings.--Section 702 of the Foreign Relations 
        Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2151n note) is 
        repealed.

SEC. 720. MODIFICATION OF BUILD ACT OF 2018 TO PRIORITIZE PROJECTS THAT 
              ADVANCE NATIONAL SECURITY.

    Section 1412 of the Build Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9612) is amended 
by adding at the end the following subsection:
    ``(d) Prioritization of National Security Interests.--The 
Corporation shall prioritize the provision of support under title II in 
projects that advance core national security interests of the United 
States with respect to the People's Republic of China.''.

SEC. 721. PERMITTING FOR INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES.

    The International Bridge Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 535 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 5 the following:

``SEC. 6. PERMITTING FOR INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Eligible applicant.--The term `eligible applicant' 
        means an entity that has submitted an application for a 
        Presidential permit during the period beginning on December 1, 
        2020, and ending on December 31, 2024, for any of the 
        following:
                    ``(A) 1 or more international bridges in Webb 
                County, Texas.
                    ``(B) An international bridge in Cameron County, 
                Texas.
                    ``(C) An international bridge in Maverick County, 
                Texas.
            ``(2) Presidential permit.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `Presidential permit' 
                means--
                            ``(i) an approval by the President to 
                        construct, maintain, and operate an 
                        international bridge under section 4; or
                            ``(ii) an approval by the President to 
                        construct, maintain, and operate an 
                        international bridge pursuant to a process 
                        described in Executive Order 13867 (84 Fed. 
                        Reg. 15491; relating to Issuance of Permits 
                        With Respect to Facilities and Land 
                        Transportation Crossings at the International 
                        Boundaries of the United States) (or any 
                        successor Executive Order).
                    ``(B) Inclusion.--The term `Presidential permit' 
                includes an amendment to an approval described in 
                clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A).
            ``(3) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
        of State.
    ``(b) Application.--An eligible applicant for a Presidential permit 
to construct, maintain, and operate an international bridge shall 
submit an application for the permit to the Secretary.
    ``(c) Recommendation.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date on 
        which the Secretary receives an application under subsection 
        (b), the Secretary shall make a recommendation to the 
        President--
                    ``(A) to grant the Presidential permit; or
                    ``(B) to deny the Presidential permit.
            ``(2) Consideration.--The sole basis for a recommendation 
        under paragraph (1) shall be whether the international bridge 
        is in the foreign policy interests of the United States.
    ``(d) Presidential Action.--
            ``(1) In general.--The President shall grant or deny the 
        Presidential permit for an application under subsection (b) by 
        not later than 60 days after the earlier of--
                    ``(A) the date on which the Secretary makes a 
                recommendation under subsection (c)(1); and
                    ``(B) the date on which the Secretary is required 
                to make a recommendation under subsection (c)(1).
            ``(2) No action.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), if 
                the President does not grant or deny the Presidential 
                permit for an application under subsection (b) by the 
                deadline described in paragraph (1), the Presidential 
                permit shall be considered to have been granted as of 
                that deadline.
                    ``(B) Requirement.--As a condition on a 
                Presidential permit considered to be granted under 
                subparagraph (A), the eligible applicant shall complete 
                all applicable environmental documents required 
                pursuant to Public Law 91-190 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
    ``(e) Document Requirements.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the Secretary shall not require an eligible applicant for a 
Presidential permit--
            ``(1) to include in the application under subsection (b) 
        environmental documents prepared pursuant to Public Law 91-190 
        (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); or
            ``(2) to have completed any environmental review under 
        Public Law 91-190 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) prior to the 
        President granting a Presidential permit under subsection (d).
    ``(f) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section--
            ``(1) prohibits the President from granting a Presidential 
        permit conditioned on the eligible applicant completing all 
        environmental documents pursuant to Public Law 91-190 (42 
        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
            ``(2) prohibits the Secretary from requesting a list of all 
        permits and approvals from Federal, State, and local agencies 
        that the eligible applicant believes are required in connection 
        with the international bridge, or a brief description of how 
        those permits and approvals will be acquired; or
            ``(3) exempts an eligible applicant from the requirement to 
        complete all environmental documents pursuant to Public Law 91-
        190 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) prior to construction of an 
        international bridge.''.

SEC. 722. PROHIBITION ON NOMINATION OF CERTAIN COUNTRIES AS PROGRAM 
              COUNTRIES FOR PURPOSES OF THE VISA WAIVER PROGRAM.

    The Secretary of State may not nominate a country for purposes of 
the visa waiver program under section 217 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187) if such country subjects any citizen of 
the United States to separate entry rules or visa regulations, or 
otherwise discriminates against a citizen of the United States, on the 
basis of such United States citizen's race, religion, ethnicity, 
national origin, or membership in any other protected class recognized 
by United States law.

                TITLE VIII--COMBATING GLOBAL CORRUPTION

SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Combating Global Corruption Act''.

SEC. 802. 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. 803. PUBLICATION OF TIERED RANKING LIST.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State 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 804.
    (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 804, 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 804.

SEC. 804. 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 of State 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. 805. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS UNDER GLOBAL MAGNITSKY HUMAN RIGHTS 
              ACCOUNTABILITY ACT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, 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 803(d); 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 by section 803(a) and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
of State shall submit to the committees specified in subsection (e) 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 that 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 by subsection (b) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
    (d) Briefing in Lieu of Report.--The Secretary of State, in 
coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, may (except with 
respect to the list required by subsection (b)(4)) provide a briefing 
to the committees specified in subsection (e) 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, the Committee on 
        Appropriations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
        Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
        Appropriations, the Committee on Financial Services, and the 
        Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 806. DESIGNATION OF EMBASSY ANTI-CORRUPTION POINTS OF CONTACT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State 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 803, 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 of State shall implement appropriate 
training for anti-corruption points of contact designated under 
subsection (a).

                        TITLE IX--AUKUS MATTERS

SEC. 901. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
                Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
                Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
                Representatives.
            (2) AUKUS partnership.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``AUKUS partnership'' 
                means the enhanced trilateral security partnership 
                between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United 
                States announced in September 2021.
                    (B) Pillars.--The AUKUS partnership includes the 
                following two pillars:
                            (i) Pillar One is focused on developing a 
                        pathway for Australia to acquire conventionally 
                        armed, nuclear-powered submarines.
                            (ii) Pillar Two is focused on enhancing 
                        trilateral collaboration on advanced defense 
                        capabilities, including hypersonic and counter 
                        hypersonic capabilities, quantum technologies, 
                        undersea technologies, and artificial 
                        intelligence.
            (3) International traffic in arms regulations.--The term 
        ``International Traffic in Arms Regulations'' means subchapter 
        M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
        successor regulations).

              Subtitle A--Outlining the AUKUS Partnership

SEC. 911. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON THE AUKUS PARTNERSHIP.

    (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States 
that--
            (1) the AUKUS partnership is integral to United States 
        national security, increasing United States and allied 
        capability in the undersea domain of the Indo-Pacific, and 
        developing cutting edge military capabilities;
            (2) the transfer of conventionally armed, nuclear-powered 
        submarines to Australia will position the United States and its 
        allies to maintain peace and security in the Indo-Pacific;
            (3) the transfer of conventionally armed, nuclear-powered 
        submarines to Australia will be safely implemented with the 
        highest nonproliferation standards in alignment with--
                    (A) safeguards established by the International 
                Atomic Energy Agency; and
                    (B) the Additional Protocol to the Agreement 
                between Australia and the International Atomic Energy 
                Agency for the application of safeguards in connection 
                with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear 
                Weapons, signed at Vienna September 23, 1997;
            (4) the United States will enter into a mutual defense 
        agreement with Australia, modeled on the 1958 bilateral mutual 
        defense agreement with the United Kingdom, for the sole purpose 
        of facilitating the transfer of naval nuclear propulsion 
        technology to Australia;
            (5) working with the United Kingdom and Australia to 
        develop and provide joint advanced military capabilities to 
        promote security and stability in the Indo-Pacific will have 
        tangible impacts on United States military effectiveness across 
        the world;
            (6) in order to better facilitate cooperation under Pillar 
        2 of the AUKUS partnership, it is imperative that every effort 
        be made to streamline United States export controls consistent 
        with necessary and reciprocal security safeguards on United 
        States technology at least comparable to those of the United 
        States;
            (7) the trade authorization mechanism for the AUKUS 
        partnership administered by the Department is a critical first 
        step in reimagining the United States export control system to 
        carry out the AUKUS partnership and expedite technology sharing 
        and defense trade among the United States, Australia, and the 
        United Kingdom; and
            (8) the vast majority of United States defense trade with 
        Australia is conducted through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) 
        process, the preponderance of defense trade with the United 
        Kingdom is conducted through Direct Commercial Sales (DCS), and 
        efforts to streamline United States export controls should 
        focus on both Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial 
        Sales.

SEC. 912. SENIOR ADVISOR FOR THE AUKUS PARTNERSHIP AT THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              STATE.

    (a) In General.--There shall be a Senior Advisor for the AUKUS 
partnership at the Department, who--
            (1) shall report directly to the Secretary; and
            (2) may not hold another position in the Department 
        concurrently while holding the position of Senior Advisor for 
        the AUKUS partnership.
    (b) Duties.--The Senior Advisor shall--
            (1) be responsible for coordinating efforts related to the 
        AUKUS partnership across the Department, including the bureaus 
        engaged in nonproliferation, defense trade, security 
        assistance, and diplomatic relations in the Indo-Pacific;
            (2) serve as the lead within the Department for 
        implementation of the AUKUS partnership in interagency 
        processes, consulting with counterparts in the Department of 
        Defense, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Energy, 
        the Office of Naval Reactors, and any other relevant agencies;
            (3) lead diplomatic efforts related to the AUKUS 
        partnership with other governments to explain how the 
        partnership will enhance security and stability in the Indo-
        Pacific; and
            (4) consult regularly with the appropriate congressional 
        committees, and keep such committees fully and currently 
        informed, on issues related to the AUKUS partnership, including 
        in relation to the AUKUS Pillar 1 objective of supporting 
        Australia's acquisition of conventionally armed, nuclear-
        powered submarines and the Pillar 2 objective of jointly 
        developing advanced military capabilities to support security 
        and stability in the Indo-Pacific, as affirmed by the President 
        of the United States, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 
        and the Prime Minister of Australia on April 5, 2022.
    (c) Personnel to Support the Senior Advisor.--The Secretary shall 
ensure that the Senior Advisor is adequately staffed, including through 
encouraging details, or assignment of employees of the Department, with 
expertise related to the implementation of the AUKUS partnership, 
including staff with expertise in--
            (1) nuclear policy, including nonproliferation;
            (2) defense trade and security cooperation, including 
        security assistance; and
            (3) relations with respect to political-military issues in 
        the Indo-Pacific and Europe.
    (d) Notification.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and not later than 90 days after a Senior 
Advisor assumes such position, the Secretary shall notify the 
appropriate congressional committees of the number of full-time 
equivalent positions, relevant expertise, and duties of any employees 
of the Department or detailees supporting the Senior Advisor.
    (e) Sunset.--
            (1) In general.--The position of the Senior Advisor for the 
        AUKUS partnership shall terminate on the date that is 8 years 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Renewal.--The Secretary may renew the position of the 
        Senior Advisor for the AUKUS partnership for 1 additional 
        period of 4 years, following notification to the appropriate 
        congressional committees of the renewal.

    Subtitle B--Authorization for Submarine Transfers, Support, and 
                 Infrastructure Improvement Activities

SEC. 921. AUSTRALIA, UNITED KINGDOM, AND UNITED STATES SUBMARINE 
              SECURITY ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Authorization to Transfer Submarines.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (3), (4), and (11), 
        the President may, under section 21 of the Arms Export Control 
        Act (22 U.S.C. 2761)--
                    (A) transfer not more than two Virginia class 
                submarines from the inventory of the United States Navy 
                to the Government of Australia on a sale basis; and
                    (B) transfer not more than one additional Virginia 
                class submarine to the Government of Australia on a 
                sale basis.
            (2) Requirements not applicable.--A sale carried out under 
        paragraph (1)(B) shall not be subject to the requirements of--
                    (A) section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
                U.S.C. 2776); or
                    (B) section 8677 of title 10, United States Code.
            (3) Certification; briefing.--
                    (A) Presidential certification.--The President may 
                exercise the authority provided by paragraph (1) not 
                earlier than 60 days after the date on which the 
                President certifies to the appropriate congressional 
                committees that any submarine transferred under such 
                authority shall be used to support the joint security 
                interests and military operations of the United States 
                and Australia.
                    (B) Waiver of chief of naval operations 
                certification.--The requirement for the Chief of Naval 
                Operations to make a certification under section 8678 
                of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to a 
                transfer under paragraph (1).
                    (C) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days before the 
                sale of any submarine under paragraph (1), the 
                Secretary of the Navy shall provide to the appropriate 
                congressional committees a briefing on--
                            (i) the impacts of such sale to the 
                        readiness of the submarine fleet of the United 
                        States, including with respect to maintenance 
                        timelines, deployment-to-dwell ratios, 
                        training, exercise participation, and the 
                        ability to meet combatant commander 
                        requirements;
                            (ii) the impacts of such sale to the 
                        submarine industrial base of the United States, 
                        including with respect to projected maintenance 
                        requirements, acquisition timelines for spare 
                        and replacement parts, and future procurement 
                        of Virginia class submarines for the submarine 
                        fleet of the United States; and
                            (iii) other relevant topics as determined 
                        by the Secretary of the Navy.
            (4) Required mutual defense agreement.--Before any transfer 
        occurs under subsection (a), the United States and Australia 
        shall have a mutual defense agreement in place, which shall--
                    (A) provide a clear legal framework for the sole 
                purpose of Australia's acquisition of conventionally 
                armed, nuclear-powered submarines; and
                    (B) meet the highest nonproliferation standards for 
                the exchange of nuclear materials, technology, 
                equipment, and information between the United States 
                and Australia.
            (5) Subsequent sales.--A sale of a Virginia class submarine 
        that occurs after the sales described in paragraph (1) may 
        occur only if such sale is explicitly authorized in legislation 
        enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (6) Costs of transfer.--Any expense incurred by the United 
        States in connection with a transfer under paragraph (1) shall 
        be charged to the Government of Australia.
            (7) Crediting of receipts.--Notwithstanding any provision 
        of law pertaining to the crediting of amounts received from a 
        sale under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
        2761), any funds received by the United States pursuant to a 
        transfer under paragraph (1) shall--
                    (A) be credited, at the discretion of the 
                President, to--
                            (i) the fund or account used in incurring 
                        the original obligation for the acquisition of 
                        submarines transferred under paragraph (1);
                            (ii) an appropriate fund or account 
                        available for the purposes for which the 
                        expenditures for the original acquisition of 
                        submarines transferred under paragraph (1) were 
                        made; or
                            (iii) any other fund or account available 
                        for the purpose specified in paragraph (8)(B); 
                        and
                    (B) remain available for obligation until expended.
            (8) Use of funds.--Subject to paragraphs (9) and (10), the 
        President may use funds received pursuant to a transfer under 
        paragraph (1)--
                    (A) for the acquisition of submarines to replace 
                the submarines transferred to the Government of 
                Australia; or
                    (B) for improvements to the submarine industrial 
                base of the United States.
            (9) Plan for use of funds.--Before any use of any funds 
        received pursuant to a transfer under paragraph (1), the 
        President 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 plan detailing how such funds will be used, including 
        specific amounts and purposes.
            (10) Notification and report.--
                    (A) Notification.--Not later than 30 days after the 
                date of any transfer under paragraph (1), and upon any 
                transfer or depositing of funds received pursuant to 
                such a transfer, the President shall notify the 
                appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on 
                Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on 
                Appropriations of the House of Representatives of--
                            (i) the amount of funds received pursuant 
                        to the transfer; and
                            (ii) the specific account or fund into 
                        which the funds described in clause (i) are 
                        deposited.
                    (B) Annual report.--Not later than November 30 of 
                each year until 1 year after the date on which all 
                funds received pursuant to transfers under paragraph 
                (1) have been fully expended, the President shall 
                submit to the committees described in subparagraph (A) 
                a report that includes an accounting of how funds 
                received pursuant to transfers under paragraph (1) were 
                used in the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in 
                which the report is submitted.
            (11) Applicability of existing law to transfer of special 
        nuclear material and utilization facilities for military 
        applications.--
                    (A) In general.--With respect to any special 
                nuclear material for use in utilization facilities or 
                any portion of a submarine transferred under paragraph 
                (1) constituting utilization facilities for military 
                applications under section 91 of the Atomic Energy Act 
                of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2121), transfer of such material or 
                such facilities shall occur only in accordance with 
                such section 91.
                    (B) Use of funds.--The President may use proceeds 
                from a transfer described in subparagraph (A) for the 
                acquisition of submarine naval nuclear propulsion 
                plants and nuclear fuel to replace propulsion plants 
                and fuel transferred to the Government of Australia.
    (b) Repair and Refurbishment of AUKUS Submarines.--Section 8680 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection (c):
    ``(c) Repair and Refurbishment of Certain Submarines.--
            ``(1) Shipyard.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this section, and subject to paragraph (2), the President shall 
        determine the appropriate public or private shipyard in the 
        United States, Australia, or the United Kingdom to perform any 
        repair or refurbishment of a United States submarine involved 
        in submarine security activities between the United States, 
        Australia, and the United Kingdom.
            ``(2) Conditions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The President may determine 
                under paragraph (1) that repair or refurbishment 
                described in such paragraph may be performed in 
                Australia or the United Kingdom only if--
                            ``(i) such repair or refurbishment will 
                        facilitate the development of repair or 
                        refurbishment capabilities in the United 
                        Kingdom or Australia;
                            ``(ii) such repair or refurbishment will be 
                        for a United States submarine that is assigned 
                        to a port outside of the United States; or
                            ``(iii) the Secretary of Defense certifies 
                        to Congress that performing such repair or 
                        refurbishment at a shipyard in Australia or the 
                        United Kingdom is required due to an exigent 
                        threat to the national security interests of 
                        the United States.
                    ``(B) Consideration.--In making a determination 
                under subparagraph (A), the President shall consider 
                any effects of such determination on the capacity and 
                capability of shipyards in the United States.
                    ``(C) Briefing required.--Not later than 15 days 
                after the date on which the Secretary of Defense makes 
                a certification under subparagraph (A)(iii), the 
                Secretary shall brief the congressional defense 
                committees on--
                            ``(i) the threat that requires the use of a 
                        shipyard in Australia or the United Kingdom; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) opportunities to mitigate the future 
                        potential need to leverage foreign shipyards.
            ``(3) Personnel.--Repair or refurbishment described in 
        paragraph (1) may be carried out by personnel of the United 
        States, the United Kingdom, or Australia in accordance with the 
        international arrangements governing the submarine security 
        activities described in such paragraph.''.

SEC. 922. ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR AUSTRALIA, UNITED KINGDOM, 
              AND UNITED STATES SUBMARINE SECURITY ACTIVITIES; AUKUS 
              SUBMARINE SECURITY ACTIVITIES ACCOUNT.

    (a) Acceptance Authority.--The President may accept from the 
Government of Australia contributions of money made by the Government 
of Australia for use by the Department of Defense in support of non-
nuclear related aspects of submarine security activities between 
Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States (AUKUS).
    (b) Establishment of AUKUS Submarine Security Activities Account.--
            (1) In general.--There is established in the Treasury of 
        the United States a special account to be known as the ``AUKUS 
        Submarine Security Activities Account''.
            (2) Crediting of contributions of money.--Contributions of 
        money accepted by the President under subsection (a) shall be 
        credited to the AUKUS Submarine Security Activities Account.
            (3) Availability.--Amounts credited to the AUKUS Submarine 
        Security Activities Account shall remain available until 
        expended.
    (c) Use of AUKUS Submarine Security Activities Account.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the President 
        may use funds in the AUKUS Submarine Security Activities 
        Account--
                    (A) for any purpose authorized by law that the 
                President determines would support submarine security 
                activities between Australia, the United Kingdom, and 
                the United States;
                    (B) to carry out a military construction project 
                related to the AUKUS partnership that is not otherwise 
                authorized by law;
                    (C) to develop and increase the submarine 
                industrial base workforce by investing in recruiting, 
                training, and retaining key specialized labor at public 
                and private shipyards; or
                    (D) to upgrade facilities, equipment, and 
                infrastructure needed to repair and maintain submarines 
                at public and private shipyards .
            (2) Plan for use of funds.--Before any use of any funds in 
        the AUKUS Submarine Security Activities Account, the President 
        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 plan 
        detailing--
                    (A) the amount of funds in the AUKUS Submarine 
                Security Activities Account; and
                    (B) how such funds will be used, including specific 
                amounts and purposes.
    (d) Transfers of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--In carrying out subsection (c) and subject 
        to paragraphs (2) and (5), the President may transfer funds 
        available in the AUKUS Submarine Security Activities Account to 
        an account or fund available to the Department of Defense or 
        any other appropriate agency.
            (2) Department of energy.--In carrying out subsection (c), 
        and in accordance with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
        2011 et seq.), the President may transfer funds available in 
        the AUKUS Submarine Security Activities Account to an account 
        or fund available to the Department of Energy to carry out 
        activities related to submarine security activities between 
        Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
            (3) Availability for obligation.--Funds transferred under 
        this subsection shall be available for obligation for the same 
        time period and for the same purpose as the account or fund to 
        which transferred.
            (4) Transfer back to account.--Upon a determination by the 
        President that all or part of the funds transferred from the 
        AUKUS Submarine Security Activities Account are not necessary 
        for the purposes for which such funds were transferred, and 
        subject to paragraph (5), all or such part of such funds shall 
        be transferred back to the AUKUS Submarine Security Activities 
        Account.
            (5) Notification and report.--
                    (A) Notification.--The President shall notify the 
                appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on 
                Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on 
                Appropriations of the House of Representatives of--
                            (i) before the transfer of any funds under 
                        this subsection--
                                    (I) the amount of funds to be 
                                transferred; and
                                    (II) the planned or anticipated 
                                purpose of such funds; and
                            (ii) before the obligation of any funds 
                        transferred under this subsection--
                                    (I) the amount of funds to be 
                                obligated; and
                                    (II) the purpose of the obligation.
                    (B) Annual report.--Not later than November 30 of 
                each year until 1 year after the date on which all 
                funds transferred under this subsection have been fully 
                expended, the President shall submit to the committees 
                described in subparagraph (A) a report that includes a 
                detailed accounting of--
                            (i) the amount of funds transferred under 
                        this subsection during the fiscal year 
                        preceding the fiscal year in which the report 
                        is submitted; and
                            (ii) the purposes for which such funds were 
                        used.
    (e) Investment of Money.--
            (1) Authorized investments.--The President may invest money 
        in the AUKUS Submarine Security Activities Account in 
        securities of the United States or in securities guaranteed as 
        to principal and interest by the United States.
            (2) Interest and other income.--Any interest or other 
        income that accrues from investment in securities referred to 
        in paragraph (1) shall be deposited to the credit of the AUKUS 
        Submarine Security Activities Account.
    (f) Relationship to Other Laws.--The authority to accept or 
transfer funds under this section is in addition to any other authority 
to accept or transfer funds.

SEC. 923. AUSTRALIA, UNITED KINGDOM, AND UNITED STATES SUBMARINE 
              SECURITY TRAINING.

    (a) In General.--The President may transfer or export directly to 
private individuals in Australia defense services that may be 
transferred to the Government of Australia under the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) to support the development of the 
submarine industrial base of Australia necessary for submarine security 
activities between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United 
States, including if such individuals are not officers, employees, or 
agents of the Government of Australia.
    (b) Security Controls.--
            (1) In general.--Any defense service transferred or 
        exported under subsection (a) shall be subject to appropriate 
        security controls to ensure that any sensitive information 
        conveyed by such transfer or export is protected from 
        disclosure to persons unauthorized by the United States to 
        receive such information.
            (2) Certification.--Not later than 30 days before the first 
        transfer or export of a defense service under subsection (a), 
        and annually thereafter, the President shall certify to the 
        Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee 
        on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that the 
        controls described in paragraph (1) will protect the 
        information described in such paragraph for the defense 
        services so transferred or exported.
    (c) Application of Requirements for Retransfer and Reexport.--Any 
person who receives any defense service transferred or exported under 
subsection (a) may retransfer or reexport such service to other persons 
only in accordance with the requirements of the Arms Export Control Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.).

  Subtitle C--Streamlining and Protecting Transfers of United States 
                  Military Technology From Compromise

SEC. 931. PRIORITY FOR AUSTRALIA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM IN FOREIGN 
              MILITARY SALES AND DIRECT COMMERCIAL SALES.

    (a) In General.--The President shall institute policies and 
procedures for letters of request from Australia and the United Kingdom 
to transfer defense articles and services under section 21 of the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761) related to the AUKUS partnership to 
receive expedited consideration and processing relative to all other 
letters of request other than from Taiwan and Ukraine.
    (b) Technology Transfer Policy for Australia, Canada, and the 
United Kingdom.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
        Secretary of Defense, shall create an anticipatory release 
        policy for the transfer of technologies described in paragraph 
        (2) to Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada through 
        Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales that are not 
        covered by an exemption under the International Traffic in Arms 
        Regulations.
            (2) Capabilities described.--The capabilities described in 
        this paragraph are--
                    (A) Pillar One-related technologies associated with 
                submarine and associated combat systems; and
                    (B) Pillar Two-related technologies, including 
                hypersonic missiles, cyber capabilities, artificial 
                intelligence, quantum technologies, undersea 
                capabilities, and other advanced technologies.
            (3) Expedited decision-making.--Review of a transfer under 
        the policy established under paragraph (1) shall be subject to 
        an expedited decision-making process.
    (c) Interagency Policy and Guidance.--The Secretary and the 
Secretary of Defense shall jointly review and update interagency 
policies and implementation guidance related to requests for Foreign 
Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales, including by incorporating 
the anticipatory release provisions of this section.

SEC. 932. IDENTIFICATION AND PRE-CLEARANCE OF PLATFORMS, TECHNOLOGIES, 
              AND EQUIPMENT FOR SALE TO AUSTRALIA AND THE UNITED 
              KINGDOM THROUGH FOREIGN MILITARY SALES AND DIRECT 
              COMMERCIAL SALES.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and on a biennial basis thereafter for 8 years, the President shall 
submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report 
that includes a list of advanced military platforms, technologies, and 
equipment that are pre-cleared and prioritized for sale and release to 
Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada through the Foreign Military 
Sales and Direct Commercial Sales programs without regard to whether a 
letter of request or license to purchase such platforms, technologies, 
or equipment has been received from any of such country. Each list may 
include items that are not related to the AUKUS partnership but may not 
include items that are not covered by an exemption under the 
International Traffic in Arms Regulations.

SEC. 933. EXPORT CONTROL EXEMPTIONS AND STANDARDS.

    (a) In General.--Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act of 1976 
(22 U.S.C. 2778) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(l) AUKUS Defense Trade Cooperation.--
            ``(1) Exemption from licensing and approval requirements.--
        Subject to paragraph (2) and notwithstanding any other 
        provision of this section, the Secretary of State may exempt 
        from the licensing or other approval requirements of this 
        section exports and transfers (including reexports, 
        retransfers, temporary imports, and brokering activities) of 
        defense articles and defense services between or among the 
        United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia that--
                    ``(A) are not excluded by those countries;
                    ``(B) are not referred to in 
                subsection(j)(1)(C)(ii); and
                    ``(C) involve only persons or entities that are 
                approved by--
                            ``(i) the Secretary of State; and
                            ``(ii) the Ministry of Defense, the 
                        Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or other similar 
                        authority within those countries.
            ``(2) Limitation.--The authority provided in subparagraph 
        (1) shall not apply to any activity, including exports, 
        transfers, reexports, retransfers, temporary imports, or 
        brokering, of United States defense articles and defense 
        services involving any country or a person or entity of any 
        country other than the United States, the United Kingdom, and 
        Australia.''.
    (b) Required Standards of Export Controls.--The Secretary may only 
exercise the authority under subsection (l)(1) of section 38 of the 
Arms Export Control Act of 1976, as added by subsection (a) of this 
section, with respect to the United Kingdom or Australia 30 days after 
the Secretary submits to the appropriate congressional committees an 
unclassified certification and detailed unclassified assessment (which 
may include a classified annex) that the country concerned has 
implemented standards for a system of export controls that satisfies 
the elements of section 38(j)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2778(j)(2)) for United States-origin defense articles and 
defense services, and for controlling the provision of military 
training, that are comparable to those standards administered by the 
United States in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Certain Requirements Not Applicable.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 
        3(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2753(d)) shall 
        not apply to any export or transfer that is the subject of an 
        exemption under subsection (l)(1) of section 38 of the Arms 
        Export Control Act of 1976, as added by subsection (a) of this 
        section.
            (2) Quarterly reports.--The Secretary shall--
                    (A) require all exports and transfers that would be 
                subject to the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and 
                (3) of section 3(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
                U.S.C. 2753(d)) but for the application of subsection 
                (l)(1) of section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act of 
                1976, as added by subsection (a) of this section, to be 
                reported to the Secretary; and
                    (B) submit such reports to the Committee on Foreign 
                Relations of the Senate and Committee on Foreign 
                Affairs of the House of Representatives on a quarterly 
                basis.
    (d) Sunset.--Any exemption under subsection (l)(1) of section 38 of 
the Arms Export Control Act of 1976, as added by subsection (a) of this 
section, shall terminate on the date that is 15 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. The Secretary of State may renew such 
exemption for 5 years upon a certification to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives that such exemption is in the vital national 
interest of the United States with a detailed justification for such 
certification.
    (e) Reports.--
            (1) Annual report.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than one year after the 
                date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
                thereafter until no exemptions under subsection (l)(1) 
                of section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act of 1976, 
                as added by subsection (a) of this section, remain in 
                effect, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
                Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
                Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a 
                report on the operation of exemptions issued under such 
                subsection (l)(1), including whether any changes to 
                such exemptions are likely to be made in the coming 
                year.
                    (B) Initial report.--The first report submitted 
                under subparagraph (A) shall also include an assessment 
                of key recommendations the United States Government has 
                provided to the Governments of Australia and the United 
                Kingdom to revise laws, regulations, and policies of 
                such countries that are required to implement the AUKUS 
                partnership.
            (2) Report on expedited review of export licenses for 
        exports of advanced technologies.--Not later than 180 days 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
        State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
        report on the practical application of a possible ``fast 
        track'' decision-making process for applications, classified or 
        unclassified, to export defense articles and defense services 
        to Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada.

SEC. 934. EXPEDITED REVIEW OF EXPORT LICENSES FOR EXPORTS OF ADVANCED 
              TECHNOLOGIES TO AUSTRALIA, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND 
              CANADA.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the 
Secretary of Defense, shall initiate a rulemaking to establish an 
expedited decision-making process, classified or unclassified, for 
applications to export to Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada 
commercial, advanced-technology defense articles and defense services 
that are not covered by an exemption under the International Traffic in 
Arms Regulations.
    (b) Eligibility.--To qualify for the expedited decision-making 
process described in subsection (a), an application shall be for an 
export of defense articles or defense services that will take place 
wholly within or between the physical territory of Australia, Canada, 
or the United Kingdom and the United States and with governments or 
corporate entities from such countries.
    (c) Availability of Expedited Process.--The expedited decision-
making process described in subsection (a) shall be available for both 
classified and unclassified items, and the process must satisfy the 
following criteria to the extent practicable:
            (1) Any licensing application to export defense articles 
        and services that is related to a government to government 
        AUKUS agreement must be approved, returned, or denied withing 
        30 days of submission.
            (2) For all other licensing requests, any review shall be 
        completed not later than 45 calendar days after the date of 
        application.

SEC. 935. UNITED STATES MUNITIONS LIST.

    (a) Exemption for the Governments of the United Kingdom and 
Australia From Certification and Congressional Notification 
Requirements Applicable to Certain Transfers.--Section 38(f)(3) of the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(f)(3)) is amended by inserting 
``, the United Kingdom, or Australia'' after ``Canada''.
    (b) United States Munitions List Periodic Reviews.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through authority 
        delegated by the President to carry out periodic reviews of 
        items on the United States Munitions List under section 38(f) 
        of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(f)) and in 
        coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
        Energy, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Director of the 
        Office of Management and Budget, shall carry out such reviews 
        not less frequently than every 3 years.
            (2) Scope.--The periodic reviews described in paragraph (1) 
        shall focus on matters including--
                    (A) interagency resources to address current 
                threats faced by the United States;
                    (B) the evolving technological and economic 
                landscape;
                    (C) the widespread availability of certain 
                technologies and items on the United States Munitions 
                List; and
                    (D) risks of misuse of United States-origin defense 
                articles.
            (3) Consultation.--The Department of State may consult with 
        the Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG) and other interested 
        parties in conducting the periodic review described in 
        paragraph (1).

                    Subtitle D--Other AUKUS Matters

SEC. 941. REPORTING RELATED TO THE AUKUS PARTNERSHIP.

    (a) Report on Instruments.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the 
        signature, conclusion, or other finalization of any non-binding 
        instrument related to the AUKUS partnership, the President 
        shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the 
        text of such instrument.
            (2) Non-duplication of efforts; rule of construction.--To 
        the extent the text of a non-binding instrument is submitted to 
        the appropriate congressional committees pursuant to subsection 
        (a), such text does not need to be submitted to Congress 
        pursuant to section 112b(a)(1)(A)(ii) of title 1, United States 
        Code, as amended by section 5947 of the James M. Inhofe 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 
        Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 3476). Paragraph (1) shall not be 
        construed to relieve the executive branch of any other 
        requirement of section 112b of title 1, United States Code, as 
        amended so amended, or any other provision of law.
            (3) Definitions.--In this section:
                    (A) In general.--The term ``text'', with respect to 
                a non-binding instrument, includes--
                            (i) any annex, appendix, codicil, side 
                        agreement, side letter, or any document of 
                        similar purpose or function to the 
                        aforementioned, regardless of the title of the 
                        document, that is entered into 
                        contemporaneously and in conjunction with the 
                        non-binding instrument; and
                            (ii) any implementing agreement or 
                        arrangement, or any document of similar purpose 
                        or function to the aforementioned, regardless 
                        of the title of the document, that is entered 
                        into contemporaneously and in conjunction with 
                        the non-binding instrument.
                    (B) Contemporaneously and in conjunction with.--As 
                used in subparagraph (A), the term ``contemporaneously 
                and in conjunction with''--
                            (i) shall be construed liberally; and
                            (ii) may not be interpreted to require any 
                        action to have occurred simultaneously or on 
                        the same day.
    (b) Report on AUKUS Partnership.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the 
        Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and 
        other appropriate heads of agencies, shall submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees a report on the AUKUS 
        partnership.
            (2) Elements.--Each report required under paragraph (1) 
        shall include the following elements:
                    (A) Strategy.--
                            (i) An identification of the defensive 
                        military capability gaps and capacity 
                        shortfalls that the AUKUS partnership seeks to 
                        offset.
                            (ii) An explanation of the total cost to 
                        the United States associated with Pillar One of 
                        the AUKUS partnership.
                            (iii) A detailed explanation of how 
                        enhanced access to the industrial base of 
                        Australia is contributing to strengthening the 
                        United States strategic position in Asia.
                            (iv) A detailed explanation of the military 
                        and strategic benefit provided by the improved 
                        access provided by naval bases of Australia.
                            (v) A detailed assessment of how 
                        Australia's sovereign conventionally armed 
                        nuclear attack submarines contribute to United 
                        States defense and deterrence objectives in the 
                        Indo-Pacific region.
                    (B) Implement the aukus partnership.--
                            (i) Progress made on achieving the Optimal 
                        Pathway established for Australia's development 
                        of conventionally armed, nuclear-powered 
                        submarines, including the following elements:
                                    (I) A description of progress made 
                                by Australia, the United Kingdom, and 
                                the United States to conclude an 
                                Article 14 arrangement with the 
                                International Atomic Energy Agency.
                                    (II) A description of the status of 
                                efforts of Australia, the United 
                                Kingdom, and the United States to build 
                                the supporting infrastructure to base 
                                conventionally armed, nuclear-powered 
                                attack submarines.
                                    (III) Updates on the efforts by 
                                Australia, the United Kingdom, and the 
                                United States to train a workforce that 
                                can build, sustain, and operate 
                                conventionally armed, nuclear-powered 
                                attack submarines.
                                    (IV) A description of progress in 
                                establishing submarine support 
                                facilities capable of hosting 
                                rotational forces in western Australia 
                                by 2027.
                                    (V) A description of progress made 
                                in improving United States submarine 
                                production capabilities that will 
                                enable the United States to meet--
                                            (aa) its objectives of 
                                        providing up to five Virginia 
                                        Class submarines to Australia 
                                        by the early to mid-2030's; and
                                            (bb) United States 
                                        submarine production 
                                        requirements.
                            (ii) Progress made on Pillar Two of the 
                        AUKUS partnership, including the following 
                        elements:
                                    (I) An assessment of the efforts of 
                                Australia, the United Kingdom, and the 
                                United States to enhance collaboration 
                                across the following eight trilateral 
                                lines of effort:
                                            (aa) Underseas 
                                        capabilities.
                                            (bb) Quantum technologies.
                                            (cc) Artificial 
                                        intelligence and autonomy.
                                            (dd) Advanced cyber 
                                        capabilities.
                                            (ee) Hypersonic and 
                                        counter-hypersonic 
                                        capabilities.
                                            (ff) Electronic warfare.
                                            (gg) Innovation.
                                            (hh) Information sharing.
                                    (II) An assessment of any new lines 
                                of effort established.
                                                       Calendar No. 189

118th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 2043

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                                 A BILL

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

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                            August 22, 2023

 Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of July 27, 2023, 
                           with an amendment