[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 89 (Thursday, June 4, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3832-S3839]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 1780. Mr. CORKER (for himself and Mr. Cardin) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr.
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:
At the end of bill, add the following:
DIVISION E--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATIONS
SEC. 5001. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ``Department of State
Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal
Year 2016''.
SEC. 5002. DEFINITIONS.
In this division:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives; and
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
Department of State.
(3) Peacekeeping credits.--The term ``peacekeeping
credits'' means the amounts by which United States assessed
peacekeeping contributions exceed actual expenditures,
apportioned to the United States, of peacekeeping operations
by the United Nations during a United Nations peacekeeping
fiscal year.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of State.
TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 5101. ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
SEC. 5102. CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
SEC. 5103. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING
ACTIVITIES.
TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES
Subtitle A--Basic Authorities and Activities
SEC. 5201. AMERICAN SPACES REVIEW.
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--
(1) the full costs incurred by the Department to provide
American Spaces, including--
(A) American Centers, American Corners, Binational Centers,
Information Resource Centers, and Science Centers; and
(B) the total costs of all associated--
(i) employee salaries, including foreign service, American
civilian, and locally employed staff;
(ii) programming expenses;
(iii) operating expenses;
(iv) contracting expenses; and
(v) security expenses;
(2) a breakdown of the total costs described in paragraph
(1) by each space and type of space;
(3) the total fees collected for entry to, or the use of,
American Spaces and related resources, including a breakdown
by the type of fee for each space and type of space; and
(4) the total usage rates, including by type of service,
for each space and type of space.
SEC. 5202. IDENTIFYING BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATY
OPPORTUNITIES.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
United States Trade Representative, shall submit a report to
the appropriate congressional committees that includes a
detailed description of--
(1) the status of all ongoing investment treaty
negotiations, including a strategy and timetable for
concluding each such negotiation;
(2) a strategy to expand the investment treaty agenda,
including through--
(A) launching new investment treaty negotiations with
foreign partners that are currently capable of entering in
such negotiations; and
(B) building the capacity of foreign partners to enter into
such negotiations, including by encouraging the adoption of
best practices with respect to investment; and
(3) any resources that will be needed, including
anticipated staffing levels--
(A) to conclude all ongoing negotiations described in
paragraph (1);
(B) to launch new investment treaty negotiations, as
described in paragraph (2)(A); and
(C) to build the capacity of foreign partners, as described
in paragraph (2)(B).
SEC. 5203. REINSTATEMENT OF HONG KONG REPORT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through
2020, the Secretary shall submit the report required under
section 301 of the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992
(22 U.S.C. 5731) to the appropriate congressional committees.
(b) Public Disclosure.--The report submitted under
subsection (a) should be unclassified and made publicly
available, including through the Department's public website.
SEC. 5204. UNITED STATES-CHINA STRATEGIC AND ECONOMIC
DIALOGUE REVIEW.
(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 the Treasury, and in consultation with
other appropriate departments and agencies, shall--
(1) conduct a review of the United States-China Strategic
and Economic Dialogue (referred to in this section as the
``Dialogue''); and
(2) and submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees that contains the findings of such review.
(b) Content of Report.--The report described in subsection
(a) shall include--
(1) a list of all commitments agreed to by the United
States and China at each of the first 6 rounds of meetings;
(2) an assessment of the status of each commitment agreed
to by the United States and China at each of the first 6
rounds of meetings, including a detailed description of--
(A) any actions that have been taken with respect to such
commitments;
(B) any aspects of such commitments that remain
unfulfilled; and
(C) any actions that remain necessary to fulfill any
unfulfilled commitments described in subparagraph (B);
(3) an assessment of the effectiveness of the Dialogue in
achieving and fulfilling significant commitments on United
States priorities in the bilateral relationship including--
(A) the security situation in the East and South China
Seas, including a peaceful resolution of maritime disputes in
the region;
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(B) denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula;
(C) cyber theft of United States intellectual property;
(D) the treatment of political dissidents, media
representatives, and ethnic and religious minorities;
(E) reciprocal treatment of United States journalists and
academics in China, including issuance of visas;
(F) expanding investment and trade opportunities for United
States businesses;
(G) repatriation of North Korean refugees from China to
North Korea; and
(H) promoting and protecting rule of law and democratic
institutions in Hong Kong; and
(4) recommendations for enhancing the effectiveness of the
Dialogue in achieving and fulfilling significant commitments
on United States priorities described in paragraph (3),
including consideration of the use of pre-determined
benchmarks for assessing whether the commitments achieved are
significantly furthering such priorities.
SEC. 5205. REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN BURMA.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives
that--
(1) describes in detail all known widespread or systematic
civil or political rights violations, including violations
that may constitute crimes against humanity against ethnic,
racial, or religious minorities in Burma, including the
Rohingya people; and
(2) provides recommendations for holding perpetrators of
the violations described in paragraph (1) accountable for
their actions.
SEC. 5206. COMBATING ANTI-SEMITISM.
Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for Diplomatic
and Consular Programs, $500,000 shall be made available to
the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor to support
efforts by American and European Jewish and other civil
society organizations, focusing on youth, to combat anti-
Semitism and other forms of religious, ethnic, or racial
intolerance in Europe.
SEC. 5207. BIOTECHNOLOGY GRANTS.
Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.), is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``SEC. 63. BIOTECHNOLOGY GRANTS AUTHORIZED.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of State is authorized to
support, through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts,
outreach, and public diplomacy activities, activities
promoting the benefits of agricultural biotechnology,
biofuels, science-based regulatory systems, and the
application of such technologies for trade and development.
``(b) Limitation.--The total amount of grants and other
assistance provided pursuant to subsection (a) shall not
exceed $500,000 in any fiscal year.''.
SEC. 5208. DEFINITION OF ``USE'' IN PASSPORT AND VISA
OFFENSES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 75 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by inserting before section 1541 the
following:
``SEC. 1540. DEFINITION OF `USE' AND `USES'.
``In this chapter, the terms `use' and `uses' shall be
given their plain meaning, which shall include use for
identification purposes.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter
75 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting
before the item relating to section 1541 the following:
``1540. Definition of `use' and `uses'.''.
SEC. 5209. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIPS.
Section 504 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 2656d) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(e) Grants and Cooperative Agreements Related to Science
and Technology Fellowship Programs.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to provide
grants or enter into cooperative agreements for science and
technology fellowship programs of the Department of State.
``(2) Recruitment; stipends.--Assistance authorized under
paragraph (1) may be used--
``(A) to recruit fellows; and
``(B) to pay stipends, travel, and other appropriate
expenses to fellows.
``(3) Classification of stipends.--Stipends paid under
paragraph (2)(B) shall not be considered compensation for
purposes of section 209 of title 18, United States Code.
``(4) Limitation.--The total amount of assistance provided
under this subsection may not exceed $500,000 in any fiscal
year.''.
SEC. 5210. NAME CHANGES.
(a) Public Law 87-195.--Section 607(d) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2357(d)) is amended by
striking ``Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs'' and
inserting ``Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans,
Environment, and Science''.
(b) Public Law 88-206.--Section 617(a) of the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C. 7671p(a)) is amended by striking ``Assistant
Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental
and Scientific Affairs'' and inserting ``Assistant Secretary
of State for Oceans, Environment, and Science''.
(c) Public Law 93-126.--Section 9(a) of the Department of
State Appropriations Authorization Act of 1973 (22 U.S.C.
2655a) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Bureau of Oceans and International
Environmental and Scientific Affairs'' and inserting ``Bureau
of Oceans, Environment, and Science''; and
(2) by striking ``Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans
and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs'' and
inserting ``Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans,
Environment, and Science''.
(d) Public Law 106-113.--Section 1112(a) of the Admiral
James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 (22 U.S.C.
2652c(a)) is amended by striking ``Verification and
Compliance.'' and inserting ``Arms Control, Verification, and
Compliance (referred to in this section as the `Assistant
Secretary').''.
SEC. 5211. ANTI-PIRACY INFORMATION SHARING.
The Secretary is authorized to provide for the
participation of the United States in the Information Sharing
Centre located in Singapore, as established by the Regional
Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery
Against Ships in Asia, done at Singapore November 11, 2004.
SEC. 5212. REPORT REFORM.
(a) Human Rights Report.--Section 549 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347h) is repealed.
(b) Rough Diamonds Annual Report.--Section 12 of the Clean
Diamond Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 3911) is amended to read as
follows:
``SEC. 12. REPORTS.
``For each country that, during the preceding 12-month
period, exported rough diamonds to the United States and was
exporting rough diamonds not controlled through the Kimberley
Process Certification Scheme, if the failure to do so has
significantly increased the likelihood that those diamonds
not so controlled are being imported into the United States,
the President shall submit a semi-annual report to Congress
that explains what actions have been taken by the United
States or such country since the previous report to ensure
that diamonds, the exportation of which was not controlled
through the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, are not
being imported from that country into the United States. A
country shall be included in the report required under this
section until the country is controlling the importation and
exportation of rough diamonds through the Kimberley Process
Certification Scheme.''.
Subtitle B--Additional Matters
SEC. 5221. ATROCITIES PREVENTION BOARD.
(a) Establishment.--The President is authorized to
establish, within the Executive Office of the President, an
Interagency Atrocities Prevention Board (referred to in this
section as the ``Board'').
(b) Duties.--The Board is authorized--
(1) to coordinate an interagency approach to preventing
mass atrocities;
(2)(A) to propose policies to integrate the early warning
systems of national security agencies, including intelligence
agencies, with respect to incidents of mass atrocities; and
(B) to coordinate the policy response to such incidents;
(3) to identify relevant Federal agencies, which shall
track and report on Federal funding spent on atrocity
prevention efforts;
(4) to oversee the development and implementation of
comprehensive atrocities prevention and response strategies;
(5) to identify available resources and policy options
necessary to prevent the emergence or escalation of mass
atrocities;
(6) to identify and propose policies to close gaps in
expertise, readiness, and planning for atrocities prevention
and early action across Federal agencies, including training
for employees at relevant Federal agencies;
(7) to engage relevant civil society and nongovernmental
organization stakeholders in regular consultations to solicit
current information on countries of concern; and
(8) to conduct an atrocity-specific expert review of policy
and programming of all countries at risk for mass atrocities.
(c) Leadership.--
(1) In general.--The Board shall be headed by a Senior
Director, who--
(A) shall be appointed by the President; and
(B) shall report to the Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs.
(2) Responsibilities.--The Senior Director shall have
primary responsibility for--
(A) recommending and promoting United States Government
policies on preventing mass atrocities; and
(B) carrying out the duties described in subsection (b).
(d) Composition.--The Board shall be composed of--
(1) representatives from--
(A) the Department of State;
(B) the United States Agency for International Development;
(C) the Department of Defense;
(D) the Department of Justice;
(E) the Department of the Treasury;
(F) the Department of Homeland Security;
(G) the Central Intelligence Agency;
(H) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence;
(I) the United States Mission to the United Nations; and
(J) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and
(2) such other individuals as the President may appoint.
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(e) Coordination.--The Board is authorized to coordinate
with relevant officials and government agencies responsible
for foreign policy with respect to particular regions and
countries to help provide a cohesive, whole of government
response and policy direction to emerging and ongoing
atrocities.
(f) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a classified report,
with an unclassified annex, which shall include--
(1) an update on the interagency review mandated by
Presidential Study Directive 10 that includes--
(A) an evaluation of current mechanisms and capacities for
government-wide detection, early warning, information-
sharing, contingency planning, and coordination of efforts to
prevent and respond to situations of genocide, mass
atrocities, and other mass violence, including such mass
gender- and ethnicity-based violence;
(B) an assessment of the funding spent by relevant Federal
agencies on atrocity prevention activities;
(C) current annual global assessments of sources of
conflict and instability;
(D) recommendations to further strengthen United States
capabilities to improve the mechanisms described in
subparagraph (A); and
(E) evaluations of the various approaches to enhancing
capabilities and improving the mechanisms described in
subparagraph (A);
(2) recommendations to ensure burden sharing by--
(A) improving international cooperation and coordination to
enhance multilateral mechanisms for preventing genocide and
atrocities, including improving the role of regional and
international organizations in conflict prevention,
mitigation, and response; and
(B) strengthening regional organizations; and
(3) the implementation status of the recommendations
contained in the interagency review described in paragraph
(1).
(g) Materials and Briefings.--The Senior Director and the
members of the Board shall brief the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs
of the House of Representatives at least annually.
(h) Sunset.--This section shall cease to be effective on
June 30, 2017.
SEC. 5222. UNITED STATES ENGAGEMENT IN THE INDO-PACIFIC.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
submit a comprehensive assessment to the Chairmen and Ranking
Members of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives of the United States engagement in the Indo-
Pacific, including with partners across the Indo-Pacific
region.
(b) Elements.--The assessment submitted under subsection
(a) shall include--
(1) a review of current and emerging United States
diplomatic, national security, and economic interests and
trends in the Indo-Pacific region;
(2) a review of resources devoted to United States
diplomatic, economic, trade, development, and cultural
engagement and plans in the Indo-Pacific region during the
10-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this
Act;
(3) options for the realignment of United States engagement
in the Indo-Pacific region to respond to new opportunities
and challenges, including linking United States strategy more
broadly across the Indo-Pacific region; and
(4) the views of noted policy leaders and regional experts,
including leaders and experts in the Indo-Pacific region, on
the opportunities and challenges to United States engagement
across the Indo-Pacific region.
(c) Consultation.--The Secretary, as appropriate, shall
consult with--
(1) other United States Government agencies; and
(2) independent, nongovernmental organizations with
recognized credentials and expertise in foreign policy,
national security, and international economic affairs that
have access to policy experts throughout the United States
and from the Indo-Pacific region.
SEC. 5223. JOINT ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT PREJUDICE AND
DISCRIMINATION AND TO FOSTER INCLUSION.
(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to enter into
a bilateral joint action plan with the European Union to
combat prejudice and discrimination and to foster inclusion
(referred to in this section as the ``Joint Action Plan'').
(b) Contents of Joint Action Plan.--The Joint Action Plan
shall--
(1) address anti-Semitism;
(2) address prejudice against, and the discriminatory
treatment of, racial, ethnic, and religious minorities;
(3) promote equality of opportunity for access to quality
education and economic opportunities; and
(4) promote equal treatment by the justice system.
(c) Cooperation.--In developing the Joint Action Plan, the
Secretary shall--
(1) leverage interagency policy expertise in the United
States and Europe;
(2) develop partnerships among civil society and private
sector stakeholders; and
(3) draw upon the extensive work done by the Organization
for Security and Co-operation in Europe to address anti-
Semitism.
(d) Initiatives.--The Joint Action Plan may include
initiatives for promoting equality of opportunity and methods
of eliminating prejudice and discrimination based on
religion, race, or ethnicity, including--
(1) training programs;
(2) regional initiatives to promote equality of opportunity
through the strengthening of democratic institutions;
(3) public-private partnerships with enterprises and
nongovernmental organizations;
(4) exchanges of technical experts;
(5) scholarships and fellowships; and
(6) political empowerment and leadership initiatives.
(e) Deputy Assistant Secretary.--The Secretary shall
delegate, to a Deputy Assistant Secretary, the responsibility
for coordinating the implementation of the Joint Action Plan
with his or her European Union counterpart.
(f) Legal Effects.--Any Joint Action Plan adopted under
this section--
(1) shall not be legally binding; and
(2) shall create no rights or obligations under
international or United States law.
(g) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
construed to authorize--
(1) the Secretary to enter into a legally binding agreement
or Joint Action Plan with the European Union; or
(2) any additional appropriations for the purposes and
initiatives described in this section.
(h) Progress Report.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit
a progress report on the development of the Joint Action Plan
to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 5224. REPORT ON DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEBT SUSTAINABILITY.
(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 Treasury, shall submit a report
containing an assessment of the current external debt
environment for developing countries and identifying
particular short-term risks to debt sustainability to--
(1) the appropriate congressional committees;
(2) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of
the Senate; and
(3) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives.
(b) Content.--The report submitted under subsection (a)
shall assess--
(1) the impact of new lending relationships, including the
role of new creditors;
(2) the adequacy of current multilateral surveillance
mechanisms in guarding against debt distress in developing
countries;
(3) the ability of developing countries to borrow on global
capital markets; and
(4) the interaction between debt sustainability objectives
of the developing world and the development-oriented
investment agenda of the G-20, including the impact of--
(A) current debt sustainability objectives on investment in
developing countries; and
(B) investment objectives proposed by the G-20 on the
ability to meet the goals of--
(i) the Heavily Indebted Poor Country Initiative; and
(ii) the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative.
TITLE III--ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Subtitle A--Organizational Matters
SEC. 5301. RIGHTSIZING ACCOUNTABILITY.
(a) In General.--Within 60 days of receipt of rightsizing
recommendations pursuant to a review conducted by the Office
of Management, Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation relating
to overseas staffing levels at United States overseas posts,
the relevant chief of mission, in coordination with the
relevant regional bureau, shall provide to the Office of
Management, Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation, a response
describing--
(1) any rightsizing recommendations that are accepted by
such chief of mission and regional bureau;
(2) a detailed schedule for implementation of any such
recommendations;
(3) any recommendations that are rejected; and
(4) a detailed justification providing the basis for the
rejection of any such recommendations.
(b) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall report annually to
the appropriate congressional committees, at the time of
submission of the President's annual budget request to
Congress, on the status of all rightsizing recommendations
and responses described in subsection (a) from the preceding
five years, to include the following:
(1) A list of all such rightsizing recommendations made,
including whether each such recommendation was accepted or
rejected by the relevant chief of mission and regional
bureau.
(2) For any accepted recommendations, a detailed
description of the current status of its implementation
according to the schedule provided pursuant to subsection
(a)(2), including an explanation for any departure from, or
changes to, such schedule.
(3) For any rejected recommendations, the justification
provided pursuant to subsection (a)(4).
(c) Report on Regional Bureau Staffing.--The Secretary
shall provide an annual report accompanying the report
required by subsection (b) that provides--
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(1) an enumeration of the domestic staff positions in each
regional bureau of the Department;
(2) a detailed explanation of the extent to which the
staffing of each regional bureau reflects the overseas
requirements of the United States within each such region;
(3) if the Secretary determines there are any significant
imbalances in staffing among regional bureaus or between any
regional bureau and the overseas requirements of the United
States within such region such that staffing does not reflect
the foreign policy priorities of the United States or the
effective conduct of the foreign affairs of the United
States, a detailed plan for how the Department will seek to
rectify any such imbalances, including a schedule for
implementation; and
(4) a detailed description of the current status of
implementation of any plan provided pursuant to paragraph (3)
according to the schedule provided pursuant to such
paragraph, including an explanation for any departure from,
or changes to, such schedule.
SEC. 5302. INTEGRATION OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC POLICY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of State, with the
assistance of the Undersecretary of Economic Growth, Energy
and the Environment, shall establish foreign economic policy
priorities for each regional bureau, including for individual
countries as appropriate, and shall establish policies and
guidance for the purpose of integrating such foreign economic
policy priorities throughout the Department.
(b) Tasking of Deputy Assistant Secretary.--Within each
regional bureau of the Department, the Secretary shall task a
Deputy Assistant Secretary, having appropriate training and
background in economic and commercial affairs, with
responsibility for consideration of economic matters and
interests within the responsibilities of such regional
bureau, including the integration of the foreign economic
policy priorities established pursuant to subsection (a).
(c) Coordination.--The Deputy Assistant Secretary tasked
with responsibility for economic matters and interests
pursuant to subsection (b) within each bureau shall--
(1) at the direction of the relevant Assistant Secretary,
review and report to the Assistant Secretary of such bureau
on all economic matters and interests; and
(2) serve as liaison with the office of the Undersecretary
for Economic Growth.
SEC. 5303. REVIEW OF BUREAU OF AFRICAN AFFAIRS AND BUREAU OF
NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS JURISDICTIONS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall, within 180 days of
enactment of this Act, conduct a review of jurisdictional
responsibility of the Bureau of African Affairs and that of
the Bureau for Near Eastern Affairs as it specifically
relates to the North African countries of Morocco, Algeria,
Tunisia, and Libya, and report the findings of the review to
the appropriate congressional committees, including
recommendations on whether jurisdictional responsibility
among such bureaus should be adjusted.
(b) Review.--The review required under subsection (a)
shall--
(1) identify regional strategic priorities;
(2) assess regional dynamics between the North Africa and
Sub-Saharan Africa regions, including the degree to which the
priorities identified pursuant to paragraph (1) are distinct
between each such region, or have similar application across
such regions;
(3) identify current priorities and effectiveness of United
States Government regional engagement in North Africa and
Sub-Saharan Africa, including through security assistance,
economic assistance, humanitarian assistance, and trade,
(4) assess the degree to which such engagement is
inefficient, duplicative, or uncoordinated between the North
Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa regions, or is otherwise harmed
or limited as a result of the current division of
jurisdictional responsibilities;
(5) assess the overall coherence and effectiveness of the
current division of jurisdictional responsibilities in Africa
between the Bureau of African Affairs and the Bureau of Near
Eastern Affairs, including with regard to coordination with
other United States departments or agencies; and
(6) assess any opportunities and costs in transferring
jurisdictional responsibility of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia,
and Libya from the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs to the
Bureau of African Affairs.
SEC. 5304. SPECIAL ENVOYS, REPRESENTATIVES, ADVISORS, AND
COORDINATORS.
Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on special envoys, representatives,
advisors, and coordinators of the Department, which shall
include at minimum the following elements:
(1) A tabulation of the current names, ranks, positions,
and responsibilities of all special envoy, representative,
advisor, and coordinator positions at the Department,
including with a category for all such positions at the level
of assistant secretary equivalent or above.
(2) For each position identified pursuant to the
requirements of this section--
(A) the date the position was created;
(B) the mechanism by which the position was created,
including the authority pursuant to which the position was
created;
(C) the positions identified as authorized pursuant to
section 1(d) of the Basic Authorities Act (22 U.S.C.
2651a(d));
(D) a description of whether and the extent to which the
responsibilities assigned the position duplicate the
responsibilities of other current officials within the
Department, including of other special envoys,
representatives and advisors;
(E) which current official within the Department would be
assigned the responsibilities of the position in the absence
of the position;
(F) to which current official within the Department the
position directly reports;
(G) the total number of staff assigned to support the
position; and
(H) with the exception of those created by statute, a
detailed explanation of the necessity of the position to the
effective conduct of the foreign affairs of the United
States.
SEC. 5305. CONFLICT PREVENTION, MITIGATION AND RESOLUTION,
AND THE INCLUSION AND PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN.
Section 704 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
4024) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(e) The Secretary, in conjunction with the Administrator
of the United States Agency for International Development,
shall ensure that all appropriate personnel responsible for,
or deploying to, countries or regions considered to be at
risk of, undergoing, or emerging from violent conflict,
including special envoys, members of mediation or negotiation
teams, relevant members of the Civil Service or Foreign
Service and contractors, obtain training, as appropriate, in
the following areas, each of which shall include a focus on
women and ensuring women's meaningful inclusion and
participation--
``(1) conflict prevention, mitigation, and resolution;
``(2) protecting civilians from violence, exploitation, and
trafficking in persons; and
``(3) international human rights law and international
humanitarian law.''.
SEC. 5306. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM SECURITY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall regularly consult the
Director of the National Security Agency and any other
departments or agencies the Secretary determines to be
appropriate regarding the security of United States
government and non-government information technology systems
and networks owned, operated, managed, or utilized by the
Department, including any such systems or networks
facilitating the use of sensitive or classified information.
(b) Consultation.--In performing the consultations required
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make all such
systems and networks available to the Director of the
National Security Agency and any other such departments or
agencies to carry out such tests and procedures as are
necessary to ensure adequate policies and protections are in
place to prevent penetrations or compromises of such systems
and networks, including by malicious intrusions by any
unauthorized individual or state actor or other entity.
(c) Security Breach Reporting.--Beginning not later than
180 days after enactment of this Act, and every 180 days
thereafter, the Secretary shall provide a report, in
consultation with the Director of the National Security
Agency and any other departments or agencies the Secretary
determines to be appropriate, to the appropriate committees
of Congress describing in detail all known or suspected
penetrations or compromises of the systems and networks
described in subsection (a) facilitating the use of
classified information and all known or suspected significant
penetrations or compromises of any other such systems and
networks that occurred since the time of such prior report.
(d) Content.--The report required under subsection (c)
shall include--
(1) a description of the relevant information technology
system or network penetrated or compromised;
(2) an assessment of the date and time such penetration or
compromise occurred;
(3) an assessment of the duration for which such system or
network was penetrated or compromised, including whether such
penetration or compromise is ongoing;
(4) an assessment of the amount and sensitivity of
information accessed and available to have been accessed by
such penetration or compromise, including any such
information contained on systems and networks owned,
operated, managed, or utilized by any other United States
Government department or agency;
(5) an assessment of whether such system or network was
penetrated by a malicious intrusion, including an assessment
of--
(A) the known or suspected perpetrators, including state
actors;
(B) the methods used to conduct such penetration or
compromise; and
(6) a description of the actions the Department has taken
or plans to take to prevent future, similar penetrations, or
compromises of such systems and networks.
SEC. 5307. ANALYSIS OF EMBASSY COST SHARING.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to
the appropriate congressional committees that assesses the
cost-effectiveness and performance of the International
Cooperative Administrative Support Services system (referred
to in this section as the ``ICASS system''), including by
assessing--
(1) the general performance of the ICASS system in
providing cost-effective, timely, efficient, appropriate, and
reliable services that meet the needs of all departments and
agencies served;
(2) the extent to which additional cost savings and greater
performance can be
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achieved under the current ICASS system and rules;
(3) the standards applied in the selection of the ICASS
provider and the extent to which such standards are
consistently applied;
(4) potential reforms to the ICASS system, including--
(A) the selection of more than one service provider under
certain circumstances;
(B) options for all departments or agencies to opt out of
ICASS entirely or to opt out of individual services,
including by debundling service packages;
(C) increasing the reliance on locally employed staff or
outsourcing to local firms where appropriate; and
(D) other modifications to the current ICASS system and
rules that would incentivize greater effectiveness and cost
efficiency.
SEC. 5308. PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE INTERAGENCY
WORKING GROUP TO PREVENT INTERNATIONAL PARENTAL
CHILD ABDUCTION.
Section 433(b)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 241(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Interagency Coordination..--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall convene and
chair an interagency working group to prevent international
parental child abduction.
``(A) Composition.--The group shall be composed of
presidentially appointed, Senate confirmed officials from--
``(i) the Department of State;
``(ii) the Department of Homeland Security, including U.S.
Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement; and
``(iii) the Department of Justice, including the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
``(B) Advisory committee.--The Secretary shall convene an
advisory committee to the interagency working group
established pursuant to subparagraph (A) for the duration of
the working group's existence, which shall be composed of not
less than three left-behind parents selected by the
Secretary, serving for two-year terms, and which shall
periodically consult with such advisory committee on all
activities of the interagency working group, as
appropriate.''.
SEC. 5309. IMPROVING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OF PUBLIC
DIPLOMACY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct regular
research and evaluation of public diplomacy programs and
activities of the Department including through the routine
use of audience research, digital analytics, and impact
evaluations to plan and execute such programs and activities,
and shall make available to Congress the research and
evaluations conducted pursuant to this section.
(b) Director of Research and Evaluation.--
(1) Appointment of the director.--Not later than 90 days
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall appoint a
Director of Research and Evaluation in the Office of Policy,
Planning and Resources for the Under Secretary for Public
Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
(2) Limitation on appointment.--The appointment of a
Director of Research and Evaluation pursuant to paragraph (1)
shall not result in an increase in the overall full-time
equivalent positions within the Department.
(3) Responsibilities.--The Director of Research and
Evaluation, as appointed in accordance with this subsection,
shall--
(A) coordinate and oversee the research and evaluation of
public diplomacy programs of the Department in order to
improve public diplomacy strategies and tactics and ensure
programs are increasing the knowledge, understanding, and
trust of the United States by relevant target audiences;
(B) report to the Director of Policy and Planning;
(C) routinely organize and oversee audience research,
digital analytics and impact evaluations across all public
diplomacy bureaus and offices of the Department;
(D) support embassy public affairs sections;
(E) share appropriate public diplomacy research and
evaluation information within the State Department and with
other departments and agencies;
(F) regularly design and coordinate standardized research
questions, methodologies, and procedures to ensure that
public diplomacy activities across all public diplomacy
bureaus and offices are designed to meet appropriate foreign
policy objectives; and
(G) report quarterly to the United States Advisory
Commission on Public Diplomacy, through the Commission's
Subcommittee on Research and Evaluation established pursuant
to subsection (c), regarding the research and evaluation of
all public diplomacy bureaus and offices of the Department.
(4) [Need header].--Not later than 180 days after
appointment pursuant to paragraph (1), the Director of
Research and Evaluation shall create guidance and training
for all public diplomacy officers regarding the reading and
interpretation of public diplomacy program evaluation
findings to ensure that such findings and lessons learned are
implemented in the planning and evaluation of all public
diplomacy programs and activities throughout the Department.
(c) Prioritizing Research and Evaluation.--
(1) In general.--The Director of Policy, Planning, and
Resources shall ensure that research and evaluation, as
coordinated and overseen by the Director of Research and
Evaluation, supports strategic planning and resource
allocation across all public diplomacy bureaus and offices of
the Department.
(2) Allocation of resources.--Funds allocated for the
purposes of research and evaluation of public diplomacy
programs and activities pursuant to the requirements of
subsection (a) shall be made available to be disbursed at the
direction of the Director of Research and Evaluation among
the research and evaluation staff across all public diplomacy
bureaus and offices of the Department.
(3) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the Department should allocate, for the purposes of research
and evaluation of public diplomacy activities and programs
pursuant to the requirements of subsection (a), three to five
percent of program funds made available for Educational and
Cultural Exchange programs and three to five percent of
program funds allocated for public diplomacy programs within
Diplomatic and Consular Programs. (e) Advisory Commission on
Public Diplomacy.
(4) Subcommittee for research and evaluation.--The Advisory
Commission on Public Diplomacy shall establish a Subcommittee
for Research and Evaluation to monitor and advise on the
research and evaluation activities of the Department and the
Broadcasting Board of Governors.
(5) Report.--The Subcommittee established under paragraph
(1) shall report annually to Congress in the Commission's
Comprehensive Annual Report on the performance of the
Department and the Broadcasting Board of Governors in
carrying out research and evaluations of their respective
public diplomacy programming.
(6) Reauthorization.--Section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs
Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6553) is
amended by striking ``October 1, 2015'' and inserting
``October 1, 2020''.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Audience research.--The term ``audience research''
means research conducted at the outset of public diplomacy
program or campaign planning and design on specific audience
segments to understand the attitudes, interests, knowledge
and behaviors of such audience segments.
(2) Digital analytics.--The term ``digital analytics''
means the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data,
accumulated in digital format, to indicate the outputs and
outcomes of a public diplomacy program or campaign.
(3) Impact evaluation.--The term ``impact evaluation''
means an assessment of the changes in the audience targeted
by a public diplomacy program or campaign that can be
attributed to such program or campaign.
Subtitle B--Personnel Matters
SEC. 5321. REVIEW OF FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER COMPENSATION.
(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall commission an
independent assessment of Foreign Service Officer
compensation to ensure that such compensation is achieving
its purposes and the goals of the Department, including to
recruit, retain, and maintain the world's premier diplomatic
corps.
(b) Report.--The assessment required by subsection (a)
shall be completed and submitted as a report to the
appropriate congressional committees, accompanied by the
views of the Secretary, not later than 180 days after the
enactment of this Act.
(c) Content.--The report required by subsection (b) shall
include at minimum the following elements:
(1) A list of all compensation received by Foreign Service
Officers assigned domestically or overseas, including base
salary and benefits, allowances, differentials, or
incentives.
(2) For each such form of compensation described in
paragraph (1)--
(A) an explanation of its stated purpose;
(B) a description of all relevant authorities, including
statutory authority; and
(C) an assessment of the degree to which its use matches
its stated purpose.
(3) An assessment of the effectiveness of each such form of
compensation in--
(A) achieving its stated purpose;
(B) achieving the recruiting and retention goals of the
Department; and
(C) achieving the assignment placement needs of the
Department.
SEC. 5322. REPEAL OF RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR SENIOR
FOREIGN SERVICE.
Section 305(d) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
U.S.C. 3945(d)) is hereby repealed.
SEC. _5323. COMPENSATORY TIME OFF FOR TRAVEL.
Section 5550b of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
inserting at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) The maximum amount of compensatory time off earned
under this section may not exceed 104 hours during any leave
year (as defined by regulations of the Office of Personnel
Management).''.
SEC. 5324. CERTIFICATES OF DEMONSTRATED COMPETENCE.
The President shall make the report required in Sec.
304(a)(4) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3944)
available to the public, including by posting it on the
Internet website of the Department in a conspicuous manner
and location within 7 days after having been submitted to the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
SEC. 5325. FOREIGN SERVICE ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTIONS.
(a) Appeal of Assignment Restriction.--The Secretary shall
establish a right and
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process for employees to appeal any assignment restriction or
preclusion.
(b) Certification.--The Secretary shall provide a
certification to the appropriate congressional committees
upon full implementation of a right and process to appeal an
assignment restriction or preclusion accompanied by a written
report that provides a detailed description of such process.
(c) Notice.--The Secretary shall publish the right and
process established pursuant to subsection (a) in the Foreign
Affairs Manual, and shall include a reference to such
publication in the report required under subsection (b).
(d) Prohibiting Discrimination.--Section 502(a)(2) of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3982(a)(2)) is amended
to read as follows:
``(2) In making assignments under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall assure that a member of the Service is not
assigned to, or restricted from, a position at a post in a
particular geographic area, or domestically in a position
working on issues relating to a particular geographic area,
exclusively on the basis of the race, ethnicity, or religion
of that member.''.
SEC. 5326. SECURITY CLEARANCE SUSPENSIONS.
(a) Suspension.--Section 610 of the Foreign Service Act of
1980 (22 U.S.C. 4010) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(c)(1) In order to promote the efficiency of the Service,
the Secretary may suspend a member of the Foreign Service
without pay when the member's security clearance is suspended
or when there is reasonable cause to believe that the member
has committed a crime for which a sentence of imprisonment
may be imposed.
``(2) Any member of the Foreign Service for whom a
suspension is proposed shall be entitled to--
``(A) written notice stating the specific reasons for the
proposed suspension;
``(B) a reasonable time to respond orally and in writing to
the proposed suspension;
``(C) representation by an attorney or other
representative; and
``(D) a final written decision, including the specific
reasons for such decision, as soon as practicable.
``(3) Any member suspended under this section may file a
grievance in accordance with the procedures applicable to
grievances under chapter 11 of this title.
``(4) In the case of a grievance filed under paragraph
(3)--
``(A) the review by the Foreign Service Grievance Board
shall be limited to a determination of whether the provisions
of paragraphs (1) and (2) have been fulfilled; and
``(B) the Foreign Service Grievance Board may not exercise
the authority provided under section 1106(8) of the Act (22
U.S.C. 4136(8)).
``(5) In this subsection:
``(A) The term `reasonable time' means--
``(i) with respect to a member of the Foreign Service
assigned to duty in the United States, 15 days after
receiving notice of the proposed suspension; and
``(ii) with respect to a member of the Foreign Service
assigned to duty outside the United States, 30 days after
receiving notice of the proposed suspension.
``(B) The term `suspend' or `suspension' means the placing
of a member of the Foreign Service in a temporary status
without duties and pay.''.
(b) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--
(1) Amendment of section heading.--Such section, as amended
by subsection (a), is further amended in the section heading
by inserting ``; suspension'' before the period at the end.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The item relating to such section
in the table of contents in section 2 of such Act is amended
to read as follows:
``Section 610. Separation for cause; suspension.''.
SEC. 5327. ECONOMIC STATECRAFT EDUCATION AND TRAINING.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish curriculum
at the Foreign Services Institute to develop the practical
foreign economic policy expertise and skill sets of Foreign
Service officers, including by making available distance-
learning courses in commercial, economic, and business
affairs, specifically including in--
(1) the global business environment;
(2) the economics of development;
(3) development and infrastructure finance;
(4) current trade and investment agreements negotiations;
(5) implementing existing multilateral and World Trade
Organization agreements, and United States trade and
investment agreements;
(6) best practices for customs and export procedures; and
(7) market analysis and global supply chain management.
SEC. 5328. REPORT ON DIVERSITY RECRUITMENT, EMPLOYMENT,
RETENTION, AND PROMOTION.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and quadrennially thereafter, the
Secretary of State shall submit a comprehensive report to
Congress that--
(1) describes the efforts, consistent with existing law,
including procedures, effects, and results of the Department
of State since the time of the prior such report, to promote
equal opportunity and inclusion for all American employees in
direct hire and personal service contractors status,
particularly employees of the Foreign Service, to include
equal opportunity for all races, ethnicities, ages, genders,
and service-disabled veterans, with a focus on traditionally
underrepresented minority groups;
(2) includes a section on--
(A) the diversity of selection boards;
(B) the employment of minority and service-disabled
veterans during the most recent 10-year period, including--
(i) the number hired through direct hires, internships, and
fellowship programs;
(ii) the number promoted to senior positions, including FS-
01, GS-15, Senior Executive Service, and Senior Foreign
Service; and
(iii) attrition rates by grade, civil and foreign services,
and the senior level ranks listed in clause (ii); and
(C) mentorship and retention programs; and
(3) is organized in terms of real numbers and percentages
at all levels.
(b) Contents.--Each report submitted under subsection (a)
shall describe the efforts of the Department of State--
(1) to propagate fairness, impartiality, and inclusion in
the work environment domestically and abroad;
(2) to eradicate harassment, intolerance, and
discrimination;
(3) to refrain from engaging in unlawful discrimination in
any phase of the employment process, including recruitment,
hiring, evaluation, assignments, promotion, retention, and
training;
(4) to eliminate illegal retaliation against employees for
participating in a protected equal employment opportunity
activity;
(5) to provide reasonable accommodation for qualified
employees and applicants with disabilities;
(6) to resolve workplace conflicts, confrontations, and
complaints in a prompt, impartial, constructive, and timely
manner;
(7) to improve demographic data availability and analysis
regarding recruitment, hiring, promotion, training, length in
service, assignment restrictions, and pass-through programs;
(8) to recruit a diverse staff by--
(A) recruiting women, minorities, veterans, and
undergraduate and graduate students;
(B) recruiting at historically Black colleges and
universities, Hispanic serving institutions, women's
colleges, and colleges that typically serve majority minority
populations;
(C) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs in urban
communities;
(D) placing job advertisements in newspapers, magazines,
and job sites oriented toward women and people of color;
(E) providing opportunities through the Foreign Service
Internship Program and other hiring initiatives; and
(F) recruiting mid- and senior-level professionals through
programs such as--
(i) the International Career Advancement Program;
(ii) the Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship
Program;
(iii) the Institute for International Public Policy
Fellowship Program;
(iv) Seminar XXI at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology's Center for International Studies; and
(v) other similar highly respected international leadership
programs; and
(9) to provide opportunities through--
(A) the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship
Program;
(B) the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship
Program; and
(C) the Donald M. Payne International Development
Fellowship Program.
(c) Scope of Initial Report.--The first report submitted to
Congress under this section shall include the information
described in subsection (b) for the 3 fiscal years
immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the report is
submitted.
SEC. 5329. EXPANSION OF THE CHARLES B. RANGEL INTERNATIONAL
AFFAIRS PROGRAM, THE THOMAS R. PICKERING
FOREIGN AFFAIRS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, AND THE
DONALD M. PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) Additional Fellowships Authorized.--Beginning in fiscal
year 2016, the Secretary of State shall--
(1) increase by 10 the number of fellows selected for the
Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program;
(2) increase by 10 the number of fellows selected for the
Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program; and
(3) increase by 5 the number of fellows selected for the
Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program.
(b) Payne Fellowship Program.--Undergraduate and graduate
components of the Donald M. Payne International Development
Fellowship Program are authorized to conduct outreach to
attract outstanding students who represent diverse ethnic and
socioeconomic backgrounds with an interest in pursuing a
Foreign Service career.
SEC. 5330. RETENTION OF MID- AND SENIOR-LEVEL PROFESSIONALS
THAT COME FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS.
(a) Retention.--Attention and oversight should also be
applied to the retention and promotion of underrepresented
groups to promote a diverse ethnic representation among mid-
and senior-level career professionals through programs such
as--
(1) the International Career Advancement Program;
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(2) Seminar XXI at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology's Center for International Studies; and
(3) other highly respected international leadership
programs.
(b) Review of Past Programs.--Past programs designed to
increase minority representation in international affairs
positions should be reviewed, including--
(1) the USAID Undergraduate Cooperative and Graduate
Economics Program;
(2) the Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship
Program; and
(3) the Institute for International Public Policy
Fellowship Program.
TITLE IV--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Subtitle A--United States Contributions to International Organizations
SEC. 5401. REPORT ON ALL UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS.
Section 4(c) of the United Nations Participation Act (22
U.S.C. 287b(c)) is amended by inserting before paragraph (1)
the following new paragraph:
``(1) Contributions to the united nations.--A detailed
description of all assessed and voluntary contributions,
including in-kind contributions, of the United States
Government to the United Nations and to each of its
affiliated agencies and related bodies during the preceding
fiscal year, estimated for such current fiscal year, and
requested in the President's budget request for such
following fiscal year.
``(A) Content.--Each report required under paragraph (1)
shall, for each such fiscal year, include--
``(i) the total amount or value of all such contributions
to the United Nations and to each such agency or body;
``(ii) the approximate percentage of all such contributions
to the United Nations and to each such agency or body when
compared with all contributions to the United Nations and to
each such agency or body from any source; and
``(iii) for each such United States Government contribution
to the United Nations and to each such agency or body--
``(I) the amount or value of the contribution;
``(II) a description of the contribution, including whether
it is assessed or voluntary;
``(III) the purpose of the contribution;
``(IV) the department or agency of the United States
Government responsible for the contribution; and
``(V) the United Nations or United Nations affiliated
agency or related body receiving the contribution.
``(B) Public availability of information.--Not later than
14 days after submitting a report required under subsection
(a), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
shall post a text-based, searchable version of the report on
a publicly available Internet website.''.
SEC. 5402. AMENDING THE REPORT ON FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Section 405(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Year 2003 (U.S.C. 287b(b)) is amended by striking ``in
which the United States participates as a member.'', and by
inserting at the end the following: ``, including a
tabulation of assessed contributions, voluntary
contributions, and the ratio of United States contributions
to total contributions received among the following
categories: the United Nations, Specialized Agencies of the
United Nations and Other United Nations Funds, Programs, and
Organizations; Peacekeeping; Inter-American Organizations;
Regional Organizations; and Other International
Organizations.''.
SEC. 5403. REPORTING ON PEACEKEEPING ARREARS AND CREDITS.
Section 4(c) of the United Nations Participation Act (22
U.S.C. 287b(c)) is amended by inserting between paragraphs
(2) and (3) the following new paragraph:
``(3) Peacekeeping credits.--A complete and full accounting
of United States peacekeeping assessments and contributions
for United Nations peacekeeping operations, to include the
following elements:
``(A) A tabulation of annual United Nations peacekeeping
assessment rates, the related authorized United States
peacekeeping contribution rate, and the relevant United
States public law that determines each such contribution rate
for the United Nations peacekeeping budget for each fiscal
year beginning in 1995 through the current and next fiscal
year.
``(B) A tabulation of current United States accrued
shortfalls and arrears in each respective ongoing or closed
United Nations peacekeeping mission.
``(C) A tabulation of all peacekeeping credits, including
in the categories of--
``(i) total peacekeeping credits determined by the United
Nations to be available to the United States;
``(ii) total peacekeeping credits determined by the United
Nations to be unavailable to the United States;
``(iii) total peacekeeping credits determined by the United
Nations to be available to the United States from each open
and closed mission;
``(iv) total peacekeeping credits determined by the United
Nations to be unavailable to the United States from each open
and closed mission;
``(v) total peacekeeping credits applied by the United
Nations toward prior year shortfalls apportioned to the
United States;
``(vi) total peacekeeping credits applied by the United
Nations toward offsetting future contributions of the United
States; and
``(vii) total peacekeeping credits determined by the United
Nations to be available to the United States, which could be
applied toward offsetting United States contributions in the
following fiscal year.
``(D) An explanation of any claim of unavailability by the
United Nations of any peacekeeping credits described in
subparagraph (C)(iv).
``(E) A description of any efforts by the United States to
obtain reimbursement in accordance with the requirements of
the United Nations Participation Act (22 U.S.C. 287 et seq.),
including but not limited to Department of Defense materiel
and services, including an explanation of any failure to
obtain any such reimbursement.''.
SEC. 5404. ASSESSMENT RATE TRANSPARENCY.
The Secretary of State, through the United States
Ambassador to the United Nations, shall urge the United
Nations--
(1) to share the raw data used to calculate member state
peacekeeping assessment rates; and
(2) to make available the formula for determining
peacekeeping assessments.
Subtitle B--Accountability at International Organizations
SEC. 5411. PREVENTING ABUSE IN PEACEKEEPING.
At least 15 days prior to the anticipated date of the vote
on a resolution for a new, or to reauthorize an existing,
peacekeeping mission under the auspices of the United
Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or any other
multilateral organization in which the United States
participates, or, in exigent circumstances, as far in advance
of any such vote as is practicable, the Secretary shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
that shall include the following:
(1) A description of the specific measures taken and
planned to be taken by such organization related to such
peacekeeping mission to--
(A) prevent the organization's employees, contractor
personnel, and forces serving in such peacekeeping mission
from engaging in acts of trafficking in persons, exploitation
of victims of trafficking, or sexual exploitation or abuse;
and
(B) hold accountable any such individuals who engages in
any such acts while participating in such peacekeeping
mission.
(2) An assessment of the effectiveness of each of the
measures described in paragraph (1).
(3) An accounting and assessment of all cases whereby such
organization has taken action to investigate allegations of
its employees, contractor personnel, or peacekeeping forces
serving in such peacekeeping mission engaging in acts of
trafficking in persons, exploitation of victims of
trafficking, or sexual exploitation or abuse, including a
description of the current status of all such cases.
SEC. 5412. ADDING PEACEKEEPING ABUSES TO COUNTRY REPORT ON
HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES.
Subsection (d) of section 116 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) for each country that contributes personnel to
United Nations peacekeeping missions, a description of--
``(A) any allegations of such personnel engaging in acts of
trafficking in persons, exploitation of victims of
trafficking, or sexual exploitation and abuse while
participating in such a peacekeeping mission;
``(B) any repatriations of such personnel resulting from an
allegation described in paragraph (A);
``(C) any actions taken by such country toward personnel
repatriated as a result of allegations described in paragraph
(A), including whether such personnel faced prosecution
related to such allegations; and
``(D) the extent to which any actions taken as described in
paragraph (C) have been communicated by such country to the
United Nations.''.
Subtitle C--Personnel Matters
SEC. 5421. ENCOURAGING EMPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS
AT THE UNITED NATIONS.
Section 181 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for
fiscal years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 276c-4) is amended to
read as follows: ``Not less than 180 days after enactment of
this Act, and each year thereafter, the Secretary of State
shall submit a report to the Congress that provides--
``(1) for each international organization which had a
geographic distribution formula in effect on January 1, 1991,
an assessment of whether each such organization--
``(A) is taking good faith steps to increase the staffing
of United States citizens, including, as appropriate, as
assessment of any additional steps such organization could be
taking;
``(B) has met the requirements of its geographic
distribution formula; and
``(2) a specific assessment of American representation
among professional and senior-level positions at the United
Nations, including--
``(A) a description of the proportion of all such United
States citizen employment at the United Nations Secretariat
and all United Nations specialized agencies, funds and
programs;
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``(B) as assessment of compliance by the United Nations
Secretariat and United Nations specialized agencies, funds
and programs with any required geographic distribution
formula; and
``(C) a description of any steps taken and planned to be
taken by the United States to increase such staffing of
United States citizens at the United Nations Secretariat and
United Nations specialized agencies, funds and programs.''.
SEC. 5422. ENSURING APPROPRIATE UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL
SALARIES.
(a) Compensation of United Nations Personnel.--The
President shall direct the United States Permanent
Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote,
and influence of the United States at the United Nations to--
(1) establish appropriate policies, procedures, and
assumptions for--
(A) determining comparable positions between officials in
the Professional and higher categories of the United Nations
in New York and that of the United States Federal civil
service;
(B) calculating the margin between the compensation of such
comparable officials and positions; and
(C) determining the appropriate margin for adoption by the
United Nations to govern compensation for such United Nations
officials;
(2) make all policies, procedures, and assumptions
described in paragraph (1) available to the public; and
(3) limit the growth of United Nations officials
compensation to ensure they remain within the margin range
established in United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/
RES/40/244, or any subsequent margin range adopted by the
United Nations to govern compensation for such United Nations
officials.
(b) Report on Salary Margins.--The Secretary shall submit a
report annually to the appropriate congressional committees
at the time of submission of the first President's budget to
Congress--
(1) describing the policies, procedures, and assumptions
established or used by the United Nations to--
(A) determine comparable positions between officials in the
Professional and higher categories of the United Nations in
New York and that of the United States Federal civil service;
(B) calculate the percentage difference, or margin, between
the compensation of such comparable officials and positions;
and
(C) determine the margin range established in United
Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/40/244, or any
subsequent margin range adopted by the United Nations to
govern compensation for such United Nations officials;
(2) assessing, in conformance with the policies,
procedures, and assumptions described in paragraph (1), the
percentage difference, or margin, between net salaries of
officials in the Professional and higher categories of the
United Nations in New York and that of comparable positions
in the United States Federal civil service;
(3) assessing any changes in the margins described in
paragraph (2) from the previous year;
(4) assessing the extent to which any such changes
described in paragraph (3) resulted from modifications to the
policies, procedures, and assumptions described in paragraph
(1); and
(5) providing the views of the Secretary on any such
changes described in paragraph (3) and any such modifications
described in paragraph (4).
TITLE V--CONSULAR AUTHORITIES
SEC. 5501. VISA INELIGIBILITY FOR INTERNATIONAL CHILD
ABDUCTORS.
Section 212(a)(10)(C)(iii) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(10)(C)(iii)) is amended--
(1) in subclause (I), by adding ``or'' at the end;
(2) in subclause (II), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a
period; and
(3) by striking subparagraph (III).
SEC. 5502. PRESUMPTION OF IMMIGRANT INTENT FOR H AND L VISA
CLASSIFICATIONS.
Section 214(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1184(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(other than a nonimmigrant described in
subparagraph (L) or (V) of section 101(a)(15), and other than
a nonimmigrant described in any provision of section
101(a)(15)(H)(i) except subclause (b1) of such section)'';
(2) by striking ``under section 101(a)(15)'' and inserting
in its place ``under the immigration laws.''; and
(3) by striking ``he'' each place such term appears and
inserting ``the alien''.
SEC. 5503. VISA INFORMATION SHARING.
Section 222(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1202(f)(2)) is amended:
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``issuance or refusal'' and inserting ``issuance, refusal, or
revocation''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``and on the basis of reciprocity'';
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``illicit weapons;
or'' and inserting ``illicit weapons, or in determining the
removability or eligibility for a visa, admission, or another
immigration benefit of persons who would be inadmissible to,
or removable from, the United States;'';
(C) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) by striking ``for the purposes'' and inserting ``for 1
of the purposes''; and
(ii) by striking ``or to deny visas to persons who would be
inadmissible to the United States.'' and inserting ``; or'';
and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) with regard to any or all aliens in the database,
specified data elements from each record, if the Secretary of
State determines that it is in the national interest to
provide such information to a foreign government.''.
TITLE VI--OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS
TITLE VII--EMBASSY SECURITY
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