[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 92 (Wednesday, June 10, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4036-S4053]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 1983. 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, for
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, 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 appropriate place, insert the following:
DIVISION E--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES
Subtitle A--Basic Authorities and Activities
SEC. 5101. 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. 5102. 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 into
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) an estimate of 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. 5103. 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.
(c) Treatment of Hong Kong Under United States Law.--
(1) Secretary of state certification requirement.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary shall certify to Congress whether Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region is sufficiently autonomous to justify
different treatment for its citizens from the treatment
accorded to other citizens of the People's Republic of China
in any new laws, agreements, treaties, or arrangements
entered into between the United States and Hong Kong after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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(B) Factor for consideration.--In making a certification
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary should consider the
terms, obligations, and expectations expressed in the Joint
Declaration with respect to Hong Kong.
(C) Exception.--A certification shall not be required under
this subsection with respect to any new laws, agreements,
treaties, or arrangements that support human rights, rule of
law, or democracy in the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region.
(2) Waiver authority.--The Secretary may waive the
application of paragraph (1) if the Secretary--
(A) determines that such a waiver is in the national
interests of the United States; and
(B) on or before the date on which such waiver would take
effect, submits a notice of, and justification for, the
waiver to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives.
SEC. 5104. INTERAGENCY HOSTAGE RECOVERY COORDINATOR.
(a) In General.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President shall designate an
existing Federal officer to coordinate efforts to secure the
release of United States persons who are hostages of hostile
groups or state sponsors of terrorism. For purposes of
carrying out the duties described in paragraph (2), such
officer shall have the title of ``Interagency Hostage
Recovery Coordinator''.
(2) Duties.--The Coordinator shall have the following
duties:
(A) Coordinate and direct all activities of the Federal
Government relating to each hostage situation described in
paragraph (1) to ensure efforts to secure the release of all
hostages in the hostage situation are properly resourced and
correct lines of authority are established and maintained.
(B) Establish and direct a fusion cell consisting of
appropriate personnel of the Federal Government with purview
over each hostage situation described in paragraph (1).
(C) Develop a strategy to keep family members of hostages
described in paragraph (1) informed of the status of such
hostages and inform such family members of updates,
procedures, and policies that do not compromise the national
security of the United States.
(b) Limitation on Authority.--The authority of the
Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator shall be limited to
hostage cases outside the United States.
(c) Quarterly Report.--
(1) In general.--On a quarterly basis, the Coordinator
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and
the members of Congress described in paragraph (2) a report
that includes a summary of each hostage situation described
in sub-section (a)(1) and efforts to secure the release of
all hostages in such hostage situation.
(2) Members of congress described.--The members of Congress
described in this subparagraph are, with respect to a United
States person hostage covered by a report under paragraph
(1), the Senators representing the State, and the Member,
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the House of
Representatives representing the district, where a hostage
described in subjection (a)(1) resides.
(3) Form of report.--Each report under this subsection may
be submitted in classified or unclassified form.
(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed as authorizing the Federal Government to negotiate
with a state sponsor of terrorism or an organization that the
Secretary has designated as a foreign terrorist organization
pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or any other hostage-takers.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Hostile group.--The term ``hostile group'' means--
(A) a group that is designated as a foreign terrorist
organization under section 219(a) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a));
(B) a group that is engaged in armed conflict with the
United States; or
(C) any other group that the President determines to be a
hostile group for purposes of this paragraph.
(2) State sponsor of terrorism.--The term ``state sponsor
of terrorism''--
(A) means a country the government of which the Secretary
has determined, for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export
Administration Act of 1979, section 620A of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms Export Control
Act, or any other provision of law, to be a government that
has repeatedly provided support for acts of international
terrorism; and
(B) includes North Korea.
SEC. 5105. 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 departments and agencies, as appropriate, shall--
(1) conduct a review of the United States-China Strategic
and Economic Dialogue (referred to in this section as the
``Dialogue''); and
(2) submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees that contains the findings of such review.
(b) Contents.--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;
(B) denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula;
(C) cybertheft 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 predetermined
benchmarks for assessing whether the commitments achieved are
significantly furthering such priorities.
SEC. 5106. 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. 5107. 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 be used
in support of 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. 5108. 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 provided
pursuant to subsection (a) shall not exceed $500,000 in any
fiscal year.''.
SEC. 5109. 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. 5110. 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.
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``(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. 5111. 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. 5112. 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. 5113. 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, the
exportation of which was not controlled through the Kimberley
Process Certification Scheme, and 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.''.
SEC. 5114. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE UNITED STATES ALLIANCE
WITH JAPAN.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the alliance between the United States and Japan is a
cornerstone of peace, security, and stability in the Asia-
Pacific region and around the world;
(2) Prime Minister Shiuzo Abe's visit to the United States
in April 2015 and historic address to a Joint Session of
Congress symbolized the strength and importance of ties
between the United States and Japan;
(3) in 2015, which marks 70 years since the end of World
War II, the United States and Japan continue to strengthen
the alliance and work together to ensure a peaceful and
prosperous future for the Asia-Pacific region and the world;
(4) the Governments and people of the United States and
Japan share values, interests, and capabilities that have
helped to build a strong rules-based international order,
based on a commitment to rules, norms and institutions;
(5) the revised Guidelines for United States-Japan Defense
Cooperation and Japan's policy of ``Proactive Contribution to
Peace'' will reinforce deterrence, update the roles and
missions of the United States and Japan, enable Japan to
expand its contributions to regional and global security, and
allow the United States Government and the Government of
Japan to enhance cooperation on security issues in the region
and beyond;
(6) the United States remain resolute in its commitments
under the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security to
respond to any armed attack in the territories under the
administration of Japan;
(7) although the United States Government does not take a
position on the ultimate sovereignty of the Senkaku Islands,
the United States Government acknowledges that they are under
the administration of Japan and opposes any unilateral
actions that would seek to undermine such administration;
(8) the United States Government reaffirms that the
unilateral actions of a third party will not affect the
United States acknowledgment of the administration of Japan
over the Senkaku Islands;
(9) the United States Government and the Government of
Japan continue to work together on common security interests,
including to confront the threat posed by the nuclear and
ballistic missile programs of the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea;
(10) the United States Government and the Government of
Japan remain committed to ensuring maritime security and
respect for international law, including freedom of
navigation and overflight; and
(11) the United States Government and the Government of
Japan continue to oppose the use of coercion, intimidation,
or force to change the status quo, including in the East and
South China Seas.
SEC. 5115. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE DEFENSE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE REPUBLIC OF
INDIA.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States has an upgraded, strategic-plus
relationship with India based on regional cooperation, space
science cooperation, and defense cooperation.
(2) The defense relationship between the United States and
the Republic of India is strengthened by the common
commitment of both countries to democracy.
(3) The United States and the Republic of India share a
common and long-standing commitment to civilian control of
the military.
(4) The United States and the Republic of India have
increasingly worked together on defense cooperation across a
range of activities, exercises, initiatives, and research.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the United States should--
(1) continue to expand defense cooperation with the
Republic of India;
(2) welcome the role of the Republic of India in providing
security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond;
(3) work cooperatively with the Republic of India on
matters relating to our common defense;
(4) vigorously support the implementation of the United
States-India Defense Framework Agreement; and
(5) support the India Defense Trade and Technology
Initiative.
SEC. 5116. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE UNITED STATES ALLIANCE
WITH THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the alliance between the United States and the Republic
of Korea has served as an anchor for stability, security, and
prosperity on the Korean Peninsula, in the Asia-Pacific
region, and around the world;
(2) the United States and the Republic of Korea continue to
strengthen and adapt the bilateral, regional, and global
scope of the comprehensive strategic alliance between the 2
nations, to serve as a linchpin of peace and stability in the
Asia-Pacific region, recognizing the shared values of
democracy, human rights, free and open markets, and the rule
of law, as reaffirmed in the May 2013 ``Joint Declaration in
Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Alliance between
the Republic of Korea and the United States of America'';
(3) the United States and the Republic of Korea continue to
broaden and deepen the alliance by strengthening the combined
defense posture on the Korean Peninsula, enhancing mutual
security based on the Republic of Korea-United States Mutual
Defense Treaty, and promoting cooperation for regional and
global security in the 21st century;
(4) the United States and the Republic of Korea share deep
concerns that the nuclear, cyber, and ballistic missiles
programs of North Korea and its repeated provocations pose
grave threats to peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula
and Northeast Asia and recognize that both nations are
determined to achieve the peaceful denuclearization of North
Korea and remain fully committed to continuing close
cooperation on the full range of issues related to North
Korea;
(5) the United States and the Republic of Korea are
particularly concerned that the nuclear and ballistic missile
programs of North Korea, including North Korean efforts to
miniaturize their nuclear technology and improve the mobility
of their ballistic missiles, have gathered significant
momentum and are poised to expand in the coming years;
(6) the Republic of Korea has made progress in enhancing
future warfighting and interoperability capabilities by
taking steps toward procuring Patriot Advanced Capability
missiles, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft, and RQ-4 Global
Hawk Surveillance Aircraft;
(7) the United States supports the vision of a Korean
Peninsula free of nuclear weapons, free from the fear of war,
and peacefully reunited on the basis of democratic and free
market principles, as articulated in President Park's address
in Dresden, Germany; and
(8) the United States and the Republic of Korea share the
future interests of both nations in securing peace and
stability on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia.
SEC. 5117. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
UNITED STATES AND TAIWAN.
It is the sense of the Congress that--
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(1) the United States policy toward Taiwan is based upon
the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8), which was enacted
in 1979, and the Six Assurances given by President Ronald
Reagan in 1982;
(2) provision of defensive weapons to Taiwan should
continue as mandated in the Taiwan Relations Act; and
(3) enhanced trade relations with Taiwan should be pursued
to mutually benefit the citizens of both countries.
SEC. 5118. REPORT ON POLITICAL FREEDOM IN VENEZUELA.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees that includes--
(1) an assessment of the support provided by the United
States to the people of Venezuela in their aspiration to live
under conditions of peace and representative democracy (as
defined by the Inter-American Democratic Charter of the
Organization of American States, done at Lima September 11,
2001);
(2) an assessment of work carried out by the United States,
in cooperation with the other member states of the
Organization of American States and countries of the European
Union, to ensure--
(A) the peaceful resolution of the current political
situation in Venezuela; and
(B) the immediate cessation of violence against
antigovernment protestors;
(3) a list of the government and security officials in
Venezuela who--
(A) are responsible for, or complicit in, the use of force
in relation to antigovernment protests and similar acts of
violence; and
(B) have had their financial assets in the United States
frozen or been placed on a visa ban by the United States; and
(4) an assessment of United States support for the
development of democratic political processes and independent
civil society in Venezuela.
SEC. 5119. STRATEGY FOR THE MIDDLE EAST IN THE EVENT OF A
COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR AGREEMENT WITH IRAN.
(a) Strategy Required.--The Secretary of State shall, in
coordination with the Secretary of Defense, other members of
the National Security Council, and the heads of other
appropriate departments and agencies of the United States
Government, develop a strategy for the United States for the
Middle East in the event of a comprehensive nuclear agreement
with Iran.
(b) Elements.--The strategy shall include the following:
(1) Efforts to counter Iranian-sponsored terrorism in
Middle East region.
(2) Efforts to reassure United States allies and partners
in Middle East.
(3) Efforts to address the potential for a conventional or
nuclear arms race in the Middle East.
(c) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 60 days after
entering into a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran,
the Secretary shall submit the strategy developed under
subsection (a) to--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence
of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 5120. DEPARTMENT OF STATE INTERNATIONAL CYBERSPACE
POLICY STRATEGY.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
produce a comprehensive strategy, with a classified annex if
necessary, relating to United States international policy
with regard to cyberspace.
(b) Elements.--The strategy required in subsection (a)
shall include:
(1) A review of actions and activities undertaken by the
Secretary of State to date to support the goal of the
President's International Strategy for Cyberspace, released
in May 2011, to ``work internationally to promote an open,
interoperable, secure, and reliable information and
communications infrastructure that supports international
trade and commerce, strengthens international security, and
fosters free expression and innovation''.
(2) A plan of action to guide the Secretary's diplomacy
with regard to nation-states, including conducting bilateral
and multilateral activities to develop the norms of
responsible international behavior in cyberspace, and status
review of existing discussions in multilateral fora to obtain
agreements on international norms in cyberspace.
(3) A review of the alternative concepts with regard to
international norms in cyberspace offered by other prominent
nation-state actors, including China, Russia, Brazil, and
India.
(4) A detailed description of threats to United States
national security in cyberspace from other nation-states,
state-sponsored actors and private actors, to United States
Federal and private sector infrastructure, United States
intellectual property, and the privacy of United States
citizens.
(5) A review of policy tools available to the President of
United States to deter nation-states, state-sponsored actors,
and private actors, including, but not limited to, those
outlined in Executive Order 13694, released on April 1, 2015.
(6) A review of resources required by the Secretary,
including the Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues, to
conduct activities to build responsible norms of
international cyber behavior.
(c) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult, as
appropriate, with other United States Government agencies,
the United States private sector, and United States
nongovernmental organizations with recognized credentials and
expertise in foreign policy, national security, and
cybersecurity.
(d) Release.--The Secretary shall publicly release the
strategy required in subsection (a) and brief the Committee
on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives upon its
release, including on the classified annex, should the
strategy include such an annex.
SEC. 5121. WAIVER OF FEES FOR RENEWAL OF IMMIGRANT VISA FOR
ADOPTED CHILD IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS.
Section 221(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1201(c)) is amended to read as follows:
``(c) Period of Validity; Renewal or Replacement.--
``(1) Immigrant visas.--An immigrant visa shall be valid
for such period, not exceeding 6 months, as shall be by
regulations prescribed, except that any visa issued to a
child lawfully adopted by a United States citizen and spouse
while such citizen is serving abroad in the United States
Armed Forces, or is employed abroad by the United States
Government, or is temporarily abroad on business, shall be
valid until such time, for a period not to exceed 3 years, as
the adoptive citizen parent returns to the United States in
due course of his service, employment, or business.
``(2) Nonimmigrant visas.--A nonimmigrant visa shall be
valid for such periods as shall be prescribed by regulations.
In prescribing the period of validity of a nonimmigrant visa
in the case of nationals of any foreign country who are
eligible for such visas, the Secretary of State shall,
insofar as practicable, accord to such nationals the same
treatment upon a reciprocal basis as such foreign country
accords to nationals of the United States who are within a
similar class, except that in the case of aliens who are
nationals of a foreign country and who either are granted
refugee status and firmly resettled in another foreign
country or are granted permanent residence and residing in
another foreign country, the Secretary of State may prescribe
the period of validity of such a visa based upon the
treatment granted by that other foreign country to alien
refugees and permanent residents, respectively, in the United
States.
``(3) Visa replacement.--An immigrant visa may be replaced
under the original number during the fiscal year in which the
original visa was issued for an immigrant who establishes to
the satisfaction of the consular officer that the immigrant--
``(A) was unable to use the original immigrant visa during
the period of its validity because of reasons beyond his
control and for which he was not responsible;
``(B) is found by a consular officer to be eligible for an
immigrant visa; and
``(C) pays again the statutory fees for an application and
an immigrant visa.
``(4) Fee waiver.--If an immigrant visa was issued, on or
after March 27, 2013, for a child who has been lawfully
adopted, or who is coming to the United States to be adopted,
by a United States citizen, any statutory immigrant visa fees
relating to a renewal or replacement of such visa may be
waived or, if already paid, may be refunded upon request,
subject to such criteria as the Secretary of State may
prescribe, if--
``(A) the immigrant child was unable to use the original
immigrant visa during the period of its validity as a direct
result of extraordinary circumstances, including the denial
of an exit permit; and
``(B) if such inability was attributable to factors beyond
the control of the adopting parent or parents and of the
immigrant.''.
SEC. 5122. AMERICAN HOSTAGES IN IRAN COMPENSATION FUND.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
ensuring justice for United States victims of acts of
terrorism by Iran who hold legal judgments against Iran
relating to such acts is of paramount importance and should
be expeditiously addressed.
(b) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury a
fund, to be known as the ``American Hostages in Iran
Compensation Fund'' (in this section referred to as the
``Fund'') for the purposes of--
(1) making payments to the Americans held hostage in Iran
and their spouses who are identified as members of the
proposed class in case number 1:00-CV-03110 (EGS) of the
United States District Court for the District of Columbia;
and
(2) satisfying claims against Iran relating to the taking
of hostages and treatment of personnel of the United States
embassy in Tehran, Iran, between November 3, 1979, and
January 20, 1981.
(c) Funding.--
(1) Imposition of surcharge.--
(A) In general.--There is imposed a surcharge equal to 30
percent of the amount of--
(i) any fine or monetary penalty imposed, in whole or in
part, for a violation of a law or regulation specified in
subparagraph (B) committed on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act; or
(ii) the monetary amount of a settlement entered into by a
person with respect to a suspected violation of a law or
regulation specified in subparagraph (B) related to
activities undertaken on or after such date of enactment.
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(B) Laws and regulations specified.--A law or regulation
specified in this subparagraph is any law or regulation that
provides for a civil or criminal fine or monetary penalty for
any economic activity relating to Iran that is administered
by the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury,
the Department of Justice, the Department of Commerce, or the
Department of Energy.
(C) Termination of deposits.--The imposition of the
surcharge under subparagraph (A) shall terminate on the date
on which all amounts described in subsection (d)(2) have been
distributed to all recipients described in that subsection.
(D) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph shall
be construed to require a person that is found to have
violated a law or regulation specified in subparagraph (B) to
pay a surcharge under subparagraph (A) if that person has not
been assessed a fine or monetary penalty described in clause
(i) of subparagraph (A) or entered into a settlement
described in clause (ii) of that subparagraph for that
violation.
(2) Deposits into fund; availability of amounts.--
(A) Deposits.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit
in the Fund all surcharges collected pursuant to paragraph
(1)(A), all contributions collected pursuant to paragraph
(3), and any other funds made available pursuant to paragraph
(4).
(B) Payment of surcharge to secretary of the treasury.--A
person upon which a surcharge is imposed under paragraph
(1)(A) shall pay the surcharge to the Secretary without
regard to whether the fine or penalty with respect to which
the surcharge is imposed--
(i) is paid directly to the Federal agency that administers
the law or regulation pursuant to which the fine or penalty
is imposed; or
(ii) is deemed satisfied by a payment to another Federal
agency.
(C) Availability of amounts in fund.--Amounts in the Fund
shall be available, without further appropriation, to make
payments under subsection (d).
(3) Contributions.--The President may accept such amounts
as may be contributed by individuals, business concerns,
governments, or other entities for payments under this
section and deposit such amounts into the Fund.
(4) Other resources.--The President may identify and use
other funds available for compensating claims under this
section and deposit such amounts into the Fund.
(d) Distribution of Funds.--
(1) Administration of fund.--Payments from the Fund shall
be administered by the Secretary of State in accordance with
such rules and procedures as the Secretary may prescribe.
(2) Payments.--Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), payments
shall be made from the Fund to the following recipients in
the following amounts:
(A) To each living former hostage identified as a member of
the proposed class described in subsection (b)(1), $6,750 for
each day of captivity of the former hostage.
(B) To the estate of each deceased former hostage
identified as a member of the proposed class described in
subsection (b)(1), $6,750 for each day of captivity of the
former hostage.
(C) To each spouse of a former hostage identified as a
member of the proposed class described in subsection (b)(1)
if the spouse is identified as a member of that proposed
class, $600,000.
(3) Priority.--Payments from the Fund shall be distributed
under paragraph (2) in the following order:
(A) First, to each living former hostage described in
paragraph (2)(A).
(B) Second, to the estate of each deceased former hostage
described in paragraph (2)(B).
(C) Third, to each spouse of a former hostage described in
paragraph (2)(C).
(4) Consent of recipient.--A payment to a recipient from
the Fund under paragraph (2) shall be made only after
receiving the consent of the recipient.
(e) Preclusion of Future Actions and Release of Claims.--
(1) Preclusion of future actions.--A recipient of a payment
under subsection (d) may not file or maintain an action
against Iran in any Federal or State court for any claim
relating to the events described in subsection (b)(2).
(2) Release of all claims.--Upon the payment of all amounts
described in subsection (d)(2) to all recipients described in
that subsection, all claims against Iran relating to the
events described in subsection (b)(2) shall be deemed waived
and forever released.
(f) Deposit of Remaining Funds Into the Treasury.--
(1) In general.--Any amounts remaining in the Fund after
the date specified in paragraph (2) shall be deposited in the
general fund of the Treasury.
(2) Date specified.--The date specified in this paragraph
is the later of--
(A) the date on which all amounts described in subsection
(d)(2) have been made to all recipients described in that
subsection; or
(B) the date that is 5 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(g) No Judicial Review.--Decisions made under this section
shall not be subject to review in any judicial,
administrative, or other proceeding.
(h) Report to Congress on Completion of Payments.--Not
later than 60 days after determining that a law or regulation
specified in subsection (c)(1)(B) is terminated or suspended
or that amounts in the Fund will be insufficient for the
payment of all amounts described in subsection (d)(2) to all
recipients described in that subsection by the date that is
444 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State shall submit to Congress recommendations
to expedite the completion of the payment of those amounts.
SEC. 5123. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ANTI-ISRAEL AND ANTI-SEMITIC
INCITEMENT WITHIN THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that the 1995 Interim
Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, commonly
referred to as Oslo II, specifically details that Israel and
the Palestinian Authority shall ``abstain from incitement,
including hostile propaganda, against each other and, without
derogating from the principle of freedom of expression, shall
take legal measures to prevent such incitement by any
organizations, groups or individuals within their
jurisdiction''.
(b) Sense of Congress.--Congress--
(1) expresses support and admiration for individuals and
organizations working to encourage cooperation between
Israeli Jews and Palestinians, including--
(A) Professor Mohammed Dajani Daoudi, who took students
from al-Quds University in Jerusalem to visit Auschwitz in
March 2014 only to return to death threats by fellow
Palestinians and expulsion from his teacher's union;
(B) the Israel Palestine Center for Research and
Information, the only joint Israeli-Palestinian public policy
think-tank,
(C) United Hatzalah, a nonprofit, fully volunteer Emergency
Medical Services organization that, mobilizing volunteers who
are religious or secular Jews, Arabs, Muslims, and
Christians, provides EMS services to all people in Israel
regardless of race, religion, or national origin; and
(D) Breaking the Impasse, an apolitical initiative of
Palestinian and Israeli business and civil society leaders
who advocate for a two-state solution and an urgent
diplomatic solution to the conflict;
(2) reiterates strong condemnation of anti-Israel and anti-
Semitic incitement in the Palestinian Authority as
antithetical to the stated desire to achieve a just, lasting,
and comprehensive peace settlement; and
(3) urges President Abbas and Palestinian Authority
officials to discontinue all official incitement that runs
contrary to the determination to put an end to decades of
confrontation.
SEC. 5124. SUPPORT FOR THE SOVEREIGNTY, INDEPENDENCE,
TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY, AND INVIOLABILITY OF
POST-SOVIET COUNTRIES IN LIGHT OF RUSSIAN
AGGRESSION AND INTERFERENCE.
It is the sense of Congress that Congress--
(1) supports the sovereignty, independence, territorial
integrity, and inviolability of post-Soviet countries within
their internationally recognized borders;
(2) expresses deep concern over increasingly aggressive
actions by the Russian Federation;
(3) is committed to providing sufficient funding for the
Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs of the Department of
State to address subversive and destabilizing activities by
the Russian Federation within post-Soviet countries;
(4) supports robust engagement between the United States
and post-Soviet countries through--
(A) the promotion of strengthened people-to-people ties,
including through educational and cultural exchange programs;
(B) anticorruption assistance;
(C) public diplomacy;
(D) economic diplomacy; and
(E) other democratic reform efforts;
(5) encourages the President to further enhance nondefense
cooperation and diplomatic engagement with post-Soviet
countries;
(6) condemns the subversive and destabilizing activities
undertaken by the Russian Federation within post-Soviet
countries;
(7) encourages enhanced cooperation between the United
States and the European Union to promote greater Euro-
Atlantic integration, including through--
(A) the enlargement of the European Union; and
(B) the Open Door policy of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization;
(8) urges continued cooperation between the United States
and the European Union to maintain sanctions against the
Russian Federation until the Government of Russia has--
(A) fully implemented all provisions of the Minsk
agreements, done at Minsk September 5, 2014 and February 12,
2015; and
(B) demonstrated respect for the territorial sovereignty of
Ukraine;
(9) calls on the member states of the European Union to
extend the current sanctions regime against the Russian
Federation; and
(10) urges the consideration of additional sanctions if the
Russian Federation continue to engage in subversive and
destabilizing activities within post-Soviet countries.
SEC. 5125. RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA REPORT.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Russian Federation is waging a propaganda war
against the United States and our allies; and
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(2) a successful strategy must be implemented to counter
the threat posed by Russian propaganda.
(b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually for the following 3
years, the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate
Federal officials, shall submit an unclassified report, with
a classified annex, to the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives that contains a detailed analysis of--
(1) the recent use of propaganda by the Government of
Russia, including--
(A) the forms of propaganda used, including types of media
and programming;
(B) the principal countries and regions targeted by Russian
propaganda; and
(C) the impact of Russian propaganda on such targets;
(2) the response by United States allies, particularly
European allies, to counter the threat of Russian propaganda;
(3) the response by the United States to the threat of
Russian propaganda;
(4) the extent of the effectiveness of programs currently
in use to counter Russian propaganda;
(5) a strategy for improving the effectiveness of such
programs;
(6) any additional authority needed to counter the threat
of Russian propaganda; and
(7) the additional funding needed to successfully implement
the strategy referred to in paragraph (5).
SEC. 5126. APPROVAL OF EXPORT LICENCES AND LETTERS OF REQUEST
TO ASSIST THE GOVERNMENT OF UKRAINE.
(a) In General.--
(1) Export license applications.--
(A) Submission to congress.--The Secretary shall submit to
the specified congressional committees a detailed list of all
export license applications, including requests for marketing
licenses, for the sale of defense articles and defense
services to Ukraine.
(B) Contents.--The list submitted under subparagraph (A)
shall include--
(i) the date on which the application or request was first
submitted;
(ii) the current status of each application or request; and
(iii) the estimated timeline for adjudication of such
applications or requests.
(C) Priority.--The Secretary should give priority to
processing the applications and requests included on the list
submitted under subparagraph (A).
(2) Letters of request.--The Secretary shall submit to the
specified congressional committees a detailed list of all
pending Letters of Request for Foreign Military Sales to
Ukraine, including--
(A) the date on which each such letter was first submitted;
(B) the current status of each such letter; and
(C) the estimated timeline for the adjudication of each
such letter.
(b) Reports.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until
the date set forth in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall
submit a report to the specified congressional committees
that describes the status of the applications, requests for
marketing licenses, and Letters of Request described in
subsection (a).
(2) Termination date.--The date set forth in this paragraph
is the earlier of--
(A) the date on which the President certifies to Congress
that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the
Government of Ukraine has been restored; or
(B) the date that is 5 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(c) Specified Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``specified congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives;
(3) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
(4) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives.
Subtitle B--Additional Matters
SEC. 5131. 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) to propose policies to integrate the early warning
systems of national security agencies, including intelligence
agencies, with respect to incidents of mass atrocities and 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 is authorized to
have primary responsibility for--
(A) recommending and, if adopted, 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.
(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. 5132. 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
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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. 5133. 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 task
an existing Deputy Assistant Secretary with 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. 5134. 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 near-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) Contents.--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.
SEC. 5135. UNITED STATES STRATEGY TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE GLOBALLY.
(a) Global Strategy Requirement.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and biennially
thereafter for 6 years, the Secretary of State shall develop
or update a United States global strategy to prevent and
respond to violence against women and girls. The strategy
shall be transmitted to the appropriate congressional
committees and made publicly available on the Internet.
(b) Initial Strategy.--For the purposes of this section,
the ``United States Strategy to Prevent and Respond to
Gender-Based Violence Globally'', issued in August 2012,
shall be deemed to fulfill the initial requirement of
subsection (a).
(c) Collaboration and Coordination.--In developing the
strategy under subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall
consult with--
(1) the heads of relevant Federal agencies;
(2) the Senior Policy Operating Group on Trafficking in
Persons; and
(3) representatives of civil society and multilateral
organizations with demonstrated experience in addressing
violence against women and girls or promoting gender equality
internationally.
(d) Priority Country Selection.--To further the objectives
of the strategy described in subsection (a), the Secretary
shall identify no less than 4 eligible low-income and lower-
middle income countries with significant levels of violence
against women and girls, including within displaced
communities, that have the governmental or nongovernmental
organizational capacity to manage and implement gender-based
violence prevention and response program activities and
should, when possible, be geographically, ethnically, and
culturally diverse from one another.
(e) Country Plans.--In each country identified under
subsection (d) the Secretary shall develop comprehensive,
multisectoral, and holistic individual country plans designed
to address and respond to violence against women and girls
that include--
(1) an assessment and description of the current or
potential capacity of the government of each identified
country and civil society organizations in each such
identified country to address and respond to violence against
women and girls;
(2) an identification of coordination mechanisms with
Federal agencies that--
(A) have existing programs relevant to the strategy;
(B) will be involved in new program activities; and
(C) are engaged in broader United States strategies around
development;
(3) a description of the monitoring and evaluation
mechanisms established for each identified country, and their
intended use in assessing overall progress in prevention and
response;
(4) a projection of the general levels of resources needed
to achieve the stated objectives in each identified country,
including an accounting of--
(A) activities and funding already expended by the
Department of State, the United States Agency for
International Development, other Federal agencies, donor
country governments, and multilateral institutions; and
(B) leveraged private sector resources; and
(5) strategies, as appropriate, designed to accommodate the
needs of stateless, disabled, internally displaced, refugee,
or religious or ethnic minority women and girls.
(f) Report on Priority Country Selection and Country
Plans.--Not more than 90 days after selection of the priority
countries required under subsection (d), and annually
thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the
priority country selection process, the development of
specific country plans, and include an overview of all
programming and specific activities being undertaken, the
budget resources requested, and the specific activities to be
supported by each Executive agency under the strategy if such
resources are provided.
(g) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
construed to authorize any additional appropriations for the
purposes and initiatives of this section.
SEC. 5136. INTERNATIONAL CORRUPTION AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
(a) Annual Report.--Not later than June 1 of each year, the
Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Development (referred
to in this section as the ``USAID Administrator''), the
Secretary of Defense, and the heads of appropriate
intelligence agencies, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a Country Report on Corruption
Practices, with a classified annex, which shall include
information about countries for which a corruption analysis
was conducted under subsection (b).
(b) Corruption Analysis Elements.--The corruption analysis
conducted under this subsection should include, among other
elements--
(1) an analysis of individuals and associations that
comprise corruption networks in the country, including, as
applicable--
(A) government officials;
(B) private sector actors;
(C) criminals; and
(D) members of illegal armed groups;
(2) the identification of the state functions that have
been captured by corrupt networks in the country, including,
as applicable functions of--
(A) the judicial branch;
(B) the taxing authority;
(C) the central bank; and
(D) specific military or police units;
(3) the identification of--
(A) the key economic activities, whether licit or illicit,
which are dominated by members of the corrupt network; and
(B) other revenue streams that enrich such members; and
(4) the identification of enablers of corrupt practices,
within the country and outside the country.
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(c) Publication and Briefings.--The Secretary shall--
(1) publish the Country Report on Corruption and
Accountability submitted under subsection (a) on the website
of the Department; and
(2) brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives on the information contained in the report
published under paragraph (1).
SEC. 5137. QUADRENNIAL DIPLOMACY AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW.
(a) Requirement.--
(1) Quadrennial reviews required.--Under the direction of
the President, the Secretary of State shall every 4 years,
during a year following a year evenly divisible by 4, conduct
a review of United States diplomacy and development (to be
known as a ``quadrennial diplomacy and development review'').
(2) Scope of reviews.--Each quadrennial diplomacy and
development review shall be a comprehensive examination of
the national diplomacy and development policy and strategic
framework of the United States for the next 4-year period
until a subsequent review is due under paragraph (1). The
review shall include--
(A) recommendations regarding the long-term diplomacy and
development policy and strategic framework of the United
States;
(B) priorities of the United States for diplomacy and
development; and
(C) guidance on the related programs, assets, capabilities,
budget, policies, and authorities of the Department of State
and United States Agency for International Development.
(3) Consultation.--In conducting each quadrennial diplomacy
and development review, after consultation with Department of
State and United States Agency for International Development
officials, the Secretary of State should consult with--
(A) the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, including
the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Treasury, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of
Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Chief Executive
Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the
Director of National Intelligence;
(B) any other Federal agency that provides foreign
assistance, including at a minimum the Export-Import Bank of
the United States and the Overseas Private Investment
Corporation;
(C) 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 and, as appropriate, other members of
Congress; and
(D) other relevant governmental and nongovernmental
entities, including private sector representatives,
academics, and other policy experts.
(b) Contents of Review.--Each quadrennial diplomacy and
development review shall--
(1) delineate, as appropriate, the national diplomacy and
development policy and strategic framework of the United
States, consistent with appropriate national, Department of
State, and United States Agency for International Development
strategies, strategic plans, and relevant presidential
directives, including the national security strategy
prescribed pursuant to section 108 of the National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404a);
(2) outline and prioritize the full range of critical
national diplomacy and development areas, capabilities, and
resources, including those implemented across agencies, and
address the full range of challenges confronting the United
States in this regard;
(3) describe the interagency cooperation, and preparedness
of relevant Federal assets, and the infrastructure, budget
plan, and other elements of the diplomacy and development
policies and programs of the United States required to
execute successfully the full range of mission priorities
outlined under paragraph (2);
(4) describe the roles of international organizations and
multilateral institutions in advancing United States
diplomatic and development objectives, including the
mechanisms for coordinating and harmonizing development
policies and programs with partner countries and among
donors;
(5) identify the budget plan required to provide sufficient
resources to successfully execute the full range of mission
priorities outlined under paragraph (2);
(6) include an assessment of the organizational alignment
of the Department of State and the United States Agency for
International Development with the national diplomacy and
development policy and strategic framework referred to in
paragraph (1) and the diplomacy and development mission
priorities outlined under paragraph (2);
(7) review and assess the effectiveness of the management
mechanisms of the Department of State and the United States
Agency for International Development for executing the
strategic priorities outlined in the quadrennial diplomacy
and development review, including the extent to which such
effectiveness has been enhanced since the previous report;
and
(8) the relationship between the requirements of the
quadrennial diplomacy and development review and the
acquisition strategy and expenditure plan within the
Department of State and the United States Agency for
International Development.
(c) Foreign Affairs Policy Board Review.--The Secretary of
State should apprise the Foreign Affairs Policy Board on an
ongoing basis of the work undertaken in the conduct of the
quadrennial diplomacy and development review.
(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
construed to authorize any additional appropriations for the
purposes and initiatives under this section.
SEC. 5138. DISAPPEARED PERSONS IN MEXICO, GUATEMALA,
HONDURAS, AND EL SALVADOR.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States--
(A) values governance, security, and the rule of law in
Mexico and Central America; and
(B) has reemphasized its commitment to this region
following the humanitarian crisis of unaccompanied children
from these countries across the international border between
the United States and Mexico in 2014.
(2) Individuals migrating from Central America to the
United States face great peril during their journey. Many go
missing along the way and are often never heard from again.
(b) Report of Disappeared Persons.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually
thereafter, the Secretary, in close consultation with the
Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Secretary
of Homeland Security, the Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, and the heads of other relevant Federal
agencies, 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 includes--
(1) the number of cases of enforced disappearances in
Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador;
(2) an assessment of causes for the disappearances
described in paragraph (1);
(3) the primary individuals and groups responsible for such
disappearances; and
(4) the official government response in those countries to
account for such disappeared persons.
SEC. 5139. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION BY THE GOVERNMENT OF
BAHRAIN OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE BAHRAIN
INDEPENDENT COMMISSION OF INQUIRY.
(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit an
unclassified report to the appropriate congressional
committees that describes the implementation by the
Government of Bahrain of the recommendations contained in the
2011 Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry
(referred to in this section as the ``Bahrain Report'').
(b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall include--
(1) a description of the specific steps taken by the
Government of Bahrain to implement each of the 26
recommendations contained in the Bahrain Report;
(2) an assessment of whether the Government of Bahrain has
``fully complied with'', ``partially implemented'', or ``not
meaningfully implemented'' each recommendation referred to in
paragraph (1); and
(3) an assessment of the impact of the findings in the
Bahrain Report for the United States security posture in the
Arab Gulf and the area of responsibility of the United States
Central Command.
SEC. 5140. REPORT ON UNITED STATES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO
HAITI AND WHETHER RECENT ELECTIONS IN HAITI
MEET INTERNATIONAL ELECTION STANDARDS.
(a) Reauthorization.--Section 5(a) of the Assessing
Progress in Haiti Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is
amended by striking ``December 31, 2017'' and inserting
``December 31, 2022''.
(b) Report.--Section 5(b) of the Assessing Progress in
Haiti Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (12), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end
and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(14) a determination of whether recent Haitian elections
are free, fair and responsive to the people of Haiti; and
``(15) a description of any attempts to disqualify
candidates for political officers in Haiti for political
reasons.''.
SEC. 5141. SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO THE IMPOSITION
OF ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS AGAINST THE DEMOCRATIC
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (in this
section referred to as the ``DPRK'') tested nuclear weapons
on 3 separate occasions, in October 2006, in May 2009, and in
February 2013.
(2) Nuclear experts have reported that the DPRK may
currently have as many as 20 nuclear warheads and has the
potential to possess as many as 100 warheads within the next
5 years.
(3) According to the 2014 Department of Defense report,
``Military and Security Developments Involving the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea'' (in this subsection referred to
as the ``2014 DoD report''), the DPRK has proliferated
nuclear technology to Libya via the proliferation network of
Pakistani scientist A.Q. Khan.
(4) According to the 2014 DoD report, ``North Korea also
provided Syria with nuclear reactor technology until 2007.''.
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(5) On September 6, 2007, as part of ``Operation Orchard'',
the Israeli Air Force destroyed the suspected nuclear
facility in Syria.
(6) According to the 2014 DoD report, ``North Korea has
exported conventional and ballistic missile-related
equipment, components, materials, and technical assistance to
countries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.''.
(7) On November 29, 1987, DPRK agents planted explosive
devices onboard Korean Air flight 858, which killed all 115
passengers and crew on board.
(8) On March 26, 2010, the DPRK fired upon and sank the
South Korean warship Cheonan, killing 46 of her crew.
(9) On November 23, 2010, the DPRK shelled South Korea's
Yeonpyeong Island, killing 4 South Korean citizens.
(10) On February 7, 2014, the United Nations Commission of
Inquiry on human rights in DPRK (in this subsection referred
to as the ``Commission of Inquiry'') released a report
detailing the atrocious human rights record of the DPRK.
(11) Dr. Michael Kirby, Chair of the Commission of Inquiry,
stated on March 17, 2014, ``The Commission of Inquiry has
found systematic, widespread, and grave human rights
violations occurring in the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea. It has also found a disturbing array of crimes against
humanity. These crimes are committed against inmates of
political and other prison camps; against starving
populations; against religious believers; against persons who
try to flee the country--including those forcibly repatriated
by China.''.
(12) Dr. Michael Kirby also stated, ``These crimes arise
from policies established at the highest level of the State.
They have been committed, and continue to take place in the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, because the policies,
institutions, and patterns of impunity that lie at their
heart remain in place. The gravity, scale, duration, and
nature of the unspeakable atrocities committed in the country
reveal a totalitarian State that does not have any parallel
in the contemporary world.''.
(13) The Commission of Inquiry also notes, ``Since 1950,
the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has engaged in the
systematic abduction, denial of repatriation, and subsequent
enforced disappearance of persons from other countries on a
large scale and as a matter of State policy. Well over
200,000 persons, including children, who were brought from
other countries to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
may have become victims of enforced disappearance,'' and
states that the DPRK has failed to account or address this
injustice in any way.
(14) According to reports and analysis from organizations
such as the International Network for the Human Rights of
North Korean Overseas Labor, the Korea Policy Research
Center, NK Watch, the Asian Institute for Policy Studies, the
Center for International and Strategic Studies, and the
George W. Bush Institute, there may currently be as many as
100,000 North Korean overseas laborers in various nations
around the world.
(15) Such forced North Korean laborers are often subjected
to harsh working conditions under the direct supervision of
DPRK officials, and their salaries contribute to anywhere
from $150,000,000 to $230,000,000 a year to the DPRK state
coffers.
(16) According to the Director of National Intelligence's
2015 Worldwide Threat Assessment, ``North Korea's nuclear
weapons and missile programs pose a serious threat to the
United States and to the security environment in East
Asia.''.
(17) The Worldwide Threat Assessment states, ``North Korea
has also expanded the size and sophistication of its
ballistic missile forces, ranging from close-range ballistic
missiles to ICBMs, while continuing to conduct test launches.
In 2014, North Korea launched an unprecedented number of
ballistic missiles.''.
(18) On December 19, 2015, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation declared that the DPRK was responsible for a
cyberattack on Sony Pictures conducted on November 24, 2014.
(19) From 1988 to 2008, the DPRK was designated by the
United States Government as a state sponsor of terrorism.
(20) The DPRK is currently in violation of United Nations
Security Council Resolutions 1695 (2006), 1718 (2006), 1874
(2009), 2087 (2013), and 2094 (2013).
(21) The DPRK repeatedly violated agreements with the
United States and the other so-called Six-Party Talks
partners (the Republic of Korea, Japan, the Russian
Federation, and the People's Republic of China) designed to
halt its nuclear weapons program, while receiving significant
concessions, including fuel, oil, and food aid.
(22) The Six-Party Talks have not been held since December
2008.
(23) On May 9, 2015, the DPRK claimed that it has test-
fired a ballistic missile from a submarine.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the DPRK represents a serious threat to the national
security of the United States and United States allies in
East Asia and to international peace and stability, and
grossly violates the human rights of its own people;
(2) the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the
Treasury should impose additional sanctions against the DPRK,
including targeting its financial assets around the world,
specific designations relating to human rights abuses, and a
redesignation of the DPRK as a state sponsor of terror; and
(3) the President should not resume the negotiations with
the DPRK, either bilaterally or as part of the Six-Party
Talks, without strict preconditions, including that the
DPRK--
(A) adhere to its denuclearization commitments outlined in
the 2005 Joint Statement of the Six-Party Talks;
(B) commit to halting its ballistic missile programs and
its proliferation activities;
(C) cease military provocations; and
(D) measurably and significantly improve its human rights
record.
TITLE II--ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Subtitle A--Organizational Matters
SEC. 5201. RIGHTSIZING ACCOUNTABILITY.
(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after receiving
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 submit
a response to the Office of Management, Policy, Rightsizing,
and Innovation that describes--
(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.--On the date on which the President's
annual budget request is submitted to Congress, the Secretary
shall submit an annual report to the appropriate
congressional committees that describes the status of all
rightsizing recommendations and responses described in
subsection (a) from the preceding 5 years, including--
(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 each accepted recommendation, 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; and
(3) for any rejected recommendations, the justification
provided pursuant to subsection (a)(4).
(c) Report on Regional Bureau Staffing.--In conjunction
with each report required under subsection (b), the Secretary
shall submit a supplemental report to the appropriate
congressional committees that includes--
(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) a detailed plan, including an implementation schedule,
for how the Department will seek to rectify any significant
imbalances in staffing among regional bureaus or between any
regional bureau and the overseas requirements of the United
States within such region if the Secretary determines that
such staffing does not reflect--
(A) the foreign policy priorities of the United States; or
(B) the effective conduct of the foreign affairs of the
United States; and
(4) a detailed description of the implementation status of
any plan provided pursuant to paragraph (3), including an
explanation for any departure from, or changes to, the
implementation schedule provided with such plan.
SEC. 5202. INTEGRATION OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC POLICY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary, in conjunction with the
Under Secretary of Economic Growth, Energy, and the
Environment, shall establish--
(1) foreign economic policy priorities for each regional
bureau, including for individual countries, as appropriate;
and
(2) policies and guidance for integrating such foreign
economic policy priorities throughout the Department.
(b) Deputy Assistant Secretary.--Within each regional
bureau of the Department, the Secretary shall task an
existing Deputy Assistant Secretary with appropriate training
and background in economic and commercial affairs with the
responsibility for 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 given the
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 Under Secretary
for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment.
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SEC. 5203. REVIEW OF BUREAU OF AFRICAN AFFAIRS AND BUREAU OF
NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS JURISDICTIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
(1) conduct a review of the jurisdictional responsibility
of the Bureau of African Affairs and that of the Bureau of
Near Eastern Affairs relating to the North African countries
of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya; and
(2) submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees that includes--
(A) the findings of the review conducted under paragraph
(1); and
(B) recommendations on whether jurisdictional
responsibility among the bureaus referred to in paragraph (1)
should be adjusted.
(b) Review.--The review conducted under subsection (a)(1)
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)--
(A) are distinct between each such region; or
(B) 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--
(A) inefficient, duplicative, or uncoordinated between the
North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa regions; or
(B) 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 of transferring
jurisdictional responsibility of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia
and Libya from the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs to the
Bureau of African Affairs.
SEC. 5204. SPECIAL ENVOYS, REPRESENTATIVES, ADVISORS, AND
COORDINATORS.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees on special envoys,
representatives, advisors, and coordinators of the
Department, which shall include--
(1) a tabulation of the current names, ranks, positions,
and responsibilities of all special envoy, representative,
advisor, and coordinator positions at the Department, with a
separate accounting of all such positions at the level of
Assistant Secretary (or equivalent) or above; and
(2) for each position identified pursuant to paragraph
(1)--
(A) the date on which the position was created;
(B) the mechanism by which the position was created,
including the authority under which the position was created;
(C) the positions authorized under section 1(d) of the
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C.
2651a(d));
(D) a description of whether, and the extent to which, the
responsibilities assigned to the position duplicate the
responsibilities of other current officials within the
Department, including 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. 5205. 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:
``(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.
``(3) International human rights law and international
humanitarian law.''.
SEC. 5206. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM SECURITY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall regularly consult with
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 nongovernment 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.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180
days thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the
Director of the National Security Agency and any other
departments or agencies the Secretary determines to be
appropriate, shall submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees that describes in detail--
(1) all known or suspected penetrations or compromises of
the systems or networks described in subsection (a)
facilitating the use of classified information; and
(2) all known or suspected significant penetrations or
compromises of any other such systems and networks that
occurred since the submission of the prior report.
(d) Content.--Each report submitted 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 department or
agency of the United States Government;
(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; and
(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. 5207. ANALYSIS OF EMBASSY COST SHARING.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees
that 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 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; and
(4) potential reforms to the ICASS system, including--
(A) the selection of more than 1 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, as appropriate; and
(D) other modifications to the current ICASS system and
rules that would incentivize greater effectiveness and cost
efficiency.
SEC. 5208. PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE INTERAGENCY
WORKING GROUP TO PREVENT INTERNATIONAL PARENTAL
CHILD ABDUCTION.
Section 433(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 241(b)) is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Interagency Coordination.--
``(1) Interagency working group.--The Secretary of State
shall convene and chair an interagency working group to
prevent international parental child abduction, which shall
be composed of presidentially appointed, Senate confirmed,
officials from--
``(A) the Department of State;
``(B) the Department of Homeland Security, including U.S.
Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement; and
``(C) the Department of Justice, including the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
``(2) Advisory committee.--The Secretary of State shall
convene an advisory committee to the interagency working
group established pursuant to paragraph (1), for the
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duration of the working group's existence, which shall be
composed of not less than 3 left-behind parents, serving for
2-year terms, who--
``(A) shall be selected by the Secretary; and
``(B) shall periodically consult with such advisory
committee on all activities of the interagency working group,
as appropriate.''.
SEC. 5209. IMPROVING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OF PUBLIC
DIPLOMACY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
(1) 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
(2) make the findings of the research and evaluations
conducted under paragraph (1) available to Congress.
(b) Director of Research and Evaluation.--
(1) Appointment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the 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 shall--
(A) coordinate and oversee the research and evaluation of
public diplomacy programs of the Department--
(i) to improve public diplomacy strategies and tactics; and
(ii) to ensure that 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 Department and with other
Federal 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 (e), regarding the research and evaluation of
all public diplomacy bureaus and offices of the Department.
(4) Guidance and training.--Not later than 180 days after
his or her 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.--Amounts allocated for the
purposes of research and evaluation of public diplomacy
programs and activities pursuant to 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 subsection (a)--
(A) 3 to 5 percent of program funds made available under
the heading ``educational and cultural exchange programs'';
and
(B) 3 to 5 percent of program funds allocated for public
diplomacy programs under the heading ``diplomatic and
consular programs''.
(d) Limited Exemption.--The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) shall not apply to collections of
information directed at foreign individuals conducted by, or
on behalf of, the Department for the purpose of audience
research and impact evaluations, in accordance with the
requirements under this section and in connection with the
Department's activities conducted pursuant to the United
States Information and Educational Exchange Act (22 U.S.C.
1431 et seq.) or the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.).
(e) Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.--
(1) 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.
(2) Report.--The Subcommittee for Research and Evaluation
established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall submit an annual
report to Congress in conjunction with the Commission on
Public Diplomacy'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.
(3) 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''.
(f) 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.
SEC. 5210. ENHANCED INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY OF THE BUREAU OF
AFRICAN AFFAIRS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall strengthen the
institutional capacity of the Bureau of African Affairs to
oversee programs and engage in strategic planning and crisis
management by--
(1) establishing an office within the Bureau of African
Affairs that is separate and distinct from the regional
affairs office specifically charged with overseeing strategy
development and program implementation related to security
assistance;
(2) planning to facilitate the long-term planning process;
and
(3) developing a concrete plan to rightsize the Bureau of
African Affairs not later than 180 days after the date
enactment of this Act.
(b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to
the appropriate congressional committees that describes the
actions that have been taken to carry out subsection (a).
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Nothing in this
section may be construed to authorize the appropriation of
additional amounts to carry out this section, and the
Secretary shall use existing resources to carry out the
provisions of this section.
Subtitle B--Personnel Matters
SEC. 5211. REVIEW OF FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER COMPENSATION.
(a) Independent Assessment.--
(1) 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.
(2) 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) the results of the independent assessment commissioned
pursuant to paragraph (1); and
(B) the views of the Secretary regarding Foreign Service
Officer compensation.
(b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall include--
(1) a list of all compensation received by Foreign Service
Officers assigned domestically or overseas, including base
salary and any other benefits, allowances, differentials, or
other financial incentives;
(2) for each 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 historical and
current use matches its stated purpose; and
(3) an assessment of the effectiveness of each form of
compensation described in paragraph (1) 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. 5212. REPEAL OF RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR SENIOR
FOREIGN SERVICE.
Section 305 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
3945) is amended by striking subsection (d).
SEC. 5213. COMPENSATORY TIME OFF FOR TRAVEL.
Section 5550b of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(c) The maximum amount of compensatory time off that may
be earned under this section may not exceed 104 hours during
any leave year (as defined in section 630.201(b) of title 5,
Code of Federal Regulations).''.
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SEC. 5214. CERTIFICATES OF DEMONSTRATED COMPETENCE.
Not later than 7 days after submitting the report required
under section 304(a)(4) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 3944(a)(4)) to the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate, the President shall make the report available
to the public, including by posting the on the website of the
Department in a conspicuous manner and location.
SEC. 5215. FOREIGN SERVICE ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTIONS.
(a) Appeal of Assignment Restriction.--The Secretary shall
establish a right and process for employees to appeal any
assignment restriction or preclusion.
(b) Certification.--Upon full implementation of a right and
process for employees to appeal an assignment restriction or
preclusion, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees that--
(1) certifies that such appeals process has been fully
implemented; and
(2) includes a detailed description of such process.
(c) Notice.--The Secretary shall--
(1) publish the right and process established pursuant to
subsection (a) in the Foreign Affairs Manual; and
(2) 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 ensure 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. 5216. SECURITY CLEARANCE SUSPENSIONS.
(a) Suspension.--Section 610 of the Foreign Service Act of
1980 (22 U.S.C. 4010) is amended--
(1) by striking the section heading and inserting the
following:
``SEC. 610. SEPARATION FOR CAUSE; SUSPENSION.''; AND
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(c)(1) In order to promote the efficiency of the Service,
the Secretary may suspend a member of the Service without pay
when--
``(A) the member's security clearance is suspended; or
``(B) 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 under this subsection 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 subsection may file a
grievance in accordance with the procedures applicable to
grievances under chapter 11.
``(4) If a grievance is 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 Board may not exercise the authority provided
under section 1106(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 terms `suspend' and `suspension' mean placing a
member of the Foreign Service in a temporary status without
duties and pay.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 2
of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to
section 610 and inserting the following:
``Sec. 610. Separation for cause; suspension.''.
SEC. 5217. ECONOMIC STATECRAFT EDUCATION AND TRAINING.
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, 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. 5218. 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
since the period covered by 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);
(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--
(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. 5219. 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 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.
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SEC. 5220. RETENTION OF MID- AND SENIOR-LEVEL PROFESSIONALS
FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary should provide attention and
oversight to the employment, 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;
(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.--The Secretary should review
past programs designed to increase minority representation in
international affairs positions, 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.
SEC. 5221. REVIEW OF JURISDICTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO AFGHANISTAN AND
PAKISTAN AND THE BUREAU OF SOUTH AND CENTRAL
ASIAN AFFAIRS.
(a) Review.--The Secretary of State shall conduct a review
of the jurisdictional responsibilities of the Special
Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) and the
Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA).
(b) Report.--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 on the findings
of the review conducted under subsection (a), including
recommendations on whether jurisdictional responsibility
between the 2 offices should be adjusted.
SEC. 5222. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF COUNTRIES COMPLIANCE
WITH MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF
TRAFFICKING.
Section 110 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(g) Congressional Notification.--Not later than 30 days
before the anticipated submission of each annual report under
subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of State shall notify and
brief the appropriate congressional committees concerning the
countries that will be upgraded to a higher tier or
downgraded to a lower tier in such report.''.
SEC. 5223. INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM TRAINING PROGRAM.
Section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
4028) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections
(d) and (e), respectively;
(2) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by inserting
``Refugees'' before ``The Secretary of State'';
(3) in subsection (e), as redesignated, by inserting
``Child Soldiers'' before ``The Secretary of State''; and
(4) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
``(a) Development of Curriculum.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall develop a
curriculum for Foreign Service Officers that includes
training on--
``(A) the scope and strategic value of international
religious freedom;
``(B) how violations of international religious freedom
harm fundamental United States interests;
``(C) how the advancement of international religious
freedom can advance such interests;
``(D) how United States international religious freedom
policy should be carried out in practice by United States
diplomats and other Foreign Service Officers; and
``(E) the relevance and relationship of international
religious freedom to United States defense, diplomacy,
development, and public affairs efforts to combat violent
extremism.
``(2) Role of other officials.--The Secretary of State
shall carry out paragraph (1)--
``(A) with the assistance of the Ambassador at Large for
International Religious Freedom appointed under section
101(b) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22
U.S.C. 6411(b));
``(B) in coordination with the Director of the George P.
Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center and other
Federal officials, as appropriate; and
``(C) in consultation with the United States Commission on
International Religious Freedom established under section
201(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22
U.S.C. 6431(a)).
``(3) Resources.--The Secretary of State shall ensure the
availability of sufficient resources to develop and implement
the curriculum required under this subsection.
``(b) Religious Freedom Training.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than the date that is 1 year
after the date of the enactment of the Department of State
Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal
Year 2016, the Director of the George P. Shultz National
Foreign Affairs Training Center shall begin training on
religious freedom, using the curriculum developed under
subsection (a), for Foreign Service officers, including--
``(A) entry level officers;
``(B) officers prior to departure for posting outside the
United States; and
``(C) incoming deputy chiefs of mission and ambassadors.
``(2) Elements.--The training required under paragraph (1)
shall be substantively incorporated into--
``(A) the A-100 course attended by Foreign Service
Officers;
``(B) the specific country courses required of Foreign
Service Officers prior to a posting outside the United
States, with training tailored to--
``(i) the particular religious demography of such country;
``(ii) religious freedom conditions in such country;
``(iii) religious engagement strategies; and
``(iv) United States strategies for advancing religious
freedom.
``(C) the courses required of incoming deputy chiefs of
mission and ambassadors.
``(c) Information Sharing.--The curriculum and training
materials developed pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) shall
be shared with the United States Armed Forces and all other
Federal departments and agencies whose personnel serve as
attaches, advisors, detailees, or otherwise in United States
embassies globally to provide training on--
``(1) United States religious freedom policies;
``(2) religious traditions;
``(3) religious engagement strategies;
``(4) religious and cultural issues; and
``(5) efforts to combat terrorism and violent religious
extremism.''.
TITLE III--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Subtitle A--United States Contributions to International Organizations
SEC. 5301. REPORTS CONCERNING THE UNITED NATIONS.
(a) Report on Anti-Semitic Activity at the United Nations
and Its Agencies.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees that describes--
(1) all activities at the United Nations and its
subagencies that can be construed to exhibit an anti-Semitic
bias, including official statements, proposed resolutions,
and United Nations investigations;
(2) the use of United Nations resources to promote anti-
Semitic or anti-Israel rhetoric or propaganda, including
publications, internet websites, and textbooks or other
educational materials used to propagate political rhetoric
regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; and
(3) specific actions taken by the United States Government
to address any of the activities described in paragraphs (1)
and (2).
(b) Report on All United States Government Contributions to
the United Nations.--Section 4(c) of the United Nations
Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287b(c)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5)
as paragraphs (2), (3), (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated,
the following:
``(1) Contributions to the united nations.--
``(A) In general.--A detailed description of all assessed
and voluntary contributions, including in-kind contributions,
of the United States to the United Nations and to each of its
affiliated agencies and related bodies--
``(i) during the preceding fiscal year;
``(ii) estimated for the fiscal year in which the report is
submitted; and
``(iii) requested in the budget of the President submitted
to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States
Code, for the following fiscal year.
``(B) Content.--The description required under subparagraph
(A) shall, for each fiscal year specified in clauses (i),
(ii), and (iii) of that subparagraph, include--
``(i) the total amount or value of all contributions
described in that subparagraph;
``(ii) the approximate percentage of all such contributions
by the United States compared to all contributions to the
United Nations and to each of its affiliated agencies and
related bodies from any source; and
``(iii) for each such contribution described in
subparagraph (A)--
``(I) the amount or value of the contribution;
``(II) whether the contribution was assessed by the United
Nations or voluntary;
``(III) the purpose of the contribution;
``(IV) the department or agency of the United States
Government responsible for the contribution; and
``(V) whether the United Nations or an affiliated agency or
related body received the contribution and, if an affiliated
agency or related body received the contribution, which such
agency or body.
``(C) Public availability of information.--Not later than
14 days after submitting a report required under this
subsection to the designated congressional committees, the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall post a
text-based, searchable version of the description required by
subparagraph (A) on a publicly available Internet website of
that Office.''.
SEC. 5302. ANNUAL REPORT ON FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Section 4(b) of the United Nations Participation Act of
1945 (22 U.S.C. 287b(b)) is amended by striking ``in which
the United States participates as a member'' and inserting
``, including--
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``(1) the amount of such contributions that were assessed
by an international organization and the amount of such
contributions that were voluntary; and
``(2) the ratio of United States contributions to total
contributions received for--
``(A) the United Nations, specialized agencies of the
United Nations, and other United Nations funds, programs, and
organizations;
``(B) peacekeeping;
``(C) inter-American organizations;
``(D) regional organizations; and
``(E) other international organizations.''.
SEC. 5303. REPORT ON PEACEKEEPING ARREARS, CREDITS, AND
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Section 4(c) of the United Nations Participation Act (22
U.S.C. 287b(c)), as amended by section 5301(b), is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(6) Peacekeeping credits.--
``(A) In general.--A complete and full accounting of United
States peacekeeping assessments and contributions for United
Nations peacekeeping operations, including the following:
``(i) A tabulation of annual United Nations peacekeeping
assessment rates, the peacekeeping contribution rate
authorized by the United States, and the United States public
law that authorized the contribution rate for the United
Nations peacekeeping budget for each fiscal year beginning in
fiscal year 1995 through the fiscal year following the date
of the report.
``(ii) A tabulation of current United States accrued
shortfalls and arrears in each respective ongoing or closed
United Nations peacekeeping mission.
``(iii) A tabulation of all peacekeeping credits,
including--
``(I) the total amount of peacekeeping credits determined
by the United Nations to be available to the United States;
``(II) the total amount of peacekeeping credits determined
by the United Nations to be unavailable to the United States;
``(III) the total amount of peacekeeping credits determined
by the United Nations to be available to the United States
from each open and closed peacekeeping mission;
``(IV) the total amount of peacekeeping credits determined
by the United Nations to be unavailable to the United States
from each open and closed peacekeeping mission;
``(V) the total amount of peacekeeping credits applied by
the United Nations toward shortfalls from previous years that
are apportioned to the United States;
``(VI) the total amount of peacekeeping credits applied by
the United Nations toward offsetting future contributions of
the United States; and
``(VII) the total amount of peacekeeping credits determined
by the United Nations to be available to the United States
that could be applied toward offsetting United States
contributions in the following fiscal year.
``(iv) An explanation of any claim of unavailability by the
United Nations of any peacekeeping credits described in
clause (iii)(IV).
``(v) A description of any efforts by the United States to
obtain reimbursement in accordance with the requirements of
this Act, including Department of Defense materiel and
services, and an explanation of any failure to obtain any
such reimbursement.
``(B) Peacekeeping credits defined.--In this paragraph, the
term `peacekeeping credits' means the amounts by which,
during a United Nations peacekeeping fiscal year, the
contributions of the United States to the United Nations for
peacekeeping operations exceed the actual expenditures for
peacekeeping operations by the United Nations that are
apportioned to the United States.''.
SEC. 5304. ASSESSMENT RATE TRANSPARENCY.
(a) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after each time the
United Nations General Assembly modifies the assessment
levels for peacekeeping operations, the Secretary shall
submit a report, which may include a classified annex, to the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
(2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall describe--
(A) the change, by amount and percentage, of the
peacekeeping assessment charged to each member state; and
(B) how the economic and strategic interests of each of the
permanent members of the Security Council is being served by
each peacekeeping mission currently in force.
(b) Availability of Peacekeeping Assessment Data.--The
Secretary 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
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. 5311. PREVENTING ABUSE IN PEACEKEEPING.
Not later than 15 days before the anticipated date of a
vote (or, in the case of exigent circumstances, as far in
advance of the vote as is practicable) on a resolution
approving a new 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 to reauthorize an existing such
mission, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on that mission that
includes the following:
(1) A description of the specific measures taken and
planned to be taken by the organization related to the
mission--
(A) to prevent individuals who are employees or contractor
personnel of the organization, or members of the forces
serving in the mission from engaging in acts of trafficking
in persons, exploitation of victims of trafficking, or sexual
exploitation or abuse; and
(B) to hold accountable any such individuals who engage in
any such acts while participating in the mission.
(2) An assessment of the effectiveness of each of the
measures described in paragraph (1).
(3) An accounting and assessment of all cases in which the
organization has taken action to investigate allegations that
individuals described in paragraph (1)(A) have engaged in
acts described in that paragraph, including a description of
the status of all such cases as of the date of the report.
SEC. 5312. INCLUSION OF PEACEKEEPING ABUSES IN COUNTRY REPORT
ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES.
Section 116(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2151n(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (11)(C), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (12)(C)(ii), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(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 subparagraph (A);
``(C) any actions taken by such country with respect to
personnel repatriated as a result of allegations described in
subparagraph (A), including whether such personnel faced
prosecution related to such allegations; and
``(D) the extent to which any actions taken as described in
subparagraph (C) have been communicated by such country to
the United Nations.''.
SEC. 5313. EVALUATION OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING
MISSIONS.
(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 that
includes--
(1) a comprehensive evaluation of current United Nations
peacekeeping missions;
(2) a prioritization of the peacekeeping missions;
(3) plans for phasing out and ending any mission that--
(A) has substantially met its objectives and goals; or
(B) will not be able to meet its objectives and goals; and
(4) a plan for reviewing the status of open-ended mandates
for--
(A) the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in
Kosovo (UNMIK);
(B) the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization
(UNTSO); and
(C) the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and
Pakistan (UNMOGIP).
(b) Approval of Future Peacekeeping Missions.--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
ensure that no new United Nations peacekeeping mission is
approved without a periodic mandate renewal.
(c) Funding Limitation.--The United States shall not
provide funding for any United Nations peacekeeping mission
beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act unless
the mission has a periodic mandate renewal.
Subtitle C--Personnel Matters
SEC. 5321. ENCOURAGING EMPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS
AT THE UNITED NATIONS.
Section 181 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 276c-4) is amended to
read as follows:
``SEC. 181. EMPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS BY CERTAIN
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
``Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of the Department of State Operations Authorization and
Embassy Security Act, Fiscal Year 2016, and annually
thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a
report that provides--
``(1) for each international organization that had a
geographic distribution formula in effect on January 1, 1991,
an assessment of whether that organization--
``(A) is taking good faith steps to increase the staffing
of United States citizens, including, as appropriate, as
assessment of any additional steps the organization could be
taking to increase such staffing; and
``(B) has met the requirements of its geographic
distribution formula; and
``(2) an assessment of United States representation among
professional and senior-level positions at the United
Nations, including--
``(A) an assessment of the proportion of United States
citizens employed at the United Nations Secretariat and at
all United Nations specialized agencies, funds, and programs
relative to the total employment at
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the United Nations Secretariat and at all such agencies,
funds, and programs;
``(B) as assessment of compliance by the United Nations
Secretariat and such agencies, funds, and programs with any
applicable geographic distribution formula; and
``(C) a description of any steps taken or planned to be
taken by the United States to increase the staffing of United
States citizens at the United Nations Secretariat and such
agencies, funds and programs.''.
SEC. 5322. 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--
(1) to establish appropriate policies, procedures, and
assumptions for--
(A) determining comparable positions between officials in
the professional and higher categories of employment at the
United Nations headquarters in New York, New York, and in the
United States Federal civil service;
(B) calculating the margin between the compensation of such
officials at the United Nations headquarters and the civil
service; and
(C) determining the appropriate margin for adoption by the
United Nations to govern compensation for such officials;
(2) to make all policies, procedures, and assumptions
described in paragraph (1) available to the public; and
(3) to limit increases in the compensation of United
Nations officials to ensure that such officials remain within
the margin range established by United Nations General
Assembly Resolution A/RES/40/244, or any subsequent margin
range adopted by the United Nations to govern compensation
for United Nations officials.
(b) Report on Salary Margins.--The Secretary shall submit
an annual report to the appropriate congressional committees,
at the time of the submission of the budget of the President
to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States
Code, that
(1) describes the policies, procedures, and assumptions
established or used by the United Nations--
(A) to determine comparable positions between officials in
the professional and higher categories of employment at the
United Nations headquarters in New York, New York, and in the
United States Federal civil service;
(B) to calculate the percentage difference, or margin,
between the compensation of such officials at the United
Nations headquarters and the civil service; and
(C) to 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 United Nations officials;
(2) assesses, in accordance with the policies, procedures,
and assumptions described in paragraph (1), the margin
between net salaries of officials in the professional and
higher categories of employment at the United Nations in New
York and those of comparable positions in the United States
Federal civil service;
(3) assesses any changes in the margin described in
paragraph (2) from the previous year;
(4) assesses the extent to which any changes in that margin
resulted from modifications to the policies, procedures, and
assumptions described in paragraph (1); and
(5) provides the views of the Secretary on any changes in
that margin and any such modifications.
TITLE IV--CONSULAR AUTHORITIES
SEC. 5401. VISA INELIGIBILITY FOR INTERNATIONAL CHILD
ABDUCTORS.
Section 212(a)(10)(C)(iii) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(10)(C)(iii)) is amended--
(1) in subclause (I), by adding ``or'' at the end;
(2) in subclause (II), by striking ``; or'' at the end and
inserting a period; and
(3) by striking subclause (III).
SEC. 5402. 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
``under the immigration laws.''; and
(3) by striking ``he'' each place such term appears and
inserting ``the alien''.
SEC. 5403. 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 V--EMBASSY SECURITY
Subtitle A--Allocation of Authorized Security Appropriations.
SEC. 5501. WORLDWIDE SECURITY PROTECTION.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, funds made available in fiscal year 2016 for worldwide
security protection shall, before any such funds may be
allocated to any other authorized purpose, be allocated for--
(1) immediate threat mitigation support in accordance with
subsection (b) at facilities determined to be high threat,
high risk pursuant to section 5531;
(2) immediate threat mitigation support in accordance with
subsection (b) at other facilities; and
(3) locations with high vulnerabilities.
(b) Immediate Threat Mitigation Support Prioritization.--In
allocating funding for immediate threat mitigation support
pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall prioritize
funding for--
(1) the purchasing of additional security equipment,
including additional defensive weaponry;
(2) the paying of expenses of additional security forces;
and
(3) any other purposes necessary to mitigate immediate
threats to United States personnel serving overseas.
SEC. 5502. EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, funds made available in fiscal year 2016 for ``embassy
security, construction and maintenance'' shall, before any
funds may be allocated to any other authorized purpose, be
allocated in the prioritized order of--
(1) immediate threat mitigation projects in accordance with
subsection (b) at facilities determined to be high threat,
high risk pursuant to section 5531;
(2) other security upgrades to facilities determined to be
high threat, high risk pursuant to section 5531;
(3) all other immediate threat mitigation projects in
accordance with subsection (b); and
(4) security upgrades to all other facilities or new
construction for facilities determined to be high threat,
high risk pursuant to section 5531.
(b) Immediate Threat Mitigation Projects Prioritization.--
In allocating funding for immediate threat mitigation
projects pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall
prioritize funding for the construction of safeguards that
provide immediate security benefits and any other purposes
necessary to mitigate immediate threats to United States
personnel serving overseas.
(c) Additional Limitation.--No funds authorized to be
appropriated shall be obligated or expended for new embassy
construction, other than for high threat, high risk
facilities, unless the Secretary certifies to the appropriate
congressional committees that--
(1) the Department has fully complied with the requirements
of subsection (a);
(2) high threat, high risk facilities are being secured to
the best of the United States Government's ability; and
(3) the Secretary will make funds available from the
Embassy Security, Construction and Maintenance account or
other sources to address any changed security threats or new
or emergent security needs, including new immediate threat
mitigation projects.
(d) Report.--The Secretary shall report to the appropriate
congressional committees not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act on--
(1) funding for the priorities described in subsection (a);
(2) efforts to secure high threat, high risk facilities as
well as high vulnerability locations facilities; and
(3) plans to make funds available from the Embassy
Security, Construction and Maintenance account or other
sources to address any changed security threats or new or
emergent security needs, including new immediate threat
mitigation projects.
Subtitle B--Contracting and Other Matters.
SEC. 5511. LOCAL GUARD CONTRACTS ABROAD UNDER DIPLOMATIC
SECURITY PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 136(c)(3) of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C.
4864(c)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
``(3) in evaluating proposals for such contracts, award
contracts to technically acceptable firms offering the lowest
evaluated price, except that--
``(A) the Secretary may award contracts on the basis of
best value (as determined by a cost-technical tradeoff
analysis), especially for posts determined to be high threat,
high risk pursuant to section 5531 of the Department of State
Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal
Year 2016; and
``(B) proposals received from United States persons and
qualified United States joint venture persons shall be
evaluated by reducing the bid price by 10 percent;''.
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(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year 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 includes--
(1) an explanation of the implementation of section
136(c)(3) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 1990 and 1991, as amended by subsection (a); and
(2) for each instance in which a contract is awarded
pursuant to subparagraph (A) of such section, a written
justification and approval that describes the basis for such
award and an explanation of the inability of the Secretary to
satisfy the needs of the Department by awarding a contract to
the technically acceptable firm offering the lowest evaluated
price.
SEC. 5512. DISCIPLINARY ACTION RESULTING FROM UNSATISFACTORY
LEADERSHIP IN RELATION TO A SECURITY INCIDENT.
Section 304(c) of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C.
4834 (c)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and moving
such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right;
(2) by striking ``Whenever'' in the first sentence
immediately following the subsection heading and inserting
the following:
``(1) In general.--Whenever''; and
(3) by inserting at the end the following:
``(2) Certain security incidents.--
``(A) Unsatisfactory leadership.--Unsatisfactory leadership
by a senior official with respect to a security incident
involving loss of life, serious injury, or significant
destruction of property at or related to a United States
Government mission abroad may be grounds for disciplinary
action.
``(B) Disciplinary action.--If a Board finds reasonable
cause to believe that a senior official provided such
unsatisfactory leadership, the Board may recommend
disciplinary action subject to the procedures in paragraph
(1).''.
SEC. 5513. MANAGEMENT AND STAFF ACCOUNTABILITY.
(a) Authority of Secretary of State.--Nothing in this
division or in any other provision of law may be construed to
prevent the Secretary from using all authorities invested in
the office of Secretary to take personnel action against any
employee or official of the Department that the Secretary
determines has breached the duty of that individual or has
engaged in misconduct or unsatisfactorily performed the
duties of employment of that individual, and such misconduct
or unsatisfactory performance has significantly contributed
to the serious injury, loss of life, or significant
destruction of property, or a serious breach of security,
even if such action is the subject of an Accountability
Review Board's examination under section 304(a) of the
Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4834(a)).
(b) Accountability.--Section 304 of the Diplomatic Security
Act (22 U.S.C. 4834) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c), by inserting ``or has engaged in
misconduct or unsatisfactorily performed the duties of
employment of that individual, and such misconduct or
unsatisfactory performance has significantly contributed to
the serious injury, loss of life, or significant destruction
of property, or the serious breach of security that is the
subject of the Board's examination as described in subsection
(a),'' after ``breached the duty of that individual'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
``(d) Management Accountability.--Whenever a Board
determines that an individual has engaged in any conduct
described in subsection (c), the Board shall evaluate the
level and effectiveness of management and oversight conducted
by employees or officials in the management chain of such
individual.''.
SEC. 5514. SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS FOR SOFT TARGETS.
Section 29 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2701) is amended, in the third sentence, by
inserting ``physical security enhancements and'' after ``Such
assistance may include''.
Subtitle C--Marine Corps Security Guard Program
SEC. 5521. ADDITIONAL REPORTS ON EXPANSION AND ENHANCEMENT OF
MARINE CORPS SECURITY GUARD PROGRAM.
Section 1269(a)(2) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2015 (Public Law 113-291; 10 U.S.C. 5983 note) is amended by
inserting ``and not less frequently than once each year
thereafter until the date that is three years after such
date'' after ``of this Act''.
Subtitle D--Defending High Threat, High Risk Posts
SEC. 5531. DESIGNATION AND REPORTING FOR HIGH THREAT, HIGH
RISK POSTS.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the
Secretary, in consultation with the Director of National
Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit, to
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives, the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives,
and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives, a classified report, with an unclassified
summary, evaluating Department facilities that the Secretary
determines to be high threat, high risk in accordance with
subsection (c).
(b) Contents.--For each facility determined to be high
threat, high risk pursuant to subsection (a), the report
submitted under subsection (a) shall include--
(1) a narrative assessment describing the security threats
and risks facing posts overseas and the overall threat level
to United States personnel under chief of mission authority;
(2) the number of diplomatic security personnel, Marine
Corps security guards, and other Department personnel
dedicated to providing security for United States personnel,
information, and facilities;
(3) an assessment of host nation willingness and capability
to provide protection in the event of a security threat or
incident, pursuant to the obligations of the United States
under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, done at
Vienna April 24, 1963, and the 1961 Vienna Convention on
Diplomatic Relations, done at Vienna April 18, 1961;
(4) an assessment of the quality and experience level of
the team of United States senior security personnel assigned
to the facility, considering collectively the assignment
durations and lengths of government experience;
(5) the number of Foreign Service Officers who have
received Foreign Affairs Counter Threat training;
(6) a summary of the requests made during the previous
calendar year for additional resources, equipment, or
personnel related to the security of the facility and the
status of such requests;
(7) an assessment of the ability of United States personnel
to respond to and survive a fire attack, including--
(A) whether the facility has adequate fire safety and
security equipment for safe havens and safe areas; and
(B) whether the employees working at the facility have been
adequately trained on the equipment available;
(8) if it is a new facility, a detailed description of the
steps taken to provide security for the new facility,
including whether a dedicated support cell was established in
the Department to ensure proper and timely resourcing of
security; and
(9) a listing of any high threat, high risk facilities
where the facilities of the Department and other government
agencies are not collocated, including--
(A) a rationale for the lack of collocation; and
(B) a description of what steps, if any, are being taken to
mitigate potential security vulnerabilities associated with
the lack of collocation.
(c) Determination of High Threat, High Risk Facility.--In
determining which facilities of the Department constitute
high threat, high risk facilities under this section, the
Secretary shall take into account with respect to each
facility whether there are--
(1) high to critical levels of political violence or
terrorism;
(2) national or local governments with inadequate capacity
or political will to provide appropriate protection; and
(3) in locations where there are high to critical levels of
political violence or terrorism or where national or local
governments lack the capacity or political will to provide
appropriate protection--
(A) mission physical security platforms that fall well
below the Department's established standards; or
(B) security personnel levels that are insufficient for the
circumstances.
(d) Inspector General Review and Report.--The Inspector
General for the Department of State and the Broadcasting
Board of Governors shall annually--
(1) review the determinations of the Secretary with respect
to high threat, high risk facilities, including the basis for
making such determinations;
(2) review contingency planning for high threat, high risk
facilities and evaluate the measures in place to respond to
attacks on such facilities;
(3) review the risk mitigation measures in place at high
threat, high risk facilities to determine how the Secretary
evaluates risk and whether the measures put in place
sufficiently address the relevant risks;
(4) review early warning systems in place at high threat,
high risk facilities and evaluate the measures being taken to
preempt and disrupt threats to such facilities; and
(5) provide to the appropriate congressional committees--
(A) an assessment of the determinations of the Secretary
with respect to high threat, high risk facilities, including
recommendations for additions or changes to the list of such
facilities; and
(B) a report on the reviews and evaluations undertaken
pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (4).
SEC. 5532. DESIGNATION AND REPORTING FOR HIGH-RISK
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE THREAT POSTS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
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(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
(C) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(E) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives;
(F) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
House of Representatives;
(G) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives; and
(H) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives
(2) Priority 1 counterintelligence threat nation.--The term
``Priority 1 Counterintelligence Threat Nation'' means a
country designated as such by the October 2012 National
Intelligence Priorities Framework (NIPF).
(b) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in conjunction with
appropriate officials in the intelligence community and the
Secretary of Defense, shall submit a report to the
appropriate committees of Congress that assesses the
counterintelligence threat to United States diplomatic
facilities in Priority 1 Counterintelligence Threat Nations.
(2) Contents.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall include--
(A) an assessment of the use of locally employed staff and
guard forces and a listing of diplomatic facilities in
Priority 1 Counterintelligence Threat Nations without
controlled access areas; and
(B) recommendations for mitigating any counterintelligence
threats and for any necessary facility upgrades, including
costs assessment of any recommended mitigation or upgrades.
SEC. 5533. ENHANCED QUALIFICATIONS FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HIGH THREAT, HIGH RISK
POSTS.
The Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of
1986 is amended by inserting after section 206 (22 U.S.C.
4824) the following new section:
``SEC. 207. DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HIGH
THREAT, HIGH RISK POSTS.
``The individual serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary of
State for High Threat, High Risk Posts shall have 1 or more
of the following qualifications:
``(1) Service during the last 6 years at 1 or more posts
designated as high threat, high risk by the Secretary of
State at the time of service.
``(2) Previous service as the office director or deputy
director of 1 or more of the following Department of State
offices or successor entities carrying out substantively
equivalent functions:
``(A) The Office of Mobile Security Deployments.
``(B) The Office of Special Programs and Coordination.
``(C) The Office of Overseas Protective Operations.
``(D) The Office of Physical Security Programs.
``(E) The Office of Intelligence and Threat Analysis.
``(3) Previous service as the Regional Security Officer at
two or more overseas posts.
``(4) Other government or private sector experience
substantially equivalent to service in the positions listed
in paragraphs (1) through (3).''.
SEC. 5534. SECURITY ENVIRONMENT THREAT LIST BRIEFINGS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act and upon each subsequent update of
the Security Environment Threat List (SETL), the Assistant
Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security shall provide
classified briefings to the appropriate congressional
committees on the Security Environment Threat List.
(b) Content.--The briefings required under subsection (a)
shall include--
(1) an overview of the Security Environment Threat List;
and
(2) a summary assessment of the security posture of those
facilities where the Security Environment Threat List
assesses the threat environment to be most acute, including
factors that informed such assessment.
SEC. 5535. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT ON
IMPLEMENTATION OF BENGHAZI ACCOUNTABILITY
REVIEW BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit a report to the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives that describes the
progress of the Secretary in implementing the recommendations
of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board.
(b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall include--
(1) an assessment of the progress the Secretary has made in
implementing each specific recommendation of the
Accountability Review Board; and
(2) a description of any impediments to recommended
reforms, such as budget constraints, bureaucratic obstacles
within the Department or in the broader interagency
community, or limitations under current law.
(c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a
classified annex.
SEC. 5536. FOREIGN AFFAIRS SECURITY TRAINING CENTER.
(a) Office of Management and Budget.--Not later than 60
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide
to the appropriate congressional committees all documents and
materials related to its consideration and analysis
concerning the Foreign Affairs Security Training Center at
Fort Picket, Virginia, and any alternative facilities.
(b) Department of State.--Not later than 60 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
provide to the appropriate congressional committees all
documents and materials related to the determination to
construct a new Foreign Affairs Security Training Center at
Fort Picket, Virginia, including any that are related to the
development and adoption of all related training
requirements, including any documents and materials related
to the consideration and analysis of such facility performed
by the Office of Management and Budget.
SEC. 5537. LANGUAGE TRAINING.
(a) In General.--Title IV of the Diplomatic Security Act
(22 U.S.C. 4851 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 416. LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR DIPLOMATIC SECURITY
PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO HIGH THREAT, HIGH RISK
POSTS.
``(a) In General.--Diplomatic security personnel assigned
permanently to, or who are serving in, long-term temporary
duty status as designated by the Secretary of State at a high
threat, high risk post should receive language training
described in subsection (b) in order to prepare such
personnel for duty requirements at such post.
``(b) Language Training Described.--Language training
referred to in subsection (a) should prepare personnel
described in such subsection--
``(1) to speak the language at issue with sufficient
structural accuracy and vocabulary to participate effectively
in most formal and informal conversations on subjects germane
to security; and
``(2) to read within an adequate range of speed and with
almost complete comprehension on subjects germane to
security.
``(c) Inspector General Review.--Not later than September
30, 2016, the Inspector General of the Department of State
and Broadcasting Board of Governors shall--
``(1) review the language training conducted pursuant to
this section; and
``(2) make the results of such review available to the
Secretary of State and the appropriate congressional
committees.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of the
Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986
(Public Law 99-399) is amended by inserting after the item
relating the section 415 the following:
``Sec. 416. Language requirements for diplomatic security personnel
assigned to high threat, high risk posts.''.
Subtitle E--Accountability Review Boards
SEC. 5541. PROVISION OF COPIES OF ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARD
REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
Not later than 2 days after an Accountability Review Board
provides its report to the Secretary of State in accordance
with title III of the Omnibus Diplomatic and Antiterrorism
Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831 et seq.), the Secretary shall
provide copies of the report to the appropriate congressional
committees for retention and review by those committees.
SEC. 5542. STAFFING.
Section 302(b)(2) of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C.
4832(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Such persons shall be drawn from bureaus or other agency
subunits that are not impacted by the incident that is the
subject of the Board's review.''.
TITLE VI--MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
SEC. 5601. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited at the ``Improving Department of
State Oversight Act of 2015''.
SEC. 5602. COMPETITIVE HIRING STATUS FOR FORMER EMPLOYEES OF
THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ
RECONSTRUCTION.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee of
the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction who
completes at least 12 months of service at any time prior to
the date of the termination of the Special Inspector General
for Iraq Reconstruction (October 5, 2013), and was not
terminated for cause shall acquire competitive status for
appointment to any position in the competitive service for
which the employee possesses the required qualifications.
SEC. 5603. ASSURANCE OF INDEPENDENCE OF IT SYSTEMS.
The Secretary, with the concurrence of the Inspector
General of the Department of State and Broadcasting Board of
Governors, shall certify to the appropriate congressional
committees that the Department has made reasonable efforts to
ensure the integrity and independence of the Office of the
Inspector General Information Technology systems.
SEC. 5604. PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF INTERNAL
INVESTIGATIONS.
Section 209(c)(5) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
U.S.C. 3929(c)(5)) is amended by inserting at the end the
following new subparagraph:
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``(C) Required reporting of allegations and investigations
and inspector general authority.--
``(i) In general.--Each bureau, post or other office (in
this subparagraph, an `entity') of the Department of State
shall, within five business days, report to the Inspector
General any allegations of--
``(I) waste, fraud, or abuse in a Department program or
operation;
``(II) criminal or serious misconduct on the part of a
Department employee at the FS-1, GS-15, GM-15 level or
higher;
``(III) criminal misconduct on the part of any Department
employee; and
``(IV) serious, noncriminal misconduct on the part of any
individual who is authorized to carry a weapon, make arrests,
or conduct searches, such as conduct that, if proved, would
constitute perjury or material dishonesty, warrant suspension
as discipline for a first offense, or result in loss of law
enforcement authority.
``(ii) Inspector general authority.--The Inspector General
may, pursuant to existing authority, investigate matters
covered by clause (i).
``(iii) Limitation on investigations outside of office of
inspector general.--No entity in the Department of State with
concurrent jurisdiction over matters covered by clause (i),
including the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, may initiate an
investigation of such matter unless it has first reported the
allegations to the Inspector General as required by clause
(i), except as provided in clause (v) and (vi).
``(iv) Cooperation.--If an entity in the Department of
State initiates an investigation of a matter covered in
clause (i) the entity must, except as provided in clause (v),
fully cooperate with the Inspector General, including--
``(I) by providing to the Inspector General all data and
records obtained in connection with its investigation upon
request of the Inspector General;
``(II) by coordinating, at the request of the Inspector
General, such entity's investigation with the Inspector
General; and
``(III) by providing to the Inspector General requested
support in aid of the Inspector General's oversight and
investigative responsibilities.
``(v) Exceptions.--The Inspector General may prescribe
general rules under which any requirement of clause (iii) or
clause (iv) may be dispensed with.
``(vi) Exigent circumstances.--Compliance with clauses (i),
(iii), and (iv) of this subparagraph may be dispensed with by
an entity of the Department of State if complying with them
in an exigent circumstance would pose an imminent threat to
human life, health or safety, or result in the irretrievable
loss or destruction of critical evidence or witness
testimony, in which case a report of the allegation shall be
made not later than 48 hours after an entity begins an
investigation under the authority of this clause and
cooperation required under clause (iv) shall commence not
later than 48 hours after the relevant exigent circumstance
has ended.
``(vii) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subparagraph
may be interpreted to affect any duty or authority of the
Inspector General under any provision of law, including the
Inspector General's duties or authorities under the Inspector
General Act.''.
SEC. 5605. REPORT ON INSPECTOR GENERAL INSPECTION AND
AUDITING OF FOREIGN SERVICE POSTS AND BUREAUS
AND OPERATING UNITS DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a
report to Congress on the requirement under section 209(a)(1)
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(a)(1))
that the Inspector General of the Department of State and
Broadcasting Board of Governors inspect and audit, at least
every 5 years, the administration of activities and
operations of each Foreign Service post and each bureau and
other operating unit of the Department.
(b) Consideration of Multi-Tier System.--The report
required under subsection (a) shall assess the advisability
and feasibility of implementing a multi-tier system for
inspecting Foreign Service posts featuring more (or less)
frequent inspections and audits of posts based on risk,
including security risk, as may be determined by the
Inspector General.
(c) Composition.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall include separate portions prepared by the Inspector
General of the Department of State and Broadcasting Board of
Governors, and the Comptroller General of the United States,
respectively.
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